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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1890
Page
3
Sweet Xmas time is on the wing with notes on gifts at B G Gregory and Hunter Jarvis stores. The town eyes sleighing, eggs at 30c, coal stoves, and posters urging interviews with advertisers as Christmas nears. Local events include library elocution, Evangeline at Library Hall, and a Warren schools fundraiser.
Local items report Mrs H P Hunter and children leaving for Philadelphia for a month, improvements in Mrs August Merck, praise for ex Secretary Stone, Rev Frank Hyatt Smith sermon notes, canoeist Elbert Rappleyea reaching the Pacific, death of Rev Dr Allen Maxwell, Mr and Mrs James Cable touring Washington, new law firm Allen Higgins Allen, marriage of Louis Walkerman and Maria Hutchins, death of David Morse and arrivals of Dr Freeman and Dr Tinkham assisting, Stone appointed Corporation Clerk, C C Thompson linked to Pattison cabinet, J C Fox injury at Warren Savings Bank building, annual visit of Samuel H Cogswell for birthday celebration.
A 1888 Warren ordinance requires property owners to clear snow from sidewalks between 6 and 9 AM or face a fine of one to ten dollars. The piece notes uneven enforcement and calls for strict application or repeal to prevent slips and disputes among pedestrians.
An exchange notes an old State law requiring anyone driving sleighs to have bells on the bells or harness. It argues that bells improve safety and should be used in all sleigh operations.
The Warren Confection Co offers fresh Christmas confectionery including 30 pails French Cream mixed 30 pails No 1 Chocolate Drops 25 boxes Chocolate Walnuts 400 lbs Stick Candy and a range of Taffy Caramels Peanut Bar and Pan Goods. Also available are Fancy Boxes Baskets and Cornucopias with special prices for churches.
S Keller owns a sizeable collection of robes highlighted in a local auction listing with emphasis on quantity and potential value for collectors.
The notice lists pine bolts lengths 11 13 14 20 22 26 and 28 inches with minimum diameter not under 6 inches. It also specifies basswood cucumber and white wood bolts lengths 17 22 and 28 inches not exceeding 8 inches diameter and requires second growth timber cut free from rings or knots.
Warren shoppers note the 25 cent hosiery promotion at Hunter and Jarvis as part of the White Cloud Flour celebration. Toilet and fancy articles appear in a Gro.8 Davis’ drug store assortment.
Last week jurors deliberated on numerous criminal cases led by Judge W. D. Brown. Hover and Jordon received fines for malicious mischief. multiple larceny by bailee charges ended in not guilty or costs. several liquor cases resulted in true bills, dismissals, or pay-the-costs outcomes. One defendant faced jail and a fine for furnishing liquor on Sunday.
A small court reviewed twenty bills with eight true and twelve not true. They toured the jail Rouse hospital and State hospital, finding conditions satisfactory. They act on Warren Refining Co. refinery refuse polluting Conewango Creek as a public nuisance. Court thanks the Court and District Attorney. signed by foreman F. A. ae Foreman and J. A. McArthur, erk.
The case of E. L. Coates versus Sheriff Fuell hart was tried Monday with a verdict for the plaintiff amounting to 2.10 dollars. The oil land case Mary S. Logan versus S. A. Gardner is now having a second trial as we go to press, with a strong array of legal talent.
A long roster lists January jurors by name and occupation across towns including Sugar Grove Warren Sheffield Tidioute and Youngsville. Notable occupations cover farmer miller machinist carpenter and merchant with many entries from Warren and surrounding townships.
Groceries of all kinds at Trushel & Co’s Glade shop invite shoppers to save money by buying goods at this model store.
An Oil City note highlights Crown Acme Oil and B G Gregory's Bargain Store as top local outlets. A Blizzard editor muses on drawing crowds, noting audiences vary with performance type and suggesting vocalists perform in close fitting garments for stronger voice projection.
Corry starts a Democratic paper as Forest County hosts a teachers institute in Tionesta on December 29. Randolph New York pursues a wind powered street railway. Erie County seeks an extra judge to handle rising business. North East township eyes a grape crop valued at 100000 dollars. Chautauqua lake navigation ends for the season. steamboats idle till spring. New postmaster C Southworth replaces the deceased W A Dusenbury at Newton Mills. A quiet December 3 wedding unites Belle McClintock and Harry C Fry. The Kane Leader expands under Adah Malone’s editorship. Tionesta suffers a morning blaze. Kepler, Acomb, Bovard buildings damaged. loss 22750, insurance 11000. Judge Taylor debates liquor licenses. fined Oil City dealer 250 and jailed 40 days. Judge Marvin of Jamestown, sole survivor of the Twenty-fifth Congress. Corry officials briefed on 110000 city bonds sent to B K Jamieson & Co.. bonds returned by express.
Dec 3 notes report Thanksgiving livery mishap in Corry with minor damage. Social Knights of Honor party draws 28 couples with Datton orchestra. Townspeople discuss winter terms, railroad excitement, and health at home. Dec 8 sleighing brisk, locals travel for work and worship, many visits and school term prep. Dec 5 school term begins with Miss Carrie Olsen teaching and community prayers.
In Erie on December 8 1890 Phillip G Wheeler writes of sleighing on West Sixth Market days with State Street crowded for beef and produce boats lingering as winter slows lake traffic. He notes good steamer business and births death of Dr Stewart, plus Erie Soap Co plans to enter Warren market.
The paper announces a limited offer in partnership with Dre B. J. Kendall Co to provide subscribers a free copy of A Treatise on the Horse and his Diseases. Readers should mail their address with a two cent stamp to Dr. B. J. Kenpatt Co, Enospusnea FA zs, VI, noting the paper. The work is described as a standard authority with over four million copies sold in ten years. The offer expires soon.
The Hostetter Company of Pittsburgh celebrates its annual Almanac as a long standing popular medical guide. Printed in ten languages with a projected 10 million copies, the 1891 edition covers health, testimonials, amusement, astrology and chronology. Free copies are available through druggists and country dealers nationwide.
A fragment of syndicated jokes and commercial notices references Ayer products such as Cherry Pectoral Sarsaparilla and Burdock Blood Bitters. It includes wry lines on marriage, punctuality, and a joke about a brass band at a funeral with three tunes.
Williams announces a harvest sale running through May 1 offering daily meals for up to 100 diners at 25 cents. The list markets vast quantities of meat produce dairy and canned goods including beeves cows lambs hogs chickens turkeys ducks eggs potatoes turnips beets carrots onions cabbage squash sauerkraut pickles tomato catsup Worcestershire canned fruit corn beans peas tomatoes beans crackers oysters and preserved fruits. A breakfast and supper service is offered and additional meats may be ordered.
A large stock is being moved to save time and expense with a big holiday sale. Prices span undergarments gloves stockings hats hosiery shoes accessories and small goods from 23c to $4.25 with emphasis on value and reliability across ladies men and children's items.
An ad notes a selection of dolls with varied features and sizes from 10 cents to 1 dollar each. Highlights include a 25 inch bisque head doll with natural hair and eyes for 50 cents and a 15 inch doll in a white dress with lace collar and hat for 50 cents.
An advertises a moving sale for early February 1891 offering books, toys, cups and saucers at low prices, tin and iron toys, cradles, drums, tool chests, and tea sets. It promotes R J Roberts Razor Steel Scissors and pocket knives, plus stationery and inks, noting the store will relocate to Front Street from J J Taylor & Co.
An 1890 notice from Warren Matt endorses High Life Java and Mocha Coffee as a connoisseur favorite sold at Goopricu and Frueman in Boston. Additional letters from Winslow Rand Wilson and Holmes Coutts advertise crackers, wafers, and oils, noting Warren Matt and Goopricu distribution in Warren and New York City.
Delamater & Co at Meadville closed last Friday triggering surprise and regret. Liabilities, estimated at $325,000, exceed assets of about $300,000. State funds, county funds, school funds and hospital funds are among liabilities, with many small depositors likely to recover money. Assignees list assets of $472,549 and liabilities of $544,700, while real estate remains valuable but uncounted.
Advertisement notes the Pittsburg Weekly Commercial Gazette as a complete world news source and first-class family paper. It offers a one year subscription including the Main and the Weekly, totaling 104 papers for $2.
The Buffalo Express will publish Special Holiday Numbers on December 14, 21 and 28 with superior pictures and reading matter. Orders may be placed through local agent Mrs M Daly of Tidioute who travels to Denver for family reasons. The note also mentions a mother joining her son who is very ill and a sister staying with him. A separate blurb advocates Max Klein liquor offerings as a remedy by stating strong claims about malaria and colds and lists whiskey prices and catalog requests.
Gents' Furnishing Goods at the finest Warren store below the Carver House, led by A. Weiss, announces a recent overhaul and the largest stock of serviceable and fashionable clothing. Summer suits and boys' clothes on hand with savings promised. Plush and leather goods and albums offered at cost by N. K. Wendelhoe.
In Warren County, Hunter and Jarvis highlight the best fifty cent underwear options. The brief guide compares fit, comfort, and value across local shops and brands.
A compact sales note touts Dr Hoxsies Disks as preventing removal from school for coughs colds and hoarseness and claims faster relief than any remedy. Priced at 2 65 cents.
Judge Frank Gunnison ruled arbitration in Pennsylvania cases unconstitutional overturning a twenty year practice. Col J R Thompson and J R Freeman argued the act denied the right to trial by judge, a common law right not to be abridged. The decision upholds the right to trial and removes arbitration as the sole method.
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