The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-03-11

ed in the condition of Hon. Thos.
j. Ham as we go to press.
Episcopal services in the Pres
byterian church at Waymart, on
Sunday, March 13, 3 o'clock p. IN.
1t was through Dorin's real es-
tate agency that Delmore Cole sold
his farm, located near Winwood, to
Mr.. Warner Decker.
Al. Blandin. travelling sales
man for Birdsall Bros, is reported
by the Scranton papers as being very
ill at his home in Pittston.
-Gustave Smith, the hustling
representative of the Westinghouse
Company, was in town on Thursday
on business for his concern.
Protection Engine Co. held their
regular monthly meeting on Tuesday
evening. Two new members were
elected, namely: Joseph Schiessler
and George Butler.
An out-of-town gentleman mas
leased the store recently vacated by
!. X. jenkins, uptown, and on Apr. /
will open up same as first-class
grocery and provision establish
ment.
On Sunday evening and every
evening next week except Saturday,
the Union Revival meetings will be
held in the Methodist church. Rev.
DR.. Swift will preach on Sunday
evening.
Of 10,
church met on Wednesday and Or
ganized for the coming year, as fol-
lows: II. Scott Salmon, president;
VIM. H.Lee, secretary, and Charles
7. Bentley. treasurer.
Jesse Wood of Waymart, who
was knocked down by team of
horses in Carbondale while at
tempting to board a street car, had
his right foot ampUtated at the City
Private Hospital ON Tuesday.
Miss Lizzie c. Bassett, who left
Honesdale for a visit to her western
relatives, reports from Kansas City
that she is enjoying herself in a eli
mate which is so warm and pleasant
that it makes us wish that winter was
over.
The grand jury which finished
its work on Tuesday afternoon de-
serve the commendation of the tax
payers of Wayne county for the ex-
peditious manner in which they per-
formed their duties, thus saving con-
siderable money to the county.
The strike situation at Philadel-
phia remains about the same, no
agreement having been reached by
the car company and the striking
employees. There is less disorder.
Both parties are determined to hold
out and both are confident of vic
tory.
The Union Revival meetings,
which are being held in the Presby-
terian church this week, are well at
tended. Rev. George Wendell
preached an eloquent sermon We'd
nesday night. Rev. DR.. Swift preach
ed on Thursday evening, and Rev
viii Hitler will preach tonight
friday.
The White Ribboners will meet
ternoon, March 18th, at o'clock.
The subject will be Christian Citi-
zenship." Mrs. Olive Keeler will
have charge. There is also important
business which needs attention at
once. 1t is desired that every one
interested in the work will be pres
ent.
A woman was found in a semi
unconscious condition in Central
Park on Tuesday night. A constable
conveyed her to the lookup. Chief
Burgess Kuhbach was notified and
gave her a hearing on Wednesday
morning, when it was developed that
she had been treated by some resi-
dents of our town to considerable
liquid refreshments, then left in the
park where she would have succumb-
ed to the cold and probably died had
she not been discovered. Burgess
Kuhbach, after giving her some good
wholesome advice, agreed to release
her, if she would leave town on the
next train. She left on the 1925
train bound for Scranton to watch
that city grow.
Word was received from Wash
ington that Private Walter w. Wood
had been granted a pension on age
Mr.. Woods record is as follows: En-
listed in the 37th New York Volun-
teers and also the Sth New York
State Militia, his enlistments being
cancelled on account of his inability
to secure consent of parents, he be-
ing under age. He then enlisted in
the saith New York Volunteers and
while the regiment was on its way
to the front, he was taken from the
ranks by virtue of a writ of habeas
corpus obtained by his parents. He
then enlisted and served as a sub
stitute for a stay-at-home in the 1st
New York Light Artillery, who were
put to service to quell the draft riots
in New York City in 1868, the New
York City militia then being at
Gettysburg. The subject of our sketch
received a slight fracture of the skull,