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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1875
Page
3
An 1874 advertisement for Royal Baking Powder and Celery Salt promoting full weights and a range of canned goods and groceries. It lists prices for peaches pears pineapples strawberries corn peas tomatoes mushrooms condensed milk syrups and molasses, plus tea and coffee varieties and sugar.
The document records officials including Burgess Purgress J Sill and council members Wm Ryan W Stone M D Draham James Nesmith James Clark Jr 8 Burgess H Ames Andrew Hertyei Gen Ott Clerk of Council R P King Assessor B Carver school directors Bonj Nesmith J Davis RP King X Parmies O JL Hunter J F Wella justice PerceO Dinemoor BY Hodges constable S G Wakt Notaries Public D I Ball D H Noyes H E Brown F Hoffman.
In Warren the asylum project is defended against graft accusations. Superintendent J Sunderland praised for integrity and control, with transparent accounting and principled leadership. Meanwhile a fatal stove fire in Youngsville kills Miss Sarah Smith, 20, after her clothes catch flame. a murder case in Franklin House involves a Mrs Trannan found dead and a suspect named Hantz, with trial pending. New Year’s Day passes quietly in town as Christmas and New Year blur into two holidays.
In a 19th century prospect piece titled by Joan of York the author urges Warren to revive commerce through targeted enterprises. Proposals include a Tub and Pail Factory a nail keg and white lead barrel plant and a furniture establishment in rough form. Rail lines Buffalo and Jamestown and Rochester and State Line are cited as vital connections to coal regions and markets.
G. L. Friday's market report is noted. Advertisements urge Geo. Ball's clothing and ready made shirts while reporting local deaths, new papers, sleigh travel, cold snaps, streetcars, and business moves. Dan Rice circus rumors, cheese factories in Crawford County, and various weather and public notices fill a patch of late week items.
A broad reward is posted for the arrest and delivery to Cattaraugus County Jail at Little Valley New York of John Smith on grand larceny charges for stealing several yokes of oxen near Red House New York. Described as about 35, six feet five inches, sandy, with full whiskers and mustache, brown hair, slight slovenliness. captured after a raid on Lathrop’s home near Warren. Officer D B Bernard led the pursuit and proved Smith’s identity. he will receive the bounty.
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