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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1885
Page
3
The town buzzes for the fair and Chautauqua as parade plans form for Aug. 25. Mellons, dry goods, and new church work fill the week with theatre, music, and social events. Officer changes, marriages, travels, and local visits pepper the ledger of residents and businesses in Warren.
Laura Dunham of Warren turned eighty on July 29 1885 in a family reunion at Water street home. Surrounded by children grandchildren and kin she had just recovered from a severe illness yet faced the inevitability of life’s end with quiet dignity and gratitude for a peaceful life.
At Struthers Library Building Trustees meeting held July 27 a resolution was adopted to record the omission of Judge G W Scofield from the contributor list. His substantial donation sent from Washington DC will be noted on subscription papers and in pamphlets, with the resolution and preamble entered in the minutes.
Hartfort Courant notes a Simon-pure one-ring show by Van Amburgh Reiche & Brother on Brown's lot drawing large crowds. The menagerie impresses with vivid equestrian feats trapeze horizon tal bar tumbling and clowns. Japanese balancing is highlighted. The sterling company will exhibit at Warren on Aug 28 with admission at twenty five cents.
An advertisement urges readers that buying boots and shoes offers savings. It promotes value through a broad sale message intended to attract shoppers seeking footwear bargains. The copy emphasizes cost benefits without listing specific brands or prices.
Worn drilling ropes are bought by junk dealers who clean them of oil and pulp them to produce the heavy paper used in flour sacks and wrapping paper. This recycling process extends the utility of drill ropes long after their oil extracting life ends.
Washington dispatch reports Frank Schlau decker of Erie named Revenue Collector for the 19th District, replacing J F Walther who is suspended. Erie Gazette notes GOP support and Democratic opposition, praising Schlau decker as a respected German citizen with Republican friends, and laments Walther’s departure while praising his courtesy and competence.
Henry Sutton of Clarendon, a driller for Collins and Thompson, was inspecting a well when a 15 foot agitator rod was hurled by a gas explosion. The rod struck his neck and pierced his body, exiting above the left hip. He died that evening.
Proprietors Johnson and Siegfried advertise Dr Henry Baxters Mandrake Bitters with the motto the greatest good to the greatest number. They sell a large bottle for 25 cents and warrant each bottle to satisfy or refund the money.
A crowded In Memoriam service at Library Hall followed a G A R veterans parade. Speakers included Col Jas O Parmlee Rev Rankin Judge Scofield Major James and Prof Miller as tributes honored the dead hero. The Eben N Ford Post thanked singers clergy and organizers, with several women and men assisting in music and arrangements.
The Warren Fair plans progress with flag pole relocation, premium lists distribution, and season ticket sales at Geo. P. Orr & Co. and Treasurer Ensworth. Floral Hall displays encouraged, carpentry for offices and stands underway, and a grand stand planned. A. W. Rumsey returns with thirteen Devons from multiple herds including Nellie from Ontario Experimental Farm, boosting expectations for the Warren Fair herd.
Henry W. Brown of Chattanooga Tennessee committed death by his own hand on Sunday night August 2 1885 at age about 53. A lifelong Warren area businessman his ventures included Kingsbury Brown Struthers Iron Works and coal and oil work before moving to Tennessee in 1884. After successive losses his mental state deteriorated and he swallowed belladonna then died near his home. His body was brought to Warren and buried at Oakland Cemetery with a large Clarendon attendance. He leaves a widow and two sons and had $5000 life insurance. He funeral was held at Mr A H McKelvy’s home.
At Camp Gallagher Lt Thomas Connelly led a Rifle Practice drill with a six man team from each of five regiments. The 16th Regiment won a brigade badge for scoring highest at 200 500 and 600 yards, with Sergeant Gunning of I Company Warren posting the top individual score. Gen Beaver praised overall camp results and announced plans to form a brigade team to defend the brigade trophy while noting anticipated changes in regiment staffing and leadership.
Wool prices in Chautauqua county range from 25 to 27 cents. The Greenback State Convention meets in Erie. An anti gossip club forms in Mercer. Heavy showers cause corn and oat damage countywide. Col J W Walker of Erie named special treasury agent to visit custom houses. Temperance camp at Lakewood starts Aug 12 for five days. Elijah Babbitt of Erie noted as oldest lawyer at 90, with Marshall at 85. C T Hepburn in frail health, plans summer in Corry. Kane Union local chapter organized in Youngsville with 63 applicants. The Commonwealth at Tionesta shifts from Greenback to Democratic stance. Northwestern Pa Odd Fellows plan picnic Aug 28 at Oakland Beach. Erie editor John R Hess jailed for libel. trial postponed. Titusville Mayor vetoes gas pipe ordinance. council overrides. C W Scofield buys 57 Quintuple oil wells, boosting his holdings. Gov Pattison inspects Erie marine hospital for veteran home. favorable report expected. Chautauqua Daily Herald reviewed. T L Flood leads, staff includes H H Moore, E K Creed, H M Burns, C W Thoburn. Point Chautauqua stockholders elect Henry P Kinnear, Henry C Fay, James Crate as Trustees. Jamestown Journal decries liquor licenses. calls for strong excise board. Niagara Falls reports 50 preachers on bicycles touring Canada. Grant visit to Chautauqua recalled, invitation sent by Rev Dr Flood ten years ago.
Warren County dispatch reports Baying finish and large leatherwork at Schoellkopf and McNair tanneries and a planned leather warehouse. Sunday services across several churches, a well-attended M E Sunday school, and street preaching. Community life includes a Swede Church festival, Opera House entertainments, and social visits while noting weather impacts on crops and local projects.
The Twelfth Annual Inter State Picnic under Patrons of Husbandry will open at Williams Grove in Cumberland county on Monday August 13 and run through Monday September 7. The note mentions other local items including enforcement of child labor laws in the anthracite region, a large discharge of boys, a critique about signature contracts, a Lancaster storm incident with a horse losing three shoes, and Harrisburg preparing for a September centennial celebration.
Jamestown men push for a Dunkirk Alleghany Valley and Pittsburg Railway link to the village. A three mile extension from the junction would require raising twenty thousand dollars. A new Chautauqua Lake railroad company, capitalized at five hundred thousand dollars, plans routes with surveys by chief engineer Geo C Hamilton of Warren. Potential connection may join with the Warren Sugar Grove and Westfield line.
Mamie chides Sadie for her dark hair while Sadie explains she is in mourning for her papa and not wearing light shades. The exchange appears in the Chicago Rambler.
Niagara’s islands opened free to the public flood the famed spot once more. Thousands who had avoided the park when tolls rose now linger in the cool shade of the islets. The move toward free access seems to revive the resort’s popularity, according to the Niagara Gazette.
Bell Bros announces a limited sale on all wool blankets consigned from bankrupt stock. Four lots priced from 3.65 to 5.75 with contrast to market values, plus August blanket and dress goods reductions. New oriental laces, borders, and carpets arrive as mottoes promise never to be undersold.
The first sale of butter at the Creamery last Saturday moved 2,700 pounds at 194 cents, a good price for the season. The M. E. Church ladies plan a parsonage project and hosted a New England Supper at Garcelon's Hall. Heavy rain harms oats and buckwheat. local building activity includes a rental cottage by William Baker and a horse barn nearing completion by Doc Gilson. The Garcelon farm at the Station is praised as a model of good farming. News notes mention the death of Gen. Grant.
Local items report oil demand stimulating producers and civic events like Grant memorial in Warren. White & Co. closed for the afternoon. Mrs. White and daughter ill but improving with Dr. Pierce care. Mrs. Coe visits from New Haven. Capt. Coe active in G A R.
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