The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-11-08
LOCAL NEWS

Next week the teachers OF
Wayne county will be with us.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Weidner, of Cliff street, on
Wednesday.
The trustees OF the Presbyterian
church have elected l. j. Many as
sexton instead of Peter r. Collum
who has resigned.
The following unclaimed letters
remain uncalled for at the postof-
flee: Mrs. Kathryn Bucklin. Mrs
Alice Corin, n. J. Fields.
james Golden, aged forty years,
died at his late home in Hawley on
Tuesday, November 3. The funeral
will take place Friday morning at
$3.50 in Hawley.
The Helpers will serve vege-
table soup at the home OF Mrs. Geo.
Ross, Friday forenoon. November s.
Fifteen cents per quart, two quarts
twenty-five cents.
On the sixth page of to-day's
Citizen appears the opening chapter
Of His Rise to Power" by Henry
Russell Miller, our new serial story.
Be sure and read it.
The Misses Sharpsteen have
awarded E. D. Pearce, of Carbon
dale. the contract to erect an eight
room house for them on West Park
street. Operations will begin at
once.
Officials of the Erie Railroad
say that there is doubt whether con-
sumers will get any benefit through
the Interstate Commerce Commits
Cinpic rpdnpiDU fraiubt ratps
on anthracite from the Pennsylvania
mines to tidewater.
The Roosevelt headquarters
were in deep mourning Wednesday
morning, yards upon yards of black
crepe paper being entwined around
the hitching post in front of the
headquarters. The mourning was
evidently placed there by a deep
sympathizer CD.
Virginia, the 5-year-old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Carroll OF
Ridge street, fractured the two bones
in her right forearm on Monday
when she fell from the fence, on
which she had been playing. DR..
Burns attended the child and at
present she is resting quietly.
Miss Gladys Weaver of East
street gave a variety shower on We'd
nesday evening at her home in honor
of the coming marriage of Miss Eva
Wilson to Chester A. Garratt. Many
beautiful and useful articles were
received by Miss Wilson. Five Hun
dred was the amusement of the
evening. First prize was awarded to
Miss Helen Charlesworth.
The ladies OF the Altar society
of st. Mary Magdalen's church gave
supper in the basement of that
church Wednesday eve, and about
575 tickets were sold Supper was
served until after nine o'clock. The
basement of St. Mary Magdalen' s
church was opened for the first time
for a social event Wednesday night
Beside the supper, candy and fancy
articles were sold and the sum clear,
ed by the society was s400.
-Chas. H. Hilton is in New York
attending the funeral of his father
Henry X. Hilton, who died very sud
denly Monday evening. Mr.. Hilton
was here to visit his son only a few
weeks ago, going from here to Chi
cago. He was anticipating another
trip to Honesdale soon. Mr.. HiltoI
was well known in HOnesdale, haY
ing visited here on several occasions
and having worked here many year,
ago before going to New York. Tn,
funeral was held Thursday in New
York City.
Israel Hollinger, a druggist a
Goodyille, Lancaster county, ha
been arrested on the charge of send
ing morphine by mail TO a customer
morphine being unmailable. III
waived a hearing. Evidence showet
that woman used the name of w
p. Tuckey. She resides at Coates
vile, but lived for a time at Church
town. Morphine was ordered il
large quantities from Hollinger, an,
it was always sent by mail to w. +
Tuckey. When the morphine wa
ordered by Tuckey the reason as
signed was that he was a veterin
airy surgeon and needed the drug.
Saturday evening there will b
a basket ball game at the Rink 70
the benefit of the Maple City Five
who are under heavy expense in puI
chasing new uniforms and rentin
the Rink, which is now opened uI
der new management. This gam
is between two local teams, an
promises to be a hummer, as tn
rivalry is quite keen, even this earl
in the season. The regular Mapl
City team will line up against tn
Defenders" who will have the 70
lowing players: O'Connell, Jacob
Hessling, C. Faatz, d. Faatz an
Rose.