Transcribed by Gina Cappello
(From the scrapbook of Eddy C. [1857-1944] & Helen White Gilbert [1855-1929]. Clippings may not be dated and newspaper may be unknown, unless noted. Most dates supplied were handwritten and initialed by the collectors.) In most cases, these clippings were from Rushford Spectator/The Spectator
LOCAL RECORD (Rushford NY)
Births, Deaths, Marriages and
Other Important Events of 1889
Whoa! Father Time! Stop just a moment on the threshold of a new year, while we hurriedly glance over the old year’s record. It will recall pleasant scenes and many sad memories, but all are in history—the pleasures vanished and the bitterest sadness passing away. We give first the number of births, deaths and marriages in this vicinity for the past four years
’86 ’87 ’88 ‘89
Births 25 30 22 31
Deaths 29 31 28 32
Marriages 18 14 13 22
The following is the record of 1889:
BIRTHS
During the year children were born as follows: to
David Owens girl Jan 3
W. L. Munger girl “ 30
A. Scouton girl Feb 9
A. B. Davis boy “ 17
C. W. Artlip boy “ “
Ira Calkins boy Mar 2
C. Morris girl “ 31
Fred Worden boy May
J. W. Austin boy “ 13
Herschel Stowell boy “ 14
Fred Metcalf boy June 1
Guy Hanks boy “ 1
Fred Rose girl “ 15
Jacob Filer girl July 3
W. H. Benson boy “ 5
John Bray boy Aug 1
Hiram Daley girl “ 7
Chas. Howser boy “ 7
Will Aggett girl “ 11
Ed. Abbott girl “ 19
Frank Morrison boy Sept 22
R. N. McFarlan boy “ 26
Oscar Cooley boy “ 30
Chas. Nobles girl Oct 5
E. R. Thomas boy “ 6
Albert Champlain boy “ 10
Chas. Gage girl “ 10
W. R. Jenks girl “ 18
Quincy Clark boy “ 19
T. Jeff. Rice twin boys Nov 15
DEATHS
age died
John Holmes 82yrs Jan 4
Mrs. H. Morrison 50 “ “ 21
Gilbert Wheeler 75 “ “ 24
Mrs. Amelia Peck 55 “ “ 31
“ D. C. Woods 58 “ “ “
David Parish 65 “ Feb 1
Mrs. J. N. Kingsbury 63 “ “ 8
“ Daniel Cooley 67 “ “ 13
Harrison Horton 1 “ “ 15
Mrs. A. Persons 77 “ “ 16
Warren McKinney 88 “ “ 20
Alex Hall 84 “ Mar 5
Mrs. Wm. Lafferty 32 “ “ 8
“ H. Pitts 34 “ “ 18
“ Wm. Barber 38 “ “ 23
“ Ellen Conners 72 “ “ 30
“ Alex Conway 31 “ “ 31
“ Darwin Tuller 73 “ Apr 16
Leipold Graessle 40 “ “ 27
Mrs. Wm. Weaver 86 “ May 18
Q. A. White 65 “ “ 26
Will Abbott 20 “ “ 27
Washington White 69-2/3 “ June 19
Miss Mary Wilmot 40 “ “ 21
Mrs. R. O. Boardman 58 “ July 19
John Lewis 34 “ “ 25
Mrs. M. Bull 66 “ Aug 17
B. H. Cole 11 mo Sept 18
Abbott 1 “ “ 21
Mrs. C. H. Ives 55 yrs Oct 5
Alfred Kellogg 58 “ “ 31
Leigh Conway 3 “ Dec 6
MARRIAGES
N. Gilbert, Edith Morrison Jan 9
Lennie Wood, Lou Miller “ 23
Clar. Baker, Eva Phillips Feb 6
F. Sweatland, Carrie McElheny “ 14
Chas. Moot, Genevieve Taylor “ 20
Herbert Ives, Maria Davis Mar 20
Elmer Hardy, Etta Adams May 1
E. Maguire, Melva Balliett July 24
Em. Kendall, Irene Smith Sept 10
Frank Brooks, Rebecca Argue “ 11
S. E. Wilmot, Jennie Tarbell “ 18
Glen Lane, Eva Johnson “ “
C. W. Guild, Clementine Brien “ 23
Geo. Artlip, Dora Brandes Oct 7
B. F. Hardy, Marie Lyon “ 16
Grant Smith, Libbie Peet Nov 3
F. Benjamin, Berdana Hosley “ 9
A. J. Lyon, Velma Richardson “ 20
G. Towell, Thressa Lundrigan “ 26
W. Lundrigan, M. Johnson Dec 19
Vernor Taylor, Jennie Thomas “ 24
John Vandusen, Ollie Pelton “ 25
IMPORTANT EVENTS
Post-Office robbed Jan 26
Dooley suit tried Feb 4
Mercury 30* below zero “ 24
Measles very prevalent March
W. H. Benson, Dem., Sup., “ 5
County lodge of Good
Templars meet here “ 19
Cheese factories opened “ 24
C. J. Elmer pays 9c for cheese Apr 4
Arbor Day observed May 3
Dr. Guild locates here “ 6
Telegraph line completed “ 9
Severe frost “ 28
Decoration Day observed “ 30
Great flood June 1
E. C. Gilbert’s leg amputated “ 2
Extra Spec. issued “ 3
Commencement exercises “ 13
Band went to Charlotte and Elton “ 29
Re-opening of Baptist Church July 21
Grandpa Bush’s 94 birthday Aug 3
Fresh air children arrive “ 9
Band festival and concert “ 17
Mail route established “ 22
Olean District Conference
Convenes here Sept 10
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Hill’s
Golden wedding Oct 17
Week of runaways “ 24
Rev. Munger resigns the pastorate
Of the Baptist church Dec 8
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Benjamin
Celebrate the 50th anniversary
Of their marriage “ 9
Fred Persons taken to Buffalo “ 24
60* above zero, pleasant and
No snow “ 25