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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1887
Page
3
The Warren Mail reports on a spring election day with caucus results, donations to the Relief Association, church notices, and local commerce. It notes the Y M C A reception, a pie social at Dr Bartholemew's, property damage from a recent storm, and George Ball’s changes as a prominent merchant plans new spring inventory.
Mrs D L Gerould is recovering well. J C Wells and S V Davis visited Philadelphia for medical advice on Mr Wells health. Harry Isaacs travels to New York for his family and to pick bargains for Siegel & Sons customers. Mrs C W Thompson and daughter depart for Baltimore. Local notables include J W Dunkle W P Nutting E H Bradley N Clarendon and Fred Jackson. Bennett Park reflects various moves and arrivals. Senator Allen returns from Harrisburg. Orren enjoys Harrisburg. Ed E Allen celebrates a Valentine birth. Judge Souther visits from Erie and Fredericksburg. Samuel Irwin attends Berry Watson suit and offers land boundary expertise. County Treasurer Yates relocates family to Columbus. wife ill. Knapp & Cable move to Wichita to start insurance business. Nixon also plans to move. Parmlee being considered for Colonel of the 16th Regiment N G P. McLane Light Guard alumni cheer.
A busy retailer outlines an annual invoice schedule and proposes extra bargains for patrons before their first New York trip after spring goods arrive. The plan includes promotions aimed at boosting sales ahead of travel.
Pair of gold rimmed Specta cles found and stored. Owner may claim by proving ownership and paying the notice fee. Contact J. W. Herpenport Carver St Glade Pa.
The Mail Office advertises oyster dishes available immediately at Ruhl mans new room opposite Carver House. It highlights affordable prices and quality stock for job printing facilities and urges customers to compare prices before ordering.
Last Friday evening a well received lecture on what’s to hinder drew a good crowd. Mr Copeland spoke with moral guidance praising lectures as teachers of virtue. The Commercial College earned thanks for the treat and plans to host Mr Wendling again, despite previous financial losses.
The McKean County Medical Society met in Bradford on the 8th instant with Dr Curwen from the Warren Hospital for the Insane presenting a valued paper on the diagnosis and treatment of insanity. A banquet followed at St James with toasts from R B Stone and Dr A M Straight. The menu included a wry line about doctors and prompt collections.
Elmira Advertizer praises Miss Gordon in La Perichole at Madison Avenue theater saying she sang better than any prior role and received encores. The company opens a week of comic opera at Library Hall next Monday night February 21.
The note claims Pillsbury's Best Flour yields more bread and whiter loaves, asserting it is the best flour in the world.
J. K. Weaver's Music Store offers Opera Piano selections and a full stock of Taber Organs and White Sewing Machines. Readily available are new music, albums, instruction books, needles and machine parts. Sewing machines repaired at moderate prices.
Gent's furnishing goods are a specialty at F R Retterer in Hall block on Front street. The Pillsbury Best flour is guaranteed to be the choicest in the United States and yields 40 to 50 pounds more bread per barrel than winter-wheat flour, sold by Gooprien and FEHLMAN.
In the Warren Court Judge Cummin presided as Berry et al versus Watson et al over a 25 acre Forest County land dispute. The jury deliberated Friday night and returned Saturday morning for Watson. The case, tried twice, may go to the Supreme Court or receive a new trial.
Judge Brown and associates Barker and Merritt preside as Monday begins with rush. Three divorces granted. Verdicts favor plaintiffs in Norris et al. vs Citizens National Bank for 272.68 and Mooney vs McElwaine for 76.32. Brown vs McElwaine and Waters vs Starr trial ongoing while McGee barred from practicing in Warren County Courts.
A long list of jurors for March is announced with foreman William Weld and members from Farmington Warren Sugar Grove Elk Mead Eldred Youngsville Watson and other towns. Names include H J Bierce Horace Bradley C H Firth George Shuler James Brann Calvin Ellis J D Gilbert and Peter Turner among many others.
A Secretary of War letter reports aggregate militia totals: territorial 195000, state 7463592, grand aggregate 7655592. Maintenance appropriations rise from 200000 to 400000 yearly. Militia organized count exceeds 94000 with nearly a million unorganized. Warren plans Feb 18 election for Colonel of the Sixteenth Regiment. Krepps will preside. Parmlee promotion chances praised. Major Whylings competes with Greenland out. Marksmen with five-year qualification may keep badges after retirement.
The description notes a fresh, neat space at A. Ruhlman’s new room opposite the Carver House site. It emphasizes cleanliness and modern presentation as a welcoming feature of the setting.
The trustees note a strong year at Warren Hospital with 219 admissions, 184 discharges, and 658 patients under care. Fire safety, grounds improvements, and a finished barn enhance operations, while farm yields are mixed. The report praises staff, library expansion, and ongoing grounds work, ending with gratitude and a pledge for prudent, divine-guided progress.
County notices report a dead bill for an Erie County addi tional judge and record high Chautauqua Lake levels. Meadville hosts the Pennsylvania State Dairymen’s Association meeting February 23 and 24. Obits note Jamestown resident Oliver G. Chase died at 76 in Cassadaga. News cover mining plans at Butler and a new coal company charter. Regatta funding for Chautauqua Lake July 26 27. details on local bark harvest and a man’s death in Grand Valley. Local crimes involve two youths arrested for rifling mail pouches. a long list of regional officials and organizations appear throughout.
Fresh county notes from Pittskeep on February 11 report local interest in education, candidates for township offices, and a booming Spring Creek Grange. Posts note a post mortem on Thomas Klett with stomach cancer, deaths and recoveries, social oyster supper for Rev. Stinchcombe, and ongoing road troubles.
Snow slowed to mud after heavy rains. Magee King and Co. lost three derricks, Benson and Gardiner one, D Ridelsperger one, with several more down at Stone Hall. Chas Bell moved into his new house and families plan returns from Oakland and Belle Valley. Ridelsperger boys back to Lima oil field. Holfsted away in Buffalo. Armstrong and Hue expect a well on lot 76 this week.
Obituary notices recount the passing of Roxana Messenger wife of Chauncy Messenger after pneumonia in her 80th year. Survived by four children and several grandchildren with funeral remarks by Mr. Chase and a wreath of flowers. Also notes the burial of Lucian Stowell and local social and business items from Kinzua including trades, illnesses, and community notices.
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