Warren Chronicle notes spring hints and local updates
A collection of short items from Warren includes weather chatter, upcoming holidays, market notes on maple sugar, a temperance banquet reference, church events at the Baptist Church, a minstrel performance by Baird's, local carpentry activity, court session with new constables, license applications, and ferry improvements along Conewango with progress on the Third street foot bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Church
Wiggins
the Ledger
Literary and Musical Society of the Baptist Church
Alden’s
Baird
Warren
Brown
Mercury
Lohnes
Post Office
J. N. Bauman
John Lauffer
Liberty Street
Variety Hall
Conewango
Personal notes and visitors in Warren area
Personal paragraphs list visitors and residents in Warren, Erie, Cleveland, and surrounding towns. Notables include Mrs Mead visiting Buffalo, Rev. A J Merchant in town, Squire Barker in town, and Nelson Greenland resuming undertaker work. Local commerce notes and a push for enforcing borough ordinances accompany social updates.
Warren asylum praised for cost efficiency and impact
A Harrisburg dispatch notes Erie lawmakers winning favorable reports for five thousand dollars for a Meadville hospital and ten thousand for Hammet Hospital. It highlights Warren asylum receiving ninety thousand with the best use of state funds among institutions, praising Senator Shortt and Dr. Curwen and contrasting costs with other state facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titusville Herald
Harrisburg
Ellsworth
Meadville
Erie
Hammet Hospital
Shortt
Warren
Commonwealth
Reform House
Curwen
Easter Cards and Spring Goods In Stock
New stock of spring goods now being purchased by H. P. Hunter for O. H. Hunter & Son. Easter cards large stock at A. A. Davis & Co. Undertaking goods and ready made clothing available around the clock in the Exchange block Nelson Greenland. For sale a two story frame house at corner Hickory and Fifth Warren. For sale my house and lot on High Street above Fifth by H. G. Warp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis & Co
Cleveland
The
Ledger
Roscoe Hall
Baird
Rip van Winkle
McWade
Louis Hutter
August Hutter
State Hospital
Eddy
Nelson Greenland
Warren
H. P. Hunter
O. H. Hunter & Son
A. A. Davis & Co
Postoffice
Hickory and
Fifth Streets
High St
Fifth
True Blue war drama to be staged in Roscoe Hall
The play True Blue will be produced by Co I N G P members with Warren volunteers and three professionals. It depicts Civil War scenes with two brothers on opposite sides meeting on the battlefield. A Confederate dies as family and a Union brother arrive to comfort him. Camp scenes and drills will be shown true to life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roscoe Hall
Town Council Plans New Bridge At Site Of Covered Span
The council discussed replacing the old covered bridge with a new one in wood or iron and authorized a committee to investigate costs. S. W. Waters resigned as fire chief. Assistant Engineer Barnhart to serve in his place until April 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs. Dennison
Borchers,Hazeltine and
Combination booked for Roscoe Hall on March 8
A billed program for Thursday evening March 8 lists Jem Mace world champion pugilist Herbert A Slade the New Zealand giant Jerry Murphy Irish lightweight champion Jimmy Kelly New York lightweight champion Gus Hill champion club swinger Frank Livingstone athlete Miss Kitty Sheppard serio comic singer and Lynch and McMahon Irish song and dance team Reserved seats are available at L G Noyes drug store
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roscoe Hall
Jem Mace
Herbert A. Slade
New Zealand
Jerry Murphy
Jimmy Kelly
New York
Gus Hill
Frank Livingstone
Spring Clothing at G I Mead Hickory Street
G I Mead on Hickory Street announces a large lot of imported and domestic cloths in current styles. A broad range of suiting fabrics and imported cloths for pants are offered with many patterns. Visit to view goods and prices. if Rush Bartlett cannot fit you, you will be hard to suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G.I. Mead
Hickory Street
Rush Bartlett
Furniture and decorating goods at A A Davis Co store
Floor oil cloths and rugs offered by A A Davis Co with furniture and undertaking items opposite the Postoffice. Nelson Greenland notes new French fabrics and summer silks arriving. Lost crimson hand knit silk mitten offered for return. McNett & Co advertise walnut and ash set styles. Yes Tooth Powder sold by Johnson & Siegfreid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postoffice
Nelson Greenland
A. A. Davis & Co
County News Items from Erie and Nearby Areas
Pomona Grange meets at Youngsville March 15 and 16. Titusville praises its paid fire department. Bradford plans water works at about 90000 dollars. Northwestern Odd Fellows reunion set for Conneaut Lake June 12. Erie public schools report 4740 students with 3237 studying German. First National Bank of Franklin and Erie branches extend charters twenty years. Erie military companies plan a grand drill tournament inviting all northwestern Pennsylvania units. A young Meadville farmer dies from a prescription error by an incompetent drug clerk. At Mrs. Kent's silk quilt show twenty two quilts and six silk pillows featured. Mrs. Kent has made forty quilts. First National Bank of Union City charter expired February 24. bank closed with 50000 capital and 150000 deposits. Forest County boasts no prisoners, no criminal cases, and a February term not held for lack of business. A branch of the Allegheny river near Couder sport, Potter County, froze solid. speckled trout were shipped to Buffalo. George Coyle, a notorious oil-town bully, was shot in the foot at Forest City during an assault. he died after the doctor probed for the ball. He was born in Canada, a driller, and generally troublesome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomona Grange
Youngsville
Titusville
Bradford
Oil City
Odd Fellows
Pennsylvania
Conneaut Lake
Erie City
First National Bank
Franklin
First National Bank of Erie
Kent
Corry Telegraph
First National Bank of
Union City
Forest County
Allegheny
Coudersport
Potter Co
Bufalo
Oil Field Decline and Local Community Notes in Forest County
The Forest field shows a decline from about 21 wells near the Cooper tract with February output around 1,626 barrels daily. Major gushers Reno Reed & Brenneman Union No 5 produced 2,000 1,800 1,500 barrels respectively as the district totals exceed 5,000 but drop to about 1,700 daily. Other counties follow similar trends with Shannon well lowering regional gains. The article also covers local civic activity including a successful fundraising for pastors Todd and Taylor, school elections, a new temperance lodge, road repairs after floods, sleighing, and community events dated March 1 2 and 5 1883.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cooper
Reno
Reed & Brenneman
Union No
Butler
Shannon
Forest County
Warren
Watson lauded for faithful service as Erie district representative
The Erie Dispatch commends L. F. Watson for twenty years of steady work as representative, noting his lack of podium fame but strong efficiency and devotion. It cites his collaboration with Senator Cameron to secure a government building appropriation in Erie and urges local citizens to remember his fidelity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie Dispatch
Congress
Erie County
Erie
Scofield
Col. Watson
L. F. Watson
Pennsylvania
Kelley
Randall
Citizens of Erie Co
Local Marketers Preview Spring Stock and Ads
O H Hunter and Son announce early spring and fall goods. L G Noyes Drug Store promotes imported ven and Wells Tooth Paste. McNett and Co advertise complete Chamber Suit line. H G Eppy offers cheapest best lot for a fine dwelling sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. H. Hunter.& Son
L. G. Noyes
H. G. Eppy
County Correspondence and Local Notices
Our Union school nears end with four or five weeks left in the session led by A J Devereaux. Barnes district seeks a new school house and plans to convert the old into a church, hoping the effort succeeds. The body of George Coyle, who died after morphine overdose, was briefly buried at Barnes and later moved to Belleville Canada with his mother. Constable R C Wright arrives, and C Foulkrod returns to Ludlow for health reasons. Maggie Wood expected back from Edinboro this week. March 2, 1883. GLEANER.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Devereaux
Barnes
Rew
George Coyle
Green
Forest City
Coyle
Belleville
Canada
R. C. Wright
Mr. Wright
Maggie Wood
Edinboro
Local Notes on Sugar Season and Community Moves
Our farmers prepare for the sugar season and Fanie Carr has gone to Michigan to settle there. A. M. Smith buys and ships hay this winter while Mrs. O. Cowles convalesces. The Patrons of Husbandry prosper and an I A U may form soon. C. B. Lott, a newcomer, is elected Justice of the Peace. Schools closed with a successful literary event. Sarah Brown injured, Gus Peterson sells out to move to Dakota. The L Q C farewell dance set for March 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fanie Carr
Michigan
A.M. Smith
Sheriff Lott
Chautauqua County
N. Y
Sarah Brown
Gus Peterson
Dakota
L. Q.C
Eastman
Dennison
Community notes urge new school and church
The letter from B. notes Mrs Chase Osgood's visit and return to Kinzua. It mentions plans for a new school house and church, urging community interest. The Barnes ladies plan to organize an aid or sewing society at Mrs E E Taylor's next Wednesday afternoon, with all invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chase Osgood
Kinzua
T. E. Barnes
Hiram
Warren
H. R
Barnes
E. E. Taylor
Report of Erie public building site and appropriations
The commissioners chosen to locate a public building in Erie present a favorable report. Two Erie citizens served, and the site and reasons are praised. The piece argues for a fine building and acknowledges the initial funds fall short, with hopes for future additions as needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Pennsylvania Paragraphs Show Mills Growth and Festival Plans
The note highlights Pittsburg with fifty two rolling mills and two more under construction. Christine Nilsson is billed as a Pittsburg music festival attraction in April. A Allegheny milk dealer was fined twenty five dollars plus costs for adulterated milk. Lancaster to Luzerne counties lawyers seek abolition of the fee system for county officers in favor of salaries. Indiana County crowds of ministers and deacons, about two hundred, gamble in grain with several bankrupts among church officials. Ex
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Christine Nilsson
Allegheny County
Lancaster
Berks
Schuylkill
Luzerne
Indiana Co
Unclaimed Letters Listed For Warren Post Office
A March 3 1883 notice from P M C C Allen Warren Pa lists names of unclaimed letters at the Warren post office and warns they will go to the Dead Letter Office after thirty days unless called for. The fragment ends with an advertisement for Dr Day's Liver Pills claiming high personal wellbeing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Warren Co
Warren County Tax Appraisal For Merchants 1883
Venders of foreign and domestic merchandise in Warren County PA are taxed for 1883. The list names numerous grocers, hardware dealers, meat sellers and others with tax classes and amounts, including A. W. Morck Warren and J. D. Newman feeds, along with many firms in Brokenstraw and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Pennsylvania
Fire alarm at Sand house ends without spread
Friday noon an alarm for a Sand house fire proved false as flames were soon extinguished. Among local notes, Miss Florence Hinton visits at Mrs. Shannon's, Charlie Gillespie travels with his dangerously ill mother, and Mrs. Burroughs and her boy came from Warren. Mrs. Geo. Lewellyn visits St Mary’s relatives. Also ads promote P Greenland’s furniture next Episcopal Church and McNett & Co. offerings in Warren Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Hinton
Warren
Shannon
Walnut Leaf Hair Restorer Promises Hair Revival
A product named Walnut Leaf Hair Restorer claims to remove dandruff and restore gray or fallen hair without harming health. It asserts rapid color restoration to glossy brown and new growth, contrasting with harsh chemicals. Sold through druggists with Smith, Kline & Co. and Hall & Ruckel as wholesale agents in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith, Kline & CO
Es and Hall & Ruckel
New York
Marriages in Warren and nearby towns in 1883
Marriages from Warren and surrounding areas record several unions in February and March 1883. F. W. Haag weds Louisa Gebhard of Glade. Alvin Ackley marries Minnie Hook of Russell. Gholson S. Snapp ties with Lizzie Radick of Sheffield. Graham weds Elizabeth Edmunds of Sugar Grove. Harvey F. Connelly weds Sadie F. Barr. John H. Hale weds Augusta Wetmore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.J. Cook
Clarendon
J. F. Roche
J. M. Heath
H. D. Ingersoll
J. Wiggins
Sugar Grove
E. Dean
Russell
J. H. Williams
Kinzua
Jacob Baldensperger
Glade
Joseph Heenes
Enterprise
W.D. Backlin
Tidioute
W. P. Shaw
G. A. Fourl
T. W. Dempsey
Kuntz & Werner
W. Lefler
Pittsfield
P. Garfield
Youngsville
Ck Donovan
Irvinet
W. Metagar
Irvington
Frank Meiz_ar
Warren
Cece
John Siftia
Gartielli
Micoaci Silk
Waren Abstractians
Wm. Fogle
D. Wiggins
Triumph
C.S. Weaver
C. W. King
Thos, Sullivan
Vandergrift
Ackley — Hook
T. Bach
Alvin Ackley
Minnie Hook
Snapp
Radick
Sheffield
M. E. Parsonage
W. W. Cushman
Gholson S. Snapp
Lizzie Radick
Graham—Edmunds
C. O. Mead
Graham
Elizabeth Edmunds
Obituary notices from Farmington and Sugar Grove deaths
Death notices list four individuals: Mrs Craty Thompson aged 70 in Farmington on February 25 1883 widow of J P Thompson. Chapin Allen McCollin aged 2 in Sugar Grove on February 24 1883 son of W H and Ada McCollin. Dora Middleton aged 30 in Sugar Grove on February 25 1888 wife of Charles Middleton. Guy T Weld aged 8 years 10 months in Sugar Grove on February 27 1883 youngest son of Wm and C Weld.
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the Warren Moi
Home Matters
M. Mead
E. W. Hayes
Buffalo
D. Shear
Squire Barker
Freehold
E. W. Mudge
Spring Creek
Mai
F.henry
Jane Orr
New Spring Goods
Hunter’s
Herman Eldridge
North Warren
A. J. Merchant
Corry
Thoburn
Pelton
Mercantile
Warren County
S. M. Brainerd
Washington
A. Morck
Europe
Fatherland
Fred
R. L. Carey
Dunkirk
M. Beecher
Mr. Carey
Lincoln
Rev. T. Bach
German Evangelical Church
Somerset
Mace
Slade
Uue Lut LLC
McNett & Co
Yes
Jounson & Siegfreid
Grange Hall
Todd and
Taylor
M. E. Church
Addie Deming
Ohio
R. T. of Temperance
East Branch
Isaac Sammons
G. D.cummings
Byron Eldred
Curtis Johnson
Dom Pepro
Isaac Siggins
Hickory
W. U
W. C. Gillett
J. Tonkin Jr
J. S. Breitenstein
Doc. Stedman
Tionesta
Coburn
Freeman
C. M. Knight
Akron
H. H. Cummings
J. M. Clapp
L M. Gilleland
Wm. McGuire
Squire
KL. B. Grandin
Christ Episcopal Church
H. L. Yewens
New Oil Exchange
Girard Hall
Joe
L L. F. Watson
Gleaner
Lottsville
Mary Janson
Albert Janson
Mary Jones
Bethia Kyrahner
John Knupp
Emma Knupp
W. L. Keegan
Wm. Liljestrom
Elof Lauffenburger
Jack Long & Furman
Lanter
Philip Lott
Charlie Laufenburger
KE. M. Willard
C. C. Allen
P. M. Warren
Dr. Day
Ana
Ullg
G. W. Suarrsratl
Guy’s Mill, Pa
Brokenstraw TP
W.H. Metzgar
John Cooney
J. M. Thompson
W. G. Shannon
Nelson & DeLong
George Kolfrat
Painter Bros
Jarecki Manufacturing Company
Pardee & Peterson, Hay and Ow
Oil Well Supply Company, Limited
Henry & Jones Groceries
A. J. Fitch
John Stephen
Beecher & Copeland
L. Hershfield
Flynn & Company
G. H. Brmest
Dunn & Turner
General Merchandise
Lee
J. Hyman & Son
Cere
Edward Brown
Dirham & Co
C.S. McCandless
W. E. Ralston
Miller & Wisner
Furnliuse
Ccceeseere
F. H. Cauley
Boyd Bros
Rea Segre
F. P. Nuse
Nya
G. M. Hill
C. T. Morris
Hardware
W. H Sanborn & Co
Ausansas
Civats
G. Brown
Groceries
Peter Miller
Ub. J. Lilly & Company
Seerencreeee
Eureka Medicine Co
Schott & Ritmier
Boots and Shoes
Allen & Co
S. L. McClellan, Groceries
L. Emery, Jr
National Tube Works Co
Babcock
Jewell & Son
Poderescheadeebrealapes
Erode Denest
Rhumor
Johnson & Friday
Hy Lewis
Desig
Columbus
W. R. Rhodes
F. C. Smith
E. S. Royce
F. Howard & Co
A. W. Francis
G. F. Yates
Cherry Grove
I. D. Woodford & Co
Levi Epstein
Cloft
J.Q. Field
Joseph B. Swan
Morse & Crowley
W. M
J. B. Miller
News Room
R. F. Sniggs
G. P. Conway & Bro
Annes Fudepenvest
Chas. Rowe
Neets
G. Davenport
General Merchan
Eral
D. W. Rhodes
W. L. Willson
H. R. Burgess
G. H. Jackson & Co
J. D. Newman
Otto Munch
C. G. Robertson
C. F. King
C. Davis
Babcock & Everson
P. Wrnn
C. W. Dimick
John G. Lenmar
Myers & Fencil
Mrs. E. Bangart
Nelson & Briggs
Blakley Bros
Jarecki Manufacturing Co
M. Levine
L. O. McLane
John Farnsworth
C. A. Myers
I. Epstein
A. Krerge
Corydon
C. H. Whittaker
Jay White
P. B. Canfield & Son
Wm. McCollister
Auasoensere
Nelson Mead
CT Tueb
Imel
Powers & Shank
Eldred
Wood Bros
Guingha Se
E. W. Thompson
Harry Howard
C. V. Mather
Wilcox Hammond & Co
P. Wright
O. C. Messenger
Pegvevihacons Annie
C. B. Lott
General Cherthandian
Wokciet
Solomon Bartlett
Farmington
R. E. Miller
J. H. Houghnot
C. W. Lacy
Geo. P. Orr & Co
ZroCceries
C. P. Henry
J. Tate
General
J. H. King
Lewis & Eldredge
S. Green
E. E. Springer
Econse
Wm. Wright
BE. A. van Seoy & Company
BE. A. Weagraff & Bros
F. H. Rockwell & Co
L. P. Rogers & Brother
General Merchangisc
Cccesserecesseceeres
E. M. Clapp & Company
Ll White & Company
General Merchangis
C.S. Morris
O. D. Horn
H. O. Hamilton
Siontre
H. F. Andrews
Ayers & Straight
Dajasleadlagihee Neietemacecese
Alue
Connery
D. McKee
I. A. Whitney
General Sherchandise
Pine Grove
Briggs & Russell
A. A. Clark
Drone
G. Turner & Son
C. E. Wilkes
Thomas O'Mara
W.c. Hale
Morris Einstein
T. D. Austin
Wooster & Knox, Meas
Ccerereeee
C. B. Darling
Horton, Crary & Co
General Mer- Guatigise
Seseays Eetaeei Ee OU
Il Davidse & Co
A Y
Badger & Gilson
H. Roberts
J. &. Berkhemer
A. White
E. R. Wheelock & Son
M. W. Harrington
W.lennox
W. H. Mix
A. Martin
D. D. Hazelline & Co
D. McDonald & Co
Harris & McIntyre
Roceries Ana Clothing
Wellman Bros
Weunevec
Scott
L. H. Darling
Lactose
F. A. Sagerdahl & Co
Darling
Wm. Baker
P.M. Gareelon
Enomen
Hamilton
Drugs Wits Detrait
J. D. Burroughs
Speewene
Seapeetreveee
T. V.S. Morian
Myron Dunham
C. W. Hawks
A.M. Gillam
Dry Geede
Tlidioute
Sida
LOE
W. R. Dawson
Mrs. E. Coltman
J.O. Strong
W. H. Mabie
Henry Ewald
R. Chaffey
John Siggins
Wovatay Crean Aeg OR
O. D. Glenn
Henry Fuellhart
Henry & Ryan
S. U. Diefendorf
S. H. Evans
A. Dunn
A. Dann
J. L. Acomb
Charles Fuellhart
DS. Thompson
CG. Kembie & Son
McConkey
Don Enyairy
George Ball
B. Baer
Frank Marks
Sue
C. Reynolds
D. M. McCall
L. Davis
A Gibb
J. C. Long
Curtis & Gillett
Watson
Mabie & Hunter
P. Mahoney
Cdonate
D. J. Sullivan
P. Greenland
John Kropp
Morrow & Clawson
Grossenburg & Co
T.S. Messner & Co
Cogswell & Wheeler
C. W. Sersall
C. H. Hunter & Son
Morek Rey Anentelle
C.P. Henry
D. M. Gross & Bro
Cvat
L. A. Dagesti
HES
Asenereuse Vapisee Pha Paawe
Offerle & Son
Boots
R. Gillson
G. L
A. Wise
Ecip Pa Keds
David Ridelsperger
H.A. Jamieson & Co
S. W. Waters
G. D. Manville
A. Ruhlman
Green Grocer
A. W. Merck
A. Siegel & Son
M. Shear & Bro
Theodore Messner
Nant
Wee
A. P. Gillmore
A. Mintzer & Co
A. J. Davis
Qanasertsat
Conrad Lesser
Hertzell & Co
Johnson & Siegfreid
Druce and
Ste Pions
Schellhammer & Lesser
Thos
L. Manville
C.ececreccceseereecreres Snevansuees
C. P. Northrop
Wm. Spinner
Messner & McKain
the Singer Manufacturing Co
Act sPugdegemsses
Asoraet Ae
L. Wackerman
Cigars
Warren Mills Co
Grain
M. Griswold & Co
Wood & Thomas
W. A. Hall
Coal and Wood
Mead & Jackson
J. D. Mead
M. Alger
W. EE. Alger
John A. Day
Ccscoccersssesssisseneres
J. G. McKee
Creerreree
Gann Syresayen
A. M. Belnap
L. McDowell
J. W. Agrelius
Ltotels
Lating
Sebeirens
Btekaart & Schaelfr
Charles Schwing
G. H. Leonhart
John Lautfer
John Bauman
E. A Coleman
C Laendon
Comer
J. M. White
G. “Ennell
A. B. Holienbeck
Bear Lake
C.H. Walton
Eknledanb Idles Bas Dieseiles
Henry Flacke
Divinee
Averseer
William Moran
W. Lennox
CLS
McCandless
Pit Sfield
Cesesee
A.M. Belnap
Brokenstraw
W.G. Shannon
A. W. Morck
Johnson & Siegfieid
Wood Brothers
Eddeds
A. D. Frank
Sugar Grové
J.C. Cornelius
Corydod
John Fody & Co
M. J. Ryan
J. P. Sage
L. E. McNett
Charles Campbell
James Monroe
W.H. Crowell
Cccc
P. Valentine
Adi Peersielegsae
Brewers
Philip Leonhart
Onnewane
Emry Davis
Ccessee
T. Hazeltine
Dee
P Greenland
Episcopal Church
P Greenland’s
P. Greenland’s
Next Episcopal Church
Warren, Pa
Walnut Leaf
A. E. Pelton
Mercantile Appraiser
Lottsville, Pa
Watson & Davis
Second Street
P. Northrop, Prop’r
E. (. Burt
Fine Shoes
Gent’s Shoes
Hanon & Son
Burt & Mears
Nettleton & Co
People’s Market
Front St
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