Take a look back at news and photos that occurred 25, 50, and 100 years ago on June 26th.
25 Years Ago:
Sunday, June 26, 1994
“Gospel hymn sing”
MERCERSBURG – A Southern Gospel Hymn Sing will be held from 4 to 9 p.m. July 2 at Lions Club Community Park in Mercersburg. Singing groups will include The Kings Four from Airville, The Druck Family from Wrightsville, Ernie and Lou Ann Keller of Ridgeley, W.Va., The Midnight Cry Gospel Singers from Darlington, Md., and The Gospel Trails from Flintstone, Md. People may bring lawn chairs. For more information, call Charlie Mann, 328-3013.
50 Years Ago
Thursday, June 26, 1969
Buddy the Cat Gone at 90
SHIPPENSBURG – Buddy is dead . . . patient, loveable, gentlemanly Buddy, the cat who’s lifespan covered 90 “cat years.” The pet who delighted in the affection of school children, the ever- faithful companion to the lady who graciously gave him a home when his kittenish years were over, and as middle age drew near. Death was kind to Buddy. His health was rapidly declining. The appetite for highly seasoned food was gone. Slowly weakening legs were dragging. Struggling became more pitiful as the days dawdled by. The end was expected. It would have been too cruel to watch him draw closer to death each day. A decision had to be made. Buddy’s life was taken. In the shady backyard of his mistresses’ home is Buddy’s grave. He still remains close to the kind lady who delighted in his whimsical cat ways, who sadly watched ‘the years take their toll,’ who, no doubt, with a heavy heart, had to make the choice between longer suffering and peaceful sleep. Buddy is gone, but the memory of a friendly, loveable, gentlemanly pet will linger with Mrs. Vera Lynch,-and the school children who grew to love him so very much.
100 Years Ago
Thursday, June 26, 1919
“LOCAL RECRUITING RECORD“
CHAMBERSBURG – The records at the Chambersburg recruiting station up to Friday last show that fifty-seven applicants for enlistment in the army during file last two months, thirty have been accepted and sent away. Of the thirty, eight came from Chambersburg, six from Shippensburg, and the remainder from other towns of Franklin County.
