The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-23

Born, daughter to Mr.. ana
Mrs. Joseph Holl, on Terrace street,
Saturday.
The Prompton NJ. e. church has
purchased an Estey organ of w. j.
Mcintyre.
Floyd e. Tuthill and Miss Har-
riet A. Rosencranse, both of Haw-
ley, were married in Clifford, Pa, on
Wednesday, Oct. 16, by Rev. John A.
Tuthill.
Two wagon loads OF household
furniture were driven overland from
Scranton to Honesdale on Monday
The wagons bore the name of Jonn
Booth, Scranton.
The village of Mountaindale,
Sullivan county, was the scene of
another bad fire early Saturday,
when fifteen buildings were destroy
ed with an estimated loss OF $780,
600.
Charles e. Weber, of Beacblake,
who conducted a summer boarding
house at that resort last season, has
accepted a position with The Lady
and the Slipper" cmpany in the
Globe Theatre. New York.
The Farmers Cooperative
Creamery building at South Canaan
was sold at Sheriff's sale in the
court house on Friday afternoon.
Geoge Fielding, one OF the stockhold
ers, was the purchaser, bidding
$500.
At a meeting of the county COM
missioners at the court house on
Thursday afternoon last p. ]. Skelly,
of Texas township was appointed as
SCISSOR of that township to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of
George Stenzhorn.
Rev. J. S. Wrightnour, d. D., of
Scranton, united in marriage at his
residence Alfred Gruener of the Cen
trail City, and Miss Pearl Bittenben-
de, of Scranton. Mrs. w. S. Moir,
sister of the bride, attended the
young couple. They will reside in
Hawley, Pa, temporarily.
William ives, OF Beachlake,
whose property was destroyed by fire
the early part of August, broke
gound on Monday for a building to
replace the one destroyed and he in
tends to conduct a business along
the same line as before. The new
building will be 54X104 and two
stories high.
Mrs. Edna Kay, daughter of
Rev. NJ. d. Fuller, formerly district
superintendent, Honesdale district,
of the Wyoming conference of the
Methodist church, now of Minneapo-
lis, has sent cards to her many
friends, announcing her wedding on
August pa, 1912, to George Hudson
Strickland, of International Falls,
Ninn.
Miss Rose NJ. Fetterolf, expert
assistant in drawing, of Harrisburg,
is in Honesdale this week The
school teachers of the Texas, Homes
dale and Seelyville schools will meet
at the High school, Honesdale, on
Thursday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
Miss Fetteroff will give instructions
to the teachers in teaching drawing.
Miss Fetterolf is in Matamoras to-
day.
On Monday night about 1920
the large barn and automobile stor-
age, adjoining the A. G. Loomis
House on Allen street, Deposit, was
destroyed by fire, the origin of which
is unknown, but thought to have ori-
ginated from a large White Steamer
touring car. A Binghamton man
owned the car and placed it in the
garage with the intention of calling
for it within a day or two. There
was insurance of $500 on the barn
but the contents and auto were total
losses.
The Young Peoples Society of
the German Lutheran church of
Hawley will celebrate its goth ami
versary at the church basement next
Wednesday evening, Oct. 23. There
will be an entertainment, which will
be followed by a short address by
the pastor, Rev. Rudolf Lucas, after
which refreshments will be served.
The occasion promises to be a very
enjoyable one and all members are
urged to be present. The entertain
ment will begin at o'clock.-Haw-
ley Times.
Two autos collided on the Seely-
Vile road about eleven o'clock Sun
day night and both machines were
badly wrecked. One auto, Chal-
mers, owned and driven by Frank
Mum, of Carbondale, was going To-
ward that city and +. j. Crocken-
berg, of Prompton, driving a Hup-
mobile, in which there were several
ladies, was coming toward Homes
dale. The Chalmers car was badly
damaged and the side wheels were
broken off and the car sent over the
embankment. Crockenberg's car
was also damaged None in either
car suffered any serious injuries.
Work on the assessment of
Honesdale borough, which should
have been started some time ago,
has been held up by the borough as
| SCISSORS for the reason that there is
a question of doubt as to which of
the two aspirants for the office is
entitled to serve. Homer Greene,
Esq, solicitor of Wayne county, and
legal advisor of the county commits
sioners, has advised them not to give
! the books over to the assessor which
was elected last November. A de-
! cision of the court is pending as to
| which of the two men, +. ], Varcoe