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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1888
Page
3
Warren society and business items recap May 1888. Local trades advertise goods from green groceries to wall papers and shoes. Public notices cover Democratic convention dates, temperance association, and Knights Templar service. Also reports on crime, court, construction, and the Y M C A Outing Club planning outdoor sports.
Local notes list illness recoveries and travel of residents including Mr F Henry and Capt Alexander. Mentions Warren Odd Fellows rep Jas P Johnson, visits by Mr and Mrs Kauffman, and health updates on Elias Morningstar and Judge Merritt family. Also notes relocations, a funeral report for Irvine H Eddy, and upcoming nuptials of Edith Sill and Guy Wynn with best wishes.
Captain Siegfried orders Company I to assemble at the Armory on Friday May 25 at 6:30 PM for the semi annual inspection. Rifle practice opens Saturdays at 3 PM. Major Patterson reports from the Adjutant General that Company I was above average in appearance and well drilled, with capable non commissioned officers and strong duties knowledge. Jameson's market on Hickory street offers fresh fish and vegetables at 4 cents per pound. Gro Batu sends latest neckwear hats shirts hosiery, promising not to be undersold. C R Henry endorses reliable goods and satisfaction guarantees.
The store offers a first class 8x10 photograph of customers residence or business with every $10 purchase, starting May 10, 1888. Manager Gro P Orr notes the offer and promotes other local ads including Lacquer Paper with Borders, Davis & Co boots and shoes, C P Northrop footwear, a spring clearance by Groe Baune, and Goodrich & Fehlman grocery assurances of not being undersold.
The State Board of Agriculture will convene in Warren on June 12 and 13, with two sessions each day at the Court House and a Tuesday evening meeting. A committee on reception and entertainment includes Burgess W. A. Rankin and others from the Council Fair Association and Farmers Club. The welcome address will be by Rev W A Rankin, with essays by B F Morris and S H Evans. The public is invited to attend all sessions.
Meadville and Crawford counties marked their centennial with imposing ceremonies led by orator A. B. Richmond and poet S. P. Bates. Judge Henderson unveiled a $10,000 pioneer monument of rough granite with a seven foot statue atop a log cabin base. Benjamin Mead of Warren, 92, planned to attend with relatives but could not travel. A. Davis & Co. ad promotes baby carriages and low prices.
George Ball receives his fifth edition of styles for spring suits and new spring goods are advertised. Call to see the latest fashion and place orders before the sale ends, with bargains also offered on canned goods at C R Henry’s.
Moses Hoyt displays a colt eleven months old weighing 760 pounds and asks if anyone can beat that in Bear Lake County records. The note appears in the Bear Lake Record.
The Warren Public Library announces new acquisitions across FICTION JUVENILE and MISCELLANEOUS sections. Prominent authors include Meredith James Barr Barr George W Cable Harte Tolstoi Burnett Alcott Langley Smiles Darwin Holmes and Mill.
The Philadelphia Press reports final legal steps securing heirs of Samuel Blodgett title to a 250 acre tract in Washington near Rhode Island and Vermont Avenues, about five to six blocks from the White House. Lorin Blodgett, long burdened with the property, sees the fruition of decades of effort and is praised for diligence.
A May 14 concert by the Baptist Church ladies drew a large and highly appreciative crowd in Warren. Mrs. Caldwell of Toronto wowed listeners with a sweet voice, Miss Barnes of Buffalo impressed as a contralto, and local performers led by Mrs. Kitchen Mrs. Gerould Miss Ward Miss Parmlee and Fred W. Bell delivered fine singing. Bernice Jones’s piano solo pleased, while Miss Hovey of Jamestown NY gave powerful eloquent recitations. The Silver-toned Quartette was praised and may return.
John V. Rule, adjuster for Union County Mutual Live Stock Insurance Co., of Mifflinburg Pennsylvania, was in Warren last week settling several insured claims to satisfaction. The company offers low rates and prompt loss payments for death or other causes. David Spence of North Clarendon serves as district agent and welcomes inquiries.
Titusville church dedication set for May 20. Erie aims to raise 50000 dollars to connect to the Nypano railroad. Reports from Jamestown, Meadville, Warren, and Oil City cover dry spells, oil fires, bridges, and local officials.
May 7 notes celebrate spring awakenings from frogs to band concerts and fishing. A boundary dispute between P. L. Wright and J. Sangreen is settled by County Surveyor Wheelock. Local movers include Hallock adding hardware, and Wright & Wilcox expanding. The Swedish Church wedding of Sandar and Johnson drew a large crowd and festive dancing. May 13 updates mention visitors, renovations, and a change in landscape as five balsam trees vanish from Main and Mechanic streets.
Just before midnight Friday a blaze engulfed W L Morrison’s barn destroying two work horses a young oxen two milch cows grain and farming gear. Morrison escaped burn injuries though severely burned his face head hands and neck. There was no insurance and property loss includes 50 60 bushels of wheat and oats a Jersey bull and equipment. Origin mystery amid southwest wind and nearby barn protection by Mundy and McConnell fillip. Dr Miller reports Morrison improving. 8 B M
The Merck Drug Store offers pure and new drugs and a complete stock of brushes at low prices. They feature ice cold drinks, soda water, milk shakes, Frui Miz, mineral waters, and reliable prescription service. Mr. J. B. Mullen handles night calls from the Carver House. The store reports large local and country trade and a fine selection of cigars.
All Warren residents wary of outside work high prices and misfits are urged to contact Geo Batu The Veteran Clothier for Fire Life and Accident Insurance from Joan Sill Son at Exchange Block Warren Pa. Dada Shades offered at A A Davis Co. Mineral waters at Davis Drug Store.
Male applicants sought with skills in gardening and care of horses and cows. Also two or three men to operate lath mills. Good wages and steady jobs for suitable candidates. Apply to Tuomas KEELOR at 8m4t Wetmore Pa or Warren Pa.
Help wanted for bark and shingle bolt hauling with a year or more of work, apply D. W. Clark in Tidioute PA. Soda syrups on draught at Davis' Drug Store. Fresh butter in stock at C. R. Henrys. Floor and table oil cloths at A. A. Davis & Co. Rheumatism quickly cured using Arnica and Oil Liniment by B. Morris, N. C. Allen.
Town council requires owners of listed lots to complete specified sidewalk improvements in front of their properties within twenty days. The notice lists numerous streets, lot owners, estates, repairs and new walk constructions throughout the town, with exact segments and responsible parties. If not completed, enforcement actions will follow.
Local ads tout new parasols and dress goods at low prices, with 25 cent underwear and 10 to 25 cent hosiery. The page lists numerous property transfers in Pittsfield, Eldred, Spring Creek, and Warren, plus notes on old time justice dockets and a Jamestown Summer Business Course.
Marriages recorded May 14 1888 in Spring Creek between Mrs Henry P Keller and Miss Nellie Baker both of Spring Creek. May 3 1888 in Jamestown N Y between Jasper Evans and Mrs Mary Lund Dahl both of Chandler's Valley Pa. May 9 1888 in Hickory by Rev D S Steadman Dr H P Holt of Aroya Elk Co and Miss Mengie Williams of Hickory.
Death notices from Warren and Sugar Grove list Anna Humphrey 10 9 3 at Allegheny Springs May 12 1888. Mary A Werey 25 11 3 wife of Frank Werey in Warren May 7 1888. Mrs R J Neill 76 in Clarendon May 7 1888. John Barlow 68 in Sugar Grove May 8 1888.
Nelson Greenlund, undertaker and embalmer, operates at 331 Exchange Block next to the Exchange Hotel in Warren Pennsylvania.
The Bell Brothers department store advertises an upcoming old fashioned Special Sale aimed at top Bargain Day results. They promise focused attention on minor details, few quotations, and broad stockwide price reductions to establish a safe, successful event.
Advertises Friday and Saturday discounts on lace striped scrims momie cloths India linens long cloths lateens muslin underwear robes silks and dress goods. Lists numerous price cuts from 10c to 98c with marked down silk and lace items and 25 percent off lace curtains. Encourages early shopping to secure best selections.
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