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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1895
Page
3
Warren Club won three of six last week with a 9 to 5 victory over Oil City at Recreation Park drawing a large crowd to see the new grandstand and fine grounds. Oil City plays Tuesday and Titusville Thursday. a drowning accident near Royal Street is also reported.
A new law allows Warren County to erect or complete a soldiers and sailors monument at the county seat. Upon petition by at least fifty citizens, the court of quarter sessions must present the request to the Grand Jury, and approval by two successive Grand Juries enables County Commissioners to fund and maintain a monument. Approved May 22, 1895 by Daniel H. Hastings.
The Chautauqua Assembly opened quietly on Saturday June 29 with pleasant weather and a groundside crowd under 2000. President Lewis Miller and Chancellor John H. Vincent gave welcome addresses and Prof R G Moulton delivered a lecture on Richard III as the first of five Shakespeare studies. An afternoon illness in the intercollegiate quartet prompted an impromptu program which was well received.
About 500 members of the Sigains family gathered at Broken Straw Island Park Irvington on Wednesday June 26 with music by the Tidioute orchestra and a family tree presentation tracing 1793 to 1895. Thanks were given by Col. W C Howe and an original poem by Mrs. W C Howe followed letters from absent members as plans for the next reunion were set.
Ground facilities on island in Brokenstraw creek at Irvine Warren County Pennsylvania are prepared for public picnics and private parties with water, a dance platform swings tables and stands. Contact W A Maines or H F Caldwell for details. Nickel Plate Road promotes Boston convention hall map and through sleeping car line service. Special rates to Asbury Park July 8 13 for National Meeting League of American Wheelmen.
Mrs J H Mitchell of Hartford Conn visits relatives in town. S H Cogswell is critical. Bert Rockwell and Bert Alexander return home from school. Dr Hill will be at Struthers Hotel Friday July 5. Mayor Forbes and City Councils of Franklin in Warren midweek. Freep A Hazeltine and bride arrive from Peru, staying with E T Hazeltine. J A Buck takes North Warren Post Office this week as postmaster designate. Mr and Mrs R H Smith entertain relatives near Philadelphia. A H McKelvey represented Warren at Jamestown NY reunion of the 49th NY Vols. T J Irvine of Glade brings fine strawberry basket and plans to expand patch.
The twelfth annual Northwestern Pennsylvania G A R reunion was staged in Meadville with a veterans parade and Gov. McKinley speech. Officers elected include Commander Daniel Fisher Oil City Senior Vice Commander Harry Watson Greenville and Junior Vice Commander L L Shattuck Titusville plus others. The next convention date and place were left to the executive committee.
Ohio Supreme Court affirms Liberal control of United Brethren Church assets including Dayton publishing house. Case centers on factional dispute over membership in secret societies and church unity. Radicals had sued to oust Liberal trustees but court backed Liberals and their possession.
It's an off year for Ira A. Whitney as burglars hit his Pittsfield general store last Sunday night blowing open the safe and stealing over 100 dollars in stamps and cash before Monday morning.
The Pennsylvanian Railroad offers excursion tickets July 8 to 11 for a round trip to Boston with return by July 31. Tickets cover travel to Boston and back via same route at a single fare for the round trip. A variant allows going one route and returning via another at a small extra charge.
From Warren on D A V P R R various excursion and season tickets for Jamestown Celeron Lily Dale and Chautauqua Lake. Tickets include season passes good to Oct 15 1895 and day only tickets on Wednesdays Sundays and Saturdays. George H Daniels is General Passenger Agent.
The Fifth International Convention of the Baptist Young People’s Union of America will meet in Baltimore from July 18 to 21. The Pennsylvania Railroad offers excursion tickets on July 16 and 17 at a single round trip fare, valid for return until August 5.
Erie Lines will sell excursion tickets at very low rates for June travel to Chattanooga Tennessee for the International Conference of Epworth League Boston Massachusetts in July for Christian Endeavor Denver July for the National Teachers Association Baltimore July for Baptist's Young People's Union. Ticket agents provide dates of sale routes and limits and F H Garfield division passenger agent Jamestown NY is the contact.
The W N Y P R announces a low rate excursion to the Thousand Islands on Wednesday July 10. Passengers depart Warren at 11 10 A M for a round trip price of 5 50 with return tickets valid ten days. Travel via Rochester arriving for supper then to N Y Central at 11 P M. Sleeping cars and day coaches provided and lines reach Clayton by morning for island steamers to Alexandria Bay. Board available at 3 per day. Write S B Newton 84 Exchange Street Buffalo for details.
An advertisement proclaims DeWitts Colic and Cholera Cure as the immediate cure for summer complaints. The maker F. H. Dixson promises zero delay and no disappointment, asserting reliable relief.
Rumor spreads in Peoria about Della Fox allegedly losing diamonds valued at $65 000 in a prominent plate glass trust, triggering a flurry of speculation and concern among local financiers and society observers.
A collage of items from Olean Warren and nearby towns detailing price lines, shop promos, and upcoming events. Mentions new shirtwaist lines at Hunter’s, legal blanks for sale, and regular sales at Allen & Langley. Notices note regiments reunion, road survey, Independence Day plans, and a revival report. An oblique obituary for Henry Chase and a Greenland family reunion are included amid political and business items.
Real estate transfers show multiple deeds processed in Warren County and nearby towns. Names include Z. Mickle, C. Allen, Michael Hoffman, Julia Best, S. P. Hall, Emily Bowman, Andrew Clendenning, E. E. Brown, Louisa McManus, Frederick Sutter, Nicholas Cable, John A. Jackson, A. F. Peterson, Aad Woodburn, C. C. Camp, J. Willis Dalzell, with properties in Pittsfield Conewango Warren Tidioute Elk Mead Glade Pine Grove Youngsville Freehold and South West. Totals range from 100 to 4000 dollars in varied parcels.
An advertisement claims Hood's Sarsaparilla makes pure rich blood and cures common ailments. Hood's Pills are promoted for liver ills constipation biliousness jaundice sick headache and indigestion.
The D A V and P R R offer round trip tickets at one cent per mile for a one day pass and 11 cents per mile for return to Warren through July 5 excluding Warren and Irvineton. From North Warren 10 cents, from Irvineton 15 cents for one day, 20 cents for 3 day tickets. Trains depart Warren July 4 at 11 PM.
The Seeneea Wheelmen hold events at Asbury Park New Jersey from July 8 to 13. Nickel Plate Road authorizes a fare of one and a third on the certificate plan for attendees.
Warren prepares for a centennial celebration with a grand parade on July 4. The program features the Seneca nation arrival and adoption ceremonies, a Ramage printing press display, and numerous exhibits at Floral and Industrial Halls. Citizens are urged to attend with families and decorate the town, while a Wheelman division trains for the marching order.
June events and social updates from Columbus include the Supreme session closure, visits among residents, and plans for a Fourth of July dance with Duttons Orchestra. Local farms faced storm damage but gardens largely escaped serious harm. notable deaths and illnesses are recorded along with community entertainments and upcoming openings such as Ada Bowers ice cream parlor.
July 1 reports from Thompson Hill and Irvington cover social visits at Lander and Russell, a Cal. veterans reunion, church services, revival meetings at Brokenstraw Island, a fatal dispute, local obituaries and life sketches, household ads and assorted anecdotes. Echoes of postwar veterans, community events, and medical notices fill the page.
When occasion demands its use, DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve cools burns and stops pain instantly. It cleanses and heals skin eruptions and piles, as advertised by F. H. Dixson.
A notice describes souvenir availability for Boston 95 and outlines Warren Baptist Church delegates to the Associational B Y P U in Bradford on June 25 and 26. It mentions travel plans, a bicycle excursion from Boston to Lexington and Concord on July 17, and a farewell to Boston with details about transport and seating.
Mrs. Louisa C Casemere opens a clothes cleaning shop at 305 Second street upstairs Warren. New French dry cleaning promises prompt attention for evening suits and all garments. Ladies Wraps remodeled plush work specialty. Also ads D A V P R R July 4 special return train. No tobacco program and No to bac cure ads. Siegfried Co Warren markets and Allegheny Mills calls for farmers to get good feed at right price.
In Jamestown New York on June 25 1895 Frank Hardy and Jennie Schreckengosh both of Grand Valley Pennsylvania were married by E P Manoney J P Cuthbertson Campbell in Youngs ville Pennsylvania on June 26 1895 George E Cuthbertson and Mary Elsa Campbell both of Lynch Pennsylvania were married by G A Jackson J P
Notices of marriage and death are printed free of charge while extra matter such as resolutions and obituaries must be paid for by length. Card of thanks costs 50 cents and money must accompany the copy to insure insertion. Pay the printer and you will be happy.
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