The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-01-17

| day: 10:30 a. IN. sermon entitled,
! I'm Reiche Gottes gilt nur die
Guade." 11:45 a. m, Bible school;
1880 p. m, Every man to his own
place"
William Hittinger, of the firm
of Ham & Hittinger, of White Mills,
while loading a car of lumber from
the dock at that place, fell and frac-
tured his right collarbone. The ac-
cident happened just before noon on
Thursday. DR.. E. B. Gavitte reduc-
ed the fracture.
The second reading in Mrs.
Friedewald's course will occur Sat
urday, Jan. IS, at 3:15 p. m. Of
her subject, "The Promised Land"
by Mary Antin, Mrs. Friedewald
says, 1T is the most interesting and
absorbing book that l have ever
presented" 1t is hoped that many
will attend outside of the regular
patrons.
Wayne county is recognized as
an apple growing country. A num-
Der of good varieties were raised
last year by farmers and grangers.
Corn also showed some remarkable
| growths last esason. The Pomona
| of Wayne county want the public
! to see these crops. 1t has made ar
rangements for an exhibition to be
held in Odd Fellows hall on Tues
day, February %, to which every
body is invited.
The Honesdale District Sunday
School convention began this morn
ing in the White Mills M. e. church.
! There was a large attendance. The
program will last all day. This af-
ternoon Mrs. Wallace j. Barnes
talked on Temperance Teaching in
Sunday School Work" This even
ing Rev. Will H. Hitler of Honesdale
will speak on THAT Great Half
Hour" The singing at each session
will be led by the choir of the White
Mills church. In the evening the
choir was assisted by the Male quar-
tette.
About nine O'Clock Wednesday
night fire broke out in a back room
of Hawker e. Barthelmes meat mar
ket on Eight street. Fire was caus-
ed from an overheated stove pipe
which passed through a wood par
tition. The blaze caused consider
able damage to the inside of the Of
flee and back room before it was
extinguished by buckets of water
and a chemical extinguisher. The
fire did not at any time get on the
outside of the building. Protection
Engine Company No. 8 and Hose
Company No. l responded but the
fire was put out as soon as they ar
! rived.
Rev. l.. c. Murdock, D. D., dis
| trict superintendent, has announced
the following dates on which quar-
terly meetings will be held in this
county: Sterling, Jan. 10; Hamlin,
Jan. Hip; Lakeville, Jan. HIP;
Hawley, Jan. 1913; White Mills,
Jan. 1919; Lackawaxen, Jan. "a;
Damascus, Jan. 25-26; Beachlake,
Jan. 26; Clifford, Jan. 80 to Feb. 2;
Carbondale, Jan. 91-Feb. 2; Forest
City, Jan. 90-Feb 2; Ariel, Febru-
ary 40; South Canaan, Feb. 5;
Waymart, Feb. 8; Uniondale, Feb
! 7; Thompson, Feb. SO; Lake Como,
Feb. SO; Orson, Feb. SO. The first
date is the quarterly conference and
| the last date the Sunday following
=" No factory law can do as
much toward the prevention of ac-
cidents as a system that will make
it directly and Immediately eXpen-
siVe to the employer to be careless
of the safety of his workmen," is the
| expressed belief of the industrial ac-
cidents commission, whose report
has just been submitted to the Penn
| sylvania legislature. This should
be borne in mind" says the report,
in weighing the relative of work
mems compensation" The commits
sion, which was appointed by Gov
Tener in pursuance of an act passed
by the last legislature, Investigated
the subject of the prevention of in
| dustrial accidents and the compen-
sation of injured workmen and their
dependents. Several suggested acts
drafted by the commission covering
the subjects it inquired into were
transmitted to the legislature with
the report.
Miss Loretta Frances Cawley,
| daughter of Mrs. Sarah Cawley, of
! Scranton, who graduated last Spring
from the Scranton Private hospital,
was rendered surprise reception
last week in the lecture room of the
| hospital by a number of the nurses
and their friends. Miss CaWley
completed her term last week. The
young woman was the recipient of
many beautiful gifts. Following
music and dancing luncheon was
| served. The room was elaborately
decorated with ferns and palms.
Those present were: Misses Anna
Whally, Rose Shook, Mary Sullivan,
Mary O'Connor, Isabelle Connor,
Della Smith, Margaret Curley, May
Grogan, Rose Giblin, Helen Nothing,
May Cawley, Bernice Underhill, Mil
dred Forchner, Elizabeth Cawley,
Julia Compton, Catherine McColli-
| gan and Loretta Frances Cawley,
and Paul Smith, Herbert Stone, Dr.
| w. o. Smith, Carl Sullivan, Thomas
Roche, James O'Malley, Daniel
O'Hara, John Murray, John Gavin,
James Collins, William Noble and
DR.. and Mrs. A. N. Cook at South
| Canaan.
Postage! One cent postage
would be profitable to a few large