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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1916
Page
9
PRINCETON Pa June 12 The school directors of Slippery Rock announce actions as they prepare for the arrival of a new pastor at the Presbyterian Church and name teachers for the upcoming term among other section news.
Township directors held their monthly meeting this week and assigned teachers for Rural Hill Sunnyside Hogue Aiken Rose Point No 1 Fox Shaw and Kildoo. Grant City Fairview and Princeton will have the next directors meeting to set assignments.
The ladies missionary society of Oak Grove United Presbyterian Church held its monthly meeting at the home of Mrs. McClymonds in Rose Point on Thursday.
Josiah Braden who lived nearby until last fall moved to San Jose with his niece Edna Braden is reported very ill. He was ill last fall before traveling to California, improved briefly, but recently worsened and underwent an operation at a hospital there. Relatives here fear for his health while friends hope for his recovery.
Members of the Presbyterian church here carried out a cleanup of their church building. The event focused on tidying interiors and preparing the space for upcoming services and community activities.
The church cleaned the parsonage on Thursday in advance of the forthcoming arrival of Rev. Offutt and his family.
John M. Snyder announces The Lock-Shot Burglar Alarm a defense for homes and businesses against break ins. The device sits atop window sashes and fires a loud blank cartridge or nitro glycerine cap if a sash moves two inches, then locks the sash. It also works when placed near a door to trigger if the door is opened two inches.
Emrys Francis of the University of Pittsburgh and Arthur Morris of Carnegie Tech attempted a canoe trip from Pittsburgh to Farrell. The craft capsized at Rochester, both swimmers reached shore, abandoned the canoe, walked to New Castle, rode a street car home, and arrived safely late Saturday night. They are none the worse for the ducking.
A fragment shows Mrs. Wederly reacting to a domestic dispute phrase as she surveys the scene, hinting at a larger marital entanglement and potential social fallout.
John Waters 54, laborer at Milton dam and former puddler in Girard mills, was found dead along the river north of Girard. Owen Murphy discovered the body with head on a rolled coat. death attributed to natural causes after alcohol excess. Waters leaves a sister in Wheaton Pa and a brother in New Castle.
Judge Emery grants Bert W. Forbush a divorce from Mary E. Forbush on desertion grounds. Married in 1909 they lived together until 1911 in Alliance Ohio. He found his wife and most of the furniture missing when he returned from work. she refused to return.
Attorney M. J. Kraus and W. R. Blatt of Ellwood City were appointed auditors of the borough school funds by Judge Emery today following a new school code provision for appointing auditors in district class.
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