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Newspaper
Kane Leader
Location
Kane, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1888
Page
3
Sabbath services at 10 50 AM and 7 00 PM with Sabbath School at 12 noon Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7 90 PM Choir rehearsal in the evening Pastor REV C W FOULKE leads M B CHURCH services Sunday at 10 30 AM and 7 00 PM Sunday School at 11 AM Prayer Meeting Thursday at 7 30 PM
Congregational Church in Griffiths Pall conducts Sabbath services at 10 30 A M and 7 P M with Sabbath School noon and a Thursday prayer meeting at 7 30. George Belsiy is pastor. Kane Lodge 566 F and A M meets first and third Wednesdays. officers Thos Ryan W M Browary Smith secy.
Local notes report abandoned Bradford, Sordell and Kinzua train. groundhog predicts six more weeks of cold. oil prices falter. water mains expansion planned. Keen county houses eight mentally ill residents. Howells Moffitt pin factory starts. Congregational Ladies’ Aid hosts supper. public holidays listed. fires destroy Troutman property and Port Allegany foundry. Childrens Aid seeks two boys for homes. rail blockades boost livery trade. schedule changes on Bradford line. 1887 Philadelphia and Erie earnings up. Darlington tempering iron hint. Kane to form Grand Army post with 40 members. auditors’ report supplement pledged.
The congressional conference of counties in this district met at the Carver House in Warren. Delegates from Venango Warren M Kean Cameron and others discussed plans and unanimously adopted a delegate system for nominating the district’s congressional candidate. Each large county contributes five delegates, Cameron three, with eighteen total delegates to nominate at a meeting.
A toddler named Harry Beddow, son of J. H. Bed dow of this place, captivates with musical talent beyond his years. Though not yet three, he sings after hearing a tune once and plays second on a violin with perfect timing. His sisters Annie and Emma excel on violin and piano, while his father plays reed instruments and cornet.
Harris the tailor was in town on business this week. Sleighing continues and is being improved in Ludiow. Rumor says two new stores will be built here soon. Robt Donaldson fills the vacancy left by Frank Brayton. John Jones, once homebound by illness, is back on our streets. Sheffield fire alarm woke several residents Tuesday morning. A donation and oyster supper for Rev WEwen will be hosted at J K Bates's residence Friday night. Two Curtis Maxwell Co. workers have set for Boston seeking success. CG U LATER.
A 64 page illustrated account of the Colby murder in Clinton county last August is issued as The Colby Tragedy by Pennsylvania Grit. Luther Shaffer and John W Johnson are likely to face the gallows. Priced at 25 cents per copy or mailed postpaid.
The Circle will meet at the residence of Mr. J. W. Staples on Monday evening February 15. Mrs Searles oversees Scandinavian literature and Miss Kate Ryan contributes notes on world religions and music.
List of letters remaining in Kane Pennsylvania post office on February 4 includes GENTS Mitchell GB Agens Gen Evans Jno W Diffenbacker Jas O G Kraak P M and others.
A jumble of local notices announces sales of millinery and dry goods from Jan 24 to Feb 28, bakery specials, fresh bread and chestnuts, a Ladies Aid Society event, hotel and bakery updates, and local bargains. Activities include samples from James & Co., reviews of goods, church plays, and community notices across Kane, with merchants and residents inviting attention.
At about half past twelve yesterday a lampblack factory beside the Philadelphia and Erie track was found ablaze. The alarm drew a large crowd, but the fire advanced quickly and the main building was destroyed. Proprietor Mr Blood was in Warren, so loss amount is unknown. Origin remains a mystery as all workers were at dinner.
Mr N W I Frohlichstein of Mobile Alabama writes of using Dr King's New Discovery for a severe bronchitis and catarrh attack. He reports instant relief and eventual cure, notes trying other remedies with no success, and adds he recommends Electric bitters and Dr King's Life Pills. The medicine is sold with a positive guarantee and trial bottles are free at J D Magowan's drug store.
A Mt. Jewett Pennsylvania hardware store invites inspection of stock and prices. The notice thanks customers for prior support and seeks mutual advantage through liberal patronage. Dated November 3, 1887, from Troopsox Bros. & Co.
A fragmented advertisement page lists Arnica and Oil Lintment for burns and bruises from J. D. Magovany, Hoiller's Welpé store in Kane, Mrs. Dalgrichm for dressmaking, fresh nuts, bread, and fish from City Bakery and Tryiniiler's meat market. It promotes low prices, repairs at Hoffer's, and a Saturday sale at 2 and 7 PM by J. Baw Griffith.
A Kane Pennsylvania advertisement promises one of the grandest clearance sales with a fifty percent reduction. The public is invited to M. Jackson & Bro on Fraley Street near the depot, Kane Main Street, and North Clarendon in nearby areas.
P C Reeck, Dentist offers painless tooth extractions using nitrous oxide gas, claiming it is tasteless and safe for all ages and health levels. Local anesthesia is used to numb gums and greatly reduce pain. Artificial teeth are fitted on an improved durable base, with special care to preserve natural teeth. Office over Kane Bank.
An assortment of midline advertisements and notices promoting elixir remedies, watchmakers, footwear, baked goods, eggs, celery, fruit, and groceries. Listings mention J D Magowan, Kane Bakery, Griffin shoes, Totler watches, Baxter's Mandrake Bitters, and various local merchants. The text reads like a dense classified page with multiple vendors and promotions.
Rome Georgia wholesale and retail druggists W D Hoyt and Co report years of high sales for Dr King s New Discovery Electric Bitters and Bucklen s Arnica Salve. They claim several consumption cases were cured with a few bottles of Dr King s New Discovery paired with Electric Bitters and guarantee the remedies. Sold by J D Mazewan.
At Jamestown New York on February 8 1888 in St Luke s church Rev A Sidney Dealy united Mr Gro WH Mell and Miss Mina E Scorr in marriage.
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