PAGE FOUR
THE POST, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1947
Neighborhood Notes And News Of Local Church Doings
and New Jersey.
Purely
Personal
Mrs. L. E. Beisel of Meeker is
spending a week in Philadelphia
Mrs. Alice Hufford has returned
to her home in Meeker after spend-
ing a month with her granddaugh-
ter, Mrs. Calvin McHose, of Har-
vey's Lake.
Mr. and Mrs, Robert Breslin of
Druid Hills and daughter, Frances,
have gone to Florida. Mrs. Breslin
was called there upon hearing of
the death of her mother. They
gxpect to be gone a month.
Mr, and Mrs. Ralph Frantz of
Huntsville had as their guests over
the ‘weekend, Mr. and Mrs, Dewey
Fuller of Allentown.
Mrs. Millie Elston of Newport,
Delaware, is visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Earl Piatt of Huntsville.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Ash and
son Bobby, of 'Shavertown, will
leave today to spend the weekend
in ' Philadelphia. They will be
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Luther
Hontz,
John Davies of Parsonage street
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Grey of
Ruggles had as guests Sunday, Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Hennebaul, Mrs.
‘Walter Hennebaul and children, and
Carl Walter of Wilkes-Barre.
Jacqueline Hinkle has been ill
again at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Hinkle of Lincoln
Drive, Shavertown.
Mr, and Mrs, Neil Macintyre have
sold their home on Main street,
Hillside, to ithe latter's brother,
Danie] Boyle, owner of Boyle's Inn.
The Macintyres will move to Long
Island where Mr. Macintyre is em-
ployed in the actuarial department
of the Mutual Life Insurance Com-
pany.
‘Bud Carroll has returned to Villa-
nova College after spending the
mid-term recess at his home on
Machell avenue. Mrs. William Car-
roll arrived this week and Bill will
come this weekend for their recess.
Mrs. Melvin Mosier had as house
guests Sunday Mr. and Mrs. S.
Truax and daughter, Jeanette, who
is @ nurse and working with Sister
Kenny.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Stair of
Main street had as dinner guests
Friday evening Mrs. Calvin Flick-
inger and Mrs, Snyder of Lee Park.
Mr. and Mrs. John Dovernick of
Goeringer avenue, Shavertown have
has returned to Princeton after
spending a few days with his par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Davies. ;
Edward Medler of Indiana was a
guest in their home. |
Peter D. Clark, student at Prince- |
ton, has returned after spending |
the mid-semester recess with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter D.
Clark of Baldwin street.
Mr. and Mrs, Machell Hildebrant
of Bethlehem were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Clark Hildebrant recently.
‘Mrs, Barney Boyle fell outside
her home at Hillside on Saturday
and broke her ankle.
Fred Wilcox of Kingston, son of
Mr. and Mrs, Burt Wilcox of Outlet,
was admitted to Nesbitt Hospital
last Friday and operated on for
appendicitis on Saturday.
Miss Alberta Wilcox of Harris-
burg spent the weekend with ther
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Burt ‘Wilcox
of Outlet. The Wilcoxes and daugh-
ter, Charlotte of Lake Township,
and son, Howard of Lehman, at-;
tended the funeral of their cousin,
Miss Hazel Wildoner, at Shick-
shinny on Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde ‘Cooper and
family of Fernbrook have moved
into the W. B. Risley house on
Lehman avenue.
Mrs, H. H. Zeiser of Huntsville
road and Mrs. W. J. Smith of Mill
street will leave tomorrow to spend
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as house guests for two weeks, their
daughter Mrs. Norbert Flick, and
son, Jack from (Cincinnati, Ohio.
Miss Ruth ‘Schwartz of Trenton
is’ spending several days with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Sch-
wartz of Main street, Shavertown.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Webb of
Dallas has left for a vacation in
ISt. Petersburg, Florida.
Mrs. Stella Isaacs is visiting in
, Elkland, Indiana where she is house
| guest of Mrs. Jen Norton.
Mrs, Ralph Elston is a house guest
of Mrs. Ralph Lutz, of Endicott, N.Y.
Mrs, Carrie Caperoon was visit-
ing in New York and Bridgeton New
Jersey this past week.
Miss Rose Mary Ford of Georgia,
formerly = of Dallas, is visiting
friends in Dallas.
Mr, and Mrs, William Weaver had
as dinner guests on Sunday Mr. and
Mrs. Claude Warden.
Mrs. Henry Peterson ‘of Norton
avenue had as. guest Monday
‘and Tuesday of this week Mrs. M.
! J. Brown of Plymouth.
Mrs. Robert Hislop of Franklin
street is a patient at the Nesbitt
Hospital.
Robert Misson of Horse Head,
New York is spending a few days
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Al
Misson of Main street.
[Sterling Barnes of Huntsville has
improved enough to leave the hos-
i in St Peters- | pital. z
eT the winter in St A Py of Sens
Mr. and Mrs, Velton Bean of | town is a patient in the General
Jackson celebrated ‘their fourth Hospital.
wedding anniversary last Friday, Mrs. Sherman Schooley and Mrs.
January 31. Herbert Williams attended a confer-
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Splitt of | ence of the Executive Board of the
Ceasetown entertained last Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Elton Brace and Eve-
lyn of Hunlock Creek and Mr. and
Mrs. Velton Bean and Randy and
Linda of Jackson.
Mrs. Lloyd Kear of Lake street
had as luncheon guest Tuesday her
mother, Mrs. George Ball, of Miners-
ville.
Seaman Lee Knecht has returned
to Bainbridge, Md., after visiting
this parents, Mr. and‘ Mrs. Ray
Knecht, of Machell avenue.
Mrs. Harvey McCarty will enter-
tain members of her bridge club
at her home on Lehman avenue
this evening.
Henry Lee returned from M.ILT.
Monday to spend the mid-year re-
cess at his home on Machell avenue.
Mr. and Mrs, Charles Anderson
of Outlet, Mrs. Lucinda McNeal,
called on Mr. and Mrs, Clifford
Grey of Ruggles on Sunday.
SHAVER |
Shavertown
THEATRE
FRIDAY-SATURDAY
“Roll on Texas Moon”
with Roy Rogers, Dale Evans
Trigger, Gabby Hayes
Cartoon - News shorts
Sat. Matinee 2 P.M.
MONDAY-TUESDAY
“The Strange Love of
Martha Ivers”
with Van Heflin, Barbara
Stanwyek Lizabeth Scott
WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY
DOUBLE FEATURE
“The Kid from
Brooklyn”
in technicolor with
W.S.C.S. in the Y.M.C.A. at Scran-
ton recently.
Miss Jane LeGrand of Baldwin
street, a student of Columbia Uni-
versity, was home from Tuesday
to Friday between semesters.
Miss Doris Kocher who is 'em-
ployed by the Westinghouse Corp-
oration in Trenton, N.J. will spend
the weekend with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Rodell Kocher of Ruggles.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Oliver of
Main street are spending a few days
in New York.
Mr, and Mrs. Henry Shupp had
as weekend guests, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Sayre and daughter, Mian
Endicott, N. Y.
Mrs. George A. Roberts of Trucks-
ville who underwent an operation
at Brooklyn Methodist Hospital re-
cently is improving. Mrs. Wesley
Hilbert of Beaumont, Mrs. Robert’s
mother, is a guest at the Roberts’
home during her. illness.
Mr, and Mrs. Stanley Davies of
Parsonage street have returned
from N. Y., where they went to bid
their son [Stanley bon voyage. Stan
sailed Friday for Sweden where he
will study architecture at Univer-
sity of ‘Stockholm.
Lewis W. LeGrand, Jr. attending
University of Miami, arrived at his
home on Baldwin street, Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Hessler,
Trucksville, Mrs. Henry Booth, dau-
ghter Jane of Kingston, left for
Florida, recently.
Mrs. John Grant, Shaver avenue,
Shavertown, has returned after
visiting at Flushing, L. I.
WEDDINGS
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Dannie Kaye, Virginia Mayo
Vera-Ellen
Davis Street, Trucksville
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Davenports Entertain
On Margo's Birthday
Mr. and Mrs. James Davenport
of Meeker entertained on Sunday
in honor of their daughter Margo,
who celebrated her birthday anni-
versary. Guests: Mr. and Mrs.
George Weintz, Miss Charlotte Ross
of Wilkes-Barre; Mr. and Mrs. EB.
Oliver and daughter Lois, Mrs, Ethel
Moore of Kingston; Mr. and Mrs.
Leonard Harvey and daughter
Karen, Dallas; Mr. and Mrs. Michael
Stark and daughter Linda of
Meeker.
Mrs. Robert Currie Is
Hostess At Luncheon
Mrs. Robert Currie of Druid Hills
entertained at a luncheon recently.
Guests: Mrs. Fred Egen, Mrs.
Thomas iG. Reese, Mrs, Reynold
Watkins, Mrs. Walter Steinhauer,
Mrs. Frank Wolf, Mrs. R. A. Wil-
liams, Mrs, William Burnaford and
the hostess.
Mrs. Fred Swanson Is
Guest On Birthday
Mrs. Fred Swanson of Harvey's
Lake was recently a guest of honor
at a surprise birthday party. Guests
attending: Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Car-
penter, Mr .and Mrs. Raymond Gar-
inger, Prof. and Mrs. George Taylor,
Mrs. Fred Swanson and the guest
of honor.
Mrs. Laverne Race Will
Entertain At Dinner
Mrs. LaVerne Race will be hostess
at a dinner party this evening at
her home on Davenport street.
Guests: Mrs. M, J. Brown, Plymouth;
Mrs. Louise Colwell, Mrs. Robert
Hays, Mrs. Frances Quaill, Mrs. Al-
bert Weid, Mrs. Walter Boehme,
Mrs. Fred Welsh, Mrs. Henry Welch,
Mrs. Ray Knecht and the hostess.
Miss Arlene Handley, Main Street,
Shavertown, has returned from
Rockville Center, L. I
Mrs. Z. E. Howell spent ‘Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. Sam Woolbert
of Main street, Shavertown.
Reverend and Mrs. Howard Har-
rison, Mrs. Z. E. Howell attended
the first session of the mid winter
institute in the Kingston Methodist
Church Monday. Mrs. Walter B.
Foley of Manila was the guest
speaker. A reception was held in
the church parlor after the meeting
with, Mrs. Foley.
Reverend Arthur H. Getz of
Philadelphia will occupy the pulpit
of St. Paul's’ Lutheran Church,
Shavertown, Sunday morning.
Miss Thelma Gregory of Mill
street had as house guest over the
weekend Miss Mary Tingley, An-
sonia, Conn.
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Ferguson
of Ferguson Heights, Shavertown,
entertained over the weekend Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Modder of Tuck-
ahoe, N. Y. and Mrs. John Lloyd .
of Plymouth.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Tartaglia of
Huntsville road spent the weekend
in Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Balti-
more and Washington, D, C. Master
Gerald and sister, Adele were guests
of their aunt, Mrs. Anthony Tedesco
at Old Forge.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Robbins of Cald-
well, N..J., Mrs. Perry Robbins of
Kingston, Mr. ad Mrs. Edgar Nulton
and Sherry of Lehman, and Fred
Getz visited at the home of Mr.
and Mrs, Lewis Nulton on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Alling of Wyo-
ming and Mrs. Francis Lewis of
Lehman have returned from a mo-
tor trip to Westminster, Md., where
they were called by illness of the
former’s son, Kenneth. Kenneth
who has been a victim of pneu-
monia is slightly improved.
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| GABLE CELEBRATES 46TH BIRTHDAY
is celebrating his 46th birthday.
SCREEN STARS Deborah Kerr (left) and Myrna Loy watch another
star of the films, a certain Clark Gable cut the birthday cake at a sur-
prise party given him by his co-workers on a Hollywood set. Gable
(International Soundphoto)
Become Bride Of
Miss Peggy Whitenight, daughter
of Mrs. and the late Frank White-
night of Rutter avenue, Kingston,
will become the bride of Daniel
Boyle, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard
Boyle of Hillside in St. Therese’s
Church of Shavertown, Tuesday
morning, February 11 at 11 o'clock.
Father J. J. O'Leary will perform
the ceremony.
The bride will be given in mar-
riage by her brother, Frank White-
night, Attendants will be Mrs. Neil
Macintyre, sister of the bridegroom,
of ‘Hillside and William Rooney Jr.
The marriage of Miss “Alberta
Denmon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
‘| John Denmon of Beaumont to Les-
| ter McCarty of Dallas, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Elwood McCarty, will take
place at the Dallas Mehodist Church,
Saturday, February 8 at three
o'clock, Reverend Frederick Rein-
furt will officiate. Mrs. Harold Rood
will be organist, \
The bride will be given in mar-
riage by her father. Miss Eleanor
Elston will act as maid of honor and
Victor McCarty, brother of the
groom, will serve as best man. Fol-
owing the wedding a reception will
Mrs. George Landon Is
Surprised On Birthday
Mrs. George Landon was guest
of honor at a surprise binthday
party Saturday evening. Guests:
Mr. and Mrs, Corey Miers, Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Landon and son Tom-
my, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hilbert,
Keith, Janice, Sheila and Larry
Landon, Mr, George Landon and
the guest of honor.
of Wilkes-Barre.
Miss Peggy Whitenight Will
Daniel Boyle
Joseph O'Neill of
Wilkes-Barre will serve as usher.
Miss Whitenight is a grdduate of
Kingston High School and Wyoming
Seminary. Mr. Boyle was gradu-
ated from Kingston High iSchool and
Wyoming Seminary. During the
war, he served for four years with
the U. S. Army Air Corps in the
Pacific Theatre of War. He is own-
er of Boyle’s Inn at Hillside.
Following the ceremony, a break-
fast for members of the immediate
families will be held at Fox -Hill
Country Club.
Miss Alberta Denmon To Wed
Lester McCarty On Saturday
be held at the home of the bride's
parents.
Miss Denmon, graduate of Dallas
Borough School, is now working in |
the office at Pomeroy’s. Mr. Mec-
Carty is a veteran of two years, a
year of that in the European
Theater. He is a graduate of the
Dallas Borough High School, and is
now a student at Wyoming Valley
Air Port, taking up airplane mec-
hanics. He is employed at the
Dallas Post.
The couple will reside at the
home of the bride’s parents in Beau-
mont.
Bridge Club Meets
At Ray Evans Home
Mrs. Ray Evans entertained mem-
bers of her bridge club at her home
on Demunds road Monday night.
Present were: Mrs. John Corliss,
Mrs. Paul Warriner, Mrs. Henry
Peterson, Mrs. J. H. Hauck, Mrs.
M. J. Brown, Mrs, James Huston,
Mrs. A. A. Mascali, Mrs. Louise
Colwell, and the hostess. 3
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The marriage of Miss Marion
Jones, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Sheldon Jones of Trucksville, to
Donald Thomas Mitchell, son of
Mrs. Robert Mitchell and the late
Robert Mitchell of Shavertown, took
place at the Trucksville Methodist
Church, Saturday, February 1, at
four o'clock. Rev. Robert DeWitt
Yost, cousin of the bride officiated.
Mrs. Louie Wiegand Ayre played the
wedding music.
The bride, who, was given in mar-
riage by her father, wore her aunt,
Mrs. George Young's wedding gown
of white satin fashioned with fitted
bodice, leg of mutton sleeves and
full net skirt entrain. She wore a
full length veil of net and carried
a bouquet of white roses and baby
breath.
Miss Adria Jones, sister of the
Harold Ashes, Hosts
At Supper Party
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Ash, Main
street, Shavertown, entertained at
a supper party Sunday evening.
Guests: Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Frank-
lin, Barbara Jean and Marjorie Mae,
Mr. and Mrs. Morris Welsh and
daughters Marylin and Judy, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Dressel, Robert
Ash, and the host and hostess.
Hospital Auxiliary
To Meet This Afternoon
Shavertown Branch, Nesbitt
Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, will
meet this afternoon at 2 at the
home of Miss Marion Courtright, 15
Harris Hill Road, Trucksville. Miss
Nellie Loftus of Wilkes-Barre will be
the guest speaker.
Hostesses will be Mrs. George A.
Roberts, Mrs, Ray Shiber, Mrs, Har-
old Shappele, Mrs. George Stolar-
ick, Mrs. John Stenger, Jr. Mrs.
Harry ‘Snyder, Mrs. W. L. Tracy,
Mrs. Harold Turn, Mrs. Lewis Un-'
derwood, Mrs, Thomas Varker, Mrs.
Sherman Wardan and Mrs. James
Bradbury.
Miss Marion Jones Weds
Donald Thomas Mitchell
bride, acted as maid of honor. She
feta and carried yellow daffodils.
James Mitchell cousin of the groom
served as best man. The ushers
were Philip Cease and Jack Mit-
chell, cousin of the groom.
Following the ceremony a recep-
tion was held at the Irem Temple
Country Club for the wedding party.
Miss Jones, a graduate of College
Misericordia, is Supervisor of Music
in the Bloomsburg Elementary
Schools. ~ Mr. Mitchell, a veteran
of the European Theatre, has studi-
ed at Bucknell Junior College and
the University of Nebraska. He is
now a student at Bucknell Univer-
sity, Lewisburg, Pa. ’
The couple will reside at 327 Col-
lege Hill, Bloomsburg.
Card Party Plans Are
Completed By Auxiliary
At its meeting Monday night,
American Legion Auxiliary com-
pleted plans for a card party to
be held at the Home Saturday, Feb-
ruary 15.
is chairlady. . Mrs. William McNeel
will be in charge of the annual
Poppy Drive.
Present at the meeting were: Mrs.
Joseph Lavelle, Mrs. Primo Berret-
tini, Mrs, Edwin Nelson, Mrs. J. R.
Garbutt, Mrs. Wilson Garinger, Mrs.
Paul Fiske, Mrs, Donald Gross, Mrs.
Henry Urban, Mrs, Harold Brobst,
Mrs. Charles Stookey, Mrs. Sterling
Meade, Mrs, Maude Busch, Mrs. Jo-
seph Adametz, Mrs. William Mec-
Neel, Mrs. John Jewel, Mrs. Joseph
Wallo and Mrs. Mary Beaner.
Entertains At Lunch
Mrs. Ralph Frantz of Hillside
Road was hostess at a luncheon on
Wednesday. Guests: Mrs.
Elston, Mrs, Jack Roberts, Mrs. Al-
den Wagner, Mrs. Charles Elston,
and the hostess.
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*Reg. U. 8. Pat. Off.
A BANJO CLOCK marked S. Wil-
lard or Willard’s Patent is in the
first rank of American antiques. It
has been referred to as “one of the
greatest eyefuls of fine design” ever
produced. This described both the
case and its movement or works and
would have pleased its inventor,
Simon Willard, since with him crafts-
manship was everything. But he had
no musical instrument in mind when
he designed the case of his banjo
clock.
The circular dial, flaring neck and
oblong pendulum box were just a
practical covering for a simple brass
movement which included a series of
only seven cogwheels and a two-foot
pendulum. He designed this clock in
1801 and received his patent the
next year. He never called it a
“banjo” but always spoke of it as
his “patent timepiece.” His stand-
ard price for it was thirty dollars.
This was much less than the cost
of a fine grandfather case clock
and although still too expensive for
the poor man of the early 19th
Century, was the first step toward
clocks for the common people.
Inventing and patenting what is
now referred to as a banjo clock
was just an accident in a clock-
making career of seventy-seven
years. I'or Simon Willard began
making c¢iccks when he was only
thirteen years old and reluctantly
laid down his tools at the age of
ninety. His capacity for work was
amazing and his hand was as skillful
at ninety as when he first set up
in business for himself. In fact,
having every intention of living to
be a hundred Willard contracted
with his friend, Josiah Quincy,
Mayor of Boston, to make a clock
during that hundredth year. For it
Quincy agreed to pay whatever
Willard should ask. Willard died
August 30, 1848, in his ninety-sixth
year, so both men lost.
Simon Willard was born in Graf-
ton, Massachusetts, in 1753, the sixth
son of a large family. He was ap-
prenticed to a roving clock tinker
at the age of twelve. Just a year
) later he made an eight-day, brass
movement grandfather clock which
was equal to any made by the best
of Boston clockmakers. Before he
. was eighteen, he had his own shop
in his native village. In 1788, he
moved his business to Roxbury
where he stayed for the rest of his
life.
| With him and with other mem-
' bers of this clockmaking family the
“banjo” was just one of many types
made. He had other clocks to his
credit that he considered much finer,
such as the one the United States
Government paid him $750 for mak-
ing in 1801 and which had such an
Tom Ormsbee will be glad to give
Simon Willard and His Patent Timepiece
intricate movement that Willard had
to make a trip to Washington to show
them how to run it. There he met
the President, Thomas Jefferson, and
a genuine friendship developed. It
was Jefferson who persuaded him to
take out a patent for his banjo clock
—a detail the unworldly clockmaker
would probably not have bothered
with otherwise.
This graceful clock had an eight-
day brass movement and was an ex-
cellent timekeeper. It was justly pop-
ular from the start and was promptly
imitated by Willard’s competitors. So
although the name Willard is synony-
mous with the banjo. clock, not all
examples in existence today bear the
name of either the originator or of
A SIMON WILLARD BANJO CLOCK
The top ornament and decoration on
the door glass are characteristic. Unlike
his brother Aaron, he used no scenic
decoration on the pendulum box.
members of his family. Probably no
less than thirty clockmakers copied
this design. Some put their name on
the dial, others left their clocks un-
marked.
specific information about any heirloom
readers may have. To get this free expert identification, write to Tom Ormsbee,
New Canaan, Connecticut, enclosing a clear cents fo. and description of your
heirloom, a self-addressed envelope and fifteen cents
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