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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1907
Page
3
A busy week ahead as weddings engagements and social gatherings fill the calendar. Miss Hannah George and Mr George Daugherty wed at home, Miss Nettie Fulkerson hosts Holland club, and a double wedding of the Diffleys and Sullivans takes place at St Marys church. Local clubs host dances picnics and reunions across Warren Ohio and nearby towns.
Rev Father Philip Brady officiated at 8 AM as Olive M Clifford married Albert O Cumberlidge. Attendants were Pearl Kindle and Leo McKean. The couple, after a James town exposition trip, will live on the East side.
Miss Adelaide Desmond of 170 Ne shannock avenue formerly starred in the Irish comedian role in the Chinese Honeymoon, has gone to Chicago Illinois to confer with her manager about upcoming season plans. Desmond is connected with the Nixon and Zimmerman company.
Announcement of the engagement between Miss Frances Grannis of the East side and Mr Charles Kriner. The wedding is planned for early July. Miss Mae Kriner hosted a surprise shower Friday evening in Miss Grannis’s honor with many gifts and a luncheon.
J. A. Breckenridge and his daughter Miss Leta Breckenridge of Wallace Avenue departed Monday for Chicago to attend a convention of organ and piano dealers.
The pupils and friends of Miss Montgomery's school at Youngstown will enjoy a picnic at Cascade park this city next Wednesday.
The Utopia club, a group of about a dozen ladies, meets every two weeks on Thursday afternoons to sew and socialize, with refreshments after. Members include Mrs. William Ayers, Mrs. Harry Black, Mrs. A. M. McCallen, Mrs. Ernest McCray, Mrs. Harry Barber, Mrs. Andrew McBride, Mrs. William Barber, Mrs. W. Ross, Mrs. C. L. Logan, Mrs. Yoho, Mrs. W. Cochran, and Mrs. Ralph Craig.
The First Methodist church services yesterday featured standout music. Miss Sara Dana Falls delivered a striking soprano solo Come Unto Me by Coenen at the morning service, with the choir performing Fear Not O Israel by Sticker and James Hess on obbligato. In the evening John T. Thomas sang a Messiah baritone recitative and air, The People That Walked in Darkness, while the choir performed Rossini’s Inflamatus from Stabat Mater with Miss Charlotte Nicklin excelling on soprano.
About 60 relatives and friends gathered Saturday at William Sweeney's home in Poland for the Mathey family reunion. A noon dinner followed by music speeches and social conversation marked the afternoon. Officers were elected and plans were made to hold next reunion in late June 1908. Attending locals included Mr and Mrs C E Hughes Mrs H H Dick and Miss Flora Mathey.
Mr and Mrs William R Jarvis of Edgewood Avenue entertained the North Highland Neighbors Friday evening. The group enjoyed the game of five hundred and a pink and white themed collation. The meeting marked the spring finale as the club plans reorganization in the fall.
Miss Ethel Ashmore of Highland avenue will leave next Saturday for Wilkes Barre to attend the State L T L convention from June 25 to 28. While away she will visit friends including Mrs Leon Stewart of Burnham Pa formerly Miss Cora Rhots of this city.
Misses Rebecca and Belle Fleming along with Messrs. William Holmes and Richard Dana led a party to Kildoo's for supper Sunday evening. Others spending the day at Kildoo's included Messrs. Don Tressvall, Harry Winter, John Crouch, Dr. W R Jones, John Watson, John Stanton and Clyde Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. David Wallace and relatives from Beaver Falls visited in the city on Sunday. They traveled in autos and spent the day with Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Bowser and family of Neshanock avenue.
Mrs. Frank Heasley of the Knox Long and Morehead block hosted a Saturday dinner for a group of girls. The event featured pink and green decorations and an excellent meal before they went to the park to attend the summer theatre.
Mrs Mary Ellen Boyle and Mr John James Boyle are to marry Wednesday June 26 at St Marys church. The ceremony is announced by Mr and Mrs Thomas J Boyle of the city.
Mr and Mrs Joseph T Cotton, married last week, have returned from an eastern wedding trip and are living with the bride's parents on Crawford Avenue for the present.
The Misses May Davis and Blanche Bell along with Frank Robinson and J Renner formed a driving party Sunday to McConnell's Mills.
Mrs. Roy Campbell of Butler hosted a 1 o'clock luncheon Saturday for about 14 local young ladies. The table featured red and white carnations and smilax with an elaborate menu. White place cards bore painted flowers and names as guests enjoyed 500 and social chats. Out of town guests included Mrs. Campbell of Butler and Miss Elsie Guenther of Cleveland.
Martial news announced for the first time Sunday morning at St Marys church that Miss Rose Martin will wed Mr Thomas Cranney. The ceremony is set for Wednesday July 3 at 8 AM at the bride’s sister Mrs Matthew Curtis Kurtz Place. After a trip to New York and Buffalo they will live on Walnut Street. Also announced is the marriage of Miss Susie Flynn to Mrs John L Quinn with Flynn the daughter of Mr and Mrs F T Flynn of West Washington Street.
At 11 o'clock Monday morning, Miss Myrtle C. Brewster and Melvin E. Peaker were married by Rev. Francis Biddle at the parsonage of Central Christian church. The ceremony was witnessed only by the bride’s mother. The bride, daughter of Mrs. Clara Brewster of 225 Cunningham avenue, is praised for her qualities, and Mr. Peaker, a tin worker, is the son of William Peaker of Agnew Street. They will reside with the bride’s mother for now.
Mr and Mrs M M Bowser of Nes hannon avenue issue invitations for the marriage of their daughter Fern H Bowser to a groom not named in the fragment.
The Williard Memorial will meet Tuesday at 8 o clock with Mrs. R T Galbreath of 23 Johnston Avenue.
The L T L County Alumni association plans a meeting Tuesday evening in Unity Jail with the executive committee to convene at 7 30.
Miss Pearl Clark hosts relatives in this city while Miss Nellie Blakeney visits from Lowellville. Several residents reveal illness including typhoid relapses at Myrl Allen and Christina Kremkau. Many travelers return from Lehigh University, Sharon, Rochester, and Louisiana trips, with others visiting kin in Ellwood City and Duluth.
The Volant baseball team beat Slippery Rock State Normal Reserves 15 to 8 at Slippery Rock Saturday. Volant built a first inning lead and never trailed as Munich joined Volant and held Slippery Rock to three hits with ten strikeouts. Eleven Volant batters hit against Moe Candless in the fifth before he was removed for Patterson. Slippery Rock travels to Volant for a return game Wednesday.
The Park Christian Sunday school plans a picnic at Rock Point on Tuesday June 18. A train will depart the West side depot at 8:00 a.m. city time. Round trip fares are 40 cents for adults and 20 cents for children.
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