The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-02-21

"A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Lee, Mt. Vernon, N.
Y, on the 10th.
The Honesdale banks will be
closed Saturday, February 22, Wash
ington's birthday
The ]. d. Williams Co., of
Scranton, has been granted charter
by the state to manufacture candy.
Mrs. Otto Herold was rendered
surprise Monday night by her Riv-
er street friends to celebrate her
birthday anniversary. Refreshments
were served. About eighteen were
present.
Daniel Brown, of Lebanon,
brought 441 " pounds of turkey
meat, representing 25 birds to Homes
dale on Wednesday, for the Martha
Washington supper, for which he
received 32c per pound.
Chester Lord, who for Al years
has been in the service of the New
York Sun, has resigned. He has
been managing editor since 1880 and
was appointed to that position by
| Sun.
Howard McAllister, engineer, of
Port Jervis, is manning the engine
of the Honesdale Erie passenger
train this week. No. 363 comes out
! of the shop on Friday practically a
| new locomotive and will hereafter
be run on the branch by Engineer
Michael F. Fritz.
-Grangers are requested to make
the apple and corn display to be
held in Odd Fellows hall next Tues
day the best ever shown. Hon. w.
T. Greasy, master granger, will be
in Honesdale on Tuesday and ad-
dress the Pomona that evening. By
all means plan to be present.
/ Archie Blain and Mrs. Bessie
Hofner, of Texas township, were
arraigned before Squire Ham Tues
| day afternoon. They were charged
with statutory offense. Blain was
sent to Jail to await the action of the
J March grand jury while Mrs. Hofner
secured bail for her appearance at
court
Fred LaPoint and Adam Bried-
enbaker got into a disagreement on
the street Tuesday evening which re-
suited in a few disfigurements for
Adam. Before Squire Smith We'd
nesday morning they decided to set
tie their differences by LaPoint pay
ing the costs of about $3.40 and $40
to Adam.
Monday was the last day for
fling liquor licenses and seventy
three applications were filed with
Prothonotary Barnes. There are
two new applicants for hotels, Hor-
ace H. Hoyle, of Dyberry and John
and w. E. Callahan of Lehigh. Sew
eral remonstrances will probably be
filed against the new houses and
many of the old places.
Over eighty news bills swept in
to the house Tuesday night, embrace
ing twenty-four different subjects.
Six related to liquor traffic and about
thirty carried appropriations. The
House passed but three of the bills
on final passage. They limited the
hours of employment of fire bosses in
anthracite mines; validated sales in
orphans court proceedings and reg
ulated payment of jury fees in trials.
A very enjoyable luncheon was
held at the home of Mrs. M. j. Nit
chell, Scranton, in honor of her
guest, Mrs. e. e. Whaite, of Hollis
terville. Mrs. Mitchell was assisted
in serving by her daughter, Mrs. A.
w. Long. Those present were: Mrs.
G. E. Whaite, Hollisterville, Mrs. NJ.
j. Mitchell, Mrs. A. w. Long, Miss
Martha Davenport, Mrs. Fred Berry,
Mrs. Fred Bidwell, Mrs. D. w. Horn
bake, Miss Irene Whaite, Mrs. Geo.
Noack, Mrs. Fred Mcfarland.
Rev. A. S. Anspacher, Phi. D.,
for twelve years pastor of Aushe
Chesed congregation in Scranton and
we'll known in Honesdale, has re-
signed to accept a call from the Mt
Nebo congregation on Washington
Heights, New York. The congrega-
ton to which Rabbi Anspacher is
called is one of the most important
in New York, with a field much
larger than the one in Scranton. Al
present the congregation worships
in a synagogue on One Hundred and
Fifty-second street He expects to
leave Scranton in the middle OF
June.
The Paupack Power company
of Hawley, through a letter from
their secretary, L. w. Healey, oi
Scranton, made known to council oi
Carbondale Tuesday evening their
desire to furnish electricity in that
city. They also sent draft of ar
ordinance they wished council to act
upon. The matter was referred tc
the city solicitor and the light, fire
and water committee, and the city
clerk was instructed to notify the
officials of the company when the
matter was to be taken up by the
committee in order that they might
be represented.
"A bill granting to the Delaware
e Hudson company for railroad ant
depot purposes, a piece of land con
tanning about one acre in Canaan
township, was introduced in the Sen
ate Tuesday night by Senator Wal
ter McNichols of Scranton. The
piece of land is part of the large
tract given by the D. & H. for {
nominal sum, to the state for the
! erection Of the State hoSDita1 for the