The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-03-06

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dwelling and two barns were burn
ed.
Daniel Osgood, of Lincoln, Neb.
is visiting his father in Sterling, hav-
ing come onaccount of the latter s
failing health.
F. A. Black, of Maplewood, and
Charlotte e. Gilpin, of Hawley, we're
married February II by Rev. b. p,
Ripley, of Hawley.
The Wayne county commission
ers composed of Messrs. John Male
Earl Rockwell and Neville Holgate,
met in regular monthly session on
Tuesday of this week.
A chicken pie supper will be
held at the home of William and
Thomas Hicks at Laurella, on Thurs
day evening, March Z. The proceeds
will apply on the minister's salary.
State Commissioner Butler is
sued a statement favoring the stock
ing of the streams of the state with
large-sized trout and declaring that
the planting of fry is no longer ad-
visable.
Boyd Mills Tent, No. 379, of
Maccabees, have paid to Mrs. Thos.
l.. Burcher of Fallsdale, $1,000, be-
ing the amount of policy her late
husband carried in that fraternal
society.
Edward c. Gould, of Middletown,
captured many grasshoppers Satur-
day on Hopper Hill, which was alive
with them. The grasshoppers have
been placed on exhibition in windows
of business places there as proof that
spring is near.
John Simpson and Miss Helen
Cow, both of Orson, were united in
marriage in the parsonage of the Or
son church n Saturday, March 2.
Both the young people are well and
favorably known around here and
have the best wishes of their many
friends.
Charles Somner, of Jackson,
Susquehanna county, is laid up with
both hands and feet badly frozen.
His hands are in bad shape, gan
creme having set in. The nails are
parted from the flesh, which neces-
states amputation of the hands.
The feet may be saved.
Robert T. Savage, for fifty years
resident of Dunmore, died at the
family home there on Saturday
morning, death being caused by par
alysis. Mr.. Savage was born in
Bath, England, seventy-eight years
ago. He was well-known throughout
this part of Pennsylvania and was a
man of much business achievement
and was devoted to his home.
The Citizen received a post card
from Former County Commissioner
~eorge H. Seaman on Saturday, mail
ed from Ell Paso, Texas. Mr.. Sea-
man says: Excitement here. l left
Juarez at p. m. (26th February.
U. S. has a small force here and
more are arriving this evening. Sent
you a paper" We desire to express
our thanks to Mr.. Seaman for his
thoughtfulness in remembe bering us
with the Ell Paso Herald and card.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Lemnit-
zer received word last week from
their son, Coe, who is taking his sec
ond year in law at Cornell Univer-
sity, which stated that he had passed
the mid-year examinations with the
highest marks of the class of one
hundred and fifty students. He not
only prepared himself for the exami-
nations but tutored and helped four
of his fellow students so that they
also passed successfully, several Of
these even expected to be sent home
for being back with class work.
Attorneys c. P. Searle, R. NJ.
Salmon, Chester R. Garratt and p.
H. Iloff were in Scranton on Mon
day. Their errand was the present.
ment of the case of Emil Herbeck
VS.. NJ. j. Kelly and Frank Stein
man in the Superior Court sitting
at Scranton this week. R. M. Sal
mon and C. P. Searle were attor-
neys for appellee, while Attorney
Iloff and Garratt represented the
appellant, Emil Herbeck. The ap-
peal from the decree of Judge
Staples, striking off judgment en-
tered against Kelly & Steinman was
argued on Monday in the Superior
Court.
This is centennial year for Brad
ford county, 1912 marking the hun
dredth anniversary of the forming Of
the county. Bradford county was
formed of parts of LuZerne and Ly-
coming counties, Feb. 21, 1910, nam
ed in the act creating it Ontario coun-
ty. According to history, there was
organization until the early part of
the year 1912. March "a, 1912, an
act of the legislature, the name of
the county was changed from On
tario to Bradford, thus the hun
dredth anniversary of the forming of
the county comes on the oath of this
month.
An incorporated concern, which
is working under the direction Of
Virginia's State Bureau of Economic
Zoology, has asked State Zoologist
Surface if he can provide demonstra-
tions for men who have been detail
ed to come to Pennsylvania to OBJ
serve. DR.. w. e. Kinds, State En-
tomologist of Alabama, has written
to DR.. Surface asking for an outline
of his divisions work and for in
structions such as are given to the
orchard workers. The Maryland
State authorities have also highly
commended the Pennsylvania system
This late held twenty-six demon
strations for the killing of scale and
moth last year along the same lines
as the 900 that are held in this state.
Frank Brown and Charles Stew
ems were cutting logs for II. X Me-