The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-03
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There will be a social Thursday
evening, at 1880 p. IN. in the Sun
day school rooms of the Grace Epis-
copal church.
The funeral of the late Mrs. John
G.. Metzgar, of Sixth street, took
place Tuesday afternoon at her late
home. Services were conducted by
Dr. w. H. Swift. The remains were
taken to German Lutheran cemetery.
! The pallbearers were: NJ. j. Hanlan,
c. NJ Harris, Frank Cornell, A. w.
Abrams, Charles Hermann, Elmer
E Williams; flower carriers, F.
Carr, ]. Broad, j. Condgon, Leon
Katz, B. Barmeik fci
The County Temperance Institute
will be held in the court house on
Tuesday, February T. under the aus
pices of the Pennsylvania Anti
Saloon League. There will be three
sessions, morning, afternoon and
evening. Following is the program:
Morning session, 10:30-Devotion-
al exercises; THE Prohibition Par
ty," Rev. James Rainey, Aldenville;
THE w. c. 7. U.," Mrs. Minnie e.
Coleman, Damascus; THE Attitude
of the Grange OH the Temperance
Question" Rev. James B. Cody,
Bethany; general discussion.
Afternoon session, 1:3O-Devo-
tional exercises; THE Brooks High
License Law in Operation; Law
Enforcement" Mr.. G. H. Knapp, AL
denville; 1.-The Church and the Min
istry in the Temperance Work." Rev.
R. Clayton Burch, Waymart; THE
Anti-Saloon League" Rev. c. H.
Brandt, Wilkes-Barre, Supt. North
eastern district; The Relation of the
Anti-Saloon League to Local Work.
Rev. c. w. Carroll, d. D., Harris
burg, State superintendent; "Ques-
tion Box" Rev. C. w. Carroll, D.
D.; general discussion.
Evening Session, 7:15 General
mass meeting; devotional exercises;
address, Rev. j. j. Curran, Wilkes
Barre, pastor of the Church of the
Holy Saviour (Catholic).
Miss Olive Lockwood, Waymart,
is spending several days with Zones
dale friends.
The knights of St. Paul held an
important meeting Tuesday evening.
They made preparations for a social
to be held soon.
Mrs. NJ. e. Doolittle, New Haven,
Conn, is visiting Rev. A. l.. Whit
taker, rector of the Grace Protestant
Episcopal church.
viii w. Jones, publisher of the
Olyphant Gazette, Olyphant, was a
Tuesday business caller in town.
Miss Clara O'Connell, Susque-
hanna, is the guest of the Misses
Reirden, East street.
Eugene Coleman left Tuesday
morning on business trip to the
metropolis.
Mrs. Arthur Bishop, Scranton, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Thomas, Spring street.
Miss Grace McCarty is visiting
Honesdale relatives.
Roy Wood returned to his home
in Carbondale Monday, after ten
days visit with l.. A. Bishop and
family.
The financial statement of the
Poor District of Texas Township
and the Borough of Honesdale for
the year ending January 8, 1911,
was filed January 81, 1911. The
receipts for 1910 amounted to So
365.S3 and the expenditures, includ-
ing charges of $2,5S3.S3 for patients
in insane asylum, and tobacco for
inmates of $12.S0, totaled $6,669.73,
leaving a balance on hand of ST.
696.10. Assets are placed at $5,-
632.46. The auditors appointed by
the Court to examine the accounts
are Gustave Smith, L. S. Collins,
George Schwesinger. An inventory
revealed real estate valued at $1,000,
and other items, amounting in all
to $11, ,472.
The number of inmates at the
close of 1909 was 13. One was ad-
mitted during 1910, three were dis
charged and one died, leaving the
average number IL and 341-365.
The poor directors of the districts
mentioned are Thos. Gill, President;
w. A. Gaylord, Secretary; o. E. Bun
nell, Treasurer.
DR.. William T. Butler, the we'll
known dentist of Honesdale, is suf-
fering from a nervous breakdown,
and has been ordered by his physi-
clans to take a long rest. DR.. and
Mrs. Butler left the first of the week
for a lengthy stay in the South,
where it is hoped the change of cli-
mate may restore him to health.
During his absence, his son, DR..
George C. Butler, is looking after
his business interests. !