. History of Mount Union, Shirleysburg and Shirley Township. nswas the pioneei foreman of theTwice a W-esk. Its first editor wasGeorge M. Spanogle of Ilantingdon,who had charge of the paper jv afew numbers. Since that date rheeditor has been Thomas A. Twice A Week Republican.! afi column folio, and is issued -\.,ryTuesday and Friday. The foremannow is John C. Rosensteel and com-positors in the office are ]\Ii&,^ IvaBarnes and Miss Lottie Ripple. THE ^ANKS The Central Banking CompanyThe Central Banking Co., \va 5 or-ganized on March 13, ,1873, with Adams as President aiid E


. History of Mount Union, Shirleysburg and Shirley Township. nswas the pioneei foreman of theTwice a W-esk. Its first editor wasGeorge M. Spanogle of Ilantingdon,who had charge of the paper jv afew numbers. Since that date rheeditor has been Thomas A. Twice A Week Republican.! afi column folio, and is issued -\.,ryTuesday and Friday. The foremannow is John C. Rosensteel and com-positors in the office are ]\Ii&,^ IvaBarnes and Miss Lottie Ripple. THE ^ANKS The Central Banking CompanyThe Central Banking Co., \va 5 or-ganized on March 13, ,1873, with Adams as President aiid EdmundS. Doty as Cashier. Mr, Doty wassucceeded by his brother, BanksD:ty. who served for yea^f;. im-ti! 1S79. W. T. Bell took charge ofthe Central Bank on Oct, 11, ISTO,rnd ^p ha^^ romsined to this day itsclicient ca^hiar. The Central Bank-ing Co., was formsrly located onthe brick corner of Main, or Water,and Division Streets. It was iff1902 that they erected their presentbanking establi.^hment, the brick sit-uated on .lefferson Street, and in. Central Banking Company Building 309 March, 1903. they moved first stockholders of the CentralBanking Co., were: C. P. Dull, andDaniel Dull of McVeyto\vn, A. J. Dull,and ,J. .1. Dull of Harristaurg, EdmundS. Doty of Mifflintown, WilliamFields of Mifliin Ccunty, and Thoma^H. Adams of Mount Union. At thepresent time the stockholders are:Mr. Adams, who is President, W. , who is Cashier, and A. ReedHayes of Lewistown. The Central Banking Co., has beenexceedingly successful in the bank-liig in Mount Union and vi-cinity. Through the different iianicsof 1873 and 1893, f;nd also the slumpof 1907, the Ctntral Banking its own while many other bank-ing institutions throughout the coun-try went to. the wall. The successof this banking institution has beendue largely to the ability and keenfinancial insight cf the i^residentand cashier, who have equipped them-selves to. meet all emergencies andft the same


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