. 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
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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
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‘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
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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. On May 9-10, she.
will play in A THURBER CARNI-
VAL, the delightful comedy which
the Misericordia Players are pro-
ducing under direction of Gerald
Godwin, head of the college drama
department. She will also appear
as soloist in the Joint Glee Club
Concerts of College Misericordia and
the University of [Scranton when
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