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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1900
Page
1
Local items report ward and city news including ER Perree visits, Miss Sun millinery, weather chatter, and a call to subscribe. Campaign activity covers Emery Pattison Sibley meetings, water pipe work, hospital progress, and legal and social notices from Warren and surrounding towns.
Struthers Wellis & Co. advance a large machine shop project and other building improvements. They lay the foundation on the river bank for a facility to generate electricity for their operations. W A Talbott erects a brick barn 47 by 37 feet behind his Third Street home with Harmon brickwork. Knapp and Brown expand on Pennsylvania Avenue with a growing block, Harmon again handling brick. Leroy Knapp builds a frame house on Madison near Centennial Hose, and Mrs. Z E Eddy constructs a cellar on Sixth Street near Henry.
J. T. Morse v Lott and J. P. Jefferson ended with verdicts for the defendants. E. J. Bauer v Campbell & Son resulted in a plaintiff verdict for 23.25 dollars. Florence Brace v Freehold School District ended with a non-suit for the defendant yesterday afternoon.
Oil City and Warren high schools meet at 3:30 PM at Recreation Park with a senior game in Oil City to follow between Oil City seniors and Warren seniors. The home and away dates are set for the coming weekend. The Costell property near Richland burned yesterday afternoon, with insured loss of 1300 dollars. Mrs G W Sill Mrs Max Sill and Miss Richie left for New York escorted by John Souther of Washington DC.
The 1900 fiscal year receipts show Warren at the top with 36 341 dollars among listed towns. Other amounts include Meadville 26501 Pierce 35200? Noting figures for Kane Kittaning Butler Clarion Dubois Rochester Franklin Braddford Titusville and more. Rah for Warren!
At a recent meeting the Board of Trade approved paying 2000 dollars to Hammond Iron Works as its share of the public subscription fund begun last spring and another 2000 dollars to Homer & Creal once about 400 dollars is collected. Hammond Iron Works now employs forty one men, far above the promised count. A Warren boy, Mart W. Shawkey, publisher of last year's Warren Directory, writes from Anaconda that he is mining for gold in Montana and values the MAIL highly alongside his gold pan. The note closes with hope that Wilbur will return with riches to publish another directory.
The Bradford special train leaves Warren next Saturday at 5 PM and returns the same night. Marching clubs from Warren and area must meet at the armory at 4 PM in uniform. The grist mill Kolfrat and Dunham in West End burned about 1 AM Thursday. firemen saved nearby property.
Warren patrons are invited to visit for all jewelry needs including watch and clock repairs eyeglasses fitted by improved methods and free examinations at the Y M C A Building.
Four test wells will be sunk near Busti in Chautauqua county after a promising oil finding. The 83d Pennsylvania Volunteers reunion is set for Oct 31 in Erie. Teachers Institute at Goodwill Hill postponed due to illness. Mrs. C. C. Gage offers horses cattle and farm implements at Pine Grove on Oct 25. Hon E W Parshall refits Pleasantville homestead. Meadville hosts a silk mill relocation as Northwestern Pennsylvania adds mills in Titusville Bradford and Meadville. Western Association of 121st Regiment reunion Oct 10 at President. Oil City to host next year. Pennsylvania Baptist state meeting at Erie Oct 22–25. Oil workers directory planned by Oil City Derrick. Freight traffic on the Allegheny and Chautauqua division surges with coal demand after eastern strikes.
In Warren and surrounding areas several families announce new arrivals. The Anderson family welcomes a son born October 10 1900, while the Gruber and Grunder households in Warren celebrate daughters born October 14 1900. Churchill and Clark families report newborn sons and daughters in mid October 1900.
The notice records several 1900s marriages including M K Gleason to Aimee Barringer in Warren on Oct 16 1909 at St Josephs Church, Z T Weaver to Theresa Ley in Bradford on Oct 10 1900, Albert Anderson to Alma Weaver in Titusville on Oct 10 1900, and Angus Gillis to Angeline Harvey in Jamestown on Oct 10 1900, with best wishes from the Mail.
Warren area deaths and funeral notices dated Oct 1900 include T S Sanford 52 typhoid fever Warren with funeral at Grace M E church. William Irvine Mead 60 from Gladerun Pa after paralysis. Selma Curtis 20 of Dun kirk N Y dies from gasoline stove explosion. Bert L Curtis Carroll N Y sister C C Wiltsie of Frewsburg. Clarence Mabie interred in Tidioute cemetery after dying in Elkins W Va. Isaac Payne 18 in Kane Hospital. Miss Sill fall season items noted.
The notice advertises limited runs of 17x30 linen towels at 9c each or 18c per pair, Turkey Red Table Linen at 25c, Grey Blankets priced at 5.60 each, All-wool Blankets slightly soiled at 3 dollars, a broad Underwear range from 15c to 1.50, Hosiery bargains in Warren, and a boys and girls line at 25c with three pairs for 56c.
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