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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1908
Page
5
Miss Gertrude Morgan formerly of the Fifth ward is in Pittsburg this week with Gus Edwards company at the Grand theatre. She is assisted by Fred Hackett and others and draws large local crowds to the production A Pair of Country Kids.
Rev H M Burns of Hamilton street pastor of Grace M E church departs Tuesday for Jamestown New York to attend the Erie conference annual meeting of the Methodist church. His departure is noted with regret by many as his pastorate is regarded as successful.
The Edenburg Methodist Episcopal Church reopened for services after a June closure and substantial rebuilding. Repairs cost about 1500 dollars with most funds raised. improvements include heating, acetylene lighting, new pews and chairs, carpet, rebuilt platform, new pulpit, rewired woodwork, new floor and repainted walls and exterior. Pastor Rev. R W Skinner and visiting ministers led morning and evening services.
West Pittsburg records a flurry of visitors and departures including George Cameron of Sheep Hill and Miss Gladys Skadden of New Castle. The ball game vs Simpson Athletics ended 14 to 4 in favor of Simpson. A Taylor Township school board reward offers $5 for information on stone throwing at West Pittsburg School.
Railroads report revived activity as Baltimore and Ohio shops in New Castle Junction hire skilled machinists and other mechanics to meet growing demand. No laborers hired yet but full production resumes. ore shipments rise, signaling tentative revival for steel interests in the region.
Charles Wiles of South Jefferson street, an employee at Pennsylvania Engineering Works, was badly bruised and lacerated when a heavy casting fell on his foot at work yesterday. He was taken home for treatment and will be out of work for some time.
Attorneys for Anabelo Lombardi, sentenced to hang at Mercer for the murder of Pasqualli, will ask for a reprieve so the case can be heard again before the board of pardons when it meets October 23.
Special train leaves New Castle at 7 30 a m for an excursion to Conneaut Lake on September 8 under Pennsylvania Lines promotional accounts.
A women's beauty feature promotes Parisian Sage by Geo. W. Clutton as a two week cure for falling hair and dandruff. The ad claims it softens and texturizes hair, removes dandruff or itching, cools the scalp, and sells at 50 cents a bottle with a money back guarantee.
Wampum resident J. J. Fosselman from Connellsville visits relatives here Mrs. William Yoho recently called in New Castle Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Booher of Beaver Falls spent Sunday with Mrs. Booher’s parents Mr. and Mrs. Robert Freed Lena Stewart, visiting sister Mrs. Charles Roberts in Dickerson Run, returns home Nathaniel and Kenneth McConahy return to New Castle after weeks with their aunt Mrs. William Yoho
Mahoningtown Presbyterian Church men resume after a June suspension with a first fall gathering in the church parlors. The program will be reminiscences of vacation incidents and each attendee will participate. Monthly meetings planned through winter.
Stoneboro fair, the oldest and most widely known in Pennsylvania, will be held September 29 30 October 1 2. The last fair was noted as the most successful in Western Pennsylvania or Eastern Ohio with extensive exhibits and high quality arrangements for the coming event.
Archie N. Fowler, by attorney Charles E. Medard, is applying for divorce on the grounds of desertion. The couple married in 1897 and lived together until November 1900.
Edward Anglin, longtime superintendent of the Sharon Steel Hoop company, has tendered his resignation after several years of service, prompting the firm to begin seeking a replacement and arranging transitional steps.
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