Postal Schedule Notice for Eastern Standard Time
On and after June 1 1884 schedules list multiple train and pouch routes with times from 7 45 A M to 7 00 A M daily services to Bradford Dunkirk Oil City Sugar Grove Lander Kinzua Corydon Onoville Steamburg Germany Pa and others All pouches close 20 minutes before stated time and postmasters may not hold pouches under any circumstances O C ALLEN P M
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corry
Erie
Bradford
Dunkirk
Sheffield
Litusville
Cornplanter
Corydon
Onoville
Steamburg
Germany
O. C. Allen
P. M
Local Officials Appointed in BurgessGeo R Burgess and County Town Meeting
The notice lists town council members led by J. H. Eddy with S. M. Cogswell Ss. H. Davis J. C. Seichrist and others, clerk RE. P. King, school directors including K. P. King Geo Ensworth Charles Dinsmoor CG C Thompson Rev W A Rankin M Silk, assessor John Heible, justices Geo O Cornelius R Schnur, constable S E Walker, notaries public D J Ball H E Brown C Dinsmoor C F Hoffman Ozro Nesmith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R Burgess
Geo
P. Orr
J.H. Eddy
S. M. Cogswell
Ss. H. Davis
J. C. Seichrist
L. T. Borchers
J. A. Bell
Joseph Walkerman
F.M. Knapp
August Morck Jr
RE. P. King
K. P. King
Geo. Ensworth Charles Dinsmoor
CG. C. Thompson
Rev
W. A. Rankin
M. Silk
John Heible
Justices of the Peace
Geo. O. Cornelius
R. Schnur
Constable
S. E. Walker
Notaries Public
D. J. Ball
H. E. Brown
C. Dinsmoor
C. F. Hoffman
Ozro Nesmith
Local county officers list of Warren area positions
Congressmen and state officials for Warren and surrounding towns are named including Senator J W Lee Commissioner Benj Ellis and Judge W D Brown with several associates. Additional duties include Sheriff E A Allen Prothonotary Jos A Weible and Treasurer C H McAuley. Coroner Dr J L Burroughs and District Attorney G H Higgins also listed with other county posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. M. Brainerd
Erie
J. W. Lee
Franklin
C. M. Shortt
Sugar Grove
W. D. Brown
Warren
P. W Brown
Farmington Pa
G. H. Bates
Brokenstraw
Sherif
E. A. Allen
Jos. A. Weible
Register & Recorder
G. H. Higgins
Warren, Co
N. P. Curtis
Conewango
Large Fresh Carpet Stock Arrives from New York Sale Promises Low Prices
Local merchants announce a thick new line of carpets and rugs including Brussels, ingrain, body tapestries, mattings and oil cloths after a buying trip to New York. They boast favorable season conditions, cautious pattern selection, and claim Warren residents will see a finer selection at low figures. Gratitude is extended to patrons and hopes for continued support are expressed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
New York
Warren
8. Cohn & Co
J. K. Jowne
First National Bank of
Bell Bro’s
Broadhead
Bei Bro’s
Man Offers Hernia Relief at Warren Address
William Knorr of Meadville Pa offers hernia relief treatment in Warren with free initial care and no compensation unless the sufferer approves. He claims past patients found relief after trying trusses and other methods. An address drop-off is at A W Merck's drug store for inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
A. W. Merck
Person Denies Ribbon Bribery Claim
A sworn denial asserts no one was induced to surrender the Red Ribbon for beer, calling the report baseless and slanderous and naming the author Frep BALrzincERr as a fraud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frep Balrzincerr
Jacob Keller Tailor Announces Large Cloth Stock and Modern Styles
Jacob Keller the Tailor offers an immense stock of imported and domestic cloths ready to be made into suits. He guarantees a good fit with skilled workmen and up-to-date styles. Visit rooms on Second Street near Liberty, second story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Keller
Second Street
Liberty
Local notices and advertisements for dogs and remedies
G W Kinnear advertises as agent for N P Boyer of Coatsville Pa a dog breeder offering breeds including New Foundland setters mastiffs spaniels and hounds with full particulars at Warren Pa Hub Cough Cure 25 cents a Boston prescription of a cough remedy sold by Johnson Siegfried and promoted by A W Merck and Zopesaat liver tonic advertised by Johnson Siegfried with claims of cure and health benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Kinnear
Register and Recorder
N. P. Boyer
Coatsville
Chester County
Mr. K
Warren Pa
Boston
Johnson & Siegfried
Acker's English Remedy Promises Health for Many Sufferers
Hundreds credit Acker's English Remedy for life and health, curing consumption coughs and colds. Johnson & Siegfried sell Acker's Blood Elixir as a remedy for eruptions sores pimples and rheumatism, claiming impure blood as the cause. Job printing offered at the Main office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acker
Johnson & Siegfried
Warren items and notices mix of events and updates
Advertising urged for business and ink usage while marking local events. Sept 5 last day to register for excursion weather. fair preparations, races, library move, and park fountain improvements noted. Local crime, temperance society, births marriages and personal paragraphs cover community life with political pole and marching club.
Warren Union and nearby schools announce September openings
The notice lists Warren Union School starting Sept 1 with Principal A B Miller and a full teaching staff from elementary to high school levels. Sugar Grove United Brethren Academy nearly complete with 300+ students expected. Tidioute Union School retains Hoge and new high school staff. Clarendon Union and Benedictine Sisters also set Sept 1 openings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Union School
A. B. Miller
Kate C. Darling
Waupun
Wisconsin
Arline Arnett
Warren
Carrie W. Coats
W. J. Richards
Clark
Blanche M. Hawkins
Tidioute Union School
8. H. Hoge
L. L. Evans
Mary Taggart
Lucy Myers
Bertha McConkey
Lilla A. Brown
Lizzie L. Morrison
Helen M. Oakes
Cornell University
L. M. Burnett
J.C. Long
Arird
Warren County
Clarendon Union School
John O’neill
Jennie West
Jennie Beatty
Weaver
Beech Street
Wardwell Wells Show a Quiet Oil Town Amid Activity
A Glade City visit reports dull business though new wells have been finished and production near 9000 barrels daily. The Mead township field expands south of the river with Derricks among the hills as Reed Brenneman and Hoffman wells produce. Bradford oil producers plan Aug 21 meeting to decide on shut down, while Cherry Grove fields see wells pulled up and old Mehoopany board warns no admittance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glade City
Glade
Willey
Ott’s Run
Allegheny Bridge
Wardwell
Mead Township
Morrison Run
Barnsdall & Eldred
Hoffman
Reed & Brenneman
Anchor Oil Co
Bradford
Wardwell Pool
Cherry Grove
Mehoopany Well
Derrick
Freethinkers Meet at Casadaga Lake and Town Notes
Local items report the Freethinkers gathering at Casadaga Lake on September 3–7, plus notes on new church and skating rink construction in Jamestown. Firemen parade at Salamanca and a United Workmen reunion at Point Chautauqua are mentioned along with a Meadville merchant opening a dry goods store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casadaga Lake
Meadville
M. E
Jamestown
N. Y
Salamanca
Bradford
Dunkirk
Cuba
Olean
United Workmen
Point Chautauqua
Rhea's Yvonne Opens With Rave Buffalo Reception
The opening night on Wednesday Sept 3 introduces Mlle Rhea as Yvonne with high praise from the Buffalo News. Critics hail her beauty and talent predicting a furore across venues. The note lists theatre leaders and upcoming tours including Lotta, Booth, and Hazel Kirke along with opening dates in New York theatres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mlle. Rhea
Yvonne
The
Buffalo News
Buffalo
Echo
Rhea
Lakes
Hazel Kirke
Boston Park Theatre
Warren
Minnie Palmer
Liverpool
Oregon
America
Wahle’s
Edwin Booth
R. M. Field
Boston
Clara Morris
Madison Square
Winthrop
Rajah
Gen Hooker entrusts papers to Samuel P Bates for Chancellorsville battle account
General Hooker placed all official papers with Samuel P Bates to produce a full circumstantial history of the Battle of Chancellorsville. Bates had earlier earned praise for Gettysburg history. the manuscript was completed before Hooker’s death and the book is in its third edition. Copies were sent to Washington departments and military offices abroad. Published in royal octavo, illustrated, by Edward T Bates of Meadville, Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gen Hooker
Samuel P. Bates
Chancellorsville
Army of the Potomac
Mr. Bates
Gettysburg
Europe
Washington
Army
State Department
England
France
Germany
Russia
Edward T. Bates
Meadville
Death of Judge Derrickson in Meadville at 86
Judge David Derrickson of Meadville died at home August 18 1884 aged about 86 after a carriage accident months earlier. Born Sunbury Pa August 28 1798 he moved to Crawford County and was in the first Allegheny College class June 1820. He read law and joined Crawford bar April 1823 becoming a respected lawyer and ten year Additional Law Judge in the Crawford Erie and Warren district. He was a zealous Presbyterian active in town welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Derrickson
David Derrickson
Meadville
Sunbury
Northumberland Co
Crawford County
Allegheny College
Crawford
Crawford, Erie and
Warren
Booming Oil Town of Warren Sees Repeated Gasoline Surges
A Warren resident notes a long line of oil booms since the centennial year touching Gladefield Stoneham Cherry Grove Cooper Balltown Henry's Mills and Wardwell. Local landholders profit by outsiders investing in nearby lands while insiders who toy with the market suffer losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Bradford
Gladefield
Stoneham
Cherry Grove
Cooper
Balltown
Henry’s Mills
Wardwell
Unclaimed Letters at Warren Post Office Warren Co Pa
Letters addressed to Henderson Jacob Jones Justin Edwin G remain unclaimed at Warren Post Office Warren Co Pa. Callers must provide date of advertising within thirty days or items go to the Dead Letter Office. Names include Anderson Chas Ahner Joseph Bowman M Kellogg Annie etc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Post Office
Warren Co
Anderson
Chas. Ae Tne
E. Ahner
Joseph C. Bowman
C. M. Johnson
A. Bowman
Chas. M. Kron
Charles Bailey
E. J. Klingensmith
A. B. Bennett
E. A. Kellogg
Annie Brown
Lin Lawser
John G. Bodine
Mattie M. Lunquist
Gust Brown
N. W. Louson
Lena Babben
Osker Lawrence
W. D. Cornguer
S. J.ene Coyle
Steph. Clark
Mary E. Carburg
Maude Craines
C. H. Meehan
Dan Caroll
Grant Montgomry
J. L. Daniels
R. C. Martin
Jennie Davis
T. R. Markham
J. H. Davis
Belle Ness
Robi. R. Gale
John Northrop
W. Granger
W. D. Petterson
Josie Grossman
Thos. Batten New Gohn
F. J. Goodwill
Giles Hatch
Samuel Hostetter
Dell Smith
Jane Hook
Elinton Underhalt
Joseph Wilson
Ella M. van Deusen
R. P Woods
William Willey
Butchers of Erie County Weigh Tax Protest
The Erie county mercantile appraiser has taxed 131 butchers from five to fifteen dollars. They pay under protest and plan a test case. In Lancaster, the court ruled the commonwealth cannot tax a butcher and livestock dealer, a decision later affirmed by the Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie County
Lancaster County
Commonwealth
Supreme Court
County Correspondence Allegheny Springs Notes
County correspondence from Allegheny Springs reports extreme heat with 103 degrees in the shade yet strong attendance at the Springs. The hotel list names numerous visitors, while obituaries note the death of Martin Allen and local notes cover skating rink opening, railway interests, water drilling, and church improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny Springs
Ave
E. E. Sperry
Jamestown
Geo. F. Douthill
Cleveland
W. H. Mabie
Tidioute
C. S. Pardee
Corry
Theo. Messner
Geo. Cornelius, Esq
Hughes and Ault
L. S. White
C. S. Porter
Mr. T. Keeler
Local Notes and Social Happenings in the Area
Ava reports Ava. 9 Miss Bettie Sly ill with fever. Levi Sutton of Deerfield visited Wm York last Saturday. Farmers finished haying. Mrs James Strawbridge visits Titusville. Samuel Vickers from Sheffield checks land. Mrs Levi Rowley of Titusville visited old neighbors. Mrs Hattie Hall gravely ill with her mother Mrs D Mead. D A Mead of Sheffield moves to his former home. Miss Anna Eckman in Garland dressmaking. Miss Lola Connely closes school July 28 with a grove picnic, then social hop at Mr Reynolds. O F Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ava
Bettie Sly
Levi Sutton
Deerfield
Wmw
York
James Strawbridge
Titusville
Samuel Vickers
Sheffield
Levi Rowley
Hattie Hall
D. Mead
D. A. Mead
Anna Eckman
Garland
Lola Connely
Reynolds
State notes on PA judges age limit and local gifts
In Pennsylvania a ruling disqualifies judicial officers over seventy, potentially removing about two hundred Justices of the Peace. Blaine donates 300 dollars for Elizabeth Methodist Church, near his mother's former residence and coal interests. At Bellefonte encampment features include excursions and a sham battle. John Patton of Curwensville donates 1000 dollars to Dickinson Seminary, adds to past endowments and public school funding. The Patrons of Husbandry hold a picnic and exhibition at Williams Grove August 25 to 30. Excursion tickets will be sold for returns August 29, with cheap fares on neighboring rail lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Blaine
Elizabeth
Mr. Blaine
Monongahela Valley
Bellefonte
Point McCoy
Post 51
Philadelphia
Armory
Penn Valley
John Patton
Curwensville
Dickinson Seminary
Williamsport
Dickinson College
Williams’ Grove
Penna. Railroad
Northern Central
Baltimore
Cattawissa
Lost Items Notice From Town Columns
Lost near the post office a lady's handkerchief containing money. return to G L Friday's store. Lost August 8 a plain gold ring at High and Market or Fifth and East streets. reward offered at the post office. Lost a bunch of six keys. W E Rice at the Warren Hotel to claim and receive reward. Wendlebee makes window shades to order. Wallets and Boots and Shoes advertised for savings at NORRTHROP's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. L
W. E. Rice
Warren Hotel
Mattoon Bans Mother Hubbard Dresses in Local Prohibition
Mattoon Illinois bans the wearing of Mother Hubbard dresses by women, prompting a nationwide outcry. The town vows police action to enforce the rule, with offenders likely to be jugged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattoon
Illinois
Mother Hubbard
U.S
Cold wave flag to warn farmers via post offices
Washington dispatch reports a joint War and Postoffice Departments bulletin will exhibit a cold wave flag at each post office. The flag is white with a black center square and news of cold waves will be telegraphed to all post offices, aiding farmers. An ad promotes Shedd's Excelsior Cough Syrup and a dyspepsia remedy Zope-sa with dealer claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Dispatch
Farmers’ Bulletin
War and Postoffice
United States
War Department
BAKING POWDER AND REMEDIES SOLD WITH GUARANTEES
Warranted pure baking powder priced at 35 cents per pound mixed by Hazeltine Mixer. Johnson & Siegfried sell Acker’s English Remedy for coughs colds and consumption with a money back guarantee. Orders payable at 6,500 places via American Express Co Money Orders. Acker’s Blood Elixir promises cure for blood poisoning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson & Siegfried
Warren, Pa
Acker
American Express Co
Mary Lomax Almond’s Long Life and Faith in New York
Mary Lomax Almond born in Lancashire England on Sept 30 1808 endured a large family life and factory work. She married twice first Mr Kerr Shaw in Berry England and later Mr William Almond in Busti New York. After several relocations she immigrated to the United States in 1833 and died Aug 11 1884 in Busti with reverent hopes of Christ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Lomax Almond
Lancashire
England
Mary
Holy Bridge
Mr. Kershaw
Berry
Rochdale
Wm. Almond
Busti
N. Y
Almond
Christ
D. R. Palmer
N.Y
Reading from an Obscure Market Ledger
Fragmentary OCR reading shows scattered figures and dates in August with percentages such as 795 percent and 77 percent. The text lacks coherent context but lists multiple numbers linked to August dates and periods, suggesting a financial or market ledger entry with fluctuating values.
Prices and grain bids from local markets
Weekly price list shows White Wheat at 67 dollars per barrel equivalent and various feed components including Graham, Corn Meal, Chop Feed, Bran, and meal by sack or bushel. Milling company rates indicate per sack and per hundredweight bids with fluctuating values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palo Osas Cnenas
Prices Charged by Warren Dealers For Various Goods
A list shows unit prices for fruits, vegetables, meats, dairy and staples including apples per bushel 1 50, butter per pound 17, beans per bushel 20 34, pork per pound l, eggs per dozen 1y, hams per pound 14, lard per pound 10, onions per bushel 7, potatoes new per bushel 70, sugar coffee tea and syrups with multiple per unit rates, cement per barrel 135, lime per barrel 12½, and kerosene oil per gallon. The entries include various brands and regional suppliers like Warren dealers and Ashton Higgins Eureka, with a mix of small and large quantities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Y. Hyson
Rio
N. O
Ashton
Higgins
Eureka
Also Mentioned on This Page
Local Directory
W.C.T. U., Warren
Presbyterian Church
Baptist Church
M. BE
Board OF Trade
T. Allens
V. P
A. Mintzer
Willis Cowan
A. Hertzel
George Ball
A.J. Davis
A. Kirberger
W.A. Greaves
M. Cogswell
James Nixon
F. M. Knapp
Railroad Guide
Philadelphia & Erie R. R
Eastern Standard
Shef
Warren Exp
Sheffield A
Shefield Ace
Clard’n Ace
Warren Ace
Oil Express
Erie Mail
Kane Acc
R. R
Oeseres
Dunkirk, Allegheny
Val
Pittsb
Jixpress
P. O
Beit Brothers
Ilam Knorr
Meadville, Pa
Johnson& Siegfried
Home Matters
Alson Rogers
Struthers Hose
Tim Hagerty
Evangelical Church
Boyer
Chautauqua
Cassadaga
James Clark
Warren Democracy
Carver House
Greaves
Rowland
A. G. Beecher
Warren Library
Blaine and Logan Marching Club
J. P. Jefferson
R. H. McCalmont
J. S. Shirley
W. A. Hackney
J. W. Lytle
A.J. Marsh
M. Garvey
L. D. Cornelius
Z. R. Wells
Pioneers Corps
James Brown
T. Struthers
J.C. Morrow
Jennie Bartlett
Vere
Gertie Marsh
Carrie Hoffer
Pauline Leonhart
L. T. Bishop
Lancaster
Rearick
Fred P. James
Mercer
L. B. Hoffman
Eva Miller
Canada
Capt. Alexander
Dunham
Colorado Springs
Porter
Gov. Porter
Indiana
H. G. Eddy
Frank Snow
Etta Knight
Alice Magee
J. W. Wetmore
Matt
W.D. Hinckley
Schultz
Water St
Daniel Nesmith
St. Lawrence
Ed Wetmore
Warren Canoe Club
Ott Pettit
Nellie M. Stright
Pittsfield
McCreary and Clark
W. A. Rupert
Conneautville
Rev. Doerr
E. T. Hazeltine
Temperance Cause
McConnell
A. H. McKelvy
Joseph Magee
Wm. F. Messner
C. F. L. Kinnear
Jane Orr
John S. Breitenstine
J. A. Eichenberg
John J. Taylor
A. H. Lacy
T. S. Messner
J. M. Davies
H. E. Davis
W. V. Hazeltine
A. Rearick
L. D. Wetmore
W. W. Painter
L. M. Boyer
W. D. Hinckley
C. A. Waters
T. E. Cook
A. Conarro
Alden
Henry Messenger
Henry Gross
A. Geroald
G. W. Ensworth
Dinsmoor & Cable
Wardwell Wells
R. Johnson
FE. Bowie
C. Beavis
Barlow Block
Chautauqua Lake
Capt. Burroughs
Alderman Porter
Ike Kennedy
John Ryan
Spring Creek
Clarendon
Helen Howard
D. Traxler
F. E. Campbell
R. T. Arrowsmith
J. W. Dunkle
Emma Spitler
T. H. Willoughby
Chautauqua County
Jamestown Messenger
Jesse Vokes
Lawrence Barrett
Denver
John McCullough
Carlsbad Germany
Mme. Ristori
Lotta
John E. Owens
M. B. Curtis
Sam
Posen
Curtis
Tony Pastor
New Park
Wallack’s
Madame Theo
Daly’s
Bijou
Oxygen
Avyay Trail
WV Mahoney
Wm. McMahon
P. Mahoney
Mike
C. C. Allen
P.M Warren
Chas. A. Johnson
Grand Rapids, Mich
Joseph
Wendlebee
Geo. Nobbitt
Martin Allen
Crrizen
H. H. Crary
Hancock
J. Crary
Samuel B. Scofield
Selma
Ala
York Hill
State News
Pittsburg
Wantep
Bet. Bro’s
Saratoga High Rock
Cold Wave Banner
Ask
Johnson & Siegried
MecNett & Co
Roc
Bell Brothers
Broadhead M’fg Co
Jamestown, N. Y
Stewarts
Turner—Knauff
North Clarendon
M. L. Weaver
N. H. Turner
Lizzie Knauff
Robinson—Banks
St. James Hotel
E. F Crane
F. 8
Arren Mills
General Produce Market
Geo, P. Orr & Co
Warri
Ealers
Schellhammer & Lesser
Warren Savings Bank
Aladin
Invincible
Royal Square
P.S. Jackson & Son
Carpenters and Builders
Hickory Street
Union School House
Science, Mathematics and Literature
YALE
Wellesley
Ss. M. Brownell
Vj Gemmille
General Insurance
G. P. Orr & Co.’s Grocery
Arren
City
L. F. Watson
B. Nesmith
A.J. Hazeltine
Cashier
O. H. Hunter
A. J. Hazeltine
E. G. Wood
M. B. Dunham
Jas. Clark, Jr
Erie City
Waterford Village
Linus Lindsley
Waterford
Ajim
Sersall
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