The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-11-27

sion 10 De tnanktul Tor something
this year.
Charles Erhardt of Torrey, has
purchased a new fve-passenger car
of the Cortright agency.
Rowland, the jeweler, and ]. H.
| Stegner & Sons have appropriate
Thanksgiving window displays.
Henry Robinson purchased the
Hawkey estate at Seelyville, Satur-
| day, at a masters sale, paying $2,-
$50 for same.
In st. Johns Lutheran church,
Thursday, Thanksgiving day, ser
vices will be held at 10:30 a. m, and
will be in German.
Hunters shot a horse belonging
to Edward Rich, East Athens, mis-
| taking it for bear, deer or some
other wild animal.
DR. G. F. Barager, of Hazleton,
will occupy rooms in the Foster
building after the first of December
He will fit up dental parlors.
One team and sleigh were seen
upon Main street Monday. The
farmer said he came through snow
drifts before he reached Honesdale.
Mrs. Eliza Teeter, of Church
street, died at her home in Hawley
on Thursday, November 81. The
funeral services were held on Satur-
day.
The Havens people, who are
building the Gurney Electric Eleva-
tor plant, paid out nearly $1,000 in
wages to Honesdale laborers last
Saturday
The Philadelphia Bible Glass of
the Tyler Hill Sunday school, was
entertained at the home of Miss
Florence Brush on Saturday after
noon last.
A sacred concert will be given
at St. Johns church, Tuesday, De-
cember 10th, at s o'clock by Prof.
Daniels and male members of the
choir of st. Peters Cathedral, of
Scranton.
p. H. Iloff has men engaged in
repapering and painting his offices
in the old Savings Bank building.
When completed Mr.. Iloff will have
one of the most up-to-date offices in
Honesdale.
Mrs. N. w. Bass, a National
worker for Home Missions, will
speak in the Methodist churches at
Honesdale, December 3, Carley
Brook, December 4, and Hawley,
December 9th.
The funeral of l.. w. Morss of
Scranton, formerly of Ledgedale,
this county, was held Saturday
morning at 1890 o'clock from his
late residence. Interment was made
in Dunmore cemetery.
Mr. Merchant: Trade from the
rural districts is worth going after,
isn't it? Then go after it in The
Citizen. This paper not only covers
Honesdale and immediate territory,
but all districts in Wayne county.
REPORTS to the State Depart
ment of Fisheries from Erie are to
the effect that close to 2O,0OO,OOO
the State hatchery men on Lake
Erie. They were largely taken from
the Canadian side of the lake under
agreement with the Dominion au-
thorities.
Howard Pethick, of Tyler Hill,
who had been suffering from a
cancer in the mouth, caused by CO.
caine, was taken TO a hospital in
ment. Harry H. Pethick, of Cor
nell University, a son, and Hon. C.
NJ. Pethick, of Tyler Hill, a brother,
were summoned.
Mr.. Mills, aged about 65 years,
met with very serious accident on
Thursday evening last when he fell
down the stone steps leading from
his home on Erie street and cut a
large cash in his forehead The
wound was serious and Dr.. McCon-
will was called. He was required to
take eleven stitches to close the
wound.
The arrest of eight men in Lewis
town on Thursday on the charge of
selling near-beer as nonalcoholic
beverage, when it contained nearly
three per cent. of alcohol, will
probably lead to some other arrests
throughout the State. Mr.. Foust
has instructed agents to purchase
samples of alleged nonalcoholic
beverages which are sold as such
and to bring suits if the chemical
analysis show the presence of alco-
hol.
Farmers Institutes, Father
Penn's educational work for tillers
of the soil, will begin next month in
some of the counties of the state and
continue until March of next year,
arrangements having been made for
over 400 days of Institutes. Under
the present plan of institutes the
state is divided into five sections
so that five institutes are in session
at the same time. The first insti-
tutes in Wayne county will be held
next month.
The annual Thanksgiving sup
per was held in the parlors of the
Grace Episcopal church on Thurs
day evening last. A large number
were present and about $3.50 was
cleared. The supper was in charge
of the ladies of the Parish Aid So
ciety and the serving and sale of
fancy work was presided over by
the Kings Daughters of Bethany.
The decorations were arranged by
Mrs. Ida Richenbacker. The music