The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-05-30
LOCAL. NEWS

"A ten-pound son was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Doney Thurs
day morning.
William Daley, contractor who
helped to build the Erie Canal, died
Sunday at Clarkville, Tenn. He
was 102 years old.
John Joseph Norton, of Hawley,
and Miss Ida Jane Wheele, of Will
sonville, were married at noon, We'd
nesday, May 2Sth, at. the Presbyter-
ian manse by Rev. w. H. Swift.
"A marriage license has been is
sued in the Prothonotary's office to
Frank Cole, of Harvard, N. Y, and
Miss Lillian TarboX, of the same
place.
Invitations have been issued for
the wedding of Miss Marguerite Con-
stance Dolmetsch, to Mr.. Hart I.
Seeley, of Spencer, N. Y, at the Ho
tel Seville, New York City, June 7th,
at o'clock
Invitations have been issued by
the Board of Trustees of the State
Hospital, Scranton, for the COM
mencement exercises Of the training
school for nurses of that institution
on Tuesday evening, June 3, at 8
o'clock in st. Luke's parish house.
Harry Dewitt, a well-to-do
farmer, of Vantage, living about
mile from Uniondale, shot and killed
his brother-in-law, Robert Con-
stoble, some time ago and has not
yet been apprehended although the
authorities have been spending much
time on the case. 1t is presumed
that Dewitt suddenly went insane,
procured the shot gun and seeking
Constoble near the barn, poured a
load of shot into him.
Welsh Day will be observed at
Lake Lodore on Friday, June 13,
when the Welsh families of Scranton
and vicinity will have their annual
reunion. An excellent program has
been arranged for the occasion and
la competitive contest will be fea-
ture. The Lake will open for the
season on Friday, May 80, Decoration
Day, and Manager McNally says that
there will be picnic there every day
until the season closes early in Sep
tember. This year promises to be
big one for Lake Lodore.
Suit for $4,000 damages from
the Lackawanna was started Tuesday
by John Kelly, minor, through his
father, Michael ]. Kelly, for injuries
the boy received July 1 last in the
Diamond mine. He was employed as
a leader or drivers helper and
was unlocking a three-mule team
from a trip of cars, when the mules
started out, and the cars ran over
him, crushing leg that was later
|amputated., The boy asks for $685.
900 and his father $4,000 for the
loss of his assistance. The charge
|of negligence is based on the allega-
.tion that there was nobody assigned
to hold the mules, and that young
Kelly was put to work doing double
duty of leader" and driver. Philip
/ |tiffs.
Representing practically every
council in Lackawanna, Luzerne,
ISusquehanna and Wayne counties,
more than 100 delegates of the
Young Mems Institute held a district
convention in North Scranton Sun
|day President w. F. Garden, of
ICarbondale, presided The annual
&onvention of the state jurisdiction
Fill be held in Scranton July Is, 16
.and II and the committee in charge
comprises: w. j. Garden, of Carbon
7ddiOJ o. H. JOludllJ VI OCTdn lOn
John Allen, of Pittston; Michael
Lyons, of Providence; John F. Hol-
.loran, of Green Ridge; Richard f.
Malta, of Scranton; Michael Kelly of
Providence, and Edward McHale, of
.Dunmore. The membership contest
brought in $50 members and the
banner was awarded to the Provi-
Edence council with Carbondale sec
5ond. The action of Governor John
PIX. Tener in signing the Flynn bill
, ,was commended and the convention
.decided in favor of lyceum bureau.
-Rena Walter, widow of William
|Loring, died at her home in Elmira,
5N. Y, Tuesday, May 27, 1913. She
.was the daughter of the late Luther
walter, of Prompton, at which
place she was born about forty-fiye
years ago. She also resided at
EBlandin's and Honesdale, and
while here Mr.. Loring was a men,
zber of the firm of the Enterprise
Cut Glass Co. She was a woman of
Sterling Christian character and a
member of the Honesdale Presby-
terian church; and made many
Friends here who will grieve to learn
bf her death. She was an invalid
FOR two or three years. She is sur
wed by one sister, Mrs. Eva Evans,
living at Elmira, N. Y, and two
brothers, Fred, residing in Florida,
and Lewis, of Scranton. The funeral
will be held Friday afternoon. In
Eerment in Elmira.