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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1877
Page
3
A town column lists purchases, social events, and local happenings. Entries include O C Allen buying J Y James residence, church socials, shopping ads, political moves, rail talk, and a base ball match between cigar makers and Steber Cogswell with a detailed score.
A former prisoner Day ton Dustin once jailed for larceny faced a fresh arrest after a failed escape attempt with a buggy horse. He later surfaced with a horse theft in Corry and was recaptured across the River near Dunn's Eddy, now awaiting Erie County Sheriff’s call while kept in Warren jail. A temperance dining house ad and local business notices follow.
A Russellsburg visit recounts improvements and calls for removing an old tenant house opposite Lane Hotel. It praises Lane Hotel, J. Martin store, Lane estate, and local residents, notes Republican leanings with possible support for Democrat Radeker, and mentions local water power and railroad impact. A separate Youngsville letter blasts hypocritical preachers and recounts a violent office clash between Eileen Brewer, Capt. R. B. Lowry, and others over an altercation at the Reed House.
A compilation of local school history across Deerfield Spring Creek and surrounding townships. It details organization dates, early schoolhouses, key figures such as McGee Chase Richardson and Julius Scott, and lists memorable teachers like Mary York Maggie Thorpe and Edith Sessions. It notes shifts from log structures to brick buildings, and current attendance figures with district updates.
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