The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-02-09
LOCAL NEWS

The Socdality of St Mary Madga-
lens Catholic church will hold a sup
per at the Lyric hall on Thursday
hight, Feb. Is.
Many persons from the sur
Founding towns attended the euchre
and dance at the new Armory on
Tuesday evening.
The nigh school pupils will OBJ
serve Lincoln's birthday, Monday,
Feb. 12, with an appropriate pro-
gram. "A Perfect Tribute" story
bf war times will be given.
The ladies Aid society of St,
John's Evangelical Lutheran church
will hold a Kuchen social in the lee
ture room of the church on Thursday
afternoon and evening. Coffee will
'blso be served.
The automobile show opened at
she Carbondale Garage and Repair
company in Carbondale on Tuesday
'bfternoon. The Lynott orchestra
! gives a program each evening. Jos.
Battle, the tenor soloist, of Scranton,
Twill sing.
Judge A. T. Searle, sitting in
the courts of Lackawanna county,
Epn Wednesday directed a jury to ac-
1quit John Mahon, a chauffeur, of
he charge of reckless driving, but
told the jurors to dispose of the
costs which were put on Mahon.
A serious operation was per-
formed upon Charles Boyd, Boyds
Mills, Thursday morning, by DR.. A.
| w. Smith, of Scranton, assisted by
pr. H. B. Ely, son Marcy, and Miss
katherine Halter, of this place. Mr..
IBoyd's appendix was also removed.
Chief Boatswain Daniel Mon
tague, U. S. n, of 1888 Porter street,
Philadelphia, one of the heroes OF
the sinking of the collier Merrimac
in Santiago harbor during the war
with Spain, died early Monday morn
ing in the Naval hospital at Annapo-
lis.
A team of horses, owned by JOS
Jacobs, hitched to a sleigh, ran away
on Tuesday afternoon. They were
frightened by an automobile near the
corner of Ninth and Church streets
and plunged through the park. The
tongue of the sleigh was smashed
and the horses We're captured after
a brief run.
There will be 372 delegates in
the next Republican state convention
i according to the table compiled or
/ Monday at Philadelphia by Secretary
w. Harry Baker of the state com
mittee and sent to the commissioners
i of the various counties, giving ap
| |portionment of delegates by legisla
tive districts.
The eightieth anniversary of the
Organization of the first Vestry anC
= the beginning of the parish life viii
be observed in the Grace Episcopa
hurch on Sunday, Feb. II. a Holy
BIommuniOn service will be held at
a. n. Text of morning sermon
Thy people shall be willing in the
7day of thy power" Evening text
Lest thou Forget"
State Fish Commissioner n. r
Butler stated to-day that the ship
ments Of trout this year would be
gin as soon as the weather permits
IThe applications have run highel
than expected thus far, but it is be
lieyed that the supply will be ample
The commissioner does not promis,
to put out any fry that are not vel
developed and yearlings may be sen
+ to many localities.
-Sportmen from all over tn,
State commend Nathan r. Butler IL
4 changing the size of trout for dis
tribution. John C. Ogden, of West
mont, a member of the commission
gives the action his heartiest ap
4 proval. Mr.. Ogden said that tn,
sentiment of the sportsmen of tn,
state has clearly shown that tn
planting of fish of considerable size
ranging up to six or seven inches
is preferable to the placing of mucl
smaller ones, as in the past. 1t ha
been proved that the old plan neye
was acceptable.