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Newspaper

New Castle News

Location

New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1908

Page

10

Ground broken for new Bethany Lutheran Church

Ground breaking Sunday afternoon marked the start of a new Bethany Lutheran Church at the Sutton and Pittsburg corner near the Almira Home. Rev. C G Leatherman led a short service before the first shovelful of earth was turned on a brick building planned to cost about six thousand dollars with a main room of about 50 by 34 feet and a Sunday School room, while the congregation currently meets at the Almira Home.

Bethany Lutheran Church Sutton and Pittsburg Almira

Superintendent Gilmore Plans Two Week Vacation

County Superintendent of Schools W. Lee Gilmore will take a two week vacation starting next week. He will travel to Cleveland Detroit and the Great Lakes region. One teachers examination remains and will be held in the high school building around mid July.

W. Lee Gilmore Cleveland Detroit Great Lakes

Robert P Nevin Dies in Edgeworth Pittsburg Leader Founder

Robert P. Nevin, nestor of Pittsburg newspaper men and founder of the Leader and Times, died Sunday morning at his Edgeworth home near Pittsburg. He was the father of composer Ethelbert Nevin.

Robert P. Nevin Nestor Pittsburg Leader Times Edgeworth Mr. Nevin Ethelbert Nevin

Taft religion appears settled across family ties

Erie Dispatch notes Taft family religious leanings. Grandmother joined Unitarianism with Canning, father and mother in a Cincinnati Unitarian church, wife Episcopalian, daughter confirmed in that church, and summer visits to a Presbyterian Episcopalian edifice. Article laments lack of Baptist or Methodist connections.

Taft Canning Cincinnati St. Johns Murry Bay Erie Erie Dispatch

Rev F A Shape Accepts Call at Sebring Church

Rev F A Shape of Pulaski Presbyterian will leave Pulaski August 1 to become pastor of the Sebring church in Ohio. It is his second call from Sebring after an earlier rebuff and he will depart after several years of service to Pulaski.

F. A. Shape Pulaski Presbyterian Church Presbyterian Church of McCartney Sharon Shape Westfield Mt. Jackson

Fine Sermon by Rev. Leatherman on Truth Friendship and Fraternity

Rev. C. G. Leatherman of Bethany Lutheran preached to the Odd Fellows on Sunday evening about a Trinity of Principles. He urged that true ministry comes from living truth and sincere friendship, warning against lip service and urging personal effort and usefulness.

Odd Fellows C. G. Leatherman Bethany Lutheran Church Lodge Leatherman David-Jonathan Truth

Bargain Cloth Sale Offers Wide Fabric Range

The advertisement lists various fabrics with yard prices and discounts. Items include Batiste at 6c to 15c, plain and corded fabrics, light sheeting prints, blue calicoes, apron ginghams, percale, striped and figured light percales, Arnold's side band Batiste, Indio Linen at 10c, and remaining white goods at 12c to 14c. Claims of best quality and season-long offers accompany the sale.

Arnold Batiste

Ladies Wear and Notions at Low Prices

An assortment of silk gloves gauze vests hose napkins muslin and toweling advertised with varied sale prices. Items include Long Silk Gloves 69c and 69c, gauze vests, Lisle hose navy and Copenhagen, children's ribbed socks, linen napkins for 1.96 per dozen, muslin yardage 5c to 7c, bleached and unbleached toweling, and linen crash fabrics priced to move.

Reduced prices on ladies suits and dresses

Local store cuts prices on ladies suits silk coats wash dresses and wash skirts to move stock quickly. All items are new this season with latest styles offering great savings for shoppers seeking value.

Life and virtue in daily action and faith

The text urges fitting truth into life to unlock divine virtues. It contrasts sworn words with prayer and love, urges using the Bible as guide, and promotes living principle driven by Christ. It calls daily deeds of love kindness and outreach to uplift human dignity and immortality.

Washington Street Merchant Expands to Four Stores

John Stillman, the Washington Street merchant, now directly controls four stores after opening a branch in Sharon. The Akron, New Castle, Monessen, and Sharon outlets report strong performance despite tough conditions. A New York office at 436 Broadway handles buying, with trips every 60 days.

Sharon John Stillman Washington Street Akron New Castle Monessen Stillman New York Broadway

Sherman to See Wells Drilled Near Hoffman Gusher

George Sherman and other New Castle men own leases near the Hoffman gusher as six companies race to strike the sand. Hoffman and Osterling led last night, with Schaffer and Co. second likely tomorrow. McKee Culbertson and McCandless Dixon target Tuesday or Wednesday.

George Sherman Muddycreek Hoffman Sherman New Castle Hoffman Gusher Osterling Schaffer McCandless Dixon Dovener and Company

Died While Singing Duet in Church

Miss Irene Axton contralto died suddenly while singing a duet at the First Baptist church last evening. She collapsed forward over the choir railing as the hymn paused, leaving the congregation in stunned silence as the pastor announced the death.

Jeannette First Baptist Church Irene Axton

Realty transfers reported in local records

George T. Winter Sr transfers to George H. Bollinger Fourth ward for 250 dollars. James H. Brown to Lyle G. Emery Fifth ward for 400 dollars. John Riggs to Elizabeth J. Rhine hart Union township for 1,300 dollars. Walter S. Robinson to May S. Stratton Third ward for 500 dollars.

George T. Winter, Sr George H. Bollinger Fourth Ward James H. Brown Lyle G. Emery Fifth Ward John Riggs Elizabeth J. Rhinehart Union Township Walter S. Robinson May S.stratton Third Ward

Death linked to Sunday revival claims Laura Taylor

Laura Taylor of Sharon aged about 18 died from cerebral meningitis after attending Sunday revival meetings with friends. Once active in school and sports, she grew devoted to the meetings, later falling into coma and passing Saturday. She leaves parents Warren Taylor and siblings. Funeral Monday with many local youths expected.

Laura Taylor Sharon Login Avenue Miss Taylor Warrren Taylor

Standard Fruit Co Shipping High Class Produce

Alderman Charles B Mayne ex Sheriff Edward Ayers and George Moody head to Buffalo New York for the Standard Fruit company of Porto Rico annual directors meeting. They will elect officers and discuss plans as the business grows with New Castle ownership predominating. The first commercial shipments of pineapples to New York have commanded prices about 45 percent higher than Cuban and Florida districts.

Charles B. Mayne Edward Ayers George Moody Buffalo Standard Fruit Company of Porto Rico Copecra New York State New Castle New York Florida

Baseball notes mention team executives and Puerto Rico plantation

William Marquis as president J Y Patton as vice president and George Moody as secretary head the company with directors including Charles Mayne A P Moore J W Cummings Willis Spaulding and G E Roberts T Buf falo N Y and T E Badgley of Dunn Kirk N Y Bert Stevenson supervises the Porto Rico plantation to Youngstown He may pitch today if strong Camnitz returning from a finger injury will be ready to pitch this week.

William Marquis J. Y. Patton George Moody Charles B. Mayne A. P. Moore J. W. Cummings Willis Spaulding G. E. Roberts Buffalo N. Y T. E. Badgley Dunkirk, N. Y Bert Stevenson Porto Rico Youngstown Camnitz

Pitcher Hobson Returns to Nocks After Illness

Pitcher Hobson reported to the Nocks on Monday morning after a one week illness and was taken along with the club as they resumed activities.

Hobson Nocks

Sunday Blaze In Chinese Laundry

A lamp upset started a small fire Sunday morning in the Chinese laundry on Long Avenue near South Mill Street. An alarm from box 55 at 7 05 summoned Chief Connery and the Fifth ward department and Central truck. The flames were subdued with chemicals and the loss was not great.

Long Avenue South Mill Street Connery Fifth Ward Department Central

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Rev Serge Iery Winter Bros E. Wash. St R. S. McCulloch & CO Pittsburg St India Mousquetaire Navy Copenhagen Jennneeoner Muslin Red Border Pittsburg Street Washington Street Merchant Standard Fruit CO NEW Castle Loan CO Wallace Block Bell Phone Washington and Jefferson Sts NEW Leslie
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