The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-01-13

in Seelyyille Tuesday evening last.
District Superintendent DR.. L.
C. Murdock will occupy the pulpit
of the Central NJ. e. church next
Sunday morning.
The dance at the Seelyville Fire
Cos hall on Wednesday evening,
was well attended despite the in
clemency of the weather.
"A New York woman has been
sent to Jail for telling a lie. 1t is
10 be hoped nothing of the sort will
be started in this section.
Rev George S. Wendell, pas
tor of the First Baptist church, dur
ing 1910, officiated at four funerals,
twelve weddings and eight baptisms.
The skating at Seelyville Pond
was exceptionally good the fore part
of the week and many pleasure
seekers thronged there afternoon and
evening.
1t was decided at the Sunday
school meeting of the Grace Episco-
pal church on Wednesday evening
taht they would give supper, Thurs
day, February 2.
DR.. Helen Miller, who died at
her home in Cleveland, o., Friday,
Jan. 6, was formerly a resident of
Pleasant Mount, and before her mar
riage a teacher in the Honesdale
High school,
District Attorney NJ. e. Simons
! will have as associate counsel in the
Lord VS.. Lord case Homer Greene,
Esq, and E. c. Mumford, Esq. The
I counsel for the defendant will be
F.. p. Kimble, Esq, and w. H. Lee,
Esq.
If the people of Honesdale do
not take more interest in the High
School Lyceum Course, the High
/ school will lose about 5000. The
auditorium seats over 600 and it
ought to be filled at the lecture, on
Thursday night, by DR.. Amsbary.
Rev. w. H. Swift, D. D., pastor
of the First Presbyterian church, in
| 1910, officiated at thirty-four funer-
ais, sixteen weddings and nineteen
baptisms. During his pastorate here
of nearly 27 years, DR.. Swift has re-
ceived almost 900 people into the
church.
The stockholders of the Homes
dale Dime Bank elected the follow
| ing directors Monday afternoon: w.
/ F. Reifler, W. E. Perham, Charles A.
| McCarty, Joel G. Hill, e. c. Num-
! ford, Benjamin F. Haines, DR.. H. B.
| Ely, Jacob Katz, Rev. Thomas NJ.
| Hanley, E. D. Penwarden, Clarence
! Pethick. The latter succeeds Frank
| Steinman, who has removed from the
state, as a member of the board of
directors.
Everybody likes an oldfashion-
ed minstrel show and relish it the
same as they do the coming of the
circus with its smell of sawdust, and
red lemonade, and if Guy Brothers
Big Minstrels which appear at the
Lyric Theatre on Tuesday night
don't carry you back to the old days
and make you crack your face there
is something wrong with you. There
will be street parade at p. m. on
Main street and a free concert in the
evening.
Attention is called to the state
ment of the Honesdale National
Bank, which is published in our col
umns this week. In less than sixty
days the deposits in this bank have
increased $61,81O.37 which is a lit
tie more than $1,000 per day.
This is an indication that this old,
conservative, and well-conducted in
stitution which has Uncle Sam as a
guardian and whose depositors are
safeguarded by the government,
stands high in the confidence of the
people.
Clinton Doyle, Nicholson, who
has had nine years experience in the
hotel business in Northeastern Penn
sylyania, has signed lease for three
years, and took possession of the
Commercial Hotel at O'Clock to-
night. Mr. Doyle has a large number
of friends among the travelling pub
lie, and will maintain the high
standard of service set by his prede-
cessor, the late Charles j. Weaver.
Mrs. Weaver and sons, who have
been conducting the hostelry since
MIR. Weaver's death, several months
ago, have removed to the Dorrity
house on Eighth street.
Writing from Lippertsdorf, Ger
many, under date of December "a
1910, j. e. Cook, Honesdale, says in
the course of letter to one of his
comrades:
Mr. and Mrs. Edward sachse
HaWley, and l took the steamer
: Princess Augusta Victoria, at 1920
p. m. on December 10, at Hoboken
The weather was fine, and at p. m
all signs of land had disappeared
, and we were swiftly going for the
Atlantic Ocean. The sailing was
E good. We were becoming acquaint,
ed with our new fellow-passengers
and inspecting our ship, which is TIC
feet in length, so feet breadth,
stories high, and carries 1000 peo
e pie at one time. Nearly three
fourths of the passengers were going
just on a visit to the old country
The third day out the weather was
3 not so smooth. The water wal
rough, and many were not able tt
S go on deck. l myself did not fee
, we'll, but only missed one meal while
e on board ship. We set foot on Ger
!, man soil, December 10, at 2:45 p
r m. Am now at Lippersdorf, having
i seen no snow since leaving New
n York. Wishing you all a Merr,
= Christmas and a Happy New Year
= l am yours in F. C. & L. j. E
o Cook"