The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-29
HONESDALE.
Special TO The Scranton Tribune.

Special 10 The Scranton Tribune.
Honesdalc. Nov eS--.rhc Thirteenth
Regiment foot bali team and the
Honesdale team will play on the silk
mill grounds this cThursday) afternoon
at 3 o'clock.
The next ATTRACTION at the opera
house will be ! the iauehablc play,
"Down on the Farm ''uesday even
ing, December 4.
A new timetable on the Delaware
and Hudson. which went into effect last
sunday. makes only one important
change for Honcstale. The train which
arrived at d.2S p. IN. now arrives at
b.ol p. M. leaving Scranton at 2.A4 y. IN.
This is grand jury court week in
Honesdale
Messrs. Horace Menner. G. NJ. Cen
ung. j. sam Brown and A. e. Kimble
returned yesterday from a hunting trip
IN pike county with three deer as Il
result of their hunt.
THE Junior and Senior Christian En-
deavor societies of the Presbyterian n
church held their annual pound social
In TIL" chapel last evening. over two
hundred pounds of light groceries, all
kinds OF canned fruit and vegetables.
Hour. turkeys, meat. potatoes. etc.
also nice sum of money. wera re-
cclved to gladden. he homes of many
poor families with a THANKSGIVING din
ner. Vocal and instrumental music aud
an advertisement party added to the
enjoyment of The evening. Light re-
frcshmentS We're served.
The funeral of DR.. Clarence Il. Fos-
ter whose sudden death was an
nounced yesterday, viii take place at
his late residence Friday afternoon at
O'Clock. and will be private. Rev.
James p. Ware. of Grace Episcopal
church, will conduct the services. DR..
Foster was born in Honesdale. June 90,
1897, and was therefore in his forty
fourth year. He WAS a son of Josiah
and Elizabeth (Schoiield) Foster His
rather had charge of the Foster tam
n"rN for number of years and was
one of The original stockholders in the
National bank. Ee died January s.
1879. The doctor was graduated at the
Honesdale High school in 1879. the first
class to receive diplomas from this in
stitutiOn. In February. 1875 he began
IN" study OF medicine with Dr. C.. A.
Dusnbcrre and in the following Octo-
Der he entered the New York College OF
Physicians and Surgeons. and three
''tis' ltti'l it received llS ulJlD'lli.
For six months he served in the Cham
berS street hospital. New York. and for
three months in the New York hos
pital. In January. 1852, he returned to
Ilonesdalo and had been in active prac-
tire ever since that date. building up
large practice, i'll which he was emil
nently successful. He was identified
with the LaCkaWanna County, the
Pennsylvania state and the American
Medical societies. He was also pleSi-
dent of the Exchange Literary and
Social club and had been Il trustee OF
pSlck tribe Of Red Men since it was
Instituted, eight years ago. On Octo-
Der 20, 1883 the doctor was united in
marriage with Miss Georgia b., dauSh-
ter of Colonel and Mrs. G.. b. Osborn
of HoncSdale. She died November l.
1889, leaving one son, George Osborn.
born October %, 1889. October . 1896
the doctor was united in marriage with
Altss May s.. daughter OF James r. and
clara tShHW) Mason. of Scranton. and
one son, Clarence Mason. was horn to
them. Jun" 4, 1899. Besides his widow
and two sons, the deceased is survived
by his mother, one brother. William NJ.
and one sister. Mrs. w. j. Ward. Dr.
county in 1898. and reelected in 1898.
He was II member of the Honesdale
Presbyterian church.