History and directory of Newton and Ransom townships, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania; . a little later. Mr. Milot, one of the land agents, gave theland for the first school-house at Newton Centre,with the understanding that it should be usedfor both school and church purposes. Thisschool-house was erected in 1830, and was thefirst frame school-house in the township, and 90 HISTORY OF NEWTOiN TOWNSHIP was built in front of where the Baptist churchnow stands. It was then called the BrushyRidge school-house, and also the red school-house. The new school-house was built in 1867, andSeely Rosenkra
History and directory of Newton and Ransom townships, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania; . a little later. Mr. Milot, one of the land agents, gave theland for the first school-house at Newton Centre,with the understanding that it should be usedfor both school and church purposes. Thisschool-house was erected in 1830, and was thefirst frame school-house in the township, and 90 HISTORY OF NEWTOiN TOWNSHIP was built in front of where the Baptist churchnow stands. It was then called the BrushyRidge school-house, and also the red school-house. The new school-house was built in 1867, andSeely Rosenkrans of Flat Brook, N. J., was thefirst teacher. This is the largest school in thetownship. Frank A. Whitlock is the presentteacher. ker in the evening. $1, was raised on this day to coiiiplelepaying for the church. It was the first churchwith a bell in Newton township. It was re-paired in 1892 and again in 1904 when thesteeple Avas made lower and an addition erectedfor a kitchen. The parsonage was of Lewis was repaired and enlarged in 1882 and againin BALI) MOUNT METHODIST CHUiiClI Bald Mount Methodist Church The M. E. Church at Newton Centre wasorganized in November, 1846. The first trus-tees were Jacob Smith, Nathaniel Richards,Tniiothy Drake, Peter Bedell, Jesse Beemer,Alexander Beemer, George Albright, Noah Pa-trick and John Meiss. In 1847, Peter Bedell,Jacob Smith, James VanSickle, NathanielRichards and Peter Rutan were appointed thebuilding committee who had a church erectedat a cost of $, which was dedicated thesame year. After holding occasional revivals,with a steady increase of membership fortwenty-eight years, the old house of worshipwas abandoned on the 8th of December, building is standing beside the Baptistchurch at Newton Centre in a delapidated con-dition. The present site was purchased of WilliamC. Ayers in 1875. The church is 32x44 feet,has a class room 18x28 feet, a vestibule 8x16feet, and its steeple was 80 fe
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