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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1886
Page
3
Committees push a two night carnival on the 29th and 30th with a grand march on false floor, tableaux, music, and home talent stage acts. Library booths will feature characters from Shakespeare Dickens and Stowe. Executive meeting set for Tuesday at Library rooms.
An advertisement announces F. R. Nelson has opened an upholstery and piano finishing establishment on Water Street opposite the Diamond Block serving Warren and nearby towns. Services include carpet laying, complete furniture stock, low prices, and a general invitation to visit.The notice also promotes materials for artists and a decorative oil named Ruby Light sold at the Diamond Block store.
A freight train on the D A W P railroad derailed by a landslide near Wheeler's crossing and Norton's station, causing eight oil tanks and a lumber car to ignite. Conductor Jack McDermot, Engineer Frank Kimball, Fireman George Batchelder, and brakemen Jack Wade and Peter Mitzer survived with injuries minimal. Passage rerouted by wagon delayed trains as crews cleared wreckage.
Oil City will see very cheap gas after May 1 due to a war between two firms. Standard rates run 50 to 75 cents monthly by meter size, while rival firms charge 1.25 to 1.50. Franklin pays 1.50 for cook stoves. Meadville public view is divided as Delamater charges 50 cents monthly with house piping free. The Journal notes Dick Company may offer garden and crop aid and tax help for gas customers.
Journal recounts sixteen transients lingering in Warren over Sunday, seizing thirty pairs of gent’s shoes stored in the lock-up. The piece mocks Warren as a tramp paradise while noting the rough arrivals from Jamestown and a harsh prior week.
The reliable Piano Tuner and Manufacturer is in town. Leave your order at C. P. Northrop's Shoe Store, No. 313, Second street. All work is warranted to give full satisfaction. Lorenz Marr.
The store of Peter Greenlund offers a broad range of first class furniture including foot-stools and elegant parlor suites, showcasing quality pieces for home decorating.
Theodore Messner showcases a selection of presents he is giving away. The event highlights attractive items and generous gifting to attract participants and attention.
The Marsh versus Stewart trial continues for damages connected to an alleged improper setting of Mrs. Marsh hip joint causing permanent limp. Medical testimony debates treatment methods while physicians from Warren and surrounding towns testify. Verdict in Harris versus Wolf reached last week. closing arguments expected tomorrow and jury deliberations Thursday.
A roster of residents including Columbus, Conewango, Sugar Grove, Warren, Spring Creek, and surrounding areas. Names span occupations from farmer and laborer to clerk, carpenter, mason, and shopkeeper, with villages like Columbus boro and Pine Grove represented.
County items note Grand Valley growth and ongoing oil activity. Drilling resumes on the Russell well, extending depth to 2,525 feet. Injury to David Mahan from an angry bull is non fatal. Pigeons nest near Spring Creek as hunters gather fledglings. Gas pipe construction proceeds along the P and E road with local officials managing right of way. Frank W Fletcher joins Sugar Grove News with his father J Warren Fletcher.
Prof. S. F. Hoge of Waynesburg and Miss Lydia Evans of Tidioute were married Tuesday evening April 6 1886 at the Presbyterian Church. Rev. W. F. Wood of Oil City officiated. The bride, noted as a popular local figure, and the groom, former Tidioute principal now president of Defiance College, received many gifts and a joyous reception.
AROUND THE STATE reads of the Bucktails led by Gen Tom Kane Charles Biddle and Roy Stone tracing to Dr Kane idea during Arctic ventures. It notes state debt figures current and offset by bonds and sinking fund and mentions prohibition loosening in Butler drug stores and a coffee house in Sharon. It also mentions Knights of the Golden Eagle lodges formation, hemlock bark trade in Clearfield, license applications in Berks and New Castle’s impending electric lighting.
A young entrepreneur named Munn opened a small commercial school in Warren six months ago. The firm expanded to the Hoffman building with 16 830 square feet, now “Munn & Irwin's Commercial College” with 120 scholars and seven teachers. Courses include stenography type writing telegraphy bookkeeping law arithmetic business correspondence German Latin Greek geometry philosophy rhetoric and a planned normal department for future teachers. A three month vacation term will offer extended study and a new piano and furniture complete the upgrades.
A condensed summary notes the first Monday of April start for the new tax regime. It establishes elected Collectors of taxes in each borough and township, requiring sworn bonds, tax books, and posted notices. Penalties and incentives set for late payments and early rebates, with defined local collection hours and fees.
A local vendor advertises ventilated rubber boots as the best in the world for sale at the Cash Shoe store of C. P. Norrarop. The seller claims lower rent enables cheaper prices than competitors. The note also mentions Wm Spinner the Hardware man at No. 234.
The store is described as headquarters for early vegetables and fruit with daily goods including lettuce and onions just received.
Classified notice offering a first class No. 2 Remington typewriter nearly new for sale. Call or address Mart office for details.
The undersigned announces special sale days on goods shop worn or new of the latest styles. Prices will vary from cost downward at the sign of the Golden Horse Shoe. C. Smira. Peckham Plows are advertised as the best in the world, sold at Spinner's, No. 234, Diamond ock.
A.A. Davis promotes the Oneida Market as the ne plus ultra of markets with a spring sale on baby carriages and a noted sugar price reduction attributed to Theodore Messner.
A testimonial from Charlotte Parker of Waverly New York says twenty years of head and throat catarrh were cured by a few applications of Ely's Cream Balm after one bottle. Another brief claim notes rheumatism relief from Arnica and Oil Liniment attributed to A W Morck.
Neighborhood notes report a Kane brick structure planned by James McDade and a new town named Preston west of Kane. County surveyor Wheelock maps lots, while Kane builds and a gold find at Kane is claimed at 150 feet. Also noted are a fatal self-inflicted death near Kane, flooding risk for rafting, and local business ads.
Bell Bros. delays opening to next week but offers a large week long sale. Carpets, table lining, birdseye diaper, Albatross Cloths, black cashmeres, brocaded plushes, and cottons arrive daily with new items each day. Bet. Bros., 342 Front St., Warren, Pa.
Dr. F S Goodman and Co advertise the Infallible Cleaning Compound said to remove grease paint and all stains from cloth silk and fabrics without harming delicate materials. Just dampen a sponge rub the spot and it cuts instantly restoring pristine cleanliness. Also promoting the Champion Force Pump at 234 Diamond Block Wo Spinner's store.
Physicians endorse Compound Oxygen as a near perfect remedy and lab offers Oxygen administration. Claims include relief and cures for consumption neuralgia bronchitis rheumatism asthma scrofula dyspepsia catarrh nervous exhaustion hay fever chronic sore throat paralysis female complaints kidney diseases and other chronic diseases. Free trial treatment offered by J. A. Morrison Room 331 Exchange Block.
Advertisement notes that dizziness poor appetite and general malaise improve after taking Dr Henry Baxter's Mandrake Bitters with every bottle warranted to give satisfaction. The piece also promotes William Spinner's hardware and mason supplies at No 234 Diamond Block Warren as the cheapest source.
The Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church held its annual meeting. Officers re-elected for two years were President Mrs. Wetmore, Vice President Mrs. Lacy, Secretary Mrs. Miller, and Treasurer Mrs. Pickett. The year ending March 1886 marked the 12th anniversary with strong attendance, a new constitution, district visitation, and creation of Mission Bands for children. The group raised funds, packed boxes for missions, and worked on home and abroad projects including India, Africa, South America, Siam, Japan, and local efforts. The report highlights gifts, 70 members, and total activity valued at $1,584 with $560 in boxes and packages. The note ends with a call to continued prayer and stewardship.
Mrs Martha J Lanning wife of George A Lanning of North Warren Pa died at home March 19 1886 born January 3 1847 in Farmington Warren Co Pa married July 4 1867 she leaves husband six children and many relatives and friends three children predeceased her community sorrow and floral tributes noted with prayers and verses from North Warren ladies.
Time for critical eye operations urges residents to consider cataract and other serious eye procedures before the hot summer period. Dr. Sadler at 804 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa., provides an illustrated pamphlet and references free with terms tailored to each case.
George Ball offers to donate a good suit of clothes to any boy in need through the society with an order from the group. A 60 year old man recalls his mother giving Downs' Elixir for coughs and colds in boyhood. Amber flour priced at 1.25 a sack at Texo MESSNER'S.
In Windsor Ontario on April 7 1886 George B Lowry of Fergus Falls Minnesota wed Hettie Chamberlin of Windsor in Windsor. In Tidioute Pennsylvania on April 6 1886 Prof S F Hoge of Edinboro wed Lydia L Evans of Tidioute at the Presbyterian church.
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