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Newspaper
Belmont Weekly Dispatch
Location
Belmont, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1890
Page
3
A busy Belmont dispatch lists social gatherings, minstrel shows, church events, and political reforms. It notes the push to abolish the halfshire and consolidate county seats, plus remarks on local hotels, banks, and shops, with multiple notices of events and speeches.
Col Sanford and many townsfolk appear in Belmont events, with visitors from Friendship, Wellsville, Angelica, Buffalo and beyond. Reports mention printers, ministers, sheriffs, agents, and a medical note on Mrs Pierce, plus local travel to Albany and Cuba.
A mosaic of notes from Chautauqua County includes prison counts, lodge openings, and crime reports. Georgia items reference Mrs. Grover Cleveland and local arrests, while market data notes nails pricing, tariff effects, and grape shipments totaling about 189000 dollars from Fredonia and Brocton areas.
Articles from multiple northern and southern county papers urge abolishing the halfshire and consolidating the two county seats. Belmont is presented as the best central location with rail, hotels, and access, while critics argue the savings justify ending the dual seat system.
Lyman Crawford of Springfield Mass testifies that Dr Kennedy’s Favorite Remedy from Rondout NY gave permanent relief from kidney disease. He says it surpassed all other treatments and he has recommended it to many people who agree it has no equal for this complaint.
Cheap gentleman's watch offered for ten dollars at C.S. Panels on Main Street in Friendship New York. The piece is stem wind and allegedly American or Elgin works.
An advertisement-style notice touts Dr Kennedy's Favorite Remedy from Rondout New York. It claims to purify the blood invigorate the system and fortify against age climate and season related diseases. The copy urges keeping it in the home for children and personal health.
Auction notice offers entire stock and fixtures of a first class drug store including drugs stationery wallpaper jewelry guns and fishing tackle. Owner S W Crittenden presents a rare chance to enter the drug business.
CUTTERS FOR SALE. Anyone wanting a new or second hand cutter Portland or Swell body can be suited by calling on E A Potter at the Belmont Prices low Apply at once Gray white and red bed blankets in all wool at prices you have never equaled Dont fail to get our prices J Hoyt Co Wellsville 500 to Loan on Bond and Mortgage Time to suit Enquire of Warren Gorton One of our exchanges remarks it is dangerous to sit on front steps till a late hour these cold nights A number of persons who did 80 last season contracted an affection which resulted in marriage before Christmas Beware The Buffalo lumber firm of E B Holmes have effected an arrangement with their patrons whereby they assume control of their business and the assignee is discharged
Local items list upcoming Erie Holiday excursion to Washington and a new V shaped post office cabinet in Belmont block. Posts note Postmaster Norton to move in this week and church event at Free Methodist church with music, prayers, and program committee for two weeks. Several lodge officers elected and installation planned in January.
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