The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-07-11
WHITE MILLS

gT1TlHITE MILLS is only another
| y" misnomer, for there are no
fySSEsst mills at the place, and con-
sgSSaGY sequently they couldn't |
very well be white. The |
mills passed out of existence years
and years ago. When they were in
existence they were neatly white
washed and thus marked the local
ity, for the white mills presented a
sharp contrast when compared to the |
weather beaten and unpainted other |
kind usually encountered along the
public water courses.
White Mills is the third town in |
the county in population. Waymart |
comes next in the list. At present |
Waymart is growing more rapidly |
than White Mills; but one of these |
days, when the trolley road is in
running order, White Mills will do |
some stunts in the growing line that
will attract attention from one end |
of the county to the other.
Before Mr.. Dorflinger, the elder,
came to the town while he was yet
a young man, and began the manu-
facture of glass, there were but few
houses in the town, and a saw mill
was the only industrial establish
ment in the town. Mr.. Dorflinger
used the canal for several years as
the medium for shipping and receiv-
ing freight. But the story of White
Mills is yet to be written.
Something New.-The Citizen
man found Rev. Walter Walker
busily engaged making extensive al
terations to the church building.
Half of the sheds have been removed.
The basement of the church is to be
dug deeper, windows on two sides
placed, and the bottom and sides are
to be concreted. This necessitates
pairs are done the basement will be
used for reading room purposes. In
limited sense it is proposed to do
work along Y. M. G. A. lines.
A Sunday Gala Day.-There was
something doing in White Mills all
day last Sunday. The base ball game
in the afternoon attracted much
attention and autos came in great
numbers to the scene. While that
part of the town was filled with ex-
citement Sonner's orchestra was up
|
the town discoursing sweet music.
All of this excitement may not be
beneficial, but it seemed to be quite
stimulating to those who watched
the games and those who listened to
the music.
OF Course Ed Got 1.-THE New
York Tribune has this to say of Ed
die Murphy, the White Mills boy,
! playing right field with the Athletics:
Eddie Murphy, the energetic right
fielder of the Athletics, made one OF
the greatest plays ever seen on the
Polo grounds. In the sixth inning
Peckinpaugh swung on one that
seemed billed for the upper tier OF
ever. and with a quick run and a
cat-like leap Murphy fairly climbed
the perpendicular wall, and grabbing
the ball in one hand, held fast"
Needless to say the Athletics won
Score, FL.
True Bear Story.-The White Mills
correspondent of the Scranton Times
gives particulars of an incident that
quite recently occurred. The cor
respondent says that Mrs. Chlotilda
Dor1inger, of White Mills, is enter
tanning her friend, Miss Moore, OF
Dakota. They were spinning along
the country roads in the Dorfiinger
machine on their way to Forest
Lake, when Miss Moore asked what
sort of game was to be found in this
section of the country. Mr.. John
Dorfinger named the smaller game
birds and animals and then said,
"and occasionally we run across a
bear" With his entrance as we'll
timed as that of an actor in moving
picture thriller, a fine specimen OF
brown bear wobbled out of the
bushes which lined the road a little
ahead of the machine and galloped
alongside of the car for several
yards, being finally outdistanced.
The bear was so close to the ma
chine that the occupants might have
touched his back-but they didn't
care to as it was strange bear.
Personal Mention.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. R. Impson, OF
Elmira, N. Y, spent Sunday with
the formers cousin, Terry Wilcox
They were accompanied by Mr.. Viii
cOXS sister, MIS-. u. .. NeWcomp anu
: son Lowell, of Binghamton, N. Y
They came in Mr.. Impson's hupmo-
bile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilcox and son
Earle spent July 4th at Boyd's Mills
and attended the Sunday school pic
mic at that place.
Edward Daniels, of Carley Brook,
recently visited Mr.. and Mrs. Knorr'
Fred Hellman, of Boston, Mass, is
the guest of Mr.. and Mike Weinbur-
ger, of White Mills.
Mrs. Rose Quick, of Utica, N. Y,
are visiting at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman Peters.
Leonard Hagberg, wife and twin
daughters, Anna and Carrie of New
York city, are visiting Tobias
Hagberg.
Mrs. r. S. Craskill and son, of New