The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-26


Opera House. Sermon by Rev. II. G..
McDermott.
Ella NJ, daughter of Ed. +. Avery, of
Dyberry, died of scarlet fever, aged II
years.
Oil well at Hawley drilled to the
depth of 700 feet
George A. Jessup, cashier of the Scran-
ton City Bank, arrested on a charge of
embezzemcnt of 100000 OF the bank $
| funds.
Hon. William IL. Dimmick addressed
a meeting in favor OF Prohibition, at
Equinunk. Hon. w. NJ. Nelson pre-
sided.
Twenty-Five years ago.
| Right Rev. DR.. Whitehead, Bishop
of Pittsburg, administered the rite
of confirmation in Grace church.
Small fire in McKanna's copper
shop.
Chemical works at Balls Eddy
burned to the ground. Loss $4,000.
Chorus of one hundred singers
participated in the Honesdale Memoir
| ial Day exercises.
Death, May "a, 1884, of Mrs. Har-
riet w. Waller, widow of Judge c..
p. Waller, who died August 18th,
| 1882. Mrs. Walters mother, Mrs.
Henry w. Stone, died July 80, 1876,
and her father August 20, 1881.
Rev. II. G.. Swentzel delivered the
Memorial Day sermon in Grace
church-subject: " No Discharge" %"
based on Eccl. S:S, There is no dis
charge in that War"
Midshipman VIM. j. Grambs grad
uated at the U. S. Naval Academy at
Annapolis. (He is now a leading
citizen of Seattle, Washington).
Barbara Jeitz badly Injured by a
fall down a stairway at the graded
school building.
Miss Amanda Ham seriously hurt
ter.
Thirty years ago.
John Ketrick, a brakeman on an
Erie coal train killed at Millville on
the Branch, by being run over, while
coupling the cars.
William Lloyd Garrison, abolition
list, died in New York City.
William Matthews, formerly of
Honesdale, seriously i'll in Scranton.
Dwellings of William Hogan, Philip
Breidenstein and Fred. Seelig, on the
Bentley Hill road, near the covered
bridge, destroyed by fire in conse-
quence of a defective fiue.
The celebrated Marathon walking
match between Aaron Dewitt and
John Rehbein, took place on the fair
ground track. Dewitt was 26 years
old and Robin as. Dewitt won in
old and Rehbein 46. Dewitt won in
8 hours and so minutes; Rehbein
having covered 10 12 miles in the
same time. The stake was $50.
Rev. Alexander Calder died in
Equinunk, aged 81 years.
John W. Schoell and Miss Lizzie
Ungemach married by Rev. f. A
Iertzberger of the Honesdale German
Lutheran church.
Thirty-five years ago.
Death of Beatrice Baker, c'Little
Beba,") adopted daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. a. Penniman, aged years
| months and 5 days.
Slight fire at the residence of Geo
Britenbaker
Organ for the new Methodist
church installed. Dedicated by Prof
George w. Morgan.
Death of Mrs. Lizzie (Dimmick)
Badly, at Charlotte, n c. She was a
niece of Miss Lavinia Dmmick, and
her remains were brought here for
interment in Glen Dyberry cemetery
Miss Jennie Brownscombe was
awarded the first premium, $40 and
gold watch, in the exhibition of the
life school of the New York Academy
of Fine Arts.
Ed b. Wood brought to the Allen
House sixteen trout weighing sixteen
pounds, caught in the Equinunk
creek.
Forty years ago.
Jacob Samuel brutally assaulted by
a rowdy in the street.
Teachers Institute being held in
Liberty Hall. jeremiah E. Hawker
County Supt., presiding. Miss Ruth
Terrell gave a remarkably fine exer-
else in Mental Arithmetic.
Monument in honor of Capt. James
Ham erected by Honesdale Lodge No
218 A. Y. NJ. in Glen Dyberry ceme-
terry. The address was delivered by
Rev. w. j. Judd.
The Mission Sunday school cele-
brated it's tenth anniversary at Lib
erty Hall.
Big tireman's parade, all borough
companies participating.
Death of Martin O'Reilly, son OF
Thomas O'Reilly, in Damascus, aged
27 years.
Gold closed in New York forty
years ago today at 141.
Forty-five years ago.
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