The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-03-28
LOCAL NEWS

the Knockers club Tuesday evening
last, the occasion being farewell, as
Mr.. and Mrs. Weaver expect to move
to Stroudsburg before April 1st.
The Merry Heart club gave a
very successful dance at the Lyric
Tuesday evening and over a hun
dred couples enjoyed the evening
The young ladies were well satisfied
with the result of their efforts.
William H. Hawken, a member
of the Irving Cut Glass company,
purchased the Charles Hudson house
adjoining his property on Wednes-
day. Consideration private. The
sale was consummated through the
Dorm real estate agency.
The young ladies of the Blessed
Virgins Sodality of ST. Mary Magda-
lens church will hold a hot supper
in the basement of the church Thurs
day, April 3rd. Price so cents. First
table at o'clock. Homemade candy,
aprons and other novelties will be
on sale.
While lying in bed at six o'clock
Monday morning Fred John, an en-
ploye of the Honesdale Decorating
Company at Seelyville, suffered a
stroke of paralysis which affected his
right side. DR.. e. w. Burns has
charge of the case. Mr.. John was in
perfect health up to this time.
HI. G. Rowland, the jeweler, who
for three years has conducted a
jewelry store in the Giehrer building,
Main street, has made arrangements
to occupy the store soon to be va
Gated by Mrs. Anna M. Eldred in the
Schuerholz building. A new front
will be installed and the interior will
be finished in green with mahogany
fixtures.
international Harvester's agri-
cultural department will start a big
educational campaign early in April,
sending experts and literature by au-
tomobiles throughout the entire
country. The alfalfa delegation will
visit every farmer in the corn and
cotton belts this year and arrange
for alfalfa days in schools and alfal-
ia editions of newspapers.
"A contribution amounting to
1895 has been raised for Mrs. George
ISnedeker and family, of Elkdale,
r formerly of Aldenville, Wayne coun-
ty. In addition to this money which
was secured through the Scranton
Former neighbors of Mrs. Snedeker
living in Clinton township, have sent
her donations of cash, clothing and
provisions. 1t will be remembered
that Mr.. Snedeker, the father and
husband of that family, lost his life
few weeks ago in Elkdale when
their home burned to the ground.
1.-THE Shepherd of the Hills :"
& Harold Bell Wright's novel, which
= has been accorded the largest sale
f. IN the history of publishing in Amer
Ca, has been made into a play by
2 llr Wright with the assistance of
Elsbury w. Reynolds and Lem B.
Parker. 1t will be seen for the first
me in this place at the Lyric on
Thursday, April 8. 1t tells beau
full story of the Ozark mountains,
story that holds the auditor by it's
hrills from the beginning to the
md. 1t is unique in character-draw-
hg, giving to the stage a somewhat
2 ew atmosphere. The beauty of the
zark mountain region lends itself
some very effective stage pictures,
nd Gaskill and MacVitty, the pro-
= ucers, are said to have given the
lay an exceptionally beautiful
ounting.
n The assassinations in Dunmore
W late, in which the Black Hand is
legged to be the foundation, is all
he more disturbing because of the
cape of the murderers. In the last
Hing, however, it would appear as
the death of one, Cataido Maris-
pla, rids the community of an un-
esirable citizen, as a search of his
fects, disclosed in his trunk, thir-
en- sticks of dynamite, a coil of
Sc, revolvers, concussion caps,
gs and masks, all of which lead to
e conclusion that Mariscola was a
ngerous man to be at large. The
pposition is that the man was
ack Handler and was killed in re-
nge by some of his victims. 1t
buld be an interesting situation If
e Black Hand was to be suppress
and routed by some of their own
ptics in striking fear into their vic
as OF extortion by Staying them Sc
etly.