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Newspaper
Belmont Weekly Dispatch
Location
Belmont, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1889
Page
3
Belmont briefs record church additions and upcoming events. Mentions the Whitney case before Judge Daniels in Buffalo and a Silver Lake Grand Army excursion. Notes new signs, mill repairs, depot questions, and numerous social visits among residents and visiting officials.
E. W. Chamberlain of Belmont, noted for his role as Receiver in the Angelica bank wind-up after the cashier fled to Canada, has been invited to take charge of a large financial concern in Pennsylvania.
Grand Army Republic members plan a July 24 excursion to Silver Lake hosted by the Silver Lake Assembly Association. Free admittance and dinner for G A R men. Robbins Post Perry N Y guard of honor. Address by Bishop J P Newman Omaha. Commander Harrison Clark presides. Erie Railway runs special from Belmont at 0 a.m. round trip fare 1.95.
D A Daniels advertises sale of large bladed beaded and Persian dress trimmings offered at 256 per yard regardless of cost with no stated end date.
A nephew of Henry Burt of Allen, Albert Henry Burt, leaves Belmont and Friendship for a candy sales career. He starts with a Buffalo firm, then joins Jas Lutted in a trial year, rising to vice president as The Lutted Candy Company forms a stock firm. The firm now has ten traveling salesmen and about 160 workers with last year’s sales over $300,000.
The town of Friendship reports the death of Rev Arba Wellman at 9:45 this morning. He was 80 years old last February and was among the town's oldest and most respected citizens. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 2 p.m. on the second page an obituary is carried in full.
The late Asahel Nichols Cole was laid to rest last Wednesday at Farnum cemetery after funeral services at the M E Church led by Revs. Hubbel and Beecher. Every town business place closed in respect as the long procession and many mourners followed to the grave.
The Elmira advertiser calls Republicans in New York and other states to raise a fund for a monument at the head of the grave of the late Asahel Nichols Cole in Farnham Cemetery Wellsville. The DispatCH will accept contributions and publish receipts. Also notes an invitation for ex prisoners of war and Union soldiers to attend the next reunion at Belmont New York in June 1890.
P R Stevens and Son have purchased the Wesley Irish threshing machine, noting it is in first class condition and ready for business on short notice. Also advertised are fruit jars at King’s, touted as the best jar for the least money.
Reported appointments and local updates include Chester S Leonard named Postmaster at Belvidere. Other notes mention a Baptist Church event, Isaac’s marriage, Tommy Tefft ill with spinal meningitis, brick laying at Clark Bros Foundry, Henry Wier’s mill orders, John Pease seeking 8 10 workers at top wages, church repairs, water well drilling contract for Belmont hotel, the Evornellsville Exposition wagon visiting Belmont, McCracken Bros laundry mailing to Lee Quong’s, and Aplin Lewis studio updates with new paint and linoleum.
Elmira visitor Joe Richardson and various residents are noted in Belmont with social calls and trips to Wellsville. Fishing trips dominate the scene as Lew Elliott and others enjoy a fine trout run with plans for Portage and Eastbound excursions. Local legal and civic figures, including Judge Farnum and L M Page, travel for business while several families and groups host or visit relatives in Friendship, Cuba, Granger, Hornellsville, and Corning.
Grand reunion excursion and basket picnic of the K C T M to Long Point on Chautauqua Lake on Friday July 26 1889 features entertainment by prominent Maccabees baseball sailing and dancing with a round trip fare of 150 from Wellsville Scio Belmont Belvidere Friendship and Cuba. Trains depart Wellsville 8 a m Scio 8 07 Belmont 8 14 Belvidere 8 21 Friendship 8 82 Cuba 8 52 arriving Lakewood 11 15 a m Returning leaves Lakewood 6 00 p m Excursion manager Gro E Allen G NLP A JO Prescott. Also a view line of 500 samples of stylish cloths for pants and suits at John F Paine’s Vanderheef block.
Excursion to Silver Lake via Erie planned for tomorrow. Wellsville residents troubled by chicken thieves. E B Walker urged to resign as leader at Fillmore M E church. D A Daniels offers ladies hosiery 10c to $1 and cabinet photos at low prices. Emancipation day Aug 1 to be observed at Corning with Chauncey M Depew and John B Lynch expected to speak. Aplin & Lewis promote cheap cabinet photos and building materials. Kings offers lawn mowers and hardware at reduced prices. Local economy notes from Allegany county with mixed outlook. several trades observe busy periods, including medical and printing sectors. August Melching drowns in Codorus creek. shirt helps locate body. Belvidere locals reference old belief about clothing floating to drowning victims.
Messrs Elba and Eldyn Reynolda and Homer Ramsey join H E Aplin Mrs Elba Reynolds and Misses Elia Sortore Mame Bennett Cora Shults and Mae Whitcomb to compose the Silver Lake Campers from this vicinity.
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