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Newspaper
Belmont Weekly Dispatch
Location
Belmont, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1889
Page
2
The Sun’s interview with Belmont commissioners of pensions reveals plans to audit pensions under $8 per month. A medical board may re-rate those listed, with the commissioner noting power to adjust most pension levels within legal bounds.
After July first, salaries for postasters in Western New York towns change. Albion rises to 1900, Allegany to 1100, Auburn falls to 2800, Avon to 1300, Bolivar to 1000, Buffalo to 3900, Brighton to 1800, Canandaigua to 2200, Manistee to 1400, Dundee to 1200, Hammondsport to 1100, Holley to 1100, Leroy to 1900, Newark to 2000, Niagara Falls to 2100, Rochester to 3800, Warsaw to 1700, Tonawanda to 2000.
The Buffalo Courier farm notes indicate the apple crop will be very light with some sections nearly failing. Small fruits are generally good and grapes appear strong in Chautauqua. The grass and oats are fair, corn and potatoes look weak but may improve before harvest if weather cools.
The president announced multiple appointments including Thomas H. H. Cavenaugh as surveyor general of Washington Territory replacing Cabell Breckinridge, Amelia J. Rowland Anna M. Ganglover and William A. Maury named as visitors to the government hospital for the insane in DC, Thomas N. Falconer named agent for the Indians of the Grand Ronde in Oregon, Bernard Kelley named pension agent at Topeka Kansas, and Thomas N. Cooper appointed collector of customs at Philadelphia.
The Zions Herald questions whether a new distinct political party could better advance the prohibition cause. It notes public loss of confidence in prohibition leaders’ ability to manage liquor traffic restraint wisely and successfully and asks why.
Under a new law juries in civil actions before Justices of the Peace must be drawn from the regular panel. City and Town Clerks are ordered to provide Justices of the Peace with certified copies of all names from the last petit jury lists.
A roundup of mixed items notes Chauncey M. Depew sailing for Europe, a panther sighting near Marathon, political shifts in Michigan and Indiana, a Johnstown Savings Bank windfall, and a lengthy Sullivan Kilrain bout with details of rounds, injuries, and aftermath plus regional anecdotes from Baltimore and Brooklyn.
Friendship records a calm Fourth of July with parades trains and picnics. Personal losses include Mrs. Stillman and Mrs. Livermore with funerals planned in Milo and Wellsville crowds. A new Soldier's Memorial Choral Association forms under Prof Baxter after a Memorial Hall meeting.
Rounds show Sullivan dominating the bout as he stops the challenger and secures victory. His hands are badly banged up after the contest, signaling a tough and brutal match.
Kilrain lands poor effort as the referee warns repeatedly. One fighter circles the ring to avoid punishment during the bout.
Crowds at the bulletin boards await news on the Sullivan Kilrain fight with Kilrain backed by many bettors though Sullivan remained the favorite. The mood turns gloomy as Kilrain’s defeat becomes likely and observers compare wagers and expectations.
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