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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1910
Page
8
Notice to correspondents requires names for all communications but names will not be published unless requested. Copy should reach the office by each weekly deadline and writers are urged to avoid writing on both sides of the paper.
Gust Ackley returned home to Jamestown after visiting Hollow friends. Mrs. Charles Cole, previously ill with pneumonia, shows improvement. Freeda Mattson met Russell visitors. Clara and Edna Lauffenburger visited their Russell brother. A social surprise for Mr. and Mrs. Walker featured pedro, singing, dancing, and an oyster supper.
Jan 10 report notes Mr and Mrs Alpha Fisk and daughter Gladys of Brown Hill visited B Dodge. Miss Iva Oviatt heads to Youngsville schools. R D Daye was a business visitor at Grand Valley. C Hellyer spent Mon Tue with Fred Cochran of Eagle. Elga Oviatt returns from Youngsville to winter with parents S A and E Oviatt. Harry Hutchison visited Sanford parents. Claude Meadon of Sanford stayed with John Brightman.
Railroad trackwalker J C Briggs spotted an eight inch rail break on a sharp curve near the Conewango Creek just before a northbound passenger train. He flagged the train to prevent a possible wreck and loss of life on a high embankment. Frost likely caused the rail fracture overnight.
Darius M. Jackson of No 8 Hertzel street died Saturday evening at Emergency hospital at 9 30 from bowel trouble linked to an automobile accident last spring near Jamestown. He had been home two weeks then to hospital surgery. He leaves a wife a sister Mrs D W Beaty of Warren and his mother and a brother of Youngsville. Funeral was held Tuesday at 2 from the Hertzel street home with interment in Oakland.
Gust Carlson of Yankee Busty reports a valuable driving horse killed at Keiffer's Crossing when a southbound A. B. A. & P. railroad passenger train struck the team as Carlson neared crossing after being in town. One horse died in the incident on Saturday evening.
J H Spence died Sunday at his sister Mrs. John Guyer’s home in Forest County while returning from California. He had been traveling homeward when illness or an accident led to his death.
The deceased lived 15 months for his health and died at age 53. He leaves a wife and five children named Mrs. Frank Crull Strawn Spence and Rollo Richard and Elizabeth. The body was brought here for interment.
Charles Stanley Hazeltine son of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Hazeltine died at his home on Fourth street Monday morning after a six month illness from diabetes. Born December 7, 1895 in Jamestown N Y he was a member of the First Presbyterian church and Sunday School. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon with interment in Jamestown conducted by Revs Smith and Caldwell.
The Putnamville Ladies Aid Society met at Mrs. Cora Skinner's home with a sewing session and a noon dinner. Miss Ida Stanton sang and Laura Deming recited as officers for the coming year were chosen: President Jessie Peterson vice president Jennie Knapp treasurer Abbie Thompson secretary Lizzie Lindsey musical committee Alice Putnam and Jessie Peterson. Next gathering with Mrs. E. E. Thompson scheduled February 10 1910.
Allegheny Tent No 3 Knights of the Maccabees held its annual officer installation with Frank S. Richardson as installing officer. Officers installed included Commander Frank A. Cogswell Post Commander G. G. F. Anderson Captain A I Chapman Record Keeper C F Barnhart Sergeant at Arms Bert Watt Com at Arms Ed Hoteling First Master of the Guard H F Bell Second Master of Guard G A W DeForest Sentinel G S Watt Picket Howard Kinkaid Trustee A L Chapman.
Harry Masterson of this city and Miss Olga Johnson of Stoneham were married Monday morning at St. Joseph's church parish house by Rev. Father Joseph Seiverding. Attendants were Andrew Gardelia and Clara Masterson. A wedding breakfast followed at P. Masterson's home, after which the couple left for Lawrenceville Illinois to begin life together.
Pennsylvania Railroad employees are instructed to warn trespassers that they assume all responsibility for trespassing on the company's right of way and that the railroad will not be liable for accidents involving trespassers. The company plans to prosecute trespassers under the trespass law due to many accidents from public negligence.
Thomas A. Edison argues railroads should be widened from four feet nine inches to six feet to reduce derailments and enable larger loads and more powerful engines. He notes the change would be colossal in cost and unlikely to occur in our time.
A swift social wave in Reno sets a motto about hasty marriages and quick unions. Local observers note the trend influencing weddings and community norms.
Miss Selina A Streich and Mr Adolf Zollinger were married on January 1 1910 at Glade Run Pennsylvania in a ceremony conducted by Rev Carl H Gundlach.
At Warren on January 7 1910 a son was born to the Rev and Mrs A C Drummond of 12 Third Street. At Gladerun on January 9 1910 a son was born to Mr and Mrs W W Bennett.
The Warren County Medical Society gathered Tuesday at the Carver House with twenty one physicians present. W S Clark delivered The Doctor as a Witness detailing physician testimony in legal cases and proposed remedies for flaws in expert testimony. Officers elected: G T Pryor president. M T Smith and F G Haines vice presidents. C J Frantz secretary. J R Durham treasurer. censors M V Ball W M Robertson E J Kelly.
Mrs Betsy Phillips of Lander wife of David Phillips died at her home Saturday at age 63. Funeral was at 10 Tuesday from the home with Rev Gage officiating. Burial in Russell cemetery. She is survived by her husband nine children fifteen grandchildren a brother Mulford Marsh of Jamestown and many friends.
Harrisburg January 7 The State Department of Health advisory board authorized Health Commissioner Dixon to establish a medical inspection system for rural public schools in Pennsylvania. It also added hookworm epilagia and infantile paralysis to reportable diseases and ruled no public funeral for measles or whooping cough until the house is disinfected.
Mrs Mary Fuller wife of B M Fuller died at her Frewsburg home at 2 a m January 7. She was 65 and survived by her husband three sons James Lesh and Scott Fuller all of Frewsburg and one brother Peter Brown of Irvington New Jersey. She had lived in the village about four years moving from Akeley Pennsylvania. Prayer at the home Sunday 2 p m funeral from M E church 2 30 Interment Maple Grove cemetery.
Joe Burns of this city will face Charles Reinecke of Boston in a Friday night match on January 21 at the C. A. C. gymnasium. Reinecke, South middleweight champion and 1905 amateur world champion, brings a gold medal claim. Jamestown friends plan to attend in strong numbers.
Gust Carlson and Erick Johnson of Yankeebush faced a near fatal incident when a D. A. V. and P. passenger train struck their horse drawn sleigh near the Gisholt machine shop crossing in Conewango township. One horse was killed instantly and the other injured. The article urges installation of gates at the crossing.
A surprise party was given to E. H. Knapp at his home west of Russell. Forty neighbors and friends attended as guests. The event featured progressive euchre and a late night luncheon.
The Conenango Fishing Club elected officers on Tuesday with Charles Chase as president N W Dennison as treasurer W A Alexander as secretary and C J Reese as chief. October building permit totals show Seattle leading with 1347 Brooklyn 1325 Philadelphia 1243 Chicago 986. New York County, though smaller in number, leads in large-scale projects.
The Conewango Club will hold its annual meeting tomorrow evening with a dinner to be served. Charles B. Johnson seeks re election to Seventh ward Councilman with strong Republican support. Ed Watt sold his grocery at the corner of Pennsylvania Avenue East and Carver Streets to C. W. Burnham and Ivan Slaughenhaupt who have taken possession.
The text traces the Russian government liquor monopoly from 1601 roots to 1906 gains under Witte, noting aims to curb drunkenness and boost treasury resources. It explains how centralization shifted political influence from local authorities to the central administration, with 1906 revenue cited at 697 million rubles versus 287 million in 1894.
A letter to Mayor Emery from Elmina Heicurs of N Y dated January 3 asks if Oh, You Village has electricity and whether there are moving picture shows in the town, noting municipal pride in Franklin County.
In San Francisco rumors claim warring Chinese factions are consuming wildcats to turn ferocious, suggesting tame cat meat would also heighten aggression among Americans. The tale reflects a period of xenophobic chatter shaping public fear.
The remark notes Dr Hillis making prophecies to be fulfilled in the year 2909. It adds that few who rely on his words will be alive or present at that distant time.
A paraphrased quatrain warns against merchants avoiding self-promotion. It admonishes that those who refuse trade and public promotion miss wealth, luxury, and social standing, living in solitude until death. The verse ends with a tomb inscription claiming the person was a chump for not advertising.
The Lord Mayor of London is a near sovereign within the city limits with 1000 police as his force and exclusive entry rights for royal troops with permission. He greets dignitaries, heads hospitality, and leads the Lord Mayor’s Show a grand ceremony from Mansion House to Guildhall. The annual show costs about $20,000, split between the Lord Mayor and sheriffs, with the mayor receiving 550,000 a year in compensation.
The January issue of The New Idea Woman's Magazine recommends removing wood dents by placing wet felt over the dent and pressing with a hot iron until the dent disappears. This method suits all dented wood cases.
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