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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1884
Page
4
A snapshot of late 19th century Erie area life with holiday ads and briefs. Mentions deaths, arrivals, social events, church services, New Year promotions, local business chatter, and small notices about people such as Geo. Peut, T. D. Baldwin, and J. Fahy, plus a note on a locomotive valve cleaner device by J. L. Lucas.
Dunkirk visitors arrive in Brocton for a lively oyster supper and a good time, lodging at the Brocton House. They entrust Gardiner with a sleigh and timing, paying 30 cents for his trouble. The party heads to Milford, leaving the horses in his care amid a blue streak of mischief.
A Tuesday evening blaze in Cattaraugus damaged the Harkness furniture store where most contents were saved. The Haas wagon shop and the arar factory building burned partly. Henderson’s dwelling and Watson’s store narrowly avoided destruction as Salamanca fire crews struggled to contain the fire. Insurance covered the Harkness building, valued at 3000, for 1800.
A sprawling column covers local misfortunes and notices including Dr. M M Fenner’s Cuba trip return, family travels to New Orleans for the Expo, gas price changes in Dunkirk, newspaper and railroad news, a pension bid for Cushihan, a Geneva murder toll, a Buffalo butter smuggling case, and a Pittsburgh gas explosion with injuries. It notes Danville and Elmira publication shifts and Pinkerton detective Robert A. Pinkerton’s Cincinnati to Susquehanna case progress.
A lavish social event hosted by Dunkirk’s young men last night honored the ladies with a return leap year gathering. About fifty couples in full dress attended the elegant hall with lace drapes, chandeliers, and a grand banqueting room. Mrs. Brown of Fredonia catered the costly spread while the Reception and Floor Committees oversaw arrangements and decorations.
A cold, cheering room greeted Slavin's Opera Company last night as Chimes of Normandy opened. The chorus impressed with its strong singing and acting, especially Miss Millie Ellsworth as Serpolette and Mr. Rieger as Grechachaux. Today's matinee of Mascot drew a fall audience. The troupe sails January 5 for Cuba and the West Indies, with Ollivette on the program tonight. Prices ranged 25, 35 and 50 cents.
At the annual meeting held on Center street the Y M C A elected officers for the year. Appointed are Joseph Nelson as President F J Whittle as First Vice President Leroy Atwood as Second Vice President E C Davies as Recording Secretary B C Stanley as Financial Secretary S J Gitford as Treasurer and others including Gidley D Ailing The Van Buren Th Van Buren Thos Morris licker M VanDeVeide J E Temple.
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