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Newspaper
Belmont Weekly Dispatch
Location
Belmont, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1890
Page
3
Belmont residents see a busy week with hotel property sale upcoming, fires and painting, bridge work at Friendship, and local clubs promising events. crops and weather noted as light or low water, with socials at M E church and Willing Circle.
Hon Hamilton Ward visited Olean on Thursday and many residents are noted visiting friends in Friendship and Almond. Numerous people travel for business, fishing trips, or visits to relatives in Belmont, Bradford, Alfred Centre, Hornellsville, and nearby towns. notable mentions include Oscar A Fuller rumored for Congress and D P Richardson as a candidate.
Offerings yesterday totaled 4680 boxes with unregistered small cheese contracts that would raise the total. Only a few buyers sought New York cheese as prices stayed steady. One lot sold at 72 and the rest at 7} with some at 8 and consignment lots. Current make down about 12 percent from peak. supply at the top suggests prices may fall to the bottom.
A Belvidere paint works and adjoining houses burned Saturday evening in a blaze that started in the boiler room amid oil and turpentine. Losses include 3500 for the factory and 400 and 600 for houses, with rebuilds planned and Belmont fire company aiding. Neighbors and workers carried water in pails to save the local post office and homes.
A mishmash of items covers rail developments for Wellsville’s new railroad, trades and goods from J. Hoyt & Co. in Wellsville, and notices from Fillmore, Nunda, and Canandaigua. The page also notes a Manchester funeral procession, a loss, and a physician’s successful nose wound treatment, with brief social items from Andover and Alfred Centre.
Fred Foster returns claiming government license but refuses to settle with townspeople. An altercation at the Frace hotel ends with Allen striking Elliott and a crowd separating them. Elliott visits the hotel, then rests after washing up. The report also notes a G A R camp fire, a M E church quarterly meeting, and visitors from Whitesville and Dakota.
Allegany County Republican officials convene at Belmont court house on Thursday July 24 1890 at 2 PM for business. Biscom P. Mapes chairs the meeting with Frank R. Utter as secretary. Dr Bacon’s son from Canaseraga drowns near lower Main Street creek Friday evening. Sheriff Garwood’s and Dr Bacon’s families suffer a heavy loss. Funeral held Sunday. Local ads promote low price fruit cans and farm implements at King’s hardware and Lester home-made boots.
An annual basket picnic and jubilee for pioneers will be held August 7 at the pioneer and log cabin grounds in Silver Lake. A special Erie Railway excursion from Belmont at 8 04 a.m. offers a round trip fare of 1 25. The log cabin will be open to the public. Farmers are urged to visit King’s to see Ney’s reversible hay carrier. Lester boats have stood forty years’ test.
Davis store offers Eureka mowers claimed as best in the market and King’s buckwheat fertilizer promoted as world’s best. Local ads urge shoppers to compare brands and prices.
Last week saw numerous showers and a binder demonstration by George A. Raymond for Walter A. Wood Co assisted by local agent P Kane. Several residents drank buttermilk and fell ill but recovered. the Dispatch promotes printing services. The Fresh Air festival netted 42 with gross receipts 52, planning care for fifteen children. The Belmont correspondent collected items. the only publishable true statement concerns Mr Green and Mr Church at church.
The Epworth League presents next Sunday evening events starting at seven with prayer meeting led by Miss Frank Noble and continued by President Washburn. The program lists singing recitations essays and readings by Amy Sortore Edward Rutherford Alice Gorton Eldyn Reynolds ending with doxology and benediction. Erie railway manager J O Prescott issues Niagara Falls pamphlet offering free distribution to excursion patrons. a 68 page historical guide available by mail sample copies for ten cents.
Four floors brim full of bargains in dry goods, fancy goods, carpets, wall paper, decorations, rugs and upholstery. Window draperies lace curtains black and colored silks grasses phishes velvet and novelty dress goods with latest designs.
Examination of Patrick Moran Will Riley and Will Goudy concluded before Justice Whitford. Prisoners denied discharge and held to bail of 100 dollars each pending grand jury action. E V Sheerar D S bought a matched pair of driving horses and enjoyed their first ride behind them yesterday. Julius Hoyt and Mrs Henry N Lew returned from a six week eastern trip. Genesee and Baldwin Hose Cos invited to fireman parade at Poughkeepsie Oct 1 2 with 650 dollars in prizes. Mr and Mrs W B Coats and Mrs Aksha Coats went to Chautauqua for several weeks as part of a trend colony from Andover. Miss Lena Gonter accompanied them. Rochester Union notes Capt H N Schlick installed colonel of Catholic Uniformed Union. Rev E H Edson preached at Angelica Episcopal Church and Belvidere church services as scheduled.
A local ad lists 30-inch Florentine silks at 30c yard 1,000 yards all linen crash at 6c yard 10 pieces all wool Lowell carpets 60c yard 20 pairs lace curtains at 1.25 per pair 25 dozen Jersey ribbed ladies vests three for 25c 20 pieces 46-inch all wool dress goods at 85c 15-cent wash dress goods at 8c yard 1,000 rolls gilt wallpaper for closeout before July 15 1890.
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