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    1. [NYGENESE] Genesee co., Dec 26-1899
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    3. Daily News Batavia, Genesee County, New York State December 26-1899 Another Chicken Thief Caught. Chief of Police WARD of Depew telephoned Police headquarters on Saturday that John RYAN, who was wanted for being implicated in stealing J. Bert JONES's chickens, was in custody in that place. Officer HORSCH went to Depew and brought RYAN back on Saturday night. He was arraigned in Police court and pleaded guilty. He wanted to settle with Mr. JONES and an adjournment was taken until 2 p.m. today. In default of $100 bail he was committed to jail. This afternoon RYAN settled with Mr. JONES and sentence was suspended. Chicken Pie Supper. The Church Aid society of the Presbyterian church will serve a holiday chicken-pie supper in the church parlors from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday at the popular price of 25 cents. Come and bring your family. There will be music and other good things. No admission. 1900 calendars, dainty, neat, attractive and useful. 10c, 25c and 50c. Jewell's Pharmacy. High School Basketball Team. The High School boys have organized a basketball team with the following members: Clarence HOUSEKNECHT, captain; Harry J. DODGSON, Newell CONE< John TRAIN, Mark JUDD, Roy WILLIAMSON, John PRATT and Charles SCHLENKER. The team will play the Y.M.C.A. in the gymnasium this evening. Quance Brothers' Offer to Pavilion. QUANCE Brothers, whose shoe factory in Batavia burned on the night of election day, have offered to locate in Pavilion if the people in that town will give them a bonus of $1,500 and a building rent free for five years. They promise to employ between 25 and 35 hands. Pavilion people will try to raise the money. IT is the proposed to use an old Universalist church as a factory. Curley-Pirie. Miss Maud PIRIE of Rochester and Edward CURLEY of Batavia were united in marriage in Rochester on Saturday morning. Mr. and Mrs. CURLEY left on a wedding trip to New York and Philadelphia and on their return will reside in Batavia, where the groom is employed in J.F. GARNIER's cigar factory. Gillete & Prentice Dissolve. The shoe firm of GILLETTE & PRENTICE was dissolved today by mutual consent. The business will be continued by Ralph W. GILLETTE. L.A. PRENTICE, the retiring member, states that he is not yet ready to make public his business plans for the future. Thomas Moynihan of East Pembroke. Thomas MOYNIHAN died at his home in East Pembroke at 7 o'clock last night from paralysis, aged 79 years. He had been in ill health about three years and recently suffered several shocks. He was a native of Ireland, but came to this country about 48 years ago, and during the past forty years had resided in East Pembroke. Mr. MOYNIHAN leaves a widow; two sons, Ambrose and George MOYNIHAN of Buffalo, and four daughters, Mrs. William KIRBY of Akron, Mr.s James McMANNUS of Corfu and Ellen and Julia MOYNIHAN of East Pembroke. The funeral will be held from St. Mary's church, East Pembroke, at 10 a.m. on Thursday and the interment will be in St. Joseph's cemetery, Batavia. Mrs. E.L. Kenyon of Jamestown. Mrs. Mary Louise KENYON, wife of Edward L. KENYON, who for many years was a prominent merchant in Batavia, being a member of the firm of E.L. & G.D. KENYON, died at her home in Jamestown at 1:30 p.m., on Sunday, aged 56 years. Mrs. KENYON, whose maiden name was TAMLIN, was married to Mr. KENYON in Hartford, Conn., in 1883. besides her husband, she is survived by a stepson, E. Porter KENYON, her father, two brothers and two sisters. The remains will be brought to Batavia at 4:13 p.m. tomorrow and will be taken to the Batavia cemetery for interment. Mrs. Charles H. Woodard of Buffalo. Mrs. Lovilla H. WOODARD, wife of Dr. Charles H. WOODARD, formerly of Batavia, died yesterday at her home, No. 850 West avenue, Buffalo, aged 41 years. The funeral will be held from the house at 5 p.m. tomorrow. The interment will be at Atlanta. Funeral of Mrs. Baldwin The funeral of Mrs. Helen BALDWIN, who died suddenly at her home in West Bethany on Saturday morning from the effects of oxalic acid, taken by mistake, was held from the house at 2 p.m. today. Coroner SNOW made an investigation of her death and, deeming an inquest unnecessary, granted a certificate of death. submitted by Linda Schmidt *********************************************

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