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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1885
Page
4
A fragmentary 1883 Dunkirk page blends a poem about enduring love with a dense stream of local ads and notices. It lists hosiery, groceries, clothing stores, furniture, paints, wall papers, a soap and perfume shop, hotel and hotel manager updates, church lectures, and society announcements plus racing and theater plans, with several residents and business names named.
Captain O F Capron of Conneaut O hails the tug Baby and aims to run a boat between Erie and Dunkirk this year. Former grocer turned sailor buys schooner Venture for 900 dollars at Rondueau to ply Lake Erie in the stone trade through most of the season. He is 57 with a long lakes career dating to 1943 and plans to take possession after potential improvements.
Memorial Day falls on May 30. Dunkirk G A R Post 93 appoints a committee of arrangements for the day and urges clergy to hold memorial services. Department orders emphasize rites at graves, pledge renewal, and reports to the department chaplain after observances.
The boiler that burst at Wright & Company’s dock, killing two men, was lifted from the water onto the pier. The outside shows little damage except under the smoke stack where rot caused a hole. The inquest for C. L. Foote r and J. A. Smith will resume Monday at nine. Repairs likely, with plans to cut the fire-box bottom near the axle.
In Dinxink on May 16 Miss Welsh’s tax receipt was corrected by John T. Madigan to 47.25 from 97.25. Miss Welsh had received 25.17 last Thursday the 14th. The club’s statement caused confusion, and no club member admitted involvement in the money.
The Y M C A rooms will host a praise service Sunday afternoon at four o'clock with a likely address to the young men. Members are urged to contribute reading matter to the Y M C A reading rooms by leaving it at the rooms or informing the Secretary. Any contribution will be gratefully received by DAON, General Secretary.
Special to the Observer reports Andrew P. Anderson, a Swede, died in Jamestown after hanging himself with his belt while in lock-up following an assault on a companion. He left a wife in Sweden. Date noted as May 16.
The New York Lake Erie and Western Railroad announces a new timetable effective Monday May 10 with Train 6 departing Dunkirk at 8 45 am and Train 29 arriving Dunkirk at 8 30 pm. Train 42 will not run on Sundays while Train 12 will not stop at Sheridan or Smiths Mills. A linked N Y P and O timetable also goes into effect May 18 with many changes. The timetable is expected to be generally approved for its convenience including Sunday Bradford departures at 6 45 am and same day returns.
Spring 1886 season promotes repairs and improvements with ceiling decorations by P Monroe and wallpaper by H P Monroe. Offers mouldings, drapery hardware, paints, brushes, Katsomine materials, shades, and fixtures, boasting quality work and ready-made patterns to suit homes.
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