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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1908
Page
8
Guidelines urge that all copy be in by Tuesday each week and require each correspondent to sign communications. Names will not be published unless requested, and writing on both sides of paper should be avoided.
May 18 entries record visits and greetings among residents of Sugar Grove Corydon Jamestown Warren Youngsville Clarion County and surrounding towns. Names include Robert Brown Belle Homer L F Pratt Mary Sullivan Josie Homer Inez Green Lizzie Samuelson Ruby Head and others with multiple calls visits and weekend outings.
May 18 visits and calls across Frewsburg, Warren, Akeley, and nearby towns. Mrs. Sopha Strand called on Mrs. Mary Stratton. a Conklin couple welcomed a son born May 13 1908. families hosted relatives and guests including Florence Cable and Ruth McCoy. The Ladies Aid Society met at the U B church and neighbors shared Sunday visits among Fox, Fellows, McCoy, and Dakin households.
May 19 reports show Mrs. A. C. Walker of Scandia visiting her mother. Miss Bertha Passinger visits Warren relatives while Miss Icy Passinger returns home from Wetmore. Mrs. Fred Newark of Warren tends her mother Mrs. W. H. Madigan. Others include Alonzo Cole from Russell, Henry Akeley from Warren, Gust Akeley from Jamestown, and Jefferson Vansile returning from Indiana. Mertie Blandwin comes back from California to visit Ed Samuelson family for the summer. Frank Phillips and wife visit his parents in this place. Wm. Madigan travels to Warren on business.
May 20 notes show Mr Headley’s weekly trips to Warren each Monday and local residents like James Clendening visiting friends. Miller sold two cows last Friday. Viola Lounsbury has been ill but is improving. Others include Eugene Outrid visiting Corydon and Onoville and Brown arriving on the Hill.
Jacob Schular Jr calls on his Corydon parents. Roy Gage assists brother Martin on the farm this summer. Mrs. Harry Marsh visits friends in Warren this week.
Mrs. Nina Brown Hellier of near Cobb's Corners died April 29 from pneumonia. She leaves a husband two daughters and one son. Interment at East Branch cemetery. Other items note residents visiting Corry Spartansburg and State Lot revival meetings. Calvin Nichols is very ill with low hopes of recovery.
The Warren County Pomona Grange No. 10 meets with Valley Grange in Chandlers Valley on June 11 12 starting 1 30 p m. Visiting members should contact Secretary Ira G Darling in advance. Program includes music welcome address discussion topics on highways farm life machinery representation and public sentiment with memorial services for Benjamin Marsh and a Fifth degree session.
The May election in Swissvale borough may be invalidated due to failure to advertise beforehand. The issue arises from a lack of notice, with several towns in similar situations. Contested notices have been filed against superintendent elections in Bradford City and Mahanoy Township, Schuylkill County, according to the Harrisburg Telegraph.
George Green of Greensburg Westmoreland county says two unknown men robbed him of 17 dollars near the Pennsylvania railroad station about 10 o’clock last night. They stabbed his throat then threw him into the river but he escaped and is alive with a deep neck wound. No clues, sheriff in the dark about the assailants.
May Scribner describes the 1775 migration surge toward Kentucky as settlers crossed a vast interior forest beyond the Appalachian crests. Wave after wave from New York, Philadelphia, Richmond, and central Virginia joined a long westward push, leaping over rivers and mountains into the fertile frontier.
The June New Idea Woman’s Magazine advises summer menus centered on fruits and abundant vegetables. Light soups and lean meats replace heavy roasts, with salads, cold fish, gelatin dishes, and fruit desserts offering variety and relief from heat.
A lightning strike sparked a barn fire near Kinzua on a Saturday afternoon, killing farmer John Shearer who was inside the structure. The blaze destroyed the barn four cows one horse hay farm tools and other produce, with neighbors unable to save the building or its contents during a heavy thunderstorm.
In Harrisburg on May 20 the Democratic State organization led by Colonel James Guffey claimed victory as delegates favored nonbinding instructions. Bryanites fought to bind delegates for William J. Bryan, while Guffey’s slate included J. K. P. Hall, A. G. Dewalt, and John G. Harman with Berry excluded from the delegation.
A political slate in Bryan welcomes a figure who permitted the inclusion of his name on the slate. The move signals alignment with local party goals and party leadership backing ahead of upcoming votes.
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