Old Battery B Memorial Reunion At Nesbit's Grove
In Nesbit's Grove the 51st anniversary reunion of Battery B Cooper's men drew 22 original members and a large crowd. Survivors, memories of Civil War days, and heavy attendance by travelers in rigs marked the gathering despite threatening weather. Joseph Reed led the program as roll call began with names including J. H. Gealey and Sam Dunnan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battery B
Cooper’s Battery
United States Service
Battery
Swreunion
Grove
Joseph Reed
J. H. Gealey
Sam Dunnan
Lisbon
John Dunnan
John M. Fuullerton
John A
J. M. Martin
New Castle
Memorial Association
Veterans Reunion Honors Battery AB At Mt Jackson
The Mt Jackson gathering honored Battery AB veterans with officer re elections, a memorial shaft dedication, and an oration by Joseph Reed. Attendees recalled Civil War battles while residents from New Castle and nearby towns joined a patriotic, rain free celebration with a large turnout and North Beaver decorations.
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Mt. Jackson
North Beaver
Mahoningtown
Battery AB
Chester Woman Fires At Burglar On Roof
In Chester Pennsylvania a woman, Mrs Caleb Wright, fired twice at a burglar on the shed roof behind her father George W Roberts home after midnight. Patrolman Wright heard the shots and searched the premises but found no intruder.
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Chester
George W. Roberts
Caleb Wright
Wright
Memorial to Cooper's Battery Unveiled at Mt Jackson
The Battery B Memorial in Mt Jackson honors Cooper's Battery with a granite shaft 26 feet high. James A. Gardner recounted its Civil War history, and Judge Porter presented the monument with Joseph Reed speaking for the Battery B Memorial Association. The inscription lists battles and the unit’s service from 1861 to 1865. The dedication was debt free with final funding secured to complete the memorial.
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William E. Porter
Cooper's Battery
Mt. Jackson
James A. Gardner
New Castle
Capt. Cooper
United States
Battery B
Joseph Reed
Porter
Memorial Association
Tle
Army of the Potomac
Gettysburg
Pickett
Cooper
United States Service
Artillery
Jackson
Gardner
Appomattox
Lee
Joseph Wood
First
Pennsylvania Light Artillery
Fifth Corps
Potomac
Dranesville
Mechanicsville
Gaines Mills
Glendale
Cross Roads
Malvern Hill
Gainesville
Groveton
Second Bull Run
South Mountain
Antietam
Fredericksburg
Fitzhugh’s Crossing
Chancellorsville
Mine Run
Wilderness
Laurel Hill
Po River
Spotsylvania Court House
North Anna River
Totopotomoy
Bethesda Church
Cold Harbor
Petersburg
Battery B Memorial Association
W. E. Porter
B. F. Butler
O. L. Miller
William Bransfield
D. N. Keast
John R. Miller
J. W. McCelland
John F. Pitts
John B. Woods
Elder Robinson
J. A. B. Walker
L. M. Stewart
R. K. Aiken
T. W. Phillips
A. B. McCormick
Wells Clendenin
W. A. Strumater
George W. Johnston
Hisoric Old Methodist Church
Liquor License Change Question Arises at Bar Association
The Pennsylvania Bar association discussed whether county court judges should stop distributing liquor licenses. A 7 to 3 vote favored removing the function from judges due to time consumption and political influence. No clear substitute plan has emerged and further discussion is awaited.
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Pennsylvania Bar Association
Bar Association
Widow 76 Weds Spiritualist of 52 at Lake Pleasant
Mrs. Alma Wheeler widow of John W. Wheeler the sewing machine magnate wed G. Tabor Thompson of Philadelphia in a Lake Pleasant ceremony. Thompson is 52 and has ties to spiritualist circles. the couple announced the license application as their first notice.
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Orange
Mass
Almira E. Wheeler
John W. Wheeler
G. Tabor Thompson
Philadelphia
C. Blinn
Lake Pleasant
Greenfield
Wheeler
Leyshon Receives His Commission as Farrell Postmaster
John Leyshon was surprised when he received his commission from President Taft to be postmaster at Farrell. He will assume charge Monday and rename the office from South Sharon to Farrell. Clerical staff remain under civil service rules. Term is four years.
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Farrell, Pa
John Leyshon
Farrell
Taft
South Sharon
Civil Service Commission
Leyshon
Farrel l hotel owner files shocking divorce petition
William H. Bowers of Farrell accuses his wife of criminal conduct in a Pittsburg court and seeks to dismiss her divorce plea. He names Dr W G Berryhill Henry Sumner William Place and Gale Ferguson as co participants in the alleged conduct. Bowers previously attempted suicide and the doctors saved his life.
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Farrell, Pa
William H. Bowers
Bowers Hotel
Farrell
Pittsburg
Bowers
W. G. Berryhill
Henry Sumner
William Place
Gale Ferguson
Berryhill
Lost ten dollar bill finally returned to Newark man
More than 1,000 people applied to Police Commissioner Waldo for the $10 bill lost on Broadway October 11. John F. J. Sheehan of Newark, New Jersey, proved the claim after Wilhelm Stenger of Berlin handed the bill to a traffic officer. The bill blew from Sheehan’s hand in a gust of wind and was in custody eight months.
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New York
Broadway
Waldo
John F. J. Sheehan
Newark
N. J
Wilhelm Stenger
Berlin
Germany
Forty-second Street
Sheehan
Sale of Bank Stock in New Castle Auction
Edward F. Connelly will sell five shares of Citizens National Bank of New Castle stock at public outcry on Tuesday July 2 1912 at 10 o clock a m in the Lawrence Savings and Trust building New Castle Pennsylvania. Terms cash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Savings & Trust
New Castle
Citizens National Bank of New Castle
Edward F. Connelly
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Mengather
Nesbit's Grove
Mt. Jackson Battery
John H. Gailey
Jas A. Gardner
John Dun- Vian
Lieutenant Pennypacker
Jeremiah Leyshon
Wm. Gipe
Michigan
Wm. H. Henderson
Beaver Falls
A. J. McCartney
Chicago
Norway
Daniel Herbst
Solomon Blair
Philip Wimner
George McGinnis
Alvsia McGinnis
William Halligan
Church Yard
Memorial Association Work
W. EE. Porter
Battery 5B
W. F. Dufford & CO
East Washington Street
New Castle, Pa
National Bank
Washington Streets
New Castle Electric Co
E. Washington St
Bell 139
A. U
WM. R. Gardner
Bell
J. New Castle
G. B. Zahniser
Clendenin Block
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