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VILLAGE GOVERNMENT ------------ HOMER. ---------------- BOARD OF HEALTH. ----------------- FIRE DEPARTMENT. Protective Fire Police , No.1.--Captain , C. Dillenbeck ; secretary, O.A. Babcock. Headquarters , Engine House , James street. Tioughnioga Hose Co.,N.2.--Engine House , James street. Foreman , W.R. Bell Tempest Hose C. No.3.--James street ; foreman , D.F. Shattuck ; assistant foreman , C. Northrup ; secretary , T.J. Enright ; treasurer , F.N. Quick. Meets first Friday in each month in parlors in Union Building. Hose Co. No. 4.--James street ; W.H. Foster ; assistant foreman , George White ; secretary and treasurer , J.D. Woodruff. Meets first Thursday in each month in Fireman's Hall. Orient Hook and Ladder Co.--President , Alexander Preston ; foreman , Harvey Fuller ; assistant foreman , Frank Sticker ; second assistant foreman , Fred Mills ; treasurer , C.C. Wakefield ; secretary , Charles Stevens. Meets first Wednesday in each month in Fireman's Hall. ------------------- NEWSPAPERS Homer Republican.--(Weekly.) Issued every Thursday morning at 2 and 4 Wall street. -------------------- STAGE LINES. For Scott , Spafford and Glen Haven , leave Hotel Windsor at 1:30 P.M., daily. East Scott , Spafford and Glen Haven , stage arrives at 9:30 A.M. Leaves Hotel Windsor at 1:30 P.M. daily -------------------- SCHOOLS. Board of Education.--W.H. Crane , president ; Rev. A.J. Walrath , J.J. Woodruff , Ossian B. Andrews , Charles E. Wills , William F. Hitchcock , Vernon T. Stone , George D. Daniels , A.W. Hobert. Instructors.--W.H. Cummings , principal ; Miss L.B. Haven , preceptress ; Miss Emily M. Robinson , Latin , Greek and Mathematics ; William A. Coon , Preparatory ; Miss Hattie L. Haven , First Intermediate Department ; Miss M. Hattie Nichols , Third Intermediate Department ; Miss J.M. Puff , Second Intermediate Department ; Miss Sarah V. Chollar , First Primary Department Miss Cora Carpenter , Second Primary Department ; Miss Josephine Barker , Third Primary Department. -------------------- CHURCHES. Baptist Church.--Rev. A.J. Walrath , pastor ; Sunday services , 10:30 A.M. ; Sunday school , 12 m. ; M.M. Newton , superintendent , Cayuga cor. Main. Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor.--B. Starr , president. Ladies' Foreign Missionary Society.--Mrs. A.S. Northrup , president. Ladies' Aid Society.--Mrs. T.D. Chollar , president , president. Congregational Church.--Rev. Wm. A. Robinson , D.D. , pastor. Church organized October 12 , 1801. E.G. Ranney , H.P. Hull , William Beach , B.W. Payne , Coleman Hitchcock and J.K. Miller , deacons ; clerk and treasurer of society , A.H. Bennett. Services 10:30 A.M., 7:30 P.M. in summer , 7:00 P.M. in winter. Prayer meetings Sunday 6 P.M., Monday 7:30 P.M., Thursday 2 P.M., teacher's meeting , Thursday 7:30 P.M. Sunday school 12 M. ; superintendent , Coleman Hitchcock ; secretary and treasurer , Charles Skinner ; organist , Miss Margaret J. Crofoot. Methodist Episcopal Church.--Rev. Albert N. Damon , pastor ; morning service 10:30 A.M., 7:00 P.M. in winter , 7:30 in summer. Sunday school 12 o'clock m. Jerome J. Woodruff , superintendent ; Effa Northrup , organist. Main cor Cayuga. Ladies' Aid Society.--Adell S. Wills , president. Meets Wednesday afternoon of each alternate week in church parlors. Woman's Foreign Missionary Society.--Mrs. William Kellogg , president. Society of Christian Endeavor.--Wm. A. Coon , president. Washington Chapter , No. 29 , R.A.M.--Robert J. Watson , H.P.; John H. Van Hosen , secretary. Meets first and third Monday evenings of each month in Masonic Hall. Homer Lodge , No. 352 , F. & A. M.--Charles E. Wills , W. M.; John H. Van Hoesen , secretary. Meets second and fourth Monday evenings in Masonic Hall , Sheman block. Homer Lodge No. 99 , I.O.O.F.--George J. Durand , N.G.; Fred J. Durand , V.G.; E.E. Warfield , secretary ; J.N. Hayward , permanent secretary ; R.H. Deyo , treasurer. Meets every Tuesday eveing at Odd Fellows' Hall in First National Bank Building. Homer Council , No. 307 , R.T. of T.--Meets alternate Saturday evenings in G.A.R. Hall. F.B. Greene , S.C.; Mrs. Mary F. Fox , R.S.; Mrs. Dr. S.C. Webb , F.S. I.O.G.T.--Regular meetings every Wednesday evening. Rooms in Union building. Joseph Esterbrook , C.T. ; Emma Litz , V.T. ; Lee Perry , C.L. ; Andrew P. Henderson , chaplain ; Frank McCormic , marshall ; Miss Sarah Bell , D.M. ; J.J. Woodruff , financial secretary ; G.N. Copeland , treasurer ; Charles Lawson , corresponding secretary. Membership , 167. W.CT.U.--Regular meetings every Tuesday at 2 P.M. at W.C.T.U. Temple , on public park. Mrs. Lydia M. Allen , president ; Mrs. E. S. Damon , first vice-president ; Mrs. E. Scudder , corresponding secretary ; Mrs. Florence Brush , recording secretary ; Mrs. Minnie P. Starr , treasurer. Willoughby Babcock Post , No. 105 , G.A.R.--Pembroke Pierce , commander ; senior vice-commander , John K. Miller ; junior vice commander , Russell Oaks ; adjutant ; Albertus Webb , quartermaster , O.A. Babcock ; surgeon , Frank D. Carpenter ; chaplain , W.S. Stephenson ; officer of the day , Henry Harrington. Regular encampment , second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at G.A.R. hall , Brockway block. Willoughby Relief Corps , No. 57.--Rachael Kellog , president ; Sarah Hotchkiss , secretary. Meets first and third Tuesday evenings of each month. Granite Lodge , No. 2950 , K. of H.--Regular meeting second and fourth Thursdays of each month in G.A.R. hall. J.E. Bates , director ; A. Martin , V.D.; L.B. McAlpine , assistant ; C.D. Dillenbeck , reporter ; F.D. Carpenter , ---; O.B. Andrews , treasurer ; F. Lounsberry , chaplain ; J. Maplethorpe , guide ; J.N. Haywood , guardian ; F.P. Higbee , sentinel. Homer Cornet Band.--Charles H. Bates , leader ; A.P. Henderson , president ; Clark Ercanbrack , vice-president ; L.T. Adams , secretary ; E.D. Seward , treasurer. Twenty-four pieces. Branch , No. 330 , O. I. H.--F.D. Carpenter , chief justice ; W. F. Hitchcock , accountant ; O.B. Andrews , cashier. Meets every alternate Friday at G.A.R. hall. -------------------------------------------------- HOMER STREET DIRECTORY. Albany , from Main east to village limits.
Trustees.--George D. Daniels , Ossian B. Andrews , Albert R. Smith, and Pembroke Pierce.
Treasurer.--Charles S. Pomeroy.
Clerk.--William H. Foster.
Collector.--Charles R. Smith.
Health Officer.--Dr. S.C. Webb.
Registrar.--C.A. Watson.
Assistant Engineer.--Thos. Knobel.
Secretary.--C.E. Lawson.
Treasurer.--W.H. Crane.
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SOCIETIES.
Bartlett avenue , from Cayuga to James.
Cayuga , from Main west to village limits.
Center , from Cortland west to village limits.
Cherry , from Cayuga to Center.
Clinton , from Main northwest to village limits.
Cortland , from Grove south to village limits.
Copeland avenue , from Main west to village limits.
Elm avenue , west from Main.
Fulton , from Cayuga to Grove.
Harrison , from Spring to village limits.
High , from Prospect north to village limits.
Hudson , from Clinton west.
James , from Main west.
Main , north and south through entire village.
Maple avenue , from Clinton southerly to Elm.
Pine , from Main east to River.
Prospect , from River east to village limits.
River , from Water to Albany.
Schermerhorn , from Clinton to Grove.
Spring , from Cayuga to Copeland avenue.
Wall , from Main to River.
Warren , from Main west to Clinton.
Water , from Main east to River.
William , from James to Cayuga.
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