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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1913
Page
5
Killian and Grobe, who operated a roller rink at Sheffield for years, have leased the building owned by M. Gleason next to the Revere House, previously used as a bowling alley, and will operate a rink there this coming winter.
Forest county has notified all grand and petit jurors not to attend the November term of court which opens Monday forenoon due to insufficient business. The move is praised as a sign of peace and good order in the county.
Rumor says Sheffield will become a flag station when the Pennsylvania Railroad's new timetable takes effect on November 30. The change would affect the two Flyers, the morning train westbound and the evening train eastbound, and please many Sheffield residents.
D R Harter named receiver for the closed Edinboro bank and filed a $15 000 bond in Erie court. The bond is furnished by Fidelity Casualty Company of New York. Harter has taken charge of bank affairs and will settle with depositors at once.
William Taylor of Union City and Miss Florence Jewett of Spring Creek were married in Erie on Wednesday by Rev. Thomas Thorburn of the First Methodist church. They will reside in Union City where the groom works for the Merrill-Soule company.
Dale Kightlinger, an employee at the Tidioute Chair Co., was struck in the right eye by a steel fragment at the plant. He received local care, was moved to Oil City hospital, where an operation was performed, and doctors hope to save the eye.
Alfred Johnson of Erie was found not guilty by a jury on Wednesday after a trial over the October 11 killing of Albert Pearson. The defense established self defense, leaving Pearson’s wife and several children aided by public subscriptions organized by a local Erie newspaper.
The Progressive Society of James is arranging a lecture course featuring Herbert Knox Smith former commissioner of corporations James A Garfield son of the ex president and interior secretary Miss Jane Addams leader of Hull House Chicago and one or two Progressive senators and representatives to speak at upcoming events.
Delbert Nelson shot Samuel Sweet through the right arm with a .38 calibre revolver at about 6 o clock Thursday. The two men had been at odds over Sweet’s wife who left him for a boarding house keeper. Sweet entered a cellar and, as police were summoned, forced his way inside where a fight left him wounded though not expected to be dangerous. May Build New Line Between Youngsville and Jamestown News notes a Pennsylvanian railroad spur may be built to tap the region and link with Jamestown Chautauqua Lake Erie system for freight to Buffalo via Mayville.
George F. Yates was brought home last Thursday evening from the Corry sanitarium by County Commissioners Cramer Mook and Thompson Dr O S Brown and Earle MacDonald in response to his request. His condition is reported as very serious.
Mrs. Genevieve Hauber of St Marys ended her six month old suit for divorce from Francis A Hauber on November 6. Through attorney E H Baird she filed a discontinuance stating the case was begun under a misapprehension of facts.
Photographs and descriptions of Fred Eck, the Kane rape suspect, have been sent to every oil district in the country and in Canada. He is believed to be in Oklahoma where he has relatives and worked as a driller. He was last seen aboard a Pennsylvania Railroad train toward Pittsburgh and inquired about Falls Creek from the conductor.
Friday at 2 30 pm an alarm from the Wilburine Oil Refinery reports a fire in the wash house during steam washing of a gasoline tank. Victor Nelson, driver for Manager Briggs, had his clothes ignite but fellow workers quickly put out the flames. The damaged building had inventory loss estimated at 400 dollars and recalls a prior deadly blaze weeks earlier.
Superior Court upholds Judge Criswell’s ruling denying a new trial in the Franklin Eagles case. H. H. Krotzer, club steward, was convicted of selling liquor without a license and faces a $500 fine and three months in county jail, the minimum under law, amid a wave of prosecutions against sideboard clubs in Franklin and Oil City.
The third annual supper and business meeting of the Men’s Bible Class at the First M E Church was held Tuesday evening in the church dining room with 84 members present. Officers elected for the coming year include A F Kottcamp as leader L J Holmes as assistant leader James H Perks as president Beec Knapp as vice president A W Mumford and C A Arnold as assistant treasurers W L Cable as secretary and E Metzger as social committee chair. Short talks were given by Frank B Underwood L J Holmes O W Ensworth Geo E Colvin Rev Norris J White and A F Kottcamp.
Louis Gardella, 25, of Warren, died after a heavy concrete mass fell during construction at the Ontario Power company plant on the Canadian shore near Niagara Falls. Richard Misener of Buffalo was seriously injured. An inquest was held by Canadian authorities and the body was returned to Warren. Gardella's family was notified and he had lived in Niagara Falls recently.
David Leslie of Celoron Chautauqua County N Y arrived in Warren and plans to start today on a 1 500 mile trip to the Gulf of Mexico aboard a powerful gasoline launch that accommodates six persons
George Gondola, a violently insane inmate, escaped by leaping from the second floor to the flagged yard. He was found at Russell on Sunday and recaptured by attendants. He had no weapon and no injuries were reported, and was confined to the violent lunatics ward.
In St. Joseph’s church a large assembly witnessed the wedding of August A. Graham of Oil City and Julia Josephine Kearns of Warren. Rev. Father Sieverding officiated the nuptial mass as Miss Agnes Graham and Raymond Weigle served as attendants. The couple planned a brief reception at the bride’s home before departing for Buffalo and eastern cities, then dwelling in Oil City where Graham will head the Temple theatre.
A wedding solemnized Tuesday evening at the David Ridelsperger home joined Miss Hazel Sanborn and Orris Kirk Boynton of Beaver Pennsylvania. Rev Wy Smith officiated using the full ring service as Miss Hazel Crawford played Lohengrin and softly sang O Promise Me.
Conferences in Coudersport indicate 80 percent of defendants in the Austin dam lawsuits will settle. Plaintiffs may receive cash and Bayless Paper stock. total claims near 550000 with four major claimants holding out. If civil withdrawals proceed, criminal cases will be pressed and the matter may close in court.
Fred Wickwire and Miss Sarah Devore both of Pittsfield wed by Rev H H Barr. They plan to reside in Pittsfield after the ceremony.
Miss Ellen T Glenn preceptress at Sub High school Friday celebrated her birthday and was presented a huge bouquet of roses by pupils as a testimonial of their regard.
Spring Creek resident Mrs W Jewett announces the marriage of her daughter Florence Jewett to a Spring Creek groom in Erie officiated by Rev Thomas R Thoburn. Couple plans to reside in Union City.
Virgil Lesser of this city and Miss Beatrice Bradley of Hale Kansas were married at the bride’s mother’s home in Hale. They will reside in Warren after their wedding trip.
Dr. S FE Africa and Miss Elizabeth Beyer of Tyrone Pa wed at the bride’s parents home on October 30. They returned from a Bermuda Islands honeymoon and will reside in Warren.
The Rev J William Smith joined William Schwartz and Miss Isabelle M Hubbard in marriage last Wednesday. Attendants were Miss Dorothy Cowan and Charles Hubbard, brother of the bride.
Charles N. Smith of Lottsville and Miss Janett Barton of Wrightsville were married Wednesday evening by Rev J W Smith in the minister's study at his Liberty street home.
Will G. Tate, winner of Warren county sheriff, filed his expense statement with the Prothonotary showing total expenses of $266.23. Of this amount $90 covered printing and advertising. Tate is the first county office candidate to file.
Kane plant shifts to burning hard coal this winter though it produces large natural gas. The shortage at home is blamed on the high volume of gas sent to distant customers leaving little for local consumption.
A teacher's local institute will be held at Clarendon in the Methodist Episcopal church on Saturday November 22 with morning sessions at ten o'clock and afternoon at 1 50. Dinners may be obtained in the church dining room for those attending both sessions. A good program with outside speakers is planned and all teachers directors and school patrons are invited.
More than 1,500 Warren school children sent essays on thrift to Superintendent Adams for forwarding to Chicago, the Strauss led nationwide thrift movement hub. Top prize includes $25 in gold. another $10 prize for best thrift definition.
The Warren National Bank orders 56 fire proof window shades for the rear of its building. The bank structure is described as the most fire proof in the city, with rear exposure being the only potential risk. Friday morning a nearby blaze tested nearby areas, and the rear alley is described as hard to access for firefighters due to blind walls and limited ingress through adjacent stores.
B. P. McNulty was confirmed as Ridgway postmaster and assumed control of the office on Saturday evening, marking the start of his tenure.
Mrs James Cable returned home from Emergency hospital after a serious operation about a week ago. She has recovered enough to be moved to her residence at the corner of Penn avenue West and Water Street.
Ingersoll kicked a 30 yard drop to propel Warren High over Bradford High 3 to 0 in a tight late contest. The game was fiercely played from start to finish with strong defense and few scoring chances.
Michael OShaughnessy aged 30 pleaded guilty to a hoboing charge in Olean and received four months in the Erie penitentiary. James OBrien aged 60 was convicted on a similar charge and sentenced to 120 days in the penitentiary.
Samuel Sweet of Oil City was shot last Thursday by boarder John Nelson in the cellar of Sweet and his wife. Sweet had separated from the woman. Nelson allegedly fired from a 32 caliber revolver as the pair appeared at the cellar door.
Patrick Louis McGreal and Miss Mary M. Lee wed at St Stephen's church Oil City last Saturday. Rev Father Wayne Fielding officiated. Attendants included John Lee and Freda Lee. The groom, an Oil City newspaper man, recently worked at Bartlesville Oklahoma Examiner. Mrs McGreal is noted for journalism in western Pennsylvania and major roles with the Pittsburg Dispatch Oil City Derrick Venango Herald and Titusville Herald.
The Connellsville Ministerial Association representing nine of ten Protestant churches passes a plan to run a quarter page Sunday church display ad in local papers for three months. Churches include Presbyterians United Presbyterians Baptists Lutherans Reformed Methodists Episcopal Methodist Protestant Christian and United Brethren.
The Washington Star recalls Mayor Gaynor at a Century Club luncheon criticizing a late bestselling novelist. He quipped that the writer’s life could be summed in two questions about how he began and how he continued, both framed around wealth and thought.
The article notes that in parts of the world, especially Germany, upsetting the salt cellar is seen as the act of Satan the peace disturber. It says people toss salt over the shoulder to hit Satan in the eye and avert catastrophe, a practice aimed at delaying further mischief.
A school teacher asks a girl and a boy about animal affection and the boy answers with a quaint sentiment linking the term to women, reflecting a newspaper’s light humor in the Ladies Home Journal style.
A midnight blaze at the Reynolds Company drug and stationery store on Second Avenue gutted the building and caused extensive water and smoke damage to Green & Davidson's dry goods store. Losses run to about 25 000 dollars for Reynolds and 6 000 dollars for Green & Davidson, with repairs likely to require rebuilding the first floor. The fire, which began in the basement of the drug house, overwhelmed firefighters and injured two responders, marking one of Warren's worst blazes in years.
The Presbyterian church presents a Thanksgiving evening concert featuring a song cycle by the Presbyterian quartet titled The Morning of the Year. Coleridge Taylor’s Hiawatha’s Wedding Feast will be performed by a fifty voice chorus with church and city singers, aided by organ, piano, and a fine orchestra under Thomas Jenkins. The program promises an extraordinary musical treat with a large audience expected.
Auditor General Powell and State Treasurer Young, relying on an attorney general opinion, will pay requisitions from the 830000 appropriation to reimburse counties for uniform primary expenses, 300000 for livestock disease suppression, and 50000 for forest land purchases. Other appropriations face delay, and a 1300 payment to Joseph Glesenkamp is advised not to be made.
The state attorney general's department ruled under the new woman's employment law that hotel cooks may work only six days a week. The decision affects employment practices in hotels statewide.
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