"Alfred Sun"
Alfred, Allegany County, New York
August 27, 1885

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• J.A. PLATTS has been spending a few days at Howard.
• E.P. SAUNDERS was in Wellsville Monday.
• W.J. GLENN of the Cuba "Patriot" is very sick with typhoid fever.
• Jennie and Will EATON have returned from their vacation at Chautauqua. 
• Mrs. Horado EATON is very much indisposed by being confined to her bed.
• John RICHFIELD, of Battle Creek, Mich, was a caller at this office Monday.
• Mrs. L.W. NILES and children have returned from their visit in Potter County, Penn.
• John GROVER and Miss Matie POTTER of Ulysses Penn., were at L.W. NILES over Sunday.
• A farmer by the name of POPE, living on Crosby Creek was fleeced out of $200 by a couple of three card monte men last Wednesday.
• Alonzo SISSON was taken suddenly ill while at the hotel Tuesday forenoon, and as we go to press there seems to be but little hope of his recovery.
• Edwin CLARK, formerly a resident of Allegany county, died August 14, at Detroit, Michigan, from injury sustained sometime since, on the railroad.
• Mrs. Ida F. KENYON and Thomas ELLIS have returned from the Battle Creek Sanitarium. We understand that they are much improved in health.
• A.H. LANGWORTHY returned Monday from a three weeks' sojourn at Silver Lake, also E.P. STEWART who has spent the most of the vacation there in that vicinity.
• J.G. ALLEN and son have laid a new walk in front of their store.
• Chas. F. HOUGH was taken sick Monday forenoon and is confined to his bed.
• Mrs. J.C. GREEN and Mrs. V.A. BAGGS were visiting friends in Independence last week.
• Charlie MARTIN has gone to Lockhaven, Penn, where he has engaged to teach for a time.
• Mrs. Thomas PLACE has received from the Lodge of the A.O.U.W. through M.A. GREEN, recorder of the Lodge at the Bridge, the $2000 insurance on the life of her deceased husband.
• Ira. B. CRANDALL has a new barn which is nearing completion on his lot near his residence on Main St.
• Mr. JEFFERY, of Alfred is a guest of Miss Della GALLOWAY, at East Otto - "Salmanica Republican"
• A.B. BRADLEY of Friendship, while in attendance at Barnum's Circus at Olean, lost $40 in cash from his pocket.
• P.K. HOLDEN, of Belmont and Geo. A. GREEN of Andover, are among the postmasters who have recently been removed.
• A.G. CROFOOT and family are again in our village for a time.
• Samuel WHITFORD and family have returned from their visit in Wisconsin.
• W.E. MAIN and wife of Madison, Wis, and E.A. MAIN of Washington have been visiting among relatives in town during this past week.
• Charles SISSON of Michigan and Henry L. BABCOCK and family of Westerly, Rhode Island, are in town called here by the sudden and severe illness of Alonzo SISSON,
• Mrs. Rowland THOMAS, of Hornellsville, died last Monday evening at the house of Abial THOMAS where she has been sick for sometime. She leaves a husband and three small children. The funeral was held at Hornellsville Wednesday at half past two.
• A car load of slate for W.C. BURDICK's new house is being unloaded at the depot.
• The drillers have got the well at HAMILTON's down about 160 feet with good indications of water.
• B.F. LANGWORTHY left a lot sheep and calves in the stock yard at the depot about twenty-four hours last Thursday and Friday and the calves made doleful music through the night.
• C.W. LEWIS found a fungus Tuesday morning that measured at the largest circumference four feet and eleven inches and the smaller circumference was 3 feet ten inches. It was raised on the farm of J.W. SMITH. If any one can raise a larger one we would like to see it.

From Little Genesee:

• Miss M. KING of Ceres, was in town Saturday.
• Mr. & Mrs. Prentice MAXSON, of Clear Lake Wisconsin, are visiting relatives in this place.
• Sunday evening Prof. J.M. STILLMAN of Milton Wis., and Miss G.E. SMITH of Scio, gave a concert at the church.
• W.M. STILLMAN and daughter Cora, of Friendship were in town a day or two last week.
• The Misses Eva COON, Mary BURDICK and Ida B. COON leave this week for Alfred University. This will be Miss Ida's first term there.

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