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As early as 1927, Dr. Spengler was making photographs in black and white of the inside of the eye, and in 1928 he began taking photographs in natural colors of the inside of the living eye, being a pioneer in eye photography.
On July 17, 1907, Doctor Spengler was united in marriage with Miss Edra A. MacVicker, the daughter of John and Cecelia (Compson) MacVicker, of Rochester, New York. At one time Mr. MacVicker was editor of the Clyde (New York) Times, and was a member of the staff of the Rochester Democrat and Chron- icle. Doctor and Mrs. Spengler have two daughters: 1. Mabel
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Cecelia, born in 1909, a graduate of William Smith College, class of 1932. 2. Ruth Elizabeth, born in 1913, a graduate of Geneva High School, class of 1932.
Doctor Spengler is a Republican, a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which he has been President of the Board of Trustees for many years. He is a life member of Ark Lodge, No. 33, F. and A. M .; life member of Geneva Chapter, No. 36, R. A. M .; life member of Geneva Commandery, No. 29, K. T., being an active member of the Supreme Council of the 33rd degree Scottish Rite, Damascus Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S., of Rochester. He also holds membership in the Rotary Club, Chamber of Com- merce, Y. M. C. A., Geneva Rod and Gun Club, National Rifle As- sociation, Geneva Rifle Club, Seneca Yacht Club, Automobile Club of Geneva and Isaac Walton League of America.
During the World War, Doctor Spengler volunteered his ser- vices but was not called into active service but served in the Vol- unteer Medical Service Corps.
Rev. Patrick A. Kelly, who is pastor of St. Gabriel's Catholic Church, at Hammondsport, is among Steuben County's most prominent citizens. He was born at Medina, New York, in 1888, the son of James J. and Bridget A. (Downey) Kelly.
James J. Kelly was born at Brockville, Ontario, Canada. He was ten years old when his parents came to New York and settled at Medina. He became a foundry superintendent and remained at that place until 1890, when he located at Rochester, New York, as city inspector. He retired in 1914 and died two years later. Mr. Kelly was a veteran of the Civil War. He left home at the age of fourteen years and enlisted as a member of the Eighth New York Heavy Artillery. He was wounded several times in service and was discharged with the rank of captain. Mr. Kelly was a Re- publican and held membership in the Grand Army of the Republic. His wife was born in Ireland and died in 1916. Both are buried at Rochester. Their children were: 1. Mrs. Patrick J. Kennedy, lives at Medina, New York. 2. John, lives at Palmyra. 3. Mary, lives
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at Rochester. 4. Rachel, who died in 1917. 5. James, who was killed in Cuba during the Spanish-American War while serving as a member of the 202nd New York Regiment. 6. Daniel, who died in 1914. 7. Elizabeth, who died in 1922, was the wife of John Regan. 8. Sister Marie, Order of St. Joseph, St. Ambrose Con- vent, Rochester. 9. Bernard A., who died in 1920. 10. Patrick A., the subject of this sketch. 11. Joseph F., lives at Rochester. 12. Stella, lives at Rochester.
Patrick A. Kelly spent his boyhood at Rochester and attended St. Mary's parochial school. He was graduated from St. Andrew's Seminary, being ordained to the priesthood at St. Patrick's Cathe- dral, Rochester, on June 12, 1915, by Archbishop Hickey. He then became assistant pastor at Mt. Carmel Church, Rochester, and three years later was transferred to St. Michael's Church at Penn Yan, where he remained for five years. After four years as as- sistant pastor of St. Patrick's Church at Owego, Father Kelly came to Hammondsport, January 10, 1929, as pastor of St. Ga- briel's Church.
Father Kelly is a member of the Knights of Columbus at Penn Yan.
Fred R. Webster, who is vice-president and trust officer of the Farmers and Mechanics Trust Company, at Bath, has been identi- fied with that institution for a period of forty years. He was born at Groton City, Tompkins County, the son of Francis W. and Jennie (Hollister) Webster.
Francis W. Webster was a native of Fabius, Onondaga County. He was five years of age when his parents removed to Groton City, where he was educated. He later engaged in a general mercantile business there and also served as postmaster. At the time of his retirement he located at Cortland. He died in 1927 and is buried at Groton, New York. His wife was born at Lisle, Broome County, and died in 1927. Mr. Webster was a Republican and a member of the Congregational Church. Two children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Webster: 1. Irene, who died in 1930, was the wife of Charles Ranney. 2. Fred R., the subject of this sketch.
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Fred R. Webster attended the public schools of Groton, New York, and Cortland Normal School. He is a graduate of Roberts Business Institute at Elmira. He came to Bath in 1892 as a sten- ographer in the Farmers and Mechanics Bank, and during the forty years has filled every official position with the exception of president. In 1924 the bank became a Trust Company and Mr. Webster became its trust officer, and later its vice-president. He is still serving in that capacity, and also for years has been a director in the institution.
Mr. Webster married (first) Miss Charlotte Mead, of Bath, the daughter of James and Catherine (Waterman) Mead. Mr. Mead died in 1873 and his wife died in 1926. Charlotte (Mead) Webster died in 1911, and is buried at Bath. To Mr. and Mrs. Webster was born a daughter, Katherine M., born in 1899. She is a graduate of Haverling High School and Cortland Normal School. She mar- ried O. Kenneth Maxson, of Cortland, and they have two children: Frederick Webster and Charlotte Maxson. They reside at Bing- hamton. Mr. Webster married (second) in 1914, Miss Nora Decker, of Bath, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George M. Decker. Both are deceased and buried in Bath, New York. Mr. and Mrs. Webster have no children.
Mr. Webster is a Republican and has served as village treas- urer. He is an active member of St. Thomas Episcopal Church and has served as vestryman. He belongs to the Masonic Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. and Mrs. Webster live at 104 Gansevoort Street, Bath.
Deyo W. Putnam, a successful business man of Steuben County, is proprietor of the D. W. Putnam Company, Inc., manu- facturers of grape products of Hammondsport. He was born at Avoca, New York, June 10, 1890, the son of Charles B. and Addie (Hayes) Putnam.
Charles B. Putnam, who died in 1912, was a native of Steuben County. Throughout his life he was a builder and contractor and lived at Avoca. He was a Democrat and served as constable. His
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wife was born at Avoca and died in 1919. She is buried at Spring- field, New York. To Mr. and Mrs. Putnam were born four chil- dren: 1. Mrs. Maud Hanaman, lives at Buffalo. 2. Ray B., lives at Rochester, New York. 3. Deyo W., the subject of this sketch. 4. Mrs. Twyla Whightman, lives at Rochester.
Deyo W. Putnam grew up at Avoca, where he attended the public schools. He located in Buffalo in 1909 as a traveling repre- sentative of the Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company, and three years later established a retail tobacco business in Buffalo. Mr. Putnam returned to Avoca in 1918 at which time he became a member of the firm of Gledhill & Putnam, Inc., of which he served as secretary and treasurer. They were extensive wholesale pro- duce dealers. Mr. Putnam retired from the firm in 1928 and at that time located at Hammondsport as a manufacturer of grape juice. He has become a leading shipper of grapes and grape prod- ucts, having purchased the plant of the Hammondsport Wine Company in 1930. It is estimated that the new corporation bottles as many as 1,000 cases of grape juice per day during the season. A profitable trade is maintained throughout the United States and Canada, as well as in New Zealand and Porto Rico. The plant employs forty men.
In 1912 Mr. Putnam married Miss Barbara E. Guenther, the daughter of Anthony and Anna (Cristle) Guenther, natives of Buffalo, New York, and Germany. Mr. Guenther died in 1926 and his widow resides at Buffalo. Mr. and Mrs. Putnam's only child, Betty Virginia, was born at Buffalo in 1921.
Mr. Putnam is a Democrat and in 1928 was the unsuccessful candidate for State Senator in this district. He has been Demo- cratic County Committeeman since 1918. Mr. Putnam is a mem- ber of the Rotary Club, of which he served as president in 1930, and he belongs to the Chamber of Commerce, president in 1931. He also is affiliated with the B. P. O. Elks, Bath Country Club, and Hammondsport Yacht Club. He is a trustee of the board of education.
Mr. Putnam and his family live at 94 Lake Street, Hammonds- port.
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Robert H. Howell .- Outstanding among the substantial busi- ness men of Hammondsport is Robert H. Howell, identified with the Howell Lumber Company, and he is a member of a prominent pioneer family of Steuben County. He was born at Geneva, New York, September 25, 1894, the son of Edward and Mary (Robin- son) Howell.
Edward Howell, a native of Bath, died in 1902. He was a graduate of the public schools here and attended Yale University. He then located at Geneva as secretary of Phillips & Clark Com- pany. He continued with that concern until the time of his death. Mr. Howell was a Republican and held membership in the Episco- pal Church. His wife was born at Rochester, New York, and died in 1917. They were the parents of three sons: 1. James H., who is logging engineer with the Caterpillar Tractor Company, at Peoria, Illinois. He is a graduate of Geneva High School and at- tended Cornell University. He was one of the early members of the Curtis Aeroplane Company of Hammondsport, and during the World War he was in San Francisco, California, in charge of air- plane inspection for the United States Government. Later he became associated with the Best Tractor Company, of San Lean- dro, California, which concern absorbed the Holt Tractor Com- pany and re-organized as the Caterpillar Company. He was sent to Russia to instruct the Soviet Government in logging engineer- ing, and after eight months in Europe he returned to the United States. Most of his traveling in Europe was made by airplane. 2. Robert H., the subject of this sketch.
Among the earliest settlers in the vicinity of Bath was James Howell, grandfather of the subject of this sketch. He conducted a dry goods and department store here for a number of years. His father was the Hon. Edward Howell, born at Newburgh, Orange County, New York, October 16, 1792. In 1808 Edward Howell located at Sidney, Delaware County, and remained there as a school teacher until 1811. He then came to Bath and spent the following five years in the mercantile business, afterward taking up the study of law in the office of Gen. Daniel Cruger, of Bath. He was appointed county clerk in 1818 and soon after became postmaster of Bath. In 1823 he was admitted to practice in the
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Supreme Court and became solicitor in Chancery. Three years later he became counsellor of courts. He was appointed District Attorney in 1829 and elected to the General Assembly in 1832. He became a member of Congress in 1833 and also served as Supreme Court Commissioner. He died January 30, 1871, at the age of seventy-nine years.
Robert H. Howell, subject of this sketch, was reared and edu- cated at Geneva. He received the degree of Bachelor of Arts at New York University in 1916 and at that time located at Ham- mondsport with the Curtiss Airplane Company. On July 1, 1917, he was sent to Detroit, Michigan, where he engaged in aircraft production work under the supervision of the United States Army. He made several unsuccessful attempts to enlist in the service, and later Mr. Howell was ordered into an Officers' Infantry Train- ing Camp at Camp Fremont, California, but the armistice was signed and his orders cancelled. He then returned to Hammonds- port as manager of the Hammondsport Mills, until March 1, 1923. He engaged in sales promotion work with the Sperry Flour Com- pany of San Francisco, California, for one year, after which he again returned to Hammondsport as mill manager. He pur- chased the business in 1926 and has since engaged in the sale of hardware, and builders supplies, as well as coal. His lumber and coal yards cover two acres of land with a private switch on the Erie Railroad.
On December 28, 1917, Mr. Howell married Miss Emily Cham- plin, of Hammondsport, the daughter of Harry M. and Eva (Drummer) Champlin, natives of Pleasant Valley and Elmira, re- spectively. The former died in 1927 and the latter resides at Ham- mondsport. Mr. and Mrs. Howell have two children: 1. Harry Champlin, born in 1920. 2. Mareva Robinson, born in 1923.
Mr. Howell is a Democrat and during 1928-30 was village pres- ident. He has also been a member of the school board for two years. He and his family are members of St. James Episcopal Church and he is affiliated with Urbana Lodge, No. 459, F. and A. M .; Steuben Chapter, R. A. M., and Elks Lodge. He was one of the founders of the Rotary Club at Hammondsport and served as its first president in 1928. Mr. Howell is a member of the
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Keuka Lake Yacht Club, and for four years has held the sailing championship of the club. He is the owner of a fine yacht. The family has a summer home on East Lake Road, Keuka Lake.
Edwin Stewart Underhill .- The name Underhill is synony- mous with the publication of newspapers of the highest type in Steuben County. Father and son and sons of the same family have contributed to development of two of the leading journals within the widening zone of their influence which extends throughout five counties in this State and Pennsylvania.
Edwin Stewart Underhill, Sr., was born at Bath, New York, October 7, 1861, the son of Anthony L. and Charlotte (McBeth) Underhill. His was a birthright legacy of the fourth estate; since his father for more than forty years was editor and publisher of the "Steuben Farmers Advocate," at Bath. The elder Underhill was the postmaster of Bath and served as Democratic presiden- tial elector on the Cleveland ticket in 1884. Mr. Underhill was a direct descendant in the eighth generation of Capt. John Under- hill, of New Hampshire, at one time governor of the State, and who attained fame as a soldier in the war waged by early settlers of Massachusetts against the Pequot Indians.
Having graduated from Haverling High School, at Bath, Edwin Stewart Underhill entered Yale University, from whose academic department he was graduated with the class of 1881. He entered the office of the "Steuben Farmers Advocate" and was associated with its publication during his father's life time. Pol- itics and public service then claimed his active participation, and in 1884 he was made chairman of the Democratic (Steuben) County Committee, in which office he served for several years. In 1888 he was the nominee of the Democratic party for presidential elector.
For some time Mr. Underhill was editor of the "Canandaigua Messenger," which was published by his father. In September, 1899, he with his father purchased the "Corning Daily Democrat," which later was changed to the "Evening Leader." In 1910 Mr.
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Underhill was elected representative in Congress for the Thirty- third District of New York, and in 1912 he was re-elected, being the first in his second term to represent the new Thirty-seventh District. He had the unique distinction of having defeated two stalwart and able Republicans, Hon. J. Sloat Fassett, who had a national reputation, and Hon. Thomas F. Fennell.
During his terms in Congress, Mr. Underhill gave his active support to the new Parcel Post system, Federal Reserve Bank Act, Federal Roads Act, etc. He also vigorously aided pension and public building legislation for his district, voted for the Amer- ican occupation of Mexico to protect the rights of Americans, labored for the adoption of national employers' liability, and workmen's compensation acts, farm legislation and many other important measures. He was a member of the Committee on Buildings and Grounds, and on Industrial Arts and Expositions, of which latter body he was chairman.
Mr. Underhill was president of the Farmers & Mechanics In- vestment Corporation of Bath; vice-president and chairman of the board of directors of the Farmers & Mechanics Trust Company; served as secretary and later as president of the Urbana Wine Company, of Urbana, which was succeeded in 1921 by the Gold Seal Products Company, of which he was president.
He was a member of many civic and honorary bodies organized to accomplish special improvements and activities. From 1911 until his death he was president of the Davenport Library at Bath, and was a member of the town's board of education for twenty years. He rendered particularly effective service in the World War period as food administrator of Steuben County, and as chairman of the American Red Cross Chapter in Bath, in which latter capacity he served for sometime afterward. He was affil- iated with the Masonic Lodge and was district deputy grand mas- ter of the 34th Masonic district, which office he held for two years. He was also a member of Corning Consistory and Kalurah Tem- ple, and B. P. O. Elks. He was a charter member of the Rotary Club of Bath.
Mr. Underhill married (first), October 9, 1884, Miss Minerva Elizabeth Allen, only daughter of William W. and Helen M.
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(Gansevoort) Allen. Two sons were born to this union: William Allen and Edwin Stewart, Jr., sketches of whom appear else- where in this history. Mrs. Underhill died in 1921 and four years later Mr. Underhill married Miss Mary Amelia Allen, of Bath.
Edwin S. Underhill, Sr., died in an automobile accident be- tween Bath and Corning, February 7, 1929.
The Corning Evening Leader, of which Mr. Underhill was owner and publisher, it being the only newspaper published in Corning, is a survivor and consolidation of the Corning Journal, established by Thomas Messenger in 1847, the Corning Sun, estab- lished in 1853 by Mark M. Pomeroy, and the Corning Democrat, established by Rev. Ira R. Brown in 1854, as the Southern Tier Farmer, and changed by later owners, C. T. Huson and Frank D. Brown, to the Corning Democrat. The Democrat remained under the ownership of the Brown family until 1889, when it was pur- chased by the late Anthony L. Underhill and his son, Edwin S. Underhill, and in 1903 its name was changed to the Evening Leader.
The Corning Journal, purchased in July, 1851, by A. N. Mc- Dowell and the late Dr. George W. Pratt, was taken over by Doc- tor Pratt and published by him and his son, Hon. Harry W. Pratt, until 1918, when a company headed by the late John L. Chatfield, one of its editors, took over its publication until its sale to the Evening Leader in 1920.
Anthony L. Underhill, for more than forty years editor and publisher of the Steuben Farmers Advocate, of Bath, and Edwin S. Underhill, as publisher and editor of the Canandaigua Message, and later of the Bath Advocate, the Evening Leader quickly ex- panded from a four page paper with a circulation of less than 200 daily to a twelve to thirty-two page evening newspaper with a paid in advance circulation of nearly 10,000. The policy of the Evening Leader has been for many years, and was for some years previous to its absorption of the Corning Daily Journal (Repub- lican), an independent newspaper of the highest political ideals. While Edwin S. Underhill was in Congress (1911-1915) he fore- saw the rapidly merging viewpoints of the two principal political parties on the great economic question. With courage and pro-
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gressiveness, then ahead of public sentiment, he announced an in- dependent policy for the Evening Leader. Since that time the newspaper has actively, aggressively and vigorously stood for in journalism what Edwin S. Underhill so ably stood for in congress, constructive representation of the best interests of city, county, state, and nation. In at least two respects the Evening Leader has been a real pioneer in journalistic practice. It was one of the very first newspapers to adopt a paid in advance subscription policy and also probably one of the first ten small city newspapers to cut loose in the face of competition and strong party sentiment and announce its independence and determination to stand for policies and men rather than mere political partisanship. This policy, re- garded dubiously by Mr. Underhill's fellow publishers when launched, was so successful as effecting home circulation that when the Corning Journal was merged with it, the subscription list of that newspaper brought it no new readers, the Leader already dominating the field with practically blanket coverage.
The Evening Leader is highly regarded for its advertising influence and from a news standpoint is generally recognized as one of the most ably edited and conducted newspapers in the state. Despite the fact that it is in a highly competitive field among many splendid big city newspapers, the Evening Leader has carved out an exclusive territory for itself in five counties in New York and Pennsylvania, where it is truly the "home paper." It has for years shown a steady and consistent growth, both in size and cir- culation, standing seventh in the United States for the compara- tive size of city circulation.
For nearly thirty years, John F. Rolfe, who is now publisher of the Hartford, Connecticut, Times, was managing editor and business manager of The Leader. The acumen, foresight and native ability of Mr. Rolfe and his loyalty to the newspaper, the publisher and the community over the many years of their asso- ciation were essential factors in the development of The Leader.
In 1915 Mr. Underhill erected the Evening Leader building, a fireproof structure, which is one of the finest buildings in Corning, and exclusively occupied by his newspaper and printing business. The Leader's mechanical plant is as modern as can be found in
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the largest cities, including every type of equipment in the latest design. Its circulation is served by its own fleet of cars and trucks. It has a working force of about fifty people, and over 150 correspondents furnish the vicinity news. The Associated Press, of which it is a member, supplies state and general news over its special leased wire. Its editorial page has been graced by such leading and independent editorial writers as David Lawrence and Mark Sullivan, while the famous political cartoonist, "Ding," is a daily contributor. In addition, scores of features of the highest grade and widest appeal are presented, while business and market page news is covered by the Consolidated Press, Associated Press, Roger W. Babson, and other noted authorities. Associated with Mr. Underhill in active management of the Evening Leader were his two sons, William A. Underhill and Edwin S. Underhill, Jr., and John F. Rolfe.
William Allen Underhill, a son of the late Edwin Stewart Underhill, Sr., former owner and publisher of the Corning Even- ing Leader, is one of the publishers of that daily newspaper. Hav- ing acquired experience in the editorial department of the Leader for a period of five years, he then entered the business office.
William Allen Underhill was born at Bath, New York, January 28, 1888, the son of Edwin S. and Minerva (Allen) Underhill. He attended the public schools of Bath and spent one year at Univer- sity High School, Chicago, Illinois, and then attended Princeton Preparatory School at Princeton, New Jersey, where he spent one year. He received the degree of Bachelor of Arts at Yale Univer- sity in 1910, and from college went directly into the Leader office, where he served in the editorial department.
Mr. Underhill is also secretary of the Corning Printing Com- pany, director of the Gold Seal Products Company, at Urbana, New York; a vestryman of Christ Episcopal Church; director of the Corning Trust Company, and a director of the Finger Lakes Investing Corporation. He was for seven years president of Corning Hospital. He has twice served as director of the Corning
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Chamber of Commerce. He is affiliated with the Sons of the American Revolution, Corning Rotary, and B. P. O. Elks, Corning. Politically, Mr. Underhill is a Republican.
Shortly after the entrance of the United States in the World War, Mr. Underhill enlisted as a yeoman, second class, United States Naval Reserve Force, at Philadelphia, June 2, 1917. He was assigned to duty on the S. S. "Edorea" (S. P. 549). On April 15, 1918, he was commissioned as ensign and transferred to the over- seas communication service. He subsequently was on duty at London, England, and Bizerta, Tunis, Africa. He was with the American Commission to negotiate peace at Paris, and returned to the United States in February, 1919, being discharged on March 17th.
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