Personal notes from Warren readers and visitors unfold local ties
Personal paragraphs recount visiting Naperville resident Jacob Fehlman in Warren, updates on Miss Mary Hanson and Miss Rose Wright to Buffalo, D M Gross buying stock in New York, Robison bridal tour, Jacob Mack's stroke improving, and praise for Manager Stearns oil news lines. Ex Gov St John lectures in Warren and rooms at Warren Hotel under Davis and Bernard. The House approves 90 000 for Warren Insane Asylum though Charities recommended 40 000, with Rep Shortt praised for support and service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Fehlman
Naperville, Ill
Warren
Mary Hanson
Rose Wright
Buffalo
D. M. Gross
New York City
Samuel Robison
Jacob Mack
Elk
Stearns
W. A
N. G
D. B. Bernard
Dave
House
Warren Insane Asylum
Board of Charities
Shortt
C. M. Shortt
Warren Mail Notes Local Business and Events of May 1883
The Warren paper lists upcoming entertainments, shop openings, and civic updates. It notes a Damon and Pythias show, Sol. Cohn & Co. opening a clothing store, a spring baseball boom with two new clubs, and a lock-up renovation. Community notices include a dance at Roscoe Hall, a ball for Mrs. Cogswell, and a Col L F Watson Hose Co No 2 naming.
No Court This Week Due to Judge Brown Illness
Judge Brown fell ill Sunday and remains confined at home causing no court to convene this week. Jurors and witnesses were excused from duty as a result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
May 3 Morning Quiet Amid Deaths In Town
A May day warm and bright hides a grim toll as four townsfolk die. Father Alden passes at 88, Mrs. Mary Offerlee at 71 after long invalid life, Kim Russell at 61, and Lottie Smith at 60. The piece reflects on mortality and the urge to live virtuous lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father Alden
Mary Offerlee
Kim Russell
Lottie Smith
At-Home Transfer Stamping Patterns and Baby Carriage Ads
Mrs Gillmore offers Briggs Transfer Stamping Patterns for home use. A. A. Davis & Co. promotes Express Wagons and Velocipeces for baby carriage purchases. Pleasant rooms and good board are available in a private family setting at Maru office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Briggs
Mrs. Gillmore’s
A. A. Davis & Co
Maru
G A R Post Organization in Warren Elects Temporary Leader
A large veterans meeting at 1 Co Armory in Warren elected Wm Spangler temporary president and Wm Swanson secretary. Names were added to a charter petition for a new G A R Post to be named Eben N Ford. A Decoration Day committee and May 10 adjournment were set, urging prompt civic support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren and Vicinity
Co. Armory
Wm. Spangler
Wm. Swanson
Eben N. Ford
Warren
Messrs
F. W. Miller
Jas. O. Parmlee
Fred Baltzinger
G. W. Kinnear
S. M. Cogswell
A.J. Mair
Pastor Perry S. Allen Installed at Warren Church
Rev. Perry S. Allen was installed as Pastor of the Presbyterian church in Warren on Monday evening May 7 by Presbytery. The service featured organ music by Miss Florence Sill, preaching by Rev. W A Zankin, with Rev. E S Davies conducting, and Rev. Edward Bryan charging the Pastor. The gathering praised his faithful ministry and expected church growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry S. Allen
Presbyterian Church
Warren
E. S. Davies
Pittsfield
W. A. Zankin
Edward Bryan
Bradford
L. M. Gilleland
Tidioute
Allen
Florence Sill
Sol Cohn Reopens Warren Store Under Keystone Clothing
Sol Cohn announces return to Warren and will reopen in the Oil Exchange room under Keystone Clothing Company. The note pledges the new venture as enterprising and creditable to Warren, with White Lead and Ready Mixed Paint by T. H. Nevin & Co and Noyes selling GILLMORE millinery for new styles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sol Cohn
Warren
Keystone Clothing Company
Oil Exchange
T. H. Nevin & Co
L. G. Noyes
tLadies
County and Nearby News Roundup
In Buffalo the Supreme Lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen will meet on June 5. Corry residents organize to resist driven well agents as three hundred and twenty two G A R posts are reported in the state with Warren county at 325. Foster and McKay shops in Titusville closed by the sheriff for liabilities. Mrs Welker of Kane dies after milking cows. A man dies of poisoning at Wetmore, unclear if intentional. Meadville dairy board season opens May 15 at Meadville. Bradford to begin Producer’s Oil Exchange building costing 30000 dollars. An electric light company offers Meadville lighting for one quarter gas cost. Warren debates candidate representation with calls to elect honest delegates. Erie tramps to be jailed and worked on streets. Birth of a girl in Erie weighs 1 pound 9 ounces. Dunkirk editor McKinstry returns from the south. father remains. Meadville taxes exemptions for factories investing 9000 dollars or more. Kinzua Hotel bought by E Fogles. W Fogles to retire and pursue oil rigs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Lodge of the
Ancient Order of United Workmen
Buffalo
Corry
Warren County
Foster & McKay
Titusville
Welker
Oil Exchange
Bradford
Meadville
Warren
Mercer County
Erie
Wm. Thayer
McKinstry
Dunkirk Journal
Fredonia Censor
Kinzua
E. Fogles
Wm. Fogles
Obituary of R K Russell Pioneer Official and Odd Fellow
The death of Robert Kimball Russell on May 1 1883 at age 61 is noted, with details of his service as County Treasurer Register and Recorder and Clerk to the County Commissioners. He helped in building the county Court House and was a respected Odd Fellow. The Oil Exchange adopts resolutions expressing condolence, suspends business for his funeral, and records the tribute to his honesty humor and public service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. K. Russell
Robert Kimball Russell
Robert Russell
Pine Grove
Warren County
Russellburg
Warren
Oakland Cemetery
Mystic Tie
Rankin
Kim Russell
Oil Exchange
C. H. Noyes
Robert K. Russell
Local notes on property changes and town events
County correspondence reports recent property purchases by Pierce at Hurlburt House and Miller Bros at Keystone Restaurant, plus moving plans. Post office stock now owned by Thomas. mail service upgraded to two daily deliveries. Local traffic and repairs noted. various residents travel, move, or return from trips. social events and jokes mentioned. production in Cherry Grove field described as improving. date May 5, 1883.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Hurlburt
Miller Bro’s
Keystone
Roeds
Farnsworth
Sheriff Allen
I. D. Woodford
Mr. Thomas
P. M
Post Office
Mr. Field
Davenport
Mr. Benninger
Garfield
Mr. Crowley
Morse & Crowley
Mr. Hackenberry
Forest County
East Farnsworth
Hanxpy Anpy
Horton Crary & Co. under way with building and new goods
Horton Crary & Co. push ahead on their new hardware and furniture store with foundation stone nearly done and frame rising under Dan Morgan. Davidge & Co. stock their second spring shipment, offering new dry goods. O.C. Brownell tasked with erecting two new Sheffield township schools at Barnes and Farnsworth Siding. Freight and passenger traffic on the T WY R R grows with Davidge & Co. and P E transfer crews. Some sidewalks remain in poor condition. City fathers urged to address the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horton, Crary & Co
Dan Morgan
Sheffield Township
Barnes
Farnsworth Siding
O.C. Brownell
Davidge & Co
Sidewalks Ordered by Town Council in 1885 notice
Borough Ordinances require landowners to complete sidewalk improvements in front of their lots within twenty days or the town will perform the work and charge the land, with a lien possible plus twenty percent. Street lines and grades to be provided by the Borough Surveyor. list of streets and property owners affected follows.
Death and obituary notices from Warren area in 1883
The column records deaths and obituaries including Richard Alden born 1795 in Camden Oneida County died May 2 1883 in Warren aged nearly 88. It lists last rites at M E Church and notes his public service as Justice of the Peace. Also listed are Mary Offerlee Catherine Pierce Clara Irvine Charlotte Smith and others with ages and brief funeral details. Further entries include Will Jackson Mrs Sloan Abram Cramer and related notes on residence and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E
Thoburn
Offerlee
Warren
Mary Offerlee
George Offerlee
Cramer
Farmington
Abram Cramer
Farmington Township
Schenectady
N. Y
Warren County
Oil notes and new rooms at Warren Exchange
Oil ranges in the nineties closing Monday. Warren Oil Exchange to occupy new rooms in the Exchange block this week. Dr A Elliott of Corry reports a narrow belt of oil at Spring Creek. The famous 646 well in the Cherry Grove field now yields about three barrels daily, down from 3000 a year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Oil Exchange
A. Elliott
Corry
Spring Creek
Cherry Grove
Railroads Offer 1000 Mile Tickets In May
Buffalo New York and Philadelphia announce 1000 mile through tickets for 20 dollars usable on any branch beginning May 1. The N Y P and O plans cheap West excursions this year with the German Baptist meeting at Bismarck Grove as a travel draw in Lawrence. May 10 and 15 sale dates apply with return by June 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
New York
Philadelphia
United States
German Baptist Church
Bismarck Grove
Lawrence
Temperance Lectures Draw Large Crowds at Court House
Mrs. J Ellen Foster delivered an hour and a half temperance lecture to a packed Court House crowd last Sunday. Her logical talk and oratorical power earned warm praise even from non adherents to abstinence. Ex Gov St John of Kansas will lecture on temperance at 7 PM on Wednesday May 9 with free admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Ellen Foster
St. John
Kansas
Europe
America
Court House
Latins and French Ginghams Displayed in Summer Goods Sale
The store promotes new stock of White Dress Goods India Lawns Mulls Cords and Embroidery. It highlights a large Summer Silk selection with a bargain price 50 cents and a top quality Black Silk at $1. Also mentions durable wall finish and chair sets at 2.75 per unit from referenced vendors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Warren
Dentists Endorse Yes Tooth Pow der For Sale By Johnson and Siegfried
Dentists recommend Yes Tooth Powder and advertise it for sale by Johnson and Siegfried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson & Siegfried
Perfect Fitting Patterns Ad in Harper's Bazar
Readers are urged to try Harper's Bazar Patterns for the latest European and American fashions. Each pattern comes with full printed descriptions in envelopes. Johnson & Steereip, Agents, Variety Hall, Warren, Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper’s Bazar
Johnson & Steerreip
Variety Hall
Warren
Spring Clothing at G I Mead Clothier
Hickory street shop announces a large import and domestic cloths shipment with a wide line of suitings and pantaloons in unique patterns. Visit to inspect goods and prices. if Rush Bartlett cannot fit you, you may be hard to please. Also offers picture framing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G.I. Mead
Hickory Street
Rush Bartlett
A. A. Davis & Co
Marriages in Warren and nearby towns May 1883
A list of marriages from May 1 to May 7 1883 across Warren Conewango Ridgway Sugar Grove Clarendon Farmington and Sheffield. Couples include P R Martin and E Markham H M Lauffer and B L Smith John Yagge and Mary A Glaus H H Taylor and Mary T Rolle W Fitts and Clita Morton Fred Putnam and Alice King RB Hobbs and Nettie Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. McIntyre
W. Fitts
Youngsville
Clita Morton
Sugar Grove
Putnam—King
Farmington
Fred Putnam
Alice King
Hobbs—Davis
Sheffield
W. W. Cushman
RB. F. Hobbs
Gusher City
Nettie Davis
Millerstown
Balance Sheet Snapshot From Banking Report
The document lists assets and liabilities of a bank including loans and discounts, overdrafts, securities like U.S. bonds, real estate, furniture, cash items, and checks. It shows due from reserve agents, other banks, and state banks, plus capital, surplus, deposits, and payables to other banks and depositors. The figure totals indicate a comprehensive ledger summary for the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
U.S. Lreas
Ceee
Ul Capital
Beechers and Copeland Hardware Ad Features Mowers and Tools
The ad highlights Walter A. Wood enclosed gear mowing machines and Anson Wood mowers with prices $66 and $63, Meadow King mower at $60, and five percent off for cash. It promotes Reaper attachments, harrows, plows, cultivators, rakes, drills, wagons, fencing, cement, paint, stoves, sewing machines, and broad hardware offerings aimed at farmers and mechanics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter A. Wood
W. Anson Wood
Chase Taylor & Co
Oliver
Gowanda
Curtis
Remington
Pittsburg
Buford
Buckeye
Jackson
Wetherill
Paris
NEW Hartford
Also Mentioned on This Page
Che Warren
Home Matters
Norristown Herald
Oil City
Siegel & Sons
Bell Brothers
Messner
Ball’s
J. Morningstar
Martin & Son
1” Co
Maj. Sayer
Excelsior and Star
C. M. Jameson
Tanner's Hill
Market Street
Damon and Pythias
Noyes’ Drug Store
N. K. Wendelboe
Liberty Street
G. W. Mitchell
Sol. Cohn & Co
Cohn
Mitchell Strelitz
Marion
S. H. Cogswell
Col. L. F. Watson Hose Co. No. 2
John Rowland, Corp. U.S. W
Foreman
Fred Howard
John Ungerer
Henry Messenger
C. H. Smith
A. J. Spinner
Leroy Cornelius
W. L. Spaulding
Jas. Kitchen
L. A. Goodrich
James Kitchen
John O’laughlin
Chicago & Atlantic Road
Dennis J. Sullivan
Sullivan
G. A. R. Post
Counly and Vicinity
Tvidioute
John
Wm. Bynd
Cochranton
J. L. Grandin
Boston
Gleaner
Water Street
A. Kirberger
F. A. Cogswell
New
Adam Offerlee
G. H. Leonhart
Phillip Begler
Sam’l Devore
T. Reig
C. Schellhammer
Mrs. J. Stahle
E. R. Emory
John Heible
N. Cook
Mrs. R. Kitch
C. P. Henry
T. O. Hutchinson
West Side
J. J. Kirberger
J. A. Bell
J. M. Olney
J. Hahn
H. G. Eddy
L. Kastator
G. Reig
Albert Sevner
M. Shaffer, Sr
South Side
John Truby
J. Gisselbrecht
R. W. Dalrymple
P. Gisselbrecht
J. C. Seichrist
Frank Wolf
M. Fitzgerald
C. Fisher
W. Kling
Wim. Kulow
J.suttor
Theo. Hull
M. Brown
J.C
North Side
W.S. Page
J. K. Weaver
P. W. Murray
I. W. Fellers
Geo. Chapell
Struthers
Keller
E. Cowan
Co. Smith
A. T. Scofield
J.C. Utter
J. Barnhart
C. Reiterer
John O’hern
J. Cooney
John Fagan
John Welsh
James Gray
Warren Sav. Bank
T. Townly
Struthers, Wells & Co
KF. Metzgar
A. P. Wetmore
A. Wise
C. B. Curtis Est
R. Brown
P. Greenland
F. Baltzinger
East Street
John Riwa, Sr
Geo. Bishop
Fletcher’Parker
M. Waters
Ed. Baker
J.’ Beglerest
J. H. Eddy
Ll. Hanson
Peter Holmes
C. P. Northrop
B. Huffman
P. Yowel
A. H. Lacy
G. C. James
Mrs. J. Orr
G. H. Ames
Lutheran Church
W. White
W. A. Greaves
L. F. Watson
J. F. Davis Est
M. Kopf
J.stahle
D. M. Allen
Dwight Cowan
J.C. Fox
East Side
John Mengel
Geo. Arnold
James Steadman
Joseph Schaufer
C. Steber
D. S. McNitt
J. P. Hanson
M. Miles
Robt. Barber
Boon MaGee
Jacob Smith
T.S. Messner
A. Rearick
John Laufier, Jr
New Walk
Mrs. Rathbun
Short Street
H. N. Crandall
A. Hertzel
W. W. Wilbur
S.J
K. W. Irvine
A. Rogers
FE. M. Pierce
L. D. Wetmore
J. Page
E. Barnes
Ludlow
Maria Merrill
J. M. Clapp
W.M. Lindsey
New. Co
M. Hasser
B. Nesmith
Liberty
A.B. Miller
N. P. Hoosack
W. H. Copeland
R. Dennison
W. D. Brown
Baptist Church
O. H. Hunter
Fletcher Parker
D. M. Williams
C. Park
L. B. Wood
A. Fisher
Evan
G. W. Scofield
Hickory
D. Grindley
C. W. King
B. Platte
Geo. Ball
M. Mead
N. Kidder
T. Clemons
L. Friday
J. Nixon
A. G. Hoyt
Poplar
Episcopal Church
J.B. Russell
John Dunn
A. Evans
Jerry Lyons
J C Boyd
Laurel
W. A. Mitchell
New. C
Beech
John O’ Laughlin
James Nixon
R. Attridge
R. Giegrich
Chestnut
Pr. Meehan
D. Foley
D. O’hern
M. Cribbins
L. Lynch
Gee
McKeel
Thomas Townley
A. Bennett
Mason
Libbie Cogswell
Ss. T
O. C. Allen
J. F. Davis
J. Eysinger
A. A. Davis
J. W. Stearns
Z. E
Joseph Lindsey
Joseph Clinton
H. Ross
Axtell
John Sill
Hall
Lesser
I. G. Lacy
Theo. Hall
J. N. Schnur
Geo. Offerle
O. Hall
Jane Orr
T. Strthers
School House
Summerton
M.E. Church
H.C. Aldrich
W. H. Pickett
J. G. Grindley
Henry Knupp
John Knupp
Watson & Wetmore
S. Carver
A. S. Dalrymple
Mingle Est
J. K. Palmer
W. Scott
O. B. Dalrymple
HIGH
Jacob Suttor
G. Haas
H.S. Thomas
Ww. A. Rankin
E. D. Preston
A.D. Wood
GL. Friday
S. H. Davis
B. F. Morris
McMullan Heirs
John Kropp
M.B. Dunham
J. G. Brown
N. Greenland
Rich’ Attridge
P. Mahony
Carlo
MM. Schaeffer
Joseph Shaffer
B. Mead
W.D. Brown
T. Bell
Pres. Parsonage
Thos. Clemons
M. Schaeffer
A. Wickstrom
G. W. Sill
A. Ruhlman
Ed Dugan
D. Kirvin
H. Loding
J.P. Johnson
J.o’loughran
O. Fiall
Thos. Ryan
A. Brown
J. Trushell
P. Burke
J.C. Seichrist
Silk
H. A. Jamieson
Geo
P. Orr
Burgess
Rufus P. Eraa
McNett & Co
Columbus
Catherine D. Pierce
Irvine
Clara
Andrew Irvine
Railroad Record
L. G. Noyss
First National Bank of Warren
Tional Bank of
Pennsylvania
Moses Beecher
First National Bank of
M. Beecher
State OF
H. E. Brown
G. H. Ames, J. H. Eddy
A. Siegel & Sons
Northwestern
Pennc E
Warren, Pa
C. H. Hunter & Son
At &c
O. H. Hunter & Son
Beecher & Copeland
Suspension Warren
Lidge
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