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In testimony whereof, I have hercunto set my hand this 7th day of August, 1848.
RENSSELAER LAMB, County Judge.
Recorded 8th August, 1848, at 12 M. and exd.
H. C. GAYLORD, Dep. Clerk.
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That the Board of Trustees of the village, after those given above, down to the present, so far as the names can be obtained, were made up as follows :
1849 .- 1850 .-
1851 .- James Locke, A. L. Chaffee, Zimri Warner, Joseph H. Plumb, Titus Roberts.
1852 .- J. H. McMillen, Leander N. Gardner, Lyman Knowlton, Joseph J. Benton.
1853 .- L. W. Strope, J. B. Knoll, W. R. Webster, E. Taylor, W. F. Vosburgh.
1854 .- W. R. Webster, D. N. Brown, B. Davis, C. W. Grannis, C. S. Kimble.
1855 .- 1856 .- 1857 .- 1858 .--
1859. - C. C. Torrance, Orlando Allen, Wm. W. Welch, Wm. Peacock, G. W. Hanford.
1860 .- W. H. Terwilliger, A. W. Popple, H. B. Hickox, Ira Ansley:
1861 .- Harmon Kelley, S. C. Warner, John Woodward, Charles W. Chaffee.
1862 .- Harmon Kelley, Alanson Barlow, Sumner C. Warner, Charles W. Barr, Edwin H. Hitchcock.
1863 .- Andrew J. Stiles, Alex. W. Popple, Charles S. Kimble, Ira W. Ansley, Ulysses S. Webb.
1864 .- William Peacock, Jacob Van Ostrand, Orlando Allen, Hudson Ansley, W. D. Beach.
1865 .- 1866 .- 1867 .-
1868 .- 1869 .-
1870 .- 1871 .- 1872 .-
1873 .- Lemuel S. Jenks, John Kammerer, Jacob G. Van Ostrand, George L. Vosburgh, Byron 1. Kimble.
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1874 .-
' 1875 .- Ansel F. Conger, Charles Trunk, George L. Vosburgh, Byron L. Kimble, Thomas Jackson, Jr.
1876 .-
1877 .-
On the 14th day of August, 1878, it was decided, by a vote of 137 to 15, to re-incorporate the village of Gowanda under Chapter 291 of the Laws of 1870, including all the territory in the old corporation, and in addition thereto the remainder of Lot No. 26 in the town of Persia, and all that portion of lot No. 16 in Persia, bounded north - erly and easterly by the Cattaraugus Creek ; westerly by lot No. 26, and southerly by a line commencing at the southeast corner of lot No. 26, running east to Cattaraugus Creek.
Under the Law of 1870 the village board was to be composed of a president and three trustees.
At the election held September 2, 1878, the following were elected :
Silas Vinton, president ; trustees, H. J. Brown, John Kammerer and B. L. Kimble.
Succeeding village boards were as follows :
PRESIDENT.
TRUSTEES.
1879. Frank W. Taylor,
. Amand Fischer, F. C. Vinton, John Kammerer.
1880. J. E. VanDeusen, . John Kammerer, Amand Fischer, F. C. Vinton.
1881. F. C. Vinton, John P. Romer, A. C. Stafford. M. T. Hill.
1882. B. L. Kimble, . John P. Romer, A. C. Stafford, M. T. Hill.
1883. I. R. Leonard,
Harmon Hurd, M. T. Hill, 1 .. P. Dean.
1884. I. R. Leonard,
M. T. IFill, L. P. Dean, J. W. Dauber.
1885. S. H. Arnold.
1886. J. E. VanDeusen.
1857. J. E. Van Deusen,
1888. I. E. VanDeusen,
1889. I. R. Leonard,
1890. J. E. Van Deusen,
1891. 1 .. J. Stafford,
1892. L. J. Stafford,
1893. Silas Vinton, .
1894. B. L. Kimble,
1895. Henry R. Gaensslen.
1896. Henry R. Gaensslen,
1897. Henry R. Gansslen, . J. H. Schaack, Edward Etsler, Samuel Inskip.
1898 .. Henry R. Gaensslen, . Samuel Inskip. E. A. Shaw, Chas. J. Straub.
Frank M. Davis.
R. A. Noblett, street commissioner.
Fred E. Place, clerk.
J. W. Dauber, Peter Rink, Nicholas Romer.
Nicholas Romer, Peter Rink, J. H. Schaack.
J. H. Schaack, N. Romer, Peter Rink.
N. A. Chaffee, Edward Etsler, J. H. Schaack.
J. H. Schaack, Edward Etsler, O. D. Sprague.
. HI. R. Gaensslen, O. D. Sprague, Edward Etsler. Edward Etsler, O. D. Sprague, H. R. Gaen-slen. Edward Etsler. F. L. Mattocks, H. R. Gaensslen. Henry R. Gaensslen, M. T. Hill. M. McGuire.
. HI. R. Gaensslen, Chas. J. Howard, M. McGuire. M. McGuire, Chas. J. Howard, F. W. Kammerer.
. F. W. Kammerer, Edward Etsler, B. I. Kimble.
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By Chapter 414 of the Laws of 1897 provision was made for four trustees instead of three as heretofore, and the present board is organized under that law.
The following persons have served as clerk of the village :
Thomas J. Parker, Samuel C. Springer, William W. Henry, James M. Joy, George S. Hickox, Byron L. Kimble, C. S. Blackney, L. VanOstrand, Millard N. Allen, Fred J. Blackmon, J. V. Crouch, Frank E. Bard, Newton A. Chaffee and Fred E. Place.
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JOURNALISM IN GOWANDA.
T HE first paper published in Gowanda, or what was then known as Lodi, was The Lodi Pioneer, the publication of which was commenced about November, 1827. The price was 82.50 per year. It was anti-masonic in politics, and was published by G. N. Starr, who announces that most of the productions of the country will be received in payment if delivered when wanted. As a matter of fact. Horace Greeley, founder of the New York Tribune, at one time worked in this village as a printer, and undoubtedly was an employee in the office of The Lodi Pioneer.
The Cattaraugus Freeman and Lodi Messenger was the next paper in the village, and its publication was commenced about June. 1830.
The issue of March 10, 1832, contains the anti-masonic nomina- tions of William Wirt for president and Amos Ellmaker for vice- president. Mr. Starr must have continued the publication of the paper down to about the close of the year 1838, as on January 3. 1839, Edwin Hough issued No. 1, vol. 1, of the Freeman and Mes- senger, in which he announces that he "shall support the leading measures of the Whig party." At the end of the year he states that his subscription list amounts to 340, and that in order to continue the paper on a paying basis, he should have at least 400 paying sub- scribers.
During the year 1840 the paper headed its columns with the " Democratic Whig nominations " of William H. Harrison for presi- dent, John Tyler for vice-president, and William H. Seward for governor.
Edwin Hough continued as editor and proprietor to November 19. 1840, when Eliakim Hough became proprietor, Edwin Hough still being editor.
The Freeman and Messenger continued to about January, 1844, when the name was changed, and on January 17, 1844, vol. 1, No. 1 of the People's Advocate and Lodi Banner was issued, with Eliakim Hough as proprietor and Edwin Hough as editor.
About March 1, 1844, the name was changed to The Lodi Banner.
Saturday, April 13, 1844, the Messrs. Hough issued the last num- ber of The Banner, in which they announce their intention of mov-
JOHN KAMMERER'S HARDWARE STORE, JAMESTOWN STREET.
VAY VALKENBURG BLOCK, MAIN STREET. JOHN L. SCHWARTZ. Clothing Store.
POST-OFFICE.
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ing to Springville, and that on May 13th they would issue the first number of The Springville Express.
About March, 1847, The Western Democrat was established, with A. A. LaDue as publisher. As its name indicates, the paper was Democratic, and was especially favorable to Gen. Lewis Cass.
April 26, 1848, Mr. LaDue retired from the management, and was succeeded by William Van Vechten, who conducted the paper but a short time, and was succeeded, on May 17, 1848, by John W. Mason and Charles Aldrich, who announced their allegiance to the Demo- cratic party, and published the paper under the firm-name of Mason & Aldrich.
But frequent changes seemed to be the order of the day, and in June, 1848, we again find Mr. Van Vechten in charge of the paper, with the presidential ticket of Lewis Cass and William O. Butler at the head of his columns.
In August of that year the name of the village was changed from that of Lodi to Gowanda, and Gowanda became an incorporated vil- lage, and on September 6th following was issued the last number of The Western Democrat, and the last paper published in this village with the Lodi heading ; and on September 13th was issued the first number of The Gowanda Democrat, being the first paper to be dated at Gowanda, and in which the editor announces that he has changed the name of his paper to conform to the new name chosen for the village.
Apparently the Democrat closed its career during the latter part of 1848, as on November 22, 1848, J. C. VanDuzer issued the first number of The Gowanda Persian, which seemed to be not much of a political, but rather an independent paper, and evidently was pub- lished but a short time.
In November, 1850, James T. Henry established The Gowanda Il'hig, and about the same time H. M. Morgan established The Catta- raugus Chronicle, the first number of which was issued October 31, 1850.
The Chronicle was a Democratic paper, and the first issue contains the Democratic nominations, headed with the name of Horatio Seymour for governor.
The Chronicle of May 15, 1851, contained the announcement that the editor had just returned from Dayton Summit, where he had wit- nessed the opening of The New York & Erie Railroad, and the passing of the train with President Fillmore and Daniel Webster.
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It also contained the sad tidings of the serious injury to Franklin Peacock and Ebenezer Henry, two of the young men of this village, by the premature discharge of a cannon.
June 26, 1852, the name of the paper was changed to that of The Independent Chronicle, with L. S. Morgan as editor, H. M. Morgan still continuing as publisher. About July, 1854, we find the name again changed to The Gowanda Chronicle, with Morgan & Henry as publishers ; and again, in 1855, H. M. Morgan is the editor and pro- prietor with the name unchanged.
On account of the poor health of Mr. Morgan, the Chronicle was suspended in the winter of 1855 and 1856, and the following spring the business was purchased by John P. Greisen, a brother-in-law of Mr. Morgan, who started a Republican paper as the continuation of the Chronicle ; but one number of which was issued when the office was destroyed by the fire of April, 1856.
From the ashes of the Chronicle arose The Gowanda Phoenix, with Rev. L. S. Morgan as editor.
In November, 1857, we find The New Yorker, published every fourth Tuesday, with Sam C. Crane as editor, who announces his paper is "neutral in nothing." The price was 35 cents per annum, and evidently was continued but a short time.
In August, 1858, Wm. W. Henry and Frank G. Stebbins, under the firm name of Henry & Stebbins, commenced the publication of The Gowanda Reporter, a Democratic paper. The issue of Friday, October 21, 1859, contained a full report of the famous John Brown raid at Harper's Ferry, Va.
With the issue of November 4, 1859, Frank G. Stebbins withdrew, and at the same time W. W. Henry became sole editor and proprietor of The Gowanda Reporter.
The carriers' address in the first number of January, 1860, con- tained this verse :
" That brave old murderer, Brown, has met his doom, He would have drenched the soil in brothers' blood, Shrouded the land in mystery and gloom, All to attain a wildly fancied good. That good to end in murdering the whites To elevate the black man's fancied rights."
About the first of May, 1860, David F. Moody became the partner of Mr. Henry, and thenceforth for a time the Reporter was published by the firm of Henry & Moody, and in August of the same year the
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firm name became W. W. Henry & Co., and so continued till Janu- ary, 1861, when Mr. Henry again became sole proprietor.
But evidently Mr. Henry preferred not to be alone, for in March, 1861, Mr. F. J. Fuller became interested in the paper with him.
In September, 1861, Mr. Henry disposed of his interest in the paper to C. E. Benton, and the firm became Fuller & Benton, and they, or one of them, probably continued in charge of the paper as long as it was published. .
In April, 1865, John H. Melvin established The Gowanda Weekly Bulletin in the brick office on Main Street.
This was succeeded by The Gowanda Gazette, with John S. Fidler as publisher, the first number of which was issued June 1, 1867, and was, as announced by Mr. Fidler, " temperately Republican," and which continued for about ten years, when it was succeeded by The Gowanda Enterprise, an independent paper, of which John J. Horton and E. C. Deming, under the firm name of Horton & Deming, issued the first number March 30, 1877. In the latter part of the year 1880 Mr. Deming retired and Mr. Horton continued to publish the Enterprise alone until January 28, 1887, when it was sold to S. Clay Torrance and M. D. Colby, composing the firm of Torrance & Colby, who changed the name to Our Public Interests, in which form it was published as a prohibition paper until April 5, 1888, when it was bought by the Herald Publishing Co. and the name changed to The Gowanda Herald, and as such was published as a Republican paper until February 6, 1891, when the paper was sold to George I. Lincoln, who published it till April 10th of that year, when the paper was sold to Charles J. Shults, who continued it for about six years, when its publication was discontinued.
October 21, 1887, C. D. Straight, then publishing the Cattaraugus Times at Cattaraugus, established a branch department in this village, changing the name of the paper to the Cattaraugus County Times, with James Kavanaugh as editor of the Gowanda department. Mr. Kavanaugh remained with the Times less than a year, having become the editor of The Gowanda Herald.
The Gowanda department of the Times was discontinued after two or three years.
June 15, 1893, Clarence VanAlstyne commenced the publication of The Gowanda Leader, and continued its publication till the year 1897, when the same was purchased by E. C. Countryman, who has published it since that time.
ECHOES OF LONG AGO.
GLEANNINGS FROM FORMER NEWSPAPERS PUBLISHED IN THIS VILLAGE.
Lodi Pioneer, January 24, 1829, G. N. Starr, Publisher.
An anti-Masonick convention is called, to be holden in Albany, February 29th, to deliberate on measures for the overthrow of Masonry.
Announcement is made of "A respectable meeting of the Repub- licans of the town of Perrysburgh, opposed to Secret Societies, held at the inn of Capt. John G. McKee, on the 8th day of January last," of which Hiram Austin was chairman and Simeon Waterman, secretary.
A committee, composed of Col. B. Waterman, Zimri Howe and the chairman, was appointed to draft resolutions. The resolutions fill about a column, and it was resolved that at least fifty copies be pro- cured for circulation through the several towns of the county.
R. Plumb, postmaster at Collins (Lodi), N. Y., advertises a long list of uncalled-for letters. E. Ward, postmaster at Perrysburgh, has a similar list, among which are letters for John Derby, Guile Johnson, Jonathan G. Rugg, Phineas Spencer and Col. B. Waterman.
Died, at Perrysburgh, last week, Mr. John Farnsworth, aged about 30.
From the Cattaraugus Freeman and Lodi Messenger, March 10, 1832.
Anti-Masonick nominations : For president, William Wirt of Mary- land ; for vice-president, Amos Ellmaker of Pennsylvania.
April 14, 1832 .- The editor says an article is going the rounds of the papers to the effect that Wm. Morgan has been found again, this time in Mexico, where he is following the trade of painter.
Died, in this village, on the 18th inst., Lucy Helen, youngest daughter of Amasa 1 .. Chaffee, Esq., aged 9 months.
March 18, 1834 .- An "Agrarian Convention " convened in Buffalo on February 19th, composed of delegates from the various
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counties of the " Holland Purchase," to take action as to the deal- ings of the Holland Company with the people.
Wm. R. Smith advertises that John Voluntaire, an indentured apprentice to the farming business, has run away, and one cent reward is offered for his return.
February 12, 1835 .- A meeting was held at the Mansion House, in this village, Monday evening last, to adopt measures for the con- struction of a railroad from this place to Buffalo.
Married, in Perrysburgh, on the 8th inst., Mr. Charles Near of Hanover, to Miss Maranda Nash of the former place, by A. L. Chaffee, Esq.
"Some eight or ten miles he did go, Through stormy winds and drifts of snow, For nothing else that doth appear, Than to declare that Nash is Near."
January 3, 1839 .- Married, by Zimri Howe, Esq., on December 30, 1838, Mr. Silas H. Wheeler to Mrs. Lydia Phillips.
January 31, 1839 .- Married, by Zimri Howe, Esq., on the 27th inst., at the residence of Gen. Jehial Hill, in Collins, Mr. Benj. Degrushe and Miss Narcissa Clothier.
Died, at Fredonia, of consumption, on the 14th inst., Mrs. Mary Ann Hart, wife of Mr. Salmon Hart, and sister of the former pub- lisher of this paper, in the 32d year of her age.
February 7th .- Ralph Plumb has been elected Supervisor of Collins.
February 7th. - Married. in Collins, on January 24th, by James Parkinson, Esq., Jesse Parkins and Miss Emma L. Annis.
February 28th. - Married, in Otto, January 21st, by Z. Howe, Esq., Lemuel Griffith and Miss Freelove Jennett Cook, both of Otto. Died, in this village, on Sunday last, at the residence of Simeon J. Porter, Jane Shepard, in the 13th year of her age.
In Sheridan, on the 24th inst., Deacon Nathaniel Thompson, a soldier of the Revolution, aged 75.
March 7th .- Esek B. Nash has been elected Supervisor of the town of Persia, and William Cooper of Perrysburgh.
April 11th. - Married, last evening, by Rev. J. B. Preston, Mr. John Swain of Boston and Miss Ruth Adams of this village.
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June 20th. - Married, in this village, June 6th, Lyman Rolfe and Miss Sally Gardner, all of this village.
July 18th .- Married, in this village, on Monday last, by Rev. H. N. Seaver, Mr. James Tooley and Miss Charlotte Whitney, all of Lodi.
Died, in Dayton, on Wednesday, the 10th inst., Phila S., wife of Gile Johnson, aged 26 years.
September 12th .- Married, in Collins, on the 4th inst., Mr. Abram Foster and Miss Amanda Sisson, all of Collins.
October 31st. - Amasa L. Chaffee has been appointed postmaster to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Hon. P. Spencer.
November 28th .- Sealed proposals will be received by the build- ing committee of the Lodi Academy for the following bill of lumber and building materials. until the 3d of December next. ( Here fol- lois a detailed bill of the lumber. )
December 5th. - Married, in this village, on Sunday evening last, by A. H. Hurd, Esq., Leander Orr and Miss Alvira Beach, all of Lodi. Also, in this town, on the 28th ult., by the same, Mr. John Benson and Miss Clarissa Allen, all of Persia.
January 2, 1840 .- Democratic Whig nominations : For president, William H. Harrison ; for vice-president, John Tyler.
February 27th. - Supervisors elected ; Anson C. Merrill of Dayton and John Thatcher of Persia.
April 30th. - Married, in this village, on Tuesday evening last, by A. H. Hurd, Esq., Mr. Alonzo Palmer and Miss Harsha Terwilliger, all of Lodi.
In Perrysburgh, on the 22d inst., by Abial Titus, Esq., Azariah Darby of the town of Dayton, aged 82, to Mrs. Elizabeth Rugg of Perrysburgh, aged 62.
May 14th. - Married, in Perrysburgh, yesterday morning, by Rev. A. Wright, Mr. Daniel Wheeler and Miss Minerva Hooker, daughter of Jacob Hooker.
At the same time and place, by the same, Mr. Daniel Hooker and Miss Fannie Hooker, daughter of Mir. John Hooker, all of Perrys- burgh.
Died, in this village, on Saturday morning last, Cynthia, daughter of John Thatcher, aged 13.
RESIDENCE OF E. C. FISHER, CHAPEL STREET.
RESIDENCE OF H. R. GAVENSSEEN. MAIN STREET.
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May 28th .- Married, in this village, on Sunday last, by Rev. Mr. Wright, Jeremiah Love of Forestville and Miss Julia Higbee of this village.
On the same day, by the same minister, Mr. James Waterman and Miss Ann M. Campbell, both of Perrysburgh.
April 9th .- A large meeting of those friendly to the election of William Henry Harrison was held at the Mansion House, in this place, on the evening of the 4th, at which time a Tippecanoe club was formed and the following officers appointed : Dr. Seth Field, president ; L. H. Pitcher, John L. Henry, James H. McMillen, John Pierce, Alanson Dewey, Edward Van Dake, Wilber Wilcox, Leander Orr and Willard Slocum, vice-presidents : Chester Howe and S. C. Springer, secretaries ; D. C. Amsden, treasurer.
July 2d .- Married, at Hidi, last evening, by Rev. Mr. Bliss, Chester Howe, Esq., of this village and Miss Matilda Torrance of Hidi.
LOG CABIN .- Notice is hereby given that a log cabin will be raised at Lodi, in the town of Persia, on Saturday, the 11th day of July, commencing at 10 o'clock A. M., by order of the Tippecanoe Club. " Boys, do you hear that ?" A general invitation is given. Logs should be eighteen and twenty-four feet in length.
July 30th. - Died, in this town, yesterday morning, Mr. Alexander Nash, aged 72.
August 13th .- The Tippecanoe Club of this village meets in the Log Cabin every Saturday evening.
August 20th. - Died, in this village, on Tuesday evening last, Almira, daughter of John and Martha Albro, in the 20th year of her age.
September 17th .- Married, in Perrysburgh, on the 10th inst., by Rev. Mr. Cowles, Mr. John Springer and Miss Emma Campbell, all of Perrysburgh.
Died, in Collins, on the 3d inst., James Parkinson, aged 42.
November 4th .- ( Evidently the last issue before election, as we find these headings in large type ): "Great Loco Foco Conspiracy." "Unparalleled Villainy," etc.
November 12th .- The Freeman and Messenger thinks Harrison has been elected, but says in a week or more there will be returns enough to be certain about it.
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November 19th .- (Nine days after election. ) The returns are not all in, but Harrison seems to be elected.
May 6, 1841 .- Married, in Lodi, on the 2d inst., by Z. Howe, Esq., Stephen D. Foster and Miss Miranda Dailey.
May 20th .- Died, in this village, on Sunday last, Alvira Emily, daughter of E. and M. A. Alverson, aged 6 years.
Wilhelm Willink, the friend of Washington, died in Amsterdam on the 13th of February last, at the advanced age of 91. His name was intimately connected with the Holland Purchase, and it is believed that he is the last survivor of the owners of that tract of land.
September 20th .- Married, in Perrysburgh, by Rev. Mr. Emory of Forestville, on the 15th inst., Mr. Carver J. Goss, merchant of this village, and Miss Betsey Shepard of the former place.
-December 20th .- Died, in this village, on Monday evening last, Rinaldo, son of Simeon and Sally Leonard, aged 10 years and 8 months.
April 25, 1842 .- Died, in this village, last evening, Lucinda, wife of Salmon Wood, aged 34.
May 9th. - Died, in Dayton, on Monday last, Amarilla, wife of John Watenpaugh, aged 50 years.
October 3d .- Births. In this village, on Friday evening, a daughter to Mrs. P. H. Perry, and on last evening, a daughter to Mrs. Cephas Mccullough, and in Otto, on Wednesday morning last, a daughter to Mrs. Harvey Little.
Married, in this village, last evening, Lemuel Stewart and Miss Aurilla Mccullough, both of this village.
June 10, 1843 .- Mr. A. L. Chaffee has returned from New York, and made the entire distance in the unprecedented short space of forty-five hours.
July 1st .- Married, in this village, by Rev. S. Cowles, on Sunday, July 2d, Mr. William Kingsley of Buffalo and Miss Janet Raymond of this village.
July 15 .- Born, in this village, yesterday, to Mrs. L. N. Gardner, a son.
Married, at Hidi, on the 13th inst., Mr. Walter Strickland of Otto with Miss Statira, daughter of Dan Allen, Esq.
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August 5 .- Eliakim Hough, publisher, and Edwin Hough, editor, announce that this will be the last issue of the Freeman and Messenger, which is suspended for want of patronage. (On Wednesday, January 17, 1844, Eliakim Hough, publisher, and Edwin Hough, editor, issued vol. 1, No. 1, of the People's Advocate and Lodi Banner. )
People's Advocate and Lodi Banner, January 17, 1844, contains a report of a portion of the proceedings of the Board of Supervisors of Cattaraugus County, of which George A. S. Crooker was chairman. Among other things, wolf bounties to the amount of 885 were ordered paid. The tax for the town of Persia for that year is given at $911.04.
March 2, 1844 .- Esek B. Nash has been elected supervisor of the town of Persia, Amasa L. Chaffee, town clerk, and D. C. McMillen, justice.
April 13th .- Announcement is made that this is the last issue of the Banner, and that the Messrs. Hough will, on the 13th of May next, commence the publication of the Springville Express, the resi- dents of that village having already procured 300 subscribers.
Springville Express, September 14, 1844.
Married, in Lodi, on the 10th inst., by Rev. Mr. Skinner, Mr. Martin Potter to Mrs. Mary Starr, all of Lodi.
At the same time. by the same, Mr. David Brown to Miss Caroline Roberts, daughter of Titus Roberts.
July 6th .- Married, in Lodi, on Sunday afternoon last, by Z. Howe, Esq., Return P. Spencer to Miss Laura Camp, daughter of Asahel Camp, all of Lodi.
August 3d .- Married, in Perrysburgh, August 1st, by Rev. C. D. Burlingham, Rev. William A. Cobb of the Oneida Annual Conference and Miss Harriet E. Goss of the former place.
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