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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1899
Page
3
Warren PA features a high praise for public schools with Superintendent MacGowan earning 2250 dollars next year and teachers averaging fifty dollars monthly. A cooking instructor seeks raise from seventy five to one hundred dollars monthly. Prof Haupt receives a warm farewell from Warren High School pupils with a gold and sapphire ring presented.
Warren residents map a grand Fourth of July celebration with Jas D Woodard chosen president and Harry Neily secretary. F K Russell serves as treasurer as an executive committee appoints subcommittees for balloon parade firemens display bicycle parade greased pole and pig foot races street games and more with further updates promised next week.
Memorial day in Warren combined reverent services and civic pageantry. Veterans, civic groups, and Town Council members attended a large procession, with sermons by Rev. J. N. Fradenburgh and songs by the Vesper quartet. The day included grave decorations in multiple cemeteries, a Library Hall program, and a 5 to 4 ball game between Warren and Youngsville clubs.
Warren High School will hold commencement in Library Hall next Tuesday evening June 6, when 33 diplomas will be awarded the largest class in the school's history. The event includes a class motto No Laurels without Labor and a class pin with invitations sent to relatives and friends.
Sugar Grove Grange No 847 announces a meeting at 2 PM on June 34 to confer third and fourth degrees on two candidates and first and second on one who was absent at the last meeting. Local notes mention residents returning from New York and other states.
A projected electric light plant for Falconer is noted amid broader Pawnee area items. The column discusses many local items including Democratic candidates for Supreme Judge, post office appointments, teachers association plans at Gettysburg, sidepath petitions, and various county developments.
The 1899 Chautauqua Assembly runs June 28 to August 24 with events each week. Highlights include Army Day featuring Gov. Roosevelt at 2:30 PM, a wide lecture roster led by Roosevelt, Fiske, Hale, Hall, Barrows, and Galloway, and sixteen days of school and Grange and Recognition days among other observances.
Deputy Supreme President G. W. Brown organized Sugar Run lodge No. 23 Keystone Benefit Society in Youngsville on May 18 with 50 applicants. Officers named include Past President L. H. Morrison, President J. E. Morse, Vice President Mrs. A. Goodwin, Secretary Miss F. T. Morrison, Treasurer J. W. Byers, Chaplain O. E. Hoop, Warden S. Cain, Outside Guardian John Wooster, Inside Guardian Ed Hart, Trustee C. M. Goodwin, plus Examining Physicians Dr. C. Flatt and wife. Conductor Mrs. S. E. Lawrence, Assistant Mrs. 8S. L. J. Byers.
Jacob Keller the Tailor has received a large lot of cloths and will sell very cheap. Suitable for bicycle skirts or men’s and boys’ suits. Call and see.
Wallace Bros veterinary surgeons relocate their livery and boarding stables across Water street to the former Siggins barn. New stalls will be added on the first floor, calls via telephone answered promptly, and the finest hacks in town ready for funerals weddings and parties.
The 1899 act requires township supervisors and road commissioners to annually hire taxpayers to remove loose stones from main highways each month from April to October. Delegation to oath masters is allowed and payment is credited against road taxes. The document is signed by William A. Stone and W. W. Griest.
This iron bound trunk with cloth finish offers complete bureau space and effortless packing. Sold at Keller's harness store with strong lock, and a general line of trunks, bags, valises, etc.
Connections and accommodations are the best. Direct at Buffalo with the Empire State Express via the New York Central, the fastest train in the world, for Rochester Syracuse Utica Albany and New York. Buy your tickets through D A V P agents.
An old medical ad offers one hundred dollars reward for a catarrh cure by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The notice cites endorsements from F J Cheney & Co and Toledo wholesalers West TRUAX Walding Kinnan Marvin. It says the remedy is taken internally and priced at 75 cents per bottle with testimonials available.
Neat and elegant wedding invitations and calling cards offered at low prices. Matt office provides refined work for announcements and ball programs with affordable rates.
The Ice Plant advertises the finest ice for sale in Warren with an office and telephone connections for orders. All orders will receive prompt attention.
Clothes do not make the man but good attire aids perception. Jacob Keller the artistic tailor offers the latest styles with guaranteed perfect fit and customer satisfaction. His reputation as a cutter is well known and patrons have no cause for regret.
Advertisement promotes a 50 by 150 foot building lot in Warren borough near the street car line priced from $100 with $5 monthly payments no interest. D W Beaty Garrett addresses Warren PA. Also notes a novelty line from Miller Fehman Bros with seventy five cent cups and saucers.
A Warren advertisement promotes W C Rowland and Sons offering the largest wallpaper stock with new styles and colors. Also mentions Dr E Detchon’s anti-divertive bed cures for incontinence, priced at $1, and sold by Hertzel and Saner druggists. Legal blanks available at the Mail Office.
Transfers show several property sales with buyer seller and amounts. Notable entries include Mary A. Taylor et al to Geo A Flasher Deerfield for 250 and Fred C Eaton to Peter Simonsen Warren for 1250. Other deeds cover Pleasant Conewango Glade Warren Deerfield and Margaret Siggins to Christopher Lessler Sr. totaling various sums.
Warren county Pomona Grange No 10 schedules its second quarterly session at Farmington Grange hall June 8 and 9 1899 with programs for subordinate granges women’s hour civic discussions science and music plus memorial services and a fifth degree meeting. Delinquent members may regain standing by one year’s dues payment with visiting members met at the Russell depot. Mrs L L Covell secretary and M Crocker master note attendance and reinstatements.
The Keystone reports Alex Erickson’s new Water street restaurant and saloon is now open featuring remodeled basement and upper floors. The first floor hosts bar and lunch counter, sitting rooms and lavatory, while the second floor holds dining and culinary spaces and ladies rooms. The basement stores large refrigerators and stock. Erickson, with years in the business, guarantees first class furnishings and service.
The Boston Shoe Store stock totalling 13200 dollars will be closed out at once for cash. Sale options include single pairs, in lots, or the entire stock to one purchaser. Stock features good summer items and is suited for dealers. A valuable chance for buyers who expect to need footwear. Warren Auction and Commission House. Manager B G Gregory.
An invitation to inspect Jacob Keller’s elegant spring cloth stock. He offers perfect fits and durable, stylish garments tailored to measure. Call at once to avoid missing out on the latest fashions.
Distressing kidney and bladder diseases relieved in six hours by this new remedy. It relieves bladder and kidney pain in men and women and reduces water retention quickly. Sold by Hertzel and Saner, druggists, Warren, Pa.
KE. W. SEALY, Manager offers carpet lifting cleaning and relaying, curtain cleaning, and feather renovation with satisfaction guarantee. Work conducted at rear of Mansion House. orders left there.
Call on Jacob Keller to view his large stock of fabrics for Spring Suits. Visit the shop for prices and the best in town. Reception Lamps offered as a handsome home gift with exclusive new features in burning. Fehlsman Bros. fruit sets and ice cream sets cited as latest offerings.
At Jamestown New York on May 24 1899 Charles A Ogren J P united Charles A Swanson of Russell Pennsylvania and Miss Ann Manda Lindquist of Ackley Pennsylvania in marriage.
Obituary notices report the death of Richard B. Orr at age nearly 58 from apoplexy and Catherine Bryan at 35, with brief funeral details. A fatal accident near Barnes in Sheffield Township claims James Or bin Blair, 18, son of J. C. and Mrs. Blair, with funeral and burial arrangements noted. Authorities cited include Rev. E. F. Edmonds and family relations.
Bank profits at Monte Carlo reach 5 million dollars for the season. England lists 34994 physicians in a medical directory, nearly twice France's 17735. World silver stock gains 150 million dollars last year, with usage now four times higher than four decades ago. A Glasgow area football match leads to 19 policemen hospitalized after spectator involvement. A silk handkerchief mishap makes eyeglasses attract dust, while fine tissue paper serves as a better wiper. Secretary Wilson funds an Alaska cold climate experiment with Professor C C Gorgensen to study northern gardening at Sitka.
A columnist notes changing fashions and social signals among brides and single women. The piece observes traveling gray dresses, church behavior, hat trends, perceptions of a woman in love, and the uncertainty of engagements.
Little things trouble us and console us. The loser of the game is not accused of cheating. The up to date optician sees the situation at a glance. The snorer should be wrapped in slumber. The close fellow seldom gets tight. The doctor who gets out of patients loses his temper. A weak back does not imply a man is behind the times. The wine bottler is a corker yet quieter than the uncorker.
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