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Road was opened June 9, 1975, to accommodate the

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THE SAVINGS BANK OF BRUNSWICK The Savings Bank of Brunswick was incorporated under the General Laws of Maryland by Dr. Arlington G. Horine, George Swank, William Schnauffer, and Frank E. Alder. The Certificate of Incorporation was signed by John A. Lynch, Judge of Circuit Court of Frederick County, on December 6, 1892, and the bank opened for business on the 15th day of December of that year. "The institution was founded to promote economy and the practice of saving money among the poor and laboring classes of the community, and to assist the citizens in the accumulation of property that they may possess the means of support during sickness and old age," according to a statement of that period. The officers of the original institution were: Dr. A.G. Horine, President; F. E. Alder, 1st Vice-President; William Schnauffer, 2nd Vice-President and Treasurer; John S. Newman, General Counsel. The bank that cashed millions of dollars of "pay day checks for employees of the B&ORR without charging one cent for the service ultimately failed in 1915. Its building was sold to the BankofBrunswick in 1920.

furniture. For about 25 years Mrs. Lula McMurry conducted a used furniture business that frequently uncovered some antiques and interesting old pieces. The street-level storerooms at 127 West Potomac Street and 425 East Potomac Street were the two locations of her store. Carl Margrabe was a partner in this business its last decade. Shortly after Bill and Leona Sauser moved to town, they maintained a furniture refinishing and antique shop in the former Karn's Lumber Co. main office, from the latter 1970's until the early 1980's. The one antique dealer currently within the town limits of Brunswick is Antiques N' Ole Stuff, 24 West Potomac Street. This business began in Georgetown, D.C., in 1972, and after relocating several times in the District, opened in Brunswick in March 1988. Owned by Bill and Edie Sims of Middletown, Antiques N' Ole Stuff also has locations in the former J. P. Karn buildings on Sou th Maryland Avenue and the former Reformed Church building in the 100 block of West Potomac Street. To quote Mr. Sims: We like Brunswick. We like the people. We want to see the town regain its former vigor and economic strength - and we want to be a part of this recovery." Gunther's International Art Gallery and Auction House is located in a renovated turn-of-thecentury warehouse along the B&O tracks on VirgirJa Avenue. In Brunswick since March 1985, he handles art, antiques, estates and other fine quality merchandise. S - Shop owners W-WHH -MMM

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AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ANTIQUES AND COLLECTIBLES A few of today's families derive from Berliners of a hundred years ago, and many retain furniture and other mementoes of that period. In the past generation the interest in antiques and old items has permeated a great part of our country's population. Brunswick provides a good setting for merchandising this type of product. There has always been a dealer or two in town to meet this need. Medora Elgin Brady was an authority on antiques and a collector. She dealt in antiques, at one time having a shop at the crossroads of Routes 79 and (now) 180. She also dealt from her home. In addition her home was filled with 19th century

According to a municipal directory dated 1923, Brunswick once had many automobile dealerships. John Stickley had an auto repair shop where later was the Pythian Building on Delaware A venue. His father had bought him an automobile in Balti more, one of the first cars in Brunswick. Mr. Stickley's interest in automobiles resulted in his business of auto repairs and selling second-hand cars. The Yourtee Auto Agency, offering Ford products, had an establishment on the northeast corner of West "C" Street and Petersville Road; the Feete Agency, offering Star, Overland, and Willys-Knight products, occupied the building across Petersville Road, presently the site of Big A Auto Parts.

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