Democratic County Convention delegates pick slate and speeches
The Northumberland county gathering nominates L T Parmlee for Assembly, R P King for Prothonotary, Kt K Russell for Register and Recorder, and elects H L Church as Treasurer. Stephen Littlefield and Stephen Olney Jr are chosen Commissioner and Auditor with other delegates named. Curtis receives muted coverage as the party outlines resolutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. V. Kinnear
M. N. Powell
F. Bates
L. T. Parmlee
Assembly
Parmlee
Nebraska
Mr. Parmlee
R. P. King
King
K. Russél
Register and Recorder
Kim
H. L. Church
Jerome B. Carver
John M. Olney
Mr. Carver
Church
Carver
Jeg
Olney
Stephen Littlefield
Stephen Olney, Jr
Orris Hall
Boon Mead
T. D. Edwards
Urtis
Baltimore
Curtis
Watt
Warren Whig electors meet to choose delegates
The Whig electors of Warren borough are asked to convene at Wetmore & Spencer on Monday evening the 21st to select two delegates for the Whig Convention on the 26th. By order of the Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Wetmore & Spencer
Treaty outlines Rio Grande boundary and Gulf navigation
The late treaty with Mexico secures a boundary running up the Rio Grande to the 31 47 parallel then west for 100 miles to 31 20 and along the Colorado to its junction with the Gila then up the Colorado to the present line. US gains free navigation of the Gulf of California and the Colorado. It also settles the Tehuantepec road issue as a free route under Col Sloo grant. Damages to the Garays may arise, prompting new arrangements with Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Santa Anna
Sams
Rio Grande
Colorado River
Gila
Colorado
United States
Gulf of California
Col
Sloo
Congress
North
Confederacy
Texas
New Mexico
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Minesota
Indian Territory
Oregon
Washington Territory
National Treasury
Pierce
Spain
Cuba
Hayti
Sandwich Islands
South
Jefferson
Adams
Jackson
New Orleans Deaths Reach 159 in Week with Cholera and Yellow Fever
During the week ending July 23d New Orleans recorded 159 deaths, 13 from cholera and three from yellow fever. Citywide yellow fever deaths to the 23d totaled 11, with 129 deaths the prior week and 191 the week before. Also notes a San Juan disaster damage estimated at 1,000,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
San Juan
Democratic Convention in Warren County 1854
A Warren County diary-like report describes a August 12 1854 Anti-Nebraska Democratic meeting at the Court House with resolutions opposing the Nebraska bill and urging Republican alignment. It notes Chicago growth and political tensions, praising the March anti Nebraska demonstrations and criticizing the recent convention as slave-power aligned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Arnold Douglas
Washington
Harrisburg
Curtis
Warren County
D. M
Sugar Grove
Curious claim on Soton Boruano at San Juan
A report claims Soton Boruano organized a US honor guard at San Juan, funded by about $1000 drawn on the government, though the draft remains unpaid. The Niagara Falls Iris reports a slave escaped to Canada aboard a Niagara Falls ferry, pursued by the master on the same train, but the fugitive crossed into Canada unhindered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soton Boruano
San Juan
United States
Niagara Falls
Canada Side
Niagara
Cleveland
Subpena in Divorce for Darien Bennett in 1854 case
In the March term 1854 Lypta Ann Beggert libellant by Arnold Stephens vs Darien Bennett respondent a subpoena and alias subpoena were issued and returned non est inventus requiring Daniel Bennett to appear before the Warren Court of Common Pleas on the first Monday of September next to answer Lydia Ann Bennett’s petition for divorce and show cause why she should not be divorced. Sheriff Jas. Foreman signed and sealed the notice dated June 28 1854.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lypta Ann Beggert
Arnold Stephens
Libellant
Darien Bennett
Daniel Bennett
Warren
Court of Common Pleas
Lydia Ann Bennett
Jas. Foreman
Warren County
Court House
Pine Grove
County of
Pennsylvania
Edson Putnam
William Thompson Jr
Comfort Knapp
Hiram Knapp
South-E
Arial List for September Term 1954
Listing of civil actions for September Term 1954 including Headly Libt Headly Res Williams Myers et al Hook Davis Irvine Miles Dunn Snyder Howe Hartson H & H G Mair Abbey Dewey Sanderson Clemons Dalrymple Mead Barber Geer Wilson Conroe Carnahan Langs Groves Tanner Morrison M Kinney Mead Orr Turner Watterman Rogers Wilson Dunn Ball Morris Parker Martin Masiker Brown Taylor Roy Groves Hook Chase Eddy Owen Hook Nesmith Cobham Hook MaGee Middlton Bowers Bartlet McGill Van Tassel Watson Preston Dunn Dougherty Sugart Kinnear et al Rufus P King Pro.
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Williams
Myers
Hook
Davis
Irvine
Miles
Dunn
Snyder
Howe
Hartson
H. G. Mair
Abbey
Dewey
Sanderson
Clemons
Dalrymple
Mead
Barber
Geer
Wilson
Conroe
Carnahan
Langs & Groves
Tanner
Morrison
M’kinney
Orr
Turner
Watterman
Rogers
Ball
Morris
Parker
Martin
Masiker
Brown
Taylor
Roy
Groves
Chase
Eddy
Owen
Curtis
Nesmith
Cobham
MaGee
Middlton
Bowers
Bartlet
McGill
van Tassel
Watson
Preston
Dougherty
Sugart
Kinnear
Rufus P. King
Free Democratic Convention at Warren Court House
The Free Democrats met in Warren on August 11 at the Court House with A S Pratt presiding and J S Lott as Secretary. They appointed a five member committee to invite county friends to a mass convention on the 25th to nominate candidates, and urged unity beyond party labels. The proceedings were ordered published in county papers. The column also mentions Holloway's Pills and Ointment claiming cures and notes a pistol shooter John Travis returning to town, with local quips from Spirit of The Times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.P. Jones
Free Democratic State Central Committee
Free Democratic
Harrisburgh
Free Democratic Party
Tioga County
Free Democracy
Nebraska
Court House
Congess
National Republican
Warren
Pennsylvania
Missouri
Union
Commonwealth
Congress
Kansas
C. B. Curtis
A. Tanner
Com. Warren
A. S. Pratt
J. S. Lott
John Sailor
Friends of Freedom
D. Lott
I. A. Moore
Starling Waters
M. Merrill
Joan Travis
Louisiana
John
Astor House
Boquet
Islip
Thurber
V. Y. Spirit of the Times
Weaver Named Independent Candidate for County Treasurer
Notice lists J W Weaver as an independent candidate for County Treasurer. An accompanying message from D M Williams announces a remodeled store in Warren with a new stock aimed at ladies and cash-only terms, inviting readers to circulate the notice and shop west of New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Weaver
Messrs
Roerrng
New York City
D. M. Williams
Warren
Marriages in three towns across Elk county
In Carroll on August 16 Rev J H Whallon united William Mahan of Farmington Pa and Mary Ann Thayer of Carroll. In Ridgway on August 10 Rev H A Patterson joined Jerome Powell and Amanda E Horton all of Elk. In Cherry Grove on July 30 C Satterlee married George Mathile to Sarah Sweet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll
J. H. Whallon
WM. Mahan
Farmington, Pa
Mary Ann Thayer
Ridgway
H. A. Patterson
Jerome Powell
Amanda E. Horton
Elk
Cherry Grove
C. Satterlee, Esq
George Mathile
Sarah Sweet
Property Sales in Pittsfield and Brokenstraw Townships
Describes two parcels in Warren County Pennsylvania. First, about 100 acres in Pittsfield bounded by Clinton Chapel Alexander Clark Bills and Holcomb Berry with multiple improvements including two houses mills barns and an orchard. Second, about 350 acres in Brokenstraw bounded by tract numbers 272 271 and Adlum land with improved fields. Both seized in execution for Hewlett Lott in favor of Peter Curtis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South West Township
Warren County
State of
Pennsylvania
Robert Hunter
O. Carpenter’s
Holland Land Co
Wm. Duncan
Adam Kerr
F. W. Mitchell
Pittsfield
Warren Co
Clinton
Hewlett Lott
Peter Curtis
Henry Root
Brokenstraw Township
Warren Co. Pa
J. Cripen
J. Adlum
Also Mentioned on This Page
Warren Mail
James Pollock
Northumberland
George Darsie
Allegheny
Supreme Court
Daniel M. Smyler
Montgomery
L. Rogers
Whig Caucus
Benton
St Louis
Kennett
John Quincy Adams
Cincinnati
Indiana State Stock Bank
Peru
Renselaer Bank
Indiana
New York Crystal Palace
the Tribune
The
Elk Co. Advocate
Powell
Brother Wilson
Fazzer
North Carolina
Bragg
O.H. Hunter, & Co
Tanner's
Lake House
Chicago
Cowan
Toledo
Chicago River
Lake Michigan
Buffalo Creek
Buffalo
San Francisco
Miinois Canal
New York
Tremont House
Jamestown
Marsh & Co
First Presbyterian
Pittsburgh
Madison
Wis
Decatur
National Freemen of Warren Co
Mr. Coway
Senate
G. W. Scofield
R. Brown
P. Johnson
Judge Church
J. D. James
H. H. Moore
L. T. Parm
Holloway
Mary Smith
South Sixth Street
Philadelphia
Thomas Smith
Sheriff's Sales
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