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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1885
Page
4
A long dreamlike scene unfolds at graduation with images of a hired hack, a bridegroom, and a hopeful future. The piece blends nostalgic verses with bustling newspaper blurbs about local events and notices, including school closings, obituaries, train delays, and society chatter from Monroe’s Despatch.
The notices recount the death of Jonas Emery, a long-time Pomfret resident born 1807 in Bartlett New York, with funeral held at the Christian Church. Also covered are closing exercises of St Mary’s Orphan Asylum School at Columbus Hall led by Mother Anastasia, followed by detailed program orders and student performances.
The missing Professor Britton and Frank White are presumed lost after the yacht Phantom sank near Stony Point. Reward offered by Britain Holmes for the bodies, as search by Life Saving Service continues with grappling near the Canada shore and along the Buffalo breakwater.
The Rev Father Frey pastor of Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church leaves tonight to visit his parents in Cassel Germany. He will be away until October with Father Stevens of St Marys overseeing the parish and Father Michael performing pastoral duties. His fare well sermon was praised and monks John Alphongua and Michael attended the farewell dinner. Frey sails from New York on the Westernland November 11.
J J Clark and wife the Famous Pattern Cutters of Chicago are in Dun kirk for a short time. Ladies may have patterns cut by the Tailor System at Mrs Lyons residence 53 Fourth St. Patterns can be measured and altered to fit, children’s patterns cut by personal measurement. Wyatt remarked as C Joiner of Allen P Q Hilledale Co Michigan. Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil praised for rheumatism relief.
Henry Weiler supplied. Henry Post, lbrarias,ee F. White &Co, pria. Holster, clerk. T. J. Dwyer, Watchmad. Mr. Lascelles moved that warrants be drawn to pay janitors for month of July. Adopted. Mr. Lascelles moved that present corps of teachers be engaged for ensuing year. Mr. Reed moved that Secretary advert for bids for coal for the schools to be received on the 20th of July. Adopted. Mr.May waved to adjourn until the 30th. Curried.
A correction appears in the On- SEETER correcting an omission in last week’s Selke Henry marriage report. The family apologizes and explains a clock gift with a willow ware dial, from Laurens G. Bisley, was inadvertently omitted.
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