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accidentally killed in 1972, Summers sold out within

the year. The Land L still runs, but it is now the Land L Tour Service.

was the longest continuatio n of that type ofbusiness in the community . W-BLC

S - Ethel Lloyd - Harold Sumers

CANDY STORE

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CANDY KITCHEN On the corner of Second Avenue and East Potomac Street, George Magoulis, with his brother Billy's help, operated a candy kitchen for about eight years spanning the mid-1920's. Candy kitchens in those days made their own candy. The Malgoulises then returned to their homeland, Greece. When Austin and Virginia Cooper made a tour of the Mid-East in 1975, they toured Greece. Through conversatio n, Austin learned that a worker on the boat was Billy Magoulis. George had died by then.

Two Flynn brothers moved from Funkstown to Brunswick in its early days and each provided a service to the community during the first third of the century. Ed Flynn operated a candy and confectione ry store which was first located along the railroad tracks. He later moved into a small building at the foot of the First Baptist Church, near the location of the C&P Telephone exchange. He died in 1935. W-MMM

BUB LLOYD'S CEMENT WORKS It is difficult to imagine Ernest "Bub" Lloyd not working in cement, but at one time he worked on the railroad. Even so, during those inescapable furloughs, "Bub" worked at M. J. Grove Lime Company. Maybe some cement entered his blood stream and remained there the rest of his life. "Bub" lost an arm at the age of forty, but had a lifetime ahead of him to provide for. In 1948 he married Ethel Douker and went into business for himself with extraordina ry determination and a good supply of self-confidence.He manufactured building blocks and drain tile. The tiles were a baked product used to carry effluent from the septic tanks and were baked in a steam room in the basement of his building. He installed septic tanks that he bought, then began manufactur ing septic tanks to be installed. After eight years of blockrnaking, he sold that enterprise. He expanded his business to include a septic tank cleaning service, a business he kept after he discontinue d manufactur ing blocks. His wife emphasizes that his entire business career involved the use of cement. He even built a row of cement apartments on Ninth Avenue; they have since been sold. Atone time Bub employed 15 men, and his wife did the bookkeepin g. "Bub" died in 1981, leaving a legacy that he cou ld do just about anything he wanted to; he did just that.

CONFECTIONERY STORES Mannix Confectione ry was located in the same location as the former candy kitchen-at the corner of Second Avenue and East Potomac Street. The Mannix Confectione ry opened in the early 1920's and was operated by "Pickle" Manuel and Fred Nixon. It was a favorite spot of the high school students at the time. Mills Confectione ry was located across from the Brunswick Fire Hall in what had been the Hovermale Pharmacy. Operated by Bets Mills, it was a favorite spot for the children to stop by on their way to the Imperial Theatre next door to get their candy, snowball, or popcorn before the movie started. Darr's Confectione ry was located at 5 East Potomac Street in a building originally constructed in 1903-04 for Amos Horine's Drug Store which operated there for about six years. In 1910, John Brady opened a soda confectionery there, and in 1913 Levi Lucas purchased the business and added a kitchen. In 1914, the Darr brothers- Ed ward and Luther - bought the business. That partnership dissolved soon after the First World War, when Luther took over and operated it as Darr's Confectionery. In the early 30's, when Prohibition was repealed in the Franklin Roosevelt administrat ion, a license to sell beer was obtained and the business became Darr's Tavern. Luther Darr served the Brunswick public for 47 years until his retirement in 1961, and it is believed that his confectionery store

S - Ethel D. Lloyd

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