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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1884
Page
3
Read Bell Bros. notice of a special sale. Plans for Planter's Wife February 14 at Library Hall cited alongside entertainment at North Warren and local events. Personal paragraphs mention travels, court, concerts, auctions, and a burglary/boiler incident with details on venues and individuals in Warren, Pa.
Great sale announcement for a dry goods auction starting Wednesday afternoon January 30 at D. M. Gross & Bros and running daily until stock is sold. Highlights include fifty pieces of Cashmere and Brocade Dress Goods at 12 cents per yard, 60 percent wool, in staple shades. Also good flour priced at $1.25 per sack, amber flour $1.35 per sack, and offerings of choice candies and nuts at local shops Bett Bros TroporE MessNeEr's and Mrs. Roters.
A February 14 eventful day shows Valentine dealers competing in artistry and sentiment. Expensive hand painted satin panels and blended fringe designs attract buyers, with floral and landscape prints and plush cards. While fine cards sell well, the old lace designs and comic cards also remain popular among various ages and tastes.
Mrs. M. B. Reece, a noted Ohio temperance worker, is secured by Warren County ladies to organize temperance activities starting February 17 for one week. Reports from Bellaire praise her impact and welcome her efforts to spur temperance at home across the community.
Proceedings before Judge W D Brown with associates Bates and Brown list multiple civil verdicts. Plaintiffs win sums including 26.11 127.29 540.44 133.77 and 520 for goods. some cases settled. Josiah Sweetland and others defended. John I Wilson convicted of embezzlement sentenced to three months jail and $400 fine.
The Warren borough council met with nine members present and approved the exoneration bill for collector G. H. Ames. The Glade Road Commissioners agreed to 2500 dollars as their share to the Conenango Bridge cost, and several gas quality complaints were referred to the gas committee with a plan to seek a rate reduction and potential discontinuation if quality does not improve. The license for hill posters was set at 3 dollars annually, and multiple bills were authorized for payment including hydrant testing and street work.
Bradford newspaper men form an association. Meadville lacked gaslight Thursday and Friday due to high water. Corry men Webber and Heineman indicted for the murder of Breen. Meadville theatre absent since Jan 5 after opera house fire. Chautauqua County hosts fourteen cigar factories. Dunkirk leads. Erie and Meadville banks discount Canada silver by twenty percent. Major Putnam named Jamestown Postmaster replacing Fletcher. Warren to Oil City beer-bottlers meet in Oil City. A fox seen on the river near Tioga and Oil City, riding a cake of ice. Frewsburg resident Hugh Frew dies aged 68.
The Planter's Wife was billed for Library Hall next Thursday after a Buffalo run. Reviews praise Col Albert Grahams' Lacy and Emily Rigls Edith Gray with strong stage presence while other cast members draw applause. Local notices report deaths, marriages, church groups forming, burglary in Youngsville, and business updates in Meadville, Bradford, and Clarendon.
Congressman Brainerd has sent 1000 vegetable seed packages from Washington to Mr Struthers for distribution among Warren County farmers. Seeds will be tested nationwide and results reported to the Agricultural Department. Distribution heads to Mr Lott, Warren County Farmers Club president, for delivery to vice presidents at the February meeting in the Court House at 1 pm.
A report from Spring Creek Pa dated Feb 9 1884 notes G W Price mill cut 10500 shingles in 3 hours and 28750 in 10 1/2 hours totaling 39250 in under 14 hours with one set of hands. Robert Parrish sawed 84500 pine shingles in 20 hours using a Perkins hand feed machine with Jimmy Armitage jointing. Logs ran from butt to top. Parrish’s fingers were injured four months earlier.
Despite a wheat boom reported in the Mirror the Warren Mills Co offers best Amber Flour at 1.35 per sack. All goods retail at wholesale prices. now is the time to buy.
The Philadelphia Press discusses Pennsylvania legislation from the last session. It notes that the June 1 1883 act allows boroughs to elect councilmen for varying term lengths, ensuring a mix of experienced and new members each year. Citizens should study the act’s provisions.
The Comrades of Eben N Ford No 336 G A R will meet at their hall next Sunday at 6 30 PM to attend divine service at the Evangelical Church All Comrades invited to attend By order of the Commander W H Taylor Adjt Also notices: For Rext The West store room in Struthers Library Building Applications may be made to Judge W D Brown or C H Noyes Esq Warren Also Clipper Roller Skates advertised at Variety Hall And a hotel stock note offering canned goods at low prices from Gro P Orr Co
C P Henry Bargains at Bell Bros promotes a March 1 giveaway of a Black Walnut Bedroom Set valued at 150 dollars to one loyal customer. Any buyer spending two dollars earns a chance. Clear below auction prices listed for the event next Saturday.
Bell Bros announces a special sales day on Saturday February 16 offering winter goods at a 33 percent reduction. The event advertises proven bargains across all goods with stock clearance to make room for new season arrivals and claims buyers can pay about 25 percent less than at auction for more desirable goods.
Big rise in wheat flour by 15 cents per sack and 60 cents per barrel. Liverpool and London reports show higher prices while scarce mill ing wheat keeps the market volatile. Our groceries stay low and a piano giveaway offer stands with two dollars bought for a chance. Orr & Co.
The singing class concert led by Prof. Ketchum drew solid attendance and financial success. The Ellis Family Bell Ringers at the M E Church drew a large crowd and funded the Ladies Aid Society. Hugh Parshall plans travel to New York then Mexico or Central America. Several visitors from Pittsburgh and Philadelphia were noted. Ice gorges on Tidioute Creek delayed trains and a big river gorge formed upstream without local damage. McGarry's Company is billed for a Tuesday appearance. Tidicute residents plan an opera house party on Friday February 15 as a Leap Year offset event.
Donation at Grangehall raises 120 dollars for Rev Mills of the M E Church. G D Cummings sells his store to Randolph N Y buyers who take possession next week. Tyler Co repairs on their dwelling near their tannery. Sickness hits families with deaths of a Dingfelder child and a DeHeart Wright child. Music convention closes under Prof George. Mrs McNair and daughters head to Mobile. A N Burbank teaches art embroidery. A
The Conneautville Courier urges voters to participate in spring caucus and polls, stressing local elections’ impact on taxes, schools, roads, and governance. It lists ads from Bell Bros, McNeett & Co, Orr & Co, and La Pierre Restaurant, plus unclaimed Warren Post Office letters and Blodgett's Balm medical ads, and notes a new line of Hamburg Embroideries offered at discount.
In Sheffield on February 5 1534 Kate E wife of L FE Branch aged 30 years 7 months 1 day. In Farmington on February 9 1884 Olive Allen widow of Jacob Allen aged 84 years 2 months 7 days.
Mrs John Wright of Youngsville drowned on Mat thews Run after her sleigh overturned in a flooded crossing during a funeral procession. Her brother was saved, and her body was recovered next morning beneath a drift. She leaves a husband and one child.
A Bell Bros. display showcases Latin Sarah and Brocaded Silks twenty four inches wide suitable for weddings operas and parties. Fresh stock includes Cente meri Kid Gloves five button in black and colors and Mosquetaire ten button varieties with a large assortment.
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