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The following list of the men from this town who volun- teered and served in the Union armies during the Rebellion gives their regiments and companies, rank, if officers, and date of enlistment, when known. When another date im- mediately follows it is that of discharge.
160th Infantry, Company G .- Nelson Allen, Sept. 5, 1802 ; 1864. Martin Allen, Sept. 6, 1802. James W. Boyce, Aug. 29, 1882 ; died in hospital Aug. 6, 1864. Julius Baker, sergeant, Sept. 5, 1863 ; Nov. 1, 1886. George Baker, Sept. 1, 1802 ; died Jan. 5, 1866. Gardner Cabel, Aug. 25, 1882 ; remained in U. 8. service. Jacob Conrad, Sept. 8. 1862; discharged with regiment. Casper Fluck, Sept. 5, 1802 : Aug. 21, 1863. O. D. C. Hammond, Ang. 29, 1803; Nov. 1. 1896. D. Hanifen, Aug. 29, 1802 ; July 1, 1865. Samuel Kriegelstein, sergeant, Sept. 29, 1863; died Apr. 5, 1806. Morris Kennedy, Sept. 6, 1802. Peter MoGrath, Sept. 5, 1862; died Mch. 9, 1862. Philo Myers, Sept. 5, 1802 ; died Fob. 8, 1808. Samuel R. Merchant. Sept. 6, 1862 ; June 5, 1806. George Mar- ley, sergeant, Aug. 80, 1862 ; Nov. 1, 1806. Otto Miller, Aug. 80, 1802 ; Nov. 1, 1865. Charles Niobols, corporal, Sept. 6, 1883; Nov. 1, 1865. Edwin A. Nichols, Sept. 6, 1862 ; died Deo. 17, 1868. Franklin Nelson, Sept., 1862; died Mch. 21. 1868. Albert Nichols, 1862. George Pettout, Sept. 5, 1802; Nov. 1. 1805. David Ritter, Sept. 6, 1882; deserted Doc. 1, 1862. Andrew J. Starks. Aug. 30. 1882 ; Nov. 1, 1866. John R. Smith, Sept. 5, 1802 ; died Sept. 18, 1868. Edwin F. Spink, musician, Ang. 8, 1862; Nov. 1, 1806. Elon P. Spink, first lieutenant, Aug. 31, 1882; Nov. 1, 1895. Valentine Stark, Sept. 6, 1802; June 4, 1866. Fayette Terry, corporal, Sept. 6, 1803: died in rebel prison Feb. 14, 1805. Nelson Underwood, wagoner, Aug. 80, 1862 ; May 14, 1866. Frederick Wadka, corporal, Aug. 80, 1862; Nov. 1, 1865. Jesso Williams, Sept. 6, 1862 ; died Apr. 10, 1884. George H. Wood, corporal, Aug. 28, 1862; died Ang. 27, 1808. Henry R. Walbridge, musician, Aug. 29, 1803; Nov. 1, 1806.
Ist Dragoons, Company C .- John H. Bradway, Aug. 8, 1802 ; Mob. 1, 1864. W. H. A. Godfrey, captain. Aug. 4, 1882; June 80, 1896. F. E. Godfrey, ser- geant, Aug. 5, 1802 ; diecharged with regiment. Charles J. Gardner, sergeant .. Ang. 6, 1803; Apr. 11, 1866. Orange Gardner, wagoner, Aug. 9, 1882; June 30, 1886. Evan G. Griffith, farrier. Aug 4, 1843; June 80, 1806. Harvey I. Guile, Aug. 7, 1882 ; died May 18, 1864. William H. Hedger, Ang. 19. 1802; June 80, 1896. John T. Knox, corporal, Aug. 6, 1883 ; Sept. 12, 1883. Freder- jok W. Knox, Aug. 8, 1803 ; died in Libby Prison, Feb. 23, 1804. Andrew J. Lorish, 2nd lieutenant, Aug. 5, 1802 : June 30, 1808. Henry Matteson, for- geant, Aug. 6, 1802 ; June 80, 1806. Norman B. Martin. Aug. 11, 1802. Charles A. Maxon. Aug. 4, 1808, Darwin Nichols, Aug. 9, 1862; June 30, 1806. Irving Pratt, sergeant, Aug. 9, 1882; died May 29, 1864. Leverett H. Peck, Ang. S. 1803; July 80, 1864. Willis Parker, Ang .- 26, 1802; June 30, 1806. Gardner L. Pratt, Feb. 18, 1886; June 80, 1866. Douglas R. Phelps, sergeant, Aug. 5, 1802; June 20, 1806. Peter Ruth, sergeant, Aug. 5, 1802; June 30, 1866. William Sangbush, Aug. 9, 1802 : May 31. 1806. William Sangbush, jr., Aug. 9, 1862; June 80, 1806. James Saunders, assistant surgeon, Aug., 1802. William Saunderson, corporal, Aug. 5, 1803 ; June 80, 1896. Monroe A. Terry, ser- geant, Aug. 5, 1802; died Oct. 21, 1864. C. 8. Pettibone, Aug., 1802; discharged for dieability. Jacob Sundricker, Aug. 4, 1802; died in Deo., 1802. R. P. Taylor, captain, organised the company ; killed Jan. 30, 1883. Robert Van Volkenburgh, Sept. 8, 1882 ; killed Jan. 80, 1808.
and Rules .- Nelson T. Bent, Dec. 22, 182 ; Sept. 29, 1806. Jeremiah Broth- erton, musiolan, Jan. 28, 1864. Frederick Churaning, L, Dec. 24, 1883; dis- charged with regiment. Charles Grabe, C, Dec. 31, 1863; supposed dead.
Charles E. Gale, Feb. 15, 1861. Thomas Haley, Feb. 17, 1864. William L. Knox. C, Dec. 28, 1868; Apr. 7. 1866. Edward Lampman, L, musician. Dec. 36, 1863 ; discharged with regiment. Edward Launt, Dec. 24, 1863. Michael Martin. Jan. 11. 1864. Timothy Maroney, C, Doc. 8, 1863 ; discharged with regiment. Lewis Mensing, L. Feb. 9, 1864. Albert Nichols, L. Dec. 21. 1863. James W. Phillips, Dec. 28, 1868. Thomas Rial, Dec. 21. 1868. Francis Shandel, Jan. 11. 1864. Stephen T. Sprague, Dec. 21, 1863. Hiram Weaver, Dec. 21, 1868.
8th Heavy Artillery .- M. F. Buck. L. Dec. 7, 1863; June 20, 1863. Elias M. Doty. Dec. 23, 1868. James Ellis and Lawrence Flynn, Dec. 21, 1863. Elwin Hooper, corporal, L: discharged with regiment. John Heisb, Dec. 21, 1863. George W. Kendall, L, Doc. 7, 1863: discharged in 1861. Mort Ling- field, Dec. 23, 1868. Carl Martin, Jan. 4. 1864. Henry MeMay, Sept. 7, 1864. Henry Rush, Jan. 4, 1864. Luke White, G, Doc. 7, 1863 ; died at Anderson- ville, Ga.
14th U. S. Hyantry .- Henry Blake, Dec. 24, 1834. James Bennett, Dec. 28, 1864. William Cook, Deo. 23, 1804. Patrick Dolan and William Gage, Dec. 27, 1864. Ferdinand Hoffman, Dec. 26, 1861. James Leonard. Dec. 21. 1861. Martin Pilgrim, D, May 1st, 1861 : discharged with regiment. James Roach, Deo. 21. 1864. Peter Van Volkenburgh, D. May 8, 1861 : May 17. 1863.
Sh Cavalry .- George W. Barrs. H, July 1. 1863 ; Dec. 12, 1802. Walter Faro- ham. John J. Gath, Sept. 7, 1864. Howell Jones, corporal, Sept. 20, 1861 : killed Oot. 11, 1833. Michael Mulcabay, Sept. 16, 1861. John M. Mader. H. Sept. 7, 1864 ; July 13, 1863. Franklin Nelson, 1862. John T. Phillips, A, Sept. 28. 1864 : discharged with regiment.
5th Cavalry .- Merritt N. Chaffee. F, Sept. 10. 1861. Gardner L. Pratt, Sept. 18, 1861 ; June 18, 1862. Edward D. Tolles, first Lieutenant, F, Sept. 10, 1861 ; Oct. 81, 1868. Nelson Updyke, F, Sept. 10, 1861 ; Feb. 23, 1865. Luke 8. Wil- liams, F. bugler, Sept. 10, 1861 ; Oct. 14, 1861.
188th Infantry .- Joseph Burke, Sept. 7, 1864. Nelson Higley, Feb. 18, 1864. Harvey Melven, D, Sept. 5, 1802; April 20. 1803. James L. Southard, Sept. 8, 1864. Thomas Smith, Sept. 7, 1864. John Walter, Sept. 7, 1864. Hiram Wee- ver, 1802. Jacob Weber, Feb. 15, 1864.
94th Infantry .- Frederick Bannerwait, Jan. 4, 1804. Allen Brewer, first sergeant, H. Oct. 17, 1861; Nov. 15, 1864. George A. Benson, H. Jan. 15, 1862; Jan. 14, 1866. Ira L. Egbury, H. Dec., 1861. Noah B. Morse, Deo. 15, 1801 ; died in 1868. Lorenzo Osborn, Jan. 9, 1862; Feb. 18, 1805.
U. S. C. T .- Edward Bloegin, Sept. 2, 1864. George Bowen (20th), Jan. 9, 1864. Nathan Frazier (100th), Aug. 18, 1864. James Johnson (26th), Feb. 18, 1864. William Jacobs (15th), Dec. 22, 1864. Isaac Still (26th), Feb. 19, 1804. George Wilmer, Sept. 9, 1864.
100th Infantry .- Jeremiah Brotherton, E, musician. Benjamin Chaddock, A; died in hospital Nov. 20, 1802. Solomon Eighmy, A, Deo. 19, 1861 ; Oot., 1808. U. N. Harmon. A. Jan. 25, 1802: Feb. 8, 1868. Albert Nichols, A, 1802. Homer and Riley Nichols, A.
&h Cavalry .- Henry H. Jones, Sept. 9, 1864. Frederick Pilgrim, Oct. 5. 1861; remained in the service. William Stetsil, H. Oct. 5, 1861. Augustus Stuby, H, Oot. 5, 1861 ; Nov. 14, 1864.
12th Infantry .- George W. Barre, K, May 18, 1861 ; May 3, 1802. James Sbep- ard, K. Apr. 27, 1861 : May 22, 1868. Timothy Tierney, May 1, 1861 ; May 11. 1888.
and Artillery .- William Miller, M. Doc. 28, 1863; Sept. 20, 1806. Joseph A. Sleeper, M. Doc. 29, 1963; wounded June 8, 1804.
7th Infantry .- Benjamin Knapp, Sept. 14, 1864. Charles Lent. Sept. 9, 1814. Harvey McCormack, September 9, 1864. Lathrop Smith, Sept. 16, 1864.
let Heavy Art@lery .- Duane W. Sewell, M. Sept. 7, 1861. Frank Tisdale, M. Sept. 23, 1864 : June 23, 1806.
&h Heavy Artillery .- Arthur Z. Godfrey, musician, M. December 28, 1803; Oct. 11, 1866: Henry Luth, Jan. 4, 1864. Rial Newland, Dec. 25, 1883.
18th Infantry .- Jobn T. Pace and Emery F. Prichard, Sept. 7, 1864. John Williams, Sept. 14, 1806.
3d Cavalry .- George Munson, Sept. 5, 1864. Elijah Wilson, Sept. 16, 1884. Independent Company .- William Gould and Jerry Sullivan, Sept. 14. 1864.
Miscellaneous .- Trederick Aspinwall, Aug. 19, 1864. Henry Atkinson. Aug. 28, 1864. John Bridmer. July 16, 1864. John M. Bell. 115th infantry, Sept. 10. 1864 ; went into the navy. Valentine Conners, Aug. 56, 1864. Edgar F. Doty, 18th heavy artillery. Sept. 8, 1804. John M. Denton, seaman, Dec: 28, 1864. George W. Eastman, musician, D, 16th, Feb. 26, 1802; died May 14th, 1803. John Edgell, Deo. 11, 1868. Charles Flessarer and John P. George, Dec. M. 1864. Reuben B. Heacock, captain, E, 19th, July 1, 1802 ; killed May 18, 1834. George Henning. 10th cavalry. Daniel Hoon, July 1, 1864. Peter Hollender, Aug. 8, 1804. Heary Hike, 4th infantry, A, Sept. 6, 1864 ; May 30, 1896. John Johnson. July 18, 1864. Henry Jones. Aug. 12, 1864. Benjamin X. Johnson, Jan. 28, 1864. William Knox, G, 10th, Nov., 1862; transferred to veteran reserve corps. James Sanbonke, Sept. 7, 1864. Charles Melvin. sergeant, 18th, G. Aug. 7, 1803 ; June 80, 1806. Charles A. Over, July 23, 1864. Jobn Offerman, Sept. 6. 1864. James Quinn, Asabel Tobias, corporal, 179th infantry, C, Mob. X, 1894; killed April 2, 1806; Charles Thomas, Ang. ST. 1804. Charles Thompson, Sept. 2, 1864. Martin Fietser, Sept. 6, 1864. Nelson Updike, 18th infantry, H. Apr. 18, 1861 ; Aug. 18, 1861. William A. Wilder. Ist N. J. cavalry, G. Deo. 17, 1883 ; died in Andersonville, Ga. Charles Wil- Liams, July Ist, 1864. Charles T. Whitcomb, clerk in the naval service ; Dec. 23, 1804.
ATTICA CENTER.
Attica Center is a small hamlet near the center of the town, and about six miles from Attica village. It was set- tled about 1806 by Stephen Crow. It was once the business center of the town, but as railroads and canals drew the bus-
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iness in other directions, the Center began to decline. There was at that point a flourishing church, which has also had to succumb to the losses occasioned by a change of business cen- ter. There are at present a German Baptist church, supplied from other places, a cheese factory, a school-house, two blacksmith shops and six or eight dwellings.
ATTICA VILLAGE.
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Less than three-quarters of a century ago this place was known only as Phelps Settlement, for the reason that Zerah Phelps, of Connecticut, had purchased the land upon which the village now stands, and was the first settler at this point. The most vivid imagination of the wisest denizen of the Phelps Settlement of 1802 could not have pictured the Attica of 1879; for then a dense wilderness covered the ground, in- habited only by wild beasts, and in the way of communica- tions there was only a trail leading out to Batavia.
When Mr. Phelps settled here, in 1802, he cleared a spot of ground, and built a double log house on the site now oc- cupied by Mrs. Maxon's millinery shop, on the east side of Market street. In 1803 Mr. Phelps built a grist-mill at this place, which was not only the first one in the town but in the county also. It stood on the east side of the creek, in the rear of where I. H. Torn's blacksmith shop now stands. The mill dam was where it now is. The mill was run by an old fashioned undershot wheel, and the grinding was done with one run of "rock stone." Roswell Munger was the millwright who built the mill. This mill was burned in 1805, by a man who had worked for Mr. Phelps and for good rea- sons had been discharged. The saw-mill built at or about the same time stood on the west bank of the creek, in the rear of where Barross & Fay's grist-mill now stands. In 1806 Mr. Phelps built another grist-mill, on the west side of the creek and north side of Main street, where S. A. Krauss & Sons' and Smith & Bostwick's brick blocks now stand, on Market street. . This mill was supplied with the same kind of stone as the former one, but with a tub wheel. In 1813 this mill was accidentally burnt, and rebuilt the same year by John Peabody, who then owned it. In 1818 it was again destroyed by fire, with about three thousand bushels of wheat. The miller, Abram Andrews, who slept in the mill, escaped by jumping from an upper window. The mill was then owned by Messrs. Wilder, Peabody & Thomas. It was rebuilt in 1819, and in 1827 an addition was made and the flouring facilities increased by Parmenio Adams, who then owned it. In 1847, when owned by David Scott, the estab- lishment was again swept away by fire, and in 1848 the pres- ent brick mill was built by B. R. Folsom, with all the mod- ern improvements, making it a first class flouring and custom mill. It is now owned and operated by Barross & Fay.
The first blacksmith shop in the village, and probably in the town, was opened in 1805 by two brothers named Hos- sington. It stood on the south side of Main street, where R. Rykert's paint shop now stands. The Hossingtons were
succeeded by David Wright, who continued the business many years.
The first tannery in the village was built by Elial Pier- sons, who, having sold the one on the Cooley farm east of the village, came here, and about 1810 built a tannery on the site now occupied by D. H. Pryor's house, at the corner of Washington and Main streets. He sold out to Timothy Loomis in 1816. The first brick building in the village stood where R. J. Rodgers's store now stands, on Market street.
The first store in the village was opened in 1806 by T. Carey, of Batavia, on the corner of Main and Exchange streets, where Dr. Davis's brick house now stands. John Wilder owned the property, and sold it to a Mr. Fitch, and he to Erastus Crosby, who opened a tavern in 1808 or there- abouts. Soon after this Fitch opened a store on the site now occupied by C. W. Krauss, on the corner of Market and Bennington streets.
The old carding-mill that stood where Mrs. Pfeinder's block on Market street now stands, was built in 1814 by Messrs. Fuller & Sabin, who carried on the business for quite a number of years.
The pioneer school-house was built, of logs, in 1811, on the site now occupied by the bakery on Water street, just north of Main.
The first postmaster of the place was Gaius B. Rich. He was appointed in 1814. The office was kept in his store, on the site now occupied by Doty Brothers' store, on the east side of Market street. The mail was received once a week from Batavia. It was carried at first by a man named Mur- phy, and subsequently by Hanford Conger. It was carried on horseback a number of years. At present the mails are received seven times a day, and from all parts of the world, requiring a horse and dray to convey the mail bags from the railroad depot to the post-office, a distance of about one-third of a mile. A. J. Lorish is the present postmaster, and the office occupies a whole floor in the Loomis block, on Main at the head of Market street.
The first brick store was built where R. J. Rodgers's drug store now stands in 1827, by David Scott. The stores south of the Scott building were built in 1830, by David Collins, Philip Smith, William Jenks and Harry Putnam. The block known as the Loomis block was built in 1833, by Owen Cot- ton.
The oldest brick dwelling house in the town stands on the corner of Market and Buffalo streets, in the village of Attica, and is now occupied by C. W. Krauss. It was built by Isaac Townsend, in 1827. On the site now occupied by Dr. O. Davis the first frame house in the town was erected, in 1808, by Joseph Wilder.
In 1828 Lewis Drake built a foundry on the west side of Market street east of Buffalo street. He sold it to Dix & Murphy, and Murphy sold to Jirah Chapman, who located where he now lives in 1832. Mr. Chapman conducted the foundry business until 1873, when he took the building down, and the site is now occupied by his garden.
The brick house on the corner of Buffalo and Market streets, now owned and occupied by C. W. Krauss, was built in 1828 by Isaac Townsend, who kept a tavern there for a number of years, and sold it to a man named Rice. Subsequently Gideon Tyrrel occupied it for a tavern till 1859.
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In 1828 James Douglas built a threshing machine manu- factory, on the site now occupied by Isaac Williams, on the west side of Market street east of Buffalo street.
In 1830 there was a wagon shop standing where Frederick Trummel's furniture store now stands, on Main street. The business was carried on by Timothy Crosby, who also did a cabinet business in 1830, on the site now occupied by V. C. Barross's residence, on Main street.
The pioneer boot and shoe store was opened in 1812 by a Mr. Gray, on the site of the late American Hotel and of the present Loomis block.
PIONEER SINGING SCHOOL.
Among all the cares and trials of pioneer life the early settlers were not unmindful of the cultivation of their music- al talent, and in 1805 the first singing school was started at Phelps Settlement, as it was then called. At first the pupils and teachers met at private houses, as there was no school- house at the time; but finally a novel idea entered the mind of some one. There was standing between what is now Water street and the creek, near where Mrs. Kearney's dwelling stood, a large, hollow buttonwood tree, about eight feet in diameter. This tree was felled, a section about thirty feet in length cut off, several appertures cut through for windows, seats arranged along the sides, and from this pioneer music hall the voices of the young folks echoed and re-echoed-to their satisfaction at least. The teacher was John Bogart, a Mohawk German. In after years his school- room was cut off the right length for a boat, split open, the ends planked up at right angles, and it was launched in the mill pond, and afforded the young folks many a pleasant boating excursion; but in a time of high water it got loose from its moorings, went over the dam and was broken to pieces and carried down stream by the raging Tonawanda.
ATTICA INCORPORATED.
Within the brief space of thirty-five years from the time the first white settler located in this town the village of At- tica was incorporated. May 2nd, 1837, a charter was granted. We have no means of ascertaining the names of the first village officers, the date of their election, or, in fact, any of the officers' names until within the last two or three years. As the population increased and the corporate bounds needed enlarging, a new charter, granting the " city fathers" greater power, was found necessary, and the present charter was granted by the Legislature January 22nd, 1853. The vil- lage officers consist of five trustees, with large powers, three assessors, a treasurer, constable and collector and village clerk. These are elected on the second Tuesday of March in each year. At the first meeting of the board of trustees subsequent to election they appoint one of their number to act as president of the board for the ensuing year. The village officers for 1879 are as follows: Trustees, A. A. Smith, I. O. Williams, I. E. Jefferson, I. H. Toms and M. C. Shea; assessors, Burley Smith, H. L. Doty and H. Spann; treasurer, G. T. Loomis; constable and collector, H. P. Gardner; clerk of the village, George B. Smith; president of the board of trustees, A. A. Smith. The territory of the corpo- ration is an oblong in the northwest corner of the town, be- ing two hundred and eighty rods north and south, and four hundred and fifty rods east and west.
RAILROAD COMMUNICATIONS-REPAIR SHOPS.
In 1843 the railroad was opened between Attica and Ba- tavia. About the same year a charter was obtained, and work commenced on the "Buffalo and Attica , Railroad," thirty-one miles long, which was finished in the spring of 1843, making the last link of a continuous line from Buffalo to Albany. Attica was made one of the principal stopping places, and continued so for many years.
The " Buffalo and New York City Railroad " was char- tered to run parallel with the Buffalo and Attica road be- tween these two points, and then to Hornellsville. The links that made up the original New York Central were consolidated, and that portion between Buffalo and Attica sold to A. D. Patchin, who subsequently sold to the Buffalo and New York City Railroad Company, and that company was finally merged in the New York and Erie Railway Com- pany. At the same time the New York Central main line was extended from Batavia to Buffalo, and the Batavia and Attica road retained as a branch, which is still in operation, the depot being removed from Exchange street to grounds near the railroad crossing on East Main street. The Erie soon obtained a charter and laid a track parallel with the Central from this place to Batavia, thus giving Attica the advantage of two roads from the north, of one of which this place is the terminus. Soon the Erie was completed from Buffalo to New York, thus placing Attica. on one ot the great trunk lines to the West.
There is a projected road surveyed through this village, known as the "Tonawanda Valley and Lockport Railroad," running from Arcade, where it connects with the Buffalo, Philadelphia and New York road to Lockport, thus adding to the already excellent railroad facilities of the village.
Besides the through trains, all of which stop here, there are several trains made up daily at this place for the various points north, east and south, making this perhaps the live- liest railroad village of its size in the State.
The machine and repair shop of the Erie gives regular employment to a large number of men. It is supplied with a steam engine that drives machinery for cutting screws and nuts of all desired sizes; planing and turning iron; drilling and punching, and doing other work pertaining to repairing bridges, track, locomotives and cars. There are in the shop about a dozen blast fires, and repairing " track rail " is one of the many specialties of this shop. Imperfect or worn parts are cut out, or cut off, and when too short two of these trimmed rails are welded together. The best of these " re- constructed " rails are used to replace worn or broken ones in the main track, and are as good as new. All that are un- fit for use in any way are sent to the rolling-mill to be made over into new rails. Another large item is the "switch work," and under this head come switch rods, switch guards and turning and signal apparatus, etc., for which the quan- tity of iron and the amount of labor required are im- mense.
In short, the Attica shop is the repair shop for the entire Buffalo division and its branches, and all the rail repairs, the smith work, the track work, the bridge work, the frogs and guards, track tools for repairs, repairs of engines and cars are done at this place. The force employed in this shop is of a high mechanical order, and the wages paid range from $1.50 to $3.00 per day. The depot and freight-
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house of the N. Y., L. E. & W. Railroad is on the east side of Exchange street. The principal railroad men connected with this road residing at this place are Thomas D. Jones, foreman of the repair and machine shop; David Kirkpatrick, superintendent of the Buffalo division, from Buffalo to Hor- nellsville; George W. Wells, station agent; George B. Smith, ticket agent; Thomas Fitzgerald, superintendent of tele- graph; Edwin Dearborn, night telegraph operator; L. P. Warren, keeper of railroad stores; P. J. Lynch, civil en- gineer, in charge of laying double track on the whole road; W. W. Dunbar, wood agent on the Buffalo and Rochester division; James R. Ogden, Rollo Benedict and Henry Shil- ling, railroad engineers, and J. O. Prescott, excursion con- ductor between Philadelphia and New York.
CEMETERIES-ATTICA CEMETERY ASSOCIATION.
According to probable tradition, the oldest burial place in the town is that in the village of Attica, adjoining the south side of the lands of the Erie railway company, and on the east side of Exchange street. The first death in this town was that of Thomas Mather; in the winter of 1803, less than a year from the time that Zerah Phelps first came here. It is supposed that he came here with Phelps, but this is not known, and it is a mere supposition that he was buried in the old graveyard at Attica.
Soon after the ground at the village was set apart for burial purposes, one was opened at Attica Center, which is still used as such; another, also still used, about half way between Attica village and Attica Center, on Crow creek; and still another, which has been abandoned, on what was known as Cooley street. There were several family burial grounds, but most if not all of them have gone out of use, and the cemeteries cared for by associations organized under the State laws are the only ones used.
In the old grounds, in the rear of the Erie depot at Attica, may be found this epitaph:
ELI BARRS DIED AUG. 11, 1818, IN THE 23D YEAR OF HIS AGE.
Hark, my gay friends, the solema toll Speaks the departure of the soul; It's gone, that's all, we know not where, Or how the wabodied soul doth fare In that mysterious world; none knows But God alone, to whom it goes; To whom departed souls return, To take their doom-to smile or moura.
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