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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 AGODecember 6, 2006

Patty Peltz received a certificate for 30 years of service to the post office.

An “Evening of Shopping and Goodies” will take place at the Act-ing Company Playhouse and will feature Christmas vendors for all your Christmas shopping needs.

Results of deer season, now un-derway, are pretty much as antici-pated. Most hunters reporting to the News tell about a lack of deer, especially doe.

Steve Atcavage, co-owner of Comprehensive Physical Therapy, assisted Wladimir Klitschko, the IBF/IBO heavy weight boxing champion of the world, in a title defense at Madison Square Garden recently.

Deaths: Sonja Kirk, formerly of Forest City; Geraldine Terrel, Troy, PA; Marie K. Griffiths, South Gib-son; Harold P. McGowan, Johnson City, NY.


No tax increase for Forest City Borough! That was the word from Forest City Borough Council at their special meeting held on Nov. 25. The tax rate will stay at 9.8 mills.

Congressman Joseph McDade recently participated in a ceremony of the Rail-Trail Council in For-est City honoring PG Energy for helping to restore the trail. PG Energy installed a gas line from Union Dale down the former D&H railbed.

Dr. John F. Bushta has opened his office at 701 Main St. for the practice of podiatric medicine and surgery.

Deaths: Helen Kubus, Vandling; Rev. Dr. Henry Clay Banks, Cot-trell Lake; Joanne Fortuner, Car-bondale; Elizabeth O’Hara, State College.


Pennsylvania Gas & Water Co. reports that samples taken from its water treatment plant here contains giardia cysts.

Steve Sheptak, Union Dale, re-ports first buck kill of season to News office.

Forest City Area Chorus will present its 11th annual concert at Forest City Regional High School on Sunday.

Mrs. Ann Piatkowski celebrates 100th birthday at Forest City Nurs-ing Center.

Deaths reported: Michael Carda-mon, Carbondale; Raymond Wal-lace, Lenoxville; Grace Leet, She-hawken; Michael Hrebin, Clairton, PA, former local resident.


Former Browndalian Len Reber-nik bagged a black bear on Huckle-berry Mountain. It is the first bear shot in this area in many years.

Presbyterian Homes Inc. has been named as the developer of a housing project for the elderly in Browndale.

Robert Shamro completes Ma-rine Corps basic training.

Miss Mary Kobilsek, Brown-dale, elected to “Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universi-ties” while a student at Marywood College.

Stanley, Ben and Francis Chesn-ick, Union Dale, honored for over 100 years of combined service to the Dairymen’s League.

Deaths: Mrs. Josephine De-bevec, Browndale; David Kovacic, RD 2 Union Dale; Andrew J. War-hola, Alexandria, Va.; Alphonse Kazlauskas, Forest City; Joseph Risboskin, Richmondale; Richard Wells, Clifford; Demetrius Korba, Pleasant Mount.


Richard Quigley, Herrick Cen-ter, was elected president of Forest City Regional School Board. He succeeds Joseph Debevec.

Joseph Pavlovich, Jr., and Joseph Sukenick left last week for Navy basic training.

George Bird was elected Wor-shipful Master of Forest City Lodge, F&AM.

Miss Cathy Hird and Miss Jean

Marie Polaski have been named to the Dean’s List at Grace Downs Air Career School, Long Island, N.Y.

Willard Hobbs, age 28, of Alden-ville, died instantly Saturday from a gunshot wound received while hunting at Camp Shawnee, Clinton Twp.

Don Burdick represented Forest City Regional School at State Cho-rus in Harrisburg.


The Stillwater Reservoir con-tract will be awarded on December 24th. The project is scheduled for completion in 1959.

Miss Margaret M. Malone, for-mer local school teacher, died in Bryn Mawr Hospital November 26th.

The Forest City Joint School Board in annual reorganization reelected Robert Quigley as presi-dent of the board.

Friends and members of the Prebyterian Church honor the Rev. and Mrs. Roy Sinclair in the form of a farewell party as the Rev. Mr. Sinclair will retire from the active ministry on December 31st.

Deaths: Mrs. Mary Salayda, 31 Depot St., at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John Piatek, Clif-ton, N.J.; John W. Jones, Wyoming, former local resident.


Attorney William J. Maxey, 83, pioneer civic leader of Forest City and Susquehanna County for more than 60 years, died on Thursday.

Former GI’s of St. John’s Parish have completed the renovation of the church basement, which will be used for church social and recre-ational activities.

This area was hit by its real first taste of winter when the mercury plunged to zero on Monday cou-pled with wind and snow.

Weddings of note: Miss Jeanne O’Koren and Henry Kamin; Miss Mary Mussari and Joseph Golecki.


Sewing machine hijackers who had been operating in other parts of this area, dealt a heavy blow to Forest City sometime late Sunday night or early Monday morning when they stole 18 power machines from the Forest City Dress Factory.

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Timko observed the golden anniversary of their wedding on Thanksgiving Day.

The Rev. Martin J. Jordan, pastor St. James Church, Pleasant Mount, has been named pastor of St. Agnes Church succeeding the Rev. Hugh J. Ruddy, who has been transferred to Nanticoke.


The Scranton Transit Co. has re-placed the street cars with new mo-torized buses on its local line.

The Charles & Martin Skubic Post of the American Legion will erect a community Christmas tree on the front lawn of the No. 2 School.

John Hydock had a narrow es-cape from serious injury when the truck he was driving was struck and demolished by an O&W freight train at the Mayfield-Jer-myn crossing.

Successful deer hunters in the Pike County woods were: Dr. H. R. Bell, Henry Bayless, Glenn Bayless and Joseph Sansalone.


The local Red Men’s Lodge held its annual banquet on Thanks-giving Day at the Forest House. “Butch” McDevitt, of Wilkes-Barre, was the chief entertainer.

Andy Wargo finished second in the 10-mile Thanksgiving Day race at Carbondale. It took one hour, 10 minutes to finish the race.

Joseph Kutarnia, who was em-ployed in the Kilhullen Barber-shop, has opened a barbershop in the Traction House.

Frank Darrow was elected presi-dent of the school board at its re-organization and Edward Stratford was named vice-president.


Area farmers are selling turkeys for 20 cents a pound.

. Wayne County Commission-ers Hornbeck, Mandeville and Madden were in town yesterday inspecting proposed site for the bridge between Forest City and Browndale across the Lackawanna River.

Mr. and Mrs. John B. Shepherd, South Gibson, have taken up local residence.

Officials of the Forest City Meth-odist Church witnessed a demon-stration of the hollow wire gasoline system for the purpose of lighting the new church with that new sys-tem.


Plans are underway for the con-struction of a new plant to house the Forest City Electric Light Co. The new brick plant will be located on the southern end of Hudson Street.

Mormon missionaries are in town. It is reported that they have made some converts.

Edward Kenworthy, a conductor on a D&H train, lost his left leg as a result of an accident near the Clif-ford breaker on Thursday.

Samuel Jennings and Margaret Davies will be united in marriage Monday in the Prebyterian Church by the Rev. P.B. Kennedy.

Week of December 12Monday - Beef tips w/gravy,

noodles, carrots & broccoli, apple crisp.

Tuesday - Chef salad w/grilled chicken, french onion soup, carrot raisin salad, ww roll, lemon sorbet.

Wednesday - Hot open-faced roast beef sandwich, parslied, mashed potatoes, tossed salad, blushing rasp-berry peaches.

Thursday - Pork & bell pep-pers, gingered carrot, brown rice, chocolate brownie.

Friday - Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes, broccoli & cauliflower, ww roll, apple slices.

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

Brooklyn – A double funeral was conducted here on Satur-day afternoon when Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand Tiffany were laid side by side in Evergreen cemetery. When Mrs. Tif-fany died on Monday night, her husband felt that nothing remained for him to live for and expressed the wish that he might be buried with her. His wish was granted, for on Fri-day morning he was suddenly stricken with pneumonia and died before noon. His wife’s funeral was postponed a day and these two who had trav-eled life’s journey together for nearly fifty years were carried together to their last resting place.

Lynn, Springville Twp. – Chas. Henning and Robert Sheldon left here yesterday for State College, where they will take an agricultural and dairy course. ALSO W. B. Fish is pro-gressing with his water works, piping water to his house and barn which will be a great con-venience when finished.

Harford – News has just reached us that Mrs. Fred Chamberlain, of California, who was seriously injured in an auto accident, in which her husband was killed, underwent a surgical operation on Dec. 3, from which she did not rally. She leaves two small children to mourn her loss. ALSO A nine pound and quarter son—William George, was born to Mr. and Mrs. George LaBarre, in Dr. Burns’ Hospital, Scran-ton, Dec. 1st.

Birchardville – Miss Chadija C. Dayton, a trained nurse from Rochester, is visiting her par-ents, Mr. and Mrs. Watson Day-ton, near this place.

South Montrose – H. R. Decker, the well-known breed-er, recently shipped a very fine, pure bred Holstein calf to California. It arrived in splen-did condition, after its six-day journey. The express charge was over thirty dollars

Montrose – Miss Helen Burns, daughter of druggist and Mrs. Geo. C. Burns, at a recent class election, was hon-ored by being chosen secretary of a large class of students at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy. The fact that she was the only girl elected to fill an office is particularly gratify-ing to her many friends. ALSO Wm. Spence is now the old-est member of A. M. E. Zion church, and he has a fine record for attendance. It is a pleasure to hear him sing and exhort.

Ararat – Samuel Entrot, hav-ing exchanged his large farm in Ararat for the store prop-erty and stock of goods of J. L. Wadman, of Ararat village, will

have a public sale, Dec. 23rd. Fifty head of registered Hol-steins, other stock, and a large stock of farm tools, etc., are to be disposed of. The scarcity of help and poor health made it necessary for Mr. Entrot to give up farming.

Little Meadows – The dance held in the hall, Nov. 29, under the management of the Emmet Club, was not very successful, owing to the bad roads and rain. ALSO E. J. Shaughnessy and family are going to move to Binghamton this week. We will be sorry to lose our neigh-bors. James Murphy has also gone to Binghamton to work for his brother-in law, who runs a milk route.

Friendsville – Martin Cole-man, of Middletown, is board-ing with Thomas Lee and at-tending the Turnpike school. ALSO One of the oldest church-es in Susquehanna county is the unused little Church of the Holy Spirit, located in the grove near Carmalt Lake. The late Rev. Elisha Mulford used to conduct Episcopalian servic-es there occasionally, although it is said it was first used by a number of Quakers for a meet-ing-house.

East Rush – Another one of East Rush’s boys was laid at rest last Sabbath, when the fu-neral of Abijah James, which was held at Jersey Hill, oc-curred. He was in business at Ely, Minnesota, as a druggist for the past few years and was taken sick sometime late in the summer and came to Chicago for treatment, but there seemed to be no cure for him. He leaves a wife and one son and a number of brothers and sisters to mourn him.

Susquehanna – Jesse Payne, aged nearly 96 years, died in the Susquehanna Hospital on Thursday. He was a veteran of the Civil war and until re-cently resided in New Milford. A daughter, Mrs. Ella Griffin, and a son, Thomas Payne, both of Susquehanna, survive. [ Jes-se mustered in on Sept. 5, 1864 to Co. C, Two Hundred and Third Regiment. He mustered out with his company in June of 1865.]

Gelatt – Russell Howell has gone to State College where he will take a course in butter and cheese making.

Marriages Licenses: Seburn Nye and Theresa Payne, Jack-son; Emmett M. Sivers, Lawton and May M. Marbaker, Forest Lake; Kenneth H. Hunter, Great Bend and Blanch E.Vail, Mon-trose; C. Fred Stiles, Endicott, N. Y. and Claudine V. Stanton, Great Bend; Lingi Lesti and Marie Pingareei, Susquehanna.

News Briefs: A mine cave

in Dunmore, Tuesday, carried a horse and wagon to the bot-tom of a thirty-foot hole. ALSO One of the oldest newspapers published in this part of the state, The Bradford Argus, es-tablished in 1833, suspended publication last week. E. A. Parsons was the publisher for years. At his death, some time ago, his wife undertook the management of the publi-cation. The soaring prices of printing materials are given as the cause of the death of the pa-per. The plant of the Argus has been purchased by the Towan-da Printing Company.

ROUNDING UP THE CHICKEN THIEVES: It has been suspected for some time that some of the chicken steal-ing in Montrose has been due to several youths and enough evi-dence being secured the sheriff and 2 constables raided a cer-tain domicile. The house was surrounded, that is on three sides, and Constable Chapman walked in the front door and grabbed the first one in sight. The most guilty made a jump for a rear window, taking sash and all, and Chapman “hol-lered” for aid and Constable Rosche beat it around the back of the house, with a 38 caliber revolver in his hand, and was making good time when he fell over the rocky cliff in true mo-tion-picture style. He saw the fleeing youth and three times his pistol barked. This con-vinced the guilty one that he was needed, and as the bullets were flying close he gave him-self up. Taken before Justice Davies, the thefts were admit-ted, stating that some of Hor-ton Brown’s fine prize birds had found their way into the stewing pot—and other birds had likewise flown in that di-rection. Amusement was shown when told of the culinary op-erations in making fricasseed chicken. The bird was picked, head and feet chopped off, and without the usual preliminary dressing, was dumped into the scalding pot, the formality of removing the entrails being omitted in the act. It was re-lated that one miscreant didn’t eat any of the birds, objecting more to the fact that one of the members stirred the con-tents with his fingers, than to the fact that the fowl was not properly dressed. [Names omit-ted to protect descendants who may read this article.]

200 Years Ago will continue next week.

Week of Dec. 12 MON. - Toasted cheese sandwich, tomato soup, Gold-fish crackers, Smiley fries, winter blend veggies, assorted yogurt. TUES. - Taco meat o/tortillas, steamed rice, corn, black bean salad. WED. - Stuffed shells, sauce, garlic breadstick, salad, sea-soned green beans. THURS. - Baked chicken, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, glazed carrots, fruit cocktail, chocolate cream pie. FRI. - Mickey’s pizza, salad, peas & carrots. Alternates available daily. Grab & Go: Crunchers & BBQ chicken hoagie. Assorted fruits, raw veggies, juices and milks available every day. 1% or fat free white & chocolate milk available daily.

BREAKFAST Monday - Pancakes w/syrup

Tuesday - Egg & cheese on crois-sant

Wednesday - Asst. Yogurt w/Zee Zee bar.

Thursday - Breakfast sausage pizza.

Friday - Bagel w/cream cheese or jelly.

*Choice of assorted fruit or juice, milk. *Alternate breakfast: assorted whole grain or reduced sugar cereals.

Dec. 4 - Christmas in Brass concert featuring Borderline Brass and Friends, 1:30 pm, United Methodist Commu-nity Church, 436 Main Street, Great Bend. Please bring canned fruit or a box of cereal for the Caring Community Food Pantry.

Dec. 2 - Fri., Christ Episco-pal Church soup supper.

Dec. 9 & 10 - Homemade cookie sale, St. Basil’s Church, Simpson, Fri., 5-7 p.m., & Sat., 9 a.m.-noon, 9 Lord Ave, Simpson. Cost $8 a lb. Orders call Joann at 570-282-7664.

Dec. 10 & 11 - Journey Through Bethlehem, a Liv-ing Nativity, Bethany Pres-byterian Church, Rte. 670, Bethany, Sat., & Sun., 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., outdoor walk-ing tours. For more informa-tion go to www.pioneerpar-ish.org or call 570-253-6316.

Dec. 17 - 12 Days of Christ-mas, Urban Grace Dance, Sat., 3 p.m., Ladore Lodge, $10 tick-ets, call 570-689-7088 for info.

Dec. 24 - Thompson Unit-ed Methodist Church an-nual Christmas Eve candle-light service, 7 p.m., Sat., Open to the community, and all are welcomes to attend!

Every Friday - Trinity’s knitting group meets Friday at 6 p.m. ALL are welcome to join in for some great fun. Bring your favorite projects – knitting, crochet, or any other craft. Or come to learn and share with others! Call Elinor Daily for more information, 570-222-3568.

2nd Wednesday - The Union Dale Fire Co. meetings are the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m.

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Photographs into paintings. Bedrooms and murals. Freshening and touch-ups on signs and ornaments.

Landscapes, portraits, pets, and others. View some of her portfolio at Facebook page M. Jaconia McLain Artistry.

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