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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1876
Page
3
The article lists local officeholders including President Judge L D Wetmore and County Judges, along with numerous county and borough officials. It notes meetings, advertisements, and various community notices such as ice delivery, a grand convention, and upcoming events in Warren and surrounding towns.
The article meditates on death and the afterlife with religious exhortations urging readers to seek heavenly aims and Christ’s salvation. A Warsaw correspondent reports Col J Condit Smith advancing Rochester and State Line Railway work with office arrangements and promised progress. Also noted is Bishop Mullen purchasing a farm near Irvineton to build an orphan asylum and a concert by a nine-member black spiritual and plantation-song group in Roscoe Hall to aid the Warren Library fund and the performers.
The Warren Ledger notes improved oil production from the new Roy well, capable of 20 to 26 barrels per day, with daily flow increasing and a large stream forming as tests continue. Locals, including Onio City parties and Bradford-area residents, lease and prepare to drill more wells, while nearby papers spar over regional oil prospects. A political note places W W Wilbur and B F Mortis on respective party tickets. DeForest Weld of Jamestown advertises big bargains at the People’s Store. Eli Dunn opens a new restaurant in the Fisher block serving warm meals and oysters.
About eighty to ninety members from Youngsville Lodge S C of G T visited from Dunkirk and Warren road. The two lodges, aided by the Youngsville band, shared a meal at the temporary hall, opened the lodge for public attendance, and held a program of music expositions and readings. The event highlighted temperance progress with hopes to close the remaining grog-shop in Youngsville.
Regular town council meeting minutes record rent arrangements for A W Morek & Co and payments to town staff. Tax proposals, elections for Road Master and Collector discussed with votes to defer certain items. Also includes local letter about skeleton remains and haunted house claims, plus a note on The Health Reformer April issue and its temperance and household topics.
An essay on abstinence cites an eminent physician prescription for John Vilie Hall aboard the Great Eastern and warns of drinking’s reach. It condemns heavy use, recounts social ruin, and recounts reform through temperance and iron discipline. A railroad notice mocks pay and inspection routines. A testimonial for Dr Fenner remedies and Hostetter's Stomach Bitters praises health restoration.
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