Fatal Accident at Gale Veneer Works
Charles Faust, about 35, died after falling into a vat of boiling water at Gale veneer works last Friday evening. He left a wife and two young children. Arrived: four cannon from Uncle Sam for Warren G. A. R. Post, plus balls, to be placed on the soldiers’ lot in Oakland cemetery. Kirmess at Library Hall drew a smaller audience than hoped. another show planned for Friday with 25 and 15 cent admission. Dry weather persists, rain awaited to moisten dusty roads. a Thursday shower brought welcome wetness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gale Veneer
Charles Faust
Uncle Sam
Congressman Stone
Warren G. A. R. Post
Oakland Cemetery
Library Hall
Beaver Falls
Elmer E. Higley
Conneautville
Erie Conference
M. E. Church
North Clarendon
Drew Theological Seminary
Madison
N. J
Courier
Oil City
Pennsylvania
John Firth
Sugar Grove
R. J. White
Firth
England
Farmington
Henry
Albert
Clayton
Sugar Grove Township
Thomas
Benjamin
Arthur
Jamestown Journal
Alexander
Warren
George A.cobham
Cobham Park
Eben N. Ford
R. H. Smith
T. W. Leonhart
Co. I
Dewitt Brasington
A. R. Taylor
Warren Episcopal Church
George Ashworth Cobham
Oakland
Col. Cobham
J. W. Smith
Easton
Geo. W. Cogswell
Fredonia
N. Y
Strange Occurrence at Funeral For Bernice Hall
At Bernice Hall’s funeral last Sunday afternoon the family gathered including four great grandparents Warren Brasington and Mrs Brasington Porter Arnold and Mrs Arnold two grandparents and the mother The child died October 1 and was about two years and nine months old The seniors were about seventy years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Bernice Hall
Warren Brasington
Porter Arnold
Photographic contest winners named at Warren exhibit
Amateur Warren photographers earned praise for shadow and substance at the Baptist Sunday-school room exhibition held Sept 30 to Oct 2 under the Christian Endeavor Society. Awards included first class W Boyd Heck, second prize Mrs Fred Morck. second class Mrs D L Gerould, Glenn B Smith. first class for self made works and second for finished by professionals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Baptist
Christian Endeavor Society
W. Boyd Heck
Fred Morck
D. L. Gerould
Glenn B. Smith
Warren borough audit shows receipts and expenditures 1896-97
The Warren borough annual auditors statement lists the 1896 balance, total receipts of 86 096 04 and 31 338 28, and detailed outlays for public buildings fire police streets gas parks sidewalks bridges and more, with balances on hand in borough sinking and Pleasant Bridge funds and unpaid bonds. The report accompanies a local wedding notice and a travel advertisement for hair goods in Warren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borough
Pleasant Bridge Fund
Boro
Conenango Avenue
Warren
Conewango
Warren Boro
Mead
Frank McLaughlin
Fifth Street
Penn’a Avenue
Prospect
Jefferson Streets
Prospect Street
Hazeltine
Collee Peirce
Millinery Sale At Miss Sill’s Store On Water Street
AWater Street notice announces Miss Sill’s millinery and fancy goods sale with new cloths arrived and a call to 500 men to buy suits from the tailor.
Warren Area News Roundup Highlights Local Moves and Events
Local notes report residents traveling to Virginia Ohio and Philadelphia for schooling visits and openings at Kertcher's. Oil price and fire loss at Pittsfield loom. weather warns of dry vegetation. School enrollment numbers given. council considers health ordinances, bicycle sidewalk rules, and annexations. Marriage plans, community church services, and obituaries noted alongside rail and freight updates.
Prosperity in Warren Manufactories Signals Boom Ahead
A Mirror report notes a revival in Warren’s factories with full-time work and larger workforces. L D Wetmore & Co. sash and door plant now operates daily with more men. Struthers Iron Works employs about 275. East Side refineries and veneer works are active. John Ellis & Co. refinery project progresses with $200,000 invested. Warren Extension Table Cov ships starting factory near veneer works to meet demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Mirror
L. D. Wetmore & Co
Struthers Iron Works
Gale Veneer
John Ellis & Co
Warren Extension Table Cov
Dixson Drug Store Offers Pure Drugs and Extras
When you need anything in the drug line, Dixson at the East Side Drug and Variety Store guarantees pure products and low prices. He carries paints, oils, varnishes, brushes, wallpaper, kalsemine, novelties, and more with special prices this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixson
East Side Drug and Variety Store
Keller the Tailor Promotes Late Style Suitings
Tailor Keller advertises new overcoats and suitings urging readers to upgrade wardrobes for the season. The notice invites customers to visit and choose from fresh designs.
Smith and Son Shoe Store Cash Purchase for Clocks and More
Pers bought clocks silverware and hat racks with cash at Smith and Son Shoe Store. No further details on quantities prices or the buyer. The purchase list appears in a brief historical record from the store's sales ledger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. Smith & Son
Fehman Bros Special Prices for White Cloud Flour
Fehman Bros promotes White Cloud Flour with special prices claiming it yields more units of bread and whiter, better bread. Ad positions value against competitors and emphasizes cost parity with other brands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fehlman
Tailor Kellar Calls for Your Overcoat Ready
Call on Kellar the Tailor to retrieve your late overcoat and prepare for the season. The message urges customers to visit the shop for fitting and pickup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keller
Kellar
Real Estate Transfers for Week Ending October 6 1897
Transfers include Emily E Beecher to Atlantic Refining Co Pleasant priced at 390. J A Leonhart to Elizabeth Leonhart Warren val con Tidioute Law Bank to Adah Parshall Deerfield 1. Adah Parshall to Walter S Ensign et al Deerfield 509. Hannah Tipton et al to Albert Frantz Conewango 30. Lyman Phelps and wife to Burr Beals Columbus 1. Geo W Miles and wife to Wm Shaw Clarendon 209. Mrs C W King Kelly et al to James Edwards Warren 36000. Edwin Bartsch and wife to Chas Bartsch Warren 800. Thos Struthers estate to Frederick G Shrieve Warren 885. South Penn Oil Co to G Brown Mead 75. Geo H Lohnes estate to S A Peiffer et al South West 1000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emily E. Beecher
Atlantic Refining Co
Pleasant
J. A. Leonhart
Elizabeth Leonhart
Warren
Val. Con
Tidioute Law
Adah Parshall
Deerfield
Walter S. Ensign
Warren County C E Conventions Elect New Officers
At the Warren County Christian Endeavor convention in North Clarendon on Sept 30 and Oct 1, officers were elected across multiple societies. A. B. McCormick takes the presidency at North Clarendon with Wilson McGrew as vice president and Amy Short as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
C. E
Easton
First Presbyterian Church
Opera House
F. E. Clark
Ox Pulling Contest at Brattleboro Fair Draws Premium
At the Brattleboro Vermont fair last week an ox pulling contest awarded 200 dollars to the winner. More than forty ox teams competed, each making three trials to haul rocks on a stoneboat. The top team moved 9,088 pounds, about 4 1 2 tons, in six feet. National Grange gathering set for November 10 to 12 in Harrisburg with leaders Brigham Hastings Messer Devries Edge and Johnson among speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brattleboro
Vermont
National Grange
Harrisburg
Patrons of Husbandry
J. E. Brigham
Gov
Hastings
Patterson
Alpha Messer
H. O. Devries
Maryland Grange
Secretary of Agriculture
Edge
Hall's Catarrh Cure Proclaimed Only Cure
The advertisement proclaims Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh a constitutional disease. It claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces and offers one hundred dollars for any failing case with testimonials available. Sold by druggists for 75 cents along with Hall's Family Pills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F.J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Keystone Benefit Society Praised by Warren Resident
G W Brown of Youngsville Pa commends the Keystone Benefit Society of Warren Pa describing it as a flourishing order with prompt certificate payments. He notes monthly balance sheets prevent failure and cites local businessmen and women in Warren and surrounding towns joining for home protection and staying in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keystone Benefit Society
Warren
Erie Five Dollar Excursion To Cincinnati
The Erie railroad will run its Annual Five dollar excursion to Cincinnati on Monday October 18 on regular train 3 leaving Jamestown at 12 25 noon cit time Tickets good for return until Saturday October inclusive Pullman berths can be secured in advance of Erie ticket agents or F H Garfield division passenger agent Jamestown N Y
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie Railroad
Cincinnati
Erie
Kane
Renovo
Kane Republican
Jamestown
Saurday
F. H. Garfield
N. Y
Reward Offered for Violators of State Game Laws
Capt. C. K. Sober of the Pennsylvania Game Commission offers a $10 reward for information leading to conviction of any violator of state game laws. His address is Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. Exchanges please copy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. K. Sober
Pennsylvania Game Commission
Lewisburg, Pa
Icy Clemons Aims To Beat Ice Shortage In 1898
Warren ice man Clemons plans for a winter crop of coolness by enlarging ponds on Jackson Run to prevent any ice famine in the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed. Clemons
Warren
Jackson Run
CaLton Keller Tailor Promotes Late Season Overcoats
CaLton Keller Tailor announces new overcoats and late season arrivals. Customers are urged to prepare for upcoming cold weather with tailored fits and exclusive fabrics.
New Fall Millinery Arrives at Matz Office Opening Today
Inquiries invited for a good SatE A Franklin type writer at a low price. Miss Sill introduces new fall and winter millinery just received. Opening today Friday and Saturday with big stock and choicest patterns to be shown at Kertcher's opening on October 8th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Matz
Sill
Kertcher
Miss Sill
Lumbering boom at Mabie Roaring Creek West Virginia
From Elkins to Roaring Creek the McClure Mabie Company transforms jungle into timber towns. W H Mabie oversees 7009 acres on both sides of the creek with a 7 mile logging road and a 144 by 36 foot mill soon to drive a 100000 foot daily output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkins
W. Va
Roaring Creek
W. H. Mabie
Randolph County
Aaron Elliott
A. C. Lott
J. B. Pierce
Pierce
Mabie
J. H. Rice
Olean
N. Y
Cassity Fork
C. A. Mabie
Yale
McClure- Mabie
Rich Mountain
Charleston
J. J. Bourguin
George Konkle
McClure-Mabie Lumber Company
Pennsylvania
Tidioute
West Virginia
Mabie Optimistic on West Virginia Plant Prospects
The improved machinery and conveniences will allow the company to rush orders on short notice. Mr Mabie is encouraged by prospects in West Virginia and plans to bring his family to Roaring Creek for several weeks to enjoy the mountains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabie
West Virginia
Roaring Creek
Landlord Lehnertler leases Allegheny Springs hotel to Jamestown man
Irvington notes leasing of the Allegheny Springs hotel to Mr. White of Jamestown N Y after two years under Lehenthaler who stays to run C A Swanson broom handle works. Also mentions Culbertson's visit, yard traffic, railroad activity, Gillespie return, pending marriage of Percy Belknap to Lettie Somers, and a cycle path from Youngsville to the school line halted by protests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lehentaler
Allegheny Springs
White
Jamestown
N. Y
C. A. Swanson
Chas. A. Culbertson
Cincinnati
Hughes
Kane
Penna. R. R. Co
Chas. Gillespie
Percy Belknap
Lettie Somers
Postal Cards and Seasonal Quips From a Gossipy Page
A collage of snippets includes pay your subscription, Thanksgiving hints, frost imagery, and playful quips about crops and bicycles. A joke from the Boston Globe about an up-to-date girl and a Chicago paper comparing an allowance to a bicycle appears among regional witticisms. An ad promotes Dr E Detchon's anti diuretic with Warren Pa as the outlet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Detchon
Noyes
Warren
Local notes include marriage license and community events
Pearl Falmer and Miss Maud Cameron received a marriage license and plan to wed tomorrow. A reception for Rev. Thoburn was held at the M E Church with ice cream and fruit. Photographer O R Bashline returned from Pittsburg. E Hinkley goes to Lancaster for several days. I C C F lodge officers elected and to be installed by D D G M McClintock. Hassett of Johnsonburg attended court case Warren Mann v Hassett & Co adjourned to Oct 8. Mrs Kate Stanford visiting Crawford county. Mrs Claude Mills visiting locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Falmer
Maud Cameron
Thoburn
M. E Church
O. R. Bashline
Pittsburg
E. Hinkley
Lancaster
Lodge
Noble Grand
W. W. Rayner
H. F. Schade
A. M. Jaycox
Treas
F. J. Stenger
D. D. G. M. McClintock
Corydon Lodge
A. P. Hassett
Johnsonburg
Warren Mann
Dorwin, Hassett & Co
Kate Stanford
Crawford County
Claude Mills
Warren
Local Notes from Dugall October Fair and Moves
Residents busy with silage and harvest work. Mrs. Thomas, Mrs. McGee, Mrs. Mun ford and Miss Foust travel to grape country. Mrs. Sam Erickson sells farm to Henry Johnson of Wetmore, who moves in. Pier siblings visit grandparents. Kingsleys on vacation. Hagg builds a new house. Munford builds a barn. Lutheran Church benefit social held at F Lind’s with large turnout. Walter Meazor moves mill to state road to continue sawing for Mrs. Brooks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munford
F. Lind’s
Lutheran Church
Walter Meazor
South American Nervine Promises Quick Stomach Relief
A patent remedy advertised by Hertzel and Saner, druggists of Warren Pennsylvania, claims to cure weak stomach and broken nerves immediately with no failures. The ad touts constant success and life improvement through the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hertzel & Saner
Warren
Cleaning and carpet work offered at Mansion House area
In rear of Mansion House E W Sealy manager offers carpet cleaning and laying with guaranteed satisfaction. Leave orders at Mansion House A A Davis Co 308 Second Street Warren Steam Laundry 6 10 Penna Ave Riwa Stevens Rogers Block J S Bayer 440 Water Street. Orders left at these places receive prompt attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mansion House
E. W. Sealy
A. A. Davis & Co
Second Street
Warren Steam Launedry
Penna, Ave
Riwa & Stevens
Rogers Block
J. S. Bayer
Water Street
Mrs Casemere Repairs Clothes Like New At 305 Second St
When you want repairs done for your garments visit Mrs Casemere who offers low prices and first class work. She can sew rips and patch garments so they look better than new. Located next to the marine office hallway, call for service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio
Java
Japan
Warren's Corn Cure Sold by All Druggists at 15 Cents
It was painful but Warren's Corn Cure never fails. The remedy is sold and guaranteed by all druggists at a price of 15 cents per bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
W C Rowland & Sons Stock of Wallpaper in Warren
W C Rowland and Sons offer the largest most complete wallpaper stock in Warren with constant additions of new styles colors and designs. Prospective buyers are urged to inspect the Exchange Block showroom before purchasing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.C. Rowland & Sons
Warren
W.C Rowland & Sons
Riverside Fish and Oyster Co. ad and retailers offer
A newspaper ad promotes Riverside Fish and Oyster Co. at Hickory and Third streets with George Smith as manager. It touts low prices on oysters, fish, and a large stock, plus mentions FEHLMAN BROS and lamps, china, and glassware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside Fish and Oyster Co
Corner
Hickory and
Third Streets
George Smith
China
Fehlman Bros
Three Newborns Reported in Warren Pleasant and Watson Townships
In Warren on October 4, 1897 a son was born to Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Metzger. In Pleasant Township on October 5, 1897 a son arrived for Mr. and Mrs. Fred Traub. In Watson Township on October 5, 1897 a daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Cameron.
Marriages in Warren and nearby towns in 1897
Notices list several marriage announcements with local clergy and couples: Peter Larson and Bettie Holmes in Warren. Percy D. Belknap and Lettie Somers in Irvington Pa.. John K Whitton and Rosa L Merkle in Limestone Township Pa.. Theodore Moll and Alice Lovelass in Russell Pa.. Fred T. White and Pebe Headley in Jamestown N Y. Frank Clarence Arnold and Cora Estella Chase in Wetmore Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larson—Holmes
Warren
A. Olson
Peter Larson
Bettie Holmes
Belknap—Somers
Irvington
George Somers
Hamilton
Percy D. Belknap
Tidioute
Lettie Somers
Whitton — Merkle
Limestone
William Merkle
A. B. Markley
John K. Whitton
Tiona
Rosa L. Merkle
Moll — Lovelass
Russell
C. C. Hunt
Theodore T. Moll
Alice Lovelass
White—Headley
Jamestown
N. Y
A. L. Smalley
Fred T. White
Frewsburg
Pebe Headley
Arnold—Chase
E. B. Patterson
Frank Clarence Arnold
Cora Estella Chase
Wetmore, Pa
Death notices from Warren area October 1897
Obituaries list residents of Warren and nearby towns with death notices for Elizabeth E Hand Katherine Slattery George Lanning Badoura Rowe Hannah Shirley and Charles Kollenbeck. Details note ages dates and burial locations with brief family mentions and surviving relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slattery
Warren
Katherine Slattery
Lanning
Conewango
Stephen German
George Lanning
Rowe
Bear Lake
Badoura
John Rowe
Shirley
Hannah
B. F. Shirley
Freight handlers offer piano and household moving in Warren
The firm handles heavy moving and specializes in piano and household goods. Orders may be left with A. A. Davis & Office in Exchange Block, Warren, Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Davis & Office
Exchange Block
Warren, Pa
Banking Terms Favorable for Conservative Terms
Phrase indicates approval of terms that balance safety with prudence in banking. Emphasizes favoring favorable, safe, and conservative conditions for a loan or agreement. No concrete entities or dates provided.
Hunter’s Dress Goods and Linens Sale Folded Prices
A catalog of fabric and textile specials including All-wool Dress Goods 35 to 40 inches wide at 25c, 88 inch Early Autumn at 25c, 34 inch Dress Goods at 124c, Table Linens 24c, Napkins and Towels, Outings, Blankets up to 5.50, Factory Flannels, Yarns, and Ladies’ Wests at 18c or 3 for 50c.
Closeout sale on curtains and linens announced
Closeout sale items include sixty pairs lace curtains with 20 percent off, eighteen ladies gasamers at $1.98, corsets at 68 cents, four dozen men's shirts at 35 cents, forty white bed spreads at 45 cents, and chenille curtains and rugs at reduced prices.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Warren Mail
Home Matters
P.S
Warren Borough
A. J. Hazeltine
Health Board
Christy Payne
Titusville
Annie Laura Neill
Presbyterian Church
Payne
C. N. Payne
National Transit Co
Pennsylvania Gas Co
Princeton
Miss Neill
S. T
W. C. Neill
Jacob S. Otto
Buffalo
Stanley R. McCormick
John C. Harding
Chicago
J. Windsor Decker
James Blair, Jr
Scranton
Allie Neill
Vorhees
Graham, McKinney
Bemis
C. J. Hawkins
Bradford
J. N. Berry
Allie
Belle Neill
F. Henry
Jennings
M. W. Jamieson
Talmage
New York City
Arthur Teal
Auburn
D. Minehan
J. H. Reed
Carver House
I . Gs
W’ Guarant
Kerteher’s
E. D. WeTuore
Virginia
Kertcher’s
I. M. Cuase
M. W. Ball
Philadelphia
M. F. Pratt
East Side
Ohio
Hipa Woop
Pittsfield
Jane Orr
Market Street
Erie County
G. C. McDermott
Struthers Station
W. T. Davidson
Augusta
S. A. Wetmore
Davidson
Emory B. Waters
Grace May Fisher
Lock Haven
Mail
Grand Valley
Clarendon
H. G. Breed
Smithfield
W. V
The
Maccabees
W. H. Pickett
F. D. McCollum
Warren Public Schools
Jefferson Street
East Street
West End
Democrat
Gottleib Stein
Pearl Street
Mr. Poole
Scandia
B. M. Anderson
Carrie Olson Halberg
Austin
Potter County
Leon G. Ball
Helene Goodman
Tonawanda
N.Y
Mr. Mair
Will Messner
Axel Lawson
Sinclairville
Shearman
Eni
Guy L. Smith
Madame Sans Gene
Herman Greenland
High Street
U. S. District Court
Rev. E. F. Edmunds
F. B. Jackson
L. G. Noyes
N. C. Allen
R. H. Lynn
Rose Lacy
Libbie Rogers
Greenville, Pa
Gus. Kehr
J. G. Grindlay
Salamanca
G. W. Brown
Youngsville, Pa
CaLton Keller
Warren County
McClure-Mabie Co
Boston Globe
MamamMa
Johnny
Johnney
Mamma
Sheffield
Penfield Carpet Cleaning Works
T J. Foley
General Carting
Teaming
Great Cash Grocery
G. H. Strickland
Waters Block
Possofice
Warken, PA
Warren National Bank
Wm. D. Brown
Jerry Crary
D. W. Beaty
A. T. Scofield
Nelson P. Wheeler
G. N. Parmlee
Andrew Hertzel
Charles Chase
C. Schimmelfeng
Christian Smith
H. A. Jamieson
F. E. Hertzel
Cashier
Hunter’s
Wests
O.h.hunter & Son
Second St
Germantown
Saxony
Water St
Jsarvis
the Warren: Savings Bank
O. W. Beaty
B. Ensworth
G. H. Jackson
O. W. Lindsey
L. B. Wood
James Clark
Charles W. Stone
M. B. Danham
W. M. Freeman
C. Sigel
Swannee
Jacob Stricker
Agt
Pisa
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!