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Newspaper
Belmont Weekly Dispatch
Location
Belmont, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1889
Page
1
Two little girls with raven and golden curls meet by chance on a busy street and kiss softly as if guided by angels. The scene suggests a purity of childhood contrasted with the knowledge a mother is the purest thing on earth, as voiced by Donald R. McGregor.
The April Chau tauquan lists 646 names of the class of 1888 in the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle. Members come from 47 states and territories, Canada, and Hawaii, with New York contributing 540 and large counts across many states. Total CLW readings completed in seven classes stands at 18,026.
A prisoner on trial for murder rises with a St. Louis newspaper, asking if he resembles the portrait printed there. The judge exclaims there is a resemblance, halting the trial as the defendant collapses in distress.
A returning observer notes eight to ten rigs in Greenwood and near Steuben county corner, one rig on Bennett's Creek in Canister, and a rig rising in Hartsville on Falls Creek. F G Babcock, early oil pioneer, has a rig at Greenwood. The district will be tested in all directions with hope of another Allegany field. a Greenwood to Hornellsville gas line is surveyed. Nearby activity centers about 15 miles from Hornellsville.
The Great War Syndicate uses instantaneous motor bombs against Fort Pilcher in a harbor assault. A massive brown cloud, earth, and debris annihilate the fort, while repellers and crabs fight off surrounding defenses and evacuations unfold. The world watches as British command and allied powers react with alarm and preparations.
The narrative describes a shocking event in which a coastal fort disappears leaving observers stunned. Sergt. Kilsey receives a month in the guard house while authorities investigate the strange act. Syndicate forces launch further bombs, ignite panic, and crews deploy submarine nets to block the harbor as Britain and Canada brace for possible war.
The Andover oil field shows activity as Mulhallan plans a well on H N Mallory's farm, following his Brundage and Cole wells for Mutual Co. Existing drills include Home Co on J Brewster's farm and Mutual Gas Co on Kemp's farm. Depths range 100 to 500 feet with several rigs under construction on multiple farms.
The Mutual Gas Company measured village streets for a six inch gas main to bury. A three inch line on the surface may be abandoned as spring nears. L Briggs of Cuba will supervise the new line, noted as well run and second to none in the state. ditching to begin in about two weeks.
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