April 2008 #91 by Punxsutawney Hometown Magazine

The Simpson Hill Tunnel and West End Bridges The Story of Punx’y’s Railroad Engineering Marvels

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The Simpson Tunnel has become a landmark feature since it construction in 1898-99 when the B. R. P. Railroad extended its rail line from Punxsutawney to Pittsburgh. At left, with steam engine, a post card view from 1911; at right is the tunnel seen today. (Post card courtesy of Mike Johnston; photo by Thomas Curry)

By S. Thomas Curry of Hometown magazine

he history of the railroads in the Punxsutawney area has many highlights. Many of the local railroad buffs who “live” the history can recite memorable facts. For one, the first regular train service to Punxsutawney was September 1, 1883 by the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad (B. R. & P.). Another fact, the second railroad company to be completed into Punx’y was the Pennsylvania and Northwestern Railroad (P. & NW. and, later, Pennsylvania Railroad) in 1886. And that fact about the P. & NW. Railroad can be related to the new history for our valued Mahoning Shadow

Rails-to-Trails that follows that old rail line. At various times there have been portions of railroad history written to preserve that aspect of coal, coke, iron and transportation history of Punx’y’s past. When the publication Punxsutawney Centennial was written in the mid-20th century, it was the most comprehensive history ever made available to area people. In that prized 1949 resource, with its many intriguing facts and reflections about the past, there is written about the B. R. & P. Railroad a brief comment “...in 1898-99 ... the railroad was extended to Pittsburgh and thus improved the traveling facilities between the ‘Groundhog Town,’ and the ‘Smoky City.’” It was a major extension for the rail-

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road and that effort deserves more than two sentences in a published history. With appreciation to the publishers of local newspapers who weekly reported the progress, more can be told about the rail construction and the remnants of railroad “architecture” that remain from that work: the railroad bridges and the Simpson Tunnel. Rumors about the railroad extension “below Punxsutawney” were being heard as early as April 1896. To those who followed the developing reports, the B. R. & P. was going to extend its division from Punx’y, its most southern point in the south end of Jefferson County. A year later, in April 1897, newspaper headlines would boldly state: “AN

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late March. The construction of the tunnel through “Simpson Hill” would cost nearly $500,000. Before the work of tunneling the hill could begin, heavy machinery would have to be moved in to cut into the hill from both ends. Timber would be needed from area lumbermen. An electric light plant would be built nearby at the Fordham station, west of the tunnel, to allow for night work “under a light as bright as day.” Two steam shovels would be brought in, one for each end of the tunnel, to haul away the material from the tunnel. Working day and night it was expected the full length of the 2,317 foot tunnel would be completed in six months. Shanties would be built for the estimated 1,200 workers brought in, among them 500 “negroes.” A company store, to be supplied by area merchants, needed to be built for the employees. The many young laborers would work eighthour days in three shifts. It was estimated that three million bricks would be hauled in from a Falls Creek brick plant. The construction at the Simpson Tunnel drew the attention of many residents of the area who visited the site to “see how the work of ‘driving’ a tunnel is done.” The tunnel was started on May 27, 1898. By August the workers had entered the tunnel one thousand feet, nearly halfway. The two holes being driven from opposite ends of the hill came together on October 11. Daylight could be seen by the workers. There was great celebration for an engineering feat

Continued from previous page ASSURED FACT.” Railroad officials were being spotted around town. Reports were going around that sections of right-of-way were being purchased several miles below town and that arrangements to purchase stone for bridges and culverts were being made in the area. People were being agitated and excited about the possibilities of an even brighter future for Punxsutawney with this major investment and expansion of the railroad to Pittsburgh, the West and to the Gulf of Mexico. And with the P.& NW. Railroad also hauling to near Altoona and the East Coast, new industries could be enticed to locate in Punx’y. Everything was falling into place for Punx’y’s growth. A possibility of the town becoming a city of 30,000 people was in the minds of many. Not to be forgotten as a benefit by the extension is the improvement to passenger service to Pittsburgh. Imagine, the trip to Pittsburgh from Punx’y in new parlor and sleeping cars on “through trains” would be made in less than three hours! Also, area farmers would have new markets opened up along the southern line for their goods and livestock. By September 1897, the rights of way from property owners had been secured. Surveys were begun. Contracts for grading the rail line extension were announced in early March 1898, with the contract for cutting a tunnel through a hill — near Sportsburg — awarded in

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neled, the land along the route would have to be cleared of brush, trees and trunks for the rail line. Line cuts, grading and fills would have to be completed along the rail route from a beginning point near the Punx’y Iron Works between West Mahoning Street and the Mahoning Creek. At Punx’y, the through-track to the tunnel would have to be elevated twenty feet to reach the side of the hill on the south side opposite the iron works. A bridge would have to be over the This group of unidentified men were Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railroad officials and engineers who witnessed the opening of built the Simpson Tunnel to ‘see the light of day.’ The two holes being driven from opposite ends of the hill came together on October 11, creek. Another 1898. (Photo courtesy of B & P Railroad) bridge would have to be built over then to follow with the dinner claimed as West Mahoning Street. To cross over “one of the finest of the kind ever the street, the grade of the rail line was given.” Continued from previous page raised twenty feet from ash and cinders Telegraphs of congratulation were read brought in from the Walston and Adrian that drew the attention of prominent from engineers across the country. It mines on coal cars. The fill, seen today engineers all over the country. To celewas not just a celebration for seeing “the running behind the Punx’y Plaza, brate, a catered banquet was held in light of day” through the tunnel; it was extended 1,000 feet to the bridge over Punxsutawney with speeches by the also the fact it was all accomplished in the creek. engineers, railroad officials and contracless than the six months planned. tors who came to visit the tunnel site and While Simpson Hill was being tun- Continued on next page

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In mid-January of 1899, the bridge over Mahoning Creek, at what was then the borough line between Punxsutawney and Clayville, was finished. A couple months later the large bridge over Mahoning Street, supported by thousands of stones, was completed. The work on the B.R. & P. Railroad line extension through Butler to the area of Pittsburgh’s North Side (then Allegheny City) created many new jobs for area men and others brought in from

completed. Four trains a day would carry passengers and mail to Pittsburgh, $3 fare. Freight traffic would move from Buffalo to Pittsburgh through Punx’y. A halfway point along the route, Punxsutawney would be named headquarters for a new “Middle Division.” The Simpson Tunnel near Sportsburg and the many overhead iron railroad bridges still on our landscape remind us of this time in history. There was more to the story than the 1949 statement “...in 1898-99 ... the railroad was extended to Pittsburgh and thus improved the traveling facilities between the “Groundhog Town,” and the “Smoky City.” •••

Hometown Magazine Shadow Contest Begins This Issue How well do you know your fellow Punxsutawneyites? Can you identify the silhouettes featured in this issue? Hometown’s magazine’s new “Shadow Contest” begins this month. The silhouettes of four Punx’y area residents are featured in the contest that appears on pages 22 and 23. Drawn by retired PAHS art teacher and local historian Tom Curry, the “shadows” of the four residents – who live, work and associate in activities and organizations in our Hometown -- will start the town guessing. “I really like the concept of the project that would force people -- to some degree -- to pay attention to others in town, ask questions among themselves about who is featured in the contest, compare their opinions, and face the fact they have seen the ‘face,’ but don't know the name and have to ask (others) who they are,” Curry said of the contest. Readers will have plenty of time to figure it out and to submit their entries, however, as the next group of four shadows won’t appear until next month’s issue. Good luck!

The tunnel was named when ‘Simpson’s Hill’ near Sportsburg was opened to create the rail route to Pittsburgh and on to the south and the markets in the west. (Photo by Thomas Curry)

other areas. Merchants who supplied the work also prospered with their deliveries to the work sites. “Things Will Be Lively,” the local Punxsutawney Spirit would proclaim as the announcement of the project was made in March 1898. The influx of new workers is another story, too. After working their eighthour shift, what was a man to do after work, living in their shacks in a makeshift settlement far from their homeland? Accounts of robberies, shootings, killings, muggings, drunkenness and brawls would appear in the newspapers with the progress reports of the railroad work. Grocers on their carts were stopped and robbed along their routes to the tunnel shanties. The delivery wagons from the local breweries were robbed of their product, beer parties were held. Men were shot at their crap games during arguments. “Speakeasies” with illegal liquor were raided. Reported incidents of “illicit activity and debauchery by colored women of disorderly character” would be reported and become the talk of the day among people. When the episodes were described they usually referred to the culprits as “the men from the tunnel.” In August 1899, the extension was

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Remembering the Schools in Anita and Adrian By Pat Giavedoni of Hometown magazine hurches were established in Adrian and Anita in the late 1800s and early 1900s when the immigrants arrived in the area to work, but education was uppermost in the minds of the leaders of these churches. St. Adrian’s Roman Catholic School was first established as a mission school and staffed by the Sisters of Mercy. The Sisters in the church basement taught a night school from 1897 to 1901 to help the immigrants learn basic arithmetic and how to read, write and speak English. Father Joseph Zubryski directed the establishment of the school and, in 1899, a two story red brick building was constructed to accommodate the children in the community. Classes continued to be held in the church basement with grades 7 through 12 in the two-story building. In 1914, the first high school class with a threeyear high school accreditation graduated. In 1935, it became a fully accredited four-year high school. A public school was also in operation in Adrian for the children who did not attend the Catholic school. A few people remember school being held in a round building near Zubryski Hall — called the Bandstand — and later in Zubryski Hall. The Sisters of Mercy were both kind hearted and strict. Discipline was dispensed as necessary. The most feared form of punishment was the note the student had to take home to his/her parents. The children knew their parents would side with the Sister and the punishment given at home was usually much more severe than the punishment given out by the Sisters. A school called the Twin Schools was located between the towns of Adrian and Anita. This school consisted of two buildings connected together and had eight grades. A potbelly stove provided heat and in winter the older boys would come to school early to start the fire.

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Andy Pluchinsky told of how he attended seventh and eighth grades at the Twin Schools and then later went to Punxsutawney High School. He, like many young men of that era, enlisted in the service when he was a junior in high school so did not graduate. His wife, Dorothy Pluchinsky, a current resident of Adrian, remembers her oldest sister ending her schooling after attending eight grades at the Twin Schools so she could go to work to help support the family. Dorothy and Andy, who were both born in Adrian, lived away from the area most of their lives but when it was time to retire, they came back to Adrian, the place of their hearts. Sadly, Andy died in December of 2007. In Anita, a combination rectory and Catholic School was completed in 1905 under the direction of Father Donato Cantelmi. An addition of three rooms for pupils was made to the building the next year. This school remained in operation until 1908, when lack of student enrollment caused its closing. In the early 1900s, in the area of Anita known as “the Block,” two schools were in operation. One was called the Thomas School and one was known as the Block School. Danny Mosier, a life long resident of Anita, son of Alberta (Schall) and W. J. (Bill) Mosier, remembers his mother’s tales about attending Block School. It was a large wooden building with eight grades. The Mosier family also owned and operated Mosier’s Store in Anita for many years. They were one of the vendors who plied their wares in Adrian and other mining communities in the area. Danny Mosier and Anthony Lorelli remember another school known as Sprucedale School. It was located in Anita where the Anita Maintenance Building now stands. There were ten grades taught in this school. Danny remembers being told the school held classes at night so the boys who worked in the mines during the day could - Continued on next page

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school. Anthony Lorelli recalled how it used to make such loud bangs during the school day. My sister-in-law, Jean (Ferko) DeSandro remembers the teachers giving the children permission to go down to the basement to tell Mr. Lester when more heat was needed. Jean said one of the best privileges for a student was to be chosen to ring the bell that signaled

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achieve enough credits to attend high school. The Sprucedale School was destroyed by fire, the Block School was closed and McCalmont School was opened. This school was also known as Anita School

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the beginning and ending of recess, lunch and school. Restrooms were privies outside of the school, each located in separate areas, one for the boys and one for the girls. Mostly the teachers managed discipline with children being sent into the cloakroom or in a corner for misbehavior. Danny Mosier, Mary (Leap) Butler and Jean (Ferko) DeSandro said they always walked to and from school and home for lunch. The children living outside of Anita rode a bus to school and were permitted to eat lunch at school. They played games outside at recess, in particular baseball games. These would last from one recess to the other or sometimes continue all week. If the weather was really bad, the children stayed inside to play jacks or write on the blackboard. Multiplication tables were memorized, sentences were diagrammed in English class, and other subjects taught included history, geography, reading, spelling and writing. A certificate for penmanship would be given if

or McCalmont High School. This was a large two story white wooden building. The floors were wooden and would be oiled occasionally. In the early years, children attended for ten grades but later only eight grades were taught. There was no kindergarten. The school had two entrances that were located on opposite sides of the building. In the early 1920s, two teachers taught each grade with one teacher strictly for the children who spoke Italian. In later years, there were at least 28 to 30 children in each grade and one teacher taught all the subjects for a particular grade. Some of the teachers and their years of service were Kathryn Garvey (1922 – 1956), Helen Uhas (1925 – 1957), Anna Berry (1923 – 1957), Berneda Roller (1922 – 1959), Frances Davis (1952 – 1959), Alvera Hockinson (1922 – 1953), Clara M. Corey (1929 – 1957), and W. Ray Cramer (1947 – 1959). Mr. Lester, the janitor, was in charge of the large, noisy furnace that heated the

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School Days Continued from previous page the child’s writing met a certain standard.

decided to go to St. Adrian’s in the ninth grade. She walked to and from her home in Anita to attend the school. Her tuition for the month was one dollar. At the end of the school day, a bus coming from the industry known as Cameron,

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The school day usually began with the reading of the Bible. Miss Hockinson would then lead the class in a hymn, such as “In the Garden” or “The Old Rugged Cross,” and the sound of her clear, beautiful voice stays in Mary Butler’s memory to this day. When the hymn was finished, the class would stand and recite The Pledge of Allegiance. Mary Butler and Jean (Ferko) DeSandro said Valentine’s Day at the school was a splendid occasion. Each room had their own specially decorated box to hold the valentines. Everyone dressed in their finest clothes and could bring their younger brother or sister to school. Each child could go to any room in the school to deliver Valentines to all the children in that class or just one for a best friend. At the end of the school day, the Valentines were carried home in a large paper bag. When the children completed all eight grades in McCalmont School, they could attend Punxsutawney High School, SS.C.D. High School, or Saint Adrian’s High School. At that time, a test was given to see if students were qualified for the ninth grade. Mary Butler took and passed the test and

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located in Reynoldsville, would stop at the bottom of the Adrian Hill and sometimes Mary and her friends would climb on and pay for the ride to Anita. Two local residents who remember attending school in Adrian are Rose (Caridi) Ranieri and her brother, Tony Caridi. Their parents were Johanna (Canton) and Samuel Caridi. Tony was a friend with Michael DeHennis who now lives in Los Angeles, California. They met in first grade and remained friends through their school years. Upon graduation in 1940, they enlisted in the service. Michael remembers this as a sad day because he was going into war and embarking on a life far away from everything he held near and dear. He and Tony survived World War II and have remained in touch with each other over the years. Rose remembers being friends with Phil DeHennis, Michael’s brother, who resides in Philadelphia. Michael and Phil’s parents were Anna (Zuby) and Andy DeHennis. Phil and Albert Havrilla wrote a book entitled “A Look at Adrian during 1939-40” which can be viewed at the Punxsutawney Historical Society.

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Phil attended St. Adrian’s School and was an altar boy at St. Adrian’s Roman Catholic Church. He usually served with Carl Bellerillo and Patsy Mesoraco. According to Phil, they were the best altar boys in the church. He was not

spaghetti dinners and reminisce about Adrian. In 1955, the last class graduated from St. Adrian’s Roman Catholic High School. The St. Joseph’s Catholic School, Block School, Sprucedale School, Thomas School, St. Adrian’s Roman Catholic School, McCalmont School and the Twin Schools are now only

Phil DeHennis, Rose (Caridi) Ranieri, Tony Caridi. (Photo courtesy of Rose Ranieri)

able to graduate with his class in June 1946 as he was drafted into the service in February of that year. He had enough credits to get his high school diploma. When he returns to this area, he, Tony and Rose enjoy one of Rose’s special

memories. Education continues in Anita today in the school known as Parkview. Parkview was opened in 1959 and is part of the Punxsutawney Area School District. It is an elementary school with grades kindergarten through fifth and

stands near the place where McCalmont School stood. If you ever get to visit this school, you will see a list of the teachers who staffed the McCalmont School and their dates of service. What a small world we live in: two brothers who live on opposite ends of this great country and a brother and sister from our hometown, all students of St. Adrian’s Roman Catholic High School, remain friends to this day. How amazing it is the small town known as Anita was home to many schools more than 100 years ago and the hills of Anita still echo with the sound of children’s voices playing outside at recess. When recess is over, the students will return to their classrooms in the Parkview School, the class will be called to order by the teacher and that great education process started so long ago will continue. (Author’s Note: A special thanks goes out to Sister Edith Langiotti, archivist for the Sisters of Mercy, Erie, for permission to use portions of “The Valiant Woman,” written by Sister Mary Lawrence Franklin, R.S.M. Thanks also to Mary Ann Redding, secretary of St. Anthony’s Church, Walston, for providing me with information regarding the history of St. Joseph’s Church, Anita, and St. Adrian’s Roman Catholic Church, Adrian, and for the information gladly given by The Punxsutawney Area Historical and Genealogical Society, in particular the book “McCalmont Schools, Then and Now 1841– 1987” authored by Cindy L. Saxton, Jodi K. Stamler, Patricia Stahlman, and Marilyn (Maggie)Stahlman.) •••

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south and east. The two sharp curves there, forming an “S” curve, were so dangerous that many accidents occurred. And as transportation modes changed from wagons and buggies to motorized vehicles, near-accidents increased and many of the accidents became fatal accidents. When the borough was planning a paving project in May 1913 to improve East Mahoning Street from the Pennsylvania Railroad passenger station (the location of the new U. S. Post Office today), business and professional men of town petitioned borough council to eliminate the curves before the “paving” in brick was started. In a joint effort with the Pennsylvania Highway Department plans were prepared to purchase property, add fill on the north side and widen the road at the Virginia Avenue intersection. The plan, however, did not succeed as opposition developed. Neighbors in that area expressed concern that the improvements, eliminating the curves and paving in brick, would lead to “faster travel” by “fellows who chase around town in automobiles.” However, the road was paved, in brick. A major opportunity to improve East Mahoning Street and the dangerous curve at the borough line came in 1935. The street had shown the wear and tear of years. It was rutted and worn and uneven with the bricks broken at many places. The times had changed. The country was beginning to dig itself out of the period in history called The Great Depression created by the stock market crash of 1929. President

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property owners, the highway department and engineers, a new discussion began. There sat the new “state highway garage,” as some were calling it. Completed and beginning its operation in January 1938, in all its splendor and newness, it couldn’t be seen from the heavily traveled State Route 36 that meandered as the treacherous “S” curve. No route to the highway building had yet been decided upon by engineers. One idea to approach the building was to use the road to Circle Hill Cemetery and then cut perpendicularly west to the garage. Or possibly, a road from East Mahoning Street where the curve begins could be made to the building. A final plan was to tie in the removal of the curve with a new road. Swinging a

new and straighter road more to the north by 300 feet would eliminate the double curve. The move would bring the highway garage within full view of Route 36. The former twisting road through Fairview is now called “Old Route 36.” To straighten the “S” curve, land would have to be purchased at the top of the curve to widen East Mahoning Street at the intersection of Virginia Avenue. It would be necessary to make a cut from the hill on what was then “the old Torrence property,” and the material from the cut would be used to make a fill at the bottom of the hill, raising the height 18 inches to change a menacing 50-degree curve to a gentler 12-degree curve. Land from the George

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For years Old Route 36, now through a Fairview neighborhood, was called “Dead Man’s Curve” for it’s dangerous winding “S” curve that led from Punxsutawney to Cloe. (Photo by Thomas Curry)

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Torrence estate was offered with the provision that a retaining wall be built on the south side to keep the land from sliding by doing the cut. When the plans were approved for the new straighter road and the wall, an application was made to the Works Projects Administration (WPA) for funding. At the same time that work was ongoing on the “S” curve; the borough had applied to WPA for funding of a project over on the north side of Punxsutawney. Record Avenue was to be repaved and widened from North Findley Street at the old cemetery to Jenks Avenue. The opening of Record Avenue to 30 feet, with a paved 18-foot

width, would require purchasing land from property owners above the street and replacing an old wall that supported the road. A stone retaining wall above and below Record Avenue was completed in 1940 to make the scenic view on the buff a more desirable residential area. Hired stonemasons under the WPA employment program built the East Mahoning Street Wall and Record Avenue Wall of native sandstone. These workers used steel wedges, points, chisels and hammers to cut the stones into blocks about a foot tall, 14 or 15 inches deep and at lengths of 40 to 46 inches. Some of the long stones were laid perpendicular to the wall to anchor the wall to the earthen bank, and to keep the wall straight. As work pro- Continued on next page

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Walls of 1940 Continued from previous page gressed and the wall grew taller the stonemasons would have to build their own scaffolds of wood. The East End wall is 360-feet long and 17-feet in height at the highest point. Upon closer examination of the wall, a pattern of four to five long horizontally laid stones interrupted by the 12 14 inch wide “anchor” stones place into the earth bank can be observed. At the bottom of the walls are a number of ceramic pipes to act as “weep holes” for water to drain. The sandstones have changed in color over time by the effects of the environment, especially the increased use of gas and diesel fuel

in vehicles. Each stone has its own unique patina color altered from the original “sand” color. The names of the skilled stonemasons who built these strong, long-standing walls are lost to time. But I wonder if one had intended to leave some record for history, for among all the stones of the East Mahoning Street Wall one was found with the initials “P. B.” carved. Nevertheless, boldly and clearly we are told by the carved stone “plaques” reading “WPA 1940” that these are Walls of History! (As an additional note in local history: Virginia Avenue, at the intersection with East Mahoning where the East End Wall begins, was named for the first wife of George Torrence, the land owner in that section whose family mansion sits at the east corner of

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“Encore” performance provided by visiting artists. This additional show offered by the performers is to young people of our school system. The shows are presented during the school day when the featured artists arrive. On April 10, Quattrocelli, with their cellos, met with a group of students in a “mini-concert.” Two such “Encores” are a planned part of the 2008-2009 concert season of the Punxsutawney Concert Association. Local residents can support the long tradition of performing arts and stage attractions as members, patrons or benefactors. For information, contact Bessie Depp, membership subscription chairperson, at 938-5333, or pick up a season brochure and application at the Pantall Hotel lobby desk. •••

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ne hundred years ago, on Saturday evening, April 25, 1908, Andrew Wenezler of Rossiter and his passenger, Mrs. Eugene Vecsey, narrowly escaped death when a trolley in the East End section of Punxsutawney forcefully struck Wenezler’s buggy in which they were riding. Mr. Wenezler was returning to Rossiter a short time after he had procured a casket for his child who had died earlier that day from a sudden illness. Traveling with him was Mrs. Vecsey, whose husband was a theological student in Pittsburgh. Mr. Vecsey was to officiate at the child’s funeral the following day. The two were leaving Punx’y about eight o’clock in the evening for Rossiter. As they crossed the bridge and were passing the East End school building, Mr. Wenezler saw the streetcar, several hundred feet down the street, running towards him. “As I got onto Mahoning Street,” Mr. Wenezler said, “Mrs. Vecsey was sitting on my right and knowing that the street was the car line and my horse unaccustomed to the loud contraptions,

I looked to see if there was any trouble. Just at that time, just as we crossed the bridge, I looked up and saw the car coming. The car was coming right down on me. I attempted to wheel my horse to the right, but I found my reins were loose. I was driving with a loose rein.” The carriage horse was unfamiliar with the terrific noise of streetcars and, becoming greatly frightened, lost its typical obedience and began to prance in order to flee the clamor. Seeing that the horse had become startled, the streetcar’s gripman began sounding the gong vigorously. When a buggy was on a track or was about to get on a track in front of a streetcar, it was the operator’s responsibility to have the car under control, and, if necessary, stop it in order to prevent any injury to passengers or horse. In this circumstance, though, the driver thought he could avoid any danger by banging on his gong. The din of the bell only further terrified the horse. The animal reared up, kicked its heels, and turned violently to the left before backing directly across the track. By this time, the servant in - Continued on page 21

Ten tips to help ensure a child’s success

By Barton Goldsmith for Hometown magazine aising a child is a precious gift, but it also is a great challenge. Here are 10 tips to help ease the burden of getting your children to adulthood.

1. Have dinner as a family as often as possible. This is the most effective method of keeping your kids on the positive track and away from negative activities. 2. Get your children to summer school as well as summer camp. If your kids take three months off from thinking, it makes it hard to get back into gear when school starts again. 3. Don't let your kids have TV sets in their rooms. It's way too tempting to watch late-night shows, and then they won't get the sleep they need. It also gives

them an excuse to isolate themselves from the rest of the family. Whenever possible, make TV-watching a family affair. 4. Reward your kids for getting good grades. When you do well at your job, you get a raise, bonus or promotion. If you acknowledge your kids with praise and some special activity or reward, they will be more motivated to achieve. 5. Listen when your children talk to you. This can be difficult, especially if you have a large family, but if your child feels unheard, he or she may resort to getting that attention by acting out negatively. 6. Keep your commitments. If you made plans with your children, do everything you can to keep them. Breaking promises teaches your kids it's OK to not keep your word. 7. Tell the truth. Being honest, without sharing things that are inappropriate for children to hear, can be a challenge. It's wise to edit yourself, but it's also important to speak what is real, for most kids can read between the lines. 8. Parent by example. If you want your kids to be good people, show them what that looks like by being a good person. Nothing speaks louder than your example. 9. Just say no. Setting appropriate limits and boundaries as well as giving proper direction is your job as a parent. Don't try

to be your kid's best friend when what he or she really needs is a parent. Saying no may cause your child to be momentarily upset, but he or she feels more protected when you do. 10. Prepare your children for the big bad world. Take them to the bank or your job, and expose them to what they will face as they grow up. It will help them to become the people you want them to be. Teaching your children how to be the

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t is often said that it's difficult to measure the immense love a mother has for her children. Until a woman becomes a mother herself, it's challenging to convey just how the heart expands in order to comfort and love the child that she helped create. With all that Mom does day in, day out and week after week, it seems that only one day dedicated to thanking her for all the tears she's dried, smiles she's shared, and sniffles she's sat through just isn't enough. Still, that's what families across the country do once a year in May. Just because Mother's Day comes and goes rather quickly, the gifts and gestures offered to Mom can last much longer. Why not try some of these ideas? • Help others in need: Explain to Mom how her help throughout the years has inspired you to help others less fortu-

nate. Give her a token of your thanks, but say that you're also donating time or money in her name for mothers who aren't as lucky as she. Perhaps there's a battered women's shelter or a teenage pregnancy support center. Maybe there are mothers who are homeless. There may even be someone right in your neighborhood who can use a helping hand. • Memory jar: Create a memory jar that's filled with memories that you've had with your mother, such as the first time she sent you off to school; when she would sit up late to help with your homework; or when she would take you shopping for your first prom. Write these recollections on slips of paper and place them into the jar or other container. You can decorate the jar and print the sentiments on decorative card stock, depending upon how elaborate you want to make it. Mom can pull out a slip of paper every day and be treated to wonderful memories. - Continued on next page

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charge of the car realized that it was too late to stop and slammed into the horse and buggy with tremendous weight. “The car crashed right into me before I could get my horse out of the way,” Mr. Wenezler explained. Upon impact, Mrs. Vecsey was hurled from the carriage, thrown headlong from the seat. Bouncing off the horse, her head smashed into the corner of the streetcar with a sickening thud. Bystanders on the busy Saturday night street corners, expecting to see the woman dashed to death, held their breath in horror. Those who witnessed the accident at first believed the woman had fallen beneath the wheels of the car and had been run over, and hurried frantically to her assistance. Instead, they found her close to the rails, partially stunned, with a large cut on her nose that bled profusely, and bruised and bleeding about the face and shoulders. Before the trolley could be stopped, the buggy was pushed some distance along the track and turned over, throwing Wenezler to the ground and causing the horse to fall, too. A dozen citizens rushed to the spot. Several young men succeeded in stopping the maddened flight of the horse that regained its feet and began dragging the broken carriage towards town. H.F. Sprankle, the undertaker from whom the casket had been purchased, was taking the coffin to the Wenezler home and appeared on the scene when the accident happened. He transported Mr. Wenezler and Mrs. Vecsey to the Pantall Hotel, where their injuries were attended. Mr. Wenezler sustained a badly sprained ankle. After having her wounds dressed, the injured woman was placed in the undertaker’s hack and taken to her home. Wenezler seemed unaffected by the accident, only wanting to get back to Rossiter for the funeral of his son, and took blame for the mishap. Speaking of the qualities of his horse, Wenezler explained, “Oh, my horse is perfectly gentle. It is a good horse, and when I touch him up, I might have gotten off the track if I had a tight rein on him. When I catch a tight rein on him, he goes putting pretty lively, but, when

I have a loose rein, it is a certain toddle he goes.” The horse was no worse from its fall, but the buggy was a loss. •••

Memorable Ways Continued from previous page

• Video commentary: Take out the video camera and interview children in the family of all ages. Ask them what they love and cherish most about their mother. The video can include tips of

advice, passed-down recipes and other family traditions. Watch the video on Mother's Day as a family. Or Mom can pop it in anytime she needs a pick-meup. • Photo scrapbook: Gather loose pictures that you've taken through the years. Compile a scrapbook album of your favorite moments. • Don't forget new moms: Send flowers or a gift to a new mother in the family. It'll mean a considerable amount to her, even if you aren't her child. • Crafts for young kids: Handcrafted gifts are par for the course with young children. A clever idea is for Dad or an

older sibling to help a young child trace his or her hands on a piece of construction paper. Cut out the hands and poke a hole in each paper hand. Attach a long length of string to each hand, representing the outstretched arms of the child. Enclose the hands with a note indicating that these hands show that: "I Love You This Much, Mom." There are many other ideas for telling Mom how special she is. Naturally, store-bought gifts, child-made breakfast or dinner, a meal out at a restaurant, or even a mother-child day planned are wonderful suggestions. •••

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Tips for the bride-to-be By Sarah Welch and alicia Rockmore getbuttonedup.com he high season for weddings is fast approaching. According to statistics posted on TheKnot.com, the majority (51 percent) of couples get married between May and September. But no matter the date you select for your big day, one thing is certain: planning for it can be a full time job in and of itself. The only problem? The rest of your life doesn't stop going a mile-a-minute just because you've gotten engaged and have a wedding to plan! Don't let the stress of managing a few thousand wedding details (in addition to the details of your regular life) turn you into one of those "Bridezillas." The secret: keep it all in perspective. Alicia on "Getting Married in the Real World" The best trick to staying sane is to ditch the notion that your wedding must be a fairy-tale occasion with every detail executed to perfection or you'll be miserable. I know we all grew up envisioning something out of a bedtime story, but the fact is we live, work, and get married in the real world. And you know what: that is actually better! So, embrace the idea that things will be imperfect and relax. You are getting married soon and even the time spent planning should be a positive and warm part of your life. Sarah on "Focusing on What is Really Important" Moving forward, your focus should be on the handful of things that will make your wedding special. That priority list is going to be different for everybody. For me, it was getting my grandmother's farm, an already special location, ready to handle lots of good friends and family, picking meaningful readings, and securing a fantastic band that would get everybody out on the floor. Before you start following someone else's checklist (and there are lots out there), take the time to answer the question: what three to five things really matter to us on this big day? Having that clear from the start will make it a lot easier to spend less time worrying about details that aren't as important to you, so the rest of your life

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Thomas Jefferson read here By Dale McFeathers for Hometown magazine chimney fire in the U.S. Capitol the morning before Christmas in 1851 destroyed much of what w a s then the Library of Congress, including about twothirds of T h o m a s Jefferson's book collection. Congress had earlier bought, for $23,700, the nearly bankrupt Founding Father's personal library of more than 6,000 volumes to replace the original congressional library that had been lost when the British burned the Capitol in 1814. The Library of Congress went on to become the largest and best-equipped in the world, safely housed in its own elaborate -- and fireproof -- headquarters across the plaza from the Capitol. Jefferson's collection, however, was

thought to be largely lost. In 1943, to mark Jefferson's 200th birthday, an assiduous librarian with the wonderful name of E. Millicent Sowerby drew up a catalog of every book Jefferson was ever known to have owned. Using that list, by 1998 the library's rare-books chief, Mark Dimunation, was able to re-create from the library's existing collection of original volumes one-third of the Jefferson library. Since then, and with the aid of a $1 million endowment, Dimunation and his rare-books sleuths, searching here and in Europe, have been able to track down copies of most of the remaining one-third. There are perhaps 300 volumes missing and may never be found, given Jefferson's often-obscure and specialized interests. The re-created Jefferson collection recently went on display in Washington, shelved according to Jefferson's own quirky cataloging system, to mark the third president's 265th birthday. And to the library staff we say, well done. (Distributed by Scripps Howard News Service, http://www.scrippsnews.com) •••

Dear Hometown, In your Feb. '08 magazine , on pages 8 and 9, by Pat Giavedoni, there was an cle about Adrian Minin artig town. My dad showe d me this article which What brought all this up I read. was the part about the Tw ist cookies. My dad (M DeHennis) grew up in Ad ichael rian and recognized som e of the names. I have Twists for him every Ch made ristmas for many years. And his comment is alw "almost like ma's but som ays ething is missing". Is the re anyway I can get in con with the person who ma tact kes those twists. I thin k it was either Mary or Gomola. I would love to Elsie get the recipe to see if it was like my grandma's. Thank you. Marlene Johnson Marlene Johnson is the dau ghter of Michael De Henni s who was raised in Adria but now resides in Los An n geles, California. He has remained friends with Ton Caridi of Punxsutawney. y

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By Bill anderson of Hometown magazine

s with most Punxsutawney businesses, company safes were opened at the start of the business days to allow the proprietors access to money and remained open until operating hours ended. Some customers, therefore, had a full view of the contents of the vaults. The practice was no different at the busy office of Mahoning Valley Milling Company on the South Side of Punxsutawney. On the morning of Thursday, March 3, 1921, a large amount of cash was piled in the heavy safe located in the mill’s office. The riches were an invitation for an excited-eyed customer to return to the establishment later that evening with a plan to help himself to the company earnings. The rectangular safe at the mill modeled a metal door several inches thick. Given enough time, a crook could break in, but time was a luxury that most thieves lacked. Penetrating a sturdy vault was a challenging and exhausting undertaking that most robbers avoided unless, of course, they had means to obtain dynamite and the knowledge of how to use it. Early the next morning, the thief made easy work of the Mahoning Valley strong

box. After gaining entrance to the building by forcing open the front door, the burglar went directly to his business. A hole was drilled a few inches to the right of the combination on the safe, and a charge of dynamite — with an attached fuse — was inserted inside. The safe-blower was attentive to the noise he was about to make. To deaden the sound of the detonation, a large amount of sacks — secured from the mill — had been piled over the top and around the safe. The robber lit the fuse, stepped outside the office, and closed the door behind him. The charge and subsequent blast were successful, tearing the door off the safe, and leaving it hanging on its broken hinges, blowing off the combination lock, converting the inside of the box to a ruin, and the office topsy-turvy. When the safe was blown, the thief stood his ground outside the office to ensure that the ruckus he created had not roused any of the neighbors. The sacks worked so effectively that the disturbance was muffled to the extent that no one in the neighborhood heard the blast or suspected that a burglary was taking place. The bandit returned to the office, found in the wreckage the open safe, and - Continued on page 30

Opportunities for Growth in America! Christ The King Manor in DuBois is sponsoring an essay contest for two age groups; ages six to nine and ages ten to thirteen. Winners will be selected from each group. In seventy-five words or less, describe OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH IN AMERICA. You may use this form as your official entry, or create a reasonable facsimile of your own.

Send your entry to Christ The King Manor, P.O. Box 448, DuBois, PA 15801. Contest entries must be dated no later than Friday, May 5th, 2008. Entries will be judged by an independent group of judges and all entries become the property of Christ The King Manor and none will be returned. The winning entries from both age groups will receive a $300 U. S. Savings Bond for 1st place, a $250 U. S. Savings Bond for 2nd place and a $100 U. S. Savings Bond for 3rd place. Contest is not open to Christ The King Employees or their families. So, join in the fun and tell us about OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH IN AMERICA!

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our streets and ornament our Public Square. Right “Dads,” see to it that our town is cleansed from all its filth, and assumes a healthful, respectable appearance. (Note: “Porcine” is defined as “Relating to or resembling pigs.”) (Punxsutawney Plaindealer)

(Editor’s Note: ‘From Our Past,’ researched by S. Thomas Curry, features items of interest from past editions of Punxsutawney and area newspapers.) April 18, 1894 — “They say” that there are several nickle-in-the-slot machines in Punxsutawney that do not serve chewing

gum to the man who drops his nickle in...sometimes the operator gets something and sometimes he doesn’t; oftener he is out. The lucky man gets all the nickles that are in the machine at the time he drops his nickle in. It is a machine that beats poker playing all to pieces and it is a wonder that the proper officers haven’t

gathered them in ere this. (Punxsutawney News) April 21, 1870 — OUR TOWN COUNCIL. - At a recent meeting passed an ordinance for the cleaning up of our streets and alleys, and also for penning up the porcine specie that now range along

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April 29, 1891 — The “merry go round” attracts quite a crowd each evening. The children, and some of the older folks, too, find considerable pleasure in mounting the wooden horses and riding around the circle at an exhilarating speed. Besides the chances for getting hurt are mighty slim compared to what they are in getting astride a real, live horse, of flesh and blood. Mr. W. H. Maxson, of this place, one of the proprietors, and manager of the concern will travel Southward with it this summer. (Punxsutawney Spirit) May 8, 1889 — The contract to furnish lumber for paving the streets of Punxsutaney was given to Henry Brown, of Bell’s Mills, at $7.42 per thousand, that being the lowest bid. (Punxsutawney Spirit) •••

Hometown Tales Continued from page 28

removed its contents. The operation was entirely successful except for one element. He missed the opportunity for the big haul. Before the close of business on Thursday, the company treasurer had banked the large sum of money that had been stockpiled in the safe. The thief did, however, make off with $155.25 in currency and coin and $161.58 in checks, the amount of business the mill conducted after its deposit. The robbery was not discovered until morning when Ernest Brown, head miller, arrived for work. Police found a brace bearing the initials “H.A.B.,” a fourteeninch monkey wrench, and a pick. •••

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April 25, 1888 — We believe that there is such an inexhaustible supply of natural gas under Punxsutawney and suburbs that a man who sells town lots can offer special inducements by giving natural gas free with every lot. Now is the time to buy. (Punxsutawney News)

Mother’s Day President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the first official Mother's Day on May 9, 1914. This proclamation was particularly meaningful to Ana Jarvis, who several years prior had started a campaign to establish a national Mother's Day holiday to remember her own mother who had recently died. Jarvis wanted a day where all mothers - past and present - could be honored. Today, Mother's Day is a popular holiday, where gifts and cards are sent around the world. The official flower for Mother's Day is the carnation. Pink carnations are for living mothers, and white carnations are for those who have passed on. •••

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Junior Varsity Baseball

(front row, l. to r.) Kyle Neal, Devan Neal, Brodi Lowmaster, Dom Bevak; (second row) Dylan Kachmar, Dane Kopas, Chase Tibbs, Doug Dale, Tyler Skerkavich; (back row) Taylor Neal, Tyler Wingard, Braedon Pennington, Zak Dickey, Spencer Levy, Jordan Mesoraco

(front row, l. to r.) Steve Omlor, Sam Puleio, Aaron Heberling, KJ Starr, Laybn Hollis, Sean McCully, Jacob Andrekovich, Cody Schanfelter, Mike Decker, Caleb Smathers, Nate Fugate; (second row) AJ Meterko, Brent Elder, Tim Fusco, Brock Morgan, Spencer Fiumara, Kyle Mohney, Ethen Barnett, Jacob Giest, Devan Penman, Nick Wehrle; (third row) Ben Blazavich, Orion Sherry, Devon Luzell, Ed Tinker, George Woodson, Alex Krach, Khris Cleary, Jared Minns, Dylan Blose, Dana Huber; (fourth row) Tom Wagner, Chuck Ecelbarger, Billy Burkett, Dominic Gigliotti, Tyler Peace, Bobby Wingert, Kevin Zambory, Eric Knox, Josh Schaffer; (fifth row) Jakob Godo, Brenton Cunningham, Matt Meko, Michael Gigliotti, Jordan Dukes, Dan McHenry, Dylan Pearce, Glenn Perry; (back row) Mark Huey, Sam Curtis, Mike Williamson, Mike Rembowski, Casey Lellock, Evan Gross, Nate Steffey, Brett Ansinger, Roman Bowser; (missing) Tyler Efird, Dylan Filler, Alex Heberling, Cody Howard, Sage Lucas, Corbyn Neese, Devan Sabin

Proud of our Punx’y Chucks!

J.R. Resources, L.P.

Acme Machine & Welding Co.

46 Anchor Inn Rd., Punx’y

938-6702

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814-365-5821 FAx 814-365-2186

PHoNE

186 JR Resources Rd. Ringgold, PA 15770

Developers and Producers of Natural Gas GOOD LUCK, CHUCKS!

State Representative

hOuSE REPuBLICAN LEADER 66Th DISTRICT

Sam Smith Paid for by Citizens for Sam Smith

East Mahoning St. Punx’ y

938-4225

Proud to Support Local Sports!

H&H

burkett’s Country Kennels

SUPPLY, InC. CHECK US OUT:

3 Plumbing 3 Heating 3 electrical Route 36 Punxsutawney

938-4489

Girls’ Track

Bently, Chase, Spencer & Isley

Big & Small we Groom Them all!

Boarding & Grooming for Your Favorite Furry Pet

938-3974 • 1-866-884-7964 Located between Oliveburg & Anita

(front row, l. to r.) Brianna Milligan, Samantha Carr, Malinda Charles, Lauren Dale, Katie Monoskey, Alee Kromer, Heather Good; (second row) Ashleigh Horner, Emily Aaron, Amber Fye, Amanda Smith, Jacque Barnett, Kaitlyn Nestel, Juan Lin, Sarah Fugate, Brittany Baker, Jenna Grinder; (third row) Brittany Aaron, Danielle Knopick, Sam Osikowicz, Timi Shiock, Cheyenne Test, Cheyanne Burkett, Lacey Williams, Stephanie Wenner, Lydia Fuhs, Ivy Shreckengost, Nicole Sikora, Christine Quick; (fourth row) Hannah Giavedoni, Stephanie Young, Nikki Martz, Shayna Lyle, Marilyn Overly, Amy Decker, Kelsey Cost, Jade Dukes, Dana McHenry, Tawnie MeMahan, RaeAnne Barrett, Rebecca Mitchell; (fifth row) Kelsey Acre, Cassy Fugate, Heather Mack, Jordan McGee, Brinkley Gray, Patience Carley, Mia Anderson, Kali Bowers, Shannon Byerly, Alex Heitzenrater, Milea Schall; (sixth row) Krista Enslen, Sarah Brocious, Larissa Bork, Alica Hoch, Katelyn Biesinger, Tabitha Gummo, Jessica Burton; (missing) Alexis Bianco and Breanna Toney

Have You Tried our new

McSkillet Burrito

A mixture of scrambled eggs, cheddar/jack cheese, red & green bell peppers, onions & skillet potatoes, with sausage, American cheese, and authentic fire-roasted Salsa Roja stuffed in a warm tortilla

AlSo AVAIlABlE In A VAluE MEAl

Downtown Punxsutawney

Hometown Punxsutawney – April 2008 – 35

MaytaG

Over the Range

microwave Oven 1.5 cu. ft., 1,000 watts, auto reheat option, auto defrost option, interior and rangetop lights

28995

Mo. MMu1153BAS

MaytaG

30” Gas Range 4.5 cu. ft. capacity oven, 12,000 BTu power boost burners, sealed burners, towel bar oven door handle, standard clean oven

47995

MaytaG

French Door

Refrigerator

MaytaG

French Door

Refrigerator

2.5 cu. ft., Energy Star qualified, smooth close glide-out freezer drawer, Pure Chill internal filtered water dispenser, factory installed ice maker

2.2 cu. ft., stainless steel, ice & water through door dispenser, freezer on bottom, filter water, door alarm, Energy Star qualified, freezer bins

Mo. MFD2562KEW

Mo. MFI2266AES

195995

MaytaG

30” Self-Cleaning

Gas Range

4.5 cu. ft. capacity oven, 12,000 BTu powerboost burner, supersize oven window, sealed burners, adjustable keep warm setting

61995

235995

30” Gas Range

5.3 cu. ft. capacity, self cleaning, five burners, create-a-space, half rack, stainless steel, sealed burners

115995

MaytaG

Bottom Freezer Swing Out Freezer 19 cu. ft., deli drawer, Energy Star qualified, humidity control crisper, slide out basket

89995

Mo. MBB1952HEW

MaytaG

30” Self-Cleaning

electric Range

5.1 cu. ft. capacity, self cleaning, 2-8” burners, 2 - 6” burners, precision touch 500, electronic oven controls

50995

Mo. MGR4451ANW

Mo. MGR5752BPD

Mo. MGR5775QDS

Mo. MER5552BAQ

MaytaG

30” Self Cleaning

top Loading

Gas Range

Washer

5.2 cu. ft. capacity oven, Dura clean lift off caps, heavy-duty cast iron burner grates

3.2 cu. ft., commercial grade ports, wide opening lid

85995

50995

Mo. MGR5765QDQ

Mo. MTW5600TQ

MaytaG epic

Front Load

Washer

4.0 cu. ft., Energy Star qualified, four tray dispenser drawer, built in heater, Intelli Fill automatic water level sensor

1159

Mo. MFW9800TQ

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electric Dryer

7.0 cu. ft. drum, multiple drying temp., wrinkle prevent, reversible swing door

47995

MaytaG

3.2 cu. ft., stainless steel wash basket, 2 speed, commercial grade parts

Mo. MHWZ600TW

51995

MaytaG

3.7 cu. ft., 1,200 maximum spin speed, Intellifill automatic water level sensor, 5 temp. setting

89995

Mo. MGDE6007Q

top-Loading

7.0 cu. ft. drum, multiple drying temp., wrinkle prevent, reversible swing door

Mo. MED5600T0

Front Load

Washer

Gas Dryer

Washer $

58995

Mo. MTW5800TW

30” Range Hood 2 Speed fan, ductless, light, white

8995

Mo. uXT403DAAW