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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1883
Page
2
The Evening Observer reports on a Missouri free trade league with ex Governor Phelps as chairman and argues tariffs should be revenue only. It covers local Dunkirk city politics, alleged corruption, and calls for honest governance amid Democratic Party contention.
The piece discusses Irish, Scottish, and English temperaments with a friend’s quip about how Scots think before speaking, Irish speak before thinking, and English fall between. A caricature of the three nations is recalled, plus a London Quarterly note and a report on Green's Driven Well patent actions in Sakai and Olean, with advised royalty payments to settle claims.
Seeker and charter tinkers quarrel over a stance that earns little respect for the party. The Democrats are compelled to adopt this position by their bonacs, reflecting internal pressure and public reaction.
In Cathe raugua and Allegany counties excited claims and royalties arise over driven wells. An elderly pioneer recalls a Westfield well from 1858 tied to a patent during the rebellion era, used to challenge a claimant’s asserted rights. Snowfake.
Directors of the Agricultural Society of Northern Chautauqua met at the Erie Hotel on March 1 with President K. J. Wilcos presiding. They formed an executive committee to organize the September fair, set dates September 17 to 23, and tasked members to arrange grounds use, racing events, and ground supervision. The group expressed confidence the fair will boost county agricultural interests.
Italianate notes from Vicinity Waps and Mishaps gatherer Gur Shears cover Jamestown law students forming a mutual improvement society. Items include Gowanda shoe shop history, Cattaraugus County supervisors party split, Napoli resident Isaac Smith’s 92nd birthday death, a Cheshire hog weighing 815 pounds, Henry Boyd murder trial in Kittle Valley, Blanchard creamery sale to Charles Harris, Van Aermann Lincoln Garfield memorial remark, Otto dairy profits, wild butter and cheese for a large family, Jamestown postal office test and Chautauqua Democrat office move and delayed opening plans.
Complex timetable notes Dunlkirk to Dunkirk and Western trains serving New York Buffalo Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge Cleveland Cincinnati St Louis Detroit Chicago. Stops include Olean Wellsville Carrollton Salamanca Bradford Hornellsville Wellsville Titusville and annotations on daily Sundays schedules and passenger notes.
An old railway notice from The Nickel Plate announces train runs by Columbus, Chicago, and St. Louis lines with timing differences compared to Chicago and Cleveland. It lists agents LAW1s WILLIAMS and B. FP. HORVER as general managers and managers, urging callers to contact the nearest company agent for details.
On and after Monday November 13 1862 trains on the Groveler line run from Fredonia and Dunkirk with multiple daily departures. Fredonia departures include 9 15 AM 11 25 AM 1 45 PM 5 00 PM and 6 35 PM. Dunkirk departures are 9 05 AM 10 00 AM 12 30 PM 2 30 PM 6 00 PM and 7 25 PM. Bundleys runs from Fredonia at 8 15 AM 11 26 AM 1 45 PM 5 00 PM and 6 55 PM. from Dunkirk at 1 00 AM 12 20 PM 2 35 PM 5 39 PM and 7 00 PM.
A garbled timetable lists connections and departure times between multiple cities including Corry Mayville Warren Bradford and Buffalo. The partial notes reference trains to Philadelphia and Syracuse with vague times and assorted agent details, conveying a disrupted travel schedule.
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