Rochester, Monroe NY Democrat & Chronicle Jan 28, 1922 DANSVILLE MAN SUICIDE Main Street Grocer Locked Himself in Store and Ended Life Dansville, Jan. 27 - The dead body of Charles T. KIDD, a Main street grocer, was found in his store this morning when the door was unlocked at an early hour. He had been shot through the heart, and appearance indicated that the deed had been done, by himself. He did not return to his home in Washington street last night, but as he often worked late at the store this did not alarm his family until it was discovered at an early hour that he had not returned. Mr. KIDD was about 45 years old. He leaves his wife and a son, George, still in high school. He was not in good health and had worried about business. He had built some expensive houses, prices on which depreciated after the war, and it is supposed the ??et preyed upon his mind. After the body was viewed by Coroner F. R. DRIESBACH it was removed to his home in Washington street. ** IDENTIFIES HIS LOST CAR Shortsville, Jan. 27 - Deputy Sheriff William S. MILLS, of this village yesterday received a telegram from Joseph MASSACAR, of Manchester, stating that he had identified his lost car in a New York garage and was driving home with it expecting to make Manchester by Saturday. MASSACAR left Tuesday evening for New York, in response to a telegram received from Police Inspector LAHEY, of that city to the effect that a car bearing the engine number and license tag identical with that of MASSACAR'S lost property was in a New York garage. In the telegram Mr. MASSACAR stated that the car had been in the New York garage since November 18th. Rev. George WHEELOCK of Manchester, went away with the machine on November 15th. WHEELOCK is now in the Ontario county jail being held for the next Grand Jury on a charge of larceny. ** CORONER GRANTS CERTIFICATE A certificate of death from natural causes was granted by Coroner Thomas A. KILLIP yesterday in the case of Margaret PAELIG, 56 years old, of No. 14? North Union street, who was a domestic employed at that address and who took sick suddenly and died yesterday morning before medical assistance could arrive. She is believed to have died of heart trouble. ** UNCONSCIOUS; WILL RECOVER Walter KILLIP, 60 years old, of No. 524 Court street, was found unconscious in his room there yesterday noon when a tube attached to a gas plate became disconnected and the fumes entered the room. A tenant of the block, smelling gas, investigated its source and discovered KILLIP lying on the floor. He was taken to the Homeopathic Hospital in the ambulance, where it was said last night that his recovery was joked for. ** NINETY DAYS FOR THEFT Man Admits He Stole Merchandise from Department Store Samuel GREENBERG, 40 years old, of No. 53 Hoeltzer street, who conducts a cobbling shop in North street, was arraigned before Judge KOHLMETZ in City Court yesterday on a charge of petit larceny <snip> didn't get the rest ** MOTHER AND SON BURIED Claire and Jesse HUMELBAUGH Laid to Rest Side by Side Jesse C. HUMELBAUGH, well-known newspaper man, and his mother, Mrs. Claire L. HUMELBAUGH, were laid side by side at Riverside cemetery yesterday afternoon. Double funeral services were held at 2 o'clock at the home, No. 24 Rundel park. Rev. Pierre CUSHING, of St. Mark's Episcopal Church of Le Roy, conducted the services. About fifty members and former members of the editorial staffs of Rochester newspapers were present as well as a large number of former associates and friends of Mrs. HUMELBAUGH. ** GROCER FOR 25 YEARS James C. OATWAY, Who Conducted Business Here, Dies in Byron James C. OATWAY, for twenty-five years a leading grocer of this city, died Thursday afternoon at the family home in Byron, aged 54 years. He was a life member of Yonnondio Lodge F and A. M. He entered the grocery business when a young man with George W. PEARSE. He conducted a grocery store at Clinton avenue south and Alexander street. He was a member of the old Rochester Grocery Company. Mr. OATWAY leaves his wife, Minnie GIBBS OATWAY; two sisters, Mrs. George W. PEARSE, of this city, and Mary OATWAY, of Byron; four brothers, William OATWAY, of Jackson, Mich.; Charles F. OATWAY, of this city, and Thomas and Harry OATWAY, of Byron. ** SERVED IN CIVIL WAR Charles H. Barker Was Member of Ninth N. Y. Heavy Artillery Charles H. BARKER, 76 years old, died Thursday evening at St. Mary's Hospital. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth CORRIGAN; one daughter, Mrs. Walter H. BROCKWAY; three sons, Newton W., of Oswego; Benjamin F., of New York, and Harrison M. BARKER, of this city; one sister, Mrs. Margaret (F or P)ERGHAN?, of Syracuse; one brother, William P. BARKER, of Clyde. Mr. BARKER was a Civil war veteran and a member of the Ninth New York Heavy Artillery. The body has been removed to the family home, No. ??? Pollard avenue, where the funeral services will take place at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon. Interment will be made at Maplewood cemetery, Clyde, to-morrow afternoon. ** BURIAL OF W. H. SMITH Member of Drygoods Firm Laid to Rest in Geneva Cemetery. The funeral of William Henry SMITH, senior member of the wholesale drygoods firm of Smith, Bier & Gormly, who died Tuesday, took place at 11 o'clock yesterday from the family home, No. 256 Alexander street, Rev. Samuel TYLER, D. D., rector of St. Luke's Episcopal Church, officiated. The body was taken to Geneva for interment. The business place of Smith, Bier & Gormly in St. Paul street was closed all day out of respect to Mr. SMITH. The bearers were John WHITEMAN, C. P. LINCOLN, Charles LOUSTER, A. V. DURAND, William CULLEN and F. P. BREWSTER. ** JAMES H. AKINS James H. AKINS, a residence of Albion, died on Thursday in the Highland Hospital. He leaves two sons, William C. AKINS, of Rochester and Miller H. AKINS, of Albion; one daughter, Mrs. Ward DORRANCE, of Albion, and a sister, Mrs. Charles KAISER, of Rochester. MRS. MARGARET MILES PAEHLING died suddenly yesterday afternoon at her home, No. 143 North Union street. Besides her mother, Mrs. Margaret MILLER, of Interlaken, she leaves four sisters, Mrs. James HANLON, of Rochester; Mrs. Michael LYMAN and Mrs. Julia POST, of Buffalo, and Miss Catherine MILES, of Interlaken, and three brothers, John, of Ithaca; and James and Patrick MILES, of Interlaken. JACOB BARNETT died Thursday evening at the home of his son, Samuel BARNETT, No. 53 Vienna street. He leaves four sons, Samuel, Edward and Charles BARNETT, of Rochester; Max BARNETT, of Hollywood, Cal.; two daughters, Mrs. David Levi and Miss Minnie BARNETT; twenty grand children and five great grandchildren. MARTIN FOREHLER died Thursday evening at the family home, No. 389 Campbell street. He leaves his wife, Mary KOHLMEIER FROEHLER; four sons, Michael, of Cincinnati; Frank K. Edward M., and Joseph J., of this city; four daughters, Mrs. Charles J. BIESENBACH, Mrs. Leo J. KNOPF, Mrs. Frank A. TSCHIDERER and Miss Rose B. FROEHLER, and fifteen grandchildren. ** AMNESIA VICTIM CURED Leaving City With Recovered Wife, He is Said to Be Himself Again After making a farewell visit to the General Hospital, where George SHEPPARD, 25 years old, of New York was a patient during the early days of the week while he was suffering from an attack of amnesia, Mr. and Mrs. SHEPPARD left for New York yesterday morning. It was said yesterday that SHEPPARD had recovered completely from the effects of the ailment. The couple left the hospital Thursday night. Yesterday morning they returned to the hospital, where SHEPPARD was examined by physicians and pronounced cured. When the couple left to continue their interrupted honeymoon, they did so with the well wishes of a number of friends they had made during SHEPPARD'S short stay here. ** MAN FOUND DEAD IN HOME Although John HIGGINS, 50 years old, of No. 135 Milburn street, apparently had been dead three days that fact was not discovered until late Thursday night when neighbors forced an entrance to the place where he lived alone. The man was found sitting upright in a chair before a table where he undoubtedly had been eating when stricken by what is believed to have been a heart attack Coroner David H. ATWATER ordered the body taken to the morgue, where he will conduct an autopsy to determine the exact cause of death. ** Find ALL of the News Abstracts for Monroe Co., NY at http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/NY/Monroe/index.html -- GjS