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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1888
Page
8
Tax reminders and local social updates fill the page. Citizens urged to pay taxes before the five percent discount ends. Richard Taft relocates to Montgomery New York while families attend Buffalo and Philadelphia events. A street accident in Pittsburgh injures Mrs Vandergrift and Miss Vandergrift.
Borough council met last Monday with reports on minor matters. Water committee progress noted. extended time granted. Auditor’s report assigned to Bayer Crawford Mintzer. Councilman Christian Smeth submitted resignation. acceptance moved and carried. A safe costing 208 was ordered. Police arrests listed. Buffalo Fair train schedule announced by W N Y P R R for Sept 8 1688 with return options and excursion fare details. Tickets available via agents.
The court ruled the first two counts of the National Transit oil case as the same offense with ownership as bailee. the jury returned not guilty after deliberating. Ellen Gibson faced a barn burning charge linked to a family feud and was also found not guilty, costs awarded to the prosecutor. Murray, charged with stealing circus horses, admitted involvement but claimed drunken misbelief. jurors remained deliberating as notes ended.
A tank at Buckeye pipeline near Oil Center burst after a leak, oil spilt and fire spread. Dozens worked to caulk it. the tank collapsed, engulfing workers who were later killed by flames. Three men James P. East Charles Grace Kendrant Ransom perished, all formerly from Bradford, PA.
Bell Brothers late of Warren now operate the Dusenbury Bros and Truesdell dry goods business in Olean. The store reopens at 2 p m with new management and retain nine clerks including W C Newton and several Misses. The change marks the end of Dusenbury Brothers and Truesdell, once a leading local house, and is announced in The Times. Also noted is the Woodin Bear Lake family reunion with about eighty attendees across five generations and a plan to meet next August. Minot's Dextifrice advertises a tooth preparation for whitening, decay prevention, gum hardening, and fresh breath at 25 cents.
A man named John Bunk, a Swede from Pittsfield township near Wrightsville, was killed when struck by a New York, Pennsylvania and Union railroad train while lying intoxicated on the track about three and a half miles west of Bear Lake station. An inquest returned a verdict of accidental death, noting the victim’s age about thirty-two and his plans to ride home with lumber to Dewey’s switch. A separate report from Kinzea, Pa describes an unknown man found dead near Jake Creek, with clues including a watch key and letters, awaiting transport to the body’s supposed home in Salamanca, New York.
August sale item list shows handbags priced at 27 cents, half-dollar value comparisons noted, plus campaign badges available, offering small memorabilia and promotional items at reduced costs.
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