Neighborhood Notes Snapshot of Winter Affects and Local Events
Grading on the Warren and Jamestown electric railroad paused due to wintry weather. Clarion paper mill strike shuts Johnsonburg plant pending settlement. Salamanca Erie depot opens replacing old wind-splitter. Carter named Republican delegate candidate. Titusville rectory for St James Memorial Church presented by Mr and Mrs J C McKinney. Bradford Odd Fellows Temple to be dedicated Jan 21 with supreme officers. Two veterans frozen to death amid dissipation. Judge Miller opposes dairy food law sentences. Butler fever cases 31 new, nine deaths. total 94 deaths. Local schools reopen with fair attendance. Kittanning fears typhoid epidemic from impure water. 100 cases plus. nurses in demand. Erie county houses about 180 Warren Asylum inmates costing 12000 yearly. 30 more insane at county poor house. Protected Home Circle pays 1000 life insurance on Willis D Kingsley. inquiry into prize fight. Titusville city treasurer Main reportedly short 5000. bondsmen likely to pay. Grand Lodge OOF to hold convocation in Erie Jan 20 to confer degree. Jamestown water rates cut 50c to 25c per 1000 gal. min down to 8 dollars annually. Monarch Park trout dead. 24 inch, 4 lb fish to be mounted. Chandler’s Valley Grange officers corrected. Epigraph: Chandler’s Valley Grange officers listed. EpinBorRO Normal promotes new catalogue. winter session starts Dec 28. John F Bigler, Principal.
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St. James’ Memorial Church
Titusville
J. C. McKinney
Odd Fellows Temple
Bradford
The
Odd Fellows Organization
Frank Friel
Muggins
John McMullen
Meadville
S. H. Miller
Mercer County
Miller
State Dairy and Food Commission
Butler
Kittanning
Allegheny River
Erie County
Warren Asylum
Willis D. Kingsley
Franklin
Kingsley
Main
Grand Lodge
Pennsylvania
Erie
Notice of weekly legal office hours in Warren
On Saturday September 26 1903 and each Saturday thereafter I will be in Warren at the law office of Geo. B. Munn on Second street. GEO. H. HIGGINS Attorney at Law.
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Thersafter I
Warren
Geo. B. Munn
Second Street
Geo. H. Higgins
Smiley's Grocery Offers Wide Range of Goods at Low Prices
Smiley's at 8S Keller's Sons store advertises a broad selection of groceries fruits vegetables confections blankets robes gloves and mittens with right prices and prompt service for shoppers seeking low sale prices.
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Smiley’s
Keller’s Sons
County Notes Record Local Deaths and Social Happenings
Charles Burns, longtime resident, died last week and was buried Saturday. G A R duties noted with eight members. Services by Rev Fred Evans from Pittsburg at Presbyterian and M K churches. Mrs Frank Campbell of Warren visited relatives. Mrs Critt Marsh of Kinzua staying with sister Mrs S H Evans. Bert Lott journeyed to aid ill grandfather Henry Lott. Encampment Hall hosted an Old Folks party and dance. Hunter Hose held a Thursday dance. G A Siddons Co furniture store to move to Warren about March 1 at 235 Penns Ave West.
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Charles Burns
George Downing
Fred Evans
Pittsburg
M. K
Frank Campbell
Warren
Critt Marsh
Kinzua
S. H. Evans
Bert Lott
Johnsonburg
Henry Lott
Hunter Hose
G. A. Siddons & Co
Penn’s Avenue
West
George
Local Residents Change Homes and Notables
JAN 4. Mr and Mrs Joe Aylesworth move into the F Lyons house. Mr and Mrs Scott Beach relocate to rooms vacated by E A Allen and family. Mrs Sherwood Simmons to entertain the Pedro Club Tuesday evening. Mrs Rhodes died Friday Jan 1 at her daughter's home, burial at Grove City Saturday. Mr and Mrs A S Rogers and daughter of Philadelphia visit W B Muzzy and wife and will live in Warren. Mrs E R Allen improving after illness. Elbert Simmons of Sciota ill. Mrs Alta Bowers ill. Seward Clark returns to Parish Pa to resume work. Miss Mabel Webber returns to Center ville from visit. Our schools reopen today Monday.
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Joe Aylesworth
F. Lyons
Scott Beach
E. A. Allen
Sherwood Simmons
Pedro Club
Rhodes
Christie
Grove City
A. S. Rogers
Philadelphia
W. B
Winter Storm Sat in with Record Cold and Deep Snow
January 4 described as the stormiest day of winter with 26 degrees below zero and three feet of snow. Several townsfolk and visitors are mentioned with illnesses including scarlet fever and typhoid fever in Mansford Barton and Robbins families. Various locals, visits, and departures noted, including Henry Ford hosting out of town guests and Karl Barton departing for West Virginia.
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Youngsville
Geo. Cole
Stella Reed
Chandler’s Valley
Miss Ola
Dugall
Frank Robbins
Sears’ Hill
Bert McGee
Pearl Clark
Lottsville
D. Nelson
N. Jones
Butler
Clara Jones
Fred Jones
Warren
Karl Barton
West Virginia
Corydon Grange Elects officers and reports prosperity
Corydon Grange recently elected officers led by Master Eugene Bentley and Overseer Florence Whitcomb. The group notes continued prosperity and reports community events including K. O. T. M. and L. O. T. M. installations, local visits, and a Christmas season with family news.
Berlin Jones Stationery ad at Wendelboe office
An advertisement from the Berlin Jones Stationery company claims best job printing at the mail office located at Wendelboe 217 Liberty Street.
Week of prayer observances and local notices in Ti d ioute
Congregations in Ti d ioute plan daily services at 7 30 p m during the week of prayer with the Presbyterians noting the arrival of a new organ. Obituaries record Charles Burns passing December 30 and N W Seabury December 28. Other notes mention Grace McDonald returning home for Christmas and local shifts in land and business.
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Tidioute
Presbyterians
Charles Burns
Foreign trade records show export surge in December report
Government data for November reveals merchandise exports of 160.46 million dollars versus imports of 77.06 million, the highest November exports in U S history and second largest trade excess after October 1900. Cotton shipments drive the spike, prompting questions about long term significance.
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United States
F. W. Hawthorne
Record Oil Wells Reach New Peak in 1903
The Oil City Derrick reports 1903 set a record for wells completed in the petroleum industry. Pennsylvania and Trenton fields totaled 16 232 wells, with 2 889 dry holes. Lima region produced 7 758 wells, 675 in clusters. Overall gain over 1902 neared 14 percent, with production up over 1 400 barrels.
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Oil City
Pennsylvania
Trenton Rock
Lima
Quiet Family Disapproval Rests On Marrying Poor Suitor
In a Chicago Tribune excerpt a daughter questions her mother about marrying a poor man. The mother insists she would marry again and defends the choice despite lingering worries over money and status.
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Arabella
Chicago Tribune
S Keller's Sons Advertises Rainy Day Cloth Sale
At Cost offers 1000 yards of cloth in 30 shades for cash only for rainy day skirts. Jacob Keller the Tailor and Trunks Satchels and Suit Cases in large assortment. Also quit-claim deeds and new sale calendars at the Mail Office. Wendelboe 217 Liberty St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Keller
S. Keller’s Sons
Overcoat and Tailor Services At Jacob Keller Store
Local ad copy promotes Jacob Keller, the Tailor, on Penn a venue as a source for affordable overcoats and Loeb's custom shirts. It also lists Dr J E Jordans Dental Parlors in Hoffman Block with appointment line 295 B Bell. Smiley's Grocery claims good and cheap fresh goods and novelty items. The Struthers Hotel Barn is operated by John Stinger serving farmers and transient guests with no on site livery.
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Jacob Keller
Penn’a Avenue
Loeb’s
J. E. Jordan
Hoffman Block
Bell
Smiley’s
Struthers Hotel
John Stinger
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Neighborhood Notes
Warren and
Jamestown
Clarion Paper Wills
Erie Railway
Salamanca
Con. J. J. Carter
N. Y
Fountain Basin
Monarch Park
Hecker
Chandler’s Valley Grange
L. Darling
George Whitcomb
Epinborro Normal
John F. Bigler
Columbus
Wrightsville
Corydon
Corydon Grange
Eugene Bentley
Florence Whitcomb
Laura Rosign
0. C. Sparks
J. K. Crooks
Glenn Dvensmore
Rev. Canfield
A. W. Reeves
Flora
Glendeen Bentley
Nellie Tome
Pomona
Ida Forbes
Ceres
Glenn
Densmore
Grange
Lyman Marsh
Nellie Kilburne
McKean
Carl and
John Odell
Penny
R. R
Geo. Odell
Edna Kinter
D. L. McMuorren
Griffin
Frank Treadway
Edna Tarney
Geo. Whitcomb
Rebekah Lodge
Harkness
C. L. Teeter
Kraft
Penn’a R. R
Charley
Buffalo
Iva Hunter
Floyd Hall
Jamestown, N. Y
Wendelboe
Liberty St
Sugar Grove
Grace McDonald
Simmons College
Boston
N. W. Seabury
G. A. Ward
Neils Anderson
Levant Ricker
Sheffield
Earl H. Squires
Julia Erickson
Frewsburg
J. H. Hassinger
Lamona
Gust Carlson
Albert Carlson
Kate Horton
Geo. Horton
Metzger & Hogan
Warren, Pa
Warren Trust Company
Capital
F. M. Knapp
M. Siegfried
Chas. E. Cobb, Casnier
H. M. Preston
Geo. E. Colvin
Bellevue Hospital
New York
Price
Stanley K. Pierson
LeRoy
Central Pharmacy
Davis Drug CO
Schellhammer
Sol
Warren Mills
Irvineton Stave Co
Walter Mills
Udloipticy
Irvineton Save CO
Irvineton, Pa
H. & F. Walters
Kopf & Henry
Florida
Christian Smith
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