The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-26

The Rev. Edward r. Noble, OK st.
Stephens church, Wilkes-B Barre, will be
the special Lenten preacher at Grace
Episcopal church, on Friday evening,
at 7:30.
christopher Bergman, clerk at o. M.
Spettigue's hardware store, met with a
painful accident on Wednesday. Mr..
Bergman was Weighing nails, when one
entered his hand, cutting deep cash.
Rev. A. L. Whitaker will hold a
special Lenten service in the White Mills
Chapel, on Monday, March 1st, at Up. NJ.
Charles H. Dorhinger has just re-
turned from a trip to Cobolt, the great
silver district Of Canada. He states that
it is wonderful country, that it abounds
in silver, and predicts great future for
it, as the amount of silver that is visible
is of inestimable value.
-Ihe seven weeks gospel meetings at
the Baptist church have given great en-
couragementt to that society, and goodly
number have been added to the church.
Services will be held this Friday evening,
and baptism next Sunday evening.
The newly organized Ladies' Musical
Society will give its first concert in the
Lyric Theatre, Easter week.
&C. l.. Horton, who has charge of the
Independent Telephone Co. s interests in
Honesdale and vicinity, has been pro-
NOTED to higher position with the same
company, and will take up his new duties
March 1st.
In the March issue OF the Base Ball
Magazine, there is an article on "Base
Ball as Profession, ~ by Christy Mathew
son, and Matty is as good in the literary
line as he is in the pitchers box, and
that's saying a whole lot. -
The usual Ash Wednesday meetings
held in our churches, both day and even
ing, were we'll attended, and proved that
our people are giving strict attention to
the more serious things of life.
IT. Y. Boyd, of Boyd's Mills, has
been appointed District Superintendent
of the Consolidated Telephone Com
panies of Pennsylvania, with headquar-
ters at Honesdale.
The Choral Society held their weekly
meeting at the Presbyterian Chapel, on
Wednesday evening. The attendance
was large, great interest was shown, and
splendid results are anticipated from
these drills. 49,. =,
The following cases of scarlet fever
have been reported to Health Officer
Spencer: Henry Hollis. of Texas No. 4,
and Edward and Mamie Witt, of River
street.
VIM. B. Holmes led the Wednesday
evening meeting at the Presbyterian
Chapel, and gave not only an exposition
of next Sundays lesson. but some facts
in relation to the workingmen's condi-
ton in Pittsburg, especially in the iron
mills, that need something meE than
Carnegie libraries to amelioratk.
-Lenten services will be held in St.
Johns Lutheran church, in German, on
Wednesdays, at 7:30P. M, and in English
Tuesdays, at 1880 P. M. At the vespers,
on Tuesday, the Pastor will catechise the
confirmation class. Those wishing to
be confirmed with the adult class are re-
quested to especially attend the Tues
day services.
Bishop David H. Moore, who is to
preside over the coming session of Wyo.
ming conference was missionary bishop
of the Methodist Episcopal church in
China during the Boxer troubles, and he
witnessed the first naval engagement ir
the Russo-Japanese war. Bishop Moore
began his W ork in Eastern Asia with the
Boxer outbreak, and closed it among
the exciting scenes of the war. He dis
embarked from the Russian transpor
Sungari one day, and the ship was de
stroyed the next. There was grea
uncertainty as to his safety. He witness
ed the great sea fight off Chemulpo witt
which the war began. Before returning
to this country he was compelled to tel
the story in five of the principal cities o
Japan; here he has told it from Alaska
to the gulf, and from ocean to ocean.
Miss Lila A. Stewart who, Sc yer,
years ago directed kirmess in this place
is now at San Francisco to direct sim
liar affair. From San Francisco she will
go to Portland, Oregon, for a'kirmess il
Easter week for the. .benefit%.of the Wo
mans Exchange and for the Open iAi
Sanitarium. Then Richmond, Va, will
claim Miss Stewart later in the seasol
for benefit for the Kings Daughters
The San Francisco Chronicle of Jan. 3ls
prints an interesting article concerning
Miss Stewards work, accompanied by al
excellent photograph. which all of he
friends who have seen it immediatel,
recognize. Miss Stewart told the -Chron
icle something of her history as directo
of kirmesses, and many interesting fact