"Alfred Sun"
Alfred, Allegany County, New York
March 27, 1884

[Surnames that appear on this page: Allen, Babcock, Barber, Bardeen, Barney, Bliss, Bloss, Burdick, Champlin, Clark, Coats, Coit, Coleman, Cook, Coon, Cottrell, Crandall, Dana, Davis, Dunham, Eaton, Ellis, Evans, Gibbs, Green, Hamilton, Hart, Heseltine, Hull, Jacobs, Kellerman, Kenyon, Larkin, Lewis, Livermore, Marvin, McHenry, Maxson, Mosher, O'Donnell, Orton, Place, Platts, Potter, Prentice, Pr(?)st, Randolph, Reading, Rogers, Saunders, Scott, Shannon, Shaw, Sheldon, Sherman, Stillman, Summerbell, Tisedelll, Titsworth, Tomlinson, Truman, Warner, Wasson, Wentworth, Whiting, Woodworth, [Also includes schedule for teachers exams by town/village] A surname may appear more then once on this page. ]

Locals:

• Wellsville has a skating rink.
• Angelica has a building boom.
• Addie EVANS has gone to Washington.
• S.L. MAXSON preached at Hornellsville Sabbath day.
• Give the G.A.R. boys a lifter next Monday evening at the Chapel.
• Don't fail to hear the celebrated Dr. MAAS at Hornellsville, March 29th.
• George KENYON of Bolivar, is visiting with friends and relatives in this village.
• Go Monday evening to the Chapel and see Stuart ROGERS in his impersonations.
• Mr. Fred COATS and wife of Richburg have been spending a few days here in town.
• Angelica calls loudly for a safeguard against fire. We too have called, and call again.
• A good blacksmith wanted. Sabbath keeper preferred. Address box 115, Alfred Centre, N.Y.
• A Ladies' Relief Corps, and auxiliary of Dexter Post G.A.R., was organized last week in Wellsville.
• Mr. John KENYON, of Shingle House, Pa., has moved to town for the purpose of educating his children.
• Students desiring rooms should apply to Mrs. F.E. DAVIS at the house of Charles EATON; on Church street.
• Miss Libbie GIBBS now of Hornellsville, but formerly of Nebraska, was the guest of Mrs. E.S. BLISS; last week.
• 500 Bibles, dictionaries, and books, to exchange for 500 gallons maple syrup. John SHELDON, Alfred Centre, N.Y.
• Rev. L.E. LIVERMORE preached for Rev. W.C. TITSWORTH, Sabbath morning, Mr. TITSWORTH being on the sick list.
• D.D. BABCOCK, son of Martain BABCOCK, has been engaged as Principal of the Howard schools for the ensuing year.
• Cotton yarn, 15c. per pound at GREEN's.
• Mr. E.S. BLISS and Mr. Silas C. BURDICK have both made telephone connections between their homes and places of business.
• Last Sunday evening, Misses Minnie and Grace GREEN gave a sugar party to their many friends. A very pleasant evening was spent.
• Lea WHITING, who has been stopping at her grandfather's, Dr. Wm. M. TRUMAN, has returned to her home in Scott, N.Y.
• The Women's Seventh Day Baptist Evangelical Society will meet with Mrs. HESELTINE this (Thursday) evening at half - past seven. A full attendance is desired.
• Tickets for reserved seats for Stuart ROGERS entertainment, will be sold at Silas C. BURDICK's until Monday noon next, at the price of admission, 35 cents.
• Six of our townsmen, one day last week, were weighed in a store, aggregating 1,221 pounds. The lightest tipped the scales at 173 and the heaviest at 247.
• A free concert will be given at the church on Tuesday evening, April 1st, by Leslie's Chicago Concert and Convention Company. Read their notice in another column which will explain itself.
• The popular musician, Dr. MAAS, will give a concert under the auspices of the Cecelia Club, at Metropolitan Hall, Hornellsville, Saturday evening, March 29th. Doors open at eight o'clock.
• Stuart ROGERS will entertain the people of Alfred and vicinity at the Chapel, Monday evening, March 31 st, with readings and impersonations, under the auspices of B. Frank MAXSON Post No. 428 G.A.R.
• Rev. J. SUMMERBELL, of the Alfred Seventh Day Baptist Church, very acceptably supplied Mr. COIT's pulpit both morning and evening. Mr. COIT was sick, and not able to preach. - Reporter, Monday
• Messrs ELLIS and PLACE brought from Canada last fall, a full - blooded Clydesdale stallion, and Mr. ELLIS has just returned from Canada with a Royal George. The worth of both these horses are well known; and bills giving full particulars will be out in a few days.
• Mr. T.M. DAVIS, Secretary and Treasurer elect of the Alfred Mutual Building and Loan Association, has recently been in attendance upon the meeting of the Chemung Valley Association at Elmira, and has gained thereby considerable knowledge to aid him in the discharge of his duties.
• some thirteen persons, delegates and visitors, attended the Prohibition Convention at Friendship, Tuesday, from this place. We understand that Mr. E.S. BLISS was appointed as delegate to the District Convention. Mrs. L.A. HULL was also appointed to represent the W.C.T.U.  in the Convention.
• In accordance with a suggestion of the Republican Committee, for the county of Allegany, ballot - boxes will be provided at the Republican caucus of the town of Alfred to be held next month for the election of delegates to the County and District Conventions. In these ballot - boxes voters are invited to deposit ballots indicating their first and second choice for President of the United States.
• One of the victims of trichinae poisoning at Andover, a boy about 13 or 14 years old, died on Saturday last. He was the first one of the family affected by the eating of the pork and has been sick about four weeks. The rest of the family, it is said, are improving.
• Miss A.E. STILLMAN has a large class in the special course on art at the University. In this work, Miss STILLMAN does credit to herself and to those coming under her instruction. The lectures delivered by her are full of culture and show study on her part. The graduating class of this year are each to execute an original painting, which is to be placed in the museum of the University.
• We are pleased to give Wm. C. DUNHAM the credit of being a philanthropist, in placing in front of his palatial residence, planks to walk upon, so as to save the pedestrian from soiling his boots in the mud of which we have had an abundance for a week or two past. John TISDELL and Thomas PLACE have also planked from the Printing House to the bridge. We trust that others will take the hint, and go and do likewise.
• An adjourned meeting of the Alfred Building and Loan Association was held Saturday evening last, when the organization was completed by the election of the following officers: President, L.A. PLATTS; Vice President, H.C. COON; Secretary and Treasurer, T.M. DAVIS; Directors, E.S. BLISS, Wm. H CRANDALL, H.P. SAUNDERS, W.C. TITSWORTH, L.E. LIVERMORE, John P. MOSHER, A.B. KENYON, J.G. ALLEN, E.T. CRANDALL. The Annual Meeting will be held the second Thursday evening in April.
• On the afternoon of Tuesday, March 19th, Mrs. MARVIN gave quite a novel party for her daughter and little friends. Matters assumed the custom of the Japanese, the study of Japan being forcibly impressed upon these young minds by tracing the course between this country and that on the globe and map, reading in regards to them, etc. Some of the little ones were dressed in costume, and presented a very laughable appearance. The windows were darkened and the house, besides being decorated with works of Japanese art, was lighted with Japanese lanterns. Refreshments were served in the style peculiar in that country, and the little ones seem to enjoy themselves.

FROM ALFRED:

• Mrs. WOODWORTH is a guest of Mrs. READING.
• Mark MCHENRY's children have had the scarlet fever.
• D. BURDICK's children have the diphtheria; getting better
• Mrs. W.I. SHAW of Hornellsville is visiting friends in this vicinity.
• Rev. J. SUMMERBELL attends the Prohibition Convention at Friendship.
• Four tons of freight at the depot for BARBER to haul to the Centre to-day.
• A.A. HAMILTON intends to move his family down to Hornellsville in a few days.
• A good run of sap Friday and Saturday kept sugar-makers busy for a few days.
• Wm. CRANDALL has sold the farm where COOK was burned out, to Eli TURNER for $1,400 and he has let it for the season to Mrs. WOODRUFF.
• STILLMAN and SHANNON, our carriage makers, have received another lot of those celebrated Lansing wagons which they intend to sell at reasonable rates.
• J.P. HAMILTON has sold fifty acres on the south side of his hill lot to G. CHAMPLIN for $25 per acre, and has sold forty acres on the north side to Mr. SHERMAN. same price per acre.
• T. BARDEEN of Richburg, is now helping his son on his farm in sugar making. They have 700 maples tapped, and are using one of Hescock's evaporators which is a self-feeding and self-regulating one, and a good ways ahead of any evaporators I have seen, and they are making a good article of syrup.
• Frank COOK, a boy some twelve or fourteen years old, son of John COOK, met with a bad accident two or three days ago. He jumped over the on to the haymow and struck on the end of a fork left sticking in the mow; with such force that it entered the flesh, and as he fell over it, tore out making a very bad wound. [dated March 17, 1884]

FROM ANDOVER:

• Dr. Charlie O'DONNELL is staying with Dr. CRANDALL
• Your correspondent met the first woodchuck of the season last Sunday.
• Our town is rather quiet now since the excitement of town-meeting has subsided.
• Dr. CRANDALL says he getting to be quite a sailor, he has so much mud to navigate.
• Mr. PR(?)ST is making improvements on his barn, back of his new furniture store.
• The Good Templars  had a warm sugar party at Ellis' Hall last Saturday night.
• Mr. HART of Blossburg, Pa., has been holding writing school in our public school
• Willie BARNEY, some twelve years of age, threw a stone through the window of No. 12 last Saturday night.
• The bluebirds made their appearance here last Saturday morning. The come welcome heralds of spring-time.
• Last Friday must of been quite a day for the vendors of fire-water, judging from the cross legged men to be seen on the streets.
• The C.E. Leslie Concert Company of Chicago is to give one of their free concerts in the M.E. Church , Monday evening, March 31st. [dated March 21, 1884]

FROM INDEPENDENCE:

• Cold, dreary rain to-day.
• The thud of the oil drill is heard in our neighborhood.
• Mrs. Francis CRANDALL is visiting her niece Mrs. E.D. POTTER.
• The blithesome song of the robin sweet harbinger of spring is heard in the land.
• We had quite a variety of weather last week; rain, sleet. snow, ice, sunshine and shadow.
• Mrs. S.P. POTTER, son and two daughters of Friendship, were visiting at E.D. POTTER's last week.
• Comrade J.D. JACOBS of North Bingham, Pa., called to see his brother, R.S. JACOBS last Wednesday.
• Mr. Edmund LIVERMORE and daughter, Mrs. A.L. HESELTINE of Alfred Centre, were visiting relatives and friends in this vicinity last week.
• Mr. John PR(?)ST of Andover, has secured the contract to rebuild our church for $2,800 and the materials are being hauled as fast as possible.
• Mr. & Mrs. G.A.F. RANDOLPH have been as busy as the proverbial bee, slicking up the parsonage, and getting ready to enter upon the mysteries and miseries of housekeeping. May success attend them.
• Mrs. A.L. HESELTINE did not meet with very friendly treatment during her visit to this "uncivilized patch of Alaska", as last Wednesday morning, while carefully picking her way over the icy pavement, it suddenly flew up and hit her a stunning blow on one of her cheeks, causing quite a severe bruise.
• Miss Mary BABCOCK, of Nile, met with quite a misfortune while visiting this neighborhood last week. She was going from the house of your reporter to that of Rev. J. KENYON, when her feet flew out from under her, and she landed flat upon her back, but without injury. farther than a severe shaking up. Toby [dated March 23, 1884]

UNIVERSITY NEWS:

• We notice among the new students, Miss Grace LEWIS of the class of '83.
• A walk composed of coal ashes has been made, leading from the Chapel to the Gothic.
• Up to the present writing - there have been registered one hundred and seventeen students.
• Many of the Seniors have been spending their vacation hours upon their Commencement orations.
• Miss Velma K. CRANDALL, Department of Vocal Music, spent some days of her vacation in Wellsville, N.Y.
• Miss Hattie E. WARNER, 84's President, at present teaching in Corning, N.Y. was in town last week on a flying visit.
• Prof's. George SCOTT and A.B. KENYON, while on their sojourn in the East, visited Princeton, Rutgers, and Stephens Colleges, all located in New Jersey.
• The bride and groom, Prof. E.M. TOMLINSON and wife, and the ex-bride-and-groom Prof. W.R. PRENTICE and wife arrived at the "Brick" on Tuesday afternoon.
• The staging was removed from the Memorial Hall por(/)ico last week, which received its final coat of paint and sand adding greatly to the aspect of and finish of the building.
• Several new text books have been introduced this term, viz., Elements of Botany, by W.A. KELLERMAN; Elements of Plain and Solid Geometry, by G.A. WENTWORTH, Textbook Geology, New and Revised, by Jas. A. DANA; and Comparative Zoology, by Jas. ORTON.
• Now that the beautiful snow has disappeared and aided on by the mild influence of the warm rays of the sun, would it not be a good plan for the proper authorities to clear up the Park, removing the miscellaneous collection of fire-wood, barrel heads, rails, etc. and adjust the fountain so it may present the appearance of doing something? It certainly ought to be able to stand after having lain down all winter.
• After a vacation of two weeks, in which all students are suppose to have recreated sufficiently, the Chapel bell once more sent forth its tones, at nine o'clock. President ALLEN lead the devotional exercises, after which he made a few preliminary remarks, then the registering of the students took place. The classes and studies for the tem, as far as we have been able to learn will be as follows: President J. ALLEN, Ph.D., History and Philology of Civilization, Esthetes,  Rhetoric, English Literature; Rev. E.P. LARKIN, Ph.D., Geology, Botany, Zoology, and microscopic studies connected with each.; Mrs. I.F. KENYON, A.M., B, C, and E German, C French; H.C. COON, A.M., M.D., Qualitative Analysis, Chemical Physics, Physical Geography; A.B. KENYON, S.M., Surveying Trigonometry, Plane Geometry, B Algebra - candidates for C Algebra will take Plane Geometry instead; G. SCOTT, A.M., Ph. M., B Latin and B Cresar, Virgil's Relogues, Sallust's Catalina; E.M. TOMLINSON A.M., A Greek, A and B Anabasis, [unreadable]; W.R. PRENTICE, N.G., A, B,  and C Grammar, A, B, and C Arithmetic, A and B Rhetoric Reading, Spelling, U.S. History, Geography, Teacher's Class; T.M. DAVIS, H.B., Book - keeping all branches, [unreadable], Calculations, Penmanship.

SCHOOL TEACHERS:

    The spring examinations will be held as follows:

Let all attend who are interested. Some of the morning session given to Institute work - Charles W. WASSON

SILVER WEDDING:

Last Wednesday evening,  the 19 inst., in spite of the wet, disagreeable weather, a goodly company, about 60 strong, mustered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E.D. POTTER to celebrate the twenty - fifth anniversary of their marriage. The genial couple, surrounded by a home guard of three stalwart sons and one daughter, were fully prepared and equipped for the wild charge of the raiders and the  commissary stores which consisted of an excellent and bountiful menu, was soon demolished by the hungry foragers. The next act of the interesting drama consisted of vocal and instrumental music, speeches and social converse, cracking jokes, etc. The bride near the close of the entertainment, arrayed herself in the identical, light colored silk dress in which she was married a quarter of a century before, and forming her family about her  as a group, presented a very interesting ta(?)lean. Rev. Jared KENYON then stepped forward, and in his earnest, characteristic and forcible style, delivered a touchingly, beautiful and appropriate, address, and in concluding, offered up a prayer that "brought tears to eyes all unused to weeping." The next thing in order was the presentation of beautiful and costly gifts, from loving relatives and friends, which approximated cash value of $60 as follows: A full china tea set, John R. LIVERMORE, E.H. POTTER, H.C. POTTER, Willie J. POTTER, and Satie H. POTTER; 12 silver - plated knives, Mrs. S.P. POTTER, Mortimer POTTER,  Lena POTTER, and Rosa POTTER, Friendship; silver - plated cake basket, and silver-mounted syrup pitcher, John M. GREEN, and wife, William CLARK and wife, Willie R. CRANDALL and wife, G.H.R. RANDOLPH and wife, O.G. CLARK and wife, D.E. LIVERMORE and wife, E.A. COTTRELL and wife, Wm. B. GREEN and wife; silvered crystal cake dish, Dr. E.U. EATON and wife, Lewisville, Pa., silvered crystal sugar bowl, Rev, L.E. LIVERMORE and wife,, Edmund LIVERMORE, Mrs. A.L. HESELTINE, Alfred Centre; pair of silver plated napkin rings, H.C. COLEMAN and wife; crystal bread plate, Lena POTTER,; silver plated fruit basket, Rosa POTTER, majolica pitcher, Mrs. Selucia LIVERMORE; silver - plated fruit dish,  A.C. BARNEY and wife, West Union; silver - plated pickle knife and fork and silver dollar, R.S. JACOBS and wife, E.B. GREEN and wife; silver dollars, J.D. JACOBS and wife, North Bingham, Pa.; Mrs. H.M. CLARK; silver coin, H.P. BLOSS and wife, silver dollars [rest of this article was not copied]

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