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New 10/15/07  From the Sodus Record, Friday, December 2, 1898, page 5.

The following trial jurors have been drawn to sit at the term of county court at Lyons, the week beginning Decembere 12th:

E. W. Sours, Huron; William E. Sill, Sodus Point; Jacob Wemesfelder, Pultneyville; William H. Munn, Lyons; George F. Munn, Lyons; Alvin Barnes, Rose; Charles Loveless, Butler; Delos J. Cotton, Savannah; William H. Ward, Sodus; A. E. Buckler, Sodus; Fred Hemming, Walworth; George W. Roe, Wolcott; John W. Davis, Clyde; George Pollett, Lakeside; Henry Hall, Red Creek; James Hannigan, Palmyra; William R. Payne, Ontario C entre; John A. Cowles, Huron; William H. Himes(?), Joy; Albert Turner, Union Hill; Isaac DeLare, Ontario Centre; Charles Ziegler, Palmyra; Benjamin Weed, Clyde; Thomas G. Quaife, Palmyra; A. F. Dennis, Lyons; Ellery Porter, Clyde; John C. Buckler, Marion; William J. Brown, Butler; Daniel Foser, Rose; H. C. Pallister, Williamson; Charles E. Pound, Lakeside; Charles WEst, NEwark; Allen Robinson, Huron; William Andrews, Huron; Charles Paltz/Peltz(?), Galen; Matthias Rosenburgh, Butler

New 10/15/07  From the Arcadian Weekly Gazette, June 15, 1898, page 9.

Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Olmsted and children, Loren and Nellie, spent Wednesday in Geneva, the guests of Mrs. Olmsted's sister.

George Rowe very cheerfully consented to go to Ovid for treatment, and has strong hope of recovering from his ill health and depression.

Geo. Williams has sent home from Tampa a picture taken of himself in working uniform. He looks as brown, hardy, and ready for business, as one of Roosevelt's rough riders. Camp life seems to agree with him.

Invitations have been issued to the marriage of Miss Lillian Barnard to Seward Eugene Westfall of Troy, which will take place on the twenty-ninth of June. The ceremony will be performed in Troy, where Miss Barnard is at present living with an aunt.

MIss Ella Connor, who was struck down by James Duncan's horse while riding her wheel about six o'clock on the evening of June the fourth, and painfully injured, as accepted damages for the injuries, from Mr. Duncan, who promptly offered to settle.

W. A. Pettis, son of W. H. Pettis of this village, has been appointed master mechanic ion the western division of the Central Hudson railroad, in place of G. Potter who has resigned. His headquarters are at Rochester. Will Pettis was a former Newark boy, and his friends will be pleased to learn of his appointment.

New 10/15/07  From the Clyde Herald, Wednesday October 10, 1928.

South Butler.

Mr. and Mrs. Irving Phelps and Mrs. Eloise Frost and family of Red Creek were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. William Cox.

Dr. and Mrs. R. O. Jackson of Savannah were callers in town Saturday.

Asel Hough of Jamesville, Wisconsin, is visiting his sisters, The Misses Ida and Hattie Hough. Ida is still seriously ill.

Benjamin VanHoeven of Rochester, who has been a patient at the Clifton Springs Sanitarium, is convalescing at the home of his sister, Myrtle VanHoesen.

Dr. Charles Davis of Newark spent Saturday with his mother, Eva Davis.

Mary Harper of Clyde is visiting her son, W. Carlyle Harper and family.

Mr. and Mrs. Duane Crofoot and daughter, Thea, of Rochester were supper guests Saturday of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Cool.

Dr. William Sweeting of Savannah was a Sunday guest of the Misses Grace and Matie Sweeting.

New 10/15/07  From the Clyde Herald, Wednesday, June 19, 1918.

North Rose.

Miss Faith Fredendall will be graduated from the University of Rochester to-day. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fredendall, are attending commencement exercises at that institution.

Mrs. Allen Sherman of Red Creek, has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Chas. Gaffield.

Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Catchpole and Mr. and Mrs. George Catchpole attended Commencement exercises in the Elmira Female College last Wednesday. Miss Olga Catchpole was among the graduates.

Emmet Kane of Auburn, visited his cousin, William Welch, a part of last week.

Announcement is made of the marriage of Alvin M. Gray of this village to Miss Elizabeth R. Smith. The ceremony was performed at Exeter, N. H., Saturday, June 8th. Mr. and Mrs. Gray will be at home in this village July 1st.

New 10/15/07  From the Clyde Herald, Wednesday, September 25, 1918.

North Rose.

Miss Irene Monroe left Sunday for Oberlin, O., where she entered collage.

Miss Verna Rosbrook, of Syracuse, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Alfred Weed.

Enos Gillette and family have moved from Lyons to their farm North of this village.

Miss Anna Kane, of Rochester, was a weekend guest of her cousin, Miss Anna Welch.

Chas. G. Oaks, Mr. and Mrs. Ross Quereau, Mrs. Elva Jeffers and Miss Ruth Thomas attended the Monroe-Kellogg wedding in Wolcott, last Saturday evening.

New 10/15/07  From the Clyde Democratic Herald, printed September 1888

CITATION ON PROOF OF WILL.- The People of the State of New York, by the Grace of God, Free and Independent: To Nancy J. Broderick and Ella Farrand, both of Clyde, Wayne Co., N. Y., Irving W. Broderick, of Independence, Kan., and William H. Broderick, of Omaha, Neb., widow and heirs at law of Michael Broderick, deceased.

Whereas, Albert Broderick, of the Town of Rowland,, State of Michigan, has lately applied to our Surrogate of our county of Wayne for Proof of the Will of Michael Broderick, late of Galen, Wayne county, N. Y., deceased, which relates to both Real and Personal Estate; Therefore, You and each of you are Cited and Required to appear at the office of the said Surrogate, in the village of Clyde, in said county, on the 19th day of november, 1888, at ten o'clock in the forenoon of said day to attend the Probate of said Will.

In Testimony Whereof, We have caused the seal of office of our said Surrogate to be hereto affixed.

Witness, Hon. G. W. Cowles, Surrogate of the County of Wayne, at the Surrogate's office in said County, the 22nd day of September, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight.

G. W. COWLES,
Surrogate.

New 10/15/07  From the Syracuse Herald, January 13, 1914

HIT BY AN AX

Sodus Man Injured by Ax in Hands
of His Brother.

Sodus, Jan. 13.- While working in Green's woods, Lowell Lee was accidentally injured by an ax in the hands of his brother, Gerald Lee. Lee bent over in an effort to extricate his ax from a tree and while in this position his brother's ax slipped, slightly wounding him at the back of the head. He was taken to the General hospital. His early recover is anticipated.

New 10/15/07  From the Syracuse Herald, October 31, 1913

LYONS COUPLE WED.

Miss Minnie L. Smith the Bride of Wilford Killick.

Lyons, Oct. 31.- Yesterday at noon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Smith in Phelps Street, occurred the marriage of their youngest daughter, Miss Minnie L. Smith, to Wilford Killick, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Killick of Lyons. Only relatives and intimate friends of the contracting parties were present. They were unattended. Miss Smith for several years has taught at the Clyde High school. Mr. Killick is associated with his father in the milling business. After a western wedding trip they will take up their residence in this village. The marriage ceremony was performed by the Rev. Dr. L. A. Ostrander, pastor of the Presbyterian church.

New 10/15/07  From the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, February 10, 1900, page 4.

A quiet wedding took place in Newark Thursday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Elliott, Willow avenue, when their daughter, Miss Lulu Elliott, was united in marriage to William K. Irving, a young man who conducts a confectionary store in Newark. The ceremony was performed at 7 o'clock by Rev. A. P. Burgess, pastor of the Presbyterian Church, in the presence of only the bride's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Irving have gone to Auburn, where they will spend a few days and then return to his business in Newark.

Forced From His Dugout.

Coonrod Adler, a well-known character of Palmyra, was taken to the county house Thursday. "Coonrod," as he is better known all over Palmyra, is a very eccentric personage and had lived alone on the outskirts of the village for the past twenty years, his sole companions being about a dozen vicious dogs. His home was nothing more than a hut and in passing it no one would ever know whether it was meant for the abode of man or beast. It is stated that he lived in a dugout near Palmyra for a number of years. "Coonrod" went to Palmyra from Bavaria, Germany, about forty years ago, and it is said that when he arrived in this country he had quite a little money. Occasionally he would leave his miserable quarters, which were located in a sand bank near the Central railroad, and stroll into Palmyra, where he would be the object of a good deal of attention, owing to his queer dress and hermit-like appearance.

New 10/15/07  From the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, May 27, 1892, page 4.

Wayne.

The Sodus Point band has elected the following officers: President, Jay Seeley; secretary, W. L. Kendall; treasurer, Thomas Craig, leader, Dr. Willson.

Mr. and Mrs. Albert G. Graham of Clyde, celebrated the 25th anniversary of their wedded life, Wednesday evening, by entertaining a large number of friends and acquaintances.

E. C. Delano, who was for several years the school commissioner of eastern Wayne, is visiting Clyde, as the guest of his father-in-law. He has been for a long time an assistant in the office of the state school superintendent at Albany.

Mrs. Irene Lusk died Tuesday morning at her home in Newark aged 65 years. She leaves two children, Arthur Lusk and Mrs. Joseph Krum; also three brothers and a sister, C. C. Lusk, of Newark; Chilon R. (?) Lusk, of Pittsburg; A. D. Lusk, of Buffalo; Mrs. Parmelia Duncan of Jacksonville, Oregon.

New 10/15/07  From the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, April 15, 1916, page 11

CLYDE WOMAN
MISSING SINCE
WEDNESDAY

Mrs. William Hungerford Starts on Hike.

"TO ILLINOIS," SHE SAYS

Her Answer When Questioned as She
Emerges from Canal Drenched to
Her Knees - Husband Left Her
Unprovided for - Mind Affected

Clyde, April 14.- Mrs. William H. Hungerford, of this village, a woman about 60 years of age, whose home is on the south side of the river, disappeared from her home on Wednesday evening last and her whereabouts are a mystery. On November 6th last Mrs. Hungerford's husband died. He was a Civil war veteran and left her unprovided for. Owing to the fact that Hungerford had been a deserter, the United States government refused to grant her a pension. This fact, together with her ill health, is supposed to have affected her mind.

On Wednesday evening last she was seen in Ford street with a satchel, and later she was seen walking on the bank of the canal about a mile east of Clyde. When asked where she was going she replied, "to Illinois." She crossed the canal at this point, the mud and water being nearly up to her waist. When on the opposite side of the canal she wrung the water from her clothing and proceeded on her journey east. That was the last seen of her by any one in this section.

New 10/15/07  From the Evening Herald, January 25, 1904. (Syracuse NY)

Palmyra, Jan. 25.- Mrs. William Ryckman has been called to Marion by the illness of her sister.

Miss Mabel Hopkins is visiting friends in Chautauqua county.

Frank R. Stoddard is visiting his daughter, Mrs. John A. Jordan, in Syracuse.

Mrs. William Brown of Despatch is visiting Mrs. William L. Garrison.

R. M. Smith, cashier in the First National bank, is ill at his home in Jackson street.

Lizzie Ferguson is ill.

Mr. and Mrs. Leper have returned from Boston.

The Strollers Literary club will meet with Mrs. W. A. Powers this evening.

Miss Lizzie Walter will give a children's reception at Clemon's hall this evening.

From the Evening Herald, January 2, 1904. (Syracuse NY)

Sodus, Jan. 2.- Fire yesterday destroyed the residence of Mrs. Sarah Adeline Beebe, who is about 90 years old, leaving her homeless. She is the oldest permanent resident of the town, and is very eccentric. She was presented with a fresh ham and while improvising a smoke house of a barrel the house caught fire and was destroyed. All of her possessions were destroyed.

New 10/15/07  From the Evening Herald, January 11, 1904. (Syracuse NY)

SODUS.

Night Watchman.

Sodus, Jan. 11.- This village will have a night watchman, the merchants having raised money to guarantee the salary of such an officer. The incendiary fires last fall aroused the merchants. Members of the Sodus Fire company patroled the streets until January 1st, the merchants paying the company more than $100. The Fire company will have nothing to do with the present arrangement.

Miss Anna Patterson, living in the eastern part of the town, has brought suit against Floyd Raymar through her attorneys, Greenwood & Harris, to recover for alleged personal injuries sustained by being run into by the defendant while he was riding a bicycle.

New 10/15/07  From the Evening Herald, April 25, 1900 (Syracuse NY)

Martin's Afflictions.

Met With an Accident and is Now Suffering From Diseases.

Lyons, April 25.- John P. Martin, a painter, living with his wife and family in Sisson street, is ill and not expected to live. A number of years ago he fell from the school building and was seriously injured. For some time past he has been suffering from Bright's disease, and this week was stricken with paralysis.

BELL ROPE BROKE.

And Janitor Knight Was Precipitated to the Foot of the Stairs.

Sodus, April 25.- James Knight, janitor of the Webster Methodist church, was injured Sunday night. He was ringing the church bell when the rope connecting with the bell became disarranged. He ascended a flight of stairs and gave a heavy tug at the rope, and the same parting, he fell to the bottom of the stairs and sustained numerous cuts and bruises.

Kicked by a Horse.

Sodus, April 25.- Edward Sucher, who lives four miles southeast of this village, returned to his home about midnight in company with another boy, who left him at the gate, Sucher going to the barn with his horse alone. The darkness caused him to irritate the beast, as he had no more than secured it properly when it gave a kick, striking Sucher over the eye, cutting a deep gash. The frontal bones were also crushed, and the boy rendered insensible. When he recovered consciousness he managed to walk to the house and went to bed. About an hour later his brother came home and discovered him in bed, with the pillow completely soaked in blood. He sent for Dr. J. F. Myers, who dressed the young man's wounds.

New 10/15/07  From the Evening Herald, February 25, 1900 (Syracuse NY)

BIG REAL ESTATE DEAL.

The Dobbin Brothers Buy the De La Mater Farm.

Wolcott, Feb. 24.- John Dobbin of Victory and his brother, Albert Dobbin of Butler, have just bought the George De La Mater farm of 131 1/4 acres, a mile and a half southwest of Wolcott for $3,200. The purchase also included three cows and some personal property, so the price really was less than $24 an acre for a farm for which $100 an acre had at one time been refused and $125 asked. John Dobbin takes the home buildings and 91 acres for $2,160; his brother, whose original farm adjoins, takes 40 1/2 acres, with a barn and the personal property, paying therefor $1,040. Charles J. Walker of Butler made the sale for the widow, Mrs. Sabra De La Mater, now at Hillsdale, and the only surviving daughter, Miss Carrie E. De La Mater, instructor in physical culture in Oberlin college, Oberlin, O.

The funeral of Mrs. Mercy Rockwell, mother of Mrs. Nelson Cromwell of Wolcott, was held at 3 P. M. to-day. She died Wednesday night, aged 94 years, after lingering in a surprising manner for weeks after a stroke of paralysis. She came to Wolcott from Mount Vernon, Ia., about five or six years ago. A daughter in the WEst and a son at Watertown survive, besides Mrs. Cromwell.

New 10/15/07  From the Evening Herald, December 22, 1899 (Syracuse NY)

THE LAPPS SENTENCED.

They Go to Auburn for the Assault on the Peddler.

Special to The Herald:

Lyons, Dec. 22.- County court adjourned this morning, Judge Swayer sentencing Matthias Lapp and Matthias Lapp jr., to hard labor at Auburn for four years and seven months and three years and nine months upon conviction of assault in the second degree on June 20th last, upon George Nerough, an Assyrian peddler, near Resort. Lapp has another son in the Monroe County Penitentiary for burglary.

New 10/15/07  From the Evening Herald, January 22, 1900. (Syracuse NY)

LYONS.

OLD FACTORY CLOSED.

Financial Difficulties of Jacob
Fisher, the Manufacturer.

Lyons, Jan. 22.- Sheriff Wheeler has seized a stock of stoneware in the Lyons pottery owned by Jacob Fisher for the Lyons National bank interests under a chattel mortgage and the plant is closed. The plant is the oldest stoneware factory in the State and was founded by N. Clark & Company in 1825. Later it was operated by Thompson Harrington and others. Jacob Fisher came here from Rochester in 1872 and rented the plant for five years and bought it in 1878. He rebuilt it of brick in 1899. Democratic administration of national affairs is attributed as the leading cause by Mr. Fisher for his reverses.

Some years ago some of his employes built a co-operative factory on premises adjoining the Fisher plant. The opposition plant was run in competition until last May when it was burned, and though rebuilt was not again occupied. In the meantime Mr. Fisher kept at work, but could not make up fully for his past reverses.

Lyons, Jan. 22.- William Buchheit and Seymour Scott of New York met President O. F. Thomas of the Bank of Wayne yesterday and decided definitely upon a beet sugar plant for Lyons. The incorporation papers and contracts for machinery for the Empire State Sugar company will be drawn to-morrow. The capital will be $1,000,000 and the capacity of the plant 500 tons daily. The plant will employ 120 men.

New 10/15/07  From the Evening Herald, December 28, 1899, page 9. (Syracuse NY)

LYONS.

CALLED TO ROCHESTER.

The Rev. Ernest Heyd Resigns
Pastorate First German Lutheran.

Lyons, Dec. 29.- The Rev. Ernest Heyd, pastor of the First German Lutheran church, has informed the church council of his intention to hand in his resignation January 1st, he having received a call from a German Lutheran church in Rochester.

New 10/15/07  From the Evening Herald, November 16, 1899, page 3 (Syracuse NY)

Very Pretty Wedding.

Lyons, Nov. 16.- A very pretty wedding occurred yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Putney, in Broad street, the parties being their second daughter, Miss Frances Lee Putney of this village and Robert Frederick Lytle, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lytle of Buffalo. The bride wore a charming gown of white taffeta silk with pearl trimmings and was accompanied by Miss Edna Curtis, daughter of Mayor John A. Curtis as bridesmaid, while the broom's best man was Roy C. Downer of Buffalo. The ushers were Frederick J. Leach and George T. Getman. The parlors had ben very tastefully decorated for the occasion with ferns, smilax and palms, the ceremony being performed by the Rev. W. M. Webbe, rector of Grace Episcopal church under a massive floral bell. After the ceremony an elaborate collation was served. About fifty guests were present. The couple were the recipients of a large number of costly and elegant presents and left on a late train for the East on a ten days wedding tour. They will reside on the Teachout farm.

New 10/15/07  From the Syracuse Herald, September 19th, 1913.

Clyde Briefs.

Cards have been received in Clyde from Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Burley of Newark, announcing the marriage of their daughter Edith to Charles R. Fisher of Clyde on Tuesday, September 9th(?). The announcement was a complete surprise to the friends of the contracting parties.

New 10/15/07  From the Syracuse Herald, July 1, 1916

IN PENNSYLVANIA REGIMENT

Palmyra, July 1.- Raymond Bogardus, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bogardus of Stafford street, has enlisted with Company A, Eighteenth regiment of the Pennsylvania guard, and is now on his way to Mexico. Mr. Bogardus was a graduate of the Philadelphia Technical school, and is an electrician of ability.

New 10/15/07  From the Syracuse Herald, November 20, 1913.

Herald Parish Weddings.

Lyons - Miss Dorothea Barbara Sies and Robert S. Tunbridge of Maynard, yesterday.

Lyons - Miss Emma S. Fisher of North Lyons and Carl W. Ryder of Lyons, yesterday.

New 10/15/07  From the Syracuse Herald, August 12, 1911, page 10.

REUNION OF MINER
FAMILY AT NORTH ROSE

North Rose, Aug. 12.- The third annual reunion of the Miner family was held at Bonnie Castle yesterday. About sixty persons were present, including out of town people from Washington, D. C., Baldwinsville, Clyde, Lyons, Syracuse, and Port Byron.

After a bountiful dinner was served a business session was called and the following officers were elected: President, Dr. Frank Crofoot, Lyons; vice presidents, Fernando Miner and J. O. Miner, Rose; secretary, Darwin Miner, Rose; treasurer, John J. Miner, North Rose; historian, Mrs. Ursulla J. Knapp, Port Byron. The programme committee is composed of Mrs. R. J. Ferguson, Baldwinsville; Mrs. E. D. Brown, Syracuse; Miss Myrtle Miner, North Rose.

It was voted to hold the next annual reunion at Bonnie Castle the third Thursday of August, 1912.

New 10/15/07  From the Arcadian Weekly Gazette, March 1, 1899

SODUS.

Wilson DeBrine will move to the Shaver house this spring; B. G. Rude to the Miller house on Mill street; and Clayton Austin is moving this week to the Young house on Main street.

Miss Beth Gates leaves this week Saturday for Albany, where she will enter on professional studies for a trained nurse.

Harry Young bade his friends good bye and left Sodus this morning.

Rev. J. J. Payne was badly injured last Tuesday while breaking a colt for Chas. McAlpine. To-day his condition is much improved, despite a broken leg and a severely crushed head.

The Castle Bros. of Remsen, N. Y. will occupy the large Wride & Granger block, now containing the W. T. Gaylord stock.

Dr. P. I. Johnson will soon remove to Williamson.

The union temperance service was presided over by Rev. H. Yates and Rev. Bentley of Alton. Two fine addresses were given. There was singing by a fine quartette, consisting of Messers. S. H. Fish, C. W. Gaylord, A. J. Barber and Van Wyckhouse.

Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Williams are visiting their daughters, Mrs. Colonel Eli R. Sutton and Miss Aimee.

Zurich.

Mrs. Wm. Kiteben returned to her house in Lyons yesterday, after spending a week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Heald.

Mrs. O. Welch returned home Saturday, after making her sister, Mrs. Beam/Bears(?), a week's visit in Newark.

Born February 23, to Mr. and Mrs. William Hughson, a daughter.

Mrs. A. D. Carll returned home Monday night from Rochester, where she has been visiting her sisters.

Josiah Delay has opened a barber shop in the store formerly occupied by Fred Fitch.

Alvin Gale returned home from Michigan, Friday, where he has spent a number of weeks visiting friends and relatives.

James Gilkey had the misfortune to have one of his legs broken and bruised quite badly, while cutting wood for A. D. Carll, last week.

Sodus Centre.

John Briggs will work the Charles Gatchell farm, the coming year.

Rev. Kingsley F. Norris of Hartford, Conn., is visiting his brother, Hon. E. B. Norris, west of the village.

Mrs. Jerry Caves is visiting her son, Joseph, in Phelps.

Miss Lottie Ackerman of Lyons spent Sunday with her parents.

New 10/15/07  From the Syracuse Herald, February 13, 1909.

LYONS

THE STOVE BLEW UP.

Work of Practical Jokers Caused Seri-
ous Injury to Philip Breisch.

Special to The Syracuse Herald.

Lyons, Feb. 13.- As the result of an alleged "practical joke," Philip Breisch a young man living in Alloway is laid up, badly cut about the face and head from a stove explosion, and coal gas poisoning. The "practical joke" was put up by boys who entered the school house and partially filled a coal pail with water.

Mr. Breisch is janitor at the brick school house in Alloway. Thursday evening he banked his fires and filled his coal pails. Early yesterday morning he went to the school house, shook down the fires and was in the act of filling a large heater, when the stove blew up as the pail was partly filled with water.

The doors, sides and top of the stove were blown off. Mr. Breisch had his face over the top of the stove and he got the full effects of the explosion. He was knocked over and lay on the floor nearly three h ours in an unconscious condition.

He was discovered by Miss Emma Hall, the teacher, who, upon arriving at the school house, found the odor of coal gas noticable from the hall way. Upon opening the school room, the odor was overpowering. She saw Mr. Breisch lying on the floor on his back unconscious and apparently dead.

She hurriedly summoned help. Dr. Ostrander was telephoned to at Junius. Mr. Breisch was taken to this home where it took two hours work to revive him. He is still very ill.

New 10/15/07  From the Syracuse Herald, December 1, 1911, page 1.

GROOM SIXTEEN,
BRIDE FIFTEEN

North Rose, December 1.- Wednesday evening at the residence of the groom's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Borden, in this village, the marriage of Raymond Borden and Miss Viola Correll of Huron took place. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. J. C. Langford in the presence of the immediate relatives of the contracting parties.

The couple were attended by Mr. and Mrs. Fred Borden. The bride is 15 years of age and the groom 16.

New 10/15/07  From the Syracuse Herald, June 11, 1911, page B-9.

YOUNGEST VETERAN.

C. M. CLAPP of North Rose
Claims That Distinction.

ENLISTED AT FIFTEEN.

Served Three Full Years in the Ninth
New York Heavy Artillery and Saw
Much Active Service -- Member of
Many Fraternal Organizations.

North Rose, June - C. M. Clapp, a well-known commercial traveler of this village, claims to be the youngest surviving veteran of the civil war, who put in three full years in the War of the Rebellion. He was born in Butler June 10th, 1847, and enlisted May 5th, 1862, in the One Hundred and Eleventh New York volunteers. Rejected on account of his youth, he again enlisted in July, 1862, in the One Hundred and Thirty-eighth infantry, later known as the Ninth New York Heavy artillery, and served until the close of the war. He participated in the following battles: North Anna, Cold Harbor, James River, Petersburgh (first), Cedar Creek, Monocasy, Petersburg (second) and Appomatox.

Two of Mr. Clapp's ancestors served in the Revolutionary war. His paternal grandfather, Israel Clapp, who died at South Butler some years ago at the age of 97 years, was one of the last survivors of the War of 1812, having shouldered a gun when but 14 years old. Mr. Clapp is deeply interested in fraternal organizations, being a charter member of Keelar post, G. A. R., a member of the North Rose grange, No. 125_, Bay Shore lodge No. 606, I. O. O. F.; encampment No. 168; master of the Rose lodge, No. 590 F. and A. M.; Wayne chapter No. 276, of Sodus Zenobia commandery; No. 41, Knights Templar and Damascus temple, A. A. O. M. S. of Rochester. [note: difficult to make out numbers and punctuation when transcribing.]

New 10/15/07  From Syracuse Herald, February 22, 1904.

ROSE.

Rose, Feb. 22.- John Chrysler is seriously ill with pneumonia.

Mrs. D. M. Hough has gone to New York to visit friends. She expects to sail for Europe March 19th.

The marriage of Benjamin Davis, son of William Davis of Huron, and Miss Belle Gillette of Clyde, occurred at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Gillette, at Clyde, Thursday afternoon, the Rev. Walker of the M. E. church officiating.

New 10/15/07  From Syracuse Herald, March 1, 1904.

CLYDE.

FELL ON ICY SIDEWALKS.

Three Persons Were Injured Yesterday,
One Seriously.

CLYDE, March 1.- Lewis Allen, about 35 years old, fell on the icy sidewalk yesterday morning and when picked up a few moments later it was discovered that he could not walk. He was carried to hs home and Dr. George D. Barrett was summoned. The doctor examined Allen and found that the lower portion of his body was paralyzed.

Miss Elizabeth Welch fell on the sidewalk on Glasgow street yesterday morning and received a bad fracture of her right arm.

Mrs. S. Willoughby, of this village, fell on the sidewalk last evening in North Park street and received a compound fracture of her right leg just below the knee.

COMPLETELY SHUT IN.

Last "Straw" Breaks the Courage of Merchants and Farmers.

Special To the Herald.

SODUS, March 1.- The storm conditions are by far the worst of the season. In one hour last night six inches of snow fell. The blizzard raged several hours, piling the snow into drifts from three to seven feet high. This morning it commenced to rain and the snow is packed.

The Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburg railway has been abandoned. Two freight trains are stalled here without coal or water. It is impossible to get a plow through.

The Rochester & Sodus Bay trolley road has six trains stalled at Williamson, and for the first time this season the trolley mail could not get through last night. The steam road mall was also abandoned. The trolley line is down, and the break cannot be located It probably will be three days before the roads can be opened. It is impossible to drive a team in the highways and free mail delivery is an impossibility. Merchants and farmers are completely discouraged.

The storm last night was accompanied by thunder and lightning.

NEWARK.

SECTION HAND'S DEATH.

PAUSED AT HIS WORK TO WATCH A
FREIGHT GO BY.

As He Gazed, a Light Engine Struck Him
and Hurled Him into the Path of the
Train He Was Looking At.

NEWARK, March 1.- The section hand who was killed yesterday on the New York Central road, half a mile west of this village, was John Reahm, who lived at No. 133 Willow avenue, Newark.

Reahm, who was 57 years old and is survived by his widow and five children, had been clearing out a switch, and stopped to watch a freight train pass when a light engine came along and threw him from the track. His body was hurled over the cowcatcher into the path of the freight, where it was mangled horribly by the wheels. The remains were gathered up in a section car and placed in the toolhouse until Undertaker W. B. Roche removed them to his parlors in Palmyra street. Coroner George S. Allen has been notified and will make an investigation. Mr. Reahm had been in the employ of the railroad for about twenty-five years.

New 10/15/07  From Syracuse Herald, February 12, 1904, page 3.

TOWN INDIGNANT.

REPLACES THE MONEY STOLEN FROM
AN AGED WOMAN.

She Had Saved It Up to Pay Her Funeral
Expenses and Was Robbed by the Mean-
est Thief Ever Known.

WOLCOTT, Feb. 12.- The people of this village have subscribed and paid to Mrs. Malvina Kimpland the sum of $17, of which she was robbed last week.

Mrs. Kimpland, who is very old, and alone in this world, had saved up $17 towards paying the expenses of her funeral, and it was all the money she possessed. While she was away from home a short time an unknown thief entered the house and stole the money. As soon as this was known the people of the village declared it the meanest outrage they had ever known and immediately raised enough to reimburse the widow.

Note: in Glenside Cemetery, Town of Wolcott:

Kimpland, George W., 17 Sep 1895, 48 yrs Born 29 Oct 1847 Kimpland, Melvina, 9 Sep 1905, 60 yrs Wife, Born 31 Aug 1845

The 1900 census of Wolcott lists an Elizabeth Kimpland, age 74 (1 child, none living), wife of William B. Kimpland, age 59. The 1880 census of Wolcott shows Malvina Kimpland, age 35 and wife of George, whose age is clearly written as age 23, and 5 individuals listed as their children ranging from age 18 (Adelbert, who survived past her death date) down to age 2.

New 10/15/07  From Syracuse Herald, February 8, 1904, page 3.

ROSE

Rose, Feb. 8.- Announcement has been made of the marriage of George Atkinson and MIss Mary Stewart, both of East Rose.

Mr. and Mrs. William Marsh entertained last Thursday evening.

The B. Y. P. U. will hold a business social at the home of Mrs. N. J. Sheffield next Friday evening.

Staff. Capt. George H. Davis of Buffalo assisted by two women as singing evangelists, will commence a series of revival meetings in the Wolcott Baptist church next Thursday evening.

New 10/15/07  From The Syracuse Herald, February 20, 1911, page 2.

NORTH ROSE.

Three Important Inventions Now Being Experimented With.

North Rose, Feb. 20.- North Rose expects soon to have the honor of putting on the market some much needed inventions. George W. Marshall is experimenting on a new process whereby apples may be dried by steam. The apples as they leave the slicer pass to a series of endless belts under which are steam coils. Apples this way can be dried in three or four hours instead of about eighteen hours and will be whiter and better stock than under the present process. Also C. E. Burnett, assisted by James Boyd, jr., is making scales which are to be fastened on the under side of a wagon and will weight the load without unloading or driving on the platform scales. Mr. Burnett has also designed a castor which can move in any direction. This will be useful in moving large, heavy articles. These inventions are being tested, and if they come up to expectations a stock company will be formed and a factory erected.

New 10/15/07  From the Syracuse Herald, November 24, 1913, page 16.

Weddings in Herald Parish.

Palmyra- Miss Clara Whittaker and Rufus Eddy of Macedon, Friday.

New 10/15/07  From the Syracuse Herald, February 29, 1904, page 11.

LYONS

IN SUPREME COURT

Two Divorces Granted by Justice Dunwell

Frank Cornell against Olive Cornell, a divorce action brought by Col. Anson S. Wood of Wolcott, final decree of divorce granted. The parties were married at Butler, December 11, 1895.

Wilhelmina Carbeck against Benjamin W. Carbeck, an action for divorce, plaintiff appeared by Attorney Charles P. Williams. Defendant did not appear or answer. Proofs were taken, findings signed and interlocutory decrees of divorce granted. The parties were married in this village by the Rev. H. C. Schnieder of the St. Johns German Lutheran Church, April 25th, 1900, and lived together about three months. The husband is said to be living at Farnham, Erie county, with another woman. There is one son who was born April 28, 1901, the custody of whom is given to the mother with an allowance of $75 for counsel fees and $4 a week for her support and maintenance.

Lyons, Feb. 29.- The seven companies comprising the Lyons Fire department on Friday received checks from Luther S. Lake, treasurer of the Fire department, for $30.48 each, being the share of each in the 2 per cent Fire department tax paid by a gents representing foreign insurance companies. The total amount of tax collected was $236.64 as against $249.43 last years (sic).

The Elizabeth Radder homestead, northwest corner of Sisson and Phelps streets, was sold Saturday morning at the Court house steps by Attorney Charles P. Williams as referee in the partition action over the property, brought by Hamm & Knapp in favor of Elizabeth Parckman against Annie Rohr and others. The place was struck off to William F. Letebke (?) for $1,710.

New 10/15/07  From The Syracuse Herald, Jan. 22, 1905, page 22.

Sent to Truancy School.

Lyons, Jan. 21.- Arthur Schattner, youngest son of Adam Schattner, was yesterday committed to the State Truant school at Watertown by Judge Knapp because of habitual truancy. The lad is about 14 years old. Some years ago while jumping a freight in the Lyons yards he lost a leg, but was later supplied with an artificial one.

New 10/15/07  From The Syracuse Herald, Jan. 2, 1905, page 3.

Savannah, Jan. 2.- Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Calkins and their son Lyons are visiting relatives in town.

Miss Maude Williams is spending the week in Rochester.

Marion Holdridge, who is in the hospital at Rochester, is reported as improving rapidly and is expected home in a few days.

Mrs. Rena D. Newton is in Weedsport, called by the serious illness of her brother.

Mrs. L. Liske is in seriously ill at her home in this village.

Miss Ella Damewood has spent the holiday vacation with her parents.

New 5/25/07  From The Syracuse Herald, May 30, 1911, page 12.

NEWARK MAN BADLY
HURT IN RUNAWAY

Newark, May 30.- When the team he was driving fell in running away about 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, Daniel Wier, employed by W. B. Roche, a furniture dealer of this place, was thrown violently to the ground and received a fractured skull, which, it is thought, may result in his death. Dr. Raymond Sanford took Wier to St. Mary's hospital at Rochester last evening.

Wier was backing his team of young horses out of the sheds of the Farmers' hotel, near the New York Central tracks, and when he stepped down behind the animals to pick up a line that had fallen the team ran away. On reaching the track of the Newark & Marion railroad about half a block south of the hotel, the horses fell, and it was then that Wier received his injuries.

New 5/20/07  Thank you to Darwina, coordinator of Ontario Co. NYGenWeb, for her latest contribution of marriage notices and other short articles from old Ontario County newspapers!

From Ontario Repository and Messenger, 5 August 1874

Thirteen old ladies, whose combined ages make up the sum of 988 years, met by invitation, on Tuesday, the 14th ult., at the home of Mrs. Charlotte Hathaway, in Palmyra, to pay their respects to their aged friend on her ninetieth birthday. Among those present was one who was born, married and has always lived in the same house, now occupied by herself and family.

From Ontario Repository and Messenger, 4 November 1874

The Palmyra Journal states that on the 7th inst., about half past two, Abram Kent, an Irishman, aged about 35 years, and James McKennan, a Scotchman, aged about 45 years, laborers employed upon the railroad at the gravel bed east of this section, were struck down by the gravel train and killed. The men stepped from one track to the other to avoid a passing freight train, and evidently did not observe the backing down of the work train. The remains of the poor unfortunates were buried decently by the authorities who have taken them in charge.

From Ontario County Journal, 16 June 1893

Married in Geneva, May 30, by Rev. Rev. R. D. Munger, Edward Tassell of Marion and Mary Schinsing of Newark.

From Ontario County Journal, 22 September 1893

Married at Newark, September 13, 1893, George C. Perkins and Miss Carrie M. Stuart, both of Newark.

From Ontario County Journal, 3 November 1893

Married, in Canandaigua, October 23, by Rev. E. B. Gearhart, Frederick E. Turner of Macedon and Henrietta M. Davies of Palmyra.

New 5/20/07   from The Syracuse Herald, February 29, 1904, page 3 (a Syracuse NY newspaper).

NORTH ROSE, Feb. 29.- Ernest Cartright, who has been spending the winter at P. D. Thomas's, has returned to his home in Michigan.

Mr. and Mrs. William Lefaver entertained the Huron Young People's club at their home Thursday evening with a molasses candy pull.

Irving Uilrich has secured a patent on a snow plow to be used on highways.

Miss Beatrice Chapple is visiting Mrs. Knapp at Wolcott.

Mr. and Mrs. Evelyn Gardner entertained the D. D. club Thursday evening. In the game of the evening Mrs. T. B. Welch won the first prize and T. B. Welch the booby prize.

William Slick has moved from the Purdy house to Bonnicastle, where he will work for R. H. Cole.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Paine, who have been living with Mrs. F. Thomas, have moved across the bay.

William Visger has moved from the L. H. Green house onto the E. W. Catchpole farm.

The ice on Sodus bay is reported to be twenty-six inches thick.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Snyder have gone to Clayville to live.

On account of blockade on the railroads the North Rose coal yard is out of coal.

James Gatchell is having a launch built by Orrin Cahoon.

PALMYRA, Feb. 29.- The remains of Mary Sullivan were brought here to-day for burial. She died in a hospital in Rochester.

Mrs. Charles Peper is visiting in Syracuse.

Mrs. Joseph Allen has returned from Florida.

Miss Edna Huxley of Rushford has been visiting her parents in town.

Invitations have been received in this village for the marriage of Louis H. Conant, a former well-known Palmyra young man, and Miss Jane Stratton Anderson of Bristol, R.I. The event will take place at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Anderson, on Thursday evening, March 10th.

Miss Lillian Carter of Walworth, who has been confined to the house by illness, is able to be about again.

Miss Grace Cook of East Palmyra is visiting her brother, Ralph, in Philadelphia. Loren Cook of Buffalo has been visiting his parents in East Palmyra.

Jenner Hennessey went to Rochester Saturday.

Mrs. Charlotte Birdsall has issued invitations for a birthday supper party for her daughter, Mrs. W. J. Hennessey, at her home in Cuyler street, this evening.

James Hayes has gone to Port Byron.

Edward Welch has returned from Newark.

Lizzie Shea has commenced work at Judge McClouth's.

The remains of Mrs. Edward Stiles have been brought from Seneca Falls to this place for burial. Mrs. Stiles was a sister of John W. Corning.

Mrs. Hudson Langdon has returned from Weedsport.

The house in Vienna street occupied by the Roys family has been sold to Judd Garlock.

G. Gaston, proprietor of the Exchange hotel, is ill.

New 5/20/07   from The Syracuse Herald, February 29, 1904, page 11 (a Syracuse NY newspaper).

Notes.

LYONS, Feb. 29.- The seven companies comprising the Lyons Fire department of Friday received checked from Luther S. Lake, treasurer of the Fire department for $30.43 each, being the share of each in the 2 per cent Fire department tax paid by agents representing foreign insurance companies. The total amount of tax collected was $236.64 as against $249.43 last year.

The Elizabeth Radder homestead northwest corner of Sisson and Phelps streets, was sold Saturday morning at the Court house steps by Attorney Charles P. Williams as referee in the partition action over the property, brought by Hamm & Knapp in favor of Elizabeth Parckman against Annie Rohr and others. The place was struck off to William F. Letschke (?) for $1,710.

LYONS.

IN SUPREME COURT.

Two Divorces Granted by Justice Dunwell
- A Partition Case.

LYONS, Feb. 29.- Justice Dunwell held a Special term of Supreme Court here Saturday, the following business, all pertaining to Wayne county, being transacted:

Elizabeth Parckman against Annie Rohr and others, an action in partition, report of sale of Referee Charles P. Williams was presented by Hamm & Knapp and confirmed. After payment of expenses, the balance was ordered deposited with the County Treasurer to await the order of the court.

Frank Cornell against Olive Cornell, a divorce action brought by Col. Anson S. Wood of Wolcott, final decree of divorce granted. The parties were married at Butler, December 11th, 1895.

Wilhelmina Carbeck against Benjamin W. Carbeck, an action for divorce, plaintiff appeared by Attorney Charles P. Williams. Defendant did not appear or answer. Proofs were taken, findings signed and interlocutory decrees of divorce granted. The parties were married in this village by the Rev. H. O. Schnieder of the St. Johns German Lutheran church, April 25th, 1900, and lived together about three months. The husband is said to be living at Farnham, Erie county, with another woman. There is one son who was born April 28th, 1901 the custody of whom is given to the mother with an allowance of $75 for counsel fees and $4 a week for her support and maintenance.

New 5/20/07   from The Syracuse Herald, February 22, 1904, page 3 (a Syracuse NY newspaper).

Personal.

PALMYRA, Feb. 22.- Mr. and Mrs. Francis Keller are in town visiting George Ray.

William Chase of Rochester is in town.

Bruce Bavis of Oswego is in town.

Edward Wardwell of Lyons is in town.

"Dell" Halligan of Macedon, who has ben ill, is better.

New 5/20/07   from The Syracuse Herald, February 21, 1904, page 21 (a Syracuse NY newspaper). Montezuma is in Cayuga County, NY.

DEATH IN OHIO
AT AGE OF 104

Centenarian Who for Many
Years Was Canal Collector
on the Erie at Montezuma.

MONTEZUMA, Feb. 20.- George Robinson, 104 years old, died last Tuesday evening at the City hospital in Cleveland, O. He was the oldest man in Cuyahoga county and the oldest Odd Fellow in that State. Two weeks ago he contracted a severe cold which developed into pneumonia and was unable to withstand the disease. He leaves two daughters, Mrs. John Moore and Miss Hattie Robinson, both of Cleveland.

Mr. Robinson was born in New Jersey, June 6th, 1800, and went to Cleveland in 1896, where he has lived since. When a boy of eighteen, he broke his leg jumping in a college athletic contest, and through ineffective surgery had to have it amputated, so through 86 years of his life he had to hobble about on one leg. For twenty years he was collector of tolls on the Erie canal at Montezuma.

Despite his old age he could read without glasses and never used them in his life. He recollected distinctly events that occurred prior to the war of 1812. He was a confirmed tobacco user. He was well educated and wrote a fine hand, which showed no trace of the unsteadiness that would be natural in one of his age.

The funeral was held yesterday afternoon and burial was in Woodland cemetery.

New 5/20/07   from The Syracuse Herald, February 18, 1904, page 3 (a Syracuse NY newspaper).

East Syracuse, Feb. 18.- Mrs. Harry Martin is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Lucy Busley, at Lyons.

LYONS.

MAIL BAG FACTORY

Wrecked by Fire, With Heavy Loss and No Insurance.

THE ORIGIN IS NOT KNOWN

Six Thousand Government Pouches Ruined
and a Large Number of Persons Tempo-
rarily Deprived of Employment - Fire-
men Suffered Greatly in Intense Cold,
But Succeeded in Preventing More Ser-
ious Disaster.

LYONS, Feb. 18.- The Taylor mail bag factory in Geneva street was wrecked by fire at 4:30 o'clock this morning. The building is owned by Augustus E. Burnett and Charles H. Benjamin. The insurance is $500 and the loss exceeds that amount. The contents were owned by William Taylor and are not insured.

Stock of Pouches Ruined.

The fire was discovered in a corner on the first floor. About 6,000 mail pouches were in the building, nearly all of them complete. The loss on mail pouches and materials will reach nearly $20,000 and is without insurance. The machinery, it is thought, can be used again.

Loss of Work.

The loss is a severe one, about twenty-five employees at the factory being thrown out of work, while a number of people all over the village who did work on the pouches at their homes will be out of employment. It will be necessary to cut down the number of employees at the tannery also.

Dangerous Fire.

The origin of the fire is not known. It was bitterly cold and the firemen suffered greatly. The factory is situated in the worst frame range in the village and had it not been for the steel roof there would have been an extensive conflagration. The firemen did exceedingly well to confine the flames to the factory building.

Contract Peremptory.

Mr. Taylor has the contract for supplying the government with mail pouches. The quarters used were inadequate ad Mr. Taylor contemplated erecting a new factory this spring. He will be obliged to take immediate action as his contract provides for weekly delivery of pouches and the entire stock on hand is so badly damaged as to be valueless. Mr. Taylor has been carrying $50,000 of property for some time without insurance.

Burnett & Company sustained a water damage to coal in the rear of the factory, which was uninsured.

New 5/20/07   from The Syracuse Herald, February 17, 1904 (a Syracuse NY newspaper).

LYONS

UNCONSCIOUS FROM COLD.

INMATE OF COUNTY ALMSHOUSE FOUND
HALF FROZEN IN HIGHWAY.

Had a Large Pack of Clothing on His Back, With Which He War Trying to Make His Escape.

LYONS, Feb. 17.- Philip Zimmerman, an inmate of the Wayne county almshouse, was found lying face downward in a snow bank on the Lyons highway yesterday. He was unconscious and half frozen. He was taken to the almshouse, where County Physician Carmer found that one of his legs and one hand were frozen. He will probably recover.

Zimmerman left the almshouse at 2 o'clock yesterday morning. When he failed to report for breakfast, Keeper Jordon began an investigation and started out with a searching party to look for him. He was found about two miles from the Home. On his back was a heavy pack, made up of three overcoats, four shirts and several suits of underwear.

New 5/20/07  From The Syracuse Herald, March 13, 1908, page 8. (a Syracuse NY newspaper)

YOUNG MAN ROBBED

John Marshall of Lyons Black-jacked by Highwaymen.

LEFT GAGGED IN THE SNOW

Robbers Secured But $5 From Him,
But He is Now in a Serious Condi-
tion From the Assault and Gagging.

LYONS, March 13.- Three burglars attacked John Marshall, one of the firm of Charles H. Marshall & Son, last night in front of his store in the Cronise and Reals block and pounded him in the back, gagged him and took about $5 in change from him, then left him in the Converse coal yard, where he was found two hours later nearly dead, having ben mistaken for a drunken man. He is in a serious condition this morning.

Yesterday was pay day on the railroad, and the firm worked until late, Charles H. Marshall and his younger son retiring up stairs in the block near midnight, taking the money, leaving John at work on the books.

When he left the store three men grabbed him, demanding his money and keys. One man had a revolver. In the struggle a front window was broken, alarming the father up stairs. He dressed and came down, but meanwhile the burglars had gagged the son with a handkerchief and taken him down Elmer street.

Failing to find his son, Mr. Marshall went to the boy's house across the street and found he had not been there. Later his hat was found in the front of the store. The police were telephoned to, but could not be found.

Some time later Alderman Simmons, living in Elmer street, was awakened by hearing groans across the street, where he saw a man writhing in the Converse coal yard. Thinking it was a drunken man, Mr. Simmons got up, went to Marshall Sons' store and telephoned the police station, but in vain.

Finally he got Sheriff Collins, who came over and found the supposed drunk to be John Marshall, who was nearly dead from the black jacking and choking, the gag being shoved far down his throat. He had lain gagged in the snow for two hours. The young man is about 25 years old. His father is prostrated.

New 5/20/07  Lawsuit and other news from The Syracuse Herald, February 5, 1904, page 17 (a Syracuse NY newspaper)

LYONS.

COSTS ON PLAINTIFF.

Judgment for only $80.12 Awarded by a Jury in Supreme Court.

LYONS, Feb. 5.- In Supreme court yesterday morning the jury in the case of the Forest City Paint and Varnish company against Welling G. Soule came in with a verdict for plaintiff of $80.12. This throws the costs upon the plaintiff.

Two sealed indictments handed up by the Grand jury were against Eugene E. Stetson, who keeps a hotel at Fairville. The religious people of that hamlet go up in arms and claim that Stetson did not have a liquor tax certificate, yet sold intoxicants. He was indicted for violating the liquor tax law and also for allowing gambling devices to be operated in his hotel. He was admitted to bail in the sum of $500.00. This was the only excise indictment found by the grand jury.

Lewis Ruffolo, indicted for assault, second degree, pleaded not guilty and was released on $1,000 bail.

J. Elmer Bradley, a former Justice of the Peace of this town, is much distressed because somebody broke into his hennery and removed fifty laying hens.

Active Hose company No. 8 has elected to membership in the company Frank G. Nagley, Charles G. Zimmerlin, Leland H. Multer and Edward O. Hartnagel.

The Grand jury, which completed its labors this week, handed up a presentment in which it was recommended that a separate cell for women prisoners be put in at the jail. Another recommendation was that the $4,000 pig pen at the county poor farm be removed from its present location and placed away from the other buildings.

Attorney N. D. Lapham, formerly of this village, who has been paying Wayne county farmers a visit, has gone to Covington, Ky., to perfect the organization of a company to manufacture steel wagon boots under the patents owned by the American Extension Steel Boot company of Lyons.

Those who predict the appointment of Harry F. Zimmerlin as Postmaster to succeed Postmaster Carver, predict that no change will be made until after the annual charter election this spring.

New 5/20/07  Lawsuit and other news from The Syracuse Herald, February 3, 1904, page 13 (a Syracuse NY newspaper)

LYONS.

MESSMER DAMAGE SUIT.

Action Settled Out of Court for $500-
Plaintiff Sued for $2,000.

LYONS, Feb. 3.- The action brought by Mrs. Frances Messmer, widow of Albert Messmer, against the village of Lyons, and which was on the calendar for trial at the February term of Supreme court, has been settled out of court for $500. The action was brought through Hamm & Knapp to recover $2,000 for internal injuries alleged to have been received in May, 1902, through falling upon a defective sidewalk in front of the Rooker property in Canal street. The settlement is thought to be a fair one for the village as the woman's injuries are said to be permanent.

The case of the Forest City Paint & Varnish company against Welling G. Soule was next taken up. The action is to recover about $50 for paint furnished defendant, it is alleged, with which to paint his farm buildings at Savannah. The defense is breach of warranty.

The jury in the case of Henry Knapp against the trustees of the village of Clyde agreed upon a verdict of $1,000 for the plaintiff last night and handed it to Justice Dunwell this morning. This is the second trial of this action, the jury upon a former trial here in October last failing to agree. Damages are given to the plaintiff, a farmer living in Rose, for injuries to himself and his team on the night of April 6th, 1902, through driving off of a steep embankment at a dangerous and unprotected place on one of the streets in Clyde. The case has been stubbornly litigated.

In the case of John H. Gillette against Luzerne H. Spencer, the defendant being in default, Charles W. Field, attorney for the plaintiff, presented proofs and was awarded a judgement of $85 with costs. The plaintiff is a produce dealer in Clyde, and bought a horse of the defendant, a Syracuse liveryman, about a year ago. The horse soon died, and this action was brought to recover the purchase price on the ground of misrepresentation.

Lyons Notes.

LYONS, Feb. 3.- Supervisors Seaman, Sisson, Lauster, Norton and Little, appointed last month by Chairman Wilson of the Wayne County Board of Supervisors to meet with representatives of the Rochester, Syracuse & Eastern Railway company, are holding a session to-day, trying to agree upon the right of way through the County House farm. The Supervisors, out of deference to the old Board, have agreed to convey for $1,000, which the electric railroad people think is high. The temper of the Board, however, is such, that unless the proposition is accepted promptly, it will be withdrawn and a higher figure asked.

Emil Nordbloom of this village has accepted a situation as superintendent of the plating department of a large silverware manufacturing corporation in Chicago and left for Chicago to-day.

A party of relatives and friends of Ernst M. Meier made him a surprise visit Monday evening, it being his thirty-fifth birthday.

Owing to the stormy weather Miss Martha A. Veeder was obliged to postpone her address before the Civic club on South African topics until next Monday evening.

The Kaiser block will be remodeled next summer. It is the plan of Mrs. Mary E. Tournay, the present owner, to eliminate the driveway at the south end of the block. The south wall of the Hurdt & Klippel block will be taken out and the store enlarged so as to include the present driveway.

An action entitled Harmon Miller against Maria E. Bastian was commenced yesterday before Justice of the Peace Lake and adjourned until Tuesday morning next. Plaintiff is a West Lyons farmer who sues to recover $78.10 for wheat which he claims defendant who works the farm retained over what she was entitled to for cutting it; also for the feed of horses and cattle from products claimed by plaintiff. A general denial is interposed by the defendant. C. G. Blaine appeared for plaintiff and William U. Kreutzer for defendant.

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