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From: "Victoria Hospodar Valentine" <>
Subject: [WASH] Long Ago Sept. 17, 1937 McDonald PA Record-Outlook
Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2003 09:06:34 -0400


Out Of The Long Ago

Forty Years Ago
September 11, 1897
A Champion woman had $10 stolen from her by a pickpocket at the fair.
Deaths during the week were C. W. MEADE of Oakdale, Mary JOHNSTON of
Venice, Robert VANCE of Independence, and Alvin NINER of McDonald.
W. COLLINS, for several years with Mr. OVER in the blacksmith business, has
a shop in Sistersville that runs half a dozen hands.
Canonsburg people pay $.14 a thousand for fuel gas.
Michael HENWOOD was killed by a train while working on the track near
Noblestown.
James CLOSE, formerly of Noblestown, and his two sons are farming on an
extensive scale on his 193-acre farm near New Sheffield.
A gas engine that John O'DONNELL runs on the Edward MCDONALD place pumps
four wells as easily as it does one by means of "shack" work. The
arrangement is such tat, the engine being in the midst of the four wells,
the wells pull against each other, therefore pumping them.

Thirty Years Ago
September 14, 1907
A. F. HARVEY of Pittsburgh has purchased the Hotel Valentour from A.
VALENTOUR and F. A. THOMASSY.
Hugh BRADY of Arabella street and Miss Lillian E. STEWART of
Detroit were married September 11 in St. Alphonsus' church.
A. H. YEATS purchased the Hotel Lafayette and five adjoining houses and
lots in Cecil from E. VERNET.
Deaths of the week were Patrick GORDEN, 43, of McDonald, Miss
Elizabeth HOOPER KING, 92, of Bavington, and James WILLIAMS, 65, of Midway.
Sam BERRY of Midway accidentally shot himself in the knee while cleaning a
gun.
R. A. BALMER, C. H. MCVICKER, Gash LIGER, and Paul DHINAUT caught 6 coons,
3 possums, and 2 groundhogs near Hanlin.
William WRIGHT is having a twenty-foot addition build to his storeroom in
Midway. William PARKINSON is the contractor.

Twenty-Five Years Ago
September 13, 1912
Robert MCCARTY's car was damaged by fire when escaping gasoline blazed up.
Damage was estimated at several hundred dollars.
J. A. LINDSEY of Imperial has some broom corn 15-feet high.
George W. BISH, 65, one of the best-known residents of Midway, died
September 11.
Emile DUMAS, Jr., of Center avenue has obtained a position with the
Pittsburgh Printing Co. in Pittsburgh.
Charles SHAFFER is now vice president of the Carnegie college in Rogers,
Ohio.
The following men have signed up to play football for the McDonald A. C.:
Jack EDWARDS, William EDWARDS, William MILLER, William QUERNS, Dick SNEDDON,
Chuck SNEDDON, Thomas Dolan, James WALKER, James MALOY, Jack STEVENSON,
William MAXWELL, James MAXWELL, Hob KING, Patrick SMITH, Peter SMITH, Barney
MCPAUL, Jules LEROY, James MCCORMICK, and James MCCAULEY.

Twenty Years Ago
September14, 1917
Charles BUFFINGTON has bought the Thomas YOUNG property in East Lincoln
avenue for $1000.
M. M. TODD of Midway has taught fifty terms of school in the northern end
of the county and began his 51st at Cole school in Jefferson township.
F. J. GAMBLE of Oakdale is erecting a $6,800 house at the head of Third
street for Harry M. KELSO.
A. H. SHEAKLEY of near Primrose found $10 some time ago. When ads
failed to bring the owner, he turned the money over to the McDonald Red
Cross.
Sarah E. SILVERTHORN and Joseph J. WEBSTER, both of Midway, were married
September 12 in the home of the officiating minister, the Rev. F. A. HIBLER.
Deaths of the week were Squire R. J. COOK of Washington street, McDonald,
and Laura Jane SCHURR of Venice.

Fifteen Years Ago
September 15, 1922
Deaths of the week were Mrs. Lavina HART of Midway, George F. TAIT of R. D.
1, McDonald, and Mrs. Margaret PATTERSON of near Frankfort.
Lorenzo CARTER, a 1918 graduate of McDonald high, is attending Howard
university in Washington, D. C.
Charles SPRINGER of Sturgeon underwent an operation on his arm.
Joseph HARPER of Clinton, a 1922 graduate of W. & J. college has accepted a
position in the McDonald high school.
Michael MANION, 33, of Noblestown was killed by a passenger train at
Oakdale crossing.
The Primrose mine of the Carnegie Coal Co. began dumping coal after being
idle for 16 months.
Miss Henrietta OPENBRIER of Primrose had her tonsils and adenoids removed.
Miss Mary Elizabeth PHILLIPS, daughter of Delmont Philips of Oakdale, and
Arthur MOWL of Aurora, Ohio, were married September 14 in the home of the
bride.
Harold SNEDDON of Midway was seriously injured when he was struck by an
automobile.
Mrs. Charles JACKSON of Midway underwent an appendectomy in the West Penn
hospital.

Ten Years Ago
September 15, 1927
Miss Sue J. JOHNS sustained a fractured skull, body lacerations, and
bruised, when a car in which she was a passenger skidded and upset on the
hill north of the Maple View farm.
Deaths of the week were: Lawrence Hays CAMPBELL of Midway, John Lawrence
COOK of McDonald, and Mrs. Ada M. MCJUNKIN of Oakdale.
Clark STEELE of Center avenue had his tonsils removed in the Columbia
hospital, Wilkinsburg.
Miss Alberta DICKSON of Oakdale underwent an operation in the Allegheny
General hospital.
Miss Margaret Wood THOMPSON of Oakdale and James NELSON of Carnegie were
married September 10 in the home of the bride.
Walker and Clair COWDEN of near Westland narrowly escaped death while
engaged in spreading lime on the farm. A bolt of lightning struck the tem
of horses hitched to the spreader. Both horses were killed. The boys were
returning to the barn to cease work until the rain stopped. The were about
10 feet away helping another brother, Roy, to load the lime, when the bolt
came, knocking both boys to the ground. Walker was unconscious for a time.

Five Years Ago
September 16, 1932
Deaths of the week were Charles Martin BOYNES of North street, McDonald,
John James MULLEN of Bulger, and Mrs. Mark CLEEK of Burgettstown, and Mary
Jane BUGAY.
Dougal RUSSELL is one of the 49 men reporting for varsity football practice
at Kansas State college.
Victor MARLIER, Jr., has been appointed manager of the Follansbee mill at
Toronto, Ohio.
Miss Laura FREE of McDonald and Carlyn TERRILL of Meadville were married
September 10 in Meadville.
James PURDY of Coraopolis was injured when he was thrown from a telephone
pole (a distance of 20 feet) while at work on the telephone line near
Murdocksville.
Ruth Ann HIGHFIELD, aged 1 year, of Oakdale, was severely burned when she
fell against a gas stove.
Dorothy POWELL of Burgettstown and August CHAMBON, Jr., of Midway were
married September 9.
Virginia NUGENT of Cecil fell while playing mushball and broke her arm.
Henry W. FEHL of Venice was kicked by an unruly cow and had his jaw broken.
William FAGAN, assistant foreman at Bulger Block mine, was injured when he
came in contact with a live wire while at work in the outside power plant.

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