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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1883
Page
1
A dense page lists Warren, Pa lawyers and firms with offices in Scofield and Warren blocks, a barber under the First National Bank, and various professionals including doctors and a boot dealer. The ledger also carries a lengthy Washington dispatch discussing treasury miscounts, Folger’s integrity, and unclaimed debt, with criticism of officials and remarks on war-era fraud and currency losses.
Fragrant breath and teeth like snow are promised by Teaberry dentifrice in ads urging immediate trial. Claiming no case of dyspepsia or biliousness when used as directed, it is described as highly satisfactory with many letters praising its effects. Reports of significant relief from chronic biliousness and dyspepsia are cited, and user numbers are said to grow rapidly.
Judge Walter Q. Gresham, born in Indiana in 1838, rose from law practice to state legislator and military officer. He served in Vicksburg and Atlanta campaigns, held district judgeship, contested Congress, then declined a New Orleans collectorship before being appointed Postmaster General.
The Ledger-Observer letter outlines Cobham as a growing village with a saw mill stave mill grocery and post office and reports razing activity as rafts depart for Pittsburg. Diphtheria is widespread with the death of Grcie Smith. Local movers include C M Jury N Muntz Benton Decker and Miss Nettie McCain. The capitol building in Albany and state expenditure are briefly mentioned.
A cold mix of local items reports market grasshopper seeds, real estate boom, and new dwellings in Cable town. It notes Prof York’s sleight of hand show, moves of Ros Fox to Indiana, plans for Willis Itale’s hall, and Libbie’s rumored boarding of a fast male amid school and church events.
Jurors drawn for the May Term begin Monday at 27. Listings include jurors by township such as Columbus, Brokenstraw, Pine Grove, Conewango, Shefield, Sugar Grove, Freehold, Farmington, Youngsville, South West, Warren, Triumph, Pittfield, Etk, Glade, Deerfield, Mead, and others. Names include Allen, Archibold, Ackley, Amann, Bailey, Buck, Cooper, Day, Henderson, Gerould, Gorman, Holt, Kitchen, McAuley, Riddlesperger, and more. Secretary Lixcoty on pleasure trip aboard the Dispatch. government bears expense.
To the editor of the Ledger H F Andrews has moved his hardware into a new corner store at Main and Church streets a marked town improvement. Several firms including Andrews & Hill and Andrews & McWilliam are expanding or repairing facilities while Liorn Bros. ship lumber in large quantities. O D Horn conducts a large dry goods and groceries trade, aided by clerk T D Quick. Stone quarries resumed with Daniel Slogan and Mike Gabrieleski as foremen. E P James and sixteen Corry Post G A R members formed Wentworth Post No 329 with officers led by Geo Hurlburt and John M Robinson among others.
Judge Galbraith rules Senator James Sill validly claimed senatorial privilege to avoid service of process in a $5,000 suit brought by Mrs. Jane Gray. The decision rejects that privilege extends to private matters away from legislative sessions, citing English parliamentary law.
Ussomrowy Pa April 15 The Democratic county committee nominated a successor to I Dukes in the legislature after fourteen candidates competed On the seventh ballot I J Gilmore won with twenty one of forty votes and was declared the nominee Lill backed Dukes while Gilmore drew the opposition The Republican committee meets next Tuesday with no clear nominee Dukes stayed in town all week and hinted at retirement to Uniontown or the cemetery.
An unauthorized dynamite cartridge was found behind a newspaper office door in Desxick. The device, copper lined and three inches, was placed at noon to destroy the friar office, but failed. Police hunt the would be destroyer as the Observer denounces political corruption in Massachusetts and reports on a violent lynching in Windsor involving a negro from Portsmouth.
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