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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1883
Page
2
The Evening Observer cites postal law changes and new rates for postal notes under five dollars and monetary orders up to one hundred. It attacks city patrons and political factions, contrasting its coverage with the rival paper and recounting local incidents including Willo A Henry's accident and Reno Oil Co. drilling progress in Forest County.
In Forestville last week Chan Scott visited town while Ole Palmer, Harrison House employee, was badly kicked by a horse at the hotel barn but improves slowly. Obed Edson of Sinclairville seen on the streets. Frank Farnham named local agent for Buffalo Mutuality Reserve Association. Dr M S Mary of Hamlet greeted friends. Willis Mead marries Emin Merritt’s daughter near Forestville. Prohibition lecture by B W Gage at Methodist church. George W Chase moves from Richburg Pa to a Warner property on Water Street. Eggs priced at 2 cents, Watley 5 cents. Charles Dix closes Sheridan No.1 school term with praise. William Prescott buys Lee Harrison’s bay horse, crowd disappointed by the horse’s sale. Dancing school ends Friday. public werlies set for March 21 with Damon’s band. Fisher of Villenown rents farm and marble works, plans to move family, build new works and employ hands. Michelin McAdain arrivals from Scotland.
Fragmentary note describes a 1sie obstruction over reprint costs and printing decisions. It mentions four democratic councilmen facing public pressure and mentions an enterprise print the way after a Cone meeting. Ambiguous details but indicates political friction and funding concerns.
A Saturday police roundup reports John Conklin accused thief held on 200 bail for grand larceny from Mr John Conklin. L Moffat pleads guilty to a complaint about a short-accounts petty thief. charge to be withdrawn after settlement. Ban Mulvan detained for dodging lamp posts with a note of $5.40. Timatin Regan and Walter Towopa dispute ends with police intervention and a $3.60 fine. John Bourke visits and is taken to police HQ. deemed insane and cared for. Myron W Clark buys James Vandewark farm for $4,500 of sixty acres with possession April 1. At Smethport a youth named Stanton wounds farmer King with a pitch fork. King requests help and security.
Vicinity reports the East Hamburg Canning Company of Erie and Chautauqua Counties is incorporated with a $100000 capital. Corydon Pennsylvania pulp mill buys Buckeye engine and boilers. Treasury accepts property on State Street corner. Erie builds new public building site noted. Randolph man sues Courant for libel over gambling indictments. Gasher City oil town rises in Forest County with hotels boardings and saloons. Mrs Glive of Erie dies aged 83, survivor to Mary Watson. Local horse theft case involves Frank Drown and accomplice. confession implicates others. Water levels rise on Long Island. Flushing streets flooded. Alabama Tennessee coke furnaces push pig iron prices up.
Market news from Dunkirk appears in the Chautauqua Farmer weekly edition with brief notes on arrivals and departures. Sparse text mentions person names such as Hine and Clakkoh, with unclear roles or dates.
Abstracted timetable shows additional local eastward trains from Dunkirk to Salamanca and Little Valley with morning departures and daily stops at Sheridan Fo st Mills Perrysburg and Cuba, plus return routes to Dunkirk and Hornellsville. Westward service lists connections through Salamanca and Bradford with limited Sunday runs and multiple intermediate stops, detailing arrival times at Hornellsville Olean and caring stations.
New York Chicago and St Louis Maijeau set car nery fire pen trains by Columbus time twenty minutes later than Chicago. Dive oin Wtea earlier than Cleveland and sixteen minutes earlier than Suffulo tine. For information call nearest agent or address Lewis Williams K F Horner Gent Mgr Cleveland Gen Passen Agent.
Transit timetable fragment lists Leave Fredonia at 3:00, 9:15 and 4:00, 6:35 with additional notes. Dunkirk departures include 9:06, 10:00 and 7:40 P M with multiple intermediate stops and price references.
Local bulletin reads in truncated form about a six twenty schedule or timestamp with unclear context. Names and places are unreadable, but the fragment implies a timing reference rather than a full event.
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