The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-10-22


day. evening.
On Monday a daughter arrived
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Disch of North Main street.
The High school football team
will journey to Damascus on Satur-
day and play the team of that place.
The mite social of the standard
bearers Of the Methodist church
realized 1900 from their social held
in the church parlors on Monday
evening.
Isaac Williams of Sterling, and
Miss Eta Fields, of Hamlinton, we're
married on Monday afternoon at the
Methodist parsonage, Rev. w. H.
Hitler officiating.
Last Tuesday evening Frank
jenkins entertained a number of
friends at pig roast dinner at the
golf house of the Honesdale club.
An excellent dinner was served af-
ter which dancing was enjoyed.
Howard Lodge, No. 10, 1. o. o.
F., of Honesdale, installed their new
officers on Wednesday evening. d.
D. Grand Master Henry Martin, of
Preston township, presided as INSTALL
| ing officer.
d. D. Grand Master Martin in
stalled the new officers of Lakeville
Lodge No. 1161, l. o. o. F., at their
hall in Lakeville on Tuesday evening.
After the installation the Rebekah
Lodge gave an exhibition of their
skill in providing for the inner
man which was a big success.
The Senior Loyal Legion will
hold their regular meeting in the
Baptist Sunday school room on
Tuesday evening, Oct. 26, at 1880.
All members are requested to be
present on time.
Duane Faatz is assisting at the
Wells-Fargo Express office during
the absence of Orville Spettigue,
who is acting as messenger on the
Erie train. The regular messenger,
Harry Harding, is attending court
in Goshen this week.
The White Ribboners will meet
with Mrs. S. NJ. Decker Tuesday af-
ternoon at 8 o'clock. The report of
the State convention will be given
at this meeting; also the report of
the Rest Tent" committee. Every
member ought to be present at this
interesting meeting.
The directors of the 3rd Nation
al Bank of Scranton, have elected
William H. Peck as President and
by so doing have lost Henry Belen,
Jr., ]. Benjamin Dimmick and j. w.
Oakford from their directorate.
Henry Belen, Jr., was Vice President
for many years and on the death of
William Connell, President, it was
supposed would succeed him.
Contrary to the reports that
the Irving Cliff brewery would cease
operations in a short time, it has
been announced that the brewery
would continue to do business. Dur
ing the past weeks reports have been
circulated that Scranton people had
purchased the place and that the
building would be used as a storage
house. These reports have been
contradicted.
DIR. Schaeffer, state superintend-
: ent of public instruction, in answer
: to an inquiry, has stated that he
finds no authority in the law for the
payment of 50 a day to teachers who
go visiting schools during institute
week, and if auditors should object
/ to such payment directors would be
| personally responsible for the
: amount thus paid out without due
order of law. Heretofore it has
: been held that visiting schools was
Institute week is the next COM
( ing event, and Supt. Koehler is bust
: ly engaged getting everything in
/ shape to make it success. The
, week beginning November 8th has
t been set aside for the forty-second
1 annual gathering of the Wayne
county teachers. The following in.
structors have been engaged, name.
, ly: DR.. Jonathan Rigdon, of Indiana
3 DR.. S. c. Schumacher of State Norma
, School, West Chester, Pa; DR.. Chas
/ Gardiner of State Normal school al
: Shippensburg, and Professor Oder
Gortner of State Normal School a.
Mansfield, and Prof. ]. T. Watkin.
of Scranton.
-Ex-Postmaster Matthew Mog
= ridge of Priceville, Pa, was in
G Honesdale this week and was one
= of the grand jurors. Matt was Mat
r thew, Jr., in those days and was ap
5 pointed Postmaster July IT, 1857
S to succeed his father by Aaron v
!, Brown, Postmaster General under
q President James Buchanan. There
i have been many changes since those
e days but Matt Morgridge is the same
= Matt. only somewhat older in years
4 but he has that same vocabulary O.
} strong, elegant words that enables
him to give expression to his ideas
q and views in an unmistakable man
4 ner,