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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1883
Page
4
Reports from Dunkirk and Erie describe a busy fair with awards in livestock and plows, a separate wedding wedding clash, and community social events. Notable items include a $2,500 damages verdict in a local suit, a farewell planned for Mr. deed, and social visits by Congresman Bretoe and other visitors. Civil and criminal incidents add incident and color to the day.
In Warnes a mayor and police exchange dispatches over a 16 year old girl abducted by a circus courtesan finder. Officers chase a man tied to the case as authorities in Cleveland Erie Buffalo Jamestown and Salamanca are alerted to watch for him. The girl was found and returned to her mother but the pursuer remains sought.
Damp morning and light rain did not deter visitors as 6000 to 7000 people crowded the fairgrounds by midmorning. Fruit displays drew praise with many varieties shown by GE Ryckman, I Chapman, and Chas Randall, including Randall's Mammoth Prolific gooseberry. Dairy entries and track events also featured, highlighted by a notable string of apples and grapes amid improving afternoon weather.
Floral Hall at the Agricultural Society of Northern Chautauqua showcases a galaxy of colors and arts. Needlework, quilts, china, and silk goods line corridors while a central art collection features seventy works including a Swiss scene and a Rembrandt comparison. Local firms like Dunkirk photographers, McCarthy’s china, and Brooks Locomotive contribute notable displays. juveniles enjoy the O. R. Oak supervised children’s corner. The hall also highlights musical instruments, fashion wares, dairy displays, and a strong pomological and fruit exhibit with local canning brands and home preserves.
The South wing showcases a wagon exhibit with Mulholland’s large space featuring light double doubles surreys road carts phuttons and light driving wagons. D P Barnard displays two fine light top buggies and agricultural machinery. An apiary occupies a corner drawing interest as bunting decor and orderly layout reflect the Floral Hall managers’ work. Local ads tout Masonic and labor banners for sale, and several merchants promote fall goods and clothing at Dunkirk stores with sharp prices and extensive assortments.
An old column lists a Buffalo One Price Clothing Store at Center Street offering garments like Lion overalls, with trim and refinishing noted. Also advertised are Stoddard's Buffalo Mead at Monroe's and various patent medicines, wines, and hair services. Includes a residence listing and price for a 14th street haircut, plus Thayer praising SHILOH'S Consumption Cure.
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