Union County’s great government project, the new federal penitentiary is providing work for some 400 men and is expected to bring a considerable boom to the college town. Aided by mild fall weather, the construction has progressed well within the contract schedule and the roofing of some of the buildings has started. The six dormitories
Williamsport welcomed the New Year of 1925 with the old fashioned “Hip, Hip Hurrah!” The bells and whistles of the city blew out the old year of 1924, and brought in the new year of 1925 with the usual vigor, while New Year’s shooters were in evidence throughout Williamsport. The tin horn crowd, who also
To men in all parts of the world, men from Williamsport, and from every other community in the land, gifts which represent the beautiful desires of their loved ones back home, to give them wherever they are and whatever task in which war has assigned them, some bit of the joy of the Christmas season.
It was learned from a reliable source this afternoon that a group of five persons described as being businessmen, held a meeting this morning to discuss having possible action to have a full recount of all votes cast in city districts in the November 7 election. This group is understood to have discussed all of
All the Christmas lights on Fourth Street have been erected and tied into the power circuits, according to reports from the lighting contractors. The Third Street lights are ready and in place, but they have not been hooked up to the power lines. This only leaves the Pine Street lights unaccounted for and they are
“We’ve set the stage,” said Luciano Miceli. “Now it’s up to the merchants to give performance.” Mr. Miceli, vice president of Miceli Weed Kulik Inc., was interviewed by the Grit prior to the dedication of Williamsport’s Center City Mall. Mr. Miceli was one of the chief designers of the mall. John L. Heller, executive vice
