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November 12, 1975
Heidi Murphy, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Robert C.
Murphy, standing by restored fireplace in study house of
Donegal Presbyterian Church
leaf tables, etc. A fireplace
paneled with old church
pews and a wagon seat
coffee table are unique
living room furnishings
Several Mount Joy banks,
cherry seeders, and door
stops are on display in the
‘sun porch’’-the most re-
cent remodeled room in the
house.
2. Glossbrenner United
Methodist Church Parson-
age-The Reverend and Mrs.
Clair L. Wagner, Jr., and
sons, 713 Church Street,
Mount Joy.
Like other United Metho-
dist parsonages , the home,
the drapes, floor coverings,
and some appliances are
provided by the church.
Family ‘‘treasurers’’ are put
to use throughout the house.
3. Mount Joy Vo-tech
School, R.D.#2, Mount Joy
A visit to the Floriculture
Area of the school will be
available for tourists where
terrariums, fall arrange-
ments, and holiday flowers
can be viewed. Also a visit
to the Cosmetology Depart-
ment where hairstyles will
be visible (old fashioned and
new) for the holiday season.
Visitors can see furniture
being restored and hand
decorated. In the food
trades department, one may
see, smell, and taste foods
being prepared. Showcases
have been specially design-
ed for the tour.
4. Apartment of Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Bleau, Springfield
Gardens, Donegal Springs
Road.
The wide-ranging tastes
of the Bleaus are evident in
their living room, in which a
Bertoria stainless chair
blends with an antique
mailbox from a college
dormitory, used to house
shoes, a mobile of thorns,
with a lush corduroy sofa.
The kitchen is definitely
for cooking with spices and
condiments everywhere and
handpainted Mexican dish-
es on open shelving of
redwood and concrete
blocks.
Sculptures, portraits and
enamels, the works
of friends, are featured
throughout the apartment.
Plants abound, even on the
adjoining patio, providing
both privacy and a beautiful
view.
S. Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Mowrer, R.D.#1, Mount
Joy.
This brick ranch home,
built in 1965 and purchased
in 1966 by the Mowrers is
furnished with a flair for
both modern and the anti-
que. The dining room has a
collection of ironstone, ‘‘tea
leaf’’ pattern, that belonged
to Mrs. Mowrer’s mother.
A pine dry sink has been
recently antiqued with Ger-
man stencils on the doors.
A small doughnut box,
similar to the dough tray,
are among many objects of
interest.
6. Mr. and Mrs. Elwood
R. Buckwalter, Donegal
Springs Road.
This house, designed and
built by the owner, is
bi-level in a Southern
Plantation style. A spacious
foyer with open stairs
catches the eye upon enter-
ing the dwelling. Furnished
in the colonial period, the
furniture is of solid cherry
and was made by the late Ira
Lesher, uncle of the owners.
A number of antique pieces
collected by the family and a
large cherry grandfather
clock were also constructed
by Mr. Lesher.
/. Mr. and Mrs. C. S.
Banks, Donegal Springs
Road
This home is an excellant
reproduction of a house in
Colonial Williamsburg. The
Colonial motif is carried
throughout with the use of
dark stained woodworking
including ‘‘crown molding
and wainscoating’’. The
furnishings are reproduc-
tions of early Chippendale
and Queen Anne Periods.
Clock fanciers will appreci- _
ate a seven and one-half
grandfather built by a
craftsman from Smoketown,
in the main hallway.
8. Mr. and Mrs. Paul G.
Smith, Janet Avenue, Oak
Lane Development, Donegal
Springs Road.
This new bi-level home
was planned by Paul and
Barbara Smith and built by
Carl Zeiset in 1973. The
structure has a red brick and
white siding exterior with
black accents; the interior
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Homes, Vo-Tech, Donegal Church, Cameron mansion on BPW tour
The study house of Donegal Presbyterian Church, recently restored under the direction of
Jerry Martin of Marietta. The study house was originally built in 1810.
reflects Barbara’s eclectic
tastes, with a few antiques
and strong emphasis on
early American styling. A
chest inherited from Bar-
bara’s great-great grand-
mother. A kerosene lamp,
various clocks, and a small
china tea set are among
other interesting items to be
found in the Smith home.
Mrs. Smith enjoys antiquing
furniture, creating floral
arrangments, sewing and
home canning. Evidence of
all these handicrafts can be
seen throughout the home.
9. Mrs. Herbert Sarver,
Walnut Tree Farm, Off
Route #230 West, under
R.R. underpass, 1st right,
farmhouse on right side of
the road.
A typical Pennsylvania
farmhouse with the center
part dating back to pre-revo-
lutionary war time, this
three-generation home was
built in three stages. Family
antiques including a Meis-
sen dinner set are shown in
the built-in corner cupboard
and Dutch sideboard. The
original pine wood floor
boards, wooodwork and four
poster bed in the attic have
completly escaped moderiz-
ation. The arch cellar has
meat hooks and butcher
equipment used in early
days. There will be a
demonstration of Tole Ware
Painting and crafts during
the tour.
10. Mr. and Mrs. W. Scott
Heisey, Rheems.
Built in 1742 on property
deeded by the Penns, this
sandstone, limestome, and
clapboard house was form-
erly a one and one-half story
structure; however, after a
hurricane wind blew the roof
off the house, it was made
into a two-story house. The
stone wall is enclosed
completely on the seeond
floor by clapboard.
Many family pieces have
been treasured, including a
1750 walnut cupboard in the
dining room, in which a set
of Late Adams Rose table-
ware is displayed.
In the living room are a
grandfather clock (circa
1850) and two 250 year old
combback Mission chairs.
The water color painting of
Donegal Church which
hangs over the mantle of the
fireplace is one of several
works by local artists found
throughout the house, in-
cluding a number of inter-
esting landscapes.
11. Donegal Presbyterian
Witness Tree Church, Study
and Pastors Home, Donegal
Springs.
This church is more than
250 years old. Worship
services are held every
Sunday morning. Histor-
cally, it is known as the
“Witness Tree’’ church.
When a messenger brought
the news to the Donegal
Cubs Halloween party
by Robert W. Mark
Den S and den 6, Mount
Joy Cub Scouts, pack 136,
held a Halloween Party
under the leadership of
Carolyn Waltz and Edna
Wolf. Attending were:
Thomas Waltz, Eric Bren-
ner, Wayne Buchter, Dean
Lane, David Zuschlag, Todd
Newcomer, Kelly Geib, Ed-
die Geib, Barry Helsher,
Randy Fletcher, Shawn
Kayor, Thomas Stoe, Ray-
mond Becker, and Kevin
Herr. Prizes were won by
Barry Helsher, Thomas Stoe
Eric Brenner, and Eddie
Geib.
Attending Cub Scout
Roundtable at Zion Luther-
an Church in Landisville
were Robert W. Mark,
cubmaster, John Auker,
Kenneth Good, Ann Mark,
Shirley Good, Evelyn Duke,
and John Auker.
people that Lord Howe was
invading Pennsylvania in
September, 1777, the wor-
shippers immediately ga-
thered around the large oak
tree in front of the church
and vowed their allegiance
to the patriot’s cause. This
tree, still standing, is
between 300 and 400 years
old. Once a year special
services are held to com-
memorate this historical
occasion.
12. Cameron Estate
Conference Center, adjacent
to Donegal Presbyterian
Church.
Once the country home of
Simon Cameron, U.S. Sena-
tor from Pennsylvania, and
the first Secretary of War in
President Lincoln's Cabinet,
this stately mansion is now
owned by Elizabethtown
College and is used as a
conference center. There
are twenty-five rooms in the
house and fifteen acres of
wooded grounds around it.
The college opened the
estate in 1971 following
renovation of all three floors
within the house but made
no changes on the exterior
of the house nor in rustic
grounds around it.
Light refreshments will be
served here during the tour.
4-H capon
show Nov. 18
The annual 4-H Dressed
Capon Show for the Eliza-
bethtown - Donegal area will
be held on Tuesday, No-
vember 18, at Hostetter’'s
Banquet Hall in Mount Joy,
at 9:30 a.m. After judging,
birds will be sold to Rotery
members.
Mr. Kermit Birth, Profes-
sor of Poultry Marketing at
Penn State, will judge the
show.
All 4-H club members are
invited to be guests of the
Mount Joy Rotary Club at
luncheon after the judging.