The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-02-14
LOCAL NEWS

No person over so years of age
an marry in Russia, according to the
NV of that country.
County Commissioner Neville
olgate recently bought a team of
ray horses from parties in Way
art.
The Exchange Club started a
&ool and billiard tournament on
Ionday evening. 1t opened with a
+ moker.
During the special meetings at
each Lake twenty-five have joined
be church and seventeen have been
bken in on probation.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
tughus, of Williams Warf, Va, on
february 7, son. Mrs. Hughus
as formerly Miss Bessie Ham of this
lace.
The B. G. girls were entertained
y Miss Hilda Wasman on last Thurs
hy evening at her home on Church
rect. Cards were the order and
efreshments were served. A jolly
me is reported.
BE sure and attend the Berg
[ann benefit at the Skating Rink on
Wednesday evening. Basket ball and
bller skating and good music. Ad-
ission Csc. The Lyric will be clos
i for the occasion. Come and bring
be family and show your Christian
birit.
Virginia, daughter of Mr. and
RS. j. Samuel Brown, of East
rect, entertained about twenty of
Ter young friends at a party Satur-
lay from three to seven o'clock, the
ccasion being her eighth birthday.
ost delicious refreshments were
erved. The table decorations were
ery beautiful, being red and white.
II the young people returned to
beir homes, thinking that Virginia
las a capital entertainer.
A home man cannot converse
bng with a stranger before the visi-
br will remarkably, but Homes
hle is a pretty town" or "A person
no has ever visited Honesdale will
ever forget the place" and numer-
arks. Yes, Mr.. Visitor, we have the
NEST town in the State of Pennsyl-
hnia. 1t is an ideal spot for you to
pillC ~ l4Nt' II 10 dIoO Int pIlNC W
uild factory. Look up Honesdale's S
dvantages before going elsewhere.
Mick" Murtha, of Carbondale,
no is personally interested in base
all, is planning for a series of games
it'll Honesdale, Archibald and Forest
ity the coming season. Nick says
is his intention to organize a team
bat will represent the city, that con-
derable money was lost last year
it'll his team in the County League.
| 1t would take Carbondale baseball
enthusiasts as long to select a cap
lin for the proposed team as it does
be councilmen of that city to elect
chairman, Nick better give up the
xroject right away.
-The majority of the Citizen S
$aders enjoy this paper around the
imily circle evenings. An advertise
ent inserted in the columns of The
itizen by the home merchant will be
zen and read by every member of
De family. A man usually reads his
&aper when he is at ease and in a
#eceptiye mood. His mind is not fill
d with a thousand details and Wor-
es. When he is reading ii he is in
erested in the goods advertised
herein and if. he runs across your
T. advertisement every issue he looks
Xhrough his paper 1t will certainly
Pave its mark.
ALIVE b. Compton, who lives at
06 Erie street, met with an accident
n Friday afternoon between three
md four o'clock which might have
= bst him his life. He was coasting
own Terrace street on his Sled and
eaching the bridge over the tracks
e turned out for a team coming in
be opposite direction. He turned
= bo short and shot out through the
HRiling of the bridge, falling a dis
H. bnce of thirty feet to the tracks be-
bw. He fell on his back and was
Unconscious when picked up by
ather O'Toole and remained un-
pnsCious until he reached his home.
r. Nielsen was called and found no
erious external injuries except
ruises on the hip and arms and no
ones were broken. IT is feared that
e may be injured internally. The
hll was a bad one and 1t is miracul-
L Irs