The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-05-22
LOCAL NEWS
Wet May, plenty Of hay.

Wet May, plenty of hay.
A marriage license was issued
in Scranton on Monday to Edward
j. Carey, of Lakewood and Miss
Mary c. Fiyes, of Forest City.
The following letters remain at
the Honesdale postotlice: L. G. Cool.
Olive Cruise, John Foley. Agnes b.
NJ. Sly.
-Honesdale Business Mems Asso-
citation will hold their annual outing
and picnic at Lake Lodore this sum-
mer. The date has not been fixed.
There will be Memorial services
in the st. Johns Lutheran church on
Sunday, May PC. conducted by Rev.
c. c. Miller for the Grand Army Vet
Grams.
A marriage license has been is
sued by the Prothonotary of Lacka-
wanna county to Henry Bayless, of
Forest City, and Miss Louise Corey,
of Uniondale.
The Wednesday evening service
at the Grace Episcopal church will
be omitted by reason of the Rector's S
attendance upon the annual diocesan
convention. The teachers training
NIdSo W III We utlu DIS usual.
Everything is in readiness for
the Amity Minstrels to be given at
the Lyric this Thursday evening.
Nothing has been left undone to
make it a great success. There will
undoubtedly be rush for seats
when the box office opens tomorrow
"wednesday morning.
The boyhood home of the late
Samuel L. Clemens MARK Twain)
was presented to the city of Hanni-
bal, Mo-, by George T. Hoban, on
Wednesday of last week. The home
will be preserved by the city and
the presentation exercises We're par
ticipated in by many Missourians
The following young people will
attend the Richardson-Spruks we'd
ding in Scranton on Wednesday of
this week: Misses Bessie and Emily
Brown, Alice Simons, Harriet Ar
mold, Marjorie Fowler, Amy Pethick,
Annie G. Cory, Elizabeth c. Lawyer,
Elwin Butler, Neal Hitler, C. R.
Galloway.
On Friday evening last the
Honesdale base ball club held their
benefit dance at the Lyric and about
seventy-fve couples were on the
floor. Freeman's orchestra furnish
ed the music. The dance was a sue
cess both socially and financially and
the boys highly appreciate the help
they received from the public.
The new uniforms for jenkins
Boy Band" will be used for the first
time on Thursday evening, May %,
the event being the Amity Minstrels,
at the Lyric. The "Celestos," sem
sational equihbrists and acrobats, !
have been engaged, at a large salary, |
TO give their act at the performance
Thursday evening. Attend this show |
and you will be we'll pleased. Seat |
sale starts at 8 a. m. Wednesday.
Hon. A T. Searle, President |
Judge of Wayne county, took the |
bench in the case of the Common
wealth vs.. George and Lewis LeBar |
in the Monroe county court last |
week On hearing Hon. r. l.. Bur-
nett, the defendants having entered |
a technical plea of guilty, the court |
sentenced them to pay the costs of
prosecution and a fine of $40. The |
defendants were inspectors of cleo
tion in Price township and illegally
received the vote of John Luckey,
who had moved from the district,
and had not returned in time to
have the right TO vote.
The town council has granted
June Decker the privilege to use any
fire hydrant on Main street to Sc
|cure water for the street sprinkling
wagon. Mr.. Decker will be request
Jed to sign a contract in which he
VIII agree to keep in repair any
plug broken by him. Also that he
VIII not allow water to collect in
|the road at any hydrant and that
1 ne same man will operate the plugs
tluring the season. The council al
Lowing Mr.. Decker to use the diff
ferent fire hydrants on Main street
is first class proposition. 1t will
Hush the plugs and get in circula-
luon the water that otherwise would
flow only when tests are made by
|the town and Water company Off
|cials.
The Improvement Association
|'ard party was largely attended at
|the Lyric hall last Thursday evening.
Five Hundred and pinochle were
played The following prizes were
awarded: Cut glass vase, Miss Eta
|Bunnell; Prosch vase, Mrs. w. II.
p. Eldred; night dress, Miss Jessie !
White; hatchet, Miss Edith Swift:
back of -four, Miss Lou Harden
bergh. The tally cards were unique.
Each was decorated with tiny
Tree. Refreshments consisting of ice
Dream and cake were served. Dane
ing followed The committee in
|harge wish to thank those who
helped either by donating cake or
giving money, to make the affair the
success that it was. A neat sum was
urned into the treasury, which will
pc expended in making Honesdale
b spotless town. j