The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-02-11
Condensed Timetable.
LOCAL NEWS

The Honesdale district teachers
institute was largely attended in
the High school on Saturday last. A
report of same will appear in The
Citizen.
Mrs. John C. Reilly, who was
taken to the home of her son, Mat
thew, after the fire which destroyed
her home, is slowly recovering from
the effects of the smoke and shock.
Nineteen applicants took the
civil service examination for mail
carrier and clerks for Honesdale last
Saturday morning in the Honesdale
High school. 1t was conducted by
Miss Margaret Griffin.
The young people are taking ad-
vantage of their first opportunity for
sleigh ride parties this winter, sew
eral loads enjoying themselves in
short rides to neighboring farm
houses and towns in the last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick I. Keen,
of Dyberry Place, are receiving con-
gatulations to-day. They were mar
ried so years ago on Monday, Feb
ruary 10th. Mrs. Keen is a sister
of Hon. P. A. Clark of this place.
The Citizen extends heartiest con-
gratulations to Mr.. and Mrs. Keen.
-Honesdale boasts of being the
spot that was chosen to turn the
first locomotive wheels in the United
States. 1t is also claimed by some
that the first concrete building to be
erected in the United States was the
Allen House, Honesdale,
mock Republican. Yes, and it's true.
-Susquehanna county was 102
years old last Saturday. The cele-
bration of the centennial anniver-
sary is still hanging fire. Unless the
committee having the matter in
charge move faster than they have
been doing, the celebration will
come off about time for the second
century. Some of us will be too old
to enjoy it by that time.-New Mil
ford Advertiser.
Fires, such as the one in the
Meyers store on Thursday night, are
hard on hot water boilers, due to
the fact that there is greater pres
sure of water forced through the
pipes. at is quite usual" plumber
remarked to a Citizen man Friday
morning, "to get a call or two, i'm
mediately following these fires, to
put in new boilers, to replace those
which have become too Old and weak
TO Withstand this extra pressure.
Record Keeper X. H. Varcoe of
Honesdale Tent No. 255, Knights or
Maccabees, presented Mrs. elizabeth
C. Lawyer on Saturday with a draft
for 5000, representing the amount
of insurance her late husband, Fred
tod nrdnr
Mr., LAWYER was a charter member or
the Honesdale Tent of Maccabees,
and during the time he was in, about
1S years, he paid little over S4OO
into the treasury. The Knights OF
Maccabees were exceedingly prompt
in paving their obligations, it being
only six days after the death claim
was completed that the draft was
received by Secretary Varcoe,
Fired Schuerholz, one of the
most promising young pitchers in
this end of the state and resident
of Honesdale, is considering the adj
visibility of retiring from base ball
rather than go back to Youngstown
again Fred is very well liked by
the people of that city and likes
to work there but has to make too
much of a sacrifice in going so far
away from home. Sherry" as he
was christened when he broke into
professional ball, has been a winning
pitcher in his two years at Youngs-
town. Efforts were made by Mike
O'Neill to land him for Utica, two
pitchers having been offered for
him, says the Scranton Times of Fri
day. 1t is true that Sherry does not
relish the prospect of returning to
Youngstown but he will undoubted-
lY return rather than quit the game