The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-06-12

Is. II. Dittrich and Eben p. Keen
motored to Tarrytown, n. Y, on
Sunday. They were absent for few
days.
The horseshoers of Honesdale
contemplate changing some of the
prices for shoeing, particularly for
recalking, resetting and No. 8 new
shoes
The regular monthly meeting of
the Business Mems Association will
be held on Wednesday evening OF
this week. Every member is request
ed to be present.
Editor and Mrs II. u. Hope
well, of North Scranton, announce
the engagement of their daughter,
Miss Helen Martha Hopewell, to
John J. Zeugner, also of Scranton.
e. C. Vandervort, who lives
near Sidney Center, Delaware coun-
ty, n. Y, sold a herd of Holstein
stock. consisting of S5 head, at auc-
ton last week receiving for them
$20,1S0.
A number of State officials from
Harrisburg are arranging to go bass
fishing in the week of the 18th, as
the bass season will open on June
Is. Commissioner Butler will try
his luck in some of the northeastern
streams.
The graduating exercises of the
Milford High school were held in the
Forest hall at that place last Thurs
day night. Homer Greene, of this
place, delivered the commencement
address to a large and appreciative
audience.
The largest shad taken out of
the Delaware river this season was
caught in a net with mess of
others at Portland recently. The
fish weighed nine and half pounds
and was twenty-seven inches in
length.
The Cochecton Presbyterian
church will celebrate the one hun
dredth anniversary of its founding
on August % this year. The church
at the present time has a large con-
gregation and is a very pretty little
church.
Thomas Whitaker suffered
stroke of paralysis on Sunday which
is considered very serious. Mr.
Whitaker is n years of age and
this is his fifth attack. His many
friends sincerely hope for his speedy
recovery.
The Joint county bridge, locat-
ed at Forest City, was completed on
Monday. 1t is a fine structure and
very much needed. The Erie rail-
road are now working on the film,
which, it is claimed, will require
two months to finish.
The town council began sprink-
ling Main street Tuesday afternoon.
The Citizen advocated this in its last
issue. The dust has been thick and
disagreeable the past few days.
Thanks to the council.
Homer Greene and C. A. Nc
Carty, who were forced by fire from
their offices in the Ref building last
January, will reoccupy new quarters
in the same building this month. At
torney Greene will have three rooms
as usual, but Burgess McCarty will
occupy three rooms instead of two,
as formerly.
-Bregstein Brothers, whose full
page advertisement appears on the
seventh page of to-days issue, is do
ing a tremendous business. This
firm, which has been conducting a
clothing house in Honesdale the past
20 years, is carrying one of the
largest stocks of goods in this sec
ton of the country. Read their ad,
there is probably something there
on which you need. Sale lasts 80
days.
Miss Dolla NJ. Cody, of Scran-
ton, and Fred l.. Hauser, of Beth
any, were married on Monday in
the Electric City by Rev. DR.. Flack,
Presbyterian minister of Scranton.
After a honeymoon spent in Atlantic
City and Philadelphia, Mr. and Mrs.
Hauser will reside at Bethany. The
bridegroom is foreman of the Crys-
tai Cut Glass company, of this place,
while his bride is an estimable
young woman.
Special Memorial services for
the deceased ministers of the Meth
odist Episcopal church, who are
buried in the cemeteries of Homes
dale, were held Monday afternoon.
The services were in charge of Rev.
W. II. Hitler, pastor of the Homes
dale Methodist church. Mrs. r. j..
Foster, of Carbondale, and Mrs. Nor
ton Harloe, of Hawley, were present
at the services held over the grave
of their deceased father, Rev. S. c..
Simpkins, late of Hawley.
The installation of officers of
Violet Rebekah Lodge, l. o. o. F.,
held at their last regular meeting,
June 6, by ID. d. President, Bertha
A. Wadge. The following are the
| officers: y. G., Catherine Markle;
V. G., May Killam; secretary, w. II.
Varcoe; treasurer, Ellen r. Varcoe;
r. S. n. G., Ada r. Bishop; L. S. N.
G., Caroline f. Sell; r. S. V. G.,
Katie Ruschmeier; l.. S. V. G., Mel
lie DeGrote; warden, Millicent Kars-
lake; conductor, Priscilla Rydstrom; /;
chaplain, Olive A. Wilson; !. G., w.
| II. Karslake; o. G., Christian
Schroeder. Refreshments were sery-
ed after the session. There was also
initiation at the same session.
After a hearing which lasted
about three hours before Justice of
the Peace w. b. zimmerman on We'd
nesday, Michael BToss, plaintiff, and
Mrs. Caroline Brutsche, wife of Fred
| Brutsche, of Lakeville, defendant,
made amicable settlement of the suit
| brought by Mr. BrOss for tresDaSs