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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1876
Page
3
The column sketches a busy Warren area scene with picnics, ice cream, parades, Fourth of July plans, and social news. It notes fires, gardens, oil leases, shifts in local papers, church sermons, and community milestones from May to June 1876, including deaths, marriages, and civic requests.
A publication lists the Decoration Day program in Warren with a Citizens Cornet Band dirge, invocations by Rev. F C H Lampe and Rev A Rearick, male quartet songs, and an oration by C H Noyes. Veterans will decorate graves at the Soldiers Lot under Capt John Rowland, procession forms at 2 PM on Second Street, and benevolent societies are invited to join. Flower donations should be left at Watson Davis Block by 9:30 PM Tuesday.
Last Tuesday the Piso Nine met Dry Goods clerks in a lopsided baseball game with a smaller crowd than the opener. The Dry Goods team outplayed Piso early and the Citizens' Band collected $8 at the gate and donated it to the Public Library. The Oil City Derrick reporter notes signs of a paying oil field expanding northeast of Warren as rigs rise and drilling proceeds with expected derricks to come.
The Scrubs of Struthers Iron Works and the Tubs from Wooden Ware Works will meet in a morning baseball game at nine o'clock weather permitting. Admission is 15 cents including bridge tolls, with proceeds for Warren Library. A prior old baseball game could not be arranged.
A list of scholars at Wrightsville school with no absences for the month ending May 23. Names include Mattie Alexander Bell Alexander Josie Bull Josie Gillett Gertie Irvine Mertie Messenger Ida Tuttle Nellie Wright Clara Wright Katie Wright Matie Wright Frank Bull Fred Bull Allen Chase Grant Phillis Guy Tuttle Coit Wright Clifton Wright Guy Wynn. Attendance percentage 97.5. Jennie Allan, Teacher.
In Warren Pennsylvania the post office lists unclaimed letters for J. E. Ellis F C Mason and Nettie Will son. All not called for within four weeks will be sent to the Dead Letter Office. Rost. Dennison P. M.
The Warren Star Chemical Works will pay cash for winter greens sassa fras root and peppermint delivered at their distillery at Shipman's Eddy in any quantity. 61 novelties of neck wear and silk you can find at Geo Ball's.
Wells like Verback MaGee and Roy continue flowing around 16 to 18 barrels daily while new drilling starts at several sites. Bell No 2 reaches 400 feet, Anderson and Nesmith sites underway, and a new pipeline charter is filed amid a cluster of derricks near the toll bridge in the Warren oil field.
The Women’s National Christian Temperance Union schedules a National Temperance Fair at Horticultural Hall in Philadelphia starting June 12 for two weeks. State Unions may cooperate by supplying goods, handling them, and sharing half the net proceeds. Volunteers and donations are requested, with Mrs. F. Henry coordinating items from Warren for shipment to Philadelphia.
The County Papers Co argues city papers lack home news and local notices. They claim county papers provide more local matter and community notices, supporting their view with an analogy about buying large boots for the same price as smaller ones.
The act consolidates hunting rules, establishing seasons for deer gray squirrels woodcock pheasant and other game, with dates from July to January. It imposes penalties including 20 for shooting on nesting grounds of wild pigeons and other fines for insectivorous birds and Sunday hunting. Nearby ads mention tailor Geo Ball Co and wax flower materials at Morck Co.
Letter from Erie dated May 24 1876 notes a weary quarrel over the postmaster appointment cast a shadow on party unity. The writer cites Reed as Erie county’s preferred candidate and predicts a heated primary battle. Also covers Decoration Day plans, local commerce, and shipboard notices plus brief mentions of Captain Gillis’s transfer and local crafts and ads.
A Sugar Grove memorandum dated May 26 1876 urges unity among temperance supporters to stop liquor sales and cites a list of signing citizens accused of backing licenses. The note attacks alcohol as ruinous and urges residents to oppose providers while promoting local shops offering ready made garments and accessories.
In Hastings Minnesota on May 15 1876 Daniel Cadwell Sr aged 87 formerly of Pine Grove Pennsylvania passed away. In Pittsfield on May 21 1876 Anna Maria Cooper child of Orrin and Emily Cooper died of scarlet fever at age 5 years 2 months 27 days.
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