Page 12—SUSQUEHANNA TIMES ... Candlelight tour in Mount Joy i Mr. and Mrs. Cox; their dogs; the fireplace [continued from page 1] the house, restoring as they go (and doing a beautiful job!). Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Eichler, RD3, Longenecker Road. This is a recent (circa 1971) home, uniquely styled. Walls are of cedar logs from Washington State. It has high ceilings, a Sth-generation family rocking chair, and a hand -made grandfather clock. Mr. and Mrs. Jay Eidemiller, RD3, Longe- necker Road. The house was built in 1974, but there are lots of antiques inside. A marble-top bedroom suite was given to Eide- miller’s grandparents as a wedding present some 90 years ago. There’s also a 125-year-old jelly cupboard. The overall style is Western. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Miller, Green Acres Guest Farm, RD3, Pinkerton Road. This is one of the first houses in the area built to a blue-print, in 1844. No fireplaces, but nine-foot ceilings and ten inch sills grace the 12 rooms. The kitchen used to be a butcher shop, and there are many antiques. The style is a blend of Williamsburg and Vic- ian. The dishwasher is hidden behind a flour bin! An antique shop is in the barn for your browsing. Mr. and Mrs. Galen Benner, Rocky Acres Farm, RD3, Pinkerton Road. This rambling 16-roomer, built in 1825, is chock full of Mrs. Gingrich is looking at her husband Paul through the unusual red glass window between the hall and bedroom. You can’t see Paul’s face in this photo, but he’s there, behind the glare. antiques, but is remodeled. You will see the secret room where runaway slaves were hidden before the Civil War. A defunct wind- mill stands in the yard. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cox, 130 New Haven Street. The brick walk in front is a masterpiece, but the fireplace looks to be the big attraction here. Vera (Mrs. Cox) will be cooking in the fireplace during the tour. and Tom will be baking bread in the old -fashioned ‘‘bee-hive’’ brick oven. Their son, now in law school in Texas, left his collection of old political posters and pins, and in the basement is the world’s only Mount Joy Museum! Many antiques. The garden has Biblical, Shakespearean and utilitarian plots of herbs. Natural moral bias and the university On November 15th Eliza- bethtown College will host a talk by Dr. Harold Cassidy, at 8 PM in the Esbenshade Auditorium. Dr. Cassidy, an expert on Chromatography and redox polymers, believes that the natural world has a ‘““moral bias.” He will develop a conceptual scheme to ‘“‘clearly show” this moral bias, and on the basis of this development, show that values permeate all aspects of the college or university. Dr. Cassidy is professor -at-large at Hanover Col- lege and professor emeritus at Yale. He has written texts and a book on ecology for the layman. Mr. and Mrs.Gene Bender, 341 W. Donegal Street. Built by the Mount Joy Development Company in' 1924, this house is notable for its antique furn- iture and hanging lamps, -which are most unusual. There is a rare ‘‘counter balance’ light, dated 1871, and a satin red glass lamp just like the one in ‘‘Gone With the Wind,” remem- ber? There will be brass items on display in the basement. Cross Roads Brethren in Christ Church, Donegal Springs Road. The congre- gation here is celebrating the 100th anniversary of their church building. The new addition has offices, class rooms, etc. Sunday school starts at 9:15, wor- ship at 10:25. Mr. and Mrs. Abram Groff, 393 S. Market Avenue. The Groffs live in a grand mansion of the 1920’s, with a big porch and columns in front. Various rooms are finished in differing decors —for example, the kitchen is modern, and the parlor Victorian. Many fine en- gravings and paintings. Mr. and Mrs. James Tierney, Box 354, RDI. This home is just built by Mr. Tierney. The Spanish style residence is built of antique bricks. The game room downstairs is almost sybaritic, with a pool table, card room, bar with Tiffany lamps, and a fireplace, again of antique bricks. Cameron Estate, near Donegal Presbyterian Church. Simon Cameron once lived here —he was Lincoln’s secretary of war. It is now owned by Elizabethtown College, which uses it as a conference center. It has 25 rooms. Scattered throughout the tour you will see craft demonstrations, including quilling, candle making, and stained glass work. Four members of the Red Rose Embroiderer’s Guild will show bargello, crewel, counted work, and theorum painting. Walnut Tree Farm. Own- ed by Mr. and Mrs. Paul Witman and Mrs. Mary Sarver, this farm is on Old Harrisburg Pike. This is an old German farm house, with an untouched attic, meat hooks, and pine floors. There will be craft demonstrations here. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Nolt, RD2, Mt. Pleasant Road. 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