Delaware County Daily Times from Chester, Pennsylvania • Page 3

DELAWARE COUNTY (PA.) Tuesday, September 17, DAILY TIMES Hook Landmark to Vanish By EDITH BUTLER Dally Times Correspondent MARCUS HOOK The The new station will be com-1 in Marcus Hook in 1876, and lived' The new ticekt office and wait- lelclv insulated, heated, and have 1 there until 10 years ago, said lie ng rooms will be presided over by aluminum trailer ticket office the Pennsylvania Railroad is located 30 feet south of the old structure. plelcly insulated, heated, and have two rest rooms. Railroad officials say it will be open to the public aelieves the old building dates to The 70-year-old red brick and frame station, weather-beaten and unsightly, will be demolished. But PRR officials have not indicated when that will come about. The new building, a double-section trailer, has been sealed together.

It is raised three feet off the ground by a foundation. concrete block The ticket office lias one. door. The passenger wailing room, with two doors will be furnished train riders. for Borough building inspector William Palton said he recommended to railroad officials a old building be renovated, with wood sections removed.

But officials decided against this because of the advanced age of the structure. Council, reluctant at first to approve a permanent trailer installation, did so on the grounds anything would be an improvement, it was on railroad property, and it would be installed as a business office only, with no living quart- about 1893. He said the "new 1893 building, ers. i Jasper Phillips, who was born OLD AND NEW stand side by side as old Marcus Hook passenger station awaits demolition. Real Estate Transfers MEDIA COURTHOUSE--Transfers ot real estate registered Nether Providence.

Mcclbury and Providence Roads, Landon M. i wife to David Bauchar and wife, Ridley Township. 832 Hood Rand. Duvld H. GlovncVt and i to DiivUI r.

Rayor and $14.000. Aston, Pennell, Concord nnd Knowl- lon Roiuls, Qeoriic Hayes ami i io Hayes, Radnor, 338 Concstogiv Rnad, Gordon V. Miller and wlfo to Holly A. Silverthorn, (28,000. Hnverford, 42(1 Hustings Lester Reiser and wife to Norman S.

Allen wife. $6,018. Yeadon, 8W W. Cofohs Creek Park Jennie Falglatore to Cnrmola Ful glutore, $1. Clifton Heights, 301 Church Operation Holding Co.

to i i a a $19,090. Concord, Wendy Lane and Glen i Road, Burlclgh F. Force and i to Peter S. zienuinii and wife. $25.150.

2fi7 Drcxel A John D. a i and i to William J. a and i $13,000. Upper Darby, 4009 Taylor John a i and i to Michael L. Dully and i $13,000.

Upper Providence, State Road, Jennie DcRosa to Nicholas G. Pernkls, $21,000, Chester, IG20 W. 13th John Brown and i to Ulyxec Genwrlght and i $8,000. ColllnRdale, Sharon and A Howard Hill to i H. i and i $6,500.

Drexel Hill, 737 Childs Harriet H. Evans In a Rodney Weod and i $15,500. Von and i to Robert G. Head and i Chester, 523 E. 16th Lawrence H.

to Albert Morse. Darby, 3277 Hurwood Thorns E. Prank to Mnrjorle F. Prank, SI. i i i i 318 a Road, Russell J.

Cllne to Russell J. Clinc and wife, SI. Aston, 207 Valley Green Drive. Theodore P. a i nnd i to Theodore.

P. a a and wife. SI. 209 a a win W. Hewitt anil wife to Rocco D'- Amatci and i $18,000.

i 409 a a Martha M. Blckhni'rtt to Harry W. Blck- nnd i $1. Springfield, 104 State Road, Julius Klclnfelder and wife to Stanley Lew- ickl. $22,000.

Ltinsdowne, 128 E. Greenwood HELEN HUNT REPORTS Thomas J. and i to Richard F. Vita and wife, $11,500. Yeadon, 401 S.

Lansdowne West Philadelphia Federal Savings Loan A a C. Mil Association to Luther F. McNalr ant i $18,300. wife, $10,500. E.

Lansriowne. 120 Oak Cath erlne M. Ratlgan to Catherine Ratlgan, $1. Ridley Township, 016 Amosland Road, Frederick B. Borden and wife lo William H.

Morrison and wife. S15.BOO. Ridley Township 505 Orchard Road, Victoria H. LcCales to Salvntorn Glacclo. $4,250.

Lansdowne, 220 N. Maple MaR- dalenc H. Schubert to Donald a. Fcwkes, $11,000. Warple, Rose Tree anrt Candlewood Hoadfi, William Kuliiy and i to Robert J.

CfLUi-laUl, $21,150. Springfield, 23 Wayne Fred B. WlUlls Sr. to a i Campbell, $10,000. Darby, 4th and Franklin Margaret A.

Cook to Walter M. Strine $6,750. Chester, 722 E. 4th Kmlllja Kar- powlch to Alfred Sable and wife, Upper Darby. 921 Penn Nlohol as F.

Quercetli and wife to James Buocl and wife, $22,000. Haverford. HM Windsor Park, Max L. Bernstein and wife to John A. Cors inico and i $25,000.

Upper Darby, 6968 Aberdeen Road Henry R. Simmons and wife to Loul. LeCaUoy and wife, $9,000. Upper Darby 707 Bviarcllff Road Helen M. Kccnan to Helen M.

Keenan Chester, 2620 Boyle Edward Mud lev to Walter E. Mueller and wife. Chester, 1149 Walnut Harold and wife to Leon Chcrnof" Chester, 1124 Highland John Larktn to John Williams and wlfi $8,500. Upper Darby, 326 Oak Harr J. Tcmllio and i to James F.

Mu phy. $13,450. Upper Darby, 7018 Gullford Roru Tadcusz Swlerzawskl and wife to Wl Ham E. Marshall Jr. and wife, $8,55 Haverford, 30 Fulmer James A Nicholson and wife to Robert F.

Ar man and wlfo, $13,000. Upper Darby, 5240 Wcslpark Philip A. Brown and wife to Jame Heddlngcr Jr. and wife. $11,500.

Haverford, 202 HardlriK Rose A to John E. Ceilings and wife, $13,750. Rldleiy Township, Milmont Ave. and 5th S. Elvln Lloyd and wife to John Clymeb nnd i $1.

Mlddletown, Woodland A and Knowlton Road, A William Cloud wife to Pen Mod, $1. Chester, 521 E. 10th Vincent J. Pace and wife to Vincent J. Pace and wife, $1.

Chester, 11th and Chestnut Solomon Krcin and wife to Redevelopment Authority City of Chester, $6,800. Upper Providence, Post House Lane Tree Road. Lyslc H. Peterson and wife to Lyslc H. Peterson, SI.

Upper Darby, 1107 Wilson Drive, George S. Wilson and wife to George S. Wilson and wife, $1. Haverford, 1411 Brtcrwood Road. William J.

Santoro and i to Edward Blender nnd wife, $20,500. Haverford, 158 3. Eagle Road, Marguerite D'Amclio to Herbert M. Mangam, $14,500. Upper Darby, T30B Miller Mnrle Elizabeth Wcitzel to James McMahon and wife, $12,900.

Newtown, 119 Hickory Lane, George Grudke and i to Robert a wife, $21,000. Yeadon, 1306 Moore Sidney Kar- TK and i of a A. Anastasla and wife, $24,000. Marplc, 2127 MacLaria Lane, John D. IMclssner and wife to Joseph Grande wife, $17,250.

Prospect Park, Folsom and 12lh Avcs. Frank M. Schmidt and wife to Veronica L. Fleming, $7,000. Newtown, 2 Mulberry Lane, Robert H.

Verity and wife to Geome M. Rch- fuss and wife, $18,000. Marplo, 107 N. New A Clayton E. Gunhelm and wlfo to Wil Ham A.

Doyle $19,250. Upper Providence, Post House Lane i Township, fill 6th A John 128 E. Greenwood Joseph I.out'hran and i to John a Benedict a and wife to E. a and i i a Tusker and Pink Anna C. Milter to John Wendell and a i Forest Lane and Dogwood Henry T.

Ward to John T. PtnkKton and i $32.000. Swarthmore, 446 Earl A. Iller and wife to Martin C. Wilbcr nd wife, $28,000, 524 Horseshoe Drive.

rtinann Dcv. Co. Inc. to Arnold E. nhl and i $14,000.

Chester. 521 16th a Jncobson to i J. Pace. S4.000. Chester.

Providence Ave. and IDth Chester I Corp. of hcster Towers, $100,000. i i a Branclywlne Creek Valter P. MaierspcrROr and wife to lobert G.

Allen $34,500. Trainer. 4420 Post Rtmcl. Robert A. to Charles D.

Smith, Jr. ant ife, $5.600. Joseph A. Harri.son and wile, Upper a 1001 Brook Paul ikwrBiico and i to Walter W. Dono- hun and wife, $14,250.

Chester, 213 Donnelly Broadway Const. Co. to A a Charles Barans and wife, $14,500. Springfield, 481 Briarhill Road. wc-n Aston, Virginia Lane, George S.

i i and i $1. Ar-1 carles, Swift, T. Spangler Jr. and wife to Mark Twain. John W.

Young. $10,500. Murple. 307 Sussex BuildinR Operation Holding Co. to A N.

Cams and wife, $10,200. i i 1003 Carroll Road. ris Hanscll, 4th and i to J. i and i $18.000. Marplc, 40 Malin Road.

a F. Morris and wife to Alice A McGill, $16,750. Springfield, 633 Road, Ronald E. Hall and wie to Carl L. Dahlroos and wife, $21,000.

Marplc. 425 Candlewood Ro.id. John W. i i and i to John W. Book Unit Will Open 2nd Year MEDIA The Great Books Discussion group will start its second year Sept.

29, at the Media, Upper Providence Library, at 7:30 p.m. Mrs. Joseph J. Miluski, leader of the group, said members will meet every second Sunday to dis- cus.s selected works of the great authors. Included are writings of: Homer, Sophocles, Plato, Aristotle, St.

Augustine, Shakespeare, Des- Former City Man Named Hotel Chef Van! i lS.ant, Mill A former Chester resident has become the first iNegro head chef boardwalk hotels in Atlantic Mty, N.J. Richard Merrill, son of Mrs. Hester Merrill of 313 W. 3rd Chester, was made head chef at the Atlantic second largest hotel. Merrill has served as assistant chef in hotels in New York and New Jersey, He attended the Chester public schools.

A meeting to acquaint the residents in the area of Robert Wade The leaders and troop committee chairmen will be present to aid Mrs. Zimmerman. the 1893 office. Application forms will be available for those interested in getting their girls into scouting. Refreshments will be served following the Business meeting.

called that to differentiate it from the "old" building on the Linwood side of the tracks, had separate waiting rooms for men and women. An express room was used for parcels. He said there were only two tracks on the main line then, one north, one south, in -front of the office, which was on 24-hour service to take care of the many travelers. There was no bridge over tracks then, he continued. Finally, too many accidents at the grade crossing led to the bridge now joining Linwood and Marcus Hook.

He recalls a particularly bad accident at the crossing one foggy night, when three or more persons were killed. Agitation of people forced the bridge erection, lie said, following this. The former Hook resident said he lived a long time at 10 W. Delaware which was built in 1734. and still retains vivid impressions of Hook in those days.

Phillips said the family of the late James Gough, a station ag- ticket clerk Mrs. Ethel Dk-kens, who has worked in the old structure for quite a while. ADVERTISEMENT Quick Rilief from Pilt Irritatitn years ago a Buffalo druggist created an ointment to relieve Itching and smarting of piles. It brought such quick, cooling, soothing, astringent relief that Its a spread across land making Peterson's Ointment ft avoritc In thousands of homes. Ask your druggist today for 60o box or 8o applicator tube.

Peterson's Ointment lelighU or money back. There are no specific educational requirements in this unique meth- to Lowis Bruce $32. CK)0. od of adult self-education, added Mrs. Miluski-- the one requirement is the desire to read, learn and discuss.

There are no fees but paperback versions of the books are available at $12 for those who wish to buy them. Those who plan to attend the first meeting are asked to read the book of "Ecclesiastes" in preparation. New persons wishing to join the group should register at the library, Front and Jackson Sts. Neighborhood House with Girl Scouts will be 7:30 p.m. Weclnes day at Wade House, 217 Concord Chester.

Mrs. Carol Zimmerman, a director of Girl Scouting in Dela ent, was the first occupant of the combination office and home in Later residents the house were the Charles F. Robinson family. The house section then contained rooms on the first floor, five Two classes of St. Daniel's Methodist Church have scheduled meetings Wednesday evening to begin their fall activities.

Class 14 will meet at 8 p.m. at the home of the leader, Mrs. Ada Irons, 1827 W. 6th Chester. rooms and bath on the second.

Asked why the family had mov- Class 15 will meet at 8 p.m. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Smith, 217 Edwards Chester. Leroy Pernsley is convalescing at his home, 123 Washington ed quite a few years ago, Mrs.

Robinson said she just "finally got tired of shoveling coal!" Two large furnaces in the cellar, heating both business a ome sections, needed constant ring, she said, and with her usband working elsewhere it was to her to be stoker. Worst 1, she said, for 15 or 18 years hey used soft coal. are County, will speak and showJTwin Oaks, after being a patient a film, "See What Girl Scouting Is All About." Wade House has Girl Scouting for Brownies, Intermediates, Cadets and Seniors. in St. Francis Hospital, Wilmington, Del.

He is president of Local Union 3182, AFL-CIO, at Phoenix Steel Corporation, Claymont, Del. Originally called Scupi or Skupi Skopje, Yugoslavia, was the capital of Dardinia, a province of ancient Iliyria. Conquered by Rome- it was the birthplace of the Emperor Justinian, who restorec the city after the earthquake 518. EASY CREDIT DENTISTRY NO APPOINTMENT NEEDED PLATES In I Day 1 i BROKEN PLATtS HOUR CHILDREN'S DENTISTRY INCLUDING STRAIGHTENING OF TEETH 8 Dot DR. M.

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Cell and Wife, $14,000. Darby Township, 213 Westbrldffe John Richard Fntchallnc and i to Charles D. Halm and wife, $11,350. Edgmont, Pheasant Lane, John A. Gartlan and i to Tom R.

Falrchlld wife, $33,300. Darby Township, 419 Stratford Road, Thomas Martin Sherlock nnd i to Alphonso Lombard! and i $11,200. Aldan, 114 Shlsler William J. Gardner and wife to Philip C. Fltzpnt- rlok and wife.

Darby Township, 1045 Ccdarwood Road. Philip C. Fltapntrlck and to John A. Czarncckl and wife, $11,000. Springfield, 458 Kent Road, E.

Charles Morrlll and to Helen L. Clifford, $18.200. Gler.olden, 4-13 Harrison Lucy Airils to Jumps W. Mitchell and wife, $18,500. Upper Darby, 408 Mtdvala Joseph DcRitla and wife to Peter Bruni, Have'rford, 132 Flintlock Road, Hush J.

McBrido and wife to Paul Bellman and wife, $17.750. Sharon Hill, 503 Chester Pike, Clara R. a to John M. Brown Sr. and 423 Farnswortn Dr.

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