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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1877
Page
3
Local notes cover travel to Shanghai for a customs post, decoration day plans, church sociables, railroad schedules, school term closings, a leap year party, a circus visit with a soap scam, fishing and hunting rules, a postponement of Der Freischutz, and Decoration Day floral preparations with a civic committee organizing efforts.
Last week seven producing wells were added, with more due this week. North Warren reports Brooklyn Oil Co No.1 on Mrs Berry’s lot pumping about 20 barrels daily and Crossman No.3 near Mann lot yielding over 100 barrels after tubing, now about 50. Glade fields show progress with Chittenden No.2 pumping 50 barrels and Acomb Hopkins about 15, while Verback’s well on Indian Hollow road aims for 1,000 feet depth with oil indicators.
The fire organization backs a modern Town Hall with proper storage for the fire apparatus and warns against hastiness. Citizens are urged to avoid unnecessary expenses as the Warren Mary cautions the Town Board to go slow on public improvements due to burdensome taxes.
The State Hospital for the Insane with over 200 workers including stone masons carpenters and bricklayers shows progress. Brick walls rise past the third floor as both ends near roofing this year. Brickyard employs 50 making about 30 000 bricks daily. A large boarding house frame rises near the entrance.
Good fishing on Chautauqua Lake is reported. Jamestown oil well reached 415 feet last Friday, yielding sand and slate with strong oil scent. Clarence Hale indicted for January Jamestown slaying Wm. Hamilton. likely October trial. D A V P Railroad shows big freight volume with engine pulling seventy-five cars into Tintusville. District Deputy G W Brown of Youngsville organized eight Good Templar lodges in ten days across Ludlow Wilcox Ridgway Port Allegany Smethport Eldred Farmer's Valley and Bradford. six more formed in McKean county. A sulphur spring near Youngsville praised for strong cold water and romantic setting. a picnic by a hundred with Cornet Band noted. Sugar Grove Lodge officers installed by Rev E K Creed and local officers listed.
The notice promotes a Warren May 24 appearance featuring a Roman style Hippodrome and Menagerie with lions tigers bears and exotic animals. It touts 50+ performers including riders tumblers and clowns plus a daily street parade a balloon ascent by Mons Julien and Mlle Garcia on a wire. Admission is 50 cents with other features free. Also highlights a North Western Shooting Club tournament May 24 25 with $2640 in prizes and steam yachts for bay trips.
A long letter from May 14 1877 from Mr Untox describes Mt Union College in Alliance Ohio near Stark County. The writer praises the college grounds and six hundred students, notes house rules restricting study hour fraternizing, mentions three hours daily for permitted social contact, cites the absence of alcohol and a saloon episode, and closes with memory of Warren Mai.
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