Sugar Grove draft riot letter from 1865 memory
A May 4 1865 Sugar Grove letter recounts a mob attack during Civil War drafting, led by J B Van Deusen. Rioters fired into a draft office killing Provost Marshal Hugh Quinn and others, burned the building, looted Capt N W Brown Jr’s store, and attacked Black residents Woodard and Guignon. Home guards gathered. Capt Brown warned rioters they faced fire if they did not disperse.
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Sugar Grove
New York Tribune
War-Times
Brown &Schnur
Tribune
Horror Tribune
Mill Street
W. O. Blodget
J. B. van Deusen
Hugh Quinn
N. W. Brown
N. J. Brown
Nathan Sweet
Alvord House
J. Andrews
B. Ricker
Woodard
Hey
Main Street
Joseph Guignon
Capt. Brown
Home Guards
Grand Ball and Banquet for Titusville Citizens’ Corps
The Titusville Herald details a Grand Ball and Banquet by the Titusville Citizens' Corps, highlighting Society ladies in new gowns and jewelry. The piece lists numerous attendees with vivid descriptions of gowns and accessories, portraying a vibrant local social event.
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Titusville
Eva Hazzard
Miss Sweetzer
F. A. Goddard
Frank Palmer
Fanny Uhlman
Franklin
Miss C. Bachelder
W. W. Bloss
Wm. Jackson
Kate Bates
London
W. H. Tinker Nee Palmer
Winsor
Miss Kinnear
Charles Leonard
Goodwin
J. Dillingham
8. Barker
Maggie Munk
Rochester Roads Push for State Line Rail Link
Rochester neighbors press the State Line Rail Road to connect with Salamanca and the Atlantic and Great Western, promising regional trade growth and new eastern connections via Buffalo and Rochester. The Buffalo Courier notes the plan would extend to Warren, opening oil regions and boosting investment, urging Crandall and Cornelius to back the project.
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Rochesterr
State Line Road
Rochester
State Line
Atlantic and Great Western
Salamanca
Buffalo
Jamestown
Machias
Kennedy
Buffalo Courier
Allegheny Valley
Warren
Crandall
Cornelius
Kinzua
Dunkirk
Tragedy Binds Potter Family as Child Dies at Home
In Crawford Journal of Meadville a grief stricken account recalls the death of Charlie Potter a fifteen month old child in Cussewago last Thursday evening. After his father’s return the boy clung to his mother’s attempts to dress him and as he cried he drew a morsel of food into his lungs and died in his mother’s arms.
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Crawford Journal
Meadville
A. W. Potter
Cussewago
Nocturnal Serenader Arouses Dog Near Titusville
The Titusville Press recounts a night singer who performed a humorous ballad, startling a dog of substantial size. It notes Franklin editors and Brother Smiley of the Citizen stopping by. Phillips Brothers offer meat poultry and fresh Baltimore oysters at their market near the Russel House.
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Titusville Press
Franklin
Brother Smiley
Citizen
Phillips Brothers
Baltimore
Russel House
Mrs Abigail Sage Richardson to Perform Dramatic Readings
Mrs Abby Sage Richardson will give an entertainment of dramatic readings and recitations at Roscoe Hall next Saturday evening. Reviews praise her public speaking, voice, articulation, and graceful presence, noting the enchantment of her delivery and the audience’s rapt attention.
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Abby Sage Richardson
Roscoe Hall
Omaha Herald
Richardson
Greeley Tribune
Denver News
Abby Sage McFarland Richardson
Iron City College
J. C. Smith
A. M
Pittsburgh
D. M. Gross & CO
J. B. Rose & Co
Broadway
New York
Beecher Delivers Successful Lyceum Lecture on Music
Rev. Thomas K. Beecher of Elmira New York spoke on Man Revealed by Music to a large attentive audience. The hour and a half talk impressed attendees though some conclusions remained unsettled. The next Lyceum lecture will be Susan B Anthony on Bread and Butter on December 3.
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Lyceum
Thomas K. Beecher
Elmira
New York
Brother Eddy
Susan B. Anthony
Pittsburgh Female College
Sterling
I. C. Pershing
D. C
Pittsburgh
Conference condemns pumping oil wells on Sunday
Franklin District Conference of the M. E. Church urged the public to stop pumping oil on Sundays. It noted a 30 day shutdown reduces surplus oil and harms market, calling Sunday work a violation of moral and civil law. The resolution asks professional Christians to desist and to publish the action.
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Franklin
M. E. Church
Reno
Local man found insensible in field after liquor run
Abraham Leroy, 74, left his Oak Mill home to drink in Jamestown and Dexterville. He was last seen near Blanchard's and found unconscious about 11 a.m. four hundred rods from home, alive. A warning notes liquor sales in Jamestown despite limits. Also announced is Warren Machinists and Blacksmiths Union First Annual Ball at Roscoe Hall on Wednesday Nov 27.
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Jamestown
Abraham Leroy
Oak Mill
Dexterville
Blanchard’s
J. Harlow
Thanksgiving Day Service at Trinity Memorial Church
Civil authority designates Thursday as National Thanksgiving Day. A Divine Service with a sermon appropriate to the occasion will be held at Trinity Memorial Church at 11 o clock A M.
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Trinity Memorial Church
Snow Evokes Horse Health Crisis Slowing Sleigh Rides
In a reflective note the writer laments the clash of snow with epizootic illness, saying sleighs require healthy horses. The piece questions profitability and fashion, suggesting mules or oxen as alternatives until horses recover.
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Betty Martin
Inauguration Set for Third Tuesday in January
Guy Hartranft will be inaugurated on the third Tuesday in January with a large military participation expected. He urged a Corry audience last fall to attend. The event promises a fine display and public interest.
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Guy Hartranft
Corry
Parient’s Turkeys Readied as Thanksgiving Near
An old oilman’s notice on a front door urged shutting down for thirty days and limiting lighting in the parlor as Thanksgiving approaches on the 28th. The piece notes two courtable daughters and hints at plans to trot out the birds for the holiday.
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C. Smith
Scott House
Nesmith & Keller
Sugar Grove News Highlights and Community Notes
Sugar Grove reports calmer politics since the election with Liberals dormant and Edito r notes resumed business. The Good Templars install officers for the quarter and plan a December Temperance lecture by Mr. Cheeney. Union School closes a successful term. eleven students will teach this winter. winter term starts December 2 with N R Thompson continuing as Principal and board arrangements offered.
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Sugar Grove
Eorror Matt
Good Templars’ Lodge
Wm. McLean
Lucian E. Mix
Belle Davis
W.S
John J. Horton
Augustus Anderson
Ada Cummings
W. M
Josie Guignon
W.I.G
Union School
N. R. Thompson
Walker of Erie Honored as Delegat e at Large at Harrisburg
A Philadelphia Press letter lauds Hon. John H. Walker of Erie as a skilled lawyer and delegate at large to the Harrisburg Constitutional Convention. It notes his tall figure aged features and long service in Western Pennsylvania politics, praising his rectitude and republican leadership. The piece places him among 133 selected gentlemen in the convention.
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Philadelphia
Harrisburg
Jackson
John H. Walker
Erie
Lake Shore
Cumberland County
Washington
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Erie County
Keystone
Keyser Lung Cure hailed by physicians in active practice
The article promotes Dr. Keyser's Lung Cure as effective against consumption across disease stages. It claims cures in real patients, notes Doctor Keyser’s personal attention, and lists price and office details at 167 Liberty Street Pittsburgh. Also mentions Mrs. Richardson's Elocution at Roscoe Hall and local shop slogans.
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Dr. Keyser
Pittsburgh
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van Deusen
United States
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Henry Nic
Brown
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Greeley
A. M. Martin
Republican
Messrs. S. Clark
H.S. Pratt
Beecher
Mr. Robinson
Scofield
Beecher & Copeland's
Ours
Porter Sheldon
Chautauqua County
Hall of the Machinist’s
Blacksmith’s Union
Lehnar & Son
Beecher & Copeland
Crandall’ S
G. White & CO
Crandall's
Tke
Warren Co
Crandall’s
George Ball
J.J. Taylor
Warren, Pa
T. S. Messner
Georgi Piano Forte
Geo. A. Georgi
Jamestown, N.Y
Henry C. Bowen
N. Y
C. T. Wickes
Dr. Wickes
Gro
A. Georrgi
Wm. A. Pond & Co
N. Y. City
George A. Georgi
Lowell L. Rogers
Griffith Institute
Springville
Steinway
Judge Breeden
Santa Fe
New Mexico
A. L. Bancroft & Co
San Francisco
Georgi
Pacific Coast
O. L. Lyford
Hannibal
Missouri
Charles Ramsdell
Geo. Reig, JR
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J. B. Brown & Co
Martin Kopf
Iliseptf
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Music Store
Aldridge & van Fleet
Warren and
Vicinity
Keystone Block
Warren Pa
J. Estey & Co’s
A. Prince
First National Bank
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M. Beecher
Cashier
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Russelbur
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A & G Cross
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Pittsburgh, PA
America
Lycoming County Mutual Insurance Company
Geo. Ball’s
Parmlee & Henry’s
Union Block
Edwin C. Burt
Parmlee & Henry
Joseph Hall
L. F. Watson, OQ
H. Hunter
John N. Sch
Hoffman
J. F. Wells & Co
Verte Company
Front Street
Episcopal Church
Wells’ Drug Store
Conrad Lesser
Nilsson
Vieuxtemps
Rosini
Verger
Barnabee
Freeman
Kansas City
J. G. Hoyt
Wellsboro Democrat
Blossburg
A. P. Cone
Wellsboro
Ham
Honesdale
GE Ball's
Eorge Ball
G. White « Co
Penny
Charles Blood
D. M. Gross & Co’s
GML
Bryant & Stratton
Buffalo Business College and Telegraph Institute
J. C Bryant & Son
Ec. Stuents
J. D. Bryant & Son
Variety Hall
E. M. Pierce
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Ruhlman
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