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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1913
Page
5
Extra heavy white crochet bed spreads in marseilles pattern offered in full double bed size for 1.25 dollars. White crochet bed spreads measure 78 by 88 inches with marseilles patterns priced at 1 dollar.
Listed items include 70 inch heavy damask linen in cream color at 75c per yard and Scafloot Huck Towers linen damask borders with crest designs for monograms at 35c each.
An offered sale lists Lacet Arabian Curtains blocking edges or insertions at $5.00 per pair and Serim Curtains with white or Arab inserts and edges at $2.75 per pair.
About fifty all steel trailer street cars for the Pittsburg Railways company are near completion at the Standard Steel Car company plant in this city. Production is rushed and cars will be shipped to Pittsburg in small lots as soon as ready for use on the city lines. Earlier the plant produced a similar order for the same railway company.
Mrs Mellvenny of Madison Avenue entertained the G M A to the B O L E ladies at her home in a Kensington to honor her twentieth wedding anniversary Friday afternoon. Thirty five guests enjoyed an afternoon of Kensington work and visiting. The ladies presented Mrs Mellvenny with solid silver tea spoons a china berry set and a china plate. Mrs Hammond helped serve refreshments. In the evening Mr and Mrs Mellvenny entertained relatives with Mrs Wood of Highland Avenue assisting. An evening of social conversation and music followed.
Sunday school at 9 50 a m morning worship at 11 sermon The Excellence of the Ordinary Junior Endeavor at 5 p m Senior Endeavor at 7 p m evening service at 7 45 Rev Dr W M Hays of China will speak on church work for the coming year All welcome Rev David C Whitmarsh pastor.
Seventh warders campaigning for Madison avenue and Cherry street paving cite current road dust as a major argument. They note streets are deep in dust and every passing vehicle raises a cloud of dust.
Mrs. Frank Gage’s Sunday school class from Ma honingtown M E church walked to Walters farm in Union township on Friday afternoon for a basket picnic. Guests attended and the day ended with a pleasant afternoon and a good supper.
Mr and Mrs W B Gillespie of Madison avenue entertained relatives at a six o'clock family dinner Friday evening. Mr and Mrs George a newlywed couple were honor guests. The evening featured social conversation.
Sunday school begins at 9 50 a m with morning service at 11 o clock Rev Dr S M Gordon pastor will preach a children's day sermon In the evening children s day will be observed with a special program Rev Dr S M Gordon pastor
Elder S Robinson of the Seventh ward departed last night for Lennox Iowa to be with his brother J C Robinson who is seriously ill. A telegram arrived confirming the condition as very low.
Tuesday evening June 17 on Presbyterian church lawn features ice cream cake and coffee preceding a band concert at 8 o clock Tickets cost 15 cents Advertisement.
The Mahoningtown Christian Church schedules preaching services for tomorrow with morning and evening gatherings. Local attendees are invited to participate in worship and reflection.
Report notes state viewers in a section a few weeks earlier viewing the Mahoning area. The item records interest in regional sights and mentions enthusiastic engagement with local sites and exhibits.
In Elizabeth New Jersey on June 14 Mrs Anna J Pollard attends court daily with face veiled to avoid onlookers and cameras. She denies writing the Poison Pen letters sent to prominent residents and a complaint attorney notes experts say the letters may have been produced on her own typewriter.
A report on the Gardner Avenue bridge urges replacing the ruined span with a viaduct. The document outlines the need for structural stability and long term traffic relief.
G H Cook of Newell avenue visited Pittsburg on Friday. James Book of Pittsburg road shows slight improvement. Mrs S G Booker and Agnes visit Cleveland Ohio. Mrs C M Myers and Mildred spend Friday in Pittsburg. W O Whitmash of Newell avenue visits Pittsburg relatives. J W Jones family from Cedar street motor to Cony Pa for Sunday. T L Pilmer and daughter of Eric Pa guests of J T Pilmer of Lafayette street. S G Booker of North Liberty street weekend in Cleveland and Alliance Ohio. D M Marshall wife Charles Miles and Charles Morrow of Wampum visit Seventh ward on Friday. Mrs Peter Agan and Monica of Madison avenue weekend with relatives in Ashtabula. Charles Nye of Wabash avenue returns from Shenango Valley hospital after weeks confinement.
Several inmates faced sentencing for offenses including arson and burglary. John Evans pleaded guilty to arson, with sentence deferred after his claim of mind issues. Louie Krungi received five months for felonious assault after admitting money theft and gunfire toward a companion. H. K. Wilson drew 2 to 10 years for breaking and entering, while Jerry Trover confessed to stealing $10 from a boy in Wampum and had prior court appearances.
Several defendants faced liquor selling charges with sentences ranging from fines and short workhouse terms to longer imprisonment. Notable outcomes include sentences of 3 months in the workhouse for Haswell and Roto, and fines of 500 dollars for Ricco Tropia Cotolise. Some sentences were suspended pending costs and penalties.
Thomas J. Richards of Minersville resigns as secretary-treasurer of the ninth district United Mine Workers of America. The district covers Northumberland Schuylkill Columbia and Dauphin counties. President James Mathews will appoint a successor to fill the vacancy.
An advertisement offers a no charge kidney remedy recipe by mail from Dr A E Robinson in Detroit Michigan. It promises rapid relief from urinary symptoms and general weakness, claiming a doctor would charge for the letter but the recipe is sent free with no enclosing costs.
The Forty-ninth Grand Lodge reunion of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks will be held in Rochester New York from July 7 to 12. The city has raised funds for decorations and seating for 20 000 visitors with extensive parades bands and events planned across five days including a grand parade four miles long and a finale ball at the New York state armory.
The West Pittsburg committee prepares closing arrangements for the 1913 outing. Posters are expected soon, followed by advertising in multiple towns. The trip will use Western Allegheny railroad and B and L E lines to Conneaut Lake with stops at Savannah East New Castle Rose Point Portersville and Isle. Street car links from New Castle and Ellwood City are arranged and train accommodations are promised for a record turnout.
Readers are invited to visit the gardens surrounding the residences of W. M. Brown and Wm. Newswander. The plots are described as well laid and fertile with vegetables fruits and a striking display of bright flowers. The writer notes the gardens evoke nostalgia for home and father’s garden.
The new P. and L. E. schedule at this station alters only a few northbound times. Trains Nos. 1 39 13 11 and 21 shift by minutes, with No. 1 at 7:24 a.m., No. 39 at 8:04 a.m., No. 13 at 11:42 a.m., No. 11 at 4:37 p.m., and No. 21 at 12:52 p.m.
To fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mrs. Archie Snodgrass West Pittsburg will be represented in the society columns by another lady whose name we are for the present not permitted to make known Mrs Snodgrass who formerly
Dr. V C Wagner, a leading progressive citizen, replaces horse and carriage with a car to reach numerous patients faster. Friends applaud the step as a sign of progress and expanded service in the surrounding area.
Brazil can host a large population without crowding, indicating capacity to manage extensive growth and urban demand.
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