Court Proceedings Open in June 1890 Sessions
The June 1890 Court of Quarter Sessions convened at 10 am with sparse attendance. Jury indictments covered alcohol sales, disorderly houses, embezzlement, bigamy, larceny and assault. C F L Kinnear pleaded guilty to embezzlement and was sentenced to $1000 fine, restitution, plus five years and nine months in solitary confinement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth
Wm. Roach
Joseph Fisher
Wm. Wattles
Frank van Horn
Preston Genung
A. L. Barton
John O’dell
C. F. L. Kinnear
David Riddelsperger
Conewango
W. H. Beaty
Constable
Charles Garvey
Dan Carroll
Thos. Ward
Wm. Hathaway
Orrin Widdifield
Charles Clark
Arthur Burgher
Theodore Lindquist
B. J. Morningstar
State of
Pennsylvania
Richard Orr
Act of Assembly
Commonwealth Vs
William Roach
Roach
Strickland
Fisher
Wattles
Buffalo
Emma Miller
Louisa Allice Whitlock
Frank van Born
Pennsylvania Gas Company
H. B. Richmond
W. B. Rice
A. B. Richmond
W. M. Lindsey
W. E. Rice, Esq
A. L. Burton
Clarendon
Funeral rites for Isaac Riggers observed at Episcopal church
Funeral services for Isaac Riggers, aged 87 years, were held Sunday at 3 30 p m at the Episcopal church with Rev Dr Ryan officiating. Knights of Pythias lodges from Warren and Sheffield conducted escorts and the grave service followed ritual observances. Friends from Warren and nearby joined from distance, including Mr and Mrs R G Elliott and James Biggers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Riggers
Episcopal Church
Ryan
Erie Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Warren Lodge
Sheffield Lodge
M.S. van Every
R. G. Elliott
Jas. Biggers
C. A. Wannamaker
John Biggers
Warren
Ohio
Farmers Meeting Postpones Regular Subject Amid Small Attendance
The May session of the Farmers' club met at the courthouse with unusually low turnout due to fair weather and farmers delaying spring work. President Acocks presided. H T Pratt acted as secretary pro tem. The dehorning of stock discussion was deferred, dairying noted as timely with butter selling high. Speakers Seichrist Irvine and others debated the various dairy issues, finding outlook discouraging for farmers overall. The Ledger pledges continued space to publish proceedings and support the farmers’ work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Club
Court House
Acocks
H. T. Pratt
Messrs Seichrist Irvine
Senator Carlisle Letter Opposes Farm Warehouses Plan
Senator Carlisle argues against a government warehouse system for farm products, calling it a scheme that would empower speculators and burden farmers. He notes the plan benefits wealthy counties, risks widespread indebtedness, and could consolidate federal power at the expense of rural producers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Carlisle
B. F. Howard
Tuskegee
Ala
Carlisle
Wasuixetoy
Howard
Treasury
United States
Democratic faith in limited government and personal liberty
The passage argues that Democrats favor minimal central control and oppose interference in private life. It asserts government should handle only public affairs, allow individuals to govern themselves, and apply only necessary regulations to maintain peace and order, rejecting paternal despotism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sand I
Decoration Day Observed at Kinzun Cemetery
The first decoration day services were held May 30 at 2 30 PM in the Kinzun cemetery under Odd Fellows direction. Veterans from the Revolutionary War to the late war were honored as residents and fraternal orders joined in a service led by Rev Mr Todd and Rev Albert Ryan. About 500 to 600 people attended and pledged future observance in a like manner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kivuzun
Lodge of Odd Fellows
Kinzun
Equitable Aid
Mr. Todd
M. E. Church
G. A. K. Post
America
Reurick
Albert Ryan
Democratic Nominations in Forest County Convention
Forest county Democratic convention this afternoon placed a four strong ticket for local and state offices. J B Siggins for congress J B Watson state senate H Noyes president judge Eli Berlin associate judge R M Herman prothonotary B F Winans sheriff Henry Siverling county commissioner Peter Youngk Philip Emert jury commissioner J T Muenzenberger. Vindicator editorial lauds C H Noyes of Warren for president judge and the convention’s unanimous endorsement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest County
Congress
J. B. Siggins
State Senate
J. B. Watson
J. T. Muenzenberger
C. H. Noyes
Warren
Noyes
Elizabethan drama versus Miltonic religious poetry
A student’s school room reply contrasts Elizabethan literature with the age of Milton, noting Shakespeare and contemporaries as dramatists of the former era and Milton and his circle as religious writers of the latter, framing the two ages as dramatist versus religious poet. A separate editor’s correction revises details of Frank Kusick’s death, clarifying timing, injuries, and that the body was found the next morning.
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Epior
Shakspeare
Ben Jonson
Beaumont and Fletcher
Marlowe
Massinger
Hooker
Raleigh
Spencer
Sydney
Milton
Taylor
Hall
Baxter
Donne
John Milton
Garland
Ledger
Frank Kusick
The Market: Oil and Stocks See Volatile Week
A special report outlines a volatile week in oil with prices fluctuating from 86 to 88} and 874 in related markets, noting cross exchange irregularities and a shift toward floor traders. It also highlights weaker grain trends, potential wheat and corn opportunities, and a volatile stock market pressured by inflation and silver legislation, urging cautious buying amid looming market correction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Oil City
Pyker
Chicago
Northwest
Census Enumerators Named for County Work
The enumerators appointed to take the Census are at work. Listed are Warren Geo W Cogswell Geo W Brace A T Hackney John W Searls Tidioute Stephen E H Evans Youngsville Bernard Schnell Bear Lake H J Phillips North Clarendon Johnston Irwin Columbus Henry C Avien Grand Valley Sam l C Graham Lander Joel R Gardner Kinzua Warren W Davis Stonehat John E Wheeler Pittsfield William F Mead North Warren Nelson P Curtis Sheffield Albert Secor Germany Adam Learn Russell Theodore L Putnam Garland Amos C Bloomfield Chandler's Valley Emanuel Bondeson W Spring Creek Andrew J Demin Enterprise Wm T Allison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Geo. W. Cogswell
Geo. W. Brace
A. T. Hackney
John W. Searls
Tidioute
Stephen EH. Evans
Youngsville
Bernard Schnell
Bear Lake
H. J. Phillips
North Clarendon
Johnston Irwin
Columbus
Henry C. Avien
Grand Valley
Sam’l C. Graham
Lander
Joel R. Gardner
Kinzua
Warren W. Davis
Stonehat
John E. Wheeler
Pittsfield
William F. Mead
North Warren
Nelson P. Curtis
Sheffield
Albert Secor
Germany
Adam Learn
Russell
Theodore L. Putnam
Garland
Amos C. Bloomfield
Chandler’s Valley
Emanuel Bondeson- W. Spring Creek
Andrew J. Demin
Enterprise
Wm. T. Allison
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C. F.L. Kinnear
Eieves
Funeral Services
K. of P's
THE
Farmers’ Meeting
Franklin
Prospect Hill
Miller & Sibley
P. Greenland
Warren County
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