The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-03-09

A llLtle daughter arrived at tne
home of MIR. and Mrs. Frank Box of
Spring street Friday morning.
Albert ID. Byrant has purchased
from j. L. Burcher lot on East
street; size of lot about 5Ox 15Ox25.
-Ex- Sheriff Murphy, DR.. l.. p
Cooke and Cashier Victor Decker of
Hawley, were in Honesdale on Sat
urday
The Woman's Auxiliary of the
Episcopal church met at the home of
Mrs. o. l.. Rowland on Monday af-
ternoon.
The Boot and Shoe Workers
Union will conduct their sixth annual
ball at the Lyric hall on Friday even
ing, April 1st.
The Easy Boss. Tom Platt. Of
New York state, has gone to his
rest. Bright's disease was the cause
of his death
Five new dwellings, at least,
and possibly seven, are to be erected
in Honesdale early this spring, above
the State bridge.
Rev. w. H. Hitler will preach
this CTuesday) evening in the Pres
byterian church. Rev. Mr.. Wendell
will preach Wednesday evening.
The Grand Jury met on Monday
afternoon. The Hon J. d. Bremen
Of Mt Pleasant, was appointed fore
man, and NJ A. Smith. of Goulds-
boro, clerk.
The White Mills base ball team
has organized and judging by the
line up they will be worthy competi-
tors of any team that can be got to-
gether in this county.
The two children of Mr.. and
Mrs Lorin Gale, who have been i'll
with scarlet fever in Tennessee,
where the family have been spending
a portion of the winter, are now on
the road to recovery.
The Union Revival meetings are
well attended and those attending
have listened to some excellent dis
courses. The singing is very in
spring and the meetings are appre-
ciated as the attendance shows.
A little daughter arrived at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Secor
of Jersey City Heights on Feb. 25th
Mrs. Secor was formerly Elizabeth
Weinss of Hawley, and a sister of
Mrs. T. A. Lighthizer of this place.
A contract was closed with the
Mack Motor Company of Allentown
by the Auto Transportation Com
pany for a automobile stage to carry
sixteen passengers. This stage is to
run between Seelyville and Hawley.
Price agreed to be paid $4,000.
August Bregstein is home from
his Callicoon establishment He re-
tion of the roads are taken into con-
3ideration. Many of the farmers have
been unable to reach their near
est towns since early in January on
account of impossible roads.
The wires of the Consolidated
system at White Mills and
Hawley were out of commission on
owing to the falling of a
tree which broke both trunk lines.
superintendent Boyd rushed his
repair gang to the scene
and in two hours the "hellos" were
over the wires.
On Thursday afternoon last a
farmer named A. Altano, attempted
to cross the river in boat at Mast
Hope, when the boat upset, and al
though he struggled hard to reach
the shore, he finally succumbed,
owing to his chilly condition. His
body was carried down the river by
the current He was about so years
of age.
The superintendents of all the
fish hatcheries in the state met at
the other day for in
in fighting fish diseases,
and the field work for the year.
on diseases which have
been killing fish recently were de-
livered by Mr.. Meehan, the fish
commissioner, and plans were also
discussed for planting the fry.
The new system of telegraph
letters adopted by the combined
Western Union Telegraph Co. and the
Bell Telephone Co.. went into effect
on Monday night. Hereafter you
can send a dispatch consisting of
fifty words for the same price that
II cost for ten words, but this can
only be done between the hours of
six and twelve o'clock at night. You
can send your message or letter at
any time to the telegraph Office and
they will send it between these
hours at the above mentioned rates.
You can telephone your message
over the Bell telephone wires to the
nearest telegraph station without
extra charge. These letters or mes
5ages will be telegraphed to the SEN
dee and reach him by the first mail
the next morning.
Justice to Pittsburg demands