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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1908
Page
3
The town’s social calendar fills with club meetings and gatherings as many residents depart for sunny locales like Long Beach and Pasadena. Numerous hostesses welcome groups from the Nixon club to the Circle of ’89 and YWCA, with library talks, dances, and charity events shaping a lively week ahead.
Friday evening Mr and Mrs Thomas W Phillips of Highland Avenue host the choir from First Christian church for dinner at 6 30 o clock.
Mr and Mrs H E McGoun of North Mercer Street will leave Monday evening for Long Beach California where they will spend the remainder of the winter.
Mr and Mrs Charles H Beazel of Wallace avenue will entertain a few friends at cards this evening at their home.
Harry Green and Clara Coleman obtain a marriage license in New Castle along with Antonio Vitali and Maria Micca listed in the same filing area. The notice confirms license issuances and parties involved.
A dozen friends hosted a surprise farewell for Mrs. Russell Urmson of Wallace Avenue as she leaves Tuesday for Colorado Springs for the winter. The gathering featured six hand euchre and a luncheon after hours of social conversation and gift books.
Invited guests from the Saturday Afternoon Kensington enjoyed a friendly session at Miss Felicia Hamilton’s Boyles avenue home. The afternoon began with sewing and was followed by a luncheon. Miss Pearl Johnson of Lea avenue invited the group to meet again in two weeks.
A small gathering will entertain friends with cards Tuesday afternoon in honor of Mrs. J. C. Noyes of Napa California. She and her son James Noyes are guests of L. S. Hoyt and family on North Jefferson street after a nine months abroad journey.
Personal mentions record a newborn girl born to Mr and Mrs George Burgess in Euclid avenue and several residents or visitors ill or traveling. Entries note Sunday illness in Pollock avenue and throat trouble in 209 Superior street. Many names from Sharon Beaver Falls and Butler reflect visits and departures across towns.
Obituaries report Mary E. Straub of Punxsutawney and Shenango Twp as well as Henry J. Thompson of Stop 77 near Sharon car line. Also listed are David Stanley of Edenburg and Elizabeth Marshall of Crawford Ave with Oak Park interments. Funeral details set for Jasper Thompson home and Rose St services.
Miss Julia Eckles of New Wilmington visited friends here last week. John Johnston and James Elder Jr spent several days in Pittsburgh on business. Miss Anna Caldwell Week in Pittsburgh visiting Mrs. Gertude Yeagley. Maud Woods returned home from New Wilmington after a short visit. Lawrence Rodgers won ribbons with his poultry at the New Castle show. Boyne Boyd Herbert Caldwell and Elmer Woods attended a leap year party at Sharon. A freight wreck at Wilmington Junction Saturday night badly smashed a caboose.
The annual election for directors of Union National Bank to serve for the ensuing year will be held at the banking office No. 62 Long Avenue on Tuesday January 14 1908 at 3 oclock p m. J E Aiken cashier.
An old advert promotes the College Dining Hall in the Dean block offering meals for 25 cents and 21 meal tickets for $4. Miss Della Trumbo is listed as the proprietress, inviting patrons to follow the crowd to the dining hall.
Evidence of brisk trade in the drummer business appears in hotel guest books as drummers display spring garments. They report selling good bills last week and note indications of a prosperous season ahead in all destinations they visit.
John Morse of West Long Avenue, a well known painter, was struck by a streetcar several days ago. He sustained injuries and developed erysipelas. his condition is rapidly becoming critical. Admiral Coffee is advertised as peer of all 20c coffee, superior to many at 25c.
Butler County reports four anti Penrose candidates for the legislature. Capt Ira McJunkin and Rev J M Dight from Butler and Mars, W G Russell of West Sunbury, and Dr W R Hockenberry of Slippery Rock. Penrose foes have not named a candidate yet. If two anti and two Penrose run, antis may gain. four antis could shift results.
Cash totaling 380.65 is turned into the Associated Charities treasury amid clothing and food deliveries. Temporary treasurer Bert Wells lists numerous individual gifts from donors including Mrs. Selina Matthews Rev. Logan Sample and First Presbyterian church among others. The notice closes with an ad for Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea and Admiral Coffee.
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