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CATLIN CHEMUNG COUNTY NY.
Dist Register of School Collectors Bonds 1887.
Board of Dist. No. 3.
Washington Crout, Trustee
Adam Bowman, Collector
Lafayett Brown, his sureties in the sum of $200. two hundred
dollars.
Recorded this 25 day of Nov. 1887
John Spencer, clerk
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Board of Dist No 6
Lyman Smith trustee
Steward E. Vanorder collector
Nicolis Smith and Henry VanOrder or his sureties in the sum of two
hundred and fifty four dollars.
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Board of Dist. No. 7
Isaac l. Kniffin Trustee
Marlin Bailey Collector
Johnson C. Bucher his sureties in the sum of two hundred dollars.
Recorded
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A notable Family Gathering
In the closing days of Aug. there was a family gathering at the
old Cole farnily near Lyons, N.Y. which because of the historical associations
of the place may be of interest to Methodist readers. During the last quarter
of the eighteenth century John Cole and James Ninde, with their families
came from England. They had been closely associated in the mother country,
where they were ardent Westeyans, were both lay preachers sustained intimate
relations to the founders of Methodism, John Wesley was their occasional
guest and both families are mentioned in his journals. Among the treasures
in the Lyons home is an oil portrait of Wesley, pained especially for John
Cole and given him as he was leaving for America. The family also has in
its possession Mr. Cole's preacher's license, written on parchment now
creased and yellow, and bearing the bold yet graceful signature of Francis
Asbury. About 1797 John Cole with two other Baltimore gentlemen, attracted
by reports form the Genesee country, made the journal there on horseback
to spy out the land; so favourable impressed were they that soon disposing
of their Maryland holdings, they removed to western NY. Mr. Cole purchased
the present farm, one mile east of the village of Lyons, and built for
himself and family a substantial log house. In those days the pioneer minister
while preaching on Sunday and often through the week, followed the Palling
custom of working with his hands for his daily bread; thus
John COle in addition to this is abundant labors as a preacher and the
word, cleared and tiled the land to the end of his days. In the year 1812
the original log house was superseded by fram building and this was occupied
in turn by John Cole's youngest son, Joseph, and his grandson, Samuel for
more than fifty years. At the close of the Civil War a modern brick dwelling
was erected and is now the home of John Lee Cole and his sister Mrs. Ellen
Gillette, great grandchildren of Rev. John Cole; these with Mrs. David
E. Boyce, of New York Mrs, Gillette's daughter were the promoters and generous
hosts of the reunion. After coming to America the children of the Cole
and Ninde families intermarried so that there are now several generations
of doubly related cousins. THey present on this occasion represented six
generations ranged in age for seven to seventy five years, and were descended
from three of the eight children of John and Ann Brewer Cole, namely the
oldest son, Samuel Cole and Elizabeth Ninde of Baltimore; the youngest
son Josepth Cole and Elearnor Orme of Lyons; the youngest daughter Mary
Cole, and William Nince, of Baltimore. The guests gathered by ones and
twos and threes, and tarried for a longer or shorter time, but Wed. Aug.
28, was the great day of the feast, when we made the green rounds of the
places of interest and sat down to the more formal banquet followed by
its happy after- talks under the precedence of Edward S. Ninde, of Providence.
None of those present will forget the hour of pleasing reminiscence ending
so fittingly with the earnest prayer or the thrill of kinship as with joined
hands we sang our aufwiedersehen. "Blest be the tie that binds." Later
in the moon less evening we gathered at a gypsy fire in the great orchard;
the coming and going laterns flashed like fireflies in the darkness, the
leaping flames light up the apple trees. some of them nearly a century
old, and we were all children again as we tended the "roasting ears" in
the embers and recalled the early days. Some of us had been boys and girls
together on the old arm 60 yr.. ago; some had not bet since then; some
had never met before; yet at once it was "John" and "Will" and "Lou" and
"Belle" as if we were only just home again from a term at school. The old
frame house is still standing and as we wandered through its quaint rooms
how small they were to what they once seemed, the taller fellows could
place their open palms against the low ceilings. And how the thoughts of
some of us went back to the old days t the open fires, to the kindly
faces that are gone. In the cellar we saw joists that had been taken from
the first log house. They were of white oak, massive and axhewn, and so
sound after more than a hundred years that it was with difficulty a small
souvenir could be chipped from one with a hammer and chisel. Crowning a
steep ascent back of the orchard is the family burial place. It is slightly
spot and the view in nearly every directions one of great beauty. Here
lies the ashes of John Cole and Ann Brewer his wife; his youngest son,
Joseph, and grandson, Samuel and their wives; his youngest daughter, mary
mother of William Ward Ninde and grandmother of Bishop Ninde; and Mary
Cole's youngest son, the beloved and brilliant George W. Ninde. It
was said to be John Cole's habit to pray daily that his posterity
down to the latest generation might be God fearing men and women. Standing
among these followed graves and remembering what so many of his descendants
had been, we felt ----far that prayer had been largely answered. A few
month and the years have rounded out and a full centre since the saint---
John cole was laid to rest in this parcel of ground of his own choosing,
and how changed from the quiet of Th. forest primeval of that day! Now
the confines of the old farm are traversed by canal and railroad and trolley
line; down by the river marking its southern boundary the stack of a trolley
power house rises two hundred and fifty feet in air, and on the northern
border stand the buildings, of a large sugar factory, yet neither the horse
scream of the locomotive nor the roar of busy wheels may disturb the
the sleepers on the hill. Twenty years ago the writer last visited this
spot, so full of sacred memories and it was with chastened spirit that
he now turned away. In the log house that stood by the spring at the foot
of the hill his honoured father first saw the light, one hundred years
ago, less three, and many of those lying under the sod at his feet were
loved and familiar forms in the days of his own boyhood. H.S.N.
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Townsend. the 7th annual reunion of the Cole family was held at
the home of Lyman Smith on Martin's hill, Jan. 1st 1896. Only 40 members
were present. Those from a distance were H. C,. Loomis, wife and daughters,
of Dryden; Mrs. Walter Colegrove, Burdett; Mrs. John Bryan and three children
of Geneva. The officers elected for the coming year are as follows: H.
T. Cole, president, Mrs. Edward Cole, secretary. The next reunion will
be held at C. L. Cole's, Watkins, Sept 16, 1896.
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Cole 19th Reunion
Aug. 22, (?ca 1906) at the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Cole,
of Townsend. Nearly 100 persons were present, including members of the
family relatives and friends. The president V. T. Cole called the meeting
to order in the afternoon. The officers of the ensuing year are: Pres.
Don. J. Cole of Watkins; Vice presidency Mrs. S. P. LaFever of Beaver
Dams; Secretary Mrs. Austin LaFever; Treasurer H. T. Cole Sr. The next
meeting will be Aug. 1908. at the home of J. B, Cole of North Reading.
A printed copy of the genealogical of the Cole family will be presented
to the relatives.( additional information from another clipping on a annual
reunion)
Isaac Cole came fro Kent county England and landed at Plymouth,
Mass. Mar.14, 1634.
[notes from on 23rd reunion] Distance traveller's, Mrs. Duell of
Buffalo; Mrs. Horace Schutt, Halsey Valley; Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Loomis,
Mr and Mrs. Carl Mott, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Dederick of Dryden, NY. Letters
of regret were from Dr. George Patchin and Mrs. Amos Berman of New York
City; Chester Cole of Savona, and Mrs. E. S. Waterbury of Clarkston, Mich.
Since that last reunion there had been two births, three marriages
and five deaths in the family.
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1906 S. B. Cole of Townsend has been seriously ill with neuralgia
several days. His store is being looked after by his son, Don Cole of this
place.
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1906
Will. J. Cole of Townsend has been offered a good position at the
Glen Springs in Watkins, which he will soon accept.
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1916
D. J. Cole for the last six years since its establishment in this
city assistant manager of the Roe Dry Goods company, will sever his connections
with that institution Feb.1. and will devote his time to the propagation
of chickens and weather, as he is the United States weather observer at
this point. Mr. Cole has made no definite plans for the future.
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Mr. M. Cole has been in Watkins and Moreland, leaves tomorrow morning
for Detroit, Mich. daughter Mrs. George W. Hurd. She will be accompanied
as far as Buffalo by Miss Helen J. Ellis and Helen E. Piper. At Buffale
she will be met by Mr. Hurd. Dec. 1916
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Trouble in Prospect (Ca.1884)
[The Advertiser] Waverly Sept. 21. There is a prospect of considerable
trouble, possibly a litigation and certainly a long delay in the construction
of the new bridge over the Erie railway on Pennsylvania ave. The board
of trustees has served an injunction on the company to the prohibit
the building of Th. bridge according to the proposed plan, a roadway nineteen
feet wide with a foot bridge on each side four feel wide. The trustees
of Waverly demand a bridge with a roadway thirty seven feet in width and
foot bridges six feet wide. It is to be hoped that the matter may be speedily
and satisfactorily arranged, and that Waverly will not have a long contest
about bridge or no bridge with the Erie, as South Waverly has had for years
with the Delaware, Lackawannnad and Western company, and yet have
no bridge. A little discretion on the part of our city fathers will achieve
more for the people of Waverly than obstinacy and bulldog tenacity.
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1912
Elopement in Orange
The town of Orange furnishes the latest sensation in the shape of
an elopement or at least the disappearance of a single man and a married
woman of that town, whose intimacy for some time has caused considerable
gossip, and who are said to have taken a train together at Beaver Dams
last Thurs. The principals in this domestic drama are Samuel steward and
Mrs. William J. Button, both well known persons in the town where they
have always lived. Stewart is a bachelor about 35 yr.. of age and the present
tax collector of that town. He is a young man who has always been popular
and esteemed and was elected to the office by a large majority. Mrs. Button
who prior to her marriage was a Miss Cooper, was 31 yr.. of age last December.
Despite her youth she is the mother of 10 children seven of whom are still
living. She took her youngest with her and abandoned the other six,
one of whom is 15 yr. of age, when she left her home and husband.
We are informed that the station agent at Beaver Dams recognized
the pair when they went there and purchased tickets for Dundee. It is supposed
that on reaching Dundee they secured tickets for some other point. It has
not yet been ascertained whether there is a shortage in Stewart's accounts
as tax collector, nor is it known just what course the deserted husband
will take but he has consulted an attorney.
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Emeline Hilton in Beaver Dams, Apr. 24th 1902 celebrated her 82nd
year.
After dinner a whop ws produced but grandma's quick wit made
its use unnecessary. she is a jolly old lady, ever ready to crack a joke
or to take one. Mrs. Hilton is the mother of the ex-Mayor George W. Lane,
of Corning; Henry F. Lane and Mrs. Eliza Weddell, of Beaver Damns. She
also has an adopted son John Lane, three grandchildren and one great grandchild.
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1905
In the divorce actions of Harriet M. Lewis vs. Jesse Lewis and Andrew
C. Wasson vs. LeEtta Wasson no defences were interposed and interlocutory
judgements were granted.
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The charges of incompetency and inefficiency against Warden Benham
were not justified" says the annual report of the State Prison Commission.
Very few people ever believed that Warden Benham was either incompetent
or inefficient, but he is a Republican and is position was wanted for Charles
D Rattigan who is a democrat. That is the history of the Benham Rattigan
incident in a nutshell.
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He Took Them(Geneva Advertiser)
There were quite a number of fakirs of one kind and another here
last Thursday, and among them was the shooting gallery. The victim paid
five cents for three shots and if he hit the bull's eye either time was
given a cigar. An old man names Patrick Touhey of Monterey, Schuyler co.
aged eighty one years, ad member of the old 179th regiment, looked on at
the sport for a few minutes, when he was invited to try his sight on the
bull's eye. He "hefted" the gun, looked at the target, and the man told
him if he hit the bull's eye the first time he would give him a cigar
a shot. He accepted. Hook a quick but accurate glance along the sights,
pulled the trigger, and the bullet took the very center of the mar, drove
the nail. The jovial old man was proud of that shot, but he valued life
too much to undertake to smoke that cigar. He brought it to our office,
told his story and left the cigar on our table. We soused it in water so
that is would not "go off" and harm anyone. Monterey against the world-
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Dec. 16, 1869
Oil at Whitesville, Alleganey Co.
A letter received from our wellsville correspondent dated the 14th,
contains very important information. Our correspondent said: The citizens
of Wellsville's were startled this morning by the news that oil had been
found at Whitesville, a small place twelve miles from here, on a branch
of the Genesee river. Within the last two months a well hs been put down
n the depth of 500 feet, when indications of oil were found. ON Saturday
last pumping was commenced, and within two hours oil was flowing under
the action of the pumps at the rate of 40 barrels per day. Large quanties
of the oil have been brought from the well to this town today and great
excitement prevails. Some three years ago a well was put down at this same
place, to the depth of 1000 feet and good evidence of the presence of oil
was found. The new well is down but a little over 500 feet. The oil produced
has been tested and showed a gravity of thirty.
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OCT. 1, 1854
ADVERTISED LETTERS
List of letters
advertised at the Watkins post office Jan 28, 1901. If these letters
are not called for in two weeks.They will be sent to the dead
letter office Miss. J. Gullen, Mrs D. O. Delrich, Mrs. H.T. Frost,
E.H. Hines, Wm. Harrison, Mrs. G.H. Lee, Andrew Seacory, George Mandeville,
Lizzie Price, Mrs. Chas. Taylor,Mrs. Charles Traylor, Mrs. Jasmes Tompkins,
Mrs. Travis, Laura White, Miss E. J. WWoodhull.
L.M.GANO, Postmaster
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Save Village of Burdett
We are informed that the village of Burdett has been made defendant
in two actions brought against it by residents of the village. Carl Bowers
has commenced suit, demanding $2,500. damages alleged to have been
sustained by him when the new state road was constructed. The road
passes Bowers store, mall and residence owned by the plaintiff and in making
the grade as laid out by the engineers the contractors cut away somewhat
in front of ht Bowers property. The plaintiff alleges that he is deprived
of ingress? and egress to his property by said action, and demands damages
therefore. Mrs. Secor's, property adjoins Bowers property on the
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A MIDNIGHT TRAGEDY
An Insane Wife's Terrible Deed.
Monday morning news was received in this village of terrible tragedy
which occurred at the home of William Kendall, a farmer residing about
two miles Northwest of here on the Corning road. Mr. Kendall is the
son of William Kendall of this village, and a brother of Mrs. Frank A.
Messig. Mrs. Kendall is a daughter of Mowbry Strader, and her mother has
been insane for many years. The tragedy occurred between 11 and 12 o'clock
Sunday night, about two hours after Mr. and Mrs. Kendall had retired for
the night . The wife, who evidently was attacked with in sanity arose
from the bed and procuring a razor proceed cut her husbands throat. The
first slash with the weapon awakened Kendall, who instantly comprehended
the situation and seized the razor handle, breaking it off. With the blade
the woman renewed the attack, cutting two more big gashes in her husband's
left cheek and one across the forehead. With the last stroke the keep edge
of ht e razor broke off as it struck the man's skull. deprived of this
weapon Mrs. Kendall drew and axe from under and tried to use it on
her husband, who succeeded in wrestling it from her. Kendall then
ran from the house attired only in his night shirt, and aroused the family
of his father in law Mowbry Straker who resided a few rods away. After
giving the alarm Kendall sand exhausted in the door yard and fainted
from loss of blood. Dr. D. W. Scutt of Watkins was hastily summoned and
he attended to Kendall's injuries. All four cuts had to be sewed
up.The largest one was more than four inches long and came close to the
jugular vein. Mrs. Kendall was found in the house, lying on the blood-soaked
bed, unconscious from the effects of a large dose of carbolic acid
and she had swallowed probably as soon as her husband left the house. She
at 6 o'clock in the morning without regaining consciousness. Monday
afternoon Mr. Kenall was a critical condition an d extremely weak,
but the physician thought he had a chance to recover. He was able to talk
some and described the fierce struggle. Kendall is about 40 of age and
his wife a few years younger. They had been married eight or nine years.
There is no doubt that the woman was insane. Just before retiring Sunday
night she was unusually affectionate, assuring her husband of her love
for him and declaring that if he should die first she did not know what
she would do. Two or three members of her family have been shown marked
symptoms of insanity. Kendall told Dr. Scutt that after he had taken the
razor and axe from, his wife she implored him to kill her, as she did not
care to live any longer. The Kendalls' have no children.
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Bridge Gone....On Thursday last, the ice went out of the Chemung
river at corning, taking with it the bridge between that place and Knoxville.
The Corning Journal said.."the bridge was built in the spring of 1847.
It was first built about the year. 1833, and was carried off in the spring
of 1840. The bridge stood until the fall of 1846. The loss of this bridge
is a serious calamity as a new one will be quite an expense in these tax
times. We presume there will soon be a pontoon bridge laid for travel,
or a ferry established."
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1867
Two girls named Anna and Lydia Randall, were brought to Elmira from
Big Flats on Thursday of last week charged with threatening to kill their
mother with a butcher knife. They were sentenced to jail for 24 days and
taken to Rochester..
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1867
Another serious fire occurred in Wellsville, last Saturday morning
destroying all the buildings between the clothing store of Mast and Overbach
and Plumb's Bakery. The loss is about $20,000. the stocks were mostly rescued
as the loss is chiefly in buildings.
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Heavy Verdict
Not long since we published a statement of the suing of John
McNaughton of Calodonia, by his daughter, on a charge of seduction. The
case was referred to J. C. Cochran, Esq. to try and he has just rendered
a verdict fixing the damages at $10,000. Advocate, Bath.
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A fire broke out in Binghamton, March 4th, and before it
could be subdued destroyed four large grocery stores with their contents,
the extensive barn and livery stable connected with the Exchange Hotel,
in which were 17 valuable horses, 30 hogs, and a large stock o wagons,
cutters, harness &. Total loss $80,000 insured for $48,200. The fire
is supposed to be the work of an incendiary.
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Up Bennett's Creek says the Hornellville Times lives a well known
character named Moses Mattison. The following is a bill of fare of provisions
actually eaton by him at one meal on a bet. One large Pie tine heaping
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