Daily News Batavia, Genesee County, New York State October 1, 1928 Front Page MAIL CAR ROBBERY CHARGED AGAINST MAN IN LEICESTER JAIL Leicester, Oct 1 - George W. ABERTH, 28, of Buffalo, formerly of this village, has been arrested by Buffalo police in connection with the disappearance of $13,000 from a mail car on August 27, 1927, when he was a substitute clerk on the run from Pittsburgh to Arnold, Pa. He is in jail in default of $10,000 bail and awaiting the action of the federal grand jury. ABERTH came here six years ago and married Miss Marion HERRING of this place. He worked a farm for a time but later went into the railway mail service. Suspicion was said to have been directed toward him when he built a country home here, though he had a residence in Buffalo, and showed other signs of affluence. ------------ Page Two CHILD 15 MONTH OLD FELL OUT OF WINDOW HIGH UP FROM GROUND Joyce, 15-months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred HYDE of No. 110 Vine street, fell from a second-story window about 1 o’clock yesterday afternoon. She was not severely hurt. The window had been opened on account of smoke in the house from the furnace fire and the child had evidently been playing at the window when she fell. The child was take to St. Jerome’s hospital, where it was discovered that her only injury was a long cut on her tongue, which required eight stitches to close. She was taken to her home later in the day. ---------- ROAD WORKER KILLED, MAN HELD AT WARSAW Warsaw, Oct. 1 - Gordon IEKLER of Bliss, aged 25, a road worker, was killed by an automobile driven by William WAHAL of Rochester on Saturday afternoon on the state road near Bliss on which IEKLER was working. WAHAL is being held in the Warsaw jail in default of $4,000 bail, pending an investigation of the accident. WAHAL said there was another car ahead of him and that when he passed it he did not see IEKLER in the road until it was too late for him to slow down. The road workman was thrown heavily to the pavement and his scull was fractured. He died ten minutes after reaching the Warsaw hospital. He leaves his wife and his mother in Bliss. Riding with WAHAL at the time of the accident were three students of nursing at the Rochester General hospital. ------------ FINED FIFTY DOLLARS, WENT TO COUNTY JAIL Charged with driving an automobile while intoxicated, William McCAFFREY, 24, of No. 129 South Main street, Warsaw, was fined $50 yesterday by Justice of the Peace F. W. MATTHEWS of Le Roy. Unable to pay the fine McCAFFREY went to the county jail to serve fifty days or until such time as the fine is paid. Trooper L. D. FORTNER of the state police arrested the Warsaw youth on the main highway near Le Roy. With him was Kenneth E. VanBUREN, 24, of Rock Glenn, who paid a fine of $10 to Justice MATTHEWS when arraigned on a charge of intoxication. ---------- MAN TAKEN TO COURT AFTER CAR COLLISION Angelo BORDONARO, twenty, of No. 200 Frank street, Rochester, was fined $25 yesterday by Justice of the Peace C. L. MALLORY when arraigned on a charge of reckless driving following an automobile collision at Brick House Corners at 10 a.m. The fine was paid. Troopers reported that BORDONARO was driving east and was in a long line of traffic. He pulled out of line and crashed into a car driven by Mary GIANNONE of No. 99 Swift street, Rochester, causing damage to both cars. ---------- WILSON BUILDING DEED PASSED THIS AFTERNOON Joseph R. ROSENBLOOM and J. Blaine THOMAS, both of Batavia, were revealed today by Mr. ROSENBLOOM, real estate broker, as the purchasers of the WILSON building at Main and State streets, which was sold last October by Paul and Anthony CAITO of the firm of CAITO Brothers, fruit and vegetable dealers. Mr. ROSENBLOOM on February 15th announced the sale of the building, but did not reveal the names of the purchasers. Final papers for the transfer of the deed were to be made this afternoon. The price paid for the building, a four-story brick structure having a frontage of 45 feet and a depth of a hundred feet, was $100,000. In February Mr. ROSENBLOOM gave the CAITOS $5,000 as the original payment on the purchase price. The lower floors of the building are occupied by the Rialto restaurant and the CAITO store, while the second floor is occupied by the I. V. Ritchlin business. All three firms will continue to occupy the building. ---------- DEATHS Mrs. John N. HOWLAND Mrs. Carrie B. HOWLAND, wife of John N, HOWLAND, a resident of Elba for many years, died at St. Jerome’s hospital at 2 o’clock yesterday afternoon. She had been in the hospital for the past three weeks. Mrs. HOWLAND was born at Adams, Mass., on January 10, 1864, the daughter of the late Hunting P. and Ann Mercy ACKERT. She was married to Mr. HOWLAND on June 1, 1886 at North Adams, Mass., and Mrs. HOWLAND had lived in Elba since her marriage, which is 42 years. Besides her husband, Mrs. HOWLAND leaves a brother, Daniel H. ACKERT of Batavia, and a sister, Mrs. Thomas BROWN of Moravia. She was an active member of the W. C. T. U. of Elba. Funeral services for Mrs. HOWLAND will be held at the Elba Baptist church at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon, the Rev. Anna S. LEGGETT of the Friends church of Bushville and the Rev. Elmer COOK of Cattaraugus officiating. Burial will take place in the Maple Lawn cemetery in Elba. ------ Christian MEIER Christian MEIER, aged 85 years, a resident of Batavia for 45 years, died at 12:30 o’clock yesterday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Mary SCHILLING of Lockport, where he had lived for the past three years. He had been in failing health for five years. Mr. MEIER was born in Germany on September 14, 1843. He came to the United States when 26 years old. Besides his daughter at whose home he died Mr. MEIER leaves three sons, Frank MEIER of Alexander, Fred MEIER of Morganville and Henry MEIER of Batavia; two daughters, Mrs. George PHILLIPS and Mrs. William PESTLIN of Alexander; 18 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. He was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran church of Batavia. Funeral services for Mr. Meier will be held at the home of Mrs. Albert VanBUREN of No. 69 South Main street at 2:30 o’clock tomorrow afternoon. Burial will take place in Grandview cemetery. -------- Louis MYERS Elba, Oct. 1 - Louis MYERS, a resident of this vicinity for many years died at the home of his son, Frank J. MYERS, where he had made his home, at 12:20 o’clock this morning. He had been in failing health for nine months and had been confined to his bed for four months. Mr. MYERS was born in Germany on November 4, 1848, and had lived in the United States for 56 years. He married Miss Sophia WAGNER in Germany. Besides his son with whom he lived, Mr. MYERS leaves two sons, Charles MYERS of Syracuse and William MYERS of Oakfield; two daughters, Mrs. William BURR and Miss Mabel MYERS of Batavia; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Mr. MYERS was a member of the Elba Baptist church. Funeral services for Mr. MYERS will be held at his son’s home at 11 o’clock Wednesday morning. The Rev. Thomas SHERWOOD officiating. Burial will take place at Cary cemetery at Oakfield. ------- The Late John A. HUNTER Warsaw, Oct. 1 - The late John A. HUNTER, whose funeral will be held from the Presbyterian church here at 2:30 o’clock tomorrow afternoon, was a member of Batavia Commandery, Knights Templar, as well as of Warsaw Masonic Lodge. Among Mr. HUNTER'S surviving relatives is a daughter Mary. ------ Funeral of John B. HEWITT Funeral services for John B. HEWITT, retired merchant, who died Friday morning at the home of his niece, Mrs. Fred J. BOWER of No. 410 East Main street, were held at his niece’s home at 2:30 o’clock yesterday afternoon, the Rev. C. C. GOVE officiating. The bearers were Hinman HOLDEN, William A. HALE and Dwight LEGG of Batavia, and George W. BOWER of Byron. Burial took place in Batavia cemetery. Mrs. Alfred THORN of New York attended the funeral. ---------- Funeral of Robert C. PECK A prayer service for Robert C. PECK, well-known Bethany Center farmer, who died at the Batavia hospital Wednesday night, was held at the Turner Mortuary at 2 o’clock, Saturday afternoon, after which the body was take to the East Bethany Presbyterian church where funeral services were held at 2:30 o’clock, the Rev. P. D. PLATTEN and the Rev. W. S. CARR officiating. The bearers were Elwin SHADDOCK of Linden, Walter ROBINSON of East Bethany, Charles R. BLOOD of Morganville and Scott STEVENS, Egbert FORD and Ernest BILLS of Bethany Center. Burial took place in the East Bethany cemetery. There were numerous floral tributes. --------- Attended Nunda Services (Mrs. Francis WYANT) Le Roy, Oct. 1 - Town Superintendent James D. CAMPBELL, Mr. and Mrs. George HENRY and children, Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. CAMPBELL and Miss Messie P. CAMPBELL, all of Le Roy, and James D. CAMPBELL, Jr., of Utica, were in Nunda to attend the funeral of Mrs. Francis WYANT. Mrs. WYANT who was nearly ninety years of age, was the mother of the late Mrs. James D. CAMPBELL, Sr., of Le Roy. Mrs. HENRY and children remained in Nunda over the week-end. _________________ Hospital Notes St. Jerome’s - Discharged: Mrs. Harry A. VanALST and infant daughter of Le Roy. Batavia - Mrs. Fred LATHAM and infant son of Alexander; Mrs. Roger B. BAGLEY and infant daughter of No. 412 East Main street ________________ Page Four NORTH ALEXANDER PARTY Event for the Benefit of School District No. 9 - Personals North Alexander, Oct. 1 - There will be a card party and sociable at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ray V. STRONG on Friday evening, October 5th, for the benefit of school district No. 9. Miss Mary JUDGE, teacher. Card playing will begin at 8:30 o’clock. Mrs. Joseph ZIEGLER and Miss Nettie ZIEGLER of Bennington and Mrs. Oscar MEYERS of Cowlesville were recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles ZIEGLER. Miss Ellen LINDLEY and Harry LINDLEY of Buffalo and Raymond LINDLEY of Romulus were home for the week-end. Mr. and Mrs. Bert BUCKMAN and family recently visited Mr. and Mrs. Fred BUCKMAN and Mr. and Mrs. Ross ANDERSON of Corfu. ----------- Perry Personals Word has been received by Mrs. George GILLETTE from her sister, Mrs. W. W. BOYD of Puerto Rico, former resident of Perry, that the family was safe. The roof of their house was blown off and they had been living in other quarters until repairs could be made. Assemblyman HANLEY, C. W. BUCKLAND and R. W. HART attended the Republican state convention in Syracuse. Fred HAWLEY has sold his stucco house on Main terrace to Willard CRANE, possession to be given April 1st. Mrs. C. W. JOHNSON of Warsaw will address the women of Perry Center Wednesday afternoon at the Congregational church on "Law enforcement" Mrs. E. C. ULLERMAN, who has been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Henry KAHLER, returned Friday to Buffalo. Mrs. Elizabeth MAKEN of St. Lois, Mo., Mrs. C. B. ROBERTS and Mrs. G. H. HANKIN of Milwaukee, Wis., have been spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs. A. W. HEATH. Mrs. MAKEN, who purchased the first four-door sedan made by the Ford Motor Company, drove through with it and is continuing the trip to New York and Philadelphia. Miss Delia THODE of Niagara Falls is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. HOWLETT. James T. KINSEY of Rochester and Frank KINSEY, Jr., of Syracuse are visiting their sister, Mrs. T. L. MINGLE. Mrs. E. L. NOTTINGHAM, district chairman, and Mrs. W. J. METZ, local president, are at the 32nd annual convention of the Parent-Teacher congress in Niagara Falls. Mrs. NOTTINGHAM presides at the Genesee Valley district luncheon at the Niagara hotel. Officers of the class of 1929, Perry high school, have been elected as follows: President, Henry HILL; vice-president, Elizabeth STRONG; secretary-treasurer, Alexander TRYKA. Miss Bernice PARKS, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Milo PARKS, is improving after an operation for appendicitis at the Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester. Mrs. James BOOTHE is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Frank HOHMAN, and family of Rochester. Bequest to Perry Library Perry, Oct. 1 - Dr. Charles H. STONEWELL who died September 17th, leaving an estate of $120,000, chiefly to his widow, provided in his will that after the death of his wife a number of oil paintings be given to the public library of Perry, together with $10,000 for building an annex in which to house them. ----------- UPSET OF AUTOMOBILE KILLED AGED MAN NEAR GAINES Albion, Oct. 1 - Thomas W. JOHNSON, 71, is dead and Edward ECKLER, 22, is held in the county jail here for questioning as a result of the upset of their automobile early yesterday. The accident occurred between the Five Corners and Gaines, when the machine dropped off the side of the road, struck two concrete posts where the road crosses a sluiceway, and turned over after going about twenty feet further. ECKLER, driving the car, was taking JOHNSON home with the latter’s son, Bruce JOHNSON, and William MORROW. Bruce JOHNSON and ECKLER received cuts and bruises, morrow had two ribs broken and the elder JOHNSON died instantaneously from a fractured skull. The automobile was wrecked. The dead man is survived by two sons, Burt of Gaines and Clifton of Knowlesville; a daughter. Mrs. Fred THORPE of Albion; five brothers and two sisters. The funeral will be held from the home of Mrs. THORPE on South Main street at two o’clock tomorrow with burial in Mt. Albion. ------------------------ Submitted by Joan Falcone Arnold