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Newspaper

Pittsburgh Dispatch

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

May 15, 1891

Page

8

Writ of Personal Replevin Frees Mrs Johnson in Boston

Boston May 4 Mrs Clarietta Johnson client of General Butler again gains temporary release from the Woman's Reformatory Prison at Sherborn. Sheriff Cushing took her out on a writ of personal replevin under chapter 176 of the Public Statutes. The action, rarely used, traces to old English law and has historical notes through the Massachusetts statutes and courts.

Boston Clarietta Johnson General Butler Iib Butler Woman's Reformatory Sherborn Cushing Supreme Court Massachusetts Court of Common Pleas Ture

Oil Field Notes and Regional Drilling Updates

Reports from the McCurdy and Wildwood pools note a Roth Oil Company venture on the W. W. Meintree site. A well drilled near Alston and Jenny dry hole shows promising pay. Equitable Gas on the McGregor farm is deepening toward 2,000 feet of six inch casing. Kanawha and Glasgow areas see activity with several rigs, barrels per day, and new locations as producers pivot to extend pools.

Alston Wells McCurdy Widwood Roth Oil Company W. W. Meintree Alston Ee Kanawha Solameny Kennedy Mclntyre Soe Imeet Wildwood Koklint No Kausawha Verona Equitable Gas Company McGregor Farm Stoner Gasser Moon Moor Kanawha Oi Meeks Green Coraopolis Coracrone M. Guffy Guffy Percesville Young Bros Shannon McCalmont Oil Company Soneea Acig Walker Farm Callery Callery Pool Chartiers

Market Stagnation As No Trades Recorded Marketwide

The report notes an unprecedented dull day with zero sales and no bids or offers in the local trade. Prices for refined goods in New York and London show scattered quotes while Antwerp reports minimal daily activity and overall volume remains tiny.

New York London Antwerp Sney, Wilson & Co Auland Fennsylvania Rene

Bargain Clothing Sale and Weekend Excursion Deals

A historical notice announces a one day clothing sale offering men and boys suits at deep discounts and a later paragraph details Baltimore and Ohio Railroad excursion tickets to Wheeling and Washington, with round trip rates and specific departure times for Sunday trips. The text lists various prices for suits and emphasizes reduced costs for today only.

Toagar Pny P. C. CG Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Wheeling Wheeling Express Pittsburg Washington, Pa Detroit Presbyterian General Assembly Toledo Cleveland

Millinery Sale at Jos. Honse & Co on Penn Avenue

Campbell Sons advertises a special sale of ladies parasols at 4 dollars for 50 black parasols, with prices listed as 5 dollars each and up to 610 each. The notice mentions Jos Honse & Co at 609-421 Penn Avenue and a millinery sale event today.

Keech Penn Avenue Jos. Honse & Co Campbell Sons Fifth Avenue

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