The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-06-03
LOCAL NEWS


The Gurney Electric Elevator
shops were closed Memorial Day and
+ all day on Saturday.
"A twelve pound son has been
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mid
daugh on Terrace street.
The following visitors from
+ Hawley were in town on Saturday:
+ Edna Oldfield Mary Mcnamara, G.
y Houck, Thomas Oldfeld, Mrs. Thos.
+ Nallin, and Miss Katherine O'Con-
nor.
j The Methodist Ladies' Aid So
Il ciety will hold their annual Straw
berry supper in the church parlors
on Thursday evening, June 9Th.
First table ready at $50. Price of
supper 40c.
Thomas Solomon, of Browns
Furniture store, left Saturday for
Starrucca to attend the funeral of
his cousin which was held in that
place on Sunday. He returned home
Monday evening.
Daniel Brown purchased the
Skinner property of $50 acres, To-
Gated in Damascus township, which
was sold by Sheriff F. G. Kimble in
the court house Thursday afternoon.
The price paid was 81 $50, which
covered all debts against it and also
a mortgage.
"A number of the neighbors of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank j. Varcoe ten
dered them happy surprise at their
home on Dyberry Place last Saturday
evening in honor of their fourteenth
wedding anniversary. Games were
played, refreshments served and a
very pleasant evening was had.
The hard, steady rains of the
fore part of the week made the pros
poets for a good Memorial Day
look dubious but Wednesday night
i the rain stopped and on Thursday
morning the sun came out clear and
warm and dried up the streets so that
bit was possible for the parade to take
place in the streets.
An exact model of the Stour-
bridge Lion, the first locomotive to
operate in America, which was run
on a track in Honesdale in 1921,
can be seen in Bregstein Brothers
window and is attracting consider
able attention and curiosity. The
model is the work of N. w. Avery
and is a miniature of the famous en-
gine and coal car. 1t is modelled out
of brass and steel.
F. S. Stephenson, of Waymart,
has purchased farm of fifty acres
located on the shores of Elk Lake
of Chas. w. Bailey. There are three
cottages on the property, two of
which have been occupied during the
summer for many years by D. H.
Menner of this place. The property
purchased covers about twelve hun
1red feet of lake shore. Elk Lake
S situated in Clinton township and
S one of the most beautiful lakes
n this part of the State.
The base ball season opened in
Iawley Memorial Day and the
weather was fine for the opening
game. The Elm Park team of the
Scranton league crossed bats with
he newly organized Hawley team
Ind we're defeated. The score was 8
10 in favor of Hawley. The score
TODD to 7 in the seventh inning
when Hawley secured the run which
Il won them the game. 1t was a good
game throughout. The batteries
we're: Hawley, McCluskey and Do
herty; Elm Park, McWilliams and
II Hughes.
Thomas Gallagher, foreman of
liant of the Consolidated Telephone,
Scranton, spent a few days with his
amily at this place. Mr. Gallagher
I Who is one of the lieutenants of Co.
"a marched with the boys on Me-
norial Day, thus making three Off
ers in line. Tom is associated with
young man who of late has been
solicitor for the company. To his
urprise as well as that of his
riends the solicitor announced to his
omrades that he had just been left
100000 by an uncle who died in
chicago. The will of the millionaire
+ tipulated that in case that his wife
hould marry again that the legacy
Would go to his nephew and nieces.
n this manner Toms friend has be-
ONE an independent man.
Mrs. Salo Friedewald gave the
asst of her delightful readings at the
r Iigh school auditorium on Saturday
fternoon before the usual audience.
r. The Master Builder" one of Hen
TX Ibsen's most important works,
vas the subject of the interpreta-
n ion. With the force that Mrs.
'riedewald is so well a master of,
he hidden meaning of the little
rama was brought out clearly, as
he author alone meant it to be
hown. The drama is characterize
ion of love, beauty and art and the
ttainment of inspiration. Mrs.
'riedewald's course of readings has
cen very instructive and pleasing
nd her many friends here sincerely
ope that there may be a similar
ourse presented next year.