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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1883
Page
4
Local items include marriage and engagement notices, church events, and social calls. Reports cover Dunkirk Post meetings, business updates at Van Buren’s insurance office, Brooks Locomotive Works resuming, and Knitting Mills Co. market status. Also noted are approachable society items, upcoming events, and real estate transfers with brief incidental notices.
Proceedings in Circuit Court and court of Oyer and Terminer Sept. 25 include divorce actions William Kilbury vs Caroline Kilbury and Horace A Putnam vs Mary Putnam with testim ony references. Foreclosure actions William Kilbury et al James Lake et al and I Warren Thayer vs Barthas Leiss with venue changes and jury verdicts in several cases. John Vincent assault indictment and trial scheduled with Denslow Sinclair as first witness.
Porter's interview with Mr. Sellen reveals no settlement yet with the Poppe estate and a likely inventory over the coming weeks. He hints at a possible change in proprietorship and notes the suspension should not be prolonged. He also mentions 3,000 people at the Erie fair and details a death near Butler, Pennsylvania, involving Miss Kittie Nordheim whose throat was cut, with a razor nearby, suspected suicide amid murder speculation.
A fragment describes a street encounter where a man helps a boy by paying off a debt or "scores." An onlooker praises the act as noble, while the dialogue implies a prior conflict that prompted the hero to intervene. The piece conveys a moral lesson on charity and restraint.
An assortment of promotions for Masonic and fraternal orders, clothing store sales, oysters and groceries, wine, and school suits in Dunkirk. Notices mention Milton Smith lithographs, Curt Schauer, Buffalo One Price Clothing, Edward Mouchow oysters, and Stoddard tonics. A storm postpone notice for a Dunkirk Saengerbund event is included along with portrait photography at Gif ford’s Art Gallery.
Conductor James Nelson of the Dun kirk Alles Valley & Pittsburg entourage travels to Michigan and Wisconsin on an annual hunting expedition. A colored man, John Sterre, of War teh, was shot recently and is recovering. The destroyed exe was removed and the pistol hall found in the eye socket. Newly 1800 entries reported. exhibits include the finest Hamburg brass and Sure omusie. The Erie conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church meets in New Castle Pa with Bishop Kos. Postor of Boston presiding. pastoral term extension to five years debated. Delegates elected. one conferred with others on term questions. Rumors about a bank stockholder are labeled unfounded. Jamestown encampment No. 15 Guards and Knights of Odd Fellows hall. 29 charter applicants. Camp commanded by W Van Vieck. officers listed include Surgeon J W Scott and Treasurer Benj. Bra Post.
A fire yesterday consumed the baled laundry contents and burned to death the flag trotting stallion Bayard Taylor valued at $2,000. No insurance. Cause of the fire was unknown.
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