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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1913
Page
6
Mrs. Benjamin Beisel of Wallace avenue received word of the death of her relative Wesley Snyder son of Mr and Mrs C E Snyder of Pittsburg who died Tuesday at Lehigh university where he was attending school
The Pearson street spring, condemned by the board of health, is to be improved to prevent surface contamination from reaching the water. Authorities believe the contamination now enters the water from surface sources and plan repairs to restore safety.
Ellwood City residents await outcome as Harmony line faces legal limits preventing two bridges on the same stream. Hartman piers block desired site and company seeks purchases or detours with two years to finish the system. Officials remain confident despite delays and local interest.
Attaches at a local hospital fear blood poisoning may follow Charles Vincenzo's hand injury from a falling tool at the tube mill. His wound was reopened Monday as infection set in after the flesh was torn and crushed. He was moved to hospital earlier this week.
Pupils and faculty of the city schools plan an ice cream and cake social Friday evening on the Lawrence avenue sidewalk to raise funds for a public library in the same building. The effort aims to buy books for all city residents, not just students. The initial idea to use the school lawn was rejected by officials.
Board of health report notes samples from city milk dealers tested early in the week by Inspector Mechlin. Official butter fat percentages range from 3 3/4 to 5 2/5 percent, with several dealers at 4 percent or higher. McConahay and Rouzer among those reporting strong results.
Golf has grown popular as warm days bring residents to the country club. City Clerk Moyer jokes that he loses nearly a pound daily and recently aced a hole in the bogey standard, though he did not reveal his total strokes.
At the county seat on Wednesday Dr. Silas Stevenson testified in the Nuttall will case as heirs seek to determine if the deceased was sane when the will was executed. Stevenson attended Mr Nuttall shortly before his death and was called as a witness.
Work began Wednesday morning to repair track joints on Spring street. A large crew is on the job, replacing damaged sections, with hopes that the longstanding complaints about the track condition will cease.
The Ellwood City board of education held a Tuesday evening meeting to discuss routine matters including teacher appointments for the coming year. No final decisions will be made until after school ends on June 13.
Two diphtheria cases are quarantined in the city. The patients are John McDowell Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. McDowell of Glenn Avenue, and Pollette Penski, five year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Penski of Division Street. Sam Parker was a business visitor in New Castle on Wednesday. J. B. Long and George M. Kelley.
Residents report a string of visits from Harmonsburg to New York City Grove City Garretsville Beaver Falls and Youngstown while J Juniper and J B Welsh travel for business and social visits Mrs Paul Foster and children stay with the Nelsons and the Porters on Wayne Avenue.
In Ithaca New York on June 5 eight year old James Reynolds son of William A Reynolds and wife of Wood street was instantly killed while picking daisies when he touched a live telephone wire dangling into the field. The wire is believed to have been crossed by a higher power line causing the fatal shock.
W. C. Carson, city assessor, sustained an injured hand after being kicked by a horse this morning.
An advertisement touts Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy as a universal fix for stomach liver and intestinal ailments. It claims one dose proves its power and cites thousands of testimonials from patients who avoided or were spared dangerous surgery. Prepared by Geo H Mayr Chicago and offers literature on the remedy.
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