Public Service Commission approves Warren Street Railway plans
Official approval for double tracking of the Warren Street Railway lines on Pennsylvania avenue and the Conewango extension has been received from the Public Service Commission. Pomona Grange to meet Corydon June 3 and 4 with a prepared program and hopes of full Warren County representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PS. C
Pennsylvania Avenue
Conewango
Public Service Commission
Pomona Grange
Corydon
Warren County
Harvey Lindberg Resigns as Ridgway Hotel Clerk
Harvey Lindberg of Warren resigns after two years as clerk at the Bogert House in Ridgway and accepts a traveling salesman post with a Cleveland candy firm serving Erie and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Lindberg
Ridgway
Warren
Mr. Lindberg
Cleveland
Erie
New Fine Evasion Rule In Warren Forces Community Work
Drunks arrested on intoxication charges who cannot pay fines in Warren must work on the streets at a dollar per day until the fine is settled, under a new rule issued by Chief of Police Haag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Police
Haag
Warren County Farmers Seek Court Help Over Hay Swindle
A group of Warren County farmers retain attorney D A Arird to investigate a suspected large hay purchase scam. Principal losers include B J Mead George King Thomas Horner Ralph Sullivan Earnest Leonhart and Carl Mourer who allege about $5 000 is due from a New York City man who did not remit after buying hay last winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren County
D. A. Arird
B. J Mead
George King
Yankee Bush
Thomas Horner
Pittsfield
Ralph Sullivan
Youngsville
Earnest Leonhart
Irvine
Carl Mourer
New York City
Motion In Superior Court For License Hearing
In Pittsburgh last Thursday a motion to set a hearing in the Forest County liquor license cases was argued in the Superior Court. The court adjourned to October, advancing the cases to Philadelphia for argument the first Monday of October, with possible paper submissions if allowed. The applicants' counsel declined to accept the October continuance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court
Pittsburgh
Forest County
Philadelphia
Wire Destroyed Bill Eysinger's Celluloid Eye Shade
Bradford Star reports at the St James hotel clerk William Eysinger lost one green celluloid eye shade when lighting a perfecto. A puff of smoke and flash of flame followed. Eysinger was rattled but unharmed. Former Warren resident Eysinger’s friends are relieved it was only the shade that vanished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Eysinger
William Eysinger
St. James
Eysinger
Bradford Star
Warren
Tragic Death From Accidental Sulphuric Acid Ingestion
David Anderson of North Warren died Sunday at 6 after six days of agony from drinking sulphuric acid by mistake. Dr. E J Cowden treated him with morphine to ease suffering. He was born in Sweden 45 years ago and moved to Warren county 25 years ago, leaving a wife and two children and several siblings as survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Anderson
North Warren
E. J. Cowden
Mr. Anderson
Sweden
Warren County
Jackson Run Road
Joseph
George
Arland
Ernest
True
Conrad
Marcus Larson
Warren
Charles Peterson
Yankee Bush
Peterson
Fentonville
Birth at Emergency hospital for Tidioute couple
A daughter was born on Saturday evening at the Emergency hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Kightlinger of Tidioute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borr
Tidioute
Jesse Kightlinger
Jamestown Police Pursue Suspected Horse Thief
Jamestown officers Deputy Sheriff E. A. Gossett and Officer James Hayes chased a man believed to have stolen a valuable horse from a Brocton area farmer. They traced him to Pittsfield in this county but lost all trace of him in Titusville on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. Gossett
James Hayes
Jamestown, N. Y
Titusville
Brocton
Jamestown
Pittsfield
New York Bankers Win City School Bond Bid
The War ren borough school district sold a 30000 dollar bond issue for 1915 to Spitzer Rorick and company of New York for 30621 dollars plus accrued interest. The bid was the highest among four. Funds will remodel the high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bankers Bay
Warren Borough
Spitzer Rorick and Company of
Hospitals Win State Grants In Senate Approved Package
State legislature committee reported funding for nearby hospitals. Kane Summit Hospital receives 11500 dollars, Meadville City Hospital 17000 dollars, Warren Emergency Hospital 14000 dollars, Elk County General Hospital Ridgway 19000 dollars, Punxsutawney Hospital 20000 dollars, Pennsylvania Memorial Home Brookville 17000 dollars, and State Hospital Warren 22500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Kane Summit Hospital
Meadville City Hospital
Warren Emergency
Elk County General Hospital
Ridgway
Punxsutawney Hospital
Pennsylvania Memorial Home
Brookville
State Hospital
Warren
New Power Plant Building Under Way
The Warren Light and Power Company begins construction of a steel and brick power station at the present site. The project costs about $20,000 and will include a boiler twice as large as the old one to house additional machinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Light and Power Company
Bear Lake Man Loses Valuable Horse
Philo Cooper of Bear Lake cared for his team on the roads all day last Thursday. He found one horse ill in the barn during the night and the animal died before a veterinarian could be secured. The horse was part of a team valued at $600.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philo Cooper
Bear Lake
Mayburg Chem Worker Falls Into Acid Vat
Joseph Calebria of the Tionesta Valley Chemical Co in Mayburg burned when his foot slipped on a narrow board and he fell into five feet of acetate of lime causing fatal injuries. He died at War ren hospital Saturday after being injured Friday afternoon during stirring operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayburg
Frank Favafuli
Tionesta Valley Chemical Co
Favafuli
Joseph Calebria
Tionesta Valley Chemical Company
Warren Hospital
Calebria
Mrs Margaret Siggins Dies at 69 in Warren
Mrs. Margaret Siggins widow of Lavern A. Siggins died at her Oak street home Friday afternoon at 69. Daughter of Mathew P. and Sarah Hunter of Tidioute, she moved to the city with her husband five years after their May 20 1865 marriage. Survived by six children and several siblings, the funeral was conducted at 2 30 p m Monday at the family residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Siggins
Lavern A. Siggins
Oak Street
Mathew P
Sarah Magill Hunter
Tidioute
D. B. Everett
Jamestown
Louisa Tipton
Clyde J
Roy B
Cody
Wyo
George Siggins
Warren
John D. Wells
Buffalo
N. Y
W. S. Clark
Edna S. Siggins
Pirates purchase Specs Hill from Warren Interstate
The Warren Interstate baseball club sells pitcher Specs Hill to the Pittsburgh Pirates for 250 dollars. Hill, from Corry, trained at Hot Springs, was tried by the Pirates, then sent to Youngstown Ohio where he won three of four starts, boosting Warren’s league standing with this sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Warren
Warren Interstate Baseball Club
Barney Dreyfuss
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Hill
Corry
Hot Springs
Bucaneers
Youngstown
Pirate
Hemming Custody Rebuff Leaves Girl in Warren
Bertha Hemming, in the custody of her grandfather M. E. Harmstead, refuses to accompany him to Philadelphia. She has escaped twice from the Pennsylvania station, and Harmstead has returned home without her. The girl, ten, is being cared for by her aunt in Warren as custody battles continue after a court ruling placing her with the grandfather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Hemming
Warren
Warren County
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Station
M. E. Harmstead
Young Couple Weds at M. E. Parsonage
Harry George Songer and Miss Edythe Loree wed Monday at the First M. E. parsonage on Fourth Avenue in a ring ceremony. Witnessed by the bride’s siblings, the couple, both noted young city residents, left for their newly furnished home on Cayuga Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry George Songer
Edythe Loree
Norris A. White
M. E
Fourth Avenue
Charles Bowers Shot by 22 Caliber Rifle
At work on a cottage near Conewango North Warren a man named Charles Bowers felt a sting in his right arm. He later found a bullet from a 22 caliber rifle had passed through the arm, the ball lodged just under the skin and removed by a surgeon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conewango
North Warren
Charles Bowers
Warren
Lander High School Commencement Exercises
The Lander High School commencement will be held Thursday at 8 o'clock in the M E Church. Rev Frank Stoddard of Busti will deliver the address. The class includes Lina Maud Knapp Anna Irene Babcock Lucile Grace Mix Georgia Madeline Bur ett Fritz Ernest Anderson Rose Elizabeth Espersen Nina Elizabeth Springer Lois Elizabeth Cowell Gertrude Agnes Parker John Perry Firth. Next Sunday Rev G W Corey will deliver the baccalaureate sermon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lander High School
M. E
Frank Stoddard
Busti
Lina Maud Knapp
Anna Irene Babcock
Lucile Grace Mix
Georgia Madeline Burett
Fritz Ernest Anderson
Roselizabeth Espersen
Nina Elizabeth Springer
Lois Elizabeth Cowell
Gertrude Agnes Parker
John Perry Firth
G. W. Corey
M. E. Church
Miss Daelhousen Wins In Supreme Court
The Philadelphia Supreme Court on Monday upheld a Warren County verdict finding for Miss Alwilda A. Daelhousen of Fagundas in a dispute over estate property left by Hugh Miles. Executors failed to prove Miles was of unsound mind when he willed the house and land to his housekeeper, and costs were placed on the appellants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Philadelphia
Miles
Alwilda A. Daelhousen
Fagundas
Warren County
Miss Daelhausen
Hugh Miles
Edgett Carpenter Shop Destroyed by Early Morning Fire
An early morning blaze at the P. W. Edgett carpenter shop on the island caused 12000 in damage. R. L. Doty, who lived there, escaped with his life as smoke filled his apartment from a storage room. Fire crews returned twice, and the ruins were soaked after the third, final blaze. The old building housed various trades since the 1870s and is insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. W. Edgett
Myron Waters Estate
R. L. Doty
Warren
Piso Company
Edgett
Waters
Adjourned City Council Meeting Names Street Commissioner
Council adjourned without President Maybank present as ONeill served as temporary chair. W C Duff won the Street Commissioner post with eight votes. R N Brown six and Irvin L Geer one. A motion to hire S E Pease to review summer paying plans was laid over. Banks along Second Avenue objected to brick paving and offered to cover the difference for wood block.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maybank
Westfield
N. Y
Warren
O'Neil
Burgess Knabb
E. H. Beshlin
San Francisco
Baker
C. E. Spencer
Irvin L. Geer
R. N. Brown
W. C. Duff
Messrs. Brown
Duff
Mr. Brown
Geer
Durham
Civic Improvement League
S. E. Pease
Cleveland, O
Williams
Second Avenue
Liberty Street
Pennsylvania Avenue
Get Your Tenant Leases at the Mail Office
Local real estate notice invites tenants to pick up lease documents at the mail office. The brief item notes available agreements, deadlines, and required identification for retrieval.
Boy Injures Foot On Broken Bottle During Play
Otto Johnson of Fourth Avenue reports his son Walfred stepped on a broken bottle while playing ball Friday afternoon. The jagged edge cut the right foot to the bone and will prevent walking for several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walfred Johnson
Otto Johnson
Fourth Avenue
Oil drilling talk at Tidioute mouth for 3000 foot test
Operators discuss forming a stock company to deepen the existing well near Tidioute Creek to 3000 feet. The current hole is just over 1800 feet with a rig on site. The original well, drilled by Fred Jones, found little sand except about 80 feet of Queens sand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tidioute
Tidioute Creek
Fred Jones
Queensand
Clarendon Children Exhibit of Snakes Draws Crowd
In Clarendon a group of children staged a snake exhibit after asking a magistrate about a bounty. They claimed “more than 20” snakes and, lacking bounty provisions, set up a tent with a girl acting as charmer handling the reptiles to show their harmlessness, drawing notable patronage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarendon
Warren Company Sold to Philadelphia Concern
The Warren company of Oklahoma, largely owned by Warren residents, sold to the Crew-Levick company of Philadelphia. The deal paid 80 000 dollars cash and stock in the Drew-Levick company, with George C. Priestly of Bartlesville joining Drew-Levick at 12000 dollars yearly and relocating his family to Philadelphia for headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Company
Oklahoma
Warren
Crew-Levick Company
Philadelphia
William Muir
Titusville
Crew Levick Company
Drew-Levick Company
Illinois
George C. Priestly
Bartlesville
Okla
Regular Monthly Meeting of D A R Chapter
The General Joseph Warren Chapter of the D A R met in the Woman's Club May 13 with good attendance. The program included ritual, America singing, two vocal solos by Mrs H R Ridelsperger, and a talk by Mrs Manning on the Mothers Congress. Miss Baxter gave a Continental Congress report with humorous anecdotes. Ice cream and cake followed. Next meeting June 10 at 2 50 p m at the Woman's Club to elect officers.
Conewango Valley Club Organized Monday
A meeting by Conewango Valley subscribers formed the Conewango Valley Country Club above the farm colony between here and Russell. Prominent promoters include Jerry Crary C J Crary Captain A G Lyons and Edward Campbell. The club plans a $50 000 incorporation with $50 shares and a building committee led by Horace Crary M C Parshall Ed Campbell A G Lyons and C T Conarro will work with architect E A Philips to draft plans and start building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conewango Valley
Messrs
Horace Crary
M. C. Parshall
Ed. Campbell
A. G. Lyons
C. T. Conarro
E. A. Philips
Miss Dickey Resigns Y W C A Secretaryship
Miss Laura S. Dickey resigns as general secretary of the Y W C A to pursue hospital training in Baltimore and missionary work in China. She led Warren YWCA from 300 to 745 members since 1913. A farewell reception is planned before her departure next week. Margaret Nason to succeed her. Mary Campbell to oversee in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura S. Dickey
Miss Dickey
Baltimore
Presbyterian Deaconess
China
W. N. Wysham
Princeton
N. Y
Warren
Young Women's Christian Association
Wek
Margaret Nason
Cleveland
Dickey
Mary Campbell
Wilson College
Jean Boggs
Taylor
Daughter Arrives at Wineriter Home
Miss Vera May Wineriter arrived Saturday morning at the home of Mr and Mrs Claire Winterster of 16 Redwood Street. The newborn weighed eight and a half pounds. Mother and daughter and father are doing well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vera May Wineriter
Claire Winterster
Redwood Street
Pie Social at Jackson Run Raises Funds for Library
A pie social was held Friday evening at the home of H. Lundahl in Jackson Run. About sixty people attended and enjoyed a sociable time. The event raised a neat sum for the Sunday school library and featured decorations of Japanese lanterns lilacs and apple blossoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Lundahl
Jackson Run
Miss Marian Nelson and Henry Seaman Married in Columbus
Miss Marian Nelson of Columbus and Henry Seaman of Erie wed last Wednesday at the First Lutheran Church parsonage with Rev. W. C. Beck officiating. They traveled to Erie afterward and will make their home there with the bride’s family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian Nelson
Columbus
Henry Seaman
Erie
First Lutheran Church
W. C. Beck
Fire damages Tidioute News Stand and cigar shop
C O Lundquist store in Tidioute suffered heavy damage Monday before volunteers controlled the blaze. Origin unknown but suspected spontaneous combustion in a storeroom with oily rags. The main building area was saved enough for business to continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. O. Lundquist
Tidioute
Lundquist
Park Ettinger Wedding Unites Della K Ettinger and Clarence W Parks
On Thursday evening at ten oclock at the home of Mr and Mrs A W Ettinger 1809 Pennsylvania Ave E the Me thodist ring ceremony united Della K Ettinger and Clarence W Parks in marriage Rev J A Galbraith officiated Miss Marie Ettinger sister of the bride served as bridesmaid and Gerald W Peck as best man The couple reside in the community where the bride has worked as a clerk at Printz store and the groom is an employee of Warren Refining Company
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Ettinger
Pennsylvania Avenue E
Della K
Clarence W. Parks
J. A. Galbraith
Epworth Methodist Church
Printz
Warren Refining Company
Marie Ettinger
Gerald W. Peck
Convention at Titusville Scand. Brotherhood elects officers
The district convention of the Scandinavian Brotherhood of America met in Titusville on May 18 with 75 delegates from northwestern Pennsylvania. A banquet followed and officers were elected: president Samuel Murgeson of Titusville. past president Alfred Levander Renova. vice president C J Quisp Mount Jewitt. secretary A W Anderson Ludlow. treasurer Ludwig Johnson Warren. marshall Mrs. Harry Bell Warren. assistant marshal Mrs Hulda Okerberg Sheffield. prelate Mrs Anna Lawson Ludlow. district deputy Carl Engstrom Kane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titusville
Scandinavian Brotherhood of America
Pennsylvania
Alfred Levander
Renova
Samuel Murgeson
C. J. Quisp
Mount Jewitt
A. W. Anderson
Ludlow
Ludwig Johnson
Warren
Harry Bell
Marshall
Government fears plot to wreck naval depots
New York May 16. Navy department raises guards at depots near New York amid evidence of a plot to destroy them. Iona Island off Peekskill named. Commander Galbraith denies the report as baseless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Navy Department
Ione Island
Peekskill
Galbraith
Printing Prices From Warren Mail Headquarters
The Warren Mail offers printing services and invites customers to call for price details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Warren Mail
Spring Footwear Stock Offers Seasonable Comfort
Footwear stock highlights warm season appeal with complete selection and spring offerings at noted reasonable prices. Local store promotes comfortable options for the warmer days.
Shoe sale features women and misses canvas and pumps
Women and misses white canvas oxfords and pumps offered at 98c 1 25 1 48 and up to 4 00 per pair with assorted styles advertised in the sale.
Mary Jane and Emy Lou Lead Pumps for Small Folks
Mary Jane and Emy Lou top the list of leader pumps for the little folks offered at 98 cents, 1.25 dollars, and 1.48 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Jane
Emy Lou
Bargain Footwear Sale Across All Grades
Barefoot sandals listed for all grades and prices. Men’s and boys’ tennis shoes priced at 39c 49c 59c and 75c.
Scout Shoes Priced from $1.35 to $3.50 Pair
Advertised men and boys scout shoes with prices 1.35 1.65 and 1.98 and up to 3.50 per pair.
Full Line of Dress Shoes for Every Family Member
A retailer offers complete sets of dress shoes for all family members including men women and children. The collection features varied styles sizes and colors suitable for formal occasions and daily wear.
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Archie Akam
Walton Farm
M. E. Parsonage
Lander Schools
Daaelhousen
Edgett Carpenter Shop
Conewango Valley Club
Patent Medicine
Ynolds
Second Ave
Warren, Pa
Wineriter
Scandinavian Brotherhood
Washington
Mt Vernon
Wood
Harrisburg
B. P. Frazer
Brisbane
R. R
Redding Shoe CO
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