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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1878
Page
3
Warren notices report excursions and court dates while warning about hunting, fishing laws and local events. District churches and associations plan meetings, bridge projects advance, and social events including a Ward picnic, a church wedding scene, and a charity ball are noted with emphasis on community life and commerce.
I offer my large stock of Summer goods at cost and below for one month or longer. All odds and ends will be sold at a sacrifice to make room for a large stock of Fall and Winter goods. Part of which is already in and will be sold at a smaller profit than ever offered in this market. C, Smiru.
In Warren Pennsylvania a post office notice lists unclaimed mail dated August 24, 1878 for multiple individuals including Eliza A. Fenton John G. Glover Anna M. Porter B E Peck E M Pease Willie Berry J A Scrogan Cara bel Wann Mrs D Waters and Miss Gesine Wadel All unclaimed items will go to the Dead Letter Office O C Allen postmaster Also a local ad notes Rags bought for cash by R H Johnson during the summer.
A patchwork of social visits and arrivals lists Miss Maud Davis of Tionesta guesting Miss Grace Davis of Third street, and other visitors from Busti Columbus York and Binghamton. It notes illnesses including Sheriff Brace typhoid relapse and rheumatic fever, plus lectures religious services and school appointments in Warren and Meadville areas.
In a late 19th century brief, Warren hosts Titusville with key players listed for both sides. Line scores show Warren 8 9 2 2 3 7 4 8 5 total 41, Titusville 2 2 3 0 5 2 1 5 0 total 25. Short items note Pickwicks loss to Stars 23–19, upcoming Jamestown game, Tidioute B B C formation, umpire praise for Charles H. Smith, Oil City challenging Warren, premiums at Chautauqua Fair, and a friendly Titusville visit to Warren ending 29–15.
The Niagara Hose Company of Warren offers a $2 round trip excursion to Niagara Falls on Wednesday September 4 with seven hours at the Falls and a chance to view Rochester versus Buffalo baseball in Buffalo at 3 P.M. Proceeds fund a new hose carriage. tickets urged for property protection. A. O. R U. W. invite all to a grove dinner next Thursday.
A visitor notes Warren Pa is surrounded by neat streets and scenic beauty. Three miles away in the Conemaugh valley rises a vast new State Asylum for the Insane, four years into construction with at least three more years to finish. It is the most imposing such building in the state, perhaps the world, and will house and feed Warren with ample space. The project, substantial in work and beauty, promises a noble, costly achievement.
The Teachers Institute for 1878 meets at Union School Hall Warren on Monday September 2 at 2 PM. All teachers planning to teach in Warren County next year are urged to attend and gain benefits. Excursion rates available. D A V P R R one way fare refunded. board from 75 cents to $1 per day. N R Thompson County Superintendent guarantees a profitable Institute. come one come all.
Voters are told to attend at the corner of Hickory and Third streets on September 4 and 5 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. to register, erase ineligible names, and related actions. No new names after September 5. J.P. Marston, Assessor. Remember the excursion September 4.
The Ledger criticizes J B White as a Greenback and Labor candidate who allies with the Borough Ringsters. It accuses him of log-rolling and favors for political advantage, urging Republicans to elect Frank Reeves instead and asserting White’s actions betray Greenback ideals.
A health advertisement asserts the liver governs overall health and links digestion heart action brain and nerves to liver function. It claims Green's August Flower cures dyspepsia and liver complaints with sample bottles at ten cents and sales across towns on the Western Continent. Three doses allegedly prove its effectiveness.
Corrected by Johnson listing New Process Flour 7 sack White Wheat Flour Amber Flour and related items. Includes Amber Flour bbt in sez Amber Flour A sack Corn Meal utadred Chop Feed bi bran Middlings oe bush Co Oil and initials C P Henry.
A Titusville Herald correspondent reports a split in the Greenback club with Taggart as State Senator candidate. The Republicans and Greenbackers bolt the nomination, hoping to influence the election. Meanwhile local ads note fresh oysters at F D Conet’s, meals served around the clock, and cheap sewing machine needles at the Singer Office.
The Democrat of Jamestown notes Falconer range at the Chautauqua Sportmen's Club is popular and a match for a fine rifle cane donated by H. V. Perry will attract many amateur shooters. Leading shooters listed include H. V. Perry W. H. Griffith T. J. Fenton M. L. Fenton S. G. Love A. F. Ward H. Barrows R. H. Burns and C. G. Fuller.
A promotional notice for a tonic named California Golden Compound offered by Mork & Co. Warren. It claims to cure dyspepsia constipation sick headache and more with a free trial bottle from the local druggist, and notes a regular one dollar bottle for sale.
Passed by Pine Grove Lodge No. 1121 Russellburg on August 3 1878 a solemn funeral notice mourning the death of Eugene E. French Wuerens It extolls his generous spirit and affectionate associations while expressing sympathy to his family The lodge room and regalia will be mourned for thirty days and the record will note the homage. George Ball & Co announces a close out of Caps and Gent s Furnishings at cost to clear room for Fall goods with cash sales expected.
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