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    1. [NYGENESE] Genesee co., Apr 14-1917 # 2
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    3. ****************** The Batavia Times Batavia, Genesee County, New York State April 14-1917 # 2 Oakfield News. Oakfield, April 13-The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs will observe their annual "Go-to-Church Sunday" by attending the evening service in the Methodist church April 29th, when the sermon will be by the Rev. W.M. HEISLER. Andrew B. WOOD, district superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League, will deliver an address at the Presbyterian church at 10:45 a.m. Sunday. The evening service will be omitted for two weeks on account of the special services in the Methodist church. The Rev. George E. BURGESS who is conducting the evangelistic services in the Methodist church will preach three times on Sunday. Services in St. Michael's church will be Holy Communion at 10:20 a.m., morning prayer with a sermon by the Rev.. Curtis C. GOVE at 11 o'clock and Sunday school at noon. Mrs. Meade O. KNICKERBOCKER died Tuesday after a several months; illness aged 71 years. The funeral was held from the house Thursday afternoon with burial in the Cary cemetery. For the next six months the grange will meet in the evening. At the May meeting the first and second degrees will be conferred in full form upon sixteen candidates. The Presbyterian Aid Society held a pipe organ fund tea at Mrs. Frank MARSH's Thursday afternoon with Mrs. George LESSO and Mrs. Caroline LESSO as assistant hostesses. Several of the village streets were scraped Thursday under the supervision of H.E. STEVENS. The next meeting of the Book Review Club will be with Mrs.. Ralph STEVENS, April 18th. C.C. OLMSTED has returned from Washington, D.C. M.M. DODGE and son James, of Attica, has[sic] been guests of Rev. E. Clare DODGE. * * [unknown town/partial article, only] Mrs. Lewis HESBON and children of West Batavia have been visiting Mrs. HARRIGAN. Miss Ola SEWARD, teacher of District School, spent Easter with her parents in Stone Church. Robert ZEHLER of Batavia spend Easter with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter ZEHLER. Mr. and Mrs. Henry ERKART and children have returned from Buffalo after a month's visit with relatives. Miss Ida PIER, who has been quite ill, is able to be out again. Mr. and Mrs. Lee FOLGER have been spending a few days in Batavia on account of the illness and death of her brother, Andrus HOLDRIDGE. Mrs. Lewis JOHNSON of North Pembroke has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. John BRIGGS. * * submitted by Linda Schmidt

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