REMEMBERING WHEN

This photograph of the first Kuhn Reunion in 1902, supplied by Andrew Reymer of Mount Joy, was the first for the family. It's not know if the reunion had anything to do with the early thoughts of the Old Boy's Reunion that we today celebration as Old Home Week.

100 Years Ago

August 15, 1907

The work of grading down the north side of West Baltimore Street between Jefferson and Findlay streets is nearing completion and the street will soon be ready for use.

Jacob A. Finfrock has sold his 100-acre Antrim Township farm to Paxton M. Cantner.

The annual excursion to Ocean Grove (Asbury Park) N.J. via the Cumberland Valley and Pennsylvania Railroads will be run this year on Friday, Aug. 23. The round trip fare is $6.

Waynesboro, in its usual upto date style, has arranged to have waste paper receptacles erected at a number of the intersections of the main streets of that town.

Pennsylvania will begin an experiment establishing movable schools of agriculture to teach dairying, poultry-raising and horticulture.

Members of the 1982-83 Greencaslte-Antrim High School Marching Band, under the direction of Gary Hartle, had a workshop on Kaley Field just before school started in August of 1982.

It was a typical Grange picnic at a typical Grange homestead that was held on the lawn of Melrose, the country place of U. Grant Shook, west of town. About 100 persons attended the affair which was a happy one from every viewpoint.

M. E. Kefauver, of Middletown, Md., who recently purchased the Devor farm near Fort Loudon, has a force of men at work making a large dam to flood 12 acres of land for the purpose of raising gold fish. This will be a new industry for Franklin County.

75 Years Ago

August 18, 1932

Flavored until the very end by ideal weather, the 11th Triennial Old Home Week swept last week to a tremendous success, bringing to Greencastle the largest crowd in its history and imparting happiness to thousands.

Riding his horse as proudly as if he were 23 instead of 83, "Abe" Foreman, veteran Hagerstown horseman and former Greencastle resident, had the honor of heading the big parade that was one of the features of Old Home Week.

At the regular triennial business meeting of the Old Home Week Association, Charles W. Carl, of Scarsdale, N. Y. was elected president of the association, succeeding G. Fred Ziegler.

Appropriate exercises commemorating the 150th anniversary of the founding of Greencastle were held on the Public Square as part of the program of the 11th Triennial Old Home Week.

A judge turned down a protest of phone company toll rates in Greencastle and Mercersburg.

A new street lighting contract between the borough and the Greencastle Light, Heat, Fuel and Power Company was executed.

G. Fred Ziegler, publisher of The Echo-Pilot, will this week remove the business and editorial office of the newspaper from the Franklin apartment building on North Carlisle Street to the room in the Ziegler building, Center Square, recently used as the Old Home Week headquarters. The printing equipment will remain in the Franklin Building.

One teaching position, to be filled by William P. Conrad, was added by the Greencastle School board for the coming year.

Taking with them their famous 1741 pumper, members of the Rescue Hose Company plan to journey to Washington on Labor Day, where they will again enter the parade.

With various members of the Old Home Week committee present as their guests, members of the Rescue Hose Company band, and other musicians who furnished entertainment during the past week, enjoyed a delightful chicken dinner served in the Modern Home Dining Room.

Paving the way for adjournment, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives adopted by a vote of 123 to 61 a general one percent sales tax, effective from Sept. 1, 1932 to Feb. 27, 1933 to raise money for direct relief of Pennsylvania's jobless.

With hundreds present from all parts of Franklin County, and from neighboring counties as well, the Farmers Protective Association sponsored the fifth annual farmers picnic at Rhodes Grove camp. J. E. Kershner of Greencastle, state chairman of the association, presided.

While P.M. Mowen, one of the officers of the Rescue Hose Company, was taking part in the big parade, a daughter was born to Mrs. Mowen at the Mowen home on North Washington Street. Mr. Mowen did not know that the event had taken place until the parade passed the house, and Dr. T. H. Gilland came out to tell him the good news. The little girl, the first girl in a family of five children, has been named Treva Louise.

50 Years Ago

August 15, 1957

Members of the Greencastle Authority unanimously voted to ask the Basore Construction Company to exercise more care, under the terms of its contract, in maintaining streets on which sewer excavations have been made or are progressing. Citizens had complained of dust and loose stones on streets.

Borough water superintendent George Walter asked residents of town to eliminate all unnecessary use of water in order to protect the dwindling supply. Walter said the level in the borough reservoir dropped eight inches the previous night and is two and a half feet from the top of the basin.

Meanwhile, crews of the Basore Construction Company have made gratifying progress during the past week as dry weather continued.

The Antrim Township supervisors are building a 297- foot extension of South Allison Street from the Greencastle borough line to the stream which flows through the Oaks Addition.

Greencastle policemen set up a speed trap on Monday on East Baltimore Street and checked six motorists at speeds in excess of the 25 mile limit.

Democrats continued to maintain their lead in special registrations held in Franklin County on Aug. 3 and 10.

Franklin County Commissioners issued a Franklin County Peach Week proclamation.

Holding that Pennsylvania's Fireworks Act of 1935 is unconstitutional, Judge Chauncey M. Depuy ordered the discharge of a merchant charged with selling toy cannons.

Miss Helen Hayes, distinguished American actress, was a visitor at the Totem Pole Playhouse, Caledonia, where she received an ovation from the audience when she made a brief speech between acts.

The Zimmerman Funeral Home has added a two-level cot to the ambulance which it maintains for transporting sick and injured persons. This cot bed raises almost to hospitalbed height and thus enables patients to be transferred more easily to hospital bed or x-ray table.

Sunnyway Market, located on North Antrim Way in Greencastle is erecting a large storage annex on the north side of its present building. The new addition is one story in height and of concrete block construction.

The Greencastle Tennis Club upset a favored Hagerstown opponent this week.

25 Years Ago July 28, 1982

The Rescue Hose Company dedicated its $225,000 special events center with about 100 residents and dignitaries present.

Greencastle-Antrim restaurants are feeling the economic pinch, but are weathering the storm better than most other businesses.

Russ Waring has been named head basketball coach at Chambersburg Area Senior High School. His resignation as head basketball coach at Greencastle-Antrim High School will be acted upon at this week's school board meeting. Waring led the Blue Devils to a 21-7 season in 1980-81, winning the Blue Mountain League championship and advancing to the district quarterfinals.

The annual Martin's Mill Bridge Association boat float was held.

A new state law designed to permit cooperation between municipal police forces has caused disagreement between the local police chief and the borough solicitor.

The high school band boosters began a fund drive for new uniforms.

Joseph E. Matta of Greencastle won two medals in the 1982 Pennsylvania Senior Games.

Band camp was held for the high school band with co-drum majors Sydney Miller and Todd Sheffler.