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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1882
Page
3
Local brief items report ongoing revival at the Baptist and Methodist churches, upcoming sermon topics, smallpox in Titusville, community deaths, and a mix of town news including crime, politics, library plans, theater, and stray notes on residents and businesses. Notable names include M Miles, J C Utter, E Beeman, G I Mead, M Wan Etten, and Thomas Struthers.
From Sheffield Pennsylvania February 6 the letter notes a momentary health lull with typhoid malaria and fevers fading while diphtheria and measles persist. It highlights Horton Crary Co rail line expanding service between Sheffield and Brookston aiding oil region operators and bark shipments. Orton Magee lead oil wells. new Horton Crary block rises. gas lighting for a grand store and office depot under Dr Anderson supervision. Sleighing among the town’s youths ends with Au revoir for now.
A citizen criticizes the post office for slow mail distribution and urges the postmaster to prioritize delivering letters first, then distribute papers, arguing that speedy letter delivery would save business people time.
On the Corwen farm lot 528 Messrs Ash Langmade finished a well Tuesday last week yielding seventy barrels. A second well began Monday this week and will be completed soon. Also another well on the same lot finished last Friday yielded fifty barrels in the first fourteen hours. The New York Tribune notes receipt of 42.25 from Warren citizens to aid Michigan sufferers sent by A J Hazeltine cashier of Warren Savings Bank.
A reporter notes fifty couples attended the Century club party at the Warren House dining room last Wednesday. The event featured Colemans music, fashionable attendees from Warren, Titusville, and Oil City, and a welcoming call for more such gatherings. The piece also mentions invitation issues and local remedies advertised alongside the society notes.
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