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Correspondence Items Gathered by- THE CITIZEN STAFF Indian Orchard. Dec. 1st. On Wednesday evening last Mrs. II. II. Crosby gae her husband a surprise by inviting several of his friends to their beautiful home to celebrate Mr. Crosby's fifty-third birthday. At eight o'clock the guests, Ellen- Crosby, Jos. Hwartz, W. D. Htickingham, W. II. Mar shall, A. M. Henshaw, II. II. Bunnell, S. Sauuderp, Charles Wagner and J. M. Austin, were invited to partake of a sumptuous repast, consisting of the deli cacies of the season, after which all re paired to the sitting room, and enjoyed a smoker. Mr. .Saunders favored the company with a speech and a birthday song. At a late hour the guests departed or their several homes, all wishing Mr. Crosby many more happy birthdays. The oyster supper, held at the Grange Hall, on Saturday evening, Dec. 5th, was a complete success. Krothcr Bun nell was chief cook, and the ladies ad mitted he could not be beaten, while Mr. Saunders was at boinu in the pantry, washing dishes. TI)e chief attraction was an eloquent speech by f . J, Han Ian, of Honesdale, who has a number of good friends at this place. Tho farmers at this place expect to at tend the Farmers' Institute, at Beach Xake. They are looking forth to a good social and profitable time. All should .raiftjjnt greet the speakers wfh, ft inil house. J.XinaJ,iiB. Ostrander, of Atco, were visitors, fit Joseph Swartz's, on baturuay last. Nellie- Hall spent Saturday and Sun day: last with Hawiey relatives. John Spry has purchased his grand iatlier'B farm at this place. , The County Superintendent was a welcome-visitor atoiir school on Monday. BithanyX , Jz$. ,ttli.MissH Anna 'Ross, whose T l6jfh(?iB,witli ev"co'&unj Mrs. Charles Tethie'fe,. has been spending three weeks with. her sister in New York. r Charles-Faatz's store is putting on its holiday attire, ready for Christmas shop- pers. Kev. W. B. Signor will commence re vival meetings Tuesday evening in the Methodist church, assisted by Mrs. Lar kin. The Presbyterian prayer meeting will be omitted and the church closed next Sunday. Dec. 13th, so that all can attend the Methodist meetings. Charles W. Sutton came down from Hancock, N. Y., to spend Sunday with his wife. The Union Christinas tree exercises will be held in the Presbyterian church, Christmas eve, and rehearsals will be held Monday evening and Saturday af ternoon and evening of this week in this -Presbyterian churoh. '"Mr. and Mrs. J.J. Houserand daugh ter, Marjori", Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ben nett and E. W. Gammell and daughter, Ella, attended the anniversary party of Mr. and Mrs. Rush Kimble, Saturday evening, at Pleasant Valley. William Pethick will celebrate his ninetieth birthday on Monday, Dec. 14th. The Citizen Publishing Co.'s corres pondent, Mary R. Gilchrist, has been authorized to take subscriptions for The Citizen, which offers for 1009 as a pre mium the monthly magazine, "Human Life," a fine Christmas present, for$1.50. filie will be pleased to send in a subscrip tion for any one. Mrs J. B. Cody, Mrs. Herman Harmes and Mrs. James Johns were entertained at luncheon on Tuesday by Mrs. Helen Gilchrist. Starrucca. ' Dec. 3d. The members of the Star rucca Band had a grand time on Tues day evening at the Starrucca Valley House. John Woodmansee served an excellent turkey supper which was much appreciated. After the tables were cleared, a smoking concert was held. Dr. J. M. DeKay, Charles Hanbury, Koxbury, and L. E. Smith contributed to the entertainment, theirstories and experiences causing roars of laughter. The party broke up at 12 o'clock, unani mous in their opinion that it was one of the best band meetings they had ever attended. Mr. and Mrs. C. II. Smith, of the Mountain House, entertained a party of their friends on Tuesday evening. The Ladies' Aid kindly loaned the dishes of tho society to the Order of the Golden Seal together with tho necessary cooking apparatus. Steene. Deo. 7th. There will be a Christmas treo and entertainment at tho chapel on Christmas Kve, Dec. ''lth. The lladies' Aid met at tho homo of Miss Josephine Perry, Wednesday of last week, At this writing David Wonnacott is (.lightly improved from his recent illness. Snmiiel Found is talking of disponing of his span of colts. Moses Thorp butchered two spring pigs laKt week that averaged Jt.'i pounds each, beating the record here by about 0 pounds. -About the County. Waymart. j Dec. 7th. Kev. A. I.. Whittaker, of Grace church, Honesdale, held services in the Presbyterian church, on Sunday. '. An unusually large congregation greeted) him. The Ladies' Aid of the M. E. church will hold their annual fair this week. On . eanesuay evening mere win oe a uuicii supper; on Thursday evening a pig roast, and on Friday evening a variety supper. Fancy articles, dolls, home made garments, etc., will be on sale on the afternoons and evenings of these days. Come every one and patronize these ladies! Ruth Inch leaves this morning to upend the winter with her pisfer, in North Caro lina. W. W. l'ierson, who has been visiting New Jersey relatives, has returned home. Joseph Dink spent Sunday in Hones dale. Dr. and Mrs. Leroy Perkins and son, of Forest City, spent Sunday at the home of G. K. Perkins. Mr. and Mr. Bailes and son, of Union dale, visited over Sunday at the parson age, Mexxer&Co. will close out their winter stock of Ladies' cloaks and suits at cut prices, -Hei7 Two Way. "When winter conies with its ice and snow. , ., I'll sit in the house and dream," said Jo i ... "I'll poke the fire till it blazes bright, And fills the room with a cheery light ; And then as the sparks fly up and glow I'll think I'm outwherethe daisies grow Flat on my back in the long, soft grass, Watching the cloud ships swiftly pass. To dream it's almost as nice, you know, As to have things happen," quoth lazy Jo. A- ... it II -.1 "When it's COlU aim biiuwji oiiiu Master Ned, "I'm going to work hi the barn and -abedp , . I'll help my father fix up the plow, It's broken bo he can't use it now. The teeth of the harrow. I'll .help to. And lots of time on the tools I'll spend. It's good for muscles and blood to be At work with hammer and mallet,' said he. And then when the bluebirds begin to sing . Father and 1 will be ready for spring. It's a great deal better to work mthe ti, i ff nr,wi !., the. house." nuoth, Ned. From December Farm Joviinal. FOR JOB PRINTING call at the The Citizen Office. Bill Heads, Statements, Letter Heads, Circulars, Hand Bills, Public Sale Bills, Programs, Ticket, Etc A lotof Ladies' cloth capes to close out at Menneh & Co.'s at very low prices. 41ei7 CUBA'S NEW CABINET. President Gomez Makes Velez HI Secretary of State. Havana, Dec. 8. The new cabinet of President Elect Jove Miguel Gomez Is announced as follow: Secretary Of elate, Junto Garcia Vetet; tecretary of justice, Pelayo Garcia; sec retary of the treasury, Merceltno Dla de Vlllegas; secretary of government, Dr. Euseblo Hernandez; secretary ot agricul ture, Ortello Folio; secretary of public Instruction, Qamon Mesa; secretary of public works, Benito Laguarola; secretary of sanitation, Dr. Nicolas Alberdl. A committee of prominent women bf Havana sent a petition to Governor Mngoon requesting that he Issue a de tree forbidding the employment of wo men In the government offices. The petition declares that such employ aient Is demoralizing to women and demands that all the places now filled by women be given to men. Weather Probabilities. Fair and colder; light west winds. At DODGE'S You will find an excellent assortment of articles suitable for Christmas presents A FEW SUGGESTIONS : lllblCM, Toy IJookH, CalcnilarH, Perfumery, I'raycr JtookH Finn Gift lloolcs Christmas Cards Pocket Boohs Fountain Pens Toilet Canes, Hand. painted Novelties WcbHter'H Unabridged Diction ary for $3.50 CHURIE LOSE. Catholic Institutions In a $4,500,000 Failure. BOOKS MISSING, SAYS RECEIVER Many Seminaries, Colleges, Priests and Nuns Suffer by Collapse, of the Fidelity Fund ing Company. New York, Doc. 8. That the affairs jf the Fidelity Funding company. which was organized to finance tho building operations of Catholic church 's and allied Institutions, arc In an ex ceedingly tangled condition Is asserted by the receiver, Thomas F. Gllroy, Jr. P. J. Kleran, up to a abort time ago president of the company, could not be seen when sought for a statement In connection with the company's af fairs and was said to be out of tho ;ity. According to Receiver Gllroy, tho ompany's liabilities will aggregate not less than $4,500,000, with prac tically no assets. Its creditors Include fifty churches, seminaries, colleges and hundreds of priests and nuns. These are located all over the country, from the New England states to Oregon. Chief among the company's creditors Is St. Mary's academy of Nauvoo, III, which Is Involved for at least ?500, uoO. The heads of convents and parishes are spending anxious hours, wondering; I what will be the outcome of their hay- 1 ing placed mortgages and notes with Kieratl. "Some of the most Important books ind papers are missing," said Receiver Gllroy. "I understand that Mr. Kleran .'lalmed them as his personal propor ly. His lawyer has promised to pro luce these books and papers." As explained by the receiver, most of the Fidelity Funding company's loans were to run for twenty years. In addition to these loans, the compa ny also jssued Jlfe Insurance against the lives of priests laud nuns. The Fidelity Funding company also sold Its bonds to representatives of tho Catholic church. These are secured, according to the receiver, by mort gages.on property', but how much may be recovejrejl from this source it Is as yet Impossible to say. In addition to the Fidelity Funding company, Kleran also conducted a number of subsidiary companies. All these, Receiver Gllroy declares, were financed "by funds from the Fidelity Funding company. The authorized capital of the Fldell- Fundlug company was .$5,000,000 $2 f.00 (X)0 BUrplU8( thc buycrs 0, 'he stock being for tho most part priests and nuns. Former Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw Is down on the company's books as hav ing wade a loan of $00,000 to Kleran. This Is secured. Mr. Shaw also pur chased $10,000 of the company's stock. St. Vincent's college of Chicago gave notes aggregating $300,000 over und above a mortgage for $200,000, and the St. Thomas Aquinas church of Cleveland, the largest and finest Do man Catholic church In that city, Is Involved to the extent of $125,000. i The present bead of the company Is Duncan H. Sill, and among Its for mer directors were Father Lanigan, vicar general of the Buffalo dlooeat, and Father Fletcher, pastor of the Baltimore cathedral. The receiver declares that he con templates bringing suits aggregating $500,000 against a number of banks and financial Institutions on the ground that heavy bonuses were charged for loans made to the Fidelity Funding company. The receiver also announced his In tention to proceed agalnBt other banks which, he alleges, loaned sums of mon ey to Kleran on collateral which bs- onged to the company. MRS. F0XHAIL KEENE SUES. Ask Por Separation From Husband, Who Was Noted Rider. New York, Dec. 8. Mrs. Foxhall Keene filed a suit for separation from her husband before Justice Marean In thc Mlncola supreme court. Mr. and Mrs. Keene separated about three years ago. At the time they were living at their handsome summer home, Rosemont, Wheatley Hills, N.Y, At the time of the separation Colonel Lawrence, Mrs. Keene's father, while ldmlttlng that bis daughter and her husband had decided to live apart.'as sorted that he did not know the cause of their difficulties. Mrs. Keene was formerly Mrs. Frank W. White. She was married to Fat- hall Keene on Dec. 10, 1002. Mr. Keene for twentyyears'has been famous as a cross country rider and nil round sportsman. In recent years tie has become nn enthusiastic motor ist and has driven cars In many big 'nvoa. Dr. McCosh Dies of Injuries. New York, Dec. a. Dr. Andrew J. McCosh, well known surgeon and son of tho late president of Princeton uni versity, who was Injured In a run away accident, died In thc Presbyte rian hospital. Leading Architect Dies. Now York, llee.8.-AVIlllam Martin Mkcn, HUpcrvUlii!; architect of the Iteasury department under tho Cleve land administration und one of the foremost architects In the country, died after uu operation. New York at The Present. A Demolished Picture Hat Tho Lobster Still Willi lis Landlord and Tenant The Inventive Press Agent. From Our New York Correspondent. LTHOUGH tho big hat craze Is far less virulent than It was formerly, It prevails still to a moderate de gree, and Its vic tims arc yet num bered by thc hun dreds. Tho latest to Its discredit is the holding up of the crowd ut a sub way station for a period of twenty-five min utes. It happened, too, between 8 and 0 o'clock in the morning, when everybody Is due either up- 1 town or down town and a fail ure to "show up" Is likely to develop curiosity. Israel Cohen, a good looking boy In trusted with thc safe delivery of an Immense pasteboard box which har bored a picture hat ordered by a young woman who expected to be a bride somewhat later In the day, entered the station, proceeded to the ticket seller's window and tendered a nickel for his fare. . Here's yer ticket," said thc man be hind the window, "but wo don't carry ho planners on this road." This ain't no piano." resnonded Israel promptly, but, with no further explanation, moving off toward the ticket chopper. Can't git throuzh here with that six rooni cottage," Interposed that 6f- tlclal emphatically. Israel was not a whit disturbed by this subterranean pleasantry. He de posited his ticket In the projer re ceptacle and was just about to pass the gate when he was pclzedrl froui the rear by a stations guard und landed,, box and all, iar out side the gate rails. "Ye can'ttravel on this subway .with that furni ture van," declar ed the bouncer firmly. ' I've got to," maintained Isra el. "I've frown in mo ticket." It was growing Interesting. No one was taking train, and the station was nil- ISRAEL COHEN. Ing up. The crowd rangeu ltseii on ihe boy's side, and several seir con stituted spokesmen declared their In tention of "seeing him througn. Fi nally tho pollco were called, and a general melee ensued. Several arrests were made, ana the picture nat was wrecked. Altogether It was twenty- five minutes before) that station re sumed Its normal uninteresting ap pearance. I don't know wnat Decame of Israel, but I am convinced that there was a postponed wedding. Next to the uncertainty which has been engendered by the peculiar love making bf the young man who, If all slghB do not fall, Is trying to win BteVe Elklns for a father-in-iaw tne reported failure of the lobster crop has been most disquieting to the aver age adult Gothamlte. For several years the lobster experts have been propne nylng that unless something "stepped In" to improve the situation the crus tacean held In such high esteem in this region would become extinct. Tho prospect of existence on Manhattan Island without the co-ope'ratloh of tho lobster was Indeed formidable, and It has resulted in a careful Investigation nt ltii mnttpr. The result has Just beenannounced, and it is to the effect that something has "stepped In." Never before have so many of the toothsome creatures as sembled in their favored haunts along tho coast. Had it been agreed in lob sterdom that tho tlmo had como for a monster demonstration to establish the vitality of the species nothing more convincing could have been accom pllshed. Lobsters are to be more plentiful, cheaper and bigger than ever before. Neither tho lobster nor the lobster butcher Is in any danger of be coming extinct. Itecently the strong arm of tho law put an end to one of tho quaint in KEEF-nta a itKcoun op Tins thkbmomb- TEIt. gcnultles which have enabled the thrifty New Yorker of avcrago busi ness ability to linger indefinitely in an apartment after ho had wearied of the monotony of paying tho rent. This simple and inoutally not too exacting deviTOiisistcd:toiittnouMing'anV.Xhe Best is the Cheapest tlmatum as to tho temperature to be -AT- maintained during the winter season, . . "1 . keeping a faithful record of tho ther- CHAS lVlARrEY S mometer suspended In a prominent nlaee tn t!ii nnnrtmont nml declining SIXTH STREbT to pay rent when the telltale Instru ment made It evident that hardship1 had been experienced. A hew ruling In the appellate court has interfered with this practice so satisfactory from a tenant's viewpoint. Hereafter a ten i ant who is cold must cither put on an j extra suit of underwear or move. He may do the latter even though he has contracted to remain. Tho only way by which his landlord can hold him to his agreement to stay still further Is to steam up right cheerily. The Gotham press agent Is truly a man of parts. Ills literary Ingenuity and his capacity of seeing things which the most powerful modern lens ever constructed would fall to reveal are simply marvelous. I have before me a well known press agent's account lis nfccovfeitBO rtf itm to liAUa X ifiva YKAlt COSTBAbT. of Oscar Hammersteln's discovery of Mme. Marlska-Aldrlcb, a Hungarian American contralto who has recently ma'de her debut at the Manhattan V)pera House. The scene is laid In Paris. Mr. Hammersteln, assisted by Mme. Melba and Cleofonte Campa nlnl, have met by appointment to try a batch of aspiring tenors. After these candidates have Bung themselves out of the game and have srone their more or less sorrowful ways the Australian song bird discovers In a remote corner of the apartment thc shrinking figure of a woman. Mme. Melba appeals to thc great Impresario, and Mr. Ham mersteln remembers that he gave a reluctant consent to. a. young woman's proposition to sing to him at that nour. j At thc nod of the peerless conductor Mme. Marlska-Aldrlcb, for 'tis she, advances to the front. From her mu sic roll she extracts two copies of an aria, one for Campanlnl, one for her own use. Cleofonte plays the prelude as only his chubby fingers can. The trembling candidate for grand opera honors emits a note so amazing In Its quality that breathing becomes a sec ondary matter for the three who hear It. As the singer proceeds Melba clasps her, hands In ecstasy, and tears steal down her cheeks. Not to be out donehow useless to attempt It! the Impresario swoons. It Is difficult to picture Mr. Hammersteln (n such a condition, but the press agent affirms It, and no one who was present has dented It. Fortunately, however, he recovered in time to make a five year contract with the singer. Mme. Ma- rlska-AIdrich is now at the Manhat tan, but thus far the 'swooning feature has not been repeated. The very best . thing i haVe 'eVer known of Jacobus Dam'm In spite'of his Knickerbocker blood Is that be 'does .'hot 'approve of race suicide. "l met him recently nt a song recltarih Men delssohn hall, 'a concert . room which excludes no one Svhb has the price or a BAtBBD nan lorgnette. complimentary ticket, no matter how flamboyant be may be. A charming young soprano was doing a ballad of the new American school of song writ ers with such raro Intelligence and beauty of expression that I was prac tically lost to all external impressions when Jacobus plumped himself Into the vacant scat at my left and In that raucous slbllatlon which docs not lose force at tho distance of a city block ejaefflnted, "Stuy, they've gone and aone It!" "Who has done what?" I was be trayed by his assault into asking. "The dastard railroads!" declared Ja cobus with so much emphasis that an elderly lady on my right raised her lorgnette and availed herself of her vinaigrette. "Mr. Damm," I sold desperately I wanted to hear tho song; it was one of McDowell's best "If you have any thing to say against tho railroads that hasn't been said plcaso say It." "They'vo abolished the sale of school tickets to tho t-hlldrcn of suburbanites. Hereafter children coming to tho city to bo Instructed must pay full commu tation rates. Doesn't that look like try ing to extermlnato the race?" 8TUYVESANT BROWN. BEAVER Stoves & Furnaces: T'n and lron Roofing-. ESTIMATES GIVEN FOR Steam, Hot Water and Hot Air HEATING. SANITARY PLUMBING. Honcsdnle, Pa., Nov. 23, 1908. 38w3 IN THE SHOW WINDOW OF Q." P. SOMMER'S are DatalyHKiGOlB WITCHES s:: One will be given to the MOST POPULAR SCHOOL TEACH ER, either lady or gentleman, in Wayne county, on CHRIST MAS DAY December L'5,1908. S8T Every purchaser will be entitled to UJN.& V Villi Worth of Goods pur chased in SOMMER'S STORE, com mencing Nov. 0th to Dec. 24th. BALLOTS to be deposited in sealed box, and counted Christinas eve by a committee to be appointed by County Superintendent, J. J. Koehler. For New Late Novelties. -IN JEWELRY WATCHS SILVERWARE SPENCER, The Jeweler "Qusranteed articles only sold." JOSEPH N. WELCH Fire Insurance The OLDEST Fire Insurance Ageyin m; ;tii7. Office: Second floor Masonic Build, ing, over C. C. Jadwin's drug store, llonesdalo. NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION, K STATE OF JOHN T. HAl.U lato of Honcsdnle. Pa. All persons IwU-hted to said estate are notl lied to mnko Immcdlato payment to the un ilersieiied : and those. Imvlne claims acalnst Ino sum csittio uro uuiiui-u w iirusriit mtiii duly attcstwl. for M'ttlcniPiit. v