Out of the Long Ago The left edge of the page is damaged so some words or portions of words are missing. Forty-Five Years Ago March 9, 1889 ___ble GRAY says that the voters of McDonald are two to one against ___roaibition amendment. ___wart MCPEAK of Cecil has sold 500 bushels of apples in McDonald since August. Washington business houses were last Saturday evening for the first time illuminated by electric lights. Last Saturday night Henry PLANCE, who lives at the corner of Noblestown and Poplar streets, while returning home along Barr street, was approached near SOULERET's hall by a man who col__red him. PLANCE has but one arm, and knocked his assailant back against a post, but seeing other parties nearby __ppear, he called Samuel AYERS, who lives nearby, to come out and see fair play. AYRES promptly came with a poker. About the same time Alexander PLANCE came up and taking in the circumstances, took the front and administered a sound thrashing to the unknown. It was learned the man had been robbed, and mistook Mr. PLANCE for his assailant. The Logan Oil Co. has leased about one half of each of the MCBURNEY, WALLACE, DICKSON, DONALDSON, MCADAMS, MCNALL, and BAMFIELD farms west of town and although under promise to put down a well on each farm within six months, the company will be unable to do so, and will pay a penalty. David FERRIS, of Midway, while crossing the railroad track, was struck y the Wheeling express Thursday evening of last week and instantly killed. Peter VERCAMMEN, who recently lived at Willow Grove, was instantly killed in a fall of slate March 2 in West Elizabeth where he had been at work but a short time. J. J. and Noble MCDONALD have sold to T. B. ROBBINS all the coal under their land south of the railroad near Primrose. William WRIGHT received an application last week from James SLACK, Lewis county, W. Va., for a position in his blacksmithing department. This is his recommendation as a worker: He went into his hop in t morning of Jan. 2 and by 9 o'clock had made and put on the tires and bands of a two-horse wagon; he then began making shoes and nails and by 12 o'clock had enough make to shoe 25 horses; after dinner he drove all the shoes by 2:30; then, with the aid of a boy, by four o'clock had made 18 coal picks; he then started on the wagon gear and by 6 o'clock finished it, helped the man to hitch up and at five minutes past six he was at home. Mr. WRIGHT answered by telling him to "Go home and stay there." Forty Years Ago March 3, 1894 In regard to the fire last week, which destroyed a business block, it is said the insurance companies were not hurt much by the fire because the property holders refused to pay the high rates demanded, and only about an eighth of the loss was covered by insurance. The $75,000 loss would have made water works for the whole valley. At a meeting of citizens Thursday evening, S. D. JONES, Edward MCDONALD, Richard GLADDEN, and August VALENTOUR were appointed to raise money by subscriptions at once for a home ___er company under the charter recently secured which calls for a capital stock of $10,000. Burgess Minas D. GRIFFIN and Councilmen PLANCE and ROGERS were sworn in at a special meeting of council on ____ night. Thirty Years Ago March 4, 1904 Messers. MCALISTER and MCCARTNEY were sworn in as members of council Tuesday evening. Joseph CHAMBON was elected president for the third time. R. J. COOK was re-nominated as secretary, but declined to be a candidate. L. S. DICKINSON was elected policeman. H. ROBERTSON was elected street commissioner. Oil is quoted at $1.77. The high waters of Thursday of last week flooded cellars in O'Hara street and along the Robb's run. Twenty-five Years Ago March 5, 1909 The borough council organized Monday evening by re-electing A. B. COCHRAN president and Dell ALLISON secretary. Bert MCCARTEY was elected to council in the place of John WILES, recently elected burgess. G. S. CAMPBELL was chosen borough treasurer. Adam COCHRAN was elected policeman. Attacked at Roslyn by two highwaymen who earlier in the night had seen the roll of bills he carried. G. W. MILLER of Hickory whipped both is assailants shortly before one o'clock last Friday morning and frustrated their efforts to rob him. Harry BELLAIRE had his hand badly smashed in the Shaw mine Monday. He was taken to the Southside hospital, where an amputation was necessary. LIENARD's band left Wednesday for Washington to take part in President TAFT 's inauguration. Twenty Years Ago March 6, 1914 The deepest well in the world drilled with cable tools is located about four miles northwest of McDonald on the R. A. GEARY farm. It is owned by the Peoples Natural Gas Co. Work has been carried on at the well for over two years. It is now more than 6, 435 feet deep. The congregation of St. Alphonsus' church intends to make extensive improvements on the interior of the church. Electric lights will be installed and the interior will be re-frescoed. Over 1,000,000 motorcars are now registered in the United States. The house of Emile DE'OU (sic) north of town was destroyed by fire with all its contents on Sunday morning. *The name may actually be DEHOUX. Fifteen Years Ago March 7, 1919 Howard STONE, 14, was accidentally shot in the left hip in the rear of the Moorhead dwellings in Barr street. A playmate was pressing a revolver into the hands of Arthur MERVILLE, who threw it from him, when it exploded, the bullet entering STONE's hip. B. J. KENNEY has been appointed division superintendent of the street railways, t relieve H. W. EBEL, who will devote all his time to power and electric lighting. A letter published this week gave the details of the wounding and death of William BARCLAY of Sturgeon. He died in France, September 14, 1918 and was buried in the American cemetery at Suriesnes. His body was later brought to McDonald and is now buried in the Robinson's Run cemetery. Ten Years Ago March 7, 1924 A committee representing citizens of McDonald, Burgettstown, Midway and Primrose on Monday evening went on record as opposed to the adoption of other than Eastern Standard time. The house of Mrs. Louis BONARDI near Midway was destroyed by fire Thursday night of last week. Robert D. BLISS of Oakdale, night watchman for the South Penn Oil Co., at Noblestown, was struck by an automobile and instantly killed last Tuesday morning. McDonald high is entered in the basketball tournament in Bethany, W. Va.; McDonald has scored 770 points against 375. VEZIE has 302 points. (McDonald finished second in the tournament)