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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1889
Page
3
The Warren Mail lists assorted notices from January 1889 including oil market closes, sleighing conditions, court schedules, local politics, and business ads. It notes Langdale’s oysters, Co I quarters, the Warren County Fair Association meeting, library hall attractions, church services, and rail timetable changes with multiple small items on residents and upcoming events.
A new Electro-Magic Soap manufactory will be built by B. A. Lynde & Sons of Buffalo and leased to them for five years. The one story plant, 50 by 120 feet with a 50 by 30 ell and cellar, will be on the Silk lots near Warren Wooden Ware Works. J. C. Fox has the contract and operations start at once with completion by April 1 and plant running by May 1.
The Warren Republican Club met in the office of W. V. N. Yates to pay three small bills and elect delegates to the Baltimore Convention of Clubs on Feb. 28. Members chosen were H. R. McCalmont, T. W. Arird, Dr. Peirce, and Er. W. Parshall with alternates F. E. Windsor, Geo. H. Higgins, F. A. Cogswell, and Ed. Walker. The President is also a delegate. The club adopted a resolution to refrain from advising President-elect Harrison on his Cabinet. Chairs may be used by the Industrial School. name to be painted on chairs. adjourned.
The Peoria Transcript reports a crowded Library Hall for Michael Strogoff last night with enthusiastic applause. Performers and a strong story kept the audience engaged for nearly three hours, including a notable ballet sequence.
The Baptist Sunday school offers a Thursday night vocal music class taught by Prof Geo F Brierly. The course aims to teach singers to read music with notes. The twelve lesson series costs 1.00 dollars with registration at Dr Freeman or on Thursday Jan 31.
S Burt at 400 Hickory Street keeps a good stock of fresh and salt water fish. Call him for selections.
The store below the Carver House, led by A Weiss for many years, offers an overhauled shop with a large stock of fashionable clothing for Spring. Boys' clothes are always on hand and customers are urged to save money at this Warren outlet. Bear this in mind.
G. B. Williams. Adelphia Kitchen at 311 Second St Warren Pa invites patrons to a good family dinner every Sunday at 5 PM. Dinner served for 50 cents per plate as a thank you for patrons who visit six days a week.
Dire apprehension of calamitous events sleepless nights and nervous disability are allayed by Fire Life and Accident Insurance obtained from the reliable agency of Joan Sill and Son Exchange Block Warren Pa.
Rozr. H. Johnson advertises cash payment for rags free from rubbish papers and for old rubber shoes and metals during the season. Items can be found at Johnson's Exchange, in his room.
Warren County Farmer's Club met January 26 at the Court House with new President S. H. Evans. Members debated pure-bred cattle over scrubs and urged castration of scrub bulls, plus buying thoroughbred bulls for county use. Committees were formed on cattle purchases, taxation equality, and sheep law reform.
Real estate transfer list includes multiple parcels in Mead, Youngsville, Sugar Grove, Elk, and Glade with values from $1, to $30,000. Notable moves: McCalmont Oil Co. to P J Swain for $30,000. J B Cadwallader to Junius Harris for $2,666.66. many val con or val econ transactions between individuals and firms.
Neighborhood items report Ridgway struggles with vagrant problems while Erie faces a $50000 liquor tax to support Prohibition. Elkh township moves to Youngstown. Obituaries note deaths of Mrs Hart and Mrs Graham. Venango Court handles many liquor license applications as Elk County nears dryness. Knights of Labor meet regional assemblies. Rev Burrows to begin at Jamestown. Two oil wells completed on Oil Creek. Soldiers Home Erie expands capacity. Potter McKean Cameron counties set land values. County treasurer Oliver Keese dies. Local hotel investments grow with Lake View House remodeling. Jamestown man Bert Hazletine arrested after a Baltimore killing attempt. Chautauqua County officers elected. Catholic fair gifts lead to generosity. Meadville and Sharon shutter alcohol-linked mills. Erie reports 241 liquor license applications.
Editor Wenk ridicules a Harrisburg bill to protect bears under game laws arguing to relocate a bear to a remote forest and force it to hear a snort from brain. He suggests striking protect for kill and calls for a bounty as bear numbers rise. The piece cites Dr. I N Hays on temperance work and the Prohibition amendment.
The piece urges that schooling and all educational advantages rise rapidly and that leisure should be spent on worthwhile books. It notes health and eye observation as key to learning and cites Franklin's idea of conversing with others about their calling for mutual instruction.
A hog butchered at Charlton Georgia yielded nails and glass in its maw, a Rome Georgia Negro dreamed of his death and died in his sleep, Racine Wisconsin reports a bantam egg to chick trick, Pomona California breeders cross Brahmas and bantams to create one long leg and one short leg chicken that trips itself up.
Reports from Lancaster County juries on cider intoxication costs and Governor Beaver hosting in Harrisburg. Mercer hospital site approval and fair association plans emerge, with railroad relief funds and a dry country trial featured. crime sentences in Pittsburg and Philadelphia prompt questions of a state crime wave.
In Franklin News an argument over the Prohibition Amendment disrupts gatherings as faith cures, February elections, spring fashions, and the novel Robert Elsmere are set aside amid the dispute.
Corrected weekly market list from Goodrich and Fehlman showing prices paid by Warren dealers for apples butter beans pork cheese evaporated goods onions potatoes hams lard and other staples. Includes sugar coffee flour white wheat rye corn meal molasses syrup rice timothy clover seed salt kerosene and more with per unit figures.
New York markets show money steady with high grain prices and firm governments while Cleveland and Chicago list varied flour wheat corn oats and pork and lard levels. Toledo Curcace and East Liberty report cattle hogs sheep and lamb values with limited demand and mixed trades.
A collage of editorial voices mocks politicians and policies. References range from President Cleveland’s veto pen to Mr Bayard and Wanamaker, noting campaign funds and partisan double standards across papers in Cleveland Detroit Albany and Buffalo.
The group meets in Warren at the Court House on the last Saturday of each month at 1 PM. President H. Evans, Secretary Willis Cowan, and Treasurer W B Acocks list officers and invite all farmers to attend.
A list of Warren County Pennsylvania elected and appointed officials including Congressman W L Scott State Senator O C Allen Assembly C C Thompson President Judge W D Brown Associate Judges J T Barker C C Merritt Sheriff Henry Fuellhart Prothonotary D A Arird Register and Recorder S H Briggs Treasurer Geo F Yates County Commissioners Phil N Robinson Joseph Clinton H T Russell Clerk C H Meacham Surveyor D F A Wheelock Coroner Dr F W Whitcomb District Attorney J W Dunkle Auditors O J Gunning A E Pelton Thomas Mooney Sept T W Arird
Mrs Henry spoke to a full house about the social evil and child welfare, warning that exploitation in manufacturing and mercantile work harms young women. She urged law as protection, education as prevention, and urged men to enact and enforce stricter statutes while praising local pastors and an upcoming discussion.
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