The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-26
LOCAL MENTION.

High school attenQeQ tne session OF
court on Friday last. Prof. Greasy
chaperoned the students.
-Jno. E. Richmond left on the
Erie train for Connecticut by the
way of New York to attend the fun
eral of a nonagenarian uncle.
The Rev. II. B. Coenan, pastor
of st. Johns Lutheran Evangelical
church, has rendered his resignation
to take place on May l, 1910.
Mrs. E. B. Wood fell Monday
evening on the ice in front of her
house hurting her left arm and
fracturing her thigh. DR.. Powell
is in attendance.
-Jno. H. Torrey, of New York
City and Edwin F. Torrey, Jr., of
Clinton, n. Y, are both in town hav-
ing been summoned on account of
the illness of their father.
Protection Engine Co. No. 3
received their new hose cart on Sat
urday and same has been equipped
with hose and the necessary appli-
ance for active and immediate use.
A card party under the aus
pices of the S. P. c. A. will be given
in Lyric Hall on Friday evening,
Jan. 2Sth, at o'clock. Everybody
welcome. Tickets, soc, on sale
at o. T. Chambers drug store.
The funerals of Mrs. Gress-
mann, aged 76, and her sister, Miss
Loretta Menke, aged 60, who died
last week, were held from the Lu-
theran church on Monday afternoon
at o'clock the Rev. DR.. Coenan Of
ficiating. These two sisters having
lived all their lives together, died
within few hours of each other and
were buried in the same grave. In
terment was made in the Lutheran
cemetery.
The Republican caucus met
Saturday evening at the town hall.
Thirty-eight votes were polled. The
following candidates were nominat-
ed: Town council, S. T. Ham and
John SeitZ; school directors, T. B.
Clark and Joshua A. Brown; justice
of the peace, Robert A. Smith, as
SCISSOR, Frank ]. Varcoe; auditor,
Frank Truscott; judge of election,
Jno. T. Boyd; inspector of election,
William H. Bader.
Mr.. and Mrs. William F. Suy-
dam held Continental reception
on Friday evening last at their resi-
dence on Ninth street Those pres
ent, wore the costumes of their an
cestors. The costumes together with
house decorations, and illuminatiOns,
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evening was enjoyed by the many
present, among whom we noted:
Mesdames Durland, Holmes, j. T.
Fuller, Penniman, Whitney, Bent
ley, Lambert, Dorflinger, Whitaker,
Menner, of Honesdale; Mesdames
Martin and w. f. Suydam, Jr., of
Hawley, Misses Fuller, Torrey, Jad-
win and Conger of Honesdale, and
the Misses Dorflinger of White
Mills.
The use of dynamite on Park
Lake every year is beginning to
alarm property owners whose prop
erty is close TO the river, and there
is contemplated a meeting of all
interested to make a vigorous pro-
test against the use of this explosive,
to the extent of damaging their
buildings. The Wayne Hotel and
brick factories are the principal
sufferers and unless this method of
clearing the river of ice is changed,
the town will have a bill of damages
TO pay which will be a burden to the
taxpayers. A few more experiences
like we had on Saturday and we
will be compelled TO record the col
lapsing of some of the brick build
ings in that section of our town.
D. w. Hull, of Waymart, one of
our progressive farmers, was pre-
vailed upon when delegate to the
Horticultural Convention which met
at Tunkhannock, to make an effort
to organize a Horticultural Society
in Wayne county. The prevailing
opinion among experts who are ia
miliar with the fine flavor and the
splendid keeping qualities OF Wayne
county apples, is, that a society of
this kind would have a tendency to
increase the acreage of fruit grow
ing in this county. The hilly, stony,
good grass growing character of our
soil offers wonderful opportunities
to the careful farmer along this
line. There is a mulched orchard
near Pittston, the owners of which
are now marketing apples at $2.25
per bushel box. Why not Wayne
farmers do just as well? Those
who are in favor of forming a Hor-
ticultural society in this county
kindly send names to ID. w. Hull,
Waymart, or w. H. Bullock, Homes
dale, that some action may be taken.