Notice to Correspondents and Local Social News
Notice from Irvine dated Sept 22 urges timely copy and signatures. Local items report Beale and wife visiting, W C T U delegates at Tidoute, a 10 cent M E Sunday School lunch, and the loss of two barns belonging to Mrs Newbold with extensive fire damage and a coroner’s viewing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beale
Warren County
Tidioute
M. E
Emmet Lacy
Warren
Rose
Meely
Thomas
Siggins
Youngsville
D. Horn
W. E. Horn
Garland
Lena Jackson
Spring Creek
Community Notes From Chandlers Valley and Nearby
Andie Swanson returned home to McGraw from his stay with uncle Theodore Akins. Kate Hultberg is home after weeks in Jamestown. Apple dryer operations began Friday. P. L. Brooks shows improvement after illness. Mrs Olive Martindale dies at 84 in the home of Mrs Graham. funeral at U B church with Rev Nichols. music by local singers. Ray Delamater visited Brocton then returned. A J Hultberg of Jamestown moves to Rhinehart house. Norma Swanson goes to Warren for work. Gust Peterson works at Youngsville furniture factory. W M Delamater hosts his parents and sister visiting from Erie and Eau Claire. Civil War veteran L Delamater, wounded at Gaines Mill, once lived in Crawford county. George Whitcomb and wife visit Youngsville. Will Gander and wife go to Erie and back. School opens the 14th with good attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andie Swanson
McGraw
Theodore Akins
Kate Hultberg
Jamestown
P. L. Brooks
Olive Martindale
Graham
U. B
Leonard Delamater
Erie
Cass County
N. D
Harvey Sloan
Eau Claire
Butler County
L. Delamater
Gaines Mills
Libby Prison
Crawford County
George Whitcomb
Youngsville
Will Gander
Local notes Span Travel Death and Social Updates
Sept 21 Mrs Elton Allen returns to Sheffield after visit. Mr and Mrs W H Hageman visiting niece Mrs Griswold who teaches Cornplanter school. Miss May Brown dies aged 32 from cerebral hemorrhage after years of poor health. Remains to Irwin Pa for burial. Gus Ohrn couple celebrate 25th anniversary. Birth Sept 12 1908 Santa Barbara Calif to Mr and Mrs Fred Kaplinger. Cemetery Auxiliary meets Oct 2 with Mrs Chas Dodd. Simmonss and Glen Spencer family moving to Corry. Prolonged drought continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elton Allen
Sheffield
W. H. Hageman
Griswold
May Brown
Mansfield
Irwin
Gus Ohrn
Santa Barbara
Cal
Fred Kaplinger
Cemetery Auxilliary
Chas. Dodd
Sherwood Simmons
Glen Spencer
Corry
Pasture Drought Strains Farms amid Heat and Smoke
Drought dries seeded fields and pastures leaving stock without feed and prone to disease as fires burn and smoke fills the air. Rain is seen as the only relief. E D Putnam of Ellicottville N Y visited his brother EK M Putnam recently. Creamery records show Aug 17 to Aug 30 total milk 164746 lbs and cream 11422 lbs with butter 11748 lbs at 23 cal lb. Milk per butter pound 22 3 lbs. 100 lb milk value 92 c and test 4.08. Mr and Mrs Goff of Ludlow Pa visited David York and family Monday.
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E. D. Putnam
Ellicottville
N. Y
EK. M. Putnam
Goff
Ludlow
David York and
Births and Social Visits in Local German Community
Born to Mr and Mrs J O Lounsbury a son Sept 18 1908 Erwin Geer of Warren and daughter Bessie of Jamestown visit friends in Germany. Pat McMahon and family call near Corydon. D M McMahon visited J Miller. Dc L Martins family called W O Martins. Our Grange met with all members present and discussed farming. H B Lounsbury and family at Warren with E D Everts. Co D Outrid visited Akeley. H B Marsh of Warren visited his farm. Roy Barney of Warren guest of Adam Learn. John Fosburg hosted guests from Warren for a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. O. Lounsbury
Erwin Geer
Warren
Bessie
Jamestown
Pat McMahon
Corydon
D. M. McMahon
J. Miller
Dc. L. Martin
W. O. Martin
H. B. Lounsbury
E. D. Everts
D. Outrid
Akeley
H. B. Marsh
Roy Barney
Adam Learn
John Fosburg
Captain Francis M. Abbott Dies at Selma after a life of public service
Francis Marion Abbott known as Captain Abbott died at Selma Alabama on September 17 1908. Born January 28 1844 he managed a Mississippi plantation and helped build railroads and an electric street railway in Selma. He served four years in the Mississippi Senate during Reconstruction and later led the Birmingham Selma and New Orleans railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Marion Abbott
Selma
Alabama
Captain Abbott
Marion Abbott
Warren
Warren Union School
Mississippi
Monroe County
Chicasaw County
Clay County
A. P. Shattuck
Internal Revenue
Abbott
Senate
South
Birmingham
New Orleans
North Alabama Tracmm Company
Northern Captain Endures Reconstruction Era in the South
Captain Abbott, a northern veteran who stayed through early Reconstruction, faced harsh Southland conditions and prejudice yet helped pave northern immigration and industrial revival. He married Gertrude E. Henry in 1880 and is survived by wife, daughter Mabel, sister Mrs. Myron Waters, and brother Eugene Abbott. His remains were moved to Warren for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Captain Abbott
Gertrude E. Henry
Warren
Presbyterian Church
Mabel
Myron Waters
Eugene Abbott
County W C T U Elects Officers At Warren Convention
The thirty fourth annual W C T U convention in Tidioute elected officers for the coming year including President Mrs O H Holdridge and Vice President Mrs Ella C Viele Other officers mentioned are corresponding secretary Miss Lena Jackson recording secretary Mrs Elizabeth Ransom and treasurer Mrs Alice O Neill along with numerous delegates and attending groups from towns such as Warren Spring Creek Clarendon Sheffield Youngsville Sugar Grove Columbus Conewango and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.C
Lacy
Warren
Viele
Lena Jackson
Spring Creek
Ransom
North Clarendon
Alice O’neil
Sheffield
Hammer
George
Youngsville
Wright
Thomas
Siggins
Sugar Grove
Russell
Mealy
Columbus
Dutton
Conewango
Hocken
Sun spots found and rail workers gain hours in Altoona
An astronomer in New York state reports two new sun spots while in Altoona Pennsylvania ten thousand railroad workers have four teen hours per week restored to their schedules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State
Altoona
Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia Ledger
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Warren Mail
County Letters
Irvine
Chandlers Valley
Pennsylvania
Waeneee Unlimited
Perret
Virginia
Dee
Jack
Wilson
Germany
Ella C. Viele
Endon
Honhart
Frantz
Somers
Wolf
New Home Sewing Machine Co
Orange
Mass
C. B. Hill
Mill Building
Hill
The
Mail Publishing Co
United States
Circulation Department
Hickory St
Warren, PA
Rexall
Siegfried’s
Warren. PA
New York
Tribune
National Illustrated
Agricultural Weekly
Mai
Mart
Warren,” Pa
and Guardian
Banking
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