The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-01


street early Monday morning and
left little boy.
The Postmaster and clerks of
the Honesdale postofice enjoyed a
game dinner at Meyers Cafe on
Saturday evening.
Charles w. Dein' Is putting In
an acetylene gas plant to furnish
light for his home, barn and slaugh-
ter house at Blandin.
"A movement is on foot to build
a suspension bridge over the Lacka-
waxen just below the dam on Park
street. 1t is needed alright.
John H. Weaver has purchased
the Keefer property on Park street.
Consideration $4,000; possession
December /.
-Antoinette Durland, of Upper
Main street, has invitations out for
card party to be held at her residence
on Thursday. A number of out of
town parties have signif1ed their in
tention to be present.
"A big coal wreck on the Erie
up the train service between Scran-
ton and Hawley on Saturday morn
ing. Nobody was hurt, and traffic
was resumed in the late afternoon.
The American hen now has COM
petitor as the steamer Empress Of
China, from the Orient, brought 116
barrels Of eggs from Shanghai. This
Is the first of number of shipments
that mark the beginning of an invas-
ion by Chinese eggs.
The following from Honeslale
Council, X. of c., had the third de-
gere conferred upon them in Scran-
ton on Sunday: Charles REILLY, John
Schilling, Thos. Artman, and Rev.
Thomas Jordan. A large number
of Honesdale Knights accompanied
them to Scranton.
-Byrne Brothers Eight Bells"
played to a good sized Lyric audi
ence on Friday evening and kept
the onlookers in an uproar through
out the entire performance. The
show was without doubt the best
ever seen of it's kind in Honesdale
and should Manager Dittrich be for
tunate enough to secure return
date he could count on a packed
house.
1t seems that Honesdale theatre
goers do not understand that the
curtain at Lyric theatre rises at 8: g
or on the other hand all their time
pieces must run slow. On Friday
evening for fully ten minutes after
the curtain rose a number of Homes
dalers were ushered to their seats
This Is habit that might be avoid
ed much to the benefit of the play
ers and management of the house
The funeral of Mrs. Horace Hand
took place on Sunday at 8 p. m. from
her residence on Church street. The
service was conducted by her pastor
Rev. DIR. Swift. The pallbearers were
j, H. Torrey, e. F. Torrey, Jr., Ralph
Martin, w. J. Hand, Miles Hand
and Henry Sayre, all nephews;
ksthe honorary pallbearers were: VIM
B. HelnResJ sAndEew Thompson
Adam Reitnaurer, l.. ]. Dorf1inger
e. A. Penniman and Henry Dunning
According to the Scranton
Tribune, Martin Buchanan of Pres
ton township, had disagreement
with his wife on Friday evening ant
shortly afterwards slashed his throat
with, knife, dying from the effects
thereof. SsHe committed the deed II
a store At Winwood owned by hi
son-in-law, Harry Howell. HI
(Buchananl had arranged to sci
his personal property at public salt
on Saturday. The sale was called
off. ......,.
The following Wayne count,
scholars are registered at the Wes
Chester Normal School: Lulu B
Bidwell, Arlington; May M. Brad
bury, Beach Lake; Mildred J. Elliott
Hollisterville; Forest L. eager, Colt
Spring; Reed F. eager, Cold Spring
Isabel G. Harroun, Honesdale; Eu
nice e. Hilgert, Warden; Louis A
Hooker, Milanville; John S. Lee
Waymart; Maude E. Noble, Calkins
Cassie F. Reed, Gravity; Laura M
Ross, Tyler Hill.
The American Fraternal Asso
citation, Honesdale's five-year insur
ance company, has been absorbed
by a Syracuse concern called tn,
Columbian Protective Association
The officers of the American Frater
nal Association have resigned ant
been succeeded by l.. D. Wood o
Syracuse President, R. P. Albrigh
of the same city as secretary. Th
obligations of the retiring compan,
will be matured to the very best ad
vantage by the new company.
TO prevent pumps from freez
ing: Drill a small hole, say one-six
teenth of an inch or less, in puml
stock,-below well or cistern cover
far enough down so that frost will
not reach it. With this metho,
(Which 1 first used nearly forty year
ago) the pump is always primed
and, in warm weather, all the waite
that is pumped Is fresh and cool.