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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1876
Page
3
The Warren Mail notes Court this week and upcoming fairs in September. It mentions saw mill sale notices, changing weather, and campaign activity by Hayes and Wheeler. Reports on oil well activity and local court house progress contrast with mentions of local taxation and public notices.
A renowned group of nine skilled Southern plantation minstrel performers will appear at Roscoe Hall next Thursday evening September 7 for a benefit concert for the Warren Musical Association. They present religious songs with humorous negro melodies and character sketches and are endorsed by the Fair Point Sunday School leaders including Dr. Vincent. Proceeds support the Warren Musical Association.
Mr. Charles E. Goodrich of Omaha visited Warren last week as Burgess's guest while en route home from the Centennial. Charles J. Bailey of Jamestown passed his West Point exam and enters the Military School. Prof. Thompson opens the Youngsville School with asst Miss Ella Eldred and Miss Mary Axtell assisting in Prof Patton's absence due to illness.
Last Thursday the Great Pacific Combination appeared in Warren as a show not a circus. Police found fighting liquor in circulation and the cooler drew patrons. The troupe slipped into town with no parade, pitched on Hickory street, performed feats in tumbling trapeze and contortions, and quietly departed toward Sheffield, without side-shows or a parade.
Mrs. Mary Allen wife of S P Allen died in Pine Grove Monday Aug 28 1876 age 63 Born Mary Thompson in Chautauqua County New York Jan 24 1813 moved to Warren County and later married S P Allen Mother of five sons Harrison Samuel T Orren C Geo W and Walter and six daughters Only three daughters survive Funeral held Wednesday with large attendance Beloved neighbor wife and mother.
The fall term begins this Monday morning at Warren Union School with a full staff led by Principal A B Miller. Teachers include Miss C E Smith Miss E M Green Mrs D B Bernard and others with German taught by Miss A E Howard. A county Teachers Institute will run in Warren Oct 2 for five days led by Prof F A Allen. Advertising notes include suppliers Hazeltine Davis and Ill Smiths.
A Buffalo Express brief notes a circus agent invaded Warren Pennsylvania causing a temporary business suspension. It reports policemen escorted four Buffalo roughs to the lock-up on circus night and mentions local oil activity and lively streets.
In North Warren on July 31 1876 workers labor at the hospital and brick yard as oil fever grows. Crossman Co drives pipe on Martin Amann Island while Campbell directs drilling hoping for a gusher. Capt Knight visits campaigning Democrat with temperance claims but declines whiskey when offered by another Democrat.
A company of actors and singers performs at Roscoe Hall on Tuesday evening Sept 12. The act features two sisters praised as first class singers and highlights Emma Hyers and Sam Lucas in comic roles with strong singing throughout. The Hyers Sisters recent concert drew a crowded audience and favorable reviews praising Anna’s flexible range and Emma’s powerful contralto.
Deerfield township club lists officers headed by President Reuben Dill and a slate of vice presidents. The group plans to mobilize about fifty men in uniform, uniting with the Fagundus Club in demonstrations.
Sugar Grove Republican Club hosts a large gathering with a 105 foot pole and music by the Sugar Grove Band. In Grand Valley a meeting August 25 forms a club with 30 members led by A. M. Parker and L. B. Wood. Enterprise and Sanford's settlement clubs form amid active campaigning. A 1772 stove relic from Jersey Shore, Lycoming County, built at Hopewell Furnace, is described in detail, noting its age and ornate frontpiece with goats and sheep.
The notice lists travel price adjustments with Erie to Philadelphia tickets now six dollars and fifty cents. It mentions new industries in Erie and a surge in oil activity around Tidoute driven by high oil prices.
A letter from Youngsville Pa dated September 2 1876 reports mild weather and scarce rain, praise for new raised cross walks, a new clothing store, and multiple shops including hardware, dry goods and groceries. It mentions John Argrelius rebuilding a brick mill, an oil derrick near completion, and uncertain school openings due to Prof Patton illness.
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