The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-02-14

| Jr., were married at Princeton, N. j.
Miss Josephine Lyon, of the
Star Lyceum Bureau, New York
city, will give a reading in the Da-
| mascus M. e. church Thursday, Feb.
| 20. Admission 25 cents.
Editor Fred Newell of the Can
! ton Sentinel, has been chosen first
vice-president of the Pennsylvania
Editorial Association, the annual ses-
sion of which was held in Harris
| burg last week.
With the greater part of the Lii
brary fund yet, to be pledged and
with the majority of our townsmen
not yet heard from in that connec-
ton, it is a good time for you to
prepare for the coming solicitor.
ALL merchandise, except third
class mail matter, must bear parcel
post stamps. The government will
not accept packages containing reg
ular stamps. The latter are intend
ed only for first and third class mail
matter.
THE marriage of Adolps Ralph
Altano and Miss Bertha Redding
Tyler both of Honesdale took place
in the chapel of the Presbyterian
church Monday afternoon. The
ceremony was performed by Dr.. w.
II. Swift.
Rev. A. A. Breeze, archdeacon
of Reading, spoke at Grace Episcopal
church Wednesday evening. Rev.
Breeze visited Honesdale on several
occasions, having been related to
Rev. Thorpe, pastor of the Methodist
phJrph for SpVpr1l
The o. & w. Railroad is gather
ing great quantities of fine quality
of ice at Poyntelle, on the Scranton
Branch. 1t has entered into a con-
tract with the Knickerbocker Ice
company, of New York to supply it
with so carloads day while the
supply lasts.
The fifth week of the Legisla-
ture opened at Harrisburg Monday
evening. Legislation is advanced
considerably beyond what has been
the case at this period in previous
sessions and with most of the more
important measures before commit
tees for consideration.
The Business Mems Association
met in the City Hall Wednesday
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President S. 7. Ham brought up the
ChautauQua question and urged all
members to attend the meeting to be
held in the High school Tuesday
evening, February 25.
-Four of the bills prepared by
the Republican state convention leg
islative committee fixing penalties
for various offenses against election
laws were passed finally by the
house Monday night. The bill to ap-
propriate $4,000 for equipment of
the RittersVille State Hospital also
passed finally.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred l. Keen, of
Dyberry Place, were surprised Mon
day evening when a number of rela-
tives and friends came in to cele-
brate their golden wedding anniver-
sary. A delightful evening was
spent and refreshments were served.
The couple were presented with sew
eral remembrances of the occasion.
The Corn Exchange National
Bank of Philadelphia has offered
prizes of 1,250 for the ten best
ears of corn grown in Pennsylvania,
New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland
in 1913. This is a chance for young
Wayne counteans to qualify for the
prize. Surely as good corn as has
ever been grown has come from
Wayne county soil.
THE Wayne county commission
ers expect to erect the foot bridge at
the head of Court street the COM
ing spring. The board has had the
span measured by bridge man and
it has also written for specifications
The structure is greatly needed at
that point and the fact that the
commissioners expect to build it this
year will be received with consider
able qualification.
The eight hundred men who
went on strike a week ago last Satur-
day at the White Oak mine, of the
Delaware and Hudson Coal company,
at Archibald, are back in their places
again this week. The strike was
called off when the miners met in
Archibald and decided to return to
work and have the Cancellation board
pass upon their grievances. 1t was
alleged by the miners that there was
discrimination at the mines in the
distribution of empty cars. They
went on strike as a result of their
committee being unable to come to
any agreement with those in charge |
of the colliery.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Dennis spent
yesterday in Miss |
Elizabeth Hartung and Miss Eta
Schroeder spent yesterday with
friends in Honesdale.- Mrs. John |
B. Evans spent yesterday and Satur-
day visiting Honesdale friends. -
Mrs. r. Golden and daughter of Syr-
acuse, and Mr.. and Mrs. A. s. Gold |
man of Rome, N. Y, are the guests |
of DR.. and Mrs. B. Golden at their |
home at the corner of Grove street |
and Lincoln avenue. Mr.. and Mrs. |
Goldman are on their honeymoon. |
They were married in Waterbury, |
Conn. Mr.. and Mrs. B. Golden were
in attendance at the Wedding
Mondays Carbondale Leader.
-Honesdale is greatly pleased |