Wide range of Erie county notes from 1874Dispatch
The Erie area news mentions a September fire department parade in Erie, town clocks for Union City and Westfield, burglaries in Dunkirk Meadville and Warren, local mills and industry plans, a rustication visit by Mark Twain, trains with campers on Chautauqua Lake, a Jamestown parade, sidewalk repairs, a Warren piano lesson return, a burglary at Geo Brann’s, a Warren Enterprise baseball win, flour offers, a rattlesnake kill, a Niagara Falls excursion by Erie residents, and Chautauqua County musical association events in Jamestown with national artists and a Sept 5 meeting.
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Dunkirk
Meadville
Union City
Buffalo
Mark Twain
Fredonia
Chautauqua Lake
Jamestown
A. G. Laurie
Erie
Warren
Dispatch
Johnnie Steel
Coal Oil
Johnny
Rouseville
Franklin
United States
Michigan
Lakes
Niagara Falls
Universalist Church
S. G. Risley
Berrying
Chautauqua Count Musical Association
N. BR. Palmer
Chicago
Frank Bowen
H. E. H. Carter
Boston
J. W. Winch
E. F. Swart
Geo. W. Tew, Jr
Lecture on the Lands of the Bible by Rev Ira D Hall
Rev Ira D Hall will lecture on the Lands of the Bible Tuesday evening August 25 in the Presbyterian Lecture room. Sunday Schools in Warren will receive tickets for sale to fund maps and books for the speaker. Seven large maps will aid listeners in exploring Bible countries and quickening understanding. Admission 15 cents for children 25 cents for adults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira D. Hall
Presbyterian
Warren
Warren Team Objects To Pro Players In Tidioute Match
Warren baseball club traveled to Tidioute for a second series game for a silver ball but objected when the home team hired two professional players Hawk and Hall from Oil City who had played for Erie. Warren says only Tidioute players should compete and demands refund of gate money or a completed match.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Tidioute
Tidioute Club
Hawk
Hall
Oil City
Erie
Buffalo
Jackson
Miller
Irvington
Tidiouté Club
National Sunday School Association session renews at Fair Point
The session at Fair Point on Chautauqua Lake closed last week after a successful gathering. Grounds were again offered for next year with expected improvements. Local transport and rail connections are seen as profitable for future attendees. a Jamestown Mayville railroad is anticipated. A young Ohio man drowned at Griffith’s Wednesday while boating with companions. rescuer could only retrieve his hat as he sank with whiskey in his pocket.
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National Sunday School Association
Fair Point
Chautauqua Lake
Jamestown
Mayville
Dunkirk Road
Andy Smith
Pomeroy
Ohio
Griffith’s
German Instructor for Warren Union School Named
Prof Rudolph B Bogirch a Prussian native and Berlin graduate will teach German at the War ren Union School for the coming year. He has taught in Brooklyn and other parts of the U S for five years and now leads a large class at Smethport. The fall term opens Sept 7 with a strong staff and aims for high enrollment and top education. Examinations for fall teachers set Aug 28 in Warren and regular exams in November. Tuition free Normal Class connected with Warren Union School. County Institute at Youngsville Oct 5 with instructors E K White and W W Woodruff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolph B. Bogirch
Warren Union School
Bogirth
Prussia
University of Berlin
Brooklyn
Smethport
Warren
Union School
Limestone
Brokenstraw
County Institute
Youngsville
EK. E. White
W. W. Woodruff
Jamestown Driving Park Fall Meeting Announced
The Jamestown Driving Park set September 15 to 17 for its fall meeting with purses totaling 1500 dollars. Each day features one trotting and one running race with varied distances and mile heats for trotters. Admittance 50 cents. officials listed as A. M. Sherman and Charles Chamberlin. Grand Picnic set for September 18 at Fair Point on Lake Chautauqua with National Lecturer T. A. Thompson and other speeches. open invitation to all.
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Jamestown
Jamestown Driving Park
A. M. Sherman
Chas. Chamberlin
Sec’v
Fair Point
Lake Chautauqua
T. A. Thompson
Picture Frames and Moulding Offered by Haz eltine Orr Co
Dates listed for Jamestown Corry Cleveland Erie Meadville show promotional schedule. Haz eltine Orr Co advertises picture frames and moulding with these town and date references.
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Hazeltine, Orr & Co’s
Sugar Grove Fair Proposal and Local Incidents
Reverend W A Rankin preached at the Presbyterian church. Campers from the area attended sessions of the Sunday School Association at Fair Point on Chautauqua Lake and felt it was worth the time and expense. In Sugar Grove a farmers fair is planned with a constitutional committee named and Emry Davis added. Davis was injured when a dog frightened a horse and overturned the buggy. his wife and child escaped serious harm. Reports cite dog incidents involving Mrs Ward and Alex Prendegast, with calls for a dog tax to curb dangers.
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W. A. Rankin
Presbyterian Church
Fair Point
Chautauqua Lake
Sunday School Association
Sugar Grove
D. Wentworth
N. H. Dalrymple
E. D. Wheelock
Benj. Ellis
James Dennison
J. B. Hamilton
Emry Davis
Jamestown
Davis
Voter Registration Rules and Township Assessors List
Under the new constitution the old ten days assessment is abolished. All voters must register sixty days before the election and pay a tax at least one month prior to the election to vote. Names on the registration list should be completed before September. The following are Assessors in the townships: Warren Stephen Carver. Youngsville Boro Jno A Jackson. Columbus Boro Ht L Rowe. Tidioute Boro J S Weible. Brokenstraw A Minor. Conewango Wm Sharpe. Columbus Nelson Triskett. Corydon Jno Ht Williams. Cherry Grove Asa Plumb. Deerfield F C Flanagan. Elk Jacob C Mack Flored. Benj Mason Freehold James Whiteley. Farmington Jno A Marsh. Glade Guy C Irvine. Kinzua Warren Leonard. Limestone J P Houser. Mead C W Kidder. Pine Grove Charles Chase. Pleasant Wm Yagle. Pittsfield W W Long. Sugar Grove Wm Weld. Spring Creek G D Cummings. Sheffield J T Osgood. South West W T Allison.
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Warren
Stephen Carver
Youngsville Boro
Jno
A. Jackson
Columbus Boro
Ht. L. Rowe
Tidioute Boro
J.S. Weible
Brokenstraw
A. Minor
Conewanvo
Wm. Sharpe
Columbus
Nelson Triskett
Corydon
Ht. Williams
Cherry Grove
Asa Plumb
Deerfield
F. C. Flanagan
Elk
Jacob C. Mack
Flored
Benj. Mason
Freehold
James Whiteley
Farmington
A. Marsh
Glade
Guy C. Irvine
Kinzua
Warren Leonard
Limestone
J. P. Houser
Mead
C. W. Kidder
Pine Grove
Charles Chase
Pleasant
Wm. Yagle
Pittsfield
W. W. Long
Sugar Grove
Wm. Weld
Spring Creek
G. D. Cummings
Sheffield
J.T. Osgood
South West
W. T. Allison
Lawn party raises nearly $100 for Library fund
The Lawn party at W. D. and John B. Brown’s last Friday evening drew good attendance despite threatened rain. Pine knot fires, music by the Orchestra, and merrie company created a pleasant scene for fortune telling, ice cream, and conversation, with nearly $100 raised for the Library fund and plans for another event discussed.
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W. D
John B. Brown
Merrie Companie
Man arrested in Buffalo in Horton Crary robbery case
Ed ward Winnet identified as one of three burglars who hit Horton and Crary's in Sheffield a month ago. He pleaded guilty in Warren after detectives and Crary brought him back, while another suspect was cleared. The report notes a photo of Winnet in stolen clothes and a later transfer to Erie jail.
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Edward Winnet
Horton & Crary
Sheffield
Buffalo
Crary
Warren
Erie
Winner
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Warren Mail
Punsday
Erie Fire Department
Erie County
Elk Creek
New Presbyterian Church
Westfield
N. Y
Rochester N. Y
Irvineton
1.C. R M
Enterprise Baseball Club
Columbus Club
Enterprise Club
Warren,Ensworth & Jamieson
Warren Mills
Wm. Messner
Cobham Park
Messner
Lands of the Bible
L. D. Hazeltine & Co’s
Byron Sutherland
Corry
Cleveland
Niagara Hose
Niagara Hose Company
Rescue Fire Company
L. H. Fisher
Messrs
D. Nesmith
N. Snyder
A. Hertzel
James Roy
D. Beaty
L. D. Hazeltine & Co
Hazeltine Orr & Co’s
Pirrsburg
Griffith
Wm. Clark
Greenland
Bro’s
Olcott's
Gro. Ball's
GEO. Ball's
Keystone Block
Warren County
Suspension Bridge
Gero. Ball's
Messner & Trusher
No. 3
Union Black
Flair
Scrip
Roman
Gro. Ball’s
Broadway Block
Johnson
Piso
Clarks
Robert Johnson
First National Bank
Warren, Ca
Bows Mead
M. Blecher
Cashier
His
U. S
England
Ireland
Scotland
Europe
National Line
Liverpool
Queenstown
Antwerp
Hamburg
Bremen
Havre
Aris
Gothenburg
Christiania
Coppenhagen
New York
P. CE
M. Beecher
Scrip Clothing Store
DB. A. ¥. & P. Railroad
Warren, Fa
Warren Marble Works
S. B. Shiley
3D and
Hickory Sts
Warren and Vicinity
Alwys
L. B. Shiley
Mail Office
Rush Bartlett & Son
Rush
Pleasant Township
J. J. Reig
Solid
NEW Firm
C. Smith & Son
Yee
Megnom 9
Seisuars AS
Celery
1St National Bank
Second Street
Warren, PA
Smith & Son
Léjunts
Thomas Graham
District Court OF the United States
Pennsylvania
M. A. Helm
Congress
S. BE. Woodruff, Esq
H. J. Taylor
S. E. Woodruff, Esq
S. C. McCandless
Thomas F. Abbott
Theo. C. Spencer
Selden Spencer
Donald Sturat
James L. Sturat
John F. Seman
Walter Seman
John D. Mead
Samuel Trask
Mary A. Vaneps
Lester B. Tyrrell
David O. Tyrrell
Garrett Demill
H. E. Brown
Eli H. Dunn
F. A. Butterfield
Frank Green
James G. Marsh
Register. Register
Mary Platte
Bernhardt Platte
Kearney
Buco
Brights
Hearney’s
Kearney’s
Buchu
Steele
Duane Street
J. B. Droft
Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia
J.B. Dyott
M. D
Iangly
Edward McPherson
House of Representatives
U.S. T
Grant
Alabama
Arkansas
Louisiana
Texas
Supreme Court
Illinois
Wisconsin
Dawson
P. O
Washington
D. C
Ar‘onchool House
Hickory Street
Ww. Co
Rowland. Warren
Hunter’s
Oo. H. Hunter
People’s Low Price Store
Lonsdale
Mary Stewart
Warren Co
Parmlee & Henry
Wtate
Oms
Mer’s
Angele Kid Glove
Esatest
Teiorlaas
Stoom
P. Bysecker
Eftuli
Snyder & Wood
Third Street
R. Miles
Shendrick
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