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COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER DIRECTORY.
Line Boat Dock
on the Canal east of Commercial from Cherry to North
Locust Long Wharf Le Couteulx from Rock to Water
runs along the harbor from foot of Commercial to
Lloyd
from Main to Creek
from 'Terrace to Erie
from Seneca to Buffalo Creek
Mary Matthews
from Spring to Jefferson
Matthews' Alley from Pearl to Franklin between Eagle and Court
Miami
from Ohio to Ferry
Mark
from William to Gay
Mott
from Eagle to Batavia
Moore
from Elk to Ohio
Maiden Lane
from Canal to Water
Maple
from Cherry to High
Marvin
from Elk to Perry
Maryland
from North to Erie Canal
Missouri
from Elk to Perry
Michigan Mill
from the Creek to North
Milnor
from William to Batavia
Mohawk
from Ellicott to Niagara
Morgan
from Genesee to Chippewa
Mulberry
from Cherry to High
Niagara
from Seneca to Folsom between Court and Mich. from Main to York
Niagara Square Ninth North
junction of Delaware, Geneseo, Court, and Niag. from Huron to York
North Canal
from Grosvenor to Indian Reservation
North Division
from Main to Jefferson
Norton
from Peacock to Water
Oak
from Swan to High
Ohio
from Main along the Creek to the toll bridge
Orange
from Cherry.to North
Palmer
from Georgia to Hudson
Packet Dock
from Commercial to Evans
Park Place Park
from Virginia to Allen
Peach
from Cherry to North
Peacock
from Evans to Erie
Pearl
from Commercial to Tupper
Pennsylvania
from North to Erie Canal
Perry
from Main to Ferry
Mortimer
from William to Genesee
Nichols's Alley
from Scott to the Creek
Mechanic
from Terrace to Erie Canal
from Van Rensselaer to Ferry
Mississippi
is the Main street-runs north and south
Main
from Ohio to Ferry
Lock Louisiana Mackinaw
from Mississippi to Indiana
[Ship Canal
from Delaware to Fir
from York to Jefferson on north line of the city
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Pine Pollard Porter
from Swan to Sycamore
from Mill to Eagle
from William to Batavia
Potter from Heacock to Ferry
Prime
from Dayton to Commercial
Pratt
from Eagle to Genesee
Quay
from Main to Washington below Exchange
Red Jacket
from Seneca to Elk
Rock
from Commercial to Erie and Genesee to Hospital
Rose
from Virginia to High
Sandusky
from Ohio Basin to Hamburg
Scott
from Main to Michigan
Seneca East
from Main to the Indian Reservation
Seneca West
from Main to Terrace
Sixth
from Terrace to York
Sloan
from Church to Erie Canal
South
from Creek to Hamburg
South Division Spring
from Seneca to Cherry
Spruce State
from Rock to Water
St. Clair
from South to Ohio
Staats
from Mohawk to Court
Steuben
from Alabama to Ferry
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Swan West
from Main to Terrace
Sycamore
from Oak to Jefferson
Tecumseh
from Canal Slip to Hamburg
Tennessee
from South to Mackinaw
Tenth
from Carolina to Hudson
Terrace Third
on north side of Erie Canal
Tupper East
from Maiu to Michigan
Tupper West
from Main to Virginia from Seneca to Elk
Vincennes
from South to Mackinaw
Vandalia
from South to Mackinaw
Virginia
from Erie Canal to Cottage and thence to Main
Union
from Eagle to William
Walden Alley
from Main to Delaware
Walnut
from Eagle to Genesee
Warren from Little Buffalo Greek to Canal Slip
Washington Water
east of Main, from Creek to High
from Commercial to the beach
William
from Michigan to Jefferson
Wabash
from Mackinaw to Ohio, on north side Erie Basin
York
from North to the Canal on line of Black Rock
Seventh
from Terrace to York
from Main to Jefferson
from Batavia to Cherry
Ship Canal
from the Creek across Erie
Swan East
from Main to Seneca
from Main to junction of Sixth and Court
Van Rensselaer Vine
from Oak to Michigan above Clinton
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BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY WARDS.
Buffalo is divided into five wards, to wit:
First Ward-All that part of the city which lies south and east of the following lines, viz:
Beginning at a point in the Indian Reservation, where a line drawn through the center of Exchange street would strike said Reservation: thence along said line to the center of Exchange street; thence proceed- ing westwardly along the center of said street to Cazenovia Terrace; thence to the center of Cazenovia Terrace; thence westwardly and northerly along the center of said Terrace, to the center of Erie street; thence along the center of E'rie street to the center of Erie canal; thence along the center of the canal to the west bounds of York street; thence down the west bounds of York street to Lake Erie; thence due west to the State Line.
Second Ward-All that part which lies east of the center of Main street, and north of the center of Exchange street, and north of a line - drawn through the center of Exchange street to the said Reservation, and south of the center of Eagle street, and south of a line to be drawn in continuation of the north line of Eagle street to the Buffalo Creek Reservation.
Third Ward-All that part of said city lying westerly of the center of Main street and northeasterly of the bounds of the First Ward, and southeasterly and northwesterly bounds of said York street, and south- westerly of the center of Niagara street.
Fourth Ward-All the residue of said city, lying east of the center of Main street, and north of the center of Eagle street.
Fifth Ward-All the residue of said city, lying west of the center of Main street, and northeasterly of the center of Niagara street.
COUNTY OFFICERS-1852.
County Judge-Jesse Walker.
District Attorney-Charles H. S. Williams.
Surrogate-Charles D. Norton.
County Clerk-Wells Brooks.
Deputy Clerk-William Andre.
Special Deputy Clerk-C. Guffin. -
Superintendents of the Poor-Lester Brace, E. C'haffre, Ezra P. Gosling.
County Treasurer-Christian Metz, Jr.
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Coroner-John S. Trowbridge.
Sheriff-Le Roy Farnham.
Under Sheriff-Seth Clark.
Deputies-John Pierce, Asu P. Harris, Orren McCluer, Buffalo; Byron Cochrane, Springville; Adam Rinewalt, Amherst; Augustus Oakley, Clarence; Charles P. Persons, East Aurora; James Kester, Eden.
Jailer-Seth Clark.
Commissioners of Deeds-Alex. W. Harvey, A. P. Nichols, William H. Cutler, Samuel T. Atwater, Christian Lapp, Gain Robinson, Ste- phen Lockwood, Samuel M. Chamberlain, W. F. Miller, H. N. Walker, Leonard Wilson, Geo. N. Williams, Jr., L. A. Miller, Geo. B. Bene- dict, H. A. Goodrich, Calvin J. Mills, H. N. Wilcox, Jacob Kretner, William Andre, Perry P. Rogers, Daniel D. Bidwell, S. L. Hull, David F. Day, Hiram C. Day, Samuel B. Hard.
Commissioners of Deeds for Other States-Frederick P. Stevens, for New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, and Wiscon- win. W. W. Mann, for Massachusetts and Ohio. James S. Gibbs, for Massachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Tennessee, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Missouri, Arkansas, and Louisiana. Le Grand Marvin, for Connecticut, Ohio, Indiana, and Pennsylvania. . George L. Marvin, for Ohio. I. T. Williams, for Massachusetts. Douglass W. Williams, for Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin. L. K. Haddock, for Maine. George Coit, Jr., for Ohio and Wisconsin. John A. Sher- wood, for Michigan. Henry D. Tillinghast, for Michigan and Ohio. Nelson K. Hopkins, for Ohio, Michigan, and Massachusetts. Joseph L. Fairchild, for Wisconsin. Perry G. Parker, for Kentucky.
Commissioners of Loans-Almon M. Clapp, Buffalo; James Wood, Wales.
Notaries Public-Seth B. Grosvener, Nelson K. Hopkins, J. S. Tor- rance, S. T. Atwater, Charles M. Hopkins, Andrew Houliston, Jacob Krettner, R. Starkweather, L. K. Haddock, Jonathan Mayhew, R. L. Burrows, T. M. Janes, Jno. R. Lee, Elmore H. Walker, Garrett W. Bell, Geo. N. Williams, Jr., James M. Punderson, Samuel B. Hard.
COURTS.
County Court and Court of Sessions .- Hon. Jesse Walker, Buffalo, Judge. John Treanor, Eden, Wm. H. Grimes, Lancaster, Justices of the Sessions. Wells Brooks, Concord, Clerk. C. H. S. Williams, Buffalo, District Attorney.
Recorder's Court .- Geo. W. Houghton, Recorder. J. S. Torrance, Clerk.
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TERMS OF COURTS IN ERIE COUNTY.
Jan. 5, 1st Mon. Special Term Supreme Court, Taggart.
12, 2d .. Circuit and Oyer and Terminer, Hoyt
Feb. 2, 1st Special Term Recorder's Court, Houghton,
9, 2d County Court and Sessions with Jury, . Walker.
March, 8, 2d : Recorder's Court,. Houghton,
22, 4th .. Special Term Supreme Court, Hovt.
April 5, 1st
Circuit and Oyer and Terminer, Mullett.
5, 1st
Special Term Recorder's Court, Houghton.
19, 3d
County Court, no Jury. . Walker.
26. 4th .. General Term Supreme Court,
Taggart.
May 10, 2d
Recorder's Court, Houghton.
: 24, 4th " County Court and Sessions, with Jury,. Walker.
June 7, 1st .. Special Term Recorder's Court, Houghton.
21, 3d
Circuit and Oyer and Terminer, Marvin.
July 12, 2d
.. Recorder's Court, Houghton.
26, 4th
County Court, no Jury Walker.
Aug. 2, 1st
Special Term Recorder's Court, Houghton.
Sept. 13, 2d 27, 4th
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Recorder's Court, Houghton .
Oct. 4, 1st
Special Term Supreme Court, Marvin.
11, 2d County Court and Sessions, with Jury,. Walker.
.. 8, 2d
Supreme Court General Term, 'Taggart.
County Court, no Jury, Walker.
Dec. 6, 1st
Circuit and Oyer and Terminer, Mullett.
. 6, 1st " Special Term Supreme Court, Hoyt
13, 2d
Recorder's Court, Houghton.
Police and Justices Courts-Police Justice-Charles R. Gold. Justices-James G. Dickie, Henry B. Burt, C. T. Shattuck, and A. S. Merrill.
Justice for the Watch House-Henry B. Burt.
BOARD OF TRADE-1852.
Organized in the Spring of 1845, for the facilitation of the commerce of Buffalo.
Officers .- President, S. H. Fish. First Vice President, Wm. Foote. Second Vice President, J. Harmon.
Directors-E. Weed, W. D. Walbridge, P. S. Marsh, G. S. Hazard, C. Hitchcock, J. M. Fish, J. Fleeharty, E. Savage, W. H. Abell, P. L. Sternberg.
Committee of Reference-S. Lathrop, J. L. Reynolds, S. Drullard.
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30, 5th
Special Term Supreme Court, Mullett.
.. Circuit and Oyer and Terminer Taggart.
Nov. 1, 1st
Special Term Recorder's Court Houghton.
22, 4th
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CUSTOM HOUSE OFFICERS-1852.
Collector-William Ketchum, Buffalo.
Deputy Collectors-S. T. Atwater, Buffalo; Edmund Hull, Black Rock; Lewis B. Howell, Black Rock Dam; George D. Farnham, Irv- ing and Silver Creek; H. A. Risley, Dunkirk; Fred. Goodrich, Barce- lona; Rufus Fanning, Tonawanda.
Aid of Revenue-Jeremiah Pierce, Schlosser.
Inspectors-Lucian Hawley, S. G. Walker, N. B. Hoyt, Henry A. Curtis, Seymour Bennett.
Clerks-Charles Shiels, O. F. Crary, and George Drullard.
BUFFALO POST OFFICE-1852.
Post Master-James O. Putnam.
Assistant Post Master-Cyrus P. Lee.
Clerks-John Powers, Charles L. Harrington, John W. Stewart, George Walker, James H. Lee, Lansing B. Littlefield, Charles Lay William S. Rice, Henry H. Stanley, Henry Smith, Louis Filuer, Jacob Wiel, Joseph Saltar, Frederic A. Potter, Elisha C. Dean, Hugh M. Case.
BANKS.
Oliver Lee & Co.'s Bank .- Capital $160,000. Banking hours, from 9 A. M. till 3 P. M. Henry L. Lan ing, President; E. S. Thayer, Cashier; W. V. J. Mercer, Jr., Teller; N. Thayer and C. H. Payne, Bookkeepers; Rob't. Foullerton and J. Cronin, Clerks.
Patchin Bank of Buffalo .- Capital $100,000. Aaron D. Patchin, President; Thaddeus W. Patchin, Vice President; J. Stringham, Cash- ier; Frederick A. Mayhew, Teller; J. Mayhew, Notary Public; Moses Chapman, Discount Clerk; Frederick N. Burt, First Bookkeeper; H. B. Starkweather, Second Bookkeeper; W. A. Chard, Clerk.
White's Bank of Buffalo .- Capital $60,000. George C. White, President; William Williams, Cashier; J. L. White, Clerk; G. Bailey, Bookkeeper. Office, 146 Main.
Hollister Bank of Buffalo .- Capital $200,000. James Hollister, President; Robert Hollister, Vice President; R. H. Shearman, Cashier; H. B. Dox, Teller; W. P. Shearman, Bookkeeper; F. E. Robertson, Clerk. Office, 220 Main street.
Bank of Attica -Capital $160,000. Banking hours from 9 A. M. till 3 P. M. Office, No. 1, Spaulding's Exchange. John S. Ganson, President; A. J. Rich, Cashier; George H. Ganson, Teller; Seth B. Grosvenor, Bookkeeper and Notary Public; James E. Ganson, Assis- tant Bookkeeper.
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Exchange Bank of Buffalo .- Capital $50,000. Office, 162 Main street. Robert Codd, Banker; R. B. Despard, Cashier.
Marine Bank .- Capital $170,000. Geo. Palmer, President; J. M. Ganson, Cashier; Chas. M. Hopkins, Teller and Notary Public; F. H. Day, Bookkeeper; Elisha T. Smith, Clerk; H. C. Dudley, Assistant Bookkeeper. Office, 75 Main street.
Pratt Bank .- Capital $60,000. Thaddeus W. Patchin, President; John F. Smith, Cashier; Henry P. Taylor, Bookkeeper; Wm. H. Clark, Clerk. Office, 139 Main street.
Bank of Lake Erie .- Capital $53,000. Office, Spaulding's Ex- change. D. N. Barney, President; T. M. Janes, Cashier.
Buffalo Savings Bank .- Chartered May 8th, 1846. This institution has been in operation nearly six years, and its deposits have amounted to over $550,000. Whole number of depositors, 6,500. Ofice at the Buffalo Bank Buildings, Main street. Hours of business from 9 to 12 A. M., and from 2 to 4 P. M. Russell H. Heywood, President; Eben- ezer Walden, Vice President; Robert Pomeroy, Secretary; John F. Townsend and. John U. Wayland, Clerks; O. H. Marshall, Attorney.
Western Savings Bank .- Chartered July 9th, 1851. Office, Towu- send Hall, entrance West Swan street. Dean Richmond, President; Geo. W. Tifft, First Vice President; James L. Barton, Secretary and Treasurer. H. B. Potter, Attorney.
INSURANCE COMPANIES.
Mutual Insurance Company of Buffalo .- Office, No. 11 Merchants' Exchange. Dean Richmond, President; James C. Evans, Vice Pres- ident; A. A. Eustaphieve, Secretary; Capt. E. P. Dorr, Marine Inspector.
Hartford Fire. Insurance Company .- William C. Smith, Agent. Office, over 182 Main street.
The Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company .-- Guy H. Salis- bury, Agent. Office, under Patchin's Bank.
New York Life Insurance and Trust Company .- Capital $1,000,000. Dennis Bowen, Agent. Office, No. 12 Spaulding's Exchange.
Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York .-- No 56 Wall street. Elias S. Hawley, 164 Main street, and S. T. Atwater, Custom House Buildings, Agents.
Mutual Benefit Life Insurance .- No. 11 Wall street, New York. William Lovering, Jr., Agent. Office, No. 11 West Seneca.
Protection Insurance Company of Hartford, Conn .- William C. Smith, Agent. Office, over 182 Main street, corner West Swan.
Eagle Insurance Company, Cincinnati .- Authorized capital $200,000 Otis F. Presbrey, Agent. Office, No. 1 Merchants' Exchange.
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Merchants Mutual Insurance Company, Milwaukee .- A. A. Eusta- phieve, Agent. Office, No. 11 Merchants' Exchange.
American Mutual Life Insurance Company, New Haven, Conn. - Amasa Mason, Actuary, No. 11 West Seneca.
Union Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston .- Horace Winans, Agent. Office, No. 3 Townsend Hall, Main street.
Empire State Insurance Company, of Saratoga Springs .- Capital $200,000. A. L. Baker, Agent. Office, corner Pearl and Seneca streets.
Herkimer County Mutual Fire Insurance Company .-- N. A. Halbert, Agent. Office, 156 Main street.
Howard Insurance Company, New York .- Capital $250,000. Wil- liam Lovering, Agent, 11 West Seneca.
Fina Insurance Company, Utica .- Capital $100,000. A. Barker, Agent. Office, 3 Merchants' Exchange.
New York State Mutual Insurance Company, Newark .- Capital $150, - 000. A. Barker, Agent. Office, 3 Merchants' Exchange.
Utica Insurance Company, Utica, N. Y .- Capital 200,000. Joseph Whittet, Agent. Office, 4 Merchants' Exchange.
Toledo Fire and Marine Insurance Company .- Capital $250,000. -, Agent. Office, 3 Merchants' Exchange.
Manhattan Life Insurance Company, New York .- Capital $100,000. Edward Brewster, Agent. Office, Spaulding's Exchange.
Hudson River Marine, Fire and Canal Insurance Company .- Capital $300,000. Leonard Wilson, Agent, No. 4 Spaulding's Exchange.
New England Life Insurance Company, Boston. - Accumulated capi- tal $450,000. Leonard Wilson, agent. Office, No. 4 Spaulding's Ex- change. Wm. Treat, Medical Examiner.
United States Life Insurance Company .- Capital $100,000. Office, 40 Wall street, New York. B. A. Manchester, Agent. Office, corner Pearl and Seneca.
National Loan Fund Life Assurance Society, London .- Capital $2,500,000. Office, No. 74 Wall street, New York. A. A. Eusta- phieve, Agent. Dr. C. Winne, Medical Examiner.
Astor Mutual Insurance Company, of New York City .- George Davis and John F. Lockwood, Agents. Office, Merchants' Exchange, first floor.
Atlas Mutual Insurance Company, of New York City .- George Davis and John F. Lockwood, Agents. Office, Merchants' Exchange, first floor.
Niagara Fire Insurance Company, of New York City .- George Davis and John F. Lockwood, Agents. Office, Merchants' Exchange, first floor
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Grocers' Fire Insurance Company, of New York City .- George Davis and John F. Lockwood, Agents. Office, Merchants' Exchange, first floor.
Mercantile Fire Insurance Company, of New York City .- George Davis and John F. Lockwood, Agents. Office, Merchants' Exchange, first floor.
Atlantic Fire Insurance Company, of Brooklyn, N. Y .- George Davis and John F. Lockwood, Agents. Office, Merchants' Exchange, first floor.
New York Life Insurance Company, of New York City .- George Davis and John F. Lockwood, Agents. Office, Merchants' Exchange, first floor.
Columbian Fire and Marine Insurance Company .- Capital $150,000. B. W. Clark, Agent. Office, 3} Merchants' Exchange.
Northern Protection Insurance Company, Camden, N. Y .- Capital $150,000. B. W. Clark, Agent, 3} Merchants' Exchange.
Rochester Insurance Company .- Capital $150,000. B. W. Clark, Agent. Office, 3} Merchants' Exchange.
Mohawk Valley Farmer's Insurance Company .- Capital $150,000. B. W. Clark, Agent. Office, 3} Merchants' Exchange.
Globe Fire and Marine Insurance Company, Utica, N. Y .- Capital $150,000. A. Barker, Agent. Office, 3 Merchants' Exchange.
American Union Health Association, Utica, N. Y .- Capital $50,000. A. Barker, Agent. Office, 3 Merchants' Exchange.
United States Health Association .- Capital $16,000. Horatio War- ren, President; O. F. Presby, Secretary. Office, 1 Merchants' Ex- change.
Farmers' Insurance Company, Oncida County, N. Y .- N. A. Halbert, Agent. Office, 156 Main street.
Franklin Marine, Fire and Canal Insurance Company .- Capital $300,000. Leonard Wilson, Agent, 4 Spaulding's Exchange.
Farmer's Mutual Insurance Company of Erie County .- Thomas C. Love, President. Moses Bristol, Vice President. Samuel Lake, Secre- tary. Office, 156} Main street.
Etna Insurance Company, Hartford, Conn .- Philo Durfee, Agent. Office, Custom House Buildings.
North Western Insurance Company .- Capital $150,000. G. W. Rounds, Agent. Office, No. 12 Merchants' Exchange.
American Insurance Company, Amsterdam, N. Y .- Capital $180,000. O. F. Presbrey, Agent. Office, No. 1 Merchants' Exchange.
Union Insurance Company, Fort Plain, N. Y .- Capital $175,000 William Moore, Agent, 2 Merchants' Exchange.
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BUFFALO GAS COMPANY. .
Capital stock. $150,000. This Company was organized February 26, . 1848 The Gas Works are located on Genesee street, near the Erie canal.
Oficers .- Samuel F. Pratt, President. Oliver G. Steele, Secretary. William Lovering, Treasurer.
Directors .- Samuel F. Pratt, Joseph K. Brick, O. G. Steele, William K. Scott, C. C. Bristol, Wm. Lovering, Wm. Bucknell, Jr.
RAIL ROAD COMPANIES.
Buffalo and Niagara Falls .- Capital $393,750. Albert H. Tracy, President. William A. Bird, Treasurer and Superintendent.
Directors-Albert H. Tracy, Wm. A. Bird, Israel T. Hatch, Theo- dore Dehon, Rufus H. King, J. B. Plumb, Peter B. Porter.
J. H. H. Wheeler, Receiver, Buffalo. H. W. Clark, Receiver, Niagara Falls.
Buffalo and Rochester .- Capital $800,000. Joseph Fields, President. Dean Richmond, Vice President. Henry Martin, Superintendent. . Geo. H. Mumford, Secretary. J. O. Putnam, Treasurer.
Directors-H. Martin, W. F. Weld, Asa Sprague, H. J. Redfield, Dean Richmond, Aaron Rumsey, Joseph Field, Geo. H. Mumford, Samuel Dana, D. W. Tomlinson, F. H. Tows.
Buffalo and New York City Railroad -Russell H. Heywood, Presi- dent. A. D. Patchin, Treasurer. Robert Pomeroy, Secretary.
Directors-A. D. Patchin, James S. Wadsworth, R. R. Folsom, B. Bagley, Samuel Swain, Jr., R. H. Heywood, James G. Hoyt, Hiram Cooley, Martin Adsit, John Smith, Isaac C. Bronson, Geo. B. Chase.
Buffalo, Corning-and New York .- Capital $2,000,000. John Magee, President. Orson Phelps, Vice President. Constant Cook, Super- intendent. Edward Howell, Jr., Secretary. Miles P. Lampson, Treasurer.
Directors-John Magee, W. T. Miller, Constant Cook, T. J. Dud- ley, Orville Comstock, J. S. Wadsworth, A. B. Dickinson, Orson Phelps, Trumbull Cary, Miles P. Lampson, Brown, (of Cale- donia,)- - Curtiss, (of Steuben co.,) - Gray, (New York.)
Brantford and Buffalo .- Capital $600,000. James Wadsworth, President. A. Gilkerson, Secretary. James Christie, Treasurer.
Directors-James Wadsworth, A. D. Patchin, Arruna Huntington, Ignatius Cookshutt, Alex. Douglass.
Buffalo and State Line .- Geo. Palmer, President. Dean Richmond, Vice President. H. A. Risley, Secretary and Treasurer. C. C. Den- nis, Superintendent.
Directors-George Palmer, Benjamin Loder, James S. Wadsworth, Josoph Field, Homer Ramsdell, Dean Richmond, Asa Sprague, H. A. Risley, William Williams, John Wilkinson, Chas. H. Lee, Henry L. . Lansing, Horace White.
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ROAD COMPANIES.
Buffalo and Hamburgh Turnpike Company .- Capital $21,500. Geo. Palmer, President. John Berland, Vice President. H. W. Rogers, . Secretary. John Berland, Treasurer.
Directors-George Palmer, Henry W. Rogers, I. T. Hathaway, Sid- ney Shepard, C. H. Smith, John Berland, Charles H. Lee, J. O. Put- nam, George W. Tifft.
Inspectors-P. P. Rogers, William Lovering, T. J. Dudley, Jr.
Buffalo and Williamsville Mc.Adum Road Company .- Wm. T. Mil- ler, President. John R. Lee, Secretary and Treasurer.
Directors-Wm. T. Miller, Ira A. Blossom, Samuel F. Pratt, H. Seymour, Jr., Wm. Hodge, Horace Clark, E. Herr. .
Capital-$60,000. Annual dividends, 5 per cent.
White's Corners and Buffalo Plank Road Company. - J. O. Putnam, President. Aaron Gould, Vice President. Z. D. Thomas, Secretary. J. J. Culbertson, Treasurer.
Directors-J. O. Putnam, O. Allen, Aaron Martin, Aaron Gould, Jonathan. Hoag, Clark Dart, George Lamb, Alvin Salisbury, J. J. Culbertson.
Aurora and Buffalo Plank Road .- Capital Stock $60,000. Robert Person, President. James Wadsworth, Secretary and Treasurer.
Directors-James Wadsworth, Robert Person, Daniel McCoun, Joseph F. Hill, R. H. Maynard, Lewis M. Bullis, Charles L. Meyer.
Cattaraugus and Buffalo Plank Road Company .- A. D. Patchin, President. Lafayette Marsh, Vice President. Charles Gardner, Sec- retary. Elias Smith, Treasurer.
Directors-Aaron D. Patchin, Henry P. Darrow, Isaac N. Fisher, Thomas J, Dudley, Elisha Smith, Henry Haight, John Smith, James Hopkins, Lafayette Marsh.
TELEGRAPH COMPANIES.
New York, Buffalo, and Albany Telegraph Company-Office, 2 Ex- change street, over O. Lee & Co.'s Bank .- Theodore S. Faxton, Pres- ident and Treasurer. W. J. Bacon, Secretary.
Directors-W. J. Bacon, Theodore S. Faxton, John Butterfield, George Curtis, John Wilkinson, H. Greenman, S. D. Childs, A. H. Tracy, A. G. Dauby.
Operators-Buffalo Office, J. W. Beatty, M. V. B. Buell. Ogden Wyckoff, Bookkeeper.
Buffalo and Canada Junction Telegraph Company-Office, 2 Ex- change street-James McKay, President. David Kissock, Secretary.
Erie and Michigan Telegraph Company .- Offices, No. 15 Merchants' Exchange, up stairs; and over Oliver Lee & Co.'s Bank-J. J. Speed, Jr., President. J. Haviland, Superintendent.
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D.rectors-Wm. B. Ogden, J. B. Smith, Offiey Leeds, D. S. Wal- bridge, J. M. Howard, Tower Jackson, Ezra Cornell, Benjamin Follett. W. J. Speed, Agent. N. Hucker, jr. Bookkeeper.
O' Reilly's N. Y. State Line Telegraph Company-Office, No. 2 Ex- change street, ground floor. Marshall Lefferts, President. J. McKinny, Secretary and Treasurer.
Directors -- E. R. Jewett, John Hollister.
House's N. Y. State Printing Telegraph Company-Office, Concert Hall Buildings, 157 Main street .- Levi A. Ward, President. J. R. Elwood, Secretary. Samuel Porter, Superintendent.
Directors-Freeman Clarke, S. L. Selden, A. Champion, F. M. Ed- son, R. Chamberlain, L. B. Spaulding.
H. C. Skinner, Manager. 'T. R. Boyle, Bookkeeper.
O' Reilly's Atlantic, Lake, and Mississippi Telegraph Company .- Section 5, "Lake Erie Line." Principal office, 2 Exchange street, up stairs. Auxiliary Office, No. 23 Central Wharf .- Jonathan Child, President. H. B. Ely, Secretary. John A. Burch, Manager. Rus- sell G. Williams, Assistant Manager. Henry S. Bishop, Superinten- dent.
The New York and Mississippi Valley Printing Telegraph Company. Office, No. 157 Main street, over American Express office. Henry S. Potter, President. A. Stager, Superintendent. J. R. Elwood, Secre- tary. John H. Parsons, Manager.
ASSOCIATIONS AND SOCIETIES.
Medical College of Buffalo .- The University of Buffalo was chartered during the legislative session of 1846, and endowed with all the powers and privileges which belong to any College or University in the State. The Medical Department was established and organized in August of the same year. The lectures commence on the first Wednesday in No- vember, and continue sixteen weeks. A preliminary term will com- mence four weeks before the regular term, which will be devoted to dissections, clinical instruction, and lectures on special subjects. The preliminary term is voluntary and gratuitous.
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