The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-05-06


son, on Friday, May 2.
-Autocars in the service of 924
concerns in the city of New York
have replaced 1855 horses. sJ
The Young Mems Bible class Of
the Baptist church met at the home
/ of Walter Kimble on Thursday even
| ing.
Mrs. Emily Orr is very ill of
! pneumonia at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. A. e. Sisson of
/ Fallsdale. DR.. Peterson is attending
her.
July weather. The temperature
on Saturday and Sunday registered
| SS and 80 degrees respectively and
J is claimed to be the hottest May since
1878.
Governor j. X. Tener has Just
| signed a bill allowing county super
intendents of schools necessary post
age on all work pertaining to their
official position.
The uptown 500 club were
delightfully."- entertained Friday af-
ternoon, with Mrs Walter M. Fow-
per Main street,
| Its satisfaction to have your
home and surroundings look clean.
This week is designated for that
purpose. What are you doing to
make Honesdale a spotless town"
"A new row of willow trees
have been planted on the south
bank of the Lackawaxen river. In
| time they will replace the old trees
that are now unsafe to the public.
DR.. B. Golden, of Carbondale,
| will be with us again the first part
of next week. He specializes in
scientific examinations of the eye
without the use of drops or drugs.
The Honesdale Citizen office
last week sent out town-booming
number of their paper. The number
| contained much interesting matter of
town boosting nature.-Peckville
Journal.
County Superintendent of
Schools J. j. Koehler has been ap-
pointed a member of the State Board
of Examiners for the Millersville
State Normal School. The examina-
tions will be held June Is, 19 and
goth.
Mrs. Frank Eisele, wife of Su-
perintendent Eisele, fell from an
embankment at the rear of her home
on Wood avenue Monday morning
and broke both bones of the right
leg about four inches above the an
kle. Drs. F. w. Powell and l.. B..
Nielsen were called.
Saturday night a furious fire
ragged on the mountain in the neigh
borhood of Panther's Bluff, along
the right of way of the Delaware &
Hudson. The fire has been going
for several days but Saturday night
the flames could be plainly seen for
many miles around in all directions.
Forest fires in Pike county
threatened the cottages and barns at
Forest Lake club house on Saturday
last. The fire was stopped only by
back-fring. About 80 people were
engaged in eXtinguishing the flames
under A. l.. Bishop, superintendent
of the Club association. The fire
came to within 80 feet of the cot
tages
The Aborn Opera Companys
presentation of 1.-The Bohemian
Girl at the Lyric Thursday night
was one of the best of it's kind ever
produced on the stage in Honesdale.
The gypsy life of THE Bohemian
Girl' was truthfully portrayed and
the large audience immensely en-
joyed the play from start to finish.
The play was produced to a full
house.
The symbolism of Peter Pan"
will be the subject for the reading
on Saturday, May 10th, at 3:15 D.
m. The psychological intent of this
place will be of especial interest to
the class. But as the story of Peter
Pan appeals to the children also,
Mrs. Friedewald invites them to at
tend on Saturday as her guests, and
suggested to her patrons "to borrow
children for the OCCASION" if they
did not own any.
The Lutheran Pastoral associa-
ton of Scranton and vicinity will
meet Tuesday in Gouldsboro where
the members will be the guests Of
Rev. j. F. Stoete, of the Grace
church. An interesting program,
consisting of readings of the Scrip
ture in Hebrew and Greek, sermon
sketches and Right Rev. NJ. ]. Ho-
ban, ID. D., Rev. j. w. Malone, rec
tor; Rev. DR.. A. j. Brennan, bis
hops secretary and chancellor.
"A party of Honesdale autoists
took advantage of the fine spring
weather and the good roads to spin
around the country. One of our To-
cal merchants ran into a mud hole
on the other side of Lake Ariel and
his engines refused to lift him out.
He had plenty of help, however, for
he had hardly stopped when five or
SIX other machines came up and Of
fered assistance. The other occu-
pants got out and lift the car free,
becoming more or less spattered
with mud. 1t was a little mishap,
| that's all.
The Rink was the scene of the
second wrestling match to be held in
Honesdale this season, on Thursday
night and was witnessed by a large
audience. Fitch and Muldoon were
the principals, it being their second
appearance here. Muldoon made
the first throw and in the second he
injured his wrist and tho match I,od