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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1854
Page
2
E W Carr of Beans Building at North West corner of Third and Walnut streets Philadelphia is cited as the only authorized agent for this newspaper.
The Warren borough election produced a strong Whig presence with Democrats securing most of the ticket. Officers elected include Burgess Orris Hall and Town Council members J. H. Hall H. L. Church Stephen Carver R. P. King Wm. S. Parmlee, with others like Assessor George S. Chapel and Town Clerk Fernando A. Randall. The piece also covers party disputes around Parmlee, the growing Good Templars lodge Allegheny, and local social events including band performances and a postponed lecture by L. D. Wetmore.
A 1854 Valentine purlieu edition includes farcical verses on love and a formal request for correspondence from a hopeful suitor. It also discusses county road proposals linking Warren with the Ohio and Erie routes, weighing best routes to avoid Warren County being left out.
The notice states continued obligations to L T Parmlee Esq from Harrisburg for ongoing favors and services.
The Jamestown Democrat outlines a Sugar Grove area route for a railroad from Youngsville through Patch Hollow Chandler's Valley Stillwater Covey Gap to the Allegheny and Little Valley. It argues this path offers shorter distance and cheaper construction with a manageable grade, and notes the feasibility of Covey Gap while comparing with the Erie and New York City Railroad route.
James Cooper, president, appeals to Philadelphia citizens to finance and support the Sunbury and Erie Railroad project linking Philadelphia with the lakes. He argues Buffalo and New York’s lake trade grew via canals and railroads and asserts Philadelphia can share in vast commerce, urging timely subscriptions and strong civic backing.
Miss Carnouine Sourata respectfully announces to the ladies and gentlemen of War ren that she is about to commence another course of piano instructions at the residence of Thomas Struthers Esquire.
James K Webb petitions the Warren County Court of Common Pleas for a license to keep a public house at Elk near the Allegheny River. Local citizens certify the inn is needed to entertain travelers, deem Webb honest and temperate, and approve accommodations. The petition is to be presented at the March term of the Quarter Sessions.
James Foreman sheriff announces public vendue in Warren on March Gib day at 10 oclock. Multiple parcels in Columbus Brokenstraw Pittsfield and Conewango townships seized in execution for various suits including Hollum Vail Deming Merritt Beebe Sturdevant Reyes Mead Veness and others. Properties include mills houses barns orchards and 110 plus acres with detailed bounds across Warren County.
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