The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-02-28

Sunday morning.
Robert Hafler, of Sterling, had
his little finger cut off by buzz saw
on Saturday in the II. G. Megargle
steam saw mill at that place.
REV. l.. C. Murdock, district
superintendent, preached two elo-
quent sermons in the Methodist
church on Sunday and Monday even
ings.
To win a bet, Charles Lower, of
| Delaware Water Gap, chopped a hole
in the ice in the Delaware river there
Friday, removed all his clothing and
| took a sponge bath.
Five officers of the Keystone
/ Guards who sold out to parties in
New York, have agreed to pay back
to the receiver of the Guards every
cent they received in the deal.
Word was received in Honesdale
Monday announcing the death of
Mrs. James A. Hensey, wife of Super
intendent Hensey of the Binghamton
district of the Wyoming conference.
Mrs. ]. A. Bodie and Mrs. w.
II. Ham attended the funeral of their
aunt, Mrs. George Bentley, which
was held from the home of Mrs.
Thomas Dickson, Scranton, Tuesday.
Miss Grace Kelley, of Hankins,
n. Y, was married to Lehos Bough-
ton of Abramsville, at Canastota,
Pa, on Tuesday last. Miss Kelley is
a niece of George p. Ross of this
place.
A basket ball game will be played
iVN A
evening between the German Catho-
lie club and Company f. The game
will be called at Sis. Admission
/ 5 cents.
The Eagles held their regular
meeting on Monday and in connec-
ton initiated four young men into
the mysteries of that order The
young men were: Charles Huck,
Thomas Kelley, Jr., Charles Knapp
and Constantine Chakaris.
The p. o. S. of A. of South
Sterling, have been doing big things
since the first of the year. They
have taken in ten new members and
proposals for membership have been
received nearly every meeting night.
The lodge has a membership of 1875
The Maskenozha Rod and Gun
club of Lehman township expect to
cut and saw about 100000 feet of
timber before the season closes.
They have already cut about 10000
feet. Seventy-fve per cent of this
timber is white pine and the rest is
oak and yellow pine.
Royal L. Reichenbacher has
completed thorough business
course, including Commercial Arith-
metic, Penmanship, Commercial Cor
respondence, Commercial Law, Book
keeping, Simple and Double Entry.
Persons wishing to examine his work
are kindly invited to do so. Louisa
c. Keen, Teacher.
Mrs. H. Richard entertained the
Knockers Club at her home on Fri
day night. About sixteen guests
were present and a most enjoyable
time is reported Five Hundred was
played and Miss Minnie Miller was
awarded first prize and Mrs. John
Boyd, consolation. Dainty refresh
ments were served.
On Monday, February 10, at the
Baptist parsonage in Walton, n. Y,
occurred the marriage of Mrs. Flora
c Curtis, of Sydney, n. Y, to Frank
r. Stevenson of Hawley. Rev. e. j.
Burston ofiiciated. Immediately af-
ter the ceremony the couple left
there for their home in Hawley. Both
the young people are well known in
that place.
Friedrich Schwartz died at his
home in Matamoras on Monday
morning February 10, death being
caused by the grip, after an illness of
ten days. He was "A years old. He
was a resident of Hawley from 1882
to 1892 when he moved to Mata-
moras. He is survived by his wife,
one daughter and one sister, Mrs. !
Amelia Rohminger, of Hawley.
Mickey" Walsh, our old Car
bondale base ball friend, was a bust |
ness caller in town on Saturday, and |
informed the writer that he was to /
be interested in base ball in Carbon |
dale this year. This will almost as
sure the Miners" of a good team, |
as Mickey was the only man who |
ever produced a baseball team in |
Carbondale that could whip Homes /
dale.
The hustling newly organized !
Grange of Egypt Mills had for its .
guest last week, Theodore Kline, of |
Lake Ariel, steward of the Pennsyl- /
vania State Grange. This new
Grange has a membership of twenty
five and is in a flourishing condition.
A box social will be held on Friday
night, March IS, for the benefit of
the Grange and a good time is ex-
pected.
The first man to drive an automo-
bile on the Hudson river thirty
miles and return is Robert E. Hop
kins, young millionaire, of New
York. The sixty miles were cover
ed in three and a half hours and on
more than one occasion the car
was partly submerged in the water
and the machine was only saved by
opening the throttle and jumping at
full speed.
Father John A'Toole, at the
Lenten services last Friday evening,
preached a most eloquent and mas
.erful sermon. He exhorted his peo-
)le to put on the garb of religion and
prepare the way for the coming of
he Lord during the forty days of
-ent. A few quotations from his SER
n m ppn rA1l