The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-03-19
PERSONAL.

Mrs. John McKenna, on Ridge street,
on Tuesday evening.
Rev. II. P. Blunt, of Chester, Pa,
will occupy the Baptist pulpit next Sun
day morning and evening, with view to
the pastorate.
Frank Burke, Of Scranton, was
visitor in town, on Wednesday last.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz return
ed to Honesdale on Tuesday evening,
after two weeks wedding trip spent
principally in the South.
Charles T. Bellamy, of Green Ridge,
was a business visitor in Honesdale on
Wednesday last.
Thomas Thirsk is srenewing acquaint-
ances with Honesdale friends after an
extended trip in the south and south
west.
w. w. Wood, manager OF THE CITI-
ZEN has been spending the week in New
York on business connected with the
Office.
Mrs. Bert Walker, OF Matamoras,
Pike county. is visiting relatives at Lake
Clemo.
Caleb Decker, long the Erie agent
at Kimbles, on the Branch, has resign
ed his position.
The Harrisburg correspondent of
the Scranton Times gives our member
of the Legislature the following compli-
mentary notice: ''Mr. Fuerth is staunch
Democrat, and one OF the most popular
members in the Amen Corner He
seldom makes very extended speech
on the floor of the House, but when he
does he is always given close attention
and his Democratic colleagues invariably
vote as he asks them to-"
DIR. Smith, of Scranton, assisted by
Drs. Nielsen and Powell. of Honesdale,
visited Laurella yesterday morning and
operated for appendicitis on Mrs. As
bury Hicks of that place.
Miss Lydia Gregory, who has been
employed at the home of F. s. Steinman,
was taken to a Scranton hospital on
Wednesday, where she will undergo an
operation for appendicitis.
Mrs. Elizabeth Bond. who has been
staying with her daughter, Mrs. Geo. S.
Spettigue, Of WilkesBarre, and under
went a serious operation while there,
was able to be brought to Honesdale
yesterday. She was accompanied home
by her daughter, Mrs. Emma j. Martin
of Marion, Ohio, who has been with hel
the past few weeks. Mrs. Bond intends
making her home-with her daughter
Mrs. Charles L. Bassett, of East street.
Augustus B. Grambs, of Scranton
came to Honesdale on Tuesday last, fo
q visit with Honesdale relatives. He ha'
finally entirely recovered from desper
ate case of anthrax poisoning, with
which he became inoculated through
shaking hands, while he was in business
in North Dakota, with Russian, wht
contracted the disease by handling in
fected hides. Mr.. Grambs made heroic
fight for his life, undergoing many tor
turous operations of cutting, burning ant
Xraying, some them involving extensive
skin-grafting to his right arm from othe
parts of his body; and his triumph is re
garded as so remarkable in the surgica
profession as to be quoted as one of tn,
rarest exceptions if not the only one, t,
the recognized fatal termination of tn,
terrible disease.
Judge R. W. Archibald, of Scranton
is being strongly mentioned as prob
able successor, to George M. Dallas
of Philadelphia, Judge of the third judi
cial circuit court of the United States
who resigned on Monday last.
+ Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph F
t Cole, of 1916 Main street, on March 18th
2 a nine pound son.
Prof. George P. Bible, former prin
: cipal OF the East Stroudsburg State MOI
> NAL School, who is now lecturing i
2 Oklahoma, is said to be steadily goin
: blind, the sight of the left eye bein
gone completely andthe right one nearl
: so.
S Mrs. Charles H. Dorhinger and Mr.:
: A. T. Searle are guests at "The Wo
+ cott," New York city.
DR.. S. P. Longstreet, of Scranton
has been appointed one of the consult
ing surgeons at the Taylor hospital i
> that city. He has. served a term q
" coroner of the county.
! DIR. II. c. White has been appoint
= ed health officer of South Canaan tow
Q ship to succeed DR.. A. B. Stevens, VIII
e has moved to Scranton.
h Mrs. S. T. Smith, of Sherman, tn
j county, is suffering from broken Dor
# in one shoulder and dislocation of til
other, the injuries resulting from ia
g through trap-door.
: Mrs. Charles j. Jay, of Pleasal