The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-01-28

ALFRED, young son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Robinson, of Seelyville,
has bronchial pneumonia. Miss
Kathryn Richard is nurse in charge.
"A hospital in Honesdale is need
ed more than some things. The
numerous patients that have been
taken over the Moosic to Scranton
of late is evidence of this.
Company e will undergo anoth-
er spring inspection on February 26.
Major Rutherford, of Scranton, OF
the Third Brigade staff, N. G. p,
will be the inspecting officer.
The Honesdale Consolidated
Water company have installed water
meters in some of the business
houses and hotels on Main street
If it proves satisfactory Ito the COM
pany) it is claimed that the entire
town will be metered.
Some ice has been received here
from the lakes in the vicinity of
Poyntelle, this week. 1t is rumored
that the ice on Bunnell's pond, about
seven inches thick, is being har-
vested.
Esquire R. A. Smith, who will
celebrate his 91st birthday on Thurs
day of this week, told a Citizen rep
resentative that he never saw such a
winter as the present one. Why,
we are having spring weather in
January. l never saw the beat"
Sheriff F. C. Kimble accom-
panied Ben Michels to the hospital
for the criminal insane at Farview
this morning where the latter will
enter that institution as a patient
being the first inmate from Wayne
county.
We are in receipt of the Mans
field Normal Quarterly for Novmber
1912, it being the semi-centennial
number of that school. 1t contains
many interesting facts concerning
the school and the school work, il
lustrated by photos. 1t is very in
teresting book.
The teachers OF Berlin, Beth.
any, Dyberry, Cherry Ridge, Leban.
on, Seelyville, Texas, Honesdale, will
meet at the Honesdale high schoo,
Saturday morning, Feb. 8, at 1C
o'clock, for the purpose of holding
an institute. Full program will be
published later. H. A. Oday, Chair
man.
Miss Nellie Hulsizer was operat
ed upon for appendicitis at her home
on West street, Monday morning
by DR.. Russell Wall, of Moses Tay'
lor Hospital, Scranton. Miss Mar.
garet McGettigan is nurse. DR.
Wall was assisted by Drs. F. w
Powell and l.. B. Nielsen. The pa
tient is DR.. Powells.
Last Friday night nearly 1000
people attended the High schoo
concert in Dunmore. Next Friday
night the people of Honesdale viii
have the opportunity to show theil
loyalty to their High school. A
that time the senior class will pro
duce a laughable comedy and the
girls chorus will sing many new ant
charming songs.
Anthony r. Little, assistant su
perintendent of the Gurney Electric
Elevator works, spent Saturday il
Newark, N. j., where he inspected
the installation of a high speed five
passenger elevator in the Kinney
building in that city. This is the
first elevator of that class made by
the local plant to be placed in New
ark.
The weekly athletic meet was
held in the high school gymnasium
Friday evening. The results were
Eagles 4, Hawks 2; Tigers 10
Lions 6; Young Stars 8, Junior Ca
diets 6; Cadets 8, Picked Team 49,
Comets 7, G. c. G. IL; Indian Clut
race resulted in tie between Will
liam Miller and Cecil Brooks. The
forty-yard dash was won by Pau
Landmesser, Wayne Bond being sec
ond. The one-half relay race wa!
won by Loyal Brooks, Wayne Bond
William Spencer and Paul Land
messer.
The Lackawanna railroad mer
put aside their working togs, lock
ed up the double-deck dinner pail
forgot all about Hoboken, Scranton
and other places along the Road O.
Anthracite Thursday night and made
the sixth annual banquet of the
Gouldsboro Railroad Young Mems
Christian Association the bigges
T. E. Clark, assistant to the presi
uSHG VI IllC l4dChd duHdB was lAt
toastmaster. The committee il
charge comprised DR.. C. E. Ellen
berger, chairman; &. F. Sebring,
secretary; D. E. Foley, Asa English
John P. Aiken and Samuel War;
The banquet was served by a com
mittee of ladies, among whom were
Mrs. c. e. Eilenberger, Mrs. George
Newett, Mrs. S. Benjamin, Mrs.
Robinson, Mrs. Asa English, Mrs. e
F. Sebring, Mrs. Daniel Fry, Mrs
John Aiken, Misses Mildred Sebring
Dorothy O'Boyle, Anna Dowling
Mabel Flower, Anna Flower, Flor
ence Adams, Rose Courtney, Mar
garet Roth, Mollie McAree, Sadie
Marshall and Sue Hoffman.
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