The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-01-15

M. Harvey, filed. The account was
confirmed nisi.
The fierce wind of the 3rd inst.
unroofed a barn belonging to John
Sherwood of Damascus, also a shed
of Fred w. Tegeler, Ml1anville.
Superintendent Curtis of the
Borden plant at this place is ship
ping 1000 quarts of bottled milk
from the Honesdale station to New
York City daily.
The fourth quarterly meeting of
the Hawley Methodist church will be
held on Friday evening, Jan. II. L..
c. Murdoch, D. D., will be present
and will preside at the meeting,
Friday of last week was rec
ord breaker at the Honesdale free
library which is located in the high
school building. During that day
seventy-nine books were given out.
Miss Isabelle Lee, of Starrucca,
Pa, and Frank w. Radford of
Brooklyn, N. Y, were married at
the latter's home New Years Eve.
They have taken up their residence
in Brooklyn.
The job printing plant and the
residence of J. B. Stephens, of Mont
rose, was damaged by fire on Satur-
day morning, Jan. 4, to the extent of
$500. He had $500 insurance on
the furniture and $1,000 on the
building.
The Titus Mission Band of the
Presbyterian church held meeting
in the chapel Friday afternoon and
discussed plans for their annual
Martha Washington supper which
will be held next month. The ladies
will devote their energies to making
the supper this year better than ever
before.
lightning played havoc at the
farm of Friend Jewell on the Mt.
Upton road near Norwich, N. Y,
during the severe electrical storm
which visited this vicinity Saturday
afternoon, Jan. 4, the result of
stein COWS were killed outright and
fifth was so badly hurt that its
execution was necessary.
1t has been reported that rain
descended so fast as to pour down
"pitchforks," or cats and dogs, the
other night it rained angle worms.
This may not be an unusual occur
ence in osme localities, but it was
at Seelyville. One porch was liter
ally covered with the creeping and
crawling worms. Upon investiga-
ton it was discovered that the
ground was also carpeted with
them.
According to a late dispatch in
the New York Sun, Deposit, N. Y,
is fourth in the list of postoffices of
the state of New York, in the
amount of postal savings deposits.
The order in which the Sun gives
the offices is-New York, Brooklyn,
Binghamton, Deposit. While the
interest paid by the government on
these deposits is not large, the Sc
curity is beyond question, and in
these days of frenzied finance it is
the security that counts.
Ralph Morris, who for years re-
sided near Starlight, Pa, died at
Sanitaria Springs, N. Y, where he
went last fall to spend the winter
with his daughter, last Friday night,
of cancer of the liver. Deceased,
who was aged about 70 years, is sur
vived by a wife, two sons, George
of Michigan, and c. D. Morris of
Binghamton, and one daughter,
Mrs. C. S. Atwell, of Sanitaria
Springs. Mr.. Morris was a veteran
of the Civil war, being a member of
the Sixth N. Y. Cavalry, Co. R.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Leach, of
Dunmore, gave a dinner at their
home Monday evening of last week
in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Lei
big and family, of Honesdale, who
were visiting them last week. The
following were present: Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Leibig, Mr.. and Mrs. John
L. Allenbacher, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Allenbacher, of Honesdale; Mr.. and
Mrs. James Leach, Mr.. and Mrs. C.
F. Cullen and son, Noble N, Mr..
and Mrs. John Leibig and daughter,
Jewell, and Mr.. and Mrs. George
Hoffman.
In the fire which occurred in
Carbondale on Thursday, Jan. 8, the
lost and insurance is apportioned as
follows: Green Brothers Gin bank
ruptcy), stock value unknown;
First National Bank, loss $4,000,
three-fourths covered by insurance;
Frank E. Dennis, loss estimated,
$4,000, with insurance for half the
amount; Mills Brothers, estimated
loss, $4,000, with about half in
sured; R. B. and N. Van Bergen,
estimated loss, $4,000, and carried
about half insurance. Other losses
amounted to about $4,000.
In the case at arbitration Thurs
day of A. NJ. Leine VS.. the Home In
surance Company, the plaintiffs bill
of costs was $3.50. j. B. Robin
son $3.50; G. e. Dodge, $1.50; R.
d. Reed, $1.50; ]. o. Mumford,
$500. The bill of costs of each OF
the cases-A. NJ. Leine VS.. German
Alliance Insurance Co., A. M. Leine
VS.. Seva Fire and Life Insurance
Co., A. NJ. Leine VS.. Fire Association
of Philadelphia, A. NJ. Leine VS.. The
Insurance Company of State of
Pennsylvania were the same. The
total of the five bills was $3.50.
The bill of costs was filed with Pro-
thonotary w. j. Barnes on Friday
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