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Rochester, Monroe, NY
Rochester Daily Democrat
Sat Apr 16, 1870
 
MARRIED
 
TERRELL - WINSHIP - In this city, April 14th, by Rev. A. M. THORBURN, of Ogden, Mr. Erwin TERRELL, of Ogden, and Miss Belle WINSHIP, of Parma.
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DIED
 
BOOTH - In this city, on Friday, the 15th inst., of Puerperal Convulsions, Libbie, wife of Henry G. BOOTH, aged 24 years.
-Funeral from the residence of her mother, Mrs. Wm. W. THOMPSON, No. 8 Franklin street, on Monday, the 18th inst., at 2 1/2 o'clock P. M. Friends of the family are invited to attend.

 
Rochester, Monroe, NY
Rochester Daily Democrat
Mon Apr 18, 1870
 
DIED
 
BOOTH - In this city, on Friday, the 15th inst., of Puerperal Convulsions, Libbie, wife of Henry G. BOOTH, aged 24 years.
-Funeral from the residence of her mother, Mrs. Wm. W. THOMPSON, No. 8 Franklin street, on Monday, the 18th inst., at 2 1/2 o'clock P. M. Friends of the family are invited to attend.
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POCKET PICKING - Saturday afternoon Mrs. Mary THATCHER, mother of C. H. STUMP of the firm of STUMP & SOUTHWORTH, had her pocket picked while shopping in the store of HUBBARD & NORTHROP. In her pocketbook was perhaps a dollar in change and several notes payable to bearers and utterly useless to anyone else. The finder, or taker, is requested to return the notes to Mr. C. H. STUMP.
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INTERMENT OF THE REMAINS of S. W. D. MOORE --On Saturday the remains of S. W. D. MOORE were taken from the receiving vault in Mount Hope and were interred in the presence of the family of deceased and a number of personal friends. There were forty-five bodies in the vault at that time awaiting burial.

 
Rochester, Monroe, NY
Rochester Daily Democrat
Thurs Apr 21, 1870
 
DEATH FROM AN OVERDOSE OF LAUDANUM. -- George MULLINER, a former resident of Penfield, but recently of Fairport, came to this city on Monday last and took rooms at the Clinton House. Nothing was seen of Mr. M. afterward, until Tuesday afternoon his room was visited, and it was determined to force the door open.-- He was found lying on the bed in a half insensible condition. Later in the evening it was discovered that MULLINER had taken two ounces of laudanum. Remedies were administered by Drs. WHITBECK and BUCKLEY but without effect. Yesterday, about 3 o'clock, Mr. MULLINER died. Coroner MORRISON was called and held an inquest. The jury found that deceased had been accustomed to use laudanum for a severe headache, and in this instance the overdose was unintentional. Deceased was a married man, and his wife and two children were at his bedside at the time of his death. Last week he made a contract for a farm and had paid $5,000 down, and his visit to this city was to complete the papers. He was forty-five years of age, and had a life insurance of $10,000.
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COURT RECORDS
 
Circuit Court - Justice C. C. DWIGHT presiding, April 20.
     No. 57 - Anson L. ANGLE agt. John WHITE et al. Verdict for pl'ff $178.73.
 
    No. 189 - Henry LAMPERT agt. Patrick DEVILLE. Judgment ordered for pl'ff $528.91.
 
     No. 72 - Charles B. WOOD agt. James KEOGH. In progress.
This Court will probably adjourn to-day.
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POLICE COURT -- Bryan P. J. - April 20 --
Patrick McGOVERN - drunk. Sentenced to 90 days.
Michael MULLIGAN - drunk, disorderly and abusing his family. Bail for good behavior.
Patrick REGAN - drunk and disorderly. Fined $10 or 90 days.
Mary LEONARD - drunk and disorderly. Bail for good behavior.
Edward O'NEIL - drunk. Discharged.
Joseph SCHELLER - drunk and abusing his wife. Held for assault and battery on his wife and abusing his family. Sent up 60 days M. C. P.
Isaac DUFFY - drunk. Fined $5 or 30 days.
Michael LANG - drunk, and interfering with Policeman BINGHAM, who arrested him.
John ROBINSON - drunk. Fined $10 or 90 days.
Annie SPENCER - drunk and disorderly. Bail for good behavior.
John BURTON - drunk. Discharged.
Mary McDONALD - drunk and disorderly. Bail required.
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MARRIED
 
HOFFMAN - BRADSTREET - In Rochester, April 20th 1870, by Elder Wm. A. FENN, at his residence, Mr. Willis M. HOFFMAN and Miss Addie BRADSTREET, both of Irondequoit, Monroe Co., N. Y.
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DIED
 
MOULSON - On the 20th inst., at Columbia, South Carolina, Charles MOULSON.

Rochester, Monroe, NY
Union Advertiser
Apr. 23, 1870

ITEMS IN BRIEF

The colored people are to have a grand celebration of the Fifteenth Amendment at Geneva on the 12th of May. Distinguished colored men will "orate" on the occasion.

Mr. A. LOURETTE, an enterprising gentleman of Waterloo, has constructed a nice little pleasure steamer to enable the people to "excurt" on the canal and neighboring lakes.

The Lyons Republican points to one Dr. Jacob C. RANSLER, now in Michigan State Prison, who began his career of crime by cheating a printer.

Wm. C. FOSTER succeeded his father, the late Cullen FOSTER, as agent for the N. Y. Central at Lyons, a position which he can fill admirably and with which he is entirely familiar.

The Town Hall at Clyde having been destroyed by fire on Wednesday, a movement is making to get a bill through the Legislature to enable the town to rebuild at once.

An inquisitive friend wants to know if there is any more gum on the new postage stamps than on the old? We cannot answer. We know there can't be less.

Mr. Chester CLEVELAND has again rented the Maple Grove track at Waterloo of Mr. Joseph WRIGHT, for the purpose of breaking and training horses. He will keep it right.

James M. MILLER, formerly of this city, a brother of Geo. W. MILLER, Esq., died recently at New Orleans.

STODDARD & WETMORE, the well known druggists, 61 Buffalo street, with the advent of the warm, pleasant weather, opened their elegant soda fountain and hereafter will dispense the delicious beverage to our citizens. Their syrups are strictly pure - prepared by themselves.

Alpheus HANDY, who had resided 55 years in Ogden, died on Tuesday. He was a pious peaceful and useful citizen.
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NOT AN ELOPEMENT - The Chronicle this morning says that last night Policeman KAVANAUGH arrested a girl who was about eloping with a man, and handed her over to her mother. The facts in the case are these, as reported: The Messrs. MEECH are about bringing out the Black Crook in Albany and one of them telegraphed to one of their company here, who was to leave for Albany on the one o'clock train this morning, to bring with him one or two good looking ballet girls if he could. The employee made arrangements with a girl who had been in the ballet in this city, and she was to leave with him at the time stated. The mother of the girl objected to her going and informing the Policeman that she was about eloping, and she was arrested.


Rochester, Monroe, NY
Rochester Daily Democrat
Mon Apr 25, 1870
 
DIED
 
COLE - In this city, on the 23d inst., suddenly; Darius COLE, aged 66 years.
-Funeral services will be held at the house, No. 82 Exchange street, this (Monday) afternoon, at 3 o'clock. Friends of the family are invited to attend.
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SAD CASE OF DROWNING - Frank WOLLARD, youngest son of August WOLLARD, while fishing on the banks of the feeder, accidentally fell in and was drowned. The accident occurred Saturday afternoon about six o'clock. The body was found about an hour after. Mr. August WOOLARD, the father, is a one armed soldier and one of the Health Inspectors. He has charge also of the Small-pox Hospital, situated on the banks of the feeder, and a few rods from the scene of the occurrence.-- The child was named Frankie, a bright active lad of eight summers. His parents deeply feel the affliction that has befallen them, and have the sympathy of all who know them in this sad bereavement.
     Coroner MORRISON was called, but the facts being apparent, no inquest was deemed necessary.
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DEATH OF DARIUS COLE
 
The citizens of Rochester were startled on Saturday, in the midst of the driving business, which is always more intense on that day -- with the sad intelligence that Darius COLE, an old and respected citizen, had been suddenly called out of life. Mr. COLE had been prostrated by disease some weeks ago, and was reported in a critical condition. But it was supposed he had so far recovered as to be out of danger, yet while in his office on Saturday, suddenly became alarmingly ill. In less than an hour the illness ended in death -- this disease being reported neuralgia of the heart. As he had been a resident here over forty years, and much of the time in a large business, I have thought it due to him to make some notice of who and what he was.
      Mr. COLE was a copper, tin and sheet iron worker. He learned his trade of a relative of this, Mr. Sylvester PIER, of New York city, and came to Rochester in 1826, where he opened business in company with a Mr. ROBERTSON, on Exchange street, west side, north of the canal. A few years later he removed to Child's building, on the south side of the same street, and in his own name prosecuted his business.-- __, old inhabitants all well remember his sign, "D. COLE, coppersmith," which surmounted his door, and "the click of hammers closing rivets up" which for years rung in that building. After the Central Railroad opened he was largely employed by that Company in repairing their engines, especially in making and repairing the copper flues which were for a long time used, but were finally abandoned for wrought iron. The raising up of Exchange street Canal bridge so incommoded him, and injured his business that after near a quarter of a century in his old quarters he removed in 1851 to a store on the west side of State street, nearly opposite to Mumford street, where he continued business nearly ten years, when reverses came upon him which crippled him very much, and partially discouraged him. -- Closing his business there he went, in 1861, to California, where, for about three years, he tried what change and new enterprises would do to repair his lost fortunes. Not meeting with the measure of success as he anticipated and hoped for, he very wisely concluded to return to Rochester among his old friends, which he did, and entered again into his occupation, and later years has been engaged in business among the people as of yore, taking a place of business not far above the very place on Exchange street where he had in earlier days labored so long and successfully. Here, after a few years, in which he realized the truth that "men do best to work for their money where they have lost it," death has suddenly brought his earthly labors to a close, and made us all realize that "in the midst of life, we are in death."
     Mr. COLE was a great worker, and with a large force, in an early day did much by his business and personally, to build up the city. He was an unassuming, quiet man, yet always steadily engaged, and was many years very successful. -- The writer can recollect from the very day he opened on Exchange street, and where he introduced the first cooking stove called "Wilson's patent," which though then the leading article on that line, bears no resemblance to the improved of our day, and would now, if re-produced be a curiosity.
     As an honest man, a good citizen, and a kind husband and father, he is especially to be commended, and as a genial companion, many of our earlier citizens who were in business when he was, can testify -- but to none will his death fall so heavily as upon his wife and children, who have shared with him his prosperity and adversity, and sympathy, so many years. To them in their bereavement, the citizens will accord their sincere commiseration.
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