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. 3, 1884 SERIOUS ACCIDENT. A Canisteo Lady Injured Probably Fatally. Sunday afternoon in Potter county, between Gold and Genesee Forks, Mrs. Jane HARRIS of Canisteo was run away with, thrown out and very dangerously injured. Her right leg was broken just below the thigh and the bones badly splintered. The left leg was also broken, and the lady was otherwise severely injured. Medical assistance was summoned, and a council of physicians was to be held last eving. It was thought doubtful whether the injured lady would survive the operation necessary to reduce the fractures. Mrs. HARRIS was on a Holiday visit to her sister who resides in Potter county. Her daughter accompanied her from Canisteo as far as Wellsville, where she remained visiting friends. The young lady was sent for last night, when the news of her mother's injuries was first made known. It is a sad ending of an otherwise happy Holiday vacation. Thurs, Jan. 3, 1884 DEATH OF MRS. JOHN CAMERON. Mrs. John CAMERON of Hornellsville died Sunday from the effects of injuries received on Tuesday of last week by falling down stairs. Mrs. CAMERON was a most worthy lady. Her age was nearly 60 years. She was the mother of fifteen children, eleven of whom, with her husband, survive. Deceased was a sister of Henry and Wm. BANNISTER of this city, and Mrs. Patrick CARROLL of Brimmer Brook. The funeral was observed Tuesday. Thurs, Jan. 3, 1884
Married: Thurs, Jan. 10, 1884 --Corning, Jan. 7 -- Eber SCOFIELD, an old resident,died Sunday morning, of cancer, aged 81 years. He was formerly a porminent lumber man of Addison and Lindley. Eugene JAYNES, insurance agent, died Sunday morning of consumption. He was about 40 years of age. Thurs, Jan. 17, 1884 --A notorious woman named BRESLIN has sued the Hornellsvulle Tribune for libel and the case is now being tried at Bath before judge RUMSEY. Thurs, Jan. 17, 1884 --Arthur GILBERT of Hornellsville, aged 16, has been detected in a series of wholesale robberies. He kept a diary of the stolen articles and the names of their owners. The boy, whose father is an ex-member of the Legislature, has been sent to the Rochester House of Refuge. -- Buffalo Evening News. Thurs, Jan. 17, 1884 MURDER A Prattsburg Man Arrested on Suspicion. On Saturday, Jan. 5, Benson HAWKINS, an old man living alone at Bristol Springs, between Naples and Canandaigua, was found murdered in bed, his skull having been crushed in with a hickory club. He was well to do, and as it was thought that he had considerable money in the house, robbery was probably the object of the murderer. Suspicion pointed strongly to William T. FRANCIS, who lives in Lyons Hollow, in the town of Prattsburg. He was in the vicinity of the murder at the time it was committed, but was unable to give an account of himself; burnt matches on the floor of Hawkins house were exactly like those in Francis' box, the bed clothes where Francis slept Friday night were bloody, and blood was found on his clothes. He was arrested at his home in Prattsburgh, Sunday morning. He is a day laborer, is married, and has three children. He is 27 years old and has served two terms in the Monroe county Penitentiary. -- Bath Courier. Thurs, Jan. 24, 1884 TRIED TO ESCAPE. Steuben County's Boy Murder Wanted to Leave Auburn. Auburn, N.Y., Jan. 19. -- John MC INTEE, the Steuben county boy murder, who has been confined here since last January, on Wednesday made a bold and very nearly successful attempt to escape. Several days previous he complained of illness and was transferred to the hospital. On Tuesday he was so much better that he was returned to his cell, though not obliged to work. On Wednesday he was missed from his cell, a cleverly-arranged dummy of brick being left in his bed. Upon search a hole was found through the brick wall and it was evident that MC INTEE, had succeeded in reaching the yard. A general alarm was sounded and search was made through the institution, which resulted in finding the convict in the tailor's room where he evidently anticipated obtaining a suit of citizens clothing and then escaping. MC INTEE is now only sixteen years of age. Since his coming here he has given the keepers no trouble, and had grown to be quite a favorite. He has now fallen from grace, and will always be an object of suspicion. Thurs, Jan. 24, 1884
BRESLIN vs. "TRIBUNE" Hornellsville, N.Y., Jan 18. The jury in the case of Breslin vs. the Hornellsville Tribune, which has been closed at Bath, brought in a judgment of fifteen hundred dollars for the plaintiff, besides cost. Some seemed to think that if a judgment was given against the defendant it would be lighter than the one rendered, owing to Mr. GREENBOW, a partner of Mr. PECK, being innocent. But, the jury undoubtedly rendered this verdict on account of Mr. PECK admiting in his testimony that his articles were, to some extent written with malice. Thurs, Feb. 7, 1884 ARRESTED FOR FORGERY Henry HAMILTON, formerly a well to do merchant of Canisteo, has been arrested for forgery that foot up to over five thousand dollars. The Hornell Tribune says: Mr. HAMILTON is a man beyond the middle age and was formerly in excellent circumstances, but business reverses came to him, and instead of meeting them in a straight forward manner he took a course that results in disgrace and probably eventual ruin. (same paper - different column-JAC) Hornellsville, N.Y., Feb. 4, -- Henry HAMILTON of Canisteo, who was arrested Saturday on two charges of forgery and who supplied himself with laudanum and attempted suicide, has been sent to the asylum for the insane. His forgeries reach $5,200.
Thurs, Feb. 14, 1884 Thurs, Feb. 21, 1884 BOOTH SENTENCED. Nineteen Years and Six Months for Rape. The trial of James E. BOOTH of Andover for rape upon little Alice SWEET last fall ended Tuesday in a verdict of guilty, and BOOTH was this morning sentenced by his Honor, Judge Farnum, to imprisonment at hard labor for nineteen years and six months -- or lacking only six months of the extreme limit of punishment. It was an aggravated case, and was clearly proved. The jury was out only twelve minutes, when they returned with their verdict. BOOTH has a bad record, extending over many years. He once worked as a journeyman tailor for Stewart in this city and belonged to the Methodist church. His fall has been terrible, and the warning pointed out is one that must have a wholesome effort to stay others from the commission of simular crimes. (hit link to see previous article Thurs. Nov 29, 1883 - JAC) Thurs, Feb. 28, 1884 --John J. SIMONS, a veteran Erie engineer, died Tuesday at his home in Hornellsville aged 55. Thurs, Feb. 28, 1884 --Mrs. Catherine EARLY, aged 55 and a widow, living at Addison, fell down stairs Tuesday morning at her residence in that place and broke her neck. It is supposed she in some manner caught her foot in the carpet.
Thurs, Mar. 6, 1884
Thurs, Mar. 13, 1884
Thurs, Mar. 20, 1884
Thurs, Mar. 27, 1884 Thurs, Apr. 3, 1884 --Col. Peter C. WARD, for many years a prominent citizen of Hornellsville, died Tuesday at Rochester, where he has resided for the last three or four years. Thurs, Apr. 3, 1884 --Mr. Geo. E. KNIGHT, of Bath, for many years a successful druggist and a man universally liked, died on Thursday of typhoid fever. Mr. KNIGHT was a man of exemplary character, genial and warm-hearted, and was in the fullest sense a gentleman.
Thurs, Apr. 10, 1884
Thurs, Apr. 17, 1884
Thurs, Apr. 24, 1884
Thurs, May 1, 1884 Thurs, May 8, 1884 Death of Garrett Green. The death of Mr. Garrett GREEN, a prominent and highly respected resident of Greenwood, Steuben Co., N.Y., occurred on Wednesday, April 30th. He was ill but a very short time, and had previously enjoyed robust health, but fell suddenly under an attack of pneumonia. Mr. GREEN was a member in good standing of the Catholic Mutual Benefit Association of Wellsville, known as Branch No. 40. From this his family will receive two thousand dollars. Thurs, May 15, 1884 A SUDDEN DEATH. Hornellsville, N.Y., May 8. -- Mr. Patrick HARDEN of Rexville, this county, died this morning at 3 o'clock of apoplexy. Mr. HARDEN was feeling in best of health and spirits yesterday and ate a very hearty dinner. There was not a more popular or better known man in this section than Mr. HARDEN. His funeral will occur Saturday.
Thurs, May 22, 1884
Thurs, May 29, 1884
Thurs, Jun 5, 1884
Thurs, Jun 12, 1884 Thurs, Jun 19, 1884 LONG, LONG AGO The Olden Times Compared with the New.
The Hornellsville Times gives this interesting account of an interview
with Mr. Seth G.S. ROWLEY, and his sister, both along in the eighties,
who were on their way to visit to their brother Mr. John S. ROWLEY of
Richburg (Allegany Co., NY - JAC): -- Thurs, June 26, 1884 --Mrs. BARRY, wife of Charles BARRY, proprietor of the Barry House in Corning, Thursday afternoon fell from a second story window of the hotel to the ground, a distance of about tweny feet. A physician was immediately summoned, but all efforts to revive her failed. She expired within twenty minutes af ther the fall. (directly beneath the above is:) --Mrs. Charles BARRY of Corning, of whom we made mention Friday met her death while walking on the cornice of the hotel, while asleep, and colliding with a pilaster on the side of the building causing her fall. She was in the habit of sleep-walking. Her age was forty seven. She leaves two daughters.
I welcome all feedback - positive & negative about these newspaper items. - Judy
You are our 3381 visitor to the Steuben Co., NY GenWeb page! Last modified Saturday, 23-Sep-2000 23:05:17 MDT
Judy Allen
Cwiklinski Steuben Co., NY GenWeb
coordinator 1999-2000 ©
|
