The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-04-22
LOCAE. NEWS

Decorate your respective places
of business Wednesday in apprecia-
tion of the new Gurney Electric Ele-
vator plant.
The school board for the bor-
ough of Honesdale held their regular
meeting in the high school building
Thursday evening. Routine busi-
ness was transacted and bills paid.
The board is considering taking up
agricultural work in the schools but
no definite plans have been made.
William A. Brady's production
of Bought and Paid For" by Geo.
Broadhurst, will appear at the Lyric
tonight This play was the one big
hit in all of last years crop of new
plays in New York, and ran for five
hundred performances at William
A. Brady's cozy Playhouse in 4Sth
street. At the Lyric tonight.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Baird,
daughter Miss Abigail and son, Fran
els of East Honesdale, left Monday
afternoon for Suffern, N. Y, to at
tend the wedding of Mr.. and Mrs.
Baird's son, William ]. Baird, to
Miss Theresa G. Harrington, which
will take place Wednesday after
noon, April 23rd, in the Sacred
Heart church of that place.
Mrs. Charles T. Bentley was at
home on Saturday afternoon to her
neighborhood friends of many years
standing within the radius of a
block from their former residence.
The new home, Crest O. t. HILL"
with it's delightful vistas and archi-
lecture; and it's artistic finishings,
furnishing and coloring was thor
oughly inspected by the guests thro'
Mrs. Bentley's kindness. Refresh
ments were served and charming
afternoon spent.
The last will and testament of
- Charles McVey, late of Preston town
ship, was admitted to probate Thurs
day afternoon. He left to his wife,
Margaret McVey, whole support of
farm with part of house for her own
use during her natural life. One
year after his decease he asked to
have paid to his son James, So, and
to his daughter, Ellen, $40 To his
daughter Julia, $500; to his daugh-
tier, Agnes, all the residue of estate
= real and personal. The latter to pay
to his granddaughter, 500, when she
becomes 21 years of age. Mary Ag-
( mes was named as executriX.
Mr.. and Mrs. Long Ago de-
&ightfully entertained Mr.. and Mrs
osToday and the Misses Today at the
chapel of the Presbyterian church
Thursday evening of last week.
There was a good attendance and a
good time was had by all who at
ended. The costumes of the ladies
+ Ind gentlemen representing charac-
Lers and styles of long ago, were
Exceedingly well done and very be-
coming. A fine lunch was served
!&Dorin's Boy Orchestra furnished
= music and an interesting entertain
nent was gotten up for the occasion
by the ladies of the church. The af-
Hair was in charge of the members
t. # the Titus Mission band.
The New York papers of Friday
contained an article concerning the
will of the late George Henry Hall,
n artist, who died in that city in
February, and who was one of the
ldest artists in the Academey of
Design, in New York Under the
yill he bequeathed all of his real es-
ate holdings in Honesdale to Miss
ennie A. Brownscomb, who is also
artist of New York, and well
nown in Honesdale where she had
f listed frequently and done much of
er work. Miss Brownscomb is a
hndscape painter of much renown
nd has a studio on Fifth Avenue,
Is lew York city. Concerning the
roperty holdings here, however,
here seems to be some doubt, for
10 record of any property, either in
onesdale or Wayne county, could
found in the name of the dead ar
ST. Register and Recorder w. B.
esher received a communication
rom New York in regard to the
Foperty, but after a thorough
Farch through the records in the
Rults, he was unable to find 1t.