Oil town Clarendon grows as wells boom in 1881
Clarendon daily oil output climbs with John Brown No 1 and other wells on the Davis tract. Dutchman Run activity. Union Oil Co. builds a 33 000 barrel tank and pipes connected. A town boost drives strangers in, new store opens, and civic efforts push a Garfield Memorial Hospital project in Washington. Local notes on politics, arrests, and social events fill the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarendon
John Brown
Davis Tract
Dutchman
W. EL Caldwalder
Fean É
Union Pipe Line Co
Erie
Richbureh
McAndres’ Drug Store
A. Samuel
George Bantz
Warren
Dr. McNett
W. Horton
Sheffield
Union Oil Company
Kelly & Richards
Conway & Co
Bell & Hopewell
Taggart & Tipton
Sherman & Estey
Archibald, McClure & Co
Katz
Sherman & Co
Brown & Co
Knights of Honor
C. B. Crane
A. R. Bahney
Max Koch
James B. Davis
T. 8. Flynn
L. E. McNett
B. Crane
F. F. Keller
W. K. Jacobs
T. Weaver
H. W. Brown
S. A. Stright
J. Turner
J. W. Kleath
C. O. Vangarder
H. Roberts
T. M. Aiken
G. M. Hi
James Jackson
E. Howland
Booth
Coleman
Titusville
Lepper
Revortel
Stoneham
Union Oil Co
Nora Clarespos
Miscellaneous Business Cards and Local Notices
A collection of business cards lists attorneys at law William Swanson and O H Hoffian, physicians, and shops in Warren Pa. The letter to the Ledger comments on national politics with a focus on the Garfield era, Arthur administration, Star routes, and Republican control, alongside local business listings and notices. It mentions figures like Brady, Dorsey, Gibson, and De La Marge, with references to Washington and the 1881 context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twilgur & Schnur
S At Law
Warren
Front Street
Ecc
First Etairs
Sweat of
Posteliice
W. Welbs
I. W. Schate
Ledger
Arthur
Garfield
Washington
Grant
Conkling
Jones
Cameron
Old Guard
Chicago
Virginia
Capitol
Legion
Congress
Capitol WU
Mississippi
South Carolina
Louisiana
Brady
Dorsey
Gibson
Wasnxerox
D. C
Ginneer de la Marge
House
de Etc
Noted Wall Street figure and racehorse owner Keene
The article profiles a prominent Wall Street figure, famed for battling Jay Gould on the street and as owner of Foxhall and other racehorses. It traces his daring schemes, including the 1870s Union Pacific plays, large stock holdings, and rebounds after Gould’s rival moves. He is portrayed as bold, ambitious, and exceptionally wealthy from speculative plays in France, England, and the American market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tleman
Wall Street
Jay Gould
Foxhall
New York
Pacific Slope
France
England
Western Union
Gould
Keene
Atlantic and Pacific Pool
Garrison
Russell Bure
Winner
Union Pacific
Sage
Ife
Railroad Rumblings and Local Rail Developments
Reports note Oi City citizens donate land valued at 85000 for a 30000 depot by Pittsburgh and Western. Dunkirk and Allegheny Valley lines report heavy freight work and rising wages. Baltimore and Ohio partner with Buffalo Pittsburgh for interchange. line extends 186 miles from New Castle to Chicago to connect with B&O at Lake Erie. New Lake Shore coupler promises safer, faster car linking. A 175 foot span of Buffalo Pittsburgh Western’s bridge nears completion, with iron laid to Kinzua by January. Guiteau jury photos prompt critique as allegedly ordinary and unfit for such a high profile trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oi City
Pittsburgh & Western Railroad
Dunkirk
Allegheny Valley & Pittsburgh Road
Baltimore & Ohio
Buffalo, Pittsburg & Western
New Castle
Chicago
Lake Erie
Lake Shore Road
Buffalo, Pittsburgh & Western
Kinzua
Contested Election for Warren Register and Recorder
A petition and affidavit contest the 1881 Warren County election for Register and Recorder and Clerk of the Orphans Court. Petitioners claim the vote from Conewango Pleasant and Brokenstraw townships was illegal and seek a ruling to exclude those ballots and declare S T L Evans the rightful winner. A hearing is set for January 1882 with George W. Kinnear to respond. court comments note the era’s partisan tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. W. Kinnear
Conewango
Pleasant
Brokenstean
Orphans Court
Allese
S. TL. Evans
George W. Kim
Orphaus Court
Warren
George W. Kinnear
Conenango
Brokenstraw
Reerand
Cl Colerk
Orphane’ Court
Evans
J.B. Grady
WG. Preeto
Geo. W. Ssirn
Jens C. Nutra
Joux
Jewel
J. Crocker
Geo. O. Corxertes
Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace
Warren County
Kinnear
Pension Drain Lies Heavy On Treasury Outlook
The Post notes the pension drain as a growing burden on the Treasury with Dudley estimating arrearages at 100,000,000 plus an additional 900,000,000 to total about 935,000,000. It cites internal figures and warns Congress will discuss repeal and reform with no tolerance for further demagoguery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dudley
Iis
Post
Local Institute Set in Garland December 9 and 10 1881
A teachers local institute will be held in Garland on December 9 and 10, 1881, beginning Friday at 2 PM. Prof. Hoge will lecture Friday evening at Tidioute. Trev A D Todd County Superintendent and others will attend to make the gathering instructive. All are invited. teachers and instructors are welcomed free of charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garland
Hoge
Tidioute
A. D. Todd
Arird
Also Mentioned on This Page
Clarendon Curtatliang
Garfield Memorial Hospital
William Swanson
Ofice
Morek & Coos Drug Store
Drt. Davies
Dence
Liberty Street
Ceel Church
H. Hoffsian
Warren Savings & Brown & Sto
Weaden
Fiver National Bank
Brown, Street
Second Street
BP Olney
Bine Wall
Water Street
Scofield’s
Ste Dinsmooe
LE Ronhart
Carver House
Area
Gus Mull
Ander First Nationsl Bank
Danforth
Ri Verdy
Stewart
A. T
Warren Hotel
Ball & Thompson
Aren
GALL
Guthrie & Byles
Spring Street
Oppo
D Preston
Third
Liberty Streets
Bell's
Ouigh Street
Wu. A. Greaves
Hall
Episcopal Church
Terperance
G. Blevan
Warren Savings Bank
Warreit, PA
Savings Bank
L F. Watson
B.nesmith
A.J. Hazeltine
L. ¥. Warson
O. H. Hester
M. B. Dusan
Jay
Clare
Yes J. Hs
G. Woon
B. NeertTi
A. Kiguencer
Wu. D. Brows, Estine
J. H. Mircnert & Co
Warren, PA
Bairstow
Fisher
Suspension Bridge
Glade Township
Indian Hollow Road
Thia
Breauge Sam Dearous
Gebuart
Punate
James R. Keene
S. II, LY Ans
Local Institute
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