The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-05-08


-Sonner's Orchestra of this place
furnished music at the Elite club
dance at Hawley on Friday evening
last
Saturday half-holiday was OBJ
served on Saturday last for the first
time this season at the Gurney Elec-
trio Elevator Company.
The town council has placed a
hidden drain from the foot of West
street to the Lackawaxen river to
take care of the surface water at that
point.
AT a sheriff sale held last Fri
day afternoon the property of Chas.
Barth, of Palmyra township, was bid
in by himself for costs, amounting
to $67.45.
DO not throw hand bills, fruit
peelings or papers into the streets.
You can always find a garbage can
at the street corners, where these
things can be deposited.
The complete program of the
Honesdale district Sunday school con-
vention which will be held at Seely-
vile, Wednesday, May Is, is found
on page of to-days issue.
B. f. Haines and II. f. Bassett,
both of the Independent, are doing
petit and grand jury work, respec-
lively, in the Middle district United
States court, which is sitting in Har-
risburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Mahr, form
erly of Nanticoke, Pa, have moved
into the Lee property in PrOmpton.
Mr.. Mahr expects to start a poultry
farm there and is getting everything
in readiness.
The twenty-first annual meeting
of the Honesdale Improvement Asso-
citation will be held in the town hall
on Monday next at p. m. All who
are interested in Honesdale are
urged to come.
Among the marriage. licenses is
sued in Scranton on Monday that
would be of interest to Wayne coun-
ty readers was one to Benjamin II.
Ives, of Moscow, and Miss Cora G.
Simons, of Sterling.
&C. H. Knapp, of Aldenville,
is erecting a large new porch
on the front of his house fac
ing the street The porch will eX-
tend the entire width of the house
when completed and will be eight
lttJ III Nlull.
Homer Greene, attorney, bid in
the Clemo Real Estate company's
land at sheriff's sale in Honesdale
at l o'clock to-day for the taxes and
costs. The property belongs to the
estate of the late Col. H. Ripple of
Scranton. Mr.. Greene bid in the
land for Mrs. Sarah H. Ripple.
This is clean up week, You
ask what you can do? How about
your back alley? How about your
own back yard? How about the
street in front of your curb? How
about the empty lot piled with rub
bish within sight of your door? How
about the unsanitary mud hole
around the corner?
Home talents may come and
| home talents may go but the Amity
Minstrel, which is to be given at the
| Lyric on Thursday evening, May 23,
will surely be the acme of any en-
| tertainment endeavored by local
people. To make it little differ
ent from the rest there will be sever
al young ladies take part.
Hon. and Mrs. Leopold Fuerth
were married 3S years ago last Sun
day in Honesdale. The marriage oc-
Cured in Casino hall May 3, 1874.
The next year Mr.. and Mrs Fuerth
moved from Port Jervis to Homes
dale where they have since made
their home. The Citizen extends
congratulations to this estimable
couple.
If you want your town to i'm
prove, improve it. If you want your
town lively, make it. Don't go to
sleep, but get up and work for it.
If you have property improve it.
Paint your houses, clean up your
alleys and premises. Make your sur
roundings pleasant and you will be
worth more in the market. Public
improvement is an investment that
pays.
Attacked by a cross duck, Mrs.
Mary e. Newman of PhoeniXville, 20
years of age, died of fright and ex-
haustion. The fowl which caused
the old womans death is a big Mus
covy drake belonging to Mrs. New
mans son-in-law, Clement Coleman
which, until ii recently developed a
bad temper, which made it chase
every one entering the yard, was a
general pet.
George w. Box, of Fortenia, Sc
| CuTeu Judgment against JHe CO-
lumbian Protective Association, an
insurance company doing business on
a five-year plan, Monday morning for
$3.50 and interest from April l
1912, being the date when his policy
is due. The suit was tried before
Esquire r. A. Smith. Attorney r
NJ. Salmon represented the plaintiff
while Robert Scragg, of Scranton
was counsel for the defendant. The
Columbian Protective Association as
sumed the liabilities and responsible
ties of the American Fraternal Asso.
citation, which formerly did business
in Wayne county. This makes the
second judgment filed against the
Binghamton concern by Wayne coun'
ty policy holders.
The pave question is not as
black picture as is painted by some
of Honesdale's aggressive CD citi
Zens. The fact that Main street has
never been paved is a set back fol
the town, but due credit should be
given the borough council for keep
ing Main street in as good shane az