The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-04-05
HAWLEY.
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on friends here Saturday.
Mrs. Kessler and little son, Brook
lyn, N. Y, who have spent the past
two months with her sister, Mrs.
Albert Oschman, returned home on
Monday, accompanied by the latter
and her son, Edward, who will re-
main for a ten days visit in the
city of churches and in Newark
where her parents reside.
Schenk HOLIDAY and bride have
commenced housekeeping in rooms
in the Kelsch building on Spring
street.
Floyd Bortree, Ariel, also Frank
White, Gravity, were business visi-
tors here on Friday.
Frank Sherwood, Palmyra town
ship, just outside the borough limits
at East Hawley, who has been en-
gagged in poultry raising, had his
household goods moved to Ariel on
Saturday.
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charley Knesel regret their depart
ure from town. At an early date
they will go to Detroit where it is
rumored Mr.. Knesel will enter the
butcher business. He had been in
the employ of the Maple City Glass
Company.
Another loss to the town will be
the leaving of P. R. Cross and wife
who leave for their new home at
Shohola Monday. Their sons, HON.
er and Ray, remain here and will
room in the home residence at the
Eddy, taking their meals out.
Miss kathryn Drake and Joseph
McCloskey, students of the Strouds-
burg State Normal school, are pass
ing the spring vacation in town with
their parents.
During the absence of Rev. B. P.
Ripley at conference, Mrs. Ripley
is passing the time with her daugh-
ters at Forty Fort, Pa. She was ac-
companied there by her daughter,
Mrs. Buddemeyer, New York.
Miss Voigt and her little nephew
and niece, Arno and Dorothy, chill
dren of DR.. Voigt and Mrs Seth
Brink, were visitors at the county
seat the latter part of the week.
Miss Helen Seaman of the Kohl
man House, was called to Equinunk
the first of the week on account of
the critical illness of her mother,
who has since died. Her remains
were brought to Paupack for burial
Monday, April 8.
Mrs. McMullen, Carbondale, visit
ed her sister, Mrs. Reuben Ames, on
Saturday.
DR.. Scars, general secretary of the
State Mission Board of the Baptist
church, preached very able SER
mon in their church on Sunday
night. After a selection by the Or
chestra the choir sang, "Holy, Holy,
Holy" The Doctor spoke very earn
estly on the subject of keeping up
the little country churches from
which a great influence is spreading,
especially in the Eastern states. He
said that four of the most enthus-
1astic workers in the Baptist
churches of Spokane, Wash, were
from the little country churches of
Pennsylvania. That the strongest
church in Philadelphia had sent out
but one minister in twenty-five
years, while a little country church
in Center county, Pa, had sent out
eight. in that time. He also remind
ed the audience that the late Rev.
DR.. Cooper was a Hawley boy and
was converted in the church at this
place.
A number from here will attend
the conference of the Baptist church
at Honesdale on Tuesday afternoon
and evening.
Friends in town have been noti-
fed of the recent death of George
Haas at his home in New York city
where he was born 23 years ago.
Seven years ago his parents pur-
chased farm on Bone Ridge where
they lived until about two years ago
when they sold and returned to the
city. gorge worked at the trade of
glass cutting at Hawley but finally
followed his parents where he died
of consumption. Besides his parents
and one sister, Mamie, he leaves a
wife and infant daughter.
At the Baptist Sunday school en-
tertainment on Friday evening last
the sum of SIP was added to their
funds.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. L. Schlager re-
turned from New York city on Sat
urday.
Joseph Wegge sold a fancy horse
to Lewis Frank, Blooming Grove, on
Saturday.
William C. Kennedy, Scranton,
also Thomas Crossley, Hones@ale,
were in town on Saturday.
Walter Pennell, teacher of
Prompton school, has been visiting
his father at Uswick. He called on
relatives at Hawley on Sunday.
Mrs. Andrew Clark returned from
Florida last week. Mr.. Clark is ex-
pected home in about a week
Frederick Decker and Miss Olive
Smith were married at the Presby-
terian manse on March 81 by Rev.
w. S. Peterson. They will COM
mence housekeeping at the Eddy.
Amos Baird of the East Side, is
spending some time at Bohemia.