Looking Backwards

1883

Jacob Cooke refused an offer last week of $13,000 for the Muncy Mills property.

The oil tanks at the Tidewater Pipe Line station, near town, were struck by lighting and entirely destroyed. While the fire was raging about 2,000 barrels of oil was pumped into the line.

Deaths: In East Muncy on Wednesday morning, John H. Brittain, aged 56 years.

June 14, 1923

Boyd Rogers told Henry McBride Saturday that Eldora Grange was going to marry Brady Lodge in June.

Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Alton Long, a son on Wednesday; Mr. and Mrs. J. Howard Waldron, Monday , a son; Mr. and Mrs. L.D. Sedam, a son, on Monday.

The Luminary

June 18, 1953

70 years ago

Margaret A. Story, of Pennsdale, will be Muncy high school’s representative and candidate for queen at the Laurel festival.

Robert C. Umlauf, Muncy, was awarded the degree of Bachelor of Architecture at Harvard University on June 11.

Engagement announced of Mary Walters, Hughesville, to Howard A. Cottingham, Jr., of New Jersey.

Births: Mr. and Mrs. George Mulligan, Muncy, daughter, June 10; A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Williamson, Elimsport, June 10; Mr. and Mrs. Russell Berger, Muncy, daughter, June 13; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bryan, Picture Rocks, daughter, June 14.

Deaths: Mrs. Jemimah V. Clees, 84, Muncy, June 16; Mary Dunham, who owned and operated the Flora Villa, in Eagles Mere, died June 10.

At the Ritz: “Invasion, U.S.A”

Ad: Voneida’s Little Market, Hughesville

The Luminary

June 21, 1973

50 Years Ago

10 cents

Anne L. Lucas, Muncy, became the bride of Steven R. Bateson, on June 16.

Cynthia B. Suddaby, of Connecticut, has selected Aug. 11 as the date of her marriage to Kevin Kennedy, of Muncy.

Karen J. Lindauer, Hughesville, and Thomas E. Secules, also of Hughesville exchanged vows on June 11.

Navy Fireman Recruit Randall L. Stiger, Muncy, has graduated from recruit training at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center.

Births: Mr. and Mrs. James Cotner, Montgomery, son, June 5; Mr. and Mrs. Cameron Day, Hughesville, daughter, June 15; Mr. and Mrs. Michael Moyer, Montgomery, daughter, June 18.

Deaths: Nellie V. Barto, 80, Hughesville, June 17; James B. Hopfer, Hughesville died Monday, June 18.

Ad: Fun Night-Muncy Fire Co. Community Hall every Thursday

Compiled by Ruth Fry

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The Hughesville Mail

100 Years Ago

June 14, 1923

Beginning Monday, June 11th, 1923, mails will close at this office as follows: Williamsport & North Branch Railway points, 7:50 A.M. and 5:25 P.M. All points (Except W.&N.B. Points): 6:50 and 8:30 A.M., and 3:30 P.M. Please note that afternoon mail closes one hour earlier.

Harold Eddy is attending the convention at Eagles Mere today.

Jacob Keller, who suffered a stroke of paralysis on Sunday, is improving.

C.W. Reeder is erecting a combined barn and garage at his home on South Main street.

On last Saturday evening Walter Clark talked over the Bell line to his wife at San Francisco, Cal., where she is visiting their son, Tracy, and family.

The Hughesville Furniture Company is entertaining their employees this evening at a dance in the new building, which is just completed. The Grange orchestra, of Muncy, will furnish the music.

Miss Dorothy Sarah Bullock, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F.M. Bullock, Williamsport, former residents of this place, and Clarence LaRue Homan were united in marriage on Tuesday, June 12, at Elmira, N.Y.

The FIRST NATIONAL BANK on the corner reports Capital of $50,000 and Gains of $135,000.

From The Farm Journal, as

reported in The Hughesville Mail

Queer Bedfellow: We slept all winter in the bed with an 18-inch snake inside of the mattress. In the fall, when we aired the bedding, there was a small hole in the mattress, cut by a rat, and into this hole the snake crawled. I mended this hole before putting the mattress on my bed; of course, I did not know anything had crawled inside. The snake remained perfectly quiet all winter, but when spring came he began crawling about in the mattress. During the night this caused us to sleep uncomfortably and brought about a search for the trouble. We cut open the mattress and the snake crawled out of the hole.

The First Schnauzer

Else von der Lieben, is the first “schnauzer”–a sort of wire-haired terrier–in this country. Else recently was imported from Germany and is now the propterty of Reine Davies, sister of the screen star, Marion.

Compiled by Shirley Confer Boatman

shirleyconfer@gmail.com