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In Lodi, on Tuesday last, by Rev. J. P. Kent, Rev. Mr. Jones of Collins and Mrs. Charry Casson of Lodi.
Western Democrat, January 26, 1848.
Married, in this village, on the 23d inst., by Rev. Mr. Goodman, Mr. P. Leonard and Miss Clarinda Scribner, all of this place. In
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Collins, by same minister, Ebenezer Goodman and Miss Margaret Henry of Collins.
In Dayton, on the 20th inst., by Rev. Mr. Bowman, Mr. Josiah Benton of this village and Miss Harriet Near of the former place.
March 1, 1848 .- Announcement is made of the death of John (). Adams.
May 10th .- Howe & Torrance have formed a law co-partnership.
The street which has been thrown open by Mr. Alfred Johnson is of great benefit to the village. There will be a number of buildings erected on Johnson Street this season.
May 17th .- On Friday last Darwin Allen drowned in the Catta- raugus Creek, while crossing the same.
Died, in this village, on the 8th inst., Hugh C. Hull, aged 22 years.
September 6th .- The last paper printed with the heading of Lodi.
The Rev. Mr. John Bowman preached his farewell sermon at the Methodist Chapel on Sunday last.
Gowanda Democrat, September 13, 1848, the first paper printed with the Gowanda heading, and in which the editor announces that he has changed the name of the paper to correspond with the new one chosen by the village.
September 20th .- Died, in this village, on the 14th inst., Clara A., daughter of Thomas J. and Lavina Parker, aged 10 months.
October 4th .- The Democrat carries at the head of its columns the names of Cass and Butler for president and vice-president, and announces that the paper will be sent until Cass is elected, for 12 cents.
(As Cass wasn't elected, how did the editor get out of his agree- ment ?)
October 18th .- Married, in this village, October 8th, Mr. Leroy Thompson and Miss Hannah Roller, both of Gowanda.
October 25th .- We learn that the post-office in this village has been changed from " Persia," and that of "Gowanda " substituted. (J. B. Wilbor was postmaster at that time. )
At the Congressional convention held at Randolph, on the 19th inst., Amasa L. Chaffee, Esq., of this village, was nominated for Congress.
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The Gowanda Persian, December 6, 1848.
The editor acknowledges the receipt of the Pine Grove Banner and the Magnolia, papers in manuscript by the young gentlemen and ladies, respectively, of the Gowanda Union School.
The Gowanda Whig, November 26, 1850.
The office of this paper is over the store of E. W. Henry, east end of the bridge.
Married, at Eden Valley, on the 21st inst., Azel Allen of Gowanda to Miss Laura Lord of the former place.
December 11, 1850 .- Married, in Collins, on Tuesday evening, by the Rev. Mr. Fuller, Mr. Lawrence Manzer and Miss Sarah W. Henry, daughter of William Henry.
December 26th .- Our old friend Carl Averill has transferred his interest in the Mansion House to Mr. P. Pemberton, formerly of the Lodi House.
Cattaraugus Chronicle, October 31, 1850, H. M. Morgan, publisher, vol. I., No. 1, contains the salutatory of the editor and the name of Horatio Seymour for governor.
November 7th .- Married, in Collins, on the 6th inst., by Rev. Mr. McLellen, William H. Press of Persia and Miss Harriet A. Parsons of the former place.
December 20th .- Married, in Otto, on the 18th inst., by S. C. Springer, Esq., Mr. George McMillen of Gowanda to Miss Eliza McMaster of Otto.
December 27th .- Mr. P. Penderton is the new landlord at the Lodi Mansion House.
January 3, 1851 .- Married, at Collins, on the 1st inst., Mr. Leonard Bartlett and Miss Sally Lumbard.
Died, in this village, December 31st, Abram Wright, aged 75.
February 28th. - Hiram Palmer has been elected supervisor of the town of Persia.
March 7th. - The newly elected trustees of the village are James Locke, Amasa L. Chaffee, Zimri Warner, Joseph H. Plumb and Titus Roberts.
March 28th. - Mr. P. Harder succeeds P. Pemberton as landlord of the Mansion House.
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April 4th .- Announcement is made of the death of Judge Ashbel H. Hurd, at the age of 35.
April 18th. - The N. Y. & E. R. has been completed to Dunkirk. William Woodbury is the postmaster at Gowanda.
Married, in Collins, on the 10th inst., John S. Bartlett and Mary B. Kelly.
April 25th. - The first train on the Erie Road went through on Tuesday last, with the officers of the company.
May 15th .- The opening of the Erie Road and the celebration at Dayton is announced ; also, the injury of Franklin Peacock and Ebenezer Henry.
Died, in this village, at the residence of R. Plumb, on the 11th inst., Hon. Daniel G. Garnsey, aged 71.
May 22d. - The death of Franklin Peacock, from injuries received at Dayton, is announced.
May 29th. - Ebenezer Henry, one of the young men injured at Dayton, on the 15th inst., bids fair to recover. We understand a purse of some 8300 was raised for his benefit and that of the deceased young Peacock, which was paid over by Mr. Marsh, treasurer of the N. V. & E. R. R. Co.
June 12th. - The editor says that Mr. Welch informs him that he will have the road to the Summit ( Dayton ) in a condition to be used in two or three weeks.
June 26th .- The site of the Dayton post-office has been changed to the depot, and James Rice appointed postmaster.
Wm. R. Smith, formerly of this place, has been appointed depot agent at Dayton.
September 25th .- Died, in this village, last night, Joseph Davis, aged 24 years.
October 9th .- The directors of the N. Y. & E. R. R. have pre- sented Ebenezer Atwater (given as Henry heretofore ) with $250, out of sympathy for his injuries at the celebration at the Summit on the opening of the road.
Died, in this village, on October 5th, Caroline R. H., wife of Joseph Plumb, in the 56th year of her age.
Married, in Gowanda, October 4th, by Rev. Dr. Morgan, Julius A. Parsons and Louisa Wheeler of Villenovia.
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A. T. JOHNSON, Grocer.
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October 16th .- Married, in Collins, October 11th, John J. Gurn- sey of Leon and Eunice N., daughter of Joshua Palmerton of Collins.
In addition to the railroad accommodations at Dayton and Perrys- burgh, it is announced that there are daily stage routes between Gowanda and Buffalo and Gowanda and Jamestown, and tri-weekly between Gowanda and the following places : Springville, Sardinia, Yorkshire, Arcade, Eagle, Pike, Nashville, Forestville and Fredonia.
October 23d .- Ebenezer Atwater (Henry), who was so severely .injured at Dayton, last summer, has recovered, but with the loss of both arms about four inches below the shoulder, and of one eye.
Married, in this village, on the 21st inst., by Rev. Dr. Morgan, C. C. Torrance and Miss Mary Curtiss, all of this place.
November 6th. - Married, in Villenovia, October 22d, Jason W. Storm of Pavilion, Genesee Co., N. Y., and Miss Cynthia A. Cooley of the former place.
November 20th. - Chester Howe of this village has been elected County Judge of Cattaraugus County.
Married, in Boston, on the 11th inst., Chauncey M. Grannis of this village and Miss Mary J. Neal of Portland, Maine.
January 22, 1852 .- Mr. Harder has removed from the Mansion House, the same having been rented to the Hovey Brothers.
March 11th. - Supervisors elected : Hiram Palmer, Persia, John B. Read, Dayton, and Mr. Kirkland, Perrysburgh.
April 1st .- Died, in this village, on the 25th ult., Col. Benjamin Waterman, aged 70 years.
Cattaraugus Chronicle, April 22, 185.2.
C. C. Torrance has been appointed attorney for the Seneca Nation of Indians in place of Chester Howe, resigned.
June 5th. - Mention is made that the new block on the corner of East Main and Buffalo streets is nearly completed. R. Plumb & Son are the owners and J. G. VanOstrand, architect and builder.
Seely Blackney has purchased and assumed the management of the Mansion House.
* June 12th. - Married, at Water Valley, on the 10th inst .. Richard Clarke of this village and Miss Elizabeth Thomas of the former place.
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June 19th .- Died, in Perrysburgh, on the 18th inst., Franklin Hammond, aged 49 years.
June 26th. - Rev. L. S. Morgan assumes charge of the editorial department of the Chronicle.
July 31st. - Died, in this village, on the 22d inst., Marshall Bun- day, aged 39 years. His death was caused by injuries received while raising some buildings on the bank of the creek.
August 21st .- Died, in Collins, on the 7th inst., Eunice N., wife of John J. Guernsey of Leon, and daughter of Joshua Palmerton.
In Buffalo, on the 14th inst., Daniel C. McMillen, aged 51 years, formerly of this village.
September 4th. - Married, in Gowanda, on August 31st, by Thomas J. Parker, Esq., Niles Markham of Little Valley and Christiana Nash of Dayton.
In Holly, N. Y., on August 19th, Mr. C. M. Plumb, formerly of this place, and Zilpha A. Robinson of Holly.
Died, in this village, August 24th, Mrs. Lois Allen, relict of the late Luther Allen, aged 49 years.
September 25th. - Married, in this village, on the 23d inst., by T. J. Parker, Esq., Elijah S. Pinney and Miss Mary Himes, all of this village.
October 9th .- Married, in this village, on Thursday evening, James H. Armstrong, counselor-at-law, of Nashville, Tenn., and Esther, daughter of Hon. Dan Allen of this village.
October 23d .- Announcement is made that the Chronicle will be suspended for possibly two weeks, while the publisher is moving into A. R. Sellew's new block on Jamestown Street.
At a recent school meeting Mr. E. W. Henry made a motion that the school house be opened for all moral lectures, and " also to allow a certain class of men called abolitionists, who are sometimes shut out of other places, the privilege of being heard within those classic walls." The editor rather sarcastically remarks that the people voted down the resolution, "and saved the school house from sacrilege : "
Independent Chronicle, January 13, 1853.
Thomas J. Parker of this village has been appointed colonel of a regiment of the N. Y. State Militia.
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June 23d .- Died, in Gowanda, June 5th, Mrs. Electa Adams, mother of A. and H. Adams.
August 18th .- Died, in this village, August 14th, Miss Chloe Daggett, aged 58 years.
September 1st .- The depot at Dayton was burned last Monday evening, together with about 1,600 cords of wood. Total loss about $6,000.
September 29th .- Died, in this town, on the 15th inst., Hon. Dan Allen, aged 73 years.
November 10th .- Married, in North Collins, on October 20th, Joseph Conger of North Collins and Amanda M. Foster of Collins.
February 9, 1854 .- Married, in Collins, January 5th, L. B. Wickham and Miss H. M. Rice, both of Collins.
March 9th .- James H. McMillen is the newly elected supervisor of Collins.
The vote on supervisor in Persia was a tie.
The newly elected village trustees are W. R. Webster, D. N. Brown, B. Davis, C. W. Grannis and C. S. Kimble.
March 23d .- Died, at Dayton Summit, on Sabbath morning last, Mrs. Lois Howe, mother of Hon. C. Howe and Zimri Howe, aged 79 years.
May 11th .- P. T. Barnum's museum and menagerie is advertised to be at Gowanda, May 20th.
June 1st .- Married, May 19th, by John R. Babcock, Esq., Mr. Thomas W. Jolls to Miss Harmony Allen, all of Persia.
Gowanda Chronicle, June 30, 1855.
L. N. Gardner, Esq., has furnished the editor some statistics of the census, from which it appears that the population of Gowanda is 858.
Gowanda Phenix, July 30, 1857.
Contains a long account of the serious flood and the overflow of the Thatcher brook, which occurred on Thursday before.
The New Yorker, November 24, 1857.
V. A. Lord is the master-elect of Phoenix Lodge, No. 262, F. & A. M.
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Gowanda Reporter, December 17, 1858.
Married, in this village, on the 15th inst., by H. Palmer, Esq., Mr. Joseph Bump of Dayton and Miss Betsey Cole of Collins.
January 7, 1859 .- Harmon Kelly is the master elect of Phoenix Lodge, F. & A. M.
January 21st .- J. P. Hubbard, Esq., of Dayton has been ap. pointed a keeper in the state prison at Auburn.
Died, in this village, January 15th, Jerome B. Leonard, aged 24 years. His death was caused by driving a sliver under the nail of one of his fingers to the second joint of the finger.
February 14th .- Norman M. Allen was elected president of the Cattaraugus County Teachers' Association at Hinsdale, December 30, 1858.
March 18th .- Mr. Barker has become thoroughly installed in the Barker House.
Married, in Dunkirk, February 23d, by Rev. Mr. Warren, Hosea S. Heath and Miss Pauline S. Wheeler, both of Collins.
Married, on Wednesday morning last, by Rev. A. Cooper, Mr. Edward J. Foster and Miss Sophronia H., daughter of Daniel Steb)- bins of Collins.
April 1st .- Orlando Allen, E. S. Griswold and the Messrs. Black- ney are erecting new buildings on the site of the old Mansion House. The frontage will be 45 feet on Main Street and 93 feet on James- town Street.
April 8th .- Married, in Perrysburgh, on Tuesday evening. April 5th, by Rev. C. D. Brooks, George L. Vosburgh and Miss Eliza .1. Campbell, both of Perrysburgh.
May 20th .- Married. in this village, yesterday morning, the 19th inst., by Rev. A. Cooper, Wm. W. Henry of the Gowanda Reporter and Miss Amy A. Aldrich ; also, Mr. Minard Davis and Miss Ellen E. Hurd, all of Gowanda.
June 10th. - Married, in Buffalo, on May 6th, Col. George S. Hickox of Gowanda and Mrs. S. A. Griffis of New York City.
September 30th. - Married, September 25th, John Pratt and Celestia Darby, both of Persia.
October 21st. - At Dayton, October 8th, by Esquire Shaw, Urbin Yaw and Miss Ellen Loomer, both of Dayton.
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October 28th. - Married, in Olean, October 19th, John H. White and Miss Martha J. McMillen, both of Collins.
November 18th. - In this village, Wednesday morning last, George W. Hanford and Miss Emily A. Kerr, all of this village.
December 2d .- In Hanover, November 19th, Noel Hawkins of Persia and Miss Henrietta R. Brown of Hanover.
December 9th. - Mention is made of the execution of John Brown at Harper's Ferry, Va.
Henry S. Stebbins is the master elect of the Masonic lodge.
Henry F. Allen of this village was admitted to the bar in Buffalo last week.
December 16th .- Contains a long letter from Rev. B. T. Roberts, as to the differences which had arisen in the M. E. Church.
December 23d .- Died, in this village, on Wednesday morning last, Elizabeth C., wife of Alanson Barlow, aged 44 years.
January 6, 1860 .- Mentions the formation of a law partnership between Hon. Wm. Woodbury, county judge elect, and Henry F. Allen.
February 17th. - Contains a notice from the Cattaraugus Freeman of Ellicottville, complimenting the Hon. Wm. Woodbury, the new county judge.
Married, in this village, on the 14th inst., George Slotzer and Emma M. Staats, all of this village.
February 24th. - Died, in Buffalo, the 15th inst., Clarissa Cornelia Morgan, wife of Rev. Dr. L. S. Morgan, aged 50 years.
March 23d. - Married, on the 19th inst., A. Albert Jolls of Go- wanda and Miss Anna Louise Carpenter of Collins.
April 20th. - Died, in this village, on the 16th inst., John Pierce, aged 68.
May 18th .- Married, in this village, on the 13th inst., Isaac C. Banton and Louisa A. Hitchcock, both of Gowanda.
June 29th. - Married, in Perrysburgh, on June 20th, Frank Camp- bell and Carrie MI. Vosburgh, both of Perrysburgh.
July 6th. - Married, in this village, on Thursday afternoon last. by Rev. Mr. Lord. William W. Welch and Miss Fannie Swift. all of Gowanda.
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August 3d .- Mentions the burning of the tannery of Weiser & Gaensslen, on the Wednesday night before. Loss, about 89,000.
November 23d. - Married, in Perrysburgh, on the 11th inst., Harmon Hurd and Mary J. Whitcomb, both of Perrysburgh.
February 16, 1861 .- The wife and child of Frederick Miller of Hidi were swept away by the high water in the Cattaraugus, last Monday night, and both drowned ; their bodies were recovered some distance below.
March 1, 1861 .- Married, April 29th, at the Barker House in this village, Chas. W. Woodruff of New York and Miss Lorenza Bement of Gowanda.
April 5th .- Charles Henry has been appointed postmaster at - Gowanda.
April 19th .- Seven columns of war news appear. Sumter has been fired on and the whole North is on fire.
Married, April 14th, Henry F. Allen and Miss Lucy E. Woodbury.
April 26th .- Capt. Rugg, of Co. A, Gowanda, calls for volunteers.
Col. Parker has telegraphed Maj. - Gen. Randall at Buffalo he can furnish 400 men on two days' notice. (The editor is a war Demo- crat of the most pronounced and enthusiastic type. )
May 12th .- The corner stone of the Free Methodist Church was laid May 7th, Rev. Benj. T. Roberts presiding.
The Scott life guards are being formed of men between 45 and 70.
August 23d .- Col. Parker's regiment has been accepted by the war department.
Surgeon G. W. Barr has opened a recruiting office in Barker's Block.
August 30th. - Married, Albert C. Taft of Gowanda and Miss Maria I. Brown of Conewango : Frank G. Stebbins of Gowanda and Miss Mary M. Holmes of Bradford, Pa.
September 13th .- E. L. Harris, E. A. Nash and Frank Campbell are enlisting men for the Ellsworth Regiment.
September 20th .- Contains the valedictory of Wm. W. Henry, one of the editors of The Reporter, who has enlisted in the army.
Also contains an account of the presentation of a flag by Mis- Hattie Davis ( now Mrs. S. H. Arnold), on behalf of the ladies of
RESIDENCE OF A. C. STAFFORD, JAMESTOWN STREET.
RESIDENCE AND OFFICE OF DR. A. D. LARE, JAMESTOWN STREEL.
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Gowanda, to Co. A, 64th Regiment, on the eve of its departure for the seat of war.
A more complete account of this interesting occasion appears in the war article in this book.
September 27th .- Died, September 14th, Barbara Allen Stuart, wife of Wm. H. Stuart, aged 39 years.
October 11th .- Rain has carried off the temporary bridge and ferry boats are again in use.
The following recruits have gone to Elmira : Hiram F. Henry, Warren Briggs, Oscar McIntyre, Frank G. Palmer, W. W. Henry, J. Mattoon, J. B. Albro, E. E. Eno, Jerome Jolls, John Wells, Oscar Grantier, R. R. Flower, Hudson Ansley, Surgeon Barr, Chas. Roffey, Refine Wood, Hamilton Stacy and Foster Ross.
November 13th .- For the third time within a few weeks the bridge has been swept away. Monroe Whitcomb, John Woodward and two Indians, while crossing the creek in a boat, were capsized, the boat shattered, and Woodward killed by striking his head against a pile.
November 20th .- Married, Joseph Savage of Gowanda and Miss M. E. Wadsworth of Madison, O .; Wm. F. Munger and Rachael Sisson of Collins.
December 18th .- Col. Parker has been promoted to brigadier- general.
December 25th .- Married, E. S. Griswold of Gowanda and Miss Rebecca Rollinson of Bloomfield, N. J.
January 1, 1862 .- Married, December 26, 1861, by Rev. W. D. Buck, Silas H. Arnold of Aurora and Miss Hattie Davis of this village.
Married, December 31st, by Rev. D. Buck, Mr. George Dailey of Gowanda and Miss Rachael Bastedo of Collins.
January 7th. - William H. Stuart of this village has been appointed one of the deputy collectors by Collector Smith.
Married, on Christmas Day, by Rev. H. M. Rice, Harvey Foster . of Otto and Emily Newcomb of Dayton.
William Cooper, Jr., of Perrysburgh has been re-appointed deputy sheriff by Sheriff McLane.
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January 28th .- Smith Stocker advertises the Gowanda Express be- tween here and Evans Center on the B. & S. L. R. R. Fare, 75 cents each way.
J. M. Whitcomb advertises that the Gowanda and Dayton express will leave the Barker House for Dayton. Fare, 25 cents each way.
Simon Pelton runs the Perrysburgh and Gowanda express, and will furnish conveyances for Versailles, Nashville, Slab City and other points desired.
February 5th .- A war meeting will be held in the M. E. Church, Thursday evening, February 6th. D. P. Russell, recruiting officer, and others will address the meeting ; any one wishing to enlist will have an opportunity.
Resolutions of respect are published on the death of Waldron I). Cooper.
February 26th .- Sergeant W. W. Roller, recruiting officer, adver- tises for a few able-bodied men for Col. T. J. Parker's 64th Regi- ment. Pay from 813 to 821 per month and a bounty of $100 in gold.
Announcement of the dedication of the Free Methodist Church, in the village of Gowanda, on Thursday, March 13, 1862. Rev. B. I. Ives of Auburn will preach the dedication sermon.
In the Gowanda market kerosene oil is quoted at 50 cents per gal.
March 12th .- The newly elected trustees of the village are Har- mon Kelly, Alanson Barlow, S. C. Warner, Chas. W. Barr and Ed- win H. Hitchcock.
April 16th .- Died, in the hospital, at Fairfax Court House, on the 10th inst., Alfred Shippey of Gowanda, a sergeant in Company A, 64th Regiment, aged 32.
May 14th .- Announces the report from a creditable source that Richmond is taken, with 30,000 prisoners, without any fighting. (Evidently premature. )
Charley Barker will give a dance at the Barker House, July 4th, to celebrate the end of the war.
Thanks are extended to Postmaster Henry for his courtesy in fur- nishing a Buffalo evening paper for some one to read to the crowd while the mails are being distributed.
May 14th .- Died, in Forestville, May 2d, Mrs. Hannah Barnard ( mother of Mrs. William Woodbury ), aged 72 years.
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May 21st .- Died, in Perrysburgh, on the 16th, Maryette, daughter of Nathaniel W. and Huldah Hurd, aged 24.
Frank Sisson was killed at the battle of Williamsburgh, on the 6th, by being shot through the heart and left arm.
The funeral of Alfred Shippey is announced ; also the death of James E. Henry, son of Postmaster Henry, of fever, on May 4th, his being the eighth death in the Gowanda Co.
May 28th. - The post-office has been moved to No. 2 Water Street, Welch's Block.
Announcement of the death of Capt. Fancher of Leon, of Co. K, and of Merrit Tripp of Co. A.
Died, of consumption, on the 23d, Jane Achres, wife of Abner Slocum, aged 39.
June 11th .- Report of the battle of Fair Oaks says Col. Parker's horse was shot twice ; Harrison Clark and G. Palmer of Collins were killed.
Wounded : W. W. Roller, Albert and Henry Darby, Daniel Allen, Eben Burke of Gowanda ; Ira Stewart and D. W. Lafferty of Dayton ; G. T. Tyrer of Collins ; Chas. Matoon and Wellington Hugaboon of Perrysburgh.
The abutments for the new bridge are in process of construction and the timber work well advanced.
July 16th .- A little son of David Doty was drowned at Versailles last week.
Married, on the 10th inst., William Hardenburg of Smith's Mills and Mary White of Gowanda.
July 23d .- D. D. Parker of Versailles is sending ripe tomatoes to Buffalo, which he sells at 85 per bushel.
Miss Carrie A. Bassett has graduated from the State Normal School.
Married, at Mansfield, Stephen A. Sisson of Collins and Miss Irene G. Wilson.
August 13th .- Report of a war meeting held in this village, at which $630 was subscribed for those who enlisted. While the subscriptions were coming in, Dr. C. C. Rugg came forward and signed the enlist- ment roll ; he was followed by A. D. Parke of Dayton, and Chas. Blackney and Orlando White, lads of this village.
Yesterday afternoon the Perrysburgh, Dayton and Persia boys of this company district left Perrysburgh depot for Jamestown.
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to the number of thirty ; a table was spread in their honor at the depot.
The names of the volunteers from Dayton were : Giles Johnson, Emory Vosburgh, George E. Real, A. Park, C. W. Hall, A. C. Merrill, Philo Markham, David Matteson and L. W. Metzker ; from Perrysburgh, J. B. Brown, L. L. Hunt, Henry Randall, Jonas Staf- ford, John Grow, I. Kelley, B. R. Harvey, James Dallas, T. R. Aldrich, Silas W. Bunce and D. W. Hines.
Lieut. - Col. D. G. Bingham has been promoted to colonel in place of T. J. Parker, resigned.
Died, in Patterson Park Hospital, Baltimore, August 5th, William H., son of H. and R. S. Hathaway of Collins, aged 21 years and 10 months. He was a member of Co. B, 10th N. Y. V. C. His remains were brought home by his brother, not without difficulty.
August 27th. - A war meeting in Gowanda Friday evening. Hurrah for a rouser, and let " Little Persia " show her teeth.
The Gowanda Union School will open a week from next Monday. The trustees have engaged Prof. Powers for principal.
The militia of the towns of Persia, Perrysburgh, Dayton, Leon and New Albion are ordered to meet at Cattaraugus next Monday armed and equipped.
Mention is made of the circus and menagerie here next Saturday, and that Charley Emory, a connoisseur, declares that the exhibition will be worth double the cost.
Speaks of a rumor that Cattaraugus County is to have a regiment of its own.
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