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This is the Frackville passenger station in 1888as pictured in the Schuylkill CountyHis-torical Society publication "'Early Transportation in Schuylkill County." HarryBerkheiser Sr. was the ticket agent for many ·years ana Richard Davis -the telegraphoperator during this time. In 1925a new brick station was erected on the slte~ _. -

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If you were In Frackville in-1891you could have bought Candy stores were owned by Mrs. Martha A. Bury,your groceries from any of these storesi Benjamin Joseph Fowler, John M. Wachter and Harry RhoadsAdams, Berger and Moore, David Christ, John Gray, while Mrs. Robert Curran sold cigars and cigarettes.William H. Keffer, Thomas T. Phillips, Jacob Rodian, Thomas M. Reed was a merchant-tailor and barberJr., or Frederick K. Seldel. You could have mopped at shopsw~re owned by Harry Schaeffer and Thomas E.these general storesi, Samuel Haupt, John Richard Bradley. The Livery Stables in town were operated byand Alexander Scott or at these drygoods stores, Clark Dixon, David P. Hauptand John H. Haupt.Harry T. Evans, William S. Sanner and Seaman and William A. Davis sold hardware and boots and shoesCompany. were sold by Charles Ivory and Mary A. Ivory was aThe Adams Express Company was located in town at dressmaker. Shoeswere sold by Harrison K. Reichthis time, Edward W. Bateman was Postmaster, and Joseph F. Seaman and Bernard Liddy was aHarry D. Berkhelser was station agent and Daniel shoemaker. Jacob Pauly was the proprietor of the

• Frack sold· real estate. Charles Beard was a Depot House and G. W. Johnson was a localI blacksmith in town and Henry Haupt and Samuel photographer. James Kalbach had the coal yards and

Ii Moyer were carpenters. Hotels were operated by tJhosePhJ. Kehlte~wtasa c1o

ntdhitehr.Dantiel J. Kiefer was :~

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Samuel Burchill, Mrs-. M. Burke, Christian Gulong, e news agen In own a e wa er company was :~Tobias J. Klinger, Mrs. Sarah A. Rauch, William known as the Mountain City Water Company. Fur- :~Taylor and Abraham Tayler. niture was sold by Walter R. Nice and Calvin B. . :~

~ - Philips and George W. Sebold sold stoves. :~

1::3 Meat Markets were owned by F. A. Dietrich, D. F. Th Ch' f B . t thi tl W'II :::

Hoffman and the Wagner Brothers, and Philip Prynn e re urgess a s me was I iam Wertz and :~:and Charles L. Hillanbrand operated saloons. Jacob Norman L Ranch was Tax assessor. The physicians :~

:-.. Rubright was a watchmaker and Charles Hartzog sold in town were Charles A. Bleiler, James D. Kiefer and :::~ insurance. Lewis C. Anstock and Norman L. Ranck David Taggert.. ' ~~~I: were painters and Robert Snyder was a plasterer Yes, you could _hav~ known some of ·these people in ....I during this time town ....that Is.... lf you were In Frackville in 1891! ~~~I . ~~ .. ~~~;.;.;.:.;.;.;.:.;.;.;.;.;.:.;.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.;.;.;.;.;.; > , ,.. 7.S.+.;.;.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;,;.;.;=;~;=;=;=;=;~;~;~;~;~;~;.;.~.~.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;-=.~.~.~.~.~.~ :~

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