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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1902
Page
5
Local items list residents visiting relatives leaving on trips and working on buildings. Notable mentions include McCaslin tagging Allen Taggart for Wm McKay and John Munnell the champion sheep shearer. Religious services are announced for Neshannock U P church with Sunday school and CU.
June 2 1902 residents mention vacations from Allegheny semi academy Grove City and Rouse City with comments on visits to East Main and Mahoning avenues. Families including Justice Wallace and McCullough note homecomings and new carriages bought from Charles Robinson in Mahoning township drawing local attention.
Mrs. Mary Proper died at her home Friday at 2 30 a m cancer caused her death She was 49 and a Baptist. Survived by two children Funeral services were in the Baptist church conducted by Rev Shoemaker with interment at Zion cemetery.
An advertisement from Lawrence County Lumber Company claims Devoe Lead and Zinc paint uses fewer gallons than Mixed Faints and lasts twice as long as lead and oil mixed by hand. The notice emphasizes cost efficiency and durability for building coatings.
Ethel Cochran stays with Mr Mc Clain. R M and J G Leslie work in Wampum. C H Pfrimmer trades paper for a team of mules. Mr and Mrs E A Gwin visit New Castle last week. Miss Matilda Morrow guest of relatives in Ellwood City this week. Rohanna McClain confined with measles. Children's day at Presbyterian church next Sabbath June 8. Mr and Mrs C L Morrow visit in Mt Air area with the Riddle family. Mr and Mrs Jas McConahy visit Luther McConahy in Mahoningtown Saturday night.
Miss Sadie Shallenberger is on the sick list. James Moore the supervisor repairs on roads. Mr and Mrs Edward Cox of Evans City visited here last week. Mrs Peter Tillin called on friends Friday. Lewis Tillia narrowly escaped serious injury when a horse bolted on Chewton hill. he escaped with a few bruises.
In Leesburg Charles Simpson of Pulaski was in town Monday. Mack Thorn visited his mother here last Friday. E Potter of Harlansburg called on friends Thursday. A daughter of S S Allen is dangerously ill with lung fever. Mrs Amanda Johnston of New Castle visited friends here last week. Mr and Mrs J J Ramsey attended Memorial services at Harlansburg Friday. Children’s gay will be observed in the Presbyterian church on Sabbath June 5 at 3 o'clock PM.
Robert VanHorn convalescent and Miss Wick visited Susie Gibson. Various visits and calls among White, Gibson, Munnell, and Shaw families. A funeral for William Young was largely attended. A large Decoration Day gathering and ice cream social supported the church. Hermon church to hold services June 1 at 8 p.m. with Rev. Tate. A forthcoming wedding rumors stir local chatter.
Clearview residents share visits and illnesses with Grove City and surrounding towns. Milo Stillings, 14, was killed by slate at No 1 shaft and laid to rest at United Presbyterian Cemetery. Fremont Rodgers recovers from typhoid fever and returns home.
Rose Point notes report Clouse Stoner replanting his corn while Mary Boston recovers from typhoid fever. Hoyt Shaw carried a furniture load through the village last Friday. The funeral of William Young drew a large crowd. his sudden death shocked residents. An advertisement notes a bachelor seeks a neat and pretty wife for a life contract, an easy arrangement with everything up-to-date.
The article warns that overlapping and running letters signal eye muscle strain from prolonged use. It explains blurred vision occurs when eye muscles fatigue, risking permanent damage if not addressed, and offers a corrective glass as timely relief.
A Mt Vermont correspondent failed to announce the event a week ahead, causing lower turnout for last Thursday’s ice cream supper. The missed notice kept attendance from meeting expectations.
Judge Wallace granted charters to several groups on Monday afternoon. The Tuxedo Club directors include Sam F. Marquis G E K Allison S L Bentley G C Wood EF Jacobs and Wm Sloss. The Glass Workers Club lists Samuel Gregg Edward Frey Thomas Stitt Francis Crine Frank McClusky Robert Bell James Wysner. Merchants and Manufacturers Club of Firwood shows directors R Steifel J BE Aiken A C Frey Lyman W DeHaven and D Hogue. The Primitive Methodist church and Slipperyrock Presbyterian church charters were amended on approval.
Judge Morrison rules in the divorce case Margaret Elizabeth baile against Tod Bailey that larceny from the person, though a crime, is not an infamous crime under Pennsylvania law. The libellant filed after the conviction and sought separation on that basis, but the court dismissed the libel citing unsettled statute definitions and a lack of qualifying infamous crime.
A customer letter from R. N. Levis of Old Town Virginia says Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured their daughter of a scalp condition. The testimonial praises its use on cuts eruptions and piles and notes availability at Paisley’s Pharmacy and John F Neely’s on Long Avenue.
If troubled by impure blood with sores pimples or headaches Acker s Blood Elixir is offered with a positive guarantee to cure scrofulous and syphilitic poisons and all blood diseases Available in 50 cents and 1 at Hutton s and Paisley s Pharmacies.
The record lists numerous property transfers in multiple wards. Names include Mary Kk Mumbaugh Patrick Sullivan Bertha M Duncan Anna M Gillespie James E Hazen Hannah Hughes Frank Chappell Central Christian Church Stefanie Brown Edward F Frey Martha Bruce Robert J Hogue Abner W Gibson Oscar L Jackson Hamilton R Dunlap Todd Wicker Nancy A Carr Joseph F Knoll Anna J Stevens Pennsylvanian Engineering Works Thomas F Morehead Maria J McShane Frances Ward King John Kaufman and others with prices ranging from 150 to 5000 dollars across Fifth Fourth Third and other townships.
An ad urges readers to take Hood's Sarsaparilla to cleanse the system and aid nature in its cleansing effort. It promises purifying effects and a successful outcome.
The list of uncalled letters dated June 2 shows both women and men names with addresses. Callers must say advertised. a one cent charge applies to all such letters. Postmaster John B. Brown directs recipients to update mail to street addresses.
An advertisement urges readers to prepare Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for bowel complaints in summer. It touts wide acceptance as the best medicine for all ages, lists local vendors Geo W Clutton John F Neely and Hutton Pharmacy, and promotes a separate tonic Mokitea with money back guarantee and sample offer from W H Hooker Co Buffalo.
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