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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1913
Page
8
Fresh reports show pork prices rising as hog supplies remain tight. Live and dressed pork advanced by one cent, with retail prices up two cents, while home grown strawberries appeared but did not change prices. Creamery butter fell one cent to a wholesale range of 29 to 42 cents.
New Castle dealers publish buying and selling prices for farm produce. The list includes butter and eggs, live stock, vegetables, fruits, and poultry with buying prices, live weights, and per unit rates. Retail selling prices for consumers appear as well, showing a wide range of produce and dairy items and regional market quotes.
Prices at East Liberty stockyards show steady cattle market and higher sheep and lamb values. Hogs remain active with prime heavy hogs and Yorkers near nine dollars, while calves and cows range widely based on size and quality.
Local residents and guests are noted as Grove City hosts and visitors. Personal visitors include Miss Bertha Uber, Mrs. F E Gorby, Miss Jessie Angell, Miss Mary Bell, Miss Miller, M R Hepplewhite, Mrs. Charles Medard, Mrs. Ralph Read, Miss Mabel Hutchinson, Miss Ethel Hart, Charles C Duff, S G Balcom, and others visiting Pittsburg, Beaver Falls, Darlington, Johnstown, and Sharon. Several residents travel for commencements, anniversaries, and a New Castle club dance. medicines and mobility are not mentioned. Marshall Gibson is ill. Maude Myers returns home after travels. Florence Mounts resigns job and plans visits.
The New Castle Afro-Americans at Elm Street will hold a church aid gathering this evening. Tomorrow evening the Archie Allman Bible class serves a chicken supper in the parsonage. On Sunday the pastor will preach special sermons. all are invited.
The Harper Thurman W C T WU has postponed this week’s meeting and will reconvene Friday June 27 at Shenango Street location with Mrs Julia Wilkes.
An old advertisement for Ideal Dairy Lunch Restaurant announces daily fresh fish and a Friday Saturday special menu. It lists items like whole broiled live lobster with Maître d Hotel sauce and various fishes priced around 25 to 35 cents, plus assorted meats and chicken and a fresh salad with dressing.
John Armstrong Chaloner, once declared insane, will not comply with a request to raise his yearly income from 17000 to 33000. Trustee Thomas Sherman offers the increase if Chaloner comes to New York, proves sanity, and tests his capacity to manage his Albermarle estate. Friends say Chaloner despises New York and will not travel there.
The community is urged to attend the kirmess noting last year’s expense of 786.05, with admission kept low to benefit public education and civic improvement. Crowded houses are expected tonight and Friday, and locals are asked to buy flowers and refreshments to support the event. The log cabin in the Uncle Remus Serenade was painted for the kirmess by John M. Snyder.
Carl Horn is on the sick list. James McClenahan from New Wilmington visited Pulaski on Monday. Miss Smith from Youngstown visited Mrs. L. R. Davidson of Pulaski. Ed Welch from New Castle was a Pulaski business visitor Monday and Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Andy Edeburn of West Middlesex visited Pulaski Monday. Mr. and Mrs. John Foreman and their daughter of Eastbrook spent Monday in Pulaski. Mrs. Badger and her children of New Castle are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Horn of Pulaski.
The Y W C A notes juniors camp opens Friday at Stop 42 Baer cottage on the Youngstown car line. With today's fine weather, great things are promised for the children's week. The grownups camp opens June 20 with ideal location offering boating, bathing, tennis and walks. Rates are reasonable and visitors may attend for meals, overnight, a day or a week. The R F O M Bible class holds its annual picnic this evening at the park.
Oxycline treatment offered free to all callers at the Edward Barnes chiropractic office 31 N Jefferson street starting Monday June 16 for a limited time. The ad invites chronically ill residents to try this medical treatment with no medicine charges. In Bronton N J Theodore and John Ginder served as best men for each other at their double wedding, with their brides as bridesmaids.
The Loyal Men's Bible class of the Central Christian church will hold its semi annual business meeting Saturday night June 14 at 8 p m All members are requested to be present A social hour will follow with ice cream and cake served The Scotland W C T U will meet at Mrs Wilbur Seh’s Miller avenue at 2 30 June 13 The county superintendent of L T L work will be present and an L T L will be organized All members are requested to be present.
Mrs FE. UL. English and Misses Orpha and Hester Clark will entertain the Temple Bible class members in the church parlors Friday evening.
The Central W C T U will meet with Mrs Ingham on East Falls Street Friday evening. A good attendance is desired.
The Southside W C T U will hold a meeting Friday evening at the home of Mrs. J W Reed on Pollock Avenue.
Mrs Homer Ault continues to improve. Mrs Herbert Swagger spent Monday in Coverdale. Charlie Army was a New Castle visitor on Sunday. Miss Idyl Hennon was in New Castle Saturday. Grace Allen is improving after tonsillitis. Mr and Mrs Howard Emery were New Castle visitors Saturday. Miss Pearl Hackett of Clinton called on relatives here Monday. Hazel Newton of East Palestine is visiting her grandmother. Mr and Mrs Gene Ward of West Pittsburg visited Mrs Snyder. Lizzie Allen of East Palestine is visiting Mr and Mrs James Allen. Blanche Brown, visiting Mrs Roland Blair, returned to Ellwood City.
A diphtheria case was reported to the board of health this morning involving John Carroll of 816 South Jefferson Street. The mayor’s office was serenaded by the Italian band visiting for this week’s celebration. Sewer repairs near the stove foundry are complete with Diver Coates leading underwater work. Property committee members toured city fire departments to assess repairs for the coming year. a report will be presented at the next meeting.
Washington based senate sub committee visits Paint Creek and Cabin Creek coal fields to probe industrial strife. They tour Muklow and other sites with witnesses to be examined. A A Lillymead and Col George E Wallace join the trip aboard special trains as officials assess unrest and possible martial law actions.
The Frank Geiger Bible class will meet Thursday at 8 o clock at Mr Geiger's Walnut street home. Missionary J Palmer of Pittsfield Massachusetts travels 60 miles each Sunday by trolley to fill preaching appointments.
Geo W Clutton of New Castle and A C Hyde of Mahoningtown offer Thomp son’s Kidney Tablets with a money back guarantee if they fail to cure listed diseases. The ad urges readers with backache, high colored urine, dull eyes, or sallow complexion to try the remedy and return empty boxes for a refund.
In Debeque Cole DeBeque twenty five cowboys were taken into custody by Rev. A F Glover pastor of the Methodist church who confronted the rioters with a pistol in hand and forced surrender as they stood stunned and unresisting.
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