"Alfred Sun"
Alfred, Allegany County, New York
August 20, 1885

[Surnames that appear on this page: Blakeslee, Bliss, Boyce, Briggs, Brown, Burdick, Champlin, Chipman, Cobb, Coon, Crandall, Davis, Gardiner, Gorton, Hakes, Howard, Livermore, Potter, Robinson, Saunders, Shaw, Stillman, Witter, A surname may appear more then once on this page. ]

• Bert BOYCE of Wellsville, was at his father's in this village over Sunday.
• C.C. CHIPMAN and Job BRIGGS have returned from their trip to Rhode Island.
• Dorr COBB and Milton POTTER of Ulysses, Pa., were in town the first of the week.
• Found in this village a silver watch. The owner will call at A.A. SHAW for the same.
• Miss HAKES, of Wellsville spent a few days with friends in this village last week.
• The second annual re-union and picnic of the SHAW family will be held in the grove near Ed SHAW's on Thursday, Sept. 3d.
• Mrs. Wells DAVIS and daughter, Fannie, of Shiloh, N.J. spent a few days with friends in this village last week. They left for Canisteo Sunday afternoon.
• L.S. HOWARD of the Collins Factory will please accept our thanks for a small quantity of cheese curd "borrowed" from his factory last Sabbath afternoon.
• Special attractions will be offered this year by the Agricultural Society. Those not having premium lists can obtain them by calling on or addressing T.M. DAVIS, Alfred Centre, N.Y.
• Will SAUNDERS is expected home this week from his trip to New Jersey.
• Sam H. COON, of the Salamanca "Republican" was in town Saturday and Sunday.
• E.S. BLISS is having a veranda built around the entire front of his residence, which will add much to its appearance.
• Train 8, Sunday had an extra that was quite a train. It was composed of twelve cars, and each car contained fourteen tons of gold and silver bullion on its way from San Francisco to New York.
• The Leonardsville, N.Y. correspondent to the "Brookfield Courier" says: "Mrs. Elizabeth BROWN is shipping her household goods to Alfred Centre, in readiness for the opening of school, at which her granddaughter, Agnes will be in attendance.
• Robert GORTON and wife have been visiting their parents and friends at Alfred and Belmont for a vacation. He is still in business in New York and it will be no discredit to our village to send out more young men of the same stripe as its representatives.
• A plank sidewalk is being laid from L.E. LIVERMORE's to the bridge.
• Ira B. CRANDALL and wife of Westerly, R.I. arrived in town Tuesday night.
• SAUNDERS expects to be at his Friendship studio from August 27th to September 2d inclusive.
• The fresh air children left for their homes in New York last Tuesday evening on train 32.
• The band is holding nightly rehearsals, preparatory to their Friendship trip.
• Charlie GRADINER of Nile has engagged for a clership in the store of A.E. & W.H. CRANDALL.
• Prof. BLAKESLEE and family, Mrs. ROBINSON and daughter, Sara, arrived in town this (Wednesday) noon.
• Work on the cottage of O.S. POTTER is progressing and it its exterior is now being treated to a coat of paint.
• The new road, running from the Brick across Terrace Avenue was opened and partially worked last Sunday.
• The annual school meeting will be held at the Graded School building on Tuesday evening, Aug 25th at 7:30 o'clock.
• Rev. E.W. WITTER and family have moved to Dodge's Creek, which is to be the scene of the Elder's labors for a time.
• Mrs. E.G. CHAMPLIN who has been spending the summer with her son George, and other friends in town, returned to her home in Mystic Bridge, Conn., today.
• Phineas STILLMAN is quite sick with heart difficulty, and it was thought Monday that he would not survive, but later developments show him to be slightly improving.
• James T. BURDICK of Friendship, has been in town this week. He reports Friendship as making preparations for a grand time at the unveiling of their soldiers monument. He has been appointed one of the marshals of the day.
• During the severe thunderstorm of Tuesday afternoon and evening, the house of Miss Hannah SAUNDERS was struck by lighting. No damage was done save the tearing off a few clapboards.

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