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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1908
Page
4
Published daily except Sunday by The News Company at Corner Sycamore Street and Apple Alley New Castle Pa. Notices invite public correspondence. subscriptions listed. contact numbers for news office and social rooms. all payments to The News Company not individuals.
Hundreds of Fourth and Fifth ward homeowners repair firework blast damage from Conti's Pearson Street factory. Mayor Lusk offers no recourse beyond civil action against the proprietor, while officials consider an ordinance to regulate fireworks to spare residents future losses.
Building activity is rising in the city with more new houses expected to start in the summer. Wages hold steady compared with last year while some building materials edge downward. hemlock frame lumber sells at $25 a thousand this year versus $26 last year. Competition is keener, signaling a favorable time to build.
Clark Ray of Wilmington township was stopped along the railroad tracks in Mahoningtown after officers spotted him with a suspicious companion. Ray resisted arrest and faced three charges. he pleaded guilty and was fined 10 dollars before Mayor Lusk.
A list of scheduled racing meetings with start and end dates for 1908 at venues including Denver Latonia Gravesend Montreal Hamilton Brookline Sheepshead Buffalo Brighton Beach Fort Erie Saratoga Yonkers Belmont Park Windsor and more with dates spanning June through November. The final line notes November 5 to 14.
A roster lists jurors for upcoming criminal trials at the court this week. Names include George R. Allen, Noble Booker, Paul Bratechie, Thomas W. Baird, John F. Campbell, and many others from wards and nearby towns such as Ellwood City Shenango Union Pulaski and Wampum.
The address urged graduates to live a true life aligned with God’s plan, stressing character over wealth and the need for consecration and service. It notes honor graduates, degrees awarded, and Tuesday’s program including concerts and ivy ovation, with YWCA exhibits and a special Pittsburg train plan amid campus suspensions and reunifications.
Twin male foals born to a mare owned by James French of Harbor Bridge, the first such event in memory. The twins, born last night, are reported to be healthy. Mr. French, a well known Harbor Bridge farmer, initially doubted the sight before confirming two foals instead of one.
Youngstown hosts Old Home Week with a big festival running June 8 through June 18. Baltimore and Ohio Railway offers low rates for travel and directs residents to visit local agents for details.
A miscellany of quips and observations on daily life and public figures. It references Billy Sunday, a fireworks factory, boxing in Youngstown, Battery B, and local quirks like ice cream making and buttoned shirts. It notes prohibition discussions and shifts in social norms.
The column mocks summer heat critics with violent humor and riffs on a Taft presidency. It notes Youngstown residents in Columbus may miss Old Home Week unless pardoned and parodies advice to thin women to pad, then satire on sartorial choices.
Late church notices report Decision Day set for June 14 at Central Presbyterian Sunday school. Teachers hold prayer meetings four nights this week. Various societies at Epworth and Croton Avenue M E churches schedule meetings, reports, and preparations for events including a Methodist conference report, a church picnic, and officer elections. Delegates from the city will attend Pittsburg synod in Greenville beginning June 18.
Masig Miksra of Taylor township accused John Klause and Joseph Kowalczes of throwing stones at him. Constable Nat Williams arrested the men who were committed to jail in default of bail for a hearing tonight before Alderman Crabill.
Dr T W Douglas of Wallace Avenue has returned from Baltimore Maryland where he attended the general conference of the Methodist Episcopal church as a delegate.
Train service from East New Castle station now runs to Butler and Grove City on weekdays at 7:45 a.m. and 4:23 p.m. Sundays offer Grove City trips at 8:55 a.m. and Butler trips at 4:38 p.m. Daily arrivals occur at 11:00 a.m. and 6:42 p.m. Riverside livery on Croton Avenue notes morning and evening departures on weekdays and Sundays.
Keep Your Plumbing in a Sanitary Condition. Nothing is more valuable to your self or family than to have your Plumbing in a safe condition. Call TH. BRYSON PLUMBING CO., 29 East street. Bell phone 16382
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