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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1917
Page
5
Mrs W H Copeland of Liberty street fell Thursday morning while shopping on the East Side and dislocated her hip and fractured the thigh bone. Reports from home say she is resting as comfortably as could be expected.
McGraw claims the berry picking record with 72 quarts of wild blackberries in one day. The feat is tempered by the fact the day was Sunday and shaded by rest from competition reader.
Warren Savings Bank needed a mechanic from Pickett Hardware to bore through the jammed vault lock. Mr. Bergstrom used an oxy acetylene torch to open the vault and restore access.
A marriage license was issued in Philadelphia to the Rev. J. W. Smith of the First Presbyterian church Warren and Miss Edna Van Ronk of 3817 North Sixteenth street Philadelphia. The wedding is set for October 16 per the Philadelphia Bulletin.
The post office employees were entertained Tuesday evening at a corn and wiener roast hosted by Clyde Baker in Pleasant township. A motor trip followed by supper marked the event.
The Oil Creek Association of Baptist churches met at Calvary Baptist Church in Erie on Tuesday and Wednesday. Members from the First Church of this city, led by Rev. William E. Staub, attended the sessions.
Campaign to make Jamestown New York a dry town gains momentum after a county fair fundraiser. Jamestown and Dunkirk are the only wet towns in Mantua county, with Jamestown likely to join the dry column at the next election.
Miss Florence Ritchey of Clarendon sister of David Ritchey Sheffield tannery superintendent married Charles Miller Saturday at her parents home. Miller is bookkeeper at Elk Tanning and is on vacation. They plan to reside in Ben George's bungalow on Church Street after a wedding trip.
John W. Mallery of Clarendon died Saturday midnight at 74. Funeral from Clarendon Methodist church conducted by Rev. C. M. Reed. Survivors include sons J. C. Mallery of Knoxburg C and W. E. Mallery of Renovo and daughter Pearle of Clarendon. He previously worked in the oil business until health forced retirement. burial in Spring Creek cemetery.
A. F. Kottcamp general secretary of the Y M C A of Warren departs Friday for Camp Lee Petersburg Virginia to oversee one of twelve Association buildings and to work with soldiers from Warren Forest Crawford Venango and Sines counties.
Work on the Conewango Heights sewer resumes after a year due to appropriation overrun. M L Comstock holds the $2300 contract for 4300 feet of excavation as Burgess Knabb refuses to sign. Council president Gregory signed the contract to proceed.
G F Warren of Stoneham captured a groundhog described as coal black rather than the usual nut brown in a recent around town notice.
Dr. William P. Clancy formerly a lieutenant in the medical service has been promoted to captain. He is now stationed at Fort Oglethorpe Georgia.
A meat block in a Warren market has been in use for 32 years. It started at 36 inches thick but continuous chopping and cutting have reduced it to 18 inches, reflecting decades of steady but thinning service.
County Superintendent C S Knapp presided as Farmington township teachers met at Lander to discuss school welfare. Deerfield township teachers plan a meeting next Friday to continue discussions on local education matters.
A two day evangelistic conference will be held at the United Brethren church in Warren on Tuesday and Wednesday October 2 and 3. Rev Oliver E Williams director and Mrs Angie Maring Williams in charge of the music lead the event with a special program arranged.
Report says berry pickers found a new Grant Six automobile in the woods three miles from the main road near Sheffield Junction. Some observers started the car. engine runs but differential gears are broken.
Mrs Lenora Houghwot died at her daughter Mrs C T Dennison in Lander last Tuesday at 11 A M. She is survived by her husband E P Houghwot and sister Mrs Fred Sears. Funeral from Mrs Dennison's home Thursday at 1 30 PM. Interment in Russell Cemetery. She belonged to Lander M E church Ladies Aid Society and Farmington Grange.
Leroy French of Kinzua was accidentally shot Saturday by John Wolf of Cooper Tract during a hunting trip on the Crawford farm near Pigeon. French, at Warren General Hospital, is reported not to be seriously injured after a shotgun blast to the cheek and shoulder.
Another smallpox case develops at Russell with Mrs. Clinton Lewis named as victim. The epidemic may grow large as many residents had contracted and recovered from an illness thought to be mild before it was identified as smallpox, exposing a large number and risking further cases.
The Bachelor Club of the Y M C A dormitory men held a meeting and decided to make the last Friday of each month a social evening named a night of fun with September 27 as the first event. Several new members joined and a constitution was drawn up as the group progresses quickly. One member left to wed.
A fall wedding was held last Wednesday at 3 PM at the home of Mr and Mrs H G Buerkle Jackson Avenue. Geraldine Marvelle Buerkle married Allan Mc Kelley Baker of Lottsville in a ceremony before ferns and hydrangeas with pink and white asters. A two course luncheon followed. The couple plans a home on Elm Street after a short wedding trip.
Percy E Kay of Youngsville and Zoe Mundt of Grand Valley wed Tuesday morning at First M E church in a double ring ceremony officiated by Rev Norris A White. Louis Van Order home near Lander burned last Wednesday afternoon causing about 2000 in losses, 500 insured. fire extinguished then rekindled and spread beyond control.
Superintendents of highways in Pine Grove township report heavy work on the Warren to Jamestown road via Russell. After a year of rough weather and mud, loads of gravel are dumped and spread to raise and widen the roadway for better vehicle passage and meeting.
George Mead born January 20 1839 in Warren died September 8 at 1 30 AM at his daughter Mrs Fred G Clark's home in Addison New York after a long illness of arteriosclerosis. He lived most of his life in Warren with years in Williamsport Canisteo and Addison. Funeral held in Addison Sunday at 4 PM. Burial at Warren Monday. Survived by one daughter Mrs Clark and two grandchildren.
Thurston Pallister, 35, dies after choking on pea soup at the State Hospital last Tuesday night. Postmortem finds absence of reflex nerves, typical in lunatics, causing food to enter bronchi and esophagus. remains sent to Johnstown. Incident is rare for the institution in recent years.
Curtis Miller of Center street was trapped for an hour after a light delivery truck toppled down a bank near Brookston while his brother Harry Miller and Peterson of Water street berrying were moving another machine. Curtis escaped with bruises and cuts after motorists failed to hear calls for help.
The 82nd Erie Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church meets in Brookville Pennsylvania this week. Bishop Berry presides as about 250 preachers and 200 lay members attend. Conference Sunday is set for September 22 with Reverend H H Barr of Warren among the speakers.
Henry N. Reist attended a Friday meeting in Corry with Warren and Erie county dairymen led by Erie County Farm Agent Lehman. The group, formed as Northwestern Dairymen’s Association, is considering affiliating with the New York State Dairymen’s League as it consolidates to a statewide body.
The 44th annual reunion of the One Hundred Eleventh Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers ended with a campfire gathering. Rev W C Beck spoke patriotic words as veterans recalled Civil War songs. Only 45 members attended, down from 150 two years ago. Notables included Captain J J Haight host and speaker, with attendees traveling from California to Michigan. The next reunion will be in Corry with Captain Bentley elected president, and officers named. The regiment's history spans Cedar Mountain Antietam Chancellorsville Gettysburg and Sherman’s March to the Sea before mustering out in 1865.
The people of Sugar Grove hosted a Monday evening event at the Presbyterian church for Robert B. Stuart Oliver Swanson Harold Brown and Ralph Dalrymple who head to the training camp on Wednesday. G N Bradshaw led the program with speeches by R J Weld the Rev J A Cowan and Raymond Bradshaw home on furlough from Allentown. Mrs Cummings sang patriotic songs and the You-Go-I-Go Sunday school class served a supper. A purse of 28 dollars was presented to the group.
The state agriculture department warns thieves harming war gardens under a new law with penalties up to 100 dollars fine and one year in jail. Reports say many gardens were raided recently and some guards have been posted to protect crops.
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