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From: "Victoria Hospodar Valentine" <>
Subject: [WASH] Long Ago
Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2003 05:26:36 -0500


June 2, 1944 McDonald Record-Outlook

Out Of The Long Ago

Forty Years Ago
May 13, 1904
R. G. GILLESPIE has completed his No. 8 well on the J. S. BUCHANAN farm,
southwest of Burgettstown, and has a show for a 15 or 20-barrel pumper.
LOWRY & O'DAY are starting a well on the KAUFMANN farm near Raccoon.
Frank BEPLER, 14, broke a bone in his ankle. He was driving a team in a
delivery wagon on the Venice road when the vehicle struck a rut coming down
the McDonald hill. The jolt broke the wagon seat, threw the boy out, and
frightened the spirited team. It ran the length of McDonald street and a
little distance out Valley street before stopping. One of the horses got
over the wagon tongue and was bruised about the hind legs and body.
Miss Mayme ADAMS of Bulger and Clarence SHOEMAKER of Midway were married
May 10 in McDonald.

Thirty-five Years Ago
May 14, 1909
R. G. PARKS has purchased a five-room house in Arabella street from F. L.
DESCUTNER. Mr. PARKS is a telegraph operator of the Panhandle railroad near
Carnegie and move her from Midway.
Midway high defeated McDonald high 5-4 in a closely contested game. One of
the features of the game was the base running of Horace MCQUISTON of
McDonald in the last inning. With two men out, he got to first base on a
scratch, stole second and third, and reached home by the catcher dropping
the ball at the base.
A.*. JEFFREY has resigned his position in the Pennsylvania railroad offices
in Pittsburgh, and has gone to Baltimore, Md. to assume a more lucrative
position with a mercantile company.
Miss Marie LAVIE and F. A THOMASSY, both of McDonald were married Ma 12 in
Pittsburgh.
John DHAYER of Midway was injured while at work in the Shaw mine.
Deaths-Mrs. Rachel POTTER, 77, of Noblestown; William Gamble WINTERS, 76,
of near Midway; Mrs. Joseph WILLISON, 75, of Hickory.

Thirty Years Ago
May 16, 1914
John H. RISBECK of Pittsburgh, formerly of McDonald, distributed 500 bags
of marbles among McDonald children.
Mrs. Mitchell EVANS of Primrose was held up and robbed of $20 by two
strangers at a lonely point in the highway.
McDonald and vicinity was visited by a wind a rainstorm that was the worst
in years. Several buildings were badly damaged and oil derricks and trees
were blown down. One end of the Crescent Bottle Co. factory was blown out.
Samuel F. SHOWALTER, 69, of Painesville, Ohio, formerly of McDonald, died
May 11. He was a well-known retired oil operator of the Western
Pennsylvania fields.
McDonald lost in an exciting baseball game to Carnegie 3-2.

Twenty-five Years Ago
May 16, 1919
Deaths-Emile CHARLIER, 77, of McDonald; Elmer Lewis MARSHALL, 22, of
Clinton.
Mrs. Margaret JAMISON has purchased the Eva CLARK property on the west side
of Fourth street.
Frank MICHAUX has purchased a lot in East Barr street.
It has been established that John WESOLOSKI of Imperial was killed by a
stray bullet after church one Sunday morning. He died instantly, before he
had gone into active service, and was buried in France two days later.
A ten-stanza poem was written by John HEALY of McDonald in memory of those
who died May 18, 1918, at the Oakdale Aetna Chemical explosion. Mr. HEALY
was employed at the plant and was working night turn tha week. He was
resting at home when he heard the first explosion and went down to assist in
the rescue work. After the second blast, he called the Record office and
requested that his folks be told that he was all right. A peculiar strain
in his voice prompted the question, "Are your hurt?" to which he replied,
"No, only a bit excited." Mr. HEALY was at once taken to the hospital with
a fractured skull. After being discharged from the hospital he helped to
clean up the dangerous stuff on the site of the explosion.
John MEUTE of Bulger has been made foreman at Bulger Block Coal Mine.

Twenty Years Ago
May 16, 1924
Mrs. Dominick CAPITANI and children Hubert and Eugenie of Valley street
have gone to Milan, Italy, to spend three months with relatives
Weddings-Miss Mabel BELL of McDonald and John BRABSON of Midway, May 8, in
Wellsburg; Miss Blanche L. SCHOLLAERT of Sturgeon and Howard L. BEAUMONT of
Oakdale, May 14 in the home of the bride.
Fire of unknown origin destroyed an old derrick and a gas dilly owned by C.
Lyman WILL near Canonsburg. The derrick and engine house contained two REID
engines and a Tillinghast gas pump, which were completely destroyed. Loss
is placed at $7000.
Mrs. F. A. THOMASSY and children, Fernand, Louis, and Mary Lou have sailed
for Havre, France. Their itinerary includes France, Belgium, Switzerland,
and Holland.
David MARSH of Primrose fell and broke an arm.
Charles ATEN of Imperial met with a painful accident when part of the
contents of a bottle of formaldehyde spilled into his left eye.
Deaths-Hugh PURDY, of McDonald and J. C. MC____, 62, of Pittsburgh,
formerly of Hickory.

Fifteen Years Ago
______, 1929
Mostly crumbled away.
Deaths-Viola Ruth AYERS, Alice Juanita HOWELL, Mrs. Demored PERELLA, and
Mrs. Anna Jane SHANE, all of McDonald; Mrs. John LAWRENCE COOK of
Bridgeville, and Mrs. Marry WALLACE CAMPBELL of Carnegie.

Ten Years Ago
May 18, 1934
Miss Marie KOHN of Wilkinsburg and John MATHEWSON of Oakdale were married
May 27, 1933.
The Ford coupe owned by Albert BURNS, Jr., of Third street was stolen and
was found in Noblestown, crashed into an abutment.
Charles A. HUNT of Cleveland, Ohio, formerly of McDonald, has been promoted
to supervising agent of the Pennsylvania Railroad Co.'s central region with
offices in Harrisburg.
Midway high graduates the largest class in its history on Ma 28-10 boys and
18 girls.
Leon CLAYTON, Cecil grade school teacher, was painfully cut and bruised
when his roadster collided with a car near Cowden. The roadster was
demolished.
John MCVICKER of Sturgeon was hit in the eye with a nail while at his work
at Montour No. 9. He was taken to Mercy hospital where an operation was
preformed.
Deaths-Mrs. Annie M. LEITER, 71, of Oakdale; Manning MCPHERSON, 75, and
Betty Lou HAINES, two months, both of Imperial; George HESTOR of Hickory.

Five Years Ago
May 19, 1939
Joseph KENDRA, 14, of Imperial fell while playing baseball and broke his
right leg in two places. He is in the Mercy hospital.
Miss Margaret DOUGLASS of Valley street, a sophomore at Muskingum college,
has been chosen a member of the student government council, being one of
three sophomores accorded this honor. Miss DOUGLASS is also a member of the
sports staff of the "Green Issue," the college paper.
Norman TROY of McDonald and Camile BORIO of Slovan have applied for a
marriage license.
George HOLMES of Midway was injured while at work on the railroad and is in
the Allegheny General hospital.
Deaths-John KOSTYAK, Sr., 65, and David Paul KELLY, 2, both of Oakdale;
Mrs. Martha BRANT of Venice; Mrs. Emma LANDER of Noblestown; Mrs. George W.
TWYFORD, 78, of Clinton; Mrs. Mary MARSHALL WHITE, 33, of Imperial; John S.
JOHNSTON, 85, of Greensburg, formerly of McDonald and Midway.

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