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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1901
Page
10
The New Castle Ministerial Association passed resolutions urging funeral reforms. They favor abolishing Sunday funerals, limiting eulogies, and reducing display. Officers were elected, and meetings paused for summer.
The Youngstown Vindicator profiles William R. Stewart a prominent Mahoning County lawyer and the city’s leading colored political figure. The piece notes his pension agency work for veterans his railroading days and his service as a Republican representative from Mahoning County including terms in the state legislature and his 1897 reelection brief.
A valuable tract fronting Highland avenue known as the Patton farm has changed hands from Robert Jenkins Jr to Reed B Coyle of Pittsburg. The 12 000 foot frontage on the street car line is valued at 50000 dollars. Coyle plans significant improvements benefiting New Castle and the north end.
Five local youths Ollie Davis Bert McKibben Walter Edmunds Ed Garvin and Ches Edmunds conducted a dark lantern hunt securing 105 large frogs from Slippery Rock Creek. The catch filled a bushel basket and stood as one of the season’s best catches.
The mill announces it is open to customers offering wool on shares or for cash. It stocks yarns blankets and flannel made to order at low prices and encourages buying direct from the manufacturer to save middle-man profits.
Fred J. Gorham, recently discharged from D Troop Second United States Cavalry, arrived in the city from Mantanzas Cuba. He will visit his mother at 214 Highland Ave before touring the Pan American exposition and returning to Mantanzas where he works as civilian chief plumber on the government reservation.
John Glitch, a hooker-on in the Shenango Valley Pennsylvanian Engineering Works foundry, was struck by a casting when a crane chain slipped. He was unconscious at the scene, later diagnosed with a broken color bone and back contusion, with doctors optimistic about noncritical condition. He is married with two children and lives on Courty Line street.
Obituary notice for D H White of North Beaver township who died April 13 1901. Born October 4 1829 in the same township he served Bethel United Presbyterian Church since 1875 as Bible teacher superintendent and elder until his death. Resolutions of respect by the church session express condolences to his wife and community.
Licenses to sell liquor were granted Tuesday in Butler County to H. W. Stokey and W. L. Luke of Zelienople Samuel Beam and Lewis N. Ziegler of Harmony William Wahl and Charles H. Miller of Evans City John Beyers of Petrolia B F Forquer A Herth and W E Lackey of Chicora Theila Krause and Mrs C Raabe Mrs Jennie Nixon Mrs J P Shirley Lewis Weisberg Herman Liebold Gies and McCrea and Kemp and Klein of Butler P C Frederick of Zelienople received a distiller's license Those refused are J G Dunn of Mars and S M Wilson of Renfrew
The Cleveland Pittsburg and Detroit Traction company will own trolley lines from Pittsburg to Detroit touching Northern Ohio and lower Michigan. It would be the world’s longest and most valuable suburban electric system serving about 2 million people with massive track expansion and phased consolidation of lines into regional divisions.
The death of Christopher Askew is noted in New Castle with tribute to his unique life. A Royal Regiment guard of honor, he rode at the wheels of Queen Victoria’s carriage during the Windsor trip in 1838. Born in Nottingham, he served eight years in Britain before emigrating to America in 1852. He lived in Mercer county and later New Castle with his son, leaving ten children, six of whom survived. He worked as a carpenter and died after heart troubles, Tuesday morning.
Governor approves acts affecting county officers fees and related matters. Key items include directing 50 percent of fines to a public library fund with a five member committee overseeing purchases, dog tax reimbursements for certain bitten animals, surplus dog tax funds allocated to township school boards, enhanced burial benefits for soldiers, and distribution rules for office fees and tax collection warrants extended to one year beyond original terms.
Mrs. 8S. Pease of Lawrence Kansas claims three bottles of Electric Bitters cured seven years of bed confinement due to kidney and liver trouble and nervous prostration. She reports taking three months to regain full strength and urges women with headaches backaches sleeplessness and dizziness to try the remedy with guaranteed satisfaction at 50 cents from druggists.
Mont Richards of New Castle and Jeannette Kerr of Slippery Rock have taken out a marriage license at Butler.
A 19th century advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets as a guaranteed cure for a cold in one day with a no cure no pay claim and a 25 cent price.
Miss Maggie Crawford was nearly suffocated by acetylene gas from a misadjusted stopcock. Her sister Miss Carrie Crawford awakened, alerted others, and aided in her rescue as the house filled with fumes and a ceiling register funneled gas into the upper rooms.
Frank H. Buhl denies involvement with Henry Wick F H Schmidt of Youngstown and Julian Kennedy of Pittsburg in a proposed large steel plant at Youngstown. He yesterday bought a substantial East State street parcel for about 40000 dollars and rumors say he may give Sharon a public building of undisclosed nature.
A dense OCR list details numerous second floor and corner apartments with city water or well water across streets like Beaver, Mulberry, Chestnut, Moravia, and Mahoningtown. Rents range from 5.00 to 38.00, with 2 to 7 rooms, some with baths, gas, or storage, and various addresses on Carlisle Street Beaver Street and others.
In a Saturday session before Alderman Potter the Moravia case involving John Samuel and Harry Taylor ended with John Taylor fully dismissed. Samuel Taylor and Harry Taylor were ordered to pay costs on the surety of the peace charge after threats and alleged assaults cited by Samuel Duncan.
The column lists market quotations for butter and eggs in New Castle, noting prices updated at 12 o'clock every Tuesday. It reflects early 20th century market reporting with concise price guidance for local merchants.
A Norfolk era style notice touts Dr. A. W. Chase's Nerve Pills as a remedy for nervous dyspepsia and indigestion. Mrs. Mary Clark of 715 Penn Avenue, New Castle Pa., reports relief after using the medicine bought at Paisley’s drug store on East Washington Street. The ad notes the pills cost 50 cents a box and bear Dr. A. W. Chase’s portrait and signature.
A notice asks for a suitable home for a about nine year old girl via the Children's Aid Society. Inquiries directed to Mrs. R. J. Blevins. 262-d&w-tt.
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