Bloomsbury Bank

What happened to the Citizens National Bank that was next to Fuller's Drug Store on Center Street? Did it merge with a larger one? If so, does anyone know which bank took over? Here is a scan of a bill the bank issued, with my grandfather's and Ed Shipman's signatures on it.

(How's this for a post, Linda?)

What's up, folks?

Did I manage to make it here today? Hope so..

Now - can anyone tell me where the railroad tunnel was in Bloomsbury... specifically? I don't remember ever seeing it, but I did have dreams about being in a railroad tunnel.

Our oldest member to this date.

My cousin Marge Laxson. When she figures this out she will post I'm sure.

Google

Ok folks I did get us listed on there. But that's all.

Dave Wilson & Mickey, Penny Candy Store, Russamano's Barber Shop, Emery's Steak Shop

I concur with Jackie that it seems almost impossible to locate this site unless someone actually sends you the link. I don't know how all that works but maybe Linda knows how to remedy that. The site is certainly a welcomed one; it just needs to be easier to find.

If Jimmy Gardner was called Whitey, then Dale should have been called Smiley. I don't think we ever saw him without a big grin on his face. It tickles me to see his pictures.

I remember Dave Wilson riding his brown and white horse Mickey through town, and us walking down to his farm hoping someone would give us a ride. Occasionally we got lucky in that regard.

I also remember Eddie Henshaw's (sp?) Penny Candy Store that was a few doors up from Wheeler's Market. I would go there to buy red licorice shoe strings -- I think they were about five strings for a penny -- not sure. And Kitts candy that came in chocolate, strawberry and vanilla. And Blackjack, Clark's Teaberry and Clove gum -- all things that my dad didn't sell in his store.

In later years, Emery's opened a steak shop in the apartment building between Sheets and Gardner's and Herman Russamano's Barber Shop. Mostly the boys in town would use the fence in front of Russamano's as a gathering place. I guess they couldn't get in too much trouble there because it was a center point of town and everyone could see what they were doing.

Hi friend from Bloomsbury

Hi all! I would never have known about this site if my brother, Dale Gardner, hadn't let me know about it. I was so thrilled to see it. Linda, thank you so much for starting it. Donna, I so enjoyed your precious story about my sweet brothers... we were very poor and I just said to my husband, Bob, I wonder where in the world they got the nickel, and he reminded me that they used to run all over the town selling Dainty potato chips... an old man (he was probably my age now), Mr. Sutton, who lived next to my Grammy and Grampy Gardner, used to buy about eight bags a week to feed his cats... my brothers loved going there... lol... anyway, as I learn how to use this site (I don't even text, I'm an old fashioned fart, although I work on a computer all day at work) I will share some stories and I really enjoy reading all of yours... Love and good health to all of you... Jackie Gardner DeWire... and yes, I'm still married to my fifth grade sweetheart, Bob DeWire...

1983 Bloomsbury Grammar School aka Bloomsbury Elementary School Graduating class.

This was my daughter Kimberlee's graduation class from good ole BGS.