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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1890
Page
1
A reflective profile portrays the modern Southern youth as the product of postwar social upheaval. It notes former class divisions fading as labor, education, and enterprise propel young men across trades, politics, and professions. The piece calls the South’s young man the hope of the region.
Rev Fr Clarke delivered a long eloquent address at St Josephs church on Ireland and the Celtic character. He traced St Patrick’s life and Ireland under English rule, praising Irish virtue, talent, and fidelity, and urged a future of peace and learning in Erin. The poem-like tribute to Patrick’s Day echoed in the closing lines.
The writer urges careful public consideration of separating primary from higher grades, citing 1887 Assembly provisions to establish public schools and admit district children. He argues for a Warren high school, leveraging academy lands, expanding the academic cycle, and integrating tax support or tuition adjustments to attract external patrons while using existing central buildings short term.
The board of pardons meets Tuesday to review an application for pardon filed in an 1874 Venango county murder. Charles Larrabee shot Lew Wallace at Wallace’s solicitation. Wallace desired death but feared self murder’s consequences. The case tests whether mercy fits the killer’s “kindness.”
The True Blues hosted a warm sugar social on March 12 in Social North Warren to aid chapel repairs. Despite deep mud and rain, receipts reached twenty three dollars as local residents donated generously and pledged future pancake and sugar social events to support the project.
The Seneca No. 71 K O T M offers heartfelt sympathy to the family of Sir Knight Geo H Tomes. The tent votes to drape its charter for ninety days and to send copies to the Bee Hive, local papers, and the deceased’s family, with resolutions entered on the minutes. March 20, 1890, Gorgeon, Pa.
Music lovers are urged to attend a popular concert by the M. J. choir on Monday evening April 7. The program includes organ and piano solos and duets, vocal solos, duets, quartets, sextets and choruses with Prof. G. E. Berger of Erie and others. Admission is twenty five cents for adults and fifteen cents for children under twelve. All are cordially invited to attend.
By order of the state officers the 16th regiment will camp at Mt Gretna from July 19 to 26. The Diamond Furniture Company offers goods at well below full profit and advertises a drawing with every twenty fifth bedroom suite sofa by P Green land given away.
FiOPEEKA Kan March 18 The farmers alliance led by its president sends an open letter to Kansas congressional delegates urging action to relieve industrial distress. They highlight a single southern Kansas law firm foreclosing 1800 mortgages, transferring homesteads to capitalists and threatening servile tenancy. They accuse both parties of inaction and demand urgent relief on money transportation and land ownership issues.
Manager Alexander announces Frank Mayo will perform in Nordeck at Library hall on Wednesday March 26. Mayo’s second Library hall visit features his portrayal of Waldemar Nordeck praised as romantic and powerful with strong supporting roles by Edwin Mayo Mary Le Vere Miss Buress Miss Seymour and others in a lively dramatic program.
Report of the local teachers institute held in Glide school Saturday March 15. Samuel B. Bayie was elected president J. M. McConnell secretary. Prof C A Sears led devotional exercises. W S K Good spoke on How to strengthen the teacher followed by talks on progress management writing and language. Many readings and recitals, choir, and practical reading devices were offered. County Superintendent Putnam and Prof Sears addressed attendees before adjournment at four.
Mrs Mary Weaver died last week Thursday leaving a life spanning England birth in 1804 to Warren residency for sixty years. A teacher for six decades she wrote religious dramatic and political works and maintained sharp intellect until death. She traveled widely and associated with notable literary figures, leaving many warm friends and relatives.
Last Monday afternoon the wife of Frank Tl Wyman was interred at Oakland cemetery after dying Saturday morning March 15 from consumption following a long illness. Aged 34 years 7 months she was a well known figure in Warren where she resided with her husband and mother. She was the fifth daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Starling Waters and leaves six sisters and two brothers. Rev Fradenburgh officiated at the M E church funeral, assisted by Rev Warren.
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