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The Neighborhood Baker |
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Now a Natural Foods Store, this building housed the Bakery for many
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| Article: The Neighborhood Baker |
| Mansfield Borough, Tioga County PA |
| Article by Chester P. Bailey |
| Photo by Joyce M. Tice 18 DEC 2002 |
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The Neighborhood Baker
Mansfield Bakery –by Chester P. Bailey
Typed for Tri-Counties Website by Pat SMITH Raymond
Until the grocery store started furnishing baked goods such as cakes
and pies the housewife depended on the neighborhood baker. Bakeries were
established in Mansfield as early as 1882, when L. Cummings built a small
two-story wood building at 45 East Wellsboro Street.
The baker, or in most cases, his friendly wife, greeted many children
enroute to or returning from school, who would stop to buy a sweet. Before
the day of the chocolate éclair, it was a large vanilla sugar cookie,
without the raisin in the middle. Every kid in town knew a way home that
would bring them by the bakery. Schools were all on the college campus
in those days.
From 1882 until 1955, the Wellsboro street building served continuously
as a bakery. Among the bakers were L. Cummings, William S. Bull, Carl A.
Jupenlaz, Littley, L. B. Loveland, Hem Stwart, Leonard Ashley, and John
Hartsock in 1949. Mr. Hartsock moved his bakery to the T. W. Judge building
on south Main Street, and continued until 1980 when he retired. (31 years)
Baynes Shoe Store - Leon E. Baynes
Nov. 1963 -Mansfield Advertiser
60 Years on Main Street
Mansfield business has “grown up” around Leon E. Baynes because Mr.
Baynes has been a part of it for more than sixty years. That is a record
for anyone and couple it to a tall thin man with a smile for everyone and
a cherry word of greeting, no matter how things are going, and you have
a doubly impressive record. Leon Baynes is a son of John and Elizabeth
Miles Baynes and grew up in this area. In fact, Mr. Baynes was born in
the house where they now reside at 266 North Main Street, He has lived
there all his life. More than sixty years ago he began work for the Judge
and Pitts dry goods store where the T.W. Judge Co. is now located. About
fifty-two years ago he and George Obourn went into the grocery business
in the building where Finesilvers store used to be before the new store
was built. Later Mr. Obourn sold out to George Kelley and the Baynes and
Kelly Grocery continued for a good number of years. Mr. Baynes then bought
the shoe store of Mr. Ed Miller which then became Baynes’ Shoe Store. For
many years Mr. Baynes fitted the shoes and listened to the troubles of
the Mansfield community. He always had a sympathetic ear. One day he decided
to retire, so he sold the store to the Bond Shoe Co. But so energetic a
person couldn’t stand to retire so he again changed types of merchandise
and began work in the Van Noy Furniture Store. A broken leg was sustained
a few years ago but even that failed to keep this good man down and he
is back as strong as ever. Mr. Baynes, in addition to his business is a
member of the Baptist Church and one of its Deacons. He has been church
treasurer for more than thirty years. He is also active in the Baptist
Men’s Club. He has been a member of the IOOF Lodge for nearly fifty years,
is a Past Noble Grand and also a member of the Canton and Encampment. For
many years he has been secretary of the Prospect Cemetery Association and
probably knows more about the early burial plots in Mansfield than any
other person. Mr. Baynes married Miss Lettie Limbaugh of Waterville, PA
on June 26, 1912. They have three children, Harold Baynes, who is Assistant
Superintendent of George Junior Republic at Grove City; Richard Baynes,
who is an engineer employed by Revere Copper & Brass Co. at Rome, NY;
and Dr. John H. Baynes, of the MSC music faculty. They have seven grandchildren.
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By Joyce M. Tice
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