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Newspaper
Belmont Weekly Dispatch
Location
Belmont, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1891
Page
3
Belmont residents stay busy with school growth and new buildings as the town fields a busy calendar. Highlights include a regional fair, theater performances, church events, baptisms, a dramatic troupe visit, and updates on bridges, depots, and local industry.
Sheriff Garwood visited Buffalo yesterday. Numerous locals and travelers were in town or passing through, including J M Fish from Angelica, H K Opp from Wellsville, F A Robbins from Angelica, and J F Willets from Hornellsville. Many names appear with travels, visits, sickness, and business notes across Belmont and nearby towns.
Belmont Baptists will soon enjoy a redesigned auditorium with new papering and decorations by Robinson & Blanchard and Price & Rose of Friendship supplying paper and ornaments. New Cathedral glass will replace existing windows and the church aims for a welcoming worship space in the county.
Tucker's announces a new line including whips and bankers with robes at P. A. Dodd's this week. The 2w Pick Row promotion features Tucker selling the item.
Buffalo Republicans nominated Hon. Hamilton Ward of Belmont for Justice of the Supreme Court in the Eighth Judicial District. Ward, a former district attorney congressman and attorney general, won a handsome majority by ballot and was named unanimously. Belmont
Belmont residents and the Dispatch report the Erie Railway Company will move the Belmont depot to a new site immediately. Western Division Supervisor Maguire and Roadmaster Gilpin announced the change after records and fire officials were checked, and work will start at once.
A dated 1891 petition from twelve residents of Allegany County requests the Board of Supervisors to change the site of the county jail and courthouse. The current buildings are described as located along the southeast side of the park in Angelica. the proposed site is Belmont at Table Knoll near Genesee River. The document lists signers from Andover Whitesville Wellsville and other towns and notes the petition will be presented at the November 9, 1891 annual meeting for action under statute.
An assortment of local ads promotes Ayer remedies for hair and blood disorders, Peck's jewelry highlighting new stock and watch repairs, and King's hardware offering Argand coal heaters and a full line of coal, wood stoves, heaters, and finishing supplies.
Peterson's Magazine annual October number offers illustrated travel from Naples to Amalfi, stories such as As long as the River Flows and Sharp as a Serpent's Tooth, pieces on Princess de Lamballe and Women in Ancient Rome, plus fashion, needlework and household sections. Subscriptions $2.00 yearly with club reductions. sample copy five cents. Philadelphia, Pa.
The notice highlights affordable home-made harness at P. A. Dodds, agate and tin ware at Tucker's cheaper than the cheapest, and marks now as the time to paint buildings with oil paint and putty sold cheaply at King's.
The 40th semi annual meeting of the Homeopathic Medical Society of New York met in Buffalo on the 15th and 16th with eminent physicians from New York and other states. Prominent attendees included Professors Bigger and Schneider of Cleveland and Dr. F Park Lewis of Buffalo who urged a science based view of homeopathy and the role of remedy prescription. The gathering was described as a grand success with many papers read and discussed.
List of unclaimed letters dated September 29 1891 at Belmont New York including Mrs H R Brundage Mrs Wm E Hayes Miss E M Direwell Mr Thos McCue John J Travis Miss Sarah Vaughan Miss Ada Welsh. callers advised to say advertised Bens Norton P M Belmont N Y
The Union Free School District No 1 in Amity Allegany County New York will hold a special meeting at Belmont village court house September 28 1891 at 730 pm. A tax of 2500 dollars will be proposed to finish the school building addition and voters will decide how to raise the funds. Clerk Eldyn Reynolds signs the notice for the Board of Education.
Examinations for second and third grade certificates in Allegany County for 1891 are scheduled. Dates include September 5 Whitesville October 3 Friendship November 7 Andover. First grade tests occur March 8 and 9 Alfred Centre August 18 and 19 Wellsville. Examinations start at 9 AM January 2 1891. Stephen Pollard, School Commissioner.
A faded column touts Erysipelas known as St. Anthony's Fire and warns of its danger. It cites S B Carpenter of Grandville New York treated by Dr David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy from Rondout NY, claiming superiority for the blood. The note also promotes P A Dodd single harnesses at 15 dollars and urges customers to buy cheap clothing at Wm McCracken & Bro.
A promotional note asserts that the only cure for blood disorders lies in Dr David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy from Rondout New York. The medicine is described as cleansing the blood, enriching it, and aiding kidney disease treatment while toning the system.
A large invoice from King's Hardware notes binding twine purchased at the lowest possible price and will be sold at very low cash figures.
Reports from Winnipeg Free Press note settler Westerlund of New Stockholm killed his 3 year old daughter with a broad axe while insane. The Ottawa mills strike sees militia withdrawn as owners threaten pay and hours. Fires burn across the Cherokee Strip tied to boomer raids. In Yonkers, Giblin family mushrooms sickened. in New York John Alberto jailed for 12 years for robbery. Chicago papers say Samuel Robinson found dead in Omaha, death likely not suicide. Cincinnati hosiery maker William Amling kills himself in his room. Royster, feared telegraph operator killer, has been captured mid ocean.
The president appointed W. H. Teig of Steelton and Reuben J. Montt of Port Allegany as postmasters replacing two men. A Treasury pension draft for 1,100,000 dollars was signed by Secretary Foster, bringing this month’s total pension drafts to 5,500,000 dollars.
Multiple fires cause substantial damage in Cincinnati Memphis Bellaire and Thorpe with losses ranging from tens of thousands to several hundred thousand dollars. Spontaneous ignition suspected in some cases while other blazes destroy mills factories and railcar stock. In Texas government rainmaking experiments near El Paso produce a steady rainfall from cloudless skies.
Buffalo BuFFao market Sept 21 lists Wheat No 1 hard at 1.05 per bushel old, No 2 red 1.02 in store, oats weak, corn weak 6 14c, flour spring best patent 5.75 8.00 per barrel, Winter wheat best family 5.25 0.75, eggs fresh state and family. East Buffalo live stock market shows sheep and lambs from 3.86 to 5.75, hogs 3.40 5.60, cattle up to 5.60, calves 2.75 4.00, veals 5.75 7.00.
Sept 21 local market report lists timothy hay and grass hay prices per ton in Burraso with several qualities and variations. No. 1 timothy quoted at 15.50 with 16. percent. No. 2 timothy 14.00 to 15.00. blue grass 15.00 to 16.00. baled hay 14.00 to 15.00. clover 15.00 to 16.00. loose straw 3.00. bundled rye poor quality notes appear garbled.
In Unica New York September 21 market activity shows cheese trading subdued at 4c below last week with total 13,520 boxes across numerous lots and prices around 8c ruling. Butter creamery sales amount to 46 packages, 34 at 2 3 4 c and 2 at 2c.
The market shows active cheese and butter trading with 31 lots totaling 8340 boxes and 39 lots at 9 cents. Farm dairies sold 899 boxes of cheese at 34 to 94 cents, and butter in creamery and farm dairy packages.
Mrs G A Palmer and Company offer millinery stock at cost and below for fall and winter trade. The sale lasts for the next thirty days as they reduce their goods before new season purchases.
The undersigned offers for sale three yearling full blood Holstein bull calves at his farm in Friendship North Dakota. H Norton submits this notice of sale and location details for interested buyers.
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