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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1874
Page
3
Jottings mention Thanksgiving on November 26 with local items ranging from Beaver City oil town status to pine knot river spearing. Notes on telegraphic mail routes, church prayers, shop gossip, a mail carrier change, a hen disease remedy, and local roads drying in mid November reflect a lively 1870s town chronicle.
For December Term 1874 starting Monday the 7th, lists of grand jurors include Warren with Warren-Patrick Falconer and W. M. Myers. Youngsville with Nelson Mead and D. C. Bowman. Brokenstraw with Hugh Duprey George Shannon and W. A. Mead. Deerfield with Robert Brown S. R. McKane. Eldred with C. F. Brown and Lewis Putnam. Farmington with J. H. Houghnot and Harvey Cooper. Glade with Lewis Fisher. Limestone with Wm. Slater. Mead with David Boyd. Pine Grove with G. W. French. Pittsfield with Hiram Andrews Thomas Irvine. Sugar Grove with John Brooks J. B. Hamilton Truman Gates and S. S. Darling. Traverse jurors include Warren Andrew Hertzel W. H. Copeland Mathias Arnold John Riwa Jr Jacob Offerlee. Youngsville G. W. Kinnear. Columbus Milton Skinner L. D. Hyde. Tidioute Charles Quelhart John Strong John W. Coe. Brokenstraw W. H. York J. G. Searles. Conewango Fred Henhart. Deerfield James Conroe Geo Baldwin Elk J J Mack David Shuler. Eldred A. L. Belknap G. W. Green. Farmington Abram Hollenbeck Jasper Cowles. Glade D. F. Anderson. Limestone L. H. Sprague. Pine Grove Geo Walkley Calvin Adams. Pittsfield J. E. Mead James Pike. Sugar Grove James Catlin Thomas Cady Wm Weld David Dalrymple. Spring Creek Alfred Skinner Anthony Bennett Amos Cobb. Sheffield Wm McNair Frank Austin Amos Lee.
Warren headlines show a divided mood after an election, with factions debating celebration while cursing cost and debt. References to Egbert, Taggart, Mordecai Allen, and local leaders hint at political tension, corruption worries, and shifting allegiances across the region.
A Buffalo writer recounts a rail excursion aboard the Canada Southern from Buffalo to Amherstburg via Victoria and Welland, praising the line’s progress to Detroit and future Chicago extension. He notes rural landscapes, bridge feats, and the road’s potential as a fast, safe east west link.
Judge Trunkey of Venango District presided for Judge Wetmore at Franklin last week. Two cases were heard: Heirs of Joseph Green vs Wilson et al with verdict for plaintiffs at 350 dollars. John Conklin vs Parshall with verdict for plaintiffs at 10,271 dollars 89 cents.
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