The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-02-16

next at p. m.
William Henry Reed and Dex-
ter Keeler. both of Honesdale. are
Co. E.
-Ex-Sheriff Dick Murphy. Cash
ier Vic Decker, and Hardware Man
w, w. Watts, of Hawley. have pur-
chased automobiles.
The Honesdale Stars journeyed
to Milford Saturday evening and end
ed the game of basket ball in a dis
pute with the score 2S to 2S.
Miss Clara r. Torrey gave
luncheon on Monday afternoon to
some twenty of her friends. Mrs. e.
c. Mills, of Brookline, Mass, was the
guest of honor,
The Dunmore High school bas-
ket ball team will play the Homes
dale High school team on Friday,
Feb. 18th. Dunmore walloped Car
bondale last week to the tune of 20
to 8.
Dick Nallin, who played first
base for the Honesdale team at one
time, has signed to play with the
Frederick (Md) team. He has
been playing with the Tri-State and
Atlantic Leagues.
Peter Stanton, native of Wayne
county, died at his home at Herrick
Center on Wednesday of last week.
His funeral was held on Saturday, at
the home. Burial took place in the
Methodist cemetery at Pleasant
Mount.
The new postal cards are just
making their appearance. They
measure 3 q Ks inches; are of light
blue tint, printed in bronze blue ink.
The stamp on the card is an ellipse
containing the profile of William Nc
Kinley.
Services at Grace church on
Sunday, Feb. Goth: Holy Commun-
ion at a. m; morning prayer and
sermon, at 1890 a. m; admission
service and address to the Brother
hood of st. Andrew at 1880 p. m.
All are invited.
The Will of Miss Laura Cannon,
the well-known woman lawyer of
Wilkes-Barre, who died last week
from injuries sustained in an auto
mobile accident, was probated on
Wednesday. She left an estate val
ued at $4,000.
We have on our desk a Mcintosh
red apple, grown in Oregon, which is
wrapped in waXed paper and brings
price which would make a Wayne
county farmer happy. This apple
is no better, if as good, as the ap-
pies we grow here at home, and sell
for about one-third the price.
On Wednesday morning of last
week carload of the old govern
ment books, which were formerly
used in the old High school library,
were shipped back to the Congress
sional department at Washington.
The outgoing Sunday evening
! ID. & III. train met with mishap at
Fortenia, by the breaking of part of
the engine. The crew were obliged
/ to return to Honesdale, secure an
other engine and proceed on their
| journey to Carbondale, making the
passengers several hours late in
] reaching tnelr destination.
Miss Tydvil Jones, of Scranton,
the well known talented singer, who
! favored the congregations of the
! Methodist and Presbyterian congre-
cations with several entertainments
of rare enjoyment last year, is to
fill the position, at an early date, in
the choir of st. Peters German Lu-
theran church. Brooklyn, N. Y.
The knights of Columbus had a
memorial mass for deceased mem
bers at the st. Johns Catholic
church on Sunday morning. Feb. B..
Father Thos. NJ. Hanley was the cell
ebrant. There was special music
and the council attended in body.
Paul Sonner, violinist, assisted Mrs.
Richtmeyer. who presided at the or
gan Mr.. John Carroll rendered a
solo.
AT the Horticultural show at
Tunkhannock there was a number
of sample boxes of apples from the
famous apple growing districts of the
states of Washington and Oregon,
and 1t was the consensus of opinion
that Wayne county apples were su-
perior as to taste and equally as good
in looks. Yet some of the acres
where these apples grew yielded a
revenue from $500 to $500 per
year.
Rev. S. d. Day, OF Forest City .
will be the special preacher at Grace
| Episcopal church on Wednesday,
Feb. 10th. at 1880 p. IN. Rev. II. e.
Robbins of Carbondale, will preach
on Friday. Feb. IS, at 1880 p. IN.
The children's service will be ten
minutes earlier than the appointed
time, for this week only, namely
Tuesday afternoon at five minutes
past four. There will be a service
on Thursday at 4:15 p. IN.
George W, son of John Rut-
ledge, of South Canaan. who served
during the Spanish war in Cuba, re-
turned home, enlisted in the regu'
lar armV at ro1umhus Ohio and