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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1885
Page
3
Slippery and mud laden streets feature a busy town page with choirs, library events, pro logues, and community meetings. Nuptials, theater plans, juror lists, and church lectures fill the notices alongside sleighing prospects, hotel improvements, and local business updates.
Liberal donations to the Relief Association include store orders wood and coal gifts from Mrs. Hoffman Mr. Shear Mrs. Noyes clothing from Mrs. Watson and Mrs. Palmer and 100 pounds buck wheat from Mr. Nelson. The monthly meeting is set for Monday January 19 at 3 p.m. in the Council room with all interested ladies invited. Rooms open every Monday 1 to 5 p.m. Mrs. J. M. Daviss, See'y.
The American Steam Laundry announces a New Process for all work with Warren office at A. A. Davis & Co. Goods sent Tuesday and returned Friday. R. P. Andrews, Agent.
S T Allen of Warren died Saturday January 10 1885 after a brief illness from brain congestion following a rapid decline from a chill and fever doctors offered care but he died at about 3 AM Saturday He was 46 years old born April 22 1838 a lawyer civic leader and Civil War veteran survived by wife Martha Fenton no children his funeral with military honors will be held January 14 at 2 PM from his house and burial in Oakland Cemetery. extensive obituary notes his public service and affiliations.
Proceedings of January Court report verdicts and settlements. A J Foster wins $116 against James McGrew. William White loses to Western Insurance. Frederick Swanson wins $10 and right of way through Swanson land. Uriah B Lowe wins $55.80. Ambrose Geigerich wins $90. Chas McIntyre and Widdifield cases settled. Thurber & Co. case pending legal questions.
A long list of names appears as jurors for the first and second weeks of February court. Residents from Tidioute, Warren, Sugar Grove, Eldred, Deerfield, Pine Grove, and surrounding towns are named as printers, farmers, mechanics, merchants, lumbermen, and laborers.
Burglars tried Messner & Co. Sunday evening by opening a shutter and breaking a back window but fled. They likely entered Valentine's liquor store and took cash liquor cigars totaling 40 to 50 dollars. Two young men Reynolds and Horrigan were arrested and faced Justice Cornelius. Horrigan held 500 bail, Reynolds 300 bail. An improvised stakeout by Constable McGee and Policeman Utter led to their capture.
The court orders Corry bonds paid and funds provided. Legislation sought to ban cattle running at large in Elk and Pleasant. J. E. Mahen, longtime cashier of the First National Bank of Jamestown, is critically ill after paralysis. Pittsfield firms Stright & Vermilyea take over axe and handle manufacture. Sugar Grove may become a borough for sidewalks and regulations amid possible town division. Revenue district 19 reports 1884 collections of 68044.33 across multiple counties. Chautauqua Association plans to publish and print Chautauqua materials from Meadville. Producers meeting in Bradford shows opposition to continuing shut down. Jamestown Short-horn Breeders adopt constitution. association includes Chautauqua and Warren breeders. Charles J. Andrews of Jamestown, a noted Warren figure, failed recently. Jamestown manufacturers carry principal debt. Point Chautauqua Baptist Association amends charter to enclose grounds with admission fees. A stock company forms with 19000 capital to cover debts.
Proceedings from the January 5 council session include referrals on selling 25 feet of Water Street, sewer extension on Fifth Street, and street openings. Fire and gas departments seek purchases and billing settlements, lamplighter concerns, and a long list of city bills with committee referrals.
Jax reports J W Hughes and family take a short western trip with Mrs John Perkins. Rev Hall absent. Prof Webber preaches in Irvine on We are but as a shadow. W H Clark delivers a lecture at Good Templars hall. D A V X R R Co Supt Thayer visits. Mrs Culbertson travels to Cincinnati. Buckalew crew turmoil ends with a clubbing incident. Local illnesses improve. Belle Jackson recovering. visits by Geo Mead and others. Multiple towns including Erie Meadville Corydon and Wrightsville are mentioned with social events and illnesses.
A council statement lists four reasons for resisting payment of Dr Reverdy B Stewart’s bill against the Borough. It notes no official employment, that Drs Guth and Baker treated the case and that Mr Sterry bore the debt, that the borough should not liquidate impecunious citizens’ unpaid bills, and that the bill had been rejected after prior consideration. The signatories are L T Borders Avuaust Merck Jr J H Eppy and J C Sercarist.
Multiple brief items: Good Flour prices at 70c and $1 per sack, Boots and Shoes offered at 2 Nor[r]hrop's, Payne Brass Works expanding with a new lathe and heavy workloads, Ohio River & Lake Erie railroad finishing deadline May 1 1885, Conneautville Courier optimistic on early completion, Dr Fenner's Cough Honey claims one hour relief, Teaberry toothpaste touted as a brightening tooth and breath product, L G Noyes promoting Acker's Blood Elixir described as cleansing blood and curing chronic diseases.
In Sheffield on December 24 1854 by J P G R Wood Hanson Boyd of Erie Co to Fannie A Snapp of Sheffield. Also Wm McNeill and Susanah Boyd of Black Corners Pa January 1 1885. Titusville January 6 1885 Henry D Cheney and Ida Delo of Enterprise Pa. Sugar Grove January 1 1885 Albert Loomis and Jennie Gourley of Sugar Grove. Tionesta December 24 1884 Josiah H Wickham of Youngsville to Vina Berlin of Whig Hill For est Co. Blooming Valley January 1 1885 Wm Fralick of Warren Co to Amy Davidson of Mead Cp Crawford Co.
Obituary notices list deaths with locations and ages: Samuel T. Allen in Warren January 10 1835 aged 46 seven months. Herbert Hazeltine in North Warren January 7 1885 age 22 years two days. Stephen Andrews in Sheffield January 7 1885 aged 70 years three months. Alice Cary Farnham in Sugar Grove January 1 1885 aged 3 years nine months.
Prices adjusted weekly for patent perch white wheat flour in barrels with 25 cents extra per barrel. Grain market fluctuations apply to above rates. Includes notation from Mills Co. and mentions sacks per cwt and per bushel with figures 15 90, 56 per bus, 36 40.
The Ledger favors Postmaster Allen for the Warren post as best suited, while proposing Morris as a people-first candidate. It notes Cleveland appointees may include B F Morris C P Northrop and A B Dalrymple after inauguration. Republicans O C Allen and I B Alden also under consideration.
An advertisement offers cash for bags free from rubbish and for brass, copper, lead, zinc, rubber shoes, and related items delivered to room No. 8, Johnson's Bee R, H, Johnson. The buyer stresses immediate payment in cash.
Corrected weekly by Geo. P. Orr & Co lists prices paid by Warren dealers for apples butter pork cheese hams lard potatoes onions beans dried apples and other staples. It also shows prices charged including sugar coffee tea molasses syrup lime cement seeds and kerosene oil per gallon and per barrel.
The column notes the author Sol. being ill then visiting Warren County relatives. It mentions John Campbell and Molly Warner wedding on Christmas Day, Laura Warner attending, Hoffman & Co planing mill back to work, and lamp black factory rebuilding after a gas explosion. A court case in Port Anderson over profane language leads to an $8.08 fine. Deer hunting continues. Hoffman & Co may stock hard wood logs if snow falls. Dated Jan 5 1885.
A new enterprise announces a complete Warren County directory featuring names and addresses of all business vendors and voters, with post office addresses, across towns and villages. About 10 000 names, 250 pages bound in first class print, 2500 copies. Advertising rates available. price $2. J N Lacy authorized to handle estimates contracts and subscriptions.
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