(Courtesy of Rosey Kahley)

Shown here, left to right, front row are: Gerald Fitzgerald?, Curtis Hackenberg, Richard Kahley, Brufene Thoman, Robert Hetrick, Charles Middlesworth, Darwin Mattern and David Shephard. Back row, left to right are: Reynold Middlesworth, Paul Kauffman, Harold Hommel, John Rine, Richard Kearns, UNKNOWN, Jacque Folk, LaMar Snyder, Reynold Hassinger, and Joel Aumiller? Objects are bird houses, hobby horses, magazine racks, and LaMar’s unknown.

(Need your help - any corrections? Who is UNKNOWN? What did you make LaMar? Answer next month.)

Answer to Last Month

Frank “Doc” Klingler was the son of William Joseph Klingler, who held five patents for the railroad car coupler. One time a trainload of circus animals passed through Beavertown, and someone asked Bill Klingler, “How many stripes does a zebra have?”. He thought for a moment and said, “91.”. This tickled all present and from that time on his nickname was 91.

(Courtesy of Fred Lerch)

Shown here is Warren Ernest and “Doc” Klingler. “Doc” was a somewhat retarded individual and was one poor soul indeed. During huckleberry season, he spent each fit day picking berries, and then sold them as best he could. This was his main livelihood. The rest of the year he peddled patent medicines door to door. This is how he came by the nickname of “Doc”. His biggest seller was The Balm Of Life.

(What was “Doc’s” father’s nickname and how did he get it? Answer next month.)

Answer to Last Month

In the March 1998 issue of the BN, (Vol. 6 No. 3), we told you about Bill Bickle Wagon Works, located on Chestnut Street (where Mr. Stacy had his lawn mower service).

Here he made wagons and buggies, both before and after Mr. Kearns quit that business.

The joke of the day was, “I am buying some horses, and I have the insect spray ready. Why? Because the ad says ‘For Sale -- 2 horses... one buggy’”.

(Courtesy of Jim Rigel)

Shown above is an ad that appeared in the Aurand owned Beaver Springs Herald on July 24, 1902. This period was near the end of the Kearns owned BCW, because in 1907, this industry was converted into the Eureka Autobuggy factory, later to become the Kearns Car and Truck manufacturing companies.

(Were there any other carriage works in Beavertown at this time? Answer next month.)

Answer to Last Month

In 1937, the four-room school building, built in 1880, with each room having its own entrance was remodeled into the way it still is today. While a coal-fired central heating system was put in 1937, it was replaced a few years ago by an oil-burning system.

The game played when a light snow was on the ground was RINGTAG!