(Courtesy of Cloyd W. Wagner)

Originally the “Grange Hall” was a shirt factory operated by Aaron H. Musser. About 1910 a Jewish firm, Prashker Sohn and Co. bought it from Mr. Musser. In 1913 they sold the business to Charles T. Saylor. He moved the factory to the old Specht Furniture Factory in 1919, and the building shown then became the Grange Hall. It was used for Grange meetings, private parties, good chicken and waffle suppers, plays, and more. Here it is being torn down. It was very important to the social life of Beavertown in its time.

(Who else had Chicken and waffle suppers during this time? Answer next month.)

Answer to Last Month

In 1946, after WWII, Charles Aumiller opened a Sunoco gas station which he called the “West End Service Station”, and continued to operate this franchise in Beavertown until 1951. It was located in a nice one story building which is now 520 West Market Street.

He also operated another Sunoco station in Middleburg during 1947 and 1948.