Belmont Briefs and Local News from The Dispatch
Belmont news highlights include a near completed hotel cellar excavation and a new Clark Bros Shops boiler last Friday. The Erie line washouts and a washed out Belvidere bridge disrupt trains while the Genesee river runs high. The Whitney divorce case tops legal notices with Hamilton Ward and George A. Loveridge leading the defense and prosecution.
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Clark Bros
Belvidere
Erie
Genesee
Republican Party
Dispatch
Whitney
Angelica Court
Allegany
Hamilton
Ward
Geo. A. Loveridge
Bulffalo
New York
Cuba
Whitney Divorce Case Continues At Belmont Court
The Whitney divorce case proceeds with testimony from key witnesses. Defense describes the relationship between Mr Whitney and Florence and details of social ties, while Bridget and an unnamed young woman recount family dynamics, travel, and alleged improprieties. Court adjourned awaiting further testimony Friday noon with dramatic developments anticipated.
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Fnce
Europe
Tracy House
Joseph Gillies
Olean Reservoir Dam Guarded After Johnstown Fear
Superintendent Shanahan of the Olean reservoir defends the dam against sensational reports. He notes the dam stands 62 feet above Olean, not 0.782 feet, and is state controlled with a watchman who can release water to prevent danger. He will order extra vigilance to avoid a disaster.
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Jim Anderson
Reid
Erie Station
Erie
Will Graham
Will
Shanahan
Albany Times
Rochester Herald
Olean
Johnstown
Examinations for second and third grade certificates
Examinations for second and third grade teaching certificates will be held in Allegany County in 1889 starting August 18 in Friendship and Whitesville, September in Alfred Center, October in Bolivar, November in Belmont. First grade tests August 13 and 14 in Friendship. attendees must be present on the first day. Examinations begin at 9 a.m. Belmont, N Y May 28 1889.
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I. Melvin Horner
Amity
Allegany County
N. Y
Hood & Bradley’s
Belvidere
van Campen Creek
Erie
M. W W. Horner
Belmont
Allegany
Friendship
Whitesville
Alfred Center
Bolivar
Elba Reynolds
R. Belmont
Floods Disrupt Mills and Roads Across Local Area
Water and mud halted grist mills and damaged Phillips Creek mail routes. Flood conditions forced ditch digging for a hotel sewer and washed roadbeds, gardens, and sidewalks, with extensive property losses.
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FE. O. Savage
Lew Elliott
Phillips Creek Mail
D.A. Daniels
Thos. McDermott
Alfred Centre
Wardner Williams
Warren Gorton
Angelica
Col
A. J. McNetty
C.S. Whitney
L. F. Willets
W. P. Clark
Henry Wier
E J. Davis
E N Black Steel Axle Wagons Cortland Buggies Road Carts
E N Black outlines a range of freight and wagon products including steel axle wagons, Cortland buggies, and road carts. The notice emphasizes durable wheels, metal frames, and practical transport solutions for farmers and merchants.
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West Almond
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Washington
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Fracy House
Mr. Myers
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Lance
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Thousand Islands
Rochester
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Union School
Lillian Davis
Gussie Black
Roy Clark
Luta Wilkinson
A. Little Farm
Olean Reservoir
Willard Street
B. P. Mapes
Union Free School District No. 1
J.H. Bissell
G. A. ‘Palmer
Crittenden
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Binghamton
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J. D. Rodgers
M.E. Davis
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Brazil
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Schuyler Street
Wells’ Lane
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Willets
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Sortore
Jere
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Wm. McCracken & Bro
Millard
Buckeye
Belmont, N.-Y
McCracken Grocery
G. E. King's Cheap Hardware Store
Marson
Oris
Belmont Mills
W.h.vancampen
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Cor. Norton and Mill Ats
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Smith
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