The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-11-30
LOCAL MENTION.

-CnTlSIHdS COUQeS next.
Edison Blandin, Scranton, was a
business caller in town last Wednes-
day.
William H. Krantz has resign
ed as a member of Board of Direc-
tors of the Dime Bank.
Isaac F. Tibbits, a prominent
business man of Reading, is spend
ing several days in town.
Joseph w. Hunter, State High
way Commissioner, spent Tuesday
IN Honesdale inspecting the new
state road which has just been COM
pleted.
The Navy cadets beat the Army
cadets at foot ball by 8 to 0 last
Saturday. 1t was hard fought bat
tie, and won by a Navy cadet kick
ing a field goal.
The Lestershire Endicott Rec
ord last week issued a splendid col
ored Thanksgiving number, brimful
of news and running over with ad-
vertisements.
Harold Yerkes, Olaf Spettigue,
Jr., r. b. Brenneman, Honesdale,
and Cyrus Brenneman, West Vir-
ginia, spent last week hunting at
Lord Valley, Pike county. Harold
Yerkes had the good fortune to
shoot deer.
Edison R., son of Mr.. and Mrs
Frederick w. Kreitner, this city, who
has been with the Traders National
Bank, Scranton, for several years,
has been promoted from a clerkship
to the position of note teller, much
to the delight of his many friends.
The Whatsoever Circle will hold
their church fair and supper in the
NJ. e. parlors Thursday, December l +,
afternoon and evening. Fancy arti-
cles, aprons and candies for sale. The
Household booth will be a specially.
An unusually good menu will be
served. Price 40 cents. First table
at $50.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Freeman,
Baltimore, Md, are spending some
time as the guests of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Freeman. Mr..
Freeman has been very successful
since leaving Honesdale several
years ago, and his many friends are
delighted to see him again after his
long absence.
Paul w. Gardner, former
Honesdale boy, was elected President
of st. Andrews Society of the Beth
lehem diocese, at the fifth annual
convention held lately at West Pitts
ton. II. w. Stengal, at the same
meeting, was elected a member of
the executive committee.
The Keystone Guard, another
of the 5-year dividend paying insur-
ance companies, has gone out of ex-
istence by consolidating with the
American Patriots of Springfield,
III. This Illinois association is very
strong financially and will meet all
the obligations of the Guard" in the
same manner as they have discharged
them heretofore.
1910 was the banner year for
drinks and smokes. The following
figures show the consumption. One
hundred and sixty-three million gal
Ions of distilled spirits; over SO
millions of fermented liquors; seven
billion six hundred millions cigars
six billion eight hundred million Gig
arettes and over 400 million pounds
of plug, fine cut smoking and chew
ing tobacco. This is what the gov
ernment reports.
Bishop NJ. ]. Hoban has ap-
pointed Rev. j. W. Balta, d. D., to
succeed the late Rev. William Das-
sell as pastor of st. Mary of Mag
dalen, Honesdale. DR.. Balta was
stationed in Weston, Luzerne coun-
ty, as rector of the Sacred Heart
church, where he has done excellent
work among the foreign-speaking
people there. He is a graduate of
the University of Appolinaris,
Rome. Rev. c. p. Wassenkuhn,
Hazleton, has been named to sue
ceed DR.. Balta. Father Wassen-
kuhn came to Scranton from Pam
anna several months ago and was
temporarily assigned to Hazleton.