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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1908
Page
10
Store at 20 Pittsburg Street Wika 8 announces daily hours except Saturday as it clears out new season garments at deep discounts. Prices include 50c to 2.98 with items such as silk kimono revised from 7.50 to 3.98 and various curtain styles reduced to under 3 dollars.
The Pennsylvania Railroad must pay $13,000 to four injured parties from the Allegheny Valley wreck at Keilys station last August. A board of arbitrators appointed by Armstrong county court awarded damages: Mrs. Augusta Smith $8,000, Joseph L. Smith $2,000, Minnie Gerheim $2,000, and Louisa Gerheim $1,000.
Mt Jackson notes Mrs Mary Meeks is quite ill. No services at Westfield on next Sunday. William Duff recovering slowly from a serious accident. Rev McElree from New Wilmington filled the pulpit at United Presbyterian. Rev A J McCartney and six friends from Sharon hosted Miss Sara Woods last Thursday. Sara Woods returned from an eastern trip including Boston Andover Baltimore Norfolk Washington and other points of interest. Relatives and neighbors gathered at Mr and Mrs Robert Gibson’s home for a Fourth celebration with a noon dinner. Miss Eliza Wilson injured going down steps at Miss Margaret Chambers’ home, severing an artery but not considered dangerous.
Citizens allege bicycle tax payments from several years ago should be refunded. The treasurer says the funds were redirected to the general fund under a 1919 assembly act after bicycle paths were never built, affecting about 250 taxpayers.
Big cars from Youngstown and Sharon may be run over to the Pittsburg Harmony Butler and New Castle terminal on Pittsburg street. This would enable passengers to transfer from one line to another without lugging baggage or walking.
Battling Nelson has agreed to face Gans at Ely Nevada on Labor Day for a $30,000 purse offered by Tex Richard. Nelson, as champion, demands $25,000 of the prize while Gans holds out for $10,000.
The Standard Manufacturing Company filed a suit against H. B. Gerhard seeking $487 for plumbing supplies, with the original bill totaling over $700. This action targets recovery of the balance claimed on the account.
Local optionists at a mass meeting in Mercer county yesterday chose William Bohn of Sharon as permanent chairman of the county committee. The action consolidates leadership for the local option movement in the region.
William Blake, 79, was struck by a slow moving auto driven by Rev. F. J. Eger near Mill and Washington streets yesterday afternoon. His left leg sustained a compound fracture requiring amputation above the ankle. Eyewitnesses say Blake stepped into the path of the car. bystanders helped move him to the hospital.
George Sherman visited the new oil field near Mercer and found farmers thrilled by a strike on the John McEwen farm in Coolspring township. The well, expected to reach 50 barrels per day, is deemed Mercer county’s best ever. Many oilmen are in the area offering bonuses, though leases are often refused.
Col. O L Jackson for the Pennsylvania Railroad says no decision yet on appealing the Wallace case from Mahoningtown. Wallace won 14500 for injuries in the New Wilmington Junction wreck. An appeal was taken from the first verdict, a new trial ordered, but the second verdict matched the first and Judge Porter denied another trial.
Police report alleges 14 year old Harold Shields was cut by 16 year old Clarence Forbes near Croton school house. Information filed against Forbes before Alderman Green. Constable Nat Williams arrested Forbes who faces a hearing tomorrow.
Officials report Joseph H. Thomas aged 64 of Callery Junction vanished from his home on June 27. Authorities fear he may be mentally affected as he wanders the country. Thomas was a prominent local businessman and widely known.
A hot plate in the bathroom started a small fire at D. Co hen’s home 617 Moravia street at 7 40 Wednesday morning. An alarm from box 57 alerted Chief Connery and the Fifth ward fire department. Loss not to exceed $10.
Freight train 1744 derailed at Niles Ohio on Tuesday afternoon. Several cars piled up blocking traffic to and from Painesville for about four hours. New Castle Junction wreck crew repaired the damage.
Secretary Garfield arrived in San Francisco on the steamer St. Louis on Monday after a Hawaiian trip. He reports conditions in the islands as excellent.
Mayor Harry Lusk files the May report showing 4 drunken and disorderly cases, 8 disorderly conduct, 176 other charges, 83 discharged or released, and 6 turned over to aldermen. Receipts total 243 for fines and costs plus 105 for mayor police and lockup and 50 for license moving picture show.
Wampum Miss Mayme Brady visited Pittsburg this week. Mr and Mrs Charles Repman and Frank Gibson with wife visited Pittsburg. Emma Miller of Pittsburg spent Sunday with her parents. Wardman of Slippery Dock visits sister Mrs Clark Parshall. Aida Whitehouse of Sewickley stays with her sister Mrs Ed Snare. Lizzie Marks of Beaver Falls visited sister Mrs Philip Ketterer. Cora Greer of Sewickley visits her parents Mr and Mrs William Greer. Mrs George Green of East Liverpool attended John Nicholson's funeral. Shuler of Kay street and family returned from Pittsburg. Ethel Ketterer of Cleveland visits grandparents Mr and Mrs Ketterer of Kay street. Benjamin Booher and wife return to Beaver Falls after visiting Booher's parents. A large crowd danced at Rock Point Saturday evening then rode the midnight train home.
For the first time in Mahoning County Ohio a woman serves as acting sheriff. Mrs Maude Dickson a stenographer in the sheriff office leads as acting sheriff while Sheriff Frank DeNormandie Deputy Turner and Clerk Middleton are in Columbus taking four prisoners. The two other deputies act under Mrs Dickson's orders until the sheriff's return.
The Mercer area oil well on the McEwen farm, which had shown promise last week, blew out its plug last night. Today oil surged to 50 feet into the air and flowed across the surrounding territory. The strike opens a new field as oil men rush to secure leases.
The body of Rear Admiral Thomas, successor to Fighting Bob Evans as fleet commander, is en route to Washington for burial in Newport. A heavy rain fell in central Youngstown yesterday, while areas outside a quarter mile radius were dry.
A local drug store touts its high efficiency dressing room aids including combs brushes manicure sets and refined toiletries. The shop emphasizes quality perfumes powders lotions creams and other beauty preparations trusted by women.
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