The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-08

Inc lOWn OOuuCll Will OISdlllAS
the first Monday in March.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Lesch,
Cottage street,-a daughter.
J. A. Loomis spent Sunday at De-
posit, N. Y.
Earl Sherwood, Esq, spent the
weekend at Waymart.
County Detective N. B. Spencer
spent Friday and Saturday in Da-
nascus township.
An important meeting of the Busi-
ness Mems Association will be held
at City Hall, Wednesday evening at
8 o'clock.
R. Glass, Bridgeport, Conn, is
transacting business in town.
The Ladies' Aid society of ST.
Johns Lutheran church will hold a
social Thursday evening at the
church parlors. Refreshments will
be served.
Robert F. Dorm has accepted a
position in the Frank A. Jenkins mu-
sic store.
The Knights of Columbus meet
Tuesday evening.
Edmund Finnerty, Scranton, spent
the weekend and Sunday with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Fin
Rerty, North Main street.
Don't forget that there will be a
donation at the Presbyterian Manse,
Bethany, Friday night, February 10,
for Rev. j. B. Cody.
County Treasurer Fred Saunders,
for the fiscal year ending December
81, 191V, handled $lU-, ,r+O.o4, the
largest amount in the history of the
county. Receipts for 1909 were
sS9,0S7.0S. Damascus school dis
trict received $128.65 from the dog
tax apportionment, the largest
amount awarded any township. 9th
er large items of expenditure were:
Commissioners orders, $64, ,740.22;
sheep damages, $1,47I.45; treas
urer's commissions, $2,097.71. A
balance of $4,972.15 remains in the
county fund.
Miss Ina T. Babbitt, whose home
is in this city, entertained DR.. and
Mrs Israel and the members of her
Sunday school class and their
friends numbering 35, in ST. Luke
Parish House, Scranton, Thursday
evening, Feb. 2. During the even
ing vocal and instrumental music
was rendered and elegant refresh
ments were served after which Miss
Babbitt in behalf of the members of
her class presented Mrs. Israel, who
is instructor of the department in
which the class belongs, with hand
some cut glass vase filled with white
carnations as a parting gift to take
to her new home in Erie. They will
remove thence in March. Mesdames
Edward Palmer, ]. Davis, w. Crun-
den, H. R. Kingsbury, Misses Zeta
Murray and Florence Wilmot assist
ed in serving the guests.
II
Street Commissioner Lawrence
Weidner, when asked by a represen-
tative of THE CITIZEN, what would
b6 Inc DtSI SOluJlOu VI lllS lbC plOb-
lem in the LackawaXen River, said:
81 had an idea another year tC
take off the high part of the dam, and
let the water run out, so that there
would only just be a brook running
Then there wouldn't be much ice
In case the water and the ice did
come, it would run right over the
top top. OF course the sewers might
be out, and freeze up. That's my
idea of it. They'd save a lot of ice
from being in there"
Texas Fire Company Number Foul
will give masquerade ball in theil
commodious hall, Wednesday even
ing.
Joseph Jacob, the well known
proprietor of the Seventh street
livery and boarding stables, Sun
day night, received a carload o
Western horses.
game of basketball will be play
ed at the High School gymnasium
this (Tuesday) evening betweeI
Union Hill, and one of the teams o
the Episcopal Sunday School. There
are three teams in the latter organi
cation, with these officers: Captain
Warren Simpson; manager, William
Keltz; Captain, e. Gray; manager
]. Westbrook; Captain, e. Dudley
manager, p. Sommers.
Miss Alice Brown, Scranton, spen
the weekend and Sunday as thI
guest of Miss Jennie Mclaughlin
River street.
Joseph MCGOWAN, Carbondale, wa
the guest of Honesdale friends owe
Sunday.