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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1883
Page
3
The note warns against speculation in oil and cites Pittsburg Franklin and Bradford reopening oil exchanges. Bradford opens today in Armory Hall as oil operators push to curb drilling. The National Guard suspends military drills out of public sentiment.
Lake Erie's surface remains a broad crystal sheet of ice stretching far across the lake. The Daily Messenger and Sunday Leader of Jamestown N Y note changes in Columbus items. Will Pate once Harris store clerk died of consumption in Columbus on Monday. Miss Altha Fellows of Columbus married at her father's home Wednesday evening Dec 27 to Will Bowers formerly of Corry.
The Warren community notes New Year events including meetings of the Knights of Honor and Baptist Sunday school plans. Fire damages C. P. Henry's woodshed, waters score a win for the water works, and several local incidents and entertainments are reported along with ads for 99 Cent Store weekly offerings.
A collection of local notices mentions Mr. and Mrs. Kent of Corry visiting friends in Warren, Nellie Williams of Detroit visiting relatives, and Col. Watson and family leaving for Washington. Also noted are Lt. Gov. Stone heading to Harrisburg, Sheriff Randall transferring prisoners, and local tradesman Perry A. Gage adding A. J. Lesser to his bakery team. References to social events, travel, humorous quotes, and a funeral burial in Oakland Cemetery complete the item.
On New Year's Day 1883 Warren residents enjoyed pleasant weather and fair sleighing. Social visits filled the day as many families hosted gatherings at their homes with cordial, lingering introductions and a planned evening dance. The report names numerous ladies and families visiting Judge Wetmore M Waters H A Jamieson S A Wetmore Z E Eddy BR Dennison J H Eddy Rev J M Thoburn M Mead Lacy Jones Rix Ethel Stoan and others. Only one young man, Mr Struthers, was held up by daytime business but joined the social later.
The annual meeting of the Library Association will be held on Monday evening January 8 1883 at the usual place. Officers will be elected for the ensuing year papers will be sold at auction and all other business of the Association will be transacted. All are earnestly invited to be present. Mrs R P Kine Secretary.
D I Mitchell of Titusville died suddenly December 30 1882 at age 58 after illness and a sudden death observed by his daughter Nettie. Rev E J L Baker dies at 72 from heart disease after fifty years in ministry. Michael Wackerman longtime Warren iron works employee leaves a large family. Colonel Bosworth Miller died after returning from Ontario Canada at age 19 6 months 12 days with diabetes noted as cause. A Warren youth connected to Parry Sound store dies at 19 6 months 12 days after measles and diabetes. The Miller family thanks Mrs Jas Roy and local women for support after bereavement.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Co reports November net earnings of 1,036,399 dollars. Consolidation brings B and W railroads into one management. Oil City and Chicago railroad to join Buffalo Pittsburg Western January 8, extending main line Buffalo to Newcastle.
County correspondence reports a fatal accident last Tuesday at the old extract works. John Strance, a German employee, crawled between a three pulley shaft to unfasten a chain when the shaft fell, crushing his head and causing death by Friday night. He leaves a large family and a well stocked small farm. Funeral set for Saturday.
A Connecticut pew sells for 2600 dollars in New York. The Post Office holds one million dollars in unclaimed money orders. Brewers in New York, Brooklyn and Northern New Jersey plan beer price hikes after January 1 to 39 dollars per barrel. England spends 22500000 on the Egyptian war and 80000000 on the Afghan war with Crimean War costs around 50000000. Nellie W. Palmer lectures in Cincinnati on Hell and its fires. Ford brothers advertised to lecture in Hartford with box receipts at two dollars. Gen. John Payne of Warsaw Kentucky is the oldest pensioner on US rolls, 87, drawing since 1820. Mark Twain fails to answer Sergeant Ballentine’s letter. Twain replies with a joke about paper and a stamp.
State notes report Gov Hoyt has issued 148 pardons during his term. The forests of Pike Wayne and Monroe counties are described as heavily stocked with deer. A marriage is announced for January 31 between Henry Hoyt, son of the governor, and Nancy Mc Michael, daughter of the North American editor. A large golden eagle attacked a man near New Castle but was captured after a brief struggle with the aid of another passerby and two dogs.
Sworn in last Monday Sheriff Allen now heads the office and lives in the jail. Deputy is W. C. Allen of Sheffield. Sheriff Randall retires after a brief term and Prothonotary Weible succeeds him. Auditors and Commissioners will review county accounts and issue their report in due season.
Randolph Courant praises the Buffalo Express as the best city weekly newspaper. It claims to cover all news, be well printed and clean, and be honest outspoken and fearless. The note urges every family in Western New York and northwestern Pennsylvania to read the paper, noting its noon arrival in Warren.
Mrs Caldwell the notable Cantatrice sang for patients at the Insane Hospital in North Warren before returning to Canada. The inmates gathered in the amusement room last Thursday and offered an enthusiastic reception, with Rob and Will earning praise for their duet Where are you going pretty maiden. Her philanthropy and the inmates’ interest were clearly visible throughout the event.
Jacob Keller the Tailor offers fall suitings overcoatings pantaloons in new styles with a large stock and skilled workers. Located upstairs on Second Street near Liberty. P Greenland dealer next Episcopal Church Warren Pa advertises cheap cash furniture and twelve walnut chamber suites plus marble top tables and chairs. McNett & Co. promote twelve styles of chamber suits in walnut and ash at P Greenland's next to the Episcopal Church.
The notice cites season and penalty details for killing gray, black or fox squirrels, hares or rabbits, wild turkeys, upland plover, woodcock, quail, partridge, and pheasant with specific open and close dates and fines. It also mentions a deer kill prohibition after January 1. Supplementary lines promote Dr Day's Liniment and a local store offering baskets and chamber suits.
In Warren Pa on December 30 1882 unclaimed letters addressed to Ida Sophia Anderson W J Anderson Hulda c Mevaready Anna Adams Wilson Mcdonald A M Acocks Wim Mason R Baexak Jacob Magaw Sophia Lpelser Joe Morris Serah Bradley Cat Mowers Mrs M J Cooney James Morse Mrs Margaret Clark James McIntyre O B Chaple Mrs Bell Nelson J Martin Clapp J B Pratt Fred M Conners Joe Rogers Mrs Etta C Doane W H Kapp Mrs Henry Dunlop Mrs James Stinger Andrew Davis R O Stewart Mrs M D Elmgren Mary Shottetall Mary Farris Ella Sehyberg QO Gardner P M Schermerhorn Cath Hedges Mrs Mary Tay K L Johnson Susan Walker James Keys John Waite D EK Lindsey J W Woodward F Yagger Andrew. Call for letters please give date of advertising. O C Allen Postmaster Warren Pa.
The American Institute on Speer’s Wines notes a committee visited Alfred Speer's Passaic vineyard in New Jersey to inspect his wines and cellars. Report says the operation is significant and judged wines superior to any world producer, with active grape handling and juice expression procedures warranting further inspection.
A move to the Exchange block opposite the Post Office invites patrons to visit a shop with improved facilities. N Greenland thanks friends for past support and pledges fair dealing. Also promoted are a piano sale, holiday goods, parlor suites, Chinese upholstery, and cheap music selections.
A Wicksrom has moved his shoe shop from Liberty street to the room upstairs opposite Keller's tailor shop in the Allen block. He invites old customers and new ones to visit his new place with prompt repairs and made to order boots and shoes.
A local retailer promotes an Easy Chair and Dining Room sets with home furnishings in a concise ad style. The notice highlights available items for customers seeking comfortable living room and dining room furniture.
After testing top doctors in Western Pennsylvania and New York and paying over 1000 dollars without lasting benefit the patient suffered severe tissue and bone decay and near death. Peruna was then administered as described, and she recovered fully without other medicines, according to Dr. Hartman.
The fat man explains he avoids stocks and grain speculation. He prefers poker for its predictable cycle, saying he can lose $500 and return to work in a known time without margin calls or broker stress.
The American Angler announces a weekly series starting January 5 1888 on game fishes of America. Essays cover popular and scientific descriptions, structure coloration habits tackle and catching methods. Written by leading American angling authors from the New York publication at 13 15 Park Row. Subscription is $3 per year.
Johnson and Siegfreid and McNett & Co advertise Yes Tooth Powder for sale. Warren county boasts the largest variety of lounges ever opened. Er Recherché offers exquisite teeth and breath products with seaberry as a toilet ornament.
A list of wedding notices from Warren and nearby towns in late December 1882 and January 1883, naming couples such as D Orland Hutchinson and Carrie Ensworth, Albert T. Cobb and Annie Zerby, James L. Smith and Hannah Grawbarger, Ira A Blood and Delia Barney, Lewis Martin and Mary B. Best, Clarence M Day and L V Wooden, Henry Steinkamp and Carolina Maier, William Kulo w and Libbie Snyder, and Frank E Thayer and Mattie A Jonson, with ministers and parishes noted.
Died notices from Warren Ontario and Pine Lodge Ontario report Eva May Hopewell aged nearly 17, Ellsworth Miller aged 19 6 12 in Parry Sound Michael Wackerman aged 53 buried by United Workmen Lodge January 3 Warren January 1 1883 Frank Chapman aged about 25 consumed in Warren December 26 1832
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