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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1885
Page
4
Local items include rail and streetcar briefings, real estate offers, and appointments. Notices report weather, travel, and business shifts, plus events at Y M C A Lyceum and a piano tuner. Shipping, theater and lottery mentions blend with Passover observance and court proceedings.
Reports say warm southerly winds have rapidly melted snow, leaving little on the streets while ground thaws and mud grows deep. A Dunkirk and Warren railroad official notes hills show slow melt but expect lingering snow in secluded ravines, with dusty drifts remaining.
Mr Gibson has been appointed cashier in the Lake Shore Freight office succeeding Sam J Gifford who resigned. Gibson, with fourteen years in the office, will begin his new duties tomorrow. The promotion prompts other changes in the office staff though none were made today.
Forty acres text not present. 28 acres of land in cultivation located 3 miles west of Brocton Station on Main road. Includes house barn and a good well. One acre of young grapes and a fine orchard. Sold cheap for cash. Enquire of Wa JZinweewary 10w2 Dunkirk N Y.
General Grant is slowly sinking as of 8 p m in New York reports. The dispatch notes the deteriorating condition amid public attention and ongoing medical efforts.
An Oakland reporter tours Rice & Abell Wholesale Boot and Shoe House in Center Street as it opens a new retail department. The former wholesale room is now a showroom with nine compartments and sixteen drawers, led by I A Parridge. The store proclaims One Price for Cash and aims to compete with the Metropolitan store. Wholesale operations will continue, with added emphasis on expanding retail sales.
Weather and ice conditions affect off shore fishing by Polacks. The ice remains about thirty inches thick though rough ice is fading. Mullett, of Third Street, shipped 1800 pounds yesterday and about 1000 pounds to Buffalo this morning. Through March 5 he has sent twenty two tons, mostly pike, with season continuation tied to cold weather and ice stability.
The Passover began at sundown yesterday and lasts until April 7. Observed by Jewish communities especially orthodox groups of Polish and Russian descent, it features unleavened matzo cakes and strict ceremonial rites alongside other Christian celebrations marked as Easter moves within the season.
A YMCA board and Women's Auxiliary discuss a small library reception, while reading from the Minneapolis Association Chronicler recounts how one invitation sparked a chain of lives changed. A young Albany man found peace through an invitation, later becoming a secretary, and one man’s conversion led his parents to Christ, illustrating enduring impact of faithful outreach.
The Newry correspondent reports Father Francis of Dunkirk gave a temperance sermon at St Patrick's church. He warned young women to avoid wine granted by dissipated men and urged caution toward men with drinking habits. His sermon, delivered with engaging illustration, impressed many clergy and listeners.
Removal to Center Street announced by Wu. H. Mecxzz. He will transfer his entire stock of merchant, tailoring and gent's furnishing goods from the old location to the former restaurant and sample room south of the fire hall. The shop will be repaired and stocked with spring goods. The cutting department will be overseen by Joseph Tyler, a trusted Western New York cutter. He invites friends to visit the new place on opening April 11.
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