The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-08-16

The woodwork on the Presbyter-
ian chapel is being refreshened by
coat of paint.
Isaac Ludwig, of Equinunk, has
Joined the army of automobilists,
having purchased a Torpedo Ford
runabout of L. w. Gammell.
The local base ball team will
again try to cross bats with Hawley
on the local grounds, the weather
permitting, on Saturday.
F. ]. Varcoe has completed the
foundation walls for a double gar
age, 20x26 feet, for Joseph and Will
liam Katz on Seventh street. Kreit-
ner Bros. will build the garage.
Newspaper men of Allentown
recently gave a farewell dinner to
William Steinke, cartoonist on the
Allentown Democrat, who goes to
the Scranton nribune.-Pittston
Gazette.
Last Wednesday Albert Hart
ung had the misfortune to drop a
railroad tie on his thumb and
smashed it so badly that DR.. Nc
Clellan mad to amputate part of it
Sullivan County Democrat.
John A. McDevitt, of Rutledge-
dale. Pa, has returned home after
spending the past few days in Scran-
ton, at the marriage of his daughter
Miss Mamie McDevitt, to Michael
A. Grady, of Palm street.-Scranton
Times.
The many friends of Mr.. Will
liam Katz, who is i'll at his home on
Fourteenth street. will be pleased to
know that his condition is reported
to be very favorable at present writ
ing. Dr.. Lewis Frey, of Scranton,
and DR.. Burns, of Honesdaie, are in
attendance.
Pinned under his automobile
which was burning, a cool-headed ho-
telman remarked to a relative as he
lay helplessly upon the ground; It's
no use. You cannot help me. I've
got to die here and if you do not get
back you'll be burned to death, too
Tell mamma (his wife) that / have
left her well porvided for. l insured
my life for $4,000"
Indian Orchard Ladies' Aid So
ciety and friends will hold a hand
kerchief and apron bazaar at Holland
Crosby's Thursday evening, August
| %. Supper soc; entertainment free.
Rigs will stand at the Allen House,
Honesdale, also Gills corner, White
Mills, at 1880 sharp to convey any
one wishing to attend free of charge
to and from the Bazaar. A cordial
invitation is extended to the public.
There was an assault and bat
terry case before Esquire r. A. Smith,
Thursday morning. Mrs. Fred Cory
brought action against her husband
Fred Cory, for non-support and as
sault and battery. p. H. 1loff, Esq,
represented Mrs. Cory, while E. c.
Mumford, Esq, represented Mr..
Cory. Owing to Mrs. Cory being
unable to secure her witnesses, the
case was continued until Wednesday
morning next.
MIR. and Mrs. NJ. ]. Mitchell of
1871 Jefferson avenue, Scranton, on
August 2S will celebrate the fiftieth
anniversary of their marriage. They
will be at home to their friends on
the afternoon and evening of that
day. Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchell were
married in Hollisterville on Aug. 90,
| 1862, and made that place their
| home until about twenty-seven years
ago, when they went to Scranton and
entered the restaurant business.
C. S. Haversteik and P. c. Her
bried, of Philadelphia, representa-
! tives of the Fred Havens Company
who have the contract to erect the
new building of the Gurney Electric
! Elevator Co., are in town. Mr.. Her
| bried will be the Superintendent OF
construction, while Mr.. Hayersteik
is here for the purpose of looking
over the ground and ascertaining
whether or not they can get sufficient
labor and material to erect the foun-
dation Of the building.
William c. Norton, of Alden
Vile, was in Honesdale Wednesday
in the interest of T. j. Foster, of the
International Correspondence Schools
OF Scranton Before leaving Homes
dale, Mr.. Norton will visit the diff
ferent dairies of full blooded Jer.
sey COWS with the purpose of pur,
chasing a herd of fine cows for Mr.
Fosters dairy at Dalton. Mr.. Nor
ton says that Wayne county has pro
duced some good stock and there
fore he claimed he knew where tc
come for It.
The Business Mems association
held their regular meeting Wednes
day evening, at which time they DO
mated S25 toward the Wayne Coun
ty Celebration. They also expressed
their appreciation to the Erie Rail
road for the present good train ser
vice. The railroad committee of The
association was instructed to taxi
up the matter of coal storage, 81
that the farmers and town people
will be insured of having a sufficien
amount of coal during the winter
and not running short, as was thu
case last year.
John, young son of Mr.. anC
Mrs. William Bunting, of Thirteenth
street, cut the muscles of his righ
arm in twain by falling on SOM
glass near the Maple City Greer
houses Wednesday evening. He ant
other boys were playing tag and il
an effort to get away from beini
tagged John fell, cutting his arm
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