Saturday,

Nov. 14, 1874

Married: On the 28th ult, Daniel Senseman of Turbotville, and Miss Sadie Plotts of Muncy.

The steam saw mill of Noble & Peterman is being run day and night.

The question of gas is a fact, the necessary stock having been secured on Wednesday.

James D. Brewer and Jos. Shoemaker are home from N.Y. where they placed one of Brewer’s patent fishways in the Mohawk river.

Friday, Nov. 16, 1883

Frank Buck is erecting a residence on the road leading to the Reading depot.

Coulter, Rogers and Co. are crowded with orders and their new factory is being run to capacity.

Some scoundrel made an attempt to sink he canal boat of Allen Trumbower, while lying at the wharf at Muncy basin. Three auger holes had been bored in the bottom of the boat.

Waldron & Sprout’s new factory is rapidly approaching completion.

The Muncy

Luminary

and Lycoming County Advertiser

Nov. 15, 1923

Charity Ball at “Y” To Be Held Nov. 30th–Eight pIece Orchestra will be a Feature-Fourth Annual Event-Benefit Needy-Ray Sprout as Soloist.

A score or more of people were hurt when a large section of an emergency stand gave away during the Bucknell-Lehigh football game at Lewisburg Saturday afternoon.

Edna S. Snyder, of Muncy, and James Covert, of Muncy, were united in marriage on Saturday morning.

Deaths: Mrs. William Rupert died Sunday morning, aged 63; Mrs. Anna Yetter died Tuesday morning at her home near Hall’s Station, aged 74 years.

Ad: Weis Pure Food Store-Solid pack Tomatoes No.2 can . . .10 cents

The Luminary

Nov. 22, 1973

50 years ago

Births: Mr. and Mrs. Dale Cooley, Allenwood, son, Nov. 14. Mother former Sharon Etzweller; Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Fisk, Millville, son, Nov. 14; Mr. and Mrs. Miles Betz, Muncy, son, Nov. 16; Mr. and Mrs. Terry Robin, Unityville, son, Nov. 16; Mr. and Mrs. Larry Miller, New Columbia, son, Nov. 19.

Deaths: Mary Baley, of Picture Rocks, former Muncy kindergarten teacher, died Nov. 15; Howard A.Whitmoyer, Sr., 59, Hughesville, died Nov. 14; Emma M. Bugh, 93, formerly of Hughesville, died Nov. 13; Harry M. Boyer, 72, Hughesville, died Nov. 14; Grover Stackhouse, 88, died Nov. 17; Patrick Lenig, 19, Muncy, died Nov. 15

At the Ritz: “A Touch of Class”

Compiled by Ruth Fry

rfry@muncyluminary

The

Hughesville Mail

100 Years Ago

Nov. 15, 1923

The little daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Daye has been named Barbara Louise.

Mrs. Lillian Stepp and John Hessler spent the week-end with relatives in Renova.

Dr. H.T. Smith, Clinton Cook, Robert Smith and Arthur Wilkins attended the football game at Lewisburg Saturday.

Clay Miller is a member of a hunting party with headquarters at the Rainbow cottage along the Loyalsock.

Mrs. Margaret Fiester, Miss Kathryn Shultz and Myron Fiester spent the week-end at Laquin, as the guests of Mr. ad Mrs. Reamer Fiester.

Mrs. T. Harold Boak entertained the members of the Young People’s Missionary society of Trinity Lutheran church at her home on North Broad street, Monday evening.

Picture Rocks

Mrs. C.W. Burrows very pleasantly entertained the Sunshine Club on Thursday. Those present were Mrs. M.C. Persun, Mrs. C.A. Sypher, Mrs. G.A. Ferrell, Mrs. Edward Bayley, Mrs. G.F. Armstrong, Mrs. F.B. Foster, Mrs. Robert Archer, Mrs. R.G. Fry, Mrs. H.P. Burrows, Mrs. Nellie Haman and Miss Maud Bennett.

The Ogdonia Sporting club killed two bears last week. Clyde Campbell and Corbett Sheets were the lucky sportsmen.

Sporting Squibs

Professional football league will conclude December 9.

Wilbert Robinson, manager of the Brooklyn Nationals, has signed a new three-year contract.

The Grand Prix of Paris is the highest cash prize awarded at any horse race in any country in the world.

Polish women recently held their first track meet with satisfactory results.

The world’s record for longest distance ever run in one hour [men] is 11.85 miles, set by J. Bouin of France. [According to Wikipedia, today’s record is 13.25, set by Mo Farah of Somolia]

Compiled by Shirley Confer Boatman

shirleyconfer@gmail.com