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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1909
Page
5
Ellwood City June 30 The Peerless Glass company site, recently bought by Steel Car Forge for 13000 dollars, will be torn down to make way for extensive Forge improvements. The plant has not operated for years and the land's industrial value remains high.
Butler Times reports the trolley league board met at Hotel Nixon but Zelienople and Ellwood were absent. They declined to act on Zelienople protest regarding an Evans City win and scheduled Evans City to hold a Friday session to prepare for the second season starting July 3 with a double header. Attendees included Hespenheide Mars Johnson Callery Garfield Butler and Laderer Evans City.
At a meeting of Alma lodge 420 Knights of Pythias officers were elected including Chancellor Commander Grover Gillespie Past Commander James Cape Master at Arms J R Kennedy Master of Work Lawrence Stevenson Inside Guard Harry Whittaker Outside Guard W J Moffatt Prelate W C McKim Trustee S E Fike Representative to Grand Lodge D R Morton Alternate Grover McMurdo Keeper of Records and Seals Alex Majors Master of Finance Geo C Cobler Master of Exchequer W O Miller.
Word came of the death of Miss Ethel Hageman of Butler a woman well known in Ellwood City. She was sister of Mrs Roy Douds and visited Ellwood often. An appendectomy ten days earlier at Butler Hospital failed to save her. The funeral will be in Van Wert County. No date set for the next M and M dance at Rock Point Pavilion due to scheduling difficulties.
Two visitors from Pittsburg were arrested Monday on drunkenness and disorderly conduct charges. They stayed in the bar lockup until Tuesday afternoon at 2 30 when hearings were held before the burgess.
Harry Brown, a well known glass worker, moves his family from Park avenue to a new home in Rochester Pa, where he has secured employment at the Rochester glass works.
The Harmony street car line telephone system, knocked out by last Sunday's storm, is again in good working order after extensive repairs were necessary.
Pp. J. Flaherty of New Castle returned from a short trip to town. Miss Carrie Hall enjoyed a brief trip to New Castle yesterday afternoon. T. R. Furber of Rochester Pa concluded a short business trip to Ellwood. John Sheehy of Mahoningtown was a caller in Ellwood City yesterday. R. P. Baker of New Castle called on Ellwood friends Tuesday morning. W. S. Mears of New Castle enjoyed a brief Ellwood visit yesterday afternoon. Mrs. A. H. Mellvain went to Grove City to visit relatives. Miss Twila Frey of Lawrence Avenue visits her grandmother in Sardis Pa. Miss Flossie Chard of New Castle visiting Ellwood friends has returned. Thomas Nelson of Wayne Avenue visiting relatives in Fredonia Pa has returned. Mrs. John Tomlinson and son Frank of Fourth Street returned from a visit in McKeesport. Rob Roberts and Frank Davis of Cambridge Ohio are guests of Roberts relatives Thomas D. Evans and wife in Spring Avenue.
Ellwood City Trolley leaguers clash with Dec. Ralston's Evans City on Evans City grounds next Saturday. Ben Wilson to pitch for Ellwood. local fans forecast a victory as Ellwood trails only one loss this season. Evans City sits in second place with Butler reorganization set to visit Ellwood Monday.
Ellwood City reports that the Standard Steel Car Forge plant will restart at full capacity. The local works have run steadily through tough times and new orders are said to be pouring in as the steel car industry shows recovery nationwide. Officials plan an early resumption.
Dewey’s Olympia mascot Roots McDermott was arrested for drunkenness after celebrating with a Pittsburg picnic party in Ellwood City. At a Burgess hearing he recounted Philippines service with the Navy in Manila Bay and later with the army. He was released after agreeing to pay $1 costs.
Operations at the Ellwood City glass plant in the west end have been suspended for good. The plant will be dismantled and machinery moved to Rochester Pennsylvania for future use. Buildings will remain and may host a new industry later.
Tonnage on all Ellwood City railroads rises slowly as local plants hire more workers, boosting railroad activity and anticipated benefits for the system and industries served.
A son was born Tuesday morning to Mr and Mrs Frank Rhinehart of Big Beaver township. The proud parents reported the birth and welcomed the newborn.
An old advertisement from New Castle Pennsylvania promotes Dean's Kidney Pills as a universal cure for kidney troubles affecting children and adults. It features a user testimonial from J A Miquel of 338 Pittsburg Street praising lasting relief after two boxes and notes the product sold by Foster Milburn Co in Buffalo New York as sole agents in the United States.
Ellwood City volunteers plan the annual picnic and dance at Rock Point on July 3 and 5 with a committee of Brenneman Johnson Schwartz and Guthrie organizing games and amusements. Officials expect over 5000 attendees. special excursion trains from Pittsburg and other areas will bring visitors.
Fred Smith of Lawrence avenues, a five year old boy, suffered a painful injury after falling into the cellar of the vacant property of Mrs Eckles on the western end of Lawrence avenue. He knocked out a tooth and cut his lower lip severely requiring stitches. The upper lip was also cut. The injury was unusually painful.
Roy Foster of Burnstown suffered a painful hand injury yesterday when a giant firecracker exploded in his palm. A physician attended to the wound and warned that careful care is needed to prevent blood poisoning. The incident marks Ellwood’s first pre Independence Day accident.
The three year old daughter of Charles Walker of Energy who was kicked by a horse last week is recovering after a severe head injury. Initially believed fatally injured the child survived a period between life and death, with one eye destroyed and a skull fracture. She is now doing well and expected to recover.
Fruit on the Freed homestead farm in Big Beaver township near Ellwood City is plentiful this season with 60 to 75 bushels of strawberries picked daily for shipment. Cherries raspberries currants and other summer fruits are abundant, requiring a large workforce for picking.
Ellwood City borough council meets Thursday to discuss a proposed ordinance granting Bell Telephone permission to construct a conduit and erect its poles in Ellwood City.
There will be no interruption in Rock Point picnics as feared in Pittsburg. Officials expected possible cancellations since picnickers could not reach trains, but outings will proceed.
Fred Sloan of North Sewickley township leaves Tuesday evening for several months travel through the west. He will visit Seattle to attend the exposition and spend time in San Francisco and Los Angeles before returning.
Tom Jones of Lawrence avenue, foreman of the moulding department at one of the tube plants, has left for a two week vacation in Atlantic City. Mrs Jones stays in her former home in Painesville Ohio as guest of her parents.
Report from Butler and Beaver counties says oil well contractors struggle to hire competent drillers and tool dressers as higher wages in other oil fields draw workers away. The shortage impacts oil districts statewide.
A promotional piece extols Puffed Wheat and Puffed Rice as highly digestible cereals ideal for hot weather. It explains how the grains are expanded by heat to eight times size with porous coats, claiming superior digestibility and flavor. The ad urges parents to try and choose these cereals and to order trial packages from grocers.
Ellwood plant official departed for Rochester Pennsylvania to supervise preparation and repair work for activating the Rochester glass works. McCullough will be in full charge of the necessary repairs and operational setup.
Eddie Marshall the noted pitcher will pitch for Butler against Ellwood City in at least one of two games in Ellwood City next Monday. Hawks the former New Castle O P twirler may also appear for Butler.
A box mailed to Rev. G. R. Robbins, pastor of Lincoln Park Baptist Church, contained a device with skull and crossbones and glass eyes. A powder pill aimed to explode when opened but did not ignite. The note threatened to blind him for opposing corporate bosses. Police and officials investigate.
General Manager McCaskey of the street car company and Manager Randall Montgomery of the lighting department of the Consolidated resumed work Monday after a 10 days fishing trip to Chaffee's locks. Both reported a good time and a pleasant vacation.
Thirty children from Youngstown slums will travel to a fresh air camp near North Lima on Thursday. The trip aims to provide outdoor recreation and rest for youths facing urban deprivation.
A reported 1500 or more people attended the Duquesne public schools annual outing at Rock Point park yesterday. A special Pennsylvania train carried the crowd to the resort for the event.
An advertisement touts Zemo a clean external liquid that stops itching instantly and claims permanent cure of eczema and all itching skin or scalp diseases. It cites Mr Paisley druggists in Washington Street Pittsburg Street and Croton Avenue and Johnston's Drug Store Ellwood City noting its success and urging readers to ask for a sample and view testimonials from Thomas McCullough a Zemo foreman in Rochester.
Doctor Ainsworth endorses De Miracle as the only reliable preparation for removing superfluous hair. He warns against fake free treatments and poisonous concoctions, stating De Miracle delivers perfect satisfaction in all cases. It is sold by Love Me gown in New Castle with a free booklet from the De Miracle Chem Co in New York.
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