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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1884
Page
3
The Warren Mail urges subscribers in arrears to pay promptly or renew for another year. The notice explains it is issuing statements and warns that even small debts contribute to income, asking readers to settle before bills are sent.
Local items report weather, road work, new sidewalks, and building. Hazel Kirke coming events and theatre notes for Warren and Jamestown travels. Deer meals, field turnips, contests at the rink, and praise for Warren’s marching company uniforms.
Includes Dr Acomb of Tidioute visiting town last Thursday. Mrs Chapin of Dansville NY visiting Col Watson. Miss McGlashan scalp doctor staying at Carver House. Col Cogswell postmaster of Titusville in town. Mrs C E Goodwin and children returned from down east. Rev L M Boyer holding revival at Mead schoolhouse. Dr A K McMullen now in Erie in manufacturing. N Greenland returns from city with large furniture purchase. Dr Bender veterinary surgeon opens Warren office over Scott's variety store with 18 years experience.
The Mighty Dollar with Florence and wife wowed a crowded house last Saturday. Hon Bardwel Slate, congressman from the Cohosh district, attended and praised the performance. Next Thursday Hazel Kirke by Couldock Cahill and others promises continued popularity and strong appeal.
N. Greenland showcases the newest hearse design at the Buffalo Undertakers Convention. The vehicle is described as a functional hearse rather than a show wagon. An immense stock of underwear also opens this week including scarlet and white items for all ages at O. H. Hunter & Son.
The large portrait by Greaves of Hon. Thomas Struthers, age 81, is completed and exhibited at the Warren Post Office, honoring his $ gift to the Warren Library Association. The painting shows him at a desk with a quill, light from a window, and a thoughtful expression. The piece is praised for fidelity and raises a suggestion for a companion portrait of Mrs. Struthers.
As winter begins, Warren charity efforts organize by districts with a donor network. Ladies visit homes to identify needed articles and where to send them. The Town Council room opens Mondays for donations and information, funds via Mrs. R. P. King or Mrs. A. J. Hazeltine.
Ceremony planned for Thursday November 6 at 2 PM to lay the corner stone of the Indian church at Cornplanter Warren county under Rev W A Rankin with Judge Johnson and other interested figures present. Attendees may travel from the P and E depot at 9 AM to Johnny Cake station then cross the river by boat and return on the evening train. Lunch baskets urged. Bell Bros advertises knit hoods as a new arrival.
The Warren County Commissioners announce six children. five boys and one girl aged 2 to 12, available for adoption into respectable families. Prospective foster homes may view the children at Rouse Hospital and arrange through Samuel Garfield, Superintendent. By order of the Commissioners, Clerk W. J. Alexander.
A female agent sought in every city and village to travel and solicit Madame Wood's Corsets and Corded Corset Waists with earnings of twenty to fifty dollars weekly. Meanwhile O. H. Hunter & Son open Warren's grandest dry goods stock with cheap brocades and French novelties, and A. A. Davis & Co advertises astonishing prices on photograph albums at their Stationery Store.
Our reporter notes extensive improvements in West Warren below Struthers Iron Works with at least twenty new houses built and many repairs. Builders include Ramsey Morrison Wm. Kline Fehlman Ott Cole Holpburn Smith Poppleton Gisselbrecht and Sechrist. Struthers Iron Works prepares engines while Nixon plans and completes multiple residences amid a thriving West Warren economy.
County and vicinity reports note the new Catholic church at Corry dedicated last Sunday and a special P. and E. line train from Warren. October oil production rose with 17 clusters, more drilling wells, and fewer new rigs. The three Christie brothers of Butler county share oil wealth, while the Macksburg dialect highlights Pennsylvania oil culture.
Burglars damaged the J G Curtis store in Ludlow on November 1 failing to open the safe despite drilling two holes and using powder. The safe by Mosler Bachman Co of Cincinnati was badly damaged and a new door is needed. Only a small coin haul was taken. this is their second Ludlow visit and mirrors earlier Warren county burglaries.
Oil activity declines with many drillers leaving for Butler or waiting out hard times. A single well exists in Wardwell and Balltown, with other buds in Clarendon and Tiona on old leases. Several wildcats are underway, but fewer than last month. recent failures include Vandergrift J R Johnson Holman Markham and Morck ventures.
Lancaster based Judge Jupee Patterson convicted vagrant John Opp of being a tramp and sentenced him to three years in prison with solitary confinement plus a fine and costs. The case, seen as a model by Pennsylvania bench, could influence rural nuisance rulings unless overturned by the Supreme Court.
Baltimore dispatch reports Gilbert W. Hazeltine of Jamestown New York acquitted of murder but found guilty of manslaughter in the Mamie Thorpe case. Jury verdict delivered at 8 o clock with Judge Phelps presiding. Sentence awaits with potential two to ten years.
Visiting committees are reporting cases of want among the poor. Citizens respond with cash, store orders, and clothing donations. Bedding and children’s clothing are in high demand for families with shoeless children. The City Hall council room opens Mondays 1 to 5 p.m. for reports and donations. Mrs. J. M. Davies, Sec.
Notice offers cash payments for rags and papers free from rubbish and for brass copper lead zinc rubber shoes and similar items. Payment to be made at room No 8 Johnsons Exchange by R H Jonson.
The lineup includes Mr Couldock who has played Dunstan Kirke over 1500 times. The management touts this company as the best traveling. All who miss the performance will lose a rare treat.
A. A. Davis & Co. touts best wallpaper and ceiling decorations in Warren. NortHROP's advertises boots and shoes at savings. Geo. Ball pushes vast clothing and furnishing stock to clear space for new styles. McNett & Co. promises furniture cheaper than rivals. Wendlebee shades by Wendlebee. Teaberry toothpaste as teeth filler and whitening. A. A. Davis & Co. invites inspection of fine stationery.
Jacob Keller offers an immense stock of imported and domestic cloths ready to be made into suits with a guaranteed good fit. He employs skilled workmen and keeps up with the latest styles. Call and see. Rooms on Second Street near Liberty, second story.
Notice lists names of residents and entities in Warren Co Pa whose mail remains uncalled for and will go to the Dead Letter Office after thirty days unless collected. Includes individuals and firms with a date of Nov 1 1881 and a general attention to local advertisements and sales.
Bey Bros announces a two day Special Sale on Friday and Saturday November 7 and 8 1884. The ad lists bargains on silks cashmeres trico ts cloths shawls domestics bed comforts and knitwear with limited quantities and price reductions from 29 to 50 percent. The store promises royal bargains across Winter Cloaks and stock while urging customers to read prices before attending.
Natural gas used in Pittsburg brick kilns and iron mills hiring more workers. Philadelphia underground telegraph work moves quickly. Evangelist Sankey to fund a New Castle public library. York county resident wears ratskin suit. Sitting Bull exhibition in Philadelphia at 200 dollars monthly. Allegheny and Pittsburg banks, insurance firms, and other finance noted. Carlisle Industrial School reports 276 boys and 93 girls learning trades. Pittsburg steamboat history and current fleet details. State Board of Agriculture meets in Bedford with 32 members. Bee colony data and honey production cited. Pennsylvania to display resources at the New Orleans Exposition. Queensware straw-burning law urged to prevent noxious seed spread.
Local notices report Jamestown visitors Mrs. Humphrey and daughter, A. M. Belnap family planning Missouri as a future home, Miss White taking a Garland school post, and funeral for Mrs. Wilbur F. Mead. Town gains in population, parsonage updates, meat market painting, and health updates amid local events and speeches.
Marriages reported include Fletcher T. Parker of Warren to Nettie McNair of Sheffield on November 4 1884 officiated by Rev P S Allen. Charles Lanning of Eldred and Minnie Cole of Eldred wed October 7 1884 by J P Wm Ray. Albert Brasington of Warren County to Rosa Wineriter of Warren County married November 2 1884 at the War ren Lutheran parsonage by Rev P Doerr.
Obituary notices list Libbie Ottnart of Titusville aged 32 with husband Frank A. Ottnart and three children, burial in Oakland Cemetery after moving to Titusville in 1569. Also notices Catherine Purvis 74, William Beatty 55, Mrs Charles Peterson 50, Mercy Ann Pierce 66 with Wrightsville life and cancer details. E. P. W. T.
Scrambled numeric sequence shows highs lows and closing figures with dates in October. The readable items include percentages and values labeled Oct. with scattered decimals and letters, suggesting a snapshot of stock or index data.
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