Yates Co. News

Democrat & Chronicle, Rochester, Monroe, NY Wednesday Aug 1, 1900 by: GSubyak@aol.com

Monday afternoon Supervisor A. Castner TOWNSEND, of Torrey, was exercising a horse which had not been out of the stable in several weeks, by leading it
around, when the animal let go with his hind heels, striking Mr. TOWNSEND in the face, knocking out three or four teeth and cutting his face so badly as to necessitate the taking of several stitches.

MARRIED: HENDERSON - KNAPP - At Dresden, April 9, 1902, John Henderson, of Milo, and Miss Alice R. Knapp, of Torrey.

DEATHS: SMITH - At her home in Torrey, April 15, 1902, of consumption, Mary E. Smith, daughter of Dr. Eben S. Smith, aged 49 years. Besides her father, the deceased is survived by three brothers, Frank H. and Charles, of Milo, and George E., of Torrey. The funeral will be held at the family home in Torrey on Thursday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock.

Yates County Chronicle, Penn Yan, NY, January 1903 by Cheri Branca

MARY E. JONES DENNISTON, died Jan 22, 1903. She lived 2 miles South of Dresden. Her daughter was Caroline Spencer of Central Square, NY. Reverend W. H. Giles officiated.

Yates County Chronicle, Penn Yan, NY, June 1904 by Cheri Branca

NORTON BUCKLEY - Died Juen 23, 1904 of Bright's Disease. Employed by J. W. Smith. Buried in Hopeton Cemetery, pallbearers--R. K. Brown, William Travis, B. L. Chase,

Daniel Keefer, S. C. Dains, E. A. Willis. Rev. J. L. Jones officiated.

In Torrey, August 12, 1909, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Edward HANDY, John A. LAMPHIER, aged 71 years. He had been ailing for a long time from malarial poisoning, which finally caused his death. Mr. LAMPHIER was born in Prattsburg, Feb 28, 1838. When the Civil War broke out, he joined the New York Volunteers, 161st Regiment, Co. A., serving with credit, three years and three months. He married Phoebe A. ELLIS of Torrey, and in 1901 moved to Keuka Park. In 1904 he came to Penn Yan, where his wife died in 1907. Two children were born of this union, Grace, Mrs. HANDY of Torrey, and Lina, who married James KENNEDY of Italy, and died in 1893. Four brothers survive him, Charles and Samuel of Prattsburg, Russell of North Cohocton and Jerome, of Oberlin, Oh.

Yates County Chronicle, Penn Yan, NY, October 4, 1916 by Cheri Branca

George J. Hayes died at his home at Hopeton, in the town of Torrey, on Sunday, October 1, 1916, aged 81 years and will be buried at Hopeton cemetery

Wednesday. He leaves besides his wife, four sons, Edward Hayes of Dresden; Charles of Rochester; Dudley and Frank of Geneva; also a sister, Mrs.

Robert Lewis, of the town of Benton.

Yates County Chronicle, Penn Yan, NY, January 15, 1919 by Cheri Branca

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Hayes died at the home of her son, near Dresden, Saturday evening, January 4th, aged 83, after a long illness. Surviving are one brother, Perry Denniston, of Dresden; one sister, Mrs. Margaret Hayes of Dresden;, and four sons, Edward, with whom she made her home; Frank M. Hayes and Dudley Hayes of Geneva and Charles Hayes of

Buffalo.

The funeral services were held the following Tuesday from the home and interment was made in Mt. Hope Cemetery, near Dresden."

(Daughter, Charlotte Hayes Buckley had already died in 1888. Daughter, Addie Hayes Buckley had already died in 1896.)

The Yates County Chronicle, Penn Yan January 14, 1920 by Cheri Branca

Stephen Buckley of Dresden, died at the Geneva Hospital Friday morning, as the result of an accident which occurred in Penn Yan the Wednesday previous. He was knocked from the top of a high car of an ice train as it was passing under the Liberty Street bridge at 10 o'clock at night. Just how the accident happened may never be known. Mr. Buckley had

The ice train on which he was working that night had among the other cars a very large box car, which measured a little over thirteen feet above the rails. An ordinary car is about twelve feet. The railroad men say the conductor warned the crew about keeping off of this high car, as it just cleared the bridge on its way to the ice house. On its trip back, it is said the

brake wheel on this car hit some of the steel underwork of the bridge and was bent. It is believed that as the train went under the bridge Mr. Buckley must have raised his head above this high car and was thrown between the cars and rolled some distance, where the train men found him a few minutes later with his head badly cut and unconscious.

First aid was given him and he was then rushed to the Geneva Hospital, where it was found that most of his ribs were torn loose on both sides of his body, his hips were broken as well as his shoulder. He died Friday morning without regaining consciousness.

Mr. Buckley was 41 years of age and survived by his wife, two sisters, Mrs. Charles Carey and Miss Ava Buckley, of Penn Yan and two brothers, Frank and George Buckley.

COVERT - In Seneca County, Friday, January 15^th, Charles Covert, aged 76 years. No near relatives survive. The funeral was held Monday afternoon, at 3:30 o’clock, Rev. E. W. Chapin, of Second Milo Baptist Church, officiating. Burial in Dresden cemetery.

Mrs. Mabel W. Bailey, 84, died at the Horka Nursing home in Dresden Tuesday night, March 4, 1958. A native of Harrisonburg, Va., she was the daughter of William H. and Emily Hewlitt Whitaker. She was the widow of John C. Bailey. Mrs. Bailey was a member of the First Presbyterian church of Penn Yan.

Survivors include one brother, Fred Whitaker of Penn Yan, three sisters, Mrs. George Thayer of Penn Yan, Mrs. George Chilson of Buffalo, and Mrs. Deal Jones of Milford, Conn.

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