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You Know Me
Al, Himself
The early settlers at Harvey's
Lake and the township not only
feared to displease God, but they
believed in education, according to
the book loaned me by Mr. Hum-
phrey. They didn’t wait for
churches and schoolhouses to be
built, they started serving God and
educating their children in their
own homes.
Otis Allen gave up rooms in
his house for the first instruction
to the coming generation. There
wasn’t space then for Home Ec or
mechanical shops as we have now,
but they did teach reading, ’riting
and ’rithmetic. The first instructor
was Jonathan Williams, who taught
for the three winters of 1842, ’43,
and ’44. During the last year of
his tutorage a school house was
built on the farm of Henry Ide.
This history book doesn’t go into
details as to who first thought of
the idea of building a school or
what meetings were held and so
forth, but we may presume that
there were some who didn’t like
the idea of imposing on the Allens
any longer and others who didn’t
want to be obligated to anyone,
so “let's build our own school.”
Three years later in 1847 Nathan
Kocher, at West Corners turned
part of his house into a school
building and Mr. Williams taught
there. In 1849 a school house was
‘built near this site and Miss Eliner
Montross was engaged as teacher.
Mr. Williams also taught the first
school at the Outlet during the
winters of 1849 and 1850,
In those days there were no
busses, of course, so schools sprung
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up all over the township. In 1878
there were seven in different
homes and buildings with an aver-
age attendance of 119 pupils and
that year $1002.21 were expended
for educational matters. This was
a sizable amount in those days
and compares very favorably with
other nearby townships, even in-
cluding Kingston if one disregards
the private school, Wyoming Sem-
inary which was opened in 1844.
As for churches, the people of
Laketownship depended entirely on
preachers from other towns in the
early years. Religious meetings were
held in the houses of early settlers
until schools were built and then
on Sunday the traveling minister
held services there. The first
preacher was Elder Clark, a ‘“Christ-
ian” minister from Plymouth. Then
came a man named Davie, what his
first name was the book doesn’t
state. These men preached where-
ever the people would come to hear
them.
Leave it to the Methodists, they
erected the first church here, in
1873, and established a Sunday
School three years later. In those
days they were known as Metho-
dist Episcopals.
For the benefit of those who are
not familiar with this religion, that
was the name of the church when
founded by John Wesley in England
in 1738. When the religion spread
to this country in 1784 it was
known as the Methodist Episcopal
Church. In 1828 a group left and
formed the Methodist Protestant
and in 1884 the Methodist Episco-
pal Church, South was formed be-
cause of the difference of opinion
on slavery and it wasn’t until re-
cent times, May 10, 1939, the three
combined into one, the Methodist
Church.
But to get back to the Methodist
Episcopals of Lake Township, a
class was formed in 1845 consisting
of James Hawley, Amanda Hawley,
Horace Hawley, Sarah Hawley, J.
R. Bronson, Elizabeth Bronson, Mr.
and Mrs. George Levally, Mr. and
Mrs. William H, Edwards and Wel-
come Fisk. Meetings were held in
a school house until 1872 when
the society erected a church build-
ing which was dedicated the follow-
ing year. The building cost $2,250.
We will have to end this column
here, but next week we will write
about other religions formed and
their first ministers. That is, if you
are interested. If not, let’s know.
—A. G. K.
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__THE POST, FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1949
SAFETY VALVE
Dear Mr, Risley:
As they say— Here we go again’.
Having a trailer is great, you de-
cide to move and—pronto—all you
do is put a few towels around the
dishes in the cupboard, pull the
lightcord, disconnect the water,
and— ‘hit the road”. Easy—hm.
You can really see America. We
saw something yesterday that puz-
zled me awhile but—soon found
out what it was. We had taken a
ride in toward Norfolk and on the
highway was this fence enclosure
back toward a woods. It had large
tents and one long wooden building
which looked like a horse stable
but instead—it had people living in
it. Colored—of course. They were
all sitting around like flies—men,
women and children. We turned
around and came back for another
look to discover that they were
contractors for digging potatoes.
Thank you very much,
Mrs, Henry H. Kitchen.
Gay Nineties Party
About 150 friends and neigh-
bors enjoyed the “Gay Nineties
Party” given by the W.S.C.S. of
Trucksville Church last Friday
evening. Old oil lamps fur-
nished the light for the affair and
dishes and appointments were
those of ffity years ago. Waitresses
and hostesses wore Victorian cos-
tumes.
Mrs. Ruth Reynolds, master of
ceremonies, welcomed the guests
and Rev. Robert Webster gave the
prayer. A varied program of read-
ings and musical selections was pre-
sented. Mrs. J. B. Schooley, Mrs.
Sheldon Jones and Mrs. C. F. Kel-
ler were honored on their birthday
anniversaries; also Mr. and Mrs.
Archie Baker who celebrated their
forty first wedding anniversary.
Hostesses were. Mrs, J. B.
Schooley, Mrs. Stanley Henning,
Mrs. Elizabeth Turn, Mrs. F. D.
Finney, Mrs. Ben Post, Mrs. R. F.
Hemenway, Mrs, Harry Glace, Mrs.
Laing Coolbaugh, Mrs. William
Glace, Mrs. Fred Griffith, Mrs. Levi
Crews, Mrs. Sam Davis. Waitresses
were Mrs. Alan Nichols, Mrs. Sam
Keast, Esther Glace, Betsy Rey-
nolds, Margaret Webster, Nita Wil-
liams, Gladys Fox, Edith Hoover,
Marjorie DeWitt.
Boston's Garage
Has Anniversary
It’s “Happy Birthday” on Satur-
day for W. E. Boston Chevrolet
Co., Pikes Creek.
Mr. Boston, the owner entered
the automobile business 22 years
ago and has been at the same lo-
cation ever since 1927. He sold
Fords for about 16 months and ac-
quired’ his Chevrolet franchise on
July 9, 1928,
Two men are employed by Mr.
Boston in the service department.’
David J. Martin is the mechanic
and Dean Keller is the apprentice
mechanic.
Mr, Boston is a member of Back
Mountain Lions Club and manifests
interest in community affairs. In
point of service he is one of the
oldest dealers in the Harrisburg
Zone of the Chevrolet Motor Divi-
sion.
Express Appreciation
The John Rebennack family
wishes to express its appreciation
to the many friends and neighbors
who so kindly assisted them dur-
ing their recent bereavement.
THIS PROPERTY HAS—
Six acres of ground and
two houses, near center
of Dallas.
Over 950 feet along street.
One house has been used
as duplex,
six rooms and bath on the
first floor and five rooms
and bath on the second.
All sorts of, improve-
ments including stone fire-
place, vapor heat and
stoker.
Other house has six
rooms and bath.
If you can use this sort
of place. it is a good
buy at
$32,500
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Who could better appraise the
Back Mountain Library than the
teacher of the old one room school ?
How that teacher would have de-
lighted in the very thought of a
library so near!
To bring the need closer to your
mind, go back some years and visit
that one room school house in
thoughtfulness as you should. You
know it. Many of the Back Moun-
tain readers have a vivid picture
buried in their memory from their
own experience.
Usually, that one-roomer was
painted red. I suppose to disting-
uish it from the rest of the houses.
Once in a while, an enterprising
school board really changed it to
white, inside and out. Sometimes
in recent wears the old worn
benches were replaced with modern
single seats and desks. What a
boon that was. Not to be crowded
into a seat too large or too small
—one that fit.
It is the first day of school. Do
you still remember? The teacher
is confronted with a roomful of
eager faces. Look them over, It
isn’t" just a roomful of country
kids. It is fifty or sixty bright-eyed
boys and girls wanting to know
‘and eager to learn all they can
from that teacher.
Education begins with curiosity.
Some folks call it inquiry, but it
all results to knowledge.
It was a wise teacher in those
days who could guide those child-
ren to cultivate intelligence in that
group.
You know the tools—the books
so old and worn it was a shame
,to look at them. The type was so
small it was hard to place it before
young eyes to strain them.
SS
Poet's Corner
|
The following verse is reprinted
here at the request of Garfield
Mr. Jackson found while
he was refinishing an old piece of
furniture in that wonderful wood-
working shop of his at Harvey's
Jackson.
Lake.
THE LAND OF BEGINNING AGAIN
I wish there were some wonderful
place
Called the
Again,
Where all our mistakes and all our
heartaches
And all 'our poor selfish grief
Could be dropt like -a shabby old
coat at the door
And never put on again.
I wish we could come on it all un-
aS
Land of Beginning
How fortunate a teacher was if
the larger township school could
spare enough new text books. What
a happy experience to be able to
hand a child a clean new reader
and arithmetic, etc. And I mean
the latest version.
Don't forget it took more than
text books to awaken and keep
interested those young minds that
are on the way to wisdom. And
how can they find that wisdom
except through the use of reference
books, dictionaries, encyclopedias,
different historic books, etc. Did
you find them in this one-room
school? No. Where the need was
greatest, they were absent.
That was not all that was absent.
There never was a child, old or
young, who didn’t love and cherish
a good live story. Story books are
as necessary as bread and butter.
They serve a triple purpose on the
road to knowledge. First, they en-
tertain a child. Second, they teach
a hidden truth. Third and not at
last, they solve many a problem of
discipline. A wise teacher used
stories to solve many difficulties
she encountered in the one-room
ware, school.
Like the hunter that finds a lost| Any child will work hard to fin-
trail; ish the daily assignment if a story
And I wish that the one whom our
blindness had done
The greatest injustice of all
Could be at the gates, like an old
friend that waits
For the comrade he’s gladdest to
hail.
We could find all the things we'd
intended to do,
But forgot, and remembered—too
late;
praises unspoken,
promises broken,
And all the thousand and one
Little duties neglected that might
have perfected
The day for one less fortunate.
Little
It wouldn't be possible not to be
kind
In the Land of Beginning Again;
And the ones we misjudged and the
ones whom we grudged
Their moments of victory here
Would find in the grasp of our lov-
ing handclasp
More than penitent lips could ex-
plain.
For what had been hardest we'd that Library. May it continue
know had been best
And what had seemed loss would
be gain,
For there isn’t a sting that will
not take wing
When we've faced it and laughed
it away;
And I think that the laughter is
most what we're after
In the Land of Beginning Again.
So I wish there were some wonder-
ful place
Called the Land of Beginning
Again
Where all our mistakes and all our
heartaches
And all our poor selfish grief
Could be dropped like a shabby
old coat at the door
And never put on again.
Author Unknown.
little
can be read when the work is com-
pleted.
Desks will look neat after “The
Store at Criss-Cross-Corners”.
Lazines will ‘melt after hearing
“Walter, The Lazy Mouse.”
Sharing will be second nature
after a good story on self discipline.
The wonder of books is never
told completely.
So the teacher of the one-room
school was at a loss to know how
and where to get the very books
she needed. Sometimes, if she were
old enough she had a multitude of
stories stored in her mind. Or
she could have books in her own
home to loan and read.
So I say that teacher would
have been the first to praise and
use the Back Mountain Library.
She would have known its value
in the school room, the home and
the leisure hours for children and
parents alike,
Dallas should be proud of
achievement in establishing
Back Mountain Library.
Carlyle says: “The true Univer-
sity of these days is a collection
| of books.”
In other words, you have it in
to
its
the
grow and serve.
Don't sell your antiques before
calling LEIDINGER'S. Rifles,
Revolvers, Guns, Furniture,
Glass, Silver and Coins. En-
tire Estates Bought.
LEIDINGER’S
117 S. Washington St.
! Wilkes-Barre, Pa.—Phone 3-9459
The Bookworm is conducted for
and in the interest of Back Moun-
Interesting things are arriving daily for the Library Auction. The
dew was hardly dry Tuesday morning when one of Shavertown
Builders’ Supply’s big lumber trucks backed up to the barn with a
crew of four and unloaded a child's playhouse. >
. Built by Atlee Kocher who has: charge of the firm's woodworking
plant, the house was part of its float in the Sweet Valley and Noxen
It contains more than $75 worth of first grade lumber -
and is large enough to house a neighborhood of children.
It was just nicely settled under the big poplar tree in the vacant
lot opposite the barn when a hoard of prospective young tenants
A They must have scented its fresh pine boards
while they were having breakfast.
Ralph Garrahan, who with George Ruckno owns
Builders’ Supply, is the man who thought up the idea of delighting
some youngster’s heart by giving the playhouse to the
parades.
swarmed over it.
Auction.
\
Ralph and his family are now full-fledged members of the Back
Mountain community living in their new home in Goss Manor. Al-
though we're giving him a little time to rest before appointing him
to any committees, we're mighty glad to have a man of his type
in the community. Things move when he gets behind them.
Locked in a box stall in the barn are some of the slickest split
One, for still fishing, is so construct-
ed that a fisherman can carry it in his hip pocket, then assemble it
in a minute when he finds the right pond.
Billy Williams, our Norton Avenue neighbor, brought in a fine
wicker doll carriage and several dolls that belonged to his daughter
when she was a child. There was also a child’s rocker in perfect
bamboo poles we've ever seen.
condition.
Tony Hudak got thinking about the Auction while he was driving
his bulldozer and promptly brought over to the barn a dandy dog
crate for the sportsman who transports his hound by automobile.
Complete with shutter ventilators and a draw curtain to keep the \
sun out of the dog’s eyes, the crate is of unique and sturdy con-
It is the gift of Overbrook Gun Club.
It is surprising to see the variety of useful items that every year
Many people actually give things they |
struction and brand new!
turn up for the auction.
would like to keep themselves;
auction, and especially the barn,
junk. A good rule to follow is, “if you can’t use it yourself and you
can't make it work, nobody else can—don’t give it.” :
The Auction affords a splendid opportunity for a businessman or
manufacturer to obtain publicity for his wares—and many have the
foresight to take advantage of it.
often in front of the auctioneer’s stand, a $10 item can get a whale
of a lot of attention especially when the auctioneer plays up the
An example of that is the sales record of
For two years the Nescafe people
provided the Nescafe at the Auction and sent a demonstrator here.
Today there are many families here who use no other breakfast
Any grocer will bear this out.
So unusual has the Auction become as a community event, that
many other communities have copied it and the editors of Life
magazine have considered it for a picture story. The big reason for
its success is that every member of the community contributes to it,
takes part in it, and gets fun out of it.
donor and the product.
Nescafe in the Back Mountain.
beverage.
Shavertown
Library
while others still think that the
is a repository for unadulterated
With more than 1,000 persons
Country Flavor
FOREST FINGERS
A forest is a living entity. It
reckons time by decades and cen-
turies. Seeds grow into saplings,
saplings into trees and when time
is fulfilled the trees return to en-
rich the soil which gave them birth.
When the white man came to the
new continent there were about
822,000,000 acres of forest; now
there are approximately 615,000,
000. From the Atlantic to the
heartland a great forest shaded the
land in 1492. As pioneers climbed
the Appalachians, flatboated down
the rivers and trekked over valleys
and uplands they knew what they
wanted; dependable water,
soil for -crops and hay,
stretches for pasture.
They slashed and cut and burned
to “make” land. First crops were
planted among gaunt charred boles.
Men built boundaries of stumps
pulled from the virgin humus and
erected split rail fences to enclose
their mowings and pastures. Then
in due time along the fences, pas-
ture lanes and country roads the
forest began to stretch its explor-
ing fingers. Wherever man lifts
the pressure of his hand from
wide
Earth's breast the forest begins
good |
violenty taken from her, y
He who is sensative can read the
meaning of forest fingers on the
countryside. A hedgerow is a min-
lature and complete replica of a
forest. The warp and woof are the
sapling maples, ash, elms and birch-
es; along the outside edges are
shrubs, tall-growing flowers and
weeds. On the fringe is the grass,
sanctuary for the seeds of future
hardwoods and evergreens. Birds
build their nests in the hedge-
rows and wild’ animals use them
as trails on their appointed rounds.
In season the bees and butter-
flies take harvest of pollen and
nectar from the blossoms. A gen-
eration ago good farmers were
proud of their starkly-clean boun-
daries; now they know these for-
est fingers serve a purpose in
slowing gusty winds that lift prec-
ious top-soil and in providing
homes for insect eaters. Nature
has time to be patient. Man has
taken part of her forest land, but
along the roads and lanes, around
the fields, pastures and meadows
you can see the forest fingers
reaching out to take back their
own.
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