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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1912
Page
2
Considerable impatience rises over slow action on the water meter question. With the solicitor absent, Wheally is handicapped as dates approach. Once customers settle, meters must be installed or supply may be shut off. The community demands prompt action and questions public service policy uncertainty.
The Historical Circle hosted a St Patrick commemorative banquet at Mrs. Alice Mead’s home last Tuesday afternoon. Guests answered prompts on Irish topics, with Thomas Moore guiding the poetry and song segment and numerous members presenting essays on Ireland’s history, culture, and politics.
Outer town papers report an additional passenger train for the P and E line. The service may start before the end of May to ease growing demand and avoid transfers at Emporium Junction. A Philadelphia Washington run with limited stops is proposed, leaving Erie at 9 AM. Also, Salvation Army events begin March 22 at the Citadel led by Captain James Brooks with aides and local officers.
John Protch Jr aged five, son of Mr and Mrs John Protch of Railroad Street, drowned while playing along a limestone stream with other children. He stepped on a board and fell into swiftly moving water. body recovered about half an hour later in six feet of water by D W Rucktin. Local recovery efforts by tannery workers and Dr Southwick failed to revive him.
A prominent Erie magnate said the Winn and Hollaboro tradition company will build a shorter Meadville to Uselly route. Survey work is complete and construction is expected to start when weather allows, with completion targeted for this summer or fall. The Meadville entry point remains uncertain between Baldwin Street and another access.
Butler Pennsylvania March 20 for the first time in sixteen years there will be no liquor dispensed in this town Twelve hundred residents read the court decision naming Evans City and Zelisthorpe as the two successful applicants Alleged selling to minors caused the twenty five refusals The Independent Brewing Company and the Frederick Distilling Company were also refused licenses
Allegheny College basketball wrapped its season with a rare 11 win 1 loss record after a victory over the University of Pittsburgh Saturday. The sole defeat came at Ohio Wesleyan, ending a string of solid home performances and mirroring past margin differences on their floor.
The Dunkirk Herald reports the Board of Police and Hire commissioners approved a new weekend fire truck for city use. The vehicle is a Tang chemical apparatus able to emit sixty miles per hour and will be housed at the new fire station on Eagle Street.
Dr John Merritte Driver, successor to Dr Thomas Unn, is billed for Friday night at the Lyric Theater. The famed speaker, described as impressive and well traveled, will address the Corry audience with a program featuring his training and experiences from past films and public appearances.
Tira and Will transport two Inrga tanks and fire testing implements under a contract with the American La Francs Co. The deal aims to cost the city 4000 and requires immediate building and delivery. High speed chemical systems will enable rapid fire response along the jetty after an alarm.
Mr Schneider a native of Switzerland spoke to Corry area students at the local high school this morning. He gave an entertaining descriptive lecture on Switzerland during Wilhelm Toll times, covering mountain scenery, customs, language, and ends by singing favorites. A silver offering was collected to cover speaker expenses. He last visited Corry over fifteen years ago and noted growth and improvement since then.
Dr John Merritts Snivor spoke at the Ridgway Y M C A Auditorium on "America Looking Toward the East." The audience praised the rare treat, noting his powerful delivery and the compelling, uplifting insights. Few can afford to miss such grand intellectuals.
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