The Olean Democrat from Olean, New York • Page 15

NEWS FROM MANY TOWNS IUSTTIEIRIEST FJEOIPI-HI rxDinsro- OOXJ3STTTT TOLID jfik-ISTID OTHEJR WS a I "5 CLEAN WEEKLY ftEIKWIUT. THfRIMIAY, A PHIL 17, SALAMANCA, April W. Dun- Mi of Olean, wai in town last week. The Erie depot has again had a Tory narrow escape from cremation. Some of the "wipera'' in the "oil room" took tire, spontaneously, and iiad not one of the employees had occasion to enter the room before it had made much headway, there would have been a large tire.

A small engine, kept at hand, was the means of extinguishing the flames, in dangerous proximity to the oil tank. Miss Edna AYilkius has secured a school in At-hl'oid, and commenced her work there last week. Mrs. Eliza Dow has returned to her home here after spending the winter among fiieuds at Ceut-reville, Mr. John Yickery, whose daughter i Grace was married last eek, is so dangerously ill that hib recovery is despaired of.

Many of our pioiniiicnt citizens are on'the invalid list at present. T. A. Heller went to Buffalo list week to be Dented by Eussian baths for mflainatuiy iheumatism, and now H. O.

Wait, some others are sick in bud. lion. J. S. Whipple, 'i Mis-- Higley is visiting in Bm at the present writing.

Mr. il Gunn ot Buffalo, is visiting i piuct- at pvi-sent. Chan- D. Coimeii ivi cd aletter recenrh trom -J jJell which n- i plates th.ii he i i par- ishiou-i-. have dedicated si new churcl.

M-tne. v. ii.cli lias cost betwc- is and three thousand Kdf. lieie, did faithfi.l t'Vitiigehcul v. in the iJordV and ib a Christian oi lie is woithy the name.

Hr A. of Little is to tins with his bride of a fortnight, has f-ecured a position Mr Chuiles Gallager. Prof. A. Davis, principal of our Union JSehuol heie.

has post of hiipeiintendenl of the Olean schools, and v. ill remove theie soon. Salamanca's lots is Oitan's gain in this instance The friends ox CLailes D. Conneli met at his it-bidencs on Wild wood avenue, on the lltli msi. for the purpose of givhiar him a pleasant surprise, and bidding him farewell.

previous to bis departure lor the Rochester University, where he will remain for the school year All expressed themselves to the effect tlat a pleasanti-re had seldom been their lot to pai ticipate in. Rev. W. Parnell has returned'froin a visit to Rochester. Charles Krigers has taken the post of messenger boy in the W.

U. Telegraph in place of Bert Barnes, who has resigned ino order to assist Ids father in runnuintr the Peek hotel of which he hist week became proprietor. Bert Holcomb, of Little Valley. has secured a position vritii Mr Charles Gallager, and will remove here with his bride of a fortnight wot P. Odell met with the Switch company arid presented to them the iuipruvementH which he had made upon the switch.

It was thought that thev were worth patenting aad Mr. Odell left for Washington m'sday in that interest. The regular meeting of the fire department of the village was held in its rooms Monday night. The following officers were elected: President, R. S.

Litchfield; vice president, S. C. Hayden; secretary, P. D. Root: treasurer, H.

Searle; chief, M. J. AVanng; assistant chief, John Wade. Saturday the trout streams in this vicinity well patronized and a good many tine fish were taken. Street Commissioner Towne had a force of men at work on the streets Monday and Tuesday, leveling and sciaping with the roud machine, and the appear much better in consequence.

Trustees Holmes. Spring and DC-in started out on their assessing tour Monday moling. I. E. Ackoriy, wife and son, of Ojc.ar., sppnt Sunday with Alfred Spring and family.

Hon Manley Crosby of Corry, Sunday with his mother of this pliico. H. Ferris, our great dog man, is attending the dog show in Buffalo this week. Apul B. Efidy returned Tuesday evening from Farmers Tillage, bunging with him for A.

P. Adams a reading filly, sired by "Young by "Ed. for which 8330 was paid. A meeting for the pur pose of making preliminary arrangements for observance of al Day was htJd Tuesday evening, xln organization committee was appointed and next week another meeting will be called for permenant organization. A good many were present.

ROCK CITY BRIEFS- ALLEGANY- A Fen Personal Trom a Tlir-viiig- i iilasr. April and Mrs. William Ogg oi are visiting in town. Miss Hattie Bun- has returned from school at Potsdam, N. Y.

Mr. Buit McCoy won the medal in the content Saturday evening. The brick block has been supplied with new awnings Miss Rosa Trenkle has retuined from the noirnal school at Fredcma. Joe Harding has just recovered from a severe attack of pneumonia, and is again seen on the street. Burger is visiting her sister, Mrs Fredrick Smith.

Saturday afternoon a W. N. Y. fc P. engine, while switching cars in the tannery yards, ran off the track.

Another engine coming to its aid also ran off, and it was some time lefore both engines were again on rails. AixEGAXY. April Jennie HcGavern is vi siting her grand parents Mr. and Mrs. S.

Welch. Mr. M. P. Lull has moved into Ihe house lately occupied by John Smith.

H. Green, our sa le and retail grocer is bui'dine a store house near the Cresent Bulls. Mrs. Ryan commonly Known as "Orany Ryan" died at the residence of James Nolan, last Saturday at the advanced age of 110 years. FRANKLINVILLE.

A Lettf-r From the Picturesque Little Village in the Hills. ROCK CITY. April Campbell was called away to her former home some three weeks ago to care for her father, who is in very feeble health. She will be missed very i much at this place as she is such a 1 faithful laborer that her place will be hard to fill. The Sunday school is in a pros' perous condition, the little folks be! ing punctual and zealous in the work and under the guidance and instruction of Mr.

Thos. Jbj. James as superintendent with a full corps of able co-workers our Sabath school must remain a decided success. The Easter services held here came off to the satisfaction of a full house, the prosrram commencing with a very anthem sung by the choir, which consisted of Mr. and Mrs.

O. Barnard Mr. and Mrs. Frank Barnard, Mr. Leroy Hitchcock, Mr.

T. E. James and Miss Maud Book, who presided at the organ. Then followed: "Easter Bells" By the Choir Invocation Supt. and School Lords Prayer, Chant Choir Praise Service Snpt.

and School llesponsive heading Teachers and he 'ross of Hanna "I gave my life for thee'' Choir The motto "The Lord is Risen" was tnen placed on the cross, each letter being placed by different pupils, accompanied by an appi-o priate Scriptural selection beginning with the same letter after which a beautiful wreath was hung thereon. Then followed the "class reading' in concert descriptive of the resurrection, each class being followed by the of a of rose up from the lomb." by Mr. Hitchcock accompanied by the quitar. Recitation, "Mast Jesus bew the Cross Alone" W. Black "True Easter" By the Choir The cross was then surmounted with a beautiful stfct-decked crown I 'Tit-sponsive By Primary 1 Recitation.

"Easter Carol" Pitt Smith I "Gospel BellV Choir Selections" bnpt. and Teacher I and Borrows i "Story of the Resurrection" Frank Barnard i After the recitation entitled Last Hymn," most ably given by Maud Bernis, the exercises were closed by singing the Benediction hymn. "God be with you till we meet again. in Mish Lulu In-ill of Litilw Viillcy, in gutiht of hrr purentH for tho present Rt-v. W.

Harr.Hon and wife enter i List vu-ck. Mrs. M. Mrs. Judge llitdiock and daughter, Miss Maiy, IVth.

The fh'ft of a Hcries of "Diino Socials' 1 was held at the residence of Mr Siblfy, on Friday evening last. Tho object of these 01 iginutoi is to procure the means for coinplct- ir.g a plank a between this town and Sal.imanca. Some refuse to attend b'-faii'-o they think tho proceeds ought to be given to the ministers. Religion is all right of course, but it does not keen the feet diy tin; mud is three deep. Mrs.

J. J. Inman of Salamanca, visited iclatives in this town last vvoek. Mis. Silas Cioss of Allegany, visited in this town a week ago.

Mrs. Emeline Youngs, who has bi'euusitingiiK-nds in Pennsylvania and other places since last fall, has returned to her home in this town. Frank Foils has a very handsome LOW urn-it wagon. Mrs. Forge is lunirig lier large and handsome residence ic painted and decorated.

Miss Edith Kheul of Salamanca high school, visited her family over Sunday. Charles Miller, v.ho has been away all winter acting in the capacity of "Knight of tliB Grip" is again seen upon our sti i ELLICOTTVILLE. An Aide LKstus-sion the Tariff Las-t Tuesday Evening. ELLICOTTVILLE, April tariff d'scussion Tuesday evening of last week at the Opera house was pooily attended, owing to the inclemency of the weather. The meeting was addressed by Messrs.

Todd and Estell, repress natives of the Reform club of of New Yoik city, who spoke from a free tiaue stanctooint, ana they ubly and interestingly advanced theii views on the matter. Mr. Dodd made the main argument, and from mainly the wool and hides part of that national discussion showing to what extent the high tariff on wool had caused the decrease in the number of sheep in the United States and at the same time how the wool Lad decreased in price, and how the opposite was true of the leather industry. John GDlies of the Fredorsia normal school was shaking hands with bio many friends here last week. Will Manley and wife, of Belfast, has been the guests of his parents.

P. K. Shank! md and family will occupy the old family residence with his sister, Miss Eliza Shankland. The E. A.

U. dance was well at tended and a good time reported by- all in attendance'. A. IvI. Elhs has started on his western trip, being engaged as a boot and shoe salv-mau.

He is not expected beck until about Attorney Perry Coxe and wife, of Salamanca, have been the guests of the Hon. A. D. Scott. WillC.

Lowe, of the ournal and Herald, was in town Sunday, calling on fripnds. The Rev. Mr. Wilkeson, of Machias Las been a-'sioacd thi-s ap pointment of thi3 M. E.

church as a field of labor i conference. A meeting of the water company is called for Saturday eve uing, Mrs. J. D. Gillies has been seriously ill.

James Canfield was in Limestone over Sunday. Mrs. Richard Yaw will soon start a millinery store in the house occupied by Mrs. W. Scott.

J. Mudgetl was in New York citv on business list wer k. The condition of Miss Eli a Brooks somewhat improved at this writing and hopes are entertained for her recovery. J. L.

Vallely has returned to his work 11. New Yoik city. Rc.v A. F. Todiig arrived home from Buffalo, where he has been cilliii? ori last week.

Cashier A. Case Dr. E. S. Stewart were in Bradford list lookinc over bank vaults and safes with an idea of bettering the ones to be used in the new bank.

Lorenzo Razey has accepted a position to work at Niagara Falls. HINSDALE. Saturday. Nui-um of Suto Line, IV, riymc trip to Hiii.sdiilo 011 Jio will U-itve for the sliui tly 111 the intentsLs of his merry- go Mr. a i E.

Moon-, Mrs. T. J- Biirkol and Miss Anna Mooie, all of Olc'iu, bjx'Mt a few in town last eck. Tho entertainment given by tho vouug in the in lores is of the Ladies Aid society was well attended and icflects great credit on all of tho young people who participated. FAIRVIEW.

8 I Gruund Han by a of The FAIBVIEW, April 15. A boy number three arrived last is. at Dannie Lewis's home. Mr. DaneTarbcll of Glean, Avas a welcome guest of Myron, his son, i the pa-4 week.

The Station baud is full of blow. The music, they will discourse is off in the far distance. Jesse Brown will move to Farmersville Center and George Lines will locate at Franklinviile. Madam Leeo Natts, an Indian doctor, has three patients at the Station, Mrs. Henry, Miss Jennie Phillips, and also Mrs.

Davie, mother of Mrs. Geo. Jatnes. Ezra Laws had the mibfortniio to loose his house by lire on Wednesday night last. Caused by a lamp exploding.

There was a very high wind at the timo and for a while it was feared the barns would go, but they did not. Only a few goods were saved. Peter Hushes was called to Madi- soii county, N. on Friday to the death bed ot his mother. A ton each is the average crop of suear made by some of our large sugar manufacturers this season.

George Cole is again shipping hay from the Station. If he could rent his Ja in satisfactory he would move his lamily here to leside. Cyrus Webtcott and wife went to Arcade on Saturday intending to siay with relatives over the Sabbath. Mi Myra Johns, late of Center vill, now of Machias. is teaching at the Fish school.

This is her second term there. David Phillips is a police now a-id transgressors of the law at the Station must consent to his talk with fear and trembling. Mrs. Burl Holmes of Sandusky is reported ill with consumption. Also Dr.

Barlmgame of the same pkce is on the sick list. Mrs. Wm. Spencer has left E. Metcalf and gone to her daughter.

Mrs. Jane Swift. Mr. H. M.

Lawrence is. assisting the family of Will Gilmure through their busy season. Elder lla'son Farmersville, has rented D. J. Williams' house at the Station.

Mr. W. has moved in with W. Chfiiles until he can build hirnsel: a neu house. Brad.

Jones has sold his place to Hunk Gage and rented it of Gage for another Mrs. Jefe- 5 Colvin is very ill with cliabetus. Dr. Ashley of Machias, sa her cast; is doubtful. An Olean will come to the Station to- d-iy.

Monday, in oroer to perform an operation on the woman. HAPPENINGS GREAT VALLEY. in the Automatic Switch-Fire Department Elrrtion. April P. B.

Reidy left Friday morning for Farmersville, Seneca county, taking with him A. P. Adams' chestnut gelding. "Dick, by Mohican, which was Thursday last sold to a gfutle- ir.an named Trut-sdell. Consjdera- tmn academy rr-opcm-d i .1 g.

after a a lion. 1 will in One Man Accident. Another Xarro-wly Death. GREAT VALLEY, April Charles Romaine met with a most severe and unusual accident, ore day last week. While he was feed( ins t' stock an ox threw up its head i in such a manner as to thrust one horn into tbe faco--entering near tLe chin, on the under side of the lower jaw.

and coming out through tbe cheek tx-low the eye. tearing and lacerating the fare and jaw in a terrible manner. He is doing as well as could be expected. A i a i i might a i have provtii a a a on p. or- fi'rred to div rlav tei.

uo' U1K' 1" rn- in has so ut ilh.C' 3 oo of Channry Allen, One of the Pio. ntrr- of thin County. aDAUE, Apiil 15. Chauncy Allen, Aged 87 yeais. passed quietly away Monday after a long and severe illness.

Mr. Allen was one of the pioneers of Cattarauffus county, and was loved and respected by all who knew him. He leaves an aged wife and two sons George Allen, of this town, and T. A. Allen, of Corry, Pa, M.

E. Pierce and wife are in Buffalo this week selecting a new stock of spring goodt. The broom brigade will meet every Monday and Thursday evening until further notice. Miss Edith White, of Olean, was a guest of Katie Bandfield's last week Thursday. Miss Anna Carlies is attending school at Olean.

Miss Beulah Forbes of Cuba was in town last week calling on friends. Fred Norton, left home last week, telling no ono wheie he was going. It is thought his parents that he has gone to Dak ta. W. G.

Conshafhr has taken pos- of tho rosi- dc nre. vberf L-e will rtsidv in the Mr. (' J'3-1 1 mvlfaroilv of Olean Xotps from Atljoiuing Cities. William of Wfllsville, ac coiiipani-d by hi-; BUD and daushter, I i i lust lor They bu-yclps with tiu-ui to nSf in a tour ei'Mi countries. The VriHiaui at WellbviJie, entered fcJuudaj' by a and gold watches ami stolen, tiu- vulno of TIIT-V efi'ecrett an entrance throiiifh au unlocked windier.

One oi ttie wntches an sp-n-faced hoist- i i i hands any a luonogratu on the back, S. In, 1 number is The ot was a Ijinitine c-itse i a uion- ogiam Xiimber of inove- snpnts is A dispatch from Niagara FalK says iSiituvday afternoon when Harry Breston, a young boy, wai setting squirrel traps at the base of, the 100 foot precipice a few south of the cantilever bridgp, he cmp across the skeleton of a man lying on the rocks. He at once ascended to the top of the bank and notified the police. Officer George McMick- ing had young Breston take him to the place and found the skeleton. The flesh hpd entirely left the bones which were white and dry.

There is no clue as to the indenlity of the dead man. The Oil Citj Derrick says: Ed. Cook, a young machinist in the National Transit shops, almost had the breath taken from him Saturday by the announcement that he had fallen heir to a big sum of money. About six years ago Cook left his home to start out in the world to make his own living. He was then 16 years old.

He became a skillful machinist and has the reputation of being a steady workman. His fortune comes from bis grandfather, Abner Cook, of Niagara Falls Village, who died a few days ago, leaving, so report savs, in cash and a valuable 5X acre farm. There are three heirs named in the will, one of whom is Cook. The young man left Sunday for Niagara Falls look after his interests. April 'B.

i rwcip' of worthy iiiforiiKiti'nirorn BIMUMT and olLc-r far Western couutiw an account of a storm. wind blew hard tkat grnm rxhich had been WM blown oMt of tho ground over of acres. Farmers have no funds tof'uyseod and the governor will issue a ffcuoral call for aid for the uiif ortunata people. BfXKiMiPOTOif, III, April RepnrtMfrom the section by hail and rain storm of Sunday show that it prevailed i all parts this ami adjwjuof eoantus, and vary severe in many places. It did great damage to wheat and bats and fruit buds.

Kucb a fan of gigantic hall stones has not been seen here for work has beau delayed fam to two weeks and the roads are rendered well nigb. im- Ias8able, to say nothing of the scores of bridges that were washed away. South the grcatot da.na^e by hail was ot Jlinier, Hopedale r.ad Covcl, where thousands of panes of ere destroyed. It was in Eastern JicLeau county, how. ver, tbat the lail wasmfKt At Arrowsmith inches of bail fell on level, being carried by the rushing water from tbe unusually heavy rainfall into the gullies, where it found piled up two feet deep.

At Ke'l-flcur tbe largest hailstones reported Tuey were as large as walnuts arid crushed throajrh shingle rotfs lilie grapeshot. Tbe streams about Fadria beeame torrents that swept away fences and olher property. The- barn of John Love at Le Roy a torn to pieces by the wind and a number of One horses were killed. DESECRATING THE SABBATH. A Teim ylv.inia Judge's Dociaion Will Prevent Oil Pumping.

WASHIXGTOX, April Judge Mcll- vane has decided that oil well pumping on Sunday is Sabbath desecration within the meaning of the law. The case is oj vital importance in all oil fields of the state. It came up on appeal of William Funk, an oil pumper, from a summary conviction before a justice of the peace on a charge of pumping oil on Sr.jylay. Ilnrl extensive oil operators, have a well on the James Sayre farm nn 1 i Aug 25, 1889, had been in the habit of haviru Funk pump the whole Veek round, claiming tbat if the well stood idle tho salt water, which is the bine everv oil field, would ruin it. On tbe folio the 25th of August La 1 the pumper arrested for working on Sunday.

He was tiied before a and fined. The case was appealed. In com prominent oil operators test ffcd that tbe p-imping was nefessarj" as the wells would lx- affected if they were not pumpf owing to fact that salt water will uixloubie'Uv drive the oil south ward from a v. eH ai.d. en from an oil fieH, if allowed to stand in the Xeverthde'-i the court decided against Fun 1 and directed him to pay the fines and costs.

All the oil men are liable to prosecution o'td is likely to be taken to the supreme court. 1OO A' In pa 5- 1 Ivrb STIT flmcc -t a fr "Turn 1 i i -1 I be of tine r. I'f-r lv weok Tuesday nftc-rnoon A. r.h i i I5--f kin i I.TJV a i 1 i -it thfriends A -1 i i li 1- Me-'. i of a i i j.

i -i -i 't a t- A' a i Hid i I. 1. p- a Hi, Tr.P i I in rl POWDER Absolutely Pure. This powder never 88. A marvel of purity, strength and wholfnomenew.

More economical than the ordinary kinds. And can- uot be sold in competition with tht inultirtide oi jow test, short weight alum cr phonphate oowfiers. Sold only canB. EOYAL Co. Wall St.

BLAIR MCCARTY, Furniture Dealers -ANDU A Have the Largest Assortment of Accidentally Killed. ROXPOUT, April about 10 o'clock Monday night a Pole named TTallack Wallotoi'ski was shot through the lipnrt in the Albrecht on jiiw r'iy street bv Bahknowich of AVhiteport. ich came to this city to d-aw money due hiai by the Vt'ett Shore Railroad company. Alter his pay he purchased a revolver and went to his brother, Sttphfu ich, who l.ves in the same house frith Aibrecht. There he met Joseph Trevetski, Andrew Yarnski, Andrew and John Sabhski, boarders.

The men engaged in conversation and Balik- nowich exhibited his revolver, a seven shooter. The weapon was passed among the crowd, and finally it was returned to its oTiier who, it is instead of putting it in his pocket, bf-san to examine it, at the same time remarkintr that he would not be afraid to go to VThiteport in the i ight time. Suddenly the weapon explode-l, and YTal- lotofski Ml from a soda. water box he had been sitting on to the floor, dead. The State Legislature.

ALBANY. April the bills passfl by the senate yesterday were the following: Mr. Van Gorder's. prohibiting police an.l excise officers having an interest in the sale a'id manufacture of liquor (conference re oi to.) Mi'. bill, extending the Ives pool tax of 3 per cent, to tbo gross recei.its and er-inp of racing associations.

Mr. ll'v-icb's pavment of wage 5 niys, 7. The negatives being Irwin, O'Connor, Robertson, Van Gordrr and Vcddor. McCarren's bill, prohibiting printing in In the a motion to recall from the governor Mr bill increasing the salary of Elmira's mayor from to $1,500 WOP passed by a strict party vote. Mr.

transit bill was announced from the senate and referred to the committee TI railroads B. Ij-'lioA- was sworn in as a member and took Mr. Gillice's seat. OH Kxcitement in West April the last few days the oil in the lieMs abtvst city has in- I'-Ainp to the coming in of several larjre wells. Every day larre tracts of n.itl are leased in neighborhoods that horeto- have never prrxlnced oil.

Forty new tinder txntract IV it bin a radius of fonr miles froni this city twpnty wells are being put down. Since Sunday here been put on record here and in Wash- county, Ohio. The Eureka field has i gnshers o.rt«0 barix-ls a day. i Sh-j that th" Obji river is njjj for 1 dHt.Tjf" Ib in Tcy" 1 md and it said 300 nw wells are to be put -rnn RS prusable. Farmers given IIP raiTis and profwn'onal men abandoned tbcir to invent in oil.

r. His on tin Filc)bnre Itoacl. N. April --Train No. TA "Ti I 0 1 1 milroid crlh a Tb" -i bin tho tn fr i Th" 1ljr(w 1.: j.f-r BT1 1 1 i- from tb" Ti 1 the i Ivor'" '1 the ni- i.T.iv Tb- Em Shown In JLIE6SHY.

Don't buy until you have examined our stock, in the New Brick Block Allegany, N. Y. Buy Lots Now! Before the prices go up. Remember that we sell these lots on Easy Terms. Sfiid lor a copy of our new and complete Map of Olean.

E.E. Alderman i re 'he 165 OLEAN NEW YORK. SEWSPAPF.Hl.