The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-11-20

A milk station will be built at
the Pleasant Mount station on the
o. & w. railroad.
The w. C. T. U. will meet with
Mrs. Samuel Tolley on East Exten-
sion street tonight (Tuesday), No
vember 10.
Mrs. j. NJ. Archer is organizing
a vocal class at her home on Main
street. See advertisement else
where in today's Citizen.
Oscar S. Strauss, progressive
nominee for Governor, in New York,
reports his campaign expenses as
slightly in excess of $4,000.
One thousand six hundred dol
lars was paid out OF the county
funds to election officers last week
by County Treasurer W. w. Wood.
The semi-annual meeting of the
Wayne County Pennsylvania Society
of New York will be held on Tues
day evening, Nov. 19, at the Hotel
Manhattan, New York City.
In Somerset county court few
days ago Mrs. Evelyn Smith, of Ber-
lin, was awarded $3,635 for the
death of her husband in a mine be-
longing to the Stoner Coal company.
Lewis Westbrook entertained
number of his young friends at his
home on Church street Saturday
evening in honor of his eighth
birthday. Delicious refreshments
were served.
The funeral of Mrs. Elias Blew
lit, who died at her home in Mount
Pleasant Wednesday, Nov. 13, was
held in the Methodist church on Fri
day at l o'clock, Rev. Will H. Hill
Ter officiating.
The parochial schools at Johns
town have been ordered fumigated
and anyone with a touch of sore
throat has been barred from school.
There are considerably over one hun
dred cases of diphtheria in the city
now.
Matthias d. Bastian, of Sun
bury, in his will recently probated
left 500 to "the person / am living
with at the time of my death for
the purpose of holding a dinner for
my family and friends" He was a
widower.
The next basket ball game will
be Saturday, Nov. 23, at the Rink,
W hNh IlC oAl OIS SdNllOllN NluD team
of Scranton is coming over to defeat
the locals. James Tigue, the we'll
known Marathon runner, plays with
Scranton.
Since January /, Reno Post,
Grand Army of the Republic, at
Williamsport, has lost twenty mem
bers by death. This is ten per cent.
of its membership and the loss is
keenly felt. The last man to die was
the youngest member of the post.
The Laurel Lake property at
Tyler Hill will be sold at Orphans
sale at the court house on Wednes-
day, Nov. 27. There are 240 acers
of land on the farm which includes
10 acres taken up by Laurel Lake
itself. Z. C. Mumford, Esq, is act
ing as administrator of the estate.
The Central Glee Club will visit
Prompton on Thursday evening of
this week and assist in giving a mus
ical entertainment. w. B. Lesher
of this place and Miss Dymond, of
Waymart, will give readings. A sup
per will be served. Proceeds for the
benefit of the Prompton Methodist
church.
The Alert Hook and Ladder
company conducted a successful
bazaar and supper at their hall last
Thursday evening. The net pro-
ceeds will amount to about $500.
The Eagle orchestra furnished ex-
cellent music for dancing. This en-
was the new orchestra's
second appearance in public.
Within year the Delaware and
tonnage in and out of Homes
dale has increased 100 per cent. The
business of the town, Independent
coal mines product and other freight
coming through Honesdale forced the
d. & H. to resume two freight trains
per day. There is business enough
here to warrant two trains per day.
1t seems good to hear the snort,
puff and whistle of the Delaware
and Hudson yard ems ne, No. 701,
which has been silenced for some
time. Its engineer, James Lindsay,
is a happy man and has sood rea-
sons for being thankful. Cyrenius
j. Ball is conductor. Besides doing
yard duty the engine will act as
pusher to Farview.
Miss L. Virginia and Ara d.
Lee, both of Waymart, were married
at o'clock Tuesday afternoon, Nov.
~, by Rev. E. d. Morris. father of
the bride. Only the immediate fam
lilies and Miss Iva Wilcox, a friend
of the bride, were present. The
bride made a handsome appearance
in a blue whip cord travelling suit
and carried a bouquet of bride roses.
The Honesdale Electric Light.
Heat and Power company have en-
tered into a contract with the Cur
ney Electric Elevator company in
which the former company agrees
to furnish power and lighting for
the concern for a period of five
years. This will necessitate the
electric light company installing
new generator at their modernly