Village Notes on Walks Bridges and Local Happenings
Various improvements and new walks in town including Parmlee and Pierce properties on Water street, A. D. Wood mansion plank sidewalk, and Rowland repainting. Bridge abutment repaired, toll house moved, and a failed shade tree issue linked to gas lines. Social events include a promenade concert and a Sociable at Mr Roeckwell's with an art gallery. Drownep Christian Wild, a German barber, drowns near Bell's dam. Sunday School picnic to Cassadaga Lake planned for Wednesday with tickets arranged through local offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carver
Macdonald & Co
Wm. S. Parmlee
Water Street
Dr. Pierce
A. D. Wood
Msq
C. McDaniels
Struthers
Philadelphia
Skaats & Olney
Mr. Bell
Yorick
Thomas Bell
Long Branch
Red Sea
Bologne
Cogswell
Christian Wild
Mr. Wangerin
Verback
Bell’s Dam
Conewango
M. E
Cassadaga Lake
Market Street
F. Hooker Esq
Scofield and Hooker
H. M. Fisher
Greenland Brothers Furniture Makers Shown As Local Pride
The article praises Greenland Brothers of Warren for starting with little, now running a steam powered factory on High Street and a Front Street shop, offering ready stock and customizable furniture. It urges support for home enterprise, condemns foreign advertising and cites local pride in quality furniture for Warren, Erie, and nearby towns. It also critiques a Ledger slander about liquor, breweries, and town decline, noting beer sales and drunkards as misrepresented. It includes a letter warning about railroad street disruption and urging action by authorities to protect residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenland Brothers
Warren
High Street
Front Street
Carver House
Tidioute
Erie
Lepart
Jamestown
Ledger
Corry Republican
Borror
Hic Streer
Reed House finances and Erie hotel question raised
The Erie Reed House estate executors refuse to complete a new hotel without funding for construction and ongoing costs, offering no rent. The Ellsworth House tenants report bed bugs and fleas, while locals debate who should run the hotel. A late line notes the Philharmonic Temple opening with Buffalo turnout. A boy drowns after swimming. a local man, Acocks, injures a colleague in a fight. Erie County disputes murder credit with Warren County and funds a park project. Dr Acomb encounters a rattler on a Tidioute road.
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Erie
Ellsworth House
O. P. Acocks
Erie County
William Smith
Acocks
Warren County
Ledger
Warren
Reunion of Solomon Jones Family at Griffiths Point
The Jamestown Democrat reports the 3d annual Solomon Jones Reunion at Griffiths Point on the lake with about 200 relatives. Twelve children of Solomon and Clarissa Jones, ages from 50 to 72, gathered, mostly Jamestown residents, with two in Lansing, Michigan. Judge Hazeltine's speech recounts the family history from 1794 Vermont settlement to their move west and Jamestown tavern years, praising Solomon and Clarissa Jones for their strong will, integrity, and guiding influence.
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Jamestown Democrat
Solomon Jones
Jamestown
Griffith’s Point
Solomon
Clarissa Jones
Laura Knight
Julia Hall
Clara Breed
Abram Jones
Olive Breed
Rufus Jones
Selena Yates
Whitney Jones
Louisa Chapin
Ezra Jones
Sidney Jones
Whitney
Lansing
Michigan
Judge Hazeltine
Vermont
Dover
Clarissa Hayward
Pease
Jones
Nathan Lazell
Holland Land Purchase
Saratoga
Pomfret
Ellicott
Clinton Perry
Henry Jones
Lazell
Martin Boyd
Chautauqqua
Still Water
Keeping
Warren Union School to Open Sept 8 1875
The next term begins September 8 1875 for 36 weeks with vacations set by Directors. Principal Wn. R. Ford from Pittsburgh leads a staff including Miss M. J. Jordan Sioux City Iowa Mrs. W. V. Hazeltine Warren and several others. Ford is an experienced educator with strong recommendations. The Directors approve the placements for all assistants. The note also mentions a trip by Episcopal Sunday School to Warren and a large 300 plus turnout from Fredonia.
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Warren Union School
Wn. R. Ford
Pittsburgh
M. J. Jordan
Sioux City
Iowa
W. V. Hazeltine
Warren
C. J. McNaughton
Sinclearville
Hattie F. Dalrymple
Pittsfield
J. J. Taylor
Cora BE. Hull
Jennie Allen
Lottsville
Ford
Freponia
Episcopal Sunday School
Trinity Memorial Church
Fredonia
Barker
Col. Forbes
Cushing
Thayer
Warren Musical Association Postpones Promenade Concert
The Warren Musical Association postpones the promenade concert to Wednesday August 6. The delay lets the orchestra polish new pieces and promises the audience a rarer treat than usual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Musical Association
Water spouts seen over lake and Warren in June
The Buffalo Express reports a water spout over the lake Saturday evening clearly seen by Buffalo residents. The Titusville Courier notes a water spout over Warren near license expiry around early June, calling it a rare sight while a Ledger editor mocks it, joking that spouting whiskey stirs more attention and police activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Buffalo Express
Buffalo
Titusville Courier
The
Ledger
Normal School Diploma in One Year at Edinboro Academy
Graduates of academies and seminaries can qualify for a Normal School Diploma in about one year. For course of study and information address with stamp J. A. Coorer Edinboro Pa.
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J. A. Coorer
Edinboro
Judge Hiller Offers Reward for Thief of Honey Boxes
Judge Hiller reports honey boxes stolen last week and announces a $25 reward for the thief's conviction. He warns he will confront the culprits with a sharp stick, urging readers to beware.
Dingee and Conard Agents Hit Warren County Farms
News notes new agents from the Philadelphia nursery firm Dingee and Conard will visit Warren County to take orders. Each agent carries a company certificate and guarantees fruit quality and healthy stock. The Cleveland races start Tuesday the 29th with $30,000 in premiums, followed by the Buffalo meet starting August 5 offering $70,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren County
Dingee & Conard Company
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Buffalo
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Warren Mail
Home Matters
Normal School
J. A. Cooper
Edinboro, P
Biome Enterprise
Parmlee & Henry’s
J. N. Schnur & Son
Merchant Tailors
Union Block
Warren, PA
Hae
Edwin C. Burt
United States
Parmlee & Henry
Geni
JF. Wells & CO
Hoffman & Clark’s
Wwarren, PA
Castile
Suspension Bridge
Warren i
Ink J. N. Schnur
Dee
Loman Schnur
Driweist
W. H. MacDonald & Co
Model Drug Store
Wheeler & Wilson
New Stocock
A. Wise
KING
Watson & Davis Block
Vichy
Kissengen
Congress
W. I. MacDonald, George P. Obr
Wise’s Clothing Store
Lee Aldridge
van Fleet
A. A. Davis’ News Depot
Kansas
Colorado
Missouri Pacific Railroad
St. Louis
Denver
Rocky Mountains
Texas
Missouri, Kansas & Texas R. R
Sedalia
Atlantic & Pacific R. R
Vinita
J. G. Wheeler
Northern
Exchange St
N. Y
E. A. Ford
SouTh-West
Missouri
Atlantic& Pacific Railroad Company
A. Tuck
Geo. Brann
M. J. Carey
Keystone Block
Water St
T. Kidder
Geo. Culver
Limis
Chamberlain Institute
Rqyvyik
Greenland Bro’s
Herman P. Greenland
U. S&s. Marshall’s
W. D
Penna. Parrsburgh
Reuuis
William Watson
Pennsylvania
S. FE. Woodruff, Esq
John Hall
U.S
Farmington Township
Win
Wilsie
Samuel Thompson
Wm. Miller
Andrew Dorn
Miles and Dorn
M,. Miles
Heriff
Court of Common Pleas
Deerfield Co
Towit
Deerfield Township
Warren Co
Wallace Tract
Samuel Watson
Wm. Watson
Andrews& Co
W. Davis
Keystone
Walkefield Bartia
Porson
Disston
Mann
Rowland
H. A. Jamieson & CC
Parker Gun
Parker Bros West
Smith’s Block
Scott House
Nesmith & Keller
Arren
Butcher
Cyclop
Disstgn
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