Local notices and updates from Warren happenings
The Warren column lists community items and ads including court reminders, entertainment details at the fair and Minstrels, oil price at 62 cents, school books at A A Davis, Evangelical parsonage progress, Capt Alexander’s new house, bridge work over mill pond, corset and hosiery bargains, Watson Hose Company parade in Salamanca, Keystone Band with 45 uniforms, corn and fruit from Capt Borchers and Langdale fruit stand, Rev Theo Hunter preaching at Presbyterian church next Sunday with a pastor call meeting Monday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oil
Golden Giant
A. A. Davis & Co’s
Alexander
Warren
Ridgway
G. Ward
Third Street
Watson Hose Boys
Salamanca
Struthers Hose Company
Bradford
Keystone
Borchers
John Langdale
Theo. Hunter
Nebraska City
Presbyterian Church
Notable Visitors And Local News In Warren
Mr. F. Henry and daughter Belle return from away down East. Geo. L. Lawrence now manages the Jamestown telephone exchange. Rev. W. J. Coulston to preach at the Baptist church. The Mirror recalls Warren clergyman J. M. Thoburn. A broad roundup covers health, travel, theater, and business notes from Warren and surrounding towns including Dieck, Eddy, Fox, and McClintock families, with signals of upcoming fairs, minstrels, and local commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. F. Henry
Belle
Geo. L. Lawrence
Jamestown Telephone Exchange
T. E. Cook
Sharp’s Wharf
Mrs. Cook
Third Street
the Mirror
Warren
J. M. Thoburn
C. M. Thoburn
J. B. Morningstar
Wichita
GC. C. Hill
Philadelphia
Mabel Kautz
Randolph Co
Flint
Boston
Elmira
Stone
Warren Hosts 11th Regiment Reunion With Civic Program
Warren welcomes the 11th regiment for a reunion on Thursday September 1 with a forenoon business meeting at Library Hall a 1 p.m. dinner at the rink and a fair visit where Gov. Beaver and other dignitaries will speak. The Woman's Relief Corps Mesdames Waters Brown Alexander Parmlee Lindsey name committees for soliciting floral table cloths carving serving and arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange Dunn
A. J. Mair
Frank Barnhart
D. Gardner
Alice Irvine
Warren Commercial College Night School Promises Opportunity
The late reorganization at Warren Commercial College places L. R. Freeman as president and J. P. Jefferson as secretary with E. T. Hazeltine as treasurer. The board includes Freeman, Hazeltine, Jefferson, W. M. Lindsey, and Rev. Albert W. Ryan with a faculty of Wheeler, Munn, Irwin, and Miss A. McElree. The course covers bookkeeping, arithmetic, law, correspondence, grammar, penmanship, and business forms. About 56 students are enrolled. The night school opens September 5, offering branches of the regular course, with day students allowed attendance at no extra charge. It emphasizes penmanship and personal discipline, presenting a chance for youths to begin a life of usefulness and honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White & Co
Beecher & Copeland
Keystone Clothing Co
Wendelboe
Rockwell
Nelson Greenland
Warren
Tionesta Republican
American Commercial College
Munn
M. E. Choir
Sarah Rounds
Edna Chaffer Noble
Elocution &c
Detroit
Mich
M. E
W. V. Wheeler
G. B. Munn
L. J. Irwin
A. McElree
Critique of a biased Ledger column on Pretty Warren
A letter attacks a local Ledger column about Pretty Warren blaming prejudice for poor press. It decries gossip dressed as news and notes the paper’s supposed decline, arguing intelligent criticism beats sensationalism and recalling past town matters with the Penna Gas Company. The notice ends with an advertisement for infant robes and knitted goods at the Misses Lesser’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Ledger
Penna Gas Company
Piso Establishment Sparks Busy Evening Work
The Piso establishment employs about 30 workers and runs a payroll around $500 weekly. It prints books for 17 000 names with presses operating through the night using superior electric light. E T Hazeltine, proprietor, invented much of the labor saving machinery for Piso Cure for Consumption. J J Taylor of Warren earned $500 for a corking machine that plugs bottle holes quickly, helping meet orders shipped to Europe and U S cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. T. Hazeltine
J. J. Taylor
Warren
Europe
Kerr and wife leave Bradford for Erie residence
Mr and Mrs Jno L Kerr depart Bradford this morning to make Erie their future home. Kerr has been Bradford's general manager of the Wagner and Reis oil region circuit for four years, earning wide respect for his energy and integrity. He will serve as resident manager of the Park Opera House in Erie and oversee Library Hall at Warren, with easier access from the Erie office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Bradford
Kerr
Jno. L. Kerr
Wagner and Reis
Mr. Kerr
Park Opera House
Library Hall
Warren
Circuit
Lost Item Notice in Warren Area
A light black Summer Wrap lost on Wednesday August 10 near North Warren road is to be left at this office. Also promoting Acorn Chocolate Drops as the finest in the market from Gooprien and FEHLMAN.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
North Warren
Gooprien & Fehlman
Library and Picnic at Warren County Agricultural Association
A large attendance at the Warren County Agricultural Association meeting at the Court House on Aug 27 discussed wheat varieties, notably Martin Amber, with yields around thirty bushels per acre and good straw. Plans for a county picnic on the last Saturday of September were approved, and a library for farming books was proposed to be housed in the Court House with access for contributors and the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren County Agricultural Association
Court House
S. H. Evans
Erie
Crawford
Mr. Ensworth
Lott
P. Siechrist
Evans
Acocks
Edinboro Normal School town notices and local reports
County items from Edinboro to Erie include Sugar Grove teacher’s institute next week, Youngsville Academy fall term starting September 13, and an offered academic program. Pickpockets in Oil City, voter registration shows McKean County population around 45,000 and Bradford over 10,000, plus notes on the Erie Dispatch sale and Lake Nightingale reunion rides for veterans. A fatality in Tionesta and a railway time change into effect, with church dedication for Gouldtown and a Corydon death. grange notes, drought remedies, and farming discussions dominate, alongside potato crop reports and local wheat yields. The Erie health officer Dr. E. W. Germer died August 22 after long illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngsville Academy
Youngsville
Oil City
McKean County
Bradford
Charles W. Mackey
Erie Dispatch
Francis B. Brewer
Eben Brewer
Dispatch
Willard White
Nightingale
White
Jamestown Journal
Fred Walker
Tidioute
E. C. Terrell
Tylersville
Clarion County
Tionesta
Warren
Erie Railway
Dunkirk
Jersey City
New York
First Congregational Church
Gouldtown
Rowland
W. S. Ruland
E. C. Hall
J. K. Henshaw
C. C. Creegan
Corydon
Julia A. Morrison
Stephen R. Morrison
Allegheny
Pittsburg
Remarkable Cow Operation by Warren Vet Dr Wallace
The Warren veterinary surgeon Dr Wallace performed a bold operation on John Ronne's cow after she over ate. He opened the animal, cut the stomach, removed a large amount of dry food, and stitched the stomach. Two weeks later the cow is improving though not fully recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace
Warren
John Ronne
Picture frames at A. A. Davis Co.
Something wonderful in the shape of a five cent cigar at Gooprich and Fehlman’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Davis Co
Gooprich & Fehlman’s
G A R Reunion Draws Large Oil City Turnout
Oil City hosted the G A R reunion with heavy local turnout and hospitality. Eben N Ford Post from Warren traveled by special train joining veterans from Sheffield Clarendon Youngsville Tidioute and nearby areas. Ford Post dispatched 54 members led by Commander S H Davis Senior Commander A Cook Junior Commander John Rowland and Adjutant W H Taylor. Bradford was chosen as next year’s meeting site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oil City
Northwestern
Penn’a
Oil Cityzens
Eben N. Ford Post
Warren
Sheffield
Clarendon
Youngsville
Tidioute
Ford Post
S. H. Davis
A. Cook
John Rowland
W. H. Taylor
Bradford
Warren County Fair Set for August in Warren
Corry Telegraph notes the 4th annual fair of the Warren County Fair Association will be held in Warren starting August 20 and continuing for three following days. The notice urges readers to attend the Warren Fair opening on August 30 to see a large event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren County Fair Association
Warren
Corry
Fall term opens at Youngsville Academy and Union School
Fall term of the Youngsville Academy and Union School opens September 13, 1887. For information contact Principal W. W. Fett, A. M., Youngsville, Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngsville Academy and Union School
W. W. Fett
Youngsville
Youngsville Academy
New Liquor Store Opens in Jamestown by Tip Johnson
R H Johnson known as Tip, late Carver House manager, launches a liquor store at 8 Second St Jamestown NY inviting Warren friends. Stock includes whiskies wines ales and more. Promises best in house at low prices and prompt service by telephone telegraph or mail. Also notes Pacific Mutual Accident Insurance assets over 1.5 million with C H Meacham & Co as agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Johnson
Tip
Carver House
Second St
Jamestown
N. Y
Warren
American Express
Pacific Mutual Accident Insurance Company
C. H. Meacham, & Co
General Hartranft praises Pennsylvania National Guard at Mt Gretna encampment
General John F. Hartranft, commander of the National Guard of Pennsylvania, lauds soldiers at Mt Gretna for achieving real readiness as a compact force. He commends officers and men for hard work, discipline, and drill, noting public pride in the citizen soldiery and urging continued study and improvement to uphold state and national martial glories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Hartranft
National Guard of Pennsylvania
Mt. Gretna
National Guard OF
Pennsylvania
Army of the United States
Commonwealth
Tiny Georgia birth and a tiny child shines in history
Mrs Betsey Broughton of Munroe Georgia has a two pound newborn named Martha Ann Mary Magdalen Frances Cleveland. The White House has been notified as the parents await response. A five year old weighed one pound at birth in Warren and is now a healthy boy named Ross E Spencer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betsey Broughton
Munroe
Martha Ann Mary Magdalen Frances Cleveland
White House
Emma Spencer
Warren
Ross E. Spencer
County Correspondence From Wrightsville and Nearby
Wrightsville notes include O C Messenger away for a few days, N F Wright and family returning from Chautauqua, Miss Clara Price back from James town, and school attendance by Misses Marie Wright and Mertie Messenger at Sugar Grove. A Kentuck watermelon weighs 66 pounds and a 4 foot 8 inch length highlights visit guests from Iowa and Vermont. Charles Priest’s funeral follows an accidental shooting at Miles Run. W C T U met at Mrs Phillis, and Mrs Sybel Cowles funeral in Sugar Grove marks the Wright family’s long gathering. Bradford Era reports price cut under new ownership, with P C Boyle announcing lower rates and plans for brighter content and new departments. George G Bright named business manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wrightsville
Ave
O. C. Messenger
N. F. Wright
Chautauqua
Clara Price
Jamestown
Marie Wright
Mertie Messenger
Sugar Grove
Fletcher Daly
Iowa
Vermont
J. W. Phillis
Miles’ Ran
W.C.T. U
Phillis
P. Wright
Clara Wilcox
Sybel Cowles
Lester Wright
P. C. Boyle
George 8
Bright
Era
Boyle
Vast Hemlock Forests Spanning Counties in Pennsylvania
Containing quotes from Sam D. Irwin of Tionesta about immense hemlock forests across Forest Elk and Warren counties through to the Susquehanna. Describes vast, dense woods with many trees four feet in diameter, tall and unlit at midday, ownership by Eastern capitalists, and claims of future bonanza fortunes for timber. Also notes sun and air kill hemlock and rapid forest growth after road cutting. In separate item, Stewart Drug Store sold to George S. Davis with J. A. McIntosh retained. inventory, cigars, and tobacco to remain steady. Dr. Reverdy B. Stewart stays on site. A. A. Davis & Co. offer plain and dyed window shades and stationery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Susquehanna
Sam D. Irwin
Tionesta
United States
British America
Stewart Drug
Georges. Davis
G. L. Friday
J. A. McIntosh
Mac
Reverdy B. Stewart
Liberty Street
Dissolution of O H Hunter & Son and formation of Hunter & Jarvis
The partnership of O H Hunter and H P Hunter trading as O H Hunter & Son is dissolved by mutual consent with O H Hunter retiring and selling to Wellington Jarvis. Jarvis will continue the business as Hunter & Jarvis and collect the old firm’s debts while paying its debts. The notice thanks customers and citizens of Warren County and pledges continued service and lower prices from the new firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. H. Hunter
H. P. Hunter
O. H. Hunter & Son
Wellington Jarvis
Hunter & Jarvis
Warren County
Resolutions on Sister Belle Wilcox and Godeys Club
The resolutions committee notes the death of Sister Belle Wilcox of Lander Union No. 370 E A. The September issue of Godeys Lady's Book is praised as a gem and a club drive forms to support Mrs Croley. Friends are urged to subscribe to Godeys at Croly Publishing Company 1228 Arch street, $2.00 per year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee On
Belle Wilcox
Sister — Wilcox
Lander Union
E. A
Warren Mail
Jamestown Journal
Godey
Mrs. Croley
Croly Publishing Company
Arch Street
Bell Brothers Dry Goods Bargains At The Fair Week
The Fair promises great inducements at Bell Brothers Dry Goods and Carpet House with prices slashed. Readily available items include 36-inch all wool ladies cloth at 40c, 42-inch camel's hair suiting at 50c, 10c yard crazy cloth, 3c lawn, 15c French linings, white Cassimere Shawls from 2.75 down to 2.00, other Cassimere shawls to 2.50, and Lisle thread gloves cut to 12c from 25c.
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Home Matters
People IN Print
Walter Campbell
Mrs. Mckee Rankin and Company
Ss. G. Ward
Market Street
Charles Slater
Watson Township
White Cross League
Hicks- Sawyer Colored Minstrels
Grand Street
Bernice Jones
Bredonia
Warren Episcopal Church
E. L. Davis
Maude
West Chester
State Normal School
Hook
Wm. Maynard
Maynard
Centreville
Glade
Crawford Journal
A. W. Ryan
Episcopal Church
Prof. Hogue
Geo. Warden
Hickory
California, Pa
Fred Kelly
Osborn
Kelly Weaver
George
Maurice Weaver
Lancaster
Lakewood
J. K. Weaver
Mattie
Lake Chautauqua
D. T. van Vechten
Gettysburg
Derrick
Reunion of Veterans
Will Schnur
Jennie Weed
Minnie Davies
Josephine Lacy
Jennie Bell
Lizzie Orr
Emma Chapel
Kittie Brown
Annie Mill
May Ball
Clara Parshal
Lottie Dennison
Lizzie Crull
Carrie Pickett
Hattie
Lucy Noyes
Copeland
Davies
John Sill
Broadhead
Alexander, Smith
D. V. Stranahan
N. P. Falconer
John Thomas
R. Brown
S. T. Allen
Mary Goodrich
T. O. Slater
Hiram Eddy
Julia Harrison
W. H. Pickett
Henry Brace
O. C. Allen
Chadwick
Baltzinger
George Cogswell
W. W. Wilbur
Mesdames Hamilton
Gilmore
Glenn
Hazzard
George King
John Russell
George Smith
Will Rankin
Mark Jamieson
Wes. Richards
Harry Pickett
J. H. Kelly
Charles Smith
Frank Scott
Zach Eddy
Lloyd Goodrich
A. D. Wood
E. D. Preston
George Davis
Will Hall
George Sill
Blanche Boyce
Lora Alden
Eva Miller
Tillie Richards
Hattie Borchers
Georgie Wilbur
Nora Davis
Belle Valentine
Hattie Valentine
Gertie King
Nellie Crull
Winger
Annie Sill
Ellie Scofield
Flora Collins
Valentine Wade
Laura Snyder
May Rockwell
Mary Ames
Emma Randall
Kate Copeland
Marie Kopf
Rose Kopf
Leona Lesser
Ellen Clemons
Graceee
Mary Beecher
Maria Schermerorn
L. R. Freeman
J. P. Jefferson
W. M. Lindsey
Albert W. Ryan
Farmer's Club
Edinboro
Teacher’s Institute
Farmer’s Club of
S. P. Berry
Horace Greeley
Mr. Berry
Scott
Clark Dalrymple
EK. Thomas
Berry
Timothy
B. F. Mead
Judge Acocks
Brokenstraw
Pine Grove
Yankeebush
W. Brasington
T. W. Jenkins
I. R. Wood
E. W. Germer
Baden
Germany
Vienna
America
Pattison
State Board of Health
A. A. Davis & Co
C. H. Meacham & Co
England
Wm. S. Marsh
Carrie A. Marsh
J. Lyon
A. Davis & Co
Bell Bros
Bell Brothers
Ed Cassimere
Price
Mousquaire
Bell Bro’s
Morse—Dinsmoor
W. A. Rankin
Herbert Morse
Imogen G. Dinsmoor
Jarvis
Mammoth Clothing Store
George Ball
J. D. Woodard
Henry Lesser
Jacob Keller
Warren, Pa
Peter Greenlund
Undertaker
Hickory St
Nelson Greenlund
Exchange Block
Exchange Hotel
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