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Buffalo Trust Company .- Organized under a Charter passed April 16, 1852. Office, 223 Main street, corner Main and Swan. Open from 9, A. M. to 3, P. M. Peter Curtiss, Pre- sident ; G. R. Wilson, Vice President ; Den- nis Bowen, Attorney.
Trustees-George Coit, Henry W. Rogers, Guilford R. Wilson, Orlando Allen, John Stellwagen, Alanson Robinson, Stephen Bet- tinger, James Wadsworth, S. S. Jewett, Sam- uel F. Pratt, Orsamus H. Marshall, Edward Bennett, Peter Curtis, Chandler J. Wells.
This Company has deposited with the Bank Department $100,000 in stocks and bonds and mortgages, which, together with the per- sonal liability of the Trustees, is held as secu- rity for all classes of depositors.
Erie County Savings .- Incorporated April 10th, 1854. . Opened Sept. 1, 1854. Office, 244 Main street. Office hours from 9, A. M. to 3, P. M. William A. Bird, President; Gibson T. Williams, Ist Vice President; Stephen V. R. Watson, 2d Vice President; Cyrus P. Lee, Secretary and Treasurer ; E. C. Sprague, At- torney.
Trustees-Dean Richmond, Harry Thomp- BOD, James Hollister, Nelson K. Hopkins, -
George Palmer, Henry Martin, John R. Lee, R. C. Palmer, Elijah Ford, George C. White, Nicholas Ottenot, E. S. Warren, Philip Beyer, Israel T. Hatch, L. L. Hodges, W. O. Brown, Anthony Schmidt, George Urban, C. A. Van- slyke, Henry Hellriegel, Philip Houck, Jacob Scheu, Charles Chretien and A. L. Schry ver.
. BUFFALO COMMERCIAL COLLEGE. Entrance on Main Street, side of Sage & Sons' Music Store, 207.
D. Clinton Hicks, President ; Horatio Sey- mour, Counsellor.
Directors-Rev. J. C. Lord, Rev. Wm. Shel- ton, George Palmer, Charles G. Playter, Wm. Luther, Rev. Otto Berger, Rev. G. W. Hea- cock, Rev. Frederick Schelle, T. T. Lock wood, M. D., Lucius H. Pratt, George C. White, Rev. G. S. Voght, J. S. Semon, Elijah Hadley, Dr. F. C. Brunck, Rev. Dr. Burtis, Rev. Christian Volz, H. Parmelee, Rev. J. E. Robie, John A. Pitts, Robert Hollister, Jacob Beyer.
Faculty-D. Clinton Hicks, Lecturer on the Collective, Collateral, and Demonstrative Branches of the Science of Accounts, Pen- manship, and Commercial Problems.
RAILROAD COMPANIES.
New York Central,-Capital 823,000,000. Erastus Corning, President ; Dean Richmond, Vice President ; C. Vibbard, General Superin- tendent ; J. Oollamer, Superintendent of Buf- falo and Rochester Division; Can. aud Bat. and Tonawanda Divisions, John Corning, As- sistant Superintendent ; J.V. L. Pruyn, Coun- sel; G. L. Wilson, Secretary and Treasurer.
Directors - Erastus Corning, Dean Rich- mond, John H. Chedell, Horace White, Liv- ingaton Spraker, Alonzo C. Paige, Cornelius L. Tracy, Jacob Gould, Isaac Townsend, Na- thaniel Thayer, John V. L. Pruyn, John L. Schoolcraft, John D. Wolfe.
Great Western-Capital $13,000,000. R. W. Harris, President ; C. J. Brydges, Manag- ing Director ; W. C. Stephens, Secretary ; Ju- lius Movius, General Agent ; George L. Reid, Chief Engineer.
Great Western, Detroit and Milwaukee Agency for the United States-Washington, 3d door below Exchange street, Buffalo.
Buffalo, New York and Eric .- A. D. Patchin, President ; I. C. Colton, Vice President ; Gil- bert Cameron, Treasurer ; William F. Miller, Secretary ; John Shuttleworth, Gen'l Freight Agent.
Directors-Geo. W. Tifft, Aaron D. Patchin, Chas. G. Miller, Henry Martin, Guilford R. Wilson, John G. Deshler, James O. Putnam, Buffalo ; Dan'] W. Tomlinson, Batavia ; Thos. Brown, Caledonia; Aug. P. Hascall, Le Roy ;
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Geo. Briggs, James G. King, Wm. Wainright, Jr., New York.
Executive Committee-A. D. Patchin, Geo. W. Tifft, Henry Martin, Chas. G. Miller, Thos. Brown.
New York and Erie. - Directors - Charles Moran, President, New York ; Samuel Marsh, Vice President, New York ; Cornelius Smith, Daniel Drew, D. A. Cushman, Wm. B. Skid- more, Ralph Mead, Edwin J. Brown, Hermann Gelpcke, George Bruce, Robert H. Berdell, Edward K. Alburtis, George T. Cobb, New York; John Arnot, Elmira; Ambrose S. Mur- ray, Goshen ; Dudley 8. Gregory, Jersey City; Samuel H. P. Hall, Binghampton.
Buffalo and Lake Huron .- R. S. Carter, Gen. Managing Director, Brantford, O. W .; Wm. McLean, Secretary, Brantford, C. W. ; A. Fell, General Agent. Office, Erie Street Depot, Buffalo.
Buffalo and State Line .- Geo. Palmer, Prosi- dent; Dean Richmond, Vice President ; R. N. Brown, Superintendent.
Directors-Geo. Palmer, James S. Wads- worth, Joseph Field, Daniel Drew, Dean Rich- mond, John Wilkinson, Charles H. Lee, Henry L. Lansing, Hamilton White, Alanson Robin- son, George W. Patterson, Charles Moran.
ROAD COMPANIES.
Buffalo and Hamburgh Turnpike .- Capital $21,500 .- Henry W. Rogers, President ; Geo. Palmer, Secretary ; - Foster, Treasurer.
Buffalo and Williamsville Mc.Adam .- T. . A: Hopkins, President; John R. Lee, Secretary and Treasurer.
Directors - Warren Granger, Samuel F. Pratt, H. Seymour, Jr., Wm. Hodge, Wm. F. Miller, Benjamin Miller, T. A. Hopkins. Capital $60,000. Annual dividends five per cent
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White's Corners and Bufalo Plank .- George A. Moore, President ; A. A. Howard, Secre- tary ; Wm. H. Glenny, Treasurer.
Directors-Wm. H. Glenny, Allen Potter, George A. Moore, A. A. Howard, Isaac Long.
Aurora and Buffalo Plank .- Capital Stock, $60,000. R. H. Maynard, President ; W. S. Rogers, Secretary and Treasurer.
Directors-Robert Parsons, Charles L. May- er, Joseph F. Hill, Warren S. Rogers, Lewis M. Bullis, Robert H. Maynard, James Wads- worth.
Oattaraugus and Buffalo Plank .- B. Maltby, President ; A. G. Buffum, Vice President ; Isaac N. Fisher, Secretary ; Elisha Smith, Treasurer.
Directors-Isaac N. Fisher, Elisha Smith, Henry Haight, Benjamin Maltby, C. J. Wells, | pal.
Robert Hoag, Benjamin Duell, A. G. Buffum, R. E. Bowen.
Buffalo and Batavia Plank .- E. P. Adams, President ; Eli H. Bowman, Secretary and Treasurer.
Directors - Levi Otis, Theodore Eldred, Henry Darrow, L. G. Wilsey, George Smiley, E. P. Adams, John Wood, Eli H. Bowman, B. C. Curtland.
Batavia Stroot. Plank Road .- Wm. Bailey. President ; George L. Marvin, Secretary and Treasurer.
Directors-8. V. R. Watson, Joseph F. Hill, Milo W. Hill, Eurotus Marvin, Alexander Hitchcock, Apollos Hitchcock, Amos Ray.
TELEGRAPH COMPANIES.
Western Union Telegraph .- Offices No. 2 Brown's Buildings, No. 13 Merchant's Ex- change. Hiram Sibley, President ; I. R. El- wood, Secretary, Rochester; J. H. Wade, Gen- eral Agent, A. L. Stager, General Superinten- dent, Cleveland ; Emery Cobb, Chicago; T. T. Eckert, Mansfield, J. Dunham, Cincinnati, J. N. Alvord, St. Louis Division, Superinten- dents. N. Hucker, Manager; Geo. A. Crocker, Bookkeeper ; Charles S. Jones, Chief Opera- tor; P. Kelly, R. Newell, Assistants, Buffalo Office ; W. D. Allen, Manager, Merchants' Ex- change ; H. Saville, Wadsworth House.
Montreal Telegraph .- Office No. 2 Brown's Buildings. Hugh Allen, President; Jas. Da- kers, Secretary ; O. S. Wood, General Super- intendent, Montreal ; H. P. Dwight, Assistant Superintendent, Toronto; N. Hucker, Junr., Manager ; O. Robinson, L. B. Dwight, Ope- rators.
New York, Albany and Buffalo Electro Mag- netic Telegraph .- Offices No.2 Brown's Build- ings, Merchants' Exchange, and Wadsworth House. Chas. A. Mann, President ; E. Chap- man, Treasurer; Jas. D. Reid, General Super- intendent, Utica ; N. Hucker, Jr., Manager ; G. A. Crocker, Bookkeeper ; M. V. B. Buell, Chief Operator ; J. O. Bowles, D. McDonnell, Operators ; C. E. Williams, Check Clerk.
N. Y. & Erie Rail Road Telegraph .- Office corner Washington and Exchange. O. N. Sawin, Operator. .
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Joseph Warren, Superintendent.
Central School-Situated on Court, Franklin and Genesee streets-J. Chamberlain, Princi-
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School District No. 1, Seventh near Hudson -Principal, A. Z. Barrows.
School District No. 2, Terrace near Genesee -Principal, N. G. Benedict, Jr.
School District No. 3, Perry cast of Burwell Place-Principal, P. E. Dye.
School District No. 4, Elk near Louisiana- -Principal, Jno. B. Sackett.
School District No. 5, E. Seneca near Pol- lard-Principal, E. T. Benedict.
School District No. 6, South Division near Chestnut-Principal, S. G. Love.
School District No.7, S. Division below Elli- cott-Principal, Oliver Arey.
School District No. 8, Church above Dela- ware-Principal, Samuel Slade.
School District No. 9, Vine near Elm- Principal, P. E. Brown.
School District No. 10, Delaware street- Principal, C. H. Gildersleeve.
School District No. 11, Elm near Clinton- Principal, C. W. Colyer.
School District No. 12, Spruce above Bata- via-Principal, E. C. Pomeroy.
School District No. 13, Oak near Sycamore -Principal, W. W. Newman.
School District No. 14, Franklin between Edward and Tupper- Principal, James H. French.
School District No. 15, Oak corner Burton alley-Principal, John S. Fosdick.
Sobool District No. 16, Delaware above Bry- ant-Principal, Daniel P. Lee.
School District No. 17, Main near toll gate -Principal, Harriet Patterson.
School District No. 18, Tenth near School- . Principal, James R. Waid.
School District No. 19, N. Washington near Eighteenth-Principal, Wm. L. French.
School District No. 20, Amberst cor. East- Principal, M. J. Oatman.
School District No. 21, Emslie near Peck- ham-Principal, E. A. Austin.
School District No. 22, Main near Burt Scott's-Principal, Mary Scott.
School District No. 23, Delavan avenue be- yond Adams-Principal, Wm. Crocker.
School District No. 24, Best near Walden- Principal, William S. Rice.
School District No. 25, Batavia beyond toll gate-Principal, Francis L. Schuster.
School District No. 26, Seneca near Whit- more's Tavern-Principal, Chauncey Jemison. School District No. 27, near Seneca beyond Hydraulics-Principal, James M. Orooker.
Schoot District No. 28, White's Corners Plank Road-Principal, Cordelia Dean.
School District No. 30, Ohio above tollgate -Principal, Eliza McGowan.
School District No. 31, Emslie and Krettner near William-Principal, E. F. Cook.
School District No. 32, Cedar near Clinton -Principal, A. L. Gregory.
School District No. 33. Elk near Smith- Principal, E. L. Chamberlayne.
Of these schools, Nos. 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 20, and 32, in all fourteen schools, are organized with three departments.
Nos. 2, 8, 9, 11, 18, 19, 24 and 31, in all eight schools, have two departments.
Nos. 17, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, and 33, in all eleven schools, have one department.
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 Med- ical Department was established and organ- ized in August of the same year. The lectures commence on the first Wednesday in Novem- ber, and continue sixteen weeks. A prelimi- nary term commences four weeks before the regular term, which is devoted to dissection, clinical instruction, and lectures on special subjects. The preliminary term is voluntary and gratuitous.
Hon. Millard Fillmore, Chancellor.
Council .- Orsamus H. Marshall, President ; Joseph G. Masten, Vice President; Austin Flint, Secretary ; James Hollister, Treasurer ; Henry W. Rogers, James O. Putnam, Orsamus H. Marshall, George Hadley, Elbridge G. Spaulding, John D. Shepard, John R. Wilke- son, Millard Fillmore, Orson Phelps, Orlando Allen, Sanford B. Hunt, George R. Babcock, James Hollister, Albert H. Tracy, Austin Flint, Member elect from the Medical Faculty. Mayor of the City of Buffalo, Recorder of the City of Buffalo, ex-officio.
Faculty. - Thomas F. Rochester, M. D. Dean ; George Hadley, Registrar and Treasu- rer ; Austin Flint, Member elect of the Coun- cil; C. B. Coventry, M. D., Emeritus Professor of Physiology and Medical Jurisprudence ; Chas. Alfred Lee, M. D., Professor of Pathol- ogy and Materia Medica ; Sandford Eastman, M. D., Professor of Anatomy ; Jas. P. White, M. D., Professor of Obstetrics and Diseases of Women and Children ; Austin Flint, M. D., Professor of Clinical Medicine and Medical Pathology ; Frank Hastings Hamilton, M. D., Professor of Principles and Practice of Sur- gery and Clinical Surgery ; Thomas F. Roch - ester, M. D., Professor of Prir.ciples and Prac- tice of Medicine, and Clinical Medicine ; Geo. Hadley, M. D., Professor of Chemistry and Pharmacy ; Edward M. Moore, M. D., Profes- sor of Surgical Anatomy and Surgical Path- ology ; Austin Flint, Jr., M. D., Professor of Physiology and Microscopic Anatomy ; The- ophilus Mack, M. D., Lecturer on Materia Med- ica ; Benjamin Heaton Lemon, M. D., Demon- strator of Anatomy.
Young Men's Association .- The Young Men's Association is an institution of a literary and scientific character, and was established by the young men of this city in the winter of 1835 and '36, and subsequently incorporated
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by an sot of the Legislature, passed March, 1843.
The library numbers about ten thousand volumes, comprising many rare and valuable works, and is gradually increasing.
The Reading Room is supplied with all the daily city newspapers, and many from the principal cities of the Union, together with the ablest American and Foreign quarterlies and monthly periodicals. It is open every week-day from 8, A. M. to 9, P. M., to mem- bers and strangers introduced by members, the latter being entitled to its free use for one month from their introduction. The Rooms are in the American Hotel Block.
Lectures, literary and scientific, are main- tained during the winter months.
Officers for 1859 .- William Fleming, Presi- dent; Alfred D. Daw, Ist Vice President; Frank M. Snow, 2d Vice President ; Charles E. Young, 3d Vice President ; Lewis B. Joy, Corresponding Secretary ; Obarles H. Morse, Recording Secretary ; Wm. O. Bweet, Trea- surer.
Managera .- David F. Day, Albert W. Bish- op, Ewd. G. Gardner, N. J. R. Guenther, Geo. P. Langdon, Adrian R. Root, Isaac Holloway, H. M. Gaylord, Aug. B. Fitch, G. P. W. Clin- ton.
Standing Committees .- Ways and Means- Young, Holloway and Clinton. Library- Day, Fitch and Young. Lectures-Bishop, Daw, Langdon, Day and Sweet. Newepa- pers and Periodicals-Snow, Gardner and Joy. Natural Sciences-Gaylord, Holloway and Day. Local History-Joy, Bishop and Fitch. Donations and Subscriptions-Langdon, Fitch, and Gaylord. Rooms and Fixtures-Daw, Langdon and Morse. Law-Fitch, Bishop and Day. Printing-Sweet, Guenther and Daw. By-Laws-Morse, Bishop and Root. Auditing-Holloway, Morse and Sweet. Col- lecting-Gardner, Gaylord, Snow, Sweet and Daw. Membership-Root. Clinton and Guen- ther. Library Fund-Clinton, Fitch, Young, Snow and Joy. Fine Arts-Guenther, Snow, Clinton, Root and Gardner.
Librarian- Wm. Ives.
Asst. Librarian-Emmet Fleming.
Young Man's Christian Union .- This So- ciety bas for its primary object the moral and intellectual improvement of young men. It was organized in May, 1852, incorporated in March, 1853, and now contains about 850 members. Its Library and Reading Rooms are in Kremlin Hall, junction of Niagara and Erie streets. Initiation fee $1,00. Semi-An- Dual dues $1,00.
Oficers .- President-Jno. P. Hill, M. P.
let Vice " Edward Bristol.
2d Wm. P. Fisher.
3d " Edward Dudley.
Corresponding Secretary-David Gray. Recording
Myron H. Olark.
Treasurer-Thomas G. Parsons.
Managers .- Charles Rossell, Wm. Kynoch, H. H. Oths, Wm. R. Bradford, H. H. Hale, P. 'Samuel Cary.
P. Renson, Jas. N. Johnston, Ohas. B. Arm- strong.
Buffalo Medical Association. - Organized Ju. ly 16, 1845 ; incorporated April 1, 1856. This Association meets regularly, on the first Tues- day evening of each month, at its rooms, No. 7, South Division street. The objects of the Association are strictly of a scientific charac- ter. The membership is confined to those who are in regular membership with the Med- ical Society of the County of Erie. Cost of Membership-Initiation fee, $2,00. Annual dues, $3,00.
Officers .- Drs. Jos. M. Newman, President ; Jas. M. Newman, Vice President ; Austin Flint, Jr., Secretary ; S. F. Mixer, Treasurer ; B. H. Lemon, Librarian.
Trustees .- Drs. Thos. F. Rochester, Jas. M. Newman, Austin Flint, Jr., O. B. Hutchins, B. H. Lemon.
Members .- Drs. Charles H. Baker, George N. Burwell, John Boardman, Charles L. Day- ton, Dan. Devening, Sandford Eastman, Austin Flint, Austin Flint, Jr., C. C. F. Gay, H. D. Garvin, Wm. Gould, F. H. Hamilton, George Hadley, C. W. Harvey, James S. Hawley, S. B. Hunt, C. B. Hutchins, J. E. King, B. H. Lemon, T. T. Lockwood, S. F. Mixer, J. F. Miner, James M. Newman, Henry Nichell, S. E. S. H. Nott, Wm. Ring, Thos. F. Rochester, G. A. Rogers, S. Rankin, J. B. Samo, Edward Storck, P. H. Strong, Wm. Treat, James P. White, I. C. Whitehead, Jr., B. L. Whitney, O. H. Wilcox, C. C. Wyckoff, - Rathbone, W. H. Butler, A. L. Lockwood, H. M. Conger, A. Jansen, Jno. F. Stevens, J. I. Richards, - Mead.
Medical Society of the County of Fric .- Off- cers-Drs. L. P. Dayton, President ; James M. Newman, Vice President ; James S. Haw- ley, Secretary ; C. C. F. Gay, Treasurer ; Dr. J. B. Samo, Librarian.
Primary Board-Drs. Sandford Eastman, J. F. Miner, and J. Hanenstein.
Censors-Dr. B. H. Lemon, Examiner in Anatomy, Physiology and Surgery; Dr. W. Gould, Examiner in Practical Medicine and Obstetrics; Dr. O. B. Hutchins, Examiner in Chemistry and Pharmacy ; Dr. Wm. Ring, Examiner in Materia Medica and Botany; Dr. L. J. Ham, Examiner in Medical Jurispru- dence, and Pathology.
Delegates to the State Medical Society- Drs. C. O. F. Gay, John Boardman, P. H. Strong, and Wm. Van Pelt.
Buffalo City Dispensary .- Organized for the purpose of relieving such poor, sick and indi- gent persons as are unable to procure medical aid.
Officers-R. H. Heywood, President; Jason Sexton, Treasurer; James M. Newman, M. D., Secretary.
Managers-Jason Sexton, R. H. Heywood, George Jones, Peter Curtiss, Charles H. Cole- man, Francis J. Handell, George A. Moore,
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Physicians-First Ward, James B. Samo ; Second Ward, H. D. Garvin ; Third Ward, J. Root ; Fourth Ward, Wm. Treat; Fifth Ward, Charles Weiss; Sixth Ward, J. A. Felge- macher; Seventh Ward, O. H. Wilcox; Eighth Ward, P. H. Strong ; Ninth Ward, James S. Hawley ; Tenth Ward, Sandford Eastman; Eleventh Ward, J. M. Newman ; Twelfth and Thirteenth Wards, B. H. Lemon. Consulting Physician, Austin Flint. Consulting Sur- geon, Frank H. Hamilton. Apothecary, A. I. Mathews.
Buffalo General Hospital .- Chas. E. Clarke, President ; Andrew J. Rich, Vice President; Wm. T. Wardwell, Secretary and Treasurer.
Trustees-Geo. S. Hazard, Chas. E. Clarke, Andrew J. Rich, Bronson O. Rumsey, Ros- well S. Burrows, William T. Wardwell, Jason Parker, George Howard, Henry Martin.
Drs. Thos. F. Rochester, Jas. M. Newman, O. C. Wyckoff, Attending Physicians ; Drs. James P. White, Geo. N. Burwell, Phineas H. Strong, Consulting Physicians ; Drs. Chas. H. Wilcox, Sandford Eastman, Austin Flint, Jr., Attending Surgeons ; Dra. F. H. Hamilton, John Root, O. C. F. Gay, Consulting Surgeons ; Walter B. Coventry, Resident Physician ; Norman R. Dewey, Warden.
Buffalo Orphan Asylum .- Organized in 1835. Incorporated April 24th, 1837; and an amend- ment of the Charter in 1839. Located on Vir- ginia street, near Delaware.
Russell H. Heywood, President ; George Howard, Vice President; George Wadsworth, Secretary ; Wm. Coleman, Treasurer.
Trustees-S. N. Callender, Jason Sexton, George Howard, Harry Daw, Francis H. Root, Amasa R. Ransom, Oliver Bugbee, John R. Evans, Joseph Dart, Jr., R. L. Burrows, Geo. 8. Hazard.
Buffalo Industrial School Association .- Pre- sident, Mra. L. S. Athearn ; Vice President, Mrs. S. S. Guthrie ; Treasurer, Mrs. H. R. Seymour; Secretary, Miss A. B. Hawley.
Managers-Mrs. A. Erstaphieve, Mrs. E. Phinney, Mrs. J. C. Torrance, Mrs. J. Walker, Mrs. T. C. Love, Mrs. Clapp, Mrs. R. Williams, Mrs. G. Howard, Mrs. Wm. Ovington, Mrs. Hale, Mrs. Charles Coleman, Mrs. H. Shum- way, Mrs. O. E. Sibley, Mrs. W. T. Wardwell, Miss E. Dennison, Miss E. Athearn.
Association for the Relief of the Poor .- Jason Sexton, President ; G. B. Rich, Aaron Rum- sey, A. C. Moore, Samuel Carey, E. G. Grey, Vice Presidents ; S. N. Callender, Treasurer ; F. P. Wood, Secretary.
Managers-Geo. Howard, I. D. White, John G. Deshler, R. Bullymore, Joshua Barnes.
Friendly Sons of St. Patrick .- President, Michael Loftus ; Ist Vice President, William Burke; 2d Vice President, Andrew Ronan ; Recording Secretary, James Burke ; Corres- ponding Secretary, Patrick Scanlon ; Treasur- er, John Rose; Banner Bearer, Edward Han- ly; Messenger, Daniel M'Cauliff.
Committee-William Riggs, Thomas Hen- nessy, Patrick Lynn, Michael Hennessy, Wil- liam Flanagan, Denis Connor, Patrick Woods, John Butler and Owen O'Connell.
Bufalo Building Society .- Edwin Thomas, President; James B. Dubois, Vice President; Seth Austin, Secretary and Treasurer.
Trustees-Cooley S. Chapin, Fernando O. Candee, James McCredie, Philo Dubois, Wal- ter Porter, John H. Coleman, Peter Gowans.
City Building and Loan Association .- Presi- dent, A. S. Merrill ; Secretary, Seth Austin ; Treasurer, O. P. Lee.
Trustees-John Helreigel, C. Longstreet, Wm. A. Hart, O. H. P. Champlin, E. A. Swan, F. J. Handel, John W. Schwinn.
Female Orphan Asylum, Catholic .- Corner of Batavia and Ellicott streets. Under the care of the Sisters of Charity of St. Joseph. Rev. Martin Kavanagh, President ; Martin Rowan, Secretary ; Sister Neari Mathews, Superior and Treasurer.
Martha Industrial School. - Incorporated March 18, 1857.
Trustees-Mary Vaughan, Julia M. Beers, Mary Chase, Frances O'Farrell, Margaret Fa- top, M. A. Jackson, Anne Hardy.
Firemen's Benevolent Association of the City of Buffalo .- Incorporated March 23, 1837.
President, Edward G. Gardner, Hose 2 ; let Vice President, William Weston, Engine 2; 2d Vice President, Louis P. Maurer, H. & L. 2; Secretary, S. M. Robinson, Eng. 5; Trea- surer, Edw'd L. Lee, Hose 1; Collector, Thos. J. Gordenier, Engine 1.
St. George's Society .- President, George J. Bryan ; Ist Vice President, George Smith ; 2d Vice President, Wm. Jones ; Chaplain, Rev. Dr. Shelton ; Secretary, J. C. Brown ; Assist- ant Secretary, J. A. L. Townley ; Treasurer Wm. Boggia
Managers-Benj. Paley, James Farthing, S. Gensler, George Hinson, W. C. King.
Benevolent Society of the Evangelical Ladheran St. John's Church .- President, Andrew Grass; Vice President, John Laux ; Recording Sec- retary, Henry Sheppard ; Corresponding Sec- retary, Lewis Rodenbach ; Treasurer, George Jager.
Buffalo Hospital of the Sisters of Charity .- Corner Frauklin and Virginia streets. Rev. F. O. Farrell, President ; Patrick Milton, Sec- rotary ; Sister Camilla, Superior and Treasur- er ; Edwin Thomas and Sister Apollonia, Trustees.
Young Men's Catholic Association .- John P. Kelly, President ; Thos. Dunphy, Vice Presi- dent; John Morrison, Secretary ; John Walsh, Treasurer.
Western Loan Company .- George Truscott, President ; Guy H. Salisbury, Vice President;
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Wm. Lovering, Jr., Secretary and Treasurer ; E. J. Baldwin, Attorney.
Trustees-Edwin Thomas, George L. Hub- bard, John Brown, C. C. Wells, Jas. H. Lee, John Killhofer, James Duthie, B. C. Rumsey, Charles Ramsdell.
Turnverein .- O. P. Wertach, Speaker .- Meets Genesee Hall, corner Genesee and Elli- cott
Deutsche Leidertafel .- Dr. Ed. Storck, Presi- dent ; Charles Adam, Leader. Meets Vollmer Hall, corner Main and Mohawk.
Deutscher Saengerbund .- W. Braun, Presi- dent. Meets Genesee Block.
Conference of St. Vincent de Paul .- Founded in 1837. James McCool, President; Daniel Vaughan, Vice President; John Welsh, Sec- rotary ; Wm. Burke, Treasurer.
Bufalo Water Works .- Albert H. Tracy, President ; George Coit, Vice President ; A. R. Ketchum, Secretary and Treasurer.
Directora-H. W. Rogers, George Coit, O. G. Steele, H. L. Lansing, Jos. Dart, Jr., A. H. Tracy, George R. Babcook, Robert Campbell, (New York,) and Henry Cartwright, (Phila- delphia ) Office, No. 4 Kremlin Hall.
Buffalo Gas Light Company. - Organized February, 1848. Capital $400,000.
Officers-Samuel F. Pratt, President and Treasurer; Oliver G. Steele, Secretary and Superintendent.
Directors-S. F. Pratt, O. G. Steele, S. G. Austin, E. G. Spaulding, W. K. Scott, George Coit, Wm. Bucknell.
The Company was organized under the General Gas Light Law of 1848, and the works were completed and gas supplied to the city in November of the same year.
The works are situated on the Block bound- ed by Gonesee, Jackson and Fourth Streets and the Wilkeson Slip, and comprising about five acres in all occupied by the company.
The whole construction is of the most sub- stantial character, embracing all modern im- provements, and with the extensions and ad- ditional machinery to be added the present BORSOD, will make it one of the most complete works in the United States.
The quantity of street mains now laid and in use, is about fifty-four miles, with gasom- cter room and retort house facilities for the manufacture and supply of a daily consump- tion of 500,000 cubic feet.
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