The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-05-31
Mr.. and Mrs. Gottleib Matter, of
Bellemont avenue.


Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Daniels have
moved from the Murray farm on
Cherry Ridge to Wilsonville where
he is employed in the lumber woods.
Miss Bussie Williams and Miss
Anna Hausman will open dress
making establishment on Main ave-
nue. in rooms over H. Harness law
Office this week.
Lillian Townsend, one of Uncle
Sans obliging distributors of mails
in the local postoffice, had her face
quite badly burned by using a hand
| kerchief on which was carbolic acid,
unknown to the user.
Leonard Degrote, who resides on
Bellemonte Hill, was taken to hos
! pital in Scranton Friday. He has
been a sufferer of rheumatic trouble
the greater part of the Winter.
J While taking a short walk recently
] he fell and as was thought at the
/ time slightly strained one leg. OF
late this member caused him so much
pain that his doctor, A. H. Catterall,
! found upon close examination that
his leg was broken and required hos
pital attention.
The High School Alumni, for
which extensive preparations have
been made will banquet in the Audi
torium this Friday.
Main Avenue and one block on
Penn Avenue and Church street was
oiled during the week. May the
good work continue is the general
wish
The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs of
this place will observe their Memoir
ial day, which occurs on the 18th of
June, by decorating the graves of
their brothers and sisters and
| exercises in the lodge rooms.
load of guests arrived on the
Saturday evening train bound for
East Lynn of Tafton to pass the
Memorial Day vacation.
Miss Kathryn, daughter of j. F.
Drake and wife, has been awarded
third honor at the East Stroudsburg
Normal school where she will grad
uate next month. This is consider
ed excellent work, since she has only
been at the Normal little more than
year and a half.
William Porter, a member of the
stock exchange of Dickson, Perkins
G Co., who was seriously injured in
an automobile accident near Pater-
son, N. j., Monday, May 22, is the
husband of former Hawley girl
whose maiden name was Ruth Alice
Cole.
Mrs. George Kohlman leaves this
Monday to enjoy fortnight's recrea-
tion in the metropolis and other near
by cities. She will also take a trip
up the Hudson.
Mrs. w. S. Peterson is slightly in
disposed at this writing.
The Y. p. S. of the Lutheran
church will meet in the church base
ment Thursday, June l.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. w. Murphy spent
Sunday at their summer cottage at
Woodside.
T. j. Burke, Scranton, was in town
Saturday.
c. ID. Simpson, Scranton, L. B.
Stillwell, New York City, and sever
al of the promoters of the big dam
to be built at Wilsonville, held a
meeting at Park View Hotel on Fri
day. Mr.. Still came to decide on the
exact location where the dam will be
built. 1t is rumored that it will go
| across just below the Wilsonville
bridge.
Lon Bidwell, Arlington, is among
the number who will finish the course
at West Chester Normal School this
Spring.
The annual literary contest held
at the High school building on Fri
day night proved to be an interesting
affair. The stage was profusely
decked with flowers and a conspicu-
Gus motto which read: impossible is
Unamerican." Six pupils recited-
three girls and three boys. Harriet
McAndrew and Edward Dapper were
the winners of the five dollar gold
pieces. The other contestants were
Norman Swingle, Abe Harris, Mabel
Tuthill and Sylvia Rodman. The
judges were Herman Harmes, County
Superintendent j. j. Koehler and
Prof A. H. Howell. Other features
of the evening was a song and drill
by the primary regiment which was
well rendered. Vice Principal
Marts gave an exhibition in Indian
| Club swinging.
George Kehr, Long Ridge, lost a
valuable horse on Friday.
| Miss George Teeter, representative
OF Wallen-Paupack Council of Poca-
| hontas, attended the great council of
that order assembled at Philadelphia
on Tuesday of last week.
F. H. McDonough, liveryman, has
moved his family from River street
in rooms over R. T. Warg's shoe store
young son of Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
Geisler is now crippled in both feet.
From an accident a few days ago to
one of his feet blood poison set in
and while still very sore he in some
way gashed the other with a hatchet.