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Newspaper
Belmont Weekly Dispatch
Location
Belmont, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1889
Page
2
The treasury holds 1000 000 of silver in 46 000 boxes and 10 000 bags, plus 283 000 000 in notes and coins. It will take six months to weigh the silver with double counters. a past discrepancy raised public interest in an exact tally.
The piece describes Senator Palmer of Michigan, newly appointed to Spain, inviting fellow senators to his county residence Dutrois. Guests pay for hospitality by planting trees, resulting in a grove with unique trees from Sherman Jones Edmunds Colquitt Sabin Blair. Font Hill memories, a 623 acre farm, fancy cows named Daisy Rose What Not, and ancestral chairs occupy Palmer's room.
The article notes voters will choose a secretary of state a controller a treasurer an attorney general a surveyor and other officers to begin terms January 1st 1890 along with 32 state senators and 128 assemblymen. It also mentions a united states senator to be chosen for a six year term starting March 4 1891 and predicts likely republican control of both legislative branches.
Sir Thomas Gladstone died aged about eighty five, the surviving brother of William Gladstone. Born in 1804, he inherited the baronetcy and led a wealthy, cultured country gentleman life. He was known in London and occasionally seen at the House of Commons, noted for his resemblance to his illustrious brother. He had suffered declining health for some time.
Justice Matthews, long a military and legal figure from Cincinnati, died at 10:05 a m on the 22nd. Born July 21, 1824, he served in the Civil War, later became U S senator and associate justice. Funeral services were held at his family home in Washington. The Albany Journal notes reshuffled Senate committees and a quip about consul John C New’s Vienna post.
Bills totaling over 400 dollars have been audited on the poor fund for Hornellsville covering January and February 1889. The document records expenditures by the town or county authorities and lists amounts paid to various beneficiaries and vendors.
The well attended Belmont gathering at the rink last Saturday evening boosted liberal subscriptions to keep Clark Bros in Belmont. Col McNett presided as Hamilton Ward urged support with a roll of honor reading. Subscriptions from Chas Whitney 8500 Frank Brundage 25 00 Jol O Riley 30100 Prof Pulver 2500 JW Hartnett 10 00 Mrs Fr Bartlett 10 00 Geo Pelton 10 04 Sylvester McCarthy 2000 Dwight Hult 150 Frank Davis 10 00 Win Simons 925 00 Solomon H Tracy 7500 Roswell Nobles 100.00 Chas C Jackson 45 00 Geo Harris 10 00 AT Smith 100 Alfred Brundage 1000 Wy Feathers 10 00 SRW ashburn 500 chas Corbin 000 Joshua Bower 250 00 Frank Ohnstead 0 BE Ohnstead 0 The subscriptions since last issue up to Saturday night are listed.
Invitations mark the 16th anniversary of Dr Saunders and wife at their Friendship residence. Local items recount McCray's oil fortune near Petroleum Centre, land sales, and The Belmon t Dispatch notes on church, business, and town events.
A collage of notes spans politics and society with mentions of new postmaster scrutiny, Tolme’s caution on drink, chemistry claims about Pompeii colors, and calls for reform in postal service. Reports touch on Assembly candidates, New York conventions, and public notices in Wellsville and surrounding counties.
The report lists newly received subscriptions totaling 10 453 50 up to press with gifts from P. Berkery 50.00 J H Branson 50 00 Mrs F Morris 25 00 Henry Ward 5 00 and others.
The brick supplied for the new school building was deemed unfit for construction and must be shipped back at the sender’s expense.
Rev Father Brown succeeds Rev Father Lee as pastor of the Andover Catholic church. Brown has served two years as assistant to Vicar General Gleason at Buffalo. Henry Bannister, among Wellsville’s oldest residents, died Sunday the 17th. He was born in Wicklow Ireland in 1820, aged 69. In Cattaraugus the post office question was settled by ballot with twelve candidates selecting two men each. Four men withdrew after every fifth ballot, and the tally stood 11 to 13 on the next ballot. The winning candidate would receive broad support from all concerned. The method was praised as better than an election by the people.
East Granger reveals a forgery case involving Wm Theile who sold a horse to John Weideright last December and took a note for 140 dollars. The case centers on the disputed instrument and alleged fraudulent intent.
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