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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1908
Page
10
J. C. Norris argues against the mercantile tax in New Castle. He challenges claimed city costs and fairness, noting merchants pay occupation and other levies while asserting equity with other professions. He urges repeal citing examples from other cities and questions the tax burden on four to five hundred merchants.
John Culbertson of 117 Pittsburg street learns of his uncle John Culbertson near Oil City dying at about 65 from heart disease. He leaves a wife and children Ella Bertha James Hamilton Norman and Anna Culbertson. Also reported is the sudden death Thursday morning of North Sharon resident John Love, father of Mrs. Robert Jones of Oak street, who planned to attend the Love reunion.
A parade of guests and visits fills the community pages. Names include Joseph Petre of Buffalo hosted by Benjamin Johnson of Leasure Avenue, Mrs. William Berger of Erie guests of Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Platt, and many others visiting relatives in Sharpsville, Erie, Pittsburgh, Atlantic City and Philadelphia during a three week period.
The Presbyterian Sunday school held its annual picnic at Wilson's grove with large attendance. The day featured a ball game where the boys from Grace Wilson's class beat a young men’s team 6 to 2, followed by races won by Ruth Funkhouser, Arthur McCready, R M Fiscus, Lucy Rhodes, and others. Married ladies then played Chewton ladies in a 14 to 12 softball score, with horseshoe games won by J McCready and F Dindinger.
McKee's Medicine Store offers Dr Howard's specific for constipation and dyspepsia at half price, with a money back guarantee if it does not cure. The deal is presented as a rare discount on a regular fifty cent bottle and praised as unusually successful.
The deceased, aged 84, died at his brother Samuel Love’s home and had visited there in the days prior. He is survived by his wife Harriet, four daughters and two sons, plus three brothers and many relatives. Funeral services are set for Saturday at 2 PM from the late residence.
Union township citizens sue Supervisors James Flynn and Jacob Forest over alleged road work by officials and family members. Plaintiffs claim law bars supervisors from working while defendants deny violation and defend with counsel H K Gregory. First such case in Lawrence county courts.
Albert J. Miller Jr. posted bail before Alderman Ranney for a hearing on desertion and non-support charges brought by his mother-in-law Mrs Jane Phillips. The information says Miller failed to support his wife Sophia and the hearing is set for Saturday.
Harry Hollibaugh of West Clayton street, a machinist at the Baltimore and Ohio shops, was injured when a sledge struck him above the eye at New Castle Junction on Friday morning. The cut was deep and jagged.
The Alton railroad awarded the first large car order of the season to Standard Car company of Butler for 1000 steel gondolas. The order is reported to cost about 1,000,000 dollars.
The water utility bans water usage for building work without a permit listing exact purpose. Violations will result in discontinuation of service until the required costs are paid. City of New Castle Water Co.
A fragment notes Sanderson's Meat on 70 Pittsburg Street with two phones listed. It mentions Mrs Davis of Foxburg visiting Mrs W E Davis of Bartram Avenue as part of the readable text.
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