Home Matters and Local Happenings in Warren
Local items include a fair meeting at the courthouse next Saturday at 1 PM for stockholders. School closes for two weeks, resumes December 28. Market street streetcar work advances. Seneca Oil Works fire causes about 200 loss with good response. Royal Arcanum Ramona Council officers elected. Teach ers Institute next week with four Library Hall entertainments priced at $1. New York Male Quartet and Miss Nellie Nichols praised for an outstanding performance at the opera house.
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Seneca Oil Works
Centennial Hose Co
Warren
Teachers’ Institute
Court House
Friends of Education
Supt. Putnam
Library Hall
Noyes
Putnam
New York Quartet Co
Sunbury
Opera House
New York
Nellie Nichols
Warren Town Council Debates Sunday Employment Bans
At the Warren council meeting petitions from 736 residents and four Christian groups seek use of police powers to enforce Sunday work bans. Actions include tax exoneration for Collector Heck, sale of the town safe, and 3-cent streetcar fare windows. Borough petitions to curb peddling are referred to the borough attorney.
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Warren
Donly
Burgess and Baro. Atty
Christian Endeavor Societies
Brotherhood of St. Andrew
Epworth League
Luther League
Heck
Gas Committee
Bridge Committee
Boro
Hanson Bros
Pleasant Bridge
Street Railway Company
Court rounds up juries and cases in county session
The jury in Gilti nan vs Howard failed to reach a verdict after an all night deliberation and was discharged. T W Tyler vs Warren Street Ry Co and Glade Tp ended with a non suit for injuries near Glade Run bridge in October 1894. J F Crull vs J P Conroe opened and closed with a verdict granting seven twelfths to Crull and five twelfths to Conroe. Criminal Court began with Com vs Albert Hare found guilty. fined 50 dollars, 20 days jail, costs, license forfeiture. Grand Jury, led by H N Hall, returned several true bills. John Anderson pled guilty to assaulting and shooting a Swede. sentencing pending.
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Giltinan
Public Library Progress Discussed by Warren Friends
Judge Noyes outlined dramatic growth at Warren Public Library with patrons rising from 283 to 1700 and annual circulations from 11000 to over 50000. He noted $1400 annual income covers expenses and $307 from Mary Scofield and Rankin funds funds purchases, while Centennial funds of 1700 with 700 balance remain for permanent improvements. A regular assistant librarian, better lighting, and ongoing book purchases were urged. A five member committee was formed to solicit 60 pledges for ongoing support of the free library.
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Warren Public Library
Noyes
Free Public Library
Free Library
Mary Scofield
Rankin
Board of Control
Free
Local notes report D Wetmore family return from Virginia
Personal notes chronicle arrivals and illnesses in Warren area. D Wetmore and family returned home from Virginia last week. Mrs W A Hart and several others struggle with illness while several residents improve. Local professionals announce upcoming visits and a community official election at Youngsville.
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RE. D. Wetmore E
Virginia
W. A. Hart
Local Commerce And News From Warren Area
Busy reader primer notes price drops at Allen Shoe Store and SEGFRID'S silver spoons. Reports on Erie soldiers home, TracHERs Institute start December 14, and Warren Grange delegates at Altoona. Elks memorial, Torpedo accident, Celeron village election results, oil men insurance talk, Mead house preservation plan, and E A U class status in Oil City.
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Allen
Liberty St
Erie
Trachers’ Institute
Kertcher’s
Warren County
State Grange
Altoona
Warren Lodge of Elks
Lodge of Sorrow
N. K. Wendelboe
James Wells
Sherman
N. Y
Monroe
Oil Creek Valley Association
Titusville
David Mead
Meadville
Oil City
Pennsylvania
N. K. Wendleboe Offers New Framing and Mouldings
N K Wendleboe announces freshly received framing and mouldings with prices listed for customers seeking home improvement materials.
Holiday Novelties Stock Up Brightens A. A. Davis & Co
A. A. Davis & Co reports abundant Holiday Novelties this season, promising broader selection and timely carry for gift shoppers. The firm emphasizes renewed inventory as stores anticipate rising demand through December.
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A. A. Davis & Co
Seventieth Birthday Celebration at Roxy Thomas Home
Mrs. Roxy Thomas marked her 70th birthday on Saturday December 5 as family and neighbors gathered. Guests included many local names, a dinner at neighbor S. M. Prescott’s house, and a rocking chair gift signaling ongoing good health and future birthdays.
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Roxy Thomas
Conewango Ave
Jefferson St
Jenny
John Thomas
Savage
Thomas
G. W. Savage
S. M. Prescott
Chas. Savage
Allie Savage
B. F. Mead
Willard B., Wallace
Ralph and Stuart Mead
Hannah L. Mead
Gertrude Shoff
J.J. Taylor
Horace Simpson
Elisha Thomas
Grace Thomas
M. J. Danforth
Joseph T. Danforth
A. M. Thomas
Lucy Thomas
James Cramer
H.S Thomas
Lillie and
Pearl
Harry and
Preston Thomas
N. E. Thomas
Josephine
Jamestown
N. Y
D. Cowan
Hattie and
Ernestine
Earl Cowan
J. W. Kitchen
Alfred Kitchen
E. F. Edmunds
J. J. Taylor
Edmunds
DeForest Lacy
J. J. Brower
J. W. Geer
C. C. Eaton
Soderland
Serious Accident On D A V P Ry Train Collision
Last Saturday evening a passenger train bound for Titusville struck a one horse wagon at the first crossing west of Warren. Rider Matt Shuler of Yankee bush hill was badly injured but the horse escaped unharmed. Shuler was taken to the station then to Ambrose Gieg erich’s home for care. doctors hope for recovery.
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Titusville
Warren
Matt Shuler
Yankeebush Hill
Shuler
Ambrose Giegerich
Local church progress noted at Sheffield meeting
A large delegation gathered for Sheffield’s Wednesday church event with Rev. Rhoades and Rev. Pollard praised for energizing the M. E. church. Several new members added to the church roll as discussions moved toward stronger community involvement.
Merchants Held Cake Walk Benefiting Lady Maccabees
Local merchants report strong business in shipping game profits. The Lady Maccabees hosted a novel cake walk last Friday with a cake containing free silver as the prize. Charles Lundgren won the timing contest and the cake. Washington Cotton is reported seriously ill in Cleveland. Olive Wright spent Thanksgiving at Bradford with Miss Pearl Boardman. Epworth League Convention is scheduled for December 28 29 with post holiday meetings planned.
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Lady Maccabees
Charles Lundgren
Washington Cotton
Cleveland
Olive Wright
Bradford
Pearl Boardman
Epworth League
Christmas plans and community notes unfold in town
Miss Whitney closes her school for vacation through the holidays. The Lutheran Church prepares for a Christmas tree. Oscar Hilton of Sugar Grove visited friends here Sunday. Miss Alta Price stayed with aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs F Price. W L Greely and wife returned from Spring Creek. Harry Kingsley drives for M Darlin. Rev Forslund of Chandler's Valley Levees in Lutheran church last Thursday at 2 PM. Miss Morrison of Titusville visits Erick Anderson.
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Miss Whitney
Lutheran Church
Oscar Hilton
Sugar Grove
Alta Price
F. Price
W. L. Greely
Spring Creek
Harry Kingsley
M. Darlin
Rev. Forslund
Chandler’s Valley
Miss Morrison
Titusville
Erick Anderson
Arrip MoorE Warren Wedding Notices
Arrip MoorE in Warren on a December Saturday evening 189 and Mary E Moore wed at the First M E Parsonage by Rev E F Edmunds. Rick Sanborn wed Nettie B Sanborn in Stoneham Pa on December 3 1896 at the bride’s mother’s home. Bleakley Brooks wedding at Busti N Y M E parsonage November 28 1896.
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Arrip—Moore
Warren
E. F. Edmunds
Charles W
Mary E. Moore
Rick — Sanborn
Stoneham
J. W. Smith
Harry M. Rice
Nettie B. Sanborn
Bleakley — Brooks
M. E. Parsonage
Busti
N. Y
J. H. Clemens
Joseph H. Bleakley
Sugar Grove
Amelia Brooks
Ashville
Obituary of Lewellyn A. Rogers of Warren
In Warren on December 7 1896 Lewellyn A. Rogers died in his 73rd year. A longtime teacher merchant and respected citizen he leaves a wife three sons a sister Mrs G C James of Warren and brother Col L Rogers of the Kane Republican. Funeral services were held December 9 at his residence with Rev S F Marks officiating.
Rainy Wednesday keeps worshippers away in local notes
Fragments humor and advice flood a page with jokes about church, football training by family, hair dye, divine healers, and quips about lawyers and cures. Ads tout Ayer products and Chamberlain remedies while readers discuss coughs, sprains, and small life moments in a bustling miscellany.
Frames to Order by N. K. Wendlebee
N K Wendlebee offers custom picture frames with neat quick service. Elegant stock of mouldings just received invites customers to call and inspect.
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Hotiday
Warren
Hunter’s. Call
N. K. Wendlebee
Real Estate Transfers for Week Ending Dec 9 1896
Transfers recorded for the week ending December 9 1896 include properties conveyed by fee simple and mortgage assignments. Names of grantors and grantees appear with parcel sizes and location notes, reflecting urban and rural transfers in the county. Prices and specifics vary by deed, reflecting cautious market activity.
New Great South American Kidney Cure Claims Quick Relief
Distressing kidney and bladder diseases relieved in six hours by the New Great South American Kidney Cure. It relieves pain in the urinary passages, back, and relieves water retention almost immediately. Sold by Noyes Drug Store in Warren, Pennsylvania.
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Noyes Drug Store
Warren
Sailor Dies in Baltimore After World Spanning Booze Feat
A New York sailor who recently died in Baltimore aged 53 boasted of drinking every kind of liquor known at every world port. His pursuit of this singular ambition left him with hobnail liver, a term doctors use for severe liver damage, and he passed away.
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New York
Baltimor
An Agreeable Surprise Promised in Holiday Issue
The Illustrated Buffalo Express announces a Christmas holiday issue to appear December 13 featuring a double number in color with original and seasonable matter. A regular Christmas Express, also a color double issue, will appear a week later.
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Buffalo Express
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Eldred
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James Sutton
Wm. P. McCleery
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Cherry Grove
Reubin Jones
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Pine Grove
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Same
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Wm. Hodges
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Sarah E. Hayes
Seymour Hayes
Edgar A. Hayes
Partor
N. Greenland
Dixson’s Glade Drug and Variety
Penna. Ave
Elm St
Water St
Warren National Bank
Capital
N. Paemlee
H. A. Jamieson
F. E. Hertzel
Wm. D. Brown
A. Hertzel
G. N. Parmlee
Jerry Crary
N. P. Wheeler
D. W Beaty
C. Smith
Charles Schimmelfeng
A. T. Scofield
Charles Chase
Great Cash Grocery
Arbuckle’s
Waters Block
Postofice
the Warren Savings Bank
A. J. Hazeltine
Q. B. Ensworth
L. B. Wood
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Charles W. Stone
M. B. Dunham
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J. E Rowland
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Estey
ASTOR
The
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W. H. Zaubnan
New Beck Block
Pickett Hardware CO
Northwestern
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Syracuse
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Postoffice
Citizens Nat’l Bank
Arren, Pa
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