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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1883
Page
5
Democratic voters of Warren Borough are notified a caucus will meet at the City Building on Saturday evening to nominate suitable persons for borough officer positions to be voted on February 20 1883. Organized at Thorelock POM. By order of the party.
The Warren police force is praised as esthetic with a new chief. Daniel Lott of Lottsville is said to be dangerously ill. William Leno broke an arm at McKinney's mill in Youngsville last Friday. Local business news notes Adam Lohnes buying the Lewis Meyer barber shop and lowering shaving to ten cents. Various notices reference libel suit by Mrs. W. B. Boyce and editor replies, railroading literature, and local agricultural society leadership.
A local councilichered debate over a charter to build a toll bridge across the Conewango alarms Warren and Glade residents. The piece argues a free bridge can still be built, outlines funding steps, and notes a ferry operates meanwhile. It also reports community remonstrances and local political comments on upcoming caucuses and appointments.
Mr. H. J. Miller, en route to his mill in Forest County, stopped by two robbers on the Gar field plank road. He fired, wounding one assailant and scattering the other, with about five hundred dollars in his pocket. A possibly injured man was later reported at a Swede house, unknown at press time. Miller, unafraid, had not carried a revolver in fifteen years.
A chaotic portrait follows a once affluent oil man who rises and falls through court dramas and touring life. He faces surging markets, rum troubles, and ill fortunes, ending with a busted status while continuing work on a well and abandoning heavy drinking.
We are authorized to announce the name of Mr. E. Walker for the office of Constable for Warren borough, subject to the democratic caucus decision. Hodges declares candidacy for Constable, seeks support of democratic electors at the caucus and polls if nominated.
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