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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1873
Page
3
Home matters call for early action on street lamps after a petition with broad support, a council canvass showing many property owners in favor, and neighbors arguing for gas lighting now while water works plans proceed. Supporters note $50,000 invested by newcomers and urge fair patronage to encourage the venture.
Easter Week services are announced with morning prayers on Easter Sunday and Holy Communion and other rites throughout the week. Local postal changes detail mail trains on the Oil Creek Railroad with future extension to Titusville. Public notices urge school directors to publish annual receipts and expenditures. Attending events include Montour Minstrels, Juvenile Minstrels, Forepaugh shows with large acts, and community remarks on sidewalks and street decorations.
Jamestown Journal reports a two week agitation over a February poisoning in Goshen that killed a three and a half year old Mary A Wiltsie. Suspicions cited lack of medical care and sudden death. coroner’s inquest found arsenic in stomach contents. No arrests yet. rumors of foul play persist.
The Observer reports mumps and measles plague Erie with about one in three families affected. Judge Vincent praises a building association craze as a credit to the city. Erie’s debt is said to near one million dollars. Oil City election yields eight Democrats, three Republicans and one Independent, F Miles Green, with district notes. Forepaugh tents and museum acts attract attention, while George W Harmon repairs his sidewalk ahead of a residence upgrade.
A compilation of retail prices lists Butter at 45 to 50 cents per pound, eggs 25 cents per dozen, various fruits and vegetables, meats, lard, and seeds with cents to dollars per unit. Town items note floods, river height, overflows, Parker City fire losses about 200000, Irvington Red Men chapter 198, new meat market, editorial reprints, and local happenings from Mayville and Jamestown.
On Friday last W. A. Hallenbeck received two deeds from F. M. French along with a bond and mortgage and a contract. The finder will be liberally rewarded if left at this office or with W. A. Hallenbeck in Irvington, Pa. aprs-21.
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