A Centennial Memorial History of Allegany county, New York, Part 35

Author: Minard, John Stearns, 1834-1920; Merrill, Georgia Drew
Publication date: 1896
Publisher: Alfred, N.Y., W. A. Fergusson & co.
Number of Pages: 1102

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Willett Lyon Ward was born at Lewisville, Pa., received his education at Wellsville High School and Cornell University, 86-90, was admitted to the bar at Rochester in March, 1893, and has since practiced in Wellsville. He was elected justice of the peace for term 1895-99.

Claude Rufus Scott, son of Rufus and Mary M. Scott, was born in Bel- mont in June, 1867. He was educated at Cornell University and was admitted to the bar at Rochester, March 30, 1893, and immediately estab- lished himself at Wellsville for the practice of law.

Jesse S. Phillips, son of Peter and Elizabeth (Snyder) Phillips, was born May 4, 1871, in Independence, was graduated from the Andover Union School in 1891, and read law with L. C. VanFleet. He was graduated from the University of Michigan in 1893, admitted to the bar at Rochester in 1894, and located in Andover. He is a partner in the VanFleet & Phillips law firm.

Ransom L. Richardson, son of Hon. David P. Richardson, was born at

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Angelica, Jan. 25, 1873. He was educated at the village school at home. and attended the public schools in Washington, D. C., while his father was in congress, the Newton Collegiate Institute, Newton, N. J., Wilson Academy, Angelica, from which he was graduated in 1891, and was graduated from the Cornell Law School in 1895 with the degree of LL.B. He was admitted to the bar at Rochester in March, 1894, and Aug. 1, 1895, opened a law office in Fillmore where he is now engaged in practice.

Herbert V. McMullen was born in Salem, Pa., June 2, 1872. In 1881 his parents settled in Bolivar. He graduated from the public schools of Bolivar in 1891, read law with Becker & Farnham of Buffalo, and was admitted to the bar in October, 1895.

Clarence Durand, son of Dr. Albert Durand, was born in Andover, Nov- ember, 1867. He received his education at Andover public schools, Canisteo Academy, and the Ann Arbor Law School, and is now a member of the law firm of Chase & Durand, Chicago.

We have endeavored to give something of value concerning the lawyers who have either practiced law in Allegany or were born within its limits, but it is a difficult task to gather all that we would like to procure. Of some lawyers we can learn nothing, many letters remain unanswered, while there are no doubt practitioners who worthily deserve place here whom we have unintentionally passed by.

CHAPTER XXXIV.

CIVIL LIST.

M EMBERS OF CONGRESS .- The residents of Allegany who have repre- sented the district of which it forms a part, are as follows: William B. Rochester, Angelica, 1821 to 1823, when he resigned to take the office of cir- cuit judge; Luther C. Peck, of Pike, 1837-38-39-40-41; Martin Grover, 1845-47; Judson W. Sherman, of Angelica, 1857-59; Hamilton Ward, 1865-71; David P. Richardson, 1879-83. When Allegany was organized as a county it was placed with Cayuga, Genesee, Ontario and Steuben in the 17th Con- gressional District. In 1808 Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Genesee, Niagara and Ontario counties were constituted the 15th district. June 10, 1812, Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Genesee, Niagara. Ontario and, after 1821, Erie, Livingston and Monroe, the 21st. Allegany, Cattaraugus and Steuben were made the 28th district, April 17, 1822, and June 29, 1832, Allegany and Livingston; Sep. 6, 1842, Allegany and Steuben; July 9, 1851, Allegany, Genesee and Wyoming constituted the 30th district; April 23, 1862, Allegany, Steuben and Chemung were made the 27th district, and June 18,

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1873, the number was changed to the 29th. Since then Allegany has been grouped with Cattaraugus and Chautauqua and the district is now the 29th.

STATE SENATORS .- When the county of Allegany was organized it formed a part of what was called the "Western Senatorial District." and was allowed nine members; from 1808 to 1815 it was entitled to twelve mem- bers. By act of April 17, 1815, Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Cortland, Genesee, Madison, Niagara, Onondaga, Seneca, Steuben, Tioga and Oswego constituted the Western District. April 17, 1817, Tompkins was added and the district was awarded nine members, and, during that condition which existed till the adoption of the constitution of 1821, Allegany never had a representative from her own territory in the senate. When the constitution of 1821 was adopted, Allegany, Cattaraugus, Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara and Steuben were made the 8th Senatorial District and so continued till Nov. 12, 1824, when Orleans was added. April 18, 1826, Steuben was taken off. May 23, 1836, Allegany, Cattaraugus and Livingston were made one district, entitled to one member, and, in 1841, Wyoming was added. Under the constitution of 1846 the state was again re-districted and Allegany and Wyoming formed the 30th District with one member. By the act of April 13, 1857, Allegany, Livingston and Wyoming constituted the 13th District. Since that time Allegany has for some years formed part of a district with Steuben and Chemung counties, and at present is grouped with its old associates Livingston and Wyoming. The names of the state senators resident in Allegany have been James Mc- Call, who represented the district in the legislature 1825-26-27-28; John Griffin, 1833-34-35-36; Laurens Hull, 1837-38-39-40; Calvin T. Chamberlain, 1843-44-45-46; Charles D. Robinson 1851-52; Martin Butts, 1855-56; Wilkes Angel, 1863-64-65-66; Abijah J. Wellman, 1875-76-77-78; Sumner Baldwin 1882-83.

MEMBERS OF ASSEMBLY .- Session of 1807 (Allegany, Genesee and On- tario counties composing the assembly district), Alexander Rhea, Philetus Swift, Asahel Warner. 1808 (same district), William Rumsey, Philetus Swift, Asahel Warner, Jr. 1809 (Steuben and Allegany, until 1823), Henry A. Townsend; 1810-11, John Knox; 1812-13, Jacob Teeple; 1814-15, Daniel Cruger; 1816, Timothy H. Porter; 1817, Timothy H. Porter, Wm. B. Roch- ester; 1818, Wm. B. Rochester, James McCall; 1819, John Dow, James McCall; 1820-21, Clark Crandall, John Dow; 1822, Amos Peabody, Grattan H. Wheeler.

Since 1823 Allegany has been a district by itself, and some of the time entitled to one and some of the time to two. In 1823 James McCall was the member; 1824-5, Lazarus S. Rathbun; 1826, George Williams; 1827, Asa Lee Davidson; 1828-9, Azel Fitch; 1830-1, Daniel Ashley; 1832-3, John B. Collins; 1834, Lewis Wood; 1835, Alvin Burr; 1836, Calvin T. Chamberlain; 1837, Calvin T. Chamberlain, Azel Fitch; 1838, Seth H. Pratt, Samuel Rus-

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sell; 1839, Seth H. Pratt, William Welch: 1840, Lorenzo Dana. William Welch; 1841, Lorenzo Dana, Horace Hunt; 1842, Robert Flint, Samuel Russell. 1844, Nathaniel Coe, Horatio R. Riddle; 1845-6, Nathaniel Coe, John G. Collins; 1847, Grover Leavens, Samuel Russell; 1848, John Wheeler, William Cobb; 1849, Orville Boardman, Erastus H. Willard; 1850, Anthony T. Wood, Joseph Corey; 1851, Emery E. Norton, Anson Congdon; 1852, John Wheeler, John R. Hartshorn; 1853, Emulus Townsend, Marshall B. Champlain; 1854, Gid- eon H. Jenkins, Lucius S. May; 1855, Lucien B. Johnson, Lucius S. May; 1856, Isaac Hampton, Alexander H. Main; 1857, William M. Smith, James T. Cameron; 1858, John M. Hammond, William F. Jones; 1859, Alfred Lockhart, William Cobb; 1860, William M. Smith, Darwin E. Maxson; 1861, Wilkes Angel. Lucius S. May; 1862-3, Alvah E. Cruttenden, Edward D. Loveridge; 1864, Charles M. Crandall, Morris S. Chase; 1865, Charles M. Crandall, Al- bon A. Lewis; 1866, Wm. Wilson, Albon A. Lewis; 1867, Charles M. Cran- dall; 1868-9, Silas Richardson; 1870-1, Charles N. Flenagin; 1872-3, Wm. W. Crandall; 1874-5, Orin T. Stacy; 1876-7, Sumner Baldwin; 1878-9, H. H. Wakely; 1880-81, Samuel J. Morgan; 1882, Washington Moses; 1883-4, Charles S. Hall; 1885-6, Wm. R. McEwen; 1887, Washington Moses; 1888-9, A. B. Cottrell; 1890-1, Addison S. Thompson; 1892-3, M. M. Congdon; 1894- 5-6, Frederick A. Robbins.

The only assemblyman ever elected from the Allegany district for " speaker " was Daniel Cruger of Steuben, in 1816.

COUNTY CLERKS .- From the organization of the county down to the adoption of the constitution of 1821, the county clerks were appointed by the Council of Appointment, which was composed of one senator from each dis- trict openly nominated and appointed each year by the assembly, no senator being eligible two years in succession. The governor was the presiding officer of the council, and had only a casting vote. The names of those who held the office by appointment and the dates of their appointment were: Jacob S. Holt, April 7, 1807; Victor Du Pont, Nov. 9, 1808; Richard M. Law- rence, Feb. 2, 1810; Joseph A. Rathbun, Feb. 24, 1811; Evart Van Wickle, Jan. 27, 1813; Amos Peabody, July 8, 1816. After this they were elected at the November elections and followed each other in this succession: Amos Peabody, 1822; Judson W. Sherman, 1831; Samuel Van Wickle, 1837; Wm. Windsor, 1840-41-42-43; Martin Butts, 1846; John J. Rockafellow, 1849; James M. Mott, 1852; Wm. B. Alley, 1855: John W. Eldridge, 1858; George W. Green, 1861-64; Wm H. H. Russell, 1867-70-73; George H. Blackman, 1876-79; Wm. E. Smith, 1882-85; George A. Green, 1888-91-94.

SHERIFFS .- These officers were also appointed down to the adoption of the constitution of 1821. The appointees were. with date of appointment: John Gibson, Apr. 7, 1807; John Hawley, Feb. 28, 1810; Ebenezer Hyde, Feb. 21, 1811; John Mullinder, Mar. 23, 1813; John Gibson, Mar. 2, 1814; Jedediah Nobles, Mar. 25, 1816; Asa Lee Davidson, Apr. 24, 1818; Joseph Wilson, Feb. 12, 1821. After this time they have been elected and the succession has been: Joseph Wilson, 1822; Hugh Magee, 1825; Daniel McHenry, 1828; Jesse

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Bullock, 1831; John T. Wright, 1840; David Brown, 1843; Joshua Rathbun, 1846; Joab B. Hughes, 1849; Gamaliel Benjamin, 1852; Samuel C. Cotton, 1855; Henry Brown, 1858; Edward S. Bruce, 1861; John T. Wright, 1864; Uriah L. Davis, 1867; Joseph Gillies, 1870; Stephen N. Bennett, 1873; Wm. H. Withey, 1876; Joseph Gillies, 1879; Ittai J. Elliott, 1882; A. B. Bradley, 1885; Wm. J. Garwood, 1888; N. B. Sherman, 1891; Geo. H. Swift, 1894.

COUNTY TREASURERS .- Previous to the adoption of the constitution of 1846 the treasurer was appointed by the board of supervisors, and held office until his successor was appointed. The county treasurers' books afford the means of ascertaining the succession which is as follows, with their years of service: Benjamin Riggs, 1808; John Mullinder, 1809 to 1812, inclusive; Moses Van Campen, 1813 to 1824; Alvin Burr, 1825 to 1831; Asa S. Allen, 1832 to 1835; Andrew C. Hull, 1836 to 1839; Ransom Lloyd, 1840-41; Samuel C. Wilson, 1843 and 1848; Smith Davis, 1844-49-50-51-52-53; Emory E. Norton, 1847; Daniel D. Gardiner was elected in the fall of 1854, and took the office Jan. 1, 1855. His predecessor, Smith Davis, also held the office during 1854. Mr. Gardiner's length of service is unprecedented in the county, and quite likely in the state, as he was continually re-elected and held the office until his death in March, 1893, when Charles Ricker, of Fill- more, the present incumbent, was appointed by Judge Norton, and elected at the succeeding election.

CHAPTER XXXV.

ALLEGANY'S CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION AT WELLSVILLE, N. Y.

June 26th and 27th, 1895.

ENTENNIAL celebrations of important events in the history of nations, C states, counties, towns, cities, villages and institutions, have come to be regarded as essential parts of our civilization and eminently calculated to inculcate love, veneration and respect for our ancestors, to cultivate devo- tion to country, and to inspire in the hearts of a people earnest patriotism.

The writer, having had occasion to acquaint himself somewhat with the history of Allegany county, in the spring of 1894 conceived the thought that Nathanael Dike's settlement at Elm Valley in 1795 should be made the occasion for a CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION of the first settlement of Allegany, and the more he thought of it the more strongly impressed he became of the value of such a celebration; indeed he finally considered that it would be in a sense almost criminal for Allegany to allow 1895 to pass without a fitting

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and proper demonstration in honor of such an historic event. Not long after, meeting Roger Stillman, editor of the Belmont Dispatch, he impressed upon him the importance of losing no time in calling the attention of the people to the subject through the press. The following appeared in the next issue of the Dispatch:

" In the year 1795 Nathanael Dike hewed out the first clearing in Allegany forests, and established the first home ever made for a white man within its borders, upon the creek which still bears his name. Next year will complete the first century of Allegany's settlement, and the Dispatch suggests that on some appropriate date a celebration of that event be held at the county capitol, with · fitting pomp and circumstance,' and that the historians of the county present papers upon the subsequent events down to our time. We would be pleased to receive suggestions and recommendations from all citizens interested in the project."

This was the first public expression ever given to the idea of a Centen- nial Celebration for Allegany. The Northern Allegany Observer at Fillmore endorsed the movement with hearty approval. Newspaper after newspaper fell into line with the enterprise and neighboring city and county journals took up the subject and voiced opinions favorable to the project, until public opinion was settled in the conviction that Allegany should celebrate the cen- tennial of her first settlement.

At a meeting of the Allegany County Farmer's Club at Hume, resolutions were passed appropriately endorsing the movement. It was thought best to call a meeting of the Allegany County Historical Society, and one was accordingly held at Belmont on the 16th day of October, 1894, during court week, when a representative gathering of citizens from the different parts of the county were present. The matter was called up, and it was at once voted unanimously "that the chair appoint a committee of five to whom the time and place for holding a centennial celebration of the first settlement of Allegany county should be left." This committee was appointed: Judges Hamilton Ward of Belmont, S. M. Norton of Friendship, and C. A. Farnum of Wellsville, and Hons. E. D. Loveridge of Cuba and D. P. Richardson of Angelica. The veteran teacher Prof. S. A. Earley of Wellsville attended this meeting, and in behalf of his people, a number of whom he had consulted, offered to raise $500 at least toward defraying the expenses, should such a demonstration be held at his town. The committee (with the exception of Mr. Loveridge who was unable to be present) met at Belmont on the 21st day of December, and after thoroughly canvassing the subject, settled upon Wellsville as the place, and June 19, 1895, as the time, for such demonstra- tion. Saturday evening, Jan. 5, 1895, a meeting to forward the centennial celebration was held in Wellsville. Hon. C. A. Farnum presided, and L. H. Thornton was secretary, and this committee was appointed to meet and co-operate with the Historical Society at Belmont on the next Tuesday: Capt. Geo. H. Blackman, Prof. S. A. Earley, Dr. H. M. Sheerar, G. B. Gordon and A. E. Cowles.

Tuesday, January 8th, the County Historical Society held its annual meeting at Ward Hall in Belmont, re-electing Jno. S. Minard president, Geo.

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W. Fries secretary and Stephen Pollard custodian, and electing W. J. Rich ardson of Belmont treasurer. The Wellsville committee was in attendance and its report on time and place for holding the Centennial Celebration was accepted and adopted. It was also arranged that the officers of the society should be a committee to meet with the citizen's general committee of Wells- ville to prepare a program of exercises for the celebration. The members of the general committee were: Hon. C. A. Farnum, Hon. O. A. Fuller, Hon. W. F. Jones, Hon. F. B. Church, Gen. Rufus Scott, Capt. Geo. H. Blackman, Dr. G. H. Witter, Dr. H. M. Sheerar, E. W. Barnes, John McEwen, W. C. Ross, Samuel Hanks, A. E. Cowles, Samuel A. Earley, J. H. Brown, D. C. Ackerman, W. B. Coats, George E. Brown, Libbeus Sweet, Dickinson Clark, C. H. Fisher, Wm. Beever, G. B. Gordon, T. P. Otis, Sidney Frisbey, James Macken, E. B. Hall, L. H. Thornton, Wm. Miller, Levi Frank, Ed. Hanraham, Wm. Duke, Sr., F. H. Furman and A. S. Brown. Hon. F. B. Church was made permanent chairman, and Lewis H. Thornton permanent secretary. At a joint meeting of the Historical Society and this committee held at Wells- ville. Jan. 17, 1895, the committee said that Wellsville could be depended upon to raise $1,000 for the celebration. Pres. Minard of the Historical Society then appointed a committee of one member from each town except Wellsville, to solicit subscriptions to an expense fund. This committee was composed of these gentlemen: Silas C. Burdick, Alfred; S. S. Karr, Almond; T. N. Boyd, Andover; D. P. Richardson, Angelica; Riley Allen, Alma; George A. Green, Amity; Fred R. Piatt, Allen; E. W. Cowles, Bolivar; L. N. Brainard, Belfast; J. C. Craig, Burns; W. T. Elliott, Centerville; D. W. Chamberlain, Caneadea; M. M. Congdon, Clarksville; E. D. Loveridge, Cuba; A. Miner Wellman, Friendship; John S. Pitt, Granger; Charles K. Bacon, Grove; J. P. Mills, Hume; Theodore Cobb, Independence; J. E. Middaugh, Scio; Clar- ence Ricker, New Hudson; L. H. Ackerman, Willing; Geo. Watson, West Almond; Murray Farwell, Ward; Crandall Lester, Wirt; A. L. Litchard, Rushford The following were made soliciting committee to work in Wells- ville: F. H. Furman, James McEwen, P. L. O'Connor, Geo. Isenhauer and Louis Dornow. An executive committee of nine was created, and it was voted to invite the ladies to participate.

The county convention of the W. C. T. U. at Belmont in January received and accepted an invitation to attend and take part, and a committee consist- ing of Mrs. Geo. W. Fries of Friendship, Mrs. J. S. Minard of Fillmore and Mrs. Sidney Frisbey of Wellsville, was appointed to co-operate with the gen- eral committee. At a meeting of the general committee on Feb. 18, 1895, Chairman F. B. Church thus announced the executive committee: Clarence A. Farnum, Oscar A. Fuller, A. E. Cowles, John McEwen, E. W. Barnes, W C. Ross and W. B. Coats; with F. B. Church chairman and L. H. Thornton secretary.

As the time passed public attention was aroused, and Prof. Stephen Pollard. school commissioner for the southern district, suggested the idea of prize essays upon some appropriate subject connected with the centen-

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nial. so when the Teacher's Association for the southern district convened at Belmont in February, a committee consisting of Profs. Craig of Wells- ville, Crissey of Belmont, Cannon of Andover, and Commissioner Pollard, was appointed to report a plan of procedure. The "General Citizen Committee of Wellsville approved the reported plan and made the announcement through the press " that the essays should be upon "Our County,"* that the competition should be open to all pupils over twelve years old of all schools in the county, that the teachers of the several schools should select the best of these offered up to as many as one for each teacher employed; that they should be numbered so as to be identified, the names of the writers not to be known to the committee, etc. Rev. B. C. Davis, Miss Inez R. Maxson and Prof. W. C. Whitford all of Alfred University, were named as the committee to whom the essays were to be submitted, and to award the prizes. April 24, 1895, the date for holding the celebration was changed to the 26th and 27th of June on account of the Commencement exercises at Alfred University.

The ladies of Wellsville organized to prepare a historical museum. They appointed town committees and invited people to send in historic treasures, relics and " curios, " and the village trustees donated the use of the required portion of the new city building for storing and exhibiting the relics, pic- tures, works of art, etc., constituting the museum.

As the time for the celebration approached the work increased, and as the people of Wellsville became aware of the proportions of the undertaking, which from day to day developed beyond anything the most sanguine had expected, they only put forth the more effort and met the responsibility with great credit. The citizen's general committee held meetings every week, and oftener. These sub-committees were appointed:

General Executive Committee, Hon. F. B. Church, chairman; Hon. O. A. Fuller, E. W. Barnes, A. E. Cowles, Hon. C. A. Farnum, John McEwen, W. B. Coats, W. C. Ross, F. H. Furman, treasurer; L. H. Thornton, secretary. Reception and Entertainment, Frederic H. Church, Charles A. Ball, Gen. Rufus Scott, James Thornton, Wm. F. Jones, H. K. Opp, James Macken, Grant Duke, C. A. Farnum and F. H. Furman. Grand Procession, Historical Pageant. (a) Modern Section and Trades Display, H. K. Opp, J. M. Rath- bun, I. N. Fassett, Rev. A. R. Miller, Dr. F. H. Ellsworth. (6) Old Section, W. E. Fisher, G. B. Gordon, Wm. Bruce, W. M. Lee, Willett Ward and Luman Leonard. Fireman's Parade, J. J. O'Connor, T. H. Sweney, Wayne Scott, Dana Richards, James Sullivan, Percy Green, Wm. L. Rogers. Grand Army Division, Commander A. M. Boyd. Civic Societies, Ed. Williams. U Organiza- tion of Procession, Capt. George H. Blackman, grand marshal; Willie Duke, marshal's orderly; aides, Dr. G. H. Witter, Wm. Bruce, Wm. E. Smith, Russell Tremaine, M. D. Palmer, A. M. Boyd, Wm. Opp, Wmn. Duke, Jr. Sports, Oak S. Duke, Burt Danks, Harry Teeple, Charles Clark, Thos. H. Sweney, Frank Chamberlain, Claude R. Scott. Chas. M. Barnes. Decorat-

* This subject was suggested by Mrs. Georgia Drew Merrill, the editor of this history.

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ing Village, "Mayor " Grant Duke, Wm. L. Rogers, W. C. Kendall, E. D. Clark, Martin Morgan, Eugene Allen, Stephen Moore, J. J. O'Connor. Music and Bands, M. D. Haskins, Paul B. Hanks, Charles Kendall. School Chil- dren's Parade, Profs. Craig, Bryant, Reed and Laewen and Frank Higgins. Stereopticon Exhibition, Prof. Charles Bryant. Soldier's Reunion, A. M. Boyd, O. A. Fuller, Capt. Geo. H. Blackman, James Thornton. Railroad Rates and Excursions, John McEwen, W. B. Coats. Historical Museum, Mrs. John Cot- ton Smith, Mrs. A. S. Brown, Mrs. E. W. Barnes, Mrs. Chas. Kendall, Miss Fannie Lewis, Mrs. George Rosa, Mrs. W. C. Ross, Mrs. F. V. R. Stillman, Miss Miriam Thornton.

The Sunday before the celebration many of the clergy throughout the county preached discourses appropriate to the time and calculated to in- spire feelings in consonance with the centennial idea. The week previous to the celebration was a busy one for the peopleof Wellsville. All was bustle and hurry. The city hall under the direction of the ladies was decorated most beautifully, and conveniently and tastefully arranged for the exhibition of historic relics. Two beautiful arches trimmed with evergreens spanned Main street and by the coming of the 25th of June, Wellsville had put on gala attire, all public and business places and many residences being deco- rated with a profusion of "red, white and blue." Many former Alleganians were registered at the hotels or taken care of by old friends and acquaint- ances in town, and all was ready for the celebration.

THE CELEBRATION .*- Wellsville, June 26, 1895. At sunrise the people were reminded that the long looked for centennial had arrived in good earn- est, when Captain Miller raised his thumb from the vent of the brass 12- pounder, and the report of the gun proclaimed to the inhabitants far and near that the memory of Nathanael Dike still lives, and that the grand- children, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren of Allegany's first settlers are meeting to celebrate the event of the first settlement. All day yesterday and early this morning, every man, woman and child was busy decorating the business places and residences in the most lavish manner. Every train is loaded down with human freight, and before sunrise the teams commenced rolling into town and it is believed they will continue until 20,000 people are on the ground. The new city hall is occupied on the first and third floors by the Historical Museum. This feature is in charge of the ladies and contains over 2,000 valuable and curious reminders of olden times. Each exhibit has its interesting history, and many open a train of events that would take a volume to describe. The exhibits from each town occupy separate booths.

FIRST DAY .- At 11:10 the excursion train on the Erie started for the old home of Nathanael Dike at Elm Valley. A switch has been put in at the

*The writer will depend upon the local papers for an account of the exercises, etc., sifting from each the best of its report, not stopping to give credit further than to say that the Cuba Patriot, the Wellsville Re- porter and the Belmont Dispatch have been impressed into service.

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A Centennial Memorial History of Allegany county, New York, Part 35

Author: Minard, John Stearns, 1834-1920; Merrill, Georgia Drew Publication date: 1896 Publisher: Alfred, N.Y., W. A. Fergusson & co. Number of Pages: 1102

Author: Minard, John Stearns, 1834-1920; Merrill, Georgia Drew
Publication date: 1896
Publisher: Alfred, N.Y., W. A. Fergusson & co.
Number of Pages: 1102