DATE

YEAR

LAST NAME

FIRST NAME

CONTENTS

 

1894 & 1895

 

 

The winter of 94’ and 95’ will be long remembered both for its excessive snow fall and extremely cold weather.  On Feb. 7th, 1895 a snow storm began and continued through Friday.  The thermometer dropped to 16 below and the wind blew a gust from 75 to 100 miles an hour.  The train from Ulysses Friday morning was stuck in the drifts two miles below Ulysses.  The train men worked all day, but could make no headway against the drifts.  Two engines left Lawrenceville to help break the drifts and stalled before reaching the summit.  With supreme efforts by the crews they reached Ulysses late Saturday evening.  Sunday they hired a large force of men and shoveled and pushed their way through to Lawrenceville.

No effort was made to break out the wagon roads Saturday or Sunday and no stages attempted to leave. 

January 17

1894

Taggart

Rochester

Rochester Taggart died after a week’s illness.

January 17

1894

Moshier

Mr. and Mrs. G. B.

Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Moshier are spending winter with friends near Elmira.

January 17

1894

Edwards

Emery

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Emery Edwards, a son, Jan. 7th.

January 24

1894

Kuhn

Steve

Steve Kuhn, the Fall Brook brakeman, was recently married to Miss Lena Gerow of Mills, Pa.

January 24

1894

Gerow

Miss Lena

Steve Kuhn, the Fall Brook brakeman, was recently married to Miss Lena Gerow of Mills, Pa.

January 24

1894

Stevens

Arch

Arch Stevens and Veolan Hurlburt are happy fathers of baby boys.

January 24

1894

Hurlburt

Veolan

Arch Stevens and Veolan Hurlburt are happy fathers of baby boys.

January 24

1894

Clark

Henry

Mr. Henry Clark and wife and Mrs. D. D. Chapin are at the Cross Forks, holding meetings. 

January 24

1894

Chapin

D. D.

Mr. Henry Clark and wife and Mrs. D. D. Chapin are at the Cross Forks, holding meetings. 

January 24

1894

Griffin

Mrs. D. W.

Mrs. D. W. Griffin went to Bailey Hill to attend her daughter, Mrs. A. C. Fortner, who is ill.

January 24

1894

Fortner

Mrs. A. C.

Mrs. D. W. Griffin went to Bailey Hill to attend her daughter, Mrs. A. C. Fortner, who is ill.

January 31

1894

Badgero

Mr.

Mr. Badgero who died at Mulls last week was buried at White’s Corners. 

January 31

1894

Chapin

Mrs.

The singers who met at the home of Mrs. Chapin Friday night will meet at the home of Mrs. Elder Monday night. 

January 31

1894

Minard

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Minard are the parents of two pound baby.

February 15

1894

Harrison

Miss Cora

Married February 15, 1894 Miss Cora Harrison to Mr. Isaac F. Webster at Mills.  Rev. William L. Clough of Hartsville, N. Y.  Mamie White, bridesmaid, Arthur Ensworth of Elmira, best man.  Miss. Webster is sister of Co. Commissioner, B. W. Harrison.

February 15

1894

Webster

Isaac F.

Married February 15, 1894 Miss Cora Harrison to Mr. Isaac F. Webster at Mills.  Rev. William L. Clough of Hartsville, N. Y.  Mamie White, bridesmaid, Arthur Ensworth of Elmira, best man.  Miss. Webster is sister of Co. Commissioner, B. W. Harrison.

February 15

1894

White

Mamie

Married February 15, 1894 Miss Cora Harrison to Mr. Isaac F. Webster at Mills.  Rev. William L. Clough of Hartsville, N. Y.  Mamie White, bridesmaid, Arthur Ensworth of Elmira, best man.  Miss. Webster is sister of Co. Commissioner, B. W. Harrison.

February 15

1894

Ensworth

Arthur

Married February 15, 1894 Miss Cora Harrison to Mr. Isaac F. Webster at Mills.  Rev. William L. Clough of Hartsville, N. Y.  Mamie White, bridesmaid, Arthur Ensworth of Elmira, best man.  Miss. Webster is sister of Co. Commissioner, B. W. Harrison.

February 25

1894

 

 

Feb. 25, 1895 Mercantile D. A. Sunderlin Appr.

 

B. F. Begell                  Harrison Valley 14          $7.00 Hardware

B. F. Begell and Co      Harrison Valley 14          $7.00 Grocery

Henry Bartoo               Mills                             14          $7.00 Grocery

F. D. Councilman         Elmer                           12        $12.50 General Store

H. O. Chapin White’s   White’s Corners           14          $7.00 General Store

V. E. Gilbert                 Harrison Valley 14          $7.00 Drugs

M. S. Haskell               Mills                             13        $10.00 General Store

Hubbard and Stone      Harrison Valley 14          $7.00 Hardware

F. L. Harrison               Harrison Valley 14          $7.00 Furniture

S. M. Stevens               Mills                             14          $7.00 Drugs

John Schweitzer            Harrison Valley 12        $12.50 General Store

O. H. Snyder                North Fork                   14          $7.00 General Store

O. F. Tate                    Mills                             14          $7.00 Grocery

Tannery Store Co         Harrison Valley 14          $7.00 General Store

C. D. VanDeBoe          Mills                             14          $7.00 Grocery

I. Webster                    Mills                             14          $7.00 Hardware

W. H. Warner              White’s Corners           14          $7.00 General Store

February 28

1894

Pritchard

Dr. and Mrs.

A baby boy born recently to Dr. and Mrs. Pritchard.

March 14

1894

Ellison

Mr. and Mrs. Will (daughter Edna)

Harrison Valley: Mr. and Mrs. Will Ellison and daughter Edna, attended the wedding of Fred Ellison at Mills, Thursday evening. 

March 14

1894

Ellison

Fred

Harrison Valley: Mr. and Mrs. Will Ellison and daughter Edna, attended the wedding of Fred Ellison at Mills, Thursday evening. 

March 14

1894

Wright

Mr. Robert

Mr. Robert Wright is building a new house.

March 14

1894

Colvin

George

George Colvin has a new meat market in town

March 14

1894

Neily

A. J.

Elmer: The personal property of A. J. Neily was sold last Saturday at Constable’s sale.

March 14

1894

Wallis

Charles

Charles Wallis sis sick with typhoid fever

March 14

1894

Galusha

Mr.

White’s Corners: Mr. Galusha has bought the mail route of Mr. White.

March 14

1894

Allen

Misses Eva and Minnie

Misses Eva and Minnie Allen were home for a visit Sunday. 

March 14

1894

 

 

They are having a grand revival at the Widger school house. (Coston school house).

March 14

1894

Rohrabacher

Abe

Mr. Abe Rohrabacher might have had a serious accident to note, but nipped it in the bud.  Bringing in the night wood he piled it back of the stove and went to meeting.  Shortly the house was filled with smoke, and wood being ablaze.  His wife was plucky and put out the fire with a calling aid

March 21

1894

Gorow

Mrs. B. A.

Mrs. B. A. Gorow of Mills, and her daughter, Miss Stella Stone, of Ulysses were summoned to Wellsville to attend the funeral of Mrs. Gorow’s brother Mr. Clark.

March 21

1894

Stone

Miss Stella

Mrs. B. A. Gorow of Mills, and her daughter, Miss Stella Stone, of Ulysses were summoned to Wellsville to attend the funeral of Mrs. Gorow’s brother Mr. Clark.

March 21

1894

Clark

Mr.

Mrs. B. A. Gorow of Mills, and her daughter, Miss Stella Stone, of Ulysses were summoned to Wellsville to attend the funeral of Mrs. Gorow’s brother Mr. Clark.

March 21

1894

Barlow

Mr.

Mr. Barlow who died on Monday last in Wisconsin and was brought to his early home for internment.  Mr. Barlow was a man of very fine culture and highly esteemed.

March 28

1894

White

Miles

Harrison Valley: Miles White’s baby is very ill.

March 28

1894

Lathrop

Miss

Miss Lathrop of Academy Corners was in town Saturday getting up a class in music.  She is a good teacher and deserves patronage.

March 31

1894

Richardson

Mayse

Married: March 31, 1894 at Whitesville at M. E. Parsonage, by Rev E. S. Remington, Mr. Mayse Richardson and Miss Lurena Wemple of North Bingham. A quiet wedding at the home of the bride had been arranged, but, owing to errors in the marriage license, found by the local Justice of the peace, the Whitesville journey had to be made having the marriage lawful.  (No license required in N. Y. State.

March 31

1894

Wemple

Lurena

Married: March 31, 1894 at Whitesville at M. E. Parsonage, by Rev E. S. Remington, Mr. Mayse Richardson and Miss Lurena Wemple of North Bingham. A quiet wedding at the home of the bride had been arranged, but, owing to errors in the marriage license, found by the local Justice of the peace, the Whitesville journey had to be made having the marriage lawful.  (No license required in N. Y. State.

April 4

1894

Howard

Mrs.

Mrs. Howard in aged lady of Harrison died of paralysis Mar. 29th and was buried Mar. 31st at White’s Corners.  She leaves an aged husband, one son and two daughters.

April 4

1894

Carpenter

May

May Carpenter of H.V. who is attending school at Horseheads, spent a few days with her parents last week. 

April 4

1894

Griffin

E. M.

E. M. Griffin of Knoxville visited his brother, Mr. Griffin last week.

April 4

1894

Chapin

Mr. and Mrs. D. D.

Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Chapin and son and Mrs. Warren Brightman, started for Washington D. C. last Wed. They will visit N. Y. city and Philadelphia. 

April 4

1894

Brightman

Mrs. Warren

Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Chapin and son and Mrs. Warren Brightman, started for Washington D. C. last Wed. They will visit N. Y. city and Philadelphia. 

April 11

1894

Blackman

A.

A. Blackman is the new landlord at Mills.

April 11

1894

Doud

Charles

Charles Doud of Mills was called away to attend the funeral of his sister. 

April 11

1894

 

 

Five new stores will be built at Genesee this summer.

April 18

1894

Erway

A. J.

The dime social and sugar party at A. J. Erway’s on Friday evening passed off very pleasantly.  Proceeds over two dollars.

April 25

1894

Stevens

Arch

Arch Stevens is opening a grocery in the old store at Harrison Valley. 

April 25

1894

Burk

C. E.

The Tannery Company has changed book-keepers.  Mr. C. E. Burt, former bookkeeper, will engage in the bank business.

May 9

1894

Langdon

Miss Hattie

White’s Corners: Miss Hattie Langdon visited Miss Certie Smith last Sunday.

May 9

1894

Smith

Certie

White’s Corners: Miss Hattie Langdon visited Miss Certie Smith last Sunday.

May 9

1894

Smith

Leroy

There will be a social May 11 at home of Leroy Smith.

May 9

1894

Chapin

Miss Clemmie

Miss Clemmie Chapin has just closed a very successful term of school at North Bingham and returned to her home here.

May 9

1894

Graham

Lorenzo

Mr. Lorenzo Graham has moved on the place owned by Mr. Marcius Brown.

May 9

1894

McCutcheon

A. J.

A. J. McCutcheon was passing Mr. Bump’s barn days ago, the dog ran out which frightened his colt and it ran away turning over the cart and Mr. McCutcheon, shaking things up generally, and breaking both cart and harness, we believe, but fortunately hurting neither itself nor Mr. McCutcheon.  (The Bump family lived on the Lewis White farm.)

May 9

1894

Bump

Mr.

White’s Corners: Miss Hattie Langdon visited Miss Certie Smith last Sunday.

May 23

1894

 

 

Speaks of the great flood during past week.  Northern Penna. And western N. Y. badly damaged.  May farms along the Cowanesque submerged and carried away.  Monday and Tuesday the stage from Ulysses to Coudersport went by way of Sweden, roads so badly washed roads were so badly washed.  Most of bridges between Ulysses and Galeton washed out.  Clinton’s dam at Galeton broke letting out six million feet of logs.

May 23

1894

 

 

Speaks of the great flood during past week.  Northern Penna. And western N. Y. Badly damaged.  Many farms along the Cowanesque submerged and carried away.  Monday and Tuesday the stage from Ulysses to Coudersport went by way of Sweden, road so badly washed at Neversink, N. Y.

May 23

1894

Steven

Arch

Arch Steven’s store was closed by the sheriff last Friday.  Sale to take place Thurs. 23rd.  He has many friends who are sorry to see him fail.

May 23

1894

 

 

There is to be a four days’ Holiness meeting at the M. E. Church

May 30

1894

Tripp

Miss Elma

Miss Elma Tripp has the second department in the graded school at Cross Fork where she will receive $35 a month.  She left here Friday.  Her many friends are glad of her success.

May 30

1894

Hubbard

Mrs. Wakefield

Mrs. Wakefield Hubbard is in Ulysses helping care for her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Sumner Monroe.

May 30

1894

Monroe

Sumner

Mrs. Wakefield Hubbard is in Ulysses helping care for her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Sumner Monroe.

May 30

1894

Church

Dr.

Dr. Church who has lived at North Fork, Potter County, for a year will move to Ulysses.  He has a wife and one child, a three weeks old baby. 

May 30

1894

Hubbard

Miss. Amy

Miss Amy Hubbard, daughter of Wakefield Hubbard is taking a nurses’ training course in a Rochester hospital.

June 27

1894

Bedell

F. F.

F. F. Bedell of Harrison Valley has traded his house and lot for a farm at (name of town illegible), owned by A. B. Graves of Ulysses.

June 27

1894

Crowl

P. E.

MARRIED: In Harrison June 27th, Mr. P. E. Crowl and Miss Angie White.  They are popular young people.

June 27

1894

White

Angie

MARRIED: In Harrison June 27th, Mr. P. E. Crowl and Miss Angie White.  They are popular young people.

July 11

1894

Erway

Mr. A. J.

White’s Corners: Mr. A. J. Erway has torn down the barn by the road and is putting up a new one farther back. 

July 11

1894

 

 

On Saturday last a lady traveling through here enroute for Wellsville was detained by the death of the horse.  It was taken suddenly sick.

July 11

1894

Elder

A. P.

A. P. Elder is making improvements on his barn and other buildings

July 18

1894

Wilcox

Mr. D. D.

A paper has been circulating at Elmer protesting against the hiring of a certain teacher for the fall and winter school.  If we cannot have a good one, we do not want any.  The most of the people are in favor of our last teacher, Mr. D. D. Wilcox.

July 25

1894

 

 

Harrison Valley: Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Ellison, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Clark, Mrs. Rilla Stevens, Mrs. D. D. Chapin, Mrs. Stella Shaw, and Mr. and Mrs. Will Bullock have returned from Keuka Lake where they have been spending a week attending camp meeting.

July 25

1894

Griffin

Mr. and Mrs. Michael

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Griffin have a baby girl, the fourth girl in less than five years. 

July 25

1894

Burt

Mrs. Kate

Mrs. Kate Burt of Ulysses is visiting her mother, Mrs. H. W. Hubbard.

July 25

1894

Smith

Chas.

White’s Corners: Some sneak thieves were after Mr. Chas. Smith’s honey, and although they were frightened away they carried some honey along with them. 

July 25

1894

Allen

Misses

The Misses Allen met each other at home for a short visit Sunday last.

July 25

1894

Smith

Henry

Mr. Henry Smith and daughter Myra visited another daughter at Westfield.

July 25

1894

Erway

Miss. Mary

Miss Mary Erway is preparing to enter school at Harrison Valley next month.

July 25

1894

Swetland

Roger W.

Roger W. Swetland, A.B. Principal of Cook Academy, Havanna, N. Y.

July 25

1894

Swetland

Roger

Mr. Swetland will enter upon his duties at the close of the present school year.

August 1

1894

Harrison

F. L.

F. L. Harrison at the Valley has taken a partner and the firm will be known as F. L. Harrison and Co.  The new firm will sell strictly for cash and will give cash bargains.

August 22

1894

Graham

Wesley

Wesley Graham has taken Joel Schofield’s farm on the State Road.  Will move Oct. 1st. He worked in tannery about ten years.

August 22

1894

Galusha

Frank

White’s Corners: One morning last week Frank Galusha, with Emery Edwards’ team was in the farm orchard.  The horses thought they would have a little fun so they started off.  Not being very careful when they came into the road, they turned the wagon over, also Frank.  Then running a short distance stopped, satisfied with their morning’s work.  Frank’s hand was badly cut and the wagon broken some. 

August 22

1894

Warner

Mr.

Mr. Warner is having a well drilled by his house.  Mr. Bean of North Fork is doing the work.

September 5

1894

Allen

Chester

White’s Corners:  Chester Allen and Nat Cornell have been visiting friends in Corning. Jack Mack accompanied them home.

September 5

1894

Cornell

Nat

White’s Corners:  Chester Allen and Nat Cornell have been visiting friends in Corning. Jack Mack accompanied them home.

September 5

1894

Rohrabacher

A. L.

A. L. Rohrabacher has purchased a horse and buggy.  He will foot it no more.

September 5

1894

Smith

Mrs. R.

Mrs. R. Smith was so unfortunate as to shut her hand in a sep ladder.  She is troubled with it considerable.  

September 26

1894

Dieland

Wilber

Two Couples for Harrison Valley married: Wilber Dieland and Miss Maggie Cole; Mr. George Church and Miss Cenie Hurlburt.  

September 26

1894

Cole

Miss Maggie

Two Couples for Harrison Valley married: Wilber Dieland and Miss Maggie Cole; Mr. George Church and Miss Cenie Hurlburt.  

September 26

1894

Church

George

Two Couples for Harrison Valley married: Wilber Dieland and Miss Maggie Cole; Mr. George Church and Miss Cenie Hurlburt.   

September 26

1894

Hulburt

Cenie

Two Couples for Harrison Valley married: Wilber Dieland and Miss Maggie Cole; Mr. George Church and Miss Cenie Hurlburt.  

September 26

1894

Hubbard

Mr. and Mrs.

Mr. and Mrs. Hubbard start today for Sheffield to visit Mrs. Hubbard’s grand-daughter. Mrs. Ernie Clark.

September 26

1894

Stevens

Clarence

Born to Clarence Stevens and wife, Sept. 20th, a daughter.

September 26

1894

Wallace

Bessie

Bessie Wallace of Elmer received a pair of shoes from being the smallest rider in the bicycle race at Westfield fair.

September 26

1894

Hodge

Chas.

Chas. Hodge of Harrison Valley is working in the acid factory and will move his family to Elmer from Harrison Valley.

October 3

1894

Graham

Mr. Wesley

Mr. Wesley Graham has taken Hezekiah Schofield’s place on the State Road to work.  Will take possession Oct. 15th.

October 3

1894

Schofield

Hezekiah

Mr. Wesley Graham has taken Hezekiah Schofield’s place on the State Road to work.  Will take possession Oct. 15th.

October 10

1894

Galusha

Mr.

Mr. Galusha rented the farm house owned by Mr. S. J. Stetson, and while preparing to move therein the house burned to the ground.  This makes three fires that have visited this place in a short time. 

October 10

1894

 

 

A couple of our six footers met upon the highway, each with a rig, and came to blows with their mouths, neither caring to get out of his buggy, (so reports say) but took it out in howling and jawing at each other.  Quarrel began over sharing partridges. 

October 10

1894

Allen

William

Mr. William Allen, who has been visiting friends here for some time, will return to his home at Corry, Pa, Oct. 7th.  Mr. Allen being over 70 years of age we hardly believe he will live to come again, though he is well and hearty now.

October 10

1894

Erway

Lewis

Mr. Lewis Erway is away working on a postal line.

October 31

1894

Kibbe

 

An apple tree on Kibbe’s place in the southern part of Harrison has on it blossoms, green apples and ripe apples, so we are told.

November 7

1894

Martin

A.

White’s Corners: What are par excellence, neighborly jangles or trading horses?  A dog has been traveling around not far from here and has bitten a large number of domestic animals, including dogs, hogs, sheep, etc.  Nearly all have since shown various signs of hydrophobia and have had to be killed.  Mr. A. Martin who had a dog and several hogs bitten, killed the mad dog.

November 14

1894

Brown

Rev.

Harrison Valley: A series of meetings are being held in the M. E. Church by Rev. Brown.

November 14

1894

Odell

Mr.

Two cases of assault and battery in this town in the last few weeks.  A Mr. Odell and Burdette Boyce came to blows with barn shovel and a stone.  Mr. Boyce pounded Odell with a barn shovel and Odell knocked Boyce down with a stone.  They were neighbors and the fuss began over some chickens.  They went to law to settle it.  The other case was a man from Coudersport.  He has crazy spells and he knocked down a young fellow by the name of Baker, particulars not known.

November 14

1894

Boyce

Burdette

Two cases of assault and battery in this town in the last few weeks.  A Mr. Odell and Burdette Boyce came to blows with barn shovel and a stone.  Mr. Boyce pounded Odell with a barn shovel and Odell knocked Boyce down with a stone.  They were neighbors and the fuss began over some chickens.  They went to law to settle it.  The other case was a man from Coudersport.  He has crazy spells and he knocked down a young fellow by the name of Baker, particulars not known.

November 14

1894

Potter

Edwin

Mr. Edwin Potter who lives near the tannery, while splitting wood cut his foot, severing all the toes.  He will be laid up for some time.

November 14

1894

 

 

A Warren. Pa. boy was hurt in a railway accident about nine years ago and his right leg had to be amputated and he was supplied with a wooden leg.  Last spring he hired out to a farm near Fentonville, to punch holes with his false leg.  In his cabbage lot and he kept four men busy following him putting in cabbage plants.  The labor was easy, saved time for the farmer and netted the young man $1.50 a day.

December 12

1894

White

William

Mr. William White, formerly of White’s Corners, but who has been living with his daughter at Mills was buried at White’s Corners last week