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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1886
Page
3
The Warren Mail lists a poultry show at Armory Hall this week and notes varied local items. Christmas gatherings, shop ads, club meetings, and public notices fill the page with town life, from Oysters to the Shakespeare Club and a Fiske Jubilee Singers appearance.
Christmas in Warren passed quietly with church services and family gatherings. Various churches held seasonal programs and gifts for charity. notes mention visitors, local officials, and a few notable travels. A local taxidermist and other residents are highlighted among holiday activities and reflections.
On December 25 1886 Warren unveiled electric lighting with globes across the street between the Exchange and Scofield blocks and in local stores. The Thompson-Houston system from Boston powers a 6 to 8 horsepower engine in Orrs warehouse for a 30 day trial. A company may form to buy and operate it, claiming brighter light at similar cost to gas, with an engineer present and no immediate price to consumers.
The discussion of Eli Perkins and other speakers shows the town’s lecture series losing about $150. Critics urge paying houses, direct deals with lecturers, and ending the costly bureau system that doubles costs for audiences. The piece calls for merit over spectacle and business principles in lecturing.
The article argues that science needs art and tools to advance civilization. It highlights the seven basic tools and describes how manual training schools develop skilled labor. It notes efforts in Tidioute under Mr. Grandin and a successful workshop at Jamestown school.
Guests of Landlord Buss at the Warren Hotel enjoyed a festive Christmas dinner featuring oysters, boiled salmon, jerked meats, turkey and mutton, various roasts, rich pastries, desserts, fresh vegetables, salads, and beverages. The spread included multiple pies, puddings, cakes, fruits, and teacoffee offerings, reflecting a lavish holiday menu.
The government sold Philadelphia’s former post office to A. J. Drexel for 413000, about 7100 per foot, a city high. The third annual State Poultry Show in Philadelphia is the state’s largest ever, with Warren’s Armory Hall set for this week. Lumber prices rise with demand as hemlock and boards hold steady in Philadelphia trade. National Guard headquarters orders uniform changes for infantry officers and noncommissioned officers, including sword belts and new stripes.
The paper prints an unpublished gem from the late Mrs. R P King titled Morning Lesson. Published with the blessing of her sister Miss Stebbins, it serves as a Christmas Souvenir for readers in Warren and the writer’s friends.
O. H. Hunter & Son advertise deep discounts on wraps furs shawls quilts dress goods and novelties. Prices are said to be lower than ever with many items offered at cost. Call and visit this week for bargains locally.
The notice promotes postpaid subscriptions with Philadelphia Press and Warren Matt for 1.75 dollars and Atlas of the World with Main for 2 dollars. It urges paying in advance and starting the new year with a paid subscription.
Store promotes fresh decor at A Ruhlman with a new room opposite Carver House. N K Wendle Boe's offers the largest stock of wallpapers in latest designs. Both outlets push updated interiors for home decoration.
John A Day of Youngsville Pa offers several pure bred St Bernard puppies for sale on reasonable terms plus one young Cocker Spaniel. Call or write by mail for details.
P. J. Bayer advertises Honey Drop Sugar Corn and Succotash for sale. The notice highlights fresh canning goods and local availability with a focus on quality and value for shoppers.
The Union Agricultural Society holds its fourteenth annual meeting at Sugar Grove on Tuesday Jan. 11, 1887 at 10 A. M. for the election of officers and related business.
An assortment of brief items: a deadly shooter praised next to a health quack promoting Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Purgative Pellets, plus ads for a Boston advertiser laments poor circulation, Warren meat market, Goodrich and Fehlman’s new business, raw oysters at Ruhlman, artist supplies at Wendlebee, and Parker’s Tonic promising a clear skin and liver regulation.
Reverend W W Painter writes from Fon du Lac Wisconsin describing his arrival and settlement in the M E ministry. He praises the city’s health water supply schools churches and temperance activity while noting a strong foreign element and demand for prohibition. He reflects on local industry libraries and a large church complex as he settles into a year of pastoral work.
An 1886 Warren, Pennsylvania notice markets a ninety day sale with meals at 25 cents and a long list of groceries and prepared foods available 12 to 3 daily at 111 Second Street. It also advertises various low price goods from other merchants including suits, lamps, dining sets, and furniture, plus funeral furniture services from T. W. McNert at 214 Hickory Street.
In Warren on December 21 1886 Wm D Freese weds Miss Mattie E Davis both of Youngsville at Hon Henry Braces home. In Wetmore Pa on December 22 1886 Thomas Keelor Jr and Stella McKeel wed. both residents of Wetmore. In Jamestown N Y on December 16 1886 Frederick Swanson of Chandler's Valley and Maria Anderson of Marionville Pa married. In Jamestown N Y on December 22 1886 Ambrose Allen and Ella Wright both of Wetmore Pa married. In Fish Creek Madison Co Montana on November 25 1886 John A Beall of Fish Creek marries Myra M Dinsmoor of Warren Co Pa at Bealls home.
The item notes one d weekly by Warre per barrel in sacks priced at six dollars and forty cents.
Corrected weekly by Geo. P. Orr & Co listing prices paid to Warren dealers for farm items. Apples per bushel, butter per pound, beans per bushel, pork per barrel, cheese per pound, evaporated apples per pound, eggs per dozen, hams per pound, lard per pound, onions per bushel, potatoes per bushel, and related commodities are shown with unit prices.
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