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THE HISTORY OF DALLAS
By WILLIAM PENN RYMAN
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(Editor's Notes Mr. Ryman’s History of
Dallas was written in 1885. It is important,
then, for the reader to remember that when
Mr. Ryman uses the present tense he is speak-
ing of Dallas it was in the 1880's, not as it
is in 1937.)
The ill-feeling aroused by the separation of
the borough from the township was’ carried to ex-
treme lengths, and by some was carried to their
graves.
With many it took the form of “boycotting.
Some of the people who were left out vowed to
never again patronize a store or business within the
limits of the borough.
Co - operative stores were established in the
township, in which a company would form, build
a storehouse and stock it with the fund raised by
contributions from each member. Each contribu
tor then had the right to buy his goods at cost from
this stock.
Others vowed never to enter or pass through
the borough limits again and would go miles a-
round and suffer great inconvenience for the sake
of keeping good the pledge. Such was the bitter
ness of the animosity that grew from so simple a
course. ;
As the years roll by, and we get far enough
away to see correctly and with an accurate focus
the conviction must gradually come to all that it
is best as it is.
“BOARDING AROUND”
Before leaving the subject of schools a line
upon the old custom of “boarding around”, which
is now fast disappearing, may be of interest.
This custom was universal at one time in Dal-
las, as in most country districts. Each family that
sent children to school was expected to board and
lodge the teacher a proper portion of each term.
Word was usually sent by one of the children a
few days in advance notifying the parents when
they might expect the teacher to board with them.
The practice grew from a necessity in the
earlier days when every one was money poor, and
it was easier to furnish food and lodging than the
money to pay for them.
There were some advantages and civilizing ef-
fects also in the practice, which should not be lost
sight of. While the teacher was in the house there
was usually a little extra cleaning up and putting
on of better clothes and manners. The spare room
was opened, the table was improved, and a general
air of trying to be as respectable as possible per-
vaded the home.
The severity of the school room manners was
dropped and teacher, pupil and parents seefed to
come together with a better understanding of each
other. Just how or why it was is not so easy to
explain, but the children usually felt that there
was a certain general reformation and comfort a-
bout the home during the period of the teacher’s
visit, which was pleasing and made them glad to
have the occasion come often. There were, no
doubt, many parents who had a similar feeling.
EARLY RELIGIOUS INFLUENCES
As before stated, the earlier settlers about Dal
las, after McCoy, Leonard, Worthington, Wort
and probably half a dozen other families of Con-
necticut Yankees were nearly all Jerseymen, which
gave as distinct an individuality to the Dallas set-
tlements as the Connecticut Yankees, the Germans
and Scotch-Irish have given to other settlements in
Pennsylvania.
In religion they were Methodists, and in po-
litics Democratic. Methodism for many years had
no rival. The first services were held at private
homes and in barns. The houses of Philip Kunkle,
Richard Honeywell and Christian Rice were among
the places for holding prayer meetings and Sunday
meetings until the old log school house was built,
in 1816. This became then the regular place of
worship and so continued for many years until the
Goss school house, the Frantz school house, and
others were from time to time erected.
The first Methodist church, later converted in-
to a broom factory, was erected in 1851.
The new Methodist Episcopal church in Dal-
las Borough, designed by Messrs. Kip and Podmore,
architects at Wilkes-Barre, was begun in Septem-
ber, 1888, and finished in the spring of 1889.
The ground for this church was obtained from
George W. Kirkendall, a former resident of Dal
las, but then of Wilkes-Barre. The work of erect-
ing the new church was begun with some cere-
mony in the presence of about fifty interested per-
sons. Mr. G .W. Kirkendall threw out the first
shovelful of dirt.
The church was erected at a cost of about $9,-
I am told that the Methodist Episcopal
church of 1851 was erected by Almon Goss at a
cost of $960, his bid being below cost, and $40
lower than any other bid.
DEMOCRATS LOSE GROUND
Politically, the Jerseymen in Dallas have not
all been so steadfast in the faith of their fathers.
This assertion may be questioned by some, for Dal-
las Township has long been famous as a strong-
hold of Democracy. ' (Ed. Note: In 1937 Dallas
Borough and Dallas Township are overwhelmingly
Republican). At one time it was unanimously
Democratic, but as early as 1836, three men, Fay-
ette Allen, Christian Rice and Alexander Ferguson
parted company with the old line Democrats and
united themselves with the Whigs. In 1840 their
number was increased by eleven by the accession
of John Williams, Abram Ryman, Jacob Rice,
Charles Ferguson, Joseph Shaver, Henry Simons,
Samuel Worden, and Joseph Richards. From this
eleven Whigs has grown the Republican element
which has a slight majority in the borough and a
threatened minority in the township.
(Next week, Mr. Ryman describes scenes
in the early religious life of the borough
and township — including the colorful
“protracted meetings.”
(Continued Next Week) i