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

Judge Searle is holding COM
mon pleas court in Wilkes-B Barre
this week and will preside in Scran-
ton next week.
Attention, Veterans! Regular
meeting of Capt. Ham Post, No. 1913,
G. A. R., on Friday evening, Dec. 8,
1909. Election and camp fire.
Our new and enterprising Arm,
Calvin & Theobald, are equipping
Geo. Rickert's new cement house
with modern system of plumbing:
The social and dance given at
Texas No. fire company's house on
Tuesday evening, was largely at
tended and proved success in every
manner.
The remains of Edward Ensign,
who for years was general baggage
master of the Erie Railroad, were
brought to Honesdale and thence
taken to Waymart where interment
was made.
The play produced by the schol-
ars of the White Mills High school
was a success both artistically and
financially and reflected great credit
upon the management. The Union
Depot" was the title of the play.
Russell T. Whitney's suit
against the Lake Ladore Ice Co. for
| $1,000 damages claimed to have been
incurred by violation of contract,
will be placed on the court calendar
for January, and no doubt will come
up for trial at the March term.
On Sunday John e. Richmond
fresh from listening to DR.. Swift
preach upon the "Cares and Anxieties
J of Life" attempted to seperate two
unsanctifed dogs who were fighting
near his residence. In the mixuI
Mr.. Richmond fell and was bitten
on the wrist.
Henry Kiegler, arrested for as
sault and battery on Sunday night
spent the evening in Jail, and or
appearing before Justice Ham next
morning was admitted to bail in
the sum of 5000 to appear before
the next court. The complaint was
his wife, Mrs. Katherine Kiegler,
of River street.
If you want a good supper
come to the M. E. church parlor, on
Thursday evening, December End
The menu consists of scalloped oys.
ters, potatoes, ham, cabbage salad
meat loaf, brown bread, rolls, cram
berry sauce, ice cream and cake an6
coffee. All for 35 cents. Fancy
articles will be on sale.
Professor Oday was in Carbon
dale on Monday afternoon, where he
met Professor Ellis of Dunmore ant
Professor Lotus of Carbondale. Fol
the recitation in the Literary Con.
test, they selected DE Quincey'i
Deed, by Homer Greene. The three
principals are to be congratulated
on their choice, as the contest Is tt
be held in Honesdale, the home o.
the author.
Friday afternoon d. & H. en-
gine No. 731, plunged into the EN-
bankment at Panther's Bluff, ant
was totally wrecked. The engine
Twas hauling a train from Farviev
anu II ~ SuQpOSSU Lie 0nBtu0ST lO6
control, for as it struck the heav!
grade, 1t was travelling at terrific
speed. Engineer and fireman jump
ed just in time to save themselves.
| "A fire at Atco destroyed tn,
barn belonging to John Dexter, lat
Saturday night. The family wer,
aroused in time to rescue the horse
but ~ cows, colts, calf and 81
chickens, together with about Al
tons of hay, several tons of corn
stalks and a lot of farming imple
ments were destroyed. Origin o
fire is unknown. Loss estimated a
about $4,000; partly insured II
Bingham G. Walls agency at Hawley
Last Friday morning Georg
Mennett and Robert Iloff, who ar
employed by the Honesdale Milling
Co., had a narrow escape from
death. While unloading a car O
feed and placing 1t in the old D.
H. Co.'S machine shop, which Is use,
, as storage by the Milling Company
they had piled the bags up to tn
roof when suddenly the pile, weigh
ing twenty tons, toppled over, an
instead of burying them they wer
: knocked to the other side of tn
building and fortunately were NOR
4 frightened than hurt.