Snow, politics and parish life in Warren reflects early winter
The Warren Mail reports two feet of snow on Saturday and Sunday with lighter amounts twenty miles away. Election day results and political activity are noted alongside social events at Library Hall and Shakespeare Club. Local housing, gas lighting upgrades, a wrecked roof, and various residents moving or visiting are chronicled with brief notices on court cases, fishing and hunting, and community services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Library Hall
Shakespeare Club
C. C. Thompson’s
Miss Arnett
Andrew Hertzel
Johnson
Warren Relief Association reports two-year relief results
The report shows 45 families helped in year one and 38 in year two, with 19 of the second year aided in the first year. Five families, totaling 20 people, moved to relatives or friends for work, while ten families became self supporting. Clothing distributed exceeded 900 first year and 550 second year. Christmas baskets valued at about $4 each were given to 21 families. Total money and store orders reached $621 over two years, with Thanksgiving offerings and church contributions adding to support. Only one destitution case was reported and the treasury needs replenishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Relief Association
J. M. Davies
Clarendon Business Boom Driven by Local Entrepreneurs
The town celebrates go ahead businessmen like Zack Weaver William Spitler Frank Cauley Gould Brothers and T S Flynn as drivers of growth. Weaver opens a 800 seat opera house with 200 reserved chairs and a 20 by 22 foot stage. Gould Brothers launch a refinery processing about 180 barrels daily, challenging Standard with their own pipeline and profits. Ferguson buys the George Earnest meat market. W H Wisner sells furniture to S M Rhodaberger who plans to stock a full line. Cauley runs the Henry House as a top landlord while Spitler and Flynn report flourishing hardware and local trades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zack Weaver
William Spitler
Frank Cauley
Gould Brothers
Flynn
Clarendon
Zack
S. W. Ferguson
George Earnest
Warren County
W. H. Wisner
S. M. Rhodaberger
Ed. O'Donnel
Henry House
T. S. Flynn
Spitler
Doctor Bender outlines imaginary animal diseases lecture
Dr Bender addressed the Warren County Farmers Club at the Court House on Oct 30, detailing myths about Bots hollow horn wolf teeth and other supposed diseases. He urged restraint with medicines, warned against harmful practices, and promised further talks with demonstrations while the club planned future programs and life memberships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bender
Warren County Farmer’s Club
Court House
Po. M
Lott
Agricultural Club of
Titusville
Warren
C. Dalrymple
Warren Borough Council Clears Several Measures in November Meeting
Warren borough council and Burgess Merck held a regular November meeting. The park fountain was ordered shut. a creek bridge railing will be installed. Market street sewer work nears completion. A sidewalk bicycle ban was enacted with a two dollar penalty per offense. Fire, street, and lamp duties were reviewed. relief payments and gas lighting arrangements discussed. bills presented for police, street work, surveying, and utilities with some items deferred.
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Burgess Merck
Meacham
Creek
Market Street
Borough of
Warren
Seventh Street
Fifth Street
R. R
Grade &E
Sirius Savehd
J. C. Utter
Robt
Foster
A. C. Lacy
Jo EB
C. C. Morgenrode
Pedloe
Silsby Co
W. Highhouse
Dr. Whitcomb
A. H. Mann
Marriage Epidemic Strikes Sheffield Town
In Sheffield on November 6, couples James Powers with Lettie Farnsworth and Pat Moran with Kittie Murray wed in Warren. A musical convention is planned. Pp. J. Swain’s defeat followed by rifle rest. Will Johnson mourns wife and newborn death. Isaac Horton returns from Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Powers
Lettie Farnsworth
Pat Moran
Kittie Murray
Warren
J. Swain
Palace Rink
F. A. Johnson
Ensworth
Will Johnson
Johnson
Darius Magee
N. Branch
Branch
Isaac Horton
Chicago
Seal Skin Garments Offered At Factory Prices In Cloak Room
The Cloak Room lists seal skin sacques from a major fur house with no purchase obligation for the shop. Prices range from 125 to 200 dollars for longer pieces, with shorter sacques from 1.50 to 3.50 and a Brag Jacket at 5 dollars. Various furs, trims, and dress goods are offered, including Astra khan pieces and plush lacques, with a wide selection noted for Western Pennsylvania.
Sunday blaze destroys High Street boarding house
Fire Sunday at 10 30 a m gutted a High Street building owned by Mrs Jemima Hall near Union. Two families T Boydery and M Bartholomew escaped with most of their furniture as the structure totaling about 100 in loss, no insurance. Insurance on the building with Knapp Cable Arena for 1000. Firemen faced delayed water supply from reservoir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jemima Hall
High St
Union
T. Boydery
M. Bartholomew
Knapp & Cable
Warren guest Mr Hahn aids救 drowning widow's daughter
Mr H O Hahn of Warren representing M Mead liquor merchant is visiting the city as a guest of the Arlington. He recently saved the life of widow Jones' daughter at Carroll, where the girl would have drowned without his timely aid. The city market on Hickory street is noted as the best place in Warren to buy meats.
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Rankin
Erie
Scofield
Washington
Greaves
East
Neill
Buffalo
J. T. Barker
Bear Lake
The
Exchange
Will Gross
California
A. R. Schofield
E. A. Schofield
Philadelphia
H. O. Hahn
M. Mead
Warren
Arlington
Hahn
Jones
Carroll
Bradford
Hickory Street
Joan Laurier
Woodyard reservoir project and town growth noted
Aaron Walker of Warren visited Friday to oversee stone work on the new reservoir near the existing hill water plant. The basin will hold twenty times the old capacity and raise water works value. Gas service expands with twenty five stoves heated and a notable waste light by the hardware store. F B MacChesney becomes Wood Bros book-keeper as Thompson Bros announce new goods. Fever outbreak subsides with most residents recovering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aaron Walker
Warren
Wood Bros
Wood Brothers
F. B. MacChesney
Mr. Keene
Wood Bros. Hardware Store
Thompson Bros
Election day passes quietly at Spring Creek
Election day at Spring Creek Nov 5 goes smoothly with a large turnout. Fred Beck expands his tannery with a tall brick smoke stack and new bark shed. A new M E Church at the Station is praised for its debt free dedication. Garcelon and Donaldson discuss a store addition. A boy is born at Wm Morton's. Dom Pedro
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Beck
Mr. Shirk
M. A. Myers
M. E
Clint Baker
Big Woods
Wm. Morton’s
Garcelon & Donaldson
Dom Pedro
German born farmer Daniel Gross dies at 75 in Conewango
Daniel Gross, born in Germany in 1811, died Saturday October 30 1886 at Glade age 75. He emigrated to Warren around 1831 and farmed at Yankeebush for decades. A valued resident, churchman and patriot, he left a large mourning family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Gross
Glade
Germany
Warren
Yankeebush
Conewango
Gross
Rag Baby to Open at Library Hall in Warren
Tonight the original cast performs A Rag Baby at Library Hall Warren with a brisk comic sequence and a simple plot. Next Thursday November 11 a temperance drama Ten Nights in a Bar Room heads a strong company with reserved seats at Noyes's store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Mills
Theodore Messner’s
Warren
Noyes’s
State Guard Officers Elected at Annual Meeting
Co. held its annual meeting last Tuesday evening and elected officers including President L H Taft Vice President Fred S McPherson Secretary H J Muse Treasurer F M Knapp and Trustees J M Siegfried G C Hamilton F E Windsor Ph Ackley and A A Riwa Major Volkmar detailed by the War Department to inspect National Guard encampments of Pennsylvania last summer reports improvement yet calls for stricter discipline and better guns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Volkmar
War Department
National Guard of
Pennsylvania
The Independent advertises a free sample copy offer
A reader urging subscription to The Independent promotes its blend of news, literature, religion, and education. It details prices, 32 folio pages, 21 departments, and a yearly $3 or two years for $5 option with a New York address. Also notes local ads for Boots and Shoes at Boston Shoe Store and Beaver College circulars for January 4 1887.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Diamond Buiock
Independent
New York
the Independent
Broadway
New York City
Beaver College
Diamond Bock
Keystone Clothing Co Sells Fall Clothes and Baby Carriages
A. A. Davis & Co. promotes school books and supplies as the only complete line in Warren Pa. The notice invites customers to call, leave measurements, and visit for fall apparel and baby carriages at cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keystone Clothing Co
A. A. Davis & Co
Warren, Pa
Man jumps from Suspension Bridge into Niagara River
Lawrence M. Donovan, known for a Brooklyn Bridge leap, jumped 195 feet from the new Suspension Bridge into the Niagara River. He surfaced, was pulled aboard a boat, and taken to shore. In Buffalo he rested at the Breezel House where doctors found a broken left rib and a dislocated third rib. If pneumonia or pleurisy does not develop, he may leave his room later this week.
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Burrato
N. Y
Lawrence M. Donovan
Brooklyn Bridge
Niagara River
Buffalo
Breezel House
Donovan
Forest County News Highlights Local Developments and Accidents
Forest County notes report George Copeland injured in a woods accident while work continues at R. Whitcomb’s wagon shop. Local industry expands with T. J. Bowman’s election results, a busy planing mill, and a new saw mill forthcoming. Church events include Evangelical and M. E. services and a corner stone ceremony at Town Line Church. Community notices mention merchants, a city depot agent, schooling in session, and advertisements from local stores and services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Copeland
P. Copeland
A. W. Albaugh
R. Whitcomb
T. J. Bowman
R. Dobbs
Evangelical Association
F. A. Wheeler
E. B. Beaver
Dunn &Turner
FAITH
Oysters Featured At Ruhlman's Room Opp Carver House
Advertises raw fried and stewed oysters ready at a moment's notice in C P Northror's store near Carver House. Claims customer satisfaction guaranteed. Also promotes best water white oil at 10c per gallon at Boss Grocery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruhlman
Carver House
Boss Grocery
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Preston
High Street
F. R. Scott, Messner & Co
Cogswell
Devinny
Oyster Bay
Diamond Block
F. Henry
Wm. Spinner
Walt Allen
Capt. Mackey
Turk Fehlman
Dr. Stewart
Revere
Relief Association
W. D. Brown
A. Fisher
Messner
E. Beach
Alden
Brown
Associate Brown
Merritt
John Shoelkopf
Wm. White
J. T. Shirley
M. Waters
People’s Gas Company
Growlers
Mr. Hayes
Franklin
D. W. CG. James
F. L. Kahle
Venango
Thomas Skerry
Geer
J. F. McPherson
J. A. Wiley
L. D. Wetmore
Norfolk
T. V. S. Morian
Enterprise
W. M. Jackson
G. D. Bates
Spring Creek
W. B. Howard
D. C. Blair
Allen Smith
Columbus
S. G. Ray
Sugar Grove
P. N. Robinson
Smith
the Mirror
York State
Allee
Samee
S. H. Evans
Tidionte
Penn
Harry Evans
Mr. Evans
Fargo
Kansas
W. W. Freeman
L. R. Freeman
Hoffman Block
Liberty Street
Baltimore College of Dental Surgery
Pocomoke City
John Utter
John Gano
P. J Swain
James King
Boon Magee
John Riwa
Lin Rowland
Joe Magee
John Elliott
Wilds
George Heilman
North Warren
Independent Congregational Church of
Jamestown
Townsend
J.D. Foote
Randolph
Sherman
Jerome Babcock
Chautauqua
Jamestown Journal
Commissioner of Pensions
Kane
Grand Valley
Forest
Elk
McKean Counties
N. K
Boots and Shoes
C. P. Norrhrop’s
Abesaatts
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Beaver
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Davies
Ricketts
Norris
Brennen Stewart
Africa
Osborne
Stevenson Mackey
Scott
Allen
Neill Brace
Swain
Barker
King
Yates
Anderson
Whitcomb
Hollister
Wheelock
O'Neil
Hunter
Morris
One
CTOC
Ccci Sci
the Farmer's Club
Steve Bugs
Oneida
Theopdore Messner’s
Sheffield
Pall Mall Gazette
London
Engan
States
the Spectator
England
Sunday School Times
D. Shear
Water Street
William Spinner
Bell Bros
Western
Penna
N. K. Wendlebee
Dramondd Buiock
Keystone Cioruina Co
Matters Military
Niagara
C. P. Northrop
Ruhlman’s
Forest County
Whig Hill
Eli Berlin
E. W. Smith
Messrs
Gilaspie
F. P. Saylor
P. E
M. V. DeVaux
Adam Emert
Navy
F. M. Small
M. E. Church
R. Gilaspie
Carrie Smith
Crawford County
Sojourner
A. Ruhlman
C. P. Henry
Grocer
Keystone Clothing Company
Internal Revenue Collections
F. Schlaudecker
Internal Revenue
C. H. Meacham & Co
United States
Keystone Clothing Store
F. R. Retterer’s
Front Street
N. K. Wendlope’s
C. P. Norrurop
Warsaw
F. R. Ketterer’s
Hall Block
C. P. Henry, Grocer
F. R. Berierer
Front St
C. P. Northror
J.K. Ronne
Merchant Tailor
Postoffice
Carioais
Nosnhol
Rtout
Oy TV
Noiliggv
Lnahoua V
Auanoilvis
Sv Savod
Cainadais
Beaver College and Musical Institute
Nova Pa
R. T. Taylor
Warren, Penn
the Hat Department
Dunlap
Youman
James PD. Woodard
George Ball
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