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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1908
Page
5
A quirky item blends a stolen horse note with a hair care ad. Geo W Clutton promotes Parisian Sage claiming it grows hair and stops dandruff, guaranteed or money back, priced 50 cents with express options from Buffalo makers.
The store touts a wide range of boys and general purpose suits from five dollars to eighteen fifty. Suits feature all wool materials rough cheviot blue or mixed fabrics with long lapels cuffed sleeves faced bottoms and durable construction. Prices span five to eighteen fifty with midrange seven fifty ten twelve fifty fifteen and eighteen fifty offerings highlighted as value and quality.
Officers of the New Castle Trotting and Fair association announced that no matinees or other race events will be held at the Mahoning town track this fall. Plans for at least two events were abandoned due to unfavorable conditions, with a full postponement until next year.
A conference among Pennsylvania Railroad officials and major steel car makers discussed steel passenger equipment specifications and potential price friction. The PRR may enlarge Altoona shops to build its own cars and expand orders for mainline use. Other notes cover tunnels, dock investigations, traffic trends, and personnel moves across the industry.
Judge Porter grants three divorces on grounds of desertion and cruel treatment. Benjamin Hunter dissolves marriage to Clara Hunter after noon on Monday. Elsie J. Garvin is divorced from Albert S. Garvin for desertion. Katherine Jones is granted divorce from Albert F. Jones for cruel and barbarous treatment after repeated mistreatment. Also note the Pennsylvania Agricultural Experiment Station exhibit at Mercer fair Sept 23-25.
Workers at the Greer tin mill say all interior machinery and rolls are being covered with white lead signaling a likely long shutdown. Many employees plan to visit their old homes in Wales during the stoppage.
Work on the new St. Andrew's Episcopal church at Long and Belmont avenues advances rapidly. Rev. Dr. R G Roscamp predicts occupancy by late October with the building planned as a southern city ornament.
Councils have let numerous contracts for new sanitary sewers across the Fifth ward. Most major streets will receive suitable sewer service by next spring.
George Phillips, organist and choirmaster of St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Uniontown, has returned after a month visiting relatives in the southern part of the city. He formerly resided in New Castle.
The column records numerous residents of South Jefferson and surrounding streets visiting relatives in Kent and Youngstown, with several reported sick including typhoid, and others traveling to Pittsburg, Butler, Braddock, and Buffalo. Notable names include Clyde Adamson, J F Greer, Grace Jordan, Grace Johnson, and Fred Wilhelm.
Miss Sara Williams of Waldo Street and William G. Evans of Sharon were united in marriage Saturday evening at the bride’s home. Rev. W. J. John of Emmanuel Baptist church officiated in the presence of friends and relatives. The couple plans an extended wedding trip and will reside in Sharon after returning.
Miss Sue Harvard of Steubenville Ohio returns from visiting her parents on Lyndal street where she lives with her family. A solo soprano at Second Presbyterian Church Steubenville she is gaining wide distinction in central Ohio as a capable artist and plans to study vocal work abroad early next year.
Few buildings rise in the Fifth ward now while materials cost less than years past. Last year over 25 new houses were under construction in various Fifth ward sections and several new business blocks were also in progress.
Clark Griffin of Sharon, a well known former tin worker from New Castle, remains a recognized figure in local industry memory.
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