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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1908
Page
5
An old newspaper ad shows numerous items including corn peas beans pineapple pumpkin raisins peaches strawberries cantaloupes onions lettuce and various soaps and cleaners with bulk quantities and prices such as 25¢ to 12¢ per unit. Free lettuce offer for customers who carry orders from the store.
The Pittsburg Harmony Butler and New Castle Street Railway seeks more time to finish Lawrence avenue work. They request until October 1 with no work in July or August awaiting council approval. In exchange they will remove rails and ties immediately. Officials note prior neglect to remove ties and oppose during picnic season and heat. The measure passed with Evans Lennigan and Thompson voting no.
Councilman Lennigan condemned Crescent Avenue paving by Cunningham and Meniece as shoddy. He noted improper curbing and unsatisfactory details, urging engineering oversight and possible contract stoppage. McCarthy urged on site inspection amid talk of self oversight by council members.
Mrs. W. R. Thompson, wife of a councilman, found a genuine freshwater pearl weighing about 10 grains in an alley behind Fountain Avenue. Inspector P. W. Blocher confirmed its quality and it was cut and set in a fine gold ring. The Pearl originated from nearby streams Beaver or Connoquenessing.
Rhodes and Meyers, New Castle contractors, win borough sidewalk work after the street committee reports in their favor. Council orders notice and immediate start. Contractors must file a 2000 dollar bond for two years of faithful performance.
W. M. Selkirk, owner on Fountain avenue, plans a house and asked patience to build first then lay the sidewalk. The council agreed Thursday night to extend the deadline, allowing him to complete the walk after construction.
Miss Gladys Chapman is on the sick list. Roy Kuntz of Rochester was in town yesterday. Mrs W A Shannon and daughter visit in But S Hirsch of the Standard Engineering company was in New Castle on business. The Misses Dorothy Holstein and Geraldine Iseman visit Cleveland for a week. Mrs C E Whistler and children returned from Mercer where they were visiting. Mr Whistler's wife Captain Whistler for the past days.
Ed Reilley faces a delay in becoming police officer as Burgess Hessler and councilmen seek an ordinance on hiring power. If authority rests with the burgess, another appointment may follow and Reilley must wait for sworn confirmation.
Foundations nearly complete for a large air compressor installed by Standard Engineering Co. The machine will supply power to chippers drills and hoists. Officials say it will be one of the most efficient plants in the area once completed.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad company will be asked to plank the Fifth street crossing within the next few days. The street committee recommended action Thursday night, and council approved. Notice will be sent to the company this week urging work to begin soon.
AH members of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs are urged to assemble at New Castle lodge No. 1118 room at Long avenue and Mill street Sunday evening June 7 at 7 15 for a march to Fourth Presbyterian church on South Jefferson street where Rev Mc Connell will deliver a special sermon on Odd Fellowship. All are invited.
Councilman David Evans argued the police arrest rate is low, noting 36 arrests in three months with equal shares by regular and special officers. He urged relying on the regular force and opposed hiring another officer.
General Yardmaster Battley reports fewer request vacations as railroads book orders and prep for heavier traffic. Increased hires, new steel passenger coaches, and shifts at Youngstown depots accompany ongoing industry strain and a push for government funded veterans' travel.
Ellwood City resident Albert Keller urged the council to fix rising water on his Franklin and Division streets property. A trench had been dug by the street commissioner, with Dr. D. D. Cunningham advising deeper digging and filling with ashes. The street commissioner and committee will handle the work.
The Ellwood City tennis club now operates three courts with a fourth under construction. The 45 members, both men and women, keep the courts busy, and several players are developing into the expert class likely to make an impact in fall tournaments.
Superintendent R. T. Brown of the Standard and J. H. Nicholson, third vice president of Shelby, are in Corry Pennsylvania chasing trout. They left earlier in the week and gave no return date. They aim to beat a prior catch Nicholson made on the Connoquenessing River.
Borough officials plan a new lighting contract and directed Borough Clerk McElroy to solicit bids from Ellwood Power Company and other firms with lighting capabilities. Council discussed a five to ten year term and authorized the clerk to proceed with bids.
New Castle resident Mrs. A M Sankey testifies Doan's Ointment relieves various skin troubles including itching and eczema. The ad touts cheap, effective relief with a 50 cent price and Foster Milburn Co as U S agents in Buffalo New York.
The American Warming and Ventilating company sued the New Castle school district over a heating plant at Thaddeus Stevens school. A motion for a new trial was continued Friday and not likely to be argued until fall.
Judge Porter presided naturalization court approving a list of applicants who renounced foreign allegiance and became United States citizens. Examiner W. M. Ragsdale questioned entrants about anarchistic or Black Hand ties and Mormon views. Names and origins include Ignazio Buter Italian West Pittsburg and John Thomas Sargeant English New Castle among others. Miss Hazel Martin of Court Street traveled to Pittsburg for a visit with Mrs. A. B. Kelley.
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