The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-04-14

Harrisburg last week. Both were Tor
mer Auditors General, and they were in
the State Senate together before their
promotion to the higher office.
postalcard from Alexandria, Egypt,
addressed to Mrs. John Baumann, of
18th street, announces the arrival at that
point on the way to the Philippines of
her son Roscoe, who is one of Uncle
Sans enlisted soldiers, ordered to that
distant dependency.
DIR. and Mrs. j. NJ. DeKay, of Star
rucca, who have been residents of that
place for the past year, will not return
there. The doctor will open up prac-
tice near Stroudsburg. They are at pres
ent the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Lansing
Wright, in Matamoras, Pike county.
Harry H. Richards, who for several
years has been superintendent of the
Honesdale Electric Light Company, has
rendered Ehis resignation, to take effect
May 1st.
Miss Name Green, of Honesdale, is
contestant in the Scranton Republican 8
great prize scheme. Four prizes go to
the district, which covers all territory
north Of OIyphant and south of Forest
City, including llonesdale and up to
Saturday last, when her vote stood &c.
300, she was among the probable win
ners. As she has no competitors on this
side of the Moosic she ought to receive u
handsome vote.
Hon. X. W. Archibald, OF Scranton,
Judge of the Middle District of the Fed
eral Court in this State, has declared his
unwillingness to succeed Judge Dallas
on the Circuit Court of the United States
for the third Judicial District, which in
cludes New Jersey, Eastern .Pennsylva-
mia, Middle Pennsylvania, Western Penn
sylvania and Delaware. The reason for
his unwillingness to be promoted is said
to be his dislike to enter upon duties
which would require protracted absences
from his home.
j. Benjamin Dimmick, of Scranton,
with his wife and daughters, Misses
Jeanette and Mary, sailed on Saturday
morning last on the Konigen Luise, for
Naples. In their party are Mr.. and Mrs
Philo Fuller, of Grand Rapids, and Miss
Fuller. They will spend the coming two
months in foreign touring, making nc
prolonged stops in any place. Members
of the Scranton CITY Improvement AS
sociation sent large box of flower:
for their presidents Easter morning or
the vessel.
John r: Williams, of Scranton, Pa.
who for several years had been file clerl
in the House of Representatives, died o
Bright's disease at the Pennsylvania Clul
in washington, on Saturday last. Hi
was forty-eight years old. Mr.. William
was the late Hon. VIM. Connell's pri
vate secretary all through the latter
term in Congress, and before that h
served in the same capacity for Hon
] Morgan B. Williams, Congressman iron
Luzerne. His long period of service il
this position, and in his work as fill
clerk of the House, gave him larg
, acquaintance among politicians and gov
ernment officials.
Mrs. NJ. NJ. 1readwell returne
to Hawley last week after spendin
f the winter with Long Island rela
tives at Gravesend.
I, Frank Haoenstein, of Clinton
township, submitted to an opera
tion for painful ailment, o
Tuesday of last week. He had bee
laid up for some time. DR.. Knap
is the attending surgeon.
Father Lucas, o. F. NJ, of S
, Joseph College, of Callicoon, hel
| second mass at the German Catht
o lie church on Sunday morning las
Mr.. and Mrs. George S. Spett
que, of Wilkes-Barre, are now NAL
ing .Honesdale their residence an
) will occupy rooms in the Durlan
block about the 1st of May.
John Hallock, of Tunkhannoc
was transacting business in Hone
e dale Monday.
e George Hamlin, of Hamlinto
1t called on us on Monday. He has OF
e warm sympathies in the loss of
II beautiful and unusually bright Ii
tie granddaughter, who died
Binghamton a few days since at tt
interesting age of seven years.
The funeral of the late Mi
20 Matte Burdick, who died of dip
iberia in Carbondale, was held {
> Sunday last. Owing to the cha
acter of the disease the servic
q were private. Interment was MAJ
:, in the Maplewood cemetery.
n William Erik, a merchant
Starrucca, was in town on Mondi
L. night.
N Mr.. and Mrs. V. A. Keesler,
X Damascus, are visiting the latter
~ brother, George p. Ross. They n
on their way to Canastota, n. J
where Mr.. Keesler has position
y -Volney Skinner, the promine
- Milanville lumberman, called
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