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Newspaper

Evening Observer

Location

Dunkirk, New York, United States of America

Date

Feb 05, 1885

Page

4

Oil closes at 694 and town notes cut across Dunkirk

Commerce items report oil at 694, local residents in city yesterday, and several brief notes on illness shipments and visits. Deer street sewer tax totals 3000 dollars. A fire in Leon Tuesday, Snow buys a house for 3300 dollars and it burns the same day. Community meetings, society appointments, and oblique health news fill the day’s notices.

S. F. Nixon Westfield N. Bartholmew John R. James Deer Street T. M. Nagle Erie L. B. Montgomery Perrysburg IL. M. T. Smith Germania Gesang Verein Y. AL Thomas Jakile Fred Koch John Promenschenker Germany Win. Morris Rochester P. T. Willard Silver Creek Jackson Rochlar St.James Leon Wie Snow Grand Lodge

Winter traffic on Lake Shore road and January car tally

On Sunday 2,100 cars were handled on the Lake Shore road with efforts to clear the line succeeding. January traffic rose by 6,000 cars compared with January last year, reflecting a busier month for the road and its operations.

Lake Shore Road

Notice Posts Postponement of YMCA Social

On account of the death of Mrs. W. T. Colman the Woman's Auxiliary Society social at the YMCA rooms scheduled for this evening is postponed until further notice.

D. D. White Brocton C. P. Dickinson Rochester H. D. Fryer Oneida Andrew Finegan Sing Sing Hurlbert Woman's Auxiliary Society W.T. Colman Women's Auxiliary Society M. C. AL W. T. Colman YM. C. A

Farewell Supper for Mrs Howard Before Move to Chicago

Clarence Howard of the Fredonia Watch Company will move to Chicago in two weeks to serve as western manager. On Wednesday evening Mrs. Howard hosted a farewell supper at the Hurlbert House on Central Avenue for nineteen married friends. The group enjoyed a tempting supper from 5:30 PM for two hours before returning home.

Clarence Howard Fredonia Watch Company Witl Chicago Howard

Barrel race sparks laughter at rink with five hopefuls

Last night five boys competed in a barrel race drawing big merriment from a sizable audience. Deoanis Toomey won after skating five laps, each lap through his barrel. Saturday features a two mile race for fourteen year olds dubbed a golden apple race, likely to draw a large crowd. The Silver Creek polo club beat Fredonin polo club 401, io at Fredonin, with Predonias to meet Silver Creek B.8s at Silver Creek next week.

William Sweet Henry Brooks Willam Brooks Frank Knauber Deoanis Toomey Toomey Sach Silver Creek Polo Fredonin Polo Club Latter Place Predonias Silver Creek

Trial of a Polish Case Opens in Local Court

Justice Holstein heard the case of Mrs Stanislaba Matcheatiae versus Special Officer Leopold Schmalganszkie. The court room filled with relatives exiles and Kosciusko sympathizers as the assault charge stemmed from ejecting the plaintiff from Toormaater Hooks office when she sought aid. Proceedings started in the morning, adjourned for dinner, and concluded around three. Justice Holstein reserved decision.

Justice Holstein Mra. Stanislaba Leopold Schmalganszkie Fair Land T'olaod Kosciusko Schmalganszkie Matchcoviac Toormaater Hooks F.S. Edwards Matchcovine W. BD Holt

Obituary notices and court summaries from Dunkirk paper

Obituary items record the death of Grace Kennedy Colman aged about thirty eight and Charlotte Elizabeth Stillman aged forty six with brief funeral plans. The legal pages list court actions, foreclosures, probate records, and estate administrations for numerous residents including Roxana C. Taylor John Flesch James OConnell Caroline Tucker and others with details on executors administrators and guardians.

Grace Kennedy William T Colman Rochester Buffalo Colman Roxana C. Taylor Stockton Horace C. Taylor John Flesch Hanover Gertrude Flesch James O'Connell Dunkirk James P. Morrissey Caroline Tucker Ripsey Ira R. Guy James Furlow Ellery Luther J. Furlow Eunice Mount Cherry Creek Exeki Mount Charles M Samuel &. Cotton Nettie Cotton Frank N. Farnham Alice M. Farnham Jonathan Edward Mayhew Jamestown Kate Mayhew Almer N. Broadhend John Eason Weaffeld Clara Exsell Laura Clark Silver Creek Theron Scoville Ezra Potter Arkwright Mary Ann Potter Bradner Charles A. Denson Albertina Anderson Minnie Dewey Mary E. Dewey Westheldate

Sellew failure disclosed in detailed preferred credits list

The Sellew & Supple assignment shows three preferred creditor classes with A, B, and C schedules. Major claims include Miner's Bank of Fredonia, Lake Shore National Bank Denkirk, West Branch Oil Co. notes, and several private lenders. The estate, though heavy in debt, has sufficient assets to cover liabilities, with a surplus, and the assignee Orin Smith will supervise arrangements. Langworthy’s Charlotte assignment follows, tied to second mortgage investments and a race-horse venture, with real estate as primary assets and Charlotte and Gerry creditors.

Sellew & Supple Sellen Sellew C. G. Coffin & Co West Branch Oil Co W. A. Peters C. D. Murray FF. Monson W.A. Sellen Sherman Iron Company Chautauqua County National Bank of Jamestown Miner's Bank of Fredonia Weat Branch Oil Company Bank of Gowanda W. B. Oil Company W. B. Oil Co G. H. Coffin & Co Bank of Cattaraugus W. B. OC. Co Same Bank of Belfast Farmer's National Bank of Farmersville Same Bank Fredonia National Bank Sellew & People H. J. Miner's Exchange Bank A. B.S First National Bank of Bradford T. J. Skidmore J. B. McElwaine Orin Smith Alonzo Langworthy Charlotte Asahel Burnham Esseta Gerry Chautauqua County National Bank Jamestown McAllis Clarissa Lake Langworthy McAllister Reed Eureties D. B. Dorsett Oren Putnam Dennison Thomas Spear John E Ssex John Ed Mainds Hiram Larell Dyer Puelos Orrin Terry

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