Belmont Briefs From The Dispatch January 20 1891
Busy Belmont items note locals gathered by Dispatch reporters. Boston origin. socials, ads, and business moves. Death of Mrs Betsey A Merriman. funeral by Rev Bennett. Local events include Euchre Club, Col and Mrs McNett gathering, Middaughs Theatre closing, Tucker buys E I Davis hardware, and Erie crossing danger near Belvidere with near-miss by Gleason and Babcock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betsey A. Merriman
Levi Merriman
A. M. Bennett
Local notes from Belmont and Friendship social scene
Personal mentions recount visits and reentries from Friendship and Belmont figures. Names include Chas F Helme D Thorne Dr Cranston and Geo L Tucker Jr with mentions of property moves, bank leadership, Maccabee activity, and a forthcoming Dispatch Maccabee department. Also notes about Mrs Paul’s baby and Peterson Magazine advertisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Norton
M.S. Norton
Edward Rutherford
Belmont
Wm. K. Paul
State Bank of
Hotel
Geo. Robinson
Buffalo
J. H. Farnham
North
Java
Farnham
Farmers Institute Evening Session Highlights and Talks
The Farmers Institute featured questions on highway improvement and taxation, road work methods, and the role of convicts in road building. Lectures on butter making, dairy practice, and pasture improvement followed, with essays on gardening and poultry and musical interludes by Bertha Bradt and Ella Sortore.
Des Moines Woman Reports Cure After Kennedy Remedy Trial
A Des Moines resident says her daughter suffered rheumatism for months until an uncle urged trying Dr. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy from Rondout New York. The child improved quickly, slept better, and fully recovered from the disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James McFarland
David Kennedy
Rondout
N. Y
L. M. Sanford
Fifth’ St
Des Moines
Towa
Jan
D.van Buskirk
Demarest
N. J
Bright
Jury Panel Drawn for Allegany County Court Sessions
Notice from Slark's Office Allegany County state that on Saturday January 24 1891 at 10 o clock a panel of trial jurors will be drawn for a County Court of Sessions to be held at the Court House in Angelica with a February 9 1891 session date. Also a notice that Wm McCracken & Bro past due accounts will be turned over to their attorney for collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF New York
Allegany Co
Slark
County Court of Sessions
County of Allegany
Angelica
Geo
A, Green
Wm. McCracken & Bro
McCracken & Bro
Murderer Henry Smith Sentenced to Life in Prison
Henry M. Smith, convicted of killing Rufus W. Carnahan in Clarksville last April, was sentenced by Judge Lambert to life in State prison after a jury found him guilty of second degree murder. The trial featured three ballots and Smith was taken to Auburn on the Erie train later that day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry M. Smith
Rufus W. Carnahan
Clarksville
Lambert
State Prison
Auburn
Erie
Smith
Todd
Mr. Todd
Court Notes on Adjournment and Trials in Allegany County
Court adjourned Friday afternoon to March 2 for an adjourned session with Judge Lambert. Remarks praise Dist Attorney Brown, jurors include Jesse and Bent Rogers, and the Smith murder trial ends with a second degree verdict aided by an unwound clock striking two. Sheriff Garwood travels to Auburn with Smith. The report notes political and legal figures and a memorable gift of a gold watch to the sheriff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garwood
Lambert
Richardson & Robbins
Stockwell
Attica
Smith
Erie
Auburn
Murderer Smith
Clarksville
Jesse Rogers
Nile
Bent Rogers
Steve
Judge Lambert
Fradonia
Henry Smith
Rufus Carnahan
Cowles
Weilsville Democrat
Bro. Cowles
Brown
Allegany
Charlie Brown
Dist
Jethin
Waltham
Excursion to Washington via Erie Railway and Northern Central
Tuesday January 20 a popular excursion to Washington via the Erie Railway and Northern Central for ten dollars round trip. Tickets valid ten days with side trips offered from Washington to Richmond Petersburg and Old Point Comfort. Pullman car berths and further information available from Erie ticket agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Erie Railway
Northern Central
Richmond
Petersburg
Old Point ‘Comfort
Garden book ad promises prizes and seeds
No lover of a fine plant or garden can afford to be without a copy. It is an elegant book of over 100 pages with colored illustrations of Sunrise Amaranthus Hydrangea and Potatoes. Includes planting instructions and full lists of seeds bulbs and plants. Also details cash prizes of 1000 and 200. The novelties tested and worthy of cultivation. We hope to see Nellie Lewis Carnation and Grand Rapids Lettuce. Costs 10 cents and can be deducted from the first order. We advise securing a copy of James Vick Leedsman Rochester N Y. Signatories thank the Court District Attorney Sheriff Under Sheriffs and deputies for their courtesy during the Henry Smith trial. A E Cowiss C J Nichols Horace Dossins J F Coan Ep. Dispatch Subscribe for The Dispatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Powell
F. M. Babcock
Fenner
Mr. Curtis
de Bennot
Miss Sortore
Neidlingers
Geo. T. Powell
Mr. Fenner
Karr
Col. Curtis
Dibble
Curtis
Nellie Lewis
Grand Rapids
James Vick
Leedsman
Rochester
N.Y
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Dispatch
Belmont, N. Y
Dispatch
Boston
Frank Davis
Bert Casterline
Farmers’ Institute
CG. S. Riley
Lawn Browne
Ayer
Hornellsville
Geo, Peck, Jeweler
Hamilton Ward
Chas. Clark
Chamberlain
McDonald
Col
McNett
Eldyn Reynolds
Geo. L Tucker, Jr
E.I. Davis
Tucker
Davis
J. D. Middaugh
Uncle Tom Cabin and Specialty Co
Besson
J.j.gleason
W. S. Babcock
Belvidere
Mr. Babcock
Gleason
No. 12
Eria
Belfast
Chas.f. Helme
Friendship
Thorne
Wellsville
Cranston
Genesee
Charles Carmer
Hinsdale
Jessie Hamilton
Ripley, N
A. B. Bradley
Clark
Philadelphia
W. Wilson
Travis
Mainville
Young People's Missionary Society of the Baptist Church
Alfred Benjamin
Geo. L. Tucker, Jr
Davis Hardware
Horace Chase
Jack Lyons
Rushford
Hiram Breece
I. GC. Travis
Fred A. Knapp
Reliable
Erie Railway Co
Mr. Knapp
Stanley M. Renwick
John McGraw
Henry Klee
Fred Redfield
Hart Reynolds
Chas. Stickney
Geo. McGlauflin
Fidelity
K.C. T
Order
New York State
W. K. Paul
Williamson
Peterson
Oskaloo
Howard Seely
Minna Trying
Katharine Allen
Miss McClelland
George A. Smith
Dana Stowell
Institute
H.H. Wing
Cornell
C.F. Moulton
Cuba
Mr. Powell
Wing
van Alstyne
A. W. Litchard
Charles Fenner
East Aurora
Cscee
Cece
Col. Copeland
Underhill
Vick’s Floral Guide
H. Armitage
A. E. Cowiss
C. J. Nichols
Horace Dossins
J.-F. Coan
Eps
Geo. L. Tucker
E. I. Davis
Allegany County
Alfred, Centre
Sears
Bolivar
Whitesville
Andover
Alfred Centre
A.m
Stephen Pollard
L. J. McDermott
Charles
G.A. Palmer
Meb. Davis
Gro
Peck
Jeweler, Belmont
Walter Wheeler
Washington Mills
Lawrence
Mass
C. S. Riley's
Elo
C. S. Riley
Geo. E. King
Ice Tlonsis
Assortina
In the Nations
L.i.mcdermott
Belmnt
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