The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-12-18
-Harrisburg's army of bowlers
s over the | 900 mark.

Harrisburg army OF bowlers
is over the 200 mark.
The Citizen published a twenty
four-page Christmas number last
Friday that reflected great credit on
the ones responsible for the work
of getting it out.-Wayne County
Herald.
Don't wait until you have ex-
hausted your stationery before you
have some printed. Now is the time
to inspect your stock and see If you
are supplied for next years busi-
ness. We do all kinds of CONNER
cial printing at reasonable prices.
Miss Nettie Ferguson under
went an operation for appendicitis
at her home in Seelyville Monday
morning which was successful. DR..
Peck, of Scranton, performed the
operation assisted by DR.. p. B. Pet
erson. Miss Biers is her nurse.
At the regular meeting of the
school board of the Honesdale dis
trict, held last Thursday evening.
Arthur NJ. Leine and w. j. Ward
were elected secretary and treasurer,
respectively. Routine business was
all that was transacted outside of
the election.
Terrace BURNETT, of Port Jer-
Wis, was on Thursday awarded by a
jury of New York City, verdict of
$4,000 against the Erie Railroad
Company for the loss Of a foot. Suit
was brought under the Federal En-
ployers Liability Act, the first to be
tried in New York county.
Isaac Lord, one of the oldest
residents of Equinunk, died at his
home in that village last week of
pneumonia. Mr.. Lord was aged 81
years. His wife passed away last
September. He is survived by one
daughter, Mrs. John Ewain, living
at home, and one brother, Cain Lord,
also a resident of Equinunk.
The funeral of the late William
Pethick, who for over sixty years
was a resident of Bethany, was held
from his late home there at 1870
O'Clock Sunday afternoon and at two
o'clock at the church, Rev. E. S.
Bierly officiating. Interment was
made in the Bethany cemetery I'm
dertaker w. T. Moore had charge of
the remains.
-ONluS " Il IdDlu llCI6dSt VI
business, the Wayne Milling COM
pany has made arrangements to in
stall a new grinding machine for
doubling their capacity. The ma
chine is enroute. 1t will be used
for grinding corn and feed. This is
the Wayne Milling company's third
year and it will also be a record
breaker in business.
-Dominick Gerdevine, who had
been discharged from the Middle
town State Hospital for drunken
ness, returned on Friday and shot
and instantly killed Theodore Fal-
ler, chief of the institution since
1896. The murderer fired six shots,
two of which pierced Faller's heart.
Gerdevine was a kitchen helper in
the institution and after the shoot
ing attempted to commit suicide by
slashing his throat with a razor. He
was taken to hospital where he
will recover.
The annual reception and din
ner of the Northeastern Pennsylva-
MIA Alumni Association of Jefferson
Medical Association will be held in
Hotel Sterling, Wilkes-Barre, next
Thursday evening at $3.50 O'Clock.
One hundred guests from Luzerne,
Lackawanna, Susquehanna, Wayne
and Bradford counties are expected
to attend. The list of speakers in
cludes DR.. James w. Holland, pro-
fessor of chemistry, and DR.. j. Chal-
mers DeCosta, of Jefferson Medical
College. The committee anticipates
very delightful and profitable even
ing.
A number of Wayne county peo-
pie were in attendance at the meet
ing of the State Grange at Clear
field the past week. Among those
who attended were: Mr.. and Mrs. c.
F. Kellam, of Ledgedale; Frank
Kellam, of Lakeyille; DR.. and Mrs.
Smith, of Sterling; Mr.. and Mrs. E.
w. zimmerman, of Lakeville; Mr..
and Mrs. G. Bell, of Maplewood; E.
w. Gammell, of Bethany; Mr.. and
Mrs. Osgood, of Siko; Mr.. and Mrs.
A. l.. Wilcox, of Calkins; Mr.. and
Mrs. Williams, of Sterling; w. II.
Bonear, of Cherry Ridge; NJ. j. Den
mis-, of Poyntelle; S. Saunders, of In
dian Orchard.
The skating rink will be re-
opened under new management on
Thursday evening of this week.
The building has been thoroughly
renovated and fumigated and it is
Mr.. Spencer's intention to keep the
rink clean. Skating will commence
at 1880 and continue until 1890
p. m. Admission 10 cents. The
skates have all been repaired and
are now in first-class condition.
Skating is a healthful exercise. 1t is
inyigorating and people who do not
know the pleasure of skating ought
| by all means learn to skate. Skat-
| ing will be held on Friday and Sat
urday nights this week as well.
A perfect town is that in which
| you see the farmer patronizing the
| home merchants, the laborers spend
| ing the money they earn with their
own tradesmen, and all animated by
spirit that will not purchase arti-
cles abroad if they can be bought al
home. The spirit of reciprocity be-
tween man and the mechanic, trades