Rochester, Monroe, NY Union & Advertiser May 11, 1892 WESTERN NEW YORK NEWS PENN YAN The Coroner Investigating Thomas Conley's Death Penn Yan, May 11 - The body of a man, in a badly decomposed condition, was found in the outlet yesterday morning, near where the trestle works of the Fall Brook railroad crosses the stream to reach the coal yard of Ellsworth & Co. Coroner HOLT empanneled a jury; Norman BELT, Benjamin HAVENS, Wendell P. HARTSHORN, Edwin SWARTHOUT, Harry JESSUP and Charles BUSH. The body was identified as that of Thomas CONLEY, who came to Penn Yan about the middle of November last, on a visit to the widow of his cousin, Hugh McMANUS, and to another cousin, John DOLAN of Bluff Point. He left the residence of Mrs. McMANUS on the morning of December 21st and said he would return in the evening. That was the last Mrs. McMANUS ever saw of him. There was no money in his clothes when he was taken from the water, but a gold watch and chain were found in his vest. When the jury met at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon they examined three witnesses among them Mrs. Hugh McMANUS. She said, in substance, that CONLEY came from Memphis, Tenn., where he had been working on a dredge; that he had very little money; that he was not a drinking man so far as she knew, and that he had told her he was expecting money soon from the south. The other witnesses agreed that CONLEY was a drinking man. The coroner adjourned the inquest until Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The following is the programme for the summer meeting of the Penn Yan Driving Park Association to be held Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, July 4th, 5th and 6th. FIRST DAY, JULY 4th 8:30 class: $200 2:29, trotting and pacing: $200 Running race, half mile and repeat: $100 Second Day, July 5th 2:33 class, trotting and pacing: $200 2:40 class, trotting and pacing: $200 Third Day, July 6th 2:50 class, trotting and pacing: $150 Free-for-all, trotting and pacing: $300 Running (mile heats): $150 Total purses, $1,500. Rules of National Association to govern. ** MEDINA Interesting Description of the Water Supply Source Medina, May 11 - Your correspondent recently paid a visit to the farm of Mr. ROSS at Knowlesville, where are situated the springs which are to furnish the water supply for the new water works of this village. It will be remembered that about two months ago the contract for furnishing a complete system of water works for this village was awarded to Messrs. BAUER, BRUFF & POND of Rochester. As the first of the work was necessarily in connection with the springs, which are situated on the north side of a gentle sloping, gravelly hill, and in a comparatively damp soil, underlaid with clay, it was not possible for the contractors to make much headway previous to April 15th. The main spring was sided up and ditches cut from it, through which the water runs to a small stream near by. A powerful centripetal pump, throwing a stream three inches in diameter, was placed in position and a day was spent in steady pumping, which did not lower the water in the least, although the actual depth of the spring does not exceed six feet. East from the spring, and further down the slope, is located the open reservoir; the surface dirt has been removed over an area at five by ten rods, and the clay subsoil thrown up and "puddled," which, when completed, will make, in the cleanest, most substantial and economical manner, a storage reservoir, from which the water will be pumped into a smaller, elevated reservoir in the village. The well is to be made about eight feet across, and will be cut down to the depth of twenty feet. The contractors say that it will probably be necessary to build the sides of iron to withstand the great pressure. A brick building will be constructed to the south and above the spring, to be used as an engine house and for other machinery. ** BATAVIA Batavia, May 11 - Yesterday was Prohibition day in Batavia and the cold water men and women had possession of the town. Town caucus at 9:30 a.m., county convention at 10 and Congressional convention at 11:45, all held in the Opera House, give, ample evidence of their capability of rushing business. A mass meeting was held in the evening, addressed by Mrs. Helen M. GOUGER of Indiana. The town caucus was to elect delegates to the county convention; the county convention to elect delegates to the Congressional convention, the Congressional convention to elect delegates to the national convention. Alva CARPENTER of Avon presided over the latter, and the following were elected to represent the district at Cincinnati; A. J. RUMSEY of Genesee, Alva CARPENTER of Livingston, Joseph HESS of Orleans, Charles TALLMAN of Wyoming; alternates, Rev. Isaac HARRIS of Genesee, Charles J. McKENRIE of Livingston, William GATES of Orleans, A. S. PERKINS of Wyoming. The following was adopted: Resolved, That it is the sense of this convention that John P. ST. JOHN be selected as the standard bearer of our party in the coming Presidential campaign. Congressional committee for the ensuing year: F. H. MARTIN, Genesee; Alva CARPENTER, Livingston; A. F. BROWN, Niagara; C. H. EDDY, Orleans; A. S. PERKINS. Wyoming. There was a large attendance and a fair degree of enthusiasm. A man giving his name as LeRoy F. BENHAM and his residence as Rochester, was arrested Monday night for assaulting with a knife a railroad employee at the Central depot. While on his way to jail he amused himself by yelling "murder" at the top of his voice. In the morning he was taken before Justice DUNHAM, when he again became greatly excited, and caused a scene by kicking the justice and attempting to break up the furniture with his head. He was remanded to jail again and on the way thither repeated his cries of "murder." His case will be disposed of Thursday morning. George G. ELLIOTT, proprietor of the East Pembroke hotel for the past twenty-one years, died Monday evening from dropsy, aged 70 years. Richard HOGAN died of consumption Tuesday morning at his home on Lyon street, aged 22 years. The Board of Excise sat as a Court of Inquiry Tuesday evening, a hearing being given in the case of Charles NICHOLS, an applicant for license, against whom a general charge of unfitness was preferred, and also a special charge of having sold liquor to Charles BAKER, a Keeley graduate. A half dozen or more witnesses were sworn on either side. Mr. NICHOLS was represented by W. E. WEBSTER, while George F. SHULTZ, of the Daily News, conducted the prosecution. The board reserved its decision. ** MT. MORRIS Mt. Morris, May 11 - On Thursday evening of this week a forestry meeting will be held in Seymour Opera House under the auspices of the Genesee Valley Forestry Association of Rochester. The meeting will be addressed by Prof. FERNOW, chief of the Forestry Bureau in the Department of Agriculture at Washington, and also by President A. S. HAMILTON of the Forestry Association. The semi-annual meeting of the Livingston County Sunday School Association will be held in the presbyterian Church in this village on Wednesday, May 18th. The programme will consist of devotional services, led by Mrs. F. P. HENDERSHOTT of Groveland; address of welcome, by H. W. MILLER, Mt. Morris; class experience; Sunday school superintendents, led by H. C. ELLWOOD, Nunda; adult class, by S. L. ROCKFELLOW, Mt. Morris; intermediate class, by C. E. SEARS, Moscow; primary class, by Mrs. G. W. GREEN of York; How to Question, by Rev. F. e. BANCROFT, of Sparta, followed by discussion; reports of town Sunday school secretaries; invocation, by Rev. Mr. ROWLEY of Brooksgrove; address by Lewis HAAS, Sunday school district missionary, Subject: "Who is Responsible!" Question drawer, a paper by Dr. J. E. KITTRIDGE of Geneseo; a paper by Mrs. J. D. BAUME of Lima. Topic: "How May we Make Our Sunday School Work More Successful?" Praise service, conducted by Rev. J. B. ARNOLD of Scottsburg; address by Rev. W. C. PHILLIPS of Nunda. Address, subject: "What Is the Matter With Livingston County?" by L. HAAS, Sunday school district missionary. Each Sabbath school in the county is requested to send five delegates. At the annual meeting of the Town Bible Society, held in the Presbyterian Church last Sunday evening, Dr. H. POVALL was elected president, H. W. MILLER and Mills B. McNAIR vice- presidents, and W. H. NOTT secretary. ** WARSAW Verdict Rendered of Not Guilty in the Vosburgh Case Warsaw, May 11 - When the VOSBURGH case was submitted to the jury at a little after noon yesterday, the court directed that officer take them to dinner. Immediately upon retiring to the jury room they chose P. P. BLISS foreman, and one ballot was taken, every juror voting "not guilty." It was 2 o'clock when they returned from dinner, and, neither counsel anticipating so speedy a decision, it took some time to find them, and it was nearly 3 o'clock when the verdict was rendered. At 5 o'clock Mr. RAINES submitted an application that the forfeiting of the undertaking be discharged Mr. VOSBURGH having forfeited his bail when he went away during the first week of court, and filed affidavits to excuse the default. The prosecuting attorneys wishing also to file affidavits the court will consider the matter to-day. Mr. RAINES returned to Rochester last night. ** SENECA FALLS Seneca Falls, May 11 - The excise commissioners on Saturday established the rate of licenses for hotels at $40, for saloon, liquor and beer licenses at $30 each, for storekeepers, $30, and for druggists, $20. One license was issued on Saturday to James RUDDY, on Bridge street. H. A. CARMER was chosen attorney for the board. A Seneca Rod and Gun Club has been organized with Henry J. GLADKE as president, Geo. HANNA, vice-president, and Geo. COMPSON, secretary and treasurer. Charles A. HAWLEY will deliver an address on the evening of Memorial Day. The game of base ball which was postponed last Saturday on account of the rain will be played this week Saturday, in Lawrence park. The weddings of John GARGAN and Maggie CASEY, and Martin SHAYNE and Mary WHITE were announced Sunday in St. Patrick's Church. The warrant for the collection of school taxes has been signed and placed in the hands of the treasurer of the village. ** GENEVA Geneva, May 11 - Wm. VAN SICKLE has been given charge of the Geneva Dining Club's Hotel at Pre-Emption park. Timothy RYAN, aged 73 years, was found dead in his bed yesterday. Mrs. Tillie OSTRANDER, aged 84 years, an old resident of Geneva, died on Monday night. The marriage of Bridget HENRY of Geneva, to John S. CONNERTON of Troy, took place from St. Francis De Sales' Church this morning at 11 o'clock. The G. A. R. Veterans of Geneva, for the first time in many years will not generally celebrate memorial Day. The soldiers' graves will be decorated on Sunday afternoon and most of the veterans will go to Rochester on Monday. ** Find ALL of the News Abstracts for Monroe Co., NY at http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/NY/Monroe/index.html -- GjS