125 Years Ago

Herald of Oct. 6, 1899

Miss Katharine Munson of Altoona accepted the position as head nurse at the sanatorium. She was a graduate of the Norristown Training School and post graduate of the New York Polyclinic Hospital. Miss Munson was to make the training school of the Sanitorium complete. A charter will be obtained so as to grant diplomas.

Prof. Croft was planning to open a music store in the old post office room in Roaring Spring, selling instruments from pianos to mouth organs.

At Larke, John M. Sorrick’s pet fox ran off and residents were warned to watch out for their hen houses.

Mr. Mock of Rodman was experiencing some temporal reverses. First his house burned. Then his mill dam partially washed. Now he was facing a rush in the cider business. Trains of wagons laden with apples were seen going in that direction and returning with apple juice, some to be rolled into the cellar to harden.

The first snowflakes of the season were seen falling on Oct. 1.