The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-26
Henry Kiefer. the voune son of Mr.

ing last, sustaining a laceration of the
right leg that required twelve stitches to
close. The lad was playing at the rear
of his home and fell from platform,
landing with considerable force and
lacerating the fleshy part of the right
thigh in a most painful manner.
In the Luzerne court on Thursday
last, Judge Lynch directed jury to re-
turn a verdict against the Royal Ar
canum and in favor of the estate of H.
Reimensnyder for 3,463.50. Reimen-
SNYDER was resident of Hazleton and
committed suicide few years ago. He
was insured in the Royal Arcanum, the
officers of which society refused to make
payment on the policy, on the ground
that Reimensnyder had ended his own
life, but the court decided that the estate
was entitled to payment of the face of
the policy, with interest.
H. H. Rogers estate is estimated at
from $50, ,O00, ,0O0to $500, 900, ,OOOin value.
Even the lesser sum is an amount which
is beyond comprehension and the earn
ings of which no man could spend on
himself.
Former Vice President Levi p. Nor
ton was So years old on Sunday last: He
is enjoying the bestof health. Mr.. Nor
ton enjoys the distinction of being the
oldest of four men still living who have
held the office of Vice President of the
United States. The others are: Adlai
f. Stevenson, Theodore Roosevelt and
Charles w. Fairbanks. He has also at
tained greater age than any other ex-
vice president, with the single exception
of John Adams, the first Vice President
of the United States, who died in 1926,
at the age OF 30 years.
Many old Del. & Hud. Canalers re-
member Mrs. Catharine Perkins, who
was one of the oldest light keepers in
when she was retired two years ago,
and who died in Kingston, N. V, on
Thursday last. For tifty-one years she
kept the lighthouse at the mouth of
Rondout creek, having succeeded her
husband, when he was drowned during
a storm.
"A party OF Damascus people enjoyed
a house boat ride down the Delaware
river last week. The party started from
Cochecton on Thursday morning and
expected to reach Trenton on Friday
night. Thence they proceeded to Phila-
delphia and returned home by rail. The
craft was 20Xl2 feet over all, and built
with covering to shield its occupants
from storms. The party consisted of
Harper Valentine, Charles Mitchell,
Robert Mitchell, Melvin Mitchell, S. A.
Brush, Frank Oliver and Porter Rose,
of Tyler Hill Corwin Valentine and A.
&. Gregg, of Damascus Sidney Tyler,
of Galilee, and Harry Branning, OF New
York city.
-"Polly OF the Circus" is coming to
the Lyric Theatre on Friday next, May
2Sth, and, as the title indicates, it is a
story of little girl who has spent her
life in the atmosphere of the saw dust
ring, and has become the idol of the boss
canvasman and Uncle Toby, the old ac-
robatic clown. Through an accident she
is thrown into different environment,
and the author, Margaret Mayo, has
evolved strikingly interesting story in
good homely atmosphere. 1t was
played one whole year in New York, and
will be given here with the same elabor-
ate production. The cast includes Miss
Fay Wallace, Herbert Darlington, Ed
ward Saxon, Walter V. Milton, Clint G..
Ford, Carolyn Lee and Betty Huston.
On Thursday last the Wayne County
Medical Society held their annual meet
ing at the Allen House. At 1:3O o'clock
dinner was served, and the meeting con-
vened tat 2:30, President DR.. A. j. ST.
mons, presiding. During the session
papers were read by the members desig-
mated, and fully discussed by those pres
ent. DR.. Chas. G. Corsen, of Rileyville
treated the subject of pneumonia -
DR.. &. T. Rodman, of Hawley, "Gall
Stones," and DR.. H. c. Noble, of Way.
mart, "Eclampsia.,' After business
session, the society agreed to hold theil
next meeting in July, in Milford, Pike
county. The program for the coming
year, prepared by the committee, was
adopted. The following members were
in attendance: Drs. H. B. Searles, P. E
Peterson, L. B. Nielsen, f. w. Burns
P. F. Griffin, w. T. McConvill, H. B
Ely, r. w. Brady and F. w. Powell, O.
Honesdale; H. G. White, of Ariel; G. T
Rodman, of Hawley; F. w. Corson, O.
Waymart; A. M. Cook, South Canaan
A. j. Simons, Newfoundland, and H. c
Noble, Waymart. The following guests
were also present DR.. r. H. Ely, o
Hawley, and DR.. Fletcher Gilpin, O.
Newfoundland. The committee on nom
nations reported the following 'officer
for the ensuing year: President, A. j
Simons Vice Presidents. H. G. Nohl