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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1885
Page
4
Local notices, updates on services and events in Fredonia. Drills for the Dunkirk Cadet Corps, a Germania Society Easter event, and various business and personal items recur in this page. Residents travel updates, hotel notices, and water works interruption details are included with multiple short entries.
A northern light over the breake water last night is believed to be a reflection of a freighter across the lake. Local items include lectures at Niagara University, a failed Sperry matter, a hardware store closure, a southern trip planned by Abell and Teal, an excursion to Niagara Falls, a Buffalo Express polo report, a new Club organization, a charity sale for Mr. and Mrs. Gamble, a Polish narrative about Jonct Zoloskie, and a stove order mishap involving a hardware dealer.
W E Montgomery owner of the Dunkirk House that burned last Friday at Bradford reports a loss around 1000 with only 1300 insurance on house and furniture. O M Hiller injured in the blaze today sits up for first time since returning home his back neck head burns and worst burrs on his hands with skin torn.
Mr John H Graham closes the sale of his cigar box factory to Mr Jobe Barclay, formerly a Brooks Locomotive Works clerk. Barclay is described as capable and will push the business. Graham stays on as superintendent for the present, possession given immediately.
Dunkirks 1 8, Bis 5 in a return polo game at Silver Creek before a crowded rink. Poor seating reduced play to a slugging affair. Referee J T Madigan of the McDonalds oversaw a half hour contest ending 6 to 1 for the B B s, with Enauber replacing Van Buren in the Dunkirs.
Frederick B. Kinner accused Lionstreet Pole Martin Kerpetaki of stealing wood from George Newton. Evidence included tracks from Kerpetaki's house and wood found in his yard. he admitted taking a little and was fined ten dollars, with a prior five dollar fine for wheelbarrow theft. Kerpetaki, a mason, is described as habitually light-fingered.
A group met at Mr. J. O. Stillman’s office on Center street to form a lyceum in the YMCA. Officers elected to July 1 include President William Moore and Vice Presidents Sidney Chapman and Charles Balyer with Thos J James as Secretary and Henry J Hills as Treasurer. An Advisory Committee and Lyceum board were named and a constitution is to be adopted Tuesday evening.
The Chautauqua County Board of Underwriters held its regular monthly session in Fredonia with fifteen members present including President Wiram Smith and Secretary Fred P. Todd. No business was conducted beyond social discussions. The next meeting is planned for Jamestown in early April before the State meeting.
J G Tasant resigns as Lake Shore telegraph manager at Silver Creek to join the New York Central and St Louis at Ripley. The Nickel Pintre excursion to the Niagara ice bridge departs at 12 49 a m from here, fare $1 25. At Ripley station a brakeman E R Levingston fell from a train into a culvert with a severe knee wound a head cut and several fractured ribs he was moved to Buffalo in critical condition.
The Judiciary Committee reported favorably Vedder's bill imposing a stamp tax on speculative stock grain oil and provision transactions. A bill passed concerning the Protestant Episcopal fund of Western New York. Bre Williams introduced a bill creating the Department of New York of the Sons of Veterans.
A. A. Whitsey announces a drastic sale to reduce stock before relocating to a new store. The offer covers a job lot including Hamburgs Tokr ela Table Linen Healery and more with discount pricing aimed to move inventory quickly. Center St Dunkirk.
In Dunkirk and Jamestown moves to add nine new supervisors, city control faces strong rural pushback. Supervisor F T A Case of Ellington argues taxation without representation, noting Dunkirk and Ellicott pay large sums yet seek eleven seats to the county’s balance of twenty four. He cites tax totals and equalized property values to rebut the plan and warns of higher county costs to fund the expansion.
Salamanca reports a string of local notes including a new press for Tonawanda Herald, Prof Ames teaching singing in DeWittville, and gas price cuts by Warsaw Gaslight. A West Bloomfield woman is declared insane from religious fervor, while Waterloo considers publishing 1000 charter copies. Wyoming County maple sugar yields exceed 1000 pounds with forecasted abundant crops. Newark revival attendance remains strong as Rev Cady labors with his congregation. Auburn dispatch corrects a burning co l or shops error. Durand’s shops escaped. Canandaigua trustees demand health board show cause to abate a nuisance. Benjamin Moodler of Angelica dies in street. Salamanca residents seek a skating contest at the rink. P G Waterman of DeWittville buys Cadwel factory, a noted cheese-maker. Lem Hargar of Limestone badly scalded in tannery vat. Beneficiary relief raised by Tent of Maccabess. A $30,000 fire devastates Olean Sixth Ward. explosive fire at Smith Dunn drug-store triggers major blaze with insurance around £22,000. O T Higgins & Son’s store heavily insured. Daniel Collins to lose $2000 on stock. Acme hose loans burned. explosion remains mysterious.
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