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

Matthew Prbor Proborofskr, a
native of Russia, who has been re-
siding on farm at Cherry Ridge
for the last two years, died on Sun
day.
-Christy Mathewson, famous for
his wonderful pitching with the
New York Giants, was the first man
to sign up for the coming season.
This took place last Friday.
The Honesdale Maennerchor
will hold the last masquerade ball
of the season on Tuesday evening,
February Sth. Freeman's orchestra
will furnish the music for dancing.
There was a cock fight at the
No. 4 pond on the mountain last Fri
day evening. This was the evening
the Society for Prevention of Cruel
ty were holding their card party.
Too bad the dates conflicted.
Some sixteen ladies, living in
the vicinity of Central Park, partici-
pated in a sleigh ride to the home
of Mrs Ralph F. Martin, in Hawley,
on Monday afternoon, where they
were most delightfully."- entertained.
Coal traffic east, via Honesdale,
has taken such a leap that it now
requires an additional crew to handle
the business and "Rean" Ball, there
fore, has to stay on his own side of
the n.-Carbondale Leader.
The Maple City Greenhouses,
under the new management, will,
as soon as the weather will permit,
erect an Office and show rooms on
the west end of their building as so
to carry a large and varied assort-
ment of flowers, etc.
Miss Ruth Kennedy, of Pleas
ant Mount, the noted reader and i'm
personator, was booked for one of
her interesting and instructive en-
tertainments in the NJ. E. church of
Starucca, for last Friday evening.
Proceeds in aid of the Loyal Tenn
perance Legion"
While walking the railroad
tracks in the binding snow storm
of Saturday evening about 6 O'Clock,
Stanley Wishnevsky, aged 2 years
was struck by a Delaware and Hud-
son freight train near the Tinsley
/ crossing, Olyphant, and died an
/ hour later at the State hospital. His
! skull was fractured.
Remember that Thursday even
ing, February Sd, is the only even
/ ing this year that you can get an
oyster supper that has the well-sus-
tanned reputation of being par eX.
cellence." The place is Seelyville
Selected oysters, cooked and served
by the men of Seelyville. Free con.
veyance from the Wayne Hotel from
) to s p. m. First table at o'clock
Go early Only 35 cents
Capt Kelly, of Company E, has
received assurance from the Armory
Board that in the near future &
brick armory will be erected Capt
Kelly deserves great credit for his
efforts in bringing about this result
and also for the excellent standing
of Company E which has appealed
very strongly to the Armory BoarC
and has been one reason why they
have decided to give the company
a commodious home.
Thomas A Edison's new stor
age battery was tested on a stree
railway at New York city on Thurs
day, when it carried 81 people on /;
four per cent. grade at the rate of /
miles an hour. Further tests are t
be made this week, but it is claimed
that cars can be run much mor'
cheaply than by present methods
The elements of the battery are nickl'
and steel, and the new motor will
run a car $50 miles without recharg
ing.
Joseph Bodie, Jr., and Franl
Jenkins, two of our well know
young men, not appearing at churcl
on Sunday, (they both being activ
members of the choir), inquiry o
their whereabouts brought fort
the information that they had start
ed on Friday morning in sleigl
for Mount Pleasant for the purpos
of tuning a few pianos. AS no in
formation had been received of thei
whereabouts, efforts were made a
once TO find them Both the Bel
: and Consolidated telephones wer
kept DuSy up 10 a ldle HOuT OuHud
to locate them and not until
wireless telegram was received fror
p a farmer, whose place is a short dis
J tance from Mount Pleasant village
, that they were safe in a snow inglc
, where they were heard from
A rescuing party was organized a
that village and, armed with shovel!
they were dug out and brought t
2 Mount Pleasant and thence by tn
2 way of the railroad shipped
= Honesdale Monday morning.
For several months Wilbur Ker
: nedy an old and respected resideI
2 of Mount Pleasant township, has bee
$ acting strangely and on Sunday
$ January 10th, he seized his wifi,
= who is quite a stout woman, an
raising her up some distance frol
g the floor allowed her to drop dow
4 upon her feet, the violence of tn
q impact breaking her right limb nea
e the ankle. DR.. Craft, of Herric
D Center, was called and reduced tn