REMEMBERING WHEN

An attempt to revive the Franklin County Fair in 1932 called for a three-day event at Red Bridge Park.

100 Years Ago

September 5, 1907

At a sale of corporate stocks belonging to the estate of the late Col. B. F. Winger, two surprises developed when Citizens National Bank and Cedar Hill Cemetery stocks were bid up to prices far beyond anything known here.

The Greencastle Town Council Lamp and Lockup Committee reported recommending the placing of six additional single glower street lamps.

An examination will be given to secure a list of eligible persons as a successor to John G. Phillippy as rural free delivery carrier on Route 1.

W. Scott Hostetter, the West Baltimore Street grocer, caught the largest bass of the season taken from the Conococheague Creek. It weighed two and threequarter pounds and was 17 and a half inches long.

Prof. D. C. Rolar of Steelton, has been elected teacher of the Hollowell School in Antrim Township in place of Mr. C. N. Plum, who resigned.

In 1982 Rhonda Garling and her father, Ronald, of Chamebrsburg and formerly of Greencastle, marked another win in 4-H competition.

75 Years Ago September 8, 1932

Two special services are planned to commemorate the remodeling of the First United Brethren Church of Greencastle. A new heating system, furniture and lights are among many of the improvements.

The public schools of Antrim Township opened Monday, Sept. 5 with an unusually heavy enrollment.

Greencastle's famous old hand pumper, dated 1741, figured prominently in the great Labor Day parade in Washington, again taking first prize for being the oldest piece of fire apparatus in the parade.

Greencastle public schools opened with about 650 pupils enrolled, down by about 15 from a year before. The high school has 270 students and the largest senior class in its history at 55 students.

J.H. Knode resumed his duties as county agent of Franklin County after being absent on leave since last February for the purpose of taking an advanced course of study at State College.

The Greencastle Livestock Market, which was sold to Jay McCoy in 1982, hasn't changed much fromt he outside, according to this photo from 25 years ago.

As of Sept. 1, every County Treasurer in the Commonwealth has been furnished a supply of hunting licenses for the 1932 season.

At its regular business meeting, the Rescue Hose Company decided to abandon the two festivals which it had scheduled during the month of September.

When Wilson College opens its doors for Freshman Day on Sept. 19, 14 girls of Franklin County will become members of the Freshman class.

Howard Long, 17, of West Madison Street, returned on Sept. 1 from an 8,500 mile trip through the United States and Mexico. He hitch-hiked the entire way. He left home June 10 and was absent for 11 weeks.

The Rescue Hose Co. band will render a concert on the Public Square.

50 Years Ago September 5, 1957

Faced with the loss of state reimbursement for its adult education program, the Greencastle- Antrim Joint School Board, decided to continue the program this year on a tuition basis, provided at least 70 persons enroll for the course. The tuition fee will be $10 per person.

Greencastle's Borough Council accepted the low bid of A. R. Warner & Son, of Waynesboro, for installing the pumping station at the Ebbert Spring, south of town. The Warner firm, which bid $16,103 for the job, will have 120 calendar days in which to complete the work.

Major Paul O. Steele, of Millersville, formerly of Greencastle, was honored Aug. 29 at Fort George G. Meade, Md., by a parade marking his retirement form the Untied States Army after more than 20 years of service.

The Franklin County Commissioners have changed the start of the board's meeting time from 9:30 to 9 a.m. because of the increasing demands of county business.

George I. Bloom, Pennsylvania Republican State Chairman and W. Stuart Helm, Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives are the newest additions to the growing list of prominent State Republicans who will be present for the Franklin County chicken corn soup rally Sept. 7 at Benedict's Woods.

The Franklin L. Carbaugh, Post No. 373 of the American Legion has been cited by the American Legion National Headquarters in Indianapolis, Ind. for outstanding service to children and youth of this community.

The public schools of the Greencastle-Antrim Jointure opened on Tuesday with a total first day enrollment of 1815.

Reopening of the redecorated Palomino Room Sept. 8 will mark the culmination of an extensive program of improvements to the Hotel McLaughlin undertaken by Mr. and Mrs. James A. Harrison since they took over management of the hotel only two months ago.

The Greencastle, Franklin County, Authority, voted to launch condemnation proceedings to acquire land needed for a sewer pumping station. The Manor Real Estate Company, a holding company for the Pennsylvania Railroad originally offered the necessary tract to the Borough for $350 but later repudiated its agreement and offered to substitute another tract which would have meant nearly $2,500 in additional engineering and construction costs.

The Rev. Luther George Heist Jr., pastor of St. Luke's and Trinity churches of Timberville, Va., will arrive in Greencastle with his family on or about Nov. 1 to succeed the Rev. Dr. Edwin E. Sponseller as pastor of Grace Evangelical and Reformed Church.

Franklin County District Attorney George C. Eppinger disclosed that his office and that of State Attorney General Thomas McBride will join in an appeal to be filed before the State Superior Court from a decision of Judge Chauncey M. Depuy finding the state fireworks act of 1939 unconstitutional.

Employees of the Basore Construction Company are installing laterals this week on West Madison Street, where installation of the sewer main was completed some weeks ago.

Ronald L. Rebuck, a 1957 Greencastle-Antrim High School graduate was awarded a $50 savings bond recently for management practices followed while raising a pig in the Sears Roebuck Foundation program.

Approximately 200 youths of Greencastle-Antrim attended the monthly "Bermuda" Dance held at the pavilion at the Jerome R. King Playground.

25 Years Ago September 9, 1982

Greencastle Borough Council put its disabled vehicle ordinance on hold after residents questioned the measure.

Greencastle Area, Franklin County Water Authority has postponed one segment of its $90,000 pumping station renovation project. The authority decided to table installation of automatic controls at Ebberts Spring pumping station.

Work on the Greencastle- Antrim Development Corp. industrial park is attracting more prospective tenants, according to GADC president Robert Crunkleton.

Summer activities may be over, but Greencastle bicentennial activities aren't as fall events are being planned.

Antrim Township Zoning Hearing Board tabled action on a proposal by American Legion Post 373 to purchase 19.3 acres for recreational use.

Greencastle Livestock Market, formerly Greencastle Livestock Market Inc., was sold to Jay C. McCoy by John S. Snyder. Mc- Coy plans to expand the market by adding a dairy cattle sale once a month and installing a trailer loading facility. Snyder, who opened the market 35 years ago, will stay to conduct the market's daily hog sale.

Rhonda Garling, accompanied by her father Ronald, of 808 Lincoln Way West, Chambersburg, (formerly of North Allison Street, Greencastle) and her pony Santa's Stormy Surprise, has won the 4-H District VI Horse Show Pleasure Pony Driving Class for the fourth consecutive year.