The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-15
NEWS

Graham Watts is having a con-
crete display platform built the
width of his large hardware store,
Main street.
The New York law against the
carrying of deadly weapons has at
least one defect. 1t doesn't include
candidates cigars.
j. c. Russell, the Prohibitionist
candidate for Mayor of Minneapolis,
was fined for drunkenness.-We
Chester Daily News.
Miss Olive E. Lockwood and Roy
A. Griffith both of Waymart, were
married Monday in the parsonage of
the Elm Park church by Rev. l.. H.
Dorchester, in Scranton.
Miss Gertrude McGinnis of
Honesdale who has been visiting her
brother, T. j. McGinnis, of 212
North Hyde Park avenue, returned
to her home yesterday.
Tribune-Republican.
Thomas Tuman, formerly of
Honesdale, and Miss Mary Mullen,
both of Scranton, were married Tues
day morning in that city. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. P. H.
Hopkins in Holy Rosary church.
-Torstin A, ten-month-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. e. Magnuson, corner of
Cliff and River streets, died Wednes-
day morning. Funeral services were
held Thursday morning. Interment
was made in the German Lutheran
cemetery.
There will be revival services
held in the following Methodist Epis-
copal churches: Union, Sept. II;
Braman, Oct l; Lookout, Oct. %,
in charge of the pastor, Rev. Frank
lin Bowen. Meetings will be held
every night during the week.
The Leffler-Bratton company,
successful producers of 'The Newly
weds and Their Baby and Buster
Brown" have this season a new mu-
sical show, LET George Do It," with
George P. Murphy, founded on the
McManus drawings, book by Aaron
Hoffman and music by Nat D. Aver.
Some new electrical effects, which
will prove a big surprise, will be
seen in Let George Do It."
&C. E. Bates, division passenger
and freight agent of the Pennsylva-
mia division of the Delaware & Hud-
son system, and H. H. Ashley, of the
Central Railroad of New Jersey, both
of Scranton, were in Honesdale
Thursday in the interest of their re-
spective roads. Mr.. Bates says that
there will be no change, as far as he
knows, in the operation of the pres
ent passenger trains on the Homes
dale branch. The morning Sunday
train will also run on the present
schedule, which will be gratifying
news for the travelling public.
The armory board will meet on
Thursday of this week for the pur-
pose of appointing committees to
formulate plans for the dedication of
the new State armory. A letter has
been received from Governor j. X.
Tener in which he stated he would
take the matter up with General
Stewart and day would be appoint
ed for the purpose of attending the
dedicatory exercises here. That day
will be known as Governors Day and
it is expected to make the occasion
one of the most brilliant ever held
in Wayne county. 1t will be another
old home affair.
Herbert Kirk, Port Jervis, the
genial proprietor of the lunch coun-
ter at the Erie station, was visitor
in Honesdale on Tuesday. Mr.. Kirk
had not been in Honesdale in AZ
years and was happily surprised at
the advancement of the town and
growth it had made during his alb
sence. Mr.. Kirk said his father was
a candy manufacturer in Port Jervis
nearly half century ago and he
used to come with his father to
Honesdale and other places in this
section selling their product. Mr..
Kirk is known by almost every trav-
eler on the Erie railroad and is a
cheerful person to meet. Come again
Mr.. Kirk, but do not wait another
AZ years before you renew your ac-
quaintances.