The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-08-07

must make a new supply.
The building committee of the
town council has awarded the metal
ceiling to be placed in the new post
Office to A. G.. Hull of Scranton.
What has become of the old
fashioned little girl whose gradua-
Brighten as They Take Their
Flight?"
Miss Beryl Vandemark and
Ernest Miller, both of Honesdale,
were married by Rev. W. II. Swift
ID. D., at the Presbyterian manse on
Saturday evening at o'clock.
Jenkins Boy band made a hit
in Pleasant Mount on Monday even
ing, when an excellent concert pro-
gram was rendered. The band is
booked for Narrowsburg on Saturday
evening, August "a.
AS Roosevelt pushed his way
through the crowd after reaching
Chicago on Monday, says an ex-
change, a band began to play, "Oh
You Beautiful DOLL Can it be that
they were mistaken?
-Carley Brook Sunday school will
hold their annual picnic in Henry
Reifler's orchard, Thursday, Aug. 8.
Dinner free. Ice cream social in the
evening. If very stormy it will be
held the next fair day.
The Scranton All-Stars, the best
first-class Independent base ball
team in Scranton, would like to ar
range a game with the strong Homes
dale club for any day during the
celebration. If game cannot be
secured for any day during the cele-
bration we would like to play them
at any time in the near future.
Doc" Whalen, Scranton's best hurl-
er, is a member of the All-Stars.
M. c. Spangenberg, of Pink,
lost about $1,000 as the result of his
barn and contents burning last Fri
day afternoon. The barn was struck
by lightning during a thunder storm
and if it had not been for the shift
ing of the wind his house would have
also burned. AS it was his barn,
several tons of hay and rye, farming
implements and tools were all burn
ed. Mr.. Spangenberg carried $3.50
on his barn and the same amount on
contents.
On Thursday last a wreck oc-
Cured at Kerby's switch on the
Scranton branch of the Wyoming
division of the Erie railroad when 16
coal cars were derailed. The train
was eastbound and therefore loaded.
The accident was caused by broken
rail. The Port Jervis wreckers were
called as also were the Delaware and
Hudson crew Of Carbondale. Both
crews worked all day and did not
2 s,, Ill o,.;,, he lolN,
til about o'clock that night. Nearly
100 feet of track was torn up. No
one was injured.
Now that the state supreme
court has decided that townships are
responsible for damages caused by
"thank-ye-marms," as the humps in
country roads are termed, it is quite
liable that these nuisances will be
abated, at least after some of the
townships settle damage claims.
True, some speed maniacs deserve
what they get at these places, but
careful drivers, who come suddenly
on these Instructions often suffer
Not even a township supervisor has
the right to put distractions in the
road, the court held.
The Knockers Club and a few
invited friends were very pleasantly
entertained at the home of Mrs.
James Miller, of Fourteenth street,
on Saturday evening last. Progress
sive Five Hundred was played and
dainty refreshments served. Mrs.
Christian Bergman won the first
prize and Mrs. Harry Weaver the
consolation prize. Those present
were: Mrs. George Miller, Mrs.
Schumway, Mrs. Thomas Baker,
Mrs. John Boyd, Miss Griffiths, Mrs.
Harry Richards, Mrs. Harry Weav-
er, Mrs. George Ross, Mrs. Leon
Ross, Mrs. George Spettigue, Mrs.
Moore, Miss Minnie Miller and Mrs.
Christian Bergman.
The trout fishing season in
Pennsylvania, which is considered to
have been fair as a whole, closed
July 81. The season began on April
Is, but the fishing was not good un-
| til some weeks later on account OF
the condition of streams due to the
/ late winter. The State Department
of Fisheries plans to distribute a
| large number of young trout this
/ fall, the first fall distribution ever
made by the state, and the list OF
streams is now being made up. The
distribution will begin in October
and fish able to take care of them
selves will be planted. A number
of fishing clubs have offered assist
ance to Commissioner Butler in this
work.
Last Wednesday the auto stage
running between Callicoon Depot
! and Callicoon Centre, operated by
Wesley Dorrer, had a collision with
a rig driven by George Schleiermach-
er, of Tennanah Lake, both convey
ances locking wheels and going over
a 20-foot embankment. Several
men in the auto were more or less
seriously injured and George Sch,
leiermacher was kicked by his horse
and received a fracture of the skull
He was taken to the Port Jervis Hos
pital and lies in critical condition
The other injured parties had theil
wounds dressed by DR.. Shonger, o.
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