Pennsylvania National Guard Marksmen Reach Two Thousand Seventeen
Col. Louis Watres reports 2,076 marksmen in the Pennsylvania National Guard after a review of rifle practices. The Mt. Gretna site is praised as a wise choice for marksman training amid state and national strength estimates. Governor Beaver eyes a marksman's badge with practice planned at City Grays range. The dispatch notes 8,021,605 able bodied men in the US, with the Guard headlining among states per Gen. Sheridan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Watres
Pennsylvania National Guard
Lieut
Windsor
Pittsburg
National Guardian
Mt. Gretna
Lebanon County
Robert H. Coleman
Col. Watres
Beaver
National Guard
Harrisburg
Maloney
National Guard of
Pennsylvania
Sheridan
Meadville News Beats and Local Alerts Across County
Meadsville and surrounding counties report on militia memorials in Meadville soon, shifts in coroner appointments in McKean County, and licenses granted in Corry. Fire at Schwartz brewery in Titusville causes 30000 dollars in losses. Citizens discuss pensions transfers, education value in Edinboro, and long lived couples in Meadville while minor local incidents and ads fill the rest.
Local notes and sales from Warren in March 1888
The Warren Mail reports in early 1888 items from Warren including sales on stamped linens and garden seeds at John Langdale’s, fresh produce from Langdale, a new post office at Glade Run with E. L. Coates as postmaster, and events such as the Mozart Society rehearsing Belshazzar, St Patrick’s Day observances, and a lecture by Rev. Cauley. It notes the Presbyterian relief fund reaching 1059 dollars, local hunting catches, and business promotions from Bairstow, Davis drug store hires W A Kinnear for pharmacy services, and various notices about schools and oyster suppers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patterson’s
Joan Langdale’s
C. R. Herry
Gro. Batt
Presbyterian Church
Warren
Forest County
John Langdale
Mozart Society
Belshazzar
Mabel Bartholomew
Scott
Bairstow
Glade Run
E. L. Coates
Kellar
Library Hall
Father Cauley
Siegfried
Jud. Murray
Variety Hall
Harry Kitchen
Ed. Carlson
Personal mentions fill local notes with travels and health
Mr. M Waters remains in the South. Mrs. L F Watson and daughter Annie went East recently. Capt. Alexander left for New Mexico and California last Monday. Mrs. L D Wetmore went to Norfolk Virginia last week. The Judge goes this week. Mrs. Z H Eddy has been poorly but is better now at 76. John B Russell named additional Warren Mail Carrier starting April 1. Minnie Metzgar and brother Harry home from Edinboro and to return. Ex Sheriff S W Davis arrived from Washington last week. Mrs. R Brown sick list but improving. sister Mrs. Rogers also poorly. G N Patterson leaves for the East to purchase goods for Easter opening March 28 29. Judge Brown held Meadville court last week then Smethport this week. He tries cases where home Judges were counsel. Thos Martindale and wife of Philadelphia guests of H A Jamieson last week. Martindale famed for dishes to aristocratic Sulphur Springs guests two years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titusville
Bradford Star
Bradford
Gary
Beaver
D. Heffner
McKean County
McCarthy
Oil City
Cattaraugus County
N. Y
Schwartz
H. H. Taylor
Clarendon
Warren County
Ridgway
Meadville
Tomlinson
Bradford Bank
Philadelphia
Corry
M. Mead
Charles Krech
E. A. Sliney
James Edwards
O. E. Gleason
Wm. M. Muzzy
M. E. Church of Columbus
Corry Telegraph
Corydon
Blowers
Ben Long
Link Day
Charles Casper
Squire Case
Day
Casper
Long
Warren
M. Waters
South
L. F. Watson
Annie
Capt. Alexander
New Mexico
California
L. D. Wetmore
Norfolk
Z. H. Eddy
John B. Russell
Minnie Metzgar
Brother Harry
Edinboro
S. W. Davis
Washington
James
R. Brown
Rogers
G. N. Patterson
East
Brown
Smethport
Thos, Martindale
H. A. Jamieson
Martindale
Sulphur Springs
Cosmora entertainments planned for Library benefit
The Executive Committee meets tomorrow to discuss plans for Cosmora entertainments benefiting the Library. The manager, with years of experience in public entertainment, will guide participants in creating finished art studies, statuary groups, living portraits, pictures, pantomimes, and operettas noted for color and artistic excellence.
Local notices and ads from Warren area newspapers
Miss Kate Marsh closes a successful term at Fentonville New York and earns a front rank among Chautauqua county teachers. Warren Union School alumni from 1884 praised. Also classified items list Sate-Cheap Holstein cattle, rooms for rent, horses, and a new house for rent on Water street. The Spring term of the State Normal School at Clarion opens March 27 1888. Adelphia Kitchen offers 25 cent dinners and breakfast/supper in Warren Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Marsh
Fentonville
N. Y
Marsh
Chautauqua County
Jamestown Democrat
Warren Union School
State Normal School
Clarion
Library Cosmorama Committee Sets April Preparatory Meeting
The Chairman of the Executive Committee invites the library Cosmorama committee to meet tomorrow at 3 PM in the Library room for organization and consultation. Members include J. P. Jefferson as Chairman with a long list of fellows and ladies. chiefs of other committees will attend for preliminary discussions on invitations costumes stage finance and decor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Jefferson
Messrs
C. H. Noyes
A. T. Scofield
H. A. Jamieson
A. D. Wood
Mesdames L
W. W. Wilbur
G. N. Parmlee
Hospital Trustees Hear About Asylum Patients and Care
Brother Barbour reports at the quarterly Hospital Trustees meeting that the Asylum houses 680 patients including eight from Bradford. He praises Dr Carwen and staff for diligent humane treatment, orderly operations, and weekly patient entertainments in the concert hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brother Barbour
Bradford
Carwen
George Ball's Spring Clothing for Boys in Warren Pa
George Ball of Warren Pennsylvania showcases a large stock of children's suits with wide range of styles materials and prices. He also offers the latest neckwear hats caps and shirts and continuously adds new Spring suits to his inventory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Ball
Warren
Patterson's offers fine aprons at a quarter
C R Henry's grocery markets fresh pure goods while Patterson's advertises fine white aprons for 25 cents, highlighting value and steady availability of staple items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patterson's
C. R. Henry’s Grocery
Our Oldest Citizen William H. Fenton Marks 92rd Birthday
Our oldest resident, William H. Fenton of East Jamestown, turned 92 on March 7. He visited main streets to celebrate and posed for a photo amid town admiration for his long life of usefulness and honor. May he enjoy many healthy years ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Fenton
Jamestown
Fenton
Advice to Correspondents for Local Newsrooms
A set of field guidelines urging writers to use one side of paper, print clearly, name places and people plainly, keep pieces brief and condensed, avoid personal reflections, and focus on schools, churches, and community anchors. Emphasizes fairness and community interest.
Calamity fears eased by Fire Life and Accident Insurance
Dire apprehension of calamitous events sleepless nights and nervous disability are allayed by Fire Life and Accident Insurance obtained of the old reliable agency of Joan Situ Son Exchange Block Warren Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Situ & Son
Exchange Block
Warren
A. Weiss Announces Refitted Warren Clothing Store
The finest Warren county shop, under A. Weiss for many years, now overhauled and stocked with a large selection of serviceable and fashionable clothing. The ad promises savings on overcoats, winter underwear, and boys’ warm clothes with Weiss as manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren County
Carver House
A. Weiss
Warren
Around the State Notes Stir Interest and Policy
News briefs from New Castle to Armstrong and Greene Counties cover a street railway plan, a revived murder probe near Lickingville with a $1500 reward, court rulings on election board service, mining strikes near Mount Carmel, license grants in Lackawanna, church music at Greenville, dry county prospects in Armstrong, road work with prisoner labor in Greene, and a Treasury circular on mercantile licenses for new businesses after May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Young
Pittsburg
Allegheny
Everhart
Lickingville
Clarion County
Supreme Court
Congressman Scott
Pennsylvania
Mount Carmel
Hand
Lackawanna County
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Chambersburg
Supreme Council
Greenville
Armstrong County
Armstrong
Commissioners
Greene Co
Auditor General
Deadly railroad storm wrecks two trains near Savannah
A fast mail train from New York to Jacksonville plunged through a trestle 75 miles south of Savannah, killing nineteen and injuring thirty to forty with ten expected to die. The private car of President Wilbur of the Lehigh Valley line carried notable passengers including George Gould and family, and he is seriously hurt. A second collision occurred in Meadville yard on the Franklin branch of the New York Pennsylvanian line, wrecking both engines and fatally injuring Engineer B W Fessenden and Roadmaster McManus, while the rest escaped with minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jacksonville
Savannah
Wilber
Lehigh Valley Road
Insure Your Livestock With Union County Mutual Co
Dented notice urges farmers to insure horses and cattle with the Union County Mutual Live Stock Insurance Co of Mifflinsburg Pa. Rates are low and losses paid promptly. District agents for Warren Forest and McKean counties listed with contact in North Clarendon Warren Co Pa Box 170 Davip Spence. Old papers for sale cheap at the Maw office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union County Mutual Live Stock Insurance Co
Mifflinsburg
Warren
Forest
McKean
North Clarendon
Warren County
Davip Spence
Dist
New Spring Silks and Fabrics Parade at Local Store
A broad array of styles and fabrics arrives including 100 new ladies jackets with tailor made and bell sleeve options. Prices range from 2.74 to 8 dollars, plus wool plaid suitings 60 cents and silk and India silks priced up to 1.25 per yard. The Normal School at Edinboro notes strong terms for student courage and work ethic, while Clarion State Normal School offers 42 weeks of board and tuition for 50 to 60 dollars for seniors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodford
Henrietta
State Normal School
Clarion
Nottingham
Bome
Spring Creek Notes Show School and Social Busy Scene
County correspondence from Spring Creek reports closed schools, new teachers for Union school West Spring Creek, a Mother Goose comedy repeat, and local moves including the Post office to Johnson and Cummings. The March 14 G A R festival and ball raised about 105 dollars with 50 dollars net after expenses, praised by community workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Creek
Charlie Allen
Cleveland
M. A. Myers & Co
Johnson & Cummings
Alt. Deming
D. Holt
L. L. Hyde
Holt
Geneva
R. T. of
Grange Hall
M. Ella Ball
Youngsville
Adda Deming
West Spring Creek
Lottsville Notes Highlight Local Projects and Grange Library
March notes from Lottsville report H M Smith recovering from an injury, Carr brothers planning a test well on T Loomis land, and a partly secured railroad right of way. The Grange adds a library funded by members, while locals comment on social visits, hospital departures, and a famed fur catching family near Lottsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. Smith
David
Alonzo Carr
Lottsville
T. Loomis
Solomon Bartlett
Freehold Township
Rouse Hospital
Uncle Sol
Sugar Grove
Geo. Martin
Stillwater
Truman Howard
Milo
Stoneham Tannery shutdown after boiler breakage near March end
The Tannery company in Stoneham paused operations last Friday due to a broken coupling between the mud drain and boilers. Night fireman H. Keltner was slightly scalded by steam. Repairs were finished, and business resumed Saturday at noon. Local notes mention green attire, increased drinking, and calls for a high license law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Keltner
Clarendon
Edward Schemmelseng
Perry Lindburg
Lou Ridelsberger
Clark Benner
Tidioute
E. R. Peirce
Wm. Bass
Bass
E. G. Peirce
Jamestown
N. Y
Bertha Baker
H. E. Norris
Charles Sutley
Frank Carlston
Brookston
Nutting & Norris
M. B. Dunham
Warren
P. Doerr
Real Estate Transfers in Warren County
Real estate transfers listed include the Treasurer of Warren County to E. C. Cook in Tidioute for 1063 dollars and multiple deeds between individuals in Pittsfield Deerfield Farmington Bear Lake and Mead with sums ranging from 12.50 to 18000 dollars. Names include E. C. Cook John Tonkin Jr Charles E. Spetz James M. Hall A. E. Mc Chesney and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren County
E. C. Cook
Tidioute
John Tonkin, Jr
R. F. VanDoorn
C. A
D. Cornen
Mead
John A. Day
Chas
E. Spetz
Pittsfield
Chas. E. Spetz
Aaron Lindell
John A. Lindell
Farmington
C. T. Bordwell
Hugh Goodwin
Bear Lake
James M. Hall
Deerfield
J. M. Hall
A. E. McChesney
Geo. P. Kepler
A. A
L. B. Wood
Eldred
A. J. Thompson
L. G
Chas. H. Noyes
M. Tuneberg
W. L. Camp
Sugar Grove
Levi Hartson
Calvin Ellis
Farming as a Business and Grange Commercial Progress
W R Downing argues farming demands as much commercial knowledge as technical skill. He recalls the State Grange’s push for direct producer consumer trade, hayseed wholesale principles, and the shift to business discipline to raise farm profits and reduce merchant margins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Downing
State Grange
Farm Institute
Grange
Booth
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Spring Opening Shows New Dry Goods Stock in Warren County
The operation announces a spring opening with new dress goods and novelties. It claims to be the only house in Warren County with an entire stock of dry goods and notes an ongoing sale event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren County
Great Satin Sale and Curtain Stock at Bargain Prices
A vivid sales notice lists fabrics, curtains, and dress goods with deep discounts. Items include satin at 10c, Latines 165c, Madras curtains 90c per pair, French mixtures 1.25, and linens 34c. The ad touts wide assortments, limited quantities, and urgency to shop in Warren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Special Bargains in Dress Goods Remnants
Ends 1 to 10 yds seersuckers at 8 1 2c value 12 1 2. Ginghams 4 to 10 yds at 8 1 2c value 10. Latines 4 to 12 yds 15e value 25. Cottonades 2 to 9 yds 15e value 25. Denims 2 to 7 yds 12 1 2c value 17. Tickings 1 1 2 to 11 yds 12 1 2c value 17. Dress Goods 36 in at 15c value 25. Cotton Table Cloth 40 in at 8c value 18. White Satin 5 to 15 yds at 7c value 18c. All good Remnants.
Marriages in New York and Pennsylvania May 1888
marriages recorded from March 1888 list Henry Highhouse and Lydia Habnhart wed at Ernest Highhouse residence Pleasant Warren Co Pa. C W Henderson and Estella Fay married Jamestown N Y. Emerson J Hare and Bertha G filler united in Fentonville N Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hicuhouse
Haumart
Ernest Highhouse
Pleasant
Warren County
P. Doerr
Henry Highhouse
Lydia Habnhart
Conewango
Henperson—Fay
M. E. Parsonage
Jamestown
N. Y
A. C. Ellis
C. W. Henderson
Elmira
Estella Fay
Farmington
Hare—Miilier
Fentonville, N. Y
J. C. Hankinson
Emerson J. Hare
Ackley
Bertha G. Filler
Fentonville
Kemp's Balsam for the Throat and Lungs advertised
An offer invites readers to call on L. G. Noyes for a free trial bottle of Kemp's Balsam for the Throat and Lungs. The remedy is touted as selling on its merits and guaranteed to cure or relieve chronic and acute coughs asthma bronchitis and consumption. Prices are 50 cents and one dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. G. Noyes
Warren Retail Market Prices Listing
A historical price list shows Warren dealers posting per unit rates for groceries and staples. Items include apples butter beans pork cheese eggs lard onions potatoes shoulders sugar coffee flour tea and other commodities with varied units and references to brands such as White Rose Amber Graham and Rye. The fragment reflects a mid century or early 20th century market catalog style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hunter & Jarvis
C. R. Hewry
The
Warren Mail
Home Matters
Detroit Free Press
Glade
East Warren
the Evangelical Church
Cosmorama
W. A. Scranton
Warren, Pa
Second Street
H. G. Eppy
Tuomas
Water Street
C. M. Jameson
Hickory St
Adelphia
G. B. Willliams
Beyond St
Warren Hospital
New Castle
Emporium
Dr. Oldshue
Grant Street
Pnrtsswurgh
Bell Bros
Haskell Black Silks
Grand Valley
Ralph Clapp Post
Goodwill Hill
Chapple Hill
Whaley Hill
Damon
McDonald
Woman’s Relief Corps
Leslie
Barker
Torn
Stoneham
W.C. Rowvanp
Retterer
Burlington Vt
Free Press
B.F. Morris
N. C. Allen
Peter Greenland
Nelson Greenlund
Undertaker
Exchange Hotel
C. R. Henry's
Fred
P. Hue
Woolssaatt
Scofield
Creeces
Esse2ees
Cecersiveesere
Sisceseseses
Severere
Gadeescacksesadtnae
Ieseversse
Soandeussex
Hebaneekee
Sesaate Eee Eennenee
Csrces
Agaiaies
Seecsee
Yeatentess
Warren Gaslight CO
Paarvied
Jacob Keller
N. K. Wendleboek
Tam
Liberty Street
Postoffic Warren
J. W. Agrelius
Total
Due
L. J. Kinnear
Due Borough
L. K. Dunham
Pathmaster
Chambers Mead
G. H. Pierson
S. Mead
M. E. Church Trustees
B. B. Siggins
Poderumors
J.C. Moll
H. B. Waite
H. Kay
Auditors
Burgess and Council
A. VD
Burgess
M . AE Orr
Warren Retail Market
Goodrich & Fehrman
Ueetee
N. C
Owens Timothy
Justt
Gro
Cery
R. Ward
West Water Street
Leasant Township
WM. Highhouse
TREAS
R’s Commission
W.g.snawley
J. P. Meyers
OHN B. Cable
E District
Cable Brother
Traveler’s Insurance CO
Hartford
Rochester
N.Y
LACE
Boggs & Buhl
Federal St
Allegheny, PA
Farmington Coal CO
Leeper, Clarion Co
Tylersburg Station
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