of summer and welcoming an annual
ville, whose quiet unspoiled beauty
influx of summer residents is Hunts-
today is little changed from half a
importance than did Dallas.
The little dirt roads of Huntsville®
houses -lare white, neat aud com-
gate, fastened by an ancient hasp,
and guarded on ‘either side by lilac
and syringa bushes. There grows a
brilliant trumpet vine, tied to the
simple post with a bit of old leather
shoe string. Here are fine old trees,
slopiag ffiarm lands and a busy little
brook singing its precipitous way
down descending levels of water
chiseled grey rocks, much as it did
when the first little dam was put
across it by the beavers before the
advent of man. There are old aband-
oned roads leading off the maca-
dam, steep, moist ard cool where
grass grows between [the wheel
tracks and feathered ferns bend
into the roadway.
Suggestive of Scottish Lake
Even the big artificial] lake has
taken on a lovely natural shoreline
through the years. On foggy days
its ragged shape is suggestive of a
[Scottish Lake, In sunshine it mest-
les among the unspoiled mountains
with the clear-colored loveliness of
England.
[Pioneer settlers were attracted to
the natunal water power at Hunts-
ment was briefly known as ‘“Bald-
wins Mills” until the arrival of
William Hunt in whose honor
Huntsville was adopted.
This same William Hunt, first
storekeeper of the little village, ac-
cording to William Penn Ryman,
Dallas historian, complained of the
extravagance of his own family in
the use of sugar, declaring ‘‘that
if they 'had their full swing he
really believed they would consume
40 pounds a year.”
On the subject of early industries
Ryman says that Jehiel Fuller was
credited with having a “still” in
his home up to 1799, which later
disappeared las ‘‘the country was
not enough cleared about lthere at
that day to make a distillery at
that point pay.”
First Settlers Built Dam
The first settlers built a «crude
dam in tthe narrows where the
beavers ‘had preceded them, and
leading from this an open water
race conveyed water to the mills
below. A larger dam was built a
few years later, and the race was
replaced by a close flume bound
with heavy metal hoops.
Evart Bogardus in ‘Early Recol-
lections,” writes, “There was a very
good water privilege to supply these
mills before the country was settled
and the forest was cleared away,
but the advance of civilization has
lessened the supply.”
Local road conditions in the early
years are reflected in Ryman’s re-
port of the burial of Ephraim Mec-
Coy of Dallas about 1818: “When
McCoy died the nearest burying
ground was at Huntsville, and there
being no driveable roads yet open
between Dallas and Huntsville, Mc-
Coy’s body was carried by ‘the pall-
bearers about two miles to the
Huntsville burying ground for inter-
ment.”
The cemetery referred to here lies
on a steep side hill overlooking the
picturesque valley and remains to-
day the only burying ground of
Huntsville. It was given to the
community in 1798 when a young
lad was killed by a falling tree and
had [been buried where he fell. An
acre or more of the land was then
set aside by the owmer, as was a
frequent custom, for subsequent in-
terments,
Truman Atherton, Postmaster
The weather-worn slab of dull
field stone which marks this first
grave reads, ‘“Philetus Fuller who
departed This Life March 13, 1798
|
{ appointed as his ‘successor. Truman
| Atherton occupied quite a promi-
[nent place in ‘lthe respect of his
neighbors, holding frequently, two
or three township offices at the
same time and representing his
country two years in the legislature
of Pennsylvania.”
In fact, Truman Atherton was
Huntsville at this time. It was he
who gave the lumber for the Hunts-
ville = church, undenominational,
built in 1843, and 13 years later
deeded to them the land on which
it stood, with as much ground sur-
rounding it as they desired. They
modestly requested five feet beyond
the foundation walls.
It was during these first 13 years
that the congregation appears to
have differentiated itself as of the
: “Christian” mpersvation, a new seat
then crystallizing throughout the
United States, Pastor today is Rew.
C. H. Frick.
Dr. Rogers Well Liked
Dr. Joel Jackson Rogers, friend
of Truman ‘Atherton, and only phy-
sician for miles around, was another
important townsman of ithe early
years. He lived to the age of 84
and still is affectionately remem-
bered by many whoo describe him
during his final winters as always
with a heavy plaid shawl around
his shoulders. He had been kicked
by a horse and working his arms
into a heavy overcoat was painful.
His son, the late Dr, Lewis L.
Rogers, was an X-Ray specialist of
Wilkes-Barre,
Dr. J. J. Rogers came to Hunts-
ville from Huntington, soon after
his marriage in 1851 to Samah ICaro-
lyn Rice, daughter of Jacob and
Sarah Cooke Rice of Trucksville. He
purchased the homestead built by
Pictured above are chairmen of
the committees for the antique
show being sponsored by the Prince
of Peace Auxiliary at the Parish
House June 11, 12 and 13: left to
right, Mrs. Charles W. Lee, advisor;
Mrs, Paul Goddard, co-chairman;
Mrs, Jonathan Valentine, chairman;
1953 for the purchase by the Town-
ship of:
1 Crawler Tractor, equipped
Mrs. ' Donald Clark, co-chairman;
Mrs. Calvin Hall, publicity; not pre-
sent were Mrs. H. R. Weaver, ad-
mission chairman and Mrs. Reber?
Maturi, snack bar «chairman.
Among the exhibitors are the fol-
lowing: Ray Shiber, Primo Berret-
PAGE FIVE
shinny; Mrs. Edwin Hogg, Kingston;
Mrs. Emma Clark, Montrose; Mrs.
Lee Eldridge, Mrs. Doris Lally, Bing-
hamton; the Reynolds, Montrose
and Mrs. Kathleen Wurster, Wil-
liamsport.
LEGAL NOTICE
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
: : : ’ 1 y in the 16th year of his age.” His is | Burr Baldwin, some twenty years : a ? : Board of Management of the Back
You Start Enj oy ing A New Lif e With the only grave lying nonth and south | earlier, with itis fine colonial door- on ye oy d Te Wn Jn Anny | Mountain YMCA wll enterioin rs
5 Ye Ve Fi L ’ in the bramble-grown cemetery. All way, its delicate eyebrow window, combination, with ‘1. Ford- Andrejlo, Defendant. volunteer workers at a dinner at
4 | our ver Y ir si esson. others lie east and west. wide hewn floor boards and engag- | prouson tubber Aired. Traetol fin the Cour: of Common Pleas of Irem Temple Country Club Monday
> ; Many references at this time point | ing wooden carved door latch all of ® 3 RE I ! Count: MN 938 M night at 6:30 pm.
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A dancers are always init ed out. ‘community than Dallas, then known preservation, ; 2: Proposal forms, specifications, | To Anna Andrejko, Defendant: Offers To Feed Calf
They radiate happiness and confi- as ‘“McLellansville.” j Huntsville has several interesting |, "CC Co tion to You are. notified that John
dence. Friends are easily made be- Bogardus writes, “The first post | old houses, and the Rogers house | 4:35. may be obtaitzed at the |Andrejko, the plaintiff, has com-| James Huston, Old Toll Gate Feed
office established back of the mooun-
office until about 1847 when he re-
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is lone of the best known, clinging
when Dr. Rogers remodeled it for
himself and his bride 85 years ago.
Among other extensive improve-
menits, he added an office and
apothecary shop where his wife put
up most of his prescriptions for him.
Study of old records kept by this
versatile and beloved country doc-
tor brings to light the simplicity,
the ruggedness, the hardships of
thiat time.
His diary, accounts, prescriptions
and case histories run along cur-
rently in lone varied recital, care-
fully penned on long narrow led-
gers, early entries now having be-
come too faded to decipher.
Dr. Rogers came to Huntsville
while it was in its ascendency, lived
through the full flower of its pros-
perity and was «till there after its
industries all had died or moved
away and it had taken its present
dey place of dignified retirement.
Was Thriving Community
Huntsville was in its heyday 50
odd years ago. In addition to isev-
taker, two blacksmith and a wheel-
wright,
Business over the whole country
ing. built. Huntsville forged ahead
expectantly. Surveyors for the Le-
high Valley Railroad had been
studying the: best route from
Wilkes-Barre and a way through
Huntsville was under consideration.
But the plan was abandoned and
when in December, 1886, the first
train pulled into Dallas, the star
of Huntsville fell.
LEHMAN TOWNSHIP
Final action on the proposed bud-
get will be taken by the Board of
Directors at a meeting to be held
Tuesday June 9, 1953 at 8:00 P.M.
in the High Schoo! building.
By Order of the Board,
Lewig V. Ide,
Secretary
LEGAL NOTICE
Sealed proposals will be received
and publicly opened and read by
the Supervisors of Dallas Township,
Luzerne County, at the Dallas
Township High {School, at 7:30
o'clock P.M. EDST, on 2 June
We have i
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A. GEORGE PRATER
Secretary of Board
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
Articles of Incorporation ‘will be
filed in the Department of State
of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl-
vania at Harrisburg, Pa., on Friday,
May 29th, 1953, for the purpose of
obtaining «+ a Certificate of Incor-
poration of a proposed business
corporation to be organized under
the Business Corporation Law of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
approved May 5, 1933, as amended.
The name of the proposed corpora-
tion is Dr. [David’s, Inc. The pur-
pose for which it is to be organized
is to operate a retail shoe store or
stores, including buying and selling
at retail shoes, findings and other
merchandise generally handled by
retail shoe stores.
Arthur ° Silverblatt
Attorney
We have new and used machines,
vacuum pumps, motors, and anything
for milkers. W. J. BILLINGS & SON,
North Mehoopany. Phone Mehoopany
2156.
Thomas F. Farrell Jr.
Attorney for Plaintiff
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‘Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
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bome of the Secretary, Board of | menced an action, of divorce against | Service, has announced that he will
Call 3-8255 or come in. tain was at Huntsville, Truman [as it dees to the steep side hill, ii 3 D. 1 Ye you which you are shal to | feed any calf given to the Library
3 ; Atherton was the first postmaster, close by the road near (the Cross | pennsylvania, ? delend. Auction for four months on the
Phone 3-8255 FRED ASTAI RE appointed under the John Quincy roads. It is guarded by a pair o The Supervisors reserve the right Robert Sherrock |Purina Feeding program.
20 N. Franklin St., W-B DANCE STUDIOS Adams administration. He held the | towering pines, much as it was| lect any or all proposals. Sheriff Mr. Huston made the offer at
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