Rochester, Monroe, NY
Democrat & Chronicle
Jan. 1, 1911

RECORD OF DEATHS

Frances S. TAFT, widow of De. Gilbert T. TAFT, died Thursday at the home of her son in New York. She was for many years a resident of this city. She leaves one son, William B. TAFT, of New York, and one daughter, Mrs. F. P. MAIER, of Newark, N. J. Interment will take place this morning, (next line unreadable)

Margaret, widow of Charles EHRMENTRAUT, of No. Victoria street, died yesterday, aged 73 years. She leaves three sons, Henry, William and Adam, and one daughter, Theresa RENAUD.

Raymond H. SAXE, son of Leo(?) and Anna SAXE, died at the family home, No. 425 Maple street, yesterday, aged 12 days.
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DIED

ALLEN - At his home, No. 250 Garson avenue, Saturday morning, December 31, 1910, Charles W. ALLEN, aged 68 years, he is survived by his wife and four children, Mrs, Chester ????, of Penfield, N. Y. Harriet V. ALLEN, of Rochester, Br??ford H. ALLEN, of Lansing, Mich, and Howard ALLEN, of Rochester.
-Funeral from his late home Monday at 1 P. M. Burial at Oakwood, Penfield, N. Y.

BURROUGHS - At Hawthorne, N. Y. Friday night, December 30, 1910, Mary Elizabeth BURROUGHS, formerly of No. 28 King street, this city.
-The remains will arrive in this city this (Sunday) morning and will be taken to No. 93 Edinburgh street. Funeral Monday morning from No. 93 Edinburgh street at 8:30 o'clock, and from Our Lady of Victory Church, Pleasant street, at 9 o'clock. Friends o the family are invited to attend. Interment in Holy Sepulchre cemetery.

TARRANT - In this city, Friday, December 30, 1910, at the Hahnemann Hospital, Anna ? TARRANT, of No. 13 Hamilton street, aged 23 years. She is survived by her husband, Clifton TARRANT; her parents, three brothers, William and Richard EID, of this city, and Charles EID, of Livonia, N. Y., and four sisters, Mrs. Walter NORTHRUP and Bessie EID, of this city, and Carmon and Dorothy EID, of Livonia.
-The remains have been removed to Strauchen's Funeral Chapel, No. 253 North street, where the funeral will take place Monday afternoon at 1 o'clock. Interment in Mount Hope cemetery.

SAUNDERS - In Buffalo, N. Y. Sunday December 25, 1910, H. Wilson SAUNDERS, aged 46 years. He is survived by his mother and two brothers, Irving, of this city, and Lewin C., of Pine Bluff, Ark., and one sister, Mrs. W. S. BONHAM of Shiloh, N. J.
-Interment took place at Alfred, N. Y.

BUFF - At her residence, No. 231 Brown street, Thursday afternoon, December 29, 1910, Mrs. Regina BUFF, widow of George BUFF, aged 70 years. She is survived by one son, William G. HUCK; four daughters, Mrs. Frank GRESS(?), Mrs. Minnie MARTIN, Mrs. Laura McNAMARA and Mrs. Thomas SCHMIDT; one brother, Anthony EBIE; one sister, Mrs. John LEARY, twenty grandchildren and one great grandchild.
-Funeral, Monday morning at 8;40 from the residence, and at 9 o'clock from SS. Peter and Paul's Church. Interment in the family lot at Holy Sepulchre cemetery.

CRISSY - In this city, at her home, No. 11 Howell street, Mrs. Nellie L. FITTS CRISSY, aged 20 years. She leaves her husband, Walter M. CRISSY; her father, Captain R. A. FITTS; her mother, Elizabeth FITTS, and one sister, Edna E. FITTS.
-Funeral Wednesday, January 4th, from No. 4?3 Main street east, at convenience of family.

VOEKL - At the family residence, corner Kossuth and Subway, Adam VOELKL, aged 42 years. He leaves his wife, three daughters, Elizabeth Gertrude and Irene; one son, George; his parents; three brothers, Joseph, John and Albert; one sister, Anna, in Germany, and two brothers, Michael and Charles, and one sister, Mrs. George VOELKL, in this city, and two sisters, Mrs. WERNER and Mrs. WEBER, in New York city.
-Funeral will be held Wednesday at 8:15 from the house, and at 9 o'clock from Holy Family Church. Interment in Holy Sepulchre cemetery.

Jan. 2, 1911

STEUBEN SHERIFF'S CLERK SUICIDE

Edwin R. Fuller Sends Two Bullets Into Brain in Presence of His Wife and Mother

Bath, Jan. 1 - The New Year was darkened by a shocking tragedy here last night, when Edwin R. FULLER, Steuben county sheriff's clerk and one of the prominent men of the county, sent two bullets into his brain. The shooting occurred at the home in West Morris street about 9 o'clock. No cause is given for the mad act except an overwrought nervous condition brought on by overwork.

Mr. FULLER had passed the evening with his wife and mother, and about 8:30 o'clock he rose and said he would go downtown to visit the markets in preparation for the entertainment of a company of friends at the FULLER home New Year's Day. His wife noticed that Mr. FULLER acted strangely, and her first indication of his idea of self-destruction was when he walked towards the outer door, saying, "Well, I must go going."

The man with these words drew from his coat pocket a revolver. Before his wife or mother could interfere he placed the weapon to his right temple and fired twice. He sank to the floor unconscious. Mrs. FULLER summoned neighbors, and Dr. WYNKCOP and Dr. SMITH, soon reached the scene.

It was evident from the first that the man was wounded mortally. Blood gushed from the wounds. The doctors deemed it unadvisable to attempt to recover the bullets, and the patient was removed to the Bath Hospital, where he died at 3 o'clock this morning. He never regained consciousness. Much sympathy is felt for Mrs. FULLER, as well as the mother of the suicide, who are verging upon a state of collapse.

Mr. FULLER was 52 years old. He was a native of this town, his father having been the late Calvin FULLER, a prominent farmer. In early life he was charged in the hardware business in Kanona. He was active in Republican politics and he first held the office of town collector. Under the administration of Merritt F. SMITH, as sheriff Mr. FULLER was appointed as Sheriff's clerk and deputy sheriff. He held the office under the administration of SMITH, W. O. FEENAUGHTY. Jerome BILLINGTON and M. W. DAVISON. Mr. FULLER had arranged t o announce his candicacy for the Republican shrievalty(?) nomination the coming week, an ami?tion in which he had been pledged much support.

The deceased was a prominent Odd Fellow, a past noble grand of Kohokton Odd Fellows Lodge. He was married twice, first to a Miss ACKERMAN, who died several (next line unreadable) of Bath. He leaves his wife, his mother, Mrs. Calvin FULLER, and a son, Everett FULLER, of Norwich, N. Y.
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AVON AGENT TRANSFERRED

Honeoye Falls, Jan. 1 - F. J. KEYES, for the past ten years agent of the New York Central in this village, has been appointed agent at Lockport and will take up his duties there Wednesday, January 3d. A. L. KIMBALL, of Geneva, will take his place as agent here on the same day.
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MRS. MARGARET RODENBACK

Lyons, Jan. 1 - The death of Mrs. Margaret RODENBACK (line unreadable) morning at her home in Wayne Center after a long sickness. She was born in Germany eighty-two years ago, but came to this country when a young girl and had resided in this vicinity nearly all the time since coming to this country, he was a member of the German Evangelical Church of this village. Mrs. RODENBACK leaves (unreadable) Devils Lake, North Dakota, and two daughters, Mrs. Charles O. BAKER, of this village, and Miss Kate RODENBACK, of Wayne Center. The funeral will be held Tuesday morning at her late home at Wayne Center.
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TO BE BURIED IN LYONS

Lyons, Jan. 1 - The remains of Charles BENNETT, a former resident of this village, who died at Worcester, Mass., yesterday, will be brought here to-morrow afternoon for interment. Mr. BENNETT leaves a wife who resides at Newark, N. Y., and two brothers, (unreadable) and James BENNETT, of Rochester.
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NATIVE OF SODUS IS CHIEF SURGEON

Dr. R. C. Hill Appointed at Soldiers' Home

Bath, Jan. 1 - At a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the State Soldiers and Sailors' Home at the headquarters building of that Institution Saturday night, the only special action was the appointment of a chief surgeon for the hospital of the institution, (unreadable) , whose resignation is effective March 1st. The board appointed Dr. Raymond C. HILL, who for four years past has been first assistant under (unreadable) Dr. HILL will assume charge of the hospital March 1st. The position pays $1,800 a year, with house and other advantages.

Dr. HILL is a native of Sodus, N. Y. he was a reporter on the Lyons Rebublican, during which time he pursued his medical studies and was later graduated from the Medical Department of Syracuse University. After graduation he was for a time connected with the staff of St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, and afterwards was at Willard State Asylum.

Dr. Alexander SMITH, the present second assistant surgeon, will be promoted to be first assistant, and Dr. SMITH's place will be filled by appointment from the State Civil Service list.
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GENEVA WOMAN USES REVOLVER

Shoots at Supposed Robber Through Door

Three Bullets Are Fired

Wife of John B. Daley, Canal Boat Captain, Arouses Neighborhood When She Believes Burglars Are Trying to Break into Her Room.

Geneva, Jan. 1 - The police were called this morning at 2 o'clock to the residence of Captain John B. DALEY, of No. 120 Lewis street, where it was thought that two men had gained entrance to the house for the purpose of robbery. Patrolman DEVANEY and Acting Captain KUNEY responded to the call, but when they arrived the supposed robbers had made their escape.

Captain DALEY is a captain of one of the ferry boats in New York harbor, but holds his residence in this city, where his wife and daughter reside. Last night Mrs. Daley, with a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick STAPLETON (unreadable) in the entire room.

About 2 o'clock Mrs. DALEY was awakened by the sound of footsteps in the hallway, and a moment later she says, she heard the men try the knob of the bedroom door and, also, place their knees against the door in an attempt to break it in Mrs. DALEY quickly arose, grabbed a revolver that she had under her pillow and fired shots through the door, but failed to hit either of the men.

The sound of the shots aroused the neighborhood, and County Treasurer Peter R. COLE, who resides two doors from the DALEY residence, telephoned to the police. Later he went to the house with the police.

An investigation of the premises failed to disclose where the men entered or escaped from the house, it is the opinion of the police that the would-be robbers entered through a window off the front stoop and escaped by the same avenue. Wet footmarks were seen on the stoop leading to one of the windows, but further than that no traces of the robbers could be detected.
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CANANDAIGUA YOUNG MAN DIES OF HEART DISEASE

Harry Prichard Stricken After Running to Catch Car

Canandaigua, Jan. 1 - (first line unreadable) Eastern Rapid Railway occurred the sudden death to-day of Harry PRICHARD, a young man only 21 years of age. Coroner Alfred W. ARMSTRONG, who was summoned soon after the death of the youth, gave a certificate of death caused by heart disease. Dr. Frederick E. McCLELLAN, of this village, was also summoned to the home of Albert H. PADELFORD, where the young man (line unreadable) occurred long before the physician arrived.

Young PRICHARD with his uncle, Harrison PRICHARD, who resides a short distance north of PADELFORD's station, attempted to walk from their home to the line of the trolley road to catch the car that leaves Canandaigua about 10 o'clock and passes through PADELFORD'S a few minutes later.
Although they ran a short distance they were too late and the car left them. Then, as they would have to wait an hour to take another car to carry them to Pittsford, where they were going to spend New Year's Day, they went to the waiting room of the New York Central a few rods away.

Soon after arriving in the Central station young (line unreadable) and he was put into a cutter and hurried to the home of Mr. PADLEFORD nearby, but it is believed that he was dead before his friends were able to get him into the house.

Harry PRICHARD resides with his (line unreadable) years ago, but he leaves his mother, who resides in this village. The body was removed to his uncle's home from which place the funeral will be held probably Tuesday. Young PRICHARD had been working for the American Express Company at Canandaigua for some time.
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BIRTHDAY AND NEW YEAR'S PARTY

Mrs. SUSMAN entertained guests at a New Year's party and also celebrated her birthday. Miss Pauline GOLDSTEIN, of Boston, gave vocal selections. Among the guests were Mr. and Mrs. SCOLL and Miss Tillie LAVINE, of Leeds, England, and M. MYERS, of Spencerport.
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SLIPPED AND FELL TO WALK

Thomas MURRAY, 52 years old, fell to the walk at Kent and Platt streets yesterday afternoon. He was removed to St. Mary's Hospital, where it was found he was little hurt. He will be able to leave the hospital to-day. MURRAY lives at No. 67 Kent street.
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RECORD OF DEATHS

Mrs. Margaretha POPP, widow of Michael POPP, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John P. SMITH, No. 74 Kenwood avenue. She leaves beside her daughter, Mrs. SMITH, ten grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. She was born in 1823 in Bavaria, Germany, and came to this country fifty-seven years ago, making her home in the town of Gates. She was a member of the Holy Family Church.

Edward Walter, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter BROWNE, died Saturday at the family (line unreadable) weeks. The funeral was held Saturday afternoon.

Francis PENDERGRAST died yesterday at the family home in south Greece, aged 22(?) years. He leaves his wife, one child, his mother, five sisters and three brothers.

Bertha E. BAILEY died yesterday at the Homeopathic Hospital of typhoid fever.
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ONE FIRST DEGREE MURDER CASE

Only one first degree murder case has been tried by Mr. WIDENER during his term, that of John KLEMA, who was accused of brutally assaulting and killing his wife with an axe. The jury found him guilty of murder in the second degree.

Mr. WIDENER also prosecuted the Churchville manslaughter cases for which three men are now serving terms in Auburn prison. During his term, William BRASH appealed from his previous conviction of first degree murder, and the appeal was defeated.

So long has he been prosecuting the people's cases that it will seem strange to attorney's and officers of the courts in this county, when Mr. WIDENER comes into court to demur to indictments drawn by another prosecutor. However, this is what may be expected in the future for the retiring District-Attorney has formed a law partnership with Martin DAVIS, former member of Assembly from the First district.
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ACCUSED OF VIOLATING LABOR LAW

Ransford W. WILSON, of No. 245 Main street east, will be arraigned in police court to-morrow morning on the charge of having violated the state labor law by employing Carl PETTIS, 15 years old, after 7 o'clock at night. A notify warrant was served upon WILSON Saturday.
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WILL SPEND WINTER IN SOUTH

Miss Lottie E. LEVI, of No. 102 Kelly street, left the city Wednesday for Hillsboro, Texas, where she will be the guest of her grandaunt, Mrs. P. MITTENTHAL. Miss LEVI will visit many Southern points before her return in April.
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YOUNG WOMAN TAKES HER LIFE, LEAVING NOTE
SAYING SHE WAS TIRED OF HOUSEWORK DRUDGERY

Because she was tired of doing housework, Emma SCHLTZ, 21 years old, took a dose of carbolic acid, early yesterday and died before a physician could reach her. In a letter, which she had addressed to her father, the girl declared that the worry of trying to "run the house" had made her all but crazy and that no one was to blame for her self-destruction. She left minute instructions as to her burial.

Miss SCHULTZ lived with her father at No. 13 Berlin street. The family included several brothers and sisters. On Saturday night she attended a dance at (unreadable) a younger sister, and both girls apparently enjoyed the affair.

When the dance broke up at 2 o'clock the SCHULTZ sisters started for home. It (unreadable) when they stopped at the home of an aunt, where their father had spent the night in observing the passing of the old year. Here the younger sister decided to remain for the night, and another sister (unreadable) father remained at the aunt's house.

About 5 o'clock yesterday morning the sister was awakened by the hard breathing of Emma. She found the girl was in great distress, and called a physician. The ambulance of the Homeopathic Hospital was summoned, but death ensued before the ambulance reached Berlin street.

Coroner T. A. KILLIP was notified. He went to the house, and found that the dead girl had taken carbolic acid. He could obtain very little information from members of the family at first, and had the remains removed to the morgue. Then a letter, written by the dead girl and addressed to her father (line unreadable) house-keeping duties, and said she worried over the work. She said she had decided to commit suicide to get rid of the work and worry. The girl left (unreadable) as to her burial, with a list of six young men she desired to act as pall bearers. She gave their names and addresses, and even their telephone numbers.

Coroner KILLIP said last night he was (unreadable) of the suicide, and that he would make a further investigation to-day.
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DIED

WARNER - In this city, Sunday morning, January 1, 1911, Esther M., wife of the late Justin WARNER, aged 72 years. She is survived by her daughter, Mrs. F. B. RAYMOND, and one granddaughter, Lorraine RAYMOND.
-The funeral will take place from the chapel of Mount Albion cemetery Tuesday at 12 o'clock noon.

McCLELLAN - In this cit, at the family residence, No. 24 Myrtle Hill park, Sunday, January 1, 1911, Robert Fellows McCLELLAN, aged 56 years. He is survived by his wife and four children, Eugene (unreadable) Mary Frances McCLELLAN and Mrs. George ADAMS, all of this city. He was a member of Temple Tent, No. ?? K. O. T. M.
-The funeral and burial will take place in Lyndonville, N. Y., Wednesday afternoon.

BURROUGHS - At Hawthorne, N. Y., Friday night, December 30, 1910, Mary Elizabeth BURROUGHS, formerly of No. 28 King street, this city.
-Funeral Monday evening from No. 83 (unreadable) Friends of the family are invited to attend. Interment in Holy Sepulchre cemetery.

BAILEY - At the Homeopathic Hospital, Sunday, January 1, 1911, of typhoid fever Bertha E. ??????.
-Funeral from her late residence, No. 6 Cobb street, at 3 P.M. to-day (Monday). The burial will be on Tuesday at Moreland, N. Y.

POPP - Sunday, January 1, 1911, at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. John P. SMITH (unreadable) Margaretha POPP, widow of the late Michael POPP, aged 88 years. Besides her daughter she is survived by ten grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
-Notice of funeral hereafter.

LINK - Sunday morning, January 1, 1911, John Raymond LINK, son of Jacob and the late Leona LINK, aged 21 years and 2 months. Besides his father he is survived by one sister, Irene and one brother, Frederick.
-The funeral will take place Wednesday morning at 8:30 o'clock from the family residence, No. 479 Clinton avenue north, and at 9 o'clock from St. Bridget's Church. Burial in Holy Sepulchre cemetery.

EHRMENTRAUT - Saturday, December 31, 1910, Margaret, widow of Charles EHRMENTRAUT, of No. 2 Victoria street, aged 78 years. She leaves three sons, Henry, William and Adam, and one daughter, Theresa RENAUD.
-Funeral will take place Tuesday morning at 8:30 from the house, and at 9 o'clock from SS. Peter and Paul's Church. Interment will be made in the family lot at Holy Sepulchre cemetery.

VOELKL - At the family residence, corner Kossuth and Subway. Adam VOELKL, aged 42 years. He leaves his wife, three daughters, Elizabeth, Gertrude and Irene, one son, George, his parents, three (unreadable) Anna, in Germany, and two brothers, Michael and Charles, and one sister, Mrs. George VOELKL, in this city and two sisters, Mrs. WERNER, and Mrs. WEBER, in New York city.
-Funeral will be held Wednesday at 8:15 from the house, and at 9 o'clock from Holy Family Church. Interment in Holy Sepulchre cemetery.
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SPENT LONG WEDDED LIFE IN ONE HOME

Golden Wedding Anniversary Celebrated

In the home at No. 15 Wilder street where they have lived during the fifty years of their married life, Mr. and Mrs. George RENNER celebrated last evening their golden wedding anniversary, about sixty relatives from Rochester and other places being present as guests.

Mr. and Mrs. RENNER were both born in Germany, and both came to this city when they were children. They were married on New Year's Day, 1861, and immediately afterward went to live at the home in Wilder street, where Mr. RENNER had lived for twelve years previously with his parents. He bought the house from his father, and with his wife has dwelt there continuously ever since.

The RENNER home is within a stone's throw of the new York Central Railroad, on which Mr. RENNER was employed for fifty-four years, until he retired (????) two years ago. He entered the railroad's service as bellboy when he was 14 years old, and for forty-two years was an engineer, running most of the time between Syracuse and Buffalo.

Six children were born to Mr. and Mrs. RENNER, of whom three are living, William and George A. RENNER, of Rochester, and Mrs. James E. CUNLIFF, of Buffalo. At the anniversary celebration, last night, the children presented their parents with $50 in gold, and in addition the couple received many other handsome gifts commemorative of the occasion.

Mr. and Mrs. RENNER have been lifelong members of SS. Peter and Paul's Church, of this city, Mr. RENNER has been for many years a member of the Brotherhood of Railway Engineers, and is also a member of the Improved Order of Red Men and of several other organizations. Despite their advanced years, both Mr. and Mrs. RENNER are enjoying the best of health.
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SUFFERS SPRAINED ANKLE

J. C. TRIMBLE, of No. 487 Hayward avenue, fell on the sidewalk Saturday in front of the blacksmith shop and severely sprained his ankle. He was taken to his home in an automobile.
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HIT ON HEAD WITH A CHAIN

Polish Fight in Joiner Street Results Seriously

At 9 o'clock last night the police of the Franklin street station were notified (line unreadable) Joiner street, and that a man had been badly hurt. The injured man was found to be Nicholas FEDER. He was removed to the Homeopathic Hospital, where ten stitches were taken in wounds in his scalp. No arrests have been made.

The investigation was made by Sergeant MURRAY and Special Policemen SEINER and John A. DOYLE. It was learned that the fight occurred at the house at 6 o'clock, and that FEDER had been struck on the head with a metal chain. The policemen were unable to learn who committed the assault.

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