The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-11-10


day.
THE Girl of the Golden West" at
the Lyric Theatre on Saturday
evening.
The Amity Social Club have
issued invitations for their annual
ball which will take place on Thanks
giving evening.
The Wayne county teachers
seem to be jolly crowd this year
like they always are. May their
stay be beneficial to them.
The Prompton Ladies' Aid
Society's supper was a decided sue
cess in every way. Quite a number
of Honesdale and Seelyville people
attended.
On Thursday evening crowd
of young people from this place went
to the home of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Copeland of Siko and spent the
evening very pleasantly.
The printer of the Pike county
ballots had Sober as the Republican
candidate for State Treasurer, in
stead of Stober. Sober failed to
carry that county. What's in a
name"
While drilling an artesian well
at Scranton, to supply the Lacka-
wanna Railroad with water, the
drillers brought up from a distance
of 315 feet below the surface live
frog. His nibS was found in
pocket of sand.
Tho Womcn's Missionary So
ciety Of the Presbyterian church
have arranged with Rev. ID. IL.
Friks to give lecture on Alaska on
Sunday evening, Nov. 14th. The
stereoptican pictures used as illus
trations are of Il high degree of ex-
celence.
Mrs. Fred X Derby and her
four-year-old son Kenneth, were
both killed last week by falling down
an elevator shaft in the Dime Bank
building in Scranton. They were
riding on the elevator; the boy got
On and attempted to get back again
and fell into the shaft, the mother
jumped after him.
"A petition signed by number
of the taxpayers was presented to
the town council objecting to George
Genung serving as councilman, on
the ground that he is director in
the Electric Light and Gas Company,
and according to law was serving
illegally. The matter was referred
to the attorney, Henry Wilson.
Councilman Genung has made
very efficient councilman.
The following people from out
of town attended the funeral of
Mrs. Carrie Deming on Sunday last:
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Stearnes, Mrs.
Harry Enterline, Mr.. and Mrs. N.
Fox, Miss Marie Reutechuber of
Wilkes-Barre; Mr.. and Mrs. Judd
Bunnell, Mrs. Verne Ludlow, of
Clarks Summit; Mrs. Jennie Smith
and daughter, Bessie, of Yonkers;
Mrs. Henry Bunnell of Carbondale,
and Mrs. Reed Burns of Scranton.
The following transfers of real
estate have been recorded Eva K.
Dills and Samuel X. Dills of Berlin,
to Cornelius Van Eastenbridge,
acres of land in Berlin township;
consideration $42.50; Laura A.
Smith of Scott, to Ella Gammell of
Scott, fifty acres; consideration $50;
Charles B. Wood, of Berlin, to Har-
old Hill of Welcome Lake, 2k
acres of land; consideration $25;
Janson Cook, of Jefferson township,
county, and ]. w. Cook
of Lake township, to Levent Chap
man, of Salem, piece of land; con-
$12.50; George Kingsley,
of New York, to Joseph Simpson,
of Preston township, one hundred
perches of land; consideration
$1,252.
The Exchange Club banquet
which was held at the Allen House
on Thursday evening last was well
attended, and was a success from
every point of view. The menu was
all that could be desired ana Land
lord Lord deserves great credit for
the manner in which he performed
was excellently prepared and nicely
served. The speaking was just
what was needed to top off the even
ings enjoyment and sent everybody
home with a higher appreciation
of the brotherhood of man. Presi-
dent Dorf1inger, Toastmaster Kim
BILE, Judge Searle and Homer Greene
were the speakers of the evening,
while Mart King was the funmaker
and did his part well. Mr.. Madden,
of Scranton, who led the singing
and rendered several solos added
much to the evenings pleasure.
Nearly 100 members and friends
were present. The committee in
charge of the affair, consisting of
Chas, w. Dorflinger, Milton Salmon
and w. F. Heft are to be congratu-
lated on the result of their efforts.
PERSONAL MENTION.