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\ PAGE 14 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 20ll Dibbles Dabbles Bridges crossed the gorge in old days ' By (the late) BILLIE DIBBLE FORMER WESTFIELD HISTORIAN, 1975-2006 First published February 2.~. 1984: If you have looked at an old map of Chautauqua County lately, perhaps you noticed that a number of roads are shown to cross Chautauqua Gorge. Then ) ou many ha\ e observtld that newt:r maps show these roads leading to a spot near the gorge and another road starting on the other side. Bridges that at one time spanned the creek are no longer in existence. Venturesome individuals who hike the rugged gorge know the spots where the old bridge~ were located. • Last week Gladys Peters hrougl}t me two photographs that Bill Gulden who lived llll Ogden Road had given to her late husband, Howard Peters. On the back of each picture Howard had recorded the stories told to him by Mr. Golden. One was dated 1918 and was the bridge over Barry Gulf showing a car on the bridge. The car belonged to Westfielder Tom Usborne and was a 1918 model-T Ford. Tum could not make the east hill this day and was sitting in his car waiting for Ruth Golden's father to come with a team of horses the west side of the creek and pull him up the hilL Ruth were. greatly put out last Golden took the picture from Friday morning by the tern- the east bank above her porary foot bridge becoming folks' home. unsafe by swollen conditions . The other photo was dated of the creek and being com- 1920 and was of the bridge pe !led to cross on the partly at Taylor Gulf. (Was that planked viaduct or go a good Barry Gulf by another half mile out of their way by name?) The Goldens lived at the Rorig Bridge. The fore- the top of Taylor gulf on the man in charge of the viaduct west side. Bill at one time sopped people crossing for workt!d in Mayville and used fear of an accident. Citizens to drive to work over this took things in their own pridge. hands and boarded the troi- Tom Usborne, who was ley but refused to pay fare stranded on the bridge in for the rij:le across the bridge. 1918 when horses were more \Village President dependable than cars, was Munson, Justice Powers and chairman of the Board of )ustice Tennant contacted Public Utilities in Westfield General Manager Calisch of for many years. In fact he the traction company and a served the village in some trolley was sent to Westfield public capacity for nearly 60 to carry residents back and years. He was an avid trom- forth over the viaduct until bone player. Many Westfield the planking was complete.\ residents will remember that DIBS AND DABS - I he owned the Fay-Usborne want to share with you feed and coal mill, having excerpt> from a letter from purchased the Fay-Stoolfer Martha Chapman in Holiday, Mill in 1929. Fla. Martha gets nostalgic While we are on tht! sub- about her old home town and ject of bridges and while we shares her fond memories. are wondering how we are She says she well remembers going to solve the problem of Jack Allen's Barber Shop as the Main Street viaduct her cousin, Gerald Mack, being out of use for two used to work there. She also years, I must share this little recalls Mary Wiser's Dry article which appeared in Goods Sture where she The Westfield Republican of worked in 1917 to 1920. Jan. 27, 1909, \LONG Then she got married and WALK - People living on started housekeeping on the Photo courtesy The Westfield Republican Bridge over Barry Gulf - This picture was taken by the late Ruth Golden. The car on the bridge is said t;o be Tom Usborne's 1918 modei·T Ford which couldn't make the hill. Usborne is sitting in the car waiting for a team of horses to pull him up. second floor of the old Fenner Block on North Portage Street. Her husband, Edgar, \'or ked for Born an and Card Ford Garage. He and her sister used to go to Buffalo and drive cars back for the garage. She is making an album of articles about Westfield so her grand chil- dren and great-grandchildren can \~ee and read about me and all my friend~ back in the good old town I love so much.\ Good to near from you, Martha. Marybel/e Heigh is the current Public Historian for the Town and Village of Westfield. Her office is locat- ed at 3 East Main Street in Westfield, N.Y. 14787- inside Parkview Ice Cream Parlor. Her scheduled office hours are Monday through Friday 9 to II a.m.; other hours by appointment. Beigh can be reached at westfieldh istori- lm®fairpoint.net or by call- ing 326-2457 I office), 326- 6171 (home) or 397-9254 (eel/). (~ _______________ Lo_o_k_in_'_B_ac_k ______________ ~) Retyped by ELAINE G. have not taken place this season. night. thought no serious results will fol- low. During the forenoon while cooling a flat iron to be used on Miss Baker, her father, I. W. Baker, burned one hand very badly with steam. Two fingers of the left hand hav.e large blisters, which, though not serious, will take some time to heal. of autos which have taken the place of horses for driving purposes, the price of the latter is advancing, rather than otherwise. COLE Reprinted from THE CHAUTAUQUA NEWS and THE SENTINEL NEWS To: 1918 It cost New York City $80,000 to remove the waste paper thrown on streets because of the first \peace\ report. George Edmunds and Asa Wilcox, of Sherman, were home from Oswego Military school for a few days, returning Sunday. President Wilson's Thanksgiving Proclamation this year directs ~pecial attention to devout religious work. If there ever was a Thanksgiving day when all Americans should devoutly thank God for His countle\ mercies <md blessings, it is this year. Thanksgiving prices - Butter, 70 cenb, pound; chickem. 35 cent~. eggs, 65 cents, dozen; pota- toes, $1.50 a bushel; flour, 24 lb, ;.ack,$1.63; Milk, 10 cents a quart; cheese, 40 cents a pound. Who said we were living on a 50-cent dollar? Mrs. LJ. Ross received word Saturday of the death from diphthe- ria of her eleven year old niece, Hildreth Tripp of Jamestown. Luzern Dorman, one of the old- TO: JanJiary 1939 est residents of the town, died at Thursday mornmg, a;. Miss the home of his, on Church Street, The warm weather of January has started the buds of some plants, especially lilacs. E. N. Myrick recently picked a branch from a .bush in Frank Titus' yard and the buds were nearly half grown, and sent them to H. W. Speery in California to show him how much more desirable Chautauqua climate is than cold, bleak California. · German soldiers complain that the Yanks \yell ~o barbarously when they charge.\ That's not bar- barism - it's the battle cry of free- dom. The use of tractors in Columbia County is rapidly increasing, and there is hardly a town in which public or private demonstration A prayer and praise service will be held at the Baptist Church on Thursday night. The Rev. Frederic Bakeiller will give a short addres~ in keeping with the occasion. Jessie Baker was cro\mg the su·eet: January 25, 1913, aged 87 years. in front of the post office she He was the sun of Dearing and slipped on the icy 1\alk and fdl Huldah Perkins Dorman, and was striking heavily on her haek. The one of fifteen children of which shock paralyt.ed h<:I ,urd she could lived to mature life. not get up. She was taken into C. If the weather continues mild for H. Corbett's store and home a few the next two months, ice machines minutes later. It was several hours will be in great demand this year. before she could walk, and she suf- It is somewhat strange that fen::d considerable pain. hut it is notwithstanding the great number The high winds in the vicinity recently have done some damage through light compared to other places. A piece of the smoke stack at the canning factory was blown off. and J. S. Dunbar's rose trellis went down and also number of telephone poles. Dr. Leroy Class of Jame~town will give the Thanksgiving address and conduct the services at the Community Church on Thursday Field, Fork Network to host early fall Seasonal Supper at Green Heron Growers in Panama PANAMA - Field and Fork Network announces their next Seasonal Supper on Sept. 24 at Green Heron Growers m Panama. This multi-course farm- to-table dinner will feature the early fall bounty from Green Heron Grower' and other local farms and will be prepared by talented guest Chefs Brett Oduri,io and Ross Warhol from the Anthenaeum Hotel at the Chautauqua lnstitul!on. The proceeds from the dinner will go to the Field and Fork Network, a non-profit organization that worb to build capacity fur a local food network in the eight counties of Western :-Jew York. Green Heron Grower' IS a certified organic: farm that raises grass-fed beef. pas- tured poultry, a variety of vegetables and is one of the only shiitake mushroom producers In New York State. This Seasonal Supper will feature many of the farms' products with sup- plements from other area farms. Courses, see menu he low, will be paired with award-winning wines from Arrowhead Spring Vineyards in Lockport, Johnson Estate Winery in Westfield, and beer from Southern Tier Brewing Company in Lakewood. Tickets for the dinner are $85 per person and include all tax and gratuity. Included in the ticket price is entrance to Night Lights at the Heron, a unjque light and music experience amongst the trails of the farm. For more information and to purchase tickets visit www Jieldandforknetwork.c om or call465-5704. Early Fall Seasonal Supper Menu Creamed Concord Grape and Caramelized Onion Soup Fall Cobb Salad - local Greens, Boiled Hens Egg, Pickled Red Onion, Duck Prosciutto. Plums with Apple Cider and Caraway Vinaigrette Porter Braised Chicken - with Fennel, Onion, Bacon and Potatoes Intermezzo - Blueberry Lavender Sorbet Oiseaux sans Tete (beef) - stuffed with shiitake mushrooms, Swiss chard and sausage Petit Fours and Tea Cakes - at the Cafe in the Woods (~ ________ O_v_er_t_h_e_B_ac_k_y_ar_d_F_e_nc_e_i_n_S_he_r_m_a_n ______ ~) By ELAINE G. COLE CORRESPONDENT The Stanley Hose Rescue vehicles were busy last week Wednesday morning. They had two calls, the fust being a vehide accident near the Mina cemetery and returning from there. they had a call on Main Street. ••••• Sherman Wildcat's Den The school National Honor Society Induction will be held at 1:45 p.m. today. Girl's varsity and jayvee volleyball games versus Brocton will begin at 4 p.m. tomorrow in Sherman. Occasionally the date of a sport activity is changed from the calendar date. If one wants to check it out they can find it at www.sherman.wnyric.org. Find the calendar and past issues of the newsletter online and also the newest · \Paw Prints\ before it arrives in the maiL ••••• Happy birthday greetings Sept. 22: Kylee Rose Bemis, Lyle Cummenings, Cindy Hostetler, Sandy Hurst, Julie Nickerson, Jerry Oehlbeck, Spencer TenHagen, Dennis Wat~on Sept. 23: Robert Fergus, Trenton Meeder, Sarah Jo Oehlbeck, Debbie Wasylink, Ronald Weaver Sept. 24: Sandy Brown, Brian Lyon Sept. 25: Richard Crane. Kelly Graham Jpaulson, Angela Zhao (AFS) Sept. 26:Aumm Marie Endress, Dustin LaRoe, Kathy Sweatman, TJ. Waatson, Teresa Griswold Sept. 27: Todd and Stephanie Martin Sept. 28: Chuck and Edie Stansbury ••••• Happy anniversary greetings Sept. 22: Paul and Pam Fisher Sept. 23: Gregg and Sta1:ey Ottaway Sept. 25: Jay and Kristin Irwin, Adam and Kelly Thornton 0ve Additional s.e<'Vices tlke fab~ic ~;>•otection, Sept. 26: Jay and Teresa Griswold, Sept. 27: Todd and Stepharu...: Martia Sept. 28: Chuck and Edie Stansbury Sept. 29: Gary and Terry Jo DeLellis -lntloess dent and scratch renaovat available along wh.-.. c;o,tnl'let~ ~•r<lli.WI•'lbd 'lt\-b:lc•i;t ~•·•k·s. ED SHULTS FORD 2257 Washington Street, .Jamestown, NY • 7'16-484-012'1 - ~·· • •• \\ '\ \'' - - - - • - • - j; ..... ~ .......... ';,_ \' ~ \~- ~ ......... ,:.,...._..~~-'\'- • • ' -. \ ' ' ...., - ' . 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