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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1877
Page
3
Local items announce Chautauqua events and fairs, summer amusements like quoits and hammock cooling, and travel deals to fairs. Miss Jane Coombs to appear in Warren Sept 5 as Juliet. Rail noise lessened by quiet evenings. hot weather contrasts with last winter’s snow.
A respected writer and inventor spoke in Warren on his lifelong study of mechanical causes and cures for familiar weakness, notably spinal and female weaknesses. He argues chronic weaknesses stem from displaced viscera and require scientific support to organs, with several top physicians testing his method. He heads to Jamestown next, prompting mixed local reactions as some regret his departure.
The Public Reading Room notes a partial sum raised for the festival amid mixed response. gratitude is given to Stone and Noyes for rooms and to editors for courtesies. Also published are unclaimed letters from Warren Pa with names and a four week deadline before Dead Letter processing.
A man applied at Citizens National Bank and Edenburg Bank for 350 dollars claiming oil work pay. He forged dispatches, tried again at Warren Savings Bank, was suspected by Hazeltine, pursued by officers, caught at the Grist Mill, and held on 500 dollars bail after appearing before Justice Hodges under two names.
The Baptist Church of Warren offers a round trip excursion to Fair Point and Point Chautauqua next Saturday. Tickets are $1.50 adults and $1 for children. The train departs Warren at 6 A.M., stops at North Warren Russellburg and Frewsburg, arrives Jamestown 8 A.M., and returns the same day. The steamer Jamestown will convey passengers to the destination and back. Francis Murphy and other noted speakers will attend Fair Point. Tickets at A A Davis & Co and Post Office.
The Erie Observer argues that residents have a right to know how taxes are spent. Officials should publish township and school district receipts and expenditures, just as county statements are printed. Public access to financial records enhances trust and accountability.
Last Thursday Bell well No. 3 on Eggleson farm in Glade began flowing from about 500 feet and has produced roughly 100 barrels a day. Hodges and Hull well on Siggins farm near North Warren rose to 80 barrels daily, now around 55. Other wells deepen production as Crull No. 2 and Struthers well near State Hospital show oil prospects. Oil prices: $2.50 at Oil City, $2.10 in Warren cars.
At Chandler's Valley last Tuesday night a man was seen at Mr Brooks' store window. De Warren Way struck him with a stone and held him until Justice Buell bound him for trial. The suspect named Russell Keife. Sheriff Brace's hotel held him for transport to Warren.
This prepared history traces the village’s education from 1817 to the Union School era. It lists founders and early teachers, notes the move from subsistence, private tutoring to formal schools, and outlines building expansions, high and primary school staffing, and district board leadership through 1877.
County notes report Petroleum V. Nasby will address the Sugar Grove Fair on Friday Sept 14 1877. Also listed are fairs in Crawford county with events at Conneautville Titusville and Cochranton. A fire destroyed Acme barrel works at Titusville injuring 265 workers.
The Erie Observer summarizes strike grievances of freight train crews on Lake Shore P and E Erie & Pittsburg and Erie & Pittsburg Road. It details former and current wages, monthly trips, and claimed income shortfalls, plus demands: restore pre June 1 1877 wages, rehire discharged workers, end ten percent cuts and double train system, and protect committee members from discharge. The article notes workers' hard travel costs and cites official responses. It also reports a local union meeting and community notices.
The author reports Minnesota optimism despite grasshopper damage in several counties and notes crop quality, especially wheat and corn. Observes high lumber prices in the Black Hills, scarce farmers, and strong demand for farm products. Mentions local legal figures, a visit from Ralph Cook, and a move by Hiram J. Taylor to Kansas.
Greenland Bros of Warren Pennsylvania markets the Valley Elastic Spring Bed as a self contained spring bed requiring no mattress and praised for comfort and portability. The ad highlights a Providence Hospital endorsement and notes the bed is suitable for camps and assemblies and sold at a low price next to the Episcopal Church.
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