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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1908
Page
5
North Beaver township farmers complain of hunters and dogs on their land during season. locals report few Seventh ward hunters cross farmers’ property without permission while foreigners and Italians are blamed for extra pressure.
Councilman W. R. Thompson and Thomas Boyd hunted foxes birds and squirrels by running them down in open fields and grass while their shotgun stayed at the Steel Car Forge office. They returned home tired and laden with game.
The Hospital lecture course committee opens its winter series Friday at the opera house with the Whitney brothers quartet billed as the main attraction. County Superintendent Lee Gilmore highly recommends the entertainers for their national reputation and strong local support. Elmer Connors, executor of the Simon Brothers bankruptcy, sold the lower store stock to W. D. Wallace of New Castle for 6275 dollars. Upper store fixtures at Seventh Street and Lawrence Avenue went to Morris Keller for 137 dollars, likely for reopening by a local merchant Harry Caplan’s plan.
Miss Blanche Lockhart assistant principal will deliver the welcome response at the New Castle teachers institute next week. The institute occupies the entire week, giving local schoolchildren a brief and welcome vacation.
Frank M. Speller of National Tube Company called on Standard works, meeting Chief Engineer J. J. Dunn to discuss matters concerning the local plant output and operations yesterday.
Pittsburg visitor J H Bittner and New Castle businessman J W Humphrey were seen yesterday. Zelienople native Miss Rose Clark visited. Edna and Sue Martell from Philadelphia stayed with Miss Lyda Porter on Wayne avenue. Mrs Frank Brenner of Zelienople visited A L Brenner on Wayne avenue. Mrs E T Powell of Breckenridge returned home after a stay with Mr and Mrs A S Powell of this place.
Miss Catherine M. Wolfe and Wilbert C. McKim wed at the home of Rev. Charles Bell on Thursday evening in a private ceremony. Wolfe, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Wolfe, is well known in the area while McKim, of the McKim Brothers furniture firm, is a leading local citizen. The couple will reside in Ellwood City and friends plan a serenade for them.
Arrangements by the Presbyterian church for a reception to new members on October 14 followed by a light lunch and a musical program. Many new members were added during the revival services led by Rev. W. W. Orr.
E. W. McGinnis of Pittsburg visited yesterday to confer with R. E B. Butler who handles a large real estate portfolio in the area. McGinnis, a Pittsburg superior court tipstaff, remains a prominent local real estate holder tied to local interests.
Jack Lewis of Forge starts at short for the All Star team and faces the National aggregation in today’s exhibition. Rankin, Shelby’s pitcher, pitches for the All Stars with a chance to showcase strong work on the mound.
The court orders the third ward voting to be held in the basement of Circle school. The previous location was Crescent Lumber and Construction Co on Fourth street.
Observers in the section mark the feast of the tabernacle beginning September 26, the Jewish New Year. The observance started yesterday and will conclude October 16 and 17 when the holidays end.
Richard H. Nye greets passersby with a cheerful smile as he explains Mrs. Nye has given him a ten-pound boy born Thursday evening. The event brings a joyful note to a routine day.
Mrs J M Hennon visits Pittsburg this week Abijah Mansfield of Sheephill was a business visitor in town John W Shaw auditor of West Pittsburg Realty Company was a recent visitor Mrs H V Brown of New Castle guest of Mrs W M Brown Mrs G F Pitzer and Mrs S Miller returned from Monacca visiting Flora Miller Dr H R Brown resident physician at Pittston hospital spent days with parents and returned to New Castle Rev Joseph Laughner Moravia Presbyterian hosted elders and wives visitors included P W Allison Detroit Mich J H Meade New York City R R Gordon and A M Pearson Pittsburg
County commissioners in Greensburg planned $800000 coverage for the new county courthouse at a cost of $7200 but the county controller blocked the deal citing illegality of contracts made without prior advertisement.
Notice to water customers that today October 10 is the last day to pay water bills Unpaid accounts after this date will be shut off without further notice and costs to restore service will apply City of New Castle Water Company.
New York police escort Mrs Frances McLeod to Belford New Jersey to identify a buried child as her son Harold who vanished from Brooklyn a week ago. Detectives review her inconsistent statements and search for Randolph John Shaw while Brooklyn police probe her past with Claude Lee.
The treasurer J. W. M'CLELLAND will receive assessments at Robinson Beight's store in Edenburg on October 22 replacing the October 18 date shown on the card.
Miss Jessie Marstellar a saleslady at A. D. Newell's Liberty Street store will leave today for Fredonia where she will spend Sunday with her parents.
The Rev J Elmer Campbell of the Third United Presbyterian church will lead a local option meeting at Croton Avenue Methodist Episcopal church Monday at 7 30 PM The event aims to inform on temperance and local option with Campbell described as a forceful speaker and knowledgeable on the subject A series of related meetings is being organized by local enthusiasts.
New Bedford reports Mr and Mrs P C Duff of Baxter Springs Kansas visiting brother J H Duff. Rev and Mrs B M Paul newly married in Philadelphia last week returned from their wedding trip. A Methodist church hosted a chicken supper at Abe Moyer's home Thursday evening.
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