Rochester, Monroe, NY Democrat & Chronicle Sat. Oct 19, 1918 Car Wrecked, Man Escapes Clifton Springs Physician Not Even Seriously Injured Clifton Springs, Oct. 18 - A serious and still a very fortunate automobile and train accident occurred at the home of Peter VERSTREAT, about one mile west of this village, yesterday afternoon, when a run-bout in which Dr. William H. SALISBURY, of this village, was driving was struck and demolished by the pay car on the Auburn branch of the New York Central railroad shortly before 1 o'clock. Dr. SALISBURY was driving toward this village on the road from Shortsville, when he came to the VERSTREAT farm, where he was going to stop. In order to reach the farm he was obliged to cross the tracks, as the buildings are on the south side of the tracks and the highway on which he was driving is on at the driveway and must have been nearly across the tracks before the train struck the rear part of his machine, demolishing it and throwing the doctor a considerable distance. The train was stopped and a passing automobile brought him to this village, where his injuries were dressed. Physicians allege that so far as the can determine at this time, aside from being cut in several places and badly bruised, and the shock, they do not think he is critically injured. When the condition of the wrecked car is taken into consideration it seems almost impossible that he could have escaped with his life. **** SOLDIERS' WILL PROBATED Geneva, Oct 18 - Surrogate Harry I. DUNTON, of Canandaigua, held a brief term of Surrogates Court here to-day, at which the will of the late Private Howard MULVEY was admitted to probate. The will leaves the property of the deceased to his mother, Catherine MULVEY. Private MULVEY died while in service at Camp Dix. A brother, Leo MULVEY, is named as executor of the estate. **** ENROLLING "GAS HOUNDS" Clifton Springs, Oct. 18 - George H. OSTRANDER, commander of the local unit of State Guards, has been appointed enrolling officer of the Motor Transport Corps. Men desiring to join the corps, or the "Gas Hounds," as they have been nicknamed, would see Mr. OSTRANDER at once, as the corps is rapidly filling and the time for voluntary introductions end on November 1st. **** BRAKEMAN DIES OF INJURIES Missed Hold on Car and Fell Under Moving Wheels Batavia, Oct. 18 - Harry RYNICKER, of Elmira, who was employed as a brakeman on the Lackawanna Railroad, was seriously injured last night at East Alexander. He was brought to the Batavia Hospital, where his death occurred this morning. As near as could be ascertained by Coroner SNOW, of Batavia, who went to East Alexander to make an investigation, RYNICKER went to the center of the freight train when it stopped at a water tank to look after a hot box. After he had finished his work he signaled to the engineer to go ahead and waited until the caboose came along, on which he tried to swing into the forward platform, but missed his hold and fell under the wheels. Besides being injured internally his left ??ot and leg were crushed. Medical attention was given the man by Dr. J. B MILLER, of Alexander. Mr. RYNICKER is survived by his wife and one child. His body was sent to Elmira to-night. **** <snip> didn't get the beginning Charles NELSON, of Honeoye Falls, who formerly resided at No. 13 Tracy avenue, Batavia, was injured while in the employ of the Bethlehem Steel Bridge Company on June 14th. His claim was, ordered transferred from the Buffalo to the Rochester office, and compensation was continued. Mrs. Rose B. SHAFER, of Batavia, whose husband, John C. SCHAFER, received serious injuries on June 29th last when he was run over by a load of brick while employed by the Carroll Carting Company; was given 30 per cent, of her husband's wages and her two children 19 per cent each until they are 18 years of age. Testimony given established the fact that Mr. SCHAFER was receiving $3.20 per day at the time of his death. The case of John REED, an employee of R. M. WALKER, and who was injured while cranking an automobile, was referred to the general counsel of the commission as to the question of liability and the case was continued. Six weeks compensation of the medical and hospital bills was awarded to William HARTMAN, who was injured while in the employ of the Batavia Steel Products Corporation on June 2d last. The case was ordered closed. **** COLLECTING SCHOOL TAXES North Cohocton, Oct 19 - The warrant for the collection of school taxes in this union free school district, which includes the village of Atlanta, is in the hands of Collector J. A. REDDISH. The rate is $23.60 per thousand of assessed valuation which is the highest in the history of this district, on account of the increased salaries paid to teachers. Collector REDDISH will receive taxes each Tuesday in the forenoon at the store of Clark WEIERMILLER and in the afternoons at the store of Wolfanger & Pierce for the next thirty days, at the usual rate of 1 per cent. **** SHIPMENT OF PEACH PITS Mount Morris, Oct. 18 - J. A. STRIKER, local manager for the New York Telephone Company, has shipped two barrels of peach pits to be used in the manufacture of gas masks for the soldiers. More barrels are placed at the telephone exchange for pits and nut shells. **** HORNELL'S FIRST MAYOR IS DEAD Hornell, Oct. 18 - James P. DAY, 71 years old, the first mayor of Hornell, died here to-night of pneumonia, following an attack of Spanish influenza. Mr. DAY was one of the most influential Democratic leaders in this section and held many public offices. He was mayor three terms and state committeeman five years. He was a thirty-third degree Mason and an Elk. **** MUCH INTEREST IN WILL Corning Charities May Lose Legacies of Woman Corning, Oct 18 - On the ground that Mrs. Ethalaide BUMP, of Corning, was incompetent and subject to undue influence when she made her will in New York last February, leaving $200,000 to Corning charitable institutions and $300,000 more to friends and relatives, Mrs. Minnie BYON LEVI, a cousin of Mrs. BUMP, who would be one of the direct heirs if the will were to be overthrown, has retained an attorney to file objections to the probating of the will and in demand a jury trial of the issues raised. If the will is overturned, the Corning Social Service Society will lose $60,000. Corning Hospital $400,000 and Christ Episcopal Church $40,000. The Corning Y. M. C. A., would receive $75,000 if the Codicil were overthrown and the main portion of the will permitted to stand. **** -- Glenda Whitaker Subyak Monroe Co. & N. Y. State News Coordinator Find your Ancestors at: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/NY/Monroe/index.html Assistant Coordinator for Pike Co. ILGenWeb site http://PikeCoILGenWeb.org Please visit my Web Page & sign my Guestbook http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~glendasubyak