50 Years Ago

Herald of Dec. 29, 1971

The old order Mennonites who moved from Lancaster County to Morrisons Cove during the past two years were building a new church off Rt. 866 south of Martinsburg. There were 17 Mennonite families in the Cove from the Lancaster area, and three more families were expected to move in the near future.

Woodbury borough was alight with luminaries. Under the direction of Mrs. Leone Zimmerman, community members gathered brown paper bags, candles, and sand and put together approximately 200 luminaries. They were placed 20 feet apart on the sidewalks along Rt. 36 and were lit on Christmas night. Martinsburg also had luminaries that were viewed by riders on four buses sponsored by Jack Reilly’s “Party Line Show”.

Old bibles and other religious books belonging to Joseph Sollenberger of Martinsburg were on display at the Herald. Some of the items loaned included a 1747 Nurmberg Bible.