The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-07-29

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Isaac Tibbitts of East street, is
very i'll at the State Hospital, Scran-
| ton. His daughter and son-in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Yerkes, have been
with him the past few days.
Friday morning, July 26, the
mercury registered SO degrees. This
is the lowest that the mercury has
fallen this summer, reminding us
that fall is not far distant.
CLANCY Branning and Harry
Smith, two youths of Tyler Hill,
! journeyed to the county seat on
Monday on their bicycles to see the
circus which exhibited here on that
day.
"A severe thunder storm passed
over Berlin and Damascus townships
Monday noon. No damage is re-
| ported from the affects of the
| lightning. The rain was welcome to
partially dried up crops.
Rev. L. G. Murdock, district SUI
perintendent of the Wyoming con-
ference of the Methodist church, oc-
cupied the local Methodist pulpit on
Sunday evening. His sermon was
strong and to the point.
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Singing society of Carbondale are
making arrangements for a delight
full outing on the shores of Lake
Poyntelle August II. A shore din
ner and clam bake is being planned
and promises to be one of the most
enjoyable events of the season.
Among the bills recently signed
by Governor John K. Tener is one
fixing the pay of members of the
election boards at S. per day each
for all elections according to the city
papers. Formerly election officers
got 50 per day for regular election
and 81 for primaries in this county.
1t was sometimes difficult to get
board to serve.
Judge Strauss has decided that
Annie Vagoskie, of Nanticoke, is
entitled to the money deposited in
the name of her husband and her
self when the husband deserted her.
The court has ordered the First Ma
tional bank of Nanticoke to pay the
women $40 per month until the
money is exhausted. The where
abouts of the husband are still un-
known.
The picnic committee of the
Business Mems Association met last
Thursday evening in the city hall
and Strengthened accounts. The as
sociation broke even. That the town
is interested in the welfare of the
association is evinced by the fact that
four borough councilmen were pres
ent at Thursday evenings session
and worked hard to make the picnic
success.
The Honesdale base ball team
will play a game of ball with the
Wyoming team on Saturday after
noon, August 2, on the home
grounds. The Wyoming team will
come here for expenses but as they
will be heavy the sporting public
of Honesdale is urged to attend so
that the game will be paying ven
ture. Wyoming is one of the
strongest teams in the County
league.
Joe" Wood, pitcher of the Bos-
ton Americans, will be out of the
game for some weeks. Examination
of his injured right thumb under the
X-ray Monday showed that there is
crack in the end of the big bone,
and indications are now that a piece
of the bone has been Clipped off.
Unusual care is being taken to guard
against stiffness in the joints, which
would put an end to Woods useful
ness as a pitcher.
A derrick rigged by Andrew An
derson, a Perth Amboy, N. j., con-
tractor, and used for pianos, had to
be employed in lowering the body of
Mrs. Beza Michanski from the third
ctn window nf hnr homo MrG
Michanski, wife of Andrew Mich
anski, a factory foreman, weighed
more than 500 pounds. The casket
which was made to order, was six
feet three inches long, thirty-nine in
ches wide and twenty-siX inches
deep. The combined weight of
corpse and casket was 925 pounds.
The pail bearers carried the coffin in
to the church.
Eugene Wegge and Joseph
Wegge were brought to Honesdale
on Saturday afternoon by Constable
Richardson on a charge of assault
and battery preferred against them
by Isaac Blackmore, of Hawley. A
hearing was held in Squire Smiths
office that afternoon and NJ. E. ST.
mons conducted the case for the
legged that the young men assaulted
him. They plead not guilty
to the charge and were held in 500
bail each for their appearance at
court, Joseph A. Baschon furnished
the bail for the young men.
-Matadors may be succeeded by
automobiles as bull fighters This
was proved when Peter Green, a
farmer, sixty years old, of Huntley,
ILL.,, was being gored by a bull while
in one of his pastures. His screams
attracted an automobile party of
three men who were in the road.
The men witnessed the attack for
a moment, then the driver of the big
touring car made a dash into the
pasture and after the bull. The horn
was footed and footed, and the bull
was finally driven away from the
helpless farmer. Three of Green's
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