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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1873
Page
3
Voters decide whether to license sales of intoxicating beverages under the Local Option Act. The article notes that passage or rejection places control in the hands of residents, not prosecutors, and clarifies that penalties for unlicensed sale depend on the county vote.
Republicans named for Caucos caucus with J. Page and Geo Ensworth among others. Democrats nominate Burgess John Sill and others at Carver House. Both tickets face today’s election and may split the vote.
A quiet effort by the Council and others has repaired and expanded fire facilities. A hook and ladder company, new hose cart, and purchased apparatus reflect home talent. Hose, iron and wood work were locally produced. S. K. Stoddard cleaned engines and hoses. water works options include a hilltop reservoir fed from a creek or river.
A recent donation of one hundred ten dollars was given to Elder Phelps of Farmington in the Baptist Church. The Jamestown Democrat reports the death of Jacob Allen at 77 from heart disease, a founder and oldest member of the congregation who helped establish worship at his Woods of Thompson settlement home. He leaves a wife and two children Zurial Allen and Mrs J L Dorn. Enterprise notes a new church in the county built and dedicated by Rev Smythe and Rev A Sinclair, plus inns, hotels, a large village school, multiple stores, and several saw mills at Enterprise with Benedict farm wells and ongoing nail production.
A torpedo explosion near a two room frame house in Tidioute on February 5 killed Andrew J. Dalrymple and wife. The infant child was badly wounded while the couple’s bodies were placed in Eden Lodge before burial after medical staff could not save them. Victims were a Chautauqua County native and his wife, the scene described as a devastating collapse with wreckage strewn across the yard. The blast may have involved Dalrymple handling Dunline and a hammer and chisel.
A convention will meet in Corry on Tuesday March 4 at 1 p m in the Municipal Council Rooms to organize a Homoeopathic Medical Society of Northwestern Pennsylvania. Delegates are invited from Erie Warren Mercer Venango Armstrong Elk Clearfield Cameron Jefferson Butler Beaver Lawrence Crawford Forest. physicians in counties without societies are urged to attend. Names and addresses should be sent in advance to the listed organizers in Eric Warren Tidioute and Corry.
The article explains Candlemas Day as a mixed rite with religious and folk roots, noting Candlemas forecasts in Europe and the Roman Catholic rites of blessing candles. It covers Scottish term dates for payments and a Roman ritual origin, plus superstitions about groundhog shadows signaling long winter or early spring.
A Friday meeting at the Court House drew a small crowd due to short notice. Rev. Father Mc Closkey could not attend. Rev. Hopkins of Corry discussed how Warren County’s stance on licensing may sway voters in neighboring counties. Judge Johnson issued direct remarks against licensure. Rev. Rankin spoke briefly as the audience gained insight. Other county meetings featured Dr. Catlin and J. J. Taylor among others.
The managers announce new passenger cars of the latest design on the road, with more comfort and improved service. Round trip tickets are one and a half the single fare, with excursion rates for groups of twenty, twenty five percent discounts on commutation tickets, and thousand mile passes priced at twenty dollars or twenty five dollars for individuals.
Conewango Township residents nominated a full slate for February 1 including School Directors John Jones and Nathan Kidder for three years and H. K. Siggins for one year, Road Commissioner Daniel Gross, Town Auditor 4.8 Kidder, Judge of Election Benj. Brown, Inspector Andrew Cameron, Constable Mathias Aman, Justice of Peace Stephen Critchellow, Assessor Elisha Thomas, Brown Clerk John Cameron. The Erie express east encountered a landslide near Reno, killing engineer William Denny and injuring crew, while air brakes averted passenger injuries. In Pittsfield Township voters named Assessor Wm. W. Long, Constable A. J. White, Road Commissioner A. R. Manderville, Judge KE. Terrell, Inspector W. B. Neal, Town Treasurer Wm. G. Shutt, Town Clerk Geo. Chaple, Auditor J. C. Bonner. Aldridge & Van Fleet advertise piano work by Chas. A. Shultz of Oil City. Parker's Landing narrowly escaped fire after a coal oil lamp explosion in the Parker house basement. Edward Coats died by suicide in Erie. Sheffield donation: Rev. Burton received seventy-five dollars at a supper at Williams' hotel. Valentines: A. A. Davis & Co. claim largest and cheapest stock in Warren. Mill-pond full. break repaired. mills back in operation.
The county's hotel proprietors warn that they will shut taverns if no license is granted for three years. They claim hotels can survive without licenses, citing Potter County and Ohio as examples of first class hotels operating without liquor licenses and maintaining profits.
The piece reviews the Ledger Almanac for 1873 and lists Wood's Household Magazine February issue with many articles. It also covers Peters' Musical Monthly, Briggs & Brother's January 1873 catalogue, a Teacher's Institute in Youngsville, oil industry updates, revival meetings, railroad projects, weather, and local accidents and developments in Tidioute, Erie, and surrounding areas.
Wanted items include 59 tons of paper bags and old newspapers magazines blank books with covers off soft woolen rags old rope or cables and brass and copper R H Johnson pays cash at his room No 8 Johnson's Exchange every Saturday until further notice
Fragmented timetable shows arrivals and departures for multiple stops including Salamanca Corning Belin Binghamton Albany and Boston with times ranging from early morning to late evening. The noisy OCR preserves route connections and transfer notes but lacks complete context.
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