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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1911
Page
7
Ellwood City volunteers hold a 8 o clock meeting in the city building to discuss establishing a fire department. Officials may seek council aid or public subscriptions to fund a building on Sixth street, aiming to overcome legal hurdles and upgrade re equipment amid no recent fires.
Local retail dealers quote prices for common groceries. Butter 20 to 25 cents per pound. Eggs per dozen about 20 to 25 cents. Potatoes per bushel. Apples per bushel 2.80 dollars. Onions per bushel 1.50. Smoked ham per pound 18 cents. Bacon per pound 22 to 25 cents. Beefsteak per pound 15 to 18 cents. Beef roast per pound 15 cents. Beef ball per pound 9 to 11 cents. Pork steak per pound 15 to 18 cents. Pork chops per pound 15 to 18 cents. Veal per pound 10 to 12 cents. Card per dozen 14 cents.
The town pump on Main Street, once out of service, is back in operation and drawing a large crowd. It stands as Ellwood City’s only source of drinking water on the main street, with hundreds of residents carrying water daily. Repairs were completed after the sucker broke recently, restoring full function.
Jacob Stiglitz and John Mallory return from visits to New Castle while Mrs. R. E. Butler and Miss Jennie Williams also travel back home from Harmony and Beaver Falls. Harold Seidel comes home from Harmony route as others anticipate a board of trade meeting. Ellwood farmers are pleased with rain and hope for dry days.
An advertisement notes Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy cures ordinary diarrhoea with a single dose and asserts no superior bowel remedy exists. Sold by all dealers.
Ellwood City along Slippery Rock and Connoquenessing creeks gears up for bass season with Frank Nolan the veteran game warden leading early morning fishing plans. Local streams boast abundant bass and other game fish while visitors from Pittsburgh flock to the area for weeks of angling.
Ellwood City officials announce that Baltimore and Ohio Railroad will build the Fifth Street subway, sharing half the $30,000 cost. The concrete tunnel will match the street width, require grading from both sides, and include an incline from the tracks to Lawrence Avenue, marking a major town improvement.
The Shelby squad seeks a game with the Pennsylvania shop team from New Castle after they string together a season of wins and show confidence they can beat Hillwood. Ellwood favors hosting or traveling to meet them in a near future matchup.
Excavators work at the new Presbyterian church as materials arrive daily. The congregation hopes to occupy by late summer. Reformed church construction also progresses rapidly with brickwork underway.
Work is underway and completion is near. The Jewish synagogue is completed and dedicatory services are being arranged to be held in the coming weeks. The Lutheran church on Spring Avenue is receiving a fresh coat of paint.
R K Bilder of Lowellville visited town Saturday. Mrs Z R Robinson’s condition improved. Eva Beight returned from a week with friends near Sesse mer. Thomas L Siering on third trick duty at B and O office in Lowellville. Miss Jennie Hettenbaugh spent Saturday with friends in New. Miss Nannie Mitcheltree of New Castle visited local friends Sunday. Rev Charles T Greer led union services in New Bedford Sunday. Home Guards plan an ice cream festival on Friday. Roy Raub and Roy Gibson were in New Castle Saturday. M B Sunday school will present Children’s day program Sunday morning. Misses Williameson and Smith of New Middletown visited Friday. Albert Swanson of Youngstown visited Howard Liddle Sunday. Mr and Mrs John Guist of Youngstown were guests of Mrs Elizabeth Mitcheltree. Wilson Raub and son Paul were guests of his mother in New Middletown. Mrs H M Ediburn of West Middlesex weekend guest of daughter Mrs Asa Hoffmaster. Mrs R H McCullough weekend guest of daughter Mrs Alma Gaskill at Wilkinsburg. Gaches Hess took charge of third trick work at Penna station in Seventh ward with salary advance. Mrs Amzi Taylor and daughter Lucy of Youngstown were guests of her father William Raub late week.
The Stoneboro Strawberry association seeks women and girls to help harvest a record crop. Rev S B Craves says 15 000 to 20 000 boxes are expected to be shipped during the peak season, indicating a large labor need.
Dr. R. E. Redmond moves his practice to his home at 347 East North Street, the former John Blevins homestead. Bell telephone listed for contact.
Baxter A. Cornwell and Minnie M. Hazlett, both of Youngstown, married in Sharon by Squire S. S. Gilbert after trouble securing a license. He and the bride traveled from Trumbull County to Warren and then Sharon where Welker’s clerkly word enabled a license and their marriage.
The First Church of Christ Scientist was dedicated Sunday in Youngstown. The church opens debt free and serves as a new religious center for the community.
Kansas City excise clerk Byron E. Line reports a wave of saloon failures over six months, estimating 25 to 30 closures. There are 616 licensed dramshops with about 580 still selling, 19 keepalives paying $500 yearly to hold licenses, and many unused licenses from early in the year. He notes liquor demand is weak and consumption appears to be dropping.
Ellen Fitz Pendleton has been chosen as president of Wellesley College. She is sister to Rev. Charles Pendleton of the Youngstown First Baptist Church.
Boston June 13. Miss Alice H Higgins charity worker proposes singing as a cure for drunkenness at the National Conference of Charities and Corrections. She urges public access to literature gathered by the Committee of Fifty and its translation into vernacular and ballad form. Edward T Devine supports a broad educational campaign akin to the tuberculosis fight.
City council orders advertisement for bids to grade Mercer Street below the engineer's estimate. Previous bidding rounds exceeded the estimate by several thousand dollars, prompting renewed effort to secure bids at a lower cost.
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