The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-02-21
begins to-day.

ship, on Sunday.
John Bryant has installed
panel front in Leine's Seventh street
drug store windows.
Spirited revival meetings are be-
ing held in the Methodist church.
Are you interested?
There were thirty-fve inter-
ments in Glen Dyberry cemetery
during the year ending February II.
The Woodmen held a leap year
dance in their hall at White Mills on
Saturday evening and a good time is
reported.
The local teachers institute
was held in the High school build
ing at Sterling on Saturday night,
February II.
Paul E. McGranaghan has filed
a license asking the court to grant
him a license to wholesale and re-
tail liquor. He now holds a whole
sale license.
Perry Christian, a railroad en-
ploye, of Carbondale, and Miss
Edith Thorpe, of Scranton, were
married by Rev. viii H. Hitler Sat
urday evening.
The Clifford, Susquehanna coun-
ty creamery divided 100000 among
it's patrons last year The receipts
amounted to $4,000 and the expen-
ses were $4,000.
Nearly 700 people partook of
the supper given Thursday evening
last by the Sodality of St Mary Mag
dalen's church, in Lyric Hall The
amount cleared that evening is SASS.
Preparations for the annual
Martha Washington dinner to be
held in the Presbyterian chapel on
Thursday evening, February %, are
we'll under way. The first table will
be at $3.50.
Almost two hundred women
applied for divorce in one branch
of the New York Supreme Court
the other day. Want to get free as
quickly as possible to take advan-
tage of leap year.
w. j. Silverstone was instru-
mental in collecting for the Berg
mann fund $25.55 by means of jar
in the Union depot. The money col
lected was given principally by
travelling statesmen. ,
Expert tailors say that thin men
will be all the rage this coming sea-
son. With the price of food rapidly
reaching the prohibitive stage fat
men will be able to qualify by the
time the Eastern parade starts.
The w. C. T. U. will hold a
meeting in honor of the Frances Will
lard Memorial at the home of Mrs.
Bolcom, on Fifteenth street, on
I Friday afternoon, Feb. 23, at 3
O'clock. A special program has been
arranged and refreshments will be
served.
Don't forget the masquerade
at the armory Tuesday evening for
the benefit of Company E basket
ball team. 1t promises to be the
event of the season. The boys are
deserving of support and it is hoped
that the armory will be filled and
that they will realize a neat sum
therefrom.
The commissioners OF Luzerne
county have found it necessary to
raise the 1912 tax levy two mills in
order to meet the increased expenses
of the county. The new levy is 62
mills as against A mills last year.
In addition to the tax increase a
5000, 900 bond issue is to be f1oated,
bringing the county's Indebtedness
up to over three million dollars.
Since DR.. H. C. Many's absence
from Tyler Hill the people of that
country hamlet and for several miles
around have been without a family
physician. The nearest doctor lives
at Cochecton, n. Y, and owing to ill
ness he has not been able to cover
this entire territory of late. There
is an excellent opportunity at Tyler
Hill for some young physician to es-
tablish a good practice.
The funeral services of the late
James Codington was held in the
Pine Mill church at 2:30 O'Clock
Sunday, the Baptist minister OF Han
cock, n. Y, officiating. Mr.. Coding-
ton spent his life in Manchester I'M
til within the last few years. At the
time of his death he was a resident
OF Readburn, n. Y. Over fifty years
ago he was married to Miss Merenda
Tyler, of Pine Flat, who survives
him. Mr.. and Mrs. Codington were
the parents of eleven children. All
of whom survive. He was soldier
in the Civil war. Interment was
made in Pine Mill cemetery.
-Honesdale Tent, Knights of the
Maccabees, at their last meeting in
stalled officers as follows: Past Com
mander, f. Z. Williams; commander,
Frank f. Schueller; lieut.. command
er, Frank S. Evans; record keeper,
w. H. VarcOe; finance keeper, w. l..
Lemnitzer; chaplain, Chas. S. Prag-
nell; sergeant, Birt Dain; NJ. of A,
Eugene II. Miller; first NJ. of G.,
Norman Mantle; second NJ. of G., H.
! V. Tuman; sentinel, Chas. e. Knapp;
picket, Geo. w. Searles. After the
business session there was a bounti-
full supper, followed by speeches,
some of much interest and benefit.
Some changes made at the last ses-
sion of the Supreme Tent, place the
Order of Maccabees higher than ever
in the front rank of fraternal orders.
The annual meeting of the First
| Presbyterian society of Honesdale
was held in the Chapel rooms on
Wednesday evening and the treasur-
er's report and the treasurer of the
envelope system were read and ac-
cepted. At the meeting three trus-
tees were elected to serve three
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