The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-10

vorce libel against Phoebe A..
(Owens) Ham, alleging that the
woman, whom he married April II,
1902, deserted him Sept. II, 1904.
The Misses Flynn were given a
surprise farewell party at their home
on Main street Monday evening.
About 35 young folks were present,
and a most enjoyable evening was
spent.
The ninth annual reunion of the
Stalker family will be held Aug. 81
at the home of John Stalker at
Hurd, N. Y. The president wishes
everyone to make an earnest effort
to be present if possible.
The three Huycks, father and
two sons, started Monday the job of
putting slate on the caves of the
German Lutheran church, which was
struck by lightning June 16. The
job they consider a small one and it
will be finished this week.
Hull Bros. of Waymart are pro-
gressive farmers who are calling the
attention of the outside world to the
fertility of Wayne county soil by
practically demonstrating that it is
capable of producing results that
pay. They have an immense amount
of celery in good growing shape, as
well as other vegetable plants.
AT the courthouse Wednesday
afternoon the road supervisors of
tn, 4A
or reject the states proposition,
made through Engineer A. w. Long
of the highway department, whereby
state and township would divide the
cost of oiling the Seelyville and
Bethany state roads. The cost of the
oiling would be $50 a mile.
William Loeb, Jr, collector of
the port of New York, was toasted
as the next governor of New York
state" at an informal banquet in
Kingston, n. Y, Saturday. The col
lector replied banteringly and did
not commit himself. Judge Seeger
was the banqueter who sprang the
gubernatorial toast. The automo-
bile party returned to New York.
Labor day will be given an ap-
propriate celebration by the labor
bodies of Honesdale. There will be
two bands and a drum corps to sup
ply music for the parade and it is
expected that there may be as many
as 1000 men in line. Hawley and
White Mills will be invited to march
and also to take part in the picnic
at Bellevue park in the afternoon.
Mrs. Mary Ann Lutes, aged so
years, died Saturday at the home Of
her daughter, Mrs. George Miller Of
903 Park street, Scranton. The de-
ceased is survived by the following
children: Mrs. Miller and Mrs.
Thomas Reynolds of Scranton, Mrs.
Edwin Hoznall of Honesdale, Mrs.
F. w. Osthaus of Thurston, Wyo-
ming county, William and Joseph
Lutes of Vernon, Wyoming county,
and Thomas W. Lutes of Potter coun-
ty. The funeral was held Monday.
Interment in Vernon.
We find the following sentence
in the Wilkes-Barre Records report
of Roosevelt's tour of the Wyoming
Valley last week: THE party drove
on straight to Pittston, a town of
10000" Apparently the Record
writer has little regard for Pittston
or for accuracy. His petty attempt
to belittle a neighbor is as uncalled
for as it is unjust. We suggest that
our contemporary send its reporters
up to Pittston to take a look around
and see what large and progress
sive community Pittston really is
Pittston Gazette.
Henry Wenzel died at his home
on Willow avenue Thursday after
sickness of five years, having been
confined to his house two weeks. He
was born in Germany in 1882, and
was brought to America by his par
ents when a baby. He had resided in
Honesdale nearly all of his life. He
followed boating on the d. & H.
canal a number of years. He leaves
two sons, Andrew and Jacob, both of
Honesdale, and two daughters, Lena,
wife of John Carey, late of Taylor,
and Miss Elizabeth, at home, and
his widow, who was Anna E. Ripple.
More than 700 people went to
Lake Lodore to the Shoemakers' pic
mic on the special train at l o'clock
this noon. There are IL cars, all
crowded. The o'clock special of
eight cars was not so full. The
drum corps paraded for an hour at
noon and rode to the lake in the
smoker of the special. The sun is
drying up the mud, and the crowd at
the lake this afternoon is one of the
happiest companies Wayne county has
held for quite a while. There are
plenty of games and sports on the
program and the time is bound to be
well occupied until the special leaves
the lake at 7 tonight.