The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-10-27
LOCAL MENTION.


reduced it's price from three cents
to one cent.
"A very interesting story is now
running in The Citizen for boys and
girls-young or old.
Rev. A. l.. Whitaker will hold
service in White Mills on Sunday
Oct. 31st, at p. m.
-Gustave Diener, who for num-
ber of years has been foreman OF the
construction department at the Ma
tional Elevator Works, has resigned
his position.
An arrangement has been con-
cluded by the Vestry of Grace church
by which Mrs. VIM. F. Heft, Jr., be-
comes choir-leader and Miss Mabel
Broad organist.
The average cost per mile Tor
building State roads is estimated at
$4,000 as was reported at a meeting
of the county commissioners OF Lu-
zerne county addressed by Highway
Commissioner Joseph H. Hunter.
Too much.
Rev. S. McVey, of Hollister-
vile, spent Friday last with Mr.. and
Mrs. H. E. Policy of Hawley. Mr..
NcVey has been appointed to preach
in the Free Methodist churches in the
Beach Lake district and was on his
way to that place.
Sheriff NJ. l.. Braman disposed
of the following real estate on Fri
day: Property of Edward and Sarah
Sample, of Palmyra township, to j..
F. Drake, $3.50; property OF James
Van Orden, of Manchester, to John
Raynard, $50; property of Samuel
Skinner, of Damascus, to E. b.
Sheard, $776; property of Mary e.
Tyler, of Manchester township, to
Frank B. Lawson, 500.
Deer are reported to be quite
numerous in Pike county this fall
and constable Lord, of Milford, re-
lated that the other morning nine
deer were seen at one time in
field on the farm of his brother Sim
con at Lords Valley. He also says
the past season the deer practically
ruined his brothers crop of oats.
The following clipping has been
received by Honesdale relatives OF
Rev. Charles Canavan, of Glen
Cove, L. l., whose home is in Homes
dale, being a native of this place:
Rev. Father Canavan, who has been
transferred to the Church of Our
Lady of Sorrows, Coney Island, was
rendered a farewell reception on
Thursday evening in the Sunday
school room. Addresses were made
by Father O'Reilly, rector; John
Dunn, president of Glen Cove Catho-
lie society, and M. Curran, president
of the Holy Name society, and the
latter presented Father .Canavan
with a sterling silver chest contain
ing a gift of $1,096 from the mem
bers of the church. Father Cana
van made a response expressing his
deep appreciation of the kindly SEN
timent entertained for him by those
with whom he worked during his as
sistant pastorate." The many friends
of Father Canavan in Honesdale and
vicinity are pleased to know of the
high esteem in which he is held by
the people of Glen Cove.
The Orange county court al
Goshen was busy last week with the
ease of Pelton versus the Erie r. r
This case grew out of an accident
which occurred at Hawley when ar
Erie train was derailed and the pas
sengers on the train badly shaker
up. Carrie Pelton, being one of thu
passengers, is the plaintin in thi
case. One of the passengers on thu
train at the time and who was called
as a witness for the plaintiff wa
Rev. F. c. Card, former pastor o
the Hawley Baptist church. Ou
old friend and brakeman, Jerr,
Lenehan, was also witness for tn
plaintiff. The suit was for damage
to the extent of $4,000, Miss Pei
ton claiming she has been injure,
to that extent. The jury took tn
case at 1880 on Friday and retire
for deliberation. On Saturday the
returned verdict in favor of tn
railroad. The defense of the rail
road was that they had taken ever
possible precaution that was possibl
and the rail which broke had bee
tested and proven. good under ever
kaaf knawvu IN fha aciau2ifc world.