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Newspaper
Friendship Weekly Register
Location
Friendship, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1889
Page
5
Rev. W. R. Baldwin, Pastor, conducts services at 11 a.m. and 7:50 p.m. Sabbath school gathers at noon. Young people's meeting at 6:10 p.m. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. All are invited to attend.
The spring term continues with a corps of experienced instructors focused on attaining excellence in penmanship. Tuition per term is $6 in the academic department and $4 in the other departments.
A fragmented poem excerpt conveys a lover’s farewell as she recalls lunar nights and shared wine. The speaker mourns a lost romance, noting the beloved’s marriage and the sea as a boundary between past intimacy and present sorrow. Strong emotional imagery anchors the oblique verse.
A large turtle emerged from the river and entered Mr Abial Barber's garden at 40 Mechante Street. It dug a shallow round nest, preserved the soil with its tail, and laid forty eight eggs before returning to the river. The event lasted about two hours.
The Erie and Niagara County Farmers Insurance association reports 6 324 members with risks totaling 12 700 012 and year receipts of 16 926 28 disbursements 16 056 69 ending balance 809 59 The association is the state's largest farm insurer and claims lower farmer insurance costs under this system Officers were paid 1 00489 Losses paid in Erie county for fire 10 086 51 lightning 804 80 Niagara county fire losses 045 48 lightning 283 96 Added 583 members and 1 410 000 in risks Policies expired and cancelled 310 359 The piece urges electing a people's legislature and holding farmer conventions to elect delegates to a state conference in central New York in August or September The article also mentions General Grant s trip and a horse from Turkey presented at the Great Interstate Fair in Elmira Sept 16 24 and letters of thanks to Hon A B Cottrell from the New York State Loral Dry Association and Dairymen s Association noting upcoming dairy conferences
The Whitney vs Whitney case yielded a verdict for absolute divorce on the grounds allowed in New York. Judge Daniels declined to grant a divorce judgment pending final action at Special Term, sending the matter to that court for completion. Mrs Myers faced perjury indictments and both parties faced arrests. the case unfolds further as The People vs Myers proceeds.
Elmira hosts September 16 to 27 events with Duncan C Ross and Jas V Daly arranging a horseback broadsword contest for a $1,000 purse. Ross also fields a company of professional wrestlers in various styles for separate purses. An amphitheatre will showcase ye olden time sports in vivid fashion.
The Buffalo session committee reports that proper handling of the watch by the engineer is crucial. An inferior timepiece used by a careful man may be more reliable than a fine watch in the hands of a reckless runner. They note this affects disturbances not fixable by the magnetic shield.
A city cousin writes of a fond dream to be a farmer’s wife but describes harsh daily labor. She recalls hauling wood for fuel, cooking over splintered fences, searching wet clover for cows, driving hogs from buckwheat, and an injured child as the billy goat butts him.
The Allegany Baptist Association gathered in Hartsville last week with broad church representation. The meeting featured strong papers and discussions, a notable emphasis on foreign missions, and ongoing women’s work. Pastor Covell opened with a sermon and was chosen moderator. next year’s meeting will be at Rushford with Rev. M. W. Covell as preacher.
State assessors Ellis Wood and Williams report across fourteen counties that farm lands have depreciated while city property rises. They note rising tenement farming, few buyers for farms, and mortgage losses like Adrian in Washington County. They cite New York City and Buffalo growth in property values, with Rochester Albany and Syracuse up as well.
Commissioner Tanner orders pension agents to forward names of pensioners drawing under four dollars monthly. A re examination and re rating will be sent to these pensioners to appear before medical boards in a bid to raise their pensions to four dollars per month.
The Society met at 1 30 Wednesday at Dr F C Davie's residence with officers elected for the year. Dr R P Park of Buffalo spoke after a clinic including hernia radical cure on Mr Lewis T Hooker and lithotomy on Mr Stillman of West Almond. Two patients recovering. Mrs J J Buchanan examined for rheumatism.
Editor Gregory quotes from the Elnira Advertiser praising Salmon P. Chase as a patriot and war financier while noting Chase’s underestimation of Lincoln and Lincoln’s enduring executive role. The piece contrasts Lincoln’s unique leadership, likening him to Christ in restraint and suffering.
The piece blends a Far-off Dream note from The Evening Post on strawberries eaten with coffee and the unique flavor only found in wild berries. It also previews Demorest's July issue and travel luxuries, plus local items about Nicholas Brown’s eye injury and Senator Vedder visiting to assess political prospects.
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