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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1889
Page
3
Warren items chronicle July drills and social plans plus local moves. Read of safe firework events, new clothing store Woodard and Lesser, church services, a missing Delinquent tax list, and community updates on residents, travels, and a fatal self murder in Jamestown with funeral plans.
Corp D F A Wheelock of Co I posted a 4454 4-21 score at Lottsville range on June 19. Henry C Weagraff sent multiple 200 and 500 yard scores at Kinzua between June 17 and June 20, totaling 89 for grand sums and earning a sharpshooter pin with a 50 in 200 yard shots.
In Argument Court Monday afternoon S G Martin, an Inspector, was fined 100 dollars plus costs, jailed three months, and barred from voting or holding office for seven years in this state. A mercy petition largely signed by Kinzua residents influenced the harsh outcome. The ruling aims to deter future crooked elections in Warren county.
A local ad lists silk umbrellas at 1.40, parasols and fans, a new stock of silk ribbons at 0.10, and hosiery at 0.29. Hunter and Jarvis promote these bargains in a small goods sale.
Tax collectors can find forms of notices receipts and sales at the Matz office at low rates. Domestic and importer cigars and elegant perfumes are available at Davis' Drug Store. Ladies hats trimmed from one to fifteen dollars.
A humorous column by GEO. BALL the Leading Clothier and Tailor at 8338 and 340 Water Street features the Town Pump as a boastful narrator. He extols watering cattle from Topsfield and contrasts his role with a medical diploma while teasing readers about cleanliness and midnight bells. The piece promises a Hawthorne sketch continuation for public benefit.
The report highlights Bradford forming its second G A R Post No 585 and the Columbus Grange adding 22 members. It notes the Coudersport Port Allegany railroad gauge change, a Pittsburg Masonic building dedication, and weather patterns in western Pennsylvania.
The Citizens National Bank celebrated moving into its new Warren building last Saturday June 22 with a grand interior. Grand oak counter brass fittings and plate glass windows highlight a main room with safes time locks and 100 deposit boxes. The Diebold and Andrews firms supplied the vaults desks and furnishings, and the new block is a point of pride for stockholders and managers.
John Dunn of Warren died after being found unconscious in a shanty on Otts run in Pleas ant township. Morphine in an envelope near him is believed to be the cause. He was about 40, left home Friday, seen at Oakland Cemetery, and died Saturday evening after a large funeral at his home. He leaves a wife two children a mother two brothers and two sisters.
A Warren store touts its largest ever display of millinery goods with a vast assortment promised to attract shoppers. The feature highlights hats, bonnets, trims, and related accessories intended to draw Marys and all local customers to the shop.
An act of April 17 1889 establishes a nautical school at Philadelphia aboard the U S ship Saratoga. Commander James M Forsyth is named Superintendent with a two year program offering seamanship and navigation for Pennsylvania boys aged 15 and older with parental consent. Board and tuition are free. ship passage and a few supplies are the only costs. The vessel may cross the Atlantic visiting Europe and other regions. Full details available from Hon. C. C. Thompson, member of Assembly.
Excursion tickets sold at one fare for round trip on July 3 and 4, returned by July 5, good between all stations on the Pennsylvania lines. For details, contact the nearest passenger or ticket agent.
Schools finish for the year as preparations begin for the sixteenth Chautauqua season. On Tuesday July 2 gates close to picnics and the public, and entry requires a ticket. Meetings run July 2 through August 26 with easy railroad and steamer access to the resort.
An advertisement touts Buckingham's dye as the best and surest way to color beard hair brown or black. The copy claims it never fails and promotes gauze underwear and hosiery at cost at Patterson's.
At a regular meeting of Huling Union No 317 E A U Goodwell Hill Warren Co Pa the following resolutions on the death of sister Hallie Knowles were adopted The Union records its sorrow at her loss and notes the vacancy and shadow left by her passing It extends heartfelt sympathy to her family and orders the resolutions entered on the record with copies to the family and publication in Warren Pa and Akron Os papers The committee signs are A M Hunter J O DunHam and J A Ropison
A Rochester Herald editorial condemns the road tax plan as wasteful and useless. It argues road building is a specialized business needing competent management and funding as other essential improvements.
An old advertisement extols Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a defense against malaria and its fevers. It claims the remedy can prevent illness in malarial localities and also cures dyspepsia rheumatism kidney and bilious ailments.
F A Conswit advertises a supply of Domestic and Wilson sewing machines for cash or easy payments. Call or visit Office and residence 112 East Water Street Warren Pa for best deals.
Erie 1889 column reflects on a local editor moving to Washington, praises electricity, notes Erie’s few disasters, and reports Prohibition’s defeat in Pennsylvania. It highlights Brooks law enforcement, Judge Brown leading license refusals, and urges continued support while celebrating commencement season in Warren and Erie.
June 24 Lottsville items note overhaul of mowing machines and upcoming Kay and Johnson new store progress. Dr. McKee named M D making friends. Election passed quietly. Rhetoric on a local grievance about a business man who injured a voter. Valley crops strong though fields thick with daisies and thistles. Grange urged cutting thistles per law for mutual benefit.
Transfers list with buyer seller and amounts across Deerfield Culbertson Sugar Grove Mead Farmington Glade Warren and more. Notable items include Ludlow to Vandergrift 9000, Lesser to Blood 5233.33, Kirberger to Kirberger 4465, and church to School District Farmington 12.
Widely praised remedy claims to cleanse blood and purify the liver and kidneys. Sells at Morck Drug Store for 50 cents and 1 dollar with satisfaction guaranteed or money back.
S Burt at 400 Hickory street keeps a steady supply of fresh and salt water fish available. Call for current selection and prices.
The ad proclaims Downs Elixir as the strongest cough remedy, claiming it has outlived all competitors. Morris & Mullen and N. C. Allen are listed as advertisers or distributors.
Rost. H. Johnson invites donations of rubbish papers old rubber shoes and metals for disposal free of charge during the remaining season. Items can be left at Johnson's Exchange room.
A writer notes the problem of a man who monopolizes two seats on a train and the difficulty of removing him. He mocks leaders who occupy space without planning a return ticket, highlighting tensions in crowded rail travel.
Regular Warren Union meeting set Thursday afternoon at the usual time and place. July 4 ice water tank will greet citizens and guests. Rhode Island repeal of the amendment noted. Y W C T U industrial school closed term with picnic and needle craft work. Election day lunches observed. ballots cast calmly. Prohibition results show county by county gains for the amendment amid mixed local winds.
The piece surveys literary figures from past ages including William Penn Louisa M Alcott Oliver Holmes Dana Meredith and Tennyson. It notes Penn wrote No Cross No Crown in the Tower of London and Alcott wrote My Kingdom at thirteen.
A parade will form at Park at 11 00 a m and move two miles along Water Beech High Water Short Market Second Street to Park before disbanding. The event will feature 100 guns at sunrise.
A Virginia currency bill from 1777 fascinates a Dalton, Georgia owner while a 1675 Cassque Indians deed to Carolina’s lords is examined at the South Carolina State Capitol. Items range from a 1304 Latin anatomy manuscript to a Canterbury Cathedral fresco and Audubon plates repurposed as mantel panels. Washington artifacts, Adams family ties, Holderness bronze crucifix, and other antiquities span pages of history.
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