The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-08-01


The trustees of the Methodist
church, at a meeting held Monday
evening, decided to replace the fur
naces in that edifice with new fur
naces.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Emery at
tended the wedding of Miss Mayme
Evans to Seth Speck, in Scranton,
Wednesday morning. Mr.. Speck is a
teller in the Scranton Dime Bank.
Among the relatives to attend
the funeral of the late Isaac E. Tib-
belts on Wednesday were Mrs. G. H.
Decker, of Binghamton, N. Y; Mrs.
w. D. Yerkes and w. B. Yerkes, both
of Milanville.
-Rettew, the plumber, has been
awarded the contract to furnish a
steam heating system in James Muir
rays home on Ridge sreet; also the
plumbing and heating in H. E. Bas-
sett's new house on West Park
street.
The Honesdale Methodist Sun
day school is making preparations
to Join the schools of Waymart and
Prompton at the latter place during
the first week in August. The date
has not been fully decided upon and
will be made in a few days.
An ice cream social was given
under the auspices of st. John S
Guild of st. Johns Lutheran church
on Tuesday evening. The dainties
were served on the lawn near the
church and a jolly crowd of young
people attended, making the affair
big success.
"A barn, 30x40 feet, located
near Ariel and the property Of G. w.
Hubbard was struck by lightning and
totally destroyed on Monday In
surance to the amount of $500 was
carried upon the barn and 500 on
hay and straw in the Wayne County
Farmers Mutual
Thomas ]. Lynch, who has been
Executive clerk under Governors
Pennypacker, Stuart and Tener, will
retire from the Executive depart
ment early in the fall in order to
take up the practice of law. He has
been secretary of the State Supply
Commission for several years. His
home is in South Bethlehem.
The most important work yet
pointment of the Public Service
Commission. This will be disposed
of within few days. The Governor
vacation. He will leave the latter
part of this week or early next week
for the cottage on the Massachusetts
coast where he and Mrs. Tener have
spent the last two summers. He may
be away a month or more.
Several groups of young people
from New York and Brooklyn, who
are spending the summer at Beach
lake, came to Honesdale the past
week to view the beautiful scenery of
the Maple City and climb up Irving
Cliff. One party in particular was
here Tuesday afternoon and stopped
at the Allen House for dinner. They
visited the court house and various
other places before they were driven
back to Beachlake. They were a
jolly bunch. Honesdale is just be-
ginning to receive summer boarders
on nearly every train.
Payment of the State school ap-
preparation started by State Treasur-
er Young and several hundred thous-
and. dollars have already been paid
out to the districts which have been
certified by the Department of Pub
lie Instruction as having filed the
necessary reports. 1t is expected
that large sums will be paid out dur
ing the next six weeks, and the
smaller districts, which are in need
of funds, are being given considera-
ton. Under the school code the
payment of the appropriation begins
in July instead of June, as hereto
fore, and over $500 districts are to
be paid when they file the required
reports. The amount for distribu-
ton to the school districts which
Treasurer Young will disburse is &c.
97,06S.1S. This does not include
for high schools.
AT joint meeting of the session
and trustees of the Honesdale Pres
byterian church, held recently, an
unanimous call was extended to Rev.
Jesse Hermann to act as associate
to Rev. w. H. Swift, D. D., pastor of
this church. The matter will be TAX
en- up with the congregation in the
near future for final action. Rev.
Mr.. Hermann is an exceptionally
bright young man, He worked him
self through Moody's school and also
through the theological college at
Princeton, having won many prizes
during that time. He studied a year
in Germany, toured Europe and the
Holy Land. Rev. Mr.. Hermann was
given the highest of recommenda-
ton to R. M. Stocker who a few
months ago went to Princeton to Sc
cure student from that college at
the time of Rev. DR.. Swift's illness.
Mr., Hermann during his short stay
here has made a number of warm
friends. He is very popular and the
announcement of his continued stay
in Honesdale will be received with
considerable pleasure.
The Wayne County Herald,
which has been in bankruptcy, was
sold last Wednesday afternoon by
Trustee w. w. Wood to Gerhart &
Davies, of Scranton, for $4,000. The