23 May 1876
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1876
Page
1
The timetable shows travel from Am Depot with arrivals at Oil City Franklin Stoneboro Jamestown Andover Ashtabula Cleveland Erie Dunkirk and Buffalo. Superintendent GEO H McIntire notes times with morning and evening hints.
California based Hechicago and Northwestern Railway markets its network as the shortest fastest link from Chicago to Illinois Wisconsin Northern Michigan Minnesota Iowa Nebraska California and western territories. It touts the Omaha and California Line as quickest to Northern Illinois Iowa Dakota Nebraska Wyoming Colorado Utah Nevada California Oregon China Japan and Australia. The Chicago Madison and St Paul Line serves Northern Wisconsin Minnesota Madison St Paul Minneapolis Duluth and the Great Northwest.
The Allegheny Valley Railroad and allied lines publish a new timetable taking effect December 5 1875. It lists eastward and northward trains among stations from Buffalo to Pittsburgh including Red Bank New Bethlehem Brookville Reynoldsville Driftwood with AM PM departures and arrivals coordinated by D J Morton of Red Bank.
Atlantic and Great Western Railroad timetable announces trains East and West with connections at Mansfield Ravenna Meadville Jamestown and Corry to oil regions Buffalo Niagara Falls and Binghamton. Main line trains 2 3 12 run daily while train 1 runs Mondays excepted. Palace sleeping coaches on trains 1 2 3 and 12 between Cincinnati Cleveland and New York daily. Local tickets require first leg to be purchased then can be reissued to destination. W B Shattu and P D Cooper officials.
The notice lists the summer time timetable effective Sunday April 16 1876 for the Philadelphia and Erie Railroad. It provides westward and eastward schedules with Erie Mail and Erie Ex departures from Philadelphia and Erie respectively, including Corry Warren times and connections with the L S and M S R W and Oil Creek lines. The Erie departure means Philadelphia time is twenty minutes faster than Erie time.
A public notice announces the new timetable No 11 that takes effect on Sunday April 16 1876 at 4 A M. The document specifies the start time for the adjusted schedule and indicates its applicability to the transportation service involved.
Burgess W H Pickett town council members include W C Rowland E G Wood M B Dunham James Clark Jr Andrew Hertzel George H Ames G L Friday P J Falconer M Spaulding Clerk R P King Assessor J P Marston school directors Benjamin Nesmith R P King Chas W Stone J I Wells F Henry George Ensworth Justices of the Peace D J Hodges D W Caines Constable J B Russell Notaries Public D J Ball C H Noyes H E Brown O F Hoffman Ozro Nesmith Auditors G N Parmlee A J Hazeltine E F Hodges
District and county officers including Congressman A G Egbert Franklin PA State Senator W S McMullan Oil City PA Assemblyman Geo W Allen Tidioute PA President Judge Lansing D Wetmore Warren PA Associate Judges Isaac H Hiller Warren PA Carter V Kinnear Youngsville PA Sheriff Sylvester H Davis Warren PA Prothonotary Starling W Waters Warren PA Recorder W J Alexander Warren PA Treasurer Rob t E Miller Warren PA County Commissioners M Dunham Enterprise ER Wheelock Sugar Grove J B Jennings Tidioute PA Coroner Theodore Chase Pine Grove PA District Attorney Wm Schnur Warren PA Co Auditors E A Spencer Columbus T E Barnes Sheffield G C James Warren PA County Superintendent N R Thompson Sugar Grove PA
Listings show multiple denominations with pastors and service times. Presbyterian Rev Rankin leads 11 AM 7:30 PM services. Episcopal Rev Getz 11 AM 7:30 PM with Sabbath School. Methodist Rev McEntire 11 AM 7:30 PM with Sabbath School. Lutheran Rev Lampe 10 AM 7:30 PM with Sabbath School 9:30 AM. Scandinavian Rev Mellander first/third Sundays 10:30 AM 7:30 PM. Catholic Rev De La Roque assisted by Rev Mullen Sunday Masses 7:30 AM 10:30 AM with Vespers at 4 PM.
A list of fraternal lodge and encampment meeting times. Laban LongE No 52 meets every other Monday in Burgess block. Norru Star No 241 meets Wednesdays. Occidental HRA Chapter No 235 meets second Mondays. Conewango Lodge No 259 meets Mondays in Johnson's Exchange. Warren Lepague No 339 meets Tuesdays. Kossuth Encampment No 58 meets second and fourth Thursdays. Ogalala Tribe No 4 IM meets Fridays in S Burgess block.
A reflective verse recalls youth and school days spent in the old house on the green. The speaker mourns the passage of time while honoring the learning and friendships that enriched youth, ending with a tribute to the treasured book.
A nostalgic reflection on love letters from youth to old age. The piece ponders how both bachelors and married couples recall tender missives, blue ribbons, and endearing phrases, and how many once cherished dearests later faded or moved on. It ends with a quiet, bittersweet note on memory and time.
A North Clymer New York post master quotes grateful testimonials for a Blood and Liver Remedy and Nerve Tonic. A local customer recounts severe illness, weight loss, and sleep disturbance then reports rapid improvement after using five bottles, stating the remedy fixed his system when out of health. For sale by medicine dealers.
A Towanda, Pennsylvania sign lists a string of quirky items including a teacher of contillions, grammar taut in the neatest manner, fresh salt herrin on draft, Godfrey's cordial, garden truck, a bawl on friday night, a prayer meeting on Thursday and salme singin by the quire. The humorous blend reads like a local catalog of eclectic notices from a bygone era.
Randolph Wood a Philadelphia millionaire committed suicide Saturday by shooting himself. The note hints at the supposed contrast between poverty and gilded misery and frames the act as a grim reminder of despair amid wealth.
In declining to seek Congress, Mr Colfax says the happiest years of the past quarter century were recent ones spent with his family rather than with the rest of mankind.
The Christian at Work notes U S Methodist Episcopal Church membership about 3,000,000 and global Methodism around 14,500,000, likely including all branches.
A long reader’s note describes the first days of a district school year, the varied faces, classroom dynamics, and teacher challenges. It laments book shortages, praises student welcome, and urges teachers to impart real mission, aiming to shape capable, free-minded citizens.
A young woman answers a host with a formal refusal to partake of pudding. She notes that she has already satisfied her appetite and, driven by inner fullness, declines further serving with courteous restraint.
The Rochester Chronicle notes calls to abolish the waltz while praising hugging as a lasting social gesture. The column suggests dancing may fade but affectionate contact endures, regardless of reforms.
A mother jokes that bugle trimmings on her dress will not blow while the daughter dances, adding Papa will pay the bill when he sees it. The quip plays on the cost of a ball outing and parental expense.
Deacon Smith visits Widow Jones with a coy proposal to buy a cow and states of indecision over which cow to choose. The pair exchange glances and memories of the Downing cow and Brindle as the Saturday baking rush looms. The pair’s intentions are finally made public the next day.
A historical digest compares land and sea areas by equating Greece to Vermont and Palestine to New York. It notes Hindostan vastly larger than Palestine, the Great Desert of Africa similar to the United States, and seas like the Red Sea and Baltic roughly matching major U.S. or regional extents.
A historical sketch recalls a Kentucky family of abolitionists who opposed slavery and aided emancipation. It notes Bristow’s upbringing in a pro-Union environment, his early Republican ties, and the 1860 Lincoln vote reflecting anti-slavery sentiment among Black Republicans.
A Long Branch hotel correspondent recounts a gentleman who used a self invented check to secure a safe deposit. The clerk tore the check into two parts and split the fragment with the package, claiming an unforgeable method from Saratoga fifteen years prior. The piece notes the impracticality of duplicating two halves to fit each other exactly.
London’s George Graham and American champion J A McLaughlin plan an international match with a total stake of £500 per bout. The format includes best two of three in Westmoreland Cumberland style and American style, with possible tie-breaks and hold-choice tosses if needed.
In Catskill New York a local clergyman argues that "much more evil is done with the tongue than with the toes." He also questions the harm of euchre and private dances, comparing them to croquet and social buz zing bees, and contends debt payers and non-payers alike reflect on character.
Not only will Winslow be set free in England but also Gray of New York and Brent of Louisville, whose extradition is claimed, will be released when their terms have expired.
An absent minded deacon buys six eggs, forgets them in his coat, sits on them at church, and ends with a smeared hand and a chaotic money collection. Mrs. Coffin misreads his intent, causing a scene before he flees with the money box. The episode ends with the deacon avoiding church duties since Easter.
An OCR note describes the stone Head-quarters of Washington at Newburgh preserved by New York State. It notes the famous seven-door room used as parlor and dining hall, hosting Continental officers and civilians, and nearby a brown freestone monument marking the grave of Uzal Knapp, last survivor of Washington's Life Guard.
The writer recalls Dr J G Holland’s 1856 Springfield Republican plea for strong minds and ready hands. He urges men who resist office corruption, stand against demagogues, and act with honor in public duty while truth and justice suffer under a selfish, rabble‑driven era.
The St Louis Republican previews the troubles of new currency with humorous vignettes. It imagines chafed legs from long walks, stamps needed for small sums, coins slipping from pockets, a wife accusing lies when money jingles, and the baby swallowing a dime daily. A quarter lost in a crack and sleepy men stuffing boxes with buttons are pictured.
An Ohio State Journal officer relates a wartime telegram Grant sent to Kilpatrick. The note from General W T Sherman asked for a fool to command cavalry and Grant replied by appointing Kilpatrick, shedding light on Grant Kilpatrick relations.
A student who failed a Greek history exam repudiates claims of unpreparedness. He says he crammed so tightly that he cannot get it out again, speaking with scorn about the insinuation.
A man with neuralgia intends to clash despite house cleaning efforts showing a local toughness mindset. The remark suggests inevitable conflict irrespective of domestic routines.
A collage of items notes a six legged Crawford county colt, a massive Lock Haven lumber boom, and the Pittsburg Law Library funded by liquor-fines. It covers Emigrant movements, editor humor, local colleges, and public notices with brief political and cultural updates.
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