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

hHJE bTOS StOTe.
Charles H. Dygert was appoint
ed constable OF Damascus township |
on Monday to fill the vacancy of NJ.
r. Blackwell, resigned.
THE l.. t. l.. Halloween social
held at Calkins on Thursday evening
of last week was we'll attended. The
net receipts were about $40.
Edward Taylor, foreman in the
Borden milk shipping station, sprain-
ed his left ankle on Thursday by
stepping on a piece of concrete
block.
The Ladies of the Damascus NJ.
f. church will hold a chicken pie
supper at the parsonage on Thurs
day evening, Nov. 7. Supper served
until nine o'clock.
-Marsden A. Hubbard, who was
acquitted of numbering Thomas Dol
phin at Keens on July 2S, left
Honesdale Thursday afternoon for
Carbondale to visit his aunt, Mrs
Hubbard.
Mrs John Driscoll, who was OPP
Grated upon last Thursday for acute
appendicitis by DR.. Thompson, of
Scranton, is rapidly improving. Miss
Margaret McGettigan is professional
nurse in charge.
"A petition was filed on Monday
by the people of Oregon township to
vacate road and lay a new one in
that township. A. V. Tyler, w. A.
Gaylord and u. G. Hanlan were ap-
pointed viewers.
The clam chowder sale which
was held in the Methodist church
| parlors last Friday was well attend
ed and neat sum realized. Chow
der. sandwiches, pumpkin pie, crul-
| lers, and coffee were sold.
The Murphy hotel at White
| Mills, on the Cherry Ridge road,
owned by Chas. H. Dorflinger, has
been purchased by John Edward
| Murphy, son of the present proprie-
tor. The consideration was S6,25O.
The Lambert Lumber Company
OF Scranton, have closed deal with
| the Reilly Bros, of Cochecton, pay
ing $50 for all the timber on the
eighteen hundred-acre tract of land
| known as the big Island and Tam
aract Swamp Tract"
The opening of the new base
ment in st. Mary Magdalen's church
will take place on Wednesday even
ing, November 5th, at which time a
chicken supper will be served by the
ladies of the Altar Society. Home
made candy will also be on sale.
On Sunday evening a lady and
gentleman put up their horse and
buggy in the livery barn connected
with the Hotel Wayne and when
they returned later in the evening
for the rig a fur robe was missing
Detective N. b. Spencer was called
and found the robe for the couple.
The first fatal hdnting accident in
this section occurred on Sunday a.
Washington Lake, Sullivan county
when young man named A. j. Soft
from Brooklyn, was almost instantly
killed by his own gun. The gun wa:
accidentally discharged when tht
father was handing the gun to him
Earl Wright was arrested by N
B. Spencer on complaint made by B
; H. Dittrich of the Lyric theatre OF
Friday last, for misbehavior at thV
theatre the night Freckles play
ed here. The hearing was befor,
Justice r. A. Smith, who imposed
, fine and costs amounting to $3.2'
on Wright.
New fixtures arrived on Mon
day morning for the Freeman Stor
company and are now being install
ed. When all the improvements ar
completed this establishment will
be one of the most up-to-date Il
! Honesdale. Cabinets are being ar
l ranged along the walls for tn
clothing. A mirror alcone has ais
l been added.
"A receivership for the Rob
McHenry Distilling Company, of Ben
: ton, Columbia county, was apple
! for in the federal court Monday. TIL
> company's affairs have been NOR
: or less muddled for some time. 1t
liabilities approximate 100000.
, is understood that John e. Long G
i Benton, and Charles F, Cochran @
u Williamsport, have been agreed upo
; as receivers.
= "A party of six hunters lei
Honesdale Saturday morning an
many more followed the first of tn
week. The hunting season otllciall
'' opened November l and the report
a so far are that there is likely to
$ some good hunting within te
}, days Squirrel, quail, grouse, tul
d key, woodcock and all other specie
II of wild game found in the state, e9
} cept bear, can now be shot. Th
II deer season does not open unit
} November 10.
. Salem has two cases of small
pox, the patients being Eugene an
z, Nellie Boland, children of Mr.. an
$ Mrs. Anthony Boland. DR.. H.
1. White, of Lake Ariel, who was calle
p to attend the sick children, notitie
J. the health authorities. 1t is sal
W one of the Boland daughters has bee
r taking music lessons in Scranto
l. recently. Where, or how, the di
e ease was contracted, is not know
is Bolands home is about six mile
IS from South Canaan where there al
lie four cases OF the disease undt
|, quarantine.
s. Miss Estella Wicks, of Scral
ton, who for the past few montl
" has been the guest of her aunt, Mr.
20 John Loercher, on Church street, an