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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1908
Page
2
A committee reports the 1851 Martin Gantz school in Collinwood is unsafe and dilapidated. It cites poor ventilation, empty drinking fountains, exterior and interior fire hazards, clogged urinals, creaking stairs, and blocked fire escapes. Mothers are urged to join a Mothers League to reform the building.
Fred Burrows broke ground for a new house in Vaughanview. Alma Vaughan hosts Florence Graham of Turtle Creek. Tillie Sample of New Castle visited Maude McMillen. John McMillen and family entertain son Frank and crew from Carnegie. Prof. C C Miller from Brighton on vacation. John Leslie Clarence Moore and families visited James Van Meter.
Mrs Senesi of Youngstown was badly burned while saving her little son whose clothes caught fire from a bonfire. The heroic act saved the child and drew attention to the danger of outdoor fires.
Preparations are under way for the annual memorial service of the New Castle lodge of the Order of Railroad Conductors to be held next Sunday afternoon. Graves of all deceased members in the city will be visited and decorated with flowers. A special street car will be provided to facilitate cemetery visits.
Dr. R V Pierce of Buffalo offers a bold departure by printing a full list of ingredients used in his medicines. He promotes the absence of alcohol narcotics and minerals and claims the remedies are made from native medicinal roots. A free booklet detailing these claims is promised to readers via postal request.
Brakeman on the Baltimore and Ohio is on the sick list. Miss Mary Esmond of Mahoning avenue has been sick for a month but is able to be out. Miss Edna Kennedy of East Cherry street has returned from visiting Pittsburg relatives. Harry McClelland of West Madison avenue is on a brief vacation from the Pennsylvania railway. Grace Miller of Wampum is visiting in the southern city with Miss Helen Spencer. Fred Edgar of South Wayne street has returned from Cleveland where he was visiting. Ed Milton of Newell avenue, a machinist at Standard Steel Car, has returned from Beaver after a few days with relatives.
Relatives report William H Reed, former city resident, seriously injured two weeks ago when a boiler exploded at a salt works plant in Hutchinson Kansas. He was badly scalded and hospitalized. doctors expect no permanent injury though possible facial disfigurement. Reed previously lived on Lyndale street. brothers M A Reed of East Long avenue and Carter Reed of Pittsburg have been informed.
Mr and Mrs Frank A Wimer and their son Paul return to stay with his parents on Mabel street after Frank's graduation from Holiness University in Oskaloosa Iowa on June 8. Mrs Wimer is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Greer of Lutton street.
Striking miners in Pardoe, Mercer County stage demonstrations against 88 non union replacements. BE L Filer of Greenville owns the mine and refusals to sign the scale echo through the region. Trouble also brews at Leesburg mines operated by the steel corporation.
Miss Lena Stewart visited New Castle Friday. Fred Ketterer from Pittsburg recently visited town. Mrs. D. C. Baldwin of Clarion stays with Mrs. James Brady. Miss Barries of Pittsburg visited Miss Shuler over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. John Shuler visit relatives at Slippery Rock. Charles Longacre of Mahoningtown spent Monday with sister Mrs. George Galbreath. Mr. and Mrs. William Ablett Jr of New Castle with J. C. Cunningham and daughter Anna, formerly of here, visiting in town. Rev. John Galbreath of Hawthorne will preach at the M B church Thursday evening June 11.
Charles Milliman of Harmony and his father H C Milliman were vindicated this week when the Butler County district attorney filed a nol pros tas against them in a case involving copper wire theft. The Millimans cooperated with detectives and surrendered the wire, with the action drawing wide notice in New Castle and Butler and Lawrence counties.
The annual reunion of Co. B. One Hundredth Roundhead regiment Pennsylvania volunteers will be held June 24 at the home of Alexander Donaldson in Mercer.
Twenty saloons have gone out of business in Youngstown over the past week due to hard times and the inability to pay the second half yearly tax installment.
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