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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1887
Page
8
The Ledger covers varied local items including taxes discounts in August, county fairs, reunions for Warren guards, firemen parades, fish and hatchery news, gas prospects near Jamestown, Niagara river power bids, biblical controversy, theater and shows, marriages, art notices, weather and crop reports, thefts, storms, and social events across Bradford, Jamestown, Warren, and surrounding towns.
Veteran liveryman H A Hardenburg announces a public sale at Hickory street stables in Warren featuring over thirty horses and assorted vehicles from buggies to omnibuses. Terms allow six months on small sums and one year on larger notes. Also notes upcoming Warren county fair plans and Sugar Grove not holding a fair this year.
The notice lists round trip excursion rates from Titusville and stations south of Russell to Lily Dale and back for one dollar on specific Sundays from August 7 to September 4. Other round trip tickets from the same stations are valid Saturday to Monday for 1.25. A round trip to return by October 1 from Titusville costs 8.20. Train five waits at Lily Dale until 4 40 p m on Sundays. Also offers a free clairvoyant examination claiming thirty years’ diagnostic experience from Dr E F Burrer Frerp Syracuse NY.
An excursion train of twelve coaches bound for Niagara Falls plunged from a bridge into the Vermillion river on the Toledo Peoria and Western line near Chatsworth. Early reports estimate about 200 killed and 150 injured as relief efforts continue. A notice states Pleasant Bridge will close for repairs August 14 and reopen August 29 1887, with further closure until repairs end after the fair.
Marriage notices list Alfred Schueltz to Bertha Link and John Meyer to Magdalena Ziegler in Warren and Stoneham with dates in August 1837. Obituaries note infant Paul Abplanalp, Jay White, Belle Wilcox, and Isaac Lopus with ages and locations. Public notices include Tidioute bank association change and constitutional amendment on alcohol prohibition. Public notices also include an endorsement from Charles W. Stone and a commemorative Joint Resolution copy.
The ad proclaims an ongoing clearance at Great Boom Bell Brothers Dry Goods Store with aggressive pricing across silk, dress goods, prints, shirtings, and crochet bed spreads. It emphasizes stock freshness and deep discounts to attract customers amid competition.
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