Local Warren firms advertise insurance and legal services
J H Mitchell & Co fire and life agents list Lycoming and other companies with office near the Post Office in Warren. Booths also show Willis A Mitchell and Dr William Hazeltine. Clark & Noyes, attorneys. Allen & Thompson, lawyers at Tidioute. Brown & Stone with R Brown notary. C C Thompson listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Cable
Warren
Allen's Block
Eddy & Co
J. H. Mitchell, & CO
Dinsmoor & Reeves
Attorneys At Law
Water Street
Scofield
Warren Pa
Dinsmoor
F. D. Reeves
Junius R. Clark
Chas
H. Noyes
Clark & Noyes
Second Street
C. H. Noyes
Allen & Thompson
Tidioute
Warren County
Central Block
Ga. W. Allen
Brown & Stone
First National Bank
H. E. Brown
R. Brown
C. W. Stone
Erie Rail Road Winter Time Tables Take Effect
The Erie Rail Road announces winter time tables effective December 14 1876 at 4 A M. Eastward trains from Erie to Warren Corry Kane pass Philadelphia time with connections to L S M S and Oil Creek lines. Westward service lists arrivals at Philadelphia and Kane with standard first and last trains. Baldwins note confirms time difference: Philadelphia time is 20 minutes faster than Erie time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Errata
Erie Mail
Philadelphia - Ce
Warren
Corry
Erie
Les ‘Aves Beric
Brie
Abeao
Chesriances
Kane Ace
Warren Mail
L. 8
Oil Creek
Allegheny River
R. W. Corry
Philadelphrr
Kane Mail
IME TABLE TAKING EFFECT MONDAY NOVEMBER 13 1876
Railway timetable details show eastward and westward train schedules from Buffalo to Jamestown and intermediate stops. The notice lists arrival and departure times, stations including Erie Railroad, Limestone Ridge, Abbott's Road, Hamburgh, Water Valley, North Collins, Gowanda, and Jamestown. Superintendent P. C. Doyle signs off.
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Buffalo
Erie R’y
Buffalo Creek R’y
Limestone Ridge
Caverene Big Tree
Abbott’s Road
Hamburgh
Water Valley
Fden Valley
North Collins
Lawtons
Collins
Gowanda
Valley
Er Creek
Conewange
Clear Creek
Kennedy
LLBL
D A.V & P Cros’g
Jamestown
P. C. Doyle
Atlantic and Great Western Railroad Timetable 1876
Trains eastward and westward schedules listed with stations from Cincinnati to New York including Meadville Jamestown and Buffalo. Notes on main line trains 3 and 12 daily, palace and hotel coaches between Cincinnati and New York, and multiple railroad connections. Provides ticketing rules and local stop guidance.
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Cincinnati
Dayton
Springfield
Urbana
Marion Galion
Mansfield
Ashland
Akron
Ravenna
Warren
Greenville
Meadville
Union City
Corry
Jamestown
Salamanca Buffalo
Hornellsville
Elmira
Binghamton
New York
Boston
Palace
Pittsburg
Fort Wayne
Chicago
Baltimore & O Ohio
Cleveland& Pittsburg
Union and Corry
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Cleveland
Toledo
South
W. B. Shattuc
Gen. Pass’r Agt
Town Officials and County Officers Named in Warren List
The document lists town officers for Burgess and town council with clerks, assessors, school directors, justices, constable, notaries, auditors, and county officers for Warren and surrounding areas. It names Congressman A. G. Egbert and other state and county roles including judges, sheriff, prothonotary, treasurer, commissioners, coroner, district attorney, auditors, and superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Ensworth
Justices of the Peace
D. J. Flodges
D. W. C. James
Constable
G .Aid
Notaries Public
Franklin
Uator
C. W. Stone
Warren
Nneman
W. M. Lindsey
Lansing D. Wetmore
Waren
W. B. Acocks
Pittsfield
W. W. Connely
Deerfield
Henry Brace
Starling W. Waters
Ace & Recorder
Alexander
Job
T E. Miller
M., Dunham
Enterprise
E.R. Wheelock
Sugar Grove
J. B. Jennings
Tidioute
Sterling Green
Kinzua
Wm. Schuur
E. A. Spencer
Columbus
T. E. Barnes
Sheffield
G. C. James
N. R. Thompson
Church Services and Schedules by Denomination
Presbyterian Rev Rankin leads 7:00 PM evening service with 12:30 PM Sabbath School. Episcopal Rev Getz 7:00 PM service and 12:50 PM Sabbath School. Methodist Rev Warren 7:00 PM and 9:00 AM Sabbath School. Evangelical Rev Rearick 10:30 AM and 7:00 PM services with 9:30 AM Sabbath School. Lutheran Rev Lampe 10:00 AM and 7:00 PM services with 9:30 AM Sabbath School. Scandinavian Rev Mellander first and third Sundays 10:30 AM and 7:00 PM. Catholic Fathers De La Roque and Mullen celebrate Sundays at 6:30 and 10:30 AM with Vespers at 4:00 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Rearick
F. C. H. Lampe
J. Mellander
Father de la Roque
Father Mullen
Fraternal Lodges Schedule and Officers
Listings show secret societies meeting in Burgess block and Johnson's Exchange with weekly or monthly nights. Names include G R Wetmore dictating, A Merrill reporter, C H Noyes W M, G O Cornelius secretary, Kossuth Encampment officer R Dennison, and others like J J Taylor W C and J Davidson N G.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laban Lodge
Burgess’ Block
G. R. Wetmore
A. Merrill
Nort Star Lodge
C. H. Noyes
G. O. Cornelius
Sec’y. Occidental
TuHos
KE ¥ rSon
H. P. J. H. Spencer
Sec’y. Conewango Lodge
Johnson’s Exchange
J.J. Taylor
W.C. C. G. Pollock
Sec’y. Warren Lodge
Allen Block
J. M. Davidson
N. G
Joan Grindley
Sec’y. Kossuth
Johnson
G. H. Ames
C. P
Round and round the wheel of life and love
A poetic meditation on memory conscience and love. The speaker muses on life as a repeating circle of rise and fall and the pull of desire. Vivid images of love, risk, and moral struggle frame a plea for mercy and self awareness before God. The concluding invocation names Alice Cury as the author.
A Thrilling August Oil Well Disaster on Pit Hole Creek
On August 2 1865 a quiet walk to the post office near the Ball Farm ends in a fatal oil field flash. Brown and others linger at a new well when a gas explosion ignites streaming oil and fire. The narrator escapes by leaping into the creek as flames engulf the derrick and surrounding ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pit Hole Creek
Ball Farm
Brown
Boston
Holmden
United States
Laocoon
Devastation and Burned Survivors at a Well Disaster
The Allegheny Mail recounts a deadly oil well fire. Brown, burned and exhausted, dies after eight days, buried at Pit Hole Creek with few mourners. The disaster started from a finger wide oil stream that ignited, feeding a night-long blaze. The piece then shifts to a moral sermon on girls' modesty and social vice in small communities, urging proper female training amid rising laxity and reform debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberlard
Heloise
New England
Allegheny Mail
Vassar Auction Custom Described by Yale Courant
The Yale Courant reports a controversial Vassar custom where a visiting young man is auctioned by the hour during Phil or founder's day. Women observers bid on him based on appearance, with proceeds said to fund their expenses, though the tale labels the act as trafficking by the sellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yale Courant
Vassar
Domestic Life of U S Presidents Husband and Wives
A Cincinnati Commercial summary outlines the spouses of many early presidents. It notes marriages and child status for Adams Jefferson Madison Monroe Jackson Van Buren Harrison Tyler Polk Taylor Pierce Buchanan Lincoln Johnson and Grant, highlighting widowers and remarriages and noting Grant’s daughter’s marriage during his presidency.
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Washington
Adams
Jefferson
Madison
Presidential
Henry Clay
Senate
Monroe
John Quincey Adams
Jackson
van Buren
Harrison
Tyler
Miss Gardner
Polk
Gen. Taylor
Pierce
Buchanan
Lincoln
Johnson
Grant
Cincinnati
Black Hills Emigration Grows Ahead of Spring
The Phila Press notes a rush toward the Black Hills with one hundred teams from Cheyenne and a 40 person party forming in Allentown. It cites gold in the hills and $60,000 of 1876 Denver Mint gold, but warns of fatigue, frontier danger, unreliable fortune, and possible hardship for migrants leaving steady work.
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Far West
Black Hills
Cheyenne
Allentown
Denver
Judge Davis Sees Senate Bid As Nonpartisan Quest
intimate ally declares Davis was elected as David Davis not as a Democrat and would not or could not join the Democratic Party. asserts he will not try to become a Democrat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Davis
The
Tribune
Senate
David Davis
Senator Blaine Opposes Constitutional Amendment For Electoral Votes
The article notes Senator Blaine resisting a constitutional amendment to empower the Supreme Court to resolve disputed electoral votes. He warns against concentrating power in a small panel, urges Judiciary Committee to draft a stateside constitutional amendment, and calls for a timely measure protecting constitutional obligations for all regions and parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blaine
Edmund
Supreme Court
Benton
Congress
Judiciary Committee
A Convenient Land Measure for Farmers
A table shows acres equivalence for rectangles of varying dimensions. Examples include five yards by 968, ten by 484, twenty by 242, forty by 121, and others in yards or feet, each yielding one acre to aid field area estimation.
Bliss' Last Hymn Sung By Evangelist At Restinent
The verses reflect on the Evangelist's peaceful faith as he nears death after the Ashtabula bridge collapse. The text speaks of trust in God, following Him, and a light of heaven guiding the soul despite unknown outcomes. It closes with a preference for walking by faith with God rather than by sight.
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Alice Cury
Ashtabula Bridge
God
Harvard
Goodall
Harvard University
Barker
Henn
Ashtabula
South
Tennessee
Rochester Express
Terrific Gas Explosion Injures Family Near Petrolia
A gas leak from a nearby well caused a powerful explosion at the Patton house in Fairview. Mrs Patton suffered a scalp wound and spinal injuries, Rev Decker burned, and Mr Patton lightly hurt as the family was rescued from the cellar. Authorities note the blast stemmed from natural gas escaping near the cellar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theo Tidioute
Fairview
Petrolia
Robert Patton
Messrs. Patton
Decker
Patton
Mrs Hayes Impresses With Gentle Home Life in White House Promise
Vice President elect Wheeler praised Mrs Hayes after visiting Columbus and meeting Gov Hayes. He described an immediate understanding between the two men and recalled her gracious greeting with her colored servants in attendance. Wheeler urged that she bring home life and manners to the White House to benefit the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayes
Wheeler
Columbus
Washington
Mr. Wheeler
Gov. Hayes
Habberton of Helen's Babies Turns Herald Editor
A New York letter reports Helen's Babies author Jack Habberton now edits for the Herald. Habberton, creator of Budge and Paddy, writes nightly at his desk beneath gaslight. Toddie Habberton, the author's youngest son, died suddenly in Brooklyn from membranous croup, age unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Helen
The
Herald
Bennett
Budge
Paddy
Jack Habberton
Brooklyn
John Habberton
Time's Changes in Congress Reflect Slavery Era Histories
A Washington Letter notes that current Congress includes men who were enslaved a decade ago and others auctioned for 1300 dollars. It contrasts a banker from Cleveland with former enslaved men sitting beside lawmakers, including those who once labored in cotton fields and were emancipated by Lincoln.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
House of Representatives
H. B. Payne
Cleveland
Charleston
Stephen A. Douglass
Alabama
North Carolina
United States Senate
Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen
Abraham Lincoln
Washington
Hawkeye philosopher recalls ruined wealth prospects
The Hawkeye philosopher mocks George Elliot and his view that girls are delicate vessels. He quips about a week's salary in a ladies' restaurant and filling such vessels with ice cream and treats, dismissing the notion with humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Elliot
George
Tragic Baby Death In Bradford To Canton Journey
Charles Shipman and his wife left Ley Roy Corners Bradford county to Canton with a three or four month old infant wrapped warmly and kept quiet during the trip. Upon arrival the child was dead, believed to have suffered a fit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Shipman
Ley Roy Corners
Bradford County
Canton
Humorous Coal Stove Mishap in Domestic Moment
A lighthearted scene portrays a husband remarking on his wife bringing coal for the stove. She dumps the coal atop the tall stove and chides him for not asking her to handle it. The exchange captures a domestic vignette with practical humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanner
Diverse Quotations and Gossip From The Era
A long collage of witticisms notes fashion costs, pork costs, and social oddities. It mentions Dan Rice’s circus furling, Pope Pius IX fortunes, Harvard’s classes for women, a colored journalist at the Capitol, and postwar Southern sentiments, all in brisk picked excerpts with varied names and places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. B. Aldrich
Beaver Falls
Harvard
Pat
Shure
Phoebe Cousins
St. Louis
Dan. Rice
Dan
Pius IX
Bank of
Italy
Wisconsin
John Habburton
Derrick
Capitol
Philadelphia
Lexington
Kentucky
Johnny
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ME. Cowan & CO
Fr. Cowan
Willis Cowan
P. V. Murray
Corner
Hickory
Merck & Co
WM. D. Brown
Suspension Bridge
William Schnur
Merck’'s Jewelry
Front St
Storum & CO
Storum& Co
Wmn
Messner
Simil
jJimly
J. W. Agrelius
Empire Shingle Mill
YoungsvVille
Kaprly
R. H. Humphrey
Oo. F. Hoffman
Warren, Pa
Warren Savings Bank
Wilbur
M. Miles
Ball
Shafter
Wm. Messner
Carver House
Willis A. Mitchell
Db. J. Hodges
Justice of the Peace
Office Water Street
Messner & ‘Trusher
Sextus Keller
Smith's
Johnson & Lindsey
Office No. É. Johnson's Exchange
P. Johnson
WM. V. Hazeltine
Liberty Street
Scofield & Hooker
C. C. Thompson
E. Brown
Tohson’s Exchange
Johnson, White & Co
Robert Johnson
ER. M. Pierce
Ffice Eee
Ruhlman
Dr. von Moschzisker
von Moschzisker
Express
J. F. Wells & Co
Spencer & Ballymore
Ball & Levy
Merchant Tailors
Michigan Street
BU Esato, N
Geo. Ball & Co’s
Pennsylvania Rail Road
Philadelphia & Erie R
E. Tov
Erie Rail Road
Ineny
the Corry
Dunkirk, Alleghenny Valley
Lees
Titusville
Grand Valley
Garland
Youngsville
Irvington
Russelburg
Fentonville
Frewsburg
Falconer
Fredonia
Dunkirk
East Buffalo
Pitts
Fredonia Seace
Falconer's
A & G W Cross
Pittfield
Db. Phayer
Gena
C. A. Clute
Ass’t
L. T. BisHor
N.Y
Buffalo & Jamestown
Atlantic and Great Western Railroad
Salamanca
Cofpy
Galion
Marion
Springfield Wayton
Cincinnati St. Louis
Cleveland Toledo
Louisville
Walter B. Kinsky
Union School
Hilip Byseker
Ife
Simme
Mr. Yseker
Guy C. Irvine
P. Byseker
Local Directory
R. Dennison
Sec’y. Ogalala
S. Burgess
H. A. Dunn
C. A. Waters, C
Er Shig Savings Bank
L. F. Watson
B. Nesmith
A. J. Hazeltine
Hl. F. Watson
O. H. Hunter
P. Falconer
E. G. Wood
M. B. Dunham
James Clark
Albert Kirberger
Ayer
J. C. Ayer & Co
Lowell, Mass
Z. E. Eddy & Co’s
E.C. Cook
Iatf
Life’s Mysteries
Fancy
Heaven
Earth
Mrs. Hayes
Wickham
Oil City
Bartlett
Russia
America
Horace Greeley
Utica
Wm. A. Jones
New Orleans Times
Sherman
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