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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1884
Page
3
The column covers a mix of weather notes, court activity, theater and event listings, post office moves, local business ads, and society notices in Warren. It notes a heavy snow horizon, upcoming holidays, school resume, and various community updates including post office relocation and local lodge officers. It also records personal paragraphs about residents, debts, appointments, and obituaries from surrounding towns.
Sol Cohn and Co announces new lead styles in soft and stiff hats. Currer for late-apply at the Main Office. Specialties in merchant tailoring for holidays available at Key stone Clothing Co.
Mrs Roter accepts telephone orders for bread rolls pies with prompt delivery across town. Youman's Stiff Hat is sold at Sol Cohn and Co along with Clipper Roller Skates at Variety Tall.
One week of extreme cold brings temperatures down to 12 degrees below zero in Warren with light snow and good sleighing. Across the country Petersburg Virginia sees 5 degrees below, Charleston records its coldest in 185 years, Louisville hits 20 below, Indianapolis 24 below, St Louis 23, Kansas City 23, and cattle die from cold and snow blockades.
The library hall crowd enjoyed Young Mrs Winthrop with strong acting and music by E B Frew C H Noyes and praise for Mary Turner. The Lights o London company is set for Jan 11 and 12 with tickets on sale now. January 16 or 17 may feature School by Mattie Vickers and the Library Comedy Club. Manager Carver promises Emma Thursby and Callender’s minstrels for February while Warren limits weekly engagements.
Warren residents enjoyed a pleasant New Year with fine sleighing and social calls among the older crowd. The Jubilee Singers concert at the M E church drew good attendance, a large Watson Hose Co masque rade ball at Roscoe Hall entertained fifty couples, and Reig's Orchestra provided capital music at a lively New Year’s period. The season opens with promise as sleighing continues and cold weather promises abundant ice for summer.
A batch of fires across Clarendon Corry and Union City caused extensive damage with water scarce responses. Notable blazes included Wilkinson House Brecht and Elder homes in Clarendon and Leach Griffin Menich mill and H L Church Son mills in Union City, totaling losses around 10000 and 6000 dollars. Will Talbot and Henry Messenger helped prevent a larger blaze in the Pisa building rear addition roof fire. The cause is blamed on defective gas pipes. Gro P Orr Co advertises a sale of tea sets chamber sets cake stands and hanging lamps at reduced prices.
Three town grocers run vivid promotions to spark trade. GP. Orr & Co. will give an upright piano to the holder of a lucky number on March 1 for every two dollars spent cash or per two dollars charged. C. P. Henry offers a walnut bedroom set by same terms, to be given March 1. Theodore Messner adds a costly china set for each dollar of goods sold before March 1. You pays your money and takes your choice.
The Adams and American Express firms will operate from two offices split from the former Johnson's Exchange site. Adams stays in Johnson's Exchange under Shoff. American operates from the Engine House on Dunkirk and B roads with Lytle in charge. The Town Council rents the room for 300 dollars annually, limited to election use.
Bell Bros. will open Saturday, January 12, offering 500 pieces of embroideries. The goods are recent importations and first class in every detail, to be sold regardless of cost. A well attended sale last Saturday prompted a continued sale with more startling low price notices to come. Call at Bell Bros. Be Bros.
A post office is established at Balltown Forest county with C W Hawks as postmaster. J W Argrelius named postmaster of Youngsville. Kinzua house sale to Clendenning and Hale effective Jan 1 1884. Two new dancing schools operate in Ridgway Union Hall and Hyde’s Opera House. Corry incident ends with Breen’s death. Webber and Hieneman arrested. Meadville railroad sold for 150000 to Richmond Delamater Huidekoper. Clarendon sees brisk pine lumber traffic. new Farnsworth mill active. E A U Lodge officers installed in North Warren. L Rogers acquires McKean Miner. Corry bonds ruling.
Christmas visitors include Warden of Hickory Monks and Brown of Kittanning plus Clark sisters from Olean and Bradford residents. Rescue hose reform planned, ice supply ample, and a Tennessee concert drew crowds. Death, church notes, and social events fill the week with local color.
Clyde Wright returns from Oberlin for the holidays while Mrs J F Kinnear stays at P L Wright's. Guests include Mrs Gertie Maguire and Miss Ella Chase of Pittsfield. The Dalrymples from Dakota are visiting, and Sheriff Allen's son Eddie is home briefly. A church concert drew many despite bad weather. receipts near eight dollars cover painting costs. Myra Messinger and Dora Damon received enthusiastic praise for solos and recitations.
The Local Institute met December 28 and 29 1883 in Farmington with B E Firth as chairman and J E Thompson as secretary The program featured a question box discussion a United States history lesson by Supt Arird and an evening of readings songs and a lecture on Essentials to Success The group adopted resolutions thanking Supt Arird Prof Arird Hodges and Toorson for their roles and venue.
Mrs. Franklin a Fleischman Yeast canvasser lost a red plush pocketbook on Water Street near Conewango Creek Monday forenoon. It contained $20, a trunk key and a piece of Chinese money. Reward offered if found and left at Warren Hotel.
A 165 piece decorated dinner set by Theodore Messner will be drawn March 1 1884. Customers spending one dollar at the store receive a ticket for one entry. Prizes include tea sets 56 pieces $3 00 and toilet sets $2 50 with groceries priced lower.
The Warren Library Association will hold its annual meeting in the Library room on Monday evening January 14 at 7 o'clock. After usual business and reading of reports an election of officers for the coming year will be conducted. The annual sale of papers and magazines closes the evening. All are cordially invited. Mrs. R. P. Kina, Sec’y.
On March 1 a Black Walnut Bedroom Set valued at 150 dollars will be offered. Every customer spending two dollars earns a chance to win. The Banner Furniture store C P Henry McNerr & Co Youmans Silk Hat Sol Cohn and Co L G Noyes drug store advertise their wares including cut glass bottles and nail sets.
A newspaper snippet highlights a fifteen day sale on canned goods at low prices from Gro P Orr & Co. and promotions for wallpaper and painter’s materials at N K Wendelboe. It also notes Dr Day's Liniment praised by Joan Fannin and a large sale of Russian circulars with a 20 percent possible saving from Sol Cohn & Co.
Spring Creek reports visiting relatives from Kinzu a Sherman N Y and Titusville with Christmas spent among friends. Sleighing remains good and lumbermen stay busy stockpiling. Local residents return from Spartansburg and Ohio to celebrate Christmas with church trees and gifts for all Ages.
Jan 5 and reports say we are alive after the recent storm with the thermometer 12 degrees below zero. Lumbermen improve sleighing as Mix and Hodges mill yard fills with logs. Mrs P W Brown returns from Philadelphia. Mrs Friend Curtis has a broken hip. Institute passed off quietly. Census work grows with a girl at R K Houghnot's and a boy at Chas Smith's Mc.
Andrew G. Adam, a portly Nebraska farmer formerly of Erie, traveled to Erie to have numerous malignant growths removed. Doctors extracted forty five tumors in the first operation and he rests, hopeful for a full recovery. He cites a squirrel bite in youth as the origin, with knots appearing four years ago.
O H Hunter and Son announce a large quilt and blanket line offered at 25 percent off from a recent purchase. The sale features a $1.50 per pair and $9 per pair drive, plus bed spreads at 30 percent below two weeks ago prices. Mrs Roter advertises candies and nuts and Sol Cohn offers fancy night wrappers and holiday neckwear.
Mrs J A Bell has moved to the front room over Eddy Bros store and offers dressmaking in all branches with a trial solicited. Cream puffs are available at La Pierre Restaurant on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Report notes Allegany County prisons held 701 convicts on Jan 1, 1881 and 672 on Jan 1, 1883 with 281 received and 282 discharged in 1882 and 1883 figures. Also announces the 25th annual State Horticultural Association meeting in Harrisburg January 16–17.
The year 1883 saw 23,000,000 barrels of oil bought for 25,000,000 dollars with a peak price of 12,334 and a low of 8,314. There were 2,845 new wells completing 48,472 barrels, 216 dry holes, and 20,300 producing wells after old wells ceased. First half stock rose to 37,788,406 barrels with a June peak. by December stocks stood around 35,500,000. Bradford held steady, Allegany declined, Warren and Forest counties added 89 drilling wells. 62 wells finished in the year with 53 rigs. lower country 24 wells, 197 barrels.
The Robertson county Tribune of Mt. Olivet Kentucky voices support for Judge O. B. Deming of Robertson County as the Republican choice for U.S. Senator. The paper credits Deming with deep party service and asks Republicans to cast a solid vote for him.
The Warren and Farnsworth Valley Railroad builds a four and a half mile extension from Vandergrift to Dunham's Mills in Watson township at the Hickory headwaters of Tionesta. The new line will boost business by offering direct rail transport for the pine lumber produced locally. Mr. Dunham begins shipping lumber this week.
Advice from Conneautville Courier urges readers to settle small debts first to avoid dealer inconvenience and loss. Pay as you go and clear all outstanding bills if possible to maintain good financial habits in the new year.
The Oil City Blizzard provides best obtainable daily average production figures for 1883 by month. January 61000 barrels, February 60000, March 61500, April 62800, May 64300, August 66320, September 65253, October 67981, November 66137, December 64000.
Jamestown firm Forp & Retz advertises Estey and Palace Organs as leading instruments in the country. The rooms in Prendergast block display many first class organs and pianos. readers are invited to obtain catalogs, prices, or view the widest variety in Western New York.
A list of residents in Warren Pa who have letters awaiting pickup and will be sent to the Dead Letter Office if not claimed within thirty days. Names include Bridget Agan Geo H Ayers Sarah Abbey and others. dated January 5, 1884.
In Warren on December 31 1883 Rev W A Rankin united John A Kelly and Mary J Logan both of Pine Grove. January 4 1884 at the Lutheran Parsonage Rev P oerr joined Peter Marti and Elizabeth Hoggler of Glade Warren county Pa. In Sheffield December 29 1883 James J Crawford and Carrie Crawford of Sheffield wed Rev A A Horton. January 2 1884 Charles Lowe of Columbus married Lillian Stranagan of Sheffield.
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