The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-10-27
HAWLEY.
Especial to The Citizen
Hawley, Pa, Oct. q

eggs. No doubt a postponement will
bring better results, for instance,
imagine trying to make sunshine
cake any day last week. And this
cake will be one of their best sellers
as one among their number make it
fit for the Epicurean's taste.
Mrs. B. p. Ripley returned home
Friday from an extended visit with
her daughter and family at Forty
Fort. Mrs. Ripley's sojourn there
was made eventful by the arrival of
her first grand-child, dear little
baby girl.
Miss Emma Whalen is dressmaking
for out of town customers.
Mr.. Gregory, who recently opened
hardware and and 10 cent store
on Keystone street, had a sale and
closed out his stock during the week
as he has been offered a more lucra-
tive position as travelling salesman
for hardware firm.
Joseph Skier, who conducts
clothing and dry good store on Main
avenue, was made happy in the
month of September by the arrival of
his wife and son from Russia. When
Mr.. Skier left his native land his
child was an infant and after an in
terval of ~ years he beholds fine
ly-developed boy who required an in
PRODUCTION to his father Mrs. Skier
at first did not take very kindly to
the ways of the country wherein her
husband has been so successful but is
fast adjusting herself to our Ameri-
can tastes and ideas and begins to
feel at home. Mr.. Skier started out
with a pack on his back and travelled
one or two years in this manner,
then by wagon until about one year
ago he started store here in town,
in the meantime purchasing the Mar
tin Barrett store and dwelling house
on Keystone street.
Alexander Correll, Honesdale,
visited his home here between trains
on Friday.
Mrs. Stout, at the Eddy, is enter
tanning an out-of-town guest.
The condition of Leonard Degrote
of Bellemonte Hill is steadily grow
ing worse. He is now confined - to
his bed. Some time ago he was af-
fected with bone disease which re-
suited in the loss of his leg and it
was hoped at the time that the doc
tors could arrest the further pro-
gress of the disease but it now ap-
pears that his whole system is eff
| fected.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Stevenson and
daughter, Edith, have been sojourn-
! ing for several days with friends in
the metropolis.
The Baptist people realized $35
from their Liliputian wedding Tues
day night. 1t was a unique affair
and excited no end of merriment and
| praise.
Miss Mae Killam assisted in the
postoffice during Miss Langan's alb
sence from duties on account of the
death of her mother.
A very excellent movement was
started for the moral benefit of the
young boys of our town by Rev.
Father Burke of the R. C. church
Sunday, the 18th inst, when he Or
ganized a society of st. Aloysius
Cadets. Nearly SO boys of ages
ranging between 10 and 16 years
were enrolled. The purpose of the
society is to improve their social and
| intellectual conditions and to teach
them to be faithful followers of the
pious and princely saint under whose
patronage they are placed and espec-
tally to promote total abstinence.
Charles Daniels and Walter Shafer
OF Honesdale, were business visitors
here during the week.
DR.. Fred Lobb was an important
witness on the Dan. Miller murder
case which was up for trial Friday at
special session of the Dauphin
county court in Harrisburg. Miller
was proprietor of the Dauphin Hotel
in the above city and was shot and
mortally wounded by colored man
by the name of Gilbert who had been
discharged from his duties as waiter
only few hours previous to the
shooting. Dr. Lobb attended the in
jured man and is witness for the
prosecution. He will be absent
about a fortnight.
Rev. w. S. Peterson accompanied
his wife to New York first of the
week to consult a specialist in re-
gard to an affection from which she
has been suffering for many years.
Mrs. Rudolph Lucas has been quite
i'll with quinsy sore throat the past
week.
The residents of our town were
rudely awakened from their peace
full slumbers by the sound of the
fire alarm whistles Sunday morning
at 2 o'clock. Fire had broken out in
e'AS hOiiO VI IL IL Olly OH
street and had gotten such headway
before discovered that by the time
the fire company reached the scene
of conf1agration the whole interior
was a mass of raging flames, making
it impossible to save any of the con-
tents. By heroic efforts the firemen
soon had the flames under control
and thereby saved the building from
complete destruction. AS there are
buildings very close by there was
much anxiety for a time as to re-
suits should the fire spread. The
family were away at the time at
Ariel. Mr.. Polly is a painter and
paper-hanger. We with his sons re-
turned in the afternoon and boarded
up the windows and doors. We un-
derstand there was no insurance on
the contents.
The Lutheran church supper was
social and financial success. The
net proceeds were about $85.
e. M. Stephenson, D. D., Lewis
burg, Pa, who represents the Bible
School conference, gave an interest
ing talk on Sunday school work in
the Baptist church Sunday afternoon.
"How to Make a Good School Bet
ter" was the tonic His ramarIs