The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-25

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Pethick, of Eight street, on Monday,
q son.
j. Benz. Dimmick is expected to
be one of the speakers Home Com
ing Week.
levi Patterson won both races
at Cortland in which his horses were
entered.
-Chai-es Taft, cousin of Pres
dent Taft, was killed by lightning at
Prior, Colorado.
impressive services were held at
the funeral of Col. F. j. Nitzsimmons
on Friday, at Carbondalc.
The Girdland and Rileyville
postoffice will be discontinued after
August 3 1st, and the patrons will be
served by Honesdale Rural Free De-
livery No. 3.
The Wayne County convention
of the w. c. r. U. will be held at
Hamlinton Sept. 7th and Sth Miss
Lillian Phelps will be the speaker.
The Honesdale Methodist Sun
day school will hold it's annual pic
mic at Divers Grove next Saturday.
We are going to have Vacuum
cleaning machine. Charles E.
Thomas is the owner, and machine is
expected in few days.
The new concrete bridge at
East Honesdale was opened for traf-
fic on Wednesday. The work is in
charge of contractor F. J. Varcoe.
Cyrus Barnes, years old, son of
Wallace Barnes of Beach Lake. fell
from an apple and broke his
arm on Thursday last. He was
brought to Honesdale for treatment.
The Munich Bros. Fife, Drum
and Bugle Corps, of Port Jervis,
will accompany Excelsior Hose Co.
No. 8, on their visit here to attend
Firemen's Day of Old Home Com
ing Week.
The Scranton Tribune man had
Mr.. Ed. Bader married to Miss Ruth
Lord, but Ed. says he married Miss
Mary Jayne, and Miss Lord corro-
barates this statement by announc-
ing she is still single.
The Young Peoples Christian
Endeavor Society of Calkins will
hold an ice cream social Wednesday
evening, August %, on Mrs. II. e.
Decker's lawn. Proceeds for he
benefit of the church at Calkins.
The Erie Railroad has over
one hundred men at work on their
Jefferson branch between Carbon
dale and Lanesboro, placing the
track and roadbed in good condi-
ton for the heavy coal traffic which
they expect this fall.
Tile vault of the National Union
Bank at Monticello was opened 'aet
Wednesday after nearly a week Of
labor by mechanics and experts.
All the contents were found irtact
having wthstood the intense heat
of the Confla2rGtion.
Amos Oliver and wife, while at
tending the Oliver reunion, met with
mishap, and were very fortunate
in not being dangerously injured; as
it was their buggy was upset and
Mrs. Oliver injured severely, Mr.. Oliver
escaping with some slight bruises.
The decorating committee of
the Old Home Week celebration is
making extensive preparations for
carnival on Park lake two even
ings during the celebration. The
town will also be artistically deco
rated during the week.
Marshall, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Amos Ward, of Bethany, was
severely bitten by dog Monday
afternoon. The boy was walking
along the street when neighbor
called to him. He went into the
yard, and as he was approaching
the house a large dog fastened it's
teeth into his arm. Mr.. Ward
brought his son to this place and
Dr.. Searles gave the case proper
attention.
The State Highway Commits
sion has sent to the supervisor and
county commissioners the cost of
roads in Texas township. The pre-
paratlon of the plans for this work
has gone forward as rapidly as
possible from the time the work
was taken up by the department.
This piece of road extends from the
borough line to the Cherry Ridge
township An effort is being made
to have the state build the road.
On Thursday evening about ten
o'clock Miss Gertrude Roegner, of
West street, and cousin, Miss Dora
Roegner. of Williamport, had an
exciting experience The young
ladies were returning home. Near
the house some person, dressed in
white, ran from the yard and across
the street. The young ladies became
frightened and ran down the street
screaming. The people of the
neighborhood came from their homes
but the ghost could not be found,
Late in the evening a young lady
hearing of the trouble she had caus-