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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1878
Page
3
The Warren area reports heat waves and cool spells with references to crops, markets, and local business updates. Excursion tickets and ballclub activities are noted, along with new store openings, real estate moves, and a poetry excerpt reflecting town life.
Local items report Mr. C A Shultz tuning pianos in Warren this week and Prof Reynolds Mesmerist visiting for events Thursday to Saturday. Guests include Mrs Wm McKean and Miss Annie Sterrett from Erie, Miss Emma Davis and Miss Mamie Falconer, and Mrs Ed Hayes of Buffalo with health plans at Avon Springs. Regular notices mention marriage plans of Sophia McCreary and Henry Alden Clark and a Jamestown Journal secretary appointment. The gas-light hop at Irvine Grove brought good crowds, followed by a Warren boat trip down the Allegheny and a bereavement note for Lewis Clark. The Chautauqua Herald subscription drive continues via Rev Rh M Warren.
London born Trof Reynolds brings three entertainments of animal magnetism and mental electricity to Roscoe Hall on July 25 26 and 27 Doors open at 7 00 pm show starts soon after Admission 25 cents 35 cents reserved. Previous Erie and Buffalo reports praise the acts including balloon voyage and humorous demonstrations.
A small cottage is wanted by the 25th of September. Apply at this office for rental or purchase arrangements.
Morck & Co. and H. Ungerer promote Try Ungerer’s Vermin Powder as the best cure for vermin destroying fowls and birds. Manufactured by H. Ungerer in Warren, the product is for sale Locally.
The Mulligans beat the Scrubs 32 to 26 in six innings as Capt. Fred Morck and Capt. Ham Hill led lineups. Lineups included Northrop, Noyes, McNett, Hazeltine and others. three oclock start, muff heavy, game not exciting but steady scoring. Erie Club defeats Stars 18 to 17 with Stars led by Goodrich and DeCoursey, total score 18 to 17. Jamestown B B C to face Warren Club next Friday in what promises to be the season’s best game.
A guided excursion departs Warren at 7 45 AM for Falls with return at night. Tickets 3 dollars from J W Stearns at the telegraph office. Falls rates include dinner 75 cents. hack ride 1.50. walk access 25 to 75 cents. half rates.
A Chautauqua season at Point Chautauqua New York runs July 23 through August 1 with Hon W L Sessions as president and Prof W F Sherwin as director. Noted Baptist leaders including President Anderson Rochester University Dr W A Nelson Nashville Dr John Peddie Philadelphia and Dr H S Wayland Philadelphia will participate. Fred Evans Gunning Goodspeed Fulton Murdoch Cutting are among speakers with a 6000 seat Tabernacle and ample hotel accommodations.
A Good Templar excursion sails Thursday July 25 from Titusville to Point Chautauqua via D A V P and B and S W lines to Jamestown and the Griffith boat to the Point. Depart Titusville 6 A M stop at all stations Warren 7 50 A M return 8 34 P M Fare Titusville round trip 1 75 Warren 1 40 others by distance Youngsville Band to accompany the trip timed with Tabernacle dedication events.
McNett & Son Undertakers promote practical professional embalming to keep death chambers clean and dignified. George Ball & Co close caps and Gent's goods at cost to make room for fall stock. Singer Office sells sewing machine needles and attachments. Teams needed for bark hauling at Brookston Tannery in Forest County Pennsylvania.
Eight stone masons and helpers were injured when a scaffold at the State Hospital for the Insane at North Warren collapsed after workers crowded onto a cross-piece. The men fell about twenty six feet onto iron beams and stone. several suffered severe cuts and internal injuries while others were bruised. Doctors treated them. no blame attached to supervisors.
State news covers Bennett siblings arrival in New York on July 16 and two Allentown women hiking fifteen miles in five hours. Notable items include Mrs. Brooks Europe trip as butter sculptor, sparrow nuisance debate, Kittanning fire causing 50 000 to 75 000 dollars damage, and a Phoenix fund for the Ross family. Also notes on steel plans at Brady's Bend, teacher salary cuts, suicide near Meadville, Sunday funerals controversy, Thomas Nast Europe trip, Miss Emma Daub’s 6037-piece silk quilt, President Hayes summer visit, Luzerne County’s proposed creation of Lackawanna County and August 13 voting date.
The Chautauqua Assembly Herald becomes a daily eight page monthly issue during August meetings at Fair Point. Rev. T. L. Flood of Meadville edits with seven phonographers. publisher Rev. M. Bailey of Jamestown promoted. Subscriptions $1.60 yearly. renewals through Rev. R. M. Warren.
Dr. Loomis of New York urges avoiding sunstroke by living in clean cool spaces, avoiding alcohol and heavy exertion, and using cold compresses and wet sheets for treatment until medical help arrives. He promotes prevention through cleanliness baths temperance dieting and rest, and cites July August as peak danger across the country.
An advertisement extols Green's August Flower as a universal cure for liver complaints and dyspepsia with claims of rapid relief. It warns of personal fault in misery and notes wide sales across towns on the Western Continent. A sample bottle costs 10 cents and three doses are said to relieve symptoms.
In Jamestown on July 13 1878 Lucian M Putnam of Frewsburg wed Julia A Brown of Sugar Grove by Justice Yates. In Tidioute on July 17 1878 8S Morrison of Deerfield wed Fida Edson of Munnsville New York at the M E Parsonage by Rev J M Bray.
A call to citizens to support a county atlas illustrating architectural beauty, rural thrift, and natural scenery. The project aims to preserve pioneer memories, showcase industries and wealth, and educate future generations while encouraging local representation of each locality.
A mass meeting of oil producers in Bradford on the 18th adopted resolutions urging cooperation for mutual protection and prosperity. They approved the plan by the Producers' Council and announced the formation of a Producers' Protective Union in Bradford inviting all Northern District operators to join. R. H. Johnson notes he will buy rags for cash during the summer.
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