Belmont Busy Briefs Crowded with Local Happenings
Belmont notes a busy spell with Chas Youngs cutting hay, Horner securing stone for the hotel, Davis' house rising, and the State Bank issuing drafts. The Dispatch mentions repairs, paint work, a Wellsville outing, a monument idea for A N Cole, pension updates, and a new delivery wagon. Local politics, churches, fish tales, oil wells, and a Chatham furnace reorganization wrap the column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Youngs
Field & Alden
Granite Works
Chas
Davis’ House
Phil Bently
State Bank of Belmont
Belvidere
Remarkable recovery of crops on J W Richardson land
Within days after the June 1 flood, a Newsman reported damage to J W Richardson west of Andover village. A follow up visit showed nine acres of potatoes, 15 acres of oats, and about 45 acres of meadow yielding unusually well, with over 100 tons of high quality hay. Richardson, a successful farmer, attends Farmers' Club meetings, which may aid his success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Richardson
Andover
Richardson
Allegany County
Farmers’ Club
Andover Neus
Solo wagon maker Loomis returns home after a late drunk stumble
A Wellsville wagon maker named Loomis started home late Saturday night, drunk on Wellsville’s favorite thirst killer. He misdirected himself to Charles Smith’s Main Street yard, disrobed to sleep, caused disturbances, and was taken in charge by an officer but not arraigned, likely agreeing to go home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loomis
Wellsville
Chas
Smith
Main Street
M. E. Davis
Africa
Hon A N Cole's Book On Sub Irrigation Set For Aug 1
A new illustrated descriptive book on Hon A N Cole's sub irrigation method will be ready August 1. It includes a biography of the Old Man of the Mountains and a fine picture. The Dispatch will issue copies and take orders. Cloth priced at 1.00 dollars and paper at 75 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. N. Cole
Dispatch
One Tyme Festival and Pioneer Excursion in Silver Lake
A festival named One Tyme celebrating Pioneers of Western New York occurs at Pioneer Log Cabin grounds Silver Lake with Rochester editor Joseph O Connor delivering the address. The Erie railway offers a low rate excursion from Belmont at 8 81 a.m. round trip 31.20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western
New York
Pioneer Log Cabin
Silver Lake
Joseph O'Connor
Rochester
N. Y
Erie Railway
Belmont
Journey teased as summer tennis tournament across towns
The note thanks friends for kindness during illness and death of O A Fulier. Dated July 29 1839. A tennis tournament across Belmont Friendship Cuba Olean Salamanca would involve contestants from several towns and is discussed as a summer event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belmont
Friendship
Cuba
Olean
Salamanca
Wellsville
Local notices and societal notes from Wellsville era
Local items include J E B Smith seeking rentals on Tracy Avenue, McEwen Bros. unloading a seven ton lathe iron that caused scales to tilt, and United States Marshal A E Baxter appointing O E Rowley as deputy. Also mentions D A Daniels shoe shop, Herbert Milholen joining the New York Evening Post, a marriage proposal contest, pension grants for Geo Estabrook Henry Kelley Rozell Phelps and Eliza Bigelow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McEwen Bros
United States
Marshall A. E. Baxter
Elmira
O. E. Rowley
Richburg
Rowley
Wellsville
D. A. Daniels
Herbert E. Milholen
New Hudson
Cornell
New York Evening Post
Milholen
D. A
Daniels
Geo. Estabrook
Caneadea
Henry Kelley
Oramel
Rozell Phelps
Belfast
Eliza Bigelow
Cuneadea
Republican County Committee Elects Officers at Fassett House
The Republican County General Committee met at the Fassett House Wellsville at 1 o'clock to elect officers call the county convention and conduct other business A large turnout featured many local candidates for office Executive committee was chosen with B P Mapes as chairman and F R Utter as secretary and treasurer The county convention will be held at Friendship The agriculture crop report predicts a very short corn crop due to cold wet weather Manufacturers in Wellsville report a prosperous season with McEwen Bros enlarging their machine shops and Scoville Brown Co building a new storehouse
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs. F. Vanderhoef & Son
Ladies’ Society of the Baptist Church
Belmont
Harlan
Joe Richardson
Joe Holden
Withey
Chatham Furnace Co
Chatham
Chas
Whitney
H. C. McMullen
L. Mallory
T. J. Bradford, Esq
Wellsville
May Webster
Rochester
Lozier
Matson Otis
Seneca County
W. W. Crittenden
Oswayo
Coldwater
Mich
Riley
Mae
Grace Benjamin
Friendship
A. C. Rogers
Homer Pitts
Don Scots
Dispatch
W. A. Hosley
Lanphear
Priday
Isaac Willets
W. K
Niagara Falls
Bertha Iron
Wisconsin
B. J. Rogers
Allentown
Addison van Campen
C.G. Anderson
Granger
Anderson
W. G. Nobles
Duke Centre
Fred Ackley
Ehnira
J. Bower
Jim Liddle
Levi Branson
Common
Portville
Dr. Wakely
Garwood
Hibbard
Clapp
Angelica
Hamilton Ward
J. A. Larabee
Buffalo
G. A. Loveridge
Win. McCracken & Bro
Orla Hammond
Leslous
Short Tract
George W. Fuller
Reading
Vermont
Allen
van Nostrand
Oscar
A. ‘Fuller
N. B. Fuller
Canaseraga
P.C. Boyle
Allegany
Richburg
Oil City
Bradford
Toledo
Hattie Aldrich
Clara Olivey
Bertha ‘Hanks
H. G. Dobbins
Kinzna
Standard Oil Company
Dobbins
Republican County General Committee
Fassett House
Republican County Convention
B. P. Mapes
Sec’y
F. R. Utter
H. W. Breckenridge
A. McIntosh
D. A. Stebbins
Sidney Crandall
Newton Phillips
Owen Baker
Father Cole
Department of Agriculture
New York
McEwen Bros
Scoville, Brown & Co
Endowment Policies Show Profits for Mutual Life Policy Nos 84518 67000
The Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York reports endowment results for two policies. Policy 84518 matured July 17 1888 with a $10000 face value and 20 year endowment. total premiums paid 8023 profit on investment 7347. Policy 67000 matured August 2 1888 with a $10000 face value and 21 year endowment. total premiums paid 7840 profit on investment 7967 86. Accumulations paid total 5390 45 and 5307 86 respectively. Quarterly and annual premiums noted. these payments imply more than 43 percent compound interest on total premiums. W H Flint district agent Friendship New York reports.
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the Dispatch
Belmont,n. Y
C. I. Statter
South Street
M. E. Horner
Tefft
H.M. Knowlton
Johnstown
Friendship School Board
Col. A. Jd. McNett
W. V. Robinson
Wellsville Picknickers
Belmont Grove
Mr. Whitney
Dow
Liberty
Will Crocker
Chet Eastman
Bays
Coxe
St. Paul's Church
Fillmore Observer
S.A. Cartwright
J. G.averill
Furman
Slatter
Dean
Mento
Cheboygan
Tribune
Os J. Pike
Sid
M. W. Pike
Miss Mabel Coats
Elmore A. Willets
Jim’ McCracken
C. F. Davis
Alfred Center
Ed. Rowell
A. V. Hunt
Rufus Scott
Geo. Austin
Fred Robbins
C.C. Parker
Hillsdale
Joe Rice
Charlie Fuller
Greeley Palmer
H. B. Sandrick
Jesse Potter
Clase
Hallsport
Delia Crabtree
Edith Lewis
Bellfontaine
Ohio
Isaac Lewis
Wm. Dunning
Miss King
Bolivar
A. O'Donnell
N. L. Beebe
E. S. Stafford
E. M. Strayer
Ina Hanchet
Nettie Herrington
Tracy House
Geo
A. Green
H. A. Holden
R. B. Laning
Hornellsville
E. A. Potter
Rushford Spectator
Luta Wilkinson
Buffalo, Evening News
Buffalo Times
Buffalo Sunday Express
Buffalo Daily Courier
Elmira Telegram
O. A. and
N. B. Fulier
J. EB. Smith
Tracy Avenue
J. Hoyt & Co
Belmont Briefs
Belmont Hotel Committee
Jonathan Earley
Scio
Samuel Earley
Seio
Fillmore
Woman's Christian Temperance Unions
Woman’s Christian Temperance Unions
Y's
Alfred
Center
Almond
Birdsall
Black Creek
Ceres
South Bolivar
Houghton
Independence
Little Genesee
Nile
Rushford
Shongo
West Almond
West
Clarksville
Whitesville
Centerville
Grove
Ward
Willinghave
Sec
Mary E. Bowler
Treas
W. J. Richardson
A. N. Taylor
Bowler Sy
Chicago
Clara GC. Hoffman
Leonard Pierce
Wm. A. Dayton
Wm. Kurtz
Norton Street
R. L. Wilkinson
West Clarksville
Re. G. Renwick
Erie
Geo. Harris
Hood & Bradley
Hardy
Dickson
Fred. Williams
John L. Sullivan
Vanderbilt House
New York City
Mutual Life Insurance Company of
W. H. Flint
N.Y
Aplin & Lewis
South St
Tompkins’ Gallery
The
Vanderhoet
Balmont N. Y
M. FE. Davis
Andersons
Lovel
J. B. Smith
Belmont, N. Y
Aaeloes
Ulitied
Lisse
Aortore
Een
B. W. Sortore
Charles S. Riley
Crockery
Wm. McCracken & Bro
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