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

Miss Alice Ward, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Alice Ward of Bethany
has accepted position as steno-
grapher in the law offices of Mann
ford & Mumford.
A daughter was born to Captain
and Mrs. Carroll j. Kelley in Tunk-
hammock on Thursday. A telegram
sent to Honesdale friends stated that
mother and child were doing nicely.
The first installment of THE
Albino,' Homer Greene's new serial
story appeared in The Youths Com
panion on Thursday. The story. like
all of Homer Greene's writings, is
very fascinating and promises to hold
the readers attention from begin
ming to end The readers will have
their patience tried before the next
chapter appears
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs, Pfieffer of
Cherry Ridge son, on Wednesday
morning, December 10.
Fred C. Kirkendall, editor of the
Times-Leader, of Wilkes-Barre, has been
appointed internal revenue collector with
headquarters at Lancaster.
-Bregstein Brothers have a large ad-
vertiSement in this issue of this paper.
Be sure to look over the bargains they
offer in the way of clothing for men,
boys and young men.
Mrs. Ralph Martin will entertain to-
day with afternoon tea at her home in
Hawley, when sewing instead of cards
will be indulged in. A number of guests
from Honesdale will attend.
The following letters remain uncalled
for at the Honesdale postoffice: e. c.
Baglin Miss Adelaide Tether, Mrs. Mary
Williams, Mrs. Maud Wood.
The marriage of Hemuth H. Hundt,
of West Virginia, to Miss Ida Finke, of
HOnpSdalp. SOlemniZpd at the
sonage of st. Johns Evangelical church
on Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock
Rev. c. c. Miller performed the cere-
mony.
Marriage licenses have been issued
by Clerk of Court w. J. Barnes, to He'll
muth Hundt of Weldz, Germany, and
d. Brink, OF Hancock, N. Y, and Miss
Gertrude e. Eberlein, of Winterdale,
Wayne county.
The Honesdale Union Stamp Shoe
Company is beginning ito make plans for
the occupancy of their new plant at the
foot of Park street, formerly the home
of the Honesdale Footwear Company.
The building is well underway and it is
expected that it will be in readiness to re-
ceive the machinery of the new firm
about the first of the year.
At the Lyric, Christmas afternoon and
evening, and Friday evening, Dec. 25th
and 26th, the sublime, startling, sensa-
tional and stupendous production of
will be eae the Stracen Other five pcaTes fes
will be shown in addition to this most
remarkable feature. The Xmas matinee
the evening shows at o'clock.
During the past few days twenty five
mammoth engines have been taken to
Susquehanna, over the Erie railroad.
vision of the Erie from that place to
Port Jervis. The engines come direct
from the factories where they were Civ
en- full tests. The new locomotives are
known as type K-2, and are larger than
those now in use by the Erie company.
The regular meeting of the Eagles for
the election of officers was held on Mon
| day evening, Dec. s. when the following
members were elected: Junior Past Presi-
| dent, Thomas Solomon; president, VIM,
Beurket; yice-president, Jos. Buerket;
| chaplain, John F. Kilgallon; financial sec
retary, Philip Slater treasurer, Fred
Cory; inside guard, Fred zwick; outside
guard, Steven Bowen; trustees, John
| Theobald, L.. c. Weniger, Paul e. Fives.
The Wayne County Pomona Grange
will meet on December II at Gravity.
| Union and Hope oranges expect to unite
grange. Both have regulations for good
| literary programs to sustain and there
fore all visiting oranges may expect
| plenty of good entertainment. Samuel
Saunders of Indian Orchard and e. e.
Kinsman of Cherry Ridge are president
and secretary respectfully of the Pomona
grange. One of the features of the
meeting will be corn and apple show.
Those from Wayne county who have
been attending the State Grange at
Reading this week are the following: Or
son, Mr.. and Mrs. A. e. Sampson; In
dian Orchard, Mr.. and Mrs. w. p Down
ing; Union, Theodore Klein, Mr.. and Mrs.
Eugene Quintin; Hope Mrs A. w. Shaf-
fer, q. w. Amerman; Cherry Ridge, Mr..
and Mrs. H. W. Bonear; Ledgedale, Mr..
and Mrs. c; F. Kelam; Labor, Mr.. and
Mrs. Shered; Pleasant Valley Mr.. and
Mrs. L. w. Nelson; Beech Grove, Mr.. and
Mrs. III. NJ. Blake; South Preston, Mr..
and Mrs. w. H. Doyle; Preston, Mr. and
Mrs. N. c. Reynolds.
In recent issue of The Citizen there
appeared an article concerning a cam
paign to be launched by the Delaware g.
Hudson company for the purpose of pre-
venting accidents to persons treSpaSSinS
on their right of way. 1t would seem
that more stringent efforts would be
made by the officers and employees of
that company to keep people, especially
children, from walking on the tracks in
that section, at least, where much switch
ing is done. The other day the writer
noticed two small boys who appeared to
be about ten and twelve years old re-
spectively stealing a ride on a switching
train near the down town viaduct. There
We're two engines in the yard at the time
but no one seemed to pay any attention
to the youngsters who jumped on the
wheel box and clung desperately to the
ladder at the side of one of the box cars
as the train moved along. Some day
won't be the company's fault entirely, but
surely they should take reasonable pre-
caution in keeping children off their
trains that We're not meant for passen-
ger service. The parents, too, do not
fully comprehend the risk of allowing