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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1899
Page
3
The Crawford county scene shows 69 license applications this year versus 85 last year. Reports note local shifts in tavern licenses, theater plans, and commercial development while other items record births, marriages, and public notices across the region.
A new half mile track is built at Penetanguishene Ontario. The fastest heat winner this week will receive a $25 gold medal. Notes include Guy Corbett added to the list, Ed Tipton offering a $10,000 check for the Louisville prize stake not accepted, and Kentucky Union selling around 3000 to 4000 dollars. The piece mentions Ottinger a snow trotter from California and Captain Jack awaiting jogging, along with Betsey Edgemark and Grace W breeding plans and Norwil's measurements. It closes with Iowa fair grounds track plans and a q shaped mile track at Des Moines.
The poem ridicules slipping on a banana peel with comic consequences. It contrasts stumbles with the desire to stand firm while noting the odd sensations and mishaps from a fall. It ends by declaring the banana’s lack of sticking power.
Trinity Guild presents Gibson pictures at Library Hall this Thursday evening with Miss McCalmont to sing and Prof. Bickardk to play violin selections. Tickets 35, 25 and 15 cents. Weather notes describe extreme cold with wind and snow hamper lumber and sleighing. Court convened with Judge Lindsey presiding and several cases addressed including a bar admission for John Galbraith Smith and a confessed judgment in J. E. Crouser versus Thomas Conway.
Last Tuesday evening at the armory an election for First and Second Lieutenants of Company D was held under Lt. Col. J.M. Siegfried. Fifty seven members voted with three absentees. Hall defeated Danforth for First Lieut. on the third ballot by a majority. Hertzel won Second Lieut. over Vera in the final ballot. Danforth moved to make the finalist's nomination unanimous, leaving little ill feeling.
Council-Met last Monday evening with the Fifth ward sewer bill rejected and minor road and sidewalk ordinances read. Odd Fellows in Warren announce an April 26 celebration for 4000 visitors with a full program, parade, meetings, and a grand ball. Jamestown butter prices stay low as wholesale dairy trends and school board audits in Luzerne county attract attention.
Local items report Allen at 221 Liberty Street and various moves, appointments, and visits. News mentions E D Wetmore leaving for Colorado Springs, Mitchells at Pennsylvan ia Avenue, Rev J P Shelly to serve Kane Presbyterian February 19, and several hunts, trips, and business changes across Warren from Glad Smith to J L Cain. The scene covers fires at the Fenton block, ice storage by Ed Clemons, political and civic notes, and military muster plans with Captain Wheelock and Corporal James Bradley visiting Warren for enlistment.
Mrs. John A. Logan in Washington hosted a grip luncheon for six bedridden friends. She sent each guest six trays to their homes with notes naming the other invitees and wishing a speedy recovery.
Chaffing dishes Fern dishes and Jar dineers featured in a Fernman Bros notice. The ad urges readers to check their stock before buying and promotes a complete assortment of useful articles for mroaganta Vaup 2un pauvvasewe.
A NICE glass vase ten cents at FEALMAN Bar and FEHLMAN Bros. advertises cups and saucers at reduced price. Jacob Keller, artistic tailor, vows not to cheapen garments, offering suits made from fabrics of tested worth in latest styles.
In Garland the building used by Miller and Freeborough as a blacksmith shop and owned by G. W. Price was destroyed by fire early Thursday morning with contents. The adjacent residence in Garland also burned earlier in February in a kitchen fire. Neighbors saved much, but uninsured structures were lost and residents face losses.
Fes 7. B. Jackson and family visited G. A. Jackson. Mrs Laura A. Jackson and Mrs Henrietta Davenny head to California for an extended visit. William A. Davis funeral held Friday at 2 PM in M E church officiated by Mr Burns East Warren. A F Swanson and daughter attended sister's funeral in Tionesta. Mrs J D Shannon visiting son F I Shannon Oil City. F C Kay and family Warren spent Sunday in town. W B Phillips and H E Swanson at court in Warren this week.
Miss Bertha Lyon shows signs of fever recovery after a visit from her Gerry New York parents Mr and Mrs Jerome Lyon. Frank Peterson progresses slowly from illness. E E Thompson attended a school directors meeting at Lander. C N Stanton hosted his aunt Mrs A S Dalrymple of Warren. Ellen Nelson of Marshtown visited with friends. Mr and Mrs Clarence Skinner of Jamestown stayed with Andrew Phillips. Asa Stanton of Marsh town spent Thursday with Mrs S parents.
Thursday prayer meeting at A Childs. A son born to Mr and Mrs H C Bush on January 29. F A Langworthy injured when a wagon wheel ran over his ankle. Mrs Simmons and son from Cambridge Springs visited Violet Bush then returned home. Mr Robertson of Tidicute preached at Tubbs schoolhouse. Velma Gleason attended East Branch entertainment. Rev Mr Baker preached at M E Church Sunday at 3 PM. Mr and Mrs Irvin Alcorn and children visiting A Childs and W Gleason. Olan Brown left Bushs to work in Crawford County for Mr Southwick.
A long roster names jurors for March trials across multiple townships including Clarendon Warren Spring Creek and Sugar Grove with roles as farmers clerks laborers merchants and contractors among others. The lists cover Traverse First and Second Weeks with numerous residents from Warren Meade Sugar Grove Youngsville Pine Grove and surrounding areas.
Ice houses fill with quality ice ten to twelve inches thick during a brisk snap. Mrs Irene Wheeler of Willow Creek visits town. R H Shearman guests Warren. New depot nearly finished for W N Y & P Ry Co replaces older fire-destroyed buildings. F M Dickerson ill with rheumatism. J W Byers visits Salamanca. Mrs Eri H French attends brother Wm Akeley'sRussell funeral. Alfred Reynolds and wife visit on wedding tour en route to Bucktooth New York. Mrs L H Morrison returns from several weeks away.
Mrs. C. J. Gunning visits Lottsville and vicinity this week as schools are praised for good work and conditions. A teachers institute is planned at Torpedo on February 11. Frank Childs reports brisk business with his handle factory. The town grows with new investments and lumbering in snow. Wesleyan meetings expand with Salvation Army support from Corry. Pittsfield Literary Society hosts a full house debating Nicaragua canal ownership. Squire Hammond dominates Will McGrew in deductions. The Triple Alliance discussion is set for next Saturday.
An advertisement asserts deafness stems from inflamed mucous lining of the Eustachian tube and claims Hall's Catarrh Cure can restore it. The notice offers one hundred dollars for any deafness caused by catarrh that cannot be cured and invites readers to request circulars from F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo, Ohio.
The Santiago campaign drew praise for medical care as 13 wounded men among 1300 survived, while disease deaths were 309 out of 20,000. The campaign cost 250 men killed in taking Santiago and the capture of 22,000 others, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Commerce notices list transfers of property and sums paid among multiple individuals and towns such as Pleasant Warren Clarendon and Spring Creek with values from $1 to $1,860. The page also advertises kitchenware items including pudding sets ice cream sets and fruit dishes at reduced prices inviting readers to inspect the stock.
W. C. Rowland & Sons advertise the largest Warren wallpaper stock with new designs continually added and urge examination before buying. A correspondent calling himself Somewhat of an Authority on Grip claims foot dryness prevents influenza, noting four consecutive years of illness previously. A second correspondent reports five years of influenza with two wooden legs.
Notices note three weddings in early February 1899. Christian Jensen and Caroline M. Clemmensen wed in Jamestown by Rev. Olsen, both of Warren. George J. Veach of Oil City married Mary E. Bemis of Warren in Warren, with home to Oil City after April 1. Ray mond P. Van Camp of Indianapolis married Rosamond McDermott of Cincinnati in Avondale Presbyterian church, with Cincinnati reception and Warren friends in attendance.
Carreno scores again at Leipsic and Ethel Barrymore joins John Drew. Joseph Jefferson may retire from the stage. Hoyt plans a Australia tour led by Harry Conor. Berlioz Faust reaches 100th Paris production. Lillian Blauvelt stars in London and directs May festival. Leonora Jackson tours England Scotland with Scottish orchestra. Jefferson sons fill Rip Van Winkle gap. Conan Doyle seeks Payn estate approval to dramatize a novel. Agnes Ethel now Mrs Clinton Roudebush donates 500 dollars yearly to Actors fund. Cyrano de Bergerac revivals fail across casts. Barrie Two Kinds of Women to debut in New York in March. London music hall syndicate offers big incentives to Foy and Dressler for next summer.
A Chicago News item reports a physician charging $50 to heal by touching. Diggs questions healing potential while Biggs asserts it is possible, noting a recent self-treatment incident.
A poem from the Atlanta Constitution depicting Laura winning votes for office through charm and beauty, while she rejects advances and declares her busy day as the message to voters and rivals.
Death notices from Warren County and nearby towns include William A. Davis in Youngsville, George D. Martin in Lottsville, Hazzard C. Hodges of Sugar Grove, James Russell in Youngsville, D. L. McKean of Titusville, Sally Spaulding in Warren, A J Burns near Russell, George W. Mead formerly of Warren, Elizabeth Preston in Kane, Robert A. Falconer of Erie and Warren, William E. Lee in Enterprise, Z. Gemmill of Derry, with interments planned in Tidioute, Madison, Oakland, Waterloo, and other area sites. Ages range from about 41 to 90.
Jacob Keller the artistic tailor promises perfect fit and satisfaction with the latest styles. The piece notes rising cotton prices bring optimism to planters while critiquing doomsayers amid current prosperity. Riverside Fish and Oyster Co. offers oysters and fish, manager George Smith.
A health notice proclaims a world cure for stomach weakness and indigestion using a South American Nervine Tonic. It claims relief from the first dose and promises permanent, safe results. Sold by Hertzel & Saner, druggists, Warren, Pa.
E. W. Sealy, manager, advertises carpet cleaning and carpet laying, curtain cleaning, and feather renovation with guaranteed satisfaction. Work located at rear of Mansion House. orders left at the Mansion.
Connections and accommodations highlighted for travel from Buffalo to Rochester Syracuse Utica Albany and New York. Empire State Express is touted as the fastest train in the world with direct connections via New York Central. Tickets available through D A V P agents.
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat notes McKinley has issued only two vetoes after nearly two years in office, suggesting limited use as stockpiles ran low before Cleveland left. It also reports New York moving a women’s hotel to separate saloons from the respectable public-house crowd, with $400,000 pledged for a site and Mills hotel–style plans adopted.
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