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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1885
Page
4
An Evening Observer fragment lists multiple vessel movements with garbled lines. It mentions arrivals and departures for various lines including Eastern Western Southern Fredonia and Frecrite with unreadable times and numbers, showing a chaotic timetable snippet from an old maritime column.
A notice states the Evans Observer will be kept for sale at Maurice Leeb’s confectionery counter and also at Henry Weuter’s newsroom for immediate purchase by non subscribers.
Dunkirk social notes and local updates include a Presbyterian service today and a hospitalty note on Mrs. Lyon, plus several moves and visits. August Schneider in Buffalo, Dr Curtis in Fredonia, J B Fall host in Deer Street, and Community events from Royal Arcanum to local marriages. A gas pipe burst at Dotterweich’s brewery with minor damage. various meetings, sleigh rides, and horticultural notices also appear along with market and charter discussions.
Tickets to Washington go on sale late this week and early next at special rates. August Schacider of this city will attend with the Buffalo Democratic Legion as drum major escort for President Cleveland. The Legion will be the presidential escort during the ceremonies. Dun kirkers expected include Frank May Majac C Abel and J D Miner. William Lester and 2 F Toomey likely to attend.
Bic Ocean Sanit assignee of Sellow Poople filed yesterday in the County Clerk's office at Mayville the inventory of assets and liabilities with his bond. Total assets about 180000 and liabilities about 125000 to 126000. Amitius bond stands at 250000.
An excited runaway occurred on Fourth Street when a frightened horse belonging to Thomas Swann post master of Laons bolted past Center Water Works workers warning. The horse jumped a fence behind Mr Bourne’s residence at Fourth and Buffalo, overturning the cutter and unseating Swann. Neither horse nor rider injured. cutter sent for repairs to Mulholland’s.
Attention com rades there will be a special meeting of William O Stevens Post No 73 G A R Thursday evening Feb 26 at eight to perfect arrangements for the camp fire to be held on March 4 All members invited By order of the Commander Avkraxper Wai21AMs Janxs Rowson Adjt
Thousands suffering from sick headaches report relief after using Hood's Sarsaparilla. A reader proclaims it worth its weight in gold and urges others to try the remedy, noting price as one dollar per bottle.
Conductor John Wallis of the Bradford Eldred and Cuba railroad was fatally injured when his train between Allentown and Petrolia derailed after a broken rail. He suffered a broken left leg and head and body bruises. Wallis, a Wellsville resident and son in law of Erie baggageman William Quinlan, is hospitalized. Mrs. Quinlan left for Wellsville. Freight traffic is recovering as rail activity increases across lines including Lake Shore and Erie.
William C. Stevens Post 393 G A R announces a camp fire and social at St George's Hall Railroad Avenue on Wednesday March 4. A good supper will be provided and a fine programme includes order reading led by Commander A Williams with Prof Siener’s Quartette and zither solo by Herzog August Schneider. Comrades Holt and Crosyn with others will assist. Ladies invited. admission with supper 55 cents.
Lewis Froelich is named as a Democratic candidate for Poormaster and Mayor Jones is expected as the Republican mayoral candidate. City Clerk contenders include J P Morrissey J I Murphy and Henry Brick on the Democratic side with Morrissey favored. Fred D Light likely faces no opposition for the Republican nomination and is praised for his past year’s performance.
Morell Keith of North Platte with Mrs. Frank Wiley and Laura Eels visits Smiths Mills guests of Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Smith. Mason Howard ill, Shearer in town. Henry Woolley between Hanover Centre and Silver Creek died by his own hand leaving a wife and children. Arthur Howard reappears after a week confined to the house. C. D. Dailey in town. his Sheridan school closed last Friday.
A. M. Robertson of Ashville, age eighty six, rode seven miles to Panama to vote at the latest town meeting. In Brocton and surrounding grape culture, a hardware dealer ordered seven carloads of wire to aid vine growers. A Falconer farmer moving his household goods on Monday caused a stove in a sleigh to ignite a straw bed, wasting the contents before the fire was put out. Western New York Agricultural Association officers met in Jamestown and set June 3 and 4 for their annual meeting at Cubs in Allegheny County.
Jamestown Deliberations call for a Friday mass meeting to draft a new charter. A four member committee travels to Dunkirk to confer with authorities and study the proposed charter, with more meetings planned as the Committee of Eight reviews its provisions. Dunkirk city election set for March 3, 1385 with multiple ward polling sites and various town and city offices to fill.
Louis Koch at the Dunkirk Furniture Ware Rooms urges those in need of cabinet or upholstery repairs to leave orders. He promises that work will be done to the best possible condition and returned in good order.
Warren merchants plan a county wide protective association to guard against deadbeats. A central office will hire a collector to submit overdue accounts for notification to all members. In Jamestown a sled collision on Barrows street left a boy injured and a farmer's sleigh damaged with minor injuries to others.
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