The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-08-23

"A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. A. j. Merwin, Waymart.
The pupils of Miss Jennie Muir
ran gave recital at her home, East
Honesdale, Tuesday evening.
Lawrence Weidner has laid a
cross walk on Terrace street at the
intersection of Russell street.
The Delaware & Hudson way
freight is running late. Fridays
train, due here at 11:15, reached
Honesdale at 1885 with 19 cars. In
the train there were seven cars of
ice for distribution down the Erie
and five cars of coal.
:" The health of the county is
good. 1t is alarmingly healthy.
There's case of scarlet fever re-
ported from Hamlin. There are a
few cases of measles in the Prestons,
around Lake Como. DR.. II. B..
Ely, County Health Officer.
The fire insurance adjusters
nave made an amicable settlement
with w. r. Knoll, who suffered a
heavy loss by fire about two weeks
ago. Mr.. Knoll opened his store on
Thursday last and is getting things
in shape to reopen his store.
Main street from West Eleventh
street Will be made over. The
street committee being unable to
secure the Texas roller, is negotiating
with G. H. Seaman for the steam
roller. After the street is repaired
the section between Ninth and Tenth
streets will be oiled.
The Roller Rink will only he
open Tuesday, Thursday and Satur-
day evenings of this week. On
Thursday night, a "Skidoo party.
with twenty-three prizes will be Civ
en-. Saturday night, Honesdale
couple will be married on roller
skates by a Honesdale minister. who
VIII perform the ceremony on roller
skates.
Thomas Yorke, a native of Ire
land, and a resident of Browndale,
made application, Monday, for ad-
to citizenship. Mr.. Yorke
came over the pond in 1900, land
ing at Castle Garden, May Is.
Henry O'Neill and John Opeka,
Browndale, are the witnesses, and
the approximate date for the final
hearing is April 8, 1912.
The many Honesdale friends of
William M. Brown, formerly of this
place, now of Passaic, N. j., will be
pleased to learn of his marriage to
Miss Elizabeth A. Kitchen, of the
same city, on August 8. The mar
riage was performed by Rev. j. X.
Easley. The bridegroom was en-
ployed for some time at the Erie
freight station at East Honesdale.
William V. Netherton has COM
nenced divorce proceedings against
his wife, Lottie A. Netherton. The
libel in divorce alleges that his wife
by cruel and barbarous treatment
endangered his life and offered such
ndignities to his person as to render
lis condition intolerable and life bur-
1ensome. p" They were married
|une /, 1909, and lived together un-
ii August IA, 1911.
Cain Lord, Equinunk, a success
ul fancier of fine chickens, has gone
nto the business on a large scale. |
lis specialties are rose comb white |
dinorcas, which he purchased of |
,reeder Fred Alger of Waukau,
Wis.,; rose comb mottled Anconas
rom the pen of Cecil Sheppard, |
3erea, Ohio, and rose comb buff Or
lingtons from B. c. Rocker, Phil
ipsburg, N. ]. These breeds are
among the best layers.
A Republican caucus was held !
saturday afternoon at o'clock at
'yler Hill, when nominations were
made for the township offices to be
lected in the five districts of Da-
nascus. 1t has been found neces-
ary to pursue this policy in a num-
er of districts since ten signers are
equired on a petition, and it was
cared that, otherwise, a number of |
acant spaces would be left on the
icket, since many of the available
would not go out and get |
he requisite number of signers.
The following veterans of the
'ivil war and their relatives and
riends from this part of Wayne
ounty left Honesdale Saturday
lorning to attend the 44th Nation
! Encampment of the Grand Army
'ost, which is in session in Roches-
er, N. Y; Attorney Henry Will
on, John Hallett, Philip Refining,
. Edward Cook and daughter,
liss Nellie Cook, Mrs. Charles Mey-
RS, all of Honesdale; Daniel Kim
lie, DyDerry; David E. Wilcox,
leasant Mount; Samuel Found,
rompton.
1t has been suggested that
Ionesdale have a street fair some
me in October. The merchants in
block could trim in front of their
espective places of business and re-
Ill from stands outside. One could
e designated as coach day, when
eople living in the rural districts
'ould be expected to decorate their
'agons in competition for premiums
lat might be offered for same. The
vent could be made two-day af-
iir and a general invitation extend
to all townspeople and others liv-
lg outside to participate in the do
lgs.
The Hawley Times, owned and
ublished by F. j. F. Warg, at Haw-
", has outgrown its present size,
wing to an increased amount of ad-
ertising. Editor Warg has been
to insert supplements to
is paper for several weeks. Next
sue the Times will be a six col
mn folio. A new dress has been
lrchased and the paper has a neat
ppearance. Since Mr.. Warg took
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