History of Luzerne, Lackawanna, and Wyoming counties, Pa.; with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of their prominent men and pioneers, Part 74

Author: Munsell, W.W., & Co., New York
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: New York, W.W. Munsell & co.
Number of Pages: 900

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. HARRY E. SWEENEY, of Drifton, is a bookkeeper at Jeddo. He was born in Weissport, Pa., September 20th, 1857.

EDWARD TATTERSHALL, merchant, was born in Stoddardsville, Octo- ber 20th, 1842, and married Fanny S. Russell, of White Haven.

SAMUEL D. TAYLOR is a master mechanic for A. Pardee & Co. He was born in Fairmount, Pa., June 9th, 1827. His wife was Elizabeth J. Easterline, of Wetherby, Pa.

P. H. THOMPSON has been postmaster at Jeddo since 1864, and is the merchant at that place. He was born in Springfield, Ohio, January 21st, 1834, and inarried Emma J. Markle, of Lacon, Ill.

JAMES F. TOTTEN, a native of Jeausville, Pa., was born March 6th, 1853. He was formerly a surveyor and draughtsman with F. W. Beers, the well-known map publisher of New York, aud at present is a teacher and surveyor. His wife was Miss Mattie E. Grover, of Hazleton.

HON. S. W. TRIMMER, M. D., was born in Hunterdon county, N. J., August 12th, 1833. Dr. Trimmer has been elected to the Legislature, has served as prothonotary and burgess, and has held the office of school director for twenty-one consecutive years. He married Elizabeth A. Bennett, of White Haveu, where he is now engaged in the practice of his profession.

GEORGE H. TROUTMAN served as private and officer through the war of 1861-65, and is now practicing law in Hazleton. He was born January 18th, 1841, in Philadelphia, Pa., aud married Miss Etta Crossett, of Northampton, Mass.

STEPHEN TURNRACH, of Freeland, is a carpenter for Coxe Brothers. He was born in Sugarloaf township, March 22nd, 1831. His wife was Mary Ann Nause, of Sugarloaf township.

STEPHEN TURNBACH, a native of Black Creek, was born January 28th, 1827. He was a justice of the peace fourteen years, and was elected county commissioner in 1878. His wife was Miss Hannah Hiller, of Mif- flin, Pa. Mr. Turnbach is now a farmer.

JOHN TURNBACH was born in White Haven, Pa., April 2nd, 1842. He enlisted March 9th, 1864, in Company Hf 18th Pennsylvania cavalry, and was discharged October 31st, 1865. His wife was Mary Aubrey, of Gla- morganshire, Wales. Mr. T. is a bookkeeper at Drifton.

EDWARD TURNBACH is a shipper at Drifton. He was boru in White Haven, Pa., July 25th, 1848, and married Miss 11. E. Hartranft, of Butler, Pa.

A. S. VAN WICKLE resides at Ebervale, and is superintendent for the Ebervale Coal Company.

MAJOR C. J. VOLKENAND Is engaged in the hotel and saloon business at 37 and 39 East Broad street, Ilazleton. He was born in Germany, De- cember 20th, 1839. His wife was Catharina Ringleben, of Philadelphia, Pa. Major Volkenand enlisted September 18th, 1861, in Company K 47th Pennsylvania volunteers, and was discharged September 18th, 1864. In 1869 he raised a company for the 17th regiment national gnards Pennsylvania, and was commissioned major of the regiment.

JOHN WAGNER, of Dritton, was born in Saxony, Germany, September 29th, 1840. He enlisted October 18th, 1861, in the 6th Pennsylvania cay- alry, and was discharged October 18th, 1864. He was in 39 battles and

was wounded three times in one battle. He married Rebecca Shell- hamer, of Black Creek, Pa. He is outside boss for Coxe Brothers.

NATHAN WAGNER was born in Sugarloaf, January 27th, 1836. He en- listed in Company F 147th Pennsylvania volunteers, August 11th, 1862, and served to the close of the civil war, participating in Sherman's march to the sea. His wife was Miss Clara Lawn, of this township. He is at present a dairy farmer.

SAMUEL WAGNER, a resident of Conyngham village, was born in Northampton, Pa., October 19th, 1810. llis wife was Miss Maria Fisher, of Bloomsburg, Pa. Mr. Wagner was formerly a carpenter but is now a farmer.

CHARLES WEIDENBACH was born in Wurtemburg, Germany, Decem- ber 5th, 1846. His wife was Elizabeth Tcheabalt, of Pottsville, Pa. He is the proprietor of a restaurant on East Broad street, Hazleton.

GEORGE S. WENTZ, M. D., a practicing physician and surgeon at Jeddo, was born in Montgomery county, Pa.

C. C. WILLITS, a dealer in stoves and tinware in Hazleton, was born in Catawissa, Columbia county, Pa., December 28th, 1856.

GEORGE WISE, harnessmaker, Jeddo, was born in New York city, Fel- vuary 23d, 1846. His wife was Mary Eberts, of New Mahoning Valley.

JOSEPH WOLF, a farmer and a native of Black Creek township, was born February 7th, 1817. He has been township return judge, supervisor, auditor, school director, assessor, inspector of schools and overseer of the poor. Mrs. Wolf was Miss Susannah Bowman, of Black Creek.

WILLIAM WOLF was born August 19th, 1808, in Biack Creek, and has held all the offices in the township, except that of constable. He was justice of the peace 15 years, and was captain of the "Black Creek Rifles " from 1845 to 1855. He is now a farmer. His wife was Miss Aun Rittenhouse, of Black Creek.

ANDREW WOLF was born in Black Creek township, April 12th, 1853. He has been inspector of election. He is a farmer.

JAMES D. WOODRING, foreman of T. L. MeKeen's lumber mill at Bridgeport, Carbon county, was born in Bethlehem, Lehigh county, Pa., November 13tli, 1844, and married Eliza Patten, of Wilkes-Barre. He served nine months in the 153d Pennsylvania volunteers.

ROBERT H. WRIGHT, attorney and counselor at law in Hazleton, was born in Perry county, Pa., December 4th, 1841. His wife was Miss Kate A. Smith, of New Bloomfield, Pa. Mr. Wright was admitted to practice March 22nd, 1878.

DANIEL YEAGER is a native of Catawissa, Columbia county, Pa., and was born April 2nd, 1821. He is a farmer and market gardener. His wife was Rachael Engle, of Sugarloaf.

D. TOBIAS YOST, agent and operator for the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company at Tomhicken, was born in Columbia county, Pa., December 25th, 1847. Mrs. Yost was Sarah Barnhart, of Hazleton.

C. G. YOUNG, superintendent of store at Ebervale, was born April 9th, 1835, in York county, and married Miss Mollie Giles, of Hazleton.

D. W. ZAHNER, farmer, is a native of Tamaqua, Pa., and was born February 22nd, 1843. Ile had been a school director, treasurer and con- stable of his township. He married Miss Eliza Shiner, of Sugarloaf towuship.

V. B. ZEISER was born February 25th, 1847, in Nescopeck township. Heis watchman at the Dupont Powder Mills. His wife was Miss Seman- tha Entser, of Dorrance.

ANDREW J. ZIEGLER, of Sandy Run, was born in Richland, Pa., Sep- tember 7th, 1840. He is breaker boss for M. S. Kemerer & Co. He was elected a justice of the peace February 17th, 1880, for five years. Mrs. Ziegler was Catharine A. Lindner, of Butler, Pa.

The following citizens of the regions here represented also con- tributed their support to this publication: John Arnold, J S. Beish- line, Henry Bontz, Aaron Boyd, Anthony Brown, John A. Burton, Thomas Campbell, A. B. Coxe, J. J. Cuminiskey, Willard Eaves, John Gressing, Conrad llaas, Evan Herbert, J. E. Hooten, A. B. Jack, E. W. Kernan, Edgar Kudlick, M. A. Leisenring, W. R. Longshore, William McDonald, S. B. McQuade, D. J. Matteson, Charles McCoron, H. W. Myers, J. Il. Nyer, S. B. Price, William Powell, jr., J. S. Sanders, S. R. Schaper, Schwartz & Co., B. Shaver, C. B. Snyder, George Spry, R. F. Stutzbach, J. C. Tomlinson, T. J. Turner, William Von Joule, A. J. Walbridge, W. H. Yarrow, J. W. Young.

Jours Respectfully Sam& D. Ingham Mehoopany, Wyoming Co, Pa.

Thy Luke Nose Mehoopany, Wyoming Co., Pa.

6. Sherwood Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.

R . R. LITTLE Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.

RESIDENCE OF T.J. KERN RESIDENCE OF MISS ELLEN KERN.

Exeter Tp., near Pittston, Pa. Luzerne County.

"THE HARDING PLACE' RESIDENCE OF MRS. SALLY HARDING, EXETER, LUZERNE CO., PA.

Baptist Church

School House

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EARLY HISTORY OF EXETER TOWNSHIP.

EXETER TOWNSHIP.

XETER, as now existing, is the remainder of old Exeter, one of the "seventeen town- ships," which originally included Franklin and Ransom. It contains an area of about twenty-three square miles in the extreme north- eastern corner of Luzerne county, on the right bank of the Susquehanna. The census of 1880 shows that there are 91 farms and a population of 1,023 in the township.

Agriculture succeeded lumbering as the chief employ- ment of the people, and since Pittston and West Pittston have become large consuming markets gardening has come to be profitable on the farms along the river and in the southern part of the township, while the upland farms are used quite largely for dairy purposes, the milk finding a market in the boroughs.

PIONEERS.

The first settlements were made near the river, but im- provements have been at last extended to the remote corners of the township. In 1796, while Franklin and Ransom were included in Exeter, a list of the taxable people was made and recorded. Stewart Pearce in his Annals of Luzerne has carefully preserved this list with slight changes. The names were:

Joel Atherton, Joseph Blaek, Moses Bennett, Timothy Beebe, Roswell Beach, Peleg Comstoek, Joseph Dailey, David Dailey, Jaeob Drake, Wil- liant Foster, Isaae Finch, Richard Gardner, John Gardner, Thomas Gard- ner, Abraham Goodwin, Richard Halsted, William Harding, Samuel Hadley, James Hadley, Stephen Harding, David Harding, Edward Had- sall, John Hadsall, Joseph Hadsall, William Hadsall, Peter Harris, Mi- cajah Harding, Thomas Harding, Artimedorus Ingersol, Benjamin Jones, sen., Nathaniel Jones, sen., Majah Jones, Justus Jones, Benjamin Jones, jr., Thomas Joslin, sen .. Palmer Jenkins, Thomas Joslin, jr., John Jenkins, Thomas Jenkins, John Knapp, Comfort Kinyan, Andrew Mon- tanye, John MeMillen, Benjamin McAfee, Benjamin Newbury, William Ogden, Jaeob Wright, William Sloeum, William Stage, James Sutton, Moses Scovell, Elisha Scovell, James Seovell, David Shauntz, David Smith, David Skeel, William Tripp, Abner Tuttle, David Smith, jr., Gil- bert Townsend, Lazarus Townsend, William Thompson, Thomas Wil- liams, Ebenezer Williams, Allen Whitman, Zebediah Whitman, Nathan Whitloek, Joseph Whitlock and John Seott.

Two years later Captain Stephen Harding, John Jen- kins, Peter Harris, David Smith, S. Dailey and J. Phillips were made commissioners to lay out additional public roads in the township.

EXETER IN 1778.

It was near the site of the Harding Cemetery that some men hoeing corn were attacked by the Indians just be- fore the massacre of 1778. The Indians are said to have first attempted, by stealth, to gain possession of their rifles; but the youth John Harding had been left to watch them, and gave the alarm. The men all ran to- ward the river pursued by the Indians. Benjamin and Stukeley Harding reached their boats, but both were shot-one after he was in his boat and the other as he was entering it. John Harding swam under the willows and escaped. Daniel Weller and John Gardner were made prisoners.

The Indians then passed over to Sutton's creek, and encamped by a spring one or two rods in the rear of Samuel Bailey's house. Near here they killed James Hadsall and his negro, and his nephew, James Hadsall. Daniel Carr and Neezer Reynolds, both sons-in-law of the elder Hadsall, were taken prisoners. Reynolds made his escape, took his wife and children, departed, and has never been heard from. Carr returned after a captivity of seven years.

His wife, supposing him to be dead and thinking she had waited a proper time, had engaged herself to be mar- ried to another man, and was preparing for the wedding. One day she heard some one come into the house; she went to see who it was, and met her husband face to face. She was so overcome she fainted. Of course the new match was never consummated.

The British and tories continued down the river, and landed at fort Wintermoot. Parties have since the Rev- olution been here inquiring about the lands at the old fort who were thought to be descendants of the Winter- moots, who left the valley with the British after the mas- sacre. Here the Indians joined their forces, and near by the battle of Wyoming was begun.

EARLY BUSINESS ENTERPRISES.

Exeter, being an old settlement, was among those hav- ing the earliest business establishments.

In 1776 James Sutton, with James Hadsall as partner, built the first grist-mill and saw-mill on Sutton's creek, (now called at that place Coray creek). There the first grist was ground, and the first board sawed. Hadsall was murdered and the mill destroyed during the invasion of 1778, and all that remains of the old mill is a crank preserved by the Wyoming Historical and Geological Society as a relic of the oldest mill in the Wyoming valley.

Several years later Samuel Sutton, a son of James Sut- ton, built a second grist-mill on the same site, and in 1846 E. A. Coray, having become owner of this site, erected the present grist-mill. Subsequently another saw-mill was built farther up the creek, which is operating at the present time.

Loyd Jones operated a plaster and clover mill on Lewis creek in 1845. The farmers brought their clover seed in the chaff to the mill to be separated and cleaned. The introduction of horse power threshers put an end to this enterprise.

The Indian trail through Exeter was along the old turnpike, now the public road along the river. One of the first taverns here was built by Lewis Jones in 1806, near the present residence of George Miller.

The old "Red Tavern" on Peter Sharpe's place was built the same year, and was kept by John Harding. Mr. Sharpe's house was formerly kept as a stage house by Isaac Harding. There was also another tavern, kept by the Scovells, down the river near Esquire Slocum's. It was used for years as headquarters for the raftsmen on the river.

Mr. Jones had near his inn a still house, which did a

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business of fair proportions and constituted a valuable auxiliary to his tavern.

Another of Mr. Jones's enterprises was the building of a store, which he kept during 1806 and 1807. Salt, which at that time cost $4 per bushel, was the principal ar- ticle of commerce. The salt was necessary for preserv- ing the shad which the settlers took from the river, they being their only article of meat diet. The bears claimed and enforced the first right to all the hogs.

The goods were carted from Philadelphia by James Hadsall, a man now 93 years old.

CHURCHES.

BAPTISTS.

In 1793 the few Baptists of Exeter and Northumber- land united to secure the services of a minister.

In February, 1794, John Jenkins, James Scovell, Thomas Jenkins, Benjamin Smith and Elisha Scovell, subscribed about $65 toward building a church. Al- though they failed to erect the building the effort had its results, for the Baptists farther down the valley wore made favorable to their schemes and a supply of preach- ing was secured for the settlement.

The first church regularly organized here was the Northumberland and Exeter Baptist church. This soci- ety first met in a barn belonging to Henry Jackson, as early as 1798. Among the early members were John Strong, David Adams, Henry Jackson, Stephen Hadsall, Richard Gardner and Jesse White. This church was supplied for half a century with preaching by heroic cir- cuit riders. On the 8th of June, 1850, a division was effected in this society, a part taking the name of the Exeter Baptist Church of Christ. This church has usu- ally had a pastor, but is at present supplied by Rev. A. D. Willifer, of Pittston. The trustees for 1880 were J. B. Jones (also clerk), George Miller and Aaron Brown. A prosperous Sunday-school is maintained in connection with this church.

MT. ZION M. E. CHURCH.

The Mt. Zion M. E. church was formed from parts of two societies or classes at Sutton's creek and the "Old Red School-house" district. Levi C. Lewis was the first class leader of the new society, and the first super- intendent of the Sunday-school. They worshiped in the school-house at Mt. Zion until 1851, when their pres- ent church was built. On February 19th of that year, the trustees, Isaac Stephens, Evi Wilson and Robert S. Lewis, entered into a contract with Levi C. Lewis to build a church in "as good a style as the Truxville meeting ! ouse." A site was given by Valentine De Witt. The building was finished Nov. Ist, 1851, at a cost of about $1,000. The money was pledged by subscriptions and the contractor took the pledges for his pay. The house was dedicated in November by Rev. Mr. Shep- ard. Among the early preachers here are remembered Rev. O. F. Morse and Rev. Asa Brunson, who preached alternately once in two weeks. The society is now sup-

plied with preaching by Rev. F. A. King, of Carverton. It became connected with the Carverton circuit in 1858, when Rev. John Labar was pastor and George Holmes class leader, and the membership was 80. Mr. Labar preached two years; C. L. Reid, one; W. Munger, two; G. C. Smith, one; A. J. Van Clift, two; Joseph Madison, J. Austin, S. Elwell and F. A. King, three years each. The last named is the present pastor. The present su- perintendent of the Sunday-school is Vincent Lewis. It has 77 members. The trustees for 1880 were William Heisler, Smith Lewis, Joseph Whipp, Merritt Rozell, Evi D. Wilson, George B. Holmes, G. Ailesworth, and S. Kitchen.

DIAMOND HOLLOW M. E. CHURCH.

As early as 1800 the Methodist circuit rider found his way into Exeter. The circuit which included this appointment extended over a large territory, and included Dallas, Lehman, Mehoopany, Plymouth, Truxville, Nanti- coke and Plains. Once in a month was as often as the preacher could be at this appointment.

Joseph Whitlock, an old settler, was the first class leader and the meetings were held at his house.

After the school-house was built at Diamond Hollow services were held in it, but the Protestant Methodists came then and the result was an amount of friction which led to the erection at last of an M. E. church in 1835. The present building was erected in 1870 under " the direction of a building committee consisting of An- drew Montanye, Enoch Whitlock, and John Diamond. A Sunday-school is maintained here during the summer.

CEMETERIES.

The Mt. Zion cemetery was originally a private burying ground, but when the church was organized there it was enlarged and became the property of the society. The lot is handsomely fenced and well cared for.

The Harding cemetery is the oldest in the township and contains several handsome monuments. The first burial in it was that of Capt. Stephen Harding, August 4th, 1816. It was then a cultivated field on his farm, and the grave-digger cut the growing grain to make room for the grave. This grave was enclosed, with about one- quarter acre of land, and was used by the Harding family until the farm changed hands, when an acre was reserved for a neighborhood burying-place.

SCHOOLS.

The educational ideas of the primitive Yankee set- tlers were exceedingly vague. Schools had been main- tained before the beginning of the present century in such of the communities as chose to raise by subscription the small amount necessary to pay the itinerant school- master a few weeks during the winter for such services as he could render.

The Yankee schoolmasters of that day were a peculiar in- stitution. It appears that the ranks of this army of literary tramps were swelled by many easy good fellows like Irv- ing's Ichabod Crane, and the result, or possibly the cause, as a generation caring little for educational pursuits.

SARAH A . SCHOOLEY,

WILLIAM SCHOOLEY,

RESIDENCE of WILLIAM SCHOOLEY, EXETER TP, LUZERNE CO., Pa.

RESIDENCE of GEORGE HICE, EXETER. TP., LUZERNE CO., PA.

FLOURING MILL

RESIDENCE of BENJ. EVANS, NESCOPECK, LUZERNE CO., PA.

NESCOPECK CREEK

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SCHOOLS AND MINES OF EXETER-CAMP GROUND-STURMERVILLE.

A few years showed the fruits of this neglect in a gen- eration of illiterate young men and women, who had to avail themselves, even after they were of age, of such advantages as were afforded by the schools of 1800. In the old log school-house, which stood near George Mil- ler's, long rows of these young men and women came to have Master Josiah Beach teach them to read. The first term begun by him was finished by John McMillen, whose descendants are among the present residents of the township. James Hadsall, now ninety-three years of age, is the only survivor of those who attended this first district school ..

During the last decade of the past century this town- ship voted to levy a small tax for the support of a winter school. In 1809 the State law providing for the admis- sion of poor children was the next step toward Penn- sylvania's present admirable system of free schools.

For about fifteen years after the passage of the free school act of 1833, Exeter continued to support the dis- trict schools by the old rate bill system, but finally met the provisions of the law by electing a board of school directors, &c.

There are now five school districts and two parts of districts in this township. One of these schools partly in Exeter is supported by this township, so it is reckoned that there are six public free schools in Exeter. The only one requiring two teachers is the Sturmerville school. The first school here was kept in a log school-house, in 1819-20. The building was burned during the winter and the term was finished in Joseph Schooley's house. Mrs. Rachael Goodwin, daughter of Colonel Jenkins, was one of the early teachers here.

The officers of the Exeter school board are William Heisler, president; A. J. Van Tuyle, clerk.

THE WYOMING CAMP GROUND.

These grounds, now occupied by the Wyoming Camp- Meeting Association, were first pointed out to Rev. Jos. Madison in 1871. During this year the association pur- chased from Richard Sutton for $4,000 the farm in- cluding these grounds. The officers then were: Payne Pettebone, president; Rev. Fred. L. Hiller, secretary; B. D. Beyea, treasurer; and Evi D. Wilson was made superintendent of the grounds. They set apart ten acres for their camp ground. The grounds are finely adapted to their purpose, being well shaded and having a good slope toward the ministers' stand. The space in front of the stand is now surrounded with cottages fantasti- cally trimmed, making a very pretty and comfortable summer home to those interested. The grounds are plentifully supplied with water pumped by a steam- engine from a spring near by. George Peck, D. D., the presiding elder, cut the first stick of timber on the ground where the ministers' stand now is. He also preached the first sermon, taking for his text: "This is none other but the house of God." The present officers of the association are: Payne Pettebone, president; Rev. W. H. Olin, vice-president; Rev. J. C. Shellard, secre-

tary; George Wells, treasurer; Evi D. Wilson, superin- tendent.

POST-OFFICES.

There are now two post-offices in the township. The oldest is the Exeter post-office. Aaron Brown has been the postmaster for the last 25 years.

The Charleston post-office was established about fif- teen years ago, with Charles Montanye as post master. The name, Charleston, was in allusion to his name. In 1873 the name was changed to Harding through the in- strumentality of William H. Wetherbee, the post master. Casper Orberdorfer, the present post master, was com- missioned in 1875.

MINES.

The northern limit of the Northern coal field crosses Exeter just above Scovell's island; so that fully two- thirds of the township is outside of the anthracite field. The earliest mining in the township was on the cropping west of William Schooley's in 1842. A company drove a tunnel on James S. Slocum's farm in 1856. Both of these tunnels are practically abandoned. The Lehigh Valley Coal Company owns the principal coal works in the township, employing about 225 men and 100 boys. Abednego Reese is mine boss, and A. G. Mason, outside foreman. On May 27th, 1871, the West Pittston breaker, belonging to the Lehigh Valley Coal Company, burned. There were 28 men in the mines when the fire broke out, of whom 19 were either dead when brought out, or died very soon after reaching the top of the ground. The fire originated in the tower of the breaker, and was caused by friction of the journals of the faw.

STURMERVILLE.

This rapidly growing village is located on the Wyoming battle ground.

About 1874 Capt. Solomon Sturmer bought the site from Mrs. Rachael Goodwin, daughter of Colonel John Jenkins, and laid it out in building lots. Thomas McNeil bought a lot and built the first dwelling in the place. It

now contains about 35 families, who are mostly engaged in the mines or at the Lee Arms Company's Manufactory.

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This large institution was first incorporated as the Pitts- ton Arms Company, and was started through the encour- agement and enterprise of the citizens in the vicinity, who donated the grounds and subscribed for $9,000 of the stock.

Later the name was changed to its present one, The Lee Arms Company.

The cheapness of fuel enables the company to success- fully compete with the manufacturers of New England, and they are now prosecuting an extensive business. J. Frank Lee, Esq., of Wilkes-Barre, is president and R. L. Brewer superintendent.

WEST PITTSTON BOROUGH.

W EST PITTSTON borough is practically a suburb of Pittston and there is very little commercial business done here. The manu- factories consist of the Wyoming Valley Knitting Mills and Wisner & Strong's foun- dry and machine shop. The population is 2,543. The first store opened in West Pittston was the one on Exeter street now owned by T. W. & H. D. Kyte. It was built in the fall of 1856 by Samuel Price, who after doing a general merchandise business for two years was succeeded by G. B. Romnell.

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History of Luzerne, Lackawanna, and Wyoming counties, Pa.; with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of their prominent men and pioneers, Part 74

Author: Munsell, W.W., & Co., New York Publication date: 1880 Publisher: New York, W.W. Munsell & co. Number of Pages: 900

Author: Munsell, W.W., & Co., New York
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: New York, W.W. Munsell & co.
Number of Pages: 900