The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-30

Mrs. Julia McGarry, and son, Jos. t,
of Scranton, paid Honesdale relatives a
holiday visit.
Edmund Finnerty, of this place, at
tended the recent Century Club dance
in Port Jervis.
MY. and Mrs. Edward Warner and
sons, of Old Forge, spent Christmas with
Lake Ariel friends.
Miss May Campbell is suffering from
an attack of typhoid fever, at her home
in East Honesdale.
Horace Lyons, of Olyphant, spent
Christmas with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Lyons, here.
Miss Irene Boner, of Port Jervis, is
the guest of her sister, Mrs. Iva Yergy,
wife of Rev. Lewis Yergy, at Hollister-
vile.
Mrs. VIM. H. Macmillan, of West
Pittston, is visiting at the home of her
mother, Mrs. Margaret Ball, of Park
street.
Mrs. Fred. Wood, formerly pr oprie-
tor of The Gale, will occupy the apart
ments in the Powell building, Main
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Dimmick, of
Scranton, were guests over Sunday of
the formers father, Hon. William H.
Dimmick.
Harley Woodward, formerly editor
of the Hawley Times, and later of the
East Stroudsburg News, was in town on
Christmas day.
Three cases of diphtheria are report
ed in Carbondale, one of the children
affected being Duane, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. R. w. Pethick.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. H. Hawken and
daughter, Laceta, of East street, left on
Monday for few days visit with rela-
tives in the Lackawanna Valley.
Rev. F. F. Gibbs, formerly resi-
dent of Bethany, is now pleasantly To-
Gated as pastor of the Methodist Epis-
copal church in Delano, Michigan.
Peter States, of Carbondale, called
at THE CITIZEN Office to renew his sub
scription on Saturday last. Mr.. States
is one of the papers oldest and most
valued patrons.
Miss Anna, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred. G. White, of Hawley, a stu
dent at Knox School, Lakewood, N. j.,
is spending the holidays with her parents.
John L. Wolf, foreman of the lno-
type department of the Scranton Repub-
lican, spent the week end with his
Honesdale relatives. Mrs. Wolf was a
visitor with him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus Thompson
and two little daughters, of Andover,
Mass, are guests of Mr.. Thompson S
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Thomp-
son, of Park street.
Charles Fisher, for the past three
years in the employ of the Grand Union
Tea Co. here, has been transferred to
Hancock to take charge of route for
the same company there.
Barnet Golden, the optician, for
merly of this place, but now located in
Carbondale, has been confined to his
bed for several days with severe at
tack of bronchitis and grip. He is now
improving.
Announcement is made of the en-
gagement of Miss Josephine C. Dittrich,
of South Main street. and Franklin H.
Neuberger, of Madison, N. j. Mr..
Neuberger is divinity student at Drew
Theological Seminary.
Michael Tigue, the Scranton drum
mer, often heard here with Bauer's
band, was member of the orchestra al
the Herald Square theatre, New York,
when the building was destroyed by fire
and the music was continued until every
person except the orchestra had made
safe escape from the structure. He
lost all his personal effects in the fire.
james O'Brien, who was born il
Carbondale, and became a noted mem
ber of the Pinkerton Detective agency
died in the Wilkes Barre city hospital
on Wednesday of last week, aged 6:
years. After he left the Pinkerton force
he was employed by the Lehigh Valley
Railroad Company, and was in the serv
ice of that corporation when PaymasteI
Mcclure and stable foreman FlannaghaI
were held up on the Wilkes-Barre noun
tain and robbed by "Red Nose Mike,
whom he eventually captured.
We are indebted to William Wallac
Ham, who was member of the Pres
Committee of the great banquet givel
by 'The Friars" in honor of Oscar Ham
merstein, at Hotel Astor, New York, ol
Sunday night of last week, for copies o
the elaborate menu and "The STAR"
beautifully illustrated dramatic periodi
cal, which gives two wonderful flash
light pictures of the six hundred guest
seated at the feast. Among the portrait
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