Buffalo Evening News Buffalo, Erie County, New York State August 3-1917 Marriage Licenses. Robert T. HALL, Batavia-Harriett M. FRIEDLEY, 100 Butler avenue.[Buffalo] ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ submitted by Linda Schmidt

Buffalo Evening News Erie County, New York State August 3-1917 Guard to Parade in Gotham Thursday. New York.--New York will probably say farewell to its thousands of national guardsmen going to the training camps at Spartanburg, S.C., next Thursday. This announcement was made here to-day by Major General O'RYAN, commander of the 27th division, who said that plans for the parade to precede the departure of the troops were virtually complete. It is estimated that 30,000 soldiers will march over one of the longest parade routes in the city, from 110th street down Fifth avenue to Washington square. The usual length of the route, it was explained, had been decided upon in order that all friends and families of the soldiers might have front rank positions from which to view the parade. --- There have been reports that Buffalo national guardsmen would participate in the parade to be held in New York, but Colonel Arthur KEMP of the 74th infantry said this morning that he had received no orders on the subject. + Appeal for Smokes Meets Good Response. The 'News' is conducting a campaign to supply smokes to Buffalo boys who will go into the trenches in Europe. If the first contingents of American troops have used up all the available American tobacco, as reports indicate, what will happen when hundreds of thousands of men go from the United States, unless smokers remember the soldiers. It is certain that hundreds of young men will leave Buffalo, and a great many cigars, cigarettes and packages of tobacco are needed. Why not, then, when you are in the cigar store, pharmacy or confectionary shop to purchase tobacco or a smoke, buy an extra one and drop it in a 'News' box? Buffalonians are making generous response to the appeal for smokes. There still is an opportunity, however, for many others who have not contributed to do so and to continue to do so. + Marriage Licenses. Vincenty SWIECZYNSKI, 364 Gibson street-Mary MROWCZNSKE, 61 Ashley street. Bornislaw KIZIOWNSKI, 76 Carmonice street-Marja SIERCZNESKA, 825 Tonawanda street. Casper G. HOFFMAN, 592 Sycamore street-Amelia SCHEFFOLD, 37 French street. Fred E. STAHR, 1071 Grant street-Ilona R.F. LUMBE, 17 Melvin place. John F. JEYIORSKI, 92 Strauss street-Syliz WRONIECKA, 62 Woltz avenue. Ora A. McCALL, 400 Michigan avenue-Vivian C. KELDERHOUSE, 77 Mendola avenue. Henry R. THORNTON, Toronto, Ont.-Ruth Sophia DAVIES, Toronto, Ont. Thomas A. BROWN, 184 Southampton street-Katherine THAMERUS, 15 East Genesee street. Joseph BREY, Canton, O.-Margaret ZIEGLER, 350 Dearborn street. Fred J. MEYERS, 217 Orlando street-Rose C. McGLYNN, 217 Orlando street. Howard C. GALLOP, 73 Otis place-Eleanor A. WILLIAMS, 62 Glenwood avenue. George B. DUTTON, Williamstown, Mass.-Sarah CUMMINGS, 615 Bird avenue. Ludwig BORAWSKI, 72 Townsend street-Marya KRYSZKA, 80 Townsend street. Robert T. HALL, Batavia-Harriett M. FRIEDLEY, 100 Butler avenue. Peter DAVIS, New Orleans, La.-Hattie MIRUS, Georgia, Ala. + submitted by Linda Schmidt

Daily News Batavia, Genesee County, New York State November 5-1881 -part 2- Disastrous Fire at Bethany. P.C. DOWLING, a sub-contractor on the Lackawanna railroad in Bethany, met with a heavy loss by fire at an early hour this morning. He brought a friend to this village last night, not returning until quite late. Reaching his barn, which is situated on the farm of a Mr. MORRIS, about a mile and a half west of Bethany Center, he used a lantern while putting out his horse. It is thought that the lamp exploded, for about two o'clock the building was discovered to be on fire, and no other means are known of from which it could have originated. The fire had already gained great headway. There were eleven horses in the stables, only tow of which were rescued,--None of the contents, which consisted of harnesses, carts, etc., were saved, and the loss will reach $2,000 at least, to cover which Mr. DOWLING has no insurance. One of the horses which perished was purchased this week for $300. The fire having destroyed all the implements used by Mr. DOWLING's force on the road, about fifty men will be thrown out of work, only temporarily, however. + Rail Road Rumblings. A Budget of News about Tracks and Travelers. The Central railroad company consume 2,000 tons of coal daily. The general winter time table on the Central will not go into effect until the middle of the month. The Erie's new shops and buildings at Hornelsville will cost, exclusively of machinery and fixtures, about $300,000. The Erie roadmaster is expected in Batavia the first of the next week to change the main track to the north, to accommodate the new depot. The suit of the Village Trustees against the Central railroad company for obstructing the streets, is returnable before Justice CROSBY on Monday next. The grading on the Lackawanna is progressing finely. The work on Reynolds, Dowling, & Kennedy's contract, in this county, where there is a great deal of excavating necessary, will be finished by the first of April next. On the Lackawanna railroad a half mile west of East Bethany, a steam pump is being worked both day and night to keep the water from the pits while the foundation timbers are being put in for the abutments for a bridge over the Black Creek. Work on the new track between Rochester and Batavia is progressing quite satisfactorily at present, and if the weather holds fair the first of December will see it completed.--The Rochester Express says the iron and ties are down, and the ballasting is being pushed, and this is substantially done except between Rochester and Chili, and on the Byron grade. There has been but little done to enlarging the Erie over-head bridge just east of Batavia.--Some portions of the new track between Rochester and Batavia are being run over now, and the cars ride as smoothly as could be expected. The new fast train which the Central is to run between New York and Chicago will be put on next Monday. The train will be composed mostly of drawing and sleeping coaches, and will leave New York at 8 o'clock in the morning, reaching Syracuse at 3:15 p.m. It will make no stops between Syracuse and Buffalo, reaching the latter city at 7 o'clock. It will pass Batavia at 6:07 (New York time), arriving at Cleveland at 11:32 p.m., Toledo at 2:23 a.m. (Columbus time) and Chicago at 9 a.m. The train coming east from Chicago will leave there at 3:30 p.m., reaching Toledo at 10:28 a.m., Cleveland at 1:35 p.m. and Buffalo at 8 p.m. (New York time), and make three stops between that city and Rochester. It will take the place of the present special day express due at Batavia at 9:15 a.m. and stop here at 8:56, Byron at 9:06, and Churchville at 9:28, reaching Rochester at 9:55 and leaving that city at 10:05. It will arrive at Syracuse at 12:15 and New York at 6:30 p.m. It is not designed to accommodate only through passengers going west, and in both directions will be a "through by daylight" between Buffalo and New York. The rates of fare have not yet been announced. + Choice perfumery at Tryon's. + An extensive assortment of celluloid collars and cuffs on sale at C.R. GOULD's. + Good Luck Baking Powder still takes the lead, because it is strictly pure--consequently economical and satisfactory. Shaw & Stiles. + Farmers, produce is up, but Clothing is old prices at my store. Chas. R. GOURD. + submitted by Linda Schmidt

Daily News Batavia, Genesee County, New York State November 5-1881 Mere Mention. Another flurry of snow this morning. The town boards of audit meet in the several towns on the 10th inst. "Only a Farmer's Daughter" at the Opera House again to-night. Crushed stone is being used to level up many roads about the village. The furniture in use on the stage at the Opera House last evening was kindly furnished by C.H. TURNER & Son. A keg of beer threw a train of cars off the track at Niagara Falls the other day, which, by the way, isn't the only thing beer has thrown "off." The emblems of mourning on the postoffice building have outlived their usefulness, and, ragged and torn, do not appear very attractive, swaying in the autumn wind. R.F. THOMPSON has commenced the collection of sprinkling tax, and will be at the Genesee County National Bank for twenty days to receive the same. + Personals. A.N. HENSHAW, of Hobart College, is in town. The "Only a Farmer's Daughter" troupe are registered at the Washburn House. Mrs. W.G. BENTLEY of St. Louis, who has been visiting at Gorton BENTLEY's, returned home this morning. + Notice. The New York Hatters are still in town and will remain for a few days more only. Economy is wealth and everybody should take advantage of the time and save money by having their old silk, soft, and stiff hats made over into the latest style.--Ladies' derbys[sic] and sailors blocked over into the latest styles. Over PALMER's shoe store, 68 Main street. The DENPORTS'. + Rubber Garments. Children's and Ladies' gossamer circles and gent's coats at reduced prices at Stone's, 94 Main street. + Real Estate at Auction. At the last meeting of the Homestead Company notice was given that at the meeting next Tuesday evening a piece of real estate belonging to the company would be put up at auction in accordance with the rules of the company and struck off to the member bidding the highest price above $450. Therefore next Tuesday evening lot No. 69 on the Otis property will be put up at Auction. Any members buying it may pay for it in weekly payments of 95 cents, including interest. The Company expects soon to secure a fine lot on Bank street which will be put up and sold in the same manner. + submitted by Linda C. Schmidt *********************************************

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Progressive Batavian Batavia, Genesee County, New York State November 19-1875 -part 2- Neighboring Counties. A Gowanda manufacturer turns out 150,000 cheese boxes annually. The banking house of C.C. HUGGINS in Marion, Wayne county, has failed. Buffalo Bill was scouting the Plains at Hornellsville Wednesday night last. JOHNSON's brewery at Westfield, was destroyed by fire a few nights since. The Medina 'Democrat' says that a new stone quarry has been opened at Medina. Frank GALE and "Zip" GOODRICH, of Wellsville, make $4 a day trapping minks and muskrats. Geo. R. COOLEY, Esq., of Angelica, is paying $10 a ton for flax, and $2 a bushel for flax seed. One hundred thousand crates of peaches were shipped from Niagara county during this season. Thieves are said to have taken twenty horses within the past two months from the vicinity of Palmyra. Rev. John K. FOWLER of Rochester was recently installed pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Caledonia. A lot of yearling cattle sold at auction at Portage, Wyoming Co., a few days since, brought about $18 per head. Sunday night, 8th inst., a valuable horse was stolen from a farmer south of Albion, and one also stolen from a farmer south of Millville. A crazy woman kicked a man to death at Westfield, Chautauqua county, the other day. She gave him one kick in the stomach, and he died from its effects. A farmer living near Canandaigua has raised a wonderful potato. It is of the peerless variety, weighs five pounds and one ounce, and is over eleven inches long. Rollin STILES, of Willing, cut his throat with a razor a few mornings since. He had been a long-time sick, and was probably tired of his "style" of life, and was "willing" to go. Recently the house of Mrs. GOODRICH, about a mile from Churchville was burglarized, and some $40 or $50 taken.--Chloroform was evidently used, as the odor from it was perceptible the next day and the lady showed some effects of having inhaled it, being quite sick. + Alexander.-Mr. Geo. KENDALL, who was taken to the county Insane Asylum from this place one week ago, died on Tuesday morning last. His remains were brought here for interment. Prof. MONROE, of Batavia, is to be at the district school house in this village on Tuesday evening 23d inst. for the purpose of organizing a singing school for the winter. Come one come all, or words to that effect. + Bergen.-Since last Thursday the principal topic of conversation has been the robbery of S.C. TULLEY's safe. The sleep of the good people of the village has been disturbed by dreams of burglars. Keep your money in an old stocking, and sleep in peace. Mr. TULLEY, offers a reward of $200 for the recovery of the stolen money and the conviction of the burglar. As yet there is no clew[sic] to the perpetrator. On Thursday night of last week a row occurred in the underground retreat kept by Albert CARD, of fragrant memory.--Blows were exchanged, window lights broken, and night made hideous generally. Probably had whisky was at the bottom of it. We should like to know how much longer this underground nuisance is to be permitted to exist. Where are the crusaders? Some one has been helping himself with potatoes for winter consumption from Southworth & Tone's cars, and with apples from Mr. WESTON's stock, without leave or license. W.M. SAGE and wife returned from Canada last Saturday evening, after an absence of seven weeks. Judging from their long stay, their visit must have been a pleasant one. The committee appointed by the Congregational church to examine the different hymn and tune books and recommend one for use in the church, have recommended the "Presbyterian Hymnal" as the most suitable. On Wednesday of this week Southworth & Tone loaded five cars with five hundred bushels of barley each. Considerable beer in that amount of barley. D.J. McPHERSON, after a four weeks' illness, is able to be out again. As the old ladies say, "He looks kind of peak-ed." Five street lamps now illuminate the path of the pedestrian in different parts of the village on a dark night, and there is room for five more. + Elba.--Messrs. FRENCH & RUGG are about to increase the motive power of their mill by putting in a new steam-boiler. School Dist. No. 4 is building a new school house. Messrs. BROCKWAY & RITTER of this place have the job. Our farmers are rejoicing in, and improving, the unusually fine weather of this season. + Other News. Rev. B.I. IVES, of Auburn, presents quite a busy record for the past year. He has traveled 22,000 miles, preached ninety-three sermons, delivered thirty-three lectures, dedicated and re-opened thirty churches, and raised $901,100 for new churches and old debts. As a boy in Utica was exercising a pony in some manner the rope by which the animal was fastened got around his neck,, the pony became frightened, and he was dragged along a considerable distance.--His skull was fractured and his body badly torn, but he is yet alive. In the town of Venice, Cayuga county, a few miles south of Auburn, is one of the largest burial grounds known in the country. On an extent of 200 acres, on the farm of Jonas WOOD and adjoining grounds, are thousands of Indian graves, supposed to be coeval with the Aborigines. The person arrested in India on his own confession, as Nena SAHIB, is, probably, not the man he pretended to be. The prisoner declares that he was drunk when he falsely confessed that he was Nena SAHIB. He states that he was arrested by mistake in 1864, and subsequently released, and claims that he has relatives who will recognize him. It is a curious fact that while business of every kind is depressed, and the wages of labor are being considerably reduced, the price of boots and billiards, and boiled chestnuts and show tickets, and horse hire and sleeve buttons, and deviled crabs and other necessaries of life, remain unchanged. This is probably owing to the grasshoppers plague in the west. Chas. P. THOMPSON, elected to Congress in BUTLER's district, was born in Braintree July 30th, 1827, was admitted to the Suffolk bar on motion of the Hon. B.F.HALLET, in whose office he studied. He has resided in Gloucester since 1857, and has twice represented that place in the Legislature. The Boston Journal says he is a man of ability, a good speaker, full of sharp wit, and honest. The Presbyterian Church at Waverly, Tioga county, N.Y. has discarded the use of alcoholic wines at its communion table. It has, however, an unfermented product of the "fruit of the vine," the method of preparation, we understand, being obtained from a Jew, who says that the Jews of old employed the same method in preparing for the passover.--Other churches would do well to follow the example of the Waverly church. A little girl, while playing on the railroad track at Holidaysburg, Pa., got her foot so wedged in a frog that she was held fast. Her mother saw the predicament and heard an approaching train. She ran to the rescue of her child, but could not extricate the foot. The train come on, and although the engineer applied the brakes, it was clear that it could not be stopped quick enough. The mother finding that the girl could not be less than maimed, held her as far off the track as she could while the cars went by. A foot was crushed, but a life was saved. + submitted by Linda Schmidt

Please, see that the Dairy (or at least a copy) is given to the Public Library. Thank you, Bonnie Ryder Bliss Dillon family of Genese Co., NY

Progressive Batavian Batavia, Genesee County, New York State October 29-1875 -part 2- The Livingston county Dansvillians think there is enough gas escaping from a spring at Stony Brook Glen, to light their village, and are testing its quality. A switchman at Avon named FAYLON, had his foot caught in a frog recently, and FAYLON to extricate it in time, it was run over by a passing train and crushed. The Nunda 'News' says a ten year old son of Mr. Fayette KEYES recently "dug 225 bushels of potatoes in ten hours." SANDERS, on, SANDERS! What will become of you? It is estimated that Western New York produces over one-half of all the apples raised in the United States. The annual product of several counties amount to 1,500,000 barrels. The Livingston county agricultural society finds itself some $500 short this year by reason of the bad weather which prevented people from attending the fair, thus cutting off its principal income. The large farm barns of Mr. Sanford PARKER, at Nunda Station,, was burned on Monday night. Loss $2,000. Incendiary work. Wide awake and efficient Sheriffs and deputies is what the county needs now. David DALRYMPLE, a workman engaged in digging a well for Henry BOWMAN, at Somerset, Niagara Co., fell into the excavation, a distance of over seventeen feet, last week. He fell upon a fellow workman, and sustained serious injuries, though he is expected to recover. The man upon whom he fell was but slightly injured. A teamster from the country whose name we did not learn, met with an accident that very seldom occurs, near the residence of Mr. Wm. CHAMBERLAIN, one day last week. He was coming to the flax mill with a load of flax, loaded on a hay rack. The friction of a wheel against the side of the rack started a fire, and the load and the wagon were entirely destroyed. It required lively work to get the horses unhitched in time to save them. Kenyons' Crockery Store! We have the largest stock in the County to select from, consisting of Gold Band & Plain French China English Ironstone China, Glass and Stone Ware. For $13. we sell 137 Pieces Ironstone China. Jelly Tumblers 40c-Goblets 75c-Goblets-99c Glass Set 50c. E.L. & G.D. KENYON. Died Suddenly! How often in these days do we hear this. And this leads me to say, I will sell Caskets and Coffins as cheap as any other man in Genesee County. I will also sell Furniture! A general assortment at the lowest possible living prices. C.T. BUXTON. Bergen-D.McPHERSON returned from his western trip last Wednesday morning, somewhat to the surprise of his friends, who had not expected him quite so soon. The teacher engaged to teach the school in the Black Creek district is Bissell SANFORD. He has our sympathy. Ned TOWNSEND returned home from Auburn last Friday, expecting to go back Monday, but is detained by illness. Wm. P. MUNGER started for Beloit, Wis., last Monday evening, having been summoned by telegraph to the sick bed of his sister, Mrs. WATSON. In the way of improvements we notice that Dr. TOWNSEND is putting a furnace into the house. We hope he will be able to keep warm the coming winter. + submitted by Linda C. Schmidt *********************************************

Progressive Batavian Batavia, Genesee County, New York State November 19-1875 Local Record. Mr. Sherman RICHARDSON, formerly an employee in the 'Batavian' office, is now writing a series of short sketches for the 'Watchword.' They are well written and interesting. Mr. James THAYER, who was to have taught the winter term of the Pavilion school, has been compelled, from ill health, to give it up. Mr. STEARNS of Wyoming, is his successor. Mr. BLAKE, who lives with Dr. CLARK, in this village, hunted in the vicinity of Akron on Monday last, and a fine string of partridge rewarded his travels and evidenced his marksmanship. Stolen.-Some thief or thieves stole a harness and a robe from the barn of Mr. N. MOUTLON, of this town, on Monday night last. Mr. M. offers $25 for the arrest and conviction of the thief. Off to California.-Mr. John WASHBURN, proprietor of the Washburn House started for California on Wed'sday last. Mr. GIFFIN and son, of this village, started for the Golden State one day last week. Sudden Death.-Mrs. James CROSSMAN, formerly of Alexander, choked to death in a fit of coughing on Sunday last, at Buffalo. She was about 28 years of age. Her husband is the son of Mr. Amos CROSSMAN of this village. Address by Hon. John FISHER.-At request of the Batavia Farmers' Club, Hon. John FISHER has consented to deliver, at Ellicott Hall, Saturday, Nov. 28th, at 2 o'clock P.M., an address upon Agriculture as he saw it in Europe. Charles H. PEELER, who formerly resided at West Batavia, died in Buffalo on Sunday last. His father, Jacob PEELER, lost his leg by a railroad accident at Attica two or three weeks since. When at West Batavia, they worked the VEDDER farm. A tramp broke into the barn of Mr. Edward A. FERRIN in this village, and secured lodging for Saturday night last. Thinking "one good turn deserved another," he took with him when he left a new knit woolen over jacket which was hanging in the barn. Mr. Charles WADKEY, of this village, died on Saturday last, of typhoid fever, aged about 22 years. He was a member of the Hangan(?) Order, and, on Monday last, a large number of his brethren of the Order, both from Attica and Batavia, followed his remains to their last resting place in the cemetery at Attica. Distribution of the literature fund.--The Regents have made their distribution of the income of the State Literature Fund, and the awards to schools in this vicinity are reported as follows: Batavia Union School (Acad Dep't), $292.84; Genesee & Wyoming Seminary, $18.26; Le Roy Academic Institute, $154.38; Attica U.S. Academic Department, $97.77. In the table before us we do not find any appropriation to Rural Seminary, and as that institution is usually awarded a portion of the fund, we judge the table to be incomplete. + To the Public: Batavia, Nov. 15th, 1874.--Having purchased the entire stock of Furniture and Undertaking Goods of J.M. SHOWERMAN & Co., the business will be continued in the same place, with the difference that a vast reduction will be made upon all goods sold there from former prices, and more especially in undertaking goods. To all those who may have the misfortune of death in their family, I would say, call on me before purchasing, and you shall have goods at their just value. M. DAILEY. + submitted by Linda C. Schmidt *********************************************

Their is a Town of Batavia Historian mailto:pennyplant@yahoo.com , Town of Batavia Co-Historians: Gale M. Conn-Wright pennyplant@yahoo.com 3484 South Main Street Road Batavia, NY 14020 Barbara Ann Toal - BTCSDEPOT@aol.com mailto:BTCSDEPOT@aol.com 3762 South Main Street Batavia, NY 14020 585/ 344-2458 A City of Batavia Historian City of Batavia Historian: Corrine Iwanicki 41 Clinton Street Batavia, NY 14020-2820 (585) 344-1633 Genesee County Historian; Genesee County History Department Research Library & Records Management 3 West Main Street Batavia, NY 14020 (585)344-2550 ext 2613 Email: history@co.genesee.ny.us mailto:history@co.genesee.ny.us ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.

Progressive Batavian Batavia, Genesee County, New York State October 29-1875 A Narrow Escape.- A little son of Jos. BARNES, residing on Summit street, fell into an open sewer last Wednesday evening and came near losing his life. When discovered he was nearly drowned, but was finally resuscitated by the persistent and skillful efforts of Drs. TOZIER and CLARK who were summoned to attend the little fellow. P.S. The child has since died. + R.O. HOLDEN is headquarters for ladies' Ready Made Cloaks from the lowest price to the best cloak made which are warranted to fit and give as good satisfaction as any cloak made to order. Single and double wool and Paisley Shawls. Beavers in black seal brown and Navy blue. Braid fringe gimps and all kinds of Dress Cloak trimmings at their usual low prices. + For Fashionable Millinery and First-Class Goods at Low Prices, Call on Miss M. WARE, Ata No. 86, Main St., (Over CLARK's Jewelry Store.) + Genesee Ahead! The Best Cigar in Batavia or any other place for Ten Cents is Giddings Brothers. "Genesee Pride!" For quality and flavor it is acknowledged by all smokers to have no competitors. Buy it and try it, and you will smoke no other. "The Nerve Cigar" is also a choice brand. We manufacture several other find brands, and dealers will find it to their advantage to examine our goods and prices before purchasing elsewhere. + J.L. CURTIS, M.D. Can be Consulted at his office in Batavia, N.Y. Wed'sdays & Sat'days 183 Powers Block, Rochester Mondays & Thursdays >From 8 to 12 o'clock. + New Hardware Store.-Marvin SEAMANS, for many years clerk with Rowan & Humphreys, has leased the store now occupied by S.A. WILSON, for a term of years, and is to start a new hardware store there. His brother, who is a practical tinner, is to have charge of the manufacturing and repairing department. Mr. SEAMANS has also leased the two stories above the store for show rooms and tin shop. + Terrible and Fatal Mistake.-Miss Mary NORTH, teacher in the Union School at Attica, and daughter of Noah NORTH, formerly of Alexander, took, on Wednesday of this week, two tablespoonfuls[sic] of corrosive sublimate, supposing it to be tincture of rhubarb, and died in twenty minutes. Miss NORTH was very highly respected and greatly beloved, and her sudden and terrible death fills the whole community with gloom and sorrow. + Patent Neck-Yoke Clasp.- Mr. H..D. GIBBS, of this village, is inventor of a much needed improvement in neck-yokes, consisting of a swivel and clasp with heavy bolt, manufactured from the best malleable iron, and embracing both utility and durability in its construction. It is highly recommended for our livery men, who have used it during the past year, and wherever introduced has given the best satisfaction. Mr. GIBBS will show the Clasp to any one calling at his shop. Also a good chance to buy a fine harness. + Serious Joke.- The other day while a number of men were engaged in threshing at North Oakfield, in Genesee county, across the road from CARR's saw mill, the boys in the mill thought they'd do something cunning, so they blew the steam whistle of the saw mill furiously, and thus succeeded in frightening the horses attached to the horsepower of the threshing machine, and the horses became unmanageable and ran away, breaking the machine and doing other serious damage. The mill men had their fun and of course didn't care a continental for the expense, so long as they were happy. It seems to us, though, that more enjoyable pastimes might be engaged in than frightening horses, destroying property and endangering life and limb. + submitted by Linda C. Schmidt *********************************************

Hi Carl, Unfortunately, I don't believe Batavia does have an historical society anymore, but I'm SURE that the Richmond Memorial Library would LOVE a copy, as well as the County Historian and the Genesee Area Genealogists....to name a few!! I'm sure if you contacted: Betty Thomas at bettyt@lycos.com she would probably be MORE than willing to post a copy to the Genesee County GenWeb Archive site! Good luck! Joan In a message dated 9/29/2002 6:54:48 PM Eastern Standard Time, lifzgood2us@yahoo.com writes: > Hello fellow listers, > > My family inherited a civil war diary from a John L. > Foster of Batavia N.Y. He was a coronet player in the > 14th N.Y.S.V. band from 1861-1862. It has daily > entries of his company and the various battles they > were in. Some of the more interesting entries deal > with the raiding of Gen. Lees House, Seeing the > Monitor, returning Abe Lincolns hat that had blown off > in a gust, Spy balloons overhead, Bailey Croosroads, > Fairfax Court House,Gen "McLellan", and many Batavia > names such as H. Dingman, Tutle Fosey(?), D. Nash, > Mrs. Tomlinson, Mrs. Wright, A.W.Gardener and others. > While I dont have the actual book I do have a copy of > it and have transcribed it as best I can. > I would like some input on the best place to post this > transcription. Is there a Batavia Historical Society? > Any thoughts? > Thanks soooooo much in advance, > Carl

Hello fellow listers, My family inherited a civil war diary from a John L. Foster of Batavia N.Y. He was a coronet player in the 14th N.Y.S.V. band from 1861-1862. It has daily entries of his company and the various battles they were in. Some of the more interesting entries deal with the raiding of Gen. Lees House, Seeing the Monitor, returning Abe Lincolns hat that had blown off in a gust, Spy balloons overhead, Bailey Croosroads, Fairfax Court House,Gen "McLellan", and many Batavia names such as H. Dingman, Tutle Fosey(?), D. Nash, Mrs. Tomlinson, Mrs. Wright, A.W.Gardener and others. While I dont have the actual book I do have a copy of it and have transcribed it as best I can. I would like some input on the best place to post this transcription. Is there a Batavia Historical Society? Any thoughts? Thanks soooooo much in advance, Carl __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! http://sbc.yahoo.com

The Daily News Batavia, Genesee County, New York State August 28-1888 -part 3- Early Railroad Routes Historical Facts Concerning Western New York Roads. Mr. David E. E. MIX of Batavia has compiled from records in the County Clerk's office, some valuable and interesting information in regard to early railroads in Western New York. Mr. MIX read a brief paper before the Pioneer Association at Silver Lake from which the following facts are taken: The Tonawanda railroad company, which was one of the early roads from which sprung the great New York Central Corporation, was incorporated April 24th, 1832, and was the second railroad built in this State, the first being the Mohawk and Hudson railroad, incorporated April 17th, 1827, and extending from Albany to Schenectady. The Tonawanda railroad was intended to run from Rochester to Buffalo, via of Batavia. In 1836 the road was completed to South Byron, about eight miles Northeast of Batavia, and cars were run as far as that point, horses furnishing the motive power. A year later the road reached Batavia which was then the terminus. The Company then purchased of James BRISBANE, a wealthy merchant and extensive land owner in the village, six acres of land on which to locate their depot. The road as originally mapped out was to run North of Main street in Batavia and the depot was to be located near the present site of Mr. George BRISBANE's residence. It was then the intention to cross the Tonawanda Creek where the Alleghany road bridge now is, and taking the line now followed by the new Buffalo road go direct to Buffalo, but through the influence of men owning the property on the South side of the street, the engineer was induced to change the route and locate it where their property would be more likely to appreciate in value. The Company built their first depot at the corner of Big Tree street (now Ellicott street) and South street, (now Jackson street) in the village of Batavia. The first ticket agent of the Central road at Batavia was Erastus SEYMOUR, who kept a book and registered the name of every passenger who purchased a ticket. This book came into the possession of Mr. MIX several years ago and was later given to Ellis N. OSBORNE, then the Central's station agent at Batavia. After Mr. OSBORNE's death his son presented the book to the Buffalo Historical Society, which now has it among many interesting and valuable relics of the pioneer days of Western New York. The first depot was built with the track running through the same and having large doors at each end in which the cars were locked up every night. A track was laid from the depot along Ellicott street to a point near the present site of the Court House, at which point was located the turn-table and water tank. The opening of the road from Rochester to Batavia was celebrated May 8th, 1837, with a grand demonstration, great crowds coming from the surrounding country to see the first locomotive. April 13th, 1840, the Legislature granted an extension of three years time for the completion of the road from Batavia to Attica, and May 1st of that year the State of New York loaned the Tonawanda railroad $100,000 with which to go on with the construction. At Attica the road connected with the Attica & Buffalo railroad, which had been chartered by the Legislature May 13th, 1836. These roads were completed, and opening of a through line from Rochester to Buffalo via Batavia and Attica was celebrated January 5th, 1843. April 9th, 1850, the Tonawanda railroad and the Attica & Buffalo railroad companies were authorized to consolidate and change the name of the corporations to the Rochester & Buffalo railroad, and also to shorten the distance between Rochester and Buffalo by the construction of a branch or second line running direct to Buffalo from Batavia. This is the line now occupied by the four tracks of the New York Central. The Albion & Tonawanda railroad company was chartered April 17th, 1832. The line was to run from Albion, Orleans county, to Batavia, but the road was never begun. In 1853 a survey was made from Batavia to Oak Orchard Harbor by Mr. MIX, and a few years ago the plan of building a road from Batavia, through Albion, to Oak Orchard Harbor was revived and considerable interest awakened in the project. The route was surveyed, and though the scheme now lies dormant, the probably is that some time such a road will be built. The Medina & Darien railroad was chartered May 5th, 1834. It was to run from Medina, Orleans county, to Darien, Genesee county. The company began work and built the road as far as Richville, in the town of Pembroke, Genesee county, and in 1836 had that much in running order. The tracks were of wood and the cars necessarily light. The business did not warrant the continuance of the project and the road was soon given up. Some evidences of it still remain. The Warsaw & Le Roy railroad company was chartered May 5th, 1834. The name indicates its purpose to connect the two villages. The project was given up at the time, but the Rochester & Pittsburg railroad now occupies the field which at that early day those interested in the growth and prosperity of the two villages saw would ultimately be trod by the Iron Horse of Modern Civilization. + submitted by Linda C. Schmidt

The Daily News Batavia, Genesee County, New York State August 28-1888 - part 2 - News Notes in Darien. Mrs. H.F. CARTER left for Utica to-day for a few weeks visit among relatives and friends. The mother and sister of Mrs. PHILLIPS are visiting with the doctor and his wife. William GRANT took a large load of young people from here to attend the lecture on temperance at Attica on Friday evening by the Rev. Mr. GRANDISON a colored minister from the South. All parties agree that painting and disfiguring a campaign banner is a small, mean trick. Some one daubed over Mr. William GRANT's Fisk and Brooks banner, Friday night. The Rev. H. SLINGERLAND took as his subject Sunday "The Rules and Discipline of the M.E. Church." His explanations were clear, concise and practical. A general Sunday school picnic to be participated in by fifteen or more schools is to be held Wednesday at Clark's Grove, North Darien, about three miles North of the city. Each school is to have a table, and after a picnic dinner there will be singing and speaking and amusements. The city club play Wednesday afternoon with the club at North Darien on the latter's grounds. The annual school meeting occurs to-morrow evening. "Woman's Suffrage with an Educational Qualification" was discussed by the members of the I.O.G.T. Saturday evening. Several members volunteered to furnish papers for a literary box to be placed in the depot at Griswold. The high winds of the last three days have blown off a large amount of apples and pears. + South Byron Briefs. Rev. Dr. NETTLETON will be absent next Sabbath and Rev. J. McEWEN, a former pastor, will occupy the pulpit. Mrs. R. WITTAKEN leaves for Allegan, Mich., to-day to visit relatives. Mr. and Mrs. H. BUSHMAN go to Albany and New York for a trip this week. The Harrison and Morton pole raised by the Republicans of South Byron Saturday, is 109 feet above ground and straight as an arrow. It is a tamarack top, a maple middle and black ash base. It is the work of Charles FULLER, architect, ably assisted by John GOODLIFF. Democrats are nearly as proud as Republicans over this pole, for South Byron did up the Center handsomely. The flag which floats from it was made by the ladies of South Byron and is a beautiful piece of work. + submitted by Linda C. Schmidt *********************************************

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The Daily News Batavia, Genesee Co., NY August 28-1888 Opening the Theatrical Season. New York, Mrs. Mary FISKE's play, "Philip Herne" was produced last night at the Fifth Avenue theatre. Joseph HAWORTH appeared in the title role and made a decided hit. At the end of the second act Mrs. FISKE was called out and was loudly applauded. The season at the Fourteenth Street theatre was opened by Miss May WILKES, the young Californian who made her debut as a star in "Gwinne's Gath." She was warmly received and her acting is highly praised. + Robert Garrett's Condition. New York, Dr. JACOBS reports that Robert GARRETT is resting quietly at the Miller villa at Ringwood, N.J., and that his family and physicians have every confidence and hope for the best. + Not Known Here. The Buffalo 'Express' this morning prints a special dispatch dated Batavia, which says: "J.M. BEEMAN, a well-known business man, left early last month on a commercial trip. The last heard of him he was in Chicago on July 9th. Foul play is feared as the cause of his disappearance." As there is no business man named J.M. BEEMAN in Batavia the 'Express' has either been imposed upon or made a mistake. + Local Political Notes. The Cleveland Guards will hold their regular weekly meeting at their headquarters this evening. Mr. F.c. PEEK of Nunda, a Democrat well known in Western New York, and who was a delegate to the National Convention at St. Louis, will deliver an address. He is said to be a spirited speaker. The Glee Club will be in attendance as usual. Judge Harland J. SWIFT, a well known Buffalo lawyer, will deliver an address at the Republican headquarters in the State Street Rink on Tuesday evening next. Judge SWIFT was formerly a resident of Alleghany county where he was known as "the silverhaired orator of Alleghany." A Harrison and Morton pole will be raised by the Republicans of Darien at Darien Center Saturday afternoon at 1 o'clock. Addresses will be delivered by Hon. John McKENZIE and Hon. George BOWEN and F.S. TYLER will sing. The Juvenile Harrison and Morton club will meet at seven o'clock to-morrow evening at the Republican headquarters on State street for drilling. + County Court Next Week. County Court and Cout of Sessions will convene September 4th, the Hon. Myron H. PECK, County Judge, presiding. There are but few civil cases on the calendar, as follows: For trial by jury--Timothy FOLEY against Edwin PARKER and Fred B. PARKER, Frank CHAPEL against Manley F. FORD, David MORSE against Charles BROOKS; for argument, Charles TAGGART, by guardian, etc., against John O'RILEY, Robert CARRUTHERS against Job STAPLES and son. + Missionaries who contemplate going to Africa should use Tulip Soap. It will make them more palatable to the cannibals. + Forepaugh Near at Hand. The cirque de Forepaugh, with all its renowned and remarkable arenic, zoological and hippodromatic attractions, together with its late reinforcements, the famous original "Wild West" show and historic Custer Battle, will be the only tented aggregation to visit Batavia this season. The route of the Barnum show is confined this year to territory West of New York and Pennsylvania. Brother Adam, with his circus stars, elephants, cowboys, crack shots and bucking horses, wills strike Batavia on the 13th prox. + The Elbas Defeat the Bergens. Elba, In a game of ball last Saturday with the celebrated Bergen nine the score stood 8 to 7 in favor of Elba. This is the second crack nine the home nine have defeated in this county within a week past. + Now We'll Have Gas. Last evening a well-dressed man of about medium height, with a ruddy complexion and red whiskers, arrived in town and registered at Purdy's Hotel as "J. CHAMPLIN, Penn Yan, N.Y." He had with him a curious V-shaped instrument, apparently made of wire covered with rubber. He was a locator of gas and oil wells, he said, and it was with this instrument that he was enabled to locate them. About four o'clock this morning he left the hotel. When he returned about seven o'clock he seemed considerably excited and informed Mr. HINMAN that he had discovered the richest source of natural gas that there was in the country. The vein was situated East of here, he said and was nearly a mile in width. Later on he visited President DODGSON of the Natural Gas Company and informed him of the find. To prove his assertion that the gas vein is East of here he requested Mr. DODGSON to take hold of one of the prongs of his locator while he took a hold of the other. The two gentlemen then joined hands and that portion of the instrument where the two prongs met, on which there was a rubber ball, turned to the East. No matter what position the gentlemen got in the ball still turned Eastward. His proposition to Mr. DODGSON was that a stock company be formed and for a nominal sum he would direct them where to put down the well. Afterward he said, however, that if he could secure a franchise from the village he would go on and put down a well himself. He visited several other gentlemen in town, but none of them put much faith in his assertion. He claims to have located several wells in the State and says all of them have been successful. At 9:40 he left on the Canandaigua branch for Canandaigua where he is putting down a well. He said he would return to Batavia as soon as he can complete arrangements to develop the great natural wealth which exists near here. Dr. LEFLER, who is acquainted with Mr. CHAMPLIN, says he has a great deal of success in locating wells that he knows of, but the doctor has little faith in his locating instrument, as this morning when he was holding it with CHAMPLIN it turned to the West instead of the East. + submitted by Linda Schmidt

> Republican Advocate > Batavia, Genesee County, New York State > June 1822 > - part 32 - Obviously, this was not "part 32" ---rather, it was #2.> Sufferings in Ireland. > From the 'Dublin Evening Post', of May 2d. > Famine in Clare.

Spirit of the Times Batavia, Genesee County, New York State July 10-1886 -part #4- Other Counties. Lyons, Wayne county, people are entertaining 140 fresh-air children from New York. A street railway is being talked of for Corning and the project meets with favor there. Michael GLEASON, a farm laborer near Middleport, took paris green last Monday night with suicidal intent. He was not disappointed in the result. Saturday evening Willie GARDNER, the fourteen-year-old son of Postmaster GARDNER, of Warsaw, had one of his eyes very seriously injured by the premature explosion of a small cannon. A Rochester man touched off a cannon and it failed to explode, he looked down the muzzle to see the charge start and his face was filled with powder and wadding. He will lose both eyes. Augustus LAEFFLER, a lad of eleven years, living at Cowlesville, got a sliver in his foot and failed to remove all of it. After limping around two or three weeks, lockjaw resulted and he died in great agony. The Brockport 'Republic' understands that Mr. Horace HOVEY, who resides some two miles west of that village, has quite a curiosity in the shape of a lamb born without hind legs, and that its movements very much resemble those of a trained dog. A fourteen-year-old boy named MYERS, of Brockport, touched off some powder Monday evening, got too near and received the explosion full in his face, which was filled with powder and badly burned. It is probably that his sight was injured by the accident. The hay crop in Caledonia is one of the heaviest known in many years. It is almost impossible for an ordinary mower to cut without clogging up, and the consequence is that there are many break-downs, keeping the machinist busy making repairs, says a correspondent. While attempting to mount his horse Tuesday morning the Rev. Gilbert E. FARR, pastor of the First Baptist church, at Perry, met with a serious accident. The animal shied and Mr. FARR fell heavily to the ground, breaking his ankle. The bones protruded through the flesh. Mathew PHALEN, a young married man of Medina, went to Middleport Sunday and in the afternoon while engaged in firing a cannon in company with some friends, the gun discharged, terribly burning him and causing him the loss of both eyes. He received other injuries from which he may die. Charles H. HAIN of Warsaw, has been arrested and held in $1,500 bail on a charge of outraging the person of Miss Delia STANLEY, a 15-year-old girl from Greigsville, who is employed in that village as a domestic. The crime was committed at Silver Lake when the young lady was on her way home from a dance at Saxton's hall. The Warsaw 'New-Yorker' says that at Avoca, Steuben county, one day recently, William FARRELL, who had been drinking, whipped his wife and kicked her out of doors, when his son-in-law and a watchman named HELLER went to arrest him. FARRELL opened fire on them with a shot-gun, killing HELLER instantly. When his son-in-law told him that he had killed HELLER, FARRELL got a pillow and placed it under the head of his victim. He then re-loaded his weapon, sat down beside the body of HELLER, and blew the top of his own head off. The late Col. J.B. FOLSOM's property amounts to $150,000, of which $25,000 is personal. The real estate lies in Omaha, Tacoma, and Lincoln, Neg., and Attica and Folsomdale, N.Y. The homestead of 200 acres is to be reserved intact, with its appurtenances, until the grandchildren who are minors reach their majority. The Western property is to remain intact, as requested by the testator's late brother, until 10 years shall have elapsed, four having already expired. The will divides the property among his eight grandchildren, share and share alike. Thus it will be seen that unless the Western property increases, as it is expected to do, the president's wife will only receive $20,000 instead of $50,000 as reported. + submitted by Linda C. Schmidt *********************************************

John, Yes, that's where we were. On the Genesee Co. site on Rootsweb there is listed a Fort Hill Cemetery and a Fort Hill Indian burial ground. I searched Google when I got home but found no info on there either. Marsha ----- Original Message ----- From: KTH0846@aol.com To: marshar@eznet.net Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 10:43 PM Subject: Fort Hill Marsha, I don't know if there is a Fort Hill Cemetery, but the topo maps show the Fort Hill area located where the Oatka Trail intersects Route 19, north of Le Roy and just south of the Thruway. Just curious if this is the general area you were searching. Regards, John