The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-01-15

l Born, a son, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Eugene Coleman, of West street, on
Saturday
DR.. w. H. Swift of the Presby-
terian church is conducting a week
of prayer this week in the chapel.
Captain c. J. Kelly, first lieu
tenant Edward w. Doney, second
lieutenant Thomas Y. Gallagher, Of
ficers of Company e of this place,
attended the meeting of the Ma
tional Guard at the Hotel Casey,
Scranton, last Friday evening.
There is a little matter that
Some of our Subscribers have Seem
ingly forgotten entirely, and that
is printers can't live without a dol
is a very important matter, it's
lar or two in their jeans. To us it
necessary in our business. We are
very modest and don't like to Speak
about it in public.
james M. Miller, the dean of
Harrisburg newspaper men, died
last week at the age of seventy
eight. He was secretary of the
Telegraph Printing company for
many years, his connection with that
paper extending from 1868 to 1910.
llC PubllohCu a pcipCl dI 4NtWNlll6 D6-
fore the Civil war.
The gulf stream has evidently
changed its course. The reason
which for giving credence to this
thought is due to the fact that we
are enjoying semi-tropical weather,
while in California they are expert
encing real winter weather. The
Japan current has probably be-
come chilled while passing through
Alaska's icy zone.
Among the writers Of stories in
The Youths Companion during the
coming year will be Charles Egbert
Craddock, Ella w. Peattie, Jane
Barlow, M. Gauss, George Madden
Martin, Mabel Nelson Thurston,
Elsie Singmaster, Grace S. Rich
mond, Arthur Stanwood Pier, Ralph
D. Paine, Homer Greene, Sheldon
c.. Stoddard, j. w. Schultz, C. A.
stephens, Gardner Hunting and
Archibald Rutledge.
John Corden, a Pittsburg char
acter, attracted considerable atten-
ton on the shore of the Susuue-
hanna river underneath the Water
street bridge at Pittston recently
A state trooper happened along and
questioned Corden as to his inten-
! tions. Il came down here with the
intention of taking a trip down the
Susquehanna as far as Chesapeake
Bay" said Garden, "but the water
is too cold and l have changed my
mind.
"A w. c. T. U. institute will be
held in the upper church at Tresalr-
vile Friday, Jan. 18th. South Ca
uaan, Gravity, Hamlin and Ariel are
invited to participate. The county
president, Mrs. Elizabeth Barnes, Of
Honesdale, will be present at both
morning and afternoon sessions. An
interesting program will be pre-
sented. Everybody is cordially in
vited. Come early and bring your
lunch and spend the day. Hot tea
and coffee will be served with the
lunch.
At a recent meeting of the
| Hawley borough council a resolu-
| tion was passed giving the approval
of the town council to the construc-
\ ton of a street railway through the
streets of the borough and the ap-
pointing of a committee to number
of houses in the borough and make
all necessary arrangements prepara-
I tory to petitioning the government
| for free mail delivery system in
Hawley were among the important
matters acted upon at regular
meeting of the council Monday even
| ing.
-Adjutant General Thomas ].
Stewart said recently that no de-
cision had been reached as to the or
| CARNATIONS to be sent to Washing
ton to attend the inaugural parade.
Many details are to be worked out
and it may be several weeks before
things can be announced. The ap-
proval of the resolution authorizing
the troops to be sent opens the
way" In 1909 a provisional bri-
gade was sent and it cost $4,000.
1t is regarded as doubtful that the
same plan will be followed as in that
year, but just what will be done no
one can foretell.
"A delightful event took place at
| the Harrison hotel last week when
the annual banquet and business
meeting of the Underwriters asso-
citation of Carbondale was held.
| There were about twenty-five insur-
ance writers and managers from
| Scranton and nearby towns present
! and a delicious turkey dinner was
| provided by Mine Host Ackerman.
Following the banquet there was
business meeting of the association.
The following were present: P. c.
Beeth, Garfield Davies, Gabriel Pug
liano, David w. Reese, John B. Shan
non, M. M. Gehen, Edmund d. Mug
ent, M. d. Lathrop, G. Frank Couch,
Max Shepherd, Russell Shepherd, E.
A. Stoddard, L. e. Thorpe, George
| w. Hughes and John G. Bridget, of
| Carbondale; James Lavelle and
Thomas O'Grady of Scranton; John
MaXey and NJ. j. Walsh, of Forest
City; H. w. Barrett, of Peckville,
and Herman Kiefer and Frank L.