The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-10-15
LOCAL MENTION.

The grand jury for the October
term of court, meets next week.
The Pennsylvania Telephone
company have a gang Of men at
work rebuilding their lines in Haw-
ley and vicinity.
The stork visited the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. Torrey Fuller
and left good little girl Wednes-
day, Oct. 13, 1909. She will be
called Esther.
On Friday evening the Weber
Stock Co. will present "Lynnwood,
beautiful Southern romance, and
on Saturday evening Kathleen
Mavourneen," will be given.
&C. w. Piel, the druggist, has
sold his residential property on
corner of Spring and 18th streets to
B. F. Warwick, of Cold Spring;
consideration, private, and possess
sion given Dec. 1st.
Owing to an error of a politi-
cal organization (Which polls less
than two thousand votes) in filing
their certificate, the ballot which
should be in the hands of the print
er is held up for five days.
The pastor of the Presbyterian
church will preach next Sunday
morning from this subject: "A Dash
For the Pole, and Something More
Worth While" In the evening his
subject will be "a Call to Men,
AT 10 o'clock yesterday Stanley
Nazarko and Thomas Willis, the
latter a negro, were hanged in the
Wilkes-Barre Jail yard. Nazarko
shot woman with whom he lived
at Pittston, while Willis was con-
victed of numbering Samuel Cool.
The following real estate trans
fers have been recorded: Electa l..
Courtright, of Binghamton, 10
acres of land in Buckingham town
ship to Christopher A. Murphy of
Buckingham township; the heirs of
Thomas Carlton, property in Dreher
township, to Rebecca Carlton.
There will be corporate COM
munion of the officers, teachers and
older scholars of the Sunday school
at Grace church Sunday, Oct. II,
at 8 a. m. At the 10:3O a. m. SER
vice the litany for Sunday school
workers and their work will be said.
This is part of a worldwide move
ment for the uplift of the Sunday
schools and those who conduct
them and attend them.
The Alerts held their annual
ball in their company home at East
Honesdale on Tuesday, Oct. 18th.
The attendance was large, the dane
ing hall being filled to its fullest
capacity. The supper served by the
ladies was credit to their skill and
taste, as it was feast eft for the
gods" and everybody showed their
appreciation by displaying good
and vigorous appetite. All hands
had an enjoyable evening. Thanks
to the Alerts and their ladies'.
The new officers of the Homes
dale Golf Club are: President, F. S.
Merritt; vice president, Clara R.
Torrey; treasurer, w. ]. Yerkes;
secretary, Miss Nellie Hulsizer; gov
ernors, Mary A. Menner, Chas. P.
Searle and R. M. Salmon. Election
was held Saturday afternoon of last
week. A supper was served, some
speech-making INDUCED in, and all
rejoiced over the conditions of af-
fairs. They expended over $1,000
last year in improvements and operat-
ing expenses and have enough money
left in the treasury barrel to cover
the bottom.
Protection Engine Co. held their
regular monthly meeting Tuesday
evening, it being the first meeting of
their new year. The reports of trus-
tees and various committees for pro-
ceedings cover the past year were
received and read. Trustees report
ed on the condition of apparatus
and other properties of the company.
The committee on Old Home Week
reported that the total expense for
that celebration was $3.50, all of
which had been paid out of their
own treasury with the exception of a
few bills which needed correction.
This committee also reported that
they had not as yet received any con-
tributions from the General Old
Home Committee. A vote of thanks
was rendered w. w. Kimble, the re-
tiring treasurer, who had served
faithfully and without pay, during
the past years. A committee of three
were appointed with power to pur-
chase two hose carts, to equip them
with hose, ETC., and place them at
such points in the borough as the
town council deem as being advant-
ageous for better protection against
fire. A motion that all those present
at the meeting attend the ball and
supper of Alert Co. at East Homes
dale, was adopted. AS the ball was
then In progress the meeting was
adjourned and the members proceed
ed to the hall of the Alerts in a
body.