The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-10-07

John Golden, whose wife died in
Honesdale, last Thursday, will be re-
membered as former member of our
home base ball team, but now pro-
fessonal player, belonging to the Nor
wich, Conn.,, league.
Rev. p. H. Lynch, pastor of the
Baptist church, of Carbondale, and +.
M. Peck, of the same city, will deliver
addresses at the quarterly meeting of the
Wayne Baptist Association, in the Bap-
tist church, Honesdale, this Wednesday
evening.
Miss Irene Bishop, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Bishop, of Hawley,
has been appointed teacher in the
high school of that borough, vice Miss
Vera Murray resigned, and now one of
the instructors of the high school of
Honesdale.
Mrs. Charles E. Mills is now pleas
antly located in her new and pleasant
residence on Court street. Mr.. and
Mrs. William Haggerty are to occupy
the rooms recently vacated by Mrs.
Mills. Mr.. Haggerty is an employee OF
the Independent office.
Henry S. Potter, ofHawley, has en-.
tered the old soldiers home at Old
Point Comfort, Va, to pass the remain.
der of his life. He was a resident Of
Salem township when he enlisted in Co
b, Sd Penn'a Reserves, under Capt
w. d. Curtis. He was mustered in Aug
10, 1861, and discharged on surgeons
certificate Dec. %, 1862.
Miss Lindley, President of the Jun
ior Auxiliary of New York, and Mrs
Harvey p. Walter, returned Missionar,
from Porto Rico, will address the Wo
mans Auxiliary to the Board of Mis-
sions of the Scranton Archdeaconry, il
Grace church, this Wednesday afternoon
at 2.30 O'Clock. All are invited to b,
present.
-"Christy" Mathewson, the notee
professional base ball player, forme
member of the Honesdale team, i
now the crack pitcher of the New Yorl
Giants, and commands large salary
Charles w. Murphy, the owner of tn,
Chicago National League base ball team
offered $4,000 for "Christy," but TIN
offer was promptly rejected, with tn
remark that the above enormous sun
was not sufficient to secure Mathewson
From the Forest City News of Oct
lst:
We ran across our farmer-politicial
friend, w. f. Perham, of Niagara, Fri
day and are glad to learn that he is re
ceiving many assurances of support il
his canvass for election to the house a
Harrisburg. Mr.. Perham ought to max
good representative. He knows tn
needs of the farmers and has enougl
innate force to be of considerable assist
ance in bringing about the laws the
want. His wide acquaintance in tn
State, formed through his affiliation witt
the live stock, dairy and grange move
ments will be of value to him in tn
House. He looks good to us.
| We take the following regarding
former Honesdaler, from the last issu
of the Herald, of Millbank, South Da
kota:
The friends of Rev. and Mrs. Adar
Murrman to the number of about seventy
five, held a reception at the Congrega
tional church, last week, as a testimonif
of their appreciation of Mr.. Murrman
work in the Sunday afternoon Bible class
At the conclusion of a program of musi
and recitations, the pastor and his viii
were presented with a handsome set c
pearl handled knives and forks, set ,
fruit knives and a Parker fountain per
George Sayers made the presentatio
speech, and Mr.. and Mrs. Murrman RI
sponded in a happy manner.