The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-02-09

Brady.
Thermometers are indicating
from 10 to IL degrees below zero
these mornings.
No improvement is made in the
condition of George Reichenbacker,
who is very i'll.
To-day "wednesday is Chinese
New Years and Lee Fie keeps open
house all day to receive his friends.
Last Saturday some of the farm
ers who drove into Honesdale for
coal were compelled to go to White
Mills.
-Thirty-four applicants for the
position of census enumerators took
the examination at the town hall on
Saturday
John l.. Sullivan, the ex-Champ-
ion bruiser, was married Monday to
an old sweetheart schoolmate. The
lady in question is well-to-do in this
worlds goods. John L. is a divorcee.
The pictures of the Carbondale
contestants do not appear in this
issue as the cuts for same have not
arrived up to the time we go to
press. but will appear in our next
issue.
--Adolph Schneider, our former
pitcher, lately with the Reading club,
has been sold to the Oakland club of
the Pacific Coast League He left
for Oakland on Saturday last to be-
gin practice.
The congregation of ST. Johns
Lutheran church accepted the res
ignation of the Rev. MIR. Coenen on
Sunday last at q regular congrega-
tional meeting. Rev. Coenen will
remain here in Honesdale.
The following were among the
many from Carbondale who attend
ed the Literary contest at the Lyric
on Friday evening" Blanche Colvin,
Madeline Stevens, LOttie Histed,
Marcella Bryant and Hazel Patten.
The fourth quarterly conference
and quarterly meeting for the Beth
any charge will be held in the NJ. T..
church, Aldenville, next Sunday
evening, Feb. 13, at 7:S0 o'clock.
Rev Dr. Fuller will be in charge.
Forest City had a serious fire
on Monday night. Three double
dwellings on Lackawanna street
owned by Frank Mebshedofki and
single dwelling, the property of Adam
Genski, causing a loss of $4,000.
Twenty families were made home
less. Mehoopany, Wyoming county,
Pa. also had a fire which caused
eighteen families to be homeless.
Five dwellings, a hotel, store and
the odd Fellows hall were consum-
ed. Damage is estimated at $4,000.
"A runaway took place last Fri
day on Main street. A colt belong
ing to Mrs. Perry Tallman, which
she was driving, took fright at the
noisy crowd which was congregated
at the Union depot At the corner
of Main and Fourth street the turn
out coilided with a lamp post. Mrs.
. Tallman was thrown out into the
snow but not hurt The sleigh and
harness were damaged, while the
horse, which was caught further
down the street, was uninjured.
About 2:30 o'clock Monday
morning a fire broke out in the ice
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by Lobb & Jacobs, on Main street,
at Hawley. The building is owned
by William Schardt, who runs a cigar
store in the building. in another part
! of the building a barber shop is
run by Daniel COrcoran The fire
) was caused by a defective flue. The
: damage done by the fire was slight
and was confined to the candy store
= and the rooms in the upper part of
the house, the principal damage be-
ing done by the water soaking a
7 great deal of the stock in the cigar
: store. The loss is about $500.
Captain James Ham Post had
installation of officers on Friday
evening at the Posts quarters. Past
p Commander r. w. Brady was in
stalling officer. The officers are as
) follows: Commander, II. Wilson;
senior vice, J. e. Cook; junior vice,
S. o. Lincoln; adjutant, BENZ. Gard
= ner; quartermaster, Graham Watts;
chaplain, Peter Collum; officer of
the day, Isaac ~ Forman; officer of
the guard, Michael Weber; guard,
; Henry Parish. Among the out-of-
town guests present were Prof. and
Mrs. j. b. Evans, of Carbondale.
Mrs. Evans sang several grand army
! songs and gave a number of recita-
; tions, which were heartily received.
: Miss Lillian Barberi recited "Sheri-
, dams Ride" Homer Greene and
, Charles z. Searle made addresses.
Mr.. Searle's address will appear in
] ft7 in Npi1
J G.. Cmnen offered prayer Music
: during the evening was furnished by
= Sonner's orchestra and the Maple
/ City Drum Corps. A fine supper was
afterwards served and pleasant
evening enjoyed by all present.
, On Thursday, an election con-
test from Clinton township, which
p has lately been divided into two
election districts, was held before
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