Old Year Dies as New Year Comes in Bright
Quick Christmas recap in Warren with snowbound streets, band music, and a torch of small-town life. Reports note church cantatas and holiday visits, fires, charity letters, and local updates on residents, meetings, and small events around town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evangelical Church
R. Mott
Cleveland
Boyer
C. E. Archabald
Girard
Messrs
Jacobs
Beck
Martin
Mr. Cone
Frank Stuart
Wrightsville
W.C.T. U
Curwen
Warren Union Organized In United Workmen Hall
Deputy Supreme President Brown presided over the Warren Union meeting on December 22 with 74 charter applicants. Officers include Chancellor C H Meacham Advocate C C Thompson President A Carroll and a full slate of 20 officers plus a charter open for new members at $2.00 before closing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. B. Ensworth
N. Greenlund
G. W. Smith
John Reeger
J. H. Long
C. H. Meacham
C C. Thompson
Dr. Baker
Grand Union
C. C. Thompson
Frontier Store Offers Flour and Holiday Goods
Good Flour priced at 75 cents and one dollar per sack at Geo P Orr & Co. Holiday goods offered at cost at Stewart's drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. P. Orr & Co
Geo. P. Orr
Stewart’s Drug Store
Goo. P. Orr & Co
Northrop’s
Christmas Observed Generously in Warren Community
The Warren area saw broad holiday giving with Mr. Jamieson’s turkey gifts at his wooden ware works and Cohn & Co. distributing chickens. Mrs. Hoffman hosted a crowd of children with hood gifts candies and supper while Mike Silk aided many in need. The Relief Association provided food and clothing and private bequests brought joy unseen by the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Episcopal Sunday School
Baptist Church
Presbyterian Church
Santa Claus
Trinity Memorial Church
A. W. Ryan
Jamieson
Cohn & Co
M. Strelitz
Mike Silk
Relief Association
New melodrama with strong stage effects at Library Hall
The piece appeals to Warren audiences as a powerful melodrama rich in scenes and stage ingenuity. It features vivid dramatic situations and well developed characters, sustaining interest from start to finish. Presented next Wednesday and Thursday in Library Hall with Don Thompson producing at Court Street Theatre, Buffalo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jobn Chinaman
Library Hall
London
Warren
Don Thompson
Court Street Theatre
Buffalo
Warren County Agricultural Society Elects Officers for 1885
The Warren County Agricultural Association met at the Warren Hotel with over forty members. C. Lott presided and A. S. Dalrymple was secretary. Geo. P. Orr was elected president and Geo. Ensworth treasurer. Willis Cowan secretary. directors named from Fortenville, North Warren, Warren, Pittsfield and Chandler's Valley. By-laws were begun and next meeting set for January 31 1885 to finalize preparations for the next fair and possible Farmers Club formation. D Wentworth noted the Kin-tone club has begun planning for the next fair and urged farmer participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Ellsworth
Warren Hotel
Warren County Agricultural Society
Court House
C. Lott
A.S. Dalrymple
Farmers’ Club
Fair Association
Geo. P. Orr
Geo. Ensworth
Willis Cowan
C. H. Wiltsie
Fentonville
Charles Lott
North Warren
S. T. Allen
Warren
W. B. Acocks
Pittsfield
John Samuelson
Chandler's Valley
D. Wentworth
Sugar Grove
Kiantone
Santa’s new baby sister arrives in Hugh and Grace tale
A warmly written Christmas note imagines Santa sending gifts for a beloved baby sister named Grace Hazeltine. The letter speaks of a large family, playful curiosity about the baby’s looks, and Santa’s quiet journey to fill stockings with the presents that will bring joy to Hugh and Grace on a bright Christmas eve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Morton
Warren
Little Hugh
Hazeltine
Warren Savings Bank
Santa
Hugh
Santa Claus
Grace
Grace Hazeltine
Pennsylvania state notes and military parade plans
State items report Harrisburg depot work, a Jefferson county marriage ceremony, and an Indiana county groom. Exposition plans include Pennsylvania exhibits, a Sinking Fund move to invest surplus funds in bonds, and official remarks praising the National Guard at inaugurations. Governor Pattison names March 10 1885 as Pennsylvania day with historic notes. Local ads offer groceries, clothing stock, and holiday goods at Stewart’s drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad
Harrisburg
Jefferson County
Indiana County
Squire
Thomas
Pennsylvania
Sinking Fund Commission of
United States
Stenger
Niles
National Guard of
Cleveland
Pattison
New Orleans
Body of Representatives
William Penn
Wm. Jones
Unclaimed Letters in Warren Postoffice 1854
The Warren Postoffice lists numerous names awaiting letters. unclaimed items will go to the Dead Letter Office if not called for within thirty days. Include the ad date December 27, 1854, and request callers to provide the advertising date when inquiring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Postoffice
Warren Co
Anderson
J. A. Adams
G. Allen
Efmma Beemus
F.C. Bremer
Mary A. Boys
W. D
Brown
Dan
J. Berry
J. N.anne Baldwin
Edward Butler
Tanner Sill
Ha Domham
I. B. Sharp
K. Eberhart
Daniel Rock
Kate Fleming
Anna Buroena
M. A. Gilbert
M. M. Ross
L. Graff
J. A. Tyler
Thomas Griggs
Frank Walford
W. Green
Edward White
F. KP. Hagerty
Katie Zigle
Edward
Be Careful of Fuel Gas Accidents in Butler County
Local reports warn of dangerous gas leaks from fuel gas in Butler County homes. Explosions occurred when residents inspected with flames nearby, causing severe damage and near death for several families including the Murrys in Oil City. Authorities advise ensuring free chimney drafts and strict caution with gas use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler County
Oil City
Murry
New Year’s Ball at Fentonville House in 1885
An invitation to a New Year’s Ball at Fentonville House in Fentonville New York on Thursday evening January 1 1885 with music by Johnson’s Orchestra. The notice encourages attendance and mentions proprietor W F Moors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Tim Hage
al. Ritzenthaler
Rob’t Johnson
Ed. Fehlman
Will Weeks
Fentonville House
Fentonville
Johnson
Lcist
W. F. Moors
Sanford school pupils kept present in December month
The Sanford school lists pupils not absent for the month ending December 4 1884 and those not tardy marked with a star. A separate group shows pupils not absent since admission. The attendance total is 40 with 97 percent. alzapA Harpin is credited as teacher and advertisement for Hus Cough Cure priced at 26 cents from Johnson and Siegfried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanford School
Matie Parker
Clara Bemis
Oma Sanford
Mary Pierce
Hattie Goodwell
Addie Willis
Sherman Parker
Eddie McMann
Willie Bemis
Robert Wright
Howard Wilson
Marion Bemis
Cyrus Goodwell
Giles Johnson
Ernest Willis
Archie Brown
Lewis Bemis
Dellie Johnson
Charlie Scott
Grant Scott
Earl Goodwell
Laura Lobdell
Seymour Willis
Eloise Bently
Julia Robbins
Mary Green
Clyde Green
Frank Paden
Alzapa Harpin
Ask
Johnson & Siegfried
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Home Matters
Turkeys
Will Hackney
Noyes
Greaves
Watson Hose Co
Roscoe Hall
Watson
Robinson
Nobbs
Judge Johnson
E. D. Hammond
W. H. Copeland
Philadelphia
Maud Davis
Tionesta
J. W. Steen
Erie
E. Chaffee
Madison, O
Warren County
Stella Hazeltine
O. H. Hunter's
Dr. Curwen
Hospital For the Insane
Lulu
Wellesley College
Mass
Alton R. Dalrymple
Dakota
Mack Nesmith
Uncle Sam’s Post Office Service
Indiana
Bernard
Ridgway
Democrat
Fred Wetmore
Harvard
Fred Uazeltine
Oberlin, O
Henry Fuellhart
Tidioute
A. McKinney
Youngsville
Warren Co. Treas
John Thomas
Jamestown
N. Y
Mr. Brace
A. V. Mott
Russell
A. A. Davis & Co
E. C. Crandall
Belmont
Maria Sill
Pleasant To
Mike Glaspy
Frewsburg
Robert MacKay
Woodstock
Canada
Fred Stranahan
Bellevue Medical College
New York City
J. M. Barnett
Washington- Jefferson College
T. E. Metzgar
Frank
Robert Mott
P. S. Allen
Hammond
W. A. Rankin
Methodist Church
Lights of London Company
W. A. Rouse
Fanny Denham
Lake Shore Railroad
Titusville
Roger Sherman
Baltzer Gehr
Crawford County
Fredonia
Fisher No. 8
Butler District
Ross and Bredin
Thorn Creek
Henry Baxter
Watson Township
Post Office Department
City of
Lockport
Lake Erie
Erie Harbor
Spencer
F. F. Adams
Eric Dispatch
Knox
Clarion and Jefferson District
Brookville
C. W. Sersall
Nelson Greenland
Bell Bros
Ps.uu
Ask Johnson & Siegfried
Equitable Aid Union
C. W. Seriall
Stewart’s
Warren County Agricultural Association
Pen
State News
Robert Allen
Torger Sus
Geo. Ball’s
Wantrep
Farnsworth Run
Clarendon
Krester & Miller
Geo. Ball
P. Orr & Co
Vue Lynt
Tay Ue Asen
Lizzie D
Acees Veer Tet
Ana
Coalies
Variety Hall
Warren, PA
Bell Brothers
Episcopal Church
P. Greenland
Stewart
Marsh—Barwin
Revere House
W. W. Painter
A. P Marsh
Linesville, Clarion Co
Emma Barwin
Rolfe Elk Co
Dewey—Mcfarland
M. E. Parsonage
Fred E. Dewey
Waterford
Emma L. McFarland
Slater
Mead—Case
Weselyan Methodist Parsonage
Elder J. Case
Myron J. Mead
Frances M. Case
Farmington
Lenora C. Smutz
Pine Grove
Sample—Hoffman
Pittsfield, Pa
Bride
Levi Leonard
J. P
Irvine L. Sample
Columbus
Coranb. Hoftman
Crockery Store
Arren
Eranch
G. L
Carver House
Spirit Land
Tuckey
Fagundus
Hannah M. Tuckey
John Tuckey
Knapp & Cable
J. H. Mitchell & Co
OLD Reliable Companies
Etna
Hartford
Phenix
Home
New York
Howard
N.Y
Tar
Liverpool
London & Glebe
England
Queen
Royal
Imperial
Lemon Assurance
Commercial
Sun Fire
Lancashire
American
Union
Reliance
Mutual Benefit Life
New Jersey
National Life
Vermont
Mutual Life
Traveler's Life& Accident
Harford
Scofield Block
Canada_Presbyterian
C. Blackett Robinson
Burdock Blood Bitters
L. G. Noyes
Acker
Johnson’s Exchange
R. H. Johnson
Gro. P. Orr & Co
Beau Bros
Gero. P. Orr & Co
Julia Broughton
Dunton
Stuben Co
John Campbell
Mr. Campbell
Julia
Thos. Broughton
M. RE
Jesus
Lotteville Church
D. R. Palmer
Beech Street
Erie City
Erie County
Waterford Village
Linus Lindsley
Jim
Siggins
D. H. Siggins
Third Street
Library
Sersall
Postoffice
A. Siegel & Sons
Northwestern
Penn
Third Avenue
Corry
American Tract Society
Nassau St
Sixth Av
B.S
A. Siegel and Sons
GEO. P. Orr & Cq, Ho
Wanees, Pa
L. G Noyes
Wells & Noyes
Edealur
Druses
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