The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-08-29

"A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Coyne of Ridge street, Sunday
night, August "a.
THE Central Labor Union have
billed picnic for Labor Day at
Bellevue Park.
The Whatsoever Circle of the
M. E. church will hold picnic in
divers grove on Labor Day.
Johnnie Erwin, the young and
popular actor, has scored a big sue
cess in Billy, the Kid" which he is
presenting to crowded houses every
where. 1t is stated that he has a
part which suits him to nicely. Mr..
Erwin will appear with BILLY, the
Kid" at the Lyric tonight.
Sugar Notch is threatened with
an epidemic of scarlet fever and the
health authorities are alarmed. At
the present time nearly fifteen cases
exist. Two victims have died during
the last week. A strict quarantine
has been placed on each house where
person is suffering with the mall
ady.
Francis Rickert and Miss Hilda
Nolan, both of Cherry Ridge town
ship, were married in st. Johns r.
G.. church Wednesday morning at 8
O'Clock. The ceremony was perform
ed by Rev. Burke in the presence of
the immediate relatives of the young
couple. A nuptial mass was cele-
brated.
The cash bakery conducted by
Frank Van Deusen in the Independ-
ent building, was sold recently to
George Schwenker and possession
will be given on September l. Mr..
Schwenker will continue the running
of both places separately until Nov
ember 1 when he will remove alto
gether to the Van Deusen establish
ment.
A boxing match to determine the
championship for Wayne county will
be held at Pleasant Mount on Fri
day evening, August 29. The bout
will be decided between Dick West
gate, of Pleasant Mount and Miles
Fitch of Honesdale. Fitch will de-
fend the championship title of Wayne
county A good contest is expected
and several have expressed their in
tention of attending.
The Stalker family reunion was
nClu w CuhCouoy dI tilO hObhO Va L . iS'
Welsh of Tyler Hill. Dinner was
served to about so members of the
Stalker and Welsh families, after
which a song service was held and
prayer made by James Monning-
ton. The next reunion will be held
the fourth Wednesday in August
1914, at the home of D. R. Denney
of Equinunk. The officers elected
to1
dent; James Monnington, Bethany,
vice-president; Bessie Welsh, Tyler
Hill, secretary.
The Tribune-Republican of
Wednesday says that Lefty" Wat
kins of the Koans' team of Carbon
dale will most likely receive a trial
with the Albany team this fall or
next spring. Manager McDonough is
trying to get the youngster under
contract. Watkins is considered enc
of the best left handlers in local anna
teur circles. In two recent games he
established a record of forty-three
strike-outs in two games, both being
extra inning battles. Watkins play
ed several times in Honesdale, doing
the pitching for Nolan's team in their
series against Honesdale.
Herman Lohman, proprietor of
the Liberty House at Liberty, N. Y,
was instantly killed at Callicoon on
Sunday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock by
Erie train No. 4. Mr.. Lohman in
company with a party of friends
came to Callicoon for dinner. After
dinner Mr.. Lohman with a friend
went to call on friend and had to
cross the track. Erie train was
running on time of train No. 2. 1t
was thought to be train No. 2 which
stops at Callicoon but instead of
stopping it went by at the rate of As
miles an hour. The engine hit Lob
man throwing him a distance of 60
feet, hitting box car. The body
was taken to Liberty.
There are many evidences that
deer are not yet extinct in Damascus
township. One day last week Peter
Miller, the stage driver from Rut-
ledgedale to the Damascus office,
saw grazing along the highway near
Gus. Keesler's farm, what he at first
AS he neared the spot they revealed
their heads and vaulting the wire
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the wood. They were a pair, one
sporting a fine set of antlers and the
other doe. Myron Lord and Cecil
Abraham saw a doe and two fawns
in field grazing. The fawns were
about the size of a dog according to
their story. At other places these
graceful and agile creatures have
been seen, even feeding side by side
with cattle; but of course when it
comes to the hunting season the
deer will be scarce animal.
One or the best dramatic pro-
| ductions that it has been our pleas
ure to see in Honesdale was enacted
at the Lyric on Monday. with
in the Law " is a truly great Ameri-
can drama portraying the life of New
| York's underworld while at the same
time presenting to us the problem OF
labor and capital. The problem of
the shop girl of New York city is a
momentous one and is problem