The Buffalo directory, 1852, Part 2

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Publication date: 1828
Publisher: Buffalo, The Courier Company of Buffalo [etc.]
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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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