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Newspaper

Evening Observer

Location

Dunkirk, New York, United States of America

Date

Sep 26, 1883

Page

4

Scoundrel Henry Barnes Alarm Note From Willoughby Ohio

Deacon Hubbell reports Henry Barnes trying to lure young girls from homes in Willoughby. Rochester to Pittsburg RR distance noted as 15380 miles in ten hours twenty minutes. Chautauqua County Board of Supervisors met at Mayville for clerk election. twenty ballots cast with no choice yet. Democratic senatorial convention for Chautauqua and Cattaraugus counties set for October 10. Board adjourned to October 13 to arrange records of the late clerk.

Deacon Hubbell Willoughby Ohio McKixsray Henry Barnes Dames Fredonia Consor Rochester Pittsburg Rochester & Pittsburg Chautauqua

Personal mentions fill local pages with editor notes and visitors

A jumble of editor names, travel notes, and hotel arrivals fills the paper. W D McKinstry appears as a caller at The Union. Mr Peel Mallory travels the west seeking newspaper work. John C Boyle serves as press agent for the Effie Ellsser group. Leah Fleischman departs for the Cincinnati expo. Mrs L A Waccler dies in Milwaukee. Maj C Kh Abell and wife head to the Democratic State Convention in Buffalo with host Col Wm E Abell. Eastern Hotel and Jute House list numerous guests from Boston to Philadelphia, Syracuse, Cleveland, Detroit, and beyond, totaling around 45 persons mentioned.

Maj C. Kh. Abell Buffalo Gol Wm. E. Abell Delaware Avenue

Heavy Weather Hits Wright Lumber Barge Crew

The steam barge Benton and the Wright Lumber consort the barge Liusten arrived this morning, having left Bay City Saturday. The crews report they faced violent seas but are sailing in good condition and plan to depart tonight.

Benton Liusten Wright Lumber Line Bay City Cousters

Chautauqua Library Circle Announces Next Year Start

Those interested in the Chautauqua Library and Scientific Circle are invited to report to Mr. W. C. Austin for enrollment. Over 50,000 are said to be engaged in the reading course. The first meeting will be next Friday evening at the Presbyterian church study.

Chautauqua Uni 9 Jtev W. CD. Austin

Value of a Big Hotel's Refuse

A hotel manager reports contracting for the season swill at 500 dollars, noting contractors can gain up to 1000. He cites swill value, discarded dishes, and marked silverware as major profits, and recalls a former employer’s hotel where cleaners stole dishes and goblets to avoid shelf placement, with ware destruction during busy periods.

Lea Dournat Coney Lance Albany Journal

Erie County News Roundup From The Erie Observer

Reports from Erie County include a stockholder near Union City facing bank failure and poverty after a failed drowning incident, a farmer injured in a hayloft fall near Columbus likely fatal, and rumors about Mrs Gaunt’s supposed 2 million fortune debunked as a hoax. Also noted are local drilling updates Porcupine 11 and Pibcapine 10, with a Dodge at Dunkirk.

Farman Union City Erie Eli Perkins Gaunt Eric

Fashionable hummingbird trade in Santa Barbara noted

The Santa Barbara Press reports a nascent but growing commerce in hummingbirds used as fashion accessories. Local boys trap the birds with sling shots, earning six to seven dollars per day to supply four varieties more desired in San Francisco and then shipped to Paris and London for high prices.

California Santa Barbara A.bm Goliah San Francisco Paris London Santa Barbara Press

The Roar of London by W J Stillman

In The October Century W J Stillman notes how London’s city sounds flood the senses from a distant window. He contrasts the metropolis roar with green fields, birds, and quiet, calling the city a dominantly audible, monolithic chorus yet individual roars pierce the din.

W. J. Stillman London Twrite Ferly

Fall clothing sale and haberdashery ads in Dunkirk

Dunkirk merchants tout low prices on Masonic and labor union themed stock. Details include Buffalo One Price Clothing Store offers, Johnston Bros style suits, and Mecca of neckwear. Fresh stock at Monroe and others advertise oysters, meats, and drinks. A storm postpones the Saengerbund ball to October 1. Also listed is an Avery residence for sale on the avenue with fruit trees and clear repairs.

Masonic Odd Fellows Knights of Pythias Knighta Templar Good Templars Knights of Honor Brotherhoods Knights of Labor MER and Opsenver Co Pwo Milton Hf. Smith & Co Masonic Lithographers Rochester Warner Brow. & Co Buffalo Center Street Dunkirk Saengerbund Weiler’s Book Store Orper Cun One Price Clothing One Price Clothing Store Dunkirk One Price Avery Ineui Lae Third Street Moektin Siterwin-Williams Sherwin-Williams

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