Return to Warren County Old Home Sparks Reflections and Change
A visitor recalls thirty years away in Warren County sharing memories of rafting days on Conewango and Brokenstraw rivers, old mills, and familiar faces now faded. He notes oil and gas growth, railroad replacement of rivers, improved farms, and lasting hospitality, hoping to visit again in 1891.
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Youngsville
Ledger
W. F. Siggins
Conewango
Brokenstraw
Allegheny
Warren County
H. Davis
Livingston Hunter
Tidioute
Bluff
Jefferson Co
Ark
Yong County
Dunn’s Eddy
Cal Arthur
Wade
Irvine
Irvinburgh
Conewango I Noticed the Old Guy CG. Irvine
Guy C. Irvine
Lawrenceburgh
Ind
Guy Irvine
Warren
James H. Eddy
New Orleans
South
D. W.O. James
Hon. J. Y. James
BE. T. F. Valenting
Lisl
Davis Historical Society
Western Blizzard Traps Train as Sudden Snow Strikes Regions
Reports from Trinidad Col on November 12 recount a severe blizzard that stranded trains and left crews and passengers dependent on rail company provisions. In New Mexico losses include nine dead, thousands of sheep dead or missing, and cattle losses likely if cold persists. Towns like Crayton and Tramperas report heavy snow, disrupted tracks, and ongoing search efforts while mountaineers at Mount Dora faced two days without food. A New York style letter from Tipiorie Pa questions producer and public demands amid Standard Oil related tension.
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Rinidad
Col
Emery Gap
Folsom
N. M
Mount Dora
Express Company
Lyon
Colorado
New Mexico
Crayton
Tramperas
Ute
Tipiorie
Epiton Lipeer
Lappit
Warren
Rockefeller
Standard Trust
John D. Rockefeller
Warrens
Warren County
America
Harrisburg
M. Burien
Court News: Various Civil Verdicts and Contimed Cases
Court decisions include Home Mutual Life Association vs W C Rowland outcome for plaintiff 27.02. Logan vs Beaty continued. Welch vs Huff continued. Tifany Ewing & Co vs Morton non suit due to plaintiffs absence. Schermerhorn vs Cogswell & Co continued for witness. Titus vs McConnell non suit due to absent witness. Northrop vs McNett partially tried and continued. Cummings vs Bush verdict for plaintiff 245.35. New trial granted in Cassius and Edward Spink conspiracy case from last December. Bar resolutions on Reeves death and Crocker resignation read into minutes. Mercer Orphan School closed. site to become summer resort after nearby mineral spring found. Erie ex-students number over a hundred. Mercer once a pride of western state, now clouded by mismanagement and scandals. Erie children transferred to Uniontown school.
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Home Mutual Life Association
W. C. Rowland
Mary
Logan
David Beaty
W. OW. Welch
Huff
Tifany, Ewing & Co
B. Morton
P. Schermerhorn
S. M. Cogswell & Co
J. Ih. Titus
H. McConnell
Ida E. Northrop
E. P. McNett
G. W. Cummings
Geo. Bush
Cassius
Edward Spink
Charles Dinsmoor
Bar
Frank D. Reeves
Lindsey
F. O. Crocker
Mercer Orphan School
Mercer
Ehe
Erie
Uniontown
Erie Times
Counterfeiters Gang Ruled Out Near Vandalia Mint
United States officers and private detectives cracked a ring flooding local towns with counterfeit coins for three months. The suspected mint lies near Vandalia along a rarely traveled old route. hunter McGuire located the plant, with over a dozen local men reportedly involved. A note advertises cheap wallpaper at N. K. Wendelboos.
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Oxgas
United States
Mint
Vandalia J
Jnipmunk
McGuire
Gas Contract Prospects for Consumers Gas JL Company
Directors have been negotiating with landowners Watson Freeman and Davidson over a gas supply contract. The plan uses meters, a four cent royalty, and price guarantees, with profits split and drilling costs offset by royalties. Estimates project annual revenue around 51 100 with roughly 23 000 net to the company after expenses, but final terms await stockholder approval.
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LLE
Consumers Gas JL Company
Messrs Watson
Freeman
Davidson
Jameztown
Corry
Warren
Citizens Company
Pennsylvania Company
Watson, Freeman and
Warren County Teachers Institute Program Details
The teachers institute will convene in Warren starting Monday November 18 with day sessions at the court house and evening sessions in Library Hall. The schedule lists lectures, lessons, and recitations led by Prof. A. B. Miller, W. D. Winckley, Alex Frye, Dr. Mary Allen, Rev. R. S. Holmes, Supt. Houck, and others, including talks on Wendell Phillips and Acres of Diamonds, with director and township representation urged for November 16.
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Warren County Teachers” Anatitute
Teachers’ Institute
Warren
Court House
Library Hall
A. 8. Miller
R. D. Crawford
Alex, Frye
Henry Kkowth
Soale
W. D. Uinckley
Mary A. Livermore
Bertha McConkey
Hattie L. Slayton
Mae E. Neal
Alex Frye
Holmes
John Churchill
Duke of Marlborough
Jennie Downend
Teeron
van Rennaselaer
Mary Allen
Lizzie Aiker
H. N. Miller
Downend
Hinckley
Mary Allan
S. Hf. Bayle
W. D. Hinckley
Mac E. Neal
Henry Houck
Dove Jackson
W.D .Wlinckley
John O'Neil
Dora Jackson
Mac Neal
Sapt. Tuuck
Henry
Mary Philipine Lenhart dies at age 3 in 1850 obituary
The obituary for Mary Philipine Lenhart, daughter of J. A. Lenhart and wife, notes her bright, intelligent nature. She died November 9 1850 at age 3 years 5 months 16 days, leaving grieving parents. The piece ends with thanks to friends for aid and a generic ad for Woolford's Sanitary Lotion sold by L. G. Noyes Tren, Wy.
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Mary Philipine
J. A. Lenhart
Mary
Woolford
L. G. Noyes Tren
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