We corporated into a borough as prayed Ji and the the corporate style and | title thereof be “The Borough of Dal- las.” Borough bounded and described las.” . ? \ Te lu: mbering ty in Dallas as! early as 1885 was practically at an’ end except with two or three owners ‘of mills who still bought a few seo tering logs in winger and sawed them to’ be entered of record. April 1, 1879, up as needed, and almost everyoneielse | ‘turned! his attention to farming ana "court confirms the judgment of the y : \ x4 oi . . : grand jury ‘and decree that the town - stock raising., A very decided improve: ment in the appearance : | Same day court orders certificate A # creed that ‘the frown of Dal las be in- . the theft | of aDllas be incorporated into bor- 3 ATH thd ob i Cook ot ail 4a Rage ough as prayed for and ‘that the cor- F e ek all ki areq | : 5 2 ne > og ~ EL Se re | pcrate style and title thereof shall be! his ti Tit i \ Roou pas) gi a a The Borough of Dallas.” : arms § ats : lima in HibiL 5 Dros Court algo directs that the annual] < hi a : seize tolexhibit and comp rel | borough" election shall be held at the motes. The outcome of this desire was! 3 : 2 : hotel of Andrew Raub in said borough the incorporation, July 9, 1885, of the; : : on the third Tuesday of February; ; ‘Dallas Union Agricultural Association, Bick Yanid i also declared and decreed that said, Which now: owns, a valuable Property, | borough should be a separate school | ~ where it holds annual fairs and con- | district. Court also, directed that the tinues to prosper. The | election of ofifcers for’ said boroudh) : -ganizers of this Pe wo = For. first yen?’ be Held. at: said Raub's follows: William J. oneywell, PML | v0) May 13, 1879, between 7 a. Spencer, Chester ‘White. C. D. Hone and farm _8rew a original or- am. i 3 and 7 p. m., and designated William x Bob, James Monoghan, A |, Reilley to give due notice of said well, Ira D. Shaver, A. D. a Lecn- Lclcction: Baroy Stroud aise. Jshime § ard Machell and Jacob. | day appointed to be judge, and Wil- On the 30th of July, 1889, thre Pal] lam Snyder and John Ferguson ap- fe Broom ompany was ated. pointed to be the inspectors, and Wil- It purchased the old Methodist Epis- | liam Rice and D. "Wolcott. to opal Church and grounds, raised the | clerks of said election. building high enough to build another story under it, and divided the ‘old’ main room into twe stories, so as to ake a new three-story building, into ~ which was placed new and improved machinery, and the first brooms were made there about October 1st, 1889. The business was conducted under the same "management until the year 18 incorpor: be Petition and charter 1868. hares members: Leonard Machell, DaZas, 40_shares; James Garrahan, Dallas, 10 shares; D. Shaver, Dallas, 10 shares; William J. Honeywell, Dallas, 20 shares; Theodore F. and J. J. Ry- man, 20 shares; Chester White, Dallas, Ira, vi 10 shares; Joseph Atherhbdlt, Dallas, when it was consolidated with ver iw 5 shares; William Snyder, Dallas, 10 other companies in the, Eastern and|gp,res: Joseph Shaver, Dallas, 20 Middle States under the name of The American Broom Company. The orl » nal stockholders were as follows:/ A. Spencer, Dallas, 5 shares; A. Raub, ¥ liath K. Goss, Isaac Nn Shaver, John | Dallas, 10 shares; George W. . J. Ryman, P. T. Raub, Charles H.| - Cook, I. W. Tyrrell, Jacob Rice, Ira D ~ Shaver, Hay and Honeywell, John I Garalan, Dwight Woolcott, Dan Perry, | ir H. Elston, James G. Laing, John T shares; Jacob Rice, Dallas, 20 shares: James G. Laing, Dallas, 5 shares; C. fv Kirken- dall, Wilkes-Barre, 10 shares; William I. Kirkendall, Wilkes-Barre, 5 shares. The Methodist Church f Dallas did not become an incorporated body until | its charter was granted by the courts A William 32, Ryman. . | a a 3 { “Dalas had now reached the period of | emendment dated March 23, 1889, and recorded in Charter Book 2, page 500. Phillips, G. M. Metzgar, ‘A: 8. Orr, 8.| November 26; 1866. It is recorded in D. Goff, William P. Kirkendall, C.: A. | Luzerne County Recorder's Cffice, Spencer, Gregory and Hitzman, GW. | Charter Book 2, page 474. ‘Brickel, Chester White, A. TL. Wall,| mpis charter was revised and Jesse Albertson, F. N. Warden, George amended to conform to the mew inc * Puterbaugh, William J. Honeywell and poration laws Of Pennsylvania hy | High School Association of Dallas its career necessary to chronicle its happenings. | The trustees named in the new char- ter’ Wiilliam when . a newspaper Ww were: Dallas.” pub-1 lished continuously each week In the year 1895 Mr. ' Holbrook was | Mr. W. H. and proprietor. J. Ryman. ® Dallas Agricultural harter July 6, 1885. William J. Honeywell, Dallas, Philip T. bh, Dallas, ‘Nothing Was too’ good for Dallas. "itares; James Monaghan, Trucksville, IGo0a ‘water if. Had and [10 shares; C. A. sp but ‘with of Dallas, household ccinforts hot ning. water, and This pap2r: has been : { since. | Charter members: ©. succeeded by - Capwell Lap i»shares: Raub, i} | editor Spencer 'hite, Dal- ..D. Honeywell,D Dal- 40 shares; D: Shaver, Dalla as the sanitary principles involved, de A.D. ‘Hay, Dallas, Stat] shares; Leonard Machell, Dallas, 10 \ lished and pure water be brought to | shares; Jacob Rice, Dalals, 10 shares. : Dallas Cemetery Association—Char- in wells Spencer ideas and cold run- - | the bathroom, as well" las, ] 10 shares; ngs; modern 10 Tie hester Vv las; 10 shares; ‘manded that waterworks be ‘the houses from some point far away from any contamination. or Arainags ter Book No. 2, page 26. i Incorporated from houses and cesspools. The 1883. plan | Novembeér 12, - shares; Dr. C. A, Spencer, T John J. Ry'man, 8 shares—all of Dall: lowing stockholders: John T. Phillips. J. J. Ryman, A. A. Holbrook of Dal- "las, G. 1. Halsey of White Haven, Pa.,{ WNT O———- ~ Sheldon Reynolds of Wilkes-Barre and -Sweet Valley- “John B. Reynolds of Kingston, Pa. | This water company secured the Thé Bible Conference under ‘water from some large springs on the old Edward Mcarty . miles nortie of the village, and has a auspices of the C. | Christian Church success. Last Wednesday there were twenty-eight | Every effort is being made to double this number next Wednesday. E. Society of is proving +1: 0a te farm, about two supply suficient for. present needs, of “mest excellent water. This water was signers of the! gners of the thet society. was 4th, | Borough of ay were petition for the borough which presented to the court January 1879, viz. Barneéy' Stroud; J. J. Ryman, Theo- ~dore F. Ryman, Leonard Machel), profit of twenty dollars. The cast _ Jacob Rice, ira D. Shaver, J. B. Wili- | OW ready to present the play SHE JE 2 hurch where it is invited. ~~ liamson, William Randall, George W ho aren Whore iiels Hvited Shotwell, Lewis Starmer, William H.! : : ° The service will be in Updyke. The Christian ndeavor drama pre- sented last Sunday evening was weil supported. Door receipts showed is “Rice, William H. Law, Alexander Sny- der, George B. W. Brickle, rt James G. N. Shay rer, Ki- randall Laing, Isaac mer B. Shaver, Joseph Shaver, Favotty | b John J. Buiford. O,. F. Recushey, S.| PACKETHEADS ( Joseph Atherholz, J. A. Tolkerson, LETTER HEADS {Alen Fayette Shaver, John T. Fuller, i Fy Spencer Worden, S. B. Per- INVITATIONS rigo, William J. Honeywell, C. A.| Spencer, Philip Raub, Thomas Gar- | STATEMENTS ranhan, Thomas KE. Oakley, Chester , White, Peter Santee, William Sny: def, | _ Andrew Raub, I. M. Rice, Andrew J. Williamson, William P. Shaver, P. Per- rigo, Charles H. Cooke, CE Raub, | “J. W. Jobnson, C. D. Henderson, J. H. | &erhardt, Dwight Wolcott, William Randall, Franklin Bulford, S. H.| Welsh, James Garrahan, E. Hunter, | ; Christopher Snyder. | BILL HEADS ENVELOPES RECEIPTS DODGERS FOLDERS BLANKS CARDS This petition was also presented to ~ grand jury on the 4th day of January, 1879. On the same day tlie grand jury ; G S reported favorably to granting the | p |T A borough, Wesley Johnson, foreman. p April 21st, 1879, after argument of the exceptions filed, the court confirmed the finding of the grand jury and de- | The ~ DALLAS POST J. Honeywell: John | 10] 10 {j 1041 hester ‘White, 7| shares; great | evening | present. | in any In $he year 1889 Mr. A. A. Holbrook Dwight Woolcott, Join T. Phillips,’ started, The Dallas Post. 'with the! 'W. FP. Kirkendall, Jacob Rice, Frank motto, “There is nothing to good for! Tyrrel, William C. Roushey, ARs Association— | was oon put into effect by the incor- | shares; Perry Frantz, 7 shares; Wil- poration of the Dallas Water Com- liam A. 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