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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1908
Page
8
New York importer offers Mexican drawn work linen scarfs and centerpieces at 98 cents during a limited sale. Battenberg scarfs included at the same price, plus Battenberg doilies and a new Cluny line at popular prices. See window displays and center tables tomorrow.
New Wilmington report highlights teachers sought for winter openings as several recently organized schools hire college men. Local serenade marks a Pittsburg visitor, and open inspection days invite the public to view new college buildings. Births, visits, and a gun club formation share the town’s social pace.
A collection of tall tales describes nature faking as a noble craft. A dog with a white tail tip swims for a six pound pickerel, a rainbow trout eats a sparrow, and a farmer is dragged by a catfish until his son kills the fish with a pitchfork.
Mrs Bessie Randolph formerly of New Castle now in Youngstown seeks her missing daughter Ella Hayes whose disappearance was reported last week. A Detroit inquiry linked a hospital death case but was ruled unrelated. Randolph hopes a direct call from Ella will reunite them, notes she last saw Ella content in her job and home.
The West Pittsburg annual outing to Conneaut Lake on August 10 featured athletic events and contests. Winners included A Stevenson in the boys 75 yard dash, Sadie Stevenson in the girls 50 yard dash, Emma Wason in the lemon race, A E Skadden in the boat race, and Armstrong Stevenson in the pie eating contest. The ball game between married and single men ended 11 to 1 in favor of the single men.
State Treasurer John Q Sheatz reports Pennsylvania will receive all 523000 dollars it had on deposit in the Allegheny National Bank of Pittsburg plus interest. Depositors will be paid in full within two to three weeks, with the account marked settled and no action needed against bond signers. The Harrisburg Telegraph notes the bank has already gathered enough to meet obligations.
The state highway department issued over 22 000 automobile licenses so far and about 75 new licenses are issued daily. The total exceeds last year by more than 3 000, with each license costing 3 dollars. Funds support road experiments and engineers aiding road development.
Impressive corner stone ceremony for the Bethany Evangelical Lutheran church at Lutton and Pittsburg. Rev C G Leatherman led the service with a large congregation as marble block received coins papers and interior tokens. The new buff brick Gothic building costs about 4060 dollars and should be ready by October 15 with dedicatory services planned.
Wage disputes involve engineers firemen conductors and train men as Youngstown Vindicator reports the company offered a new proposition rejected by local committees. Grand lodge officers will meet company representatives in Pittsburgh to seek a settlement. The issue is not deemed serious yet.
The eighth annual camp meeting of the Stoneboro Wesleyan Methodist association and the 14th annual Allegheny conference gathering will occur in Stoneboro Pa from August 18 to 27. Rev A T Jennings D G Hodgin and F DeWeerd lead sessions with association members and conference aides. Miss Hattie Crosby, recently back from Kuiso West Africa mission, attends missionary day.
The three Mahoningtown churches Methodist Presbyterian and Christian organize a league under Frank Grace Howard Sample and Rev Baxter. First game Wednesday features Methodists vs Presbyterians with about two games weekly expected and strong nearby clubs.
Governor Stuart sets September 29 for the execution of Anebalo Lombardi at Mercer. Lombardi appealed to the state board of pardons at the July session but was denied a pardon.
After smoking for 80 years, A. W. Cromwell, 96, of Chester, announces quitting and discards his pipes marking a long standing habit ended by personal decision.
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