Historical Wyoming County April 1957 - Old Fulton History

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MILESTONES (cont.)
A second Warsaw Landmark, the Gridley Hotel on North Main Street,
was vacated in February preparatory to razing to make way for a new
W. T. Grant store.
E. Perry Spink, born in Attica, was elected in December president of
the Liberty Bank of Buffalo. Now resident of Orchard Park,, Mr.
Spink began his career with the bank as a branch manager in 19214.,
rose to the office of credit manager in 193^4-, assistant vice-president
in 1939, a vice-president in 192k, and executive vice-president
ten years later. This is the bank's 75th year.
Warsaw Grange No. 1088, P. of H., observed the fiftieth anniversary
of its organization Jan. 8, 1957» Five of the six living charter
members were honored guests and the program featured an address by
Judge John S. Conable of Warsaw.
The Public Service Commission, Jan. 5, 1957, authorized the Pennsylvania
Railroad to discontinue service at its carload freight station
at Portageville, where s o such shipments had been made since 1953*
Announcement was made in February of the sale of the interest of the
late Read Clarke in the Perry Herald to Joseph W. Pasco, editor and
publisher of the weekly.
On Feb. 5th, a second county Grange, Hermitage No. 1086, commemorated
the $0th anniversary of its organization, Jan. 8, 1907, with
thirty-six charter members. Clayton B. Smith was the first Master.
Arthur Smith, the only Charter member present was awarded a pin. In
1921, the Hermitage group purchased its present hall.
In February, the Rochester Presbytery purchased the 230-acre "Hillside"
estate, Wyoming, from Raymond T. Jones, Buffalo lumber dealer,
for $60,000. The historic mansion, erected in 1851, became famed
while owned by Mrs. Lydia Avery Coonley Ward, 1873-1921)., who gathered
a sixmmer colony of noted artists, writers and musicians there.
From 1911+-17J a series of summer schools were conducted.
Miss Marian E. Russell, chemistry and physics teacher at Perry Central
School for about 30 years, was named in January the state's
outstanding science teacher by the New York State Science Teachers
Association during its meeting at Corning. A past president of bLe
association, director and secretary, a civic leader and contributions
to science education in the state were cited among her
achievements.
Mrs. Charlotte L. Smallwood, District Attorney of Wyoming County,
1950-52, was elected treasurer of the Women's New York State Bar
Association in February. She resides in Warsaw.
Robert A. Anderson,superintendent of the Wyoming Community Hospital,
Warsaw, has been appointed assistant director of the Sloan Institute
of Hospital Administration in Cornell's Graduate School of Business
Administration. Mr. Anderson took up his duties early last month.
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