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THE VICTOR HERALD Friday January 3,
1947 Page 3, col 3
by: Ron Hanley
Miss Eileen Estes, a librarian at
Northwestern University in Evansville, Ill., arrived by
plane on Monday of last week, to spend the holidays at home. She planned to
leave by plane New Year's night, but because of weather conditions the plane
was grounded and she made the return trip by train.
Miss Estes, who was recently made
secretary of the library staff at Northwestern, likes
her work and the people of the midwestern state. She is very pleasantly
located in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Johnson
with a librarian from the Evanston Public Library as her roommate.
THE VICTOR HERALD
Friday January 3,
1947 Page 3, col 4
OBITUARY - MAHONEY
Dennis Mahoney, 84 years old, died
at his farm home on Boughton Hill
Wednesday night, January 1, 1947.
Mr. Mahoney had been in excellent
health until last Monday forenoon when he was seized
with a sudden feeling of weakness while working in his barn, and fell,
breaking one of his hips.
Born in Ireland, Mr. Mahoney came
to this country when a young man, and for eight years
lived at Rosendale, near New York City. He then came to Victor, and had since
been a farmer in this locality. He was a hard working and painstaking and
devoted to his family and his home.
He is survived by two sons, Timothy J.
and Edward Mahoney, both in business in Victor,
by a daughter, Miss Catherine Mahoney, who lives
at home, and by six grandchildren. Mrs. Mahoney
died 19 years ago, a daughter, Mary, died in
childhood, and the eldest son, John F. Mahoney,
died eight years ago.
Funeral services will be held at the family home at 8 30 on Saturday
morning, and at 9 o'clock in St. Patrick's Church. Burial will be made in St.
Patrick's Cemetery.
THE VICTOR HERALD Friday January 24,
1947 Page 5, col
3
by: Ron Hanley
Personals:
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Barry of
Canandaigua, formerly of Victor, plan to leave Saturday,
to spend two months in Miami, Florida. Enroute they will visit Mr.
Barry's sister, Mrs. James Feeney, and
family, in Salisbury, Maryland.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond VanDenbergh Jr.,
were weekend guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Lewis Simonds. On Sunday they called on Mr.
and Mrs. Raymond VanDenbergh Sr., who reside in Canandaigua.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Booth have been
in Fairport much of the time this week, with Mrs.
Booth's brother, Henry Wilkinson,
following the death of Mrs. Wilkinson early
Monday morning.
THE VICTOR HERALD
Friday January 24,
1947 Page 5, col 4
OBITUARY - WILKINSON
Mrs. Henry Wilkinson of West
Avenue, Fairport, the former Maude Killam
of Victor, died unexpectedly early Monday morning, January 20, 1947, in
Genesee Hospital, Rochester, where she had been a patient since shortly before
midnight on Sunday. Mrs. Wilkinson had not been
well since the latter part of December, but appeared to be suffering from an
attack of grippe, and until Sunday night there were no alarming symptoms.
Had she lived until Tuesday, January 28, she would have been 51
years old. From childhood until her marriage her home
was in Victor, and she had many friends here. Besides her husband, Mrs.
Wilkinson is survived by a son, Donald Wilkinson
of Webster, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Killam
of Rochester, three brothers, Louis of
Williamsport, Penn., Howard of Rochester and David of Baltimore,
Maryland, and by a sister, Miss Alice Killam of
Rochester. Another sister, Edna preceded her in
death.
Funeral services were conducted Wednesday afternoon at a
funeral home in Fairport, and the body was placed in the
receiving vault in Woodlawn Cemetery in Canandaigua.
THE VICTOR HERALD
Friday March 14,
1947 Page 5, col
3 by:
Ron Hanley
Mrs. Glenn D. Prosser of Roscoe,
Calif., visited her mother-in-law, Mrs.
Nettie Prosser of East Main Street, Wednesday afternoon, coming from
East Rochester, where she is spending some time with her mother, Mrs.
Ellis Morris, who is ill.
Mrs. Prosser made the trip east by
plane, leaving the California airport at 5 P. M. on
Saturday and arriving in New York City at 8 30 Sunday morning. She took a
plane out of New York for Rochester at 11 15 A. M. and was in East Rochester
at 1 50 Sunday afternoon.
Her brother, Floyd Morris of
Bridgeport, Conn., was also in East Rochester on Monday
and Tuesday, coming by plane for a brief visit with his mother and other
relatives.
THE VICTOR HERALD Friday
March 14, 1947 Page 5, col 3
Local Happenings
William F. Keating, local
insurance and real estate agent is a patient in General Hospital in
Rochester, where he underwent an operation on Thursday. His condition is
satisfactory.
THE VICTOR HERALD Friday March 21,
1947 Front Pg, col
4 by: Ron Hanley
48th Anniversary Happily Celebrated
The 48th wedding anniversary of Mr. and
Mrs. John V. Barry was happily celebrated, Sunday
evening, March 16, 1947, at the home of their son in law and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Timm. All of the 13 children of Mr.
and Mrs. Barry were with them for the occasion, and their grandchildren
were also present. The group of 60 persons included guests from Rochester,
Canandaigua and Macedon.
The buffet supper was served from a table centered by an elaborate
wedding cake, and many beautiful flowers which were among the anniversary
gifts added to the attractiveness of the rooms. Besides the flowers, a purse
of $150 and many other appropriate gifts were presented to Mr.
and Mrs. Barry. Old time musical selections, favorites of the guests of
honor, were played by Mr. and Mrs. Bill of
Canandaigua, and William Cotter of Victor, using
the piano and two violins.
The Victor Herald, Victor, NY
Friday, April 11,
1947
by: Dianne
Thomas
SEARLE - George R. SEARLE,
a long time resident of Victor, died in a Rochester hospital on April 10, 1947,
aged 80 years. He had been in failing health for some time. Mr.
SEARLE, the son of Mr. and Mrs. George B. SEARLE,
was born in Canandaigua, but lived in Victor nearly all of his life. His
father was an engineer on the New York Central Railroad, Auburn Branch, and he
too took up railroad work. He was ticket agent at the Victor station for
33 years in the period when the volume of business required both a station agent
and a ticket agent at Clifton Springs for 13 years, his work there ending with
his retirement. He was a member of the Victor Methodist church and the
Victor Fire Department, in which he was an honorary or life member in his late
years. The surviving relatives are his wife, the former Bertha
BROWN; three sons, Leslie of Sidney, Lorren
of Wolcott and Donald of Victor; eight
grandchildren and two sisters, Mrs. Inez BEAL of
Victor and Mrs. Helen CONVERSE of Clifton
Springs. Funeral services will be conducted at the Cotton Funeral Home at
2:30 Sunday afternoon, the Rev. George S. G. HARES,
officiating. Burial will be in Boughton Hill Cemetery.
OVENSHIRE - Mrs. Mary
OVENSHIRE died at her home on the Victor-Manchester road on Saturday,
April 5, 1947. She had been in good health until early Thursday morning
when she was stricken with paralysis. Had she lived until April 23, she
would have been 77 years old. Mrs. OVENSHIRE
was the widow of Guy G. OVENSHIRE, who at one time conducted
a garage and automobile agency in Canandaigua. They moved to Dundee, where
Mr. OVENSHIRE died on April 1, 1944. For a
time afterward, Mrs. OVENSHIRE made her home with
her children, and then established herself in the tenant house on the F.V.
ALDERMAN farm in order to make a home for orphaned grandson, Guy
Arden OVENSHIRE, now 11 years old. The boy's father, Pfc.
Perry A. OVENSHIRE, had been killed in action in Germany, March 25, 1945,
and his mother had died soon afterward of heart trouble. The surviving
relatives are Mrs. OVENSHIRE'S daughter, Mrs.
Wayne POWER of Victor; her son, Raymond WEBSTER
of Niagara Falls; several grandchildren and a great grandson. Funeral
services were conducted at the Cotton Funeral Home. Tuesday afternoon, the
Rev. Lee S. HILL, officiating. Burial was in
Dundee.
LYON - William S. LYON,
editor of "The Victor Herald" in 1898, under the (cut off -
longer obit)
Local
Happenings:
+ Mrs.
Ben CARPENTER is confined to her home, suffering from an attack of
influenza.
+ Mrs.
Sarah Ware SNOOK has returned home after having spent two weeks with
relatives in Batavia.
+ A
daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Lester BROWN,
April 8, 1947, at F. F. Thompson Hospital in Canandaigua.
+ A
daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Frank GUCHONE of
Victor, RD 1, April 4, 1947; at F. F. Thompson Hospital in
Canandaigua.
+ Albert
CARPENTER returned from Highland hospital in Rochester, Thursday, after
having been a patient there for about 10 days.
+ Philip
CALCAGNO has purchased the farm land on Mrs. Roy O.
SMITH'S place on East Main street, exclusive of the buildings and Main
street frontage.
+ Mr.
and Mrs. Eugene WILKINSON have moved from Mrs. R.
O. SMITH'S house on East Main street, to rooms in the JACOBS
house on Andrews street.
+ Mr.
and Mrs. Philip FABRY and family had Mrs. FABRY'S
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Howard ALDRICH of
Shortsville, as their guests, Easter Sunday afternoon.
+
Supervisor and Mrs. Byron BLAZEY were in Ithaca,
Thursday. Mr. BLAZEY attended a meeting of
the New York State Association of Soil Districts, as a delegate member from the
area.
+ Mr.
and Mrs. B. F. DEWEY of LeRoy called on Mrs. Clara
J. COBB and other Victor friends, Monday evening. Mrs.
DEWEY is the former Mary NEWMAN, at one time
homemaking teacher in the Victor school.
+
An alarm of fire at 2:30 Thursday afternoon called a truck and firemen to the Clarence
FREDERICK farm on the Victor-Egypt road, where a brush and grass fire had
gotten out of control. The flames were extinguished with no damage done.
+ Mrs.
Herman GIBKE entertained 12 women, April 4, in honor of Mrs.
George WOOD of Ketcham road, it being her birthday anniversary.
Dinner was served at noon and the afternoon was spent in playing games and
visiting. The group presented Mrs. WOOD with
an appropriate birthday gift.
+
Members of the ALDRIDGE and BEAL families,
celebrated Easter Sunday and Mrs. Terry B. ALDRIDGE'S
birthday by a family dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
ALDRIDGE. The group numbered 22 persons. A birthday cake and
other appropriate details gave the birthday atmosphere to the Easter
observance.
PERSONAL:
+ Guy
Arden OVENSHIRE is spending some time with friends in Dundee, the present
owners of the farm, which was formerly the home of his grandparents, the late Mr.
and Mrs. Guy G. OVENSHIRE.
+ William
J. HARSCH spent Easter Sunday with relatives in LeRoy.
+ Rev.
and Mrs. Lee S. HILL, spent Monday with relatives in Athens, Pa.,
+ Mr.
and Mrs. Fred CLOVER were entertained Easter Sunday, at the home of Mrs.
Charles SCHRADER of Macedon.
+ Mrs.
Hattie SWARTZENBERG, left Wednesday evening to visit her son, Archie
WATERBURY and family in Rochester.
+ Mr.
and Mrs. Glenn BISHOP and son, Billie, of
Rochester, spent Easter Sunday with Mrs. BISHOP'S parents,
Mr. and Mrs. William SCHRADER.
+ Mr.
and Mrs. Ira A. COREY and Mr. and Mrs. Leonard COREY spent Easter Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. Lyle F. BALER and daughter, Gale
Mae, in Geneva.
+ Mrs.
Marion RANDALL arrived Easter Sunday to spend a week or two in town while
having a vacation from her duties in the Clifton Springs Sanitarium.
+ Mrs.
Fred E. BROWN attended services at the Macedon Universalist Church,
Easter Sunday, and spent the day with friends in Macedon, her former
home.
+ Mr.
and Mrs. Elmer BOW returned to their home in Romulus, Wednesday, after a
week's visit with their cousin, Mrs. Nellie JONES and Mrs.
Sarah Ware SNOOK.
+ Miss
Dorothy SCHARADER, Rochester, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Fred SCHRADER, is spending her Easter vacation with her
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. William SCHARDER.
+ Mrs.
Walter SMITH of Fishers and Mr. and Mrs. Theron
HENRY and family of East Bloomfield were Easter dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. J. E. STRUBLE and family in Pittsford.
+ Mr.
and Mrs. Richard COTTON returned to their home in Geneva, Tuesday, after
having spent their Easter vacation with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Homer W. COTTON, and other relatives here.
+ Mr.
and Mrs. W. G. NEWMAN of Jarvis, Canada, and Mrs.
W. J. JAQUES and daughter, Edna, of
Branford, Canada, spent the Easter weekend with Mrs.
NEWMAN'S sister, Mrs. John SCHRADER and Mr.
SCHRADER. Additional guests at the SCHRADER home
on Sunday were Fred SCHRADER of Rochester, and Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph G. SCHRADER of Victor.
CANANDAIGUA DAILY MESSENGER Friday May 16, 1947
by: Ron Hanley
DEATHS - James Feeney or Sweeney
Word has been received here of the sudden death Monday of James
Sweeney,
48, of Salisbury, Md., husband of the former Miss
Theresa
Barry, of Victor.
Mr. Barry was a brother-in-law of Stephen
J. and Ambrose C. Barry and
Mrs. Elizabeth Abraham, all of this city.
Besides his wife he leaves three daughters,
Joan and Evelyn, Salisbury, Md., and Mrs.
Thomas Butler, Victor.
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Barry and Mr. and
Mrs. Ambrose Barry are in Salisbury for the
funeral, which was held today with interment in
Salisbury, MD.
CANANDAIGUA DAILY MESSENGER Friday December
5, 1947 by: Ron Hanley
DEATHS John
Keefe
VICTOR - Funeral services for John Keefe,
69, who died yesterday in his home, Mertensia Road, following a heart attack,
will be held in the home
tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. and in St. Patrick's Church at 9 a.m.
with the Rev. Joseph Esser officiating. Interment
will be in St. Patrick's Cemetery.
A farmer and lifelong resident of this area he is survived by
his wife, Mary Phillips Keefe, a daughter Agnes
and a son John, both of Fairport, a
brother, Emmett Keefe, Victor, several nieces and
nephews.
CANANDAIGUA DAILY MESSENGER Tuesday March
2, 1948
by: Ron Hanley
Vicinity Deaths - Mrs. Rose
Mincer - VICTOR
Funeral services for Mrs. Rose Mincer,
72, wife of Terville Mincer, were
held this afternoon in the Cotton Funeral Home, with the Rev.
George Hares officiating. Burial
was in Boughton Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Mincer died Sunday of a neck
fracture shortly after she had taken a head long plunge down the cellar stairs
in her East Victor home.
Survivors besides her husband are two daughters, Mrs.
John Greth and
Mrs. Donald Maltman, of Victor, four sons, Richard,
of Daytona
Beach, Florida, Chester,
Farmington, Andrew, Palmyra and Theodore,
Rochester; a sister, Mrs. Bertha Beck, Pittsford,
a brother, Orlando
Bowes, Pittsburg, eighteen
grandchildren, and one great grandchild.
The Victor Herald, Victor, NY
Friday June 4,
1948 by: Dianne
Thomas
Miss Louise BRANDT
to Become Bride - The Rev. and Mrs. Yost BRANDT of
Eastland Avenue, announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss
Louise M. BRANDT to Jerald James FLYNN, son of Mr.
and Mrs. James P. FLYNN of Point Pleasant. A July wedding is
planned. Rev. Mr. BRANDT was pastor of the
St. John's Lutheran church of Victor for several years.
THE VICTOR HERALD Friday July 9, 1948 Front Pg, col 4 by: Ron Hanley
Boy 9, Seriously Injured When Hit By Car Thursday
Donald VanVoorhis, nine year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald VanVoorhis, formerly of Victor, now residents of Rochester,
was seriously injured at 8 40 Thursday evening when he was struck by a car driven by Norman Gourlay of this village.
Mr. Gourlay told Undersheriff Harold Bacon who investigated the accident, that the boy dashed from behind another car into
the path of his car. He estimated his speed at nine miles per hour. The accident happened on Main Street in front of the home
of Dr. F. V. Oderkirk.
The child received a broken left leg, head lacerations and possible internal injuries. He was taken to Strong Memorial hospital
for treatment and observation. The child had been brought to Victor by his parents to witness the fireman's parade and to
visit his grandmother, Mrs. Menzo VanVoorhis. Undersheriff Bacon said today that the accident occurred after police had
issued a general warning to parents and children following the parade to keep out of the crowded roadway.
Charles E. Kimble Dies Suddenly
Charles E. Kimble, 59, veteran of World War I, died suddenly from a heart attack, Wednesday afternoon, at the Veterans
hospital where he was employed as a carpenter. He was born in Canandaigua, a son of William and Nora Linehan Kimble, and
spent his entire life here.
Survivors are his wife, Thelma Fox Kimble, three brothers and a sister, George,Weldon and Harold Kimble and Mrs. Roy
Sturdevant, all of Canandaigua. Funeral services will be held Saturday morning at 9 30 from the home, 16 Grand View Park,
and at 10 from St. Mary's Church. Services at the grave in Calvary cemetery will be in charge of Canandaigua Post, American
Legion.
THE VICTOR HERALD Friday July 9, 1948 Pg 4, cols 5 & 6
VanGelder Family Hold Reunion At Cole
Home, Chapin
More than 75 attended a reunion of the descendents of Alfred
and Mary Jane VanGelder, held July 4 at Chapin at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Herbert Cole. Mrs. Cole is a granddaughter of Mr.
and Mrs. VanGelder.
Two of the children of Mr. and Mrs. VanGelder were
present at the reunion, Mrs. Hattie J. Gifford,
North Road, who is 89, and B. Emerson VanGelder,
Wilmington, Delaware, who is 83. The youngest present was Lois
Elaine VanHooft, six weeks old, who is six generations removed from Mr.
and Mrs. VanGelder. Mrs. VanGelder's family go back in direct
line to John and Priscilla Alden.
The VanGelder family has been one of the best known in the Chapin area for 80
years. Mr. and Mrs. VanGelder moved into the area
in the Civil War years of the 1860's. They had six children, three of whom are
now living, Mrs. Gifford, B. Emerson VanGelder, and Edgar
A. VanGelder, also of Wilmington. Three have died, George
B. VanGelder, who was Mrs. Cole's father, Fred
VanGelder and Mrs. Isabel Hathaway.
The Victor Herald, Victor, NY
Friday September 10,
1948 by: Dianne
Thomas
MRS.
KEEFE, 69, IS DEAD - Mrs. Anna Marie KEEFE
of Farmington, died in her 70th year, Tuesday night, Sept. 7, in Thompson
Memorial hospital, Canandaigua, after two days' illness. Mrs.
KEEFE was born in Buffalo, October 17, 1878, the daughter of Theresa
and John GARDNER. She spent the first 25 years of her life in
Buffalo. In 1907, she married William KEEFE
and they remained in Buffalo a few years. In 1913, Mr.
and Mrs. KEEFE came to Farmington, where they have spent the past 35
years. Mrs. KEEFE had been ailing for the
past five years but has kept active. Being well liked, she had many
friends who respected her highly. She was always ready and willing to do
her part. She was an active member in St. Patrick's church, Victor.
Monday noon, Mrs. KEEFE was taken suddenly ill, her
right side being paralyzed, she was moved to the hospital.
Survivors
are one daughter, Mrs. Leon FOX of Bergen; three
sons, Albert of Manchester, William Jr., of Victor,
Francis of Albion; four grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs.
George METZ of Buffalo and Mrs. Arthur KINSMAN
of Victor; several nieces and nephews. Services will be held at 9,
Saturday morning at St Patrick's church, Victor. Rev.
E. J. ESSER, pastor of the church, will officiate. Burial at St.
Patrick's cemetery, Victor.
MRS.
FRANCIS JOHNSON DIES IN FAR WEST - Word was received in Victor, Sunday
morning, of the sudden death of Mrs. Francis Lee JOHNSON,
at her home in Murlaugh, Idaho, on Saturday evening, Sept. 4. Mrs.
JOHNSON was formerly Miss Lena SNYDER,
daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Martin SNYDER and
was born on the "Snyder Homestead", near Valentown Hall, now the home
of her brother, Josiah E. SNYDER. Lena was
one of a family of 9 children, born to Mr. and Mrs. SNYDER,
five girls and four boys. She was married to Francis
Lee JOHNSON, August 23, 1894 and went to live in Neola, Iowa. Later
they moved to Murtaugh, Idaho, which at that time was a newly irrigated section
about 20 miles from Twin Falls.
Mrs.
JOHNSON leaves surviving, her husband, one daughter, Mrs.
Ina Johnson TRUE, two sons, Oliver and Charles,
several grandchildren, nieces and nephews, also six sisters and brothers, Mrs.
Marion PLUMB and Mrs. Lillian ROSS of Victor, Mrs.
Henry REEVE of Henrietta, Ira Marth SNYDER and
Homer E. SNYDER of Victor. Funeral services were held at her home,
Wednesday, Sept. 8, at 2:30 pm. Burial was made at Twin Falls, Idaho.
ONTARIO COUNTY TIMES JOURNAL
Friday January 21,
1949
by: Ron Hanley
Endmen Named In Kiwanis - Minstrels
The group who will serve as endmen in the Kiwanis minstrels on February
7 and 8 have been chosen, according to Walter C. Benham,
who is
directing the program.
The endmen will be Edward M. Breen,
Albert F. Hanley, Ralph M. Saxe,
Seymour Block, Donald Colvin, C. Benson Tallman, Victor V. Aronson
and Thomas E. Sheavly. Solos will
be sung by Donald Wittenberg and Paul Ruhland.
THE VICTOR HERALD
Friday February 4, 1949 Front Page,
col 4 by: Ron Hanley
Garlock Boys Hurt In Cycle Accident
David and Alan Garlock, sons of Mr.
and Mrs. Elbert Garlock of Church Street met with
an accident last Sunday on their way to Sunday School.
David was riding on the cross bar
of his brother's bicycle when they hit a rough spot,
causing David's heel to become caught in the
wheel. David was most seriously hurt, having to
be taken to Thompson Memorial hospital for x-rays, which showed no broken
bones, although he received a bad cut on the forehead and other bruises. The
bicycle was badly damaged.
HUNTERS PLAN FOX FORAY THIS SUNDAY
The Victor Rod and Gun Club Fox hunt last Sunday provided fun
for those hunters who turned out. Two foxes were
bagged, one from the ground and one was killed from the air.
If we have snow next Sunday there will be two planes
searching for the foxes. We will have the regular
plane from the airport, and June Dillman is
going to take her father's plane to assist in the hunt.
At the tournament between the Holfield Rod and Gun Club and
the Victor Rod and Gun Club which was held in Victor January 20, Victor
defeated the invading euchre contestants by five games.
The local club is planning their annual Father and Son
banquet. It will be held at the school February 26. Donald
Maltman is general
chairman, Don Tobey is chairman
of the entertainment. This banquet looks to be the biggest and best yet.
THE VICTOR HERALD
Friday
February 11, 1949 Front Page col 3 by: Ron Hanley
John Chisholm, 104, Dies
- Was the Oldest Resident of Victor
- Born In Nova Scotia, Funeral Monday
John Chisholm, Victor's oldest
resident, died Thursday morning, February 10, at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Louis Crowley, in his
104th year. He had been in poor health since last
April, but of a keen mind and interest in radio and
newspaper accounts.
Born in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, April 25, 1845, Mr.
Chisholm became a miner and at an early age came
to Victor to work at the Conover Plaster Mills. Born of Scotch parents, and
attending a Scottish school he learned a dialect peculiar to Scotland. It
was not long along a road of ease and self indulgence that John
Chisholm traveled to come happily to his 104th birthday. As a young boy
he worked in the coal fields in Nova Scotia, cut grain with a sickle, the only
tool then available, and performed other heavy farm tasks.
When 14 years old he was in the Army and was a soldier when the
first attempt at Fenion invasion of Canada from this
country was made and was put down at the border by the United States. He left
Canada by a boat which touched at New York, but was not permitted to land
there, so sailed to Liverpool and then back to this country, landing at Boston
while the Civil War was in progress. One of his trips was made on the
Henrietta, which won a sailing race across the Atlantic and was awarded
$4,000.
After leaving Boston, the Scotch lad was in Salem, Swampscott and
Lynn, Mass. He found work in a slate quarry near Lynn, and also helped make a
tunnel through a mountain. Going to Great Bend, Pa., he worked as a coal miner
until strikes put an end to his work there. Learning through a newspaper
advertisement that John Conover wanted men in his
gypsum mines in Victor, Mr. Chisholm came to
Victor. A few years later, tiring of work
underground and without air, he turned to farming. After
a few years of working for farmers, he bought a farm, later sold it, and
bought another. Until he was past 96, he lived in his own farm home, and
enjoyed a three mile walk into Victor village. With
one exception, Mr. Chisholm has voted the
Democratic ticket since he became a United States
citizen. His first vote in a presidential election was cast in 1868 for
Ulysses S. Grant, a great man.
Mr. Chisholm was always a
Catholic, and was married in the East Bloomfield church
when 26 years old to Maria Gougarty of Victor,
who died in 1929. Their son, Charles Chisholm,
lives in Philadelphia. Their daughter, Esther, is
Mrs. Lewis Crowley.
Mr. Chisholm made his home with Mr.
and Mrs. Crowley and their son, Charles,
his only grandchild, since he left his farm home. An older brother,
Colin, who accompanied him to the States, lived in Canandaigua, and
died there a few years ago.
In 1908, Mr. Chisholm returned to
Nova Scotia for a visit for the first time in 40 years,
traveling by train. In 1934, he accompanied
his daughter and some friends on an automobile trip to his
homeland, and endured the journey in a Ford automobile with less fatigue than
was felt by the younger members of the party. Friends
may call at the home of the daughter, Mrs. Lewis Crowley.
Interment at St. Patrick's cemetery.
THE VICTOR HERALD Friday February 11, 1949 Front
Page
G. W. Bailey, 78, Is Dead
George W. Bailey, of East
Victor, died at his home Thursday afternoon, February
10, at the age of 78, after a year's illness.
He was the son of Myron W. and Susan D.
Bailey, born in 1871, in a log cabin on a
mountain top in Ulysses, Pa. He worked in the woods at lumbering until a
young man and then learned meat cutting and continued until 1913. At that
time he took up contracting and construction work until 1926 when he
established his own meat and grocery business, continuing until he retired
four years ago.
In October 1897 he married Meda J.
Parsons of Galeton, Pa., and they came to
Victor in 1905. He was a member of the Victor
Methodist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Meda J. and
ten children: Charles P.,
Lewiston, Mildred E. Jones, Jersey Shore, Pa., Grace
A. Wade, Canandaigua, Helen K. Hanlon,
Victor, Susan L. Hodge, Gates, Anna
Bolton, Greece, Margaret Scheim, Gates, Marion
Valley, Victor, William M. and Paul W.,
Victor, and 20 grandchildren, two sisters, Alice
Miller, Caudersport, Pa., Lucy G. Church,
North Warren, Pa.
Services will be held Sunday at the Cotton Funeral Home, Victor.
Interment will be in Boughton Hill cemetery.
The Victor Herald, Victor,
NY Friday February 25,
1949
by: Dianne
Thomas
Personals:
+ Mrs.
Leon SMITH attended the Washington Birthday tea at the DAR Chapter house,
Rochester, Tuesday.
+
Callers at the home of Mrs. Marie PECK and Mrs. Sue
SAUNDERS, Thursday afternoon, were Mrs. Irene
STEARNS, Mrs. Ella CONNELL, Mrs. Dewey COTTON, Mrs. William CAHILL, all
of Palmyra.
+ Fred
CLOVER is spending the week in Brooklyn, as the guest of his grandson, Raymond
CLOVER Jr., and family.
+ Miss
Lillian JACOBS of Church street celebrated her birthday on
Thursday.
+ Mr.
and Mrs. George HUNTER entertained at supper Sunday the following: Mr.
and Mrs. Leo GUINAN, Mr. and Mrs. Edward KEEFE, and Mr. and Mrs. Howard ERNST.
CANANDAIGUA
DAILY MESSENGER Wednesday April 13, 1949 bh: Ron Hanley
FARMINGTON
FARMER DIES OF BURNS
ERNEST TURNER DEAD ; CAREY
IS HOSPITALIZED
GRASS FIRE CLAIMS ONE - A grass fire, which threatened his farm buildings late
Tuesday afternoon resulted in the death today of Ernest
Turner, 74, a retired farmer, who lives near Blacksmith's Corners, Town
of Farmington.
According to Gordon Gardner, Macedon, driver who
responded to the Turner call with the
Thompson
Hospital
ambulance said that Mr. and Mrs. Turner were
battling the blaze about
4
p.m.
when the accident happened.
Mrs. Turner said she was sent by her husband to get
a pail of water and when she returned he was on the ground overcome by fire and
smoke. It was only a matter of minutes she stated.
Mrs. Turner called upon neighbors for assistance.
They summoned the Macedon Fire truck and the
Thompson
Hospital
ambulance, then assisted the firemen in extinguishing the blaze.
The ambulance rushed Turner to the hospital where he died this morning.
Funeral services for Mr. Turner will be held from
the P. J. McLoughlin Funeral Home,
Manchester
,
Saturday at
2:30
p.m.
,
the Rev. Mrs. John H. McCombe, pastor of
Shortsville and Manchester Methodist churches, officiating. Interment will be in
Boughton
Hill
Cemetery
,
Victor.
Mr. Turner was born in
Manchester
,
June
15, 1875
,
son of the late Augustus and Ellen Johnson Turner
and for 30 years had been a farmer on the
Nudd
Road
.
In 1903 he was married to Miss Mary Warren of
Victor.
Besides his wife he leaves a daughter and a son, Mrs.
Harold Cyphers, Palmyra, and Anson Turner, Palo
Alto, Calif., seven sisters, Mrs. Harold Griffin, Mrs.
Carrie Orshall, Mrs. Clara Smith and Mrs. Florabelle Camp, Manchester,
Miss Hazel Turner, Canandaigua, Mrs. Mabel Webster,
Niagara Falls and Mrs. Gertrude Perry, Webster, one
brother, Donald Turner, Manchester, four
grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
The Victor Herald, Victor,
NY Friday April 22,
1949
by: Dianne
Thomas
Tuthill BROWN,
Formerly of Victor, Dies in Albany - To be Buried Here Saturday
Word was received Wednesday, by Miss
Vera H. BROWN of the death of her brother, Tuthill
G. BROWN in Albany, where he has resided for the past 29 years. The
son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. BROWN, was
born in Victor and attend the Victor schools. Of a pleasing personality,
he made friends easily and early evinced ability as a salesman. For most
of his life he was in the wallpaper business, being employed by the F. P. Van
Hoesen Co., in Rochester, later by a New York city wallpaper house and for 30
years, was with the Imperial Wallpaper company. Mr.
BROWN was a member of the Milnor Lodge, F & AM of Victor and for many
years of the Victor Presbyterian church from which he transferred his membership
to a neighborhood Congregational church in Albany. He is survived by his
wife, Edna S., a ____ teacher in the Victor
schools, and a daughter, Mrs. Craig ____ of Albany
and his sister. Following a prayer service at the Albany ____ the remains
will be brought to Victor, where funeral services will be held at the home of Miss
BROWN on Church street, at 2:30, Saturday afternoon. Interment will
be in Boughton Hill Cemetery.
THE VICTOR HERALD Friday
April 22, 1949 Front Page, col
6
by: Ron Hanley
Mrs. Leslie Loomis, Sr. Dies at
90
Mrs. Leslie George Loomis, died in
her sleep, Wednesday morning, April 20, in her home on
West Main Street. For more than a year she had been forced gradually to
curtail her activities.
Coming to Victor from Newark as a bride in 1884, she occupied the
Little House flanked on either side by parsonages and the Methodist and
Presbyterian churches, and from that time on she was a devoted worker and
supporter of the First Presbyterian church. She was a charter member of
the Unity Club of Victor, a student and zealous worker
in the adult education that provided.
At the time of Mr. Loomis' death
in May, 1933, her daughter Mrs. Robert
Dudley Coye, with Mr. Coye and their two children came to live with her
in the hospitable old family home. Two sons, Leslie
Jr. and Harry Hunt, both of Victor, also survive her.
Carrying out her request, Mrs. Loomis was
buried in Boughton Hill cemetery in a very simple family
ceremony at 7 Wednesday evening. In the absence of Rev.
Lee S. Hill, Dr. David Rhys Williams of Rochester,
read the service.
THE VICTOR HERALD Friday May 6, 1949
Front
Page, col 3 by: Ron Hanley
SERVICES FOR MRS. KEATING HELD
TODAY
Mary S. Keating, 85, a life-long
resident of Victor, died at 11, Tuesday morning, in the Thompson Memorial
hospital, Canandaigua,
after a three weeks illness. In a
coma, she was taken to the hospital on Monday for treatment,
but she failed to rally. She had endured poor health for about a year.
She was born in November, 1863, in the town of Victor, the daughter
of John Sullivan and Catherine Connaughton. After
attending
Victor Rural schools, she later married Michael
Keating in 1893, who passed away in 1935. Being
a life-long resident of this village and vicinity, Mrs. Keating
had won the respect of many friends. She was a quiet homebody, thoughtful and
kind to her neighbors, and considered very thrifty. Mrs.
Keating was an active member of St. Patrick's church, walking
to the church each morning as long as her health permitted, which was about a
year ago.
She leaves one daughter, Margaret
of Victor, two sons, Emmett of Rochester
and Arthur of Victor, one brother, Daniel
Sullivan of
Rochester, two sisters, Mrs. William
Dolan and Mrs. John Heiunsler of
Rochester, one granddaughter and one grandson.
Services were held at the home on Friday, today, at 9:30 a. m. Interment
in St. Patrick's cemetery.
THE VICTOR HERALD
Friday September 2, 1949 Front Page, col 7
by: Ron Hanley
MISS MERTZ BRIDE OF E.
T. BARRY
CEREMONY IN ST. PATRICK'S CHURCH
In a double ring ceremony on Saturday, August 27, at 11:30, in St.
Patrick's church, Victor, Miss Eleanor MERTZ,
only daughter of George MERTZ, of Rushville, was
married to Everett Thomas BARRY, son of John
V. BARRY.
Rev. Joseph E. ESSER, pastor of
the church received the vows.
The bride wore a gown of white french marquisette with portrait
neckline, long sleeves, fitted bodice with a bertha
trimmed with beads, and a cascade of lace ruffled down the front and around
the long court train. Her finger tip veil of french illusion was fashioned to
a beaded tiara and she carried a bouquet of white roses.
Mrs. Raymond BENEHAN of Victor,
sister of the groom, was matron of honor. Mrs.
Earl GORTON of Clifton Springs acted as bridesmaid. They were dressed
alike, and matron of honor and the maid of honor wearing mandarin gowns of
yellow taffeta with matching gloves, and open crown hats, and each carried
colonial bouquets of talisman roses with satin streamers. Mrs.
GORTON wore a mandarin gown of blue taffeta, fashioned like the matron
of honor and the maid of honor, and carried a colonial bouquet of yellow
roses.
Dorothy HENEHAN, niece of the
groom, acted as flower girl, and wore a floor length
gown of aqua dotted swiss over taffeta. Her head piece was of jasmine and she
carried a basket of yellow roses.
The ring bearer was Earl GORTON, Jr.,
who wore a navy blue suit and a white blouse.
Walter BARRY, brother of the
groom, was best man, and the ushers were Leonard and
Bernard BARRY, also brothers of the groom, all of Victor.
A reception was held at the Masonic Temple in Rushville from 2-4
o'clock, with about 80 guests in attendance. Miss
Jeanette LORTSHER played several piano selections, and Richard
ABBEY of Rochester sang three solos, "Because", My
Hero", and "Through the Years", accompanied by Miss
LORTSHER.
The bride was dressed in a navy gabardine suit with matching accessories.
Following the wedding trip through Pennsylvania, and to NY City, the couple
will make their home in the apartment of Mr. and Mrs.
Dewey WILBUR on Maple Avenue, Victor, after September 1.
Prenuptials were a picnic shower by a group of the faculty of Victor
Central School at Mendon Ponds, a blanket shower by the faculty of women and
wives at the home of Vera BROWN, variety shower
by Mrs. Donald HOLCOMB, Mrs. Thomas ZUMBO, and Mrs.
Thomas DORAN at the home of Mrs. HOLCOMB,
variety shower given by Mrs. Bernard BARRY and Mrs.
Leo BARRY at the home of Mrs. Bernard BARRY,
variety shower at a family picnic by Mrs. Leonard BARRY
and Mrs. Walter BARRY at the home of Mrs. BARRY.
The bride was a graduate from Middlesex Valley Central school in
1942 and from Mansfield State Teachers College in 1947. She has been a member
of Victor Central School Faculty for the past two years, teaching foreign
languages, and will continue this fall.
Mr. BARRY attended Victor High
school and was with the 38th Engineer Division of the U.
S. Army for about 5 years, serving on Ascension Island, in Africa and in
Europe. He is engaged in farming.
THE VICTOR HERALD
Friday September 23, 1949
Front Page
by: Ron Hanley
Francis Barry Wins Holstein Honors
Francis W. Barry, Victor, is one
of 187 New York Holstein breeders recently admitted to
membership in the Holstein Friesian
Association of America by unanimous vote of the board of
directors. The national Holstein association is the largest dairy cattle
recording organization in the world with a total membership of
almost 40,000 breeders of registered Holstein cattle, and now has over
4,200,000 animals in its Herd book.
The Victor Herald, Victor,
NY
Friday October 7,
1949 by: Dianne
Thomas
Local Happenings:
+ Dr.
and Mrs. A. D. HEIRAL of Geneva, called on Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur COLLINS, Thursday afternoon.
+ Mrs.
Terry H. ALDRIDGE spent the afternoon and evening, Tuesday, with her
daughter, Mrs. Matthew GAFFNEY and family in Le
Roy, while Mr. ALDRIDGE attended a Layman's
Conference in Batavia.
+ Mr.
and Mrs. Willis BEAL and family of Fishers moved to Le Roy last Saturday
where Mr. BEAL has the position of assistant
controller of the Jello company. Her mother, Mrs. Bessie
FISHER of Fishers, is spending the week with them.
+ Mr.
and Mrs. Adair LAUDER and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph BAKER left Tuesday morning
on a trip through Pennsylvania.
+ Jay
FURGUSON who makes his home with his daughter, Mrs.
Charles GILLIS and family, fell last Friday morning. His condition
is good.
+ Miss
Mary Etta WILCOX drove to Dryden to visit friends and Mrs.
Lester ERNST accompanied her and visited a cousin in Ithaca. They
returned Sunday.
+ Mary
LOVEJOY and daughter, Adeline, spent Sunday
with Jean in Ithaca.
+ Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph BOWERMAN entertained Mrs. Jennie
BEARD, Mr. and Mrs. Melville BEARD and family, in honor of Mr.
BOWERMAN'S birthday last Sunday.
In Old
Victor -
20 Years
Ago - Anna Barry TURNER, wife of W.
H. TURNER, died Tuesday afternoon, October 1st, at Strong Memorial
Hospital, Rochester.
40 Years
Ago - The death of William MUMEROW, a well known
resident of the town of Farmington, occurred at his home.
THE VICTOR HERALD
Friday October 14, 1949
Pg 5, col 5 by: Ron Hanley
40 Years Ago (1909) - Miss Mary Elizabeth Mead,
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Mead, was
united in marriage to Stephen J. Barry, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Richard Barry.
THE VICTOR HERALD
Friday October 21, 1949 Pg
4, col 4
by: Ron Hanley
Garlinhouse Name Fixed Firmly in
Allen Hill Area - Homestead Farm Purchased In 1848
Garlinghouse is a long name and a
strong name. Joseph Garlinghouse
was the second sheriff of the county. The family first
settled in Naples, and is still well represented there. Allen's
Hill, however, is the real home.
Joseph Garlinghouse lived on what
is today the George Deal farm in
Allens Hill. Nelson Garlinghouse, his son, bought
the adjoining farm in 1848 and today Leonard
Garlinghouse, grandson of Nelson and
Veteran of World War II, resides here.
The pioneer settler in the county was
John Garlinghouse, soldier of the Revolution, who
migrated with his sizeable family from New Jersey into the unbroken country of
this area in the spring of 1798. He was then a man of 40, and he and his wife,
Jane Leonard Garlinhouse, brought all nine of their children into the
Naples section. Incidentally the given name, Leonard,
has come down through four generations from Jane Leonard
Garlinghouse.
Joseph Garlinghouse was a sturdy
figure. He fought in the War of 1812, was present at the
burning of Buffalo, and then returned to the Ontario countryside which he had
come to know well. He traded the uniform of a militia officer for a 25 acre
farm on Allens Hill and sold his musket for a cow. This was the start of the Garlinghouse
tradition in the Allens Hill area. Ultimately Joseph
Garlinghouse expanded his holdings to 1,000 acres, and had one of the
largest sheep farms in the county.
Joseph Garlinghouse married Submit
Sheldon, member of another old family in 1808 and
they had eight children, Jane, Nelson, the real
name was John Nelson but he never used the John,
Leman, who resided for several years on Bristol Street in Canandaigua, Joseph,
Louise, Mary, Ellen and Amelia. Amelia, the youngest daughter, died of
typhoid fever at the age of 11 and is buried at Allens Hill. Mary
was the last of the generation to survive, dying in Chicago at the age of 91.
Joseph Garlinghouse was sheriff of
the county for six years, was constable in his town for
27 years. In the 1850's he sold the home farm to Nelson
Ogden and accepted a state senate clerkship. This he held until his
sudden death in July, 1862, at the age of 77. His wife survived him by twelve
years. Both Joseph and Submit Garlinghouse are
buried in the Allens Hill cemetery.
The Nelson Garlinghouse farm was
in the hands of the Whitney family
when it was procured in early 1848. The house it is said, was
built in about 1810. The upstairs rooms were used by the Allens
Hill Masonic lodge, founded in 1809, which in its hey-day had 110 members.
Once there was a large porch on the ground floor as well as a balcony on the second
floor. This balcony allegedly marked the Masonic rooms.
Nelson Garlinghouse twice married,
first to Lorinda Short, related both to Theophilus Short,
founder of Shortsville Village, and
Captain Pitts, pioneer of the town
of Richmond, and second to Lucy Bothwell,
who carried an old and proud Scottish name. There were two children by the
first marriage and seven by the second.
Of the children of Nelson and Lucy
Bothwell Garlinghouse, three survive, Mrs.
Mary Garlinghouse Ward of Livonia who was 94 this year and is in
vigorous health, Mrs. Emma Garlinghouse Allen of
Allens Hill, and Mrs. George Pitt Reed, Fannie
Garlinghouse, of Honeoye. The others were Joseph,
who died in his 80's on July 4, 1947, Nellie, who
did not marry and who died about seven years ago, Addie
Garlinghouse Briggs, who died many years ago.
Nelson Garlinghouse passed in his
83rd year in April 1895, and Mrs.
Lucy Bothwell Garlinghouse in Feb. 1905 in her 81st year.
Leonard Garlinghouse. son of Stoughton,
works the home farm and is continuing the name in the
Allen's Hill area. Another son of
Stoughton Garlinghouse, Nelson,
also a World War II veteran with broad service in the Pacific theatre, is
teaching school on Long Island.
THE VICTOR HERALD
Friday November 25, 1949 Pg 6,
col 3
by: Ron Hanley
Miss Ann E. Reeves and T. G.
Herendeen Are Wed
Bristol Center - Miss Ann E.
Reeves, daughter of Colonel and Mrs. D. M. Reeves,
of New York City, became the bride of Thomas
G. Herendeen II in a pretty afternoon wedding on November 8 in
Riverside Church in New York City.
Mr. Herendeen is well known in the
Bristol area. He lived with his grandmother, Mrs.
Grace Corser of Bristol Valley for some time, and is a graduate of
Canandaigua Academy. He is the grandson also of Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Herendeen of Farmington. He served four years in the U. S.
Navy during World War II being involved in the D-Day landing and also in the
Pacific theater.
Col. D. M. Reeves, Air Force, gave
his daughter in marriage. Katherine
Reeves, twin sister of the bride, was her maid of honor.
William Fruin was best man, Mary
Lee Herendeen, sister of the groom sang, "Ich Leibdt Dich."
The bride's gown was of teal blue shirred taffeta with a
corsage of talisman roses. Her accessories were black
with a large picture hat. Among those attending the wedding were,
Grace Corser of Bristol Valley, Florence
Mayer, formerly of Canandaigua, and Jane Carol
Corser, a student teacher at Hyde Park.
A reception was held at the groom's home on Riverside Drive following
the wedding ceremony. Following the honeymoon trip to Niagara Falls, Buffalo
and Canandaigua, the couple will live in New York where they both are students
in Hunter College.
Mr. and Mrs. Levi Corser were
hosts to a dinner party for the couple at their home Friday evening.
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