The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-06-05

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at Mrs. 7. A. Crossley's is $500.
Rev. DR.. j. w. Balta was pre-.
sented with $500 on Sunday by the
Altar Society of his congregation.
Born, a son, to Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Brown, Troy, n. Y, on Me.
mortal Day. The mother was Char.
lotte Bussa OF this place.
On Saturday afternoon, June
=, the Honesdale base ball team will
play the semi-professionals OF
scranton. Game called at $3.50.
The Methodist Ladies' Aid so.
clety will serve their annual straw.
berry supper in the church parlors
on Thursday evening, June 6. First
table $50. Price of supper 4Oc.
Burgess McCarty has issued
formal orders to the police that they
must strictly enforce the ordinance
against autos running more than IL
miles an hour through Honesdale.
The many friends of Miss Nina
Rehbein gave her a farewell party
on Monday evening at her home on
East street Miss Lois Bennett, of
CarDondale, was an out-of-town
| guest.
Rev. c. w. Todd, retired
Methodist clergyman, died at his
| home in Uniondale on Monday He
| preached at Peachlake a few years
ago and was well known in Wayne
/ county.
The winners of the Hawley
speaking contest were Miss Harriet
Golden, Norman Swingle, each
receiving So in gold, and Joseph
Carlon who secured a SO prize. The
contest was held Monday evening
in the Hawley High school.
A child having two heads, four
arms and four legs was born on Sat
urday evening last to Mrs. Anthony
Belhopch, of Duryea. The arms and
| legs were fully developed and the
faces natural, but there was but one
body. The child lived only a few
minutes
The Wayne county commits
sioners on Tuesday, at their month
ly meeting, awarded the umbing
and repairing of the county Jail to
Charles Markey, he being the lowest
bidder. The bids presented: Chas.
Markey S332.5O; S. Z. Morrison,
1912, o. NJ. Spettigue S414, Harry
Deck $449.
-Coyne & Lilholt, dealers in ice,
have incorporated a new commodity
-coal-to their list of every day
necessities. The firm will endeavor
to do their best to please the peo-
pie, whether the season be hot or
cold. BY doing so they will prepare
themselves to accommodate the pub
lie no matter what the weather
THAT cnptinn Of
from the State bridge to the inter-
section of West street has Just been
seeded down and placed in first-class
condition. Parties who have been
accustomed to cross Park street in
the center of the block, crossing
over this new plot, are requested to
kindly walk around for some time or
at least until the grass takes root.
The street committee of the
town council is desirous that proper
ty owners keep the grass cut from
their sidewalk to the gutter. The
street commissioner now has the diff
ferent streets of the town in good
condition and if the people would
keep the front of their respective
properties just as neat it would add
greatly to the appearance of their
places. Cultivate civic pride
The provision in the school code
that the school financial year should
begin with the first Monday of July
becomes effective for the first time
this year, and the appropriations
which have hitherto been dated from
June's first Monday, will be made a
month later. The effect of this
change of time will make the states
appropriation of S7,5OO,OOO avail
able in July instead of first Monday
in June.
DR.. Thomas C. Fitzsimmons,
who has been in charge of the con-
struction of the State Hospital for
Criminal Insane, at Waymart, has
been elected permanent medical su-
perintendent of the institution. The
election took place at a meeting of
the hospital commission in Philadel-
phia, at which the body dissolved it.
self into board of trustees. Chas.
Dortlinger of White Mills, Senator
McNichols and Senator Catlin OF
Wilkes-Barre were appointed a COM
mittee to see to the finishing of the
work, and the furnishings of the
hospital,
An innovation in church SER
vices was introduced on sunday al
ternoon at . o'clock in the Presby-
terian church, of which Rev. w. II.
Swift, ID. D., is pastor. Upon invita-
tion extended by Pastor Swift to
Rev. DR.. Balta to speak in the form
er's church the latter accepted with
grateful heart, To show the appre-
citation and Christian spirit the
townspeople have for DR.. Balta, DR.. !
Swtft's church was crowded to the
doors and many occupied seats in
the gallery, there being an audience
OF about l,2O0 present. Seated upon
the platform were DR.. Balta, Right
Rev. Bishop Ethbel Talbot, of Beth |
lehem, Rev. A. L. Whitaker, rector
of Grace church. and Rev. DR.. |
Swift. Bishop Talbot offered pray
er The sermon delivered by DR.. !
Balta was based upon the unity be-
tween the different church denomi- |
nations. 1t was scholaristic !
and only words of praise have
been heard since its deliverance. |
Clergy and people alike feel that
they were made better by listening
to the excellent discourse. Bishop |
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