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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1883
Page
2
The Republican State Convention will be held at Harrisburg on the second Wednesday the 11th day of July 1885 at 12 o'clock noon for nominating candidates for Auditor General and State Treasurer and for the transaction of other business.
A meeting of the Warren County Republican Committee will be held at George O. Cornelius’s office in Warren on Friday May 11 1885 at 3 p.m. All members are urged to attend. W J Alexander Chairman W I Bacnor Secretary
The cabinet lists Frederick F. Frelinghuysen as Secretary of State, Robert T. Lincoln as Secretary of War, William E. Chandler as Secretary of the Navy, Charles J. Folger as Secretary of the Treasury, Henry M. Teller as Secretary of the Interior, Walter A. Gresham as Postmaster General, and Benjamin H. Brewster as Attorney General with regional replies expected from several towns.
The Pittsburg Post notes lumber from the upper Allegheny totals about 20,000,000 feet of boards and 3,000,000 cubic feet of square timber. Much of the North of Warren lumber heads to Rochester and New England. Port rafts worth $1,000,000 require 1,000 men to guide downstream. Prices drop from last year with staff pay $9 to $10 per thousand. The Tionesta Republican says Pittsburg lumbermen report dull spring markets with overstock and price declines from $17.50–18 to about $15–$16 per thousand, and timber following a similar drop.
Tur Franklin Press notes March internal revenue receipts exceed prior year by 1.425 million and nine month total up 107.951 million. Since 1876 revenue collectors report over 850 million in collections with no losses from deficits or defalcation.
On April 30 Justice May held the Scott liquor law unconstitutional. A saloon keeper arrested for selling without landlord consent argued the law impaired a contract. The decision cited unequal tax and impairment of existing contracts as the basis.
Gov. Cleveland signs bill requiring county boards to bury deceased soldiers sailors and marines and place proper headstones. It bans future pauper burials. The Great Bridge between New York and Brooklyn will open May 24 with national dignitaries invited. no confirmation Queen Victoria will attend.
The session saw bills on a circuit court of appeals debated and defeated or altered with Erie replaced by Franklin and Meadville. various revenue and public welfare measures advanced or blocked. hospital and penitentiary appropriations approved. sparrow hunting and theater crowding laws discussed. adjournment and a Petersburg excursion noted.
Governor Cleveland signs the Niagara Park bill creating a commission to report costs to the next Legislature with the aim to preserve the great natural wonder. The item follows other notices including telephony growth, newspaper subscriptions, and state political currents.
Minnesota begins to replace wheat growing with dairy farming as an emerging agricultural trend, reflecting a shift in state farming practices. The transition mirrors patterns seen in older states adjusting crops and livestock to new economic conditions.
Non R Brown of Warren notes the 135th Lake Shore Railroad annual report from Cleveland. Directors include Vanderbilt family members and Erie Cleveland officers. President Vanderbilt cites earnings of 18.225 million, net 7.00016 million, eight percent dividend, expenses 60.5 percent, first mortgage debt reduced to 22 million, second mortgage debt up to 21.192 million via Nickel Plate exchange. Lake Shore to gain freight and travel facilities under Nickel Plate control. A. A. Davis & Co. promotes imported cigars at L. G. Noyes drug store.
A poem from 1883 Park Pluck depicting an old mill worn by time. The speaker notes wind at the door and a mossy roof, while ivy brightens the scene, recalling happier days and the lonely stone buildings.
Charles S. Wolfe, arriving in Harrispure on private business, denounced Gov. Pattison and the Administration in a hotel lobby free-for-all. He said he would not align with any party, claiming he will vote as he pleases and rejects pulling Democratic reforms or dual Republican bosses. He stated he is not in politics.
The firm promises unmatched bargains and a superior Spring Stock in Warren County. Hats and caps offer infinite variety while the Gent's Furnishing Goods Department aims for complete selection. Each salesman acts as a personal guide through the extensive inventory.
L G Noyes offers Nevin & Co mixed paint with a three year guarantee. Also new Spring stock includes an elegant line of wall paper and ceiling decorations available now.
A. A. Davis & Co lists Peck's Bad Boy and his Pa at 50 cents and 1 dollar. Also offered are Uncle Linh and other Farm Ballads by the Betsey and I are Out author, Mrs. Isaacs by the Blades of Grass author, The Toto a dream of Wealth at 50 cents, and A Wronged Wife by May Agnes Fleming.
In Amidon an advertisement calls out a long list of names including Mrs M Alistrane C J Baker Linda Putter John I Blystone L M Boyd Pat Boyd Mrs Lou Cahill Dan Carlson Annie Clayton Cal Cobb Edward Dougherty W Davenport C Dalstrom Ava Doyle James Dan Oliver F Davis J8 Evans Norma Fisher C B Guilford D C Giles James Gilchrist Jam Graham H B Gunnarson C J Hanson Peter Harbeck Willi Harvey Mary Holm Mrs H Hartzell Mrs Hanover J Haak Christi in calling fi advertising. An
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