Busy Erie Store Santa Claus Headquarters Tonight
A collage of items including a humorous barrel race at the rink, holiday trade notes, and notices for rent, repairs, and sales fill the column. Highlights mention Santa Claus headquarters at the Erie Store, a ticket sale for St Mary’s Parochial school, polo matches, and a forthcoming Christmas exhibition at Columbus hall with drill by Prof Beers and Mrs Beers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary’s Parochical School
Itarry Brooks Music Store
N. Beers
Columbus Hall
Local residents and visitors noted in Olean Times notices
Personal mentions from Westfield to Toronto include C P Jagersoll joining, Fred Adams at the hire r, Norman M Allen visiting Dayton, Chas Coffin quartered at the Olean House, Mary Sullivan becoming a grocery cashier, and other arrivals at local hotels. Events include a St John’s Episcopal Church service shift, a city council push for 1500 feet of hose, Eureka Hose Co. efforts, and a St John’s Ladies Aid social with Damon’s Orchestra, fish pond, and charity sale at City Hall Walls tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid Society
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Damon
Travelogue from Nov 1884 postal card to Warren friend
Rev Thobura writes of a British tour describing Liverpool, Chester, and Westminster estates. He notes Queen Hotel lodging, Eton Hall, Roman walls, Wales, Duke of Westminster’s estate, and Abbey ruins. He comments on rail, lunch baskets, and class differences before sailing from Liverpool on Nov 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thobura
Warren
Loxpoy
Bro. Sexsane
Thad
Liverpool
Compton Loter
Church Street
Chesster
Queen Hotel
Duke of Westminster
Eton Hall
Wales
Charles I
L. Icho
America
Niagara Falls
England
Dunkirk visitor warns of loco works influence
Randolph Register dean warns late travelers in Dunkirk about a pervasive presence linked to the locomotive works. He notes an electrified path and a drunken man, a chief of spoke, a shouting boy, a switch engine, a stairway railing, and even tea biscuits all associated with the locomotive works, suggesting widespread local reach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Randolph Register
Dunkirk
Locomotive Works
Telegraph School Opens in Dunkirk December Fifteenth
Dunkirk telegram school opens December fifteenth offering low terms and courses in telegram shorthand and bookkeeping. Conapply L. M. Hawn, manager at the tel co, Lion ttt Struthers Tron Co of Warren, reports reduced work hours to eight per day due to dull business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. M. Hawn
A Tel. Co
Lion
Struthers Tron Co
Warren
Vicinity Haps and Mishaps Snapshot
A long column of local items reports Henry Clay’s Ba tawia restaurant, Warren party of Thespians, Eagle Ironworks in Meadville shut Friday, Jamestown switchboard upgrades, and a Warren murder case. It notes canandaigua lake syndicate, rail suit, and various regional anecdotes from Fredonia to Corry including weathered industry, court calls, and small-town mischief.
Surrogate Court Two Weeks of Probate End Dec 2 1884
Summary of court business including will admissions and letters testamentary for Andrew Dora Carl Karlson William Little David Wiltsie Sally Seabury Frank Bentley John Barlow Eunice Brown Mary Hastings Mary Nolan guardianships for Holmes Shaver Rhodes and others with judicial settlements and discharge of administrators In Jamestown Ellicott Busti Wabash Westfield Ellery Villenova Fredonia Carroll and Chautauqua counties with county treasurer distribution orders and real estate sales avails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Dora
Jamestown
George A. Don
Henry GC. Dora
Carl G. Karlson
John Ryden
William Little
Ellicott
Sarah E. Little
David Wiltsie
Carroll
Lawrence W. Wiltsie
Sally A. Seabury
Busti
Samuel N. Seabury
Frank A. Bentley
Elington
William Risley, Jr
John Barlow
Eunice Brown
Wabash
Minnesota
Chautauqua
Safford Z. Brown
Mary L. Hastings
Ada M. Hazeltine
Mary Nolan
James Nolan
Villenova
M. Lafayette Rawlett
Bertha May Shaver
Plorette L. Shaver
Fredonia
Frank D. Shaver
Eva Rhodes
Allie Rhodes
Hattie Rhodes
Jennie Rhodes
Ellery
Ambrose Rhodes
Elizabeth P. Chambers
Westfield
Horace C. Taylor
Tithe B N Y & P Rey Needs Downtown Depot Move
Railway matters urge the B N Y and P to relocate depots into the city to capture urban passenger traffic. The article argues the present downtown location serves freight from Fregonia but underperforms for passengers, and a downtown switch and stop near Center and Third or Center and Second would pay off despite high costs, given real estate values and future business.
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Vening Observer
Local Department
Fredonta
Ankive
Oid
A. M
Wasunvaron
Lower Lakes
Douetre Day
WWE Ombervel
Barre
Santa Claus
Erie
A.ruge
Parsons
Nelson & Co's
Buffalo
One Price
Tosky
Capt
Jamilton
Uae
McDonald Team
Codstead
Maddock
Mackeral
Trady’s
Third Street
Congress I Hall
Silver Lodge
Silver Creek
Gowands
Armory
Centre Bt
Trandequot Lodge No
Geo. F. Sevpour W.ol
Y.M.U. A
The
Baptist Church
Frank 8. Fitch
George A. Hall
Y.S.C. A
Albion
Brockport
Medina
Transit
Pike
Jordan
G F. W. Krafrt
M. Mechan
C. P. Jagersoll of
He Hre
R. Fred Adams
Poirom
Jas. Tiouk
Norman M. Allen
Dayton
City
Olean Times
Chas. Coffin of
Olean House
Mary Sullivan
Dan Scannell
Geo. W. Wales
Eureka Fabric Hose Company
Byman B. Woodward
Jamestown Messenger
City Today
A. C. Smith
Pitston, Gujo
C.B. Quinley
Springboro
St. James
Mr. J. Smith
Toronto
Jas. L. Sclack
Cedar Rapids
Tewa
W. L.ballon
Geo
L. Rouse
F. W. Edmunds
Sherman
L. Gleason
Irving
N. Y
Urlbert Tlouse
Bradford
Isla
Bell Kellar
W. W W. Sacks
Dora Koch
Amm Street
Buffalo News
Wiliam Landschool
Ernest Taylor
Bryant
Business College
D&c
Buffalo One Price
Canter St
St. John's Episcopal Church
Methodist Episcopal Church
Eureka Llose Company
Telegraph School
Henry Clay
Ba‘tawia
Eagle Ironworks
Meadville
Jon Friday
N. Y. C. Iron Works
Geneva
Corry
George Jenne
William Elis
Tidicute
Phelps Bros
Butler County
New Castle
Youngstown
Cherry Creek
Pine Valley
HL. Slall
Uore
Seneca Point
Canandaigua Lake
Edward N. Rowell
Batavia
Chamberlain Institute and Female College
Randolph
Register
Jamestown Church Choral Union
IL UL McGranahan
Belle McClintock
M. Elda Stacton
William IL Vanderbilt
Guiale
David S. Bennett
Grosstown
A. M. Kent
Sam Palmeter
Ias
Florida
Jamestown Journal
Bank of Wellsville
Allegany
the & Chester Herald
Albert §. Warner
New Mexico
Warner
Chautauqua Lake
R. E. Park
Charles Wutherford
Petrolia
Butler Comity
Rutherford
Charles Walker
Alle Drake
Corning
New York
San Francisco
Miuiun House
Weatfield
Swaine
Boston
Royal Arcanura
Mayville
Ripley
Iredohia
Forestville
Cleveland
Horton, Crary & Co
Sheffighd
Rhevield
Brookston
Anoyo
Eik County
Peter Grace
Post Brown
Round Top Mountain
Gettysburg
Oil City
Cameron
Centre Street
Railroad Square
Central Pacific Tea Company
Corry Telegraph
Tea Company
Cass Gilson
F. A
Telegraph
Gilson Variety
Gilson
Central Pacific Test Company
Charles ¢Hustead
John Harper
N.Y
Dunkirk Bana
A. Lackey
S. M. Hamilton
Cor
Eagle and
W.third St. Dunkirk
Swanamaker
Brown
Oak Hall
Philadelphia
M. van DE Velde
Monroe
City Drug Store
McCarthy & Monroe’s
China Hall
Roger Bro
Chicago
Ston H
Suis
Ulon
Sock
Ray
AfGel
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