The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-03-01

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800 persons into the church.
The Helpers of the Baptist
church will sell vegetable soup Fri
day morning at the home of Mrs. G.
p. Ross, Dyberry Place. Fifteen
cents per quart, two quarts for 25
cents.
A marriage license has been
granted to John Simpson and Miss
Helen Cow, both of Orson.
The Breutches farm at ArllnE-
ton was purchased by Messrs,
Schuer, Hutmeyer and Knapp FOR
consideration of $1,000.
Mrs. Augusta Bruning, OF Car
bondale, mother of Mrs. Eliza Smith
of this place, died at her home in
the former city on Saturday. The
funeral was held on Tuesday.
A. e. Kingsbury has sold his house
and lot on Wheeler street to Mrs. T.
J. Sanford, of Shehawken, Pa. Mr..
kingsbury will erect new house
north of his greenhouses, as soon as
Spring opens.-Deposit Courier.
Frank Epter, of Carboudale.
was a recent business caller in
Honesdale. Mr.. Epter told us that
he is just recovering from being
struck and run down by an automo-
bile in New York City He was con-
fined to the hospital in the metropo-
lis three weeks.
A TunkhannDck woman recently
found an old-f2shioned ten dollar
greenback, dated 1868. in the fami-
ly Bible She was looking to see
on what date Aunt Euphima was
born. She told her husband about
it, AID he has since read the good
book through four times.
telegram was received here Sat
urday announcing the death at De-
posit, n. Y, of Leo Merrill, eldest son
of Rev. and Mrs. G. r. Merrill. the
former pastor of the PRESBYTERIAN
church here and at Pleasant Mount.
correspondent in Forest
City News.
A three-legged deer was seen at
Delaware Water Gap last week. The
other leg evidently was shot off by a
hunter, but the animal seems able to
get 40 considerable speed, even with
one beg less than it was born with
as Ii outdistanced two hunters who
tried to get shot at it.
Engineer Nelson p. Blood of the
fire steamer is busy thaWing the
frozen fire hydrants on Pike street.
The one in front of the Sharp resi-
dence on that street was found to be
frozen in the middle of the road un-
dEr the paving. There are 35 hy-
drants frozen in different parts of the
city. The work of thawing them
Till be continued as fast as possible.
Port Jervis Gazette
A handsome new house in East
Side park, Carbondale, which wns re-
Gently purchased by Dr. Garfield G
Micks from Warren L. SWingle, was
totally destroyed by fire a few days
ago. AS near as can be learned the
fire was caused by an overheated
furnace. No alarm was sounded. al
though the fire at one time threaten
ed TO do damage to other properties
in that section. The loss will amount
to about IS 600.
Miss Martha Beemer, OF Lau-
rella~ and Charles G. Spry, of Beech
lake, were married early Wednesday /
morning by Rev. George S. Wendell /
at the baptist parsonage. The I
couple We're attended by Mr.. and Mrs. |
c, E Weber, of Beachlake. The
bride wore a travelling suit ef blue
cloth Nh. and Mrs. SpTy left on the !
Erie train after their marriage for |
New York City, Washington, d. c.
and other points of interest before /
returning 70 their home at Laurella. |
Among those from this section !
70 attend the Pomona Grange at |
on Wednesday were: f. |
Z. hlnsman, Fred Goodman, A. w. /
Emo, Robert Ransom, W. b. Lesher. !
4onssdale; Marvin g. Noble, of Cal |
Hins- Mr.. Noble says the grange was
TeA attended and that three excel
ent sessions were enjoyed.
Martin Reafler, of Hawley, who
'ecently disposed OF his hotel prop
,rty TO LIVE retired life, is lying
'ery Ill at his home at that place.
Ir. Reafler is the father of Mrs. |.
}. Brown Of South Main street.
Never in the history of Forest City,
'r the entire valley, for that matter,
las there been so many water pipes
roZen as during the past severe
weather.. II is said that the cold of
anuary and the early part of Febru-
ny was a record breaker for which
would be necessary to go back
many years to find parallel In
ddition there was very little snow
n the ground and as a result the
rost penetrated much deeper than it ,
oes as a rule.
There were fourteen marriage
icenses Issued in Prothonotary w. {
. Barnes office in January of this
ear. The same month last year
here were eight licenses issued.
his is an increase of six over last ,
ear. In February of last year there
'ere thirteen licenses issued. This
lonth there was only seven show 9
lg a decrease of SIX below last year. /
upid has been a little slow this
lonth in Wayne county but made (
p the deficit in January. Among t
nose to whom licenses were issued
January were three farmers, two +
.borers, two lumbermen, two glass \
ltters, one barber, one electric
n, one miner and one telegraph
nerator, The February licenses L
ere Issued to two laborers, two /
Iilroad men, one moving picture
Derator, and one electrical en- +
neer d
The Borden plant at Middletown
III go out of the condensed milk il
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