The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-02

The Lackawanna county grand jury
at recent meeting recommended the
building of nineteen new bridges, one of
which will connect that county with
Wayne over the Lehigh river. A. S.
Keyes, Ebert P. Jone. and Moses Cobb
have been appointed by Judge Purdy,
viewers on the part of Wayne county.
A large, new and thoroughly up-to-
date dwelling house will be erected at
once on the lot recently purchased by
the Kreitner Brothers on the north side
/. of 10th street, adjoining the Farmers
and Mechanics Bank property. Homes
dale is indebted to the Kreitner Bros.
/ for many of its most beautiful resi-
dences, and it is expected that the one
they are about to build will fully sus-
tain their reputation as competent and
/ tasteful builders.
A jolly party of hunters headed by
David and Stephen S. Spruks, OF Scran-
! UDll. UbIllltIlN lCiCs
camp near the Knob in Pike county on
Monday OF last week, after capturing a
deer. Besides the Sprukses, the party
comprised A. Monies, VIM. Smith,
David Davis and J. Colgate, of Scran-
ton "Bill' Lotus and W. 4. Myers, of
Carbondale DR.. Brundage, of Cunning
ham. Pa. Nelson Wells, OF Pittston,
and Mr.. Trivelpiece. of Paupack.
The Presbyterian, Episcopal, Meth
odist and Baptist congregations OF Homes
ldale joined in Union service ut the Pres
byterian church, at hslf-past ten, on the
morning OF Thanksgiving day. The
sermon was preached by the Rev. DIR.
VIM. II. Swift, who spoke of physical
and moral improvements taking place
in the borough and among its people,
for which all should feel duly thankful.
The discourse was patriotic and happy
in its references to the state ofthe coun-
try and to the President.
The annual meeting of the New
England Society OF Northeastern Penn
sylvania was held at the office OF W. II
Jessup, in Scranton, on Friday last, and
Tuesday, Dec. 22d, fixed as the date fol
the annual dinner. Among the officer:
elected for the ensuing year were Col
: L. A. Watres, president; w. H. Jessup
, Secretary, and Homer Greene, historian
These names all have Wayne count,
: flavor. which, by the way, is quite thu
usual thing in the official personnel o
: Scranton organizations.
The property of Anna \. Lauer anC
= Nicholas Lauer, her husband, located
near the Lackawaxen depot on the Fri,
railroad, and including part OF the vii
lage OF Lackawaxen, has been seized b,
Sheriff Gregory, of Pike county, anC
will be disposed OF at Sheriff's sale ol
Saturday, Dec. II, at the court house il
Milford. The premises comprise abou
400 acres, and include the lot on which
the Keystone Hotel, which was destroy
ed by fire, formerly stood. On the prop
erty are seven dwelling houses and out
!, buildings, one large barn, ice house
large dancing pavilion with An enclosed
stand, fine grove and several ston
e quarries. Ten acres are cleared, bal
n ance woodland.
The commissioners OF Susquehann
. and Wayne met at the Hotel American
' in Carbondale on Friday, Nov. Goth, t.
discuss the question of the erection of
bridge over the river at Forest City.
was entered into quite fully and the tins
: agreement was to leave the matter fo
settlement in the hands of the respectiv
IL judges of thetwo counties Judge Purdy
/ OF Honesdale, and Judge Little, of NIon
rose. Susquehanna county was repre-
: sented by Commissioners McKune an
Tiffany and Attorney John s. Cour
r. right, and Wayne by Commissioner
IL Madden, Hornbeck and Vaudeville. A
d torney +. c. Mumford was present g
l. counsel for the Wayne commissioners.
~ In breakfast Bits for Carbonda
>, ians" in the Scranton Republican
Friday last, we find the following hatte
20 ing notice, which it goes without saying
n is fully appreciated
Il THE HoNEsDALE CITIZEN issued
~ very creditable Thanksgiving number
q u pages on Wednesday. With hanC
y some cover in colors, an abundance
n interesting news and editorial commen
,f and seasonable advertising, the pap'
- was a credit to the Maple City. Since
passed recently into the hands of i
" present management THE CITIZEN HI
:. shown wonderful improvement and bic
' well to take its place among the leade
Sc of its class. Manager Wood gives a
Is surance of continued improvement, al
10 the success of his efforts up to this tin
- lends credibility to his promises. Til
10 CITIZEN is welcomed in many Carbol
n dale hOmps -