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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1872
Page
3
The editorial notes a break in publication for the upcoming week to give staff a holiday. It mentions the office remaining open for job work and urges readers to settle outstanding debts at the start of the year while hoping 187% yields a favorable outcome.
Last Tuesday near Mayville New York a down grade crash on the Cross Cut Railroad killed nineteen or more, injured many, and left eight missing. Passengers from Corry and Titusville were among the dead and wounded as rescuers battled flames and wreckage with little water and many bodies burned beyond identification.
A traveler recounts the nightly routine aboard sleeping cars with baggage checks, lanterns, and toppled ladders. He praises conductors for their restrained service and notes the constant buzz of activity, fear of danger, and the safety of choosing Silver Palace Sleeping Cars for flexible station departures.
The Odd Fellows of Youngsville Lodge No. 500 I O O F held their eleventh anniversary on the evening of the 24th. In the hall families and friends enjoyed social greetings, with a Hemlock tree bearing fruit as the center of attention. Over seven hundred presents, many valuable, sparked laughter amid fine music and merriment. A Looker On.
The Warren Mail notes the Ulster County Gazette legacy and counterfeit facsimiles spread by relic hunters. It argues liquor sales threaten law and public order amid rising drinkers, and references the Tidioute Journal obituary of Mathew Hunter, sleigh news, and local figures Selden Spencer and the Marlow trial cost.
The letter series from Utica Buffalo Syracuse and Titusville extols the Georgi Piano Forte system praising its craftsmanship reliability and tone. Notable testimonials from Miss Martha Gaylord John Be Dodge and Mrs E S Husted highlight exquisite action singing tone and durable mechanism alongside praise from organist John Zundle and others.
Catholic Church members in Warren host a fair at Jackson Hall to aid the new church, running through Wednesday evening. Oysters and other foods offered. activity described as worthy of patronage. A pocket book found by a boy is available from James Clark Jr. after proof of ownership and payment for this notice.
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