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Newspaper

Evening Observer

Location

Dunkirk, New York, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1885

Page

4

The Erie Store Adverts and Local Prices

Sanitary plumbing goods and rubber hoses dominate the page as E C Perry & Co advertise sewer pipes water pipes and rubber hose while Buffalo One Price Clothing Store touts latest collars cuffs and clothing at low prices. Dunkirk merchants urge improvements to stone walkways and promote local sales with many prices and promotions.

Rogan Monroe E.c.perry & Co E.c.perry&co E.C. Perry & Co E. C. Perry & Co Buffalo Bailato One Pace Clothing Store Earl and Wilson Bailato One Price Lion St. Omyd Langworthy Buffalo One Price Centre Dunkirk Rudolph Moldenhauer Third

Monroe's ad notes and town notices

Maggie Mitchell left at 12 30 today. L and M G pay car arrives Thursday. Eugene Thompson of Westfield visited last evening. Mark Aaron of New York and L K Gray of Newark at the Carl Bert. Chautauqua County Board of Underwriters to meet Thursday in Jamestown with Dunkirk fully represented. Albany correspondence mentions the revised charter. Smith assignee of A R Sellen declares 50 percent dividend on first preferred claims. John Dougherty of Excise Board says licenses issued this year far fewer than last. Dance tickets are out for Thursday at the roller rink first class entertainment with refreshments by Mrs. Simpson. Assignee Holt says asset inventory begun and report due before May 20. Dr B Rathban leaves to attend the seventeenth annual meeting of the Dental Society of the State of New York. Democratic County Committee met at the Erie Hotel and endorsed applicants for Bemus Point post offices.

Enseaver Albany Smith A. R. Sellen A. RK. Sellen John Dougherty Excise Board Rolier Rink Simpson Holt B. Rathban The Dental Society of State of New York Tueada Democratic County Committee Erie Bemus Point

Dancing platform planned for Fourth of July grove celebration

P M Rea received the contract to erect a large dancing platform in the center of the grove at Lakewood and nearby towns. The structure will be used in the Agricultural Society of Northern Chautauqua Fourth of July celebration.

P.M. Rea Yentadas Agricultural Society of Northern Chautauqua

Supervisors to consider Sperry bondsmen offer at Mayville meeting

The Board of Supervisors will meet next Monday at Mayville to review Sperry bondsmen’s offer of 35 000 to settle with the county. A 45 000 offer could cover about half of Sperry’s defalcation, with taxpayers facing roughly 14 000 to raise. The Journal notes moral and legal duties to restore trust funds and state-levy ramifications, including school fund losses and court charges, amid pending court actions and anticipated recoveries from misappropriations.

Board of Supervisors Mayville Sperry Orrin Sperry Trust Fonda Jamentown Journal Porter Snelden Counsil Jamestown Journal New York Buffalo Sooda Porter & Sperry Supreme Cour

Maggie Mitchell Delights Dunkirk Audience at Opera House

Maggie Mitchell drew the season’s largest audience in Dunkirk with a lively performance in A Little Savage at the Opera House. Her voice, acting, and dancing received high praise though the plot bordered on comic opera. Audiences hailed her as quick spirited and magnetic, predicting lasting recall of the show.

Maggie Mitchell Opera Dunkirk Audran Sarge

Tao Labor Problem in Our City Arises in Hiring

Residents complain that laborers seek work ineffectively while one man living far away is instantly given work by telephone or telegraph. Merchants who want top workers should advertise steadily in the Onemeven.

Eptror Thia City

Boiler Explosion Claims No New Victims say in Newspaper

Coroner's inquest into the Saturday boiler blast yields testimony from Dr. D. M. Smith confirming Foote and Smith died from severe injuries and drowning. Witnesses describe the engine setup at D. Wright & Co. and the moment of the explosion as steam pressure rose to about seventy pounds.

Foote Smith Joseph Acden Smith Sacred Heart Church Lion Street Mesare B. L. Harrison C. F. White A. 5. Roberts W. H. Bigelow J. W. Perkins T. H. Morian H. Sherman Mr. Blood M. Smiths Charles L. Foote Josah A. Smith Wright &Co Fowte Woon A. Waneen Walker Sias DB Fosree Wright and Co Costass A. Toop Wright Gaonas Ceuses Af Wright & Co Strem-Gauge Wato Tuomas Frisuex

Engineer Foote and boiler explosion at Wright & Co dock

Eyewitness accounts describe pressure on the engine lever and a heavy hammer on Foote’s boiler. Chaos followed the explosion sending Foote into the lake and later death, with investigations planned to reveal the cause. Charles L. Foote’s body to be moved to Lion street. funeral set for tomorrow. Hood’s Sarsaparilla ads and tax sale notices interleave local notices and consumer pitches.

Fagan Blood Charles L. Foote Lion Street

Monroe offers ceiling decor and home renovation items

H P Monroe advertises a season of repairs with ceiling decorations, wallpapers, mouldings, paints, brushes, glazes, shades, and Tic Shades. The pitch promises varied designs, affordable options, and ready-to-install window coverings for home improvement.

P. Monroe

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