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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1908
Page
8
Weather bureau notes for September show a pleasant average 67 degrees with light rainfall and few cold days. Historical records from 37 years include warm September 1881 at 77 degrees and cold 1871 at 59 degrees, with first killing frost typically by mid October and the last frost in spring by late May.
Miss Christine Amoss of Park Avenue manages the cafeteria and is on vacation in Rochester New York. Miss Erhardt covers her duties. The religious meetings committee led by Mrs. J L Stratton plans meetings in a week or ten days and a vesper service will continue. Miss Cora Irbe arrives mid September to direct physical activities with classes starting October first. Basketball will use another room when secured.
Marshall Phillips formerly a book keeper for the American Sheet and Tin Plate company leaves for Kirkville Missouri to begin residence and study osteopathy. He is well known in the Fifth ward and many friends regret his departure.
Polling places throughout the city are open today for voter registration. Registration has been light so far but may pick up this evening. Polls stay open until 10 o clock.
John Reis formerly of this city and now assistant to President W E Sorey of United States Steel inspected the big ore mines on Lake Superior last week as part of a group of steel officials.
The public schools at Struthers Ohio opened Monday for the regular fall term.
A bustling special session of the school board approved resignations and elected new teachers to fill vacancies caused by resignations. They also debated supernumeraries, debated pay for apprentices, and approved several bills while planning monthly school visits by a three-member board committee.
At a New Castle meeting the Young Men’s Republican club votes to travel to Youngstown by rail, secures a $75 guarantee, and disbands the Roosevelt and Fairbanks group. Treasurer Harry Alexander receives $400.15 from the old treasury, while nine silk hats left from the prior campaign face a bankruptcy claim.
A new fire plug is being placed opposite the Park Avenue engine house at the corner of Park Avenue and Emerson Avenue. The upgrade fills a gap as no other fireplug is nearer than the Boyles and Highland Avenues intersection, improving local fire safety.
William Thomas, a Black man, was found dead in bed at Sharon yesterday morning by Joe Sullivan who had shared the bed with Thomas most of the night without realizing his companion was dead.
An adjourned quarterly conference at Croton avenue M E church reports a prosperous year fiscally and spiritually. The conference asks for Rev. J. L. Stratton to be returned for another year, with his wife praised for high work. Delegates I E George and Mrs. Stratton are chosen for the Jamestown law association meeting. The Croton church becomes a station and Savannah and West Pittsburg congregations unite under one minister.
One week only new Castle store advertises children's goods at deep discounts. Items include 50c umbrellas for 39c, 10c stockings and hose, various g feminine skirts and ginghams, handkerchiefs, dress fabrics, and coats heavily reduced from typical prices. Key products feature Cadet Hose, silk ribbons, plaids, and Percale dresses with marked savings.
Hoch Brothers of Chicora struck a new producer on the Maria C. Frazier farm and Robby and company clustered oil on the Kate M. Roth farm. Ira Moore and partners plan a well on a neighboring father's farm as leases sell at good profits. The Berea grit gas well yielded no gas but shows eastward oil potential.
About thirty young people from the Christian and Missionary Alliance visited Rev. and Mrs. Dyke of North Jefferson street for a surprise party. Miss Edith Banks spoke on Prohibition as a cure for present ills. Rev. Dyke received a leather suitcase, then left the next day for a month of preaching in eastern cities including Erie and Scranton. Rev. Coxe and Mr. Ruben will lead services at Gospel tabernacle in his absence.
The city and county health departments plan a joint meeting in the city building on September 12 at 2 pm. Several speakers will be secured for the occasion to strengthen cooperation between New Castle and Lawrence County health authorities.
Members of the Mahoning county good roads commission state the Mahoning Gas Fuel Company is laying a new gas line that funds road macadam work in the county.
Veterans will see 295 Civil War flags captured by Ohio troops carried in the Toledo parade. Stored in Columbus for years they were shipped to Toledo under Major Julius Armstrong with an armed guard. This is the second time the flags have left the state house, the first being twenty years ago when the encampment was in Columbus.
Earl Burnsides was held for court by Alderman Coates after a hearing on trespass and malicious mischief charges by J. B. Waggle. The defendant allegedly persisted on the premises after orders to leave, used foul language, and destroyed property. Burnsides denied the charges. attorney E. B. G. Harper represented the plaintiff and R. K. Aiken the defendant.
Ralph Craig and William Scott, longtime firemen from the central department on East Street, begin their annual vacations today and plan to spend the time at Conneaut Lake.
Will Braden of Walnut street was hurt Monday when exiting a street car. He slipped, fell, and suffered a sprained wrist and minor lacerations.
F. E. Easy, superintendent of the Rock Island railroad, issues a bulletin prohibiting cigarette smoking by all employees with discharge for violators.
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