"Alfred Sun"
Alfred, Allegany County, New York
February 28, 1884

[Surnames that appear on this page: Acker, Allen, Bardeen, Bebee, Bliss, Boyce, Burdick, Clark, Collins, Crandall, Fuller, Green, Hendee, Jeffrey, Kenyon, Langworthy, Livermore, Moore, Mosher, Place, Potter, Randolph, Ryther, Shaw, Sheppard, Stillman, Thomas, Titsworth, Vinton, Warner, Whitford, Whitter, , A surname may appear more then once on this page. ]

LOCALS:

• Town Meeting next Tuesday.
• Those boneless hams at CRANDALL 's are fine.
• Ada PLACE had a surprise party Sunday evening.
• Snow, rain, mud, freeze, thaw, etc. a la Veanor.
• JEFFREY says that "girl" spoken of last week is a boy.
• H.E. WHITTER has got it again. He talks bass, if he can't sing.
• Will BARDEEN married Miss Ella M. FULLER of Richburg, Feb. 23d.
• T. Augustus BURDICK made us a pleasant call Tuesday afternoon.
• The Bank was closed on Washington's birth-day, it being a legal holiday.
• Wm. I. LANGWORTHY goes on Samuel N. STILLMAN 's farm the coming season.
• Ed. BEBEE is moving from Elm Valley to Alfred, where he is to take Marshal E. THOMAS' farm.
• The printing office will be open Monday night till after midnight to print town meeting tickets.
• Dea. B.F. LANGWORTHY cut his little finger off at the first joint the other day, by getting it in an apple mill.
• A Mr. VINTON, of Chicago, lectured at the church Monday evening to a not very large, but appreciative audience, on the subject of temperance.
• John P. MOSHER, the Business Manager of the Sun, attended the funeral of his brother-in-law, Benj. M. KENYON, at Little Genesee, on Sunday last.
• Rev. A.J. TITSWORTH and family, of Milwaukee, Wis., recently made a short visit on his brothers in this village, Rev. W.C. and T.B. TITSWORTH.
• Students desiring board for the next term can be accommodated by applying to Mrs. Annie POTTER, opposite SHAW 's Jewelry store. Would board a club if desired.
• Miss Florence TITSWORTH and Mr. Will BLISS, both of whom are sick with cerebra spinal meningitis, are reported by their attending physician to be somewhat improved.
• Notices have been posted in the entry way of the Publishing House in compliance with a suggestion of the Board, which read; "Positively no admittance unless on business."
• Squire Amos R. COLLINS has purchased the house and lot owned and occupied by Mrs. MOORE, for a consideration of $1,000. Mr. COLLINS takes possession in the spring.
• Isaac M. LANGWORTHY left town Monday noon, as representative of Canacadea Council, No. 226, Royal Arcanum, to the Grand Council to be held at Utica, Tuesday, at 10 A.M.
• It has been proven that the two cylinder presses and the job press can be easily run at the same time with the power furnished by the boiler and engine recently put in the Publishing House.
• Matie WHITFORD - youngest daughter of Langford and Anna M. WHITFORD, of Hartsville died of typhoid pneumonia, last Wednesday, aged 15 years. The friends have our sympathy.
• At the church meeting held last Sunday, it was voted to purchase the piece of land offered by Mrs. Truman PLACE, half an acre, more or less. The Soliciting Committee was continued to complete their work in raising money for the parsonage, some over $1,000 already been subscribed.
• Charles CRANDALL, one day last week barely escaped meeting with a serious, if not fatal, accident. He, with others, was moving a hay - press from one point to another, and in  going past a tree the press, which is a tall and heavy machine, tipped toward him, and caught his head between the arbor of the press and the tree, and it is said had it been anything else than a tree, his head would have been crushed into a jelly; but as it was, the tree being round, his head rolled around the tree, and Mr. CRANDALL got off with a hole in one side of his head and the flesh torn or rubbed from the other side. He was brought home and Dr. SHEPPARD dressed the wounds. We are glad to learn he has so far recovered as to be on the street again.
• A new feature is to be introduced among some of our business men. In the past they have been flooded with customers on Friday night, who seem to make it a point to wait until sundown, or a few minutes after, to do their trading for the Sabbath - day. The order is about to be adopted and enforced to lock the door at least one -half hour before sun down on Fridays, and to supply only those who are in the store at that time. This certainly is a good idea, and should be acceded to by all common sense people. It is just as easy to do our trading one hour earlier in the day, and thereby allow the merchant to be released from his labors at sundown equally with others. We hope that this rule will be adopted by all our merchants. It can and should be done.

FROM INDEPENDENCE:

• Some of the horses of this neighborhood are having a severe attack of distemper.
• Our young preacher, G.H.F. RANDOLPH seems to be quite popular, as I notice the meetings largely attended.
• Leap year is leaping away like a tree toad, and nary a proposal have the boys received, as far as heard from. Hurry up girls.
• Some of our farmers have made some very find, light colored maple sugar judging from sight and taste.
• Last Thursday, Mr. E.D. POTTER .left on an extended business trip to Richburg, Genesee, and other towns, and has not yet returned.
• Dea. Rogers CRANDALL of Genesee, who is visiting his daughter, Mrs. Maxson CRANDALL, attended service at the school house last Sabbath.
• The back-bone of winter was not broken, only un-jointed, and the old chap is spry as a cricket, ready to give solid blows to all who are courageous enough to face him.
• The health of Mrs. W.S. LIVERMORE is so poor, she was not able to attend the funeral of her brother, the late Mr. Ezra CLARK, of Hornellsville.
• A committee consisting of D.M. CLARK, E.D. POTTER, and Wm. B. GREEN, has been appointed to make arrangements for building a new church on the site of the one lately burned.
• Willie POTTER was at work in his father's shop last Thursday afternoon and while pounding iron, made a miss stroke and hit his left hand with the hammer, between the thumb and forefinger, bursting the skin and flesh open, making a very painful wound. The hand is doing well now.

[UNKNOWN TOWN NEWS]

• Mr. Milo ACKER, of Hornellsville, was in town Friday and Saturday, visiting friends.
• Dea. W.B. CLARK and wife were called to Hornellsville last week to attend the funeral of his brother Ezra.
• There was a surprise party at the Seventh - day Baptist parsonage last Sunday night, in the shape of a five pound baby girl; all doing well.
• The grand celebration and illumination for Feb. 22d., was not such a grand affair after all, as the speaker did not come. There were quite a number of the business men showed their patriotism by lighting up their place of business.

UNIVERSITY ITEMS:

• James K. RYTHER, an old Alleghanian, is in prosperous business in Wayne. Neb.
• A large number of persons from out of town are with us this week taking the Regents.
• President ALLEN delivered a sermon before the students at Chapel Sunday morning.
• The new books recently purchased by the Alleghanian Society have been placed in their library.
• A new clock now graces the walls of the Chapel, temporarily however, as the old one is laid up for repairs.
• Sam HENDEE, of Fremont Centre, a former student, has been in town the past week, the guest of Bert BOYCE.
• A number of the Seniors were present in the Chapel Wednesday forenoon, taking the examination in Moral Philosophy.
• Miss Hattie E. WARNER, President of the Class of '84, left for Corning, N.Y., where she is to teach during the spring. She returns in June to graduate with her class.

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