Governor Johnston welcomed at Warren Court House
Gov. Johnston arrived Tuesday morning and addressed a large crowd at 6 PM in Warren County Court House. He urged public support, defended his policy, praised the press, discussed debt reduction, the Sinking Fund, tariffs, and Union preservation, and emphasized the importance of next election for state finances and protection. The gathering praised his administration and vowed continued backing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. Johnston
Court House
L. D. Wetmore
W. A. Irvine
Messrs
Marshall Jones
J. B. Brown
J. L. Acocks
J. A. Alexander
B. F. Hopewell
Nathaniel Sil
Warren
Tie
Supreme Tribunal
Bigler
Musical Soiree at Court House by Crosby and wife
A musical evening to be held next Friday at seven by Mr. and Mrs. L. V. Crosby featuring new and original duets songs ballads and Irish tunes. Crosby, author of The Grave of Washington and Dearest Mae, will perform with his partner. Small bills advertise details and admission.
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Ste
Muste
L. V. IL. Crosby
Crosby
Washington
Mae
Traverse Jury Adjourned Court Opens August 25 1851
A list of jurors for Warren County includes Sylvester Averill Limestone Wm T Alcorn Deerfield John B Brown Sugar Grove Peter Burger Pine Grove Simon Brooks Sugar Grove Daniel D Bowers Sheffield Josiah Brown Spring Creek B F Curtis Columbus Geo L Chapel Warren borough William Durant Pine Grove Loren Dutton Spring Creek David Dalrymple Corydon Geo Ewers Pine Grove Wm English Kinzua Wn Fox Freehold James Fetterley Sugar Grove Benjamin Geer Conewango Wm Hale Pine Grove Geo Jaquay Freehold Geo H King Glade Mortimer H Lott Freehold Sk M Landis South West Franklin R Miller Sugar Grove John Mead Pittsfield John Matson Pine Grove Seth S McDonald Sugar Grove Zelotes Parmelee Warrenborough Julius Preston Pine Grove English Smeadley Sheffield Wm J Thomas Conensage Edwin Walton Columbus David Walton Columbus Geo Wheelock Freehold Wm II Wooster Corydon
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Pine Grove
English
Kinzua
Fox
Freehold
James Fetterley
Sugar Grove
Benjamin Geer
Conewangy
Wm. Hale
Geo. Jaquay
Geo
H. King
Glade
Mortimer H. Lott
Sk. M. Landis
South West
Franklin R. Miller
John Mead
Pittsfield
John Matson
Seth S. McDonald
Zelotes Parmelee
Warrenborough
Julius Preston
English Smeadley
Sheffield
Wm. J. Thomas
Conensage
Edwin Walton
Columbus
David Walton
Geo. Wheelock
Wm. II
Wooster
Corydon
Spring Creek
Adams Dutton
Darwin Green
John Hackney
Hosea Harman
Charles Hewlett
Mark Jones
Michael Kelly
Rufus P. King
Warren Borough
Robert Leonard
Conewango
T. S. Messner
James Mahon
Charles McGill
Henry McGee
Limestone
Joseph Marsh
Levett Pond
N. R. Rouse
Steelfire
Chauncey Smith
Youngsville
W. G. Sill
A. Tanner
Warren
Enos Whitney
Geo. Walton
Names of residents listed for Sept Court 1851
James Woodsides of Sugar Grove and many others are named as attendees or residents connected to the September 1851 court in multiple towns including Conewango Pittsfield Pine Grove Deerfield and Sugar Grove with several listed in Warrenborough Youngsville and Columbus.
Local notice of school term and jail escape in Warren county
A list of residents from Columbus and nearby towns is followed by a brief notice urging attendance at the next term of Warren Academy. It reports a jail break in the area attributed to John Felt and mentions a horse theft by the same man, with a call to catch him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Felt
Corning Dalrymple
Conewango
Fragmentary 16th century court article details
Extracts describe the queen in various articles noting her hands and attire. Other passages mention the queen’s speech difficulty and a line about her eating habits, drinking water and occasional spiced beverages, with no strong contemporary context.
Sinking Fund Credit Sparks Partisan Debate in 1849
The Locofoco press attacks Gov Shunk and Gov Johnston over the Sinking Fund claiming credit misattribution. They note the fund paid over half a million of state debt and originated with the 1849 Legislature. The Pittsburgh Gazette tables a counter-attack on free tickets for lawmakers and officials, calling out corruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Locofoco
Gov. Slam
Gov. Shunk
Commonwealth
Jesse Miller
Gov. Shank
Harrisburg
Gov. Johnston
Hlar. Am
Various Aug 1 items from different cities
Reports from Portriano Richmond Washington New York Boston Pittsburgh and other places noting liquor actions under new laws a Virginia convention call and railroad openings and progress. There are mentions of Jenny Lind marriage rumors and canal repairs on the Juniata with expected full operation by evening.
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Richmonn
Virginia
Washieton
Hempfield
Washington
Wm. A. Graham
North Carolina
U.S
Susquehanna
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William F. Johnston
Joan Stromm
Lancaster County
Supreme Court
William M. Meredith
Philadelphia
Richard Coulter
Westmoreland Co
Joshua W. Comley
Montour County
George Chambers
Franklin County
William Jessup
Susquehanna County
Whig State Central Committee
Ner Middleswarth
Wie
Warren County
Co. Com
Portage
Board of Revenue Commissioners
South Carolina
Pennsylvania
Sle
Lancaster
Congress
Union
Smethport
McKean County
Erie
Olean
Dunkirk
Meadville
Greenville
Mercer
Johnston
Enin
Board of ‘Trade
Sunbury and Erie Railroad Company
Sunbury and Erie Railroad
Gov. Johston
Franklin
Little Valley and Pittsburgh Railroad
Elk Co. Advocate
Friends of the Measure
Great Lakes
Dollar Newspaper
Echo
Syracuse House
Syracuse
Home Matters
Warren D' Me Society
Girard Grandin
Samuel Grandin
Tidioute
Jones’ Eddy
Warren Mail
Famin Cowan
Lottsville
James L. Lott
Temperance
J. L. Lott
W. Seeley
T. Bly
L. Homes
SS. Barton
T. Lott
Q. Wright
E. M. Lott
M.S. Briggs
N. D. Lott
B.H. Pike
Het
PD. Lott
M. A. Pike
EK. Shepard
C. Creecraft
L. P
F. James L. Lott
Newton Frazine
Joseph C. Gifford
Joan H. Fisk
Moses Ricker
Charles Lott
James Woodsides
Augustus Wetmore
Grand Jury
Harmon Sutliff
Foreman
Nathaniel Aldrich
Ransom Babcock
Brokenstraw
Job Clark
Oliver Cleland
Deerfield
Wm. Cummings
Harrison Colby
Laton L. Deming
Pardon D. Follett
Joseph Farmsworth
Cherry Grove
Spencer Johnson
Francis M. Kidder
A. H L. Lacy
Lord Bacon
Henry VII
Naples
The
Post
Pennsylvanian
Big
Portriano
Pitrspureu
Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroad
Brighton
New York
Jenny Lind
Signor Beletti
Clifton House
Niagara Falls
Boston
French
J. W. Andrews
Sagua
Fhankswure
Milk Creek
N. Y. Tribune
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