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The Forest House, so named early in its history from its then sylvan environments, was erected by a Mr. Sprague, of Brooklyn, N. Y., and was in use for a time as a boarding house. It was opened as a hotel by Joseph Godfrey and managed by him until 1866, when he sold out to Spencer J. Reed, from Binghamton, N. Y., who has been succeeded by the present proprietor, Mr. U. G. Schoonmaker. An engraving of this hotel appears here- with.
FORESTHOUSE!
REIST HOUSE
The Wyoming House was built in 1850. J. C. Bur- gess, who died in October, 1879, became the owner of the house, and under various managers it has ever been popular. The present proprietor is Mr. J. B. Stark.
The St. Charles House was erected by Miller & Cliff, and opened July 4th, 1859, by David D. Kressler, the former landlord at the Scranton House. In 1868 it was purchase by D. B. Brainard, an early employe of the Lackawanna Iron and Coal Company, who is the present proprietor.
The Lackawanna Valley House was built by Jacob Robinson in 1867, and was opened by E. B. Burnham. It has several times changed hands and is now managed successfully by I. Eugene Whipple.
The Susquehanna House is of comparatively recent date, having been opened as a hotel a few years ago in a reconstructed mercantile block. The present proprietor is Oscar Carpenter. The Scranton House was crected a few years ago by L. Koch and subsequently sold to Vic- tor Koch.
There are other public houses of more or less prom- inence, but those mentioned are the most popular and most liberally patronized.
DUNMORE BOROUGH.
The settlement of William Allsworth on the site of this now flourishing borough has been adverted to. His rude cabin, brush-roofed and its bar-room "fortified with long pickets extending to the ceiling," stood upon the spot now occupied by the brick store of . John D. Boyle. In after years it came to be known as "the old tavern." Allsworth was succeeded as landlord in turn by Philip Swartz, Isaac Dolph, J. D. Bloom, Henry W. Drinker and Samuel De Puy.
EARLY EVENTS IN DUNMORE.
It is conceded that to no one person is the early im- provement of Dunmore due more than to Hon. John B. Smith, of the Pennsylvania Coal Company. Up to 1847 or 1848 Dunmore consisted of but four houses. The place had been named about the time of the construction of the Drinker turnpike, by Henry W. Drinker, who ac- quired the ownership of much of the land within the limits of the present borough.
John Allsworth and Philip Swartz came in 1816. Among other early settlers were Edward Lunnun, John. West, Isaac and Charles Dolph, Levi De Puy and James Brown.
The oldest native resident of the Lackawanna valley is Allen Secor, son of John Secor, who was born in Blakeley, about two miles from Dunmore, in March, 1804, and now lives in Dunmore. He has spent his whole life in this valley. He helped to erect the first log house in Carbon- dale, and he ran the last raft that descended the Lacka- wanna.
About 1820 a store was opened at " the Corners," as the locality came to be called, under the impulse given to the section by the Drinker turnpike project. It was a small affair. The pioneer wagon maker and repairer was James Yates; Joseph Tanner was the first blacksmith. The first store of any pretensions was opened in 1845 by C. W. Potter. It was occupied by Atwater & Swartz
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from 1848 to 1853; then by Ward & Swartz till 1870, since when Daniel Swartz has been sole proprietor. About 1853 J. D. Boyle erected his brick store on the ground formerly occupied by the pioneer tavern, and he has since traded there. Two saw-mills were in operation in 1857, owned by Daniel Swartz and E. Spencer re- spectively.
POST-OFFICE AND SCHOOLS.
The post-office at Dunmore was established in 1848. G. P. Howell was the first postmaster and soon resigned in favor of Daniel Swartz, who served until 1853. The succeeding incumbents have been, in the order named, Francis Quick, N. Sommes, George Black, S. W. Ward, N. Sommers and D. W. Himrod.
The first school-house was built in 1825, and though rude and small was ample. It was also used occasionally for church purposes. With the influx of population educational facilities have kept pace. There are now seven school-houses in the borough and a large number of scholars are accommodated.
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CIVIL HISTORY.
Dunmore borough was incorporated April 10th, 1862, from portions of l'rovidence township and Scranton borough.
The following justices of the peace for Dunmore have been elected in the years specified: Edward Loughlin, 1865; N. W. Warner, 1867, 1872, 1877; Anthony Horan, 1870; David McDonnell, 1875.
The burgesses have been as follows: 1863, 1864, Cal- vin Spencer; 1865, G. W. Simpson; 1866. R. P. Savage; 1867, Anthony McDonnell; 1868, 1872, Peter Burschel; 1869, 1871, Anthony McDonnell; 1870, N. W. Warner; 1873, Thomas Cawley; 1874, Lewis Minnich; 1875, Thomas Widdowfield; 1876, D. P. Barton; 1877, Owen Flynn; 1878-80, F. D. Chambers.
THE CITY OF SCRANTON.
Following the consideration of the boroughs of Provi- dence, Scranton, Hyde Park and Dunmore naturally is that of the city of Scranton, the limits of which embrace all of the first, second and third, and a portion of the latter as formerly bounded.
To the courtesy of Hon. Lewis Pughe, president of the board of trade, we are indebted for much of the following descriptive and statistical matter:
The city of Scranton occupies a succession of hills and eminences, the most important of which is Hyde Park hill, from which a magnificent view of the place and sur- rounding scenery may be obtained. The rapid strides in population, wealth and in permanent prosperity of Scranton have heretofore attracted attention. Situated upon the highlands of northeastern Pennsylvania, in the northern anthracite coal field, and within about one
hundred and fifty miles of New York, and nearly the same distance from Philadelphia, Scranton is admirably located to command an influence and growth larger than it has yet experienced. The city is surrounded by small towns of from 1,500 to 4,000 inhabitants, and Scranton is the natural center of trade and travel. Underlying the whole section is what is known as the northern an- thracite coal field, comprising 198 square miles, or 126,- 720 acres of this valuable deposit, which is variously esti- mated to contain from 50,000 to 100,000 tons to the acre. These enormous figures are conclusive evidence of the stability and development of the future, as this great re- source appears to be almost inexhaustible. With the advantage of from thirty to fifty feet of solid coal, which all the industries and the households of the world de- mand, it is difficult to predict any limit to the prosperity of the locality. The process of mining or producing coal is carried on at a rate of which the general public have little conception. From 25,000 to 35,000 tons are daily shipped by the different carrying companies that center here.
According to the latest published commercial reports, there are 989 business establishments in the city, where are sold nearly every variety of articles for the use of the people of this section. The mercantile buildings are fine structures, and the operations of trade, particularly in the leading dry goods houses, are conducted upon the most approved plan.
The population of Scranton borough in 1853 was 3,000; in 1860, 9,223; in '1870 the population of the city was 35,092; in 1880, 45,925. The unprecedented and unre- peated advance in population between 1860 and 1870 was due to the incorporation of Providence and Hyde Park and a portion of Dunmore with Scranton; and the figures of a later date indicate the population of the three former boroughs combined, together with that of such other territory as was included within the city limits. Mr. W. W. Winton has contributed considerably to the extension of the populous portions of the city by his ad- ditions to Scranton, Hyde Park and Providence.
THE SCRANTON BOARD OF TRADE.
The organization of the Scranton Board of Trade was completed December 12th, 1867, the following firms through their representatives signing as charter members: D. B. Oakes & Co., J. Phillips & Co., Monies & Pughe, Fisher, Sutphin & Co., F. J. Fisher & Co., Cone & Lent, Phelps & Chase, David Patterson, Dale & Keene and George Coray & Co. An election held the first Tuesday in January, 1868, resulted in the choice of the following named officers and directors: Elisha Phinney, president; George Coray, vice-president; Lewis Pughe, secretary; D. Cone, treasurer; directors-M. Dale, T. J. Fisher, D. Patterson, George Fisher, Lewis Pughe and J. C. Phelps. The board was incorporated February 4th, 1871. The annual income from estate held by the corporation was limited to $10,000.
Up to the date of the first annual election under the act of incorporation the following members of the board
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had served as president: Elisha Phinney, 1863, 1869; Lewis Pughe, 1870, 1871 ; secretaries-Lewis Pughe, 1868; F. L. Hitchcock, 1869; Walter W. Winton, 1870; F. L. Hitchcock, 1871. January ist, 1872, the following officers were elected: George Fisher, president; T. F. Hunt, vice-president; F. L. Hitchcock, secretary; G. A. Fuller, treasurer. The successive presidents since that time have been: George Fisher, re-elected, 1873, 1874; G. A. Fuller, 1875, 1876; Lewis Pughe, 1877-80. F. L. Hitchcock was re-elected secretary in 1873. His suc- cessors have been as follows: H. A. Vail, 1874; E. L. Fuller, 1875; A. D. Holland, 1876-78 (resigning in March of the latter year); I. F. Fuller, 1878, 1879; John B. Owens, 1880. The officers not mentioned above, elected for 1880, were: Vice-president, R. W. Luce; treasurer, A. W. Dickson ; assistant secretary, J. M. Hunt. Messrs. G. A. Fuller, William H. Perkins and William Connell are the trustees.
The following are the names of members of the Board of Trade representing individual interests: C. E. Chit- tenden, H A. Coursen, George Fisher, G. W. Fritz, A. G. Gilmore, J. M. Hunt, N. A. Hulbert, C. J. Johnson, J. Kemerer, Thomas Lucas, F. E. Nettleton, M. Norton, L. B. Powell, Joseph Chase and W. T. Smith. The fol- lowing members represent the firms or corporations men- tioned in connection with their names:
Williamn H. Allen, Allen & Powell; Henry Bettin, Connell & Battin; Williamn Connell, Alexander Connell; A. H. Coursen, A. H. & E. G. Cour- sen ; M. H. Dale, Dale & Co .; A. M. Deeker, Stowers Pork Paeking Com- pany ; A. W. Diekson, Weston Mill Company, limited; E. A. Forrester, Forrester Brothers ; G. A. Fuller, G. A. Fuller & Co .; E. L. Fuller, Hunt Brothers & Co., limited ; E. C. Fuller, L. S. & E. C. Fuller ; M. Goldsmith, Goldsmith Brothers; J. H. Gunster, Scranton City Bank ; B. A. Hill, Hill & Keiser ; S. P. Hull, G. M. Hull & Co .; A. D. Holland, H. & A. D. Holland; C. F. Jones, Jones Brothers ; B. E. Leonard, Leonard Brothers; R. M. Lindsay, Lindsay & Liddle; R. W. Luce, C. G. Courtright & Co .; T. J. Luee, Luee & Shoemaker; R. J. Matthews, Matthews Brothers; M. Maloney, Maloney Manufacturing and Gas Light Company; Lewis Pughe, Monies & Pughe ; J. A. Priee, Scranton Stove Works; C. E. Pryor, Pryor & Thompson ; W. H. Perkins, Dickson Manufacturing Company, Simon Riee, Simon Rice & Brother; W. H. Richmond, .Elk Hill Iron and Coal Company ; J. H. Stelle, Beadle & Stelle; D. Silkman, Silkman, Winton & Co .; T. C. Snover, Clark & Snover; T. G. Smith, Smith & Clearwater.
The board of trade has one honorary member, Mr. J. C. Platt, who was early and has been long identified with the mercantile and commercial interests of the Lacka- wanna valley. In addition to the usual objects the Scranton Board of Trade has a distinctive benefit in a commercial agency department, which is attached to the institution under charge of the secretary, which is confined to the use of the members of the board, its operation and influ- ence covering the territory canvassed by the wholesale dealers.
THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
This board consists of five members, including the mayor, who acts as president ex officio. The first board was elected June Ist, 1878, two members being chosen for one year and two for two years. The term of office is two years. June 11th, 1878, the board met, with the mayor as chairman, and perfected the organization, with George B. Boyd, M. D., as health officer, and George B. Foster as secretary, and necessary committees. The
books were opened October ist for the collection of sta- tistics relating to the sanitary condition of the city, em- bracing a record of marriages, births and deaths; also the licensing of persons to act as scavengers, and the keep- ing of complaint books.
HOME FOR THE FRIENDLESS.
In response to a call from the members of the Young Men's Christian Association of Scranton, a public meet- ing of ladies was held September 27th, 1871, at the rooms of that society to inaugurate a movement in behalf of friendless women and children of the city. A house con- taining eight rooms, at the corner of Franklin avenue and Linden street, had been leased temporarily and partially furnished and fitted up with money provided by the city poor directors. Seven women and nine children had been admitted. A committee of ten ladies was chosen to take preliminary steps for the organization of a . society for a home for' the friendless. October 4th, at a public meeting, a constitution was adopted and fifty ladies signed it and paid the yearly dues ($3); three, by the payment of $50 each, became life members. Officers were elected as follows: Mrs. C. H. Doud, president; Mrs. Thomas Moore and Mrs. C. F. Mattes, vice-presidents; Mrs. Wil- liam Brock, corresponding secretary; Mrs. L. B. Powell, recording secretary; Mrs. H. B. Rockwell, treasurer.
In the following April the Home was removed to a house near the corner of Jefferson avenue and Linden street. October 26th, 1873, " the Society of the Home for Friendless Women and Children of the City of Scran- ton " was chartered. Some lots on Adams avenue were secured, on which a commodious, substantial and conven- iently arranged building was erected in 1874 at a cost of a little over $8,000. This institution is now in a flourishing condition financially. The number of inmates, June 15th, 1879, was thirty-seven, of whom sixteen were male children, eighteen female children and three adults.
The officers elected for 1879 were: Mrs. H. S. Pierce, president; Mrs. James Blair, vice-president; Mrs. Thomas Moore, chief manager; Mrs. H. F. Warren, recording secretary; Mrs. C. P. Matthews, corresponding secretary; Mrs. G. L. Dickson, treasurer; Mrs. Helen Owen, matron.
THE LACKAWANNA HOSPITAL.
An act approved May 18th, 1871, incorporated William N. Monies, John B. Smith, William F. Hall- stead, B. H. Throop, R. A. Squire, A. Davis, E. C. Fuller, William Merrifield, Henry Griffin, Charles Doud and W. W. Winton, and their associates and successors, under the title of the Lackawanna Hospital of Scranton, Penn- sylvania. The following named persons constituted the first board of directors: Col. William N. Monies, Hon. John B. Smith, William F. Hallstead, B. H. Throop, M. D., R. A. Squire, M. D., A. Davis, M. D., E. C. Fuller, Wil- liam Merrifield, Henry Griffin, Charles Doud and W. W. Winton.
A building on Franklin avenue was secured and opened as a hospital. It is a brick structure 40 by 60 feet and three stories high, standing on a pleasant lot 120 by 160
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feet, and has accommodations for fifty patients. The hos- pital has been constantly open since this time, and the fol- lowing summary of the number of patients treated will afford an idea of the amount of work it has accomplished for the cause of humanity during its brief career: From January, 1872, to January, 1875, ward patients, 225, dis- pensary patients 211; 1875, ward patients 85, dispen- sary patients 480; 1876, ward patients I11, dispensary patients 531; 1877, ward patients 89, dispensary patients 621; 1878, ward patients 144, dispensary patients 1,636; total to January, 1880, 6,524 patients treated.
Three appropriations from the State have been re- ceived, amounting to $35,000. The officers of the hos- pital are (January Ist, 1880): Thomas Phillips, presi- dent; James Ruthven, secretary; E. C. Fuller, treas- urer; James O. Brown, steward; D). N. Green, J. C. Platt, James Ruthven, Nicholas Washburn and Thomas Phillips, executive committee; Hon. Alfred Hand, Rev. Moses Whitty, J. C. Platt, D. N. Green, James Ruthven, Thomas Phillips, Nicholas Washburn, E. C. Fuller and William Connell, directors. Doctors William H. Heath, J. W. Gibbs, L. H. Gibbs, William F. Pier, J. E. O'Brien and William H. Pier constitute the medical staff.
PUBLIC EDUCATION.
In 1812 a large tract was donated by the original pro- prietors of Providence township for educational purposes, but owing to protracted litigation between the boards of the different school districts of this city the proceeds of the grant have afforded very little benefit to the cause of education.
The cause of public education in Scranton has ad- vanced in proportion to everything else in this city of al- most mushroom growth. The school districts belonging to Providence, Hyde Park and Scranton boroughs were under entirely distinct and separate managements from the time of their establishment until 1877, when, by the adoption of the new charter, making Scranton a city of the third class, the different school districts were consol- idated. In 1818 the first school-house in Providence township was erected a short distance from the Holmes house; it is still standing, though not used for educational purposes. Before the erection of this building the chil- dren were instructed in private houses, and during the summer time often in the open air under the shade of a tree.
During 1834 another school building was erected in the township, and was known as the Bell school-house, from its having the first bell in the valley. On account of a political strife arising between the Whigs and the Democrats a third school-house was erected in 1836 on the opposite side of the Lackawanna river, in which sev- eral well known persons have taught, including the late Judge Ketchum, D. R. Randall, Ann Stephens and W.W. Winton.
At the time of the consolidation of the school districts in 1877 the Providence district, in connection with the second school district, contained nine school buildings, six of which were framed and three brick, with an at-
tendance of about 1,300 pupils. The Hyde Park, or as it was more generally termed the third, school district was comprised in what is now the fourth, fifth, sixth, fourteenth, fifteenth and eighteenth wards of Scranton. In 1852, at the time Hyde Park was incorporated as a bor- ough, there were but two school-houses in the district. One of these was erected probably before 1820, near the southwesterly corner of Main street, and was used for religious as well as educational purposes. Prior to this many of the children attended the schools at Providence. The other was built in 1837, on the site of the Methodist church. It was quite a pretentious building for those days and became somewhat celebrated for the character of the schools maintained there. Among the teachers in this building may be mentioned William Ricketson, D. R. Randall and John L. Richardson. The public schools of the district were closed during the winter of 1854 and until the fall of 1855 on account of the resignation of the principal teacher, Mr. Tallman. A brick school building was erected in 1858 on the site of school-houses Nos. 14 and 15, to take the place of one which had been sold to the Methodist society; and in this building were established the first graded schools in the district. Two school buildings were erected between 1860 and 1870, and in 1871 a borough superintendent was elected. At the time of the consolidation this district contained several school buildings, five of which were framed and two brick, fully equipped with teachers and having a large number of pupils enrolled.
There were five schools reported in the Scranton or fourth school district at the beginning of 1857, held in five one-story frame buildings, each building representing a sub-district. During this year the site of the high school building was secured, and a brick building two stories high was opened for school January Ist, 1858. This was designated the central building and contained four rooms, in which were established the first graded schools in the city, primary, intermediate, grammar and high school. E. D. Rawson, elected January Ist, 1858, was the first principal of these graded schools. From November, 1858, E. A. Lawrence was principal four years, during which time many important changes were made in the condition of the schools. The directors brought the different sub-districts under one management and appointed Mr. Lawrence principal of all the schools in the borough, which position he held for three years. During this administration two brick buildings were erected, an addition was made to the central building, which increased the number of rooms to six, and three new sub-districts were established, making a total of eight sub-districts and sixteen schools.
Joseph Roney was superintendent of the schools in the fourth district from March, 1868, until the consolida- tion of the districts. During this interval two more school buildings were erected, making eleven, nine of which were first class, with sittings for 3,000 pupils; the number of teachers was increased from 22 to 74; the cen- tral building was enlarged to eleven rooms, with suitable recitation rooms connected with each school; a depart-
D. W. CONNOLLY.
D. W. Connolly, the Democratic and N. G. L. candidate for Con- gress in the XIIth Congressional district, was born in the village of Cocheton, Sullivan county, N. Y., on the 24th day of April, 1847. His father, John Connolly, well known in this section of the coun- ty for twenty-five years before his death, which occurred in 1873, as a railroad contractor, was born in Ireland, and removed to this coun- try with his parents when he was about eight years old. He lived in New York city until he attained his majority. About that time the Albany and Boston Railroad Com- pany commenced the construction of their road in Massachusetts, and John Connolly accepted a position as foreman with Mr. O'Neill, his brother-in-law and a prominent contractor, for a portion of the road near Springfield, Mass. While engaged in this position, as foreman, near the town of Montgomery, Mass., Mr. Connolly became acquainted with Miss Ann Adelia Allyn, the daughter of Deacon David Allyn, a thriving and highly respected farmer of Montgomery, and their marriage followed soon after. Some of the best blood of New England flows through Mrs. Connolly's veins. Her ancestors came from Eng- land early in the seventeenth century, and settled at a place now called Allyn's Point in Connecticut. Her grandfather, David Allyn, was a Revolutionary soldier, having fought under General Washington in the war for independence. Her grandmother was named Tyler and was a near relative of John Tyler, President of the United States.
In the spring of 1868 D. W. Connolly entered upon the study of law in Scranton. At the end of the prescribed term of service Mr. Connolly passed a very creditable examination before Judges Lewis Jones, Alfred Hand and W. G. Ward, and was admitted to practice in the Mayor's Court for the city of Scranton and in the several courts of Luzerne county in May, 1870.
Since his admission to the bar, as well as previous to that time, Mr. Connolly has been a close student. His mind is built on a broad gauge; he possesses the faculty of grasping all the points in a case on presentation of the facts, and it was not long before the most able law- yers of old Luzerne confessed that with Mr. Connolly on the other side of a case they had a foeman worthy of their steel. To-day he stands in the front rank of the able lawyers of northeastern Pennsylvania. He is a wise counselor, manages a case with adroitness and good judgment and has a clear and perspicuous style of pre- senting facts to a jury.
No lawyer was ever more faithful to the cause of a client than Mr. Connolly. The writer of this sketch had
the pleasure of being for some time intimately connected with him, and he knows whereof he speaks when he says that if Mr. Connolly takes a case he goes into the work with his whole heart and soul. No motives of personal com- fort or convenience are allowed to distract him from the work in hand, and if the case is lost it is not be- cause of either lack of ability or inattention on his part.
Through all the years of his active life Mr. Connolly has borne an unblemished reputation. His record will bear the closest scru- tiny. It is because of his untar- nished reputation and eminent abilities that he is universally re- spected by all classes.
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