Early News

Rochester, Monroe, NY
Union & Advertiser
Mon Aug 4, 1890

FOUR O'CLOCK
WAITING FOR DEATH

Auburn is Evidently Quite Excited Over the Approaching Execution
No One Knows Just When the Murderer Will be Placed in the Chair
The Highest Authority Affirms That Kemmler is Not Sick, Insane or Collapsed

Auburn, Aug 4 - Fire alarms in this city are sounded by a huge, surly toned bell that hangs in the tower of the City Hall. The hours of day and night are struck upon the same bell, and its overbearing clangor may be heard down in the prison basement where KEMMLER is. If the murderer heard the hour tolled at midnight last night he knew that with the last stroke of twelve he had entered upon a fixed period within which his life will be ended. He knew that behind a near-by-door, in a dark and silent room, the appliance for his taking off were waiting his coming and when should be that coming? That he could not know. No person about him knew.   Perhaps even the man who holds KEMMLER'S life in his hands does not yet know which of the coming hours of this week may mark the end of the fellow's life. Indications this morning were that such is the case.
   Mr. DURSTON took his wife to Syracuse last night and returned alone this morning. During the forenoon he was at the Osborne House for the first time in several days. He will not of course, make public his plans, even if they are matured, which they probably are not. No one else dare speak if they know anything, which is not likely.
   The prominent men, who it is believed will attend the execution, are not visible if they are here. In the early hours this morning there were rumors of several carriage loads of prominent witnesses to be, which were said to have got off the New York Central line at Port Byron to be driven to Auburn. And suppose they did? What does it indicate? Nothing, save that KEMMLER is surely to be killed this week and that the day is near. If there were such visitors to Auburn they have not appeared in the public places, and there is a growing disposition among citizens and correspondents not to care whether they do or not. What matters it. The hour, if it comes, will find them here. The highest authority to-day affirms that KEMMLER is not sick, insane or collapsed. He sits and waits and he does it with little trapidation as a man of his mental and physical calibre might be expected to experience. He is in suspense, so is every one else. There is nothing else to do. Meantime rumors may multiply, thus far there seems little reason to repeat them. A man is to be executed. The man who decides when has not spoken. The situation has the week for its boundary, theres all there is of it.
   The legal question cited in these dispatches last night is being carefully thought about here, some with curious interest, others with a quiet purpose to reach a conclusion. The question seems very simple: Is a form of sentence valid which gives one man the power to make it inoperative by delaying the execution of the death penalty until the last day of the designated seven, and which, under general law, is no day in the eye of the law?
                                                Point Of Law
   A delicate point of law has been suggested here by a gentleman deep in legal lore. This suggestion is the outcome of a careful perusal of the statute under which KEMMLER has been sentenced and of the form of the sentence that directs KEMMLER shall be killed in the week beginning Monday, August 4th. Here is the point raised: That the week beginning August 4th ends with Sunday. The warden has arbitrary power to defer the execution until Sunday, August 10th. Sunday it is held that the general law would intervene to prevent the killing on that day, upon the ground that execution of legal processes upon Sunday is not legal.
   Directly at this point the case is touched by that general principle of law, that if the sentence under which KEMMLER is expected to be killed is void in part, it must be wholly void. Brought to a close application the premises warrant the assumption that if it is illegal to kill KEMMLER on the seventh day of the week designated, then it would be illegal to kill him on any other day of the week designated.
   The situation, it is held, would be different if Sunday intervened as part of seven days, because it would then run with the week and be a part of the seven days constituting the week.
   As the case stands, the week in which the sentence is to be executed will not be legally complete, because the week ends with a day void in law. Unless there is some general law which may bridge this point which is raised, the entire sentence, it is thought, would be null and void.

AUBURN, Aug. 4, - 3:55 P. M. - Warden DURSTON has just stated that KEMMLER will not be executed within the next 24 hours.

BUFFALO, Aug. 4 - Buffalo parties invited to witness the KEMMLER electric execution at Auburn, have been notified to be at the prison by 7 p.m., Tuesday, August 5th.
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VERY STRANGE

Lightning From a Clear Sky Caused a Woman's Death
   Columbus, Ohio, August 4 - About 11 o'clock yesterday, while the sun was shining brightly and the heat was intense, there was a flash of lightning and a loud clap of thunder, although not a cloud could be seen.
   Mrs. Margaret BRUELLING was sitting in the shade of her house writing a letter at the time. The neighbors say that just as the thunder was heard Mrs. BRUELLING fell to the ground as if shot, and they ran and picked her up. Not a mark was found on the woman, but she is now lying unconscious and at the point of death. The doctors say she will not live. A son, 14 years old, was near his mother when she fell, and was shocked. He says something like a ball appeared to descend from the sky and strike his mother.
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A MUCH-MARRIED MAN

Chicago, Aug. 4 - Chas. LORING, now in jail here on a charge of bigamy, is accused of having five living wives, and it is said a dozen women in all have fallen victims to his blandishments. He is 30 years of age, well educated, handsome and of an excellent Boston family. He is also charged with embezzling money in Boston and Chicago. He is being prosecuted by his first wife, whom he married in Brighton, England, in 1884. His second wife is a Chicago woman, and he married the third one in Brighton, England.
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TWO MURDERS

Harriston, Miss., Aug. 4 - Saturday night this town was thrown into excitement over the shooting of Horace CRAWFORD at the Gates Hotel by unknown parties. Seeing them loitering around and thinking they were robbers CRAWFORD went to the house after his pistol and to awaken Mr. GATES, the proprietor.    Returning he confronted the parties and ordered them to surrender. One of them shot him through the head. He died in a few hours. Another man was found just outside the city limits shot through the neck, but he lives. This shooting is supposed to have been done by the same parties. The sheriff and posse are scouring the woods for the murderers.
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-William H. BONE, a colored preacher, and his wife are under arrest at Calhoun, Ga., on the charge of murdering a family of five persons by poison. Jealousy was the cause. The woman did the poisoning and the man is accessory.
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RAN INTO A LANDSLIDE

Chattanooga, Tenn., Aug. 4 - Passenger train No. 8, on the Cincinnati Southern last night, ran into a landslide on the track near Oakland Junction. The engine and three coaches went down a bank into the river. Engineer George MOORE, and Fireman James LIVENAN were killed, but no passengers were hurt. The loss to the railroad company is $15,000.
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FOUND IN THE CANAL

Utica, N. Y., Aug 4 - The body of an unknown man, 70 years old, was found in the Erie canal near Canastota yesterday.
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John L.'s Sister's Strange Death
   Boston, Aug. 4 - Mrs. Mary LEONARD, a sister of John L. SULLIVAN, the pugilist was found insensible on the floor of her house Saturday evening. She soon died. As the body was moved from the spot where the woman had fallen the body of her infant was discovered. It had been suffocated while nursing.
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His Last Jump
   Boston, Aug. 4 - Yesterday afternoon Charles McCAFFREY, the Canadian bridge jumper, jumped from the Shears at the Atlantic Works, East Boston, into the water, a distance of 150 feet. He struck on his stomach and was killed. He was giving exhibitions here and said this was to be his last jump before going to New York to jump from the Brooklyn bridge.
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Drowning Accident
   New York, Aug. 4 - James HAYES, aged 50 years of Rondout, a passenger on the Steamer Wm. S. Romer, from that city, fell overboard this morning at the foot of Harrison street and was drowned. His body was recovered.
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Woman the Cause
   Charleston, S. C., Aug. 4 - W. H. AHRENS was shot and killed yesterday near Ten Mile Hill by T. D. GREEN, GREEN says he found AHRENS in bed with his (GREEN'S) wife. Mrs. GREEN swears this is not so.
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DIED

HARRINGTON - In this city, on the morning of August 4, 1890, Jay Preston HARRINGTON, aged 58 years.
-Funeral from his late residence, No. 214 Atkinson street, to-morrow (Tuesday) afternoon at 3 o'clock.
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS

-James W. BREAKEY died last evening at his home, No. 54 Canal street, aged 54 years. The deceased was a life-long resident of this city and highly respected. For years he kept a hotel on West avenue and many persons have partaken of his hospitality, when he kept the hostelry. He several large contracts for street sprinkling and many who never knew Mr. BREAKEY have often seen on his sprinkling wagons the familiar name "J. W. BREAKEY. No. ___." The deceased has been ill for five or six years and for nearly three years past has been confined to his house. The funeral will take place from his late residence at 2 p.m. Wednesday.

-James P. HARRINGTON died this morning at his home, 214 Atkinson street. The funeral will be held at 2 o'clock to-morrow afternoon.

-The 2-year-old son of Fred A. FRISCH, of 50 Avenue B, died yesterday afternoon from burns, the result of falling into a tub of hot water Saturday.

-Laura M., infant daughter of Andrew F. EHRSTEIN, died yesterday morning at the family residence, 320 Smith street. The mother of the child died only a few days ago.

-Mrs. Margaret CROMBIE died yesterday at the family residence, 109 Frankfort street, aged 78 years.

-William KLEINHENZ, aged 29 years, died on Saturday at the home of his brother-in-law, Otto KRESS, 5 Lowell street.

-O. F., only son of Frank and Mary ALEXANDER, died yesterday afternoon at 48 Austin street, aged 7 months. The funeral will be held at 3 o'clock this afternoon.

-Bessie, infant daughter of William AKIN, died yesterday at the family residence, 282 Maple street. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock to-morrow afternoon from the house.

-Margaret CROMBIE, aged 78 years, died last evening at the family residence. She leaves four daughters, Mrs. Robert MONTGOMERY, Mrs. N. OLDFIELD, Mrs. B. FAGAN and Miss Hannah CROMBIE. The funeral will take place from the house, 194 Frankfort street at 8:30 o'clock Tuesday morning and from the Cathedral at 9 o'clock.

-Patrick QUINN died on Saturday night at his residence, 247 Bronson avenue, aged 60 years. Funeral services were held at 9 o'clock this morning from Immaculate Conception Church.

-Arthur E., infant son of Valentine GERLING, died on Saturday afternoon at the family residence, 352 Maple street. Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock this afternoon from the house.

-Richard, only son of Andrew R. and Minnie SCHELL, died yesterday at the residence of his parents, 519 Lyell avenue, aged 2 years. Funeral services will be held from the house at half-past 8 o'clock to-morrow morning.

-Mrs. Thomas LEONARD died yesterday morning at the residence of her son, Edward F. LEONARD, 33 Evergreen street, aged 68 years. The funeral will take place to-morrow morning at 8:15 o'clock from the house and at 9 o'clock from St. Bridget's Church.

-The remains of Harry RUSSELL, who was drowned in Buffalo on Saturday, will be interred in Mount Hope cemetery this afternoon.

-Florence M. ELLSWORTH died yesterday at the Infants' Summer Hospital at Charlotte. The funeral will take place at 4 o'clock this afternoon from Mount Hope chapel.

-Edith M. ERISSIE died yesterday at 49 Benton street. The funeral took place at 11 o'clock this morning from the house.
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Special Dispatch to the Union and Advertiser
   DANSVILLE, Aug. 4 - The loud and plaintive whistle at the WHITEMAN Mill at 3 o'clock yesterday morning woke nearly if not every person in the entire village, and as soon as it could be realized what the noise was, the conclusion that the extensive paper mills here were on fire was reached. Confirmation was founded when a look in the direction of the mill was taken. Hurrying to the scene from all directions were men, women and children, reaching there only to find the large building, which was a pride to Dansville, entirely in flames and all hope of saving any part of it past, as the flames had gained such headway, fed by the tarred sheathing and the oil which was necessarily spread about on the machinery, that when the firemen reached the scene their efforts were futile. The building was a large stone and brick structure and was finished about two years ago.   The machinery was of the most expensive and most modern make. The mill was erected at a cost of about $150,000, the building being started by the late Reuben WHITEMAN and at his death the work was carried on by his son and widow. The mill employed about seventy people who are necessarily thrown out of employment, some of whom are from a distance. It goes without saying that it is a great loss to the town, as the mill is not likely to be rebuilt. The insurance was about $100,000. The fire started in the machine room, a one story brick building, and spread so rapidly that it was believed that oil had been scattered through the building, as it no doubt had from all indications. One of the engineers who lives close by was one of the first at the fire when the alarm was given and his first impulse was to look after the oil barrels, and he positively states, that the heads were stove in and the oil nearly all dipped out, and that while he stood there the fire, having when he first entered only started in the machine room, came rushing along the floor so fast that he was obliged to get out. But not until he could plainly see that the flames were feeding on oil sprinkled on the floor. It is very plain that the fire was incendiary as all indications went to show, there having never been a fire in the machine room at any time, and it being the least likely place where a fire would start itself as there is no storage of any goods in the room. Mrs. WHITEMAN, the owner of the mill, and her son, Hon. A. J. WHITEMAN, are both in Duluth. Miss Clara is on a visit east so that none of the family are at home. Mr. SPENCER, the superintendent and Mr. BROWN, general manager, when interviewed both said they could see no possible motive for any one setting fire to the mill. A small vacant house on the east side burned at about 9 a.m. and the firemen had just returned from that when the alarm from the mill was sounded. This fire was known to be incendiary as no one had occupied the house for several months, and it is believed that the house was set on fire and being a full three-quarters of a mile from the mill, that the firemen being there would not be able to respond to the paper mill alarm. who ever the fire bug may be it is hoped that he will be caught and dealt with according to the law. Jos. LOSEY, engineer at WHITEMAN'S was some injured about the face, arm and side by a falling timber. This was the only accident happening from the fire.
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MUSIC AT TRINITY CHURCH

Those members of Trinity Church who braved the heat to attend either morning or evening services yesterday were amply repaid by the singing of Miss Sophia CHURCH HALL, one of the most prominent vocalist of New York and solo contralto at the Fifth Avenue Cathedral. Miss HALL has a rich, powerful voice of great compass, which she handles with excellent taste and skill. Her solo in the morning, "Pilgrimage," by Dudley BUCK, was very much enjoyed, as was also the solos in the evening, "Just As I Am," by H. P. DANKS, and "How Long Wilt Thou Forget, O Lord?" with obligato accompaniment by the quartette of the church. We hope that Miss HALL may be heard again in this city soon.
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The Sewer Pipe Companies
   C. L. HOTZE, of the firm of Adams & White, lawyers of Cleveland, O., left here Saturday night after having had several interviews with representatives of the Rochester and Standard Sewer Pipe companies regarding the transfer of their interests to an English syndicate. Mathias KONDOLF, president of the Standard company said that Mr. HOTZE had approached his company and that a meeting of the stockholders would be held during the coming week, with a view for setting a price for the plant.
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DEATH AT MUMFORD

Mumford, Aug. 4 - Mrs. Helen Sarah BALL died of consumption at her late residence in Mumford, Monday morning. The funeral will be held at three p.m. Wednesday.
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Attracting Great Numbers
   Prince Leo's performance at Ontario Beach, consisting of walking a half-inch wire cable, ascending in his mammoth balloon and when reaching an altitude of half a mile, jumping from the same level and descending with the aid of his parachute, is attracting a great many visitors to Ontario Beach. Everybody are loud in their praises of the performance, and as it is free to the public, should be seen by all. Take New York Central trains from Central avenue, Center park, Brown street or Otis. Only 25c for round trip; takes you direct to the water's edge.
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An Old Hickory Walking Stick
(Springfield (Mass) Republican)
    A venerable looking walking stick, inscribed "Andrew JACKSON, the friend and defender of his country, opposed to a bank monopoly, an unjust and unequal tariff," is shown in the window of a down-town candy store. It has a well established pedigree having come from an aged negro who was Gen. JACKSON'S body servant and who vouched for the fact that "Old Hickory" used the stick when he was President.
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WESTERN NEW YORK NEWS

Gathered By Union And Advertiser Special Correspondents
The Latest Reliable Reports of Interesting Local Events Occurring
in the Pleasant Villages and Thriving Towns of Monroe and Neighboring Counties

BROCKPORT

The funeral of O. B. AVERY, held from the residence Friday afternoon last, was largely attended. The Agricultural Society and the Steamer Company attended in a body. Rev. C. B. GARDNER of Rochester conducted the funeral services. The bearers were L. T. UNDERHILl, Prof. C. D. McLEAN, D. G. SNYDER, E. BENEDICT, Nelson SMITH and M. M. OLIVER. A number of sympathizing friends from out of town were in attendance. Deceased had been connected with the firm of Belden, Avery & Harrison for a long time and was a man of fine business capacity. He leaves a wife, son and daughter to mourn his loss.

The Presbyterian Sunday school will picnic at Troutburg Thursday of this week.

Ex-Postmaster COLLINS, who is now traveling for the Vacuum Oil Company, spent Sunday in town.

Miss Sue HARRISON of Chicago, is a guest at the home of Henry HARRISON.

Harry (WOOD or WEED) and sister, spent last week at Oak Orchard with friends.

The funeral of James HARRISON, son of E. HARRISON of this place, was held from the residence of deceased, in St. Paul, Minn., yesterday. Deceased has been a prosperous merchant tailor in that city for a number of years, and was well known in this place.

Elias WILCOX an old resident of this place, lies seriously ill at his home on Main street and there is but slight hope of his recovery.

Miss Josie RAUD of Tonawanda, is stopping in town, the guest of Dr. L. H. REYNOLDS and wife.

Mrs. D. S. MORGAN, accompanied by her two daughters, is spending a couple of weeks on the coast of Maine.

The ball game between the International of Rochester and the Brockports, which was played at this place on Saturday afternoon last, resulted in a victory for the Brockports by a score of ten to five.
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BATH

While the prisoners employed at breaking stone in the yard provided for that purpose here were at dinner Saturday afternoon, two prisoners by the name of BAKER and FAIRFIELD from Hornellsville made their escape. The yard, or "pen," as it is commonly called, is about forty-eight feet long and thirty-two wide and ten feet high. On top there are four strands of heavy barbed wire, making the walls about fourteen feet in height. The boards are nailed on from the inside and are right together, with the exception of one or two off on each side, through which the broken stone are shoveled out. BAKER and FAIRFIELD had finished their dinners and were standing about talking and joking with their fellow laborers, suddenly when the two guards were looking in another direction they made a leap and succeeded in scaling the walls before they could be stopped, Deputy Sheriff CRANTS whipped out his revolver and going to a crack in the wall commanding them to halt and at the same time telling them he would shoot if they didn't. As they were climbing an embankment he aimed at BAKER'S arm and fired. The ball struck him in the shoulder and he continued to run. CRANTS did not shoot at the other man. Late in the afternoon BAKER asked a man to let him ride to Kanona, saying he had been accidentally shot, and wished to have his wound dressed. He was taken in the wagon and the man having his suspicion drove to the jail at Bath and then gave his man over to the officers. FAIRFIELD is still at large, BAKER'S wound is not very serious, but much trouble has been experienced in finding the ball.
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CLIFTON SPRINGS

The Acmes of this place defeated the Waterloo team at Acme park Saturday morning.

Mary A., eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. HATON, died of consumption on Saturday morning, aged 17 years. The funeral services were held at St. Agnes' Church this morning at 10 o'clock.

Miss Grace MURRAY of Farmington and Miss Effie CONNELL of Rochester are visiting friends here.

Miss Ella DONOVAN has returned from Watkins Sanitarium.
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GENESEE

The cottages at Conesus lake will give a dance at the lake Saturday evening.

A temperance meeting was hold in the school grove yesterday afternoon.

George GOODE, W. E. BOOTH and Dr. SOUTHALL were passengers on the Erie train that was wrecked Friday last near Batavia, but all escaped injury.
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LIMA

Mrs. Ellen WELLER and granddaughter, Ruth GIBSON, have just returned from a visit of several weeks at Otsego, Mich.

Miss Anna MOORE of Philadelphia is the guest of Miss Nellie CORYELLE.

Miss Alice LAWRENCE left Monday morning for Birmingham, O., where she has gone to attend the wedding of her brother.

Rev. H. M. RIPLEY occupied the pulpit of the M. E. Church Sunday morning.

John HARVEY, Jr., left Saturday morning for his new home in Chicago.

Miss Emma BOWERMAN is visiting friends in Battle Creek, Mich.

Willie and Vincent HARD leave on Thursday for the Thousand Islands. They sail for Europe August 16.

Mrs. J. H. McKENZIE is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. PAGE of Mumford.

Miss May MORGAN is spending a couple of weeks with friends at Honeoye Falls.

A mother's meeting of the W. C. T. U. will be held in their rooms Friday, August 8th, at 8 o'clock.

Y. P. S. C. E., of the different churches held a re-union meeting in the M. E. Church on Sunday evening.
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LE ROY

Rev. R. C. BROWNLEE, formerly pastor of the M. E. Church, preached at the church yesterday.

Stowe's circus will show in this village Saturday.

SCHEID & HIPPS is the name of the firm that has assumed possession of the Renner tailoring business.

Miss Lucy TIERNEY will return this month to Tiffin, Ohio, where she has a position as instructor of music.

Miss Emily LATHROP of New York is the guest of her aunt, Miss Ruth LATHROP.

Rev. Dr. WILBUR has been lecturing at Silver lake on the writers of English and American literature. His discourses on the latter were able and interesting efforts.
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SCOTTSVILLE

The following Republican delegates were elected to the county convention Friday afternoon at Garbutts with instructions in favor of I. W. SALYERDS: Philip GARBUTT, S. S. BROWN, Wm. T. KEYES, Archibald ARMSTRONG, Alexander CHRISTIE; Congressional, Selden S. bROWN, Geo. H. POPE, Stephen BENNETT, Charles NICHOLS, George STEWART; Assembly, David NICHOLS, Earl H. SLOCUM, Duncan McQUEEN, John F. WARD, Herbert POST.

Miss Lucy CHAPIN of Clinton, Wis., is visiting relatives in town.

Seth WELLO? of Garbutts started for Washington, D. C., Friday last.
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SENECA FALLS

At 12:30 Saturday morning the fire alarm again startled the people of the village from their rest. Coming so soon after the conflagration of Wednesday morning, this alarm struck terror to every heart. All looked in the direction of the ruins on Fall street, expecting to see the balance of the business blocks in flames. In this they were happily disappointed. The fire was a large grain barn on West Bayard street, on the south side of the river, and just inside the corporation. The barn was the property of William VAN RENSSELAER and contained about fifty tons of hay belonging to his nephew, Cort. VAN RENSSELAER. The barn and contents were entirely consumed. There was no insurance on the property and the fire is believed to have been incendiary. "Cort," is in hard luck. In the Wednesday morning fire he lost over $80 in cash, which he left under his pillow in Hoag's Hotel, Monday night he lost a valuable horse which was kicked by another and received a broken leg. Thursday night his commission house in Water street was broken into and a lot of canned goods stolen. An insurance agent urged Mr. VAN RENSSELAER only Friday evening to have his hay and other property insured, but, as he was very busy, he told the agent he would see him about the matter Saturday. The loss on the barn is about $400, and on contents about $300. The chemical engines were at the fire early enough to save a carriage-house, which was nearly connected with the large barn by a long shed. The water supply was too far away for the steam fire engine to be of any use, and the fire had its own way and burned itself out.
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WARSAW

Visitors in town are Miss Fannie McCLENNAN of Cleveland, and Miss Jennie METCALF of Brockport, at L. E. WALKER'S; Mr. Will EWART of Brockport, at Mrs. E. GILL'S; Mrs. John ARNOLD, son and daughter of Homer, at Seymour CHADDOCK'S; Geo. T. MONROE of Denver, Col., at E. B. MONROE'S.

Mrs. HILLMAN is in Jamestown.

L. H. HUMPHERY and family are occupying the MARTIN cottage at Silver lake until Aug. 11.

Rev. George E. ACKERMAN of Grant University, Chattanooga, Tenn., preached at the Methodist Church Sunday morning.

Dr. J. H. BAKER is ill with quinsy at the Park Hotel and his patients are in charge of Dr. SKIFF of Gainesville.

The town clerk and assessor met Saturday and divided the town into four election districts. They corner on Main and Buffalo streets and the polling places will all be in the village.
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SAD DROWNING ACCIDENT

Medina, Aug. 4 - Yesterday afternoon about 4 o'clock Mariana PARADA, a Polish woman, was drowned in the canal. Her husband and son were in a small boat with her and had rowed down the canal about three miles for the purpose of landing a neighbor. On their return, at a point near the Bales crossing, they met a double lumber boat which made such waves that it overturned the light row boat and threw the occupants into the water. The husband swam ashore with the child and was returning for his wife when she went under. She was 31 years of age. Coroner MUNSON did not deem an inquest necessary.
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IN MEMORIAM

Branch 131, C. M. B. A., has adopted the following memorial on the death of Richard SCHELL, son of Andrew R. and Minnie SCHELL:
    Death has entered the family of our honored president, and removed his beloved son. We desire to tender the family our heartfelt sympathy, and pray Almighty God to give them strength and resignation in this the sad hour of their affiction.
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In the Hospitals

The King's Sons and the King's Daughters of the People's Mission, conducted a short praise service in the women's ward of the City Hospital yesterday afternoon.
   A religious service was conducted at the Hahnemann Hospital yesterday afternoon by Rev. E. m. GRANT of Stamford, Conn. Music was furnished by the quartette of the Park avenue Baptist church, consisting of Miss Grace Line, soprano; Miss Hattie CARPENTER, contralto; O. H. PEACOCK, tenor, and C. S. HILL, basso and director.
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