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Newspaper
Friendship Weekly Register
Location
Friendship, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1889
Page
7
January notes from Friendship and vicinity cover sleighing, church events, a post report, and a town meeting. ads for Tulip soap, local business updates, and a February revival schedule accompany brief obituaries and marriage notices.
Personal mentions cluster around Bert Park laid up with measles and Miss Anna Hearens visiting in Olean. Several townsfolk travel, visit Friendship friends, or attend events from Belmont to Angelica. Student and professional notices include elocutionists Miss Meade and Dr. Willard training, plus small ads for piano and stoves.
A large party gathers Monday evening to honor Mr. and Mrs. Geo Steenrod on their th wedding anniversary at their new home. Speeches by Joel Scott and Rev M Gaffney praise the couple, while gifts include a silver tea set, silver fruit knives, a silver butter dish, a crystal vase set, and a dinner set among many presents from friends and relatives.
Justice Brown heard John Baker vs Wi Crandall over digging a well with E A Hewitt for the plaintiff and Elkiner Peterson for the defendant. Henry Brown case for petit larceny before E W Brown, Floyd Stout and Elmer Gillette accused. defendant held for fines. Dentists H L Agard advertises dental services and office hours.
Prices shown include coarse meal at 1.00 per ewt and 180.00 per ton. Feed corn and oats priced at 1.00 per ewt with 18 per ton. White Dove Flour 1.00 per sack. Graham Flour 35 and 70 cents per sack. Custom wheat grind every Friday at 204 Stileman Davis.
Read this local advertisement from Graham Robinson & Mettraw offering flour buckwheat and corn meal at reduced prices. It markets spices crackers lard coffee tea soap and a wide range of daily goods with a claim of the largest stock in town.
Mr and Mrs George Benjaman returned home from Roanoke North Carolina after a visit. Miss Ellen June Mead hosted a benefit entertainment at Slatters Hall for Belmont Union School with strong attendance. Elijah Middaugh died at her daughter's home and was laid to rest in Belmont. Noble Van Campen injured a foot playing football last Saturday. H S Norton and wife returned from Silver Creek after visiting friends. Horace Noble and wife from Ohio attended Mrs Middaughs funeral. Clark
The telegraphy commercial and railroad telegraphy course is offered in a practical manner at the Arnold Telegraphic Institute. Special inducements are available for beginners and out of town students. Call or address 16 State St Rochester NY.4w4
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