Warren Gazette notes July events and hazards
The item lists a local fair for North Warren Church on July 16 and 17, a ban on street ball playing and pitching quoits, and a new 80 by 35 foot frame building behind Union School for two classrooms. It also recounts early heat and drought era poems by Dr. O. W. Holmes and playful notices about excursions to Niagara Falls and local humor.
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Warren
Pittsburg
Niagara Falls
J. P
North Warren
Local social notes highlight visitors and arrivals at Warren
Mrs G F E Barger of Erie visits Warren friends while Geo L Davis returns from Allegheny College Meadville. Will I Falconer comes home from a Philadelphia school. Miss Clara E Williams of Detroit stays with M Beecher. Miss D E Stucke from Philadelphia visits Mr Wilber. W Ed Metzgar of Renovo visits his parents at Revere House. Mr and Mrs S H Doty arrive in Warren and stay with Mrs Stranahan. Nettie Hall from Jamestown guests Miss Onelia Wilder. J F Zurn and Agnes Lacy of Dallas Texas visit relatives in Warren. Abbie M Egar returns from Bellows Falls Vt to Miss Merrill’s home. Ida and Nellie Loomis return from Mansfield Pa and stay with Mr Conarro. Judge Scofield visits Warren. Mrs E Merritt of New Castle Delaware and Bessie Seabrook of Philadelphia guests of Mr O H Hunter. Congratulations to F E Chevalier and wife on their marriage. Prof Held elected director of Erie Liedertafel. W H Andrews recovering from recent burglary. rides and walks, still carrying a ball in his chest. Henry S Curtis and Sallie G Thompson wed in Erie July 2. trip East after quiet ceremony. John Hill returns from Cornell with A C Vasconcellos of Brazil. both graduates. Strangers in town include Harry W Armstrong, Arthur Armstrong, Wm Faxon of Pittsburgh. Harry gains position as Master Mechanic at Hulton.
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G. FE. Barger
Erie
Geo. L. Davis
Allegheny College
Meadville
Will. I. Falconer
Philadelphia
Clara E. Williams
Detroit
Mich
M. Beecher
D. E. Stucke
Wilber
W. Ed. Metzgar
Renovo
Revere House
H. Doty
Warren
Bellows Falls
Merrill
Henry S. Curtis
C. B. Curtis
Sallie G. Thompson
Col. J. Ross Thompson
John Hill
Cornell College
A. C. Vasconcellos
Brazil
South America
Harry W. Armstrong
Arthur Amstrong
Wm. Faxon
Pittsburg
Harry
Allegheny Valley Railroad
Hulton
Train Victim Named Hiram L. King in Tragic Suicide
In Conewango township near Warren on July 7 1878 Hiram L. King died after stepping in front of a northbound train. An inquest with Justice D W C James found King acted while mentally deranged. verdict cited voluntary self harm. The deceased was identified by a witness and papers from his pocket.
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Dunkirk Road
Jake Smith
D. W.C. James
L.T. Parmlee
G. P. Orr
W. Ss. James
J. E. Berkstresser
J. M. Smith
G. F. McNett
Hiram L. King
Sugar Grove
King
Warren
Conewango Township
Rockwell and Lapham Host Fourth of July Celebration
The event at Rockwell Tan nery drew employees neighbors and many Warren youths after the show. Mrs. Rockwell supervised refreshments and a courteous hospitable spirit prevailed with no rain and no liquor. A sober well behaved crowd left workers with goodwill toward Rockwell & Co for a memorable holiday gathering.
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Rockwell Tannery
Messrs
Rockwell and
Lapham
Warren
Rockwell & Co
Warren Library Ticket Sale Aims to Boost Support
The four years subscription to the book fund expired June 1. Membership tickets now sold by Board of Control members or the Librarian, valid for one year at $2, granting one book at a time. Proceeds fund library expenses and encourage wider patronage to sustain the institution.
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Board of Control
Singer Sales Show Singer Advantage Over Domestic Machines
The notice compares 1877 sales of the Domestic and Singer sewing machines, claiming Singer sold 282,812 units versus Domestic 14,036, a clear victory. It argues Domestic lacks steam power, rejects cash-only selling, and promotes Singer's five year written guarantee from The Singer Mfg Co with a Warren branch.
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Singer
U. S
Canada
Warren County
M’f. Co
Warren
Sincer Mra. Co
J. C. Coox
Wingfield Defendants Cleared in June Larceny Case
The June term proceedings show J Wingfield charged with larceny over timber cutting on disputed land. Nol pros entered on payment of costs by prosecutor W H Mabie, with Wingfield and others found innocent.
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J. Wingfield
Wingfield
W. H. Mabie
Ledger
Justice Morrison
Mabie
Z. Wingfield
Daniel McKay
John Miller
Hiram Miller
Information Wanted on Road Tax Payment by Labor
A reader asks why boroughs demand cash road taxes from poor men who have no money to pay and offer to work it off instead. The letter notes Boss Gleason refuses labor payment and requests city fathers’ answer.
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Marx
Boss Gleason
Sewing Machine Needles at the Singer Office
Advertisement lists sewing machine needles at two cents each and attaches equally low prices. FE. C. Coox, Manager. Also seeks teams for bark hauling at Brookston Tannery in Brookston Forest County, Pennsylvania.
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Singer
Brookston Tannery
Brookston, Forest Co
July Fourth Festivities Ignite Warren with Parade and Talks
July 4 1878 in Warren featured a twelve mile walking race from Warren Savings Bank to Irvington and back won by Pierce. A large park program included speeches by M Miles and Rev Lampe, musical numbers, reading of the Declaration, and a lengthy Patriot’s address celebrating independence, Washington, Lincoln, and the nation’s growth. A colorful procession showcased local businesses and craft workers followed by a Warren Star baseball game cut short by rain.
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Warren
Irvington
Dan Carroll
John Pierce
Warren Savings Bank
Brokenstraw Bridge
Irvineton
Carroll
Pierce
Park
W. W. Wilbur
Dennison
Wilbur
J. E
Cordie & Koebly
E. C. Cook
Singer
Steber & Cogswell
J. J. Taylor
John Rowland Cornplanter
Rufus P. King
Russellburg
Star
T. W. McNett
Frewsburg
Rowland Hose Co
Clark Hose Co
Sugar Grove
Fantastics
Struthers, Wells & Co
W. M. Lindsey
R. M. Warren
God Save Our Union
Gillmore
The
Warren Musical Association
Wm. Schour
Gounod
Faust
Russelsburg Band
Pot Pourri
National Abs
M. Miles, Esq
Keller
Dr. Holmes
F. C. H. Lampe
Victoria Chorus
Fra Diavalo
Frewsburg Band
Thomas Jefferson
Carpenters’ Company of
Philadelphia
Continental Congress
Georgia
Virginia
George Washington
Patrick Henry
Richard Henry Lee
Massachusetts
Samuel
John Adams
New York
Philip
William Livingston
John Jay
Rhode Island
Stephen Hopkins
Connecticut
Roger Sherman
South Carolina
Edward
John Rutledge
Christopher Gadson
New Jersey
John Witherspoon
Peyton Randolph
Chas. Thompson
Congress
Great Britain
America
State House
Independence Hall
United States
Fireworks and Fourth of July Feasts Across Town
Reports from July Fourth celebrations describe private firework displays at several residences including Orris Hall and Judge Souther's visit, plus a large Iron Works dinner for 300 with music, dancing, and no alcohol. The Presbyterian dinner raised 163.69 dollars, and a charity ride for 125 girls occurred on the Wanderer steamboat.
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Iron Works
Struthers, Wells & Co
Messrs
Struthers
Wells and McKelvy
Barnhart
Heck
McKay
Thomas
Eunice
Iron Works Orchestra
Presbyterian Church
Henry
Messrs. Eichenberg
Pickett
Ball
New antiseptic compound promises longer preservation of the dead
Warren undertakers McNitt & Son announce a new antiseptic compound that replaces ice and traditional embalming prep. They claim bodies stay natural, deodorized, and disinfected, with 3 to 7 days preservation and potential two weeks in warm weather. They offer supplies, a new hearse, and a branch of 21 Tax Singer Manufactory with monthly payments.
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New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Messrs. McNitt & Son
Warren and Vicinity
Wanted Two Canvassers for Singer Sewing Machine
Two experienced men sought as canvassers for the Singer Sewing Machine. Apply to E. C. Cook, Manager Branch Office, Singer Man's Co., Warren, Pa.
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Singer
E. C. Cook
Singer Man’s Co
Warren, Pa
Green's August Flower Promises Quick Liver Cure
An advertisement proclaims Green's August Flower cures liver complaint and dyspepsia with symptoms like headache, sour stomach, and nervous prostration. It claims wide Western reach and urges buying a 10 cent sample bottle. Three doses allegedly relieve symptoms.
Kinzua Softens Harvests and Local School Appointment
The report notes good crops with haying starting and huckleberries yielding about half a crop. In Kinzua a musical treat entertained citizens, followed by a collection for the Indian Band of Cornplanter. O J Gunning is named to lead Sugar Grove Union School for the next year amid praise of his work.
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Kinzua
Warren
O. J. Gunning
Sugar Grove Union School
Evangelical Church
Elk
J. Mack
Thompson
Barnhart
Feitt
Pennsylvania Leads Lutheranism Within America
A historical note places Pennsylvania as the main hub of Lutheranism in the United States, surpassing all other sects in strength and importance within the state, with Catholics, Methodists, and Presbyterians as notable others.
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Pennsylvania
America
Warren Borough Bans Public Ball Playing Ordinance 1878
At a July 1 1878 Warren Burgess and Town Council meeting an ordinance forbade ball playing in public streets lanes and alleys and on private grounds if it interferes with property or travel A violator faces a fine of one to five dollars plus costs witnessed July 6 1878 by Burgess M Miles and Clerk R P King.
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Burgess and Town Council
Borough of
Warren
A. D
M. Miles
Burgess
R v P. King
Marriages in Warren Sheffield and Jamestown in 1878
Married notices report Frank E. Chevalier of Warren weds Blanche A. Jackson of St Louis Missouri in Warren on July 8 1878 led by Rev J M Warren. Jesse Swan weds Rose A. Austin of Sheffield in Sheffield on July 3 1878 led by Rev L Fr Merritt. James E Hale weds Julia Wetmore of Pine Grove in Jamestown on July 2 1878 led by Rev C B Clark.
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C. B. Clark
James E. Hale
Julia Wetmore
Pine Grove
Warren Retail Markets and Woolen Factory Ad
Market list of flour sugar coffee and provisions with prices and weights. Local supplier note lists Amber Flour beans onions butter cheese eggs ham pork lard and more. Subscription notice announces Woolen Factory custom work in Irvington Warren County Pennsylvania with cloths flannels and yarn for wool exchange by George Hinton May 20 1878.
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TurspAy
Johnson, White & Co
C. P. Ileury
Carolina
N. O
Java
Rio
Foose
Iryvineton
Warren Co
Superior Brick For Sale At East And Water Yard
Quantity of brick of superior quality offered for sale at our yard located on East Street and Water Street near the Conewango Creek. Material available for building projects with delivery or pickup options as arranged.
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Water Streets
Conewango Creek
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J. W. Crum
Henry Myers
James Myers
S. W. Cogswell
A. H. Lacy
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West Spring Creek
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Charlie Stone
Anna Tillden
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O. C. Allen
P.M
R. H. Jounson
Warren Retail Markets
SAS
Irvine Woolen Factory
Davidson & Grindley
RIN C
A. Weiss
Carver House
Albert Wise
A. W. Morck & Co
Morck
A.W. Morck & CO
Corner Water
Hickory Streets
J. K. Ronne
Allen
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