Rochester, Monroe, NY Democrat & Chronicle July 15, 1913 WILBER C. HOWLAND Death Comes to One of Victor's Best Known Men Victor, July 14 - One of the oldest and best known residents of this town Wilber C. HOWLAND, died this morning at the family home, two miles west of the village, on the Valentown-Hall road. Mr. HOWLAND had been in failing health for years, when he first suffered a stroke of paralysis, and for the last year his condition had been serious. Mr. HOWLAND was a son of the late Sarah GARDNER and David HOWLAND, and was born in Rensselaerville, N. Y., on April 5, 1832, passing his eighty-first birthday this year. He came to this part of the state forty-five years ago, residing in the town of East Bloomfield for several years. Twenty-nine years ago he moved here with his family to the farm where he had since lived. Mr. HOWLAND was a man of fine character, honest and upright, with a large circle of friends. He was the last of a family of eight children. He leaves his wife, who was formerly Miss Jane RANSOM, two daughters, Mrs. Charles ROGERS, of Shortsville, and Miss Margaret HOWLAND, and one son, Wilber C., the two latter residing on the home farm; two grandchildren, Miss Blanche HOWLAND, and Frank ROGERS. The funeral will be held from the home at 3 o'clock on Thursday afternoon. Rev. Frank W. HILL, of the Presbyterian Church, will officiate and burial will be made in the ------Hill Cemetery. ** APPEAL TO SHERIFF Dixon Station Farmers Greatly Annoyed by Persistent Tramps Geneva, July 14 - Under-Sheriff Timothy F. NILAND had a late call last night to the DAVIE farm, near Dixon Station, on the state road, where several tramps had been annoying the residents of that vicinity all day yesterday. About 10 o'clock it is said the men went to the residence of Mr. DAVIE and asked for accommodations for the night. When refused they demanded Mr. DAVIE to open the door of his residence, claiming that they wished to speak to him. Mr. DAVIE again refused and then went to the telephone and sent a hurry message to Sheriff NILAND, who responded, but before he arrived the men had made their get-away and could not be found in the vicinity. It was said that the men told Mr. DAVIE that they had money to pay for the privilege of sleeping in his barn and that they also had matches. This last threat was too much for Mr. DAVIE and he immediately sent for county protection. ** CAR BACKS DOWN HILL And When It Overturns Shortsville Woman Sustains Broken Arm Shortsville, July 14 - Mrs. Bernetta C. SMITH, of this village, received a broken arm in an automobile accident on Saturday afternoon. She, with her son, Attorney Arthur H. SMITH, of this village, and her sister, Mrs. Annah SKINNER, of Canton, Ohio, were driving from this village to Hammondsport in an auto owned and driven by Mr. BUSS, of Clifton Springs. When almost within the corporation of Hammonsport, the engine of the machine was stalled on a bad hill. The driver got out and cranked the machine which immediately began to back down the hill. He jumped on the running board and caught the steering wheel just in time to prevent the auto from going over a steep embankment. The machine ?as overturned, and all were thrown out. Mrs. SKINNER was badly bruised and shaken up, and the men were uninjured. Both bones of mrs. SMITH'S arm were broken just above the wrist. ** RUTH EVARTS Naples, July 14 - Yesterday morning occurred the death of Ruth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rhodes EVARTS, of Bristol Springs, aged 12 years. The child had been ill since last Thursday with acute indigestion. The funeral will be held in the Bristol Springs church Monday at 2 o'clock, Rev. J. H. FRAUCE, pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Naples, will officiate. Interment will be in Coye cemetery. ** OX ROAST A FEATURE At Eagles Big Field Day in Hornell on Thursday Hornell, July 14 - Preparations are nearly complete for the big Eagles Field Day to be held at Maple City Park Thursday next. The ox roast will be served at 4 o'clock, and will be one of the big features of the occasion. The program for the athletic events is as follows, 200 yard hose race, prize, a $75 loving cup. Hub and hub face, prize a silver trumpet valued at $20. 100 yard dash, prizes aggregating $3, $2, $1. Obstacle race, prizes aggregating $3, $2, $1. 220 yard dash, prizes aggregating $3, $2, $1. Fat men's race, prizes valued at $3, $2. Half-mile run, prizes valued at $5, $3, $2. 2-mile motorcycle race, prizes valued at $14, $8, $2. Motorcycle race, unknown distance, prizes valued at $20, $10, $5. 10 mile motorcycle race by professionals, prizes to be announced at the track. Motorcycle race against the track record. Following the athletic events the Olean and Hornell Eagles baseball teams will settle a long standing difference of opinion as to which is the better. ** HORSE'S KICK IS FATAL Dominick Burns, a West Bloomfield Farmer, Succumbs to Injuries Canandaigua, July 14 - Dominick BURNS, an unmarried man residing about a mile south of West Bloomfield village, died Sunday morning as the result of being kicked by a horse on Friday. Mr. BURNS lives alone and Friday evening had unhitched the horse from the buggy shafts as he supposed, but he failed to release one of the side-straps and when he led the horse from the shafts the animal became frightened and commenced to prance about, knocking down Mr. BURNS and either stepping on or kicking <snip> didn't get the rest ** MRS. ELVINA FORDHAM Holley, July 14 - Mrs. Elvina FORDHAM, aged 34 years died Sunday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock at her home in Albion street. The cause of her death was heart trouble from which she has suffered for the past two months. She leaves her husband; two sons, Charles and Albert, her father, F. EPKE, Clarkson; four brothers, William and Albert, of Brockport, Edward, of Holley, and Fred, of Byron; two sisters, Mrs. Fred MOSS, of Byron, and Mrs. James GRAHAM, of Detroit, Mich. The funeral will be held from the house Wednesday at 1:30 o'clock. Burial at Brockport in Beachwood cemetery. ** VICTOR ALREADY CLEANING UP Victor, July 14 - The heavy wind which prevailed here all day Sunday did much damage and the loss to farmers will total into the hundreds, owing to fruit which was blown from trees, and fields where crops were lowered. The streets and lawns were strewn with leaves and branches to-day and there was occasion for a general cleaning up. ** EIGHTY-NINE YEARS OLD; NEVER MARRIED John Dunlap, Ovid's Oldest Resident, Is Dead Ovid, July 14 - John DUNLAP, the oldest resident of this village died early Saturday morning at the home of his niece, Miss Isabelle WARING, in Seneca street. Mr. DUNLAP was 89 years old the 22d of March. He had been in failing health for several years, but for the last four months had been confined to the bed as the result of a fall. Mr. DUNLAP belonged to one of the pioneer families of this town. His father, David DUNLAP, was the first white child born in the town of Ovid. His grandfather, Andrew DUNLAP, came here from Bucks county, Pennsylvania, when this county was little more than a wilderness, making the trip with an ox cart. He located three miles south of this village, clearing a place and building a log cabin on the farm that for years has been known as the DUNLAP farm. Mr. DUNLAP was never married. ** POTTER FAMILY MEETS Descendants of John Potter Listen to Family History at Hermitage Warsaw, July 14 - The annual reunion of the John A. POTTER and Descendants Reunion Association was held at the POTTER homestead near Hermitage on Saturday. Fifty-five were present; from Warsaw, Hermitage, Springville, Ithaca and Le Roy. Many letters of regret were received from members of the family in California, Texas and Michigan. A bountiful dinner was served soon after the arrival of the guests, after which a fine literary program was given a feature for which was the reading of the family history, beginning in 1815, the time when the first member of this family came from Connecticut, to make a home in the then almost unbroken forest, and covering the intervening space of time. The history was written by A. W. POTTER. At the business session by-laws proposed by a previously appointed committee, were adopted by the association. Edward POTTER was elected president and John T. POTTER, of Warsaw, secretary. The annual meeting for 1914 will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. DOLPH, at Hardys, N. Y. ** CAYUGA COUNTY SUFFERS FROM WIND Auburn, July 14 - The gale of wind from the West which swept over the central portion of Cayuga county from yesterday afternoon until early this morning did damage to fruit crops, grain and garden trucks which is estimated will run up into thousands of dollars. The gale swept over the best of the fruit region and as a result about two-thirds of the crop of apples, peaches and pears are on the ground. Many of the trees were uprooted or the big branches torn off. Garden truck and wheat in exposed places was badly damaged. ** MAILS LETTER IN FIRE ALARM BOX Geneva, July 14 - The entire Fire Department was called out this morning about 5 o'clock by an alarm sent in from box 49, located at the Lehigh Valley station. The cause of the alarm was the failure of Charles AIERY, a resident of the northwest part of the city, to distinguish between a mail box and a fire alarm box. AIERY pulled down the lever as directed. When the bell sounded AIERY immediately saw his mistake and waited until Assistant Chief BUTLER arrived to whom he related his experience. ** Find ALL of the News Abstracts for Monroe Co., NY at http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/NY/Monroe/index.html -- GjS