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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1889
Page
3
Numerous notices populate the town page from Warren Pa including sales at John Langdale's with fresh produce onions lettuce and seeds. Davis' Drug Store carries medicines cigars and perfumed goods. Community events include Y W C A and church services with addresses by Rev J M Thoburn and a Citizens bank building update.
Mrs L D Wetmore returns from Virginia for a short stay. Mrs Jennie Averill comes from New York City last Saturday. J A Schofield in Philadelphia on a brief visit. M V Van Etten home from New York City. Geo H Leonhart back from Cleveland after selling his restaurant. Justice Blackman of Kinzua visited the Mail Office. Miss Lee returns from California and will reopen her millinery in Youngsville. Mrs J A McIntosh to East soon to sell furniture privately. Charles Arird not appointed or seeking North Clarendon postmastership. Fred P James, Warren native, now chief engineer on the Williamsport to Binghamton railroad project. L R Freeman returns from three months in West and South. plans Washington State summer with family. Will A Alexander becomes Library Hall manager, promising future attractions. A new bell arrives at Ed Bell’s in Olean. Grandchild news in today’s note. Dr Mike Pa’l, youngest in a 212-strong Jefferson Medical College class, home with honors. Locating work for the Sugar Grove-Chautauqua line underway. chief engineer Hamilton leads, ties to be bought, and related work beginning.
Foreman Barnhart and Struthers Hose Co state they stood ready at the engine house last Thursday evening to respond to a creek fire if ordered by the Chief, but they refuse to be sent uptown without need. They were organized as an independent company for West End protection, have not received borough funds, paid their own expenses, and seek fair treatment and understanding of their position.
The April 15 performance of Rider Haggard's She at Library Hall offered $0.75 $0.50 and $0.35 tickets to a near sellout crowd. Laura Bigger starred as Ayesha She with Esther Williams as Ustane, delivering strong performances in a lavish production praised for its mounting and illusions.
The law of 1874 requires township and borough Auditors in Pennsylvania to print in local newspapers and post in at least five public places itemized statements of receipts and expenditures for their districts. Section 3 imposes a twenty dollar penalty for neglect. simply leaving the statement with the Town Clerk is not sufficient.
A piano teacher from abroad offers lessons at 512 Water Street. Interested students may address inquiries to the given contact location.
Nice Fresh Fish ad for S Burt at 400 Hickory street promotes fresh and salt water stock and invites calls. Private sale notice lists household furniture at No 14 Third street with viewing hours before May 1. McIntosh notice follows, and an insurance ad from Joan Lint & Son Exchange Block Warren Pa offers Fire Life and Accident coverage.
Warren hosts the opening session of the Erie Presbytery with ministers and elders from Erie Crawford Venango Mercer McKean and Warren counties. Rev W E Slemmons of Mercer delivers the sermon as 170 plus attendees are listed for the Missionary Society meetings and presbytery events.
A roster listing May jurors includes R. C. Adams farmer Pine Grove H B Amburger laborer Watson EK J Armstrong lamb Clarendon Chauncey Barton laborer Sheffield E C Bates farmer Spring Creek G H Bates farmer Brokenstraw F D Burt agent Columbus P J Bayer merchant Warren Jno Buerstedt cigar maker Warren H H Conklin farmer Deerfield Harry Dunham producer South West A J Davis retired Warren James Fair laborer Mead D Franklin farmer Conewango Chas Freetz farmer Columbus F Goodwill carpenter Eldred James Gregg farmer Freehold C D Gardner producer Warren R L Gardner farmer Farmington Chas Green farmer Conewango Chas Hamilton mason Conewango J C Helling farmer Elk A E Hollenbeck lamb Bear Lake Ernest Highhouse brickm r Pleasant J B Hutchinson laborer Triumph George Joy pumper Kinzua E M Jackson laborer Youngsville E G Jackson farmer South West T Z Jones lumberman Tidioute N H Kidder farmer Conewango James Leonard farmer Kinzua FE B Lacy farmer Glade J B McKain farmer Watson George Morse sawyer Pittsfield H Newmaker lumbern Brokenstraw R A Phillips farmer Pine Grove L P Rogers mstr Glade L H Sprague farmer Limestone L A Siggins farmer Glade C J Samuelson farmer Sugar Grove Samuel Storum farmer Glade Wm Thompson farmer Triumph C E White editor Tidioute Jay White merchant Corydon Byron Walton farmer Columbus W D Winton mechanic Glade
G. N. Patterson announces Anna Sill will join the millinery shop on April 1. The week features experienced buyers in New York Philadelphia Cleveland and Pittsburg selecting spring and Easter goods. The store is being enlarged with a new front and improved space inviting customers.
Persons wishing to purchase items including piano walnut bedroom set sewing machine carpets bedding marble tables mirror couch chairs and dishes should call on Anna L Trantum Columbus Pa between April 15 and 20. Terms cash.
At Warren Episcopal Church the schedule includes Holy Communion on April 10 and April 14 the liturgies and at 11 a m The Atonement The Judgment and The Liturgies are listed with times A feature in St Nicholas tells of Elsie Leslie Lytle the Little Lord Fauntleroy and includes photographs and Birch drawings The next appearance by She is on April 15.
The adjourned borough meeting approved summer sewer work on Second and Water streets and opposed streets, plus a Rock Glycerine transport rule with strict inspection and boreal fees. A Warren street railway proposal requests a flat tram rail, macro paving, 30 foot track spacing, poles, bridge toll and a five cent fare.
The E A U held its annual meeting in Columbus Pennsylvania. Eighty two new Unions formed in the past year across several states and Ontario Canada, with 688 Unions active as of December 31 1888. New officers include President Dr R N Seaver Vice President D R Watson Secretary W Ed Marsh Accountant Dr A P Burkhart Treasurer Elijah Cook and Medical Examiner H J Gamble.
An 1880s discussion argues fire brick paving on Water street offers a clean quiet, durable road. Wheeling and New Cumberland examples show long life with regular maintenance. The method uses compact earth, gravel, sand, edge bricks, rolling, coal tar pitch dressing, and costs about $1.25 to 95 cents per square yard plus pitch.
E T Hazerting contends drunkenness did not rise with the county liquor ban and notes sober ex-drinkers remain so. He argues continued abstinence benefits the community and urges extending the effort despite Temperance’s claim.
An advertising note asserts Buckingham's Dye colors hair evenly to brown or black, claiming all men with gray or shaded whiskers should know. It promises prescriptions carefully compounded and fresh drugs at Guo and Davis' drug store on Dave Street.
Local ad listing fresh onions lettuce and spinach plus an Arnica and Oil Liniment claim. Mentions N C Allen and B F Morris as presumably the sellers or distributors. The brief item combines a grocery pitch with a patent remedy claim.
April events include a talk at Stoneham on the afflicted church. W T Scheide and E B Grandin plan European travel next month. Dayton, NY suffered a major blaze opposite Erie depot. Lake Erie ice near Erie declines as boat service resumes Cleveland to Detroit. Jamestown to install electric streetlights at six dollars per lamp monthly. Interstate Commission permits Titusville refineries eighty cents per carload for damage claims. Jamestown fair doubtful due to unsuitable buildings and groundowners’ stance. John G Lonngren alleged embezzler with about three thousand dollars missing. Union School reopens with strong attendance and stable staff. Kinzua Valley Railroad chartered for fourteen miles from Riderville to Morrison. Oil king John McKean notable wealth and ongoing activity. Chautauqua lake region sees heavy construction including Kent House veranda expansion and multiple new cottages and hotels.
C. M. Crandall, manager of a toy factory in Waverly New York, is identified as the inventor of a popular game not Farmer Lyman. About fifteen other factories are producing the toy under patent pending. Crandall, long an inventor and maker of novelties, also created Crandall's building blocks once highly popular.
A woman near death from consumption found a drug advertisement on wrapping paper for Dr King s New Discovery. She used sample and then full bottles, gaining strength to 140 pounds. W H Cole, druggist in Fort Smith, invites stamps for fuller particulars and Morck Drug Store offers trial bottles.
The store below the Carver House presided over by A. Weiss boasts an overhaul and large stock of serviceable and fashionable clothing. Spring suits are available and boys' clothes are always on hand with savings offered.
Real estate transfers listed for Warren county with numerous parcels and sums from 1 to 2300 dollars. Notable deeds include Jacob Inman to Eugenia Logan for 300 dollars and John M Siegfried to Mary A Beck for 2000 dollars. Local names include Freehold Kinzua Clarendon Pine Grove Warren Shoals Edge. Toilet and Fancy Articles at Gro S Davis Dave Sporn.
Lapy in Oil City writes that Warren borough is lively and prosperous despite claims of economic ruin due to liquor license denials. Banks grow, new businesses open, a street railroad is planned, and housing demand rises as oil resumes. Critics call it wreckage. locals insist growth and high taxes support temperance aims.
An 19th century advertisement touts Dr Henry Baxters Mandrake Bitters as a remedy for dizziness, loss of appetite, and general illness. It promises noticeable improvement after a few doses and states every bottle is warranted to satisfy. Names N C Allen and B F Morris are listed.
Rost Johnson invites cash offers for rags free of rubbish papers and old rubber shoes and metals during the season. Items can be left at his room in Johnson's Exchange.
A piece arguing that passing the prohibitory amendment will not end liquor politics. It warns of Third party gains, Republican divisions, and possible higher taxes. It cites Jefferson Madison Seymour Tilden and Agnew while warning voters about cost to breweries, liquor licenses, and state finances.
Readable notes indicate a merchant promoting new spring goods with Latines priced at 8 to 35 cents. The item reads as a brief shop notice aimed at attracting customers to affordable offerings.
The discussion centers on fixing the June 18 deadline and avoiding side issues in the Prohibition amendment. Voters want clear estimates of costs before backing the measure, with some preferring price scales like diners. The mood combines urgency with prudence as campaigns press for concrete fiscal details.
County correspondence notes a successful sugar party at Grange hall and an amendment lecture by Guy Brown of Youngsville with a unanimous pro amendment vote. It mentions Lottsville building activity, Johnson and Kay purchasing the Bartlet lot for a store and residence, Gregg creamery planned to start by April 21, and a railroad survey visit by Geo Hamilton among local movers.
An advertisement argues nervousness is real and serious, caused by stomach weakness. It promotes Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a nerve tonic and tranquilizer, claiming digestion renewal restores strength, easing headaches tremors sleep disturbances and hypersensitivity. It also claims relief from dyspepsia biliousness rheumatism constipation and kidney complaints.
Corrected weekly figures list apples, butter, beans, cheese, eggs, hams, lard, onions, potatoes, shoulders, and pork per various measures. Also shows sugar, granulated sugar, yellow corn, tea Hyson, timothy seed, clover seed, and kerosene oil priced per unit. Names Warren dealers and unit prices across commodities.
A promotional piece lists Edinboro Normal School advantages including a quiet retired location, healthful community influences, low-cost excellent board, thorough instruction from experienced teachers, abundant apparatus, strong library facilities, attractive grounds, devoted associates, training in actual teaching, and a life certificate for graduates. It also notes the lasting fame of N. H. Downs and his cough remedy Elixir.
In Glade on April 4 Joseph Streich of Hickory Pa married Lizzie Balmer of Glade. In Jamestown on March 28 Henry Dentler of Warren Pa wed Maggie Gilmore of Warren County Pa. At the Thomas House Busti on March 31 Allen Kay of Youngsville Pa wed Emma Wiederhold of Youngsville Pa.
Obituaries record John O. Rollins of Glade Run aged 72 5 months 19 days died March 22 1889 of pneumonia. Susie Matilda Danz died April 3 1889 in Glade aged 14 5 months 22 days after long illness. Lester Wright of Wrightsville died April 3 1889 aged 84. He was an early merchant with Chauncy Messenger. funeral held April 5 conducted by Rev. Brady.
Peter Greenlund an Undertake and Embalmer of 214 Hickory Street Warren and Nelson Greenlund an Undertaker and Embalmer of 331 Exchange Rivers Warren Pa are named in the notice.
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