"Alfred Sun"
Alfred, Allegany County, New York
January 17, 1884

[Surnames that appear on this page: Amidon, Barber, Barker, Beebe, Bradley, Brown, Burdick, Champlin, Coon, Crandall, Eaton, Edwards, Green, Gridley, Hopkins, King, Langworthy, Place, Shaw, Stevens, Stillman, Van Buskirk,  A surname may appear more then once on this page. ]

  [Note: Only part of 1 page of this issue was transcribed.]

LOCALS:

• W.E. CHAMPLIN keeps Rockwell bits to well.

• Hattie GREEN, of Nile, is in town visiting friends.

• A.W. COON did up Alfred Centre one day last week.

• Chester B. STILLMAN 's infant child died Tuesday morning.

• Chas. L. SHAW and wife, are spending a few days at Friendship.

• Daniel C. HOPKINS, of Almond , is conducting a department in the Steuben Signal.

• Eugene CRANDALL, who has been laid up for a week with the quinsy, is at his post again.

• Miss Lou LANGWORTHY, of Little Genesee, is stopping in town, visiting relatives and friends.

• Mr. and Mrs. Giles H. GRIDLEY have just returned home from Elmira and Candor, where they have been visiting friends.

• Mrs. H.M. BARKER, County Organizer, recently organized a W.C.T.U. in Bolivar, with Mrs. J.B. BRADLEY, president.

• The collection at the church on the first Sabbath of the new year, under the new regims - the envelope system - amounted to over $50.

• Mr. & Mrs. Ed STILLMAN of Little Genesee, visited Mrs. STILLMAN 's parents, Dea. A.C. BURDICK, and wife for a few days last week.

• Chas. W. STEVENS left Monday noon for Geneva, as Representative of Alfred Centre Lodge, No. 77, E.O.M.A., to the Grand Lodge.

• Jeremiah BEEBE has moved his family into the village occupying Charley EATON 's house. Charley goes up on his farm for this season.

• A hat was passed at the close of the school meeting last Thursday afternoon, to assist Mr. David KING, who had cut his foot, amounting to $13.06. [Transcriber Note: See details of Mr. King's accident below.]

• Married in Hartsville, Dec. 27, 1883, by Chas. R. AMIDON, Esq., Mr. M.M. EDWARDS, of Colorado, and Miss Eliza VAN BUSKIRK, of Hornellsville.

• A young student from Scott, by the name of Mr. Chas. BROWN, was taken suddenly ill last Saturday afternoon, with inflammation of the bowels. He is well taken care of , and we hope will soon recover. His father and mother arrived Tuesday.

• David KING, who was chopping in Wm. O. PLACE 's woods last Thursday, met with a serious accident. It seems that his axe came in contact, in some way, with a limb over head, bringing it down at such an angle as to cut his foot lengthwise. At last accounts he is doing well.

• On Wednesday morning of this week, Wm. BARBER, the drayman from time immemorial for Alfred and vicinity, came into town with a load that would equal Wellsville's tan - bark loads. It being the staple of life added to its importance. The load consisted of about two and one-half tons of flour for A.E. & W.H. CRANDALL.

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