The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-08-12

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Mrs. John Gerry, of Dyberry place,
gave her a surprise party last Thurs
day evening, which was greatly en-
joyed.
More than $4,000 automobile
licenses have been issued in Pennsyl-
vania so far this year. The income
from this source amounts to $780,
600 so far this year. This will be
turned into the good roads fund.
Miss Anna G. Malta, who has
many friends in Honesdale, left Sat
urday for Milwaukee, Wis, as dele
gate to the national convention of
the American Federation of Catholic
Societies.
The deposits of the Farmers
and Miners National bank of Forest
City last week passed the 100000
mark. During the two and one-half
years that A. McHenry has been
cashier the deposits have just
doubled.
An examination for fourth-class
postmaster at Matamoras was con-
Quoted at the city hall, Honesdale,
last Saturday morning. There were
five applicants to take the eXamina-
ton, which was in charge of Miss
Margaret Griffin, secretary of the
local civil service board.
A. F. Stephenson, of Waymart,
has taken out petition for nomina-
ton for the office of State Commit
teeman on the Washington Party
ticket. The county committee of the
Washington Party will probably hold
a meeting this week to indorse can
didates for borough offices.
"A farmers basket picnic was
held at Lakewood on Saturday which
was largely attended by people from
all over that part of Wayne county.
A fine dinner was served. An ad
dress was made by Prothonotary w.
j. Barnes of this place. In the after
noon ball game was played between
Lakewood and Starrucca teams.
-Tallman R. Shick, aged &c, of
Easton, fell into an ashpit in the Le-
high Valley shops Friday and lost his
life. The pit is about 25 feet wide
and $50 feet long, and contains 20
feet of water. Red-hot ashes from
engines are dumped into the water,
and it frequently becomes boiling
hot Shick took an engine over the
pit to dump the ashes and lost his
balance and fell in. 1t was several
hours before the body was discover
ed, and it was then parboiled.
Hon. John ]. Casey, member of
congress from Luzerne county,
brought his wife and eight children
to call on President Wilson. He has
six boys and two girls. The Oldest
is twelve and the youngest nine
months. The boys were attired in
boy scout uniforms, except the baby;
and the girls in white. The Caseys
attracted good deal of attention at
the White House. Mr.. Wilson shook
hands with each youngster and wish
ed them all long life and prosperity.
While Constable NJ. ]. Welsh,
of Forest City, was driving an auto
ago, near Heart Lake Friday, the
machine became unmanageable and
fell down an embankment, turning
complete somersault and causing
one of the four occupants of the car
to sustain four broken ribs. With
the exception of the injuries suffered
by a Mr.. Owens the others in the
car escaped with a severe shaking
up anu luluOl u ulOSS. uS was
not damaged.
Plan to attend the picnic to be
held by the members of st. Mary
Magdalen's congregation at Bellevue
Park, Friday, the 18th inst. 1t will
be regular German reunion. Games
and amusements have been arranged.
One of the most amusing events will
be a creased pole climbing contest,
which will be open to all. Cash
prizes will be given to those who will
remove flag from the top of the
pole. Similar prizes will be given
to those who succeed in replac-
ing the flag on the top of the pole.
Group of the Pennsylvania
Bankers association held it's annual
summer outing in the cottage of j.
w. Newell at Harvey's Lake on Sat
urday. Three of Honesdale's banks
were represented as follows: Ma
tional, L. A. Howell; Dime, j. A.
Fisch and w. F. Rieher; Farmers
and Mechanics, G. A. Emery. The
trip was a pleasant one and was
made in Mr.. Riefer's car. One hun
dred and seventy-fve miles were
covered without an accident. Near
ly every bank in the district was
represented.
The heavy rainfall Wednesday
evening did considerable damage to
the Lackawanna and Pennsylvania
Railroad tracks at Manunka Chunk.
1t was at this point that much dam
age was done to the Pennsylvania
Railroad by last Fridays cloudburst.
The Lackawanna tracks were washed
out at one place so badly by the rain
that no trains could pass. Train No.
517 was two hours late, being COM
PEELED to back to Hoptacong and run
over the cut off. The milk trains
were also one hour late. The auto
mobile road at the point of the Gap
is now open, and there is little or no
sign of Fridays storm in the we'll
known resort.
The shrinkage of the Mid-Val-
ley hospitals state appropriation
from $4,000 to $4,000 by Gov.
John X. Tener, has placed the insti-