The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-16

Derg.
Teal Titman, whoee home lie on the
6awkill, three miles from Milford
caught trout, one day last week, In
above stream, that measured 25 inches
| in length and that weighed five and
quarter pounds. 1t beat the record foi
any similar fishing in Pike cou nty.
An exchange sagely remarks:
II your neighbor is prosperous LEI
him prosper. Don't grunt, growl OF
grumble. Say good word for him and
let it 20 at that. Don't be knocker,
Your turn will come. No ore man lie
the whole show. II you see the town
moving along nicely, feel good about H.
Help things along. Shove little.
Push Try and get some OF the benefit
yourself. Don't stand around like
chilly old cadaver. Don't waste your
time feeling sour because some fellow
has little more sand and sense than
you have. Do a little hustling your
eelf.
Rev. D. A. Greene, pastor Of a Pres
byterian church of Pittsburg, has in,
troduced new feature in his edi6ce.
He announced in prayer meeting last
week. that mothers OF the congregation,
with small babies, need no l,nger stay
away from the morning church services
as O competent nurse had been employ
cd to take charge of the infants in the
sunday school room.
DIR. Schermerhorn, the health Of
ficer Of Honesdale, reports y deaths and
10 births for the month of June for this
district, No. 924 which includes Homes
dale, Texas, Berlin and Oregon, and
district No. 1926, which includes Promp-
| ton.
The ball game between the "All
Collegians," OF Scranton, and the Haw-
ley club, on the grounds Of the latter on
saturday last, resulted in a victory for
the Scranton bunch, the score standing
at the close, 13 to 10. The game wac all
to tho good for the Hawley boys till to-
ward its close; but then the turn in the
lane was reached, and the students
scored ten runs in one inning.
The Republicans OF Honesdale and
vicinity are organizing campaign club,
with view to doing effective work in
the county.
The Honesdale Boot and Shoema-
kerl' Union are to have their nnnuel
'utIng at Lake Lodore, on Tuesday
Aug. 1S.h.
1t is expected that the new electric
light plant will be in active operation
oefore the close of the week.
The old NJ. L. parsonage is row al
rest on it's new and permanent location
At the corner Of Church and 11th streets
Several years ago while the Fourth
Of } uly fire works were being set off from
he Irving Cliff hillside. one rocket
track the old wooden Court House, the
aead passing completely through the
sllng, and nearly setting fire to tn,
guiding. Another came down witt
tremendous force among Il group OF
,ishtseers standing on the lawn Of tb,
T.. III. Crane (uoW Ii. 7. MenneD reel
ienne, missing the head OF one Of the
par by the merest margin and bury
in" Itself some inches in the coil. These
i,oiances, showing the dangerous char
&C er of sky rockets, happened here il
2na evening. From Kutztown, neal
Relting, comes still more convincing
1tory. On the evening of the 4th lust.
Miss Kate Machemer, aged 90, was seat
I'd with three thousand persons watch
ing the Kutztown display of fireworks,
from the grandstand, when a rocket
tipped over as it was lighted, whlEZed
across the park with great force, and
e,ru X her in the chest, penetrating two
inches and piercing her heart. She died
within two minutes. The celebration
was at once discontinued.
since the nomination of Secretary
Taft, the newspapers have been looking
up towns, villages and post Offices bear
ing his name; and the Chicago Tribune
announces that these are to be found in
the states of Indiana, Kentucky. Ten
ness3e, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri,
Oregon, Texas, North Carolina, South
Carolina and Oklahoma. This, how
eVer, does not complete the list. For
considerably more than half century,
Pike county, Pennsylvania, has had the
village and post Office OF Tafton, eituat-
ed about a mile from the Wayne county
border on the Wallenpaupack creek.
The highest peak in America is Mt.
Mckinley, in Alaska, which .is 20. 464
feeG high. 10 the Atlantic States the
highest peak is in North Carolina, Mt.
Mitchell, GIL feet The highest sum-
NIT in New England is Mt. Washington,
10 the White Mountains, in New Hamp-
shire. Blue Knob, fifteen miles south
east Of Cresson. is the loftiest summit
10 Pennsylvania, reaching 3. 1876 feet.
Mrs. George s. spettigue, of Wilkes.
Barre, is visiting II onesdale relatives.
-Mrs Geo. P. Ross is spending ten days
with relatives at Callcoon and II ank ins, N.
Y.
Rev. j. p. Ware, of Drifton, Pa. has
been entertained by Honesdale friends for
several days.
Niles Anna spettigue, OF East street, is
falling rapidly, and her demise cannot he
far away.
Charles W. Spetiigue, Of Wilcox, Pa, IL
at the home of his brother, o. N. Speitigue,
of East street.
Mrs. Wesley McGown, OF 18th street, il
moving into the Baptist parsonage, which
she has leased for long term.
John Rickert, of High street has bought
out George Lists bottling works at the cor.
ner of West and High streets.
Miss Lottie Highly, of Port Jervis, viii
return on Saturday, after 10 days visit
at the home of F. W. Bunnell.
Hon. and Mrs. Geo. s. Purdy and Mrs.
Otis Avery 20 TO Atlantic City, next week
for an outing OF some two weeks.
Mics Lydia J. Reiier, OF North MaiI
street, is quite i'll and confined TO her room
under the care OF trained nurse.
Miss Katherine Hattler, Of Honesdale
now holds the position OF head nurse in tn
Phiadelphia hospital for trained nurses.
Married in Honesdale. July 8. 1908, b.