Daily News Batavia, Genesee County, New York State May 9-1899 # 3 This End of the State The Salamanca Driving Park association has been incorporated with $1,000 capital. E.H. BURGESS, prominent in Albion for many years, died yesterday, aged 70 years. Plans are being made for a theater to be erected on the site of the Cook Opera House in Rochester. Governor Roosevelt will speak at the Independent club's banquet in Buffalo next Monday evening. Dr. George W. WILD and Miss Elizabeth A. BROCK of Rochester were married in Buffalo on May 4th. The incorporation of Maher's Medina Furniture company, with a capital of $30,090, has been completed. Because Frank Cram of Buffalo persisted in calling on Gertrude HARDY her father had him arrested on charge of insanity. Eight persons injured in the Bay railroad accident in Rochester have commenced actions for damages against the road. George D. CURTIS, a well known resident of Albion and a Civil War veteran, was found dead in bed, from heart disease, on Sunday. Police-Commissioner CHAPIN, acting as Police Judge in Rochester, sentenced Patrick MURRAY, a wife beater, to a year in the penitentiary yesterday. Arthur E. STEVENSON, a Buffalo plumber, was non-suited in his action for $15,000 damages against Colonel Francis G. WARD, who called him a crook and stuck to it. Mrs. J.P. FETZNER, wife of a Rochester liquor dealer, fell from a second floor balcony yesterday and struck head first in a pile of broken glass. Her condition is critical. George L. WILLIAMS, Treasurer of the Pan-American Exposition company, has purchased for a summer home the property known as "Murray Hill," near Mt. Morris. The Rev. L.B. CRANE of Princeton, N.J., has been called to the pulpit of Calvary Presbyterian church in Buffalo, made vacant by the resignation of the Rev. W.J. McKITTRICK. The Rochester division of the Naval militia will take an 8 days' practice cruise this summer on the cruiser Prairie, commanded by Charles J. TRAIN, brother-in-law of D.W. TOMLINSON of Batavia. Defendant Ill. Corfu.-At a meeting of the Alpha Gamma Phi on Thursday evening the following programme will be rendered: Instrumental solo, Miss Eulalia BATES; recitation, Miss Inez EGLOFF; vocal solo, Miss Kate SCHELT; mock trial, Clapp vs. Vellacott. The mock trial was to have been given at the last meeting, but was postponed on account of the illness of the defendant. The ladies of the Methodist society will hold an ice-cream sociable tomorrow evening at Mrs. Clark CHILDS's. Mr.and Mrs. Ansel K. CARRIER left last evening for Philadelphia to attend the commencement exercises at the Hahnemann Medical College. Their son, Eugene K. CARRIER, is a member of the Class of '99. Mrs. William HALL of Buffalo who has been the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Frank DELFEL, has returned home. Mrs. Emeline SUMERESKI is the guest of her son, Irving SUMERESKI of Fairport. West Bethany Church Matters. An informal meeting was held after the morning service on Sunday for the purpose of electing delegates to the Free Baptist quarterly meeting, which will convene at Pike on May 19th, and Mr.and Mrs. Hibbard LAPP, Mr. and Mrs. R.B. BROWN and Mr.and Mrs. R.U. SMITH were chosen. The Y.P.S.C.E. has elected the following officers for the ensuing six months: President, Theodore CARSON; Vice-President, Grace GARDNER; Secretary and Treasurer, Clara SOUTH; Organist, Minnie PUTNAM; First Assistant Organist, Grace GARDNER; Second Assistant Organist, Clara SOUTH; Chairman of the Prayermeeting committee, Mrs. R.U. SMITH; Chairman of the Lookout committee, Mrs. Fred CLEMENT. submitted by Linda Schmidt Web-Page Editor for Bethany ~ BETHANY: Its Past and Present ~ Bethany Town Page [from the Genesee County RootsWeb Website] is now located at : http://www.arkwebshost.com/family/bluebird/TownOfBethany.shtml *********************************************