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Newspaper
Belmont Weekly Dispatch
Location
Belmont, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1889
Page
3
October 22 1889 Belmont NY reports crowded post office money orders, new hotel block rising, school closed for institute, plentiful socials at Episcopal rectory, a barber shop opening, a wedding tour to Rochester, a pie social netting 726.25, and local oil land transfers plus a 23rd wedding anniversary with gifts and guests.
A long list of visitors and residents throughout Belmont and neighboring towns checks in. Names include Mrs Stephen Cartwright Miss Lillie Dufur Captain Crandall Libbie Robinson Gertrude Brown Paul Willets Emer Lewis Bert Davie Jennie Cramer and many others with travel, visits, illness, and plans for potential new industries in Belmont.
The Teachers Institute at Friendship began yesterday with 204 students registered and officials expect about 225 total. The Dispatch reports a representative attended and will publish a full report next week.
Court in session with Justice Lewis presiding. About 123 causes on the calendar. Cause 19 Walter Higgins vs New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad Company adjourned to this morning. Higgins seeks pay for three cattle killed on Erie track. Grand jury organized. foreman A. E. Cowles. Indictments likely against several liquor men. More subpoenas issued. divorce granted Harriet Tucker vs Charles J. Tucker. Dr Tucker of Fillmore remains missing with Miss May Jackson. attorney Edward Rutherford represents Mrs. Tucker. Cause 19 still on as patch goes to press at noon.
The Elinia advertiser lauds Miss Mary H. Eaton of Mr. Rose's stenographic office for delivering a complete correct report of yesterday's Corning senatorial convention speeches. It notes this was her first reportorial effort and calls her an able expert operator.
Bargain features from Prick and Rose at Tand 9 West Main Street Friendship New York. Silk ribbons in multiple widths 14 cents per yard with limited three yards per color. Ladies linen hankies 10 cents per dozen and kid gloves 74 cents a pair, warrantied.
The San Francisco Argonaut reports a English paper discussion where Prof Jones argues drilling risks liberating internal earth fires and destabilizing the crust, potentially altering orbit. A second writer urges strict laws to prohibit drilling while others question the balloon analogy and propose weighing the earth to settle solidity.
The most profitable education is practical and leads to immediate employment with good pay. Bryant and Stratton Business College in Buffalo New York offers training that has helped thousands and opened paths to success. Write for catalogues.
Bob Burdette notes readers should not misread a Pennsylvania marriage notice for a German wedding. He observes that many locals speak better English than the foreign names’ pronunciations suggest and that such heirloom names endure in old Pennsylvania families long after language fades.
Pay your taxes at one per cent until the 28th inst as the school tax roll is in possession. G. A. Palmer. Also on offer a car load of choice winter apples by the barrel from Wm. McCracken & Bro. Secure a barrel before they are gone.
Local notes from Belmont include social engagements, church notices, a new serial by E. V. Sortore, and community events. The Allegany Gas Co reports a brief well shortage, while the Chinese Village Co plans an entertainment fundraiser at the rink with the Ladies' Aid Society of the M E church hosting events. Belmont Graded School mulls an Academic Department, and optician Wim Lane offers free eye tests. Jack Hallett, arrested in Wellsville for gambling, is moved to Angelica jail after a pursuit and return by Officer Hills.
The November Petersons Magazine features handsome illustrations, strong literature including Frank Lee Benedict and Elizabeth Phipps Train, and a vivid Burns paper by Elizabeth Scovil. Extra needlework designs and a robust club rate program are highlighted with a Philadelphia address for sample copies.
The itemized notes describe regional happenings from Belfast to Wellsville, including hotelier Artemus B. Walker's death in Perry aged 16, a town clock repair offer for 15 dollars, robberies and misfortunes in St Louis and Wellsville, and plans for a new railway depot in Bradford. Also mentioned are business ventures in gas production and oil exploration near Belmont, with editorials about newspaper conduct and local subscriptions.
Voters in Union Free School District No 1 Amity are called to a special meeting at the Court House Friday evening November 8 at 7:30 to vote on bonding eight hundred dollars to establish an Academic Department. R A Wax Income President J Anderson Clerk.
Prospective buyers are urged to inspect Norton Cemetery plots in Belmont. The grounds are divided into four sections with 17x20 foot blocks and 12 to 15 sections still available. A half section offers 17x10 feet, with a central driveway and iron fencing. Inquiry directed to Ey E Belmont dated Sept 26, 1889.
Cras Hatfield announces he has taken charge of the barber shop in the basement of M. E. Davis' store and asks patrons to share in the business. Belmont, October 22, 1889. Subscribe for the Disparcn, Bott.
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