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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1890
Page
3
Editorial snippets and ads note fair days school openings and local business updates. Items include Davis drug store offerings, Goodrich & Fehlman flour, carver A M Cone moving shop, Miss Emma H Anderson re opening a kindergarten, and bids for a new school building with Ed F Baker winning at 34000. Community events list band parade and temperance convention details.
A meeting of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument Association of Warren County will be held in G A R Hall at Warren on Wednesday September 17 at 2 PM. All interested persons are earnestly requested to be present. R H Smits, Secretary.
D F A or C A Wheelock offers a horse harness and cart on the fair grounds this week. Finz will be driven in public for potential buyers to inspect and bid.
Old established business offered for sale with best reasons given. For more information write to Box B Erie Pennsylvania.
A large railroad show featuring Ringling Bros United Monster Railroad Shows Great Triple Circus Museum Menagerie Roman Hippodrome and Universal World's Exposition will visit Warren on September 24. Arrangements by the American Showman's Pooled League ensure this is the only major railroad show in Warren this year. Attend the free street parade and arrive early for the event.
Do mestic and Wilson Sewing Machines offered for cash or easy payments. Call at 112 East Water Street Warren Pa for price and terms. F A Coaswell, Warren Pa.
Local editorials compare Tus Mary to nearby county papers on content quality and volume. Advertisers highlight Arnica Liniment for horses and humans, Downs Elixir as a health tonic, Baxter's Mandrake Bitters, and grocery offerings from Clarkson Parker and Trushel Co. Drugstore notes promote Dr Wilbur’s Cough and Consumption Cure.
Frank Knapp leaves on a short Western trip while Erie residents Hon I B Gara and wife visit Judge Scofield in town. Miss Marie Kopf heads to Illinois for six weeks in Chicago. L G Noyes and wife with Geo F Yates and wife tour New York City for business and pleasure. Mrs J J Tait hosts a tea party on West Water Street for lady friends. James, Oil City, father of Mrs B F Gates, and family attend the local fair. James M Ross, oil speculator and Anchor Oil Co. employee, dies in Pittsburgh. Mrs P S Horton and Miss Minnie Heibel plan a two week New York millinery tour. A G Fradenburgh of Warren, Allegheny College 90 graduate, visits M J Sweeney before teaching at Dickinson Seminary in Williamsport. Remains of Mrs George Lowrie, formerly Nora Lowry of Warren, arrive and are buried in Oakland. she died in New York Sept 1 at about 32.
The Mail reports the county fair will open despite damp weather. Horses, cattle, hogs and sheep exhibits expand with new classes and 100 stalls. Notable breeders include A. M. Kent with Brown Swiss and Black Polled Angus cattle, C. W. Stone with Holsteins and Jerseys, R. S. Hartley Co. with Jerseys, G. A. Ward with Herefords, and Ayershires among others. C. H. Gregory will operate the M. E. dining hall for fairgoers.
At Library Hall tonight Miss Vernona Jarbeau presents Starlight a lively program of melodies with light dialogue and engaging singing. She charms with French and English songs and a piano scene while her troupe delivers strong supporting performances. Tomorrow Reeves Operatic Co. offers burlesque opera Faust with witty satire and top notch music and singing praised by Wichita critics.
Last week two Warren county marksmen earned places on a seven man team for the 16th regiment N G P. The squad includes Capt Horton Lt Bradley and Sergeants, with Corporal H C Weagraff and Private O J Gunning among the shooters. The event spans 200 500 and 600 yard ranges for the Delamater prize at Mt Gretna and other state venues.
A long list of residents and their spouses and relatives appears, including Rev J D Domer Franklin and Hon Mrs W W Brown Warren, Florence Schnell Youngsville Anna Brace Tionesta J H Stevenson Pittsburg and many others from Warren Pittsburg Cleveland Cincinnati St Paul and Erie. The notice reads as a formal roll of community figures and affiliated households.
Judge W. D. Brown presided as jurors were sworn for October in the Criminal Court. Numerous cases were disposed with verdicts of guilty, not guilty, or nol pros, including bigamy, liquor violations, abduction, assault, and other offenses. An adjourned sentencing session is set for next Thursday.
The October jurors include Abbott James A farmer Sugar Grove. Agard C E farmer Deerfield. Arnold Andrew mason Glade. Bettis Fred clerk Conewango. Bennett A M farmer Spring Creek. Bennett G C farmer Elk. Bourguin J J clerk Tidioute. Brown C W producer Glade. Brown Alex farmer Brokenstraw. Clark C L farmer Eldred. Chadwick C L merchant Bear Lake. Cornelius Sterling carpenter Kinzua. Critchlow William laborer Mead. Campbell J T laborer Mead. Dunn George farmer Sugar Grove. Davis S H producer Warren. Dupree D B farmer Brokenstraw. Deveraux Minor laborer Cherry Grove Eldred A E farmer Spring Creek. Farnsworth Charles farmer Sheffield. Gilson Curtis lumberman Sheffield. Gillespie C inspector Brokenstraw. Gifford L E farmer Eldred. Hinsdale Fred farmer Farmington. Jagger S farmer Sugar Grove. Jones Charles farmer Pine Grove. Knupp Fred farmer Glade. Krinbill Jacob carpenter Pleasant. Kelley John carpenter Limestone. Keegan William producer Warren. Morck A Jr jeweler Warren. Manville W H horseman Warren. Noble A J mechanic Tidioute. Packard Marshall farmer Sp Creek. Patchen John farmer Freehold. Palm T W laborer Clarendon. Root Perrin farmer Corydon. Sumner A J carpenter Pine Grove. Shuler George farmer Conewango. Sandquist Charles farmer Triumph. Thorn James producer Triumph. Underwood Miles jobber Sheffield. Walton F D farmer Columbus boro. Wheeler H rig builder Mead.
The D A V P R R Co offers an excursion to Niagara Falls and Toronto on Monday Sept 15. Passengers depart Dunkirk on the regular morning train and arrive Niagara Falls at 12 15 p m. Fare from Warren two dollars twenty five cents. Tickets to Niagara Falls and return valid four days Toronto tickets valid six days. Inquiries at ticket agents for full details.
Trustees of Oakland Cemetery announce sale of lots 60 and 61 subdivided into five building lots of 46 foot frontage on Fifth street with 116 foot depth. Plan available at C C Thompson office. Sale on premises Monday September 15 1890 at 2 PM. Terms announced day of sale. R P Kine A J Davis Jas P Johnson Warren Pa August 29 1890 Trustees.
Ringling Bros proprietors announce that on Wednesday September 24 their Colossal R R Shows in Warren will prohibit gambling and related conduct. The press in towns of appearance praise their past adherence to promises and expect compliance this time as well.
Community items from Oil City and nearby towns include the M E Conference and Epworth League anniversary, Gov. Beaver speaking at a Titusville G A R meeting, and the Penns State Sabbath-school Association convention set for Sept 30 to Oct 2 in New Castle. Also noted are a Knights Templar chartering in Coudersport and local church appointments across several districts.
State Chairman Andrews presents an abstract of Election Laws governing naturalization and tax payments. Requirements include five years residency in the U S, two years since declaring intent, one year in the state, court proof by a qualified elector, and naturalization at least one month before voting. Minor entrants under eighteen may naturalize later. all voters must meet tax payment rules. The last permissible naturalization and tax payment day is Saturday October 4th, 1890.
Venango Republicans adopted resolutions in memory of Co L F Watson of Warren. The Watson Hose Co paid tribute noting his generosity and close ties to the company over eight years. The union expressed sympathy to his relatives and friends and voted to drape parlors for sixty days and record the resolutions.
The passage touts Ayer’s sar saparilla as turning dull complexions pink and white, claiming continued use yields the loveliest glow while cosmetics are abandoned. It emphasizes the rosy health that accompanies the medicine’s use and its counterfeiting-free effect.
Victor Piollet a longtime Democrat and Grange leader endorses Republican Delamater for governor, arguing tariff protection and McKinley era policies benefit farmers. He cites wartime land grants, tariff shifts, and the need for monetary reform with silver to ease farm prices and taxation. He urges farmers to favor Republican candidates pledged to protection and reform.
The Pittsburg Exposition opens with many sights but highlights a single exhibit in Max Klein’s display. Klein, a wholesale liquor merchant, presents a complete distillery in operation with Silver Age Rye pyramid, Pennsylvania Rye whiskies, wines, brandies, and cordials. He offers direct orders and a full catalogue from his stand at 82 Federal St., Allegheny, Pa.
Dick Gross shot Albert Morris in a Laurel Street residence after a dispute. Morris was wounded twice, hospitalized in Erie, while Gross was jailed after a Monday arrest and a Monday hearing with bail set at $1,000 pending a further hearing next Saturday.
A long list of property conveyances shows numerous deeds from J L Currie to G Daleen in Brokenstraw to W M Lindsey and wife in Mead and Kinzua, various sums from 70.25 to 4 921.10, and transfers involving Bear Lake Bear Creek and Sheffield among others. The notice also includes an economic ad for Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters and Warren county meals at Adelphia Kitchen with a schedule for the Warren County Fair week.
The longest established shop under A Weiss at Carver House location features a renovated interior and an expanded stock of serviceable and fashionable clothing. Summer suits and boys' clothes are on hand with promise of savings for shoppers in Warren County.
The column notes Sunday meetings with strong attendance and funds for an organ via a basket social. Local visits include H K Lyon, Hiram Putnam, Rev G E Henshaw, Miss Carrie Moon, and Mrs Z Allen. Farmington directors met to hire winter teachers, with Miss Hattie Cramer named for the district. An ad for Dr Thomas Electric Oil ends the item with a testimonial.
In Chicago on Sept 4 1890 Henry J Danforth wed Jennette Ross at 423 Monroe. Bridesmaid Ella Hyatt and groomsman John L Danforth attended. They set up housekeeping at 2320 Wabash. In Tidioute on Sept 2 1890 George J Smutz wed Bertha Boyer at the bride's mother's residence.
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