Aug 3 Dr James Pitts died after a long and distressing illness. Aug 3 Warren Allen died at the home of his brother Marshall in Wirt Aug 6 Professor W H Pitt and wife return to Friendship after a years absence in Europe. The planet Mars the nearest to the Earth since 1877 and closely observed by the astromomers Aug 9 Mrs Enoch A Crandall died at Buffalo and buried at Olean.He was born in Friendship. Aug 12 Gillett Lewis instantly killed at Belvidere by train 5, while on way to cheese factory. Aug 16 The Alliance party put in nomination their county ticket Aug 18 Mrs Phoebe Burdick died at Nile Aug 22 The prohibitionists put in nomination their county ticket at Wellsman Acritcultural fair blackberries and picnics out of sequence July 23 Mrs Ure Stout died age 93 July 25 Large gathering of Macabees at Olean The annual Jordan picnic held at Jordans grave Mrs Mary Zimmer died at Nile July 27 Pfaff and Goodman play Uncle Tom at Academy Hall July 29 Andrew J Smith house discovered on fire extinguished by neighbors.\\Elaine s88897@aol.com