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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1910
Page
8
The Warren Construction company began erecting a portico over the entrance to the Woodard Theater on Second street. The fire department was called to Jacob Rapp's Chestnut street home last Saturday at midnight to extinguish a blaze in the hen house.
Clerks at all city grocery stores applaud an agreement by shop proprietors to close stores at 6 o clock each evening except Saturday. In Irvington T C Siggins a meat market operator was poisoned by buttermilk, his wife also affected, both in critical condition. George Martindale launches a large International delivery car for faster grocery deliveries. Maud Lehman, chosen by President Bestor, helped unveil the Gladstone class tablet at Chautauqua. An automobile auction drew a crowd at Savings bank corner with Wm Schultz buying for 38 dollars. G Gregory acted as auctioneer.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert J. Lucke welcomed a daughter at emergency hospital on Tuesday August 23. Mrs. Lucke is formerly Miss Maria King of Warren and daughter of Mrs. J. R. King of Hazel street.
An up to date confectionery store ice cream parlor and soda fountain will open in the Woodard theater building adjoin ing the foyer. The business will be managed by an experienced man from Cleveland Ohio and a new expensive fountain will be installed.
Reynolds Drug company moved stock from the Allen building to the newly purchased Second street store from A. A. Davis. The two stores will be operated as one business. The vacated Allen building quarters will be taken by Leon Abbott and H. J. Dixon.
Warren relatives were informed of the death Friday of William Niles Stevens from heart disease at his Detroit home. He leaves his widow Belk King, four sons, two sisters, four grandchildren, and is mourned by Mason and G A R connections. Funeral was Monday with burial in Detroit where he had lived about forty years.
Cosmopolitan Magazine requires a Warren representative to manage subscription renewals and boost circulation by proven methods. Salary and commission offered. Experience preferred but not essential. Full or part time. Send references to H. C. Campbell, Cosmopolitan Magazine, 1789 Broadway, New York City. Sep 1-8.
The Edinboro Normal School announces the fall term starts September 6 1910 with a prosperous year expected. Free tuition to prospective teachers and special circular and catalogue free. For details write Joan F BiGIER, Principal. 9-1-11.
Warren public schools start Monday September 5 for a nine month term after a three month break. Over 2100 pupils last year with growth expected. repairs and sanitation completed. Beginners admitted first week, vaccination certificate required, two admission periods, compulsory attendance from day one, and daily attendance emphasized to avoid falling behind.
Dispatch reports Ex-President Madriz is traveling from Amapala Honduras to Costa Rica. Ambassador Kerens seeks to pressure Austria to open its frontier to American meat. Moro chiefs representing Minandao pledge allegiance to the United States.
Diligent search with lanterns and guns is under way around Rock Ridge the Rockefeller summer home complex as residents seek a large bear terrorizing the area The bear was sighted by Mr and Mrs George Cronk at The Bowlders estate owned by The Bowlders The Bowlders is occupied by Mr and Mrs Fi Close Post’s son-in-law and daughter Gypsy band members have been asking about the bear claiming it escaped from them
Oswin King an American was arrested in Paris at Swiss requests on a charge of swindling by passing forged checks. The report notes the case as part of an international pursuit.
In Koenigsberg the German emperor’s remarks drew little alarm in France. Most German papers criticised his claim of divine right. Crippen and Leneve reached Liverpool aboard the Megantic and were moved to Bow Street cells in London after arraignment. Roosevelt received a Western welcome in Cheyenne during a visit. Washington warned that firing big guns toward the Northwest coast to induce rain to halt forest fires would waste funds.
John P B Moissant failed to complete the Paris to London leg as his aircraft crashed after takeoff, suffering heavy damage. Crowds gathered near Bow Street Prison in London hoping to see Crippen or Le Neve amid reports the husband murder charge and accessory after the fact are alleged. Italy reports 18 new cholera cases and 14 deaths in the last day. Mayor Gaynor leaves Hoboken hospital for his home at St James Long Island.
Dr Crippen and Miss Leneve were arraigned in Bow Street police court charged with Belle Flore’s murder and remanded until Sept 6. General Juan Estrada took Nicaragua presidency and formed a cabinet as crowds welcomed him at Managua amid arrests under Adaya. William II commutes two tenths of Henry Schulthels penalty. Rome reports Pope Pius will name nine cardinals including an American in November consistory.
Fifteen cholera cases or suspected instances are reported in Berlin and Spandau as St. Petersburg shows decreasing mortality. Chilian specs for two new battleships require English made guns and machinery, narrowing American tender prospects. Reports from San Juan del Sur note Nicaragua largely held by Madriz troops. Dr Crippen suffers breakdown and is moved to Brixton jail hospital ward. Maryland marks first party ballot for congressional nominees in place of conventions.
Miss Lenore Lytle and Prof. Wm O Forman wed Monday at 10 in Warren. The bride, a Warren High School and Allegheny College graduate, taught at Jefferson street school. The groom, Allegheny College graduate, is a McKeesport baseball star and a Latin professor and athletics director at Indiana State Normal School. They will live in Indiana Pennsylvania.
Major D. F. A. Wheelock, city engineer, purchased all Joe Smiths maps and survey records. The collection covers lands across Warren Crawford Erie Elk Forest Jefferson McKean Venango Potter Cameron Mercer and other parts of Northwestern Pennsylvania with items dating back over 160 years. It includes more than 2000 maps and several oil maps based on Smiths actual surveys. The records hold high value for surveyors and landowners as Wheelock notes Smith has left the profession.
The notice warns voters that Wednesday September 7 is the last day for tax assessment and Saturday September 3 is the last day for tax payment to be eligible to vote in the November election. Signed by A. G. Eldkn, Chairman. September 1. One month.
Mrs W H Filler and her daughter Kathryn with Miss Mildred Wood departed last Thursday for New York to sail aboard the Finland for a six months visit to England France Italy and other countries with a planned return home in May.
The Hoff Business College begins its ninth annual session on September 6. A business education is the key. enroll now. Write for catalogue. L. J. Homxs, September 1-8 Manager.
A gossipy author plans a suppressed edition to cash in on tales of the idle rich, as noted by the St. Louis Star. The piece hints at literary intrigue surrounding a best seller’s potential rise seeking fame and fortune.
The speaker recalls Strother, age four, declaring a dream is what the pillow tells you during sleep, a quip from The Delineator reflecting a child’s poetic view.
The first N. P. Curtis family reunion gathered at Mrs. G. E. Bennett’s home in Columbus on August 28, N. P. Curtis’ birthday. Attendees from away included N. P. Curtis and wife from Warren, Anna Miller and daughter from North Warren, E. O. Nichols from Kane, F. N. Curtis and family from Jamestown, C. T. Curtis and family from Jamestown, and H. A. Curtis from Corry. After a bountiful dinner and music, officers were elected: President F. N. Curtis, Vice President Dr. G. E. Bennett, Secretary Treasurer Dr. H. A. Curtis, Historian Mrs. G. E. Bennett, location committee Mrs. Eri O. Nichols, Mrs. C. T. Curtis, and Mrs. N. P. Curtis.
The Pier family reunion met last Saturday at the home of W. E. Porter on Yan kee Bush with about sixty attendees. Mrs. Inwood of Blackville and Miss Nettie Dugan of Youngsville provided entertainment, and officers were elected: President C. K. Haupin, Vice President W. E. Porter, Secretary and Treasurer Orrie Haupin. The 32nd gathering will be with Wm. Pier at North East, Pa.
A pleasant surprise party was hosted at Miss Mary O King home Monday evening for Mrs Susan D King on her birthday. About thirty friends and neighbors attended. gifts, refreshments, and cheerful companionship marked the event.
Invitations announce the marriage of Estella Thompson and Ceril Duell of Akeley on Monday September 4 at noon. The ceremony will be at the bride’s parents home, Mr and Mrs Walter Thompson, with Estella a Russell High School Class of 1903 member and Ceril the son of Mr and Mrs B J Duell, a popular Russell youth. Friends offer congratulations on this school romance union.
The Hyer family held a reunion Saturday at W. E. Porter’s Yankee Bush home with large attendance. Attendees enjoyed a fine dinner and a sociable gathering.
The Misses Snyder entertained with an informal luncheon Saturday at the Crary cottage on the Conewango for Mrs J H Hassinger of Konnarock Virginia.
A genteel visitor, Mrs Peanut, calls on Mrs Martin with her daughter Rosalie Arabella. The scene reveals social pretensions, large nursing family, and Mrs Peanut’s claim of many sick children while claiming her husband is out of work. The exchange mixes polite tea talk with sharp social maneuvering.
A Farm Journal aphorism notes that if people only spoke their thoughts there would be less talk and more silence. The saying underscores value of restraint in dialogue and practical conservation-minded communication.
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