The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-10-19
LOCAL MENTION.

Capt. James Ham Circle, Lad
les of the Grand Army, will meet Fri
day afternoon at Mrs. Isaac H. Balls
on Ridge street.
Senator Dolliver is dead. He
represented Iowa in the National
Senate and was one of the leading
Insurgent Republicans.
The Ladies' Aid Society of
Pleasant Valley will meet at the
Methodist parsonage, Bethany, Fri
day, October 21st, for dinner. A
general invitation to all.
Mrs. Orpha Swingle of Ariel, Pa,
is the author of very popular song
called forbidden Fruit" The air
is very catchy and we expect it to
take its place among the favorite
songs of the day
While doing gymsasium work
David Petersen of this place, a stu
dent at Lehigh University, fell and
dislocated his shoulder. He is now
spending a few days with his father,
DR.. p. B. Pets sen of Main street.
The BEST Ever" club has issued
invitations for a dance to be given
in the Lyric hall on Hallow cen.
This will be the seasons social event
and a number of out-of-town guests
are expected to be present.
Howard Lodge had installation
services on Thursday evening, Oct.
18th, when the new officers were
duly installd. d. d. G. Master Mar
tin was assisted by Brother A. Eber-
hardt, the work being done in Ger
man.
"A petition was recently pre-
sented to the court asking that the
hotel license of Thomas w. Davis at
Big Pond in Palmyra township, Pike
county, be revoked. A rule was
granted on Mr.. Davis to show cause,
etc, returnable at II a. m. Oct. II.
Mrs. Horace B. Bowen died at
her home, Rochester, n. Y, Oct g.,
of goitre, aged 50 years and 8
months. She was a former resi-
dent of Scott township, this coun-
ty. Interment in the Hale Eddy
n. Y, cemetery.
William d. Kellam of Hancock
n. Y, has been granted a pension
of SIS per month He was a resi-
dent of Manchester township where
he enlisted in Co. L, seth n. Y. Vol
o.
county had 6S men in above regi-
ment.
Stanley Ketchel, noted as a
prize fighter, was killed Saturday
last on the ranch of r. p. Dickin-
son situated near Conway, Mo. A
farm hand, Walter A. Hurtz, did the
shooting. The cause that led up to
the deed was a quarrel regarding a
captured by farmer named Thomas
Haggard
B. Howard Bentley has returned
to Honesdale and will enter the in
surance business. He has recently
had some experience in Lynn, Mass,
and will represent fire, life and acci-
dent companies. c. T. Bentley of the
Savings Bank, will have an interest
in the business, which will be known
as the Bentley Insurance Agency.
B. Howard Bentley will be manager
and give his entire attention to the
business.
The commission appointed by
Judge Searle, consisting of DR.. p. b.
Peterson, Henry Wilson, Esq, and
Charles Hawker to inquire into the
mental condition of James DuToe,
uiSL anu HSlu q utdIlnB at WHlCn a
number of witnesses were examined.
This inquiry as to the mans condi-
tion was brought about on petition
made by Secretary Perry A. Clark of
the Wayne County Farmers Mutual
Fire Insurance company, who had
reason to believe that Duroe knew
something about the fires which have
lately occurred at Cherry Ridge and
which were undoubtedly of an incen-
diary character.
Irving T. Brush, who died in Gin
cinnati some years ago, and whose
remains were sent here for burial
and inferred in the Riverside ceme-
terry, was a member of the b. p. o.
of E., No. SO, Los Angeles, Califor-
mia. 1t is a custom of this order to
mark the last resting place of their
members with the emblem of the
order. This was overlooked in this
case and William G. Silverstone, who
is member of the Scranton lodge,
called the attention of his brother
Elks TO this oversight. The secre-
tary of the Scranton lodge immedi-
ately placed himself in communica-
tion with the Los Angeles lodge who
authorized him to have prepared a
suitable and appropriate stone to be
set up at the grave of this brother.
An order was given to Hessling for
a stone to be handsomely carved
with the Elks emblem thereon, which