Belmont briefs of local happenings and notable events
Raining in Belmont. Teaac Willets pays his men today. Clark Bros. sold an electric light plant to Simons Law Co. of Fitchburg Mass. Veterinary surgeons may register in the County Clerk's office until Jan 1 1890. New Orleans Uncle Tom's Cabin Co. to play in Angelica. Church notices, birthdays, and social events across Belmont and nearby towns amid labor party nominations and local incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teaac Willets
Raymond
Clark Bros
Simons Law Co
Fitchburg
Mass
Vreeland & Middaugh
New Orleans
Uncle Tom’ Cabin Co
Angelica
M. E
J. H. Bissell
J. F. Palmer
Belmont Residents Host Busy Weekend Social Roundup
Belmont Dispatch covers a flurry of visits and travels. Judge S M Norton, Wm EF Smith, H N Aplin, Elmer Lewis, E F Willets, and many others were in town or visiting relatives from Wilkes Barre to Wellsville. Local business and rail work noted along with Johnstown flood reflections and political party unity in the Republican committee tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. M. Norton
Wm. EF. Smith
Wellsville
H. N. Aplin
Elmer Lewis
Cuba
Hornellsville
D. H. ‘Bradley
Ed. Delong
Wilkesbarre
Fred Sealover
Birdsall
Clark Haines
Eva Sar
Peer's tirade mars temperance talk at Slatter's Rink
Mrs Helen Gougar drew a mixed crowd at Slatter's Rink last Saturday for a temperance event but delivered a bitter partisan attack on Republicans and President Harrison. The speech, dubbed the Joan of Arc of falsifiers, drew criticism for misrepresentation and earned money for campaign work.
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Slatter
Helen Gougar
Harrison
Belmont
Joan d’Arc
Warner
Miller
Ad Mimics at Tink Event Sparks Name Gaffe
An admirer at the Peer of Orators night last Saturday asked a friend if the Joan d Arc impersonator was Helen Repeat, then corrected to Helen Gougar. The exchange pokes fun at stage identity amid the crowd.
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Tink
Joan d‘Arc
Helen Repeat
Helen Gougar
Dunkirk Advertiser Notes New Dress for Union
The Dunkirk Advertiser and Union reports a fresh, plain and clear style for the union’s appearance. The Dispatch extends heartfelt congratulations on the update and new look.
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Dunkirk
Judge Todd Spotlight in Cuba News Rumor
The Cuba Patriot questions Judge Todd's lapse in a past term as Justice of the Peace and hints at motives beyond tariffs for last year’s political setback. The piece notes public memory of the figure and references long standing reputations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Todd
Todd
Cuba
Election day in four new states shaping Senate gains
Four new states North Dakota South Dakota Montana and Washington vote today for state officers legislatures and congress members. Legislatures will elect eight new senators and each state fills one representative to Congress except South Dakota which has two. Montana and Washington each elect one. Republicans hope for a clean sweep while Democrats fight for seats. If Democrats win a Montana representative and two Montana senators the GOP gain remains four senators and three seats.
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North
South Dakota
Montana
Washington
Congress
North Dakota
Belmont Briefs Highlight Local Repairs and Events
W B Kurtz frames a new Norton street dwelling while J Sortore & Son plan a next week ad. A vandal broke a window at Allen and Pease costing 3 shillings. A praise service is set at the Presbyterian Church Sunday at 7 30 p m. The Clark Bros old office will be moved to Genesee street Lot 5. The village orders a dozen gas burner street lamps. Lost spectacles were returned after advertising in the Dispatch. A Presbyterian social is planned for Oct 2 at Mr McCracken’s with supper. A New York man jailed 60 days for overcoat theft in Wellsville is noted. An Erie excursion to Keuka Lake runs Oct 9 with Bath visit, Soldier’s Home grounds, apple time at Wanamonds park, and a steamer trip. Special train leaves Belmont at 50 a ca. round trip $1 60.
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Allen& Pease
Presbyterian Church
Clark Bros
Kurtz
Genesee Street
Disraten
Presbyterian Society
Martin
New-York
Tony Bradford
Wellsville
Tom
Erie
Keuka’ Lake
Bath
Wanimonds Park
Belmont
A.ca
Prices Special Sales at J. O. Posted
A sale advertisement lists 150 yards Turkey red table damask at 20 cents per yard and indigo blueprints at 6 cents. It offers 50 plush wraps and 50 cloaks at 20 percent off for three days, plus reduced stock on kid gloves towels and hose with various old prices and color options.
Bryant & Stratton College by Mail Offers Home Study
Mail education provides a practical business course delivered to the student’s home. Prospective students are invited to write to C. L. Bryant Secretary at 449 Main St Buffalo NY for details and enrollment information.
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Bryant & Stratton’s College
C. L. Bryant
Sec’y
Main St
Buffalo
N. Y
May Come to Belmont
Mr Edward Rutherford a principal founder of the bank project and a candidate for cashier will not move to live here He was backed by county capitalists including A W Miner G C Hardesty and W J Richardson Belmont observers doubt the arrangement and express hope he will relocate to Pillmore
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Edward Rutherford
A. W. Miner
Ofriendship
G. C. Hardesty
Angelica
Belmont
Rutherford
Pillmore
Fishore
A Fatal Attachment in Port Allegany
A writ of attachment on furniture led to a dramatic incident as a constable halted a wagon drawn by a sorrel horse and a gray mule. The horse collapsed and died on the street after the writ was loudly read, illustrating the peculiar power exercised by the Port Allegany official.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Allegany
Fleming
Ret Porter
The Young Men’s Christian Association Library Donation
The YMCA has donated its library to Union School. The community thanks the Association for this wise action. The school gains a large well selected library and pupils are placed in the best school building in Allegany County. Citizens with unused books are urged to donate them to the school for borrowing and shared use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Men’s Christian Association
Union School
Allegany County
Cheery Creek News Returns With Fresh Look
The Cheery Creek News resumes after a recent fire, now printed on a cylinder press style and filled with local news. A Perry farmer grows fourteen acres of beans expected to yield about thirty bushels per acre with bean prices around 3.65 to 3.75 dollars in New York, making the crop profitable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Andover Oil Field Gas Well Action Quietly Restarted
A Bradford Bra dispatch from Andover reports the R Mulholland well on Hartman farm near the Brundage site is in the second sand and plugged after a four barrel per day gas flow. The operators have struck a good gas vein and plan a quiet drill to the third sand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradford
Andover
R. Mulholland
Hartman Farm
Brundage
Clean Times Described as Right Pert Paper by Exchange
Description portrays The Clean Times as a notably sharp and favorable newspaper in the exchange. The piece emphasizes its vigorous voice and trusted stance within the media landscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clean Times
End of the World Forecast and Local Notices
Adventists predict the world will end on the seventh of the month while the Farmers' Club in Angelica holds its regular meeting. Wellsville mourns Dr. Pelton, 93, with funeral services noted. other items report a deadly electric car incident in Chattanooga, a local wool mill fire at Alfred, and various civic and business notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Club
Angelica
Drs Clark Bros Scientific Opticians to Visit Local Hotels
The Clark brothers will conduct free scientific eye examinations at the Tracy House on October 7 and 8, at the Charles Hotel in Angelica on October 2 and 8, and at the American Hotel in Friendship on October 4 and 5. They will fit glasses prescribed to correct all errors of refraction and accommodation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tracy House
Charles Hotel
Angelica
Friendship
Poachers Institutes Teachers Institute in Allegany County
The Teachers Institute for the second commissioner district of Allegany County will be held at Academy Hall in the village of Friendship, starting October 21, 1889. All teachers residing in the district or planning to teach next year are urged to attend. Belmon t, August 25, 1889.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegany
Academy Hall
Friendship
Atten- Ldanan
Waiting for Ten Dollar Oil and Vault Fiasco
A flamboyant oil magnate Ed E Clapp holds 8 000 acres in Venango with 2 000 000 pounds in the ground yet to be drilled. He expects oil to reach 20 a barrel and refuses intruders while awaiting the boom. A New York vault drill failure at Swat Bank stalls access to a vault as experts fail to open it after devious attempts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed. E. Clapp
Batchelor
Venango
Lis
Hervick
Fragmentary business notice and stock division report
A damaged OCR passage describes a local business group organizing stock division and leadership roles. Names such as Chadwick Fillmore and a president and vice president are mentioned amid scattered phrases about a forthcoming meeting and December readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kai Fillmore
Hohlers Waeep
Beooks
Prank Tf. Rintthy
de PL Munichester
Castor
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