The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-02-23


on Tuesday.
Miss Mary Slaughter, of Cliff
street, fell and broke her arm Satur-
day. DR.. Peterson reduced the frac-
ture.
The Gurney Electric Elevator
company observed Washington's
birthday by closing down their shop
for the day.
N. T.. Lake, Lake Como, has
sold out his merchandise business
and will retire from active associa-
tion on March 1.
&C. NJ. Buckingham has accepted
a position with G. Smith & Sons, of
Seelyville, as cheese maker at Riley
ville.-Forest City News.
John w. Seaman, of Willow
avenue, reached his saith milestone
Monday, February 10, and received
shower of congratulatory post
cards.
At a meeting of the Prohibition
county committee of Susquehanna
county, it was decided to place in
nomination for Congress w. S. H.
Heermans, of Towanda.
DR.. l.. B. Nielsen of Honesdale,
has been appointed local registrar of
vital statistics for Bethany borough,
Dyberry and Lebanon townships.
All reports of births and deaths in
that district should henceforth be
made to him.
The last quarterly conference
of the Methodist church of this place
will be held in the church on Mon
day evening, February 26. Rev.
Mnr6pgk pf Scranton tho Al ct ript
superintendent, will preach at the
church on Sunday evening. The
last Holy Communion will be ad-
ministered on Sunday morning.
Through the contest for control
of the Waters-Pierce Oil Company,
Wall street recently obtained its first
accurate insight into the present
holdings of John d. Rockefeller in the
Standard Oil Company. By selling
his Standard Oil stock at to-day's
price of $500 with subsidiaries, Mr..
Rockefeller could put away $780,
100000, or S60,000,0O0 more than
the entire capital.
The third medal contest of the
Oregon l.. T. l.. was held in the
Union church at Calkins, on Satur-
day evening, February II. The ex-
ercises of the evening were in charge
of Arthur Oliver, contest superin-
tendent A fine program was rem
dered after which the judges gave
their decision, declaring Gould Or
chard the winner, Ethel Brill, re-
ceiving second highest marks. The
medal was presented by Prof. Harry
Pethick.
A new fire insurance map of
Honesdale has been made, Repre-
sentatives of the Sanborn company
have spent the past few weeks here
in the interest of that company
George Paige, the inspector, comes
to Honesdale once in eight years for
this purpose. His territory includes
everything east of the Mississippi as
from Florida to Canada. He is on
the road the entire year. He
told a Citizen representative that
Honesdale is a very pretty town and
one that il a person once visits he
will always remember.
The regular monthly meeting of
Protection Engine company No. 3
was held last Tuesday evening. Res
olution was passed that each fire
company in Texas, as well as Homes
dale, appoint a committee of four
members to act as policemen to
keep the crowd away from burning
buildings. The committee will be
furnished with badges signifying
chosen as the date for holding their
John O'Toole will deliver the sermon
in st. Johns Roman Catholic church.
The funeral services for the late
Rev. William Hitler, former presid-
ing elder of the NJ E. church of the
Honesdale district, was held at the
First Methodist church at Carbon
dale on Sunday morning, Rev. T. F.
Hall, D. D., an old friend of the de-
ceased officiating. DR.. Hall spoke
for thirty-five minutes and eulogized
on the departed clergyman. Inter
ment was made in Maplewood ceme-
terry at Carbondale. The following
acted as pallbearers: Rev. L. E. San
ford, of Tunkhannock; DR.. C. w.
Colburn, J. P. H. Raynor, T. C. Rob
inson, William r. Moon and Charles
II. Horton.
IF the supply pipes from the
water mains were of lead instead of
| iron, there would be less difficulty
in freezing" was remark made by
| one or HOneSdale'S leading attorneys
to a Citizen representative on We'd
nesday. "A lead pipe properly laid
underground will last a hundred
| years and will not corrode. The
town council ought to pass an ordin-
ance allowing the property owners to
| lay lead pipes to the water main be-
| fore any permanent pavement is laid
on Main street. The cutoff should be
| within the curb. Gas pipes should
also be examined at the same time.
| This would save digging up the
| street every year after improvements
| have been made"
There were sixty-five candidates
received into the Sodality of the
| Blessed Virgin Mary at st. Johns
/ church last Sunday night. The fol-
| lowing are the names of those who
were received into the society:
Agnes McGraw, Agatha McGraw,
| Hazel McGown, Margaret McGettig-
han, Gertrude McGinnus, Jennie Nc
| Laughlin, Cresentia O'Connell, Rose
! O'Neill, Collette O'Neill, Margaret
! O'Brien Isabel Reilly Alice Van