The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-19

last Thursday at Rochester, N. Y,
at the age of IS.
Michael J. McAndrews and
Maggie Decker. both of Hawley, Pa.
obtained a marriage license We'd
nesday and the same day were mar
ried by a justice of the peace.
Rev. VIM. II. Hitler entertain
ed the official board OF his church
at the parsonage last Friday even
ing. Singing, speechmaking and a
lunch made the evening an enjoy
able one.
The Methodist church at Haw-
ley, presided over by Rev. Mr.. Rip
ley, will observe the Lenton season
this year by holding extra services.
This is a new departure for this de-
nomination.
Harry Bunnell has been reap
pointed steward of the Honesdale
and Texas poor house.
There will be a donation for
Rev. w. B. Signor at Bethany on
Thursday evening, January Goth, at
the parsonage.
-Hawley may lose one of it's cut
glass factories. Stroudsburg has
made proposition which includes a
money consideration to w. II. Gibbs
to remove his business from Haw-
ley to Stroudsburg, and Mr.. Gibbs
has the proposition under consider
alton.
Mrs. Alfred Killam, of Hawley,
entertained the Presbyterian Ladies'
Aid society at her home Wednesday
afternoon, it being the annual meet
ing. A most enjoyable time was had.
! The following officers were elected
for 1910: Mrs. Asher Atkinson,
President; Mrs. Alfred Decker, Vice
President; Mrs. Victor A. Decker,
Treasurer, and Mrs. r. w. Murphy
Secretary.
On Friday last while Elmer c.
Peck and Leroy Roat were working
over some heated babbit at the Ma
tienal Elevator Works, the fluid
few up in the faces of both work.
men, badly burning them about the
face, but in some miraculous man
ner did not strike either of them in
their eyes. Dr.. Nelson was called and
dressed the wounds of the injured
men, who are now reported to be do
! ing nicely.
H. J. Atkinson was bit by a
| dog last wednesday while walking
upon the streets of Hawley. Mr..
Atkinson shot the dog and sent the
body to the Pastuer Institute, New
York City, to be examined. They
reported no traces of rabies could be
| found but they also informed Mr..
Atkinson that still further test
would be made, that would take pos
| sibly thirty days before final results
| could be obtained. Mr.. Atkinson
| determined to run no risk as to the
| result of his injury, went to New
York City and is now undergoing
the usual treatment to prevent any
serious effects.
The most important Sunday
school meeting held in years in
Wayne county will convene in the
Baptist church in Honesdale on
Thursday, January goth. A splen-
did array of speakers and workers
will discuss many phases of the
work. Be sure and be there and
hear the good things to be told
about the county work. We are 10
be favored indeed in having w. G.
Landes, of Philadelphia, State Sec
retary of the Sunday School Asso-
citation, veritable host in himself
Three years ago the county was sub.
divided into five Sunday school dis
tricts. A successful convention has
been held in the Orson, Damascus
and Sterling districts this winter
The schools in the Honesdale dis
trict are as follows: All Sunday
schools in Honesdale, White Mills
Whites Valley, Pleasant Mount
Aldenyille, Cold Spring. Clinton
Steene, Seelyville, Prompton, Way
mart, Cherry Ridge, Bethany, Car
ley Brook, Girdland Beech Lake
Indian Orchard, Siko, Dyberry, anC
Rileyville. Every Sunday schoo
worker in the whole region SHOULD
; be there. Those who fail to be ther,
to catch and carry home some o
the enthusiasm that will be created
will be the loser. Do not forge
that w. G. Landes, Rev. c. b. Henr.
and wife, Miss Laura Kennedy, ant
Mrs. G. C. Abrahams are wortl
hearing because they have got some
thing to say. Come one, come all.
"A new Erie time table will be
, come effective January 16, 1910
; which involves important change
p and prospective passengers shoulC
consult agents relative to local ar
= rivals and departures. Train
, Buffalo Express, will be discontinue,
as a passenger train. Train viii
, haul Buffalo equipment in addition
to the Cleveland and Oil City sleep
ers and day coaches and will leav
West 23rd Street at 1885 p. m
Chambers street at 7:40 p. IN. am
Jersey City at 7:55 p. m, arriving
Buffalo 1920 a. m, Cleveland at III
N m Cafe care will be ODen a