Warren Co Fair Preview and Local Ordinance Update
Warren County fair dates September 27 to 30 announced with premium list in this issue. Opened ordinance lays out and opens a public alley in Warren from King's Hollow road to Fifth street, via land held by Reeger et al. Mail subscription offer lowers price to 25 cents for new subscribers in Warren County through January 1, 1899.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Co
Warren
King’s Hollow Road
Geo. Reeger
Fifth Street
West End
Warren County
Street Market Plan Discussed by City Committee
A special committee was formed to consider a twice weekly street market in Warren. Members Jas Cable James Brann C G Offerle Robt MacKay and F G Trushel will meet farmers Grange representatives on Saturday Sept 10 at 2 PM in the Council rooms to discuss the proposal. A large attendance is requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Messrs
Jas. Cable
James Brann
C. G. Offerle
Robt. MacKay
F.G. Trushel
Grange
Night Blooming Cereas Delights And Courtroom Drama
Warren hosts numerous cereas parties with blooming plants from Mrs. Paul Kratzer Mrs. B F Morris Mrs Albert James and Henry Knapp drawing admiring crowds East side cultivators report Mrs E E Jackson of Russell street shows a fourteen blossom plant in Monday’s event The week’s major court case features Perry Atkinson or Acheson of Triumph charged by his son with improper relations with his daughter The juror misassignment prompts a continuance and the Ben Bailey trial proceeds this morning
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Paul Kratzer
B. F. Morris
Albert James
Henry Knapp
E. E. Jackson
Russell Street
Perry Atkinson
Acheson
Bert
Wm. Wood
Pleasant
Glade
Ben. Bailey
Notable Speakers Set for Warren Teachers Institute 1923
Henry Watterson and Col. L F Copeland will lecture at Warren County Teachers Institute in December 1923. Dr W W Black and Dr J H Mace of Syracuse University join as principal instructors with Prof I D Gresh leading music. Season tickets with reserved seats cost one dollar. county teachers and pupils will assist in instruction and entertainment. a State department member may attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teachers’ Institute
Henry Watterson
Louisville Courier Journal
L. F. Copeland
W. W. Black
J. H. Mace
Syracuse University
Warren
Black
Mace
I. D. Gresh
State Department
Shooting Scores and Memorial Tributes in Warren
At the Richland range Sergt. C J Gunning led Co D Warren's new company in shooting practice with several members scoring notable hits on 100 yards. The piece also records a memorial meeting of the Warren Bar Association honoring Will Van Ness Yates Esq, detailing his service, character, and death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Gunning
Co. D. Warren
Richland
Co. D
Sergi. Gunning
Warren Bar Association
W. V. N. Yates
Court House
Criminal Court
Wm. Schnur
D. I. Ball
Earl Beshlin
W. E. Rice
D. A. Arird
H. J. Muse
Leon Ball
James 0. Parmlee
J. H. Donly
W. W. Wilbur
C. A. Peterson
Judge Lindsey
Warren County
Bar Association
Will van Ness Yates
Yates
G. W. N. Yates
Warren Chronicles Mixed Local News and Notices
Local items from Warren PA cover visits and travel, postmaster shifts, recitals, ice shortages, and a murder-mystery in Tionesta. Included are social gatherings, church notices, and regional developments such as Brooks locomotive works expansion and rail-town happenings.
Smith Business College Opens for Fall Winter Term
The Smith Business College opened last Monday September 5 offering a business education with night school starting October 1 for those unable to attend day classes. New instructor Prof. I J Huff from Des Moines Iowa joins as an expert in writing and bookkeeping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Smith Business College
I. J. Huff
Des Moines
Iowa
Sugar Grove Mansion Destroyed By Fire
The large brick residence of Mrs. Hosea Harmon in Sugar Grove was destroyed by fire last Monday forenoon. It started about 8 o clock when Mrs. Harmon lit an oil stove, the blaze spreading rapidly. Loss estimated at $10,000 with no insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sungark Grove
Hosea Harmon
Sugar Grove
Half-fare Excursion Rates at Oil City Fair
Railroads offer one-half fare during the Oil City Fair with twenty five cents as cited in the notice. Dates listed include the 13th through the 16th with emphasis on not missing the event.
All china and decorated ware sold regardless of cost
Auction notice notes all china and decorated ware to be sold regardless of cost with emphasis on available bar gains at Fehman Bro's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fehlman Bro’s
Fehlman Bros
Local notes from Warren and surrounding towns
Miss Magda Kehr of Warren visits Miss Darrab. Tidioute schools reopen Sept. 6 after repairs. Swedish Lutheran church steeple repaired after lightning. Foster family reunion held Aug. 25 in Busti Township. Miss Grace L. Martin to Elmira for Gleason sanitarium treatment with sister Helen. Mr. Henry Eveleth found dead in his orchard near Busti. Lane reports dull business in Russell but three grain cars moved last week. Bridges need repair. Everett bridge hole risked horse injury. Youngsville store building bought by W. P. Nutting. photograph gallery vacant. Meely farm to drill gas or oil well. August dies aged ~86. funeral at home. survived by Merrill August, Mrs. Houser, Mrs. York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TiniouTs
Magda Kehr
Warren
Darrab
Tidioute
Foster
Julia Foster Seabury
Busti Township
Grace L. Martin
Elmira
N. Y
Gleason Sanitarium
Helen
Henry Eveleth
Basti
Russell
Lane
Moon
E. W. Thompson
Everett Bridge
Youngsville
L. M. Phillips
W. P. Nutting
Meely
August
Merrill August
Pleasantville
Houser
Charles York
Youngsville Cemetery
Little Hell Station Proposed For Sugar Run On Rail Line
A letter to the Western New York and Pennsylvania Railway Co. urges renaming Sugar Run station to Little Hell Station. The writer decries the improvised waiting area a burned station left, cites extreme heat and demurrage charges, and appeals to President George W. DeCourcy for rapid action while noting Sugar Run’s freight and passenger income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EpiTor Mall
Western New York and
Penn
Sugar Run
George W. DeCourcy
Sixteenth Pennsylvania Fights at Coamo Earns Praise
Gen Miles lauds Col Hulings and the Sixteenth Pennsylvania Infantry for their Coamo action in Porto Rico. The regiment killed 17, wounded 70, and captured nearly 200 soldiers with a stand of colors and arms. Despite sickness, they maintained discipline and carried on patrols and marches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hich
Porto Rico
Miles
Hulings
Sixteenth
Pennsylvania Infantry
Coamo
Pennsylvania
Phila
Chicamauga
Charleston
Fever at Camp Meade Raises Malaria or Typhoid Question
Twenty eight cases of fever in the 16th Pennsylvania battalion from Chickamauga prompt hospital doctors to diagnose typhoid or malaria. Major Richardson arranges ice supply for Pennsylvania troops. Ice orders come from Senator Magee for regiments 14 and 18, Col. Stone for 12, Col. Ripple for 13, Senator Quay for 8 and 16, and Secretary Martin with T Larry Eyre for the 6th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Meade
Pennsylvania
Chickamauga
Major Richardson
State Arsenal
Magee
W. A. Stone
Ezra H. Ripple
Scranton
Senator Quay
The
Commonwealth
Martin and
T. Larry Eyre
Fehlemann Brothers Promote Millet Bread Quality
White Cloud Flour plans more ads for bread claiming better whiteness and texture. Fehman Brothers tout Millet as unmatched in the market with a large apartment implication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fehlman Bros
Real Estate Transfers Include Several Small Purchases
The list records multiple purchases in various towns including Sheffield Youngsville Pittsfield Columbus and Freehold with prices ranging from 1 to 2 000 dollars. Notable deals include $1 172.02 to Della L Kel and $2 000 from De Lafayette Curtis to F D Curtis. A broad mix of individuals and spouses appear in this catalog of transfers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank P. Ball
Lewis E. Howard
Sheffield
L. M. Phillips
Albert W. Smith
Youngsville
Same
Warren H. L. & T. Co
Della L. Kelor
Warren
Albert E. Lynn
Belle Chapel
Pittsfield
Chloe Comstock
Albert Curtis
Columbus
de Lafayette Curtis
F. D. Curtis
H. L. Monroe
Nelson Trisket
Freehold
Stilson-Shortt Wedding Holds Seventy Five Guests
Amy Belle Stilson and W Earl Stilson wed at the Shortt home with about seventy five guests. The ceremony featured Carrie Wiest on the piano, Mattie Davis as flower girl, Pearl Boardman bridesmaid, Geo W Jude best man, and Prof. Wm Earl Stilson a McKendree College mathematics professor. The couple plans a honeymoon to Buffalo, the Falls, then Cleveland and Chicago before settling in Lebanon Illinois. Guests included many relatives and out of town friends from Bradford Pennsylvania to North Collins New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Hamilton
E. B. Kephart
Mattie Davis
Brooklyn
N. Y
Geo. W. Jude
Buffalo
Falls
Lakes
Cleveland
Chicago
Lebanon
Ill
McKendree College
United States
W. H. Shortland
Will Taft
Anna Langdon
A. M. Boardman
Boardman
Bradford
George Muir
Warren
A. R. Davis
Carrie Wiest
North Collins
E. W. Smiley
Franklin
Farrar
Cattaraugus
Winnie Gilbert
Ellington
Olive Davis
Bessie Georgi
Anna Hilton
County Convention of Warren County WCTU Held in 1898
The twenty fourth annual Warren County WCTU convention met Aug 31 and Sept 1 at East Branch with forty three members present. Mrs E H Lacy elected president. notes praise for progress, discusses army cantteen ban and sanitation, and features addresses by Mrs Clara Hoffman and John Secor. Memorial services honored Frances E Willard and four members promoted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union of
Warren Co
East Branch
W. O. Skelton
Sheffield
Brightman
W. C. Skelton
Leah Andrews
Garland
John Secor
Corry
Daisy Peck
Grand Valley
Ella C. Weile
Frances E. Willard
Clara Hoffman
W. C.T.U
M. Lena Jackson, Co
Rec
Sepl 5 Correspondence from Wrightsville and area
Community notes report residents arriving home from Chautauqua and ongoing travel to Jamestown and nearby towns. Schools open Sept 12 with teachers from Lottsville. local preaching schedule noted. multiple visits and social calls among Wrightsville residents and neighboring communities.
Local Notes from Youngsville and Nearby Areas
Sept 6 brief news mentions W J Davis II and daughter departing for Cincinnati and the G A R Convention. Visitors include Acker Siggins of Sackett and Miss Lillian Rust of Cambridge. Local families hosting, Toronto Fair attendance, Kretsville/Washington visitors, and Carolyn Bourquin visiting grandparents. Furniture factory to be rebuilt between two railroads at once.
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Youngsville
W. J. Davis 2d
Cincinnati
Acker Siggins
Sackett
Lillian Rust
Cambridge
R. A. Maxwell
W.D. Kinnear
J. Currie
Wm. Brady
C.j.dunham
Henry Green
Kretsville
Washington
Carolyn Bourquin
Tidioute
White
Lillian Siggins
Lottsville
M. Woodburn
Brunson Gives Farewell Sermon in Dugall
Sept 3 report notes Rev. Mr. Brunson preached his farewell sermon last Sunday. Our school opened last Monday with a large attendance guided by Miss Hokerson. Local notes include visits from Mr. and Mrs. Rollen Meas and daughter Marie to Boonville, and Albert Peterson with Florence of Glade Run visiting Mrs. Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Creek
Henry Meaur
Warren Mail Marks 51st Year With Steady Editorial Voice
The Warren Mail enters its 51st year on August 18, praised for sturdy journalistic enterprise and a clean bright tone. The Kane Leader hails the weekly paper as essential to homes of the best people, balancing tradition with concise coverage that readers and advertisers favor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Mail
the Mail
The
Mall
Kane Leader
Hall's Catarrh Cure Sold By Cheney Co
There is more catarrh in this region than all diseases and it was once thought incurable. Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio is the constitutional remedy claimed to cure by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. They offer one hundred dollars for any failure to cure and provide circulars and testimonials. Sold by druggists at 75 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
J. Cheney & CO
O. F
Carpet Cleaning Works at Mansion House
E. W. Sealy announces carpet cleaning, laying, curtain cleaning, and feather renovation services with satisfaction guaranteed. Works located at the rear of Mansion House. orders left there with manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Sealy
Farm for sale near North Warren on Sugar Grove road
Farm two miles from North Warren on Sugar Grove road offered for sale. Also a family horse weighing 1300 pounds available. Inquire for details and terms. Jacob Keller, artistic tailor, promotes quality garments at fair prices with fabrics of tested worth and up-to-date cuts. Military belts shirtwaist boots and dinnerware featured in stock. be sure not to miss prices and selection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Warren
Sugar Grove Road
Jacob Keller
Marriages Celebrate in Sugar Grove and Jamestown Areas
In Sugar Grove Pennsylvania on August 31 1898 William Earl Stilson of Lebanon Indiana and Amy Belle Shortt wed at the bride’s parents home. Elsewhere Leslie H Johnson of Columbus Pennsylvania married Mary Beals of Lottsville. Corell Whitney marriage occurred in Sugar Grove between H B Corell and Julia M Whitney. Cyril Osborne wed Jessie Robinson in Jamestown New York. W J Knox and Hilda M Hultberg, both of Warren, tied the knot in Jamestown August 31 1898.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stilson — Shortt
Sugar Grove
C. M. Shortt
E. B. Kephart
William Earl Stilson
Lebanon
Amy Belle Shortt
N. Y
E. P. Mahoney
J. P
Cyril Osborne
Jessie Robinson
Garland
Knox—Hultberg
Jamestown
A.S. Dealey
W. J. Knox
Hilda M. Hultberg
Warren
Northwestern Pennsylvania Fall Festival Dates Listed
The notice lists festival or fair dates across several towns including Warren Conneautville Butler Edinboro Greenville Corry Oil City Cambridge Springs Stoneboro Clarion Meadville with events scheduled from September 6 to September 30. Local organizers encourage attendance and mark regional celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabrren
Conneautville
Butler
Edinboro
Greenville
Corry
Oil City
Cambridge Springs
Stoneboro
Clarion
Meadville
Death of Harvey Fellows in Columbus Pa at 84
Mr Harvey Fellows died in Columbus Pennsylvania on August 31 1898 at the age of eighty four. His passing marks the end of a long life spent in the region with family and neighbors noting his quiet standing in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fellows
Columbus
Harvey Fellows
W C Rowland & Sons Advertises Largest Wallpaper Stock
A New Line. W. C. Rowland & Sons advertise Warren’s largest wallpaper stock with constantly added new colors and designs. They urge customers to examine the selection before purchasing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Rowland & Sons
Warren
W.C Rowland & Sons
Oil City Fair excursion tickets announced
The W N Y and P railway will sell excursion tickets to Oil City and return from September 13 to 16 with return passage valid until September 17. Special trains depart Warren on September 15 and 16 at 7:30 am and return from Oil City at 7:30 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Het
Oil City
W. N. Y. & P. Railway
Warren
Northwestern Agricultural Society Fair at Corry in September
The Northwestern Agricultural Society Fair will be held at Corry September 13 to 16 1898. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company offers excursion tickets at reduced rates from Erie Kane and intermediate stations good to return by September 17 1898.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwestern Agricultural Society
Corry
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Avienagee
Erie
Kane
Methodist Camp Meeting Excursion Tickets Sold
Pennsylvania Railroad offers reduced excursion fares from Erie Kane and intermediate stations to Pittsfield from August 24 to September 5 for the Wesleyan Methodist Church camp meeting with return validity to September 6, 1898.
Masterly South American Nervine Tonic Promises Universal Cure
Advertisement claims South American Nervine Tonic permanently cures stomach weakness and indigestion. It asserts immediate relief from the first dose, guarantees a certain cure, and praises safety and pleasant usage. Sold by Hertzel and Saner in Warren, Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hertzel & Saner
Warren
Fashionable Tailor Services and Dry Goods Ad
Wedding invitations and programs offered by Jacob Keller the artistic tailor promises fit and latest styles. Also advertised are Dr E DeTcH on s anti divretic for bedwetting, Hertzel and Saner druggists, Trimmed Hats and Glassware, and Riverside Fish and Co. manager George Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fish
Riverside Fish and Co
George Smith
Exposition Tour Planned by Pennsylvania Railroad
The Pennsylvania Railroad announces an eight day personally conducted tour to the Trans Mississippi and International Exposition at Omaha starting October 1. Rates range from $80 to $100 from various cities and include round trip rail, Pullman berth, dining car meals, Omaha hotel meals, fair admission, and Chicago carriage drive. Tickets valid for return on regular trains to November 15 with a $15 reduction. For details contact 1196 Broadway New York or Geo W Boyd Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Williamsport
Harrisburg
Pittsburg
Broadway
New York
Geo. W. Boyd
Assis
Philadelphia
Gettysburg Washington tours offered from multiple cities
Gettysburg Washington has arranged two five day tours from Buffalo Erie Pittsburg and intermediate points to Gettysburg and Washington on October 17 and November 7. Round trip tickets with transport Pullman berth hotel accommodations and battlefield drive are $25 from Suspension Bridge Buffalo Rochester Syracuse and intermediate NY Central stations. $24 from Elmira $25 from Erie and Corry $21.50 from Williamsport $23 from Ute and Altoona and proportionate from other points. Tickets good to return on regular trains until October 27 and November 17 without Pullman. Descriptive itineraries available from listed ticket agents in Buffalo Williamsport Pittsburg and Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gettysburg
Washington
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Buffalo
Erie
Pittsburg
Battle Field
Suspension Bridge
Rochester
Syracuse
New York Central and
Hudson River Railroad
Elmira
Erie and Corry
Williamsport
Ute
Altoona
B. P. Fraser
Buffalo District
N. Y
E. S. Harrar
Thos. E. Watt
Western District
Geo. W. Boyd
Philadelphia
New Great South American Kidney Cure Promises Quick Relief
A touted remedy claims to relieve kidney and bladder pain within six hours for both men and women. It purportedly eases water retention and back discomfort and is sold by Hertzel and Saner, druggists, Warren, Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hertzel & Saner, Druggiste
Warren
Oil City Fair Invites Free Exhibits From Farmers
Farmers are urged to bring their products for exhibition at the Oil City Fair with no entry fee. A prize is offered for premium winners, encouraging broad participation.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Warren, PA
Home Matters
J. Gunning
A. Mintzer
D. Cowall
J.T. Danforth
Claude Nichols
Walter Schellhammer
Burr Walker
Gunninz
Mintzer
Soak Schellhammer
Mise Daisey Sutra
Franklin, Pa
Alson Rogers
Charlie Consaro
York State
T. W. McNitt
Toronto
Adams Davis
Charles
Tillotson
Erie Journal
Herald
Alice Rogers
Washington, D. C
Thompson’s Eddy
Jack Brown
Thompson’s
E. E. Allen
W. J. Richards
New York State
Canada
Brooks Locomotive Works
Dunkirk
Col. L. Rogers
P. M
W. J. Griffiths
Alta Blood
Jennie Norris
Mart
Ernest Gamble
Philomel Piano Club
Rapa Cousins
Co. I Warren
Jefferson Hospital
Whit
Albert Rockwell
Wilbur
Hegerty
Charlie Schwing
Lottie Schwing
Alta Nickle
Wheeling
W. Va
E. W. Parshall
Marshall
Yale College
Parshall
Warren Soldier Boys
Eri
Gridley
Admiral Dewey
Olympia
Manila
St. Alban’s Church
Col. Hulings
Windsor
Harry A. Hall
C. W. Stone
F. E. Botsford
Warren Episcopal Church
Way
A. H. McKelvey
First Presbyterian Church of
Chautauqua Assembly
Tionesta
Egbert Walter
East Hickory
Walter
Peter Walter
Bay
Kimspercer & Morck
Wrightsville
Chautauqua
W. H. Fenton
P. L. Wiianes
Coit Wright
Archie Sliter
Indiana
James Pelton
Maud Brown
A. Phillis
Mark Dalrymple
Glen Wright
Calvin Wright
Henry’s Mills
Baldwin
John Nelson
Dr. McKee
Putnamville
Farmington
C. W. King
Clarendon
L. D. Phillips
H. L. Phillips
Marshtown
Mr. Harvey
Ena Nelson
Ellen
Nelson Damm
C. Hauser
Wattsburg
W. Stowell
L. F. Norton
Sinclairville
Lander
W. H. Buck
Sherman
M. B. Sparks
E. Thomas
WOLDS
China
Morcx & Kirberger
Arren
George Ball
C. H. Hunter & Son
O.h.hunter & Son
GEO. Ball Clothing Company
Corry Fair
Pennsylvania R. R. Co
Erie, Kane
Wesleyan Methodist Church
Mal
Clotaks
Jake
E. DeTcHon
Hate
Anlasa
Guivis
Kertcher’s
Feelman Bros
C. R
W. F. Henry
Warren Savings Bank
J. Foley
General Carting
Teaming
A. A. Davis & Office
Exchange Block
Turkey
W. Jarvis
Water St
Cresco
T. O. Slater & CO
Water Street
Citizens Nat'l Bank
Myron Watess
Dave L. G Erould
Cashier
L. W. Dennison
T. Haze
Es—M. Matern
M. A. Myers
T. Hazeltine
M. F. Hoffman
J. M. Siegfried
W. Parshall
Jas
O. Parmiee
D. L. Gerould
Warren National Bank
Dreectors
Wm. D Brown
Jerry Crary
D. W. Beaty
A. T. Scofield
Nelson P. Wheeler
G. N. Parmlee
den Bersasl Veel Chase
C. Schimmelfeng
Christian Smith
H. A. Jamieson
Cers
E. E. Hertzel
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