REMEMBERING WHEN

This photo and item appeared in a 1908 edition of the Echo Pilot.

100 Years Ago

March 26, 1908

The high school is preparing a play to be given in the Town Hall about April 24. This is the second of a series given for the piano fund.

The time of filing nomination papers to secure places on the ballot for county offices at the April primary expired at midnight.

The Western Maryland Railroad Company announced plans to offer new attractions at Pen- Mar Park.

George B. Snively, the well known Shady Grove horticulturist and fruit expert, announced that after an examination of the fruit buds he is convinced that, nothing untoward occurring, this will be a fine year for fruit and a large crop may be expected.

Shady Grove residents are unhappy with the tree cutting and trimming going on in preparation for the stringing of the high tension wires which will carry the power to operate the Chambersburg extension of the local trolley line from the powerhouse in Waynesboro to Marion.

In this photo taken in the spring of 1983, a piece of a 1916 placard, the year the school building in the background was built, rests on the macadam where workers from Merrbaugh Inc., Hagerstown, Md. continued to dismantle the old South Washington Street school buildings. The job was scheduled to be completed the first week of May.

There are indications that copper mining activity on South Mountain will receive a new impetus in the very near future.

According to records kept here there were the past winter beginning Nov. 24, 1907 and closing March 6, 1908, 18 snows, the total snowfall being 45 inches.

Greencastle recently added the most recent of modern convenience, wireless telegraphy.

Prof. Phil. E. Baer recently enthused a crowd in Missouri.

75 Years Ago

March 30, 1933

The Greencastle School Board unanimously agreed that the school budget for the coming year should be such as to make possible a reduction of three mills in the tax rate.

A further reduction in the Antrim Township road tax has been made by the township supervisors. The rate for 1933 has been fixed at three mills instead of four, a reduction of 25 percent, within the year.

Greencastle friends of S. Watson Fletcher, of New York City, formerly of town, will be interested to learn that Mr. Fletcher has been designated as assistant to the president of the Jeter Exhibits Company of New York City and has been placed in control of all the activities of that corporation in Chicago until after the opening of the Centennial of Progress Exhibition of the first of next June.

The County Commissioners received word from the State Department of Agriculture a certificate showing that Franklin County has been placed in the modified accredited area, following the test of bovine tuberculosis, made recently.

With Governor Pinchot and the legislators making charges and counter charges, little progress has been made on important legislation by the Pennsylvania assembly.

The Inter-state Milk Producers' Association asked that the industry declare a moratorium on milk regulations requiring additional expense until Jan. 1, 1934.

Congressman Harry L. Haines, of the new 22nd district, will be the speaker in the Greencastle High School assembly room.

A nominating committee was appointed by the Alumni Association of the Greencastle High School.

Jesse Hawbaker, of Upton, purchased at private sale the restaurant and equipment of Charles Brewbaker, located in the Heilman Building, East Baltimore Street. Mr. Brewbaker will remain temporarily to assist the new owner, who took immediate possession.

The first purple martin reached Greencastle today after spending the winter in the southland. The newcomer is busy inspecting the boxes provided on the Public Square and elsewhere for the martin colonies.

Contractor Daniel Shank is erecting a two story dwelling on the S. A. Martin farm, near Worleytown, with quite a number of members of the Cedar Grove Mennonite congregation assisting in the construction.

50 Years Ago

March 26, 1958

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25 Years Ago

March 30, 1983

Residents of Antrim Township will be paying $1,000 to connect to the townships' sewer system instead of the $550 fee now imposed under a vote by the Antrim Township Municipal Authority.

Greencastle-Antrim School District nurses have reviewed health records of students and are in the process of preparing a third notification to parents whose children need additional immunizations in order to be in compliance with the new state law.

William H. Putch announced the opening of the 30th season of the Totem Pole Playhouse.

Approximately 430 students in the Greencastle-Antrim School District took part in a nutrition art poster contest promoting the four food groups.

The second annual Greencastle Sportman's Association's Target- A-thon is now in progress in the association's clubhouse.