Weather and gossip fill Warren Mail of July 16 1878
The Warren Mail reports hot July weather with humorous notes on ice water, a telegraph pole upgrade by Western Union, and local events. It notes sky topics like crops, haying, grain yields, and corn thriving, plus an excursion to Niagara Falls and upcoming baseball games. Social events include YMCA ladies’ entertainments for the poor, church services, and oyster servings by F D Conet at the Old Exchange.
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Waltz Club
Third Street
Tlis
Pittsburg
Niagara Falls
Warren
Judge Johnson
Presbyterian Church
F.D. Conet
Stars
Youngsville
Mulligans
Erie Club
Rochester
Mich
Warren Church Loafers
Donkey Club
M. E. Church
Personal Notices From Warren Area Localities
Judge Scofield returned to Washington last Monday. Mrs. Julia W. Davison of Geneva NL visits Mr. R. P. King. Mrs. C. P. Henry came home from Cleveland improved. Mrs. O. H. Hunter from Avon Springs improved. E. P. Bennett of the Erie Advertiser visits Warren. Dr. Stewart owns a fast team of ponies Samson and Goliah. Miss Luella Thomas arrives in Conewango. Frank D. Conet, restaurateur, in high spirits. A nine pound boy born, a knocker. Mr. Thomas Seabrook of Philadelphia leads J M Gemmill gas firm after Hutchinson moves to Virginia. Dr. J. A. Partridge joins family in Warren, long resident with Kalamazoo practice. Rev. Henry S. Getz delivers Pittsburg address on womanly character. Charles E. Powers of Panama NY preaches at Baptist Church. Corry seeks Rev Crane but not yet. D L Hazeltine recovering from arm injury near Tidioute, staying with L Hazeltine and Dr. R. B. Stewart.
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Scofield
Washington
Julia W. Davison
Geneva
R. P. King’s
C. P. Henry
Cleveland
O. H. Hunter
Avon Springs
E. P. Bennett
Erie Advertiser
Warren
Stewart
Samson
Goliah
Luella Thomas
Jamestown
Conewango
Frank D. Conet
Thomas Seabrook
Philadelphia
J. M. Gemmill & Co
Hutchinson
Virginia
J. A. Partridge
Kalamazoo
Mich
Judge Brown’s
Henry S. Getz
Bishop Bowman Institute
Pittsburg
Charles E. Powers
Panama
N. Y
Hamilton College
Baptist Church
Corry
Crane
D. L. Hazeltine
Temperance Split Over Carpet Controversy in Warren
The Good Templars of Warren divided into three ply and two ply factions over a carpet quarrel. About thirty charter members formed a new organization last week meeting in Burgess' Hall. The dispute centered on whether a two ply carpet sufficed, while the three ply faction seceded. The note ends urging unity for the temperance cause despite a petty dispute over a carpet.
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Good Templars
Warren
Burgess
School opens September 9 1878 with listed teachers
The Fall term begins Monday September 9 1878. Principal A B Miller of Warren heads the staff with assistants in rooms 8 to 1 and additional room. Names include E D Baker Painesville C No7 Martha Mack Talcottville Conn No6 D B Bernard Warren F D Reeves Warren Libbie M King Warren Blanche M Burton Corry L D Church Buffalo G Sherman Stoneham A E Howard Warren and Jennie Thomas Warren. German teacher not yet engaged. D M Williams remains janitor.
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A. B. Miller
Warren
E. D. Baker
Painesville
Martha F. Mack
Talcottville
Conn
D. B. Bernard
F. D. Reeves
Libbie M
Warren Oil District Production Report
Over the past two months operations have been limited. Mr Struthers owns a fifteen barrel well near Stoneham and the Beatty well nearby began two weeks ago producing six barrels daily. Low oil prices hinder new drilling as pipeline officials report North Warren and Glade districts averaging about two hundred barrels per day.
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Struthers
Stoneham
Beatty
North Warren
Glade
The Singer Manufactory Opens Branch Office in Warren
The Singer Manufactory opened a branch opposite Hazeltine & Davis drug store offering machines on monthly payments with satisfaction guaranteed. E. C. Coox, Manager, Warren, Pa., May 1, 1878. Also seeking agents. If trams wanted for bark hauling, Brookston Tannery, Brookston, Forest Co., Pa.
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Singer Manufactory
Hazeltine & Davis
E. C. Coox
Warren
Brookston Tannery
Brookston, Forest
New church work continues as Berry House praised
Workmen stay busy on the new church and the Berry House earns praise as a square meal spot. The Fair at North Warren on July 16 and 17 is postponed while 150 workers labor on the State Hospital as Supt. Sunderland seeks funds to push progress. Conenango Council No 115 of the Royal Arcanum installs officers in North Warren on June 28 with Geo Hazeltine as P R and J E White as W R among others.
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Berry House
North Warren
Sunderland
J.W. Wright
D.S. A
Buffalo
Conenango
Royal Arcanum
P. R
Geo. Hazeltine
J. E. White
W. R
Wm. Wilkinson
W. M. Baker
M. D
Sec’y
F. C. McCoy
Geo. Jenner
John A
Our Beautiful Homes and County Atlas Initiative
A call to residents to support a county atlas showcasing villages, boroughs, and rural homes. The piece emphasizes architectural beauty, natural scenery, and local industries, urging preservation of pioneer heritage while promoting regional pride and education through engravings distributed beyond the county.
Equitable and McKean Buffalo settle oil dispute
A Buffalo dispatch reports that Equitable Pipe Line Co and McKean and Buffalo Railroad Co resolved their dispute last Thursday at Frisbee and Larabee. Delegates from both sides signed a contract drafted by lawyers, quashing suits over oil loss and arranging delivery via the Buffalo New York and Philadelphia line. Prominent oil men plan new Buffalo refineries.
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Equitable Pipe Line Co
McKean and Buffalo Railroad Co
Buffalo
Equitable Petroleum Company
McKean and Buffalo Railroad
J.H. Dilks
S. P. Boyer
A. J. Wilcox
George A. Berry
Equitable
R.T. Bush
Josiah Lombard
Union Refining Co
New York
A. G. Olmstead
Coudersport
Roger Sherman
Titusville
G. A. Berry
Bradford
G. H. McGee
B. D. Hamlin
Frisbee
Larabee
Buffalo, New York
Philadelphia
Attend
Trouting on Tionesta Creek a Week of Camping
A party recounts a week of sport and camping on Tionesta Creek in Forest County. They build a boat, travel from Sheffield to Foxbury and Balltown, camp beside Sheriff Runs and Salmon Creek, fish for speckled trout, endure punkies and fog, and end with a return to Warren.
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Kinzua Creek
Chapel Fork
Tionesta Creek
Sheffield
Henry’s Mill
Foxbury
Blue Jay Run
Whippoor-Will
Jamestown
N. Y
Tionesta
Jack Brooks
Warren
Jack
Balltown
Robert Graham
Schneider
Pleasantville
Newtown
Bear Creek
Lacytown
Lacy
Allegheny
Forest County
Death by own action shocks Jamestown physician
The Sugar Grove Independent reports the death of Dr. Hedges the town’s oldest practicing physician. After years of declining health he feared harm and, alone, used a revolver to shoot himself, dying instantly. He was known as a skilled doctor and kind citizen.
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Hedges
Jamestown
Sugar Grove
Israel Mudge
Bro
E.W. Mudge
Logan Westfall nuptials in Corry on July 4 1878
Charles E. Logan wed Adeline Westfall in Corry by Rev. S S Burton on July 4 1878 both residents of Limestone.
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Logan—Westfall
Corry
S.S. Burton
Charles E. Logan
Adeline Westfall
Limestone
Market Goods List From Local Store Inventory
A scanned catalog entry shows varied commodities with units and descriptors. Items include flour brands Amber and Witte, corn meal, middlings, bran, oils, potatoes, beans, onions, butter, cheese, eggs, hams, pork, bacon, lard, sugar, coffee, rice, molasses, syrup, honey, mackerel, white fish, trout, Peaches dried, soap, brooms, salt, tea, and Java coffee. The text reflects a rough price/stock list with mixed spellings and fragmentary notes.
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Rio
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