Part of the Steuben Co., NY GenWeb - Judy Allen Cwiklinski coordinator
Steuben County items The abstracts below are in their entirety! I can not be of any further assistance on any of these surnames/families. What you see is ALL there is! I also can not make photostatic copies of these items! Allegany County is located on Steuben County's western border. I live in the south eastern part of Allegany County with the Steuben County (West Union) border less than a mile away from my home.
Abstracted by Judy Allen
Cwiklinski - Steuben Co., NY GenWeb coordinator.
Thurs., Jan. 2, 1879 Jan. 9, 1879 (nothing of interest) Thurs., Jan. 16, 1879 Died: VOORHEES - At Canisteo, Steuben Co., Jan 12, 1879, Isaac VOORHEES, aged 58 years. Thurs., Jan. 23, 1879 --Byron A. TODD, Esq., of Bath, a well-known business man, warm-hearted neighbor and excellent citizen, died last week from typhoid fever. Hew was taken to Tompkins county, his former home for burial. He will be sadly and deeply mourned. His age was thirty-seven. --The formal public opening of the Soldiers and Sailor's Home at Bath takes place today. Very interesting exercises are to be held and the affair will doubtless prove enjoyable to a large number of invited guests and citizens generally. Thurs., Jan. 30, 1879 DAY-WEBSTER -- At the M.E. Parsonage, Whitesville, Jan. 1st, 1879, by Rev. R. Canfield, Mr. Rolland B. DAY of Wyleyville, N.Y. (West Union twp. -JAC) and Miss Ida W. WEBSTER of Lawrence Mills. Thurs., Feb. 6, 1879 --Diptheria has made its appearance in West Union, about four miles from here (Whitesville-JAC). Only one fatal case, which was Mertie --Aged 9 years and 4 months, only daughter of Byron WYLEY of Wyleyville, died January 25th. Thurs., Feb. 13, 1879 --Mrs. Phebe TRAVIS, aged 95, said to have been the oldest woman in Canisteo, died last week. --Major J.E. BEACH, died at Dansville last week, aged 76. He was an auctioneer for 40 years, and not the auctioneer is "gone". Feb. 20, 1879 (nothing of interest)
Thurs., Feb. 27, 1879 --Wm. O. TERRELL died at the Soldiers' Home on Saturday the 15th. He was formerly a member of the 23d N.Y. Vols. He died of consumption twenty-six days after his admission to the home. Mr. TERRILL was by trade a printer. -- This is the first death that has occurred at the Home. Thurs., Mar. 6, 1879 -- Olin L. BARNEY, son of Mr. L.A. BARNEY of West Union died Friday, Feb. 21st. after being thrown against a door post by a colt striking with something of violence, he went for sometime about his duties as usual but afteer a time he complained of a severe pain in the head, which was followed by vomiting and stupor, and before the physician who had been summoned could arrive, he was dead. Thurs., Mar. 13, 1879 --Phillip BRIGGS of Cameron, Steuben County, has been sued under the civil damage act by Mrs. Mary FERRIS for $10,000, for selling her husband whiskey which resulted in his death by the cars. --Lon EDWARDS, a teamster formerly in the emply of Wm. RICHARDSON has been missing for two weeks past. Considerable search was made for him as he failed to support his wife and she had began proceedings to compel him to support her. A warrant was issued for his apprehension but he could not be found. On Saturday night, however his dead body was found frozen in the river near Arkport. He was addicted to intemperance and that was probably the immediate cause of his death. Hornellsville Tribune Mar. 20, 1879 (nothing of interest) Mar. 27, 1879 (nothing of interest) Apr. 3, 1879 (nothing of interest)
Thurs., Apr. 10, 1879 --Addison, Steuben county, has been and still is greatly excited over the death of a young girl named Eliza OWENS, of Big Flats, who died there recently from the effects of an abortion. A young farmer named Will FORD, of Big Flats and Dr. R.P. BROWN, of Addison, are both under arrest, and will probably both be indicted, as the evidence them is strong. [see below article-JAC] Thurs., Apr. 17, 1879 --The Steuben County grand jury assembled on Monday at Corning. The Addison abortion case occupied prominent attention. Dr. BROWN was not arrested last week, but it is said that an effort will be made to connect him. Thurs., Apr. 24, 1879 -----
Miss Cora COLE is the alternative name of a romantic maiden of about
seventeen years, who resides with her parents on Beman Creek, five or six
miles from Addison. She fell desperately in love iwth a dashy old fellow
of sixty-four, and they were engaged. But the hard-hearted parents of the
girl refused their consent, and as life without her lover wsa unendurable
to the fair Cora, she boiled some laurel leaves, added thereto some quicksilver
which she scraped fromt he back of a looking glass, drank the mixture and
laid down to die. Emetics, promptly given, frightened away the grim king
of terrors, and the girl still lives. We have not heard when the wedding
will come off, but perhaps it has been indefinitely postponed. - Hornell
Times ----
Samuel PHOENIX, a keeper of a low hotel in Addison, while under the
influence of liquor last Saturday had a general outbreak of cussedness, and
began to pound his wife. Gaining fresh zest as the performance proceeded,
he seized a razor and began carving her up. His festivities were interrupted
after he had inflicted several severe gashes on her face, and on Monday he
was brought to Bath jail, charged with assault and battery with intent to
kill. Thurs., May 8, 1879 --Mr. W.E. PITTENGER of Hornellsville, and Miss Carrie TOWNSEND of this village are to be married this (Thursday) afternoon, leaving on train 12 for a bridal tour to New York. Many pleasant wishes attended the happy couple. --Among the happiest of the happy events of last week was the marriage at Hornellsville, by the Rev. F.W. BEECHER of this village, of Mr. Sidney CRANE and Miss Sarah JOHNSON. Rich wedding gifts were given and a flood of earnest congratulations followed the young couple on their journey to Boston. May 15, 1879 (nothing of interest)
Thurs., May 22, 1879 --At a term of U.S Court held at Rochester last week, William J. TROY alias "Texas Bill", of Addison, Steuben county, was indicted and arraigned. At first he pleaded not guilty, but finally changed his plea to one of guilty, in falsely representing himself to be a revenue officer and in such assumed character demanding and receiving certain sums of money. It will be remembered that full particulars of the case were published in this paper about the time the offense was committed. The court sentenced "Bill" to an imprisonment of six months in the Monroe County Penitentiary and to pay a fine of $500 or stand committed until paid.
May 29, 1879 (nothing of interest) June 5, 1879 (nothing of interest) June 12, 1879 (nothing of interest) June 19, 1879 (nothing of interest) June 26, 1879 (nothing of interest)
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