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Newspaper
Belmont Weekly Dispatch
Location
Belmont, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1890
Page
2
The Dispatch reports a flood of letters from Wellsville Angelica Friendship and Rushford on the Supreme Court Judgeship question. Readers will see direct points without ambiguity with more installments planned next week and beyond.
Tomorrow night marks the official end of terms for several Allegany officials elected in November. Addison Thompson is re elected to the Assembly after a tight race. Gardiner succeeds himself as County Treasurer. Dickson is reelected to the northern school district post. In the Southern District Ellen Reynolds retires and Prof Stephen Pollard takes the seat.
A savage rebuke of Albany architecture and a Florida style scandal unfolds as the New York Press accuses the Assembly of a faulty ceiling and cheap stair repairs. Contractor John Snaith and sub contractor Timothy Sullivan face $40,000 and $30,000 claims amid ongoing political ridicule.
Community notes from Friendship recount social visits from Mrs. W. P. Clark of Belmont and Mrs. C. A. De Kay of Cuba, Christmas gifts at the Friendship Mfg Co, a marriage in nearby Bradford, and a charity manger service at the M E church with a generous donation program.
A Dubuaqne Iowa man sues for separation claiming his twenty year marriage may have been legally invalid from the start. He alleges sudden discovery of alleged illegality casts doubt on the union and notes the long wedded life now appears suspect. The piece comments on the social impact of marital disputes and implied infidelity.
The Dispatch argues it is unjust to reelect any Supreme Court Justice who cannot complete a full term due to age and pledges to oppose such slates, stating the move is against the interests of the people.
Gov Hill moves to restore a third term prompting sharp division among Democrats who previously opposed third-term limits. The party faces a choice between resisting the shift or accepting the new political reality.
The Youth's Companion issues a 1891 calendar with a roster of contributors including Lord Chief Justice England Coleridge Seth Low Hannibal Hamlin Camille Flammarion Sir Norman Lockyer Gen C O Howard Ly man Abbott Jules Verne Ward Slowe Walter Besant Ben son J Lossing Carl Lumholtz and others. Five serials by Seawell Davis Lippman Boyesen Bellamy. A science and music series features Albani Judd Nordica Van Zandt Nevada. Amelia Barr Livermore June Harland offer guidance for girls. Full prospectus and free samples. new subscribers at 1.75 receive through Jan 1 1891 and a full year. Subscribe for the Dispatch.
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