The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-04-18

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Mrs. George Ross entertained
the members of the Knockers club
at her home Tuesday evening at din
ner.
Mrs. Floyd Bortree and children
of Ariel, who had been seriously ill
from some form of poisoning, are
much improved.
S. e. Morrison, the plumber, has
purchased an automobile of e. w.
Gammell. Mr.. Morrison will use the
car in connection with his business.
The marriage of Miss Elsie NJ.
Thomas of Scott, to Ray r. Jones,
of Munderf, Pa, occurred in. Scott
township on Wednesday, April 8, by
Rev. E. D. Cook.
"A home talent play, "Silas, the
Chore Boy" will be given by the
Damascus High school at the Baptist
church, Damascus, on Wednesday
night, April 2Srd.
w. B. Lesher, register and re-
corder, and Wallace ]. Barnes, pro-
thonotary, took few days off from
the duties of their respective officers
and went trout fishing Wednesday
morning.
The entertainment given last
Friday evening by the pupils of the
Honesdale schools and which was so
much appreciated by the large audi
ence, was repeated by request on
Tuesday evening of this week.
Contractor John Bryant has
built garage for Fred Bryant on the
latter's property, Seventeenth street.
He now has his corps of carpenters
converting the barn facing that street
into a modern six-room tenement
house.
Russell, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Jas.
Harrison, of Kimbles, was severely
injured Tuesday morning when he
fell from the third story window of
his home. The boy is five years of
age. DR.. A. c. Voigt, of Hawley,
was called. The injuries were not
serious.
Two cases of infectious diseases
have been reported to the borough
health authorities. Leona Knapp,
aged five, of Russell street, has the
chickenpox, and Miss Florence Schil-
ling, aged eighteen, daughter of
Frank Schilling, of Race street, has
the measles.
The marriage of Miss Anna Jane
Reynolds to Jesse Louis Merritt, both
of Honesdale, was performed by Rev.
George S. Wendell in the parsonage
of the Honesdale Baptist church on
Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock.
Both are well known young people
of this place and have a host of
friends who wish them much happi-
ness.
Remember the entertainment
to be given this Thursday evening,
April II, in the Presbyterian chapel.
The young ladies and gentlemen will
appear in old time costumes and the
Boys orchestra also. Music and
evening. Admission 25c The en-
There will be songs of long ago by
ing is promised to all.
The Mems club, of Ariel, enter
tanned the ladies on Wednesday
evening. After delightful supper
had been served in the church base
ment by the Ladies' Aid society, the
company adjourned to the club rooms
where the president, Homer Sander
cock, called upon the following for
speeches: M. J. Emery, Rev. w. E.
Hardness, DR.. Cook, of Hawley, and
Earl Rockwell. There were about
sixty members and guests present.
What might have ended in a SER
ious accident was narrowly averted
when Fritz Wagner and Harry Schil-
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O'Rourke from drowning. Theodore
Box and O'Rourke were in a boat
crossing the river when in some man
ner the boat upset, throwing both
men into the water. Box swan to
shore and called for help. O'Rourke
could not swim and was on the point
of drowning when Wagner and Schtl-
Ter arrived and went with a boat to
aid ORourke.
Joseph Murphy, of East Homes
dale, underwent an abdomenal opera
tion at the Emergency hospital, Car
bondale, Saturday. DR.. Niles of
Carbondale, assisted by DR.. Ely Of
this place, performed the operation.
DIR. Ely went to Scranton Mon
day where he assisted DR.. Smith
on Tuesday morning with an abdo-
menial operation on Miss Mary Con-
lin of Hawley at the State hospital.
DIR. Ely was called to Rutledge-
dale on Sunday to consult with DR..
Corson on the case of Mrs. Tilden
Rutledge who is very i'll with pleuro-
pneumonia.
A letter in which he was told he
would be killed if he appeared in
Montrose to attend the trial of form
er Justice of Peace P. F. Morrison of
Forest City, is said to be the cause Of
the failure of John Corey, of Union
dale, chief witness against Morrison,
indicted for attempted jury fixing, to
appear at the trial there Tuesday. On
account of his absence it was impoS-
sible to go on with the case and it
has been postponed until Corey can
be located. 1t is said he left Union
dale telling his friends before going
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