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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1887
Page
8
Publishers of this paper are empowered to collect all subscriptions due the Ledger including accounts due Mr Morris before November 1 1934 and W W Howard from that date to July 14 1885. Subscriptions not paid by July 1 1887 will be placed with an attorney for collection. Bonds have been given for faithful performance of this agreement.
April 28 designated Arbor Day. Secretary Stone back in Harrisburg. Mrs D Shear and infant return from New York. First floor rooms of the courthouse being painted. Dunkirk locomotive builder H J Brooks died. Keller builds a new house on Market street. For sale oxen. Mrs Henry Wells visiting sister Mrs P S O'Brien. General Harrison Allen elected commander of Dakota G A R. Ready made underwear and hosiery sold downtown. Poll tax repeal bill advances, residency reduced to 30 days. Warren hospital to be visited by a legislative committee. Various notes on local clergy, farming, and river rights. Weather, sugar makers, and local anecdotes fill out the page.
The Ledger office offers lithograph and engraving services including envelopes, letter and bill heads, check books, and book binding work with proofs and estimates. Geo P Orr & Co. intends to close and settle accounts by May 16 at G W Cogswell's meat market Front street with John ONeill in charge. Jane Ope Warren Pa April 18 1887.
A synopsis of property transfers shows numerous deeds across towns including Farmington Spring Creek and Deerfield. Names include Jane Berry Thos Fulkerson R A Hodges Jane Miles Ethai Kidder W V N Yates Rufus P King Kate Gilbert Mary E Johnson Ant Eliza Johnson and others with sums ranging from 36 57 to 26 000 and properties in Triumph Limestone Deerfield South West Tidioute Corydon Pine Grove Sugar Grove and Watson.
A frontier town crys against a locked gas contract between the citizen's company and the Pennsylvania gas company. Manufacturers may now demand cheap gas as a competing line looms, while locals call for an end to oppression and a stand against tyrants who would lock up essential resources. Violin strings featured at Wyman and Davis.
In Salamanca March 28 1887 at the Summitt hotel officiated by Samuel Paiton J P Mr John Keomigh of Salamanca N Y to Miss Phebe Headley of Germany Pa. In Pittsfield Pa February 17 1887 Jacob A Shutt to Flora Long both of Pittsfield Pa.
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