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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1886
Page
8
Local column highlights include O H Hunters ad, trout fishing legality, Geo Ball outfitting, Warren hospital patients count, Mrs Brewser visiting, Modjeska theater trip, new brick store projects by Agrvlius and Kinnear, and a busy library carnival meeting. Also reports on fire insurance, a real estate push, and public talks at Good Templars hall.
Editor Ledger notes Hon. H. P. Johnson's article on the mean ness of wealth and power. The piece asks if wealth justifies cruelty and urges Warren's citizens to respond with a clear eyes to corporate misdeeds as individuals would. A. L. Prarr.
Near Painesville on March 29 1830 Eliza beth wife of Stphen Littlefield aged 55 years died as the first white female child born on the waters of the Brokenstraw and daughter of Daring and Annie Mead. She left a husband in his ninetieth year and three children two sons and one daughter. A devoted Christian and M E church member seventy years she helped the poor sick and distressed. Aunt Betsey will be missed by family and neighbors. Mr Littlefield moved to Perry twenty one years ago where they have lived with their son Thomas. Funeral at their residence with remains laid to rest in Perry cemetery.
The independent order of Odd Fellows of Warren marks the sixty seventh anniversary of American Odd Fellowship at their rooms on the 26th. An entertaining program is planned followed by a bountiful banquet for friends.
Officer Foster spotted several suspicious men and rounded up Parker Jones and Cummings after a chase. Will Statten from Bradford and Andy O Loughlin were also detained with plans for a later robbery. Statten released after agreeing to disclose all he knew. Hearing before Esquire Conelius scheduled today.
The mother of Charles Stewart Parnell lies in New York, heart trouble worsening with age. Her son George, living in Georgia, has been summoned to attend her bedside. She is a daughter of Admiral Stewart of the War of 1812 and wife to a Wicklow country gentleman. Her illness has drawn broad sympathy in the Irish independence movement.
The publishers urge local support for a Memorial History of Warren County Pa to be compiled with strong topographical historical and genealogical content. It will cover Indian occupation French discoveries and wars Revolutionary and War of 1812 topics early settlements and county organization with biographies and genealogies. Address communications to Capt. J S Schenck Warren Pa. D Mason & Co Syracuse N Y.
Assemblyman John S. Platt reports a Genoa Italy letter claiming Mrs. Folsom’s daughter will wed President Cleveland this summer. Miss Folsom, 23, a Buffalo beauty and White House visitor, is linked to Henry W. Fox as the information source. Cleveland funded her European trip.
A lyric on sunset colors and night’s approach depicts red blue and yellow tints in western skies as dusky clouds draw night. The poem speaks of mother earth wearing a misty tobe nightcap and children closing dewy eyes under Somnus. It imagines pale Cynthia with a silver lamp and a starry court guiding souls toward a blessed land.
The Popular Dry Goods Store announces delayed opening with special prices to draw crowds next week. Highlights include 60 inch Imported Table Lining at 50c, Birdeye Diaper 24 inches wide at 2, Albatross Cloths at 5c, and a new line of Black goods. Four cheap qualities, Brocaded Piusheas at 2 per yard, including Cambria Batiste prints and Percales for boys, with daily arrivals and fresh items. Bett Bros., 342 St Front Warren PA.
A Hickory street tailor C A Lund promotes suits and spring overcoats with style fit and workmanship and lowest prices. Theodore Messner advertises flour at 1.25 per sack and 600 gifts while A A Davis & Co offer window shades made to order and a giveaway event.
The article profiles Dr. Milburn the Congress chaplain nicknamed the blind man eloquent born in Philadelphia in 1823. It recounts his rise from youth hardship to ministry across Methodist and Episcopal churches, his early appointment as Chaplain at age twenty two, and multiple terms in Congress. It describes his commanding presence and piercing gaze as he speaks.
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