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Newspaper
Friendship Weekly Register
Location
Friendship, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1889
Page
2
A collection of brief notes and opinions touching Senator Fassett, the New York port collector, Navy secretary prospects, West Virginia governor ships, ceiling investigations, state architecture pricing, local elections in Alfred and Little Genesee, and remarks on liquor licenses, libraries, and Southern politics. Mentions Webster, Harrison, and Chicago era topics with varied humor and critique.
Police Justice Daly of New York argues work prevents crime, urging compulsory labor for all from children to the aged. He cites social reformers and mentions debates on prison systems, county versus state control, and the impact on recidivism, with references to Belfast and New England incidents.
Registers and letters note snow on roads. Mr Began occupies Mr Sullivan’s telegraph office. Teachers Susie White and Clapp reader visit Cuba and New Hudson. Local visits include Smalley, Clapp, and Greason in Belfast and Cuba. Multiple short notes on illnesses and travels appear.
The community reports a school closure last Friday and visits from residents including Mr Tank Eaton at an Inauguration and Mr Alfie Clark visiting Alfred Centre. Several locals such as Mr and Mrs Asa Maxon of Little Genesee and Mr J Renyon of Independence are seen during short trips, with others traveling to Kansas after a bridal trip.
Belmont residents Marshall and Miss Saeger of Weilsille visited friends in town last week. Mr. Geo Sortom and Mr. Joseph Jadwin attended funerals and other relatives moved nearby. An elderly resident born in Alleghany county, Peter Poot of Helviden, has passed away after a long illness.
Local Bolivar items report visits to Nye and Riley show in Wellsville, residents traveling to Washington and Europe, marriages and funerals, church meetings, a knitting mill seizure, and town politics. Several residents leave Bolivar for Tacoma and Europe, with social and religious updates and a note on a soap advertisement.
Richburg community notes report visitors including A B Cottrell and W Mudex families. Local church events, arrivals, and a late night fire near Lima are described along with a rape allegation in the eastern town. A KE of L lecture and a Williamsport Geis street appearance are noted among casual social items.
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