The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-11-06
LOCAL NEWS

Ice formed on Park Lake Sun
ky night.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
betsh of Hawley, formerly of this
ace, a daughter, on Friday last.
Mrs. F. w. Powell entertained
bout 20 neighbors and friends on
hturday evening last at Five Hun
red.
Last Monday at the Presbyter-
n manse in Hancock, n. Y. Horace
1. Wayman and Miss Selena l..
Williams, both of Starrucca, were
hited in marriage by Rev. E. P
orson, of that place.
w. S. Taylor, Esq, of Wilkes
arre, will give temperance addresses
b Sunday, November 10. as follows:
1t Carley Brook, II o'clock a. m;
Girdland at 2:30 p. m; at West
amascus at 1880 p. IN.
Judge Searle made an order on
thursday to have the docket read on
be Monday next following the term
o'clock in the afternoon. Here
bfore it has been the custom to go
er the docket on Thursday of court
eek and it was found that it took
p too much time.
A special Delaware & Hudson
rain, consisting of the combination
hgine, Saratoga, and private car
listed Honesdale last Thursday.
ames MacMartin, chief engineer of
obstruction, of Albany, and two as
Estants, were in the car. The party
as here on a tour of inspection.
Robert Priem, who on May 81,
hot and killed his father, Herman
Priem, in the latter's hardware
tore in Dunmore, was sentenced
Monday in the Lackawanna court by
udge Edwards to not less than five
ears nor more than twenty years
the Eastern Penitentiary at Phil
3delphia.
-Bordens occupied their new milk
chipping station at East Honesdale
3n Thursday of last week. The es-
adjustment is one of the most sani-
airy and modernly equipped milk
Ibottling stations built. The plant
gives employment to about 20 men
which number will be increased al
[bnce. superintendent Curtis desires
more help.
The Local News, an eight-page
live column weekly, published il
Factoryyille, Pa, by A. &. Heller, Il
b new exchange coming to our OF
lice. 1t is replete with local, state
bnd national news. 1t enjoys lib
'eral patronage of advertising anC
should be taken by every family il
|FactoryVille and the surrounding
territory. Success to the Loca
News.
The cold snap that started in OF
Sunday morning, causing a drop II
the thermometer to 81 degrees
| was continued Sunday night with {
[still lower record of 19 degrees
Monday was still cold but by Tues
5day the thermometer had regainet
la normal position held for the pas
month. This record beats all earl.
November records at Honesdale TO
a good many years. The nearest ap
|proach to it was November 10, 1903
when the mercury fell to 10.
w. ]. Barnes, prothonotary
was presented with number OF ear
| of Yellowfint corn by William L
Ferguson on Friday last. Mr.. Fer
guson has been many years develop
ling this eight-rowed corn and nov
Il that he has reached this state OF per
fection the farmers of Wayne coun
| ty ought to avail themselves of tn
opportunity and secure some OF thi
seed for their own use. The ear
average about 10h inches. Som
measured 12 inches, others IL
while most of which were 10 inches
This is a remarkable growth.
The masquerade dance given b
Mrs. Ida f. Richenbacker at tn
Lyric on Friday evening was well al
tended and was a very enjoyable a.
fair. There were many spectator
who came to see the grotesque cos
tunes of the dancers. There was
large number of masquers and a
10 O'Clock the grand march wa
formed under the direction OF Mr.
Richenbacker. Favors were receiN
ed. Soon after ten o'clock tn
masks We're removed and everybod
was allowed TO dance. The hall wa
decorated to suit the occasion.
While excavating for the foo
ings of the new Gurney Electric Ell
vator factory, a few days ago, at
distance of l 5 feet, four inches bt
low the surface, twigs, leaves an
grass blades were uncovered. The
were apparently in good state
preservation, and had commenced
discolor, taking on a blackish a.
pearance. Under heavy pressul
coal is found, and undoubtedly If II
above were undisturbed for a certa
length of time 1t might have formt
into coal. Directly underneath tn
blackened substance hard pan WI