Warren Mail notices and upcoming events in 1882
Readable items include concerts at M EF Church, Alice Oates Mascotte performances, a Dr Lefler sale at Pittsfield on Sept 26, and the M. E. Conference in Warren Sept 27 with Bishop Simpson expected. Also notes on fall bonnets, oil prices, local trades, new bakery Warren City Bakery, and the Lock-up foundation work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Lefler
Pittsfield
M. FE
Alice Oates
Sersall
Struthers Library
Baptist Church
A. A. Davis & Co’s
O. H. Hunter & Son’s
Variety Hall
Merck Bros
L. G. Noggs
M. Gross & Bro
Sugar Grove
J. K. Weaver
Warren
Forest
Beecher and
Copeland
Perry A. Gage
Mr. Trushel
Liberty Street
Warren City
Mr. Gage
Smethport
National Guard
Philadelphia
Hartranft
Second Street
Warren Savings Bank
C. P. Northrop
H. R. Bartlett
Charlie
Henry
John Brown
Wardwell’s
John Burgett
Kinzua
Clinton Hook
Court House
Thoburn
Robt
Russell
Mises Minnie Pierce
Lounsberry
A. Cramer
Farmington
Cramer
Wm. Jones
Cable Hollow
William and
Mary
Will Davis
Personal notes from Warren readers seek verified visits
Readers are invited to submit personal paragraphs with authentic author name. Items include Mrs. Thayer's visit to O. H. Hunter, Mrs. Wiborg visiting Warren, travels of H. E. Brown, Judge Souther's call, and plans for sermons by Rev. Rankin. The column requests brief notices, proper attribution, and secrecy of names to curb false reports.
Plan for Hoffman Hotel at Second and Liberty Streets
The planned Hoffman hotel in Warren will be a brick four story building with a mansard roof on the corner of Second and Liberty opposite Variety Hall. Architects W P Powell and R G Kennedy of Philadelphia, with John Sunderland overseeing construction, expect work to start October 1. The basement houses a billiard room bar and restaurant space, main entrance on Liberty, ladies entrance on Second. The article touts Warren as a pleasant summer resort with cool nights and delightful days inviting families from cities to stay longer in a homelike hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. B. Hoffman
Second and
Liberty Streets
Variety Hall
Ludlow
W. P. Powell
R. G. Kennedy
Philadelphia
John Sunderland
Liberty
Second Street
Liberty Street
Warren
Finest and costliest watch shown in Warren
Morck Bro's received from New York a very fine and costly watch, about $500, with heavy gold case and raised monogram S M R. It bears an enamel burning-well picture by Bairstow and an inscription to S. M. Ross for extinguishing a burning well in Cherry Grove, Warren Co. Pa., June 30, 1882. The makers Mathey Bros. & Mather call it the finest watch made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morck Bro’s
New York
Warren
Bairstow
M. Ross
United Pipe Lines
Anchor Oil Co
Cherry Grove
Warren Co
Mathey Bros. & Mather
Wood & Co. opens new saw mill at Cherry Grove
Jas A Wood & Co operate a new saw mill on lot 622 Cherry Grove township near Rockwell plank road with a daily capacity of 30 000 feet. James A Wood in charge and post office at Clarendon. D M Gross & Bro open this week a grand stock of dry goods offering latest styles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas. A. Wood & Co
Cherry Grove Township
Rockwell Plank Road
James A. Wood
Clarendon
D. M. Gross & Bro
Warren
Geo. Batt & Co
YTEAM
Clarendon Plank Road
Garfield
Larson & Nelson
Sugar Grove Fair A Jubilant Display Of Livestock And Grains
The Sugar Grove Fair conducted by the Union Agricultural Society on Sept 12 13 14 drew unusually large crowds with about 2500 entries. Horses cattle sheep hogs and poultry showed high quality and numbers while Floral Hall and Dairy Hall faced crowding. Local exhibitors from Sugar Grove Jamestown Busti Pleasant Westfield Sinclairville and Freehold displayed superior stock, including 700 pound Berkshires and a Norman stallion over 1500 pounds. Dairy fruit and farm implements highlighted ongoing agricultural progress and farmer exchange of views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sugar Grove
Union Agricultural Society
Floral Hall
Dairy Hall
Mechanic’s Hall
F. R. Miller
J. A. Abbott
J. A. Kinsman
R. C. Wemple
C. F. Fletcher
Jamestown
Grant Babcock
Amos Johnson
Whiting & Stoddard
Busti
John Grunder
Pleasant
Daniel Grunder
Clyesdale
Mr. Bliss
Westfield
Charles Colburn
D. A. Allen
Freehold
Devons
Durhams
Ayershires
Herfords
Jerseys
Emry Davis
Wentworth
Lord
Sinclairville
Oil market wild ride and forest county hopes rise
Oil prices surged last week with a Monday close above 82 and heavy trading with over 19 million barrels sold Friday. Analysts note Cherry Grove output is waning, a new Forest county field is sought, and transport routes loom as railroads develop with careful speculation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest County
Shannon
Sheffield
Balltown
County and Vicinity News Briefs and Firemen Rally
Chautauqua Lake hotels shut after a prosperous season. Transit Co. withdraws all steamers except Mayville. Bank cashier Craft theft totals 208000, stockholders paid in full. Clarion Court House burned last week. records saved. A Garland man reports a theft of 135 dollars with a 50 dollar reward. Warren firemen attend Bradford State Firemen Convention with delegates and several parades and races planned. Sheriff lineage notes honor of Robert Allen and Theodore Chase, their service praised in local papers. Advertisements urge Pittsfield sale of horses and buggies on Sept 26. Barnum and London Triumph circus rolls into Warren Sept 28 with Jumbo and other attractions described in vivid terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chautauqua Lake
Chautauqua Lake Transit Co
Mayville
Exchange Bank
Franklin
Lefler
Pittsfield
Clarion
Isaac Hare
Garland
Warren Co
Presbyterian
Tidioute
United Brethren Church Conference
Corry
L. L. Hager
Bear Lake
O. J. Gage
Sugar Grove
R. J. White
P. E
Barnum
London
Warren
Boston Journal
Jumbo
England
Bridgeport
Walker
Arana
Vocal and Instrumental Concert at M E Church
Next Monday evening September 25 the M E Church hosts a rich program of chorus quartets trios and solos by church members with Prof Excell of Oil City. Miss Jessie Dunham and Prof E Launtz perform. Admission 50 cents. under 15 pay 25 cents. Tickets at A A Davis Co and Thos I Manville’s Music Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E
M.E. Church
Excell
Oil City
Jessie Dunham
Prof. E. Launtz
A. A. Davis & Co
Thos. I. Manville
Progress on new M. E. Church and local notices
The M. E. Church building progresses with contractors N P Belnap and B Filer. W W Whitehill buys the Dunham farm for October possession. School under D A Arird and Misses Watters and Richards opens with satisfied instructors. Several locals travel, students attend, and social events unfold amid community updates dated Sept 15 1882 to Sept 16 1882 Warren Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Church
N.P. Belnap
Filer
W. W. Whitehill
Jefferson Co
Dunham Farm
Bessie Richards
C.S. Axtell
W. Kirkum
Mill Springs
Emma Axtell
Mercer County
Sue Jackson
Painesville
Ohio
Alexander
E. H. Day
MATS
College Street
Oil fields and storage details in Pennsylvania region
The piece notes Mc Calmont Storage Co daily August average 2 452 barrels with tanks at Mead farm two miles below Warren. Grandin & Kelly lease land in Forest county on the Cook property later owned by Pennsylvania Hospital and Pennsylvania Institute for the Blind. The 6 000 acre tract is to pass after five Cook employees die. August oil report signals strong regional output with Cherry Grove as a major field and notable activity at Balltown Cooper tract Forest county. Baldridge district grows in Butler county. Additionally a blanket and home goods sale advertises 25 to 50 percent lower prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCalmont Storage Co
Mead Farm
Warren
Grandingusher
Forest County
Cook
Pennsylvania Hospital
Pennsylvania Institute For the Blind
Grandin & Kelly
Pennsylvania
Bradford
Allegany
Clarion
Byrom Centre
Clarendon
Venango
Cherry Grove
Balltown
Cooper Tract
Butler County
Baldridge
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Warren Mail
Home Matters
Hackman
Huckster
Warren Hotel
Messrs
H. V. McDowell
Lucius White
Columbus
Washington
Uncle Sam
Hube
G. O. Cornelius
Darlington
Wisconsin
R. Strong
Squire George
J.H. Donly
Donly
Franklin Press
A. A. Davis & Co's
Sugar Grove Fair
Annual Report
Warren County
Eldred
Elk, Glade, Mead
Clarendon Borough
Spring Creek
Watson
L. Emma Clarke
W. H. Axtell
Will E. Rice
Geo. Frazine
J. A. Ingell
Hoge
Lupts. Prather and Hilliard
Gilleland
Martin
Penna
South West
Zell
Warren High School
Youngsville
George Bennett
Kinzua Bridge
Struthers Hose Co
F. Barnhart
Warren Firemen
Robert Allen
K. A. Allen
Theodore Chase
Sheriff Chase
Tidioute News
Lesler
Hunter’s
Xiniu
Russellburg
Sam
Martha Wagner
Robert Wiggins
Mr. Willison
Eva Wallace
Annie Willman
Albert Whitney
Henry P
O. C. Allen
P. M. Warren
M. Shear & Brother
Parmlee & Henry
Warren, Pa
Dow
Marveleaux
Sarah
Lyon
Merck Bro’s
Melton
George Ball & Co’s
Way—Stewart
E. I. Davies
C. Emmett Way
Ella E. Stewart
Strong—Pitcher
W. W. Cushman
Clarence A. Strong
Ella B. Pitcher
Jordan—Davis
le Boeuf
Charles B. Groff
N. R. Luce
W. W. Jordan
Ida L. Davis
Waterford
Mamie Rosa
Tran
Brussels
Vicinity
M. Shear & Bro
A. WW. Morccce
Carver House
High and
Hazel Streets
High ‘Street
Greenland
Baas
Hazel
ST. S. Messner 4
Rindley Brothers
Fifth Street
Bob Sleds
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