100 Years Ago in Warren: New ballfield in town
Taken from the pages of the Warren and Barrington Gazette this week in April 1913: Beginning of a dynasty Eddie B. Blount has bought of Robert T. Hunt, all of “the right, title and interest in the oyster business owned and operated by them together under the firm name of Blunt and Hunt,” for some [...]
Read More →100 Years Ago in Warren: Skeleton unearthed at Burr’s Hill
Taken from the pages of the Warren and Barrington Gazette this week in April 1913: Skeleton at Burr’s Hill With its eyeless sockets upturned to the skies, with a few scattered wisps of what once was hair, clinging to the yellow bone, it lay upon the bank, whither it had been tossed by the shovel [...]
Read More →100 Years Ago in Warren: Time to take his medicine
Taken from the pages of the Warren and Barrington Gazette this week in March 1913: No more curfew For many years the people of the town have eaten dinner at the stroke of the bell and gone to bed as the curfew rang – that is, they were supposed to. No one knows just [...]
Read More →100 Years Ago in Warren: You can’t mail a goat, kid!
Taken from the pages of the Warren and Barrington Gazette this week in March 1913: Moo-ving violation All records for novel methods of transportation were eclipsed recently by the achievement of Mrs. M.C. Lamoreaux, when she brought Lily, her blooded Jersey cow, from Lake Minnetonka to her town house in a limousine. When Lily went [...]
Read More →100 Years Ago: Warren police bring home their Bacon
Taken from the pages of the Warren and Barrington Gazette this week in 1913: Sounds of Spring Blue birds, robins, song sparrows, and almost all the tribe of feathered Spring visitors have come back. Wild geese have gone over. Squirrels and chipmunks are running the walls and chattering. It looks like Spring had come — [...]
Read More →100 Years Ago in Warren: Beulah can read your mind
Taken from the pages of the Warren and Barrington Gazette this week in February 1913: Rascals broke in Some time last night, the Joyce street school house was broken into and ransacked from top to bottom. It presented a mussed up condition when seen this morning. The building was not locked up until 7 o’clock [...]
Read More →100Years Ago in Warren: Aimed for a cat, shot his brother
Taken from the pages of the Warren and Barrington Gazette this week in January 1913: Horse injured A valuable horse belonging to David Black fell down Wednesday on the street and it was feared that it would have to be shot on account of its condition. Shady impressions Sunday last, Chief Walsh received a call [...]
Read More →100 Years Ago in Warren: Color for Christmas
Taken from the pages of the Warren and Barrington Gazette this week in December 1912: Christmas in Warren We’ve tried to give you a real Christmas edition this week, and we hope that it will please you. Now there’s one thing more you can do to please your neighbors and do your self and your [...]
Read More →100 Years Ago in Warren: Christmas gift-giving
Taken from the pages of the Warren and Barrington Gazette this week in December 1912: Swill carriers Be it ordained: No vehicle or receptacle shall be used to carry swill, garbage, or offal through any street or highway in the compact part of said town unless the same shall be water tight, well painted on [...]
Read More →100 Years Ago in Warren: Opium cigarettes, Cadillacs and a schooner
Taken from the pages of the Warren and Barrington Gazette this week in October 1912: Fancy new machines Warren people continue to act in accord with the proven theory that the auto truck is the ideal vehicle for delivery of goods, but they haven’t yet got the new air drive on them. However, Charles H. [...]
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