The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-08-21

Philip Ikehoser, of Forest City,
a cousin of Mrs. w. a. Sluman, of
this place, has smallpox.
Frank Wasman has placed a
shoe shining stand in front of his
Main street barber shop.
The Wayne county teachers an
nual institute will be held the week
of November 9TH to 11th inclusive.
The gross receipts of st. Mary
Magdalen's annual picnic amounted
to $3.50. The net receipts will be
about 500.
The Illinois Food Commission
would limit the bacteria in a
spoonful of ice cream to 100000.
How many needless people will stop
to count the danger.
The celebration executive COM
mittee request the merchants and
others having stores on Main street
to keep them lighted until midnight
during the celebration.
Henry Wasman, of Carbondale,
contractor and builder, is lying
critically i'll at his home. He fell
from a building about two months
ago and received injuries that may
prove fatal.
The Honesdale base ball team
journeyed to White Mills on Sunday
but rain prevented a game. The G.
c. c. went to Hawley at the
same time but Jupiter Pluvius also
won that game.
st. Mary Magdalen's congrega-
tion expect soon to remodel the
basement of their church. Parti-
tions will divide it into various
rooms, which will be used by the So
cieties of the church.
--Telegrapher L. F.. Bishop and
family are enjoying a two weeks va
cation. jeffrey Lord, of Waymart,
has charge of the Honesdale West
ern Union and Delaware a. Hudson
dispatch Office during the formers
absence.
Chester Holgate, of Girdland.
son of Commissioner Neville Hol-
gate, of this place, passed through
a delicate operation upon his ear
on Saturday last in the Moses Tay-
lor Hospital, Scranton. Mr.. Holgate
is improving as well as can be ex-
pected.
-Several of the school directors
of the different schools of Wayne
county have made no provision to
place Smulls legislative hand books
in their respective schools. They
are still in the office of Superintend-
ent j. ]. Koehler, where they may be
obtained free of cost.
There may be some newspapers
that can run without money, but
from our own experience we doubt
it. Our bills have to be met prompt
ly, and in order TO do this it is nee
essary for those that owe us to pay
promptly. We only have a few de-
linquents on our list at present, and
to such We urge the necessity of an
early settlement.
The following death notice ap-
peared in Mondays Brooklyn Eagle:
Monday, Aug. 19, 1912,
Julia Ellmaher Waller, wife of Chas.
w. Hand, and daughter of the late
Rev. David levitt and Julia ELL
maher Waller. Funeral services will
be held at her late residence, 457
Clinton avenue, Brooklyn, Wednes-
day afternoon, at 4 O'Clock. Mr..
Hand is nephew of w. H Stone of
this place. He and Mrs. Stone will
attend the funeral.
Mrs. William B. Holmes enter
tanned a number of her friends at a
porch party Thursday morning in
honor of Mrs. Augustus P. Thompson
of Andover, Mass. A dainty lunch
en- was served. Among those present
were Mrs. Charles Bentley, Mrs. John
T. Fuller, Mrs. w. Judson Yerkss,
Mrs. Charles Brady, Misses Harriet
Sutton, Florence Wood, Bessie
Swift, Clara Torrey and Grace Sal
mon. From out of town Mrs. Harry
Rowley, Brooklyn, n. Y; Mrs. Ar
thur Hull, Railway, n. j.; Mrs.
Charles Noble, Denver, Colorado;
Mrs. Amelia ]. Conklin, Binghamton,
n. Y, and Mrs. A. p. Thompson, An
dover, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Greasy left
town on Wednesday Of last week for
Pa, the home of Mr..
Creasy's parents, where they will
spend several weeks before going to
Chestertown, Md, where Mr.. Greasy
will teach the coming term. In the
departure of Mr.. Greasy from our
town We lose a good citizen,
gentleman OF excellent character and
a man that any community would be
most fortunate in securing. Mr.
Greasy has lived here twenty-one
years, was well known and very
highly regarded and he and Mrs.
Greasy will be greatly missed by
large circle of acquaintances.-