The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-05-23


Memorial Day news. r
A marriage license has been
granted to Fred Euke and Miss Hid
wig Wufke, both of Hawley.
The situation at Paterson, N. j.,
remains about the same, although
one mill started on Monday. Several
of the strike pickets have been ar
rested and placed in jail.
Mrs. w. D. Bell, of Port Jervis,
visited her mother, Mrs. Lena Kelley
at Ariel, Pa, over Sunday, and Miss
Ruth Kelley, of the latter place, is
spending a few weeks at the home
of Mrs. Bell.
-"Ramapo" and Tuxedo" the
two Pullman cars running daily on
the Erie between Honesdale and New
York City, are in the repair shops at
Buffalo. They will be repainted and
placed in first-class condition.
The Wayne County Medical So
ciety will hold their annual meeting
and election of officers at the State
hospital for the Criminal Insane at
Farview this (Thursday) afternoon.
DR.. T. G. 'Fitzsimmons, superintend-
ent of the institution, will entertain
the members of the society today.
The home of E. P. Heberling, in
Pike county, but whose property is
located near the Wayne county line,
was damaged by fire few days ago.
A spark from the chimney fell upon
the roof, setting fire to same. The
loss has been paid by the Wayne
County Farmers Mutual Fire Insur-
ance company, in which company the
owner held a policy.
The remains of Mrs. Emily
Hagaman we're inferred in the Lu-
theran cemetery Tuesday afternoon
and services were conducted at the
grave by Rev. Geo. S. Wendell. Mrs.
Hagaman lived in Honesdale about
five years ago and died in Phila-
delphia hospital. Her home was in
Catskills, N. Y. Her sons, Eugene
and William Hagaman, of that place,
accompanied the body here.
The new catalogue of Ursinus
College at Collegeville shows that
there are now 203 students pursuing
liberal art courses in that institu-
ton. These come from Pennsylva-
mia, New Jersey, New York, Connec-
ticut, Massachusetts and Delaware.
One young man is enrolled from
Bombay, India. The following stu
dent is in attendance from Wayne
county: Hubert Sanford Gleason,
Gravity.
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The noted baritone singer, Karl
Jorn, who recently purchased the
Weitzer property at Braman, has
entered into many extensive i'm
provements to the property since he
became the owner a year ago. He
employs about thirty people in the
saw mill and brush factory. New
buildings are being erected and a
boarding house will be conducted
this summer which will attract many
city guests to Braman. The pur-
chase of this property by Mr.. Jorn
has already proved a big advantage
to Braman and vicinity.
The most remarkable display of
courage and devotion of duty that
has come to the notice of the Easton
Fire Department was discovered on
Monday morning when the men
reached power house of the Easton
Pennsylvania Power company. There
they found Howard Stroble, the en-
gineer, nearly dead from burns, but
conscious and giving directions to his
assistants how to operate the plant.
Stouble's clothes caught fire while he
was in the oil house. He ran to the
city fire alarm box, couple of blocks
away and sent in the alarm.
"A detail Of State police has been
working in the interest of the fish
laws for several days in the Cumber-
land valley and the first victim was
George Fields, Mercersburg, who
was using a set net in "a trout
which cost him $40. The
of Duncannon is IA
vorite spot for violators of the law
and the detail is taking an active
interest in trying to put stop to the
illegal fishing. Monday the police
men had George w. Brown, of Dun
cannon, before Alderman George A.
Brown having been caught
in the act of taking game fish out
of season, was fined $40 and costs.
The annual convention of the
c. T. A. U. societies of the Scranton
diocese, opened Wednesday morning
in st. Mary's High school, Wilkes
Barre, with a high mass in st.
Mary's church at 9 o'clock. The ses-
sions were held Wednesday and
Thursday. A trolley ride to numer-
GUS points of interest was enjoyed
by the delegates. The several tenn
p rance societies of Pittston, which
have for years refused to become
affiliated with the Scranton Diocesan
union, were admitted into the union.
The officers of the union are: Rev. |
Dennis ]. Kane, Hazleton, president;
A. j. Brannigan, Jeddo, secretary
treasurer.
The funeral services over the
body of Rev. ]. J, Griffin. late nastor