(Courtesy of Helen Mattern)

This photo shows the inside of one of the general stores in Beavertown about 1910. It was one of the two largest in all of Snyder County. The other was also in Beavertown. In all seasons you could get needed supplies from these stores. At Christmas many a Lightning Guider sled was sold, as were pocket knives, watches, candy, toys, clothes, and very much more. Reed Mattern is shown right inside the front door of this great facility.

(Where was this store located in Beavertown? Answer next month.)

Answer to Last Month

The Specht Furniture Factory was built and operated on this site prior to the coming of the C. T. Saylor and son Shirt Factory.

In the August 1998 issue (Vol. 6 No. 8) we showed a photo of the furniture factory and described its operation.

Today, only one block away, we have the Conestoga Wood Products factory which makes hardwood furniture components as part of its operation.

In the first case, we went from hardwood furniture to textiles. In the second, we went from textiles to hardwood furniture. And so the beat goes on!