Rochester, Monroe, NY Democrat & Chronicle Sat Aug 10, 1889 WESTERN NEW YORK NEWS MONROE -Horseback riding is becoming popular in Fairport. -The Misses Minnie and Marie STACEY, daughters of Dr. STACEY, of Rochester, are visiting in Churchville. -The field-day of the Albion and Brockport Sons of Veterans will be held at Troutburg August 10th and 17th. -Mrs. Hanford EDSON, of Indianapolis will address the Mission Band of the Presbyterian Church at Scottsville Saturday afternoon of next week. -The Ladies' Aid Society of Chili will have a basket picnic at Glen Haven on Wednesday, August 14th, and will be pleased to see all friends. -A committee has been appointed to make arrangements for a picnic to be held at the Mendon Ponds by the Sunday-school of Christ Church, Pittsford. -Miss Mynie SHIPLEY, deputy postmaster of Williamson, has tendered her resignation to Postmaster GORDON on account of failing health. Miss Florence FREEMAN has been appointed to the vacancy. -Supervisor O. S. .BbABCOCK, of Riga, exhibits a stalk of White Flint eight-rowed corn, which is nine feet and four inches tall, and has two well developed ears. The growth is certainly an unusual one for this variety of corn. -Mrs. Benjamin ARMSTRONG, formerly Lillie CLARK, of Henrietta, died yesterday at the home of her brother-in-law, Samuel ____, of Pittsford. The deceased was ____ woman of lovely character and much esteemed in the Pittsford Presbyterian Church of which she was a member. -At a meeting of the Henrietta Congregational Church and society the following officers were elected: Trustees, R. J. KNOWLES, H. COLWELL, J. ROBERTSON, Mrs. M. THOMPSON and Miss L. MAY; treasurer, Dr. D. G. MASON; assistant treasurer and secretary, Mrs. Carrie K. WADSWORTH. The raising of the pastor's salary by the system of weekly payments was recommended. -At the annual school meeting of the Churchville Union School James BUSHNELL was re- elected trustee. The tax payers voted $8,000 for a new school house, and the following named persons were chosen to select a site for the same; Seorge(?) SAVAGE, James ADAMS, Dr. J. W. CRAIG and James WRIGHT. The committee will report at an extra meeting to be called in one month. -The Rev. and Mrs. J. E. McCONNELL, Mr. and Mrs. A. D. STONE, Mrs. Sarah DAVIS, Mrs. George SAVAGE, Ellsworth SAVAGE, Miss Minnie BUSHNELL and Mr. and Mrs. I. L. RANDALL and their two children, Carrie and Willard, all of Churchville, are sojourning at Chautauqua Lake. This morning George SAVAGE, the Misses Alice and Clara SAVAGE and Miss Hattie BROOKS will leave Churchville for the same place. ** WAYNE Marion's Matrimonial Romance - Lyon's New School Building A nice little romance has just ended at Marion in which the matrimonial agency figured quite prominently. Some weeks ago Mrs. Mary E. KINGWORTH, a widow, inserted the following "ad" in a Chicago matrimonial paper: "A widow lady, just over the line of happy girlhood, of medium height, and the processor of the necessary qualifications of beauty, a gentle and loving disposition, a little home, and $100 in cold American dollars, yearns for a protector who will shield her through the severe months of the year, winter of a Northern climate, as well as from a cruel world's cold frown. Address P. O. Box ___, Marion, N. Y." Among the answers she received was one from Robert A. C. HAGGARD, a gentleman residing in Chicago. A correspondence ensued and after pictures were exchanged Mr. HAGGARD was invited to come to Marion. He immediately set out and Wednesday arrived in Marion and made a call on Mrs. KINGWORTH. Neither of the parties believed in long engagements and at once started for Palmyra. Then they called on Rev. J. R. HENDERSON of the Baptist Church and were soon made one. Mr. HAGGARD is a fine looking gentleman, neatly attired and is said to be quite well off. He is a native of Kerry, Ireland, but has resided in Chicago for some years. The happy couple will take an extended trip visiting Florida, California and other places. -Mrs. Mary P. CLIFTON, of Lyons, aged 8 years , died Thursday. Miss Ella KNIGHT, the elocutionist, read to a nice audience on Lake Bluff Thursday evening. -A band of Tuscarora Indians will be one of the attractions at the soldiers' reunion at Sodus Point next week. -At the Lutheran Church in Lyons Tuesday, was held the funeral of Edith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. August SCHLEE. -J. H. CHILDS and P. J. WELCH have each commenced the erection of a new dwelling on West Genesee street in Clyde. Clarence SCHULER, son of Mr. and Mrs. George SCHULER, of Lyons, died yesterday of inflammation of the bowels. He had been sick two weeks. -The Lyons base ball club will play next week as follows: Monday, Actors, of Syracuse; Wednesday, Senecas of Seneca Falls; Friday, Ithacas; Saturday, Central City's of Syracuse. -Rev. T. O. BEEBE , of Syracuse University, will conduct the regular Sunday service at the Clyde Methodist Episcopal Church during the absence of Rev. Arthur COPELAND, the pastor. -H. S. FORNCROOK, E. A. VAIL, S. P. SWIFT, William NICHOLS and George E. BRIS??? were chosen by the Prohibition caucus of Galen to represent that town in the county convention held at Newark yesterday. -William D. PALMER, who has been in the boot and shoe business in Newark for the past few years, died yesterday morning, of typhoid fever. The funeral will be held to-morrow afternoon at 4 o'clock at the residence of his father-in-law, Judge MORTON, Newark. -A very enjoyable little folks party was given at the residence of Eugene SEARES of South Butler on Thursday afternoon, in honor of the ninth birthday of Master Clarence POMEROY of Grand Rapids, a nephew of the hostess. It gave much pleasure to the older as well as younger portion of the company. -Rev. William H. BATES, pastor of the Clyde Presbyterian Church, will preach to-morrow morning on "Samuel, the Founder of the School of the Prophets." and its ap___ation to the educational interests of the present time will be especially pertinent in connection with the Summer School now in session at Clyde. -Rev. A. P. BURGEN, D. D., pastor of Newark Presbyterian Church, left Thursday on his vacation of a month. He will supply a church in Boston several Sunday's, and most of the time will be spent in and about that city, where he preached for several years. He was accompanied by his son, F. D. BERGEN, of the Newark Gazette. -The new society in Clyde organized Monday evening under the title of the Epworth League of the Clyde Methodist Episcopal Church has elected the following officers; President, L. H. PALMER; first vice-president, S. W. SOULE; second vice-president, J. W. HINMAN; third vice- president, W. A. PATTEN; fourth vice-president, Miss Lillian A. POWERS; secretary, W. A. HUNT; treasurer, J. J. COOKINGHAM. The society has now thirty-five members. -There was a very pleasant entertainment at the residence of Captain M. H. MORLEY, Sodus Point, on Thursday evening, for the benefit of Christ Church, Miss MATHER, of Sodus Center, who has traveled extensively, gave a delightful lecture on Venice. There was a musical programme before and after the lecture, its numbers being furnished by Miss Antoinette KENYON, pianist; of Newark; Mrs. O. B. GREEN of Rochester; Miss Allie COWEN, of Sodus Point; Miss Marie Eloise YACKEL, of Sodus Center, W. C. BURGEN, of Newark, vocalists. -There is an unusually large number of prisoners in the Wayne county jail, ten of whom are awaiting trial for serious crimes. Those are Alfred HART charged with incest; James CASEY and Charles McLAUGHLIN indicted for robbing and larceny; John VAN BLYKE indicted for forgery; William COURTRIGHT indicted for burglary and larceny; William McCARTHY indicted for abductions; David CALHOUN charged with larceny; Thomas DAVIS for assault with intent to kill and William GODKIN for attempted arson. The indicted prisoners will be tried in September. -The contract for building the new school house at Lyons was let Thursday to William C. LONG, of Tonawanda, at $44,500. The bid for heating and ventilation from Smead & Northcott was $5,500, which brings the total cost $50,000 as voted at the recent meeting. The contractor allows $2,000 for the old building. Terms of payment are as follows: $1,000 to be paid September 1st, and 85 per cent, of the material furnished, and work performed every two weeks thereafter to be paid for until the building is complete. The work is to be finished May 15, 1890. -By the death of Hubbard HAMLIN, which occurred on Wednesday morning, South Butler loses one of her oldest and most respected citizens, Mr. HAMLIN suffered a stroke of paralysis several days since and failed gradually, the last few days being unconscious. He had been a life-long resident of that vicinity and had attained the age of 83 years. He leaves an aged wife in feeble health, to whom he had been married more than sixty years, and two children, a son William HAMLIN, and a daughter, Mrs. M. B. WINEGAR. Funeral services were held from his late residence yesterday at 2 o'clock and were conducted by Rev. C. F. WELLS, pastor of the Disciples Church, of which he had been a member for many years. ** Find ALL of the News Abstracts for Monroe Co., NY at http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/NY/Monroe/index.html -- GjS