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Newspaper
Friendship Weekly Register
Location
Friendship, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1889
Page
7
The Friendship column records church events at the Congregational church and Academy Hall minstrel shows led by FLO. H’s Minstrels with dates January 24 25 and 26, plus a program note on a Sabbath-school Institute and local comments on community happenings.
Notice is hereby given that the sale of Union Free School Bonds Dist No 1 Friendship N J to the amount of 3000 will be made to the highest bidder at the office of C S Lane Friendship N J on and after February 6 1889 Said bonds to bear four per cent interest payable in one to five years from date of issue to suit purchaser GQ Lax Sec y Board of Education. A gold Piano Photon single harness and two coal stoves offered for sale at bargain.
Ex clerk W E Smith spent Monday in Friendship. Elmira’s W J Utter visited last Saturday. Mrs H Ward and son from Belmont called Friday. Miss Francis Loveridge of Cuba stayed last week. D H Norton and family Sabbathed with son A B Norton in Olvan. Mrs T Rowe of New Haven Conn visiting sisters KR Scott and A L Wicks. Samuel Rose returned from Canada to study music in Friendship last Thursday. LeGrand Parish of Gilland Electric, Adrian Mich., home for a few days. Co Supt Weaver of Angelica and ex-Comr Mapes of Belivont visited on Monday. Ray Childs, Wellsville Reporter correspondent, at REGISTER office Friday. W B Yorke, “Orke the Mexican Juggler,” to tour with minstrel company soon. J S Minard of Hume contributing Pioneer/Indian sketches to Northern Allegany Olive r. Editor Fries on business trip to Ringhawton and Elimira with son Willie. C C Kellogg, Davis sewing machine agent, home this week. large Davis machine shipment for Bolivar. Wil Sisson resigned as 1st assistant postmaster general of Friendship PO, began study at Friendship Academy and Union School. Don McClure accepted position. A Miner Wellman promoted to assistant superintendent Baptist Sunday School. George B Miller, former Friendship resident, ran for McKean county commissioner. defeated by Johnson but carried large vote at Duke Centre. J Allamdy, Lewisburg, to lecture before Farmer’s Institute on Cooperative Farm Insurance. possible talks on Fertilizers and Science in Agriculture. Institute at Friendship Feb 22 and March 1.
Jeriah W. Norton a respected Pikeville schoolteacher collapsed and died in the classroom last Friday evening, death likely from a heart ailment. Norton was widely known in western New York and active in OLPL circles. his funeral attendance reflected his popularity. The notice mentions his brother-in-law Mo W Sortere and C.H. Reed.
At First Baptist Pastor Beldwin preached on 2 Corinthians 5:10 in the morning and Luke 11:23 in the evening with subjects The verdict of the final judgment and The opposition of religious indifference. Rev C H Norris spoke at the Methodist on morning and evening sermons from Matthew 12:20 and 2 Corinthians 5:17 about Christ compassion and the new creation. Congregational church Rev M Gaffney preached Galatians 3:1 in the morning and Luke 15:4 in the evening on bewitched truth and the lost sheep.
The next County Convention will meet in Wellsville on Wednesday and Thursday January 5 and 31 with Mrs Elle A Boole addressing the gathering. Local unions may send two delegates plus the President and department heads have ten minutes for reports. Public transport discounts and a general temperance invitation accompany the event.
The article lists pupil names ranked by merit at the Didz eville school in Herkimer County with marks beside each name. A literary entertainment is announced for Friday evening at the school house beginning at 7 p.m. and invites all residents to attend.
Bolivar and surrounding towns see movement with Dennis Millard leaving for Warsaw and Hoyt and Cowles advertising two weeks of bargains. visits include Miss Grace Hayt and Mr Robert Murgatree at Friendship. White Caps threaten two Railroad Street residents. Rev Fisk preaches in Free M E church. Mrs L E Root visits Hornellsville. E Z Carey ships goods to Tyler Cheartied county Pa to make props for Nearfield county coal. Friendship troupe visit noted with a critical local reply in the Rag Saturday. ERGO. Bort at dan 3 184.
Belmont notes report visiting relatives from Friendship and Wadworth Ohio. A chimney fire at J Sortore's store caused alarm. School opens in the new South St building with five teachers. Local residents visit and return from trips. Ela June Meade to entertain at Slatter's Hall for Union School benefit. Mrs Storrs dies at home. Rev A. Clark welcomes a pound boy. Jeriah W Norton, longtime teacher, dies after a fall at the schoolhouse. funeral held at Sortore residence. he left a wife and two children.
The advertisement claims thousands of hopeful cures from a timely remedy and offers to send two free bottles to readers who mail express and post office addresses. It is signed by T A Slocum M C of New York. A dentist H L Agard opens dental parlors and offers crown and bridge work and gum treatment with office hours listed.
Friendship Roller Mills offers coarse meal at $1.00 per ewt and $18 per ton, feed oats at $1.00 per ewt and 318 per ton, B. W. Flour 35 and WU ets per sack, White Dove Flour $1.60 per sack, Graham Flour 35 and 70 cents per sack. Custom wheat ground every Friday. Tulip soap promises to save half your money.
The Bradford field shares in a relief distribution totaling about 90000 dollars paid in sums from five to fifty dollars to unemployed oil workers. Other items note pension grants, health updates, and local incidents including a diphtheria case linked to a family cat.
The article lists marriages at a village event with Ed Whitney and Mamie Stein and John Shalue and Lena Bader and notes John Rompff’s election as Police Justice. It cites New York laws from 1838 on who may solemnize marriages and urges readers to verify legal requirements for registration and authentication.
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