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THE FOREST CITY NEWS, FOREST CITY, PA 18421 * WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2016 * PHONE 570-785-3800 * email [email protected]

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100 years ago this weekItems from the Independent Republican, Montrose Democrat and Tri -Weekly Journal

Submitted by Betty Smith, Susquehanna County Historical Society, Montrose

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10 YEARS AGOMay 3, 2006

Property owners in the Forest City Regional School District will see a property tax increase of about $125 for an average home if the pre-liminary budget passes.

Mary Ferraro, music teacher at FCRS, celebrated her 10th anniver-sary of directing cabaret musicals in the district.

The Forest City Regional PTO has agreed to donate $7,500 from its funds to the school district to match a $7,500 Headstart grant to be used to buy playground equip-ment for the elementary.

Tiffany Butler, Amy Branning and Amanda Zembrzycki received a 1st place trophy for the 6th Annu-al Safe Driving Competition held recently.

Ice Cream Alley in Browndale will be opening soon. Mavis’s, on Main Street in Forest City, has been open for several weeks.

Deaths: Carl E. Weber, Union Dale; Richard W. “Dick” Gray, Scott Twp.; Lillian Stark, Pleasant Mount; William N. Edwards, born in Tompkinsville; Mary Wyziak, formerly of Jermyn.


The Charles and Martin Skubic Post #524 has announced plans to raise funds to repair the Dough-boy located in front of the William Penn Apts.

Forest City’s Fran Graytock was the first local resident to express an interest in competing in the 1st Steamtown Marathon set for Octo-ber 13th.

Mary Ann Shive, daughter of Edward and Mary Debevec, for-merly of the Forest City area, will appear on the television program, Charlie Daniels Talent Roundup.

The Browndale Fire Co. and the Comedy Cabaret are bring-ing stand-up comedy back to the Browndale Fire Hall on May 10th, featuring three comedians.

Deaths: John Peskur, Vandling; George E. Wallace, Carbondale; Walter R. Wayman, Starlight; Flor-ence E. Curtis, Thompson; Edward Peritsky, RD1 Honesdale; John Titko, Richmondale; George, Eddie Norvich, Johnson City, NY.


Miss Maureen Fitzsimmons, a senior at Forest City Regional High School, was recently honored at the fifth Annual Student Leadership Banquet.

C. B. Tomaine, President of Liberty Bank of Carbondale, an-nounced that at a recent meeting of the Board of Directors, J. Scott Mis-kovsky was appointed as associate board member of the Forest City branch bank.

The Community Bank & Trust Co. trash pickup campaign got un-derway last Saturday morning as area groups picked up trash bags.

Deaths: Mrs. Anna Evanoika, Forest City; Patrick Repash born in Forest City; Mrs. Mary Lawrence, born in Forest City; Mary Balandra, Berwick; Merritt Payne, South Gib-son.

40 YEARS AGOApril 29, 1976

Susquehanna County has cre-ated a County Industrial Devel-opment Authority with Benjamin Franceski as a director.

St. Theresa’s Society of Sacred Heart Church celebrates Golden Jubilee of its founding here.

Joseph Spyhalsky retires after 39 years with the A&P, most of them

in the local store.COLTS has advised that unless

ridership increases, the Forest City bus route will be eliminated.

Fraudulent home repairman and fly-by-night contractors are cover-ing the area.

Bill Cimochowski, son of Dr. and Mrs. A. B. Cimochowski, is serving as defensive backfield coach for the Villanova football team.

50 YEARS AGOMay 5,1966

Leon C. Petrus, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Petrus, Delaware Street, is making a name for himself in the operatic singing and directing field. Mr. Petrus was recently in-formed that he has been accepted to sing with the Santa Fe Opera Company. The Santa Fe group is known nationwide for their fine operatic production.

Francis Chesnick, a Union Dale native, has been named member-ship division representative for the Dairymen’s League at Syracuse, N.Y. He is married to the former June Paye of Forest City.

Deaths during the week: Paul J. McGraw, Pleasant Mount; Joseph E. O’Neill, 510 Main Street.


Work on Stillwater Dam is slat-ed to begin in the Fall.

The Public Utility Commission has approved the request of North-Eastern Pennsylvania Telephone Company to increase its rates.

Paul and Angeline Kersavage have taken over the proprietorship of the restaurant of August “Mid-dy” and Ruth Lauriha.

Following a check by PP&L (troubleshooters) relative to poor radio and TV reception in the business section of Main Street, the cause was found to be faulty fluorescent fixtures in six business places.

Deaths recorded: Carlton Wrightson; Louisville, KY, former local resident; John Novak, Bing-hamton; Akyin Kowalsky, Pleasant Mount; Mrs. Helen Horosko Zew-isky, Scranton, a Pleasant Mount native.


Construction starts Monday on the proposed Endicott Johnson factory here. Drive ends Saturday with a goal short $3,000.

Rev. Roy H. Bean is assigned to the Forest City/Union Dale Meth-odist Churches.

Miss Margaret Strom, FCHS se-nior, winner in Legion’s Essay Con-test, is awarded $200 scholarship.

Frank Chesnick, Hudson Street, incurs serious injuries while at work in the Giombetti mine.

Marriages of note solemnized: Miss Ann Shivitz and Joseph Pav-lovich; Miss Mary Kowalick and Stanley Mihelc; Miss Susan Adlis and Joseph Oven.

Mathias Kamin, Borough Trea-surer and former school director, passed away Friday at the home.


A. G. Rutherford, Honesdale, victor over Louis McFadden for Republican nomination for 15th Congressional seat. Dr. A. F. Mer-rill wins State Representative con-test over U. G. Baker and Harry Watkins.

Andrew Royko, former local high school athlete, completes his State Police training and is as-signed to duty in Harrisburg.

Stillwater Dam is being drained

by water company workers to al-low repairs to the pump house.

Fifty members of the Senior Class of Forest City High School will visit Washington during the week of May 11th on their educa-tional trip.


Martin Muchitz is remodeling the Grand Theatre section of his hotel building, bringing the floor up a level so that it can be used as a dining and dance hall.

The car-buying season is on again in full force locally. Local ga-rage dealers report brisk sales.

D. C. Thorpe is having an attrac-tive residence constructed near the northern terminus of the borough.

L.J. Wells, Donald Horton, Rus-sell Pentecost, Frank Westgate and Will Wells have returned from Florida where they spent the win-ter months.


Edward Yanchitis and Harold Owens entered the Pittston Mara-thon Race on Saturday, represent-ing the Forest City High School. Yanchitis placed sixth. Owens dropped out after the second mile due to an injury incurred in the event.

Borough Council has passed an ordinance to set grades for laying sidewalks in the town.

Dr. J. F. Cross, who has been as-sociated with Dr. H. R. Bell, has left for Wyoming where he will open an office for future practice.

Supt. Hoban of Dunmore and Prof. Costello of the Scranton High School inspected the local high school during the week.


The ninth annual commence-ment of the Forest City High School will be held in the Opera House May 10th. The class numbers five. The graduates are: Thomas Francis, Michael Gorman, Ina Peasnall, Lil-lian McAvoy and Marge Dolph.

A. G. Lilie has purchased the property of Frank Sarafinski, locat-ed at the corner of Main and Depot Streets.

The local public school records for the past month show an enroll-ment of 472 boys and 452 girls.

Tom Harvey and John Cleary have secured work on the railroad building job at East Branch.

NO 120 YEARS AGO

Hallstead – In an effort to prevent the Lackawanna rail-road from going through his land, Wm. Florance, a prosper-ous farmer here has put up two large flagpoles, floating the stars and stripes, and dares the workmen to haul them down. At the local offices of the com-pany, it was said the land on the Florance farm has been con-demned and that the company’s tracks are already in place. The situation has been investigated lately, they explained—but it is not likely that the floating of the flags will have any effect. Attor-ney for the Lackawanna has de-clared that Florance knew of the land being condemned, and of the tracks being put into place, and had heard something of the flag incident, but expected no trouble. There is no law on the statute books that will prevent the company from taking pos-session of the land, regardless of the flags.

Montrose – During the Court session on Monday morning wife slayer, Albert Hughes, was denied a new trial and was sen-tenced to not less than 10 years and no more than 20 years at the Eastern penitentiary, by the Hon. Ralph B. Little. In the mar-ital troubles of Florence and Ar-chie Kent, brought by Mrs. Kent charging non-support, the judge granted her $200 per annum, sum to be paid quarterly. ALSO The safe at the Lehigh Valley station was blown open Tuesday morning, supposedly by yegg-men, who secured about $100 in cash and the same amount in checks. Entrance was gained by forcing a window on the south side of the station and a power-ful explosive was used, prob-ably nitro-glycerine. The safe was badly wrecked, a portion of it being hurled through a parti-tion. A Lehigh Valley detective investigated but found nothing to lead to the criminals.

East Lynn – Helen Ward, the 11 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Ward, has not missed a day of school in two years, and she has missed only one word in spelling during the last year. A remarkable record.

Harford – Mary Davis, one of our High school girls, died suddenly last Saturday morn-ing. Prayer was held over the body Sunday morning when it was removed to the home on Union Hill. The funeral was held Tuesday and many of her schoolmates and the teacher at-tended.

Brooklyn – Next Sunday will be automobile day at the Universalist church. All own-ing machines have promised to bring people to church who have no means of conveyance from outlying parts. It is fully expected that a great many will avail themselves of this kind-ness.

ALSO Four of our school teachers have resigned. Princi-pal Tewksbury is going to Col-lege to fit himself for a higher grade of teaching, while the future movements of the other teachers are veiled in mystery.

Lake View – The Lake View men will have a wood Bee Tues-day to get wood for the new minister.

Dimock – Elias Titman, Di-mock’s official observer and weather bureau, was in town [Montrose] Monday and report-ed that he measured snow to the depth of 25 inches on April 29th.

Jessup/Peckville, Lackawa-nna County – Mrs. Margaret

Llewellyn, of Peckville, has filed suit for $10,000 damage against Thomas O’Connor, a Jessup druggist. Her husband purchased from the druggist bi-chloride of mercury tablets with suicidal intent. She claims that the druggist had no right to sell her husband the tablets as he was not a resident of Jessup.

Friendsvi l le /Birchardvi l le – A rural mail route between Friendsville and Birchard-ville was established May 1st, and the many patrons are very grateful to Mr. McMahon, of Friendsville, and Mr. Turrell, of Birchardville, who worked so faithfully to have this route es-tablished. The patrons hope it will be extended to Montrose at a not distance date.

Bridgewater Twp. – Mrs. A. M. Snow, of Franklin Forks, was very seriously injured Monday afternoon, when thrown from a wagon, at the railroad crossing near Harrington’s Mills. In the wagon were Mr. .and Ms. Calvin Peck, Aaron Stockholm and E. L. Bailey and Mrs. Snow, all of Franklin Forks, being brought to Montrose by Mr. Peck. The team became frightened at the crossing, as an engine came out of a switch, and the team dashed down the tracks. Mrs. Snow was thrown out and received very serious injuries about the head, the skull being fractured. Some ribs were also broken. She was taken to the home of Dr. F. S. Birchard, where she is being treated. Her condition is still very grave, as of last night, and her daughter, Mrs. Earl Tif-fany, of Hallstead, is with her. Mr. Stockholm was also thrown from the wagon and consider-ably cut and scratched about the face but was able to return to his home the same day.

Uniondale – The Woman’s Suffrage Club will be enter-tained at the home of Mrs. Harry Coleman, Friday evening.

Susquehanna – Susquehanna Grange met on the evening of April 21. Following the regular business everyone told a hu-morous story. Then Sister Ada Jones gave some helpful hints on remodeling a house. The next meeting an interesting program on raising poultry will be given. Refreshments were served ap-propriate for Easter by Sisters Emma Wells, Nancy Bacon and Bro. Byron Robinson.

Kingsley – The Ladies’ Aid Society of the M. E. church will serve dinner at the residence of Mrs. Wm. Benning, on Wednes-day, May 10. Ladies bring thim-bles, as they are to tie a quilt.

Herrick – A. B. Tingley, one of the best known men of this place, died following an opera-tion at Emergency hospital, Car-bondale, April 20, 1916. He was born in Greenfield township, Lackawanna county, 76 years ago, the son of Benjamin Tin-gley, a pioneer of that section. When ten years of age he went to Harford and was educated in the school of that town. When 21 years of age he bought a farm in northern Herrick, which he soon sold and bought the farm where he has resided since 1869, the time of his marriage to Miss Julia Follett.

TWO HUNDRED YEARS AGO - from the Centinel. Mon-trose, Pa, of May 7, 1816. MAR-RIED –In this town, on Sunday last, by David Post Esq. Mr. Henry Eldridge, to Miss Susan Cook, daughter of Wm. Cook. ALSO New York, April 13. Cap-tain Collins arrived at Boston in

43 days from Teneriffe, informs, that there was a fleet of trans-ports at that place, bound to St. Helena, having on board the Frame of a Palace, to be erected for Napoleon Bonaparte. ALSO The legislature of Virginia, by unanimous vote, have requested of Judge Washington to have the late General and his wife confided to their charge, for the purpose of being interred near the capitol at Richmond, beneath a monument to be erected there at the expense of the State. In reply in the letter of “Governor Nicholas making this request, Judge Washington says—“Obligations more sacred than anything which concerns myself—obligations with which I cannot dispense, command me to retain the mortal remains of my venerable uncle, in the fam-ily vault where they are depos-ited. It is his own will and that will is to me a law, which I dare not disobey. He has himself di-rected that his body should be placed there, and I cannot sepa-rate it from those of his near rel-atives, by which it is surround-ed. [George Washington died 14 Dec 1799 and was interred at Mt. Vernon, as requested in his will. In 1831 his remains and those of Martha and other family mem-bers were moved to a new tomb at Mt. Vernon, the old tomb be-ing in disrepair.]

Week of May 9Monday - Hot open face

pork sandwich, mashed po-tatoes, crackers, Rice Krispie treat.

Tuesday - Spaghetti & meat-balls, tossed salad, steamed broccoli w/garlic, chocolate pudding.

Wednesday - Chicken Ve-rona, herbed potatoes, savory spinach, ww roll, lemon sor-bet.

Thursday - Beef & broccoli, steamed rice, carrots & cauli-flower, scalloped pears.

Friday - BBQ Pork, mashed potatoes, green beans, ww roll, cherry gelatin.

For reservations, please call a day ahead at Forest City, 10-2, 785-3386. At Lenoxville, 10-2, THURSDAY ONLY, 222-9550, or you can call the Senior Service of-fice at: 278-7664 or 800-634-3746

May 4 - Smorgasbord din-ner, Wed., 5-6:30 p.m., 1st Pres-byterian Church, Carbondale, $9 adult, children under 12 $4; 570-282-4611.

May 7 - East Ararat UM Church pancake breakfast, Sat., $9, all-u-can-eat pancakes, sausage, beans, homefries, homemade applesauce, eggs.

May 7 - Craft, health & well-ness fair, Sat., 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Fleetville Fire Hall, Rte. 407, 25 crafters & vendors, lunch items, bake sale, $1 admission, door prizes hourly, sponsored by East Benton UM Women.

May 7 - Flea market & lunch counter, Sat., 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Trinity Church, 58 River Street, Carbondale.

May 8 - Sun., Mother’s Day dinner, St. John’s Orthodox Church in Dundaff (off Route 247) BBQ Chicken and Ho-lupki. Takeouts 11 a.m., dinner noon until sold out. Cost $12 adults, $6 for children. For in-formation call 222-3293 or 254-6945.

May 8 - Thompson Hose Co. Mother’s Day chicken BBQ, Sun., 11 a.m.-1 p.m., $10; chick-en only $7, takeout only, preor-der by May 2.

May 14 - Spring pork dinner Christ Episcopal Church, Sat., 5 to 7 p.m., takeout 3 -4 p.m. Call 570-785-3425

May 14 - Mother’s Day chicken BBQ, $9, preorders welcome not necessary 570-727-2051 (January); Jackie 57-861-9109 (Jackie) or Facebook or any other church members.

May 18 - Clifford United Methodist Church, chicken ‘n biscuit or ham, Wed., 4 to 6 p.m., takeour or dine-in, $8.95.

Week of May 9 MON. - Taco meat o/torti-llas w/all fixings, steamed rice, corn, black bean salad. TUES. - Baked BBQ chicken, ranch wedges, pasta salad, carrots, oatmeal cookie. WED. - Pasta w/meat sauce, garlic bread stick, salad, sea-soned green beans, strawberry cup, applesauce. THURS. - Ham & melted cheese on pretzel bun, smiley fries, steamy broccoli. FRI. - Mickey’s pizza, salad, peas & carrots. Alternate: Tuna salad, sun butter & jel-ly sandwich. A La Carte: Cheese/buffalo crunchers & chicken fajita wrap.

Assorted fruits, veggies, juices and milks available every day.

BREAKFAST Monday - Cinnamon glazed toast sticks

Tuesday - Egg & cheese omelet w/mini muffin

Wednesday - Ass’t yogurt w/G-Force bar

Thursday - Breakfast sausage pizza.

Friday - French toast bagel w/cream cheese or jelly. *Choice of assorted fruit or juice, milk. *Alternate breakfast: assorted whole grain or reduced sugar cereals.

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