Warren Chronicle highlights and local notes from May 1887
A bustling Warren Ledger page covers A A Davis frame shops and Mrs Mercer visitations, church entertainments, regional hail impacts, church pulpit plans, lumber trade chatter, Chautauqua Lake railroad progress, local business openings, amateur baseball talk, weather and farming activity, mail robbery arrest in Buffalo, and a colorful tale of a Marlboro wife purchase. It also notes the New Gas Company signups struggle, county school superintendent election, and multiple town happenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Davis & Co
A. J. Mercer
Oil City
Ladies of the Baptist Church
Ada Malone
Kane Leader
Ledger
St. Paul
R. H. Stevenson
Allegheny City
Presbyterian Church
Andrew Hertzel
Pittsburg
Willard White
Chautauqua Lake Railroad
J. Warren Fletcher
Sugar Grove News
A. Hozart
Youngsville
County Superintendent Election And Salary Vote
The meeting declared Mr Arird elected with a majority of votes. A salary question was hotly debated and then put to a vote. The result was 70 ayes and 53 nays approving a $1,200 annual salary for the county superintendent. The meeting adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Charles Schemelfeng
Stoneham
Ed Lesser
Glade
L. Mead
Youngsville
T. W. Arird
Warren
H. H. Webber
Irvington
John O'Neill
North Clarendon
John Bennett
Spring Creek
Arird
Senator Watson Overbled and the Schuylkill Critique
A Philadelphia Record letter attacks Senator Watson for backing the Standard Oil bill and urges constituents to hold him to account. It notes McAteer and Metzger voted against the Billingsley bill and mocks excuses, urging scrutiny of the Schuylkill senator. Also mentions D M Bristols equestrian curriculum and a Chinese students event at BM E church with a well attended evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watson
Senator Watson
Standard Octopus
Standard Oil Company
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Record
D. M. Bristol
Horse College
Baltimore
BM. E. Church
China
Council Proceedings and A Fatal Home Descent into Violence
At a Monday meeting the council ordered carpeting and painting of the council room, bids for borough printing, a city survey, a market near Epis copal church on Wednesdays and Saturdays, a riverbank railing for farmers between Poplar and Hickory, a new Fifth street sidewalk, and police day and night details. In a separate report, Jacob Wagoner’s residence near Tionesta was attacked by four tramps. a struggle ended with Wagoner shooting and killing one intruder, while his son sustained a gunshot wound to the arm. The attackers were beaten and sought capture by bruises. An advertisement for English spavin remedy promotes a druggist sale in Warren, Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Episcopal Church
Poplar
Hickory
Fifth Street
Jacob Wagoner
Tionesta
Risaon
Relief association reports aid to thirty families in Warren
The semi annual meeting at Mrs. J M Davies 300 Liberty Street notes six months of progress aiding about thirty families. 350 clothing items and 164.95 dollars income with 150.86 spent. Christmas baskets for five families valued at 100. Gas Co half rate gas for widows and sickness aided by churches. Treasury near 40 dollars. appeal for summer funds. Thanks extended to Robert Blum lodge Knights of Pythias and O R for rites. thanks to the Warren press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Relief Association
J. M. Davies
Liberty Street
Warrey
Ladies of the Relief Association
Pennsylvania Gas Co
Presbyterian Church
Warren
Robert Blumlodge
D. O.H
Knights of Pythias
O.R
Real Estate Transfers Summary
Real estate transfers dated April 28 to May 4 show numerous deeds across Spring Creek South West Corydon and Eldred with values from 1 to 23587.87 dollars involving multiple buyers including Miles Dyer Cartlett Silliman and Bugbee with numerous Frehold Freehold Warren and Sugar Grove properties. Notable sums include 10000 for South West and 237500 to National 671 Co. for South West properties. Also listed are marriages births and obituaries with various dates and local business notices of decor and fabrics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Miles
Mattison Miles
Spring Creek
Delia Miles
Wim. McNaughton
E. H. Dyer
South West
B. F. Cartlett
Clinton B. Geer
Harrison H. Geer
Corydon
Wm. H. White
Z. Mickle
Deed
Eldred
James’ Hamilton
Same
Robert Young
E.G. Emerson
Lewis B. Silliman
Sheffield
T. J. Pesrsoll
Edward Cook
Frehold
M. J. Kendall
Mary A. Ailen
John F. Vaneps
Viola
Joseph Weible
Kinzua
Warren County
J. A. Weible
G. W. Scofield
Sarah Morgan
Warren
Wm. Norris
Samme
Geo. PF. Kepler
W. K. Ley
A. P. Bugbee
Dianna Bugbee
Sugar Grove
Theodore Stebbins
B. M. Segerdahl
Eliza Stanton
Emery Mead
Nels Hanson
Levi Johnson
Glade
J. W. Thompson
John Brown
Triumph
Wm. S. Thompson
Richard Gilson
Geo. B. Gilson
Elias Stanton
John Fertig
Sebastian S. Henne
National 671 Co
Auction Sale Promises Great White Goods Bargains
In a Warren sale, a New York market auction hauls in white goods at deep discounts. Corded and lace striped piques, organ dies, organdies, and lace scrims are offered at half regular value for one week to clear stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Warren
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the Ledger
Warren, PA
Commercial College
L. J. Irwin
K. OC. DeWoody
Water Street
Carver House
Titusville
George Rogers
Buffalo
Corry
Rogers
Despeir
Erastus
Rastus
Samuels
North
Clarendon
Flynn
New York
Marlboro
Mass
Clare
Tw, Arird
EL. Webber
L. G. Noyes
A. Morcx
Faminy
Robert Blumledge
Karl Meyer
G. A. Patterson
Daggett
American Commercial College
Irvineton
J. N. Thompson
Brown
A.A. Davis & Co
Leon Isaacs & Co/s
Glueinum Ven
Hannah Young
Boon Magee
Woodward—Strickland
H. M. Burns
Busti
Dell Roy Woodward
Eva L. Strickland
McKinney—Maguire
Pittsfield
James Maguire
W. L. Breckenridge
Charles McKinney
Jennie Maguire
Pittsfeld
Palmer
Cole Hill
Levi Palmer
Kerven
Daniel Kerven
Morck
Albert W. Morck
Green
Win. Green
Saa
Streich
Brockston
Lida Elisa
C. Streich
H. Hunter & Son
P. Greenland
Hickory Street
the People's Column
Reed Bros
JJ Worki
Toronto Chief, Jr
Jim Fisk
Masterson
Liineton
Sali
Sixth and Lafeyette Sts
Jamestown
S. Y
Ladies and Society
M E
Nelson Greenland
Bite .Arpet
Ager
Josselyn
Williams & Mayer
Chester County
Express
Yes
Canada
New England
PestoMlice
Toile de Nords, Batisse, Challys
P. Land & Co
H. Hunter &Son
Victoria Lawns
Jace
Serims
Bell Bros
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