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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1885
Page
5
Bureau of short items reports camp meetings, auctions, rentals, and street notices. Many names and places appear including A. A. Davis & Co., Geo. P. Orr & Co., Warren and Chautauqua Lake region details. Incidents include robberies, drownings, a firemen’s tournament failure, church services, and a wedding anniversary invite.
Warren, Aug. 11. A long column records residents and visitors including O W Randall leaving for Steubenville, Geo Rigdon in the east, Mr Charles Wynn visiting Freehold, C H Smith at Chautauqua, J B Phillips calling from Youngsville, B E Allen and wife to Chautauqua, Commodore Cornelius visiting, Miss Mary Ames visiting Pittsfield, Mrs Peter Bush visiting her parents, Misa Sarah Hubley visiting Erie, Mrs J Gleave returning from Erie, A J Mercer returning from Chautauqua lake, and many more names and short trips to New York, Minneapolis, Paris, and England with church and seminaries noted.
L. D. Wetmore E. D. Wetmore 5 T. Neil J. B. Bradley and Porter Sheldon seek a charter to form a corporation for producing dealing transporting storing and supplying natural gas to nearby residents in McKean and Warren counties The move promises lively competition among gas companies.
Ontario Wells County North Dakota publicity extols rich harvests with the 1885 Dakota wheat crop estimated at 30,000,000 bushels. It promotes 160 acre homesteads and tree claims under homestead schemes, inviting settlers to Warren Pennsylvania for an August 24 excursion. It notes steady oil prices, the Cogley Run district yielding about 1,800 barrels daily, and Mercer Pratt price quotes from the past week.
The executive committee prepared for a gala firemen day in Warren with over five hundred in line and up to six brass bands plus eighteen organizations. Features include a Rescue hose company veterans with their old hand engine, arches along the route, and a grand ball and banquet. The march forms on Hickory street, with a welcome address by the burgess after reviewing the line.
North Carolina Agricultural Department announces a display of NC products woods minerals and precious stones at the Warren fair on September 8 9 10 and 14 The specimens will be arranged in a handsome display and offer a wide variety for competition for the medal and diploma provided by the society Commissioner J T Parrion urges states seeking immigration to compete
The Knights Templars plan a lodge constitution around September 28 with about 250 visiting knights plus the Grand Commander and a 20-member Philadelphia escort. The event will be held in the Library building, installation in Library hall, and a grand banquet likely in the roller rink.
We thank neighbors and friends for their kind assistance and care of wife mother during her sickness and death. Though a stranger among you she received sympathy and care of an old friend and neighbor. H. F. Harnmay. Ma. & Mrs. HG Act. Best workmanship and satisfactory prices in printing at the Tux Leper office.
Bell Bros advertises forty pairs of all wool white blankets from a bankrupt store at half value. Lot prices range from 4.20 to 5.75 with four graded lots. Also announces August stock clearances on white goods, lawns, sat tens, and a new arrival of lace and neckwear. Garrets carpet patterns and a motto about never being underpaid are noted.
Arrangements are being made to extend the Dunkirk Allegheny Valley and Pittsburgh railroad to Jamestown. At a Jamestown citizens meet last week nearly $6,000 was subscribed for half the right of way. Rail road men ready to purchase the balance. extension about three miles likely before cold weather. Wood's Sarsaparilla touted for rheumatism. Chamberlain Institute recommendation included.
Notice from Mrs M E Srirrany Pittsfield dated Aug 12 1845 seeks return of two large brocade shawls lost on the road between TPitts field and Warren. Reward for suitable restitution.
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