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The undeveloped 85 acres of the C. M. Wenner

farm was bought by Quince Orchard Associates, who in tum sold to the developers. Among those were Charles Stone, 0. K. Makela, and Brooks Wood. Howard Marvin Jones' real estate business career covered the first four decades of this century. He first entered a business partnership under the name Jones and Robinson, selling dry goods, clothing, and women's furnishings. He entered the real estate and insurance business as an individual entrepreneur and remained so for the major part of his business career. ·Tony Cincotta entered real estate in the early 1950's; he was the first person in Brunswick in that field after Mr. Jones. Edwin Sparks opened his office on Petersville Road soon after Cincotta. Douglas Heffner and Lula McMurry developed 13 acres between Second A venue and the reservoir in the early 1950's. Paul and Thomas Sigler developed the Haines farm, south of the above. Thomas Jr. joined the elder Siglers and they continued developing throughout the town. Ralph Brown had a branch real estate office in Brunswick in February 1977, remaining until 1982. Cookie Virts Huffman continues to live in Brunswick, although she sells for Ralph Brown. Jeff Cauley prepared for real estate after retiring from the management of J. J. Newberry's. Starting in the mid-70's with Tony Cincotta, he became a broker in 1978 and remains independent. Heart surgery and other personal matters interfered with his business, but his wife, Ruby, qualified for her real estate license in 1982 and assists her husband in the business. Herb Daugherty has become a developer since entering real estate. While teaching, coaching, and serving as director of athletics. he became involved in painting. After retirement from education, he earned his real estate license in 1976. He began buying land and building houses. He added careers and skills and developed a total package of remodeling, building, and marketing real estate. Century 21-Monocacy Valley Realty, Inc., had an office at Brunswick Shopping Center one year, 1986-87. Fm:lericktowne Realty was the most recent entry into Brunswick real estate. It opened an office at the Shopping Center in July 1988 with Lenwood Moss, a former Brnnswick resident, as manager; the office remained until June 1990.

RESTAURANTS Through the years, Brunswick has had many restaurants. Around 1900 Gene Cost managed a restaurant next to the Nickelodian Theatre in what is now the J. J. Newberry location. The Yardley /Potomac Hotel offered meals at the Potomac Restaurant where a sirloin steak could be bought for 50 cents, and a hamburger for 10 cents. The Maryland Restaurant, on West Potomac Street (where Goodwill Store is today) was operated by Ed Thompson and Margaret "Sweetie" Wigington Thompson, in 1927-28. The business was later taken over by Mrs. Ida Himes, who relocated it to 21 West Potomac St., adjacent to where it had been. Mrs. Himes was much loved by her patrons and her meals were very tasty and generous. The YMCA on East Potomac Street and after the tragic fire relocated on Souder Road, has operated a publicrestaurantformanyyears. Itaccommodated not only the railroaders but also the general public. In 1935, Charlie and Daisy Harrington Halley operated a small restaurant in the Meadows Building; a few years later, the Whistle Stop offered food at the location on East Potomac Street now occupied by the laundromat. After the repeal of Prohibition in 1933, many establishments offered not only short-order items but alcoholic beverages as well. Some of those very early beer establishments in the 1930's were John Foster's Weiner Joint and Lute Darr's Confectionery. The more recent beer taverns were Kehne's Paddock Grill, Nelson's Beer Tavern, The Metropolitan, The Swing Inn, The Berlin, and the Family Restaurant in the Shopping Center. The Potomac Pub is located in the former Darr's Confectionery "On The Square" at East Potomac Street and North Maple Avenue. Pia's Pizza and King's New York Pizza are recent establishments. Hardce's, in the shopping center, has finally given Brunswick fast food service. By a town ordinance of 1949, the local government defined the term "restaurant" and provided for health inspection and grading twice a year. W-BLC

OUT TO LUNCH Swain's Restaurant on East Potomac Street: the name may not be exact, but the rest is tru~. The owner brought many a chuckle to those who saw the proprietor hangout a sign as he closed the shop

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