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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1882
Page
3
Community notices mix seasonal weather chatter and upcoming events. Humpty Dumpty and theater ads share page space with sales, goods, construction updates, and local notices from Warren, marking fall activities, store openings, and public interest items.
The Fisk Jubilee Singers gave two highly attended concerts in Warren last week. The performances drew broad praise for their wonderful singing and positive influence on listeners. They then traveled to Toronto, Canada.
The piece will be staged at Roscoe Hall this evening and features Miss Kate Claxton in the blind Louise. The New York Sun praises the strong company and the performance, highlighting Mrs. Wilkins as La Rochard and Charles A. Stevenson as Jacques.
An old classified style notice promotes shopping at Hunter’s for underwear and dry goods. It mentions a wide selection including window shades made to order and hints at wage opportunities from visiting parties and oil districts, with reference to railroad fares.
For sale two late two hot air furnaces in good condition suitable for private dwellings or offices. One furnace is large and was formerly used for heating the Kent House. Interested parties may call on or address E. D. Wetmore at L. D. Wetmore's office Warren Pa.
Canvass of Cherry Grove district shows 347 wells with 220 producing 11 abandoned 125 not producing 99 packed 57 pumping and 68 flowing through casing. Total production 6674 barrels. Standard Oil dominates storage and transport profits and can manipulate market. Oil trade activity remains brisk in Warren with hopeful fall prospects. Union refinery purchase by Standard Oil noted as private deal. Cherry Grove yields about forty barrels per day while Egypt in Venango county declines.
The National Guard announces a grand Bi-Centennial parade in Philadelphia on Friday October 27 with about 20000 in line Gen Hartranft in charge. Pennsylvania sends 8000, Jersey 1200 1800, Delaware several regiments and Washington and Baltimore colored regiments. Grand Army to supply at least 8000. Parade forms Broad to Chestnut and proceeds via Chestnut Third Market Broad to Columbia avenue, review from Broad near Columbia, about five miles and two and a half hours.
Drawn for November term of Court commencing Monday November 13 at 2 PM. Names include Allen C Eldred Brown N Sugar Grove Beck Fred Spring Creek Burroughs Fitch Spring Creek Curtis Emmett Columbus Carson R J Tidioute Coleman L A Farmington Cheney Henry Southwest Drake I T Triumph Eastman W R Spring Creek Flannigan M Sheffield Fallman John Tidioute Fulgerson Thos Sugar Grove Gray Wim Spring Creek Gilfillan J Tidioute Hall James Columbus Horton Jacob Sugar Grove Hutchinson D C Conewango Jones R R Conewango Jagger B Sugar Grove Jenkins BE W Farmington Jones J P Pine Grove Kopf M Warren Logan Janex Farmington Low Daniel Freehold Merchant George Pine Grove Mallett D C Columbus borough McIntyre A Pittsfield Mitchell W Warren Mooney Thos Mead Phillips R A Pine Grove Randall L Warren Rogers L P Glade Rogers LE A Warren Scott W Warren Sersall C W Warren Tuttle O P Freehold Weiler J C Conewango
News brief notes Bradford appoints a new Board of Trade. An Oct 20 sale offers valuable stock in Sugar Grove via Mr Babcock ad. A Dugway Pittsfield church dedication set for Oct 22 with Rev J Hill to officiate. Erie county property value totals 35 million dollars, up 25 percent since three years ago.
Trains on the B P W route run Oil City to Buffalo. The Chicago Railway Age reports 8075 miles of new mainline track laid in nine months across 79 lines in 34 states territories. Iowa leads with 154 miles on six lines, Georgia 94 on three lines, then Pennsylvania 91 on eleven lines, with other states totaling small gains.
Mrs E Coltman returns from New York with Frank Shaw and infant from Rochester. J Wes Kinnear attends Philadelphia law school. Rev Wm Martin named M E Church pastor for the year. Miss Nettie Kemble resigns Western Union operator post after ten years. Frank Williams named new operator. Various visits and travels noted including Emlenton, Meadville, Massachusettts, and Warren. The Chaffey Couse wedding is celebrated at Laura L Couse's father's home with guests and a Niagara Falls trip after.
The community sees a new school building nearing completion with painting by Mr. Hayner. J. Smallman winds down wool carding, a new blacksmith rents J. Stuart’s shop, and D. J. Taft updates his residence. Families travel, weddings occur, and church projects advance as townsfolk make planned moves and work on shops, schools, and stores.
In Warren on October 11, 1882 at the bride’s parents’ home Rev P Smith of Rapids N Y united Willard Smith and Miss Annie McConnell both of Warren in marriage.
Post office in Warren County Pennsylvania warns that letters addressed to listed recipients remain unclaimed and will be sent to the Dead Letter Office if not collected within thirty days. The list includes Augusta Anderson Charley Burk Mrs Dan Bennet A Benscher C A Beurstadt Emma Carlson John Clark Dan Harkless Oscar Hill Carl Johansson etc.
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