Sugar Bush Promises Great Season and Local Happenings
March notes from Columbus County recount a promising sugar season as residents report geese migrations and spring sounds. A. Jacquins began milk at his Creamery, and local blacksmiths move to new shops. The Pomona Grange met, Epworth League hosted a masquerade with over $20 in proceeds, and the Dramatic Club plans a future drama. It also notes illnesses, property sales, and travels of residents including Elmer Crosby and Mrs. Emmeline McIntosh's burial arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Jacquins
S. A. Spencer
Pt. Chautauqua
Horace Bagley
Monroe
Frank Crosby
Dunkirk
N. Y
Elmer Crosby
Pomona Grange
Epworth League
Dramatic Club
Fayette Curtis
Borland
John van Green
Cady
Elton Allen
Allen Bros
Bradford
Johnsonburg
Mt. Jewett
Wrightsville News Roundup March Activities
March 11 notes welcome visitors Robins Wilson Stowell from Pleasantville visiting sister Mrs Mary E Sliter family returning soon to Wa Wa near Lake Superior where he is gold mining. Henry Stufflebeam joins Wrightsville team moving to Columbus St. house. Manfred Barton back from Portland with father Augustus Barton funeral held March 7 at church. Survived by wife Mrs Boyle Titusville and sons Manfred Alfred Verne Perry plus grandchildren. Oscar Sanberg moved to Garland renting a farm. Near's Hall hosted a dance last Friday. Odd Fellows and Daughters of Rebekah attended Lottsville hall dedication March 7. Teachers and pupils plan end of term entertainment. Mrs Philora White Clark to return to South Dakota in April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wrightsville
Robins
Wilson Stowell
Pleasantville
Mary E. Sliter
Wa-Wa
Lake Superior
A. Wright
Henry Stufflebeam
Sidney Chipman
Columbus St
Manfred Barton
Portland
Augustus Barton
Barton
Boyle
Titusville
Manfred
Alfred
Lynch
Corydon News Highlights Local Progress and Social Happenings
Weekly mothers meetings prove beneficial as Mrs. Hollister recovers. Corydon attracts teachers with magnetic charm while a slow watch keeps a breakfast visit. Rebekah lodge uses the new I C O F hall parlor awaiting dedication. Mrs. Belle Doughty and Mrs. P Quinn improve and travel mentions follow. Mr. Ensign visits from Erie County. Nellie Lounsbury returns from a state business trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corydon
Maker
Hollister
Rebekah Lodge
Belle Doughty
P. Quinn
Salamanca
Ensign
Erie Co
Messrs
Homer and
Fred Ensign
Nellie Lounsbury
Local News Briefs From Washington and Warren
March reports show J F Clark and the Myers brothers returning to work in Washington D C Claud Coeheran also back near Pittsburg after flooding at the village end forced some families to vacate. Adam Gross dies lifting a plank during bridge work. Funeral held at George’s Yankee Bush home. Warren cemetery burial. Freight engines damaged main line rails near the yard. wrecking crew from Warren assists in re-rail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Clark
Myers Boys
Washington, D. C
Claud Coeheran
Pittsburg
Adam Gross
Biddle
George
Yankee Bush
Warren Cemetery
Warren Wrecking
Sugar Grove Almanac Notices and Local Happenings
Sugar Grove reports illness improvements for Lyman Root Maggie Mattison T W West and Rhoda Dennison Miss Jessie McDonald returns home from Jamestown with measles R J Weld completes farmer’s institute and returns Epworth League hosts a sugar social W C T U Sugar Grove Lodge I O O F visits Lottsville for hall dedication and member initiation Kingsley dog develops rabies and is killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Makcch
Lyman Root
Maggie Mattison
T. W. West
Rhoda Dennison
Jessie McDonald
Jamestown
R. J. Weld
Farmer’s Institute
Sugar Grove
Epworth League
Sugar Grove Lodge
Lottsville
R. B. Kingsley
Local Visitors and Marital News From March
Mrs. E D Siggins returns from Meadville. The funeral of Mrs. Margaret Mead held today at the M E church. G H Corell of Salamanca NY visiting friends here. G H Pierson and Mrs Lynch on the sick list. J W Agrelius a Buffalo visitor Monday. W D Kinnear and daughter and J A Sagerdahl in Buffalo Sunday. Mrs Henry Hadlock of Garland visiting Mrs Frank Casey. Ellen Siggins and Percy Wilcox attended a wedding at Farmington Wednesday. Miss Mae Mead and Merrile Freeboro married at Busti NY on Sunday March 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. D. Siggins
Meadville
Margaret Mead
M. E. Church
G. H. Corell
Salamanca
N. Y
G. H. Pierson
Lynch
J. W. Agrelius
Buffalo
W. D. Kinnear
J. A. Sagerdah
Henry Hadlock
Garland
Frank Casey
Ellen Siggins
Percy Wilcox
Farmington
Mae Mead
Merrile Freeboro
Busti
New Capitol Plans Highlight Harrisburg Project
Harrisburg article notes Capitol Building Commission plans detail designs by architect J M Huston and assistants. Gov. Stone says contract with the architect is signed, plans adopted, and a public view prospectus will be sent to towns. Mural decorations by Abbey and Tiffany will portray Pennsylvania history and notable figures like Thaddeus Stevens and Benjamin Franklin, with diverse citizen classes represented. The capitol is to be completed within the legal and budgetary limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Capitol Building Commission
J.M. Huston
Abbey
London
Tiffany
Pennsylvania
Thadeus Stevens
Benjamin Franklin
Albert Gallatin
John Harris
Long-lived Frewsburg Matron Deborah Doty Dies at 106
Mrs Deborah Doty aged 106 died in Frewsburg New York on March 5 from pneumonia. Born Deborah Haynes March 6 1796 in Amsterdam Montgomery County she married Rev James Doty in 1814 after the War of 1812. She leaves three sons a grandson a great grandson and a great great grandson. Burial at West Falls March 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frewsburg
N. Y
Deborah Doty
Doty
Deborah Haynes
Amsterdam
Montgomery County
James Doty
Asa H. Doty
West Falls
Awakening at GAINES oil field sparks renewed activity
In GAINES Potter county the oil field, once abandoned twice due to broken hopes, again gears up for production as drilling resumes. Standard Oil wells show a surprising flow increase after a month of dwindling output, re energizing speculation and interest in the district. New Grange Grange forms under M Crocker as Past Master Solon Morrison Master and J E Fogle treasurer. Mountain Grange in Deerfield re organizes with C K Morrison Master and Miss Conkling secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaines
Potter County
Standard Oil Co
NEW Grange
M. Crocker
Kinzua
Solon Morrison
Harry Joy
J. E. Fogle
Mountain Grange
Deerfield Township
C. K. Morrison
Miss Conkling
Mississippi steers on sale in Chicago auction noted
A car of Mississippi steers was offered in Chicago on February 17. F. M. Abbott of Abbott Mississippi shipped the cattle. They averaged 1268 pounds and sold for 5.45 dollars per hundred weight. The Breeder's Gazette called it the best sale of such cattle this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
F. M. Abbott
Abbott, Miss
Farmers Welcome at Struthers Hotel Barn Event
John Stinger now runs the Struthers Hotel Barn catering to farmers horses and transient trade. Grace Howard Hill and James H Forbush announce their marriage in Warren County and will be at home after April 15 in Oil City. A barn fire near Youngsville destroyed cows horses sheep hay and utensils with no insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Struthers Hotel
John Stinger
T. M. Howard
Grace Howard Hill
James H. Forbush
Oil City
Howard Homestead
Ackley’s
Warren County
Harry McGee
York Hill
Youngsville
Figure the Profits From a Low-Cost Supper Scheme
In Sherman News critique, a ten cent supper yields minimal gains. Dozens of women spend days preparing and recovering for modest returns, while donations could better support churches. The piece argues voluntary contributions instead of unpaid labor by a few women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Sherman News
Treasury
the News
Excursions to Washington Offered by Pennsylvania Railroad
The railroad announces special Washington excursions on March 21 and April 3 from Buffalo Mt Morris Bradford Titusville and other Buffalo and Allegheny Valley points and from Erie to Lock Haven. Round trips cost 10 dollars from Buffalo division points and 8.95 8.15 7.30 from listed origins with ten day return window. Tickets permit return via Harrisburg or Philadelphia and stop at Philadelphia if deposited at Broad Street Station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Buffalo
Mt. Morris
Bradford
Titusville
Allegheny Valley
Philadelphia and Erie
Erie
Lock Haven
National Capital
St. Mary’s
Driftwood
Renovo
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Broad Street
B. P. Fraser
Buffalo District
Main Street
Ellicott Square
N. Y
Harrar
Williamsport
Cheap Tickets to California on Erie Railroad Sale
Erie Railroad offers low rate excursion tickets to California starting March 1 and running through March and April. From local stations the rates are the lowest ever known and tickets include use of sleeping cars from Chicago. Details and maps available from Erie ticket agents or F. H. Garfield Jamestown NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Erie Railroad
Chicago
Erie
F. H. Garfield
Jamestown
N. Y
Erie Railroad Offers Five Low Price Northwest Excursions
Erie Railroad announces five cheap trips from this region to Minnesota North and South Dakota and intermediate points. Three excursions occur in March and two in April with rates said to be the lowest from the East to the West. Contact nearest Erie agent or F H Garfield Jamestown NY for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
North
South Dakota
Erie Railroad
Erie
F. H. Garfield
Jamestown
N. Y
100 Tons Wanted for Scrap In Watson Avenue
Advertises cash payment for old rubber boots and shoes old wringer rollers circular packing garden hoses red rubber brass lead zinc copper boiler and bottoms free of iron or wire. Pickup at Watson Avenue near Boss Wagon Shop between Second and Third streets. Robert Johnson invites visitors at the Mansion House evenings and anytime for old friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watson Avenue
Boss
Mansion House
Wedding Invitations and Stationery Sale Ad Blast
The notice promotes wedding invitations, announcements, calling cards, ball invitations and programs at the MAIL office with low prices. It also advertises cheap colonist rail fares via D A Y P R R and L S M S to Helena Butte Ogden Salt Lake City Spokane Portland and other northwest points during March and April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fehlman’s
Northwest
Helena
Butte
Ogden
Salt Lake City
Spokane
Portland
A. J. Smith
Cleveland
Also Mentioned on This Page
Columbus
Albert Mattison
Emmeline McIntosh
J.P. Miller
Ohio
Sarah A. Dalrymple
Fostoria
Dakota
A. McLain
H. A. Briggs
Irvington
Eureka Harness Oil
Robert Johnson
President Roosevelt
Crockery
Metzger & Hogan
Bates
Lin
Mhtager & Hogan
Allen’s Cash Shoe Store
Liberty Street
Warren
Water Street
Suspension Bridge
Maybank & CO
N. Greenland & Son
Hammond
Struthers Station
Sapolio
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