100 Years Ago

Herald of April 29, 1921

Rally Day at Roaring Spring churches on April 17 showed a total of 1,800 in attendance at the different Sunday Schools of the town. The Methodist ranked the highest, having 476, while the Church of the Brethren came next, with 418 present. A banner for the distinction of having the highest percentage of attendance at Sunday School of any town in the state was presented at a public meeting, a gift from a Philadelphia newspaper.

The Bell and Bockel Co. began shipping sand from mines. The Woodbury Land Co. was also running its clay mine operation there full time.

Clyde Chaplin, on furlough from the railroad company, opened a barber shop near the Roaring Spring school house.

The American Tobacco Co. had a new size package of Lucky Strikes cigarettes – 10 for 10 cents. Many smokers preferred the smaller package in comparison to the 20 for 20 cents.

Oscar Guyer of the Brumbaugh area had a mule team that weighed 2,900 pounds.