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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1884
Page
4
An old advertisement claims Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup cures teething pain and related dysentery and diarrhea. It markets the product as safe, popular, and internationally sold at 25 cents a bottle, alongside listed goods from Buffalo clothing store and Hamilton's coal yard with varied household items and services.
A compact critique notes widespread imitation sewing machines and asks why others lag Singer. It cites the Chicago relief program distributing machines to needy women, 2945 applicants, 2427 choosing Singer, and $17 allocated to others. It claims the Singer won first prize over rivals more than 200 times and reports 487 Singer sales from Dunkirk in 1883.
The column lists a mix of garden, street cleanup, and home improvement notes with names like WK Abell and Dr J T Williams. It mentions a May 12 Polo match, parade preparations for Decoration Day, a Dunkirk Choral Society rehearsal, and a Meakin funeral with Brooks Works closing.
A special meeting of the common council last evening directed the street commissioner to remove a fence kept in the street leading to Lighthouse Park by resident Mr. Lobire. All members were present except Rathbun and Seybelt.
Monday morning Judge Durrell issued a warrant for the arrest of a Polander for assault and battery. Officer Peshong attempted the arrest but was blocked by two Polanders. With Officer Keough's help all three were brought up. the two who interfered were fined $3.15 and the other was fined $4.
The Grand Circuit Trotting Association announced the schedule for the Summer Meet. Races will be held in Pittsburg Cleveland Buffalo Rochester Stratford Providence Albany between July and September with classes including 2:21 and 2:19 trotting and pacing events and free for all purses.
At a Water Board meeting Dr Williams led a unanimous vote to appoint Charles J. Carney as superintendent of motive power and machinery at the Water Works. He gains power to hire and fire engineers and firemen, authorize boiler and equipment improvements, and oversee supply orders. May 1 salaries set. engineers up to 75 per month, firemen up to 1.10 per day. Memorial Day plans near completion with Rev. W O Allen expected to speak.
A jumble of local items reports William Daniels of Panama owning a 1550 pound cow, Barney of Ellery Center breaking an arm, and a ghost story dispute. Battles with weather and fire, a lightning-struck barn near Oi City, and a feared New York relief society creation are noted amid dated court sentences, thefts, and coastguard finds.
BASE BALL games yesterday include Pittsboro-Clevelands 4 over Allegheny and New York 14 over Metropolitans with 6 to 19 in a Brooklyn-Detroits matchup. Also Princeton College 4 and Trentong 8. Plus goods and prices in plain figures at Buffalo One Price Clothing Store 47 Center Street.
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