The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-06-10

! u ulG ILL.,
| The ladies of the aid society of
the Methodist church held their
strawberry supper in the church
rooms Thursday evening and about
| 500 was cleared from the sales of
suppers.
Last week an error was made in
The Citizen when it was stated that
Kimble & Mumford of Honesdale
had filed suit in court against Mr..
Bortree for G. w. Swartz, of Ariel.
Mr.. Mumford wishes to have it un-
derstood that he has nothing what
ever to do with the case against Mr..
Bortree. The Honesdale firm that
Mr.. Swartz retained was Kimble C
Hanlan. R. H. Holgate, of Scran-
! ton, has also been retained by Mr..
Swartz.
Registration of automobiles in
Pennsylvania is almost 5000 above
the record figure of 1854 made in
1912, although only five months of
the present year have elapsed. The
demand for licenses for motor We
hicles has gone beyond all expecta-
tions at the State Highway Depart
ment's automobile division, and it is
believed that by the end of the year
it will run close to 10000. Under
the act recently approved the reve-
nue. from licenses is to be devoted
to road improvement after payment
of the expenses of the division, and
will enable work to be pushed on
repairs on main highways during
the summer.
"A new branch of agricultural
education was formally launched at
the department of agriculture the
fore part of this week. 1t was the
rural organization SERVICE" de-
signed to aid farmers along economic
buying and selling lines. 1t is par
ticularly designed to educate the
farmer in better marketing his
products. Heretofore the depart
ment has devoted it's energies to-
ward educating the farmer in pro-
duction of better crops. DR.. Thos.
N. Carver, formerly of Harvard Uni
versity, will be in charge of the new
bureau, which is expected to save
thousands for the farmers of the
United States.
"A number of friends of Miss
Clara Kuhn gathered at her home
Thursday evening to give her a
pleasant surprise, it being her six
teenth birthday. Games of differ
ent kinds and music was enjoyed
during the evening, after which
dainty refreshments were served to
the young people. Those present
were Misses Monica Bracey, Bertha
Weniger, Antoinette Rickert, Teresa
Barberi, Florence Lesch, Mary Weni-
ger, Mildred Murray, Elizabeth
Bracey, Frances McKenna, Mar
guerite Bayly, Matilda Nonnemach-
er, and Clara Kuhn, Robert Dorm,
William Kelz, William eager, Ray
mond Murtha, Charles Krietner, Ed
mund Stegner, Raymond Bried, Paul
O'Neill, Charles Mangan, Dan Dud-
ley, Carl Wagner and John Kuhn.
Last Sunday evening Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. F. Hornbeck, daughter
Juanita and Mr.. and Mrs. D. H. Les
ter had especial cause to be thank
full to their Creator for continued
life and health. They were return
ing from Equinunk about o'clock
in Mr.. Hornbeck's White Steamer.
While coasting down the first hill
after leaving that village, Con the
Pennsylvania side) Mr.. H. turned
the steering geer to get the wheels
out of rut, when suddenly the car
shot across the road to the edge of
the embankment, carrying the road
fender with it. Fortunately a tree
barred further progress, otherwise
the car and occupants would have
landed in the Delaware river, one
hundred feet below. 1t gives one a
creepy feeling to contemplate what
the result would have been had not
the auto hit the tree. Aside from
the scare the occupants escaped in
jury.-Hancock Herald.
Miss Leda Stenzhorn and Fred
erick Pilger, Jr., both of Throop,
were married at the home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. P. J.
Stenzhorn Thursday at high noon by
the Rev. A. o. Gallenkamp, pastor
OF the Zion Lutheran Evangelical
church of Scranton. Following the
ceremony a reception was held which
was attended by the immediate
friends of the couple. Mrs. Pilger
is one of Throop's most ACCOMPLISH
ed and popular young women and
has hosts of friends. Mr.. Pilger is
one of the borough's youngest and
most successful business men and is
at present borough auditor. Follow
ing a wedding tour which will en-
brace Washington, Old Point Com
fort and other points of interest in
the Southland they will be at home
after July 18th in their residence on
George street, Throop. The bride is
well known in Honesdale and vicin-
ity, having formerly lived here. Her
Honesdale friends wish them much
happiness.
Mrs. John Mathers, of 1927
West side, is entertaining her grand
son, Joseph M. Kavanaugh and his
bride, who arrived Sunday evening
to spend the first week or ten days
of their months wedding tour here.
Miss Anna l.. Connery, the daughter
OF a former mayor of Lynn, Mass,
and Mr.. Kavanaugh of New Bedford
were married at st. Marys church,
Lynn, last Wednesday by Mgr.
Teeley who was assisted in the cele-
bration of the high nuptial mass by
several priests. An elaborate mn