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Newspaper
Belmont Weekly Dispatch
Location
Belmont, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1891
Page
3
Belmont Academy hangs over the town with school meetings and exams. the Belmont Rambers bicycle club forms, racing and social events fill weekends, and local clubs, churches, and businesses report additions, renovations, and community gatherings with residents from Friendship to Cuba involved. Notable items include debates on a school addition, a tie vote, and plans for a Belmont fair day.
Wellsville reports James DeVore improving eyesight. McEwen Bros. enlarge plant. Aunt Olive McOmber, over 90, blinded. Albert Babcock sells farm parcels at high prices to Davis and Smith. Derailment and eye injury incidents noted. Cuba politics, cheese market sales, and Williams concerts cited.
The Ceres Mail laments that Bob Helme of the Belmont Dispatch has served decades in journalism. It notes he has been in the newspaper business for fifty years and spent forty years in Allegany journalism, advocating a rest with full pay and a reserved parliamentary-style seat after his final summons.
The Belmont Brikes item notes the Belmont station selling round trip rail tickets for Jamestown events June 16 18 and 19 to return by June 20 amid Alfred University anniversary events June 21 26. Reports recount a Pine Grove track race with Jay Eye See Maud S results and betting, plus community notices on Egypt lecture by Ti Hooker and Allegany Baptist Association meetings June 16 18.
A mixed column of dialogue on reciprocity contrasts romance with trade in a spring garden scene. The page lists local events: Fourth of July plans, police additions in Binghamton, fairs, races at Ednira, disease outbreaks, storms forecasts, and notable births, deaths, and civic items across Wellsville Almond Bath Hamlets.
Notice to residents of Union Free School District No 1 Amity Allegany County N Y announces a special meeting to vote June 6 1891 7 30 pm at Belmont court house on raising 4500 for adding to the brick school house The plan is to raise by 1000 yearly installments with bonds and to defer bonds until existing ones are paid The meeting is postponed to Saturday June 18 1891 at 38 o clock same venue Signed trustees and clerk Evpry Reynolds dated April 28 1891
Residents petition the Board of Education of Union Free School District No 1 Amity town asking a special meeting to vote on adding to the school building due to insufficient capacity. Dated April 6 1891 with signers including W P Clark C $8 Riley E I Davis and others. Belmont Hotel stockholders election set for June 12 1891 at 8 pm Belmont NY. Various notices advertise clothing, rentals, and a Sunyside Friendship sale of a nearly new house and lot.
Allegany county Farmers' Club picnic in Cuba drew about 2000 attendees including tillers of the soil and agricultural editors. President Litchard opened the event as Seth Fenner delivered the keynote on farming advancement while a resolution honored Col. Frank Curtis. Additional notes announced Ralph Beaumont speaking engagements across Richburg Obi Friendship Scio Belmont and surrounding towns with alliance baskets and regional gatherings planned.
In conformity with an Act of Congress and the Secretary of the Interior, pension payments for this district will shift after July 1. On June 4 the regular quarterly payment was made and on July 4 next pensioners will receive one month's pension, after which quarterly payments occur on Oct 4 Jan 4 Apr 4 and July 4 instead of Dec 4 Mar 4 Jun 4 Sep 4. Pensioners urged to execute July vouchers at the proper time on or after the 4th.
Ex prisoners of war plan a meeting at Wellsville on Wednesday June 24 1891. Gen Rufus Scott and O A Fuller will speak as part of the day’s program with other contributors noted. Also public bids close June 18 1891 for rebuilding the Windus bridge pier with plans available at the town clerk’s office Horner Highway Commissioner.
John Vanderslice of Rochester New York recounts severe kidney disease and stomach trouble. He credits Dr David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy after using five or six bottles. He calls it a curative for kidney disease stomach trouble and blood diseases. June
Examinations for certificates of the second and third grade in Allegany County for 1891 are scheduled for June 18 August 18 September Sth October November 7. First grade tests occur March 8 4 and August 18 11 with attendance required on the first day. Locations include Bolivar Wellsville Whitesville Friendship Andover Alfred Centre Wellsville and more. Stephen Pollard School Commissioner. Screen doors and windows at King’s hardware. McCracken Bros offer boots shoes hats shirts and men’s furnishings.
Farmers know where the purist Paris Green is kept and rush to King's to obtain it as soon as the festive bug appears. One dose over potatoes is enough.
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