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VOLUME X L I No. 19 LIVONIA, LIVINGSTON COUNTY, N. Y., F R ID A Y , JA N U A R Y 28 1910 WHOLE No. 2102 E, R, BOLLES’ TALK No. 163 Sale of Two Extra Good Farms— Some Busi ness Change Annsucements Probably Next Week— Called the Dean of the Genesie Valley Auctioneers—Carnival Week August 7-12. 1 told last week of two changes in farm ownership likely to be ar ranged for Monday morning, on which I wrote, but did not give names of the parties. Fatsy Gray sold the Martin Thayer farm of seventy-three acres lying in the Williams district, about one mile north of Livonia as the railroad runs, to Fred Ilowitt for seven thousand dollars; Tony Kuhn sold his Tom Bailey or John Shafer farm, about one mile north of Livonia, on the road to South Lima, to Patsy Gray, about one hundred and thirteen acres,for fourteen thousand dollars. These sales are both neigh borhood deals, the Kuhn farm and t he Gray farm touching corners in one place, and Fred Ilow itt having been working the Pemberton farm tor several years, thus having been , the nearest neighbor of Tony Kuhn on the south. There are no better farms in Livonia for production,and everybody interested is satisfied with the changes they are making. Patsy Gray will move to the Kuhn farm, and Fred Ilowitt to the Gray farm, while Tony Kuhn expects to leave town, going probably to Webster, Monroe county, where he •either has bought or will buy again. I am writing this early Monday morning again, and there are other big deals on now that will probably be either closed or given up before the Gazette comes out; one of them nvolves the sale of the stock of one of the leading business places of the village, and if that deal goes through you will hear of one of the largest bargain and sacrifice sales ever held in this part of the country, is the parties who are negotiating f o r the goods will not continue the business, but will put a big reduc tion sale on at once and close out the whole stock, or sell it to some one to take it up and go ahead with the business, which is certainly one of the best in town, but for financial reasons, for which the volume of trade has not been to blame,has been laboring under difficulties. Yuu will probably see some news about this big deal in next week’s paper, and perhaps will hear all about it before. The Jackman farm I talked about last week lies right next to this one hundred and twenty-five- dollars-an-acre Kuhn farm, that just changed hands, and also right next to the well-known William Smith place, now the Lew Beecher farm, which could not be bought for the ore hundred and twenty-five. We will cut this price to sell the Jack man farm so it will look like a red ticket closing-out sale; and some body is going to get a bargain. I don’t believe there are troing to be many farms to rent to new tenants jn Livonia this year; more farms are changing hands in this v'cinity at good prices than in any other two or three townships, and the idea here is to buy and sell, and not to rent any more than absolutely necessary. Buyers can raise money easily to buy Livonia farms, and af ter living on a Livonia farm for a few years it is not necessary to bor row much money to buy the next one To be sure there are lots of good farms in adjoining towns, and towns not adjoining: but it seems as if Livonia beats the whole county for rapid-fire farm sules I can ofier farms in Richmond, Avon, Geneseo, Lima, Kush, Conesus, Springwater, Ossian, Canadice and other townships of Livingston, On tario and Monroe counties, and some of them are mighty good ones too. I have land as low as twenty- five dollars an acre, and land a hundred and more dollars an acre higher,with all sorts of intermediate prices; so the price ought to suit almost any buver if some of the land does. Village places, muck land and business openings are well represented on my listing book. We had quite a little austion flurry about the middle of January, and I sold consecutively at different auc tions, almost all in different town ships and in three different counties, on Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday: some thing a little unusual for January; but I find that Bolles’ reputation as an auctioneer of long experience and quick judgment, combined with rapid-fire action, is good over a wide stretch of country, and that since the death of our old friend David Menzie, he is considered the dean of the Genesee valley auction eers. Always ready to engage any where, and always inviting the people out to the sales, you w ill find yours truly. E. R. Bolles. The Gambee Hotel is open, serving first-class meals, and there are no better rooms anywhere. Ladies from out of town are welcome to use their parlors and all conven iences. Up stairs over the hotel office and candy kitchen. A New Organization The administrative degree was conferred upon the past and present matrons throughout the 20th dis trict of the Order of the Eastern Star at the Geneseo chapter rooms on the afternoon of the 24th insl. by R. W. D. D, G, M. Emma R. Johns and A. W. A. G. L. W. Fowler Bucke. A past matron’s association was formed consisting of charter members from Geneseo, Avon,Lima, Caledonia, Mt. Morris, Nunda.Dans- ville.and Livonia. Mrs. Emma Johns of Livonia was elected president, Mrs. Alice ('. Rowley of Geneseo first, Stella Foote of Mt. Morris second, and Stella Bonner of Lima third vice-president, Mabel Jenks of Lima secretary, Frances Marshall uf Avon treasurer, Katharine Krev- ling of Mt. Morris historian and Isabelle Gooding of Geneseo chap lain. There was a fine banquet served and the district officers visited the chapter at Geneseo in the evening. The charter members of the organization from Livonia are Mary M. C. Reynolds, Charlotte DuBois and Emma R. Johns. Livonia, Jan. 26. *** -Death of Jeioie Stewart Miss Jennie Stewart, the oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Stewart,died at Saranac Lake.where 3he had been for some time, Friday morning of last week Mr. and Mrs. Stewart were called to her bedside when her condition became alarm ing and were with her when she passed away. The remains were brought here Saturday morning,and the funeral was held from the bouse Monday forenoon, the Rev. Dr. Kiehle and the Rev. Mr. Rownd conducting the services. The burial was at York. Miss Stewart was a highly accomplished young woman, having graduated from St. Mar garet's school in Buffalo and from the Northwestern university at Chicago. The entire community is saddened by her death. Death of Mrs. Beach The many friends of the family were greatly shocked Wednesday to learn of the death of Mrs. Richmond C. Beach, after an illness of one week. Her age was f>9. The funeral will be held from the house this af ternoon. the death of this lady carries sadness into many homes in Richmond and Livonia, and the sym- Dathy for her family cannot be ex pressed. THE CAMP FIRE GIRLS A camp was organized at Mrs. F. G. Reed’s Monday afternoon. Mrs. Frank B. Allen of Honeoye was present. About thirteen girls joined and each received an Indian name. Elizabeth Reed was elected presi dent, Mary Alvord secretary, Gladys Putney treasurer,Josephine Beecher guardian and Mrs. Victor A. Clapp assistant guardian. I-IORSES FOR SALE A pair of bays, weighing 2400; good age, sound and true; absolute ly fearless and safe for woman to drive, single or double. I will sell either one, or as a team. Want to replace with heavier pair. M. E. Kervin, Livonia. STREET BLANKETS REDUCED Now is the time to buy street blankets for your horses. I am making attractive reductions on these goods. Also have a fine line of stable blankets. Call and see them. D. D. Adams. AGENTS WANTED Make from $5 to $7 a day at pleasant work; men or women. Write for full particulars to I. Pal mer, Honeoye. THE LATE MINERVA DAVIS Prominent in the Temperance Cause and in Every fioed Work-Her Death a Lesste the Cemminity. Minerva Davis, whose death was announced last week and whose funeral was held at the Baptist church Monday afternoon, was in many respects a remarkable woman, and no real history of Livonia can ever be written without ascribing a prominent page to the work she accomplished. For years identified in temperance work, she was a char ter member of the local branch of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, which was organized in 1883, of which she was the president for nearly thirty years. Mrs. W. H. Millham was president and Miss Davis vice-president for the first three years of its existence:and with the exception of one year, when Mrs. A. R. Pemberton was presi dent, Miss Davis was the head uf the organization until the election of Mrs. Long last year. She had also filled the position of missionary secretary of the Livingston Haptist Association and secretary of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Un ion of the county. Always a leader among the leaders, her ability was recognized and her advice sought. For ye&rs she was one ot the most active members of the Livonia Bap tist church, and identified with everything that had any relation to its interests She was born eighty- four years ago in a West Sparta log cabin, and into these years had been crowded activities whose influence is far-reaching. Her death came peacefully Thursday morning of last week at the home of her nephew, Fitch M. Davis, where nothing that kindness could suggest for her com fort was ever omitted. In a paper read at a meeting of the Ladies’ Literary some years ago she made these statements in relation to her father’s family .which have a douCitJ- historical interest at this time: “My father came to Livonia in 1815, a lad of 19, and I have heard him say chat he remembered walking from Hemlock to Conesus lake through an unbroken forest, with not even a wagon road, not even a foot-path, but only blazed trees to guide him. My first remembrance of Livonia w as thirty years later. Then farms were cleared,frame houses built and improvements made in every way. But log houses were still numerous. There was no village here, and no indications that there ever would be one. Where Aima Huibert now lives was a log house and a forest back of it, and in the fore3t the mineral spring where we often went for water. A little north of where the Davis huuse now stands were the re mains of a log house, and the old well is still there. Where Mr. Hill man lived was a log house. Where Mason Williams then lived was a log house, where I have spent many happy hours with their interesting familv. Just west of their home was Mr. Ames’ log house, and a little to the east of V. N. Pember ton’s was another log house, and there were many others heside in town. 1 have mentioned only a few of the rude homes sholtering a class called the common people, in which class I have always been counted, and who were in the majority then. I think it was Lincoln who said that God must have loved the common people because He made so many of them. There are not many families living in Livonia to-day wh» think of their homes as luxuriant, but as compared with the homes of seventy years ago, as I rsmember them, there are very few who are not living in the height of luxury. I remember going to church with a cousin on a hot Sunday, who wore a pair of tow pants, a waist shirt without vest or coat, a ten-cent chip hat, and barefooted; and he was a well-to-do farmer, though in debt, and saving his money to pay for his farm. He paid for it too, and his sons and daughters lived to see the time that they could have the best of home and dress that the country afforded. But few women among the common people had anything better of store clothes than calico dresses, which they wore to church and everywhere lor best. My| father did not confine his working hjburs to daylight, but by the light from the blazing wood in the fireplace would make his own baskets, from the big bushel basket to dinner baskets and work baskets. One of the latter made by him for my mother is still in existence. He made, too, our brooms—not from broom corn, but they were peeled from a stick, and what was left from the stick was the handle. He also made the shoes for the ten of us. They did not re semble the up-to-date eight-dollar shoe of to-day,but they kept the feet warm, and with an occasional patch ing, would last and be handed down to smaller ones, and the home-knit stockings were made ready for winter use to go with them.” In “Reminiscences of Eighty Years Ago,” a beautiful little volume written by Miss Davis and published recently, the subjects mentioned, and many others, are enlarged upon and elaborated: and this permanent record of the experience of this gifted lady, which is of general as well as local interest, should find a place in every home in Livonia. It is one more evidence, too, of her generosity that the proceeds of its sale were donated to the Ladies’ Aid society of the church to which she was so devoted. Minerva Davis was a woman who gave character to every movement with which she was cm.npcted, and this community is better fur having known her. Eastern States and Woman Suffrage An exchange states the case fairly in the following: Four of the At lantic States, New York, Pennsyl vania, Massachusetts and New Jer sey, have just placed themselves, by vote of the men,as decidedly against granting to women the same privi lege of voting which they them selves enjoy. The result was not unexpected, but the suffragists should take courage and try again. The returns show beyond all ques tion that the appeal of the women is slowly but surely gaining ground. ***It may be a singular coincidence, but it is nevertheless a fact that these same four States were for many years prior to I860 equally unfriendly to the abolition cause, and yet in the course of time, and by persistent effort, its advocates finally triumphed.***Twelve States have granted women the right of suffrage. The western man and the western woman stand side by side, and by their votes are laying the foundations for a new and brighter era in political life. The Lakeville Nates Mrs. Arthur Milliman is recover ing from her illness. Mrs. Linda Bates has about re covered from the grip. Little Jack Mooney, who hag been quite seriously ill, is on the gain. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Eddy at tended the funeral of an aunt at Moscow last week. Mrs. F. M. Acker is home from the hospital and her many friends are glad to know of her recovery. John W. Tassie.who has been visit ing his sister, Mrs. Youmans, has returned to his home in Brooklyn. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wright went to Rochester to see Mrs. Wright’s niece, Mrs. Clair Owen, who is very ill. The subject of the sermon for Sunday morning at. 11:30, at the Christian church, is “Preparedness ’’ The Christian Endeavor service will be in the evening at 7:30. All will be welcome. Lakeville, Jan. 27. DANCING ‘ CLASS 3 On Friday evening, Jan. 28th, Mr. and Mrs. James Crouch will open a school of instruction in the refined modern dances at Masonic hall, Livonia. On the opening night a prize will be awarded to the best dancers of the class that has just finished at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Reed. A special feature of this school is the social dance af ter the class. These after-dances are enjoyed by all. Any one wishing private lessons may call 11-F-ll. By Order. CUSTOM FEED* GRINDING I have put in a feed grinder and corn sheller, and can do custom work at any time at my farm. Albert A. Adams. FOR SALE Good work horse, weight 1150. In quire of F. A. Reynolds, South Li vonia. Bell phone 238-F-3. REPORT OF THE EXAMS. Hemlock Students Breathe Freely Again - Sunday-Scheol Officers Elected— Other Notes of Interest. A pedro party will be held at Pratt Blank’s Friday evening of next week. The fear is generally expressed that the warm weather has brought out the fruit buds, and that con siderable damage will result. Frank Feller of Lakeville has put down a well on tbe high school grounds that ought to be big enough to supply all the water needed. Mr. Brock, who was working in the woods with Alfred Johnson at Springwater Monday, was badly hurt when a tree fell upon him. Mr. Brock is in the employ of the city of Rochesetr at the lake. The Sunday-school of the Metho dist church held a meeting Monday evening, and after the various re ports were made the following offi cers were elected- Superintendent. George E. Knapp, assistant, Sayre Beam; secretary and treasurer, Floyd Beam; teacher of the adult Bible class, Mrs. Geo. Thurston,' teacher of men’s Bible class. Prof. R. E. Thomas; teacher of young ladies’ Bible class. Miss E. Andrus, teacher of yuung men's Bible class, Mrs.H. Gibbs,teacher of boys’ class, Mrs. Bush; teacher of girls’ class, Mrs. Caskey; teacher of girls’ class No. 2, Miss VanZandt; teacher of young boys’ class,Mrs. King,teacher of young girls’ class, Miss LaMont; superintendent of primary depart ment, Miss Bush; organist, Mrs. LaMont; president of the missionary department, Mrs. Bush; vice-presi dent, Mrs. G. Hoppough; secretary and treasurer, Howard Coykendall; superintendent of home department, Miss E. Andrus. Prof. Thomas was elected chorister and Earl Col lins assistant. Below is the report of the January examinations held recently: Spell ing, Edward Collins, Muriel Collins, Emma Darron, Aubrey Hayward, Thelma LaMont, Howard Lawrence, Mildred and Barton Mallaher, Marian Payne, Howard Sherman, Pearl Templar,Aulsah Wemett, Otto Westbrook Arithmetic, Katharine Crossett, Pearl Templar. Geography, Ira Briggs, Gideon Harder, Mildred Mallaber, Anita Rix, Emma Rowley. Howard Sherman, Pearl Templar, Aulsah Wemett. Reading, John De- Grafr, Howard Lawrence. Writing, John DeGraff. Elementary English, John DeGraff. Elementary U. S. history, Ira Briggs, Edward Collins, Katharine Crussett, Louis Green, Aulsah Wemett. English IV, Doris Cary, Janette LaMont. German II, John Adams, Leona Bates, Sayre Beam, Janette LaMont, Marian Woodruff. Latin II, Hazel Collins, Ellen and John Hoppough. Latin III, Janette LaMont. Elementary representation, Ellen Hoppough, Pauline Ingraham. Ancient history, Kenneth Coykendall, Marian Wood ruff. Geometry, Leona Bates, Glenn Holmes, John Hoppough. Physics, Marion Woodruff. Elemetary alge bra, Vera Hoppough, Marian Sher man, Doris Woodruff. Hemlock, Jan. 20. *** TOWN COLLECTOR’S NOTICE Notice is hereby given to the tax able inhabitants of the town of Li vonia in the county of Livingston, N. Y., that I, the undersigned, the collector of taxes of said town, have received the warrant for the collec tion of taxes for the year lyi.V, and that I will attend at the Store of Coy & Lindsley,Livonia Center,Feb. 7th, from 1 p. m., to 4 u. m., at the store of G. E. Knapp.llemlock, Feb. 8th, from 10 a m., to 4 n. rn., at the store of C. F. Acker,^ Lakeville.from 1 p. m., to 4 p. m., Feb. 9th.Balance o ftime at hank of Woodruff & Thurs ton or at tbe store of Bronson & Ilichardsonfor thirty days from this date, from nine o’clock in the morn ing till four in the afternoon, for the purpose of receiving payment of taxes. (Dated) Livonia, Jan. 24. Lee F. Richardson, Collector. FOR YOUR POULTRY' Mica crystal poultry grit is the best grit for all seasons. Your hens require it. Ask for prices. Livonia Cement Block Factory. FOR SALE A very nice feather bed and pil lows at a bargain. Inquire of Mrs. Louise Ayers, Conesus. Last Week's Basket Ball In one of the fastest games ever played on the local court the Livonia ahtletic club five defeated the fast St. Patrick’s team of Mt. Morris last Friday night by a score of 32 to 29. The playing of Sherman and Kervin for the locals was very speedy .while Buerlien and J. Kane for St. Pat rick’s pulled off stunts that were de cidedly conspicuous. J. Kane also shone by his foul basket shooting. The largest crowd of the season was in attendance and seemed to be highly elated with the performance of the evening St Patrick’s is a fast ard clean lot of players and claim the championship of Livings ton and Wyoming counties. As this makes a game apiece the third and deciding game will be played in the near future on a neutral court. In a preliminary game the same even ing the Livonia high school five was defeated by the Geneseo normal team by a score of 27 to 23. Al though defeated, the high school bo\s put up a stellar gum** Wood ruff and VanDerMt id played like veterans, as did the whole team for that matter. It is the general ver dict that with the assistance of their forward, Da\i-\ who was not in the game, the score would have been in their favor lSasket ball is a good clean sport and the local hoys have been displaying plenty of the so- called “pep” since they got down to work. There will be more games and the boys will be glad for the support of the Livonia people. Livonia, Jan. 27. *** Death of Miss Holmes The death of Miss Emma D. Holmes occurred Tuesday morning at the family home on the east side of Conesus lake in the town of Cone sus. Miss Holmes had been ill for the past two years. She was born in Conesus fifty years ago and all her life had been passed there and at the home at the lake, where she and her sister, Miss Lillian Holmes, with their niece,Miss Heieii Holmes,' resided. Besides her sister and niece she leaves another sister. Mrs. Henry Mather of this town, and one brother, Charles Holmes of the town of Conesus. Annual Highway Meeting The annual county highway meet ing will be held at the court house in Geneseo Thursday, Feb. 3d, at 1 o’clock. Aside from the usual in structions and general information regarding township work, rules of the commission and application of the highway law,a departure will be a floor discussion between the town superintendents and supervisors. Mr. Schaefer,the countv superinten- ; dent,requests us to ask that all town board members and any others in terested in highway work attend this meeting if possible. O. E. S. FAIR. The local chapter O E. S. will hold a fair at Masonic temple the afternoon and evening of Tuesday, Feb. 1st. Baked goods, orangeade, homemade candies, ice cream, sand wiches and coffee, and fancy articles will be on sale all the afternoon and evening. He sure to viMt tbe \coun try store,” to be filled with vege tables for sale. There will be a program of solos, duets and quar tettes in the evening, also dancing and card playing. Stedman's orches tra will furnish the music. Come and bring your wife and family or sweetheart. By Order. STOP' READ’ Compare these prices Oat meal 3 cents, granulated sugar li cents, brown sugar 54 cents, yeast foam 3 cents, best pastry Hour 75 cents, Pillsbury flour 90 cents, Genesee Valley flour 85 cents, Big B, flour 85 cents, lard 12 cents, compound 11 cents. At Eldridge’s cash store. Honeoye. FOR SALE Two horses-mare, weighing lf'00; can pace 2 30, bay mare, weight 1000. Farm chunks. For sate at the Jim Green farm. Robert Wright, Conesus. PEDRO PARTY A pedro party will be held at St Joseph’s hall Wednesday evenirg. Feb. 16th, under the auspices of the Holy Name society. Keep thi* date in mind. By Orjer. FOR RENT House on Washington street, also a room in Sooner hall. Inquire of Murphy Brothers.
