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.
July 3, 1879 (nothing of interest)
Thurs., July 17, 1879 --Miles HAWLEY, Esq., the well-known Hornellsvillian, has gone into the hotel business near Denver, Colorado. --Charles T. BAXTER aged 57, a farmer of Woodhull suicided on the morning of July 2d by hanging. He was very well-to-do, but had had (sic.-JAC) domestic trouble. --Samuel L. WRIGHT, died at the Soldiers Home in Bath on July 4th. Deceased was born in Almond, and served during the war in Company A, 104th N.Y. Infantry. Thurs., July 24, 1879 --Miss Eva BORDEN, aged eighteen years, residing at the home of her father-in-law. Marcellus PADDOCK, three miles west of Avoca, committed suicide by taking laudanum. This was her third attempt to take her own life, and it proved successful. She was in good health and no reason can be given for her suicidal mania. She was a niece of Mr. BONNEY of Hornellsville. (note: I believe that with the term above term 'father-in-law' that Marcellus was her step-father therefore her Father according to Law, as she is listed as Miss?-JAC) Thurs., July 31, 1879 --A brute named STEVENS, of Hornby, has been jailed at Bath on the charge of attempting to commit an outrage upon a girl twelve years old. --George HAYES, aged 33, suicided in Hornellsville on Saturday night by taking from ten to twelve grains of morphine. He left letters to friends in which he gave as a reason for his act ill health and a dread that a lack of money would throw him upon the charity of others, and that he would die a painful and lingering death. He had already suffered from two or three hemorrhages of the lungs.
Aug. 7, 1879 (nothing of interest) Thurs., Aug. 28, 1879 --J.H. Clark, Esq., of Scio was in Elmira Tuesday to "interview" the recently arrested Joe. NELSON of Corning, who beyond question knows something or everything about the Scio safe burglary. (see: Nov. 27, 1879 & Jan. 15, 1880) --Mr. Justus HAWLEY, one of Hornellsville party who went to Brazil in 1878, has returned to his home. He leaves only seven of the party behind him and they were only waiting to earn enough to get back. Thurs., Sept. 4, 1879 --Mrs. Daniel SUTFIN of Howard, Steuben Co., is visiting her former neighbors and friends in Wellsville. Thurs., Sept. 11, 1879 --Wm. H. UNDERHILL, the oldest son of Mr. L.A. UNDERHILL of the Bath Advocate, has become the proprietor and editor of the Ontario Repository at Canandaigua, recently owned by J.J. MATTISON, deceased. --The Canisteo Advertiser publishes an agreement of thirty men to drink no intoxicating drinks during life, and if one of them breaks the aggreement, he binds himself to publish in the village papers a notice signed by him, stating that he "could no longer be relied on as a man, and is not capable of resisting the tempation to drink alcholic drinks." --S.C. CHASE, the Hornellsville marble man of the firm of S.C. Chase & Son, was a caller at The Reporter office on Saturday. He was returning from Scio where he had just placed a neat monument over the grave of Rhoda SPRAGUE. This week the firm intent to erect a very fine monument of Quincy Granite on the lot of J.C. BURDICK in the Alfred Centre cemetery. A great deal of work from their shop is up in this section and the best of satsfaction is always given. Thurs., Sept. 18, 1879 --At the Steuben County Republican convention held on Tuesday, E.P. HIGGINS of Bath was nominated for Sheriff, S.G. LEWIS of Bath for Treasurer, Geo. HOLLAND of Hornellsville for Superintendent of Poor, and Drs. PARKHILL of Hornellsville, HERRINGTON of Corning, and GOFF of Cohocton for Coroners. It is a first rate ticket and will win. Thurs., Sept. 25, 1879 (nothing of interest) Thurs., Oct. 2, 1879 --From Andover: Married, at the Presbyterian parsonage, on the 19th inst., by Rev. A.C. Titus, Mr. Hugh MCMULLLEN to Miss Mary MCHATTEN, both of Greenwood.
Oct. 9, 1879 (nothing of interest) Thurs., Nov. 6, 1879 Died: ROSS -- At Hornellsville, Oct. 17, 1879, J.C. ROSS, aged 46 years. Thurs., Nov. 13, 1879 --A bed quilt; composed of four thougsand, five hundred and eighty five pieces, has been completed by Eliza TALBOT of the town of Jaster, Steuben County. Nov. 20, 1879 (nothing of interest) Thurs., Nov. 27, 1879 A Grave Case -- Among the indictments found by the recent grand jury was one against Sidney SMITH of Hornellsville, charged with complicity in the Scio safe robbery some time ago. This indictment was found upon the evidence of one Joe NELSON, who says he did the job in behalf of other parties, who gave him the combination upon which the safe was locked, & c. If any reliance is to be placed upon NELSON'S testimony, it is quite evident that Mr. SMITH is by no means principal in a dark and dangerous transaction. It is a case which properly belongs to the courts, and is likely to be brought there. But as several of our exchanges have referred to it, we have decided for the present, to make this brief mention of the affair, trusting to avoid the necessity of opening up the disagreeable bundle until majestic Justice shall have been legally consulted. (see: Aug. 28, 1879 & Jan. 15, 1880) Thurs., Dec. 4, 1879 Married: SCHOONOVER-VOORHES -- At Wellsville, Nov 23d, by the Rev. F.W. Beecher, Mr. Amos SCHOONOVER of Troupsburg, Steuben Co., NY and Miss Mary M. VOORHES, of Wellsville, N.Y. COONS-KENNEDY -- At Wellsville, Nov. 30th, by the Rev. F.W. Beecher, Mr. George L. COONS of Hornellsville Steuben Co., and Miss Eva KENNEDY of Wellsville, N.Y. --The first depot Hornellsville had was a shanty built of slabs, barkside out, built in 1851, a year before the completion of the railway to that station. The next one will be a decided improvement. --I.W. NEAR, Esq., president of the village of Hornellsville, was married, at Watertown, on Thanksgiving Day to Miss STAPLES of that city. Congratulations! Dec. 11, 1879 (nothing of interest) Thurs., Dec. 18, 1879 --Hornellsville's hemlock depot is in full running order, slivers and all. Thurs., Dec. 25, 1879 --Elder B.F. BALCOM, of Knoxville, Steuben county, died suddenly at his home on Saturday. He ate his dinner well as usual, and in five minutes after fell dead from his chair. He was a old man of about seventy years. He was a brother of the Hon. Lyman BALCOM of Painted Post, and of the late Judge Ransom BALCOM of Binghamton. He was we believe, an ordained preacher of the Baptist denomination a man of considerable ability, but somewhat eccentric in his methods and opinions. He was quite well known by the older class of residents throughout this region. -- Elmira Advertiser
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