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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1886
Page
3
Local brief from Warren County covering civic events and society notes. Mentions Haverly's Minstrels, oil price shift, jury wheel results, fire safety cautions, church meetings, and community leaders. Highlights include notices from the Warren Board of Trade, library association, and G A R Post, with social visits and regional happenings.
Postmaster Alden reports a daily mail will run by railroad between Oil City and Salamanca after January 15. The change ends express delivery by nonrail routes and benefits towns like Kinzua and Corydon.
Notice states a Republican Committee meeting to discuss Muse resolutions and primaries change will be held at Carver House on Thursday Jan 14 at 2 o clock p ar W B Benedict is chairman. Lost dog with bushy tail last seen Jan 9. reward offered for return to A Hertzel or the office. Wanted a dining room girl at Exchange Hotel. Free vase offer from Theodore Messner's.
The seasonable great storm reached War ren last Friday evening bringing a foot or more of fine snow by Saturday and daily deposits since. Trains on the Pp. & E. and B. N. Y. & P. were blocked from the South and West. Northbound service ran nearly on time. By Tuesday morning sleighing returned with zero atmosphere and the Allegheny River slush and ice, while dispatches on the second page describe the storm as extensive and disastrous.
The Wheel ing Register notes a powerful drama starring Martha West a betrayed woman who kills her betrayer and confesses to save an almost convicted man. New scenery shows wartime New York views adding period flavor. The performance draws general favor and hearty applause.
A pocket Bible lost on Market Street between the Presbyterian church and Mr Struthers house last Saturday. If found, leave at the Telephone Exchange for a reward. Ventilated Rubber Boots sold at C P Northrop Cash Shoe store. 500 presents received at Theodore Messner's and given away. For sale a lot of buggies and phaetons by H J Dreyer. Don’t suffer indigestion use Baxter’s Mandrake Bitters. John B Gough reappeared on the lecture platform. Arnica and Oil Liniment relieves chest cold quickly.
Judge W D Brown presided with Associates Brown and Merritt and Clerk D A Arird. Verdicts include plaintiff 2.25 in Conquer vs Sargent Holt and 2728.66 in Henderson vs Buck. many cases settled or continued. Elizabeth Sager vs Union Oil on trial. court to meet again in McKean county next week.
A list of jurors for the first and second weeks of February includes names with occupations and hometowns such as James Baugher farmer Limestone Geo Brown merchant Clarendon G L Ball lawyer Youngsville and many others from Warren County towns like Brokenstraw Spring Creek Columbus and Freehold. The roster spans professions from lumberman and mason to clerk and engineer with residences across Limestone Farmington Warren and Conewango.
Lake Champlain boats sail. Jamestown M E Church due next April. Titusville Y M C A convention January 22 23 24. Clarion courthouse cost 126936. Jamestown post office profit 12000. gas mains laid between Venango and Meadville. Orrin Sperry, county treasurer, said to be in Mexico. Swedish Orphanage Jamestown set for Jan 27. Ridgway jail first female prisoner for husband beating. Kane Leader notes gas company price cuts and wells including Craig Cappeau and Murphy No 1.
The Commonwealth v Ralph and Ford case from Warren county holds that the Supreme Court can assign a trial in any county for criminal cases, despite constitutional changes. Judge Paxson states the Court may transfer indictments and records to another county and appoint a Justice to preside, ensuring justice where prejudice or jurisdiction conflicts exist.
County correspondence from Youngsville lists Ward Alger back on meat market duty. Episcipal services to be held at Odd Fellows hall Thursdays and alternate Sabbaths. Various town notes include visits, moves, school enrollment, a new lyceum charter, and local business changes. Revival meetings scheduled at the M E Church next week.
January items from Chandler's Valley report Mr Graham in a new yet unfinished home. Landlord Benj Ellis serves as county juror in Warren. Pond skating thrives as local youths practice. L H Darling buys Geo Burroughs drug store in Sugar Grove. C Chase of Dakota Territory visits. U B Church Christmas Eve tree a grand success. F N Chapin of Clarendon visits C P Quilliams.
Eben Brewer has purchased C M Reed’s stake in the Erie Dispatch and assumed control last week. He states the paper will first publish as a newspaper and then serve as the exponent of Republican principles locally and nationally. Brewer is described as a first class journalist and principled Republican.
Justices of the Peace may obtain proper blanks at the office of the Mai for making application for scalp and pelt bounties under the New State law. All other legal blanks of the latest approved forms are kept on hand.
Sarah Althea Hill and former California Chief Justice David S. Terry married in Stockton on January 7. Terry had represented Hill in her recent divorce suit against Senator Sharon.
An ad touts Parker's Hair Balsam as restoring black or brown color, cleansing dandruff, and stopping hair loss. It urges readers not to surrender their hair without trying the product.
The Grand Lodge of the A O U W meets in Pittsburg this week while the State Teacher s Convention is set for Allentown in July. Reports cover local industry, labor actions, and notable deaths and pensions across Pennsylvania.
The year ends with relief as Pennsylvania restricts hunting and bans guns in the woods for the new year. A temporary post season allows dealers 15 days to dispose of stock while cross state game is barred from sale. The law aims to protect game populations and prevent in-state hunting by outsiders.
The article explains that gas shortage on cold days results from sharply increased demand rather than condensation in mains. Natural gas stays dry, while artificial gas carries water during purification, causing condensation that impedes valves and joints and hinders flow during freezes.
The Pittsburg Dispatch proclaims itself a reliable daily paper with world news, ample correspondents, and competitive pricing in Warren. It touts independent coverage, global wires, and up-to-date reporting across topics for readers seeking a dependable newspaper. Hos tetter's Stomach Bitters praised for malaria relief and stomach digestive benefits. It claims to improve appetite sleep expel rheumatic humors and enrich circulation.
The writer details a Calcutta to Naini Tal trip via Indian Hill routes. He contrasts second and first class rail travel, notes baggage rules, and observes local labor, plows, and wheelbarrows. He recalls Lucknow’s siege ruins, Mohammadan festival lights, and climbs to 9,000 feet with Cheena view over Naini Tal, admiring skies and the Himalayas.
A physician notes how thin winter footwear among women leads to pneumonia and cold exposure. He cites sidewalk chills and habit of skipping sturdy calves, thick soles, and rubber protections, urging warmer, safer choices for health.
Individuals suffering from piles are urged to visit Carl Flindt at his Hickory street barber shop opposite Carver House to learn about a treatment that promises relief or cure with little or no pain. Flindt is a known War ren figure and accepts inquiries from strangers.
A scrambled OCR snippet shows numeric codes and percentages with no clear context. It suggests financial data elements such as high and low values and closing figures, but lacks readable structure, dates, or named entities to identify a specific instrument or report.
Weekly price list for grain and feed products shows per sack prices for white wheat and corn meal, plus per bushel rates for bran and oats. Includes corn meal bolted, chop feed, flour in barrels, and notes prices adjust with grain markets.
Corrected notice indicates George P. Orr and Company prices paid by Warren dealers updated. Details specify revised figures and source attribution for market transactions.
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