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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1908
Page
5
Engineer Milholland tells the street committee that contractors must dump excavated dirt at points within 1000 feet designated by the engineer or highway department. Contractors have been selling dirt to needy property owners despite old rules, prompting proposed legislation to enforce designated dumping locations.
An application for a new trial has been filed in the Dominick Parotta suit against the Pennsylvania and Mahoning Valley Railway. The case, seeking $10,000 damages for the killing of a child by an electric car, resulted in a verdict of $860 for damages. The court will allow ten days to file additional reasons for a new trial after stenographer notes are written.
Revival meetings are now in progress at the Free Methodist church on Arlington Avenue.
Sufferers of rheumatism anywhere are invited to try Urico-O with no cost. Send name, address, and pharmacist to Smith Drug Co in Syracuse to receive a free trial bottle by mail. Urico is sold nationwide and Paisley’s Pharmacy in New Castle notes local availability.
An ad style claim promotes a home remedy named the Darthe lion treatment using Fluid Extract Dandelion, Compound Karyon, and Syrup of Sarsaparila. It advises shake and take after meals and at night, promising gentle, thorough kidney relief, reduced backache, urinary issues, and rheumatism improvement within days. A local druggist says patent cures lose sales when this recipe appears.
New Castle Savings and Trust stockholders will meet at the court house tomorrow to hear reports from the special committee on accounts paid by Receiver Painter. Depositors have been fully paid and a budget balance remains for a possible dividend to stockholders. Some funds are in Pittsburg earning 4 percent, others in New Castle banks with no interest, and a Washington county coal bond sale of 170000 dollars may occur after market conditions improve. Mines indicate the bonds are worth par.
Estimates of work by contractors submitted by Engineer Milholland total $15 063 08 and were approved by the street committee. Payments include G H Van Horn 823 75 paving Diamond street, New Castle Construction 378 05 Craig street and 2047 17 Grant street, J H M E Miner 7243 90 Ray street, J A Young 78 93 Pollock grading, Ferry Sons 653 32 Norris paving, Mahoning sewer 3237 96 to be paid by city bonds.
Motion to set aside the verdict was filed in the suit of Sebastiano Casta against Antonio Musamando. The jury awarded about 800 dollars to Casta who claimed he paid for property bought from Charles T. Hetzel. The deed was in the father in law’s name. Casta had paid the money. Arguments on the motion will be heard.
South New Castle lodge number 1118 of the Odd Fellows faces a $3,000 debt and a mortgage on its three story Hughes block on Mill street near Long avenue. Members discuss securing the building by private-note backing while wary of risking personal property.
Robert Marquis visits town and Marian Johnston returns from Allegheny. Prof Hewetson and the Shaffer family come home from McDonald. The Young Women’s Missionary society plans a meeting at Miss Mabel Porter’s home. Amanda McConnell and Nora Rose return from Washington township and Butler county. Westminster music faculty and Troubadours perform February 13 in Carnegie Hall to benefit the college. Week of prayer observed with services across churches and stores closed at 7:30 PM. Busy Tuesday includes a Sec ond U P congregational meeting and other activities.
Nearly all the employes of the Bes semer plant of the Republic Iron and Steel company at Youngstown received a slight wage reduction when the scale was adjusted recently. The cut does not amount to more than three percent.
Mahoning county officials urge establishing a county detective in Youngstown. They argue absence of a designated official invites criminals to use the city as a headquarters.
A local schedule lists meetings of the First U. P. church borough council and school board plus revival and preaching services at neighboring churches. The college also resumes Tuesday, promising active village happenings all day.
Hartstown eight miles from Greenville on the Bessemer railroad is gripped by diphtheria. The village is quarantined and the school closed as trains pass without stopping.
The street committee approved six bills totaling 132.47 dollars. The largest charge covers labor and materials for extras on the Mahoning Avenue storm sewer presented by Ferry & Co. for 118.47 dollars. All six items were approved for payment.
A reflective piece recalls nine years since City Treasurer John Blevins was killed and the case remains unsolved. It links other local homicides and fugitives, noting suspects and unproved leads while urging justice may yet prevail.
Supernumeraries are busy in the public schools due to illness among regular teachers. Prof. Miller principal of Central school building is home ill on Richelieu avenue but improving. Principal G A Dickson was home Monday with grip.
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