Arbor Day Plans and Five Year Pastor Note Warren PA 1896
Arbor Day activities are planned for Friday April 24 in Warren public schools. Rev J W Smith marks five years as Warren Presbyterian pastor with a report detailing church contributions across missions education and erection efforts totaling 27425 72. Oakland Cemetery Association reports solid finances with 3450 51 in assets and continued leadership for another year.
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Warren’s
J. W. Smith
Warren Presbyterian Church
Market Street
Local residents travel and community notices in Warren
Mans J. P. Halt and M. Waters with Henry Hall returned from Florida. J. P. Jefferson and wife visited Virginia. Mrs. John Shutt of Conewango is dangerously ill. Dr. Hitt to hold eye and ear clinic at Struthers Hotel on Friday April 17. Presbytery meeting in Corry. Leonard Coss named Messenger at Warren Savings Bank. Miss Minnie Yates ill with typhoid in Corry. nursing in Cleveland. Trinity Guild Musicale enjoyed by attendees at Van Doorn residence. Joseph Hand active in Warren grape region. fifty one Market street deaths in eleven years. Continuous local notices of movements and appointments.
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J. P. Jefferson
Virginia
M. Waters
Henry Hall
Florida
John Shutt
Conenango
Warren
S. A. Wetmore
Brook
Hitt
Struthers Hotel
J. W. Smith
Thomas
Corry
Jacop Northrop
J. L. M. Clark
Electric Light Co
A. Clark
Glade
Leonard Coss
Warren Savings Bank
Fred Dinsmoor
LaThrop Brown
New York
Corner High
Poplar Streets
Harry Pickett
New York City
Struthers Iron Works
W. K. Jacobs
Sheffield
South Penn Oil Co
G. W. Sill & Co
West Virginia
P. A. Gilbert
Barclay
J. W. Putnam
Buffalo
Warren County Medical Society
State Hospital
George Arnold
Ackley
Falconers
Minnie Yates
Messrs
George and
Will Yates
Cleveland
C. KE. Watson
Nice
May Bartlett Smith
Josephine Smith
California
Trinity Guild
R. F. van Doorn
Norton
Cutting
Vandergrift
Joseph Hand
Hand
Columbus
Ohio
Market Street
C. E. Hapaoop
Erie
Masonic Lodge
Royal Arcanum
North Warren
Conewango Avenue
Borough special meeting reviews vault, franchise and street work
At a special meeting on April 13 1896 council discussed vault construction costs for the public building and expansion of the Council chamber. The street railway franchise faced changes including free response travel for officials and new ticket terms. Bridge rules and oversight were set with funding and speed limits. Printed copies and final passage planned for May. Also noted are hat and seed potato advertisements and local shoe shop claim of long experience.
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Ciry Fathers
J. K. Simpson
Western Union
Peirce
Warren
Tidioute
O’neil
Fifth Street Bridge
Boyle sets world record in rapid typesetting feat
Will F. Boyle, son of Oil City Derrick editor P. C. Boyle, set a record by composing 75,500 cms of non pareils in 7.34 hours, at 162 cms per minute, claiming he can do better next time and contrasting old hand setting with lineotype speed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oil City
F. Boyle
P. C. Boyle
Ben Franklin
Fifty Years Old Pennsylvani a Railroad Founding Celebration
Philadelphia marked thePennsylvania Railroad Company's fiftieth anniversary with an April 13 reception in the President's room attended by about 800 finance, railroad, political and professional leaders. A luncheon preceded a 3 PM public meeting at the Academy of Music with President Roberts delivering the opening address and oratory by Joseph H. Choate of Newark.
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Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Philadelphia
The
Academy of Music
Roberts
Joseph H. Choate
Newark
Siggins Leaves Mercantile Trade After Long Run
John Siggins ends his dry goods business after 1864 and rents the store to the Kinnear brothers who plan to open with new stock next month. He retires to focus on other interests. The Tidioute Fire Department elected a new board headed by F. C. Morrison as president and W. H. Turner as chief.
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Tidicute News
John Siggins
Kinnear Boys
Siggins
Tidioute Fire Department
Tragedy Strikes North Warren as Daly House Burns
The house and contents of John Daly near the railroad station at North Warren burned last Tuesday around 3 pm. The family were away and neighbors could not save belongings. Mr Lafferty’s nearby house was saved. Loss about $1000 with some insurance.
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John Daly
North Warren
Local Notices From Two Counties And Towns
A collage of short items from Warren Youngsville Bear Lake and surrounding areas. Highlights include theater and shopping notes at Corydon and Tionesta, a new Pine Valley job, local fishing reports, the D A V and P pay day, a May rifle practice period, a Warren house fire with $800 loss, and the formation of Forest County National Bank with May opening. Arrests of Shutt assailants by White and Wilbur noted with impending trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Corydon
Kertcher
W.D. KinNgak
Pittsburg
Bear Lake
Pennsylvania
State Board of Health
Williamsport
N.G. P
John Dunlap
Tidioute Road
Forest County National Bank
Tionesta
A. W. Cook
Wm. Smearbaugh
A.B. Kelley
R. J. White
Sugar Grove Seminary
Aaron Wilbur
Jamestown
N. Y
Adam Shutt
Harry Staley
Stuart Frank
Warren County Liquor License Grants Reported by Local Courts
Licenses were considered over three court days in Warren County with most applications approved. Grants include numerous retail and wholesale licenses across Warren Borough, Tidio ute Borough, Youngville Borough, Clarendon, Bear Lake, and other townships, while several from Spring Creek, Lottsville, and Corbin’s N Clarendon were denied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren County
Lottsville
Spring Creek
Bear Lake
Warren
Saunders
Corbin
Nclarendon
Warren Borough
John Schmutz
John M. Bauman
Exchange Hotel
George H. Leonhart
Hotel Struthers
John Baldensperger
C. W. King-Kelley
Carver House
Laurence Gleason
Revere House
Wm. Moran
James E. Madden
Warren Cafe
Michael Schwing
E. M. Schwing
John H. Gray
Jacob Stricker
M. Mead
Emil Meyer
Tidioute
M. J. Ryan
Ryan
W. D. Bucklin
National House
Newton N. Hanchett
Hanchett House
Youngsville
Frank Walden
Fairmount House
R. A. Siggins
Eagle Hotel
Clarendon
Max Koch
C. C. Campbell
Central House
R. S. Sweet
Keystone Hotel
Prenee Reinsburrow
Henry House
Columbus Borough
H. L. Gordon
Columbus House
Bear Lake Borough
James N. Hawkins
Francis L. Hawkins
Lake House
Warren County Republican Convention Nominates Local Tickets
Nominations for Congress C W Stone Assembly E W Parshall Associate Judge Z T Weaver County Commissioners W J Mead and J F Rounce Register and Recorder William McCray District Attorney C A Peterson County Auditors Ed R Allen and W J Martin Jury Commissioner G A Clark District Delegate hnm County Delegates W P Nutting H W Neily. The meeting at the Warren courthouse April 13 elected H L Wilcox as Chairman and closed with ballots showing first ballot nominations except Rounce later on the fourth ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
C. W. Stone
Assembly
E. W. Parshall
Z. T. Weaver
W. J. Mead
J. F. Rounce
Register and Recorder
William McCray
C. A. Peterson
Ed. R. Allen
W. J. Martin
G. A. Clark
Hnm
W. P. Nutting
H. W. Neily
Warren County
Court House
Warren
Parshall
H. L. Wilcox
Bear Lake
Glenn Wright
Freehold
C. P. Bucklin
Tidioute
A. F. Crossman
N. Clarendon
John Fuellhart
C. S. Beck
P. G. Wheeler
Charles Barnhart
Youngsville
C. H. Kay
Sugar Grove
A. D. Frank
Columbus
H. L. Gordon
Clarendon
Brokenstraw
F. Olson
J. N. Thompson
Conewango
F. E. Lincoln
E. D. Stewart
Alfred Lindquist
Corydon
J. J. Sherman
Cherry Grove
John Sorrenson
Deerfield
Mark Devore
Elk—Charles Forsburg
Eldred
F. H. Hand
Farmington
H. C. Preston
Glade
Spring Creek
J. H. Schwartz
W. R. Eastman
Sheffield
Wm. Bailey
H. B. Blanding
South West
W. P. Allison
Triumph
W. G. Sampson
Watson
Wm. Cameron
Wm. McKinley
Ohio
United States
St. Louis
M.S. Quay
U.S. Senate
M. S. Quay
Deltes
William McKinley
S. A. Davenport
Erie County
C. I. Beck
A. C. Joy
S. R. Brown
Rounce
Myers
J. H. Schofield
Spring Fever and Fashion in Town
A humorous local column muses on spring's deceptive qualities and the season’s youth. It notes spring suitings from Jacob Keller the Tailor as stylish, and provides a Dafoe style remedy for spring fever in the feet with hot baths and tonics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Keller
Erie announces reduced rail rates to national conventions
The Erie railroad will offer greatly reduced fares to the Prohibition National Convention in Pittsburg in May, the Republican National Convention in St Louis in June, and the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in July. Details and exact dates are available from Erie ticket agents or H Garfield Jamestown NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie Railroad
Pittsburg
St.uis
Chicago
Erie
H. Garfield
Jamestown
N.Y
Boston Roasted Coffees Sold By Warren Dealers
Sta Foam Flour Dwinnell Wright and Company offer two of the best things in Warren. Available only as BeReme and Hann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwinnell, Wright & Co
Boston
Warren
Ss. BeReme & Hann
Community Moves And Local Notes From Sheffield
John Finearn and family plan to settle in Sullivan County New York on a farm they purchased. Mrs C Weber and part of her family head to North Carolina for the summer with others to follow later. Republican primaries produced a record turnout and surprising results. A. P. Jones buys a horse after tiring of trains. Henry Williams of Penn Tanning Co had his leg amputated after an injury. he is recovering. Will Wood enters Kane grocery trade. justice Joe Pratt convalesces in Buffalo. Sheffield purports to lead in bicycle sales for its size with many new bikes weekly.
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Sheffield
John Finearn
Sullivan County
New York
A. P. Jones
C. Weber
North Carolina
Laseal
Erie
Martin Dolan
Tan Street
George Horton
Harry
Florida
Byron
Flave Smith
Corry
Enry Williams
Penn Tanning Co
Kane
Will Wood
Will
Buffalo
Joe Pratt
Dr. Gass
Local notes from April 12 in Corry area
Mrs E J Wright spends weeks in Corry with Prof and Mrs C L wg Olive Wright returns from Corry Marian Wright visits grandparents Laverne Price and mother move to Fred Sliter’s house Swedes buy Frank Hagle house for parsonage minister from Maine hired Walter Gater improving from illness P L Wright starts onion bed Miss Hattie Higgins returns from Wilcox England to send nephew arrival expected from England Liverpool sailing Easter services held by Rev Hopkins Frogs give first concert series Fred and Archie return home for Easter
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Wright
Corry
C. L
Olive Wright
Marian Wright
Laverne Price
Fred Sliter
North Main Street
Frank Hagle
Maine
Walter Gater
P. L. Wright
Hattie Higgins
Wilcox
George
Thomas Yeates
England
Liverpool
A.tuttle
Youngsville
Thos. Haliday
Frogs
Fred
Archie
Gladerun Institute Opens with Program of Talks and Recitations
Opened Saturday morning April 4 with Prof. T. L. Hampson in charge. Morning program included singing devotional exercises paper by Nellie K. Rounce and discussions on prompt attendance. Afternoon featured talks on army movements and teaching methods, recitations, and schoolroom manners. Weather reduced morning attendance but afternoon turnout improved enthusiasm.
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Institute
Gladerun
T. L. Hampson
L. J. Holmes
Nellie K. Rounce
Bertha Smith
Holmes
Supt. Putnam
Pollard
Madge Kelley
J.R. Mitchell
School Board
Chas. Jameson
C. C. Eaton
R. L. Armstrong
Parepa Coppenhoeffer
Chas. Wimmersburger
I. L. Smith
Olive Taylor
Mary C. King
Meeting to select County Superintendent in Warren Pa
Notice under the 43d section calls Warren County directors to convene at the court house in Warren on the first Tuesday in May 1896 at 2 PM. They shall choose by viva voce vote one person with literary scientific acquirements and teaching skill for a three year term and certify the result to the State Superintendent in Harrisburg. M. Putnam, County Superintendent, Warren Co. March 23, 1896.
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Court House
Warren
Harrisburg
M. Putnam
Warren Co. Warren, Pa
Four pairs of draft horses for sale this winter
Four pairs of extra good draft horses aged four to eight are offered in good condition. Weighs range from 2200 to 2800 pounds. Well matched teams trained through winter and ready for work. Priced from 200 to 350 dollars per pair. Buyers urged to come soon for bargains. cr band.
Gardiner and Chapman wed in Bear Lake
In Bear Lake Pennsylvania on April 8 a ceremony at the bride’s home united John H. Gardiner and Hettie Chapman both of Bear Lake in marriage officiated by Rev A S M Hopkins The Mail extends best wishes to the couple on their new departure and hopes for many happy journeys together.
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Gardiner—Chapman
Bear Lake
A.S.M. Hopkins
John H. Gardiner
Hettie Chapman
Gardiner
Humor and medical cures in a late 19th century exchange
The text contains snippets of social dialogue and advertisements from a 1890s page. It references husbands and wives, landladies, and a minister, then promotes Chamberlain’s Colic Diarrhoea Remedy and Ayers Sarsaparilla as popular remedies. It notes rates for medicines and sellers in Warren Corydon and related towns.
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Jones
Brown
Snaggs
Craggs
Chamberlain
Morris & Mullen
Warren
P. B. Canfield
Corydon
F. M. Martin
Long Beach
West Va
Morris & Mullen, Warren
Funeral of J D Young Held by Warren Odd Fellows
Mr J D Young aged 62 died in North Warren. Funeral held last Tuesday afternoon with Warren Odd Fellows in charge, burial in Oakland cemetery.
Tribute to Mrs Weatherby at Warren church in Blair Neb
A heartfelt tribute recalls Mrs Weatherby as a generous Christian leader in Blair Neb. For over thirty years she fostered hospitality and mission work, supporting local and foreign efforts with untiring industry and self denial. Her steadfast faith, charitable acts, and steadfast service are praised as she rests in Jesus with a hopeful note for the Warren church’s renewal.
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Mrs. Weatherby
Woman’s Missionary Society
Jesus
General Practitioner Office Ad at Sill Building
Advertisement for a general practitioner located in the Sill building at Third and Liberty streets. Specializes in diseases of women nervous disorders and stomach troubles with office hours 10 to 12 a.m. and 2 to 4 P.M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sill Building
Third
Liberty Streets
Penfield Carpet Cleaning hires new manager on the Island
E. W. Sealey becomes manager of the Penfield Carpet Cleaning Works in Warren Pennsylvania. He will take up carpets clean them and re lay them in good repair. Leave orders at A. A. Davis Co Second street Warren Steam Laundry Royal street Rogers block and J B Bayer Water street for prompt attention.
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E. W. Sealey
Penfield Carpet Cleaning
Warren
A. A. Davis Co
Second Street
Warren Steam Laundry
Royal Street
Riwa & Stevens
Rogers Block
Bayer
Water Street
Shore Places
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Warren Mail
Warren, PA
Home Matters
Allegheny
New Presbyterian Church
Wheeler
Home Missions
General Assembly
Oakland Cemetery Association
Odd Fellows’ Hall
C. C. Thompson
J. K. Ronne
S. H. Davis
A. Hertzel
Mans
J. P. Halt
Keatcher’ Ss
J. W. Agrelius
Youngsville, Pa
James Rockey
Everett
Clark
Wa. H. Zuern
Central Shoe Store
Conewango Bridge
Casemere Scott
C. H. Hunter & Son’s
General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Kertcher’s
J. D. Young
Warren of Odd Fellows
Clarendon Lodge
Maccabees
Busy Reader
Chas. J. Leno
Arcade Hotel
Irvine
Augustin Guertin
Windsor House
Irvineton
Corydon Township
James A. Griffin
Corydon House
Loase
Sugar Run
James A. Dalrymple
Dalrymple House
Eldred Township
Robert Bureh
Grand Valley Hotel
Glade Township
Jacob Baldensperger
C. H. Horner
Allegheny House
Kinzua
M. E. Krimbill
Wings Hotel
Elijah Groat
St. Charles
Albert Hare
Maple Shade
Pittsfield Township
William Clancy
Jene House
Garland N. L. Acocks
Pittsfield
Gilbert E. Gerow
Hathaway
Garland
Pine Grove
Roy Roy C. Adams
Adams
Russe E. Dean
Lane House
Russell
Sheffield Townshane
Shawhoe
JY .Weidert
Tree Shriner
Sheffield House
Sugar Grove Township
Agendi Ae
W.ebse
Spencer House
Enterprise
Samuel Saunders
Glade House
Demorest’s
Wm. H. Zuern
Springfield
Worcester
Patel
Warren Mitts Co
Cai
Laigi
A. A. Davis & CO
Wrightsville
C. W. Nichols
Spring Creek, Pa
Warner Corsets
Ferris Waists
P. D. Corsets
Water St
Crimsonbeak
Ayer
Mrs. Cawker
Mr. Cawker
Belle
Hall
Silkelines
Dimity
C. H. Hunter & Son
Cash Bargain Dry Goods Store
Second St
N. K. Wendelboe
Furni
Ture
Greenland
Blair, Neb
M.G.L.P
DR. L. Sayles
CUBE
Noyes Drug Store
Nickel Plate Road
Liberty Street
O. Slater & CO
Morgan Spading
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