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Newspaper
Belmont Weekly Dispatch
Location
Belmont, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1889
Page
3
The Belmont Dispatch reports a flood of locals and events from Belmont NY. Notes on church events, funerals, theater visit to Baldwin Wellsville, Christmas pages planned, political clashes, and society notes about residents like Miss Nora Bennett and Mrs Clementine Morehouse. Also mentions railroad delays, club meetings, and Union organizations with new officers and upcoming installations.
Mrs Morehouse visited Allen Saturday. W J Penny of Cuba in town Saturday. Eldyn Reynolds teaching in Michigan. Hon Hamilton Ward at home on legal business. Frank Pollard at home Sunday. Frank French and Jesse Potter in Bradford Pa. G A Palmer with family at Friendship. T Baker of Andover guest of A P Powers. Geo Benjamin buys M E Davis silversmith colt. Chas Youngs to Bradford on business. Tom Dougan home from Buffalo. John Riley visiting in Belmont. Lettie Johnson visiting relatives near Belmont. Capt A A Crandall and Fred Utter from Friendship on business. M W Pike recovering. S G Latta and Nellie Graham driving in Belmont. Mrs Stewart Stillman and son Arthur visiting Rochester. Joe Holden's wife able about house. Mrs Coleman resting. Gen W S Bull’s cheerful presence in office. Mr and Mrs S W Crittenden home from Pennsylvania. Crit shot a chipmunk and English sparrow. Wm McCracken and H N Aplin to Buffalo. McCracken to bring holiday attractions. W C Dutcher seeks local B L A board in Minneapolis. Charles Barber sending subscribers to Dispatch. F M Babcock, Dispatch editor, returning from Rochester and Elmira. Dispatch praises. H B Silsby of Binghamton and Mae Boynton writing Dispatch praise. Clarence J Crandall home then to New York to buy stock for Coast Crandall Pittsburgh. Dispatch expects January start. Sam McGibeny returns to Belmont. Wortman accusations disputed. F J Brown Belmont cheesemaker in Richburg. birth of 8 lb baby explained his odd mood.
A Belmont rectory social for Episcopal S. S. benefits plans, with a dinner 6 to 8. E A Potter promotes the Western Washer with full details next week. Iron cornice 6 feet wide tops the new hotel. hotel work advances. Bel mont Lodge 474 F and A M votes set for next week on Dec 18. W L Douglas shoes arrive at Sortores. Kings Daughters sociable planned at Harry Davis’s Willard street, inviting all youth. A board sign near the Gilt Edge cheese factory is noted.
A fragment of notices reports Mrs. J. Le Droit Langdon's death in Buffalo aged 80 and interment in Washington. It mentions an upcoming egg sociable at W. W. Robinson's and a brief local crime tale about the McGibeny-Worthian horse deal with Wortman accused of deceit. Also notes lodging at Riverside Hotel by Fred and Cora Mott and a missing ring, plus a China Tea Set promotion at Anderson's.
A proposed bill seeks to aid Union soldiers held in Rebel prisons after their enlistment ended. They received only 13 cents per month while imprisoned and want 8 shillings per day for the time served post term. Joshua W. Corbin lobbies Senator Hiscock and Congressman with support from Hon. Hamilton Ward.
The Belmont Academy reports growing enrollment with 180 pupils registered and a goal of 1000 volumes for a new library funded by the Ladies L. and H. society. Teachers prepare for exams while a $500 library is being assembled and apparatus due by year end. An Alfred Centre postal card notes a fatal illness and local inquiry follows suspicions.
Belmont Academy reports the Regent's Examination held on November 22, 1889. The list names pupils eligible to pass cards with subjects including arithmetic, grammar, geography, spelling, rhetoric, American and English history, physical geography, algebra, and related studies. Numerous students appear, among them F Louise Weiler, Hamilton Ward Jr, De John Ward, E Pauline Eddy, Mary Hartigan, Frank Windus, Hattie Whitcomb, Annis Slatter, Susie Watson, Maggie Whitcomb, Wallace Windus, Edith Compton, Eva Scribner, Henry Middaugh, Floyd Sortore, Lillian Davis, Nellie Bradley, Sarah Byrne, Kathryn Clark, Winnifred Jackson, Magpie Byrne, Augusta Black, Alvin Smith, Eldyn Reynolds, Pearl Henry, Irene Tefft, Bertha Sortore, Susie Simons, Susie Compton, Maggie Lewis, Anna Lewis, Lula Norton, Mary Dillon, Annie Button, Florerice Blender, Rob ert Mellefont.
A collage of Short items from Wellsville and vicinity including a passenger car incident in Bolivar no injuries reported, Gordan & Doty plan oil tests on Miles farm, Baldwin’s Theatre praised, and local notices on births deaths and business openings. Also reports on Hufstadder moving to New York, large hogs raised in Wellsville, and a fatality of D L W telegraph operator Grant Slayton.
Died Monday at Alfred Center William R Barber aged 65 of Brights disease. He was brother to Deputy Sheriff Charles Barber of Phillips Creek. The widow is Lucy Sweet Barber once jailed for 24 hours for voting at Alfred. Farwell Bros sold to James Farwell’s son Fred who will continue the business. James and Murray had long operated here.
Scio dispatch notes Norton party on Willets farm one mile southeast of the village has boiler and engine on the ground and will commence drilling Tuesday. Doty and Gordon of Wellsville provide timbers for a rig west of the Miles well and expect a well within thirty days. James Thomas supplies timbers for another rig and plans a farm well. Solo capitalists organize to drill three wells around the Miles site. James Vreeland improves after a broken leg while James Russell remains ill.
Andersons and Son announce a Wednesday eve opening of holiday goods on December 11. Visitors to the upstairs holiday room receive a ticket for a chance to win a 56 piece china tea set, regardless of purchase, valid through Christmas night.
Friday and Saturday December 13 and 14 offer 15 pieces all wool 48 inch Henriettas at low prices, 10 pieces all wool dress flannels 38 inch wide at 35 cents a yard, 50 silk umbrellas with gold and silver handles, new line silk ribbons in various numbers, 80 dozen linen damask napkins at 1.50 per dozen, jackets priced at 2.50, and assorted ribbons and fancy work fabrics. Price and Rose, 7 and 9 West Main St., Friendship, N. Y.
Superintendent Weaver visited Smith and Lockhart requesting four heavy bed comforters after describing a Birdsall household: husband, wife, four children in a rough hut with no beds or furniture except a table and one bowl. Kids almost naked. parents refused county house. Weaver relieved their wants. Angelica Republican notes the issue linked to a prohibition era evil.
A group of Liberal Hotel workmen contributed about 15 to the Randolph Home. Superintendent B U Taylor received a letter from Dr Ellen R Spragge detailing the gifts and requesting bulk receipts be sent for proper distribution to the recipients. The Secy Ch MuRniln expresses gratitude for the kindness and generosity to the little ones.
The advertisement promotes a home study program by mail from Bryant and Stratton College offering a thorough business and shorthand course. It guarantees success to industrious pupils and provides testimonials and details via C. L. Bryant Secretary at 449 Main St Buffalo.
An Anderson's listing showcases Chenille portieres syrhe rugs embroidered satin screens and panels along with florentine silks. The ad mentions Price and Arose Friendship New York diaries and notes Lester boots and shoes that will please you.
Mrs Crosby slowly improves and may soon see friends. Geo Berrys of Hornellsylle visited last week while the Layheds stay at the Rathbuns. Christmas visit planned for Church family amid strong community support and moral influence. The Church Fair netted 133 dollars with fair sales and no gambling. Small contributions from Miss Denroche and Miss Hotart aided the fish pond. Belmont searches, Wellsville travel aid, 40 pounds of items sold, McKee Bros chair gifted, auction closes Wednesday. Charlie Whitcomb to manage Crosby farm.
A dispatch recounts Crandall guiding the injured colt to safety after leaping from a loft onto hay, with the animal finally landing on the ground. It notes Amos Howard’s serious illness, a boiler replacement, a runaway horse, and local social updates including Miss Mary Chapin’s 92nd birthday and community visits.
The Erie Railway offers tourist tickets at reduced rates to Pacific coast and Florida points with favorable limits. Low rates apply for colonists and land seekers in the west and south. Details from Geo E Allen Buffalo NY. Consultations at Charles Hotel Angelica Dec 17 and American Hotel Friendship Dec 18 19 with free eye diagnosis for those with imperfect vision.
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