. DALLAS, PENNSYLVANIA THE DALLAS POST, THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1963 SECTION B—PAGE£ 4 i i ious sponsored by funds from the Na- LIFE OF WALTER MITTY. Also ap- | girls will combine efforts in a rous- | Anthony Marchakitus, will present oe John Ferguson and William Snyder, Some of the early residents of a es 3 ld nd os Foundation, directed pearing will be James Godwin, ing square dance. Gymnastics and | 2 Fiesta. Hostesses will be mothers im a ingeectors; Barry Stroud, judge of|Dallas had been soldiers of the Rev- maples. by Dr. Charles B. Reif. senior, King's College; Jack Keat-| wrestling will be demonstrated by|of 9th and 10th grade students. nf of elegrion. olution. Benjamin Bidlack, Daniel |= = school was founded by | Biology major at Wilkes, Malcolm | ing, Wilkes College; Misericordia | the ninth, tenth, and eleventh grade Richard Williams will preside at . School directors were Leonard | Spencer, John Wort, John Kelley, the following liberal minded men: 3 raduated from Westmoreland : Te ‘ boys; the girls will engage in a game | Poth sessions. es Machell, James Garrahan, J. B. Wil- | Ephraim McCoy were among these. Bi : J {was groans : students, Virginia Menn, Cathy a 4 4 4 4 1 4 4 4 4 4 4 ® i, by stage which also carried | g J 3 paSsengers and express. 8 ® o | IY = = yy ony one hotel seed he sion § (Gr@APhic Arts Services |} 3 Wiiners In Dallas with Andrew Raub as the proprie- | = E @ ) tor. A dry goods and grocery store i INCORPORATED E : 1 was conducted by Ryman & Sons. |Z i E 3 MH Cr Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Smith and Garrahan and Ira Shaver 5 PHOTO-ENGRAVING : E W ( 3 MOSS Manager 4 HOURS: Friday Evenings 5 to 8 p.m. operated similar establishments. E 4 d Pl ki 8 ® ® 1 . 1 LODGES = Offset Negatives an iy ng E b 64 Carverton Rd. 417 Market St. 1 Drive-In Window Service Free Parking on our Big Lot Oneida Lodge, I.0.0.F., was or- |= Screen Prints, Art or £ { Trucksville. Pa Kingston, Pa, 1 ; » i = - A oc ’ * . ‘ganized at Huntsville in 1849 on| ! El 696-1051 288-4538 ] MINERS NATIONAL BANK August 20, with 20 charter mem- | § ‘Phone VA 5-2978 E ] Main Street, Dallas, Pa bers. It was moved to Dallas in| E . : Wilkes.B p Ell EE 7 3 (yo 4 4 7 . 1860, holding its first meeting there E Rear 29 North Main Street Lass ialle, 2a. 2 { Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on April 14th of that year. 00033000 C3 ECU at a The “Dallas T. elephone Company”, And Stagecoach, Kept Village In Daily Contact With The World The early history of Dallas con- tinues, the following account center- ing on activities in the Borough. The organization of Dallas Bor- ough was effected for the purpose of protecting the interests of the high school. The charter was granted April 21, 1879, and on the 13th of May the following officers were chosen at a special election held at Raub’s Hotel: Dwight Wolcott, burgess; Parkerson Perrego, high constable; liamson, Chester White, Barney Stroud, Parkerson Perrego; auditors, Dr. C. 'A. Spencer, Thomas Garra- At the time of its removal, Henry Space, George Kirkendall, P. H. De- Long, A. S. Orr, and James Honey- well were its officers. George M. Dallas Lodge was or- ganized on March 1st, 1875, with the following charter members: Asa Shaver, Ira Shaver, William Bennet, Joseph Shaver, Theodore Ryman, James Gatrrahan, Philip: Raub, Asa Shaver serving as first w. master. Membership continued to grow in number and influence. i Dallas furnished its complete quota for the Civil War. Company F of the 53rd Pennsylvania ‘volun- 1825, Joseph Shunk being first post- master, C. A. Spencer, M.D. and James G. Laing, M.D., represented the medical profession, William Brickle carried on an undertaking and carpenter business. C. H. Hall was the first druggist. DALLAS ‘HIGH SCHOOL In 1879, the beautiful and well arranged high school was built at a cost of $3,500, which included the site. Leonard Machel], J. G. Laing, William Honey- M.D., William Snyder, Joseph Atherholt, Andrew well, It commanded a handsome | Baird Gives Paper At Boston, Meeting Malcolm Barry Baird, son of Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Baird, Dallas RD 3, recently attended the Eastern College Science Conference at Boston College. A junior at Wilkes College, he is cne of five students to represent his school at the convention. Malcolm presented a paper en- titled “Quantitative Determination of Chlorophyl Production in Various Lakes of Northeastern Pennsyl- vania”. Topic was part of a survey High School in 1960. The first se- mester of this year he was on the dean’s list with a perfect average of In Thurber Carnival Wilkes-Barre’s Irem Temple May 18 and the Alumnae of the University of Scranton presents them at the University Auditorium on May 19. Lorraine Rowe was responsible for arrangements and composition of music in the recent Misericordia production of THE ELVES AND THE SHOEMAKER, and did her practice teaching in the Dallas Area Schools during the past winter. Miss Rowe will appear in A THURBER CARNIVAL tonight and tomorrow evenings, in Walsh Audi- torium at 8:15. With Joe Kelly of The Little Theatre, she will play the amusing scenes of THE SECRET Frantz, Mary Kay McBrearty, Au- drey Korsak, Teresa Pacewicz, Pris- Lake-Lehman Plans Gymnastic Exhibit The public is invited to attend the first education demonstration to be presented by Lake-Lehman students tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. Presented by seventh, eight, ninth, temth, and eleventh grades, the demonstration will be an outgrowth of the physical education program. Included in the program are: cal- isthenics, drills, and skills in basket- ball, football, and soccer by seventh grade boys. The girls will participate in relay races. Eight grade boys and of crab and push ball. Selected girls will also demonstrate gymanastics. D1. Husted Will Speak To Lake-Lehman PTA A meeting of the Executive Board of Lake-Lehman P.T.A. will precede the regular meeting Monday Even- ing, convening at 7 p.m. Dr. Inez Husted, Director of Spe- cial Education in Luzerne County Schools, will speak on “Special Pupils Services in Luzerne County” at the regular meeting, scheduled for 8 pm. Installation of officers will take place with Attorney Jonathan Val- entine, presiding. Spanish students, directed by Mrs. Noxen Fire Company Noxen Fire Company will meet han; assessors, William Honeywell, | teers was organized under Capt. il Lt rg oo uengal Joseph £0, LORRAINE ROWE fe Sa in on say Meo Did You Re i Tuesday, af - Pp pi in the fire hall John Ferguson; council, Capt. Jacob |Jacob Rice and consisted of one Bhaver Chostor White Theedore none of its class and utmost care| Lorraine - Rowe, senior music| > 2nd Fenny Martini. 8 Trading Pos for; pompshion @ oie Rice, Ira D. Shaver, Theodore Ry-|hundred men, who served their Byron, C. A. Spencer M.D. G. W.|was observed by its‘ teachers in|major at College Misericordia, will man, William Snyder, Charles Hen- | country well and were often hon- Kirkendall, 7 J Ronan. Ta promoting the moral, intellectual | perform important roles in the two derson, Philip> Raub; justice of the peace, Charles Cooke. At the first annual election held February 17, 1880, ‘the same officers were elected except one auditor and inspector, Smith Perrigo and Adney Snyder replacing Thomas Graham and William Snyder, respectively. The population at that time was 272. Dallas was connected by tele- phone with Wilkes-Barre and Har- | Strickland, who served during the |of Lafayette College and a young the Fathers’ Club of Misericordia re air loan! vey’s Lake. A company was formed | Civil War conflict, was wounded at | 0h 2 iS dues, Solo char- SUBSCRIBE TO THE POST presents the 150-Voice group at P ® and the line built in 1878, costing about $800.00. The Dallas Telephone Company, as the business was known, was made up of the follow- ing gentlemen: H. S. Rutter, E. P. Darling, William J. Honeywell, W., PARByman, T. F. and J. J. Ryman, GW. Lewis and Dr. C. A. Spencer. A daily mail arrived from Wilkes- ored for their performance on the field of battle. ‘Capt. Rice was the representative military man in this area, receiving advancement and recommendations from his entire group of superiors. Due to the pressing need of his pres- ence at home he did not present his recommendations to the Secre- tary of War, / Mention is also made of Myron Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and held for seven months as a prisoner of war at Belle Isle, Libby and Salis- bury. Dallas had indeed made a name for itself in the annals of its nation’s battles. The post office was instituted in Im selecting subjects for study, two objects were kept in mind, the ‘thorough discipline of the mental powers and the acquisition of knowledge. Common English, high- er English, ancient languages, mod- ern languages and commercial stud- ies. First principal of the' school was Professor John T. Fuller, a graduate He was assisted by Lettie Kitchen, Dallas. Professor Fuller died in 1880, mourned by students, patrons and all with whom he had come in con- tact. \ The efforts of its directors con- tinued to make the school second to TE EEE EE Ea ERIE ESTEE EZ CI En = BEAUTIFUL TIMEX WATCHES 9.95 =11. LADY GILLETTE 1-PIECE RAZOR 1.00 95-15.00 PAPER MATE PENS 98: - 3.00 SPECIAL MOTHER’S GIFT FISHING LICENSE ..... 3.40 \ i FANNY FAR and physical welfare of its students. CHURCHES Almond Goss erected the Meth- odist Church edifice at a cost of $1,000. First trustees were: William Honeywell, Abraham Ryman, Sim- eon Spencer, Jacob Rice, 2nd, Wil- liam C.. Roushey, Richard Ryman, Christian Rice. Several branches were set up in township = school- houses. major productions of Misericordia’s Spring Calendar. 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