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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1884
Page
5
A bustling Dunkirk page mixes personal notices, local transfers, and small events. Clam chowder at a hotel, watches repaired, oysters advertised, and a Coming Democracy rink gathering headline a busy evening. Also reports school records, juror draws, real estate transfers, obituaries, and church announcements with details on local speakers and services.
A roundup of local social notes lists A Blethen of Erie and R McMurrey of Bradford at the Eastern. W L Slater and family return from Arizona. W H Freeland of Custer City Pa among arrivals at St James. H E MccOwen of Toledo and S B Halgut registered at the Erle. George Chapman of Rochester en route to Lily Dale meeting. Mrs P J Popple of Dunkirk visits W E H Stuart. Marvin Eagle and George Martin of Guelph visit Charles Wart. M S Kalaher of Jersey City visiting Dan Scannell. Frank Andrews leaves for Syracuse to join H P Hall tailoring. Frank May reaches New York then Dun kirk. John H Colgan travels to Buffalo for a Democratic meeting. Mrs Joseph Nelson sails for Europe with husband. Miss Belle Hoole heads home to Buffalo after visit. Mrs Hawkey and Miss Chapman return to Tiola Pa after visit to Mrs Sawkey. Jonei Sherman, W S Trash, C L Howes stay at City Hotel Erie. Willard Smith and Edwin Isham leave for colleges Amherst and Albany Military Academy. Thomas Russell home from Marsville Mich after wreck injury with pictured escape.
At the last Common Council meeting permission was granted for property owners off Griswold Street who did not pay for the Griswold sewer to connect at their trifling expense. The move, deemed unjust, risks setting a dangerous precedent that nonpaying properties can tap a city sewer. Councilmen Seybolt and McDonough are urged to protect constituents and consider building needed sewers rather than broadening this exception.
Special Premiums offered at the Northern Chautauqua Fair include prizes for best shirt under 18, best collection of five amateur paintings, best patching of men's wear, best county water bucket, best milking stool, and best soft soap. Monetary awards range from 1 to 8 dollars. Additional prizes awarded to youths and for drug displays and antique articles.
Firemen will parade next Monday afternoon starting at two o clock. The line of march includes Chief engineer Rusch and assistants, Dunkirk Cornet Band, Pioneer Hook and Ladder Co No 1, Dunkirk Hose Co No 1, Lader Hose Co No 2, Independent Hose Co No 3. The parade is expected to be quieter than last year with fewer visiting companies.
Hon J T Williams speaks at Kennedy Poland with Eugene Cary present. Cary appears at armor event and Irving pole and flag raising. Dr Williamson slated for Frewsburgh on Sept 13 and Ellington on Sept 20. Clark's hear mouth Canadaway hosts Williams and Cary pole raising Tuesday at 7.
The Yosemite reached port this morning with a lumber cargo for 1.5 right and Co. Five tugs Rubsy Vearl Florence F Mattson and Lamson, a schooner, and Smiths and Helways boms are now fishing from the harbor. The bustle livens the port and benefits coal dealers.
The Brooks Division gathered about 200 last night after regalia arrived. They formed a procession from headquarters on Center street to Second street, with a Blaine and Logan pole raised and a brief speech by Hon J T Williams. Officers and regalia described, marching through the city to cheers, amid some jeers from Democratic loafers.
Rumors of a new Democratic paper in Dun Kirk center on M P Downs a former Journal employee as prime mover. The piece argues the local Democrats lack support for a partisan paper, predicts poor prospects, and notes plans for a monthly or weekly, named Sunday Hammer, likely to fail after a short run.
Arrangements on the B N Y & P railroad provide excursion fares from Dunkirk and nearby points to Buffalo on Thursday September 11. Tickets cost half the regular rate and are valid for return the next day. The news item includes a review of Excelsior at Niblo's and a republican banner event in Little Valley with Wm G Laidlaw speaking.
Various brief items report a five vote turnout at Addison's late annual school election. Other notes mention a Stockton man losing an eye near a saw, a 1553 dated cent shown at Villanova fair, and upcoming Franklinville Agricultural and Driving Fort Association events.
Last June Loder Hose 2 guests enjoyed Lockport's annual fire parade hosted by Washington Hose 2. In thanks, Loder Hose members funded a grand testimonial gift, a framed portrait collection of all members and invited guests, crafted by HB. FR. Gif ford. Coordinated by De Lascelles, Alex Mann, Louis Fleischman, and J. T. Williams the gift honors Washington Hose with city hospitality and good wishes.
In Versailles a touching reunion linked Col. Joseph Parker of West Rupert Vermont and Alvah Remington of Rochester New York, lifelong friends who met after sixty eight years. Both now eighty seven, they recall their boyhood amid Green Mountain shadows and the War of 1812 call to arms. Friends bless them as they linger in good health and hopeful days.
The Jamestown Journal reports a rich County Fair showing with dairy, fruit canning arches, and extensive sheep and cattle displays. Notable exhibitors include G. E. Yekman of Brocton, A. N. Ayres of Busti, and Perry Mines of Cherry Creek, as well as many local dairy and beef cattle operations.
Dit Bosanko is praised as the premier lung syrup across the United States for coughs colds consumption and throat lung ailments priced 40 cents and one dollar sold by T E P Monroe W D Matthews & Co Leltoy plans to malt 600000 bushels next season Sir James Paget notes 70000 England nervous deaths yearly and touts lebig Co Coca Beef Tonic as the best tonic for malaria debility sick headache dyspepsia monthly suffering and biliousness.
Fragmented timetable notes show departures and arrivals across multiple arcive lines with times like 7:00 p.m and 12:30 p.m. Several garbled identifiers such as EASTERN ARKIVE SOUTHERN ARKIVE and WESTERN ARKIVES appear, alongside numeric codes and stray acronyms, indicating a damaged transit schedule fragment.
An advertisement proclaims TLooit's Sarsaparilla as an extract of top remedies from the vegetable kingdom. It bills the product as an alterative and blood purifier to improve health.
Advice to mothers on stopping nighttime distress from teething. Promises immediate relief for crying children and claims cures for dysentery diarrhoea wind colic and tummy upset. Describes pleasant taste and notes wide sale by druggists worldwide priced at 3 cents per bottle.
Young Men Read This The Volinic Belt Co of Marshall Mich offers to send their celebrated Electro Wat taie Belt and other Electric Applianet on trial for thirty days to men afflicted with nervous debility loss of vitality and manhood and all kinds troubles Also for rheumatism neuralgia paralytic and many other diseases Complete restoration to health vigor and manhood guaranteed No risk is incurred as thirty days trial is allowed Write them at once for illustrated pamphlet free.
Fragmentary notice describes a shop near the post office offering hairdressing shampooing and dressing for ladies and children with three chairs in use and ongoing operations.
Cleans, cigars at Wheeler Bros barber shop on Center street. T C Fones advertises fresh and salt meats ham sausages lard and poultry available from Lyon Bros and Marmer. SHILOH’S VITALIZER offered for constipation loss of appetite and indigestion with cheap price per bottle.
Coal Wood and Lumber offers shingles lath red cedar and chestnut posts at Hamilton's Coal Yard on Eagle street and West 8th Street. Croce Willoping cough and Broncau relieved by Shilot's Care. Far ale by Lyon Bros and Jarper.
An OCR fragment lists products and cures including sewer line materials, plaster and cement, phosphates, and medicines sold by Westanive and J Harper. It mentions hair dressing services and a Wheeler Bros backer shop on Center Street, referring to various health and fashion items and promised cures.
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