WEATHER FORECAST: Snow.
V W HATH Kit IX)M'XMHT:Snpw.
SAVE MONEY!
Rend tho second
tmco of to
YOUR PRINTING' in if Kinds
will put business in 70
day's Citizen mid llnil out how.
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Oth YEAR.--NO. 2
HONESDAiB, WAYNE CO., PA., FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1912.
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MANY TOWN'S AXI HAMLETS
During the year Just closed Hones-
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no most important.
JANUARY, 11)11.
Judgo A T. Searlo received as a
ew ear & jue&eui i cumuiibmuu
rom tne state to servo dunnc lull
udclal district until tho first Mon-
i!iv in .i;inn:irv. i :i i '. .
Wayne and Pike, Wayne and
Lackawanna and Wallenpaupack
lelnnnnnn cnmnanies consolidated
n ntwinmi nfimniiiv
Figures show it required $04,700
o run wayne county in iuiu.
Joseph E. Walsh and Miss Anna
..Minn .. f ...... .. 'PI
1 1 i l i i it'll i II II rxuii v. .1.111. ;i. nv iiiv
Four Honesdale boys injured Jan.
by explosion of dynamite caps
oun alter ico in river nau uoon
Villi IIII Mil
Prof Sidney Olvor died January 4.
e was ownor nr .1 hiiKlnnss sp inn
n St. Louis and a former resident
William Pen w.irtlpn. nrnmlnnn
umberman and farmer, died at his
ifiiiiM : I i ;irmv nrniiK. .iiinimrv x
iron a vpfl rs
Jury drawn for Carl Howo trial in
Leona Lord pleads not guilty
i response to a Question asked by
Mstrict Attorney Simons at tho con
tusion of the indictment charging
ier with miirdpfinir Kilns V. T.nrH mi
uiv JU. 1U1U. at Knulnunk. "rh
James H. Fives, Jr., of Mt. Pleas-
ler's Falls, 14th, by wagon skidding
in ice. no is tnrown on nis nppic.
irncikinir 1t
Miss Bessie Bellamy Ham and
'mnK muitur mnrripn. itn. nv itnv
. L. wnittaker, in Honesdale.
Fred W. Hurray, junior -member
II iirm in Ainrn v I nmnnnv nir.n
4th. of nneumonia. acred 22 venrs.
Mrs, Christian Dorfltnger. White
(111,, -1 I n .1 1 1 1. TI f 1
Ian Dorflincer. one of tho nlonAnr
Jury renders verdict of guilty of
HTiKiJiiiunifp ii n i rnn n .nri vatn
S. T. Pa-lmer, 30 years Erie agent
Daniel Bngham, Hawley, insur-
Jury find verdict for defendant in
amous aiieceu iiu.uuu nreacn or
Mrs. Otis Avery died 25th in
onesuale aged D4 vears. Wife of
ate or iionesaaie.
It A. Smith, Justice of the peace.
jonesuaie. ce eurates nis satn Dirtn-
Tho Citizen's subscription contest
iijht'ii inn .nil i mirri'KHi friiiifiKi
l Tl T D irivan inrniwin r fl li
Sheriff M. Lee Bramnn took Leona
.nrn in nio h'ncrnrn 'on an( nev
iiiiaui'i mi iii . .tin n uir i ni usirr iif
ook In the fight when her brother-n-law
was killed. Julv 10. 1910.
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n i.wn vn vnnrn nr nnrrf in inn
Richard L. Olver. Tvler Hill Hpi1
ho 27th, aged 75 years.
FKimUAKY.
IlOV. W. H. Swift. 11 n hoinvAil
:ih nr ill I ill. iiiiiihhiiii il. I'mcniitn.mn
Ions in nonor nr liln ll.'lrt )ilrtli,Iti v-
Pomona Grange met at South Can.
fin 1ar Inat T.nlinr r!innnn ... I
JIawley postofllce burolarlzed and
7U worth or stamps were taken.
Now hank opened at Hawley.
Sam Reed Dleads guilty on man-
iniiirniap r n n rirn iiiifi uxiii r Tn iniiri
filnhlft nnlfpnrinrv hv .Inrtcn Ronrln
nr il mrm nr irnrn ifirtn in i wnivn
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(Continued on Page Two.)
IS UNANIMOUSLY ELECTED,
"It's Homer Greene!"
Tho County Commissioners, at a
meeting held Thursday afternoon,
honored themselves and one of
Wayne County's (foremost lawyers,
whoso 'fame as a poet and a novelist
extends from tho Atlantic to the Pa
cific, by appointing Lawyer Grceno as
County Solicitor. Tho nomination
was made unanimously. Tho offlco
carries with it a salary of $300 a
year.
Public Interest In tho selection of
SOLICITOR HOMER GRKKXK.
a successor to E. C. Mumford, Esq.,
who has filled the office for tho past
six years, was keyed up to a high
pitch. According to well-authenticated
rumors each of the commis
sioners had a favorite candidate.
Lawyer Kimble was said to have been
Mr. Holgato's first choice; Attorney
Mumford was Mr. Male's pick; and
Mr. Rockwell held out for tho selec
tion of Homer Greene.
The appointment meets w.th gen
eral public approval. Mr. Greene is
woll-equipped by 33 years' practice
at the Wayne County Bar to 1111 the
position with distinction. And by the
bye, the way things are framing up
now, before the snow flies again, it
probably will be not only "Solicitor
Greene," but "Congressman-At-Large
Greeno" as well. The Citizen
etxends congratulations!
MRS. GEO. BARNES
CLAIMEDJY DEATH
FORMER HONESDALE RESIDENT
Word has been received here of
tho death of Mrs. George Barnes at
Carbondale who will be remembered
by many people of this place, as a
former resident some twenty years
ago. She is a sister-in-law of Mrs.
Van Kueran of Honesdale. The fol
lowing article is taken from the
Carbondalo notes In tho Tribune-Republican
of Scranton of Thursday,
Jan. 4:
"Mrs. George Barnes, a well known
and highly respected resident of
Carbondale, died at her home, No. 3
Morgan avenue, at 1 o'clock Wed
nesday afternoon, following an Ill
ness of three days. Tho announce
ment of her death will como as a
great shock to her many friends
throughout tho city. She was forty
'four years of age and had been a
resident of Carbondalo ifor tho past
sixteen years.
"She is survived by her husband;
two sons, Eugeno M. and Russell C.
Barnes, and two daughters, Mrs. Jes
sio M. Farrell, of Rozelle Park, N.
J., and Miss Laura Jeannette Barnes,
of Carbondale; her father, Charles
H. Bellamy, of Dyberry, Pa.; two
sisters, Miss Johanna Bellamy and
Mrs. Cornelia K'illan, or Scranton.
and ono brother, Howard n. Bellamv,
of Eldrldge, Pa. Mrs. Barnes was "a
member of tho First Methodist
church and also of tho Ladies' Aux
iliary to tho Shield of Honor.
Funeral services will bo conduct
ed at the house at 1 o'clock Friday
afternoon and the remains will be
taken to Honesdale on tho 2:05
o'clock train, whoro interment will
bo made in tho Glen Dyberry ceme
tery." KiiKiiKement of Miss Alia Kprukn.
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen S. Spruks, at
a dinner on Now Year's day, an
nounced the engagement of their
niece, Miss Alta Blanche Spruks, to
Malcolm B. Richardson, of Now
York. Scranton Tribune-Republican
Miss Spruks, until about a year
ago, was a resident of Honesdale.
Four Million in Force.
Tho Wayno County Farmers' Mut
ual Fire Insurance company wrote
over $1,000,000 worth of insuranco
during 1911, and now has over
$4,000,000 Insuranco in force.
Tho directors held their nnnual
meeting January 1 In tho office of
tho secretary, P. A. Clark, Hones
dale. TJio following woro elected
to servo during 1912: H. C. Jack
son, James Moylan, E. T. Tiffany,
Robert Whlttaker, S. R. Crano, Jas.
L. Noble, J. I. Bates, J. B. Meglvern,
P. A. Clark, Walter Vettorleln.
The directors then organizod by
electing Ihe following officers: H. C.
Jackson, president; E. T. Tiffany,
Vice-president; P. A. Clark, secre
tary; J. 1. Bates, treasurer.
Pres. Caufield and Treas.
Penwarden Re-elected
JOIIX KKK CIIOSKX SECHKTARY
XO SOLICITOR APPOIXTKI)
I'OLICU FORCE RETAINED.
The Council of tho Borough of
Honesdale organized, Tuesday even
ing, at City Hall, by electing Martin
Caufield, President, John Erk secre
tary, and George W. Penwnrden,
treasurer, for a term of two years.
The selection of a solicitor to suc
ceed Hon. Chas. A. McCarty, recently
appointed Mayor of Honesdale, was
laid oer for a time.
Lawrence Weldner was continued
as Street Commissioner for another
year. Tho services of Policemen J.
J. Canivan and Levi Do Groat woro
retained for the year 1912, their
compensation to remain tho same as
heretofore. Tho regular meeting
night was fixed for tho Urst Thurs
day evening In each month, at 7:30
o'clock.
Present at tho first meeting In
the New Year were Messrs. Martin
Cnufield Georgo W. Penwarden, S.
T. Ham, John Erk, Harry Rettew and
William Kreltner. Temporary or
ganisation was effected by the elec
tion of Martin Caufield as tempor
ary chairman, and John Erk as tem
porary secretary.
Mr. tautleld took the chair, and
upon nomination of Mr. Ham, sec
onded by Mr. Kreltner, his election
as president was made permanent.
Mr. Kreltner nominated and Mr. Pen
warden seconded tho nomination of
John Erk as permanent secretary.
No opposition developing Mr. Erk's
election was duly made.
Messrs. John Erk, Harry Rettew
and William Kreltner, councllmen
elect, presented affidavits from the
Clerk of the Orphans' Court that they
had taken the oath of office as re
quired by Law.
Mayor Chas. A. McCarty dropped
into tho council chamber shortly af
ter 8 o'clock and enlightened the
borough fathers on the solicitorship
question.
"At tho last meeting," he said, "I
was appointed burgess, and burgess
and solicitor would be incompatible,
I couldn't be appointed as borough
solicitor. However tne Council re
quested me to take charge of the'
case of Menner against the borough.
Since that time I've been occupied
preparing that case for trial. It
would bo difficult for another attor
ney to prepare it for trial. The
Judge told me that I could go on and
do the work even if not appointed
solicitor. If I should go on and do
the work and take charge of the
trial, I could be their council without
being tho solicitor.
"A borough solicitor must bo
sworn in just as the councilmen.
Tho Council has a right to have any
number of attorneys. There is no
Incompatibility between Burgess and
Attorney."
President Ctuneld thought It would
he better not to elect or appoint a
solicitor until after the Menner case
was over. "We rarely need the ad
vico of an attorney,'' he said. "In
tho ordinary run of business an. at
torney Is rarely consulted. The du
ties of a solicitor are to advise in a
case where the borough might he
involved."
Upon motion of Mr. Rettew, sec
onded by Mr. Penwarden, it was de
cided that the appointment of a soli
citor be deferred to somo later date.
When tho matter of appointing a
Streot Commissioner came up for dis
cussion, Secretary Erk read letters
from two applicants for tho posi
tion. Street Commissioner Lawrence
Weldner asked for re-appointment
on tho ground of having faithfully
endeavored to fulfill his duties In
the past. John F. Killgallon, a
glass cutter residing on Spring
street, also wished to be considered
an applicant.
After some discussion it appeared
to be tho sense of tho council that
Mr. Weldner likes his work, Is will
ing, has done well In the past, and
just fills tho hills. So Mr. Penwarden
moved and Mr. Ham seconded his
nomination, and he was duly ap
pointed for tho year 1912.
Mayor McCarty reminded tho coun
cilmen that their organization was
for two years. "You only elect
councilmen," ho said, "now, every
two years. You meet biennially for
organization. This organization will
continue for two years."
Tho Mayor also presented his first
month's roport as chief executive of
tho municipality, nnd turned over to
tho treasuror $15, $10 of which ho
received from Manager Dittrlch as
flvo months' license fee, in advance,
for tho Lyric theatre, and $5 from a
lino imposed on a young man for dis
orderly conduct.
Tho minutes of a special meeting
of tho Town Council held December
29, 101i, woro read, and disclosed
tho fact that three streets, Spring,
Rock nnd Grovo, woro accepted as
borough property.
Treasuror Penwarden stated thai
tho borough tax dopllcato for 1911
amounted to $9,862.82.
Following a decision to hold their
monthly meetings half an hour oar
llor than usual, Council adjourned at
9:40 p. m.
REAL KSTATE DEAL.
Deed Recorded In Ofilco of Register
and Recorder W. II. Lcslior.
Sophia C. Cook to Geo. D. Rose,
both of Hawley, parcel of land In
Palmyra township, containing 38,
837 square feet of land. Considera
tion, $100.
( Cost $2.I8 Per Capita to
j Run Wayne County
j HOW THE MONEY WEXT SHEEP
CLAIMS ATE VP 92118.8."
COST ABOUT $500 FOR POOR.
According to former County Com-
, mlssionors' Clerk George P. Ross It
cost Just $03,757.44 to run Wayne
county for tee fiscal year ending
iDccomher 31, 1911. Tills amount is
exclusive of tho sums paid out 'for
sheep damages which totaled $2,448.
85. To offset this additional expen
diture however tho proceeds from
the dog tax duplicate, amounting to
$238S are applied for this purpose.
Exonerations and flvo per cent, re
ductions for prompt payment will
reduce tho returns from canine tax
ation to probably $2,000.
Largo Items of expense Included
tho following:
Appropriations $ 500
Advertising, Printing, Station
ery, Etc 1068.13
Bridge Building 9G19.27
Bridge Repairing 2242.88
Bridge and Road Viewing
and Inspecting 244.70
County Buildings G53.J3
Coroner's Accounts 348.55
Clerk of Courts 453.01
Court Costs 523G.56
Commonwealth Costs .... 1785.32
Election Expenses 2453.05
indigent Soldiers 250.00
Insano Asylums 979.71
Light Heat. Water, Tele
phono 1045.79
Miscellaneous 1074.54
Notes and Interest 9475.01
Non-Resident Poor 1G2.45
Prisons and Reformatories 936.25
Poor Accounts 514.22
Road Accounts 433.10
iRoad Damages 456.52
Registration Vital Statistics 262.50
Refunds 883.19
! School Accounts 886.80
Sheriff's Account 2429.13
Salary of District Attorney
M. E. Simons 600.00
Solicitor. Auditors and
Jury Commissioners .... 373.00
Salary of Solicitor E. C. Mum
ford 300.00
":Ury Commissioners' Clerk
uiJ. P. Ross 1000.00
Jury Commissioner's Account
231.40
Miss Brown (clerical work). 115.00
Salary and Expenses of Com
missioner J. E. Mande-
villo 876.55
Salary and Expenses of Com
missioner J. C. Madden . . 751.97
Sala-y and Expenses of Com
missioner J. K. Hornbeck 837.99
Salary Janitor Isaac Ball . . 546.00
State Acount 8289.34
Awards for Game Law Viola
tions 20.00
Uniform Primaries 1471.95
Howo Trial Lackawanna
County 675.09
As the population of Wayne coun
ty is nearly 30,000, this means that
each man, woman and child con
tributed on an average of $2.18 to
carry on tho shiro government In
the year of our Lord ono thousand,
nine hundred and eleven.
ALLEGEU HORSE THIEF HELD
Liveryman Rlckard Goes to Goshen
to Identify Prisoner Suspected of
Having Stolen Horso nnd Rig
From Illm Lost Sum
mer. Fred G. Rickard, tho Church
street liveryman, left Thursday
anornlng for Goshen, N. Y., in re
sponse to a telephono message sent
him by a horse dealer in that place
asking him to come up and identify,
If possible, a man taken into custody,
Tuesday, who answered the descrip
tion given on a card sent out broad
cast by Mr. Rickard, of a hide dealer,
C. P. Myers by name, who came to
his barn, Aug. 5, 1911, and hired a
horse and rig and forgot to como
hack.
On tho fifth of last August, a man
came to Rlckard's barn, and hired a
horse and rig. Ho came back In the
evening and paid his hill. Tho next
dny ho again hired a horso and rig
and never came back. Tho maro ho
borrowed was a llttlo sorrel bob-tailed
animal, with whito feet, and a
star on her face. Sho was valued at
ovor $200. Tho buggy was a brand
now rubbor-tired black vohlcle, with
top.
The Btranger gavo Ills namo as C.
P. Myers. His business, ho said, was
dealing in hides. Ho appeared to
he about 44 years old; was 5 feet
7 Inches tall; weighed in tho neigh
borhood of 170 pounds; wns of a
dark complexion and spoko broken
English with a German accent.
Albort H. Grosht, an Ashland, Pa.,
dealer who 'phoned from Goshen to
Mr. Rickard, also lost a horso re
cently. Ho stated that this Myers
wns reputed to 'bo a professional
horso thief, and it is alleged that
ho stole a dozon or more horses.
Former HoiiehdalcniiH Attend Funeral
of Captain Parker.
Mrs. Benjamin Harrison, widow
of former President HarrlBon, and
her daughter, Miss Elizabeth Harri
son, have been in Washington to at
tend tho funeral of Captain John F.
Parker, U. S. N., retired. Captain
Parker was tho first naval aid at tho
White House, and was appointed to
tlie place by President Harrison.
WcILKnown Hotel Mini Transfers
Lease to Harlow nnd Elmendorf
ChniiHo Took Plnco Thursday.
The Hotel Wayno is under new
management, tho transfer nf Mm
lcaso of tho present proprietor. A.
G. Loomls, 'being mndo, Thursday, to
tho firm of Barlow and Elmondorf.
Mr. Loomls came hero from De
posit, N. Y., where ho conducts nn
other largo hotel, in December, 1910,
and took charge of the tip-town hos
telry succeeding tho present owner,
John II. Weaver, who ran tho hotel
successfully since April 16, 1892.
Slnco coming hero tho Loomls'
havo made many warm friends who
regret exceedingly to seo them lcavo
tho town.
Jesse C. Barlow, tho senior mem
ber of tho new firm, was for a num
ber of years Under Sheriff of Sulli
van county, and lived at Montlcello,
N. Y., Charles Elmondorf came to
Honesdale over a year ago from Port
Jervis, N. Y., and opened a livery,
selling out lately, however, to Wil
liam Burnard.
Tho house is famous for having
on its list four boarders who havo
ato and slept under Its hospitable
roof more than twenty-ono year, viz:
Judge Earl Sherwood, Prof. J. H.
Cornell, Leopold Blumenthal and
William Schloss. A favorite stop
ping place of the farmers for years
past, a well-known rendezvous of pol
iticians and newspapermen, it doubt
less will continuo to maintain i'.s
present hig'h standard, as a splendid
family hotel, under the new manage
ment. JUSTBGHTEEI
Who Gave Wedding Rings
For Xmas Presents
SOME WERE YOUNG, AXI) SOME
WERE GRAY; FARMERS, SURE,
DID HAVE THEIR DAY!
Eighteen couples decided that the
"Santa Claus month" of December
was an Ideal time In which to ex
chango such valuable tokens of love
and affection as wedding rings, and
so eighteen bridegrooms put Christ
mas into practice by endowing eigh
teen brides with all their worldly
goods.
Nine of tho Bashful Benedicts or
just ono half of the eighteen were
farmers. For several months past
the farmers havo brought up the
rear in the matrimonial procession,
hut now that the election is past,,
and the outside work is all done,
ample spare time Is theirs and their
thoughts turn lightly to love and
matrimony.
Other occupations represented in
the December list Included two glass
cutters and a liko number of paint
ers. There was one contractor, one
brakeman, ono lumberman, one
laborer, and ono Ideal husband (save
the mark) who gavo his occupation
as "at home!"
Fourteen of tho brides said that
they were simply "e tay-at-homes."
One owned up to being a housowork
er. Another confessed she was a
laborer. Still another sworo that
sho was a lady. And there was one
clerk.
Tho average age of tho grooms
was twenty-eight years plus. The
average age of tho brides was twenty
flvo years minus. The oldest groom
was forty-six. The youngest one
was only eighteen. Two were nine
teen years old. Two had reached
their majority. Ono was twenty
two; two were twenty-threo. Six
were over thirty years of ago.
Tho oldest bride was forty-five.
Tho most youthful ono had only
passed fifteen summers. Ono bride
was sweet sixteen. Two were only
seventeen. Two woro nineteen
years of ago. Two were twenty.
Flvo were "thirty years past." Four
brides woro oldor than their pros
pective husbands.
The County Seat was ropresonted
by two bridegrooms, nnd three
brides. Two of tho grooms came
from Pike county, nnd a third gavo
his residence as Newton, N. J. A
fourth lived In Scranton. Among
tho brides, ono came from tho
Electric City. A second enmo from
Lackawanna county. Another lived
in PIko county. And still another
resided in York stnto.
The ages of tho contracting par
ties, with those of tho grooms given
first, were as follows:
46 39; 28 30; 31 19; 26 29;
1917; 1918; 2717; 1820;
2322; 21 19; 23 22; 22 16;
3938; 37 24; 2420; 21 15;
3334; 4838.
District Institute.
The Waymart district teachers' in
stitute will bo held on Saturday,
Jnnuary 6, in tho Waymart High
school. Tho program will bo In
chargo of Prof. Hockman. There
will bo two sessions, morning nnd af
ternoon, tho former beginning at 10
o'clock.
The Waymart district comprises
Canaan, South Canaan, Clinton and
Waymart.
Price and Butler presents somo
good attractions at the Lyric next
"week. They are well-known hero.
DECEMB
HAD
the
THEY KAY YOU DO SUCH AWFUL
THINGS IX HONESDALE "120
.MINUTES FRO.M SCRANTON.
Charles Riley, married, 322
Ridge street, arrested a week ago
for alleged false pretense, In that In
secured $300 from Mrs. Patrick J.
McNally, South Main street, a year
ago last October, when ho made her
believe her husband sent him down
to get the money, and held undor
$400 ball, Prothonotary M. J. Han
Ian and Deputy Sheriff F. II. Crago
going his bond, for seven days, was
given another chance, Thursday
morning, before 'Squire Robert A.
Smith, when his attorney Mayor
Chas. A. McCarty Informed tho Jus
tice that his client would waive a
further hearing, and that his bonds
men would renew their ball for
Riley's appearance at Court.
"We thought we'd give him an
other chance," parenthetically re
marked Mr. McNally to the Court.
"I'll give him six years to pay It If
ho'll pay $50 a year."
Patrick J. McNally, manager of
Lake Lodoro for the past twelve
years, former keeper of a canal store
for 35 years, who owned 46 boats
when tho canal went out of com
mission, told a Citizen man all about
It as they sat in the 'Squire's office,
Thursday morning, awaiting Riley'B
appearance.
"Riley," he saia, "went down to
my wife and told her I sent him
down to get $300. Ho got the
money. He gavo her a note. It hap
pened a year ago last October. The
noxt morning I went to havo him ar
rested. He begged off. He told mo
his farm was worth moro than
enough to pay it. And when he
sold It, 'he'd pay me.
"There, was more against the farm
than lit was worth. Tho farm was
sold hero lately for about half what
was against It. I swore out a war
rant against him for false pretense
and Detective Spencer served It.
"I never before spoke to him in
my life, until 1 met him on the train
one morning on my way to Lake
Lodoro. He wanted me to sign a
bank-note. He said, if I signed
Perry Clark would. I bald I
wouldn't do it. If there's anything
against your farm, go down and see
my wife and she can go up to tho
court house with you.
"He went down to see her. He
didn't say anything to her about go
ing to the court house. She gavo
htm a check on the Wayne County
Savings Bank. Riley had a farm
at Rock Lake, about 22 miles from
here. It was a good farm. But ho
sold the timber on it a couple of
years ago, and It's pretty well run
down.
"I'll bet thero's quite a few ho's
got money from. I know twenty he
got money from In amounts between
$5 and $30. I wouldn't say any
thing if it Was only $30, but $300,
it's too much to lose, to come a game
like that.
"I'll be sixty-six tho 17th or
March. I never 'had a Doctor In my
life. I am out In the air all the
time. I have good health."
By this time Riley came In with
his attorney, and got matters
straightened out temporarily.
"Yes," confided another newspa
perman to the Citizen reporter. "Ho
got $5 out of me. I'll bet I'll never
see it either," lie regretfully conclud
ed. And all this happened in the City
of Honesdale, ono hundred and
twenty minutes from Scranton!
TWO NEARLY DROWNED AT BEAGHLAKE
On Saturday afternoon at Beach
lake several young poople found out
that thin Ice is very dangerous for
skating. To end up the holidays in
good fashion several young people
went out to skato on Beachlake on
Saturday. Tho ico was not very
thick and numerous large holes mada
It very dangerous. Lester Treverton
slipped Into one of the holes nnd had
to bo fished out. MIs3 Henrietta
B u dil slipped Into another hole and
in trying to assist her Miss May
Bradbury slipped in also. Tho cries
of tho girls brought the assistance of
Hiram Wood, who arrived Just as
Miss Budd camo above water for the
third timo, and rescued her with dlf-
i Acuity. Miss Bradbury could swim
and managed to keep abovo water un
til tho assistance camo to lier. They
wore taken to tho homo of J. P.
Budd, where tho drenched clothing
wns removed and their sences were
recovered. After being put to bed
nnd tho administering of hot drinks,
tho young ladles are now feeling no
bad effects of their misadventure.
CHURCH NOTES.
Frank Duppius will play tho cello
and Leon Katz tho violin at the
10:30 service nt Grace Episcopal
church Sunday, Jnnuary 7. Tho or
der of sorvic3 that for the Holy
Communion will thus bo greatly
onriched. Tho addresses at both the
morning nnd tho ovcnlng services
will be on the general theme of "Go
ing Forward in tho Light of Christ."
thus combining tho spirit of the
First Sunday of the New Year with
that of tho Epiphany tide.
Rev. A. L. Whlttaker will hold
service In the White Mills church,
Sunday, January 7, at 3:15 p. in.
But What Stories
Neighbors Tell !
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