The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-11-22

The w. c. 7. U, meeting at the
home of Mrs. S, Tolley on East
Extension street Tuesday was largely
attended.
The Home Missionary society
of the M. K. church met at the home
of Mrs. NJ. e. Simons on Wednesday
afternoon.
"A new connish will be replaced
upon the Lyric building by the
Honesdale Realty company. II. +.
Weaver will superintend the work.
Anthony Fritz has entered the
employ of the Gurney Electric Ele-
vator Co. in the stock department.
He is a member OF the class of 1911,
II. II, S.
A few friends of o, NJ. Spettigue
partook of a dinner party at his
home on East street on Wednesday
evening. The occasion was in honor
of his birthday.
-Lumbermen, children and others
in the woods in Pike county wear
red hats or caps as a precaution
against being shot by hunters during
the cunning season.
Mrs. Simons died at her home
13. The funeral services were held
in Salem, Rev. Treat of Lakeville, Of
ficiating. lnterment was made in
Salem.
Rev. r, Clayton Burch, pastor
of the Waymart NJ. f. church, has
been appointed chaplain of the Far
view State Hospital. The appoint
ment will not interfere with Rev.
Burch's present pastorate.
-Postmaster-Ge Hitchcock
announced at Washington Saturday
that approximately $2S,O00,O00 had
been deposited to date in postal saw
ings repositories by 100000 indi-
viduals, averaging $96 per depositor.
j. ]. Koehler, candidate for
elector on the Washington. Bull
Moose and Roosevelt Progressive
tickets, filed his expense account
Wednesday with the clerk of the
courts. His expenses did not ex
ceed $50.
The Catholic club basket ball
five of Scranton defeated the Law
renceville quintette i'm Scranton
Wednesday night by score of 81 to
3. This club will play in Pittston
Friday night and on Saturday even
ing will play the Maple City Five at
the rink here.
On Thanksgiving Day the strong
Taylor team of basket ball players
will play here in two games, after
noon and evening. The last game
between this team and the locals
ended in a tie and every game ever
played between the two has been
very interesting.
Hon. A. T. Searle. Wayne coun-
tvs much sought-after judge, is
winning distinction in Scranton. On
Tuesday last he settled law suit
that has been running four years.
During this time the case had been
to the Supreme Court and back.
We give an account of the case else
where in today's Citizen.
The fourteenth annual ball and
supper of the Texas No. Fire Com
pany was held in their hall on We'd
nesday evening. There was a large
attendance and everyone had a good
time. A good hot supper was serv-
ed during the evening beginning at
o'clock A neat sum was realized.
District Attorney NJ. E. Simons
was DuSIASoS CdiIeI III OCI anton Oh
Tuesday.
While out hunting last Friday
morning George Gumble, of Pau
pack, started through the woods to
join the others of the party at the
same moment that one of the party
fired at a partridge in his direction.
Three No. s shots hit him, one graz
ing each side of his head and one go
ing through his left eye-ball just
above the iris. He was Immediately
taken by auto to DR.. Burns hospi-
tai, where his eye was treated, it be-
ing impossible to remove the shot,
as it had passed clear through the
eye. DR.. Burns did not think the
sight would be injured.
The annual conference of the
Pennsylvania Daughters of the Amer
lean Revolution was held in Harris
burg last week. The years work
included the conservation of natural
resources, marking Braddock's trail
in Pennsylvania, working for good
roads, securing national markers
for Revolutionary soldiers graves,
and educating children in the South
and in the mountains. The visiting
delegation inspected the State Capt.
tol and were entertained at tea at
the Executive Mansion by Mrs.
Tener, with Governor Tener in at
tendance. Among those who took
a prominent part in the sessions was
Miss Cora Lee Snyder, historian of
the Harrisburg chapter. Miss Sny-
der is well known in Honesdale.
THE Fortune Hunter" Win
chell Smiths comedy, which will be
the attraction at the Lyric next
Tuesday, Nov. 20, with the original
New York production will be the
event of the season. The story of
The Fortune Hunter" is direct and
simple, and is drawn from life with
character types familiar to the av-
erage American. In his making of
the play Winchell Smith has told
the story with humor, with here and
there a touch of pathos. The piece
tells of the regeneration of a young
man of to-day through his own ef-
forts, and the finding of his true
self comes only with the working out
of q base schema which would lend