Around the City Notes In Warren March 1891
Local items cover weather, church notices, obituaries, street work, and business updates. Highlights include Rev W A Rankin preaching, the Samuel J Page funeral, savings bank building nearing completion, electric heating interest, Rev Dr Gilleland's Chicago death, and a lively Front street foot race for prize money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mora
W. A. Rankin
Presbyterian Church
Samuel J. Page
Savings Bank
Lepage
Henry Schindler
Jamestown News
Warren
Noyes
Forest County
Edward Shippen
Tionesta
Front Street
Warren Savings Bank
Philadelphia
Bradford
Gilleland
Tidioute
Chicago
Henry Cobham, Jr
Picket Extension Table Company
Waters Block
A. P. Garfield
Youngsville
Garfield
Samuel Johnson Page Dies After Three Months’ Illness
Samuel Johnson Page, 76, prominent Warren resident and longtime blacksmith, died at his Market Street home shortly after 1 a.m. on the 19th after a three month battle with stomach cancer. Born in Newburyport, Mass., he came to Warren in 1837, married Marian Hutchinson in 1835, and left two children, Adelbert H. and Anna P., with five grandchildren and one great grandchild. A devout Presbyterian, he served as burgess and councilman, built a fortune through labor, and raised eight children as his own at personal expense. His life was marked by generosity and integrity, earning neighbors’ high praise and the epitaph “Here lies an honest man.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Johnson Page
Market Street
Warren
Newburyport
Mass
Marian Hutchinson
Presbyterian Church
Adelbert H
Anna P
J. Page
Tie
Local Notes Highlight Harrisburg Visitors and Town News
Rsonall S. T. Neill visited Harrisburg early in the week. Morian of Enterprise was in Bradford on Thursday. G B Williams of the Adelphia came to Bradford to plan a wedding feast. Parker of Swift and Corry attended to firm interests. Mrs Reed continues to recover from a sprained ankle. Deputy Olmstead organized a North Warren grange with twenty one charter members. Kidder named master and secretary. W V N Yates shows marked improvement after Cambridge treatment. Albrecht leaves American Express to join the Mirror as editor, bringing strong writing and local insight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. T. Neill
Harrisburg
T.V
Morian
Enterprise
G.B. Williams
Adelphia
Bradford
J. G. Parker
Swift & Corry
Airs
F. H. Reed
A. H. Olmstead
North Warren
N. BH. Kidder
WN. A. Kidder
W. V.N. Yates
Cambridge
Albrecht
American Express Co
The
Mirror
Free Bridge Proposal Across Allegheny at Hazel Street
A plan to build a free bridge on the Allegheny at the old bridge site near Hazel Street faces interest from Warren borough and Pleasant, with an estimated cost of about fifteen thousand dollars and a twenty year warranty. The idea may involve purchasing the suspension bridge or selling the charter, depending on charter rights and feasibility, while stockholders of the current company are seen as the main losers. The note adds today is March 20, the first day of spring, per the pink-covered almanac.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny
Hazel St
Hon. R. Grown
Fair Grounds
Pleasant
Warren
Suspension Bridge Company
Political Equality Anniversary in G A R hall
The Political Equality Society celebrated its first anniversary Friday night in the G A R hall with a large audience despite a storm. Mrs W V Hazeltine opened the program, speakers included Mary Howell and Anna Shaw, and the group praised local business support and the Young Men's Christian Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Political Equality Society
G. A. R. Hall
W. V. Hazeltine
Committee On Music
New America
A. H. McKelvy
Chrietian Association
Miller
Warren
Passion Program At First Evangelical Lutheran Church
March schedule shows confirmation for 26 youths on the 22nd with a German and English address by the pastor Palm Sunday English service on the 23rd. Subsequent daily services through the week mix German and English, Good Friday German service, Easter Sunday German service and communion then English service with communion. Rev W A G Museen presides. J Norman Davies graduates from Hahnemann Medical College Chicago and will begin a postgraduate course next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Evangelical Lutheran Church
W. A. G. Museen
J.norman Davies
Hahnemann Medical College
Chicago
M.D
Warren
Warren's young men inspect Co. I at rink review
Police report lists tramps counts from Mar. 11 to Mar. 18. The inspection of Company I at the rink last evening yields a gratifying result with the unit ranked second among those inspected. Visiting officers were offered hospitality after the review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. I
Rink
Warren
Spartacus at Library Hall with MacLean and Prescott
At Library Hall next Tuesday March 24 the two stars MacLean and Prescott present the tragedy Spartacus by Dr. Montgomery Bird for the first time in Warren. The Brooklyn Daily Standard reports MacLean’s masterly Spartacus with praise for his voice and stage presence, and for Prescott’s Senora Maurie Prescott. The same issue notes a post office letters list for Warren Pa with ladies and others and warns uncalled letters will go to the dead letter office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Library Hall
MacLean
Prescott
Montgomery Bird
Spartacus
Warren
Daily Standard
Brooklyn
R.D Maclean
RD. MacLean
Mr. MecLean
McCullough
John
Mr. MacLean
Senona
Maurie Prescott
Rose Anthon
Collin Kenoper
Augustus MacLean
John D. Craig
Vn Arbuckle
Etter
Vhs Anderson Chase Gross
Nathan Anderson
W. Lowers
Jno
Anderson William Metzger
Chas Bucksteiner
John McGahen
Elmer Bole
W M Malberg
Bayle Elin Richards
J W Brown
ES Sherman
A. W Donaldson
John Wise
John L Fischer Rudolph Zink Cho Ali
R. A. Lovn, P. M
The Hunter and Jarvis Dry Goods Store Ad
The Hunter and Jarvis Dry Goods Store offers the largest line of dry goods in Warren area. New silks, surahs, Indians, ginghams, muslins, and lace curtains at low prices. Embroideries, table linens, napkins, towels, portieres, jackets, and shawls advertised with strong value guarantees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Samuels Brothers Carpet and Dry Goods Opening
Samuels Brothers promote their new spring dry goods and carpets at two Warren stores with large stocks bought direct from manufacturers. They boast Wiltons and Axministers patterns, tapestry brussels and ingrain carpets, oil cloths, and low prices such as 48 cents per yard for tapestry Brussels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Spring
Warren
Pennsylvania
Wiltons
Brussels
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ladies of the Relief Association
Ladies of the Episcopal Church
J. M. Davies
Liberty Street
Dim Myers
Mattie Vickers
Library Theatre
Edelweiss
Pickett Table Company
Father Dunn
Union City
St Patrick and
Ireland
New Orleans
Corry
Rockwood
Struthers, Wells & Co
Iron Works
the Hunter and
Jarvis
Samuels
D. J. A. Partridge
Derry Street
R & J.E. Brown
Attorneys AT Law
First National Bank
H. E. Srowm
Liberty and
Water Streets
Penu
Bates
Massion
W. Seely
Court House
Bouimarp G. McIntyre
ST. Neill
Exchange Breck
Warren, Pa
Second Street
Golden Horse Shoe
W. Freeman
Hazeltine
McAlvine
Third &T
MLE Ehurch
Artie Touth
J Danforth
Second
Liberty Streets
Balestow
Gov. Ball's
PENNA
W. Algraves
Frmes Mide To Order
Stutear Epscopal Church
T L Rey
Frank Mengar
PIR
Worreh
Ee As
Attorneys-at-Lin
Scofield
Librry Street
N. Yates
Over
U. Noyes & Co’s
Perry
CLARK
Attorney AT Law
Verbeek Block
R. J. A. Love
Schaeffer Week
Mickory Street
Third Street
Hust
R. F. W., Whitcome
Ollice
Iekory Street
Hrat Qoor
Osepil A. Schofield
Notary Public
Morris & Mullen
Arly D. M
Rmeruor
Sarge Scofield
Haseltine
Daherty Street
T. Nile
New Exchange Block
Leanhart Bros
Rell É& Thompson, Attorneys AT Law
Hearty Block
A. A. Davis & Co
Ball
D.L Bam
C. C. Thompson
L Nook
Calle & Peterson
Attorneys
Chas
Nny
Pennsylvannia
Orlock A. m
Iszi
David «. Sigging
Frank A. Cogswell
Walker John D. Mandeville
M. J. Walkerma
Gathners
J. F. Reterer
Carver House
Humphrey & Nemoyer
Water Street
Episcopal Church
Pitcher’s Castoria
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