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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1914
Page
5
The Warren Rifle Team began its shooting season last Friday night at the Armory facing the Stillwater, Minnesota aggregation.
Joy, once Bell Telephone manager in Warren and Erie and a noted tenor, works in evangelistic ministry with Rev. Jordan and supervised the Warren tabernacle's construction. A different woman from Edinboro, angered by a theft of a streetcar ride from Columbus to Corry in 1910, sent ten cents to the Corry street car company.
The Horton Crary Co of Sheffield has let a contract to J W Easton of Saybrook for clearing land from the Underwood field near the new mill back over the hill. About fourte en thousand cords of chemical wood will be cut on this tract and will provide an all winter job for around forty men.
William Rohde and Miss Rachel Hunter of Nebraska wed Thursday at the bride’s parents home in Nebraska. Rev. Dunleavy officiated. They will reside at 25 South Carver Street, Warren, after a short wedding trip. Mrs. Nancy Adelaide Higgins of Erie died December 14 in her fiftieth year. Funeral at 410 West Eighth Street with interment in Warren. Warren County Agricultural Association stockholders to organize December 26 at the court room. Mrs Flora B Smith burned by a gas explosion at 19 Fourth Street. W H Van Dresar dies in Columbus township. Funeral at home with West Side cemetery in Columbus. Floridia Plant at Quincy, Florida, ruined. losses around 50,000 dollars. Floridia Company plans a new plant. W L MacGowan and Floridia officials oversee arrangements.
A daughter was born Saturday morning December 19 in Davenport to Mr. and Mrs. William A. Stover formerly of Warren. The mother is Julia Cowan daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Willis Cowan of Irvine Street.
Mrs. Macie E. Nesmith of Warren widow of Homer W Nesmith married Robert F Gay of Titusville at the Baptist parsonage Meadville. Mrs Nesmith and Mr Gay were united in marriage on Wednesday December 16 at noon.
The Clarendon Refining Company enlarges its plant with 24 new filters and secures more crude oil from Standard Oil and a Six Mile lease. Jay Colvin of Warren manages the facility as part of the expansion and improved production.
Lyceum bureau organizers toured Youngsville and Sheffield to secure contracts for a summer Chautauqua and the possibility of a guarantee fund agreement looms as contracts near signing.
Mrs Eliza Clark wife of John Clark died Wednesday morning December 23 1914 at her home 24 Oak street age seventy four years after months of illness She leaves husband two sons J Kenneth Clark and William S Clark and a large McMullan family including W S McMullan Fannie Creed Susan Bouman and Mrs Wm Judd Funeral will be held Saturday December 26 at 2 pm at 24 Oak street
Congress did not pass the bill reducing postmasters salaries and defeated another measure to allow free rural mail delivery by contract. The salaries remain unchanged.
B. G. Gregory has disposed of his interests in the Clarendon Refining Company a refinery known for petroleum jellies. The firm previously sold product mainly in carload shipments to large buyers domestically and abroad. Gregory will continue the same line in smaller packages for wholesale and retail drug trade from Warren once needed appliances are ready.
Frances Gertrude Anschutz widow of Capt J J Vandergrift pioneer oil man of western Pennsylvania died last Wednesday at 7 am in St Margaret s Memorial hospital Pittsburgh. She and her first husband Thomas H Hartley married in 1869, he died in 1880. Vandergrift died December 1899. She was a lifelong member of Calvary Protestant Episcopal church.
Mrs. L. Alexander hosted guests at her Main Street residence on December 10. The gathering celebrated Miss Edna Grove and Mr. J. M. Loofboro’s engagement, noting Grove’s Pennsylvania roots and Loofboro’s role with the Imperial Valley Irrigation District. The wedding is planned as a holiday event in El Centro California.
Recorder Basset granted marriage licenses to Harry B Kelly and Mary E Hoskins of Kellettville and to Guideon Sly and Mary Foster of Spartansburg. Divorces were granted in three cases in Argument Court. County Commissioners set numerous appeal dates by ward and township for property assessments.
Sheriff Tate will provide a chicken dinner to seven prisoners at the jail. Mrs. Frank Morrison announced on Wednesday the engagement of her daughter Faye to Harry W. Conar ro. Miss Mildred Beyer, a milliner with J. F. Kertcher, fell on an icy Hazel street walk and broke her right wrist. County Supt. C. S. Knapp, City Supt. R. T. Adams, Asst. Supt. P. W. M. Pressell and Miss Sylvia Ball will attend the Pennsylvania State Educational Association convention in Harrisburg December 29–31. Prof. Knapp chairs the county executive committee and will be a leading figure at the session.
Amos P. Reese, principal, promotes Clarion State Normal School as a place of high scholarship and moral character. The faculty are patient, conscientious instructors who dedicate time to students, creating a wholesome home-like atmosphere. Catalogs available.
A Punch joke notes Austrians urged to send German papers to the front for chest protection. In a separate court matter Elmer Thrash, charged with stabbing Charles Smith, surrendered to Luzerne County Court, while Judge Woodward orders August Weikel of Weston to pay $2000 bail after Thrash failed to appear.
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