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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1886
Page
3
The issue reports on Bell Brothers' supplement, Valentine’s observations, charitable suppers, a YWCA event, and local business promotions. It notes street conditions, river ice, rail delays, new rooms in the Hoffman block, church activities, and upcoming civic events including a high tea and a potato drive for charity.
Brief items list residents visiting relatives and friends in Warren, Jamestown, and Sugar Grove with occasional moves and birthdays. Notable entries include Amanda Smith visiting at Jamie son and Wood, Marie Kopf's 20th birthday party, and David L. Gerould joining Citizens National Bank as Assistant Cashier effective March 1.
The paper lists borough results with candidates and officials elected or noted, including Morck as Burgess and Cornelius as Justice, Dalrymple as Constable, Ames as Collector, Langworthy and Rankin among School Directors, and multiple inspectors and auditors. Division into two districts 238 to 5. Counts finished around 8 a.m. Wednesday.
In Conrwango Pleasant Guape and Tidioute Republicans filed full tickets with judges of election inspectors and officers. Tidioute reports the Republicans elected their entire ticket.
Auditors show missing funds from C H McAuley tied to oil lands and oil sales. Bondsmen M Waters and Thos Struthers arrange security by substituting Capt Alexander to run the office and securing an $8000 judgment on McAuley’s farm and oil lands to cover the deficiency. County and State expected to suffer no loss while accounts are adjusted.
In Corydon a pine log schoolhouse built about fifty years ago was torn down. A worker found a piece of checkered calico embedded in the wood, preserved with its thread. the cloth is at least seventy four years old and in perfect state with no mould. The discovery prompts playful speculation about period dress and local shops.
A group of young men received a valentine from Mrs I B Gara of Erie with best wishes. The tinted 5 by 8 inch beauty features a Lake Erie view painted with her artistic skill. Miss Emma Thursby is in New York for the winter.
The Warren County Republican Committee met and revised the nomination plan. It outlines district primaries with a two hour poll, vigilance committees, ballots, and returns to the county convention, plus delegate voting rules and the June 21, 1886 convention date. The committee favors a return to the conferee system for Congressional nominations and adjourned.
The second week of February court disposed of several cases. J. A. Weible vs D. Mead and M. Schwing favored the plaintiff. Wilson Law vs Mead and Green favored the plaintiff. S. J. Wilecott & Son vs James McGrews favored the defendant. Brown Bros manufacturing Co vs R Gross and wife favored the plaintiff. P. E. and Clara Calhoun vs H P Boyd favored the plaintiff for $80.21. John Japes vs Penn R R Co favored the plaintiff for $51.83.
Bell Brothers announce a grand clearance sale running Monday February 22 through Saturday February 27. A supplement with details is available.
Jamestown and surrounding areas discuss city charter ideas and local events. Highlights include Kane fire loss at Livery barn, St Elmo Hotel spared, a 965 pound bull report, a crosswalk aware delivery horse tale, a fatal train brakeman accident in Meadville, and upcoming county fairs with August–September dates. Also notes on gas franchise bonds, local court cases, and a Marionville shooting.
Supported by a first class company Miss Vickers appears at Library Hall next Thursday evening February 18 in Jacquine or Paste and Diamonds. The Cincinnati Enquirer hails Mattie Vickers as the handsomest and most popular soubrette on stage. Last night Cincinnati welcomed her back with enthusiasm. Vickers captivates with unique deportment, charm in comedy, pathos, and spontaneous humor.
A group of boys attempted to loosen an ice gorge on Tidioute Creek when the ice shifted. James Black, 12 or 13, drowned instantly, and John Young, 12 or 13, died Monday from injuries. Black was son of Widow Black and Young son of R B Young. The loss is described as a warning.
Warren County notes J. W. Turner and his family move to Corydon and take Price and Co. in the hardware business. County news reports on local incidents including the Prohibition Caucus resolution to cap the County Superintendent’s salary at one thousand dollars and a fatal health-related voyage for Alexander McDonald. James Brown suffers serious injury drilling a well in Limestone. Dr. Acomb aided his care but recovery seems unlikely.
Fresh county items report Windsor Brothers completed their No 1 well in three months, starting at a 60 barrel rate, with No 2 progressing and No 3 rig completed. Other notices include Well details from Carr estate, Parsons & Lockwood well, Jessee Smith and Son pending No 15, and No 16 nearly ready. Local residents and events follow, with illness, railway workers, church meetings, hall improvements, and a seventeen pound wild cat shot near the mountain.
A patchwork of social items reports visitors from Russell and Kittanning, lectures by Rev. A S Dobbs, and entertainments at the Opera House and rink. A serious industrial accident injured James Brown at a mill, with doubtful recovery, as doctors treated him.
C S Megan writes from Garden City and Scott City two towns growing rapidly in 1885. He notes soaring land values, new brick blocks, and a planned railroad from Great Bend to Denver. January 1885 brought unprecedented cold with a 2000 bag mail backlog and many settlers unprepared. He details two dugouts for shelter and reports on stock losses from blizzards.
A Warren sleighing party visited Sheffield and was entertained by Mrs. Joseph Clinton wife of the County Commissioner. Guests included Mrs. C W King proprietor of the Carver House Mrs L B Hoffman and several Misses Gertie King Alice Irvine Eva Miller Hattie Mildred and Miss McMullen from Oil City.
Tidionte News reports Harry Ferguson has been notified of his West Point cadet appointment. He will go in June for six months of training, then face an Academy board exam and, if successful, become a full cadet. The note compares him to Gen. Stoneman and envisions a prominent place for him on future army rolls.
A February 15 report describes a chaotic Brokenstraw township caucus with a drunken mob atmosphere and lack of voting rules. It notes notable departures, new arrivals like John Black, and mentions a local institute event and changes in saloon access for minors.
Mr Burns and his brother Rev Burns lead well attended gatherings with strong youth interest. Charlie Stuart plans a Kansas return with family. Miller J Higgins hosts cousin Calvin Higgins wife and two children from Meadville. Mrs Gertie Maguire visits Pittsfield relatives. C Soenen returns from St Petersburg fairs.
A New York veterinary surgeon told a Sun representative that hydrophobia is not most common in hot months and that November December February and March see more cases. He urged town authorities to avoid unnecessary summer dog fears and noted upcoming improvements and a court appointed commission at Point Chautauqua to arbitrate between the association and the Chautauqua Lake Railway.
The text argues medicines should remove disease roots not just ease symptoms. Hostetters Stomach Bitters is praised for reaching causes and curing conditions like indigestion fever and ague liver issues gout rheumatism and urinary affections. It claims to build systemic vigor and notes Downs Elixir as a trusted family remedy with a guarantee of cure or money back.
The Pittsburg Female College president is found guilty of immoral conduct and lying by a ministerial committee after a three week inquiry. He is suspended from clerical duties though the charge of obtaining money under false pretenses was not sustained. In Washington a liquor license grant nears two decades. A saturnalia weekend sees whisky flow freely. Judge Wickham rules a man may hold both constable and assessor roles and collect pay for both.
The twentieth annual Grand Army of the Republic encampment in Scranton reports 508 Posts, 35,607 members, 397 deaths, and $65,000 in charity. Harrisburg chosen for next meeting. New officers include Commander Gen. J. P. Gobin and J. H. Druckenmiller as V Commander with B. M. Lowry as V Commander and John W. Sayers as Chaplain.
The Daily News in Kansas City features a full-page notice on the departure of artist W A Greaves from the Sheidley Building. He has spent about a year painting lifelike portraits of local leaders and running a successful class, earning warm friendships and high regard.
Notices announce marriages: George A. Allen to Sadie Brown in Montana Territory on January 31, 1886. Corlet Hill to Lelia Brown wed near Waterford Ohio on December 31, 1885. Morton D. Smith to Cora B. Williams married in Harmony New York on February 2, 1885.
A compact history volume offers over two thousand square inches of colored maps covering every U S state and Canadian province plus maps of all world countries. Includes numerous additional features and references.
State platforms host prohibition speakers in multiple sections as organized lectures. Officials promote temperance education through regional events and public talks aimed at reducing liquor use. The schedule covers urban and rural areas with varied topics and formats.
An Atlas promising a single page view of Canada's states territories and provinces with capitals and populations is selling quickly.
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