Belmont Briefs Highlight Local Happenings and Trials
The Dispatch notes a busy slate with a new trial granted to Mrs. Whitney in the Belmont divorce case, a 275 dollar alimony award, and a favorable health update for Isaac Willets. Burglaries at Tracy House and nearby properties prompt calls for swift action, while community events include church socials and a boxing of local talent like Harry Handricks’s bass catch. Jacob Larabee’s death is reported with a full biographical sketch and a reflection on his standing in Clarksville and Belmont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Handricks
Harry
Isaac Willets
Ife
Local notables and visitors fill Belmont area towns
A long list of residents and visitors is recorded with many in Belmont Wellsville Friendship and Almond visiting family and friends. Names include John McCracken Homer Rumsey J Dailey Rev Father Griffin Dr H H Place Elmore A Willets and B P Mapes among others. Friday Sunday and Thursday appearances span Wellsville Cuba Hornellsville Broadalbin and Angelica with moves between Belfast Bradford and Canaseraga. Several locals return home from visits while others arrive for church repairs and hospitality.
Republican County Convention Agenda and Delegates News
The Republican County Committee calls Allegany county towns to send delegates to a convention at Friendship on Wednesday August 2 1989 at 1 p m to nominate candidates for Judge Surrogate District Attorney Assembly Coroners and for state judicial and senatorial delegates. Each town receives a delegate total listed. credentials are due to the Executive Committee at the American Hotel by 11 o’clock a m on the day. The other item notes the Lackawanna and Southwestern Railroad resuming operations after ten months of idleness with payments of 1887 88 arrears and restoration efforts including track repairs and broad gauge trains expected soon.
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Republica
Allegany County
Friendship
Alfred
Friendship Alen
Genesee
Alma
Granger Almond
Grove
Amiity
Hume
Andover
Independence
Angelteta
New Hudson
Belfast
Rushford
Birdsalt
Selo Bolivar
Oat Ward
Burns
Wellsville
Caneadea
West Almond
Centerville
Lackawanna & Southwestern Railroad
Angelic Republican
Badger
Angelica
south_ward
Farmer Sawyer Feeds Cattle Leaves For Winter Diet
Willingford farmer Sawyer reports his six cows and two horses thrived on dry leaves as hay ran out last winter. Milk output rose from twelve to fifteen quarts weekly and butter from five to seven pounds, prompting plans to feed leaves exclusively when possible. Meride Republican.
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Sawyer
Willingford
Meride
Belmont Briefs Track Repairs And Local Notices
The Tracy House is under repair at Belmont today. Sam Jones day is marked, and new shelves go into F. Van derhoef & Son for Mr. Griswold’s jewelry store. The Town Board raised funds to pay workers under Geo. Benjamin and John Pease. A lost ladies jacket near Belmont and Church's woods is to be returned to the Dispatch office or Geo. A. Dennis. The Erie Railway offers a 70 cent reduced round trip to Cuba for the August camp meeting. An iron bridge piece was moved from the river bottom for old iron sale. Deaths include Alfred Kurz in Cranfish, Georgia, and Welcome H. Browning in Allegany County. Chas. Gorton re-surveyed Cooley Hill road to bring trade from Ward. Leonard Pierce died in Ward after a paralysis illness. The Withey oil well nears 1500 feet with potential 2000-foot depth. M. J. Harding and Irwin Thomas test roads with a road machine costing 60 cents instead of 25 dollars under old methods. W. J. Richardson promotes Mutual Life policies. Griswold plans a Belmont jewelry store. A Cuba temperance camp opens soon, with other local notes on leisure and travel. Several personal items include deaths, marriages, and local business notes.
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Baptist Church
Latham
Whitney
Belmont
Fillmore Observer
Clark Bros. Foundry
Israel
A. N. Cole
Bennett
Isaac
News Hotel
Daniels
F. Vanderhoef & Son
Griswold
Geo
Benjamin
John Pease
A. Bennet
Church
Woods
Dispatch Office
Geo. A
M. J. Harding
Hornellsville
Irwin Thomas
Cuba
Lower River Bridge
Fair Bicyclists in Buffalo City News
A Buffalo correspondent notes that little girls young ladies and even matrons ride two wheeled bicycles in the city. The piece calls the sight common and mentions occasions when a girl is unusually pretty or taking her first lesson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wwe
Buffalo
New County Talk Revived Over Possible Breakaway County
The proposal to form a new county from parts of Erie Wyoming Allegany and Cattaraugus has resurfaced with Erie county towns showing interest. If created it would topple Wyoming county Republicans by selecting only towns strong in their faith and could boost Arcade as county seat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Wyoming
Allegany
Cattaraugus
Erie County
Wyoming County
Arcade
Hume Enterprise
Cuba Valley Fair Holds Twenty-Second Annual Exhibition
The Cuba Valley Point Fair returns August 20 21 22 and 23 with Liberal premiums and diverse attractions. Track races offer two thousand and fifty dollars in trotting purses and a $1000 free for all on Friday. Admission is 25 cents. Premium list available from N F Gillette Secretary Cuba N Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba Valley Point Fair
N. Fy. Gillette
Cuba
N.Y
First New York Dragoons To Hold 20th Reunion
The First New York Dragoons also known as the old 140th N. Y. volunteers will hold their 20th annual reunion and picnic at Portage Bridge on Thursday August 20 1889. All soldiers their families and friends are invited to attend.
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First
New York Dragoons
N. Y
Portage Bridge
Wesley Threshing Machine Sold To P R Stevens & Son
P R Stevens & Son purchased the Wesley Irish Threshing Machine, now in first class condition and ready for business on short notice. Drs Mitchell and Wakely of Angelica have illness updates, with Dr Davie kept busy. Barnum's circus to exhibit at Olean on Thursday August 5.
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The
Wesley
P. R. Stevens & Son
Wesley Irish
D. A. Daniels
Wellsville
Belmont
Barnum’s Circus
Olean
Local notables and visitors schedule across town
Sheriff Garwood in town. Cornell student Henry E Barrett visiting his uncle D W Sherwood. Hon H Ward and Eldyn Reynolds traveled to Bradford to seek a reference and will return Thursday. Mason work on Van Campen Creek bridge to finish this week. Norton Singer and Renwick families from Friendship hosted at James Hyde’s last Thursday. Chadwick family and Eva Chadwick visited Belmont last Friday. Bascom P Mapes named excellent Republican chairman. Chas H Brown of Bolivar canvassing for District Attorney. Mgr and Mrs H B Crandall arrived from New York. Crandall stays with Mrs Frank Van Campen. Rev A M Bennett and wife in Elmira. Bennett to return for Sunday services before a visit to Horseheads. Jesse W Tefft contracted for corner act at Wellsville Fair Advertising wagon.
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Frank Andrews
Findlay
Ohio
J. Dailey
Wellsville
S. W. Rose
Friendship
Joseph
Norton
Father Griffin
Cuba
Harriet. Simons
Almond
Fred Ackley
Elmira
Nellie Cartwright
West Almond
Frank Mills
Svio
Tracy Avenue
O. E. Rowley
Bolivar
A. A. Crandall
Henry Sortore
Hornellsville
H. H. Place
Ceres
Elisha Hyde
Eugene
Clarksville
Will Rustay
Lance Hildreth
Mainville
Bertha Fuller
Belmont
John Dougan
Olean
Gertrude Sortore
Lillian Davis
Fred A. Robbins
Angelica
Mr. Pierce
E. G. Rogers
Allentown
A. van Campen
Anna
Lizzie Miller
Bradford
Lizzie Richardson
Tibbie
H. B. Crandall
Genes
G. A. Plamer
M. Norton
PF. L. Dayton
T. J. Wagner
Galt
Ont
Canada
Joseph Demmer
J. H. Anderson
Lot van Campen
W. 5. Bull
Buffalo Courier
Dispatch
Green
J. D. Holden
Florence Coleman
Portville
G. C. McNett
Bath Soldiers Home
Geo. H. Lewis
Henry W. Button
Dr. St. John
Canaseraga
Ed, Watson
Chas
Very
Belfast
H. van Campen
Charlie
M. Singleton
James Hyde
S. W. Crittenden
W. W. Crittenden
Silver Lake
Carrie
Lillian Baldwin
Newark
N. J
Chautauqua
Thibou
Wilberforce Wells
Erie
fAyer
John Shelley, Jr
Swains
A. T. Bacon
Ed. Kinney
First National Bank
David S. Ramsey
Ilinois
Ramsey
Isaac Artz
Lucian T. Chapman
New-York
Wakely
Jos
E. D. Barnum
S. F
Henry E. Barrett
Cornell
D. W. Sherwood
H. Ward
Eldyn Reynolds
George Benjamin
van Campen Creek
D. H. Norton
J. D. Singer
W. D. Renwick
Jas. Hyde
D. C
A. M. Bennett
Rev. Bennett
Horseheads
Jesse W. Tefft
Belmont Cornet Band
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J.H. Bissell
Tracy
Dr. Anderson
Mr. Anderson
Mr. Raymond
Havana
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Dr. Carver
Bartlett
Tracy House
Hamilton Ward
Isaac Wilet
Mr. Willets
Jacob Larabee
Eldred
Cattaraugus County
West Clarkaville
Belmount
Maria P. Holcomb
A. B. Larabee
Black Creek
Dessie. D. ‘Loveridge
Berha Mae Larrabee
John McCracken
Elmore A. Willets
Homer Rumsey
Ed” Bacon
Frank Brundage
E. D. Loveridge
Geo. A. Loveridge
Edwin Spaulding
Boston
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Belmont Briefs
Sam Jones
M. E. Davis
Erie Railway
Mell Horner
Will Kurz
Alfred Kurz
Cranfish
Georgia
B. A. Taylor
New
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Genesee River
Frank Reynolds
Scio
Welcome H. Browning
Alleganian
Connecticut
Chas. Gorton
Cooley Hill
Bliven Hill
Ward
Leonard Pierce
Frank Pierce
Withey
W. J. Richardson
Mutual Life Ins. Co
New York
W. D. Griswold
Branson
Thamastrest
Temperance Assembly
WE. Worden
Lisbon
Dak
Ethel Worden
W. R. Myers
Johnson
J H. Sutherland
New County Talk
Baire
Sheriff Garwood
Mgr
Thornton & Chester's
Andersons
de. Lovel
Lovel
State OF
Allegany Co
Court of Sessions
County of Allegany
A. Green
Aplin & Lewis
South. St
South Street
Smith
Circulara Ang
Ju B. Smith
Belmont, N
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Vanderhoef
Belmont, N. Y
Brgain Sale
Rochester Fine Shoes
Charles S. Riley
Wm. McCracken & Bro
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