The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-10-21
LOCAL NEWS.

-Rutabagas, of most excellent quail
ity, are being shipped by the car load,
from Honesdale to the Scranton market.
Damascus is credited this year with
shipping the finest specimens of apples
to market of any section of Wayne coun-
ty, and they are finding a ready sale.
-"Christy" Mathewson, of the New
York Nationals, with ten additional
"Giants," left for Cuba the latter part
Of last week, where they will play base
ball for the next six weeks.
While working on a gasolene engine
at Lackawaxen on Friday evening last,
Charles X. Beckwith, Philip Horan and
w. Burns were badly burned by an ex-
plosion, Horan and Burns being the
most severely injured.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians of
Wayne county, have chosen the follow
ing officers, for the coming year:
M. h. Barrett, President; John Tier
ney, Vice President; Eugene Corcoran,
Secretary, and +. V, Murray, Treasurer.
The Wayne County Farmers Mutual
Fire Insurance Co. met with slight loss
in Paupack few days ago, the dwelling
of b. f. Killam taking fire from an over
heated chimney, and the ceiling and roof
damaged to the extent of few dollars.
The Wayne County Sunday School
Convention elected the following officers
for the coming year:
Andrew Thompson, President; VIM. ]
Ward, Vice President M. E. Simons,
Treasurer, and E. B. Galloway, Secre-
tary.
The next article of the "Lest We
Forget" series will appear shortly after
the election, as our space for the balance
of the campaign will be almost exclu-
sively required for political and purely
local matters, including our county cor
respondence.
C. f. Beers, Hancock undertaken
had an annoying experience while con
Quoting the funeral of Joseph Williams
OF Starlight. The hearse broke down
when quarter of a mile from the church
where the services were to be held, and
the pall-bearers were obliged to carry the
remains that distance. In response to q
telephone message, another hearse was
sent on from Hancock, which reached
Newton's cemetery an hour and quar-
ter after the funeral.
The Carbondale football club o.
haayu ua;ohte con,a oyar ~, Soturda
to battle with our high school boys Oh
the silk mill grounds. They sailed fortl
to get wool, but they went home very
cleanly shorn. The Honesdale boys
scored atouch-down in both halves, botf
being credited to half-back Weaver, and
Barberi kicked two goals in fine style
Score at the finish: Honesdale, 12; Car
bondale, O. Julius Freund is evidently
making good as coach.
The regular meeting of the Wayne
Co. Medical Society was held at Hote
Kohlman, Hawley, on Thursday after
noon, Oct. 18th, President A. ]. Simoni
occupying the chair. Other members
present were Drs. r. w. Brady, w. A
Stevens, H. c. White, f. w. Burns, w
t. McConvill, A. G. Voigt and Geo. T
Rodman. Routine business was trans
acted, after which a paper on FRACTURES
and Dislocations' was read by DR.. f
w. Burns, and paper on "Acute Rheu
matism" by DIR. Simons. After these
had been discussed by the members pres
ent, adjournment was made to Dec. IL
1908, at Honesdale.
The Governor has fixed Tuesday
November oath, for the dedication of tn,
monument erected on the battlefield O
Monocacy, Maryland, to commemorat.
the services of the 9th, S7th and 1851
Pennsylvania volunteers, who took par
in the battle, July 9th, 1864. All sur
vivors of these regiments who were hon
orably discharged, will, on application
be furnished by the State with trans
portation from the nearest railroad sta
ton in the State to Monocacy and re
turn I; but no provision is made for par
lor or sleeping cars, carriages or sub
sistence-ordinary railroad transporta
ton only being furnished. Those whC
wish to attend should write to Thos. J
Stewart, Adiutant General, Harrisburg
Pa, for blank form of application il
time TO return it TO him, properly filleC
out, by November 18th. Company C
of the 9th, was recruited in Wayn
county and several of the survivors liv
in the county. County Commissions
Thomas G. Madden was captain of Com
Pany g.