Ruth McEvoy Collection 25 - Genesee County

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Smock, Mrs. Blanche T. Found murdered at the place where she lived, 4 Court Street. Francis S. 

McMarrow held. 2-6-1961 

Smock, Jamie Interview with, News Director at WBTA - got there through sports. 10-16-1995 

Smock, Neal B. Patrolman Smock suing Emma M. Engel for an accident when she ran into 

his motorcycle. 4-3-1928 

Given verdict to receive $2,500 for damage to his motorcycle by Miss Engel. 11-13-1929 

Named acting Police Chief. 2-11-1948 

Named head of Police in Boothby's resignation. 9-18-1951 

Leaves Police Chief post - to become Assistant Chief at the end of the year. 10-12-1952 

To have Police Chief post. 10-13-1952 

May retire from Police Chief post. 12-20-1952 

Appointed permanent Police Chief. 12-30-1952 

Becomes permanent Chief. 12-16-1955 

Retiring - 40 years on the force. 12-1-1962 

Winegar on Smock's retirement - "end of an era." 12-19-1962 

Dead at 78. 6-10-1978 

Winegar on. 1-17-1979 

Smoke Free Now See also: Smoking. 

Anti-smoking coalition changing its name to Smoke Free Now; gets a state grant. 

To extend efforts to Orleans and Wyoming Counties. Has been active in 

Genesee. Gregg McAllister; Chris Lewis; Nola Goodrich mentioned. 12-16-1999 

Smoke House See: Center Street Smokehouse. 

Permit for projecting sign for the restaurant being readied in the former Times 

Building, 20 Center Street. 6-16-2001 

Smoke Nuisance Bank Street residents protest smoke from soft coal from Parmelee Laundry. 

Parmelee says it will use hard coal. 7-25-1892 

Smoke from soft coal a problem for Aldermen. 

Mrs. Alice G. Fisher calls a meeting on. East Main residents protest smoke from 

1-28-1897 

soft coal. 5-12-1911 

Soft coal smoke nuisance referred to a committee. 6-15-1911 

Aldermen to try a smoke consuming device for 60 days. 8-10-911 

A smoke consumer installed in the Municipal Plant - seems to work. 9-8-1911 

The Council gets complaint (about) Rubber Co. smoke. 7-21-1915 

The Council studies the effect of many smoking factories. 12-4-1924 

The Council holds smoke hearings. 1-8-1925 

Public hearing on. 3-18-1925 

The Council discusses the smoke nuisance. 3-19-1925 

Councilmen study the smoke problem again. 5-21-1925 

Women meet with the mayor on. 10-8-1927 

The Council renews its effort to reduce smoke. 4-26-1928 

Anti-smoke ordinance considered. 2-3-1951 

The city plans an anti-smoke ordinance. 8-7-1951 

The Council adopted an ordinance August 20, first complaint August 21. 

Interagency Council aiming at a smoke-free city - making a list of businesses 

8-21-1951 

where smoking is not allowed. 9-8-1993 

Smoking Non-smoking honor roll kept by barber Charles Pucio, Jr. 

The County is ready to advise on implementing the new State anti-smoking 

1-16-1964 

regulation. (The State did not enact the ban.) 

Several articles on reaction of local places to the State ban on smoking in public 

3-31-1987 

offices. (and before.) 4-11-1987 

The County prohibits smoking in public and work areas. 5-14-1987 

Teachers complain of smoking inside the H. S. building in spite of a ban on. 2-11-1991



Smoking (cont) Jail inmate protests no smoking edict. 

D. Michael Murray will defend the jail inmate's right to smoke, says he needs a 

4-5-1991 

place to (?) 4-9-1991 

Letter on smoking in the Jail. 

Lawyer to proceed with a suit against the Jail for prohibiting smoking though the 

4-25-1991 

prisoner leaves the Jail. 5-21-1991 

Judge Morton to visit the Jail before ruling on the smoking issue. 7-16-1991 

Inmates testify that guards smoked in the Jail against non-smoking rules. 10-23-1991 

Students at BHS to take part in the "Great American Smoke-out." 11-21-1991 

Glenn Price, at the Jail, loses his suit against the no smoking rule there. 

McAllister awards proprietors of smoke-free businesses at the Great American 

2-4-1992 

Smoke-out dinner. 11-18-1993 

David Goerlitz, who posed for cigarette ads now working to educate youth against. 10-14-1994 

Survey finds one-tenth of 9th graders smoke. 9-10-1997 

Legislators ban vending machines, easy access to juvenile purchasers. 9-25-1997 

Some local restaurants say no-smoking policy has increased business. 11-17-1997 

Ban on free access to tobacco sales, vending machines to start December 1st. 

The Legislature puts no-smoking in indoor places up for public discussion 

11-21-1997 

May 13 at the Senior Center. 4-9-1998 

Ad urging support of the no-smoking law for restaurants. 5-30-1998 

Health officers a making some headway with tobacco restricting. 11-18-1998 

The County adopts a no-smoking law for all public areas - 6-3 vote. 

Restaurants figuring out how to adjust for the no-smoking regulation coming 

6-10-1999 

January 1st. 9-4-1999 

Anti-smoking Coalition changes its name to Smoke Free Now; gets a state grant. 12-16-1999 

The County to be smoke free in another week. 12-27-1999 

Smoke free compliance has a smooth start. 

Bonding Genesee County share of money from tobacco companies from losses 

1-5-2000 

due to smoking, 17 counties sharing in the money. 12-7-2000 

Smokestack Aldermen to build a smokestack. 4-20-1912 

Smorol, Jason Interview with the manager of the Clippers and of Dwyer Stadium. 7-7-1997 

Smurr, Miss Lizzie Dead. 11-24-1913 

Snell, C. Lewis An inspector at Doehler, appointed patrolman. 

Snell and Harley Bort to operate a tool sharpening business - of Gordon Didas, 

11-18-1941 

2 Seaver - while Didas is in the service. 2-25-1943 

Commended for work with juveniles. 3-5-1946 

Accused of misconduct. Cleared. 6-3-1946 

Named Acting Police Chief. 5-17, 6-1-1949 

Named Chief. 1-3-1950 

The Council says the Snell's appointment was always considered temporary. 9-2-1950 

Picture of Snell with a Jaywalking sign. 6-29-1953 

Chosen the first Youth Officer. 7-2-1958 

Picture of with air rifles. 

Youth Officer, nabs two teen-age sister-brother burglars - he hides in Mooney's 

10-4-1958 

Grill. 2-3-1960 

Picture of with a Drive Carefully sign. 8-26-1961 

Winegar on Snell and BB Guns and such taken from youngsters. 11-26-1962 

Tells the Youth Bureau that shoplifting runs into thousands of dollars. 12-4-1962 

Picture of with shoplifting loot. 2-27-1964 

Has 6 stolen bicycles. 8-26-1964 

Exhibits loot taken from youngsters. 10-17-1964 

Given the Liberty Bell award. 11-4-1965 

The Bar Association honors Snell. 4-7-1965 

Exhibits air rifles taken. 12-1-1967



Snell, C. Lewis (cont) Exhibits stolen bicycle parts. 9-30-1967 


Retiring as St. Jerome ambulance driver - picture. 12-30-1972 

Given Lions Club award for Service. 

Made a life member of Fish & Game for service in hunting safety for youngsters. 

6-18-1974 

Honored by another group about a month earlier. 12-26-1978 

Note on. 9-26-1979 

Dead at 71. 9-29-1979 

Obit. 10-1-1979 

Snell, Harry H. To open a garage, reopen shop at 316 West Main - as Batavia Garage. 4-14-1915 

Snell, Ralph Ted Par for the Course 

Here Tonawanda winds serenely down 

Through fertile fields in Springtime: Here renown 

Has touched a favored son or two, and fame 

Attends a well deserving native name 

Here industry employs and labor thrives 

And sweet content in living still survives 

And humbly here the simple creed sustains 

Of honest effort and its honest gains 

Snell and James S. Coons dissolve their partnership - Snell to continue as Snell 

Sign Company. 4-13-1938 

Divorce: Verlin Swarts Snell from Ralph W. Snell. 

Past & Present column: Poems by Ted Snell of "Snell's Sign Co.", 3 Evans Street 

4-15-1938 

accepted for anthology. 7-29-1939 

Editing poetry magazine - "Embers." 5-19-1943 

Presents copies to Richmond Library - June 30, 1943. 5-24-1944 

Had a brother - Karl Snell. 11-9-1944 

Given poetry award. 

Sells sign equipment to Geneseo men - Snell hopes to be associated with them. 

4-2-1946 

Address of the business - Clark Place. 11-15-1951 

Past & Present column: Ted Snell on neon signs. 1-10-1953 

Past & Present column: on Snell, poet. 11-24-1956 

Protests the City's decision to order street signs not made here. 8-19-1959 

Snell's Signs going into the Design Center on Jackson Street. 10-18-1962 



Winegar on Snell's poetry. 1-7-1974 

Obit - died June 9 in Florida. 

Winegar remembers Ted Snell as TBF Signs works on the sign for Adam Miller, 

6-12-1978 

first made by Snell forty years ago. 4-8-1993 

Snell, Richard A. Snell's Garage, Ellicott Street at Clifton, 18 years of experience - picture. 12-4-1940 

Snell's Garage taking AAA calls. 7-9-1941 

Obit - of Snell's Garage, 11 Clifton Avenue. 3-6-1943 

Snell, Warren M. Of Marine Trust, dead at 56. 10-19-1963 

Snell Enterprises Snell Sign Company holds a dinner - 18 employees - contracting business for 

electrical signs. (Ted Snell.) 1-14-1946 

Snell's Garage Edward A. Snell and Howard Jones open Snell's Garage at 11 Clifton Avenue. 5-7-1938 

Richard A. Snell - Snell's Garage - corner of Clifton Avenue. 4-2-1941 

Ellicott Street at Clifton Avenue. 5-29-1941



Snell Sign Co. Ralph Snell and James S. Coons dissolve their partnership - Snell to continue. 4-13-1938 

Ad: Full page on Snell Signs - now using neon tubing. 6-17-1949 

Sniffen, Andrew A. Of Park Grill, refused a liquor license. 

Moving the Park Grill from 12 Main to 20 Main - former dining room of the 

7-21-1934 

Hamilton Hotel. 8-9-1934 

Snipery Lane Former name of Liberty Street - probably because all south of Ellicott Street was 

a swamp with snipe and water fowl. Andrew McCulley remembered in 1931 

that as a boy he could skate from Ellicott Street to Tamarack Swamp near 

Putnam Settlement. 2-13-1931 

Snipery Street Past & Present column on - history, now South Liberty. 12-27-1913 

Snow, Charles L. J. E. Brown on, who has bought a boat for one more trip. 3-31-1958 

Snow, Edward W. Trietley on, who ends wanderings and settles down. Wondered for 21 years. 

One child, Edward W. III, aged 4. 11-17-1956 

Snow, Dr. Emerson E. An Oculist - coming here from Danbury, CT. 3-12-1895 

To talk on African experience. 

Parrott named "Pasha" given to Dr. Snow by Emin Pasha - whole article on - 

4-18-1906 

buried behind 22 Ross Street. 10-23-1920 

Ill at home. 8-10-1922 

Obit. Coroner for 20 years. 73 years old. Practiced here since 1895. 3-1-1923 

Past & Present column: on Dr. Snow's Egyptian tour in 1881. 3-3-1923 

Snow's African collection to go to Buffalo - no place in the city to display them. 9-23-1924 

Snow, Jennie Interview with - announcer at Radio Station WBTA. 4-8-1996 

Snowden, Dr. Fred A. New X-ray expert at the hospital. 1-4-1945 

Dead at 67. 1-6-1945 

Snowmobiles Batavians have motor driven sleds - Dr. Guy Patterson and Lawrence Hopp. 1-15-1927 

Snowmobile Convention at BHS Saturday. 12-4-1970 

Snowmobile Associations Snowmobilers. 2-6-1970 

Pine Hill Snowmobile club. 2-5-1972 

Pavilion Tri-County Riders. 11-14-1972 

Byron Sno-Devils. 12-1-1972 

Stafford Snowmobilers. 1-12-1973 

Tri-County Riders. 6-8-1974 

Sleds of Stafford. 9-10-1974 

1,500 snowmobilers in the county. 2-3-1975 

Copeda Snowmobile Club. 11-28-1975 

On snowmobile clubs. 11-22-1978 




Snopackers. 11-5-1987 

Snowmobile Association, Genesee Organized in 1972, 50 on the rolls - pictures. Includes: Byron Sno-Devils - 

County Dick Hill, president; Alabama Snow Drifters; Sleds of Stafford; Copeda Club; 

Pavilion Tri-County Riders. Gary Van Buren, president of GCSA. Membership 

open to all. Above from 2-11&/or 1-21-1978 

Sno-Devils take State School students for rides. 2-11-1978 

On Snowmobile clubs. 11-22-1978 

On Snowmobile clubs. 11-24-1978



Snow Plowing New 10 ton caterpillar diesel tractor plow put to work by the County. 12-27-1924 

The new plow does a fine job. 12-29-1924 

Map of the County plowing pattern. 12-6-1985 

Snow Removal Street plow proposition to cost $250. 11-17-1921 

Snow removal equipment purchased - $6,600. 9-5-1945 

Picture of. 9-18-1945 

Supervisors decide towns will be paid by the County for part of snow removal. 11-16-1945 

Snyder, Frank M. Trietley on - Broadway Property man. 8-20-1960 


Feted on 40th Anniversary. 8-3-1971 

Obit - 70. 6-9-1975 

Snyder, Harry To open Batavia Magazine Exchange at 19 Jackson Street. 3-6-1937 

Snyder, Herbert L. Past & Present column: about Chief Snyder pursuing two elusive boys. 

Winds up career of 42 years. First patrolman to patrol on bicycle. First to have 

a patrol car - "a cut-down Ford which I fixed up myself soon after 1915." 

Retired as Turnkey for the County at 70. Began as an extra patrolman for the 

city when the circus came to town or some such event required extra help. 

Hired McCulley. Never had any special call to police duty - just found himself 

a policeman. Partly suited because of his size. Became a regular policeman 

January 24, 1924. In 1942 named Police Chief. Resigned in 1946 and has 

been a turnkey ever since. Was the first local police to ride in a patrol car. It 

was a cut-down Ford he adapted by adding a big gas tank on the back. He 

says it was very handy at times. The first motorcycle was one that belonged 

to the son of Dr. Harvey Burkhart. Says he never used a gun or club. When 

he asked McCulley for a gun when he first joined the force McCulley said he 

10-6-1945 

didn't need one - he was big enough. Daughter: Mrs. Richard Pixley. 2-28-1957 

Deputy Sheriff for 41 years, dead at 79. 11-30-1966 

Snyder, Paul Editorial on, investor in Western New York - as: Darien Lake Fun Country. 12-13-1986 

So and Sew Club Meets on Creek Road with Mrs. Harry Tapp. (Mrs. Frank Cookson, 

Mrs. Fred Peters.) 11-15-1918 

Plans a play. 10-25-1929 

Soames, Alan Picture of - BHS star, honored by Independent Athletic College Conference. 11-25-1964 

Soap Box Derby Set for July 9. 6-13-1938 

Set for July 9. 7-7-1938 

First annual Derby set. 7-11-1938 

35 racers entered in - Roger Patterson wins. 7-7, 8-11-1939 

Robert Carmichael Derby winner - to go to Akron. 8-10-1939 

Carmichael loses in Akron but had the time of his life. 8-14-1939 

Picture - key men Kiwanis Soap Box Derby. 6-27-1940 

Roger Martin - winner. 7-15-1940 

Picture. 7-26-1940 

Kiwanis parade tomorrow before the Derby. 7-11-1941 

Roger Patterson, 12, wins the Derby. 7-14-1941 

Kiwanis learns Soap Box Derby cancelled for the duration of the war. 12-18-1941 

Douglas Patterson wins. 

Past & Present column: on a soap box racer whose helmet slipped during the 

7-18-1946 

so he said: "couldn't see himself win." 7-20-1946 

Patterson and family to Akron for. 8-16-1946 

Mancuso gives dinner for entrants. 9-28-1946 

Derby boys guests at dinner. 10-4-1946



Soap Box Derby (cont) Won by Donald Kossuth. 7-11-1947 

Picture of winners: Richard Harms - Class A; Donald Kossuth - Class B. 7-17, 18-1947 

Kossuth to Akron - picture. 8-11-1947 

Richard Harms Derby winner. 7-15-1948 

Lewis Hackett Derby winner. 7-14-1949 

Eleven to Rochester for the Derby. 7-15-1950 

Joseph Suozzi second in Rochester. 7-21-1952 

Boys to Rochester to compete. 7-22-1953 

Two to Rochester to compete. 7-17-1954 

Four from the area to Rochester to compete. 7-18-1957 

Picture: Wheel-O-Rama. 8-22-1972 

Rolls again in Tonawanda. 8-22-1978 

Lions to sponsor a Derby. 7-7-1981 

Cory Mower finishes 6th in Akron, OH. 8-17-1981 

Wheel-O-Rama on North Spruce Street - picture. 8-22-1972 

Being revived after a scandal hurt it last year. 8-14-1974 

Richard Cecere and Mark Moretton on their way to Akron for. 8-8-1979 

Derby winners. 9-10-1979 

On Ellicott Avenue on the 4th. 4-29-1980 

For Sunday the 18th. 6-5-1980 

Winegar on Soap Box Derby 1980. 6-12-1980 

Two boys to Akron for. 8-20-1980 

Derby Sunday September 14. 9-11-1980 

Sobreski wins a trip to California for sportsmanship. 9-1-1983 

Young Tufts wins on Ellicott Avenue. 7-13-1987 

Girls win in both divisions - picture. 7-15-1985 

Girls are VIPs in Akron. 8-9-1985 

Derby entries have training session. 9-5-1986 

Picture of the Derby on Treadway Drive. 9-8-1986 

Soaring Club To have an open house at the airport. 9-3-1958 

New pres club from Rochester. 12-8-1958 

To make awards. 12-1-1959 

Sobeskoda, John Held for the murder of Stanley Luczak on March 10. 3-13-1922 

Names accomplices. 3-14-1922 

Admits the killing. 3-15-1922 

Woman equally guilty. 3-16-1922 

Mrs. Luczak and Sobeskoda to jail. 3-24-1922 

Mrs. Luczak and Joseph Angraginski. 5-6-1922 

Two jurors drawn. 6-5-1922 

Insanity plea may save Sobeskoda. 

Trial details from June 8 on. 

6-7-1922 

Gets the death penalty - may appeal. 6-13-1922 

Attempts suicide. 6-16-1922 

In a padded cell. 7-21-1922 

Appeal for condition asked. 2-23-1923 

Granted a new trial. 4-18-1923 

Joins Gazden in pleading guilty. 5-9-1923 

Gazdon and Sobeskoda to Auburn. 5-12-1923 

Soccer Dr. Pepper Soccer winds up season. 

Dr. Lesch, area psychiatrist, credited with seeing the need for a league in the 70s. 

8-7-1980 

Started the Genesee Amateur Soccer Association. 

Genesee Amateur Soccer Association asks to develop two playing fields and 

practice area on land off Cedar Street belonging to the City - parking on land 

6-4-1988 

owned by the Town - adjacent to the sandwash. 3-15-1995



Soccio, James Soccio and Thomas Della Penna form a construction firm. 1-3-1940 

Mr. & Mrs. Soccio sell their home to John A. Bibb - Soccio retired a year ago. 8-11-1956 

Obit. 11-12-1980 

Soccio, James Son of James V. 

Interview with, director of Orleans County Weatherization Program. 5-1-2000 

Soccio, James V. Soccio and Frank A. Corti, Jr. buy the Willowbend Inn from Harold Meyers of 

Waterport. 4-5-1968 

Interview with; son of above. 5-1-2000 

Soccio, Mike Soccio Contractor Ad: Mike Soccio, 24 Hutchins Street, contractor for sewers - cheaper than others. 8-12-1912 

Soccio, Ralph L. Obit - 92. Son of Rocco & Maria Delre Soccio in Vasto, Italy. Brother of: James; 

Amelia Saracini; Maria Zinni. Sons: Rocco; Joseph; James. 6-9-1994 

Soccio, Rocco Given a contract for sewers; East Main, Clinton Street. 4-23-1927 

Soccio's men begin sewer work on Clinton Street. 5-3-1927 

Abandons contract for Fairmont - work taken by Britting & Stanz of Williamsville. 5-19-1927 

Rocco Soccio & Son doing sewer connections. 4-6-1928 

Obit - in the construction business until a year ago. 5-13-1937 

Soccio and Della Penna Thomas Della Penna and James Soccio for a construction firm. 1-3-1940 

Ad: Soccio & Della Penna - Quality blacktop, driveways - work guaranteed. 9-10-1946 

Get a contract to build barns at Batavia Downs. 1-14-1952 

Equipped for farm land clearing - drainage, ditching, blacktopping. 9-26-1952 

To build two weight stations. 1-12-1953 

Have equipment to clear farm land. 9-13-1953 

Clearing farm land. 9-24-1954 

Norman Hall to be supervisor for. 2-24-1955 

Low bidder for drainage and curbing on William Street. 6-7-1955 

File for incorporation. (B. R. DeWitt said encouraging the firm.) 7-1-1955 

Rumor says B. R. DeWitt is interested in the firm. 7-1-1955 

Thomas Della Penna, president and general manager. James Soccio, partner. 

Growth of the firm described by Thomas Della Penna for Optimist. Firm started 

in 1940 when he and James Soccio became partners. Then one man on the 

payroll - now 35. Then excavation by hand - now 7 types of machinery. Then 

one pick-up truck - now 20 with 2-way radios. Does own blasting. Installs 

7-1-1955 

gas pipe lines. 8-6-1957 

Picture: S & D starts work on Pool. 9-3-1959 

Given a permit to add to offices at 11 Howard Avenue. 5-17-1962 

To begin blacktopping South Main. 7-24-1962 

Thomas Della Penna inspects East Avenue work. 4-5-1963 

Reconstruction of East Avenue begins. 4-2-1963 

Finish first phase demolition - Haintz Building. 6-11-1965 

To get $43,199 street contract. 5-14-1966 

Awarded a contract for three streets: Alva Place; Naramore; Dellinger Avenue. 

Gets a contract for sanitary sewers in the Court Street project and resurfacing 

5-24-1966 

Richmond Avenue. 3-28-1967 

To do four streets: Bogue Avenue; Warren Street; Cone Street; Woodcrest Drive. 5-2-1967 

Gets a contract for Myrtle Street in LeRoy. 5-1-1968 

To raze S. A. Citadel - Buffalo firm did not get financing. 10-21-1968 

Picture of new S & D purchase - machine to raze Jackson Street buildings. 4-17-1969 

Gets street work for the Industrial Park. 5-13-1969 

To remove four farm buildings at the County Home in Bethany. 9-12-1969 

To do Bank Street. 4-7-1971 

To do Bank and Denio Streets, and Washington Avenue. 4-13-1971



Soccio and Della Penna (cont) Low bidder on demolition in the Jefferson area - McBride; Rowell wing; 

2 houses, etc. 6-3-1972 

To rebuild South Main and River Streets. 5-15-1973 

To do expansion of North, Vine, and Naramore - bid on State Street. 4-23-1974 

To start the BOCES building. 11-23-1974 

Have low bid on UR parking lot. 9-5-1975 

Start parking lot near the Mall. 9-19-1975 

Begin work on sewers in the north east. 9-24-1975 

Sewer work on Clinton Street and East Avenue progressing. 11-4-1975 

Gets bid for 5 streets. 5-6-1976 

To do some of the Mall parking. 

Buys all the stock in the company held by Potter DeWitt Co. of Pavilion. Company 

reorganized. Founded in 1939 by Thomas Della Penna and James Soccio. 

Peter, Rocco, and John Della Penna, sons of Thomas, now officers. Rocco 

5-11-1976 

Della Penna, secretary. 5-12-1976 

To complete developing the Industrial Park. 

Offers to buy pack a portion of the former landfill on Cedar Street for $12,000. 

9-4-1976 

[Recently Agway made an offer for it.] 

Area residents objected to Agway as a neighbor. Agway again makes an offer for 

4-12-1977 

the landfill. Della Penna protests their tabled offer. 

The City sells the eastern half of the former landfill on Cedar street to. Agway gets 

4-26-1977 

the western half. 9-13-1977 

Doing small jobs, private work. 

Purchases the former Niagara Mohawk buildings on Ellicott Street for $85,000. 

Will use the whole site until spring. Employ about 30 people. Former building 

7-22-1981 

on Howard Street sold to Graham Mfg Co. 10-5-1982 

Gets a contract to rebuild five streets - including sidewalks. 5-29-1987 

S & D and Graham Mfg. Co. buying Conrail's old rail road land through the city. 

Ordered to clear the dump site at 54 Cedar Street of 7½ acres of old tires. 

[Originally owned by Benjamin Perkins of LeRoy.] Perkins collected tires 

which he proposed to shred for use on road surfaces. He left town leaving the 

1-27-1989 

tires on Soccio & Della Penna property. 

Tires on Cedar Street dump site could bring huge fines - the State has written 

9-26-1989 

them twice. They own the site. 10-5-1990 

The State orders the tires removed from the Cedar Street site by December 31. 4-3-1991 

The City says tire removal is too slow. Pictures. 5-15-1991 

DEC say it will give S & D time before imposing a fine. 

DEC is satisfied with tire removal to date - will not penalize if tires are removed 

5-21-1991 

by December 31. 6-11-1991 

The City wants the DEC to crack down on S & D because tires aren't moving. 7-10-1991 

Clearance of tires on Cedar Street is slow. 11-29-1991 

Owners ask for more time to clear. 12-4-1991 

DEC extends time for removal of tires - all but 30,000 now removed. 12-11-1991 

In violation on Cedar Street Dump. 4-7-1992 

Denies violation - say 5,000 tires removed. 4-8-1992 

Seeking time extension on tires. Heated letter to ed on. 

Soccio lawyer claims the City is pressuring S & D to remove the tires to cover up 

4-24-1992 

the presence of contamination at the site. 

Official of DEC inspects the Cedar Street lot, says it is satisfactory - will return 

5-29-1992 

$100,000 deposit to assure the job is finished. 7-10-1992 

See: Della Penna Paving after 1998. 6-1-1998 

Soccio Place The Council returns a lot to Maria Soccio - land that would have allowed the 

extension of Soccio Place from Woodrow Road west. 9-17-1946 

Soccio Street Rocco Soccio to lay out a street west from Union through Bogue acreage - 

not named yet. 10-4-1928



Social Security Payments to begin. 1-9-1937 

To open an office in City Hall. 10-11-1950 

Office opens, George H. Gallagher, manager. 1-13-1951 

Office moves to 10 Jackson. 12-2-1954 

Office opens, Richard Spearback, chief - picture of staff. 2-10-1955 

Police, firemen to come under SS. 3-28-1955 

To move its office to 14 State Street. 1-15-1959 

Office moves. 1-26, 27-1959 

Joseph S. Dickinson, manager. 7-26-1961 

Office moving to the Industrial Center. 1-23-1964 

Office moves to Masse Place (17). 2-27-1964 

Robert North succeeds Joseph S. Dickinson as head of. 6-17-1964 

E. Robertson North the new director. 7-28-1964 

William Kerchoff promoted to head of the office. 9-15-1965 

Office in 17 Masse Mall. 1-10-1966 

Picture of the office, Kerchoff heads. 5-12-1967 

Article on. 

SS, and other County offices, moving to County Building 2 on West Main Road - 

5-18-1967 

on Monday. 11-22-1967 

Offers information by telephone. 8-31-1970 

The County offers SS exam for City Police Chief. 6-20-1974 

The City, irked by County action on Police Chief, may set-up a City system. 7-2-1974 

The County defends it action. 7-3-1974 

Office to move from Masse Place to an office in the Mall. 12-2-1981 

Gautieri to build an office building on Liberty Street with a place for the SS office. 3-3-1982 

New SS address, 45 Liberty Street. Water from parking lot runs in. 7-13-1982 

Office at 45 Liberty - 2 pages of pictures. 7-29-1982 

New office formally opened by Conable. 7-31-1982 

Office proposes tightening security - after a shooting in another office. 2-2-1993 

Anthony Palma, Jr. the new head of the SS office. Was here as assistant earlier. 10-18-1993 

Office must move - Jerry Arena offers to build for them on Park Road. 3-17-1995 

Office moving to Eastown Plaza in the fall - Anthony Palma, manager. 6-2-1995 

Office moving to former Bell's in Eastown, says Palma - Monday. 

Roger Kohler the new head of the office replaces Anthony Palmer, Jr. who goes 

8-11-1995 

to Cheektowaga. 2-26-1996 

Office has 24 hr. phone line - manager, Roger Kohler. 3-6-1999 

Social Services (Welfare?) Burt Caswell, new head of - November. 10-14-1978 

Burt Caswell, head of? 

Dale Crandall leaving the County for a job as regional administrator for region 2 

January 1982 

for the State. 4-24-1986 

Dan R. Sprague the new head of. 5-15-1986 

Sprague welcomed by editorial. 5-16-1986 

Sprague on aims of Social Service - Another Point of View column. 3-6-1987 

Department plans to cut the case load for workers. 

David Sprague and the Department commended by the Legislature for work of 

3-5-1987 

the Department. 5-19-1987 

Struggling with rising costs. 

Sprague of defends guards at County Building 2 - called "glorified doormen" by 

legislator. [Two guards hired two years ago after other Social Services 

1-28-1992 

offices entered by disgruntled workers.] 6-15-1995 

Socialist Party State organizer for the Socialist Party to speak in the Odd Fellows Hall on 

Jackson Street. 10-22-1910



Social Union Remembered by John Milburn as Quiz Club lawyers who started a debating club. 

Past & Present column. 11-20-1909 

Hobart Cone remembers the club organized October 26, 1870 - Social Union. 

Milburn was president. Died in the following year - list of members. Died of 

apathy of the membership. One of the first debates was on franchise for 

women. In records reads "Social Union destroyed itself by apathy of its own 

members some time in the last of February, 1871. It probably owed its 

destruction to the influence of a Shakespearean club organized about that 

time." Past & Present column. 11-27-1909 

SPCA Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. 

Represented here by Dr. D. Palmer. 5-19-1891 

Efforts made to organize. 

Attempts being made to organize. Mrs. L. L. Tozier, president. Mrs. Frank Mason, 

10-14-1902 

vice-president. Nina Mason, treasurer. 10-23-1903 

Reorganizing. 8-2-1924 

To meet at Hotel Richmond. 9-18-1944 

Rejects Bowen bequest. 11-28-1944 

Meets at Hotel Richmond. 

See: Will Anna C. Bowen. 

12-20-1945 

See gift of Watsons to. 9-11-1946 

"Scotty" to be buried with full funeral rites in the new cemetery - Lewiston Road. 

Philip Baker, city animal mortician, says he cannot bury animals in the cemetery 

9-27-1946 

for dollar cost. 

See: Humane Society of Batavia and Genesee County. 

4-3-1947 

Socony Oil Co. Request for a station at Clinton refused - opposed by residents. 6-8-1929 

Request dropped. 6-13-1929 

Standard Oil building at Clinton. 5-19-1930 

Socony Station held up. 7-9-1931 

Charles Beckwith to run the station at 355 West Main - formerly Joseph M. Bond. 11-11-1938 

The Council voices objections to tanks of Socony Vacuum Oil Co. on Ellicott Pl. 10-21-1952 

The Council asks Socony to put safety devises on the storage tanks. 

The Council cancel a vote which would have limited use of streets near the 

11-4-1952 

Socony gas tanks. Shutting the company from access to the tanks. 12-30-1952 

To replace its service station at 355 West Main - Botts Service Station. 

Buys 4 family house at 607 East Main from Wallace Van de Bogart - to raze and 

1-12-1956 

enlarge Winslow station on the corner of Clinton and East Main Streets. 9-30-1958 

Sofin, Dr. Patrick A. Takes the dental practice of Dr. Ring, retired. 5-3-1983 

Closes - bankrupt. January 1991 

Softball Full page on men's Softball League. Joseph Jastraub, president. 6-4-1949 

The City Softball League season opens. Graham vs. Massey Harris. 5-22-1951 

Open of softball season. 5-20-1952 

Softball League opening season. 4-27-1954 

Softball League meets Sunday. 4-25-1960 

Softball League opens season. 5-20-1952 

Picture of Batavia Stars Champion softball team. 8-2-1962 

Picture of Marshall's News Slow Ball Champions. 9-7-1962 

Winegar on Slowpitch League. 7-26-1966 

Winegar on, says four games, now played at Woodward Field on Saturdays. 7-1-1970 

League for girls forming. 

The Council allows removal of girl's softball from Vine Street to MacArthur Park - 

9-23-1974 

Vine Street soggy. 

Winegar on softball league - salutes Moose Gray as enthusiast. Thirty-two teams 

5-13-1975 

no organized. 4-5-1976 

Picture of Daily News Sluggers. 5-7-1976



Softball (cont) Genesee County Slowpitch League, Women's Division. 

20th year for - 3 pages on Slowpitch Softball League. Shall softball be permitted 

8-16-1978 

at Dwyer Stadium? Editorial by Winegar. 

Genesee County Slowpitch Inc.: Casino Team; Greenleaf Losers; Harvester 

Hotel; Fieldhouse Women's Div.; William A. Phillips & Son Inc.; Commercial- 

Industrial-Services Inc.; Access Rentals Team; Pontillo's Pizzeria; Treadway 

Inn; Gamble's; Squegels; Indian Falls Team; Candlelight Restaurant. 

5-15-1980 

"Moose" Gray, 44 Otis Street, County Slowpitch Headquarters. 5-15-1980 

Schedule - Slowpitch games - all. 

Local organization changes its name from Genesee Slo-pitch Association to 

Genesee County Sports Association to reflect change of aims. R. L. Moose 

July 1983 

Gray reports monthly. 1-25-1958 

Letter to editor on softball - said to be in sorry shape. 9-12-1986 

On 30 years of slo-pitch here. 5-7-1988 

Managers to meet to plan "Rico Chugg" softball memorial slo-pitch tournament. 8-23-1988 

Slo-pitch promoters Moose Gray and Mike Sabatino in disagreement. 5-10-1989 

Petinella says two groups competing has improved the game locally. 5-24-1989 

Batavia, host, wins softball tournament. 4-30-1990 

Season starting up. 

The School District closes Woodward Field to softball because of noise, 

5-18-1991 

profanity. Warned June 27 field closed. 7-18-1991 

Softball groups discuss defying court order, blame residents of new Union Square. 

Two leagues in the summer of 1991: 

1. Upstate New York Sports Distribution Group. Michael Sabatino, president. 

2. New Genesee Sports Group. R. L. "Moose" Gray, president. 

New Genesee Sports Group and Upstate Sports Group to meet with the Board 

7-23-1991 

of Education on use of Woodward Field. 7-29-1991 

The Board of Education to allow the leagues to finish the season at Woodward. 

U. S. Slo-pitch Softball Association to hold Men's Northeastern Divisional Men's 

7-31-1991 

Class B tournament for 1992 in Batavia - Sheraton Headquarters. 9-4-1992 

Season ends, awards made - pictures. 9-26-1992 

Interview with Sam Shapiro - softball enthusiast. 

Softball leagues get city diamonds for play-offs; outline of summers' disagreement 

9-28-1992 

with the city. 8-11-1994 

Winners of 1994 season - pictures. 

Michael Sabatino wants permission to develop 3 softball fields on land he owns 

10-20-1994 

off Alexander Road. 9-9-1995 

The Town board tables softball field. 9-20-1995 

Pictures of City league champs. 

The Council to keep arrangement as before; ask for recommendations for 

12-2-1995 

possible changes next year - more than 580 in the men's league. 3-27-1996 

Sabatino given a permit to build softball fields off Route 98 - recreation centers. 

The City is imposing higher fees on softball use of city softball courts - officials 

5-9-1996 

protest. 2-10-1998 

The County ups the fee for softball teams. 2-25-1998 

Several reactions to requests for use of fields for softball. 4-8-1998 

Use of field on Route 98 okayed for four-field facility with stipulations. 5-6-1998 

Softball field opens on Route 98 - picture. 5-14-1998 

Leagues for men and women forming; to play in Kibbe Park. $40 to register. 4-25-2000 

Sohns, Charles H. To become head of Telephone Co. here. 4-28-1945 

Mr. & Mrs. Sohns moving to a new home on Bogue Avenue. 11-4-1950 

Head of Urban Renewal Agency. 1-31-1966 

Soil 38 kinds of soil in the County. 

Soil Conservation Services in the Farm & Home Center - local. 

Agricultural Conservation and Stabilization Office on Harvester Avenue - field. 

1-10-1928



Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisors ask that an Area Soil Conservation District be set up. 8-7-1944 

Now 30 years old - pictures. 5-28-1974 

Solar Heating Michael Powers, 16 Walker Place, installs solar heating. 11-18-1975 

Solient Mfg. Corps. Signs with the Industrial Center - Robert W. Sheath, president. 3-11-1970 

Solimene, Rev. M. S. Pastor of Baptist Settlement House to be ordained. 9-13-1919 

Ordination - picture. 9-13-1919 

Lectures on the lawn of the Baptist Settlement House. 7-25, 8-5-1916 

Somis, James Obit. Retired in 1948 at 68 - ran the Sugar Bowl. 5-20-1957 

Somis, Stavros Dead in Montreal where he operated a restaurant. Brother of Miss Somis, 

Mrs. Lamprakes. 10-31-1960 

Sonlight Homes Barre firm moving to Batavia - sell mobile and manufactured homes. 

4535 West Saile Drive - Richard Wagner, president. 4-30-1984 

Burglars take tools, office equipment on West Saile Drive - take $25,000 worth. 10-21-1985 

Richard A. Wagner, owner of defunct Sonlight Homes indicted on fraud counts. 2-23-1987 

Sonotone Opens an office at 96 Main Street - Robert A. Goergan, manager. Ad. 9-28-1949 

Ad: Robert Stenzel, manager. 1-27-1954 

Sons of Italy Italian fraternal society. 

Branch of formed with 63 members. Charles Giambelucca the first master, 95 

here from Buffalo. 6-4-1917 

Initiate 88. 1-10-1921 

Offer to buy the former St. James Rectory. 4-6-1977 

Sons of St. George Englishmen meet in Blount Hall. 1-31-1912 

Formed - 60 charter members. 2-1-1912 

Englishmen to apply for a charter. 4-22-1912 

Englishmen and Englishwomen invited to attend a party at the YMCA. 4-24-1913 

Organize. 8-23-1920 

Elect Edward Nixon president. 8-26-1920 

Over 100 at Englishmen Tea. 5-3-1913 

Englishmen sang carols from house to house - old English custom. 12-26-1913 

Sour Springs Hotel in Alabama Deteriorated. 8-8-1884 

Burns. 9-4-1912 

Past & Present column paragraph. 6-12-1926 

Remembered. 11-23-1950 

Picture and article on. 7-8-1976 

Article by Maureen Maas-Feary - with a sketch of the former hotel. 8-22-1985 

Dave Staba on Sour Springs and bottle collectors - picture. 10-9-1993 

Sons of the American Revolution Chapter planned. W. H. A. Spink, Rev. L. L. Rogers active in forming. 

Chapter formed. Mr. Spink, temporary chairman. Rev. Rogers, Mr. Gleason, 

and Mr. Dunham draft a constitution. Apply for charter - name Genesee Chapter 

1-10-1921 

chosen. 1-29-1921 

Gaining members. 3-26-1921 

To locate soldier's graves. 10-29-1921 

Find many graves neglected in country cemeteries. 11-28-1921 

Meet - hear reports. 10-3-1922 

Genesee Chapter to renovate Honor Roll. 

To replace tablet on Ellicott monument in Cemetery - text of the original found 

1-8-1923 

in Albany. 4-14-1923



Sons of the American Revolution Bronze tablet listing WWI engagements ordered for Soldiers Monument. 6-7-1923 

Again organized - 47 members Sherman Babcock, president. 4-29-1941 

Genesee County branch given its charter. 

Sons of the American Revolution from Rochester, Buffalo, Batavia guests, meet 

6-24-1941 

in Treadway. 4-20-1978 

Sons of Veterans See: Upton Post SOV. 

Sons of Veterans, GAR New chapter formed. 1-21-1914 

Sons of Union Veterans to meet. 11-8-1949 

Observes its 12th Anniversary. 5-18-1925 

Sons of Veterans - Emory Upton Women's auxiliary. 

Post GAR Mrs. Nettie L. Hess, president. 11-30-1924 

Soper, Judge Horace U. County Judge 1856 - 1860. [He followed Edward C. Dibble.] Soper died on 

January 15, 1878 leaving no descendents - age 72. His home was on the site 

of 140 West main Street, was moved back to make (room for) the Weaver 

house. Later served as a barn. In 1904 rebuilt into a two family house for 

Weaver's niece. no date 

Four lots on West Main Street, to the east of Ellicott Avenue. Marked Soper 

property in the 1876 Atlas. Bought by R. L. Howard of Buffalo - 1885. Divided 

the area along West Main into 4 lots. George Weaver bought one. 2-16-1889 

John S. Brown and Charles Rupp. 7-7-1890 

P. W. Minor. 9-16-1897 

Barn behind the Weaver house, 130 West Main to be rebuilt to a 2 family residence. 

House shown on 1866 Atlas. The barn originally stood on the site of the 

Weaver house - was moved back. 10-2-1904 

Soper, John E. Of Carleton, robbed - in court. 1-29-1890 

Soper Property Ran to Park Avenue in 1876 from West Main Street. 

Rufus Howard bought in 1885. Cut the front into 4 lots: 1. John S. Brown - now 

Dunkin Donuts; 2. Charles Rupp - now Carr Tourist home; 3. George D. Weaver; 

4. P. W. Minor, in 1897. East of Minor, the Bryan property, bought by George 

Watson, who cut Thomas Avenue. 

Sorce, Charles (Chuck) and Mary Picture of Sorce and used furniture place at 4103 West Main Street - to expand. 1-29-1974 

Asks for a permit to enlarge. 

Proprietor of West Main New & Used Furniture, purchases the lot next door to 

12-17-1974 

expand. 

Second hand furniture business profitable, doubling selling space by adding the 

8-28-1976 

K of C building on West Main. 

Sorce and daughter open Western Wear Shop along with second hand furniture. 

5-5-1981 

Frank a former racing man. 4-5-1983 

Has heart trouble, treated by losing part of his heart - Brazilial, surgeon. 12-3-1997 

Sorce, Karen L. Sentenced to four months of weekends in jail, besides a fine and community 

service for giving beer to her 16 year old nephew Darryl Black, killed on 

railroad tracks on September 11, 1993. 9-17-1994 

SOREL Factory Outlet See: Kaufman Footwear. 

Closing April 1. 3-17-2000 

Soszynski's Flushed $850 down the toilet - recovered it from the sewer. 1-16-1931 

On welfare, requested to pay Commissioner of Charities. 1-17-1931 

Guest from Cleveland claims $850 was hers, not Soszynsky's. 1-20-1931



Soup Kitchen See: Stephen's Table. 

Dean Cook and Ed Corcoran plan a soup kitchen for the city. 2-15-1992 

Picture of the opening of at Assembly of God. 3-30-1992 

Winegar on St. Steven's Table. 2-15-1993 

Sousa, John Philip Sousa plus his whole band to play here. 10-28-1914 

Sousa & Orchestra at Dellinger. 11-3-1914 

Arrives. 9-17-1925 

Delighted his audience. 9-18-1925 

[Winegar says] 9-25-1929? 

Winegar on the visit of Sousa to BHS. 9-14-1991 

Winegar finds Karl Buckholtz remembers Sousa's visit. 10-16-1991 

South Street Former name of South Jackson Street - in street directory in Land Office files - 

[before 1900.] 

Southall, James Commended by the Queen - honored for saving the life of a London policeman. 11-2-1966 

Has a hospital wing in Oxfordshire named for him. 8-28-1968 

Southall, LaVerne Mr. & Mrs. Southall killed in a crash on vacation trip. 2-5-1977 

Southside Deli 300 Ellicott Street. 

James M. March asking for a permit to run a deli and take-out sandwich business 

along with a grocery at 300 Ellicott Street. 1-26-1982 

Jeff and Clorey thank patrons for first year of ownership. 8-18-1990 

A mom and pop business. 2-24-1994 

IRS agents take papers from. 9-10-1997 

Attorney has no information on closing. 9-13-1997 

Southworth, Billy Voted most valuable player by Toronto International Baseball team. 3-1-1940 

Southworth, Gardner T. Southworth and Simpson, 101 Main in 1882. 

Obit. 8-7-1884 

Police Justice? 

Mrs. Gardner T. Southworth [Cornelia E.] - obit. Mr. Southworth a partner in 

January 1902 

Southworth & Simpson, 101 Main Street - died 47 years ago. 1-16-1933 

Southworth, George Head of Municipal Civil Service Commission for the area in 1915. 

Southworth, Irving D. Dead at 96. 11-11-1908 

Southworth, Mabel Turner Mrs. Merton W. 

Obit. 6-19-1945 

Southworth, William To graduate from Batavia High - aged 15 years 8 months. Cannot enter Cornell 

until he is 17 - one of the youngest to ever graduate. 

Past & Present column: Southworth is the 6th in his family to get a Cornell 


scholarship. 7-21-1928 

To Cornell. 9-21-1928 

Led the Cornell Band at Philadelphia game. 11-27-1931 

In Cornell law school. 12-22-1931 

Graduates Cornell Law. 6-2-1934 

Joins a law firm in Chicago. 6-16-1934 

A Lt.jg in the Reserves. 2-14-1944 

Obit - 46. 1-2-1958



Spa Restaurant Howard J. Baldwin buys, at 46 Main. Former owner, Paul Hanley, lost his license 

over a teen-age girl ordering a drink. 9-25-1941 

Ad: Spa, 46 Main Street. 12-24-1945 

Loses license for selling liquor to a minor. 6-16-1947 

Spaeth, Sigmund Here, speaks at the High School and to the Rotary. Public lecture tonight. 10-27-1930 

Spaghetti Factory William H. Homelius to make plans for 327 Ellicott Street to make a spaghetti 

factory for W. Gascewski who now has a barber shop. 1-10-1911 

Going up. 12-10-1911 

Spahr, Orvel & Gary Came here 18 years ago from Illinois to buy a greenhouse in Attica - to grow roses. 

Gary and Lynn Spahr, sons of Orvel, last rose growers in western New York - 

2-13-1981 

may have to close before foreign competition and Free Trade Act - picture. 2-9-1999 

Spanish Gun From Maria Teresa. 

See: Cannon. 

Sparkle Wash At 56 Harvester Avenue, by Matthew and Rocco Della Penna, Jr. - a year and a 

half ago - will clean houses of wood, brick, restoration, etc. 3-3-1997 

Della Penna brothers cleaning buildings, large or small, Buffalo, Rochester, Batavia. 2-16-1998 

Sparks, Irving Dead at 101, of Pavilion - oldest in County. 11-27-1967 

Spatorico, Rev. Joseph S. Appointed to St. Anthony's. 7-12-1997 

Former Navy Chaplain finds city church rewarding. 1-17-1998 

Spaulding, Oliver C. Former BHS coach, retiring from Brockport - Dean of Students. Here 1941 - 1957. 

In the Service 1943 - 1946. 8-9-1971 

Speakman, Cecil Wishes to develop the former County Home in Bethany as a residence. Seeks 

investors. 10-30-1978 

Speakman, Capt. Donald Honored on transfer. 6-29-1978 

Spear Garage Walker-Schafer Agency buys Spear Garage, 8 Main Street. Operated for two 

years by C. H. Spear - sell Overlands. 7-17-1915 

Special Editions New maternity shop opening at 216 East Main Street by Mr. & Mrs. Thomas 

Houseknecht, Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin Mancuso. 3-4-1987 

Specialty Distributing Co. Moving from 332 Ellicott Street to 52 Swan Street. Operated by Charles F. 

Charvella. Bought 52 Swan Street from George Graham and David Gatgens. 7-1-1969 

Specialty Shop See: Children's and Misses Specialty Shop. 

Spectrum Motors Sports Group Proposes auto racing here. 1-19-1999 

Speed Limit Autoists advised that Main Street speed is still 8mph. 5-15-1902 

Mayor Williamson to enforce 10mph speed limit. 5-12-1906 

10mph on village streets. 6-27-1908 

Three arrests for speeding. 

No fires occurred since fire trucks limited to 25mph. Each test alarm brings 

7-27-1908 

merchants to streets to watch slow down. 

Explained that fire truck speed rule followed a complaint by W. W. Buxton after a 

wild dash by Engine 2 from Ellicott Square to come to Court Street as a 

8-13-1920 

standby when Engine 1 was called out. 8-17-1920 

Firemen can only guess speed of vehicles on way to a fire. 8-23-1920



Speed Limit (cont) The state favors faster speed for fire trucks. 

Cities round-about queried on speed for fire trucks - they appear amused at the 

9-4-1920 

speed set here. 9-8-1920 

More city responses ridicule Batavia's "slow and easy" speed for fire trucks. 9-13-1920 

Betts offers ordinances re fire trucks. 9-16-1920 

Judge Ballard to jail speeders. 4-24-1922 

Chief McCulley traps speeders following fire trucks. 8-28-1922 

Mayor Mullen told in Albany that Batavia is considered a speed trap. 2-26-1924 

The State urges the City to raise the speed limit on arterial streets from 25 to 30mph. 12-8-1953 

The City sets 20mph on all but State maintained streets. 

15mph signs ordered by the Mayor to be returned. The City is planning 20mph on 

5-23-1956 

streets not controlled by the State. 6-5-1956 

Speed limit signs holds the Council from changes. 6-19-1956 

Radar check catches 47. 8-15-1958 

The State speed limit is now 50mph. 11-19-1973 

Spellman, Frank P. With John Himmelstein's Imperial Stock Company - last week. 

Year before got closed in Manchester, NY when Dan McCarthy got sick - Spellman 

got Dan's dog Jack. The Eagle's Nest in Saginaw, MI - an excellent part. Also 

1-3-1899 

contributed a number of good specialties such as introducing dog Jack. 1-3-1899 

With John Himmelstein's Imperial Stock Company - last week. 10-10-1899 

Spellman and dog actor Jack home, to open a theatrical agency in Cleveland. 2-26-1901 

To head a big circus. 7-10-1916 

Auto circus. 8-10-1916 

In the City. 9-21-1916 

Deal with circus for the City. 9-22-1916 

Organizes. 12-29-1916 

Circus to start. 5-29-1917 

Circus coming May 18. 9-20-1917 

Suing Dempsey. 1-19-1921 

Dempsey wants the trial in NY. 1-26, 27-1921 

The District Attorney files an appeal. 1-29, 31-1921 

Jack Kearns, Dempsey's manager, here. 2-4-1921 

Case postponed until May. 2-10-1921 

Feature of the suit. 4-27-1921 

Postponement denied. 5-2-1921 

Spellman on the stand. 5-9-1921 

Jack Kearns on the stand. 5-10-1921 

The case goes to the judge. 5-11-1921 

Jury disagrees. New suit to start. 5-12-1921 

Spellman attaches a writ on Dempsey. 7-2-1921 

Spellman attaches Dempsey's car. 7-6-1921 

Spellman-Dempsey an item in the NY Times. 7-7-1921 

Kearns files an affidavit to get car. 7-13-1921 

Spellman still holds Dempsey's car. 

Spellman asked to aid the reform bureau (boxing). (Now suing to recover 

7-15-1921 

$2,00,000(sic) in picture rights.) 8-4-1921 

Will not aid. 

Porter on a train tells Spellman of Batavia; "the town where a guy lives that hooked 

8-12-1921 

Dempsey of $100,000. 8-13-1921 

Spellman to have his circus winter here. 9-9-1921 

Says P. in his name stands for Publicity. no date 

Half page add: Shows for County Fair. (Picture of Spellman.) 9-13-1921 

Article on. 9-15-1921 

Directs Old Home Pageant at the Fairgrounds. 

Dempsey to appear in the case. Spellman has four attorneys representing him 

9-23-1921 

in the case. 9-26-1921 

Spellman to manage air troop. 10-1-1921



Spellman, Frank P. (cont) Principles in the case appear. 10-3-1921 

Suit opens. 10-4-1921 

Jury disagrees. 10-7-1921 

Spellman (the famous showman) to direct a circus in Buffalo. 1-11-1922 

Spellman circus arriving in Buffalo. 1-21-1922 

Dempsey to settle. 1-27-1922 

Rumor says settlement for $20,000 - on $200,000 claim. 1-28-1922 

To be in charge of the Police Carnival in Buffalo. 5-10-1922 

Heavily insured - applies for $100,000 of life insurance. 5-24-1922 

W. S. Wakeman to assist Spellman with the Police Carnival. 6-10-1922 

Past & Present column: on Spellman, promoter - especially of horse shows. 

Mere Mention column: Says that in 1920 Spellman, Batavia showman, reopens a 


gypsum mine on Oatka Creek in LeRoy. 

Past & Present column: Included in on Jack Dempsey, some on Spellman. 

A newsboy in Batavia. Then sold apples on trains. Made his first trip as a 

showman with Arthur Sidman in his Summer Shower company in 1896. In 1902 

conducted a theatrical agency in Cleveland. Conducted a charity circus in NYC 

in 1904 - to get publicity for which held rehearsal in Anna Morgan's dining room. 

Organized World's Motorized Circus in 1919. Offered Billy Sunday $2,000 to 

travel with the show - a financial failure. Headed International Gypsum Co. of 

10-19-1935 

America - also a failure. 

Obit - to be buried in St. Joseph's Cemetery. Brought many shows to Batavia - 

10-3-1936 

Responsible for Dempsey trial coming here. 3-27-1944 

Spellman and Peets News Stand Burned. 3-17-1891 

Rent a small store next to DeLano's on Jackson Street, to be ready this week. 3-18-1891 

Open again, at 50 Jackson. 4-7-1891 

Dissolved - Spellman to continue. 11-17-1891 

The newsman - ill. 11-21-1891 

Frank Spellman buys newstore on Jackson Street from his brother Joseph. 

Frank Spellman to move his newsroom to a store in the Doty Building - Farmer's 

7-15-1892 

Bank. 7-18-1892 

Spellman the Newsman closed - may sell. 10-24-1892 

Spence, Edmond J. Picture and article on, of 7 Summit Street - designer of Swedish-American furniture. 10-28-1950 

Spencer, Mrs. Darius W. Obit - 25 Ross Street. 10-12-1933 

Spencer, Donald & Mrs. Promoted by the Salvation Army from Lieutenant to Captain. 3-5-1965 

Spencer, Gordon Much decorated veteran returns to France for D-Day celebration and to receive 

another medal - picture. 6-7-1994 

Spencer, Lydon S. Past & Present column: on, a graduate of BHS along with Tomlinson, Cope, 

and E. R. Gamble. Now a Rear Admiral in the Coast Guard. 11-18-1944 

Picture of Rear Admiral Spencer. 6-15-1946 

Spencer, Priscilla (Mrs. Robert F.) Obit. 8-11-1969 

Spencer, Robert Body of Robert Spencer arrives: Funeral of Spencer and Glenn Loomis. 8-24-1921 

Spencer, Rev. Robert F. Newly called to First Baptist Church - picture. 6-23-1958 

Honored for 20 years. 9-21-1978 

Honored for his work on the Town Houses Board. 4-26-1980 

Announces his retirement. 4-28-1980 

Winegar on Spencer's retirement. 5-1-1980 

Winegar on Spencer's sailing retirement. 12-16-1980 

Winegar mentions Spencer's new career as a writer. 7-10-1990



Spencer, S. B. The new purchaser of Batavia Coal Co. is moving here. To manage both 

companies - G. W. Stanley & Co. on Evans Street and E. J. Tunison on 

Jackson - under the above name. Purchased May 23, 1904. He will manage. 6-1-1904 

Sperling, Frederick A. Opening a law office. 6-12-1950 

On the County Liquor Board. 8-4-1955 

Accuses the Jaycees of interfering in politics. 10-5-1955 

Closing his office - returning to NY City. 

Winegar on - leaving not regretted by all - city would have been less entertaining 

3-26-1963 

without him. Closing his office because of failing eyesight. 3-29-1963 

Obit - left because of failing eyesight. 10-30-1965 

Sperry and Robbins Trading Stamps Fitting the third floor of the Arthur Ferris Building at 72 Main Street for an office. 5-25-1910 

Spezio, Josie See: Paille, Josie. 

Spice of Life Café Elba. 

Open about two years. To be run by the Chef from Alex's Place in Batavia as 

Argento's Kitchen. 12-14-1998 

Spicer, Clyde Leaving Mancuso & Spicer Inc. for his own business at 56 Harvester. 6-8-1978 

Heading Gen. E. C. Dev. Coop. with Lee Hyat. 9-29-1978 

Spiers, Margaret (Mrs. Robert) Obit. 1-3-1961 

Spiers, Robert Article on - school principal turned teacher - picture. 2-28-1947 

Spiller, Abraham Created a disturbance at the Jewish wedding at Brown's Hall. He has skipped - 

came from Mount Morris. 3-19-1997 

Spiller, Mortimer Harriet and Mortimer Spiller buy the P & C Building on Russell Place. 6-30-1951 

To open a parking garage on the second floor - hopes to use the first floor. 

Mr. & Mrs. Spiller produce a medallion for Time Magazine. He makes awards of 

all kinds - bronze. Now in NY, soon to the Spiller Building on Russell Place. 

A graduate of LeRoy High. The Time Magazine medal to be given to school 

7-21-1951 

children. Advertising agent in NYC - of 120 Jackson Street. 2-18-1952 

Buys glass bottles - publicity use - sold to Nationally Chemical Co. 11-29-1952 

Has an order for $35,000 worth of articles (not named) for General Electric Co. 4-11-1953 

Has an order for Sylvania promotional material. 2-4-1954 

Buys 16-18 State from Monica Daily for $15,000 - on the east side of State Street. 

Gets a permit to build an office building at 16-18 State Street for Jayel Inc. 

9-13-1957 

To cost $35,000. 7-16-1958 

Has an order for first aid Atomic Kits from Knolls Atomic Power Lab. 

Of Russell Place, mails thousands of gift coffee mugs (at a mailing cost of 

8-9-1958 

$1,120.03) - picture. 

Owner of two buildings to be demolished by UR - former Mill Outlet, building on 

1-12-1962 

State Street housing the Employment Bureau. 9-8-1973 

On the Council in Meance, OH. 7-18-1974 

Spink, Homer F. Awarded the Silver Beaver award by the Boy Scouts. 5-16-1947 

Picture. 5-22-1947 

Spink, W. H. A. Mrs. Anna Spink suing for divorce - daughter of William Gamble. She is a pipe 

organist - he a tenor. 2-26-1895 

Makes a scene - tries to take children. 3-2-1895 

Mrs. Spink asks for alimony and council fees. Awarded fees, not alimony. 3-12-1895 

Reconciled - she and children join him in Attica. 3-18-1895



Spink, W. H. A. (cont) Mrs. Spink has her husband arrested for assault. After a quarrel he took his 

daughter Helen and left. He already has custody of three other children. She 

tried to hold his jacket - which tears. He lives in Attica. She lives here. 11-8-1902 

Helen Spink runs away from her father. 

Mrs. Spink says the court gave her custody of children - not a divorce but a 

11-9-1902 

separation. 11-25-1902 

Spink, Winfield W. Buys five acres on West Main street - to divide into house lots. 5-16-1900 

Claims Aldermen offered a bribe. 8-25-1905 

Buys four brick houses on James Street. 3-8-1913 

Buys 44-46 Jackson from Norman Douglass. 2-9-1915 

Dead at 74. 4-23-1919 

Spink Avenue Winfield Spink buys 5 acres on West Main. 5-16-1900 

To open - West Main to Oak Street. 

See: Holland Avenue. 

5-7-1901 

To be known hereafter as Holland Avenue. 9-19-1908 

Spink Avenue residents request the change to Holland Avenue. 12-28-1908 

Spinnegan, George Elected to City Council at-large seat. November 1993 

Interview with. 1-24-1994 

Spinnegan on his entry into politics. 3-19-1994 

Reelected Council president. 1-2-1996 

Urges the community to support local government. 1-12-1996 

Appointed new trust and improvement officer at Bank of Castile. 12-8-1997 

New investments adviser to Bank of Castile - picture - Ad. 5-18-1998 

Carberry has a sharp word for Spinnegan about reported late printing of the budget. 3-1-2000 

Spinnegan, Martha Moran (Mrs. George) Picture of - one year old. 12-31-1949 

Picture of as bride. 2-17-1973 

Appointed director of Richmond Memorial Library. 1976? 

Spinning, Herbert J. G. G. Dexter sells his insurance agency to Spinning of Edmeston. 

Came to Batavia in 1929 to take over Dexter Insurance Agency, founded in 1904 - 

steady growth since August 21, 1939. Herbert C. Mildenberger joins Spinning 

12-4-1928 

Agency - Spinning now limited participation. Spinning retired. 1-2-1955 

Real estate business operated by Herbert C. Mildenberger. 1-17-1958 

Home from the hospital - former operator of Spinning Insurance Agency. 8-21-1958 

Spinning Agency over 60 years old. 1-17-1964 

Obit - 74. 1-22-1968 

Spinning, Richard Hitches to the coast and back. 8-13-1946 

Spinning Mildenberger Agency Dates to 1904 as Dexter Agency - Spinning the former owner. Spinning purchased 

in 1928. Mildenberger the present owner. Purchased from Spinning in 1954. 

108 Main Street. 

Mildenberger to manage the Spinning Agency. Spinning now partly active. Came 

here in 1929 to take the Dexter Agency founded in 1904. 

Herbert Mildenberger moves his insurance office (and Leavenworth real estate 

1-3-0955 

office) from 48 Main to 110 Main. 8-23-1956 

Moves from over 48 Main to 108 West Main Street. 1-18-1957 

David Coplin, a nephew of Mildenberger, joining the Agency. 7-11-1960 

Picture of Mildenberger, president of the Spinning Agency. 1-19-1962 

Spinning Agency goes back to 1904. 1-13-1967 

Clark A. Goetzman to join Spinning. 

Spinning retired October 1, 1954 - Mildenberger acquired at that time - 

10-23-1968 

business since 1904. 1-17-1969



Spinning Mildenberger Agency (cont) Spinning-Mildenberger Agency. Mildenberger expanding. Hawks Agency 

associated with Mildenberger for 6 months. 1-15-1971 

Gets time to relocate. 2-22-1978 

Moving to 79 Main Street - over Sleght's. 6-1-1978 

Hawks-Spinning-Mildenberger Agency formed (with Lloyd Fling, West Main) 

June 10, 1970. Newman L. Hawks - succeeded by Paul Hawks. Hawks Agency 

run along with Spinnning-Mildenberger by Charles Goetzmann of Buffalo who 

comes here about once a week. Russell says in December 1989. 

The Insurance Group, 340 West Main Street. 

Spiotta, Francis Named to Gov. Pataki's transition team - a local insurance man. 12-2-1994 

Spiotta, Frank A. Of Ellicott Square Hotel in 1906 q.v. - sues a company in Lyons, NY. 7-11-1907 

Conducts a firm market at 41 Liberty Street. 4-30-1909 

Had a lamp explode in his hand. 6-28-1909 

Sells saloon, 35 Liberty Street, to Lizzie Guguio who owns business. 

Francisco Spiotta and Alice Mary Spiotta baptized by Fr. Laguzzi - son and 

8-17-1909 

daughter of Frank. 12-2-1911 

Four Spiotta children recovering from diphtheria. 1-26-1912 

Liberty Street Hotel run by Spiotta. 2-16-1912 

Buys Lyric Picture House. 3-15-1913 

Sells the hotel at 19 Liberty Street to Angelo Cecere. 4-29-1913 

Sells the Lyric Theater to George Petri. 7-30-1913 

Accused of assaulting Florence McKay on Ellicott Street. 3-9-1914 

Spiotta, Michael Still active at 100 - Upton Road. Three sons at home: John; Michael; Frank. Son 

Vito is still in Italy. Others: Anna Spiotta; Frances - Mrs. Jack Van Valkenberg; 

Julie - Mrs. Munnis Queal; Alfonse of Upton Road; Rosemary - Mrs. Warren 

Rublman; Anthony in Virginia. 4-24-1978 

Dead at 101. 11-29-1979 

Spiotta, Ron Interview with - athletic coach at GCC - also a graduate of GCC and Batavia 

High School. 12-10-1994 

Leaving GCC baseball - farewell letter. 6-10-1998 

Spiral Hat Fastener Co. New company - to make gadget better than hat pins. Idea of a Rochester man. 

To lease space at 17 Jackson Street. Eugene D. Smith to be the manager. 

Frederick C. Maloney, B. J. McWhorter, and Edwin J. Clark on the board. 

Joseph H. Schultz, sales manager. 8-16-1911 

Spirit Lake Charlotte Read on. 1-11-1968 


Spiritualism Article on three ancient elms being cut in front of a house on the corner of East 

Main and Liberty Streets. Once the home of Mrs. Rachel Stevens, born in 

Trenton, NJ as Rachel Yard in 1783. Died in Batavia at 97 in November 1880. 

Daughter, Sara K. Stevens, lived alone in the house after her mother died. She 

died at 85 in 1894. She was the leader of Spiritualists - was often visited by 

Spiritualist leaders from a distance. H. N. Howard and A. N. Cowden owned 

the house after her death. Copes lived in the house until Jennie Webster 

built a house recently razed by Power Company. Funerals of Rachel Stevens 

and Sara Stevens both performed under the auspices of Spiritualists. 7-25-1930 or 1931 

Spiritualists Warren Dyer in suit against Henry Getter for assault - Mrs. Dyer a Spiritualist - 

a "healing medium." 8-17-1886 

Death in Byron Spiritualist Mrs. Dr. Lucina M. Tuttle. 8-4-1888 

Mr. & Mrs. Paul Liebsch have a guest from Lily Dale - to hold a séance. 7-6-1907 

Thirty couples at Spiritualist meeting - J. B. Hough residence. 9-16-1907



Spiritualists (cont) Thirty-five attend a meeting at 54 Otis Street. 

Mrs. Lane of Buffalo to hold a spiritualist meeting - also diagnose disease - at 

9-28-1907 

109 Summit. 11-9-1907 

Meeting Wednesday April 13. 4-14-1908 

Mrs. M. E. Lane to hold meetings at 3 Wood street. 3-9-1911 

To meet in Elba grove on Sunday. 

Spiritualist Church likely to be formed. Rev. Mary C. Ward Gifford, of Watertown, 

here to organize a church, says there are 450 Spiritualists in Batavia. Sister 

6-28-1911 

Mrs. Elizabeth MacDonald lives at 5 Ellicott Avenue. 6-13-1912 

Meeting at 5 Ellicott Avenue Sunday at 7:30pm. 

"Church of the Soul" to meet at 5 Ellicott Avenue "to consider ways and means to 

9-6-1912 

reach the greater multitude in the near future." 11-8-1912 

Need more space. 11-9-1912 

Start incorporation. 11-21-1912 

Mass meeting to be held in Maccabees Hall. 2-26-1913 

Indian girl gives a demonstration of her powers. 3-10-1913 

Catholics warned to avoid Spiritualists. 

Split in the Batavia congregation over choir. The congregation formed on 

November 12, 1912. Pastor, Rev. Mary Ward Gifford, says they murder the 

music. Another member says a group raised $12 for the purchase of an organ - 

Rev. Gifford put in $8 and the organ is in her house. State association now 

3-17-1913 

meeting here. 5-5-1913 

Mrs. Gertrude H. Hough elected president of the new organization. 

Local branch church began here last evening. To be Tillie U. Reynolds 

5-6-1913 

Spiritualist Society of Batavia - Mrs. Reynolds a missionary from Troy, NY. 5-7-1913 

To meet in Blount Hall. 11-24-1913 

Meet in P.O. building. Mrs. G. M. Hough ordained as pastor. 11-8-1915 

Meeting over P. O. - to incorporate, elect. 

Incorporate, talk of building. George Thomas, president. J. E. O'Neil, clerk. 

Trustees: Mrs. George Thomas; Mrs. Catherine O'Neil; Mrs. Mattie A. Butler; 

Mrs. Lucy Blair; Kenneth Bentley; George H. Butler. The First Spiritualist 

5-22-1916 

Church of Batavia. 3-15-1917 

To incorporate. Ceremony to be out-of-doors on Linwood Avenue. 6-29-1917 

Get their charter. 7-5-1917 

Pastor Hough to Binghamton. 1-2-1918 

George W. Thomas to head the Spiritualist Church. 1-3-1918 

Thomas's and O'Neil's quit the church. 

George Berryman, 15 years, missing since October, located in Ohio by help of 

3-28-1918 

a medium. 4-30-1918 

Gertrude Hough, pastor. 12-20-1918 

Meet in the old PO - Hough elected pastor. 

New Spiritualist Circle organized - leader, J. H.Voeller. Brotherhood of Love, 

5-8-1919 

157 Ross Street. 5-16-1919 

To have a drive for members - hope to purchase a church. 9-11-1919 

First Spiritualist Church, Jackson Street. 

Move from the 2nd to the 3rd floor of the old Post Office Building, the group 

10-10-1919 

outgrows the 2nd floor space. 1-30-1920 

Rev. Gertrude Hough resigns. 9-28-1920 

Rev. Robert Russell called. 9-30-1920 

Meet with J. E. O'Neil. [O'Neil's in charge of service, 25 Elmwood.] 11-15-1920 

Negotiate sale Center and School. 11-18, 19-1920 

Buy Dr. Benjamin's house, Center and School. 

Society buys house and lot next door. May build on the lot to the east - have been 

11-18-1920 

meeting in the P. O. Building. 11-19-1920 

In their new home. 11-29-1920 

Form a new group - call Mrs. Hough as pastor - Christ's Spiritualist Church. 12-13-1920



Spiritualists (cont) Christ's Spiritualists meet in the PO Building, Gertrude Hough preaches. First 

Spiritual Church of the Soul meets at 5 Ellicott Avenue with Mrs. Ward-Gifford 

preacher. February 1921 

Meeting of Unity School of Practical Christianity. 

Easter service set for. Christ's Spiritualist Church, old PO Building, Hough. 

United Spiritualist Church of the Soul, 5 Ellicott Avenue, Ward-Gifford. 

3-14-1921 

Friends Church, Rev. Anna L. Leggett. 3-25-1921 

Christ's Spiritualists to meet in the old Post Office. 1-3-1922 

Services to be held at the home of Miss Lillian Grossman - speaker from Lily Dale. 9-26-1923 

Floyd Shamp elected president of Christ's Spiritualists, Rev. Gertrude M. Hough, Sec. 

Unity only - not Christ Sp. In April 1927. May. Much (of) 1928. No spiritualist 

meetings July until 21 Jl (Unity). Christian Spiritualist Church Maccabees Hall, 

11 Jackson in October 1927 (October 7, October 28). 

Miss Sara Stevens held seances in her home at 218 East Main Street and was 

12-3-1924 

buried with Spiritualist service. 

Rev. Mary Ward-Gifford to celebrate her 55th year of ordination tomorrow - 


ordained in 1876. 

Spiritualist Church, 32 Bank Street, to be known as First Sunshine Spiritualist 

9-12-1931 

Church of Batavia, member of a national agency. 7-27-1932 

United Spiritualist Church at 32 Bank Street. 

United Spiritualists listed - Rev. M. Hall, pastor. [Again November 18, December 9, 


December 16.] 

New group with Rev. Marie Hall - United Spiritual Church, no address, to meet at 

3:30. [Another group still at 5 Ellicott Avenue with Mrs. Ward-Gifford.] [She adds 

10-28-1932 

…… of the Soul.] Unity Church of the Soul. 12-9, 16-1932 

Unity Spirit Church meet at 15 Jackson Street. 1-6, 26-1933 

United Spiritualist Church, 18 Clifton Avenue, Thursdays and Fridays. 1-31-1933 

Article on Spiritualist home Hydesville. 3-30-1933 

United Spiritualists meet with Rev. John Sheriff of Buffalo here. 4-10-1933 

Marie Hall, pastor - no address. 4-28-1933 

Rev. G. Demarest of Buffalo here. 6-2-1933 

First Free Psychic Sunflower Church to meet with a sermon on Spirit and the Bible. 7-14-1933 

Three groups meeting through the summer. 7-17-1933 

To have indoor picnic at 24 Center Street. 7-25-1933 

Three groups meeting through the summer. 8-11, 18, 25-1933 

Three groups meeting through the summer. 

Unity Spiritualist services held under the auspices of the National General 

9-1-1933 

Assembly - also meeting at 5 Ellicott Avenue. 3-24-1934 

Mayflower Spiritualists to meet (also both other groups) (first time in months.) 6-11-1934 

Mayflower and 2 others meeting. 7-6-1934 

Obit, Rev. Mary Ward-Gifford - 89. 11-26-1934 

Now the only congregation listed - United Spiritualists, Rev. Marie Hall. 

No Spiritualist notices from April 17 to October 1936. 

12-16-1935 

Church of Spiritual Truth to meet at 9 Jackson Street, Stuart F. Myers, pastor. 

Church of Spiritual Truth meeting over 9 Jackson Street - to have a speaker from 

12-9-1938 

Lily Dale. 5-3-1940 

Spiritualists file incorporation papers for the Church of Spiritual Truth - 27 members. 9-7-1940 

Listed meeting February 1941, March 7 and 21 - not in April 

Church of Spiritualists Church again over 9 Jackson Street - Rev. Francis Adams 

April 1941 

of Rochester. 9-26-1941 

Meeting thru. October 1941 

Church of Spiritual Truth. in April 1942 etc 

Ad: Church of Spiritual Truth, 9 Jackson Street, to have a speaker from Lily Dale. 1-25-1943 

Stuart F. Myers, Sr. listed as pastor. 

Meeting over 9 Jackson thru 1947. 

3-2-1945 

Church of Spiritual Truth over 9 Jackson to resume September 9. 8-29-1945 

Church over 9 Jackson Street. 3-2-1946



Spiritualists (cont) Church of Spiritual Truth purchases a house at 6 Bank Street from the John 

Mullen estate. 

Spiritualists buy a two family house at 6 Bank from John Mullen and rebuild the 

6-9-1948 

first floor. First service to be Sunday evening. 9-16-1948 

New church opens, 8 Bank. 

The building at 6 Bank identified as the Spiritualist Church in 1949, not in 1947. 

Dedication of Spirit Church Sunday with Rev. William Bichert of the General 

9-16-1948 

Assembly of New York Medium of ? 9-29-1950 

Rev. Ernest Andrews pastor. November 1953 

Pastor resigns. 8-7?-1954 

Meet through winter with guest mediums. 8-11-1954 

Church of Spiritual Truth to have fall sale in the Church basement. 11-26-1954 

Church of Spiritual Truth celebration postponed. 6-17-1955 

American Federation (of) Spiritualist Mediums to rally Sunday at 6 Bank Street. 10-21-1955 

Church of Spiritual Truth Christmas party. 23-29-1955 

Mrs. Ethel M. Ames, pastor. Now called Church of Spiritual Truth. July 1956 

Church of Unity Science to meet Tuesday and Wednesday at 7:30. 8-31-1956 

Now the Church of Unity Science - Mrs. Ames still pastor. 

Church of Unity Science meeting postponed due to the illness of the speaker from 

September 1956 

Lily Dale. 10-23-1956 

Unity Science meets evenings. 

Mrs. Ames still pastor - meeting thru 1958. 

11-16-1956 

To meet. 

Spiritualist Church, 6 Bank Street in 1957. Church of Unity Science, 6 Bank Street 

in 1959. Gone in 1960. There between 1949 and 1960. 

4-15-1960 

Church of Unity Science, 6 Bank Street. 6-1-1962 

Church of Unity Science - no service - Mrs. Ames a patient at St. Jerome. 4-19-1966 

Church of Unity Science to meet. 12-3-1966 

Church of Unity Science to have a tureen supper - Rev. Harry Bender. 12-16-1966 

Mrs. Ethel Ames in St. Jerome. 

Mrs. Ames listed regularly until July 1967. On July 28 church note reads: "no 

5-23-1967 

services until further notice for Unity Science." 

Off several weeks then on again. November 3 or 4 - Unity Science says: Doors 

7-28-1967 

open at 3pm; service at 4pm; hot dinner at 5pm; conferences later. 

Listed through 1968 with the note: No services until further notice. No listing after 

the end of January 1969. Some meeting August, October, November 1969. 

Oct, Nov, Dec 1967 

Church of Spiritual Truth (formerly Church of Unity Science) to meet at 6 Bank St. 6-13-1969 

Ethel Ames, pastor. Meet 1st and 3rd Sunday. 

December 1970 Spiritualists met the 1st and 3rd Sunday. Sometimes a month 

or two with no services. February 1971 - no more services until further notice. 

Ethel Ames pastor until the end. 

12-10-1970 

Met off and on until about January 1971. Note said: "Closed till further notice." 2-18-1971 

Spiro Gyro Restaurant James and Stacy Zulia and father John - who at one time ran the Avon Inn. To 

lease and run the former Red Barn. To introduce their Spyro Gyro sandwich. 8-20-1981 

Sold out by the summer of 1982. Now three for a dollar hamburgers. 

Became Settler's. 

Spitting No Spitting signs all over Main Street. 11-29-1910 

Spittoons Disappearance of spittoons from the Legislature meeting room noted as a sign of 

progress. Ashtray on each desk. 5-13-1947 

"Splash's" Winegar refers to Ellicott Manor, 440 Ellicott Street as Splash's. (Says was 

438 Ellicott Street.) 12-19-1963



Spofford, Dr. Annie Cheney Born in Franklinville, April 13, 1874. Father principal of Ten Brock Academy. 

Graduated UB in 1898. House physician at Women's and Children's Hospital 

in Detroit. Came to Batavia in 1899. 

Married Henry Spofford, August 7 in Franklinville. The Wedding March was 

played by Mrs. Orson Moulton of Batavia. Among the guests: Mrs. Minnie R. 

Ingersol; Alice H. Day; Ellen T. Cook. Annie Cheney wore her mother's 

wedding veil. Also present, two women doctors who were classmates of 

Miss Cheney - 80 guests. To live at 26 Bank Street. 8-8-1902 

Home from wedding trip. 8-19-1902 

Has an operation. 3-20-1914 

Visited her brothers in Chicago and Oklahoma. 4-24-1914 

Operated for gallstones. 4-8-1932 

Dead at 58. To be buried in Franklinville. 4-11-1932 

Spofford, Dr. Henry Spoffords home from their wedding trip. 8-19-1902 

Moving to 26 Bank Street - Craft residence. 9-11-1902 

Moving office from 26 Bank Street to 90 Main - over Austin & Prescott. 

Sold house at 33 Bank Street to Ida Baker who will move it out on Bank - 

12-30-1904 

Dr. Spofford to build on the site. 5-23-1905 

Spoffords move to 33 Bank Street. 1-8-1906 

Doctors Spofford and Cottis on a fishing trip - both wives were also doctors. 8-3-1907 

Operated for gall bladder at the Mayo Clinic. 1-21-1908 

Home. 2-13-1908 

To Florida to recuperate. 2-19-1908 

Home. 3-28-1908 

Went fishing at Horseshoe Lake. Horse wandered or was taken. 8-1-1908 

Buys an automobile. 3-30-1909 

Recovering from typhoid fever. 11-24-1909 

Drs. Spofford and daughter visiting. 6-15-1911 

Spoffords home from the west. 5-18-1915 

Spoffords move office from 90 to 96 Main Street. 9-7-1917 

Gets lieutenants commission. 10-3-1917 

To Camp Oglethorpe, GA. 2-4-1918 

In the service at Chamblee, GA. A member of the tuberculosis board. 4-1-1918 

Capt. Spofford visiting tonight. 5-26-1919 

Released from the service. 7-22-1919 

Spoffords to Florida for January. 12-1-1920 

To Saranac Lake for a course in diseases of the chest. 6-10-1922 

To University of Michigan reunion. 6-25-1927 

Marries Mae Celinda Stiegler at St. James Church - to live at 33 Bank. 2-18-1936 

Spoffords held in Williamsport for three days by a storm on return from honeymoon. 3-21-1936 

Heart attack. 6-8-1938 

Obit. 7-9-1938 

Funeral. 7-11-1938 

To be interred in the Cheney lot in Franklinville. 7-12-1938 

Obit. Second Mrs. Spofford (Mae). Buried in Batavia Elmwood Cemetery. 4-24-1954 

Picture of the house at 33 Bank - for sale - built by the Spoffords in 1905. 7-5-1956 

Spofford, Helen. Entering Mt. Holyoke. 9-21-1922 

Marries Gerald Woodruff. 8-9-1928 

Spohr, Florence Husband may be Niagara Falls murderer. 9-14-1934 

Spohr found dead - wife to get the body today. 9-15-1934 

To fight to get husband's estate. 9-24-1934 

Spohr, Lawrence Found dead on an island at Niagara Falls - after killing his sweetheart, Esther Latta. 9-15-1934 

Mrs. Florence Spohr to fight to get the estate of her husband. 9-24-1934

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Sport Athletic Association being formed - 20 interested. 3-11-1887 

Mayor forbids wrestling matches. 11-26-1887 

[Athletic Hall in Uebele Building.] 1-19-1888 

Wrestling match at Uebele's Hall. 11-26-1888 

Sport of Kings Restaurant 419 West Main. 

Formerly: Colonial Chef. 

Two waitresses collide, one knocked out, in late rush. 

Richard Nobles, Jr., whose family owns the restaurant, offers to lease and run 

2-7-1987 

the Ice Arena. 4-27-1993 

Nobles writes to ed outlining his offer. 5-19-1993 

Sportique Darien knitting mill. 

Grand Opening, 5 School Street July 8-15. 7-7-1989 

Sports Car Rally Braille Sports Car Rally the biggest ever - 9th year. Members from several 

sport car clubs cooperate with the NY State School - 80 cars entered. 5-16-1966 

62 cars in Braille Rally - Lockport Sports Club and Lions Club. 5-6-1968 

Sports Circle 419 West Main Street. 

Owned by Kathleen, Tamara, and Rick Storch. 

One year in Batavia - Apparel & Collectibles - Penny Saver. 5-30-1998 

Sportsmen's Club Attempt being made to revive Dean Richmond's Sportsmen's Club. 

See: Gun Club. 

6-27-1888 

Sprague, Dr. David Leaving the Mental Health Clinic. January 1991 

Says he did much more than counseling at Genesee County Clinic. 1-17-1991 

Sprague, Everett H. Enters the Naval Academy. 6-18-1934 

Resigns from the Academy - to go to another college. 5-28-1936 

Sprague, Mrs. Florence Of Buffalo, buys the bakery at the corner of Main and Center Streets from 

Mrs. Nancy Lear - Williams Bakery. 1-9-1917 

Bakery of Mrs. Sprague loses bakery machines and fixtures to A. B. and R. F. 

Hiscutt on judgment against Mrs. N. V. Lear. [A. G. Henning was moving 

into the building.] 3-22-1917 

Sprague, LaVant C. Sprague-Hundredmark wedding. 2-27-1937 

Promoted to Superintendent of Mails. 11-12-1968 

Promoted to Assistant Postmaster. 12-2-1971 

Obit - drowns in Lake Ontario. 5-24-1974 

Sprague, Walter H. Obit. 1-2-1957 

Mrs. Walter Sprague, 93 - picture. 10-6-1973 

Spratt, Brenda (Mrs. Robert) Wife of the new pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Elba, new Executive 

Secretary of the YWCA. Interviews with, objectives, background. 9-20-1993 

Interview with the new YWCA director. 5-9-1994 

Leaving the YWCA - husband taking a church in San Diego, CA - picture. 12-28-1995 

Spray Amusement Corporation Dipson director of new corporation. 9-24-1927 

Spring, Ira Recently buried on the Tonawanda Reservation, only Indian killed out of 800 

New York Indians in the war. Fourteen were from Tonawanda. 4-7-1922 

Springbrook Inn Article on. 4-19-1980 

Steve Long and Dan Oliver new owners of. 6-12-2000



Springs, Thomas H. Awarded 5th Oak Leaf Cluster for the air medal. 2-13-1945 

Spruce Street Copeland's move to new home at 103 North Spruce. 10-4-1956 

Spurr Brothers Car sales, now at East Main and Clinton - where Dollinger was - former Mobil 

Station - opened November 1. 12-19-1970 

Sputore, Paul Interview with the chief backer of little league baseball - says Little League field is 

now called Sputore Field. 2-26-1996 

Sputore Field New name of Little League field in MacArthur Park - for Paul Sputore. New name 

of Ernie Parks Field. 2-26-1996 

Spyropoulos, Steve With Tsoulis, to open the former Red Barn on West Main Street as Settlers - was 

briefly Spryo Gyro. 10-18-1984 

Settlers adding space for 150 on front. 

Spyropoulos to open a bar and grill at 345 West Main Street - an addition on the 

6-19-1995 

front of the existing building. 3-25-1999 

Billy Goat's Restaurant opening by Halloween - info on family - picture. 10-23-2000 

Square Deal Grocery & Meat Co. Square Deal buys Joseph Greentaner's grocery at 503 East Main Street. 

B. R. Parker; W. E. Rippey; E. E. McKurth. 3-4-1922 

Squares The Squares Rock Group. 

Rank band, The Squares, to play at Buffalo Auditorium show. 2-7-1969 

Squire Inn at Hillside The Squire Inn. 

Opening in Spring. 1-20-1990 

Squires, Albert J. Office in the Walker Building. 3-19-1903 

Candidate for District Attorney - picture. 9-14-1907 

President of the State Forest Fish and Game League. 12-10-1915 

To direct enumeration for defense. 4-19-1917 

On fishing for pike. 7-14-1923 

Talks with the School Clerk about changes in duties over the past 25 years. 8-13-1925 

Clerk of the Board of Education for 34 years - picture of Squires. 11-15-1935 

Article on Squires and the start of the Fish and Game Protective Society - picture. 1-13-1951 

Obit - 82. 5-9-1952 

Squires, Alfred B. Obit. 4-15-1930 

Squires, Edward T. Obit. 10-6-1941 

Edward Glenn Squires dead at 74. Retired fire captain. 12-8-1958 

Squires, Henry Obit - Mrs. Henry Squires, 38. 4-24-1973 

Squires, Jessie E. To be Assistant Domestic Superintendent of the State Fair - appointed by 

Fred B. Parker. 7-28-1916 

To be Domestic Superintendent of the State Fair. 9-3-1919 

Opens Christmas exchange in home. 11-21-1921 

Christmas Shop opened. 11-17-1922 

Squires and Ethel M. Ware open a Christmas gift shop on November 20. 10-29-1923 

Squires and Ware open a Christmas shop. 11-18-1924 

Obit - 92. 12-14-1971 

Urban Renewal Agency buys 104 Washington Avenue from the Squires estate. 7-14-1972



Squires, Joseph W. Appointed to Military Academy Prep School. 

First County National Guardsman to get appointment to West Point - by 

10-3-1955 

competitive exam. 5-29-1956 

Graduating West Point. 6-4-1960 

Picture of Squires - gets his commission. 7-1-1960 

Squires, William Train buff, wants to start a model train club. 3-23-1939 

Squirrels Ex-Sheriff, David Clark, suggested importing squirrels after seeing them in 

Canandaigua - puts houses for them in trees behind the Brisbane house. 10-1-1908 

Some held for shooting squirrels. 1-15-1919 

Twelve pairs of gray squirrels received. 4-12-1909 

Squirrels for parks now being tamed - will be village pets. 4-29-1909 

Closed season on squirrels until October 1916. 7-11-1914 

Ban on squirrel hunting until October 7, 1920. 9-19-1918 

Sportsmen want squirrel season closed - also rabbits and hares. 

Past & Present column: on gray squirrels here in recent migration - similar to 

5-21-1923 

the migration of black squirrels earlier. 12-30-1933 

Scouts to try to stop abuse of. 11-20-1934 

Squirrel protection sought. 4-4-1935 

John Beeson, 17, in court for shooting squirrels. 

Past & Present column: The manager at Seven Springs finds gray squirrels 

12-26-1946 

reduced to about a dozen after hunting season. 

Past & Present column: on black and gray squirrels introduced by Sheriff 

7-1-1939 

David Clark. 7-3-1943 

Stachowski, Arthur T. Killed in Viet Nam. 8-19-1967 

Stachowski, Frank (Frank Germaine) 

Found guilty of adultery. Shot by Robert C. Phelps, the husband, December 1945. 1-3, 6-1946 

Phelps gets a suspended sentence. 2-15-1946 

Stack, Jeanne Mary Instructor, Providence Hospital, Sandusky, OH. 7-11-1951 

To enter Sisters of St. Francis Order. 1-16-1961 

Former Batavia nun administrator of Ohio hospital. 11-4-1978 

Stackwich, Edward D. Gets the bronze star. 3-31-1945 

Stacy and Athoe See: Athoe Motors. Harold Athoe. 

Picture: Old Brewery with sign - Stacy & Athoe. 7-17-1965 

Stafford Stafford four corners made a historic site. 12-16-1977 

Stafford Bean and Feed Co. Stafford business opens a branch at 23 Liberty Street in Batavia - Liberty Lumber 

building. Paula Mazer, manager. 4-19-1984 

Stafford Country Club Halland Club discusses possible Country Club. 12-9-1908 

Club house with golf course discussed - E. A. Judd, committee chairman. 3-9-1921 

Women's Committee favors a golf course. 4-18-1921 

Stafford area proposed; club to seek 200 members at $150 each, $40 annual dues. 

Prospective membership 200, 150 from Batavia, 50 from LeRoy - out to get 

5-7-1921 

signatures. 

Site in Stafford probable choice. Judge Washburn, Roy Mason, E. A. Judd the 

5-12-1921 

committee. 5-17-1921 

Batavia membership limited to 125. 5-18-1921 

Papers drawn up. Originally called Checka-Nan-Go. 

Society incorporates - to buy the Pamphelon Farm. Called: Checa-Nan-Go 

5-28-1921 

Country Club. 6-16-1921



Stafford Country Club (cont) Expert approves Stafford for golf. 6-24-1921 

Ernest Woodward the first president. 6-25-1921 

New country club planned. Travis (expert) engaged to lay out the golf course. 6-28-1921 

Deed to a farm in Stafford taken. 

Golf club to be on a hill - not the original site. Plans drawn for a new Country Club - 

6-30-1921 

rather than remodeled farm house. 7-12-1921 

Joins State Golf Association. 7-15-1921 

Work starts, Stafford farm becoming a golf course, Walter J. Travis, engineer. 

Suggest name change to "Stafford." To sell the Pamphelon farm and a site 

7-20-1921 

on Morganville Road. 7-23-1921 

Herbert Stern, of Rochester, architect for the Club House. 8-4-1921 

Golf pro, Wilbur Earl Nagill, hired. 1-10-1922 

Name Chek-a-nan-go dropped. 1-25-1922 

Edward L. Woodward elected the first president. 1-31-1922 

To open July 1st at the latest - called the Stafford Country Club. 

400 visited the new clubhouse last evening - music, dancing, praised the building 

5-13-1922 

and links. 7-1-1922 

8th dance of the season - 40 couples attend. 10-12-1922 

Country Club season closed - except for golf. 11-1-1922 

Poem. 8-25-1923 

Club to be out of debt by November 1st. Thanks to generous members. 10-22-1924 

Has 200 members, is solvent. 11-3-1925 

Pamphelon house on Morganville Road sold. 11-12-1926 

Addition to done, in use - picture. 7-14-1927 

Article on early history - picture. 

Another in a series on places to eat - Country Club, Edward Roland, chef and 

7-29-1967 

manager. 8-4-1979 

Winegar on - 60th Anniversary. 1-29-1982 

History of by William F. Brown, Jr. 8-15-1996 

Opening to the public to benefit the Office for the Aging - some history added. 9-19-198 

Stafford Hotel Burns - history hostelry. 

Site landscaped with gazebo in 1994-5. 

3-8-1922 

Stafford Painters Murray Call, owner, 6318 East Main Road, Stafford. Offers lifts, work on Victorian 

style homes, pointing up chimneys, painting, residential and commercial. Ad 4-24-1999 

Stafford Railroad Station Railroad wants to give up the station - burned May 28, 1918. 5-19-1919 

Stafford talks of rebuilding. 5-13-1920 

Work on halted. 6-7-1921 

Construction being completed. 

Moved by Trietley and Pomaska to Paradise Road as a residence - 1980s? 

6-11-1921 

Stagecoach Florists Harry & Mary Webb of, in the Mall, open a new Wickerware store. 

Ad: Stagecoach Florists & Greenhouses. Has stores in Warsaw, Perry, Geneseo, 

8-30-1986 

LeRoy, and Batavia. 

Brad Copeland, owner, to England to work with florist decorating for Royal 

2-15-1989 

style show. 2-3-1992 

Stagecoach Lines Old timer remembers seeing stagecoaches come through. Past & Present column. 

Past & Present column: on stagecoach service of 1835 - Batavia to Rochester 

12-15-1906 

by way of Albion and Brockport. 12-30-1950 

Stagecoach Village Joseph & Rosemary Bodeker take the former County Nursing Home, Raymond 

Road in Bethany for a Craft Market. 

Opening of realizes dream. Grand Opening a success. To close for January and 

3-18-1992 

February, reopen in March - some history. 11-28-1992



Stagg, Ryan Part of a team that helped invent the Bug Button - an insect repellant. 8-19-2000 

Stakel, Fred J. Recently acquitted of serving liquor on Sundays, May 16, again arrested for 

selling on the 25th. 6-3-1886 

Frank McAllister sold Ellicott House - corner of Jackson and Ellicott - to Stakel. 

Stakel sold his Swan Street Saloon to George Foetes(?) who has been running 

the one opposite. 2-6-1890 

Stakel sells the hotel at the corner of Jackson and Ellicott Streets to Frank 

McAllister - buys Schafer's Liquor Store 12(?) or 49(?) Main Street. 5-17-1894 

A keg of brandy fell in Stakel's Liquor store - crushed Frank H. Jaqueth's leg 

horribly - had to be cut off. 8-30-1897 

Negotiating to purchase 114 Main Street - now occupied by William Godfrey Saloon. 3-15-1898 

Of 106 Main Street, buys of Lawrence T. Volz of Oklahoma City, 114 Main - for 

years the saloon of William Godfrey. 4-5-1898 

Takes two chattel mortgages on Priester stock, for $800 and $300. 6-20-1898 

Priester stock and fixtures to be sold. 6-24-1898 

Buys stock and fixtures of Priester's liquor store. 6-29-1898 

Reopens Priester's, with Priester in charge. 7-1-1898 

Open Monday at 114 Main - has electric fans and Patterson gas generator. 8-6-1898 

Barn of, 45 State Street, destroyed by fire. 8-31-1898 

Opening a liquor store on Jackson Street with Fred Priester in charge. 4-1-1899 

Priester vs. Stakel - Priester injured in Stakel's Saloon April 11 - former brothersin-law. 

5-3-1900 

Priester-Stakel damage suit settled with call for payment of $700 to Priester. 11-27-1900 

Buys a steam powered automobile. 6-7-1902 

Sells hotel property on Swan Street to Mary Jennings, who now occupies it. 1-9-1903 

Assumes ownership of a pool room on Jackson - has held a chattel mortgage - 

will run it. 1-30-1906 

Sells Meeker Poolroom in the Schafer Building on Jackson to P. C. Harris and 

L. H. Miller of Albion. 6-14-1906 

Operated on for appendicitis. 6-13-1908 

Has a handsome store at 114 Main Street. Imported wines, California, and 

New York wines. Operates a bar along with it. Respectable establishment. 

Batavia went dry in 1909 - Daily of late 1909. Stakel Building addition for hotel. 

Cy Corp says closed with Prohibition. 

Joseph McMahon knocked out by Stakel in saloon. 5-1-1909 

Erecting an addition to his Main Street saloon - building a one story area on the rear. 6-28-1910 

Hollenbeck liquor license transferred to John Stakel, who will open a hotel Oct. 1st. 9-1-1910 

Stakel Hotel, 114 Main, sold to Charles M. Jaynes of Pennsylvania - Stakel retains 

the building. 12-1-1910 

Obit - 70. Son: Wallace G. Grandsons: Wallace J.; Frederick C. His wife 

Anna Smith died May 4, 1931. Born in Henrietta on October 27, 1861. A 

resident of Batavia for over 50 years. Married Anna Smith of Henrietta in 1882. 

Home at 35 State Street. Sister: Mrs. Charles M. Ebling. 5-9-1932 

1882 Not in the directory. 

1888 Saloon at 43 Swan Street. 

1896 Liquor wholesaler at 46 Main. 

1898 Buchholtz Building, 114 Main Street. Later Arlington Hotel. 

Stakel, Frederick C. Promoted to Lieutenant. 1-24-1944 

An official of Alcoa - speaker in New York - picture. 11-22-1954 

Named Credit Manager at St. Regis Paper Co. 12-30-1955 

President of St. Regis Paper Co., Norwalk, Ct. 3-8-1960 

Promoted by Connecticut paper company. 

Obit - 81. Son: Frederick. One daughter. Brother of Wallace J. Died in 

10-16-1968 

New Canaan, CT. 1-25-1993



Stakel, George Dead at the home of his daughter Mrs. Charles Ebling - had 4 daughters. 7-30-1903 

Stakel, George Of East Bethany, dies at the home of his daughter Mrs. Fred L. Thee, 

34 Dellinger Avenue. His father was George Stakel. Brother: Fred Stakel. 

Sister: Mrs. C. M. Ebling. Sons: Herman of East Bethany; Charles of Linwood. 5-10-1930 

Stakel, Mrs. George Dead. Sons: John of Batavia; Fred of Batavia; George of Bethany. 1-4-1901 

Stakel, Harold Obit in Florida - 71. 6-10-1796 

Stakel, Henry Purchases the liquor store and saloon at 38 Main Street from Albert J. Burns. 2-16-1903 

Sells the saloon at 38 Main Street to George Van De Bogart. 11-9-1906 

Purchases the Crystal Saloon. 11-13-1906 

Killed in a motorcycle collision - 37. 9-16-1916 

Stakel, Herman F. Of Route 63, dead at 73. Brother: Charles of Aroka. Four sisters. Nieces and 

nephews. 10-9-1958 

Stakel, John Bartender Stakel accused of Knocking out Joseph McMahon. 4-30-1909 

Opening a hotel at 36 Main street October 1st. 

Obit - 81. Son: George Stakel of Bethany; Fred Stakel of Batavia. Sister: 

9-1-1910 

Mrs. Charles M. Ebling. 4-30-1929 

Stakel, Mrs. John Obit. Son: Gilbert of Warsaw. Daughter: Mrs. Charles I. Hodgson. 7-2-1935 

Stakel, Robert W. Commander Stakel honored on his retirement by Vice Admiral Briggs. 5-3-1983 

Stakel, Viola Wins $2,000 in long contest with the city for damages in a fall on a city street. 

(Now Mrs. Charles I. Hodgson.) 3-10-1932 

Stakel, Wallace G. Marries Olivia M. Seaver. 1-9-1908 

Obit - 60. Son of Fred J. and Anna Smith Stakel. Son: Wallace J. Stakel. 5-24-1944 

Obit - Olivia Seaver Stakel (Mrs. Wallace G.) Sons: Wallace J.; Frederick C. 8-9-1971 

Stakel, Wallace J. Stakel and Elmer Dewey form a company to sell Parry Car at 35 State. 9-21-1910 

Withdraws from Stakel-Dewey Motor Car Co. 5-31-1912 

Cornell scholarship for Stakel. 7-13-1927 

Gets law degree at UB Law School. 6-14-1933 

Passes the bar exam. 9-30-1933 

Marries Gertrude Nobles. 12-1-1934 

Joins E. H. Judd. 2-14-1935 

Firm: Judd and Stakel formed. 9-14-1939 

District Attorney - County prosecutor. 1-3-1944 

Elected head of State Prosecutors. 1-28-1952 

Ends term as side for Attorney's Convention. 2-2-1953 

Among those drawing up a new Court Plan - also Robert Noonan. 

Sells 16 Ellicott Avenue to Robert Higgins. Buys 104 North Spruce from 

11-4-1957 

William Dipson. 3-16-1963 

Not to seek reelection to DA post - 21 years as DA. 1-11-1964 


Stakel, Suttell & Found to build on Alva Place. Edmund Leising, contractor. 12-8-1966 

Picture of progress of the new office building. 3-4-1967 

Zoning Board okays change of zoning for Stakel's office. 6-29-1967 

Nominated for State Judge. Biography of. 9-7-1968 

Retiring, moving to Maine. Has Alzheimer's disease. 8-31-1987 

Obit - 79. Mrs. Gertrude Stakel died in 1989. 5-19-1989



Stakel - Dewey Motor Car Co. Wallace Stakel and Elmer Dewey, agents for Parry Car at 35 State Street. 9-21-1910 

Stakel and Dewey apply for a license to sell cars. 

Dissolved - Stakel joining Thomas Fines in vulcanizing. Dewey continuing the 

2-4-1911 

car business. 9-29-1911 

Stakel, Suttell & Found Picture of progress on new law building. 3-4-1967 

Donald L. Fancher joins. 9-13-1967 

Daniel A. Ryback joins. 

Stakel, Suttell, Found, Rybok & Earl in 1986. 

2-8-1977 

Staley, Barbara Allan See: Hale, Barbara Stakel. 

Staley, Harry A. Captain Staley promoted to Major. 3-2-1944 

Now a Colonel - picture. 2-19-1945 

Led an attack on a Japanese troop ship. 7-24-1945 

Reenlists. 11-29-1945 

Commanding air units for radar bombing. 4-23-1946 

Now a full Colonel. 12-20-1951 

Commander, Fifth Bomber Wing, WNY Air Wing at Niagara Falls. 12-10-1955 

Lives at 232 East Avenue. 11-11-1958 

To Europe to observe Air Force operation. 1-26-1961 

Home from Europe. 2-23-1961 

Reports impressions of Europe. 3-21-1961 

Ad: Harry Staley representing Palmer Pallacchi (mutual funds) of Boston. 5-9-1967 

Staley's WWII bomber located in 140' of water off New Guinea - pictures. 

Winegar reports Staley's bomber mentioned in an article in National Geographic 

9-1-1987 

March 1989 issue. 2-22-1989 

Air show in Geneseo recalls the career of - pictures. 9-6-1989 

Winegar says Staley's bomber located in the Pacific can't be raised. 3-8-1990 

Compares Hussein to Hirohito. 2-23-1991 

Winegar reports more finds from Staley's war record. 1-7-1992 

Talks about WWII to MIA-POWs. 

Subject of a TV program on WOR-TV Rochester that won an Emmy for the 

9-22-1992 

station. 4-5-1993 

Staley's memories added to thoughts of end of war celebration. 8-17-1995 

Obit - 80. 6-5-1999 

Full obit. 6-7-1999 

Remembered for competitiveness. 6-8-1999 

Staley, Jack and Marc Brothers putting hockey on the map in Geneseo. 11-29-1997 

Stamp, Carl W. Appointed High School Principal. Comes from Chautauqua County. 8-25-1960 

To retire August 1. 2-24-1971 

Obit -82. 2-16-1998 

Stamp - Batavia-Genesee Stamp Club To have an auction Saturday. 6-9-1973 

To have an auction. 4-4-1975 

Auction Sunday - at the YMCA. 

To celebrate its 20th Anniversary - started February 24, 1964. Meets Thursdays 

2-1-1980 

at the YMCA. 2-8-1984 

Stamp Collectors To organize. 2-8-1932 

Collectors Club of Genesee County. 1936 

Standard Anti-Friction Equipment Co. Purchaser of Batavia Wheel Works q.v. or Batavia Carriage Wheel Co. no date



Standard Oil Co. Ground broken for a storage tank for, on Swan Street south of Canandaigua Line. 

Ditzel and Ward doing the work. 10-1-1896 

New tank arrives - to be installed. 10-22-1896 

Tank placement complete - pumps in place - now to get fence built and tank filled. 10-23-1896 

John Buchholtz to put up a building to shelter the oil storage tank. 11-7-1896 

Ordered dissolved. 5-16-1911 

Buys two sites on Swan Street for expansion - back to Colorado. 2-23-1923 

Cuts price 2¢ - may start a price war. 8-18-1925 

Buys Ell-Park service station on Ellicott Street from Buxton & Thomas. 12-5-1929 

Ryan-DeWitt to handle Esso Gas for Standard in the region - in 20 stations. 8-31-1938 

Wants a permit to build a dome to contain oil fumes. 12-18-1951 

Stanek, Alex Winegar on. Steward at Falcons for 22 years. 5-13-1970 

Stankovic, Ray Fisher Park. 

Fourth grade teacher in Alexander, has play to run in Buffalo - has been in NY 

at the American Theater of Actors. 8-20-1992 

Third play to be produced by American Theater of Actors in NYC. 1-5-1995 

Interview with - picture. 4-10-1995 

New play to get off-Broadway run - picture. 9-19-1998 

Stankowitz, Kenneth Arrested with Pawlowski in Balkwill murder. 1-29-1974 

Offers conditional plea as accessory. 12-4-1974 

Allowed to plead 3rd degree robbery. 12-12-1974 

Gets maximum three years. 5-1-1975 

Stanley, George W. James M. Chapin sells Batavia Coal and Lumber Co. to Stanley. Stanley to move 

North Tonawanda business here. 10-26-1893 

Stanley here - C. H. Hersey, present manager, to remain awhile. 10-31-1893 

Interior of Stanley & Co. Coal office redone. 3-16-1896 

Erecting a sawmill on Evans. 7-15-1901 

Stanley Planing Mill on fire. 

Sells to Batavia Coal Co. New owners: S. B. Spencer; James H. Wilson of 

11-8-1902 

Chicago. Batavia Coal & Lumber Co. 5-23-1904 

Stanley, Maud C. Replaces Leon Trick as organist at the Methodist Church. 3-21-1906 

Resigns as Methodist organist - to be replaced by Miss Bessie Groff. 7-30-1906 

To resume classes. 9-13-1906 

Pupils in recital. 7-6-1907 

Opening classes at her home at 131 Bank Street. 8-3-1907 

Students in recital. 12-2-1907 

Pupils give monthly recitals. 1-21-1908 

Home from 6 months in Detroit attending Ganatal School (of) Music. 

Instructor in music at the Neighborhood House in Buffalo, praised by Mary Howard 

6-18-1917 

music critic. 5-1-1923 

To take Harrard-Radcliffe Music Course. 10-2-1926 

To address the Dalphian society. 12-14-1933 

Pupils to appear in two recitals at Presbyterian Service Building. 6-26-1936 

Trietley on. 9-21-1957 

Obit - 78, piano teacher for 45 years. 7-11-1961 

Stanley, Corporal Robert W. Reported as first Batavian killed in the war. 5-18-1942 

Reported well - by hosts in Australia. 5-29-1942 

Writes home. 7-7-1942 

Given the Purple Heart. 

First to receive the Purple Heart - reported in a story about Albin Simons who was 

8-21-1942 

injured December 7, 1941. 12-10-1942



Stanley, Corporal Robert W. (cont) First local man to be wounded, twice reported killed, volunteers for service in 

England. 8-9-1943 

Obit - 76, of Bossier City, LA. 5-11-1998 

Stanley, Robert Of Rochester, buys the saloon at 10 State Street from Louis Miller. 6-1-1899 

Arrested for being open after legal hours - saloon has had complaints. 6-23-1899 

Stanley & Co. Lumber & Coal See: George W. Stanley. 

Stanndco Developers Of Rochester. 

Taking over Burke Builders area. Charles P. Laiosa, president of. Will build 5 

homes now, then on order. 

To purchase Gateway Acres subdivision 2. Purchase of subdivision 1 depends on 

6-15-1970 

the installation of sewer lines by Burke Builders. 6-23-1970 

Has 5 homes in construction on Burke Builders area. 8-1-1970 

Burke Drive houses - picture. 8-12-1970 

Building on Burke Acres now that Burke Builders are bankrupt. 9-11-1970 

Completing development of Burke Acres. 3-18-1971 

Gets a permit to build a $12,000 dwelling on Burke Drive. 4-1-1971 

Gets a permit to build student housing on Bank Street Road. 7-6-1972 

Permit issued. 7-12, 17, 19-1972 

Rescheduling several projects. 8-4-1972 

To build at Bank and Ross. 10-27-1972 

To start building on the north side of Bank - student housing. 11-10-1972 

Finishing some houses on Burke Drive & Gateway when Burke Builders reneged. 

The Zoning Board rejects Stanndco's offer of part of Woodstock Gardens for 

2-1-1973 

student housing. 8-22-1973 

Developed Woodstock Gardens Apartments and Walden Creek housing. 1-31-1974 

Marine Midland Bank files against. 2-2-1974 

To reorganize under the bankruptcy act. 2-6-1974 

Two Stanndco officers file for personal bankruptcy. 2-13-1974 

Sibley Corp. takes Stanndco contract - starts to build. 

Suit in NYC against Stanndco. Settlement may take years. Built Bennett Heights 

4-18-1974 

and Walden Creek. 12-29-1976 

Stan's Harley Davidson Inc. 8744 State Street Road. 

Stan's Cycle Sales building on Saile Drive - picture of the building in progress. 10-19-1999 

Stanley Horzempa repaired motorcycles on State Street Road in 1958. 

Approached by Harley-Davidson in 2000. Opened a new 28,000 sq.ft. building 

on West Saily Drive. Pennysaver 

Stanwood Products Inc. In the Industrial Center 8 years, makes a menagerie of stuffed animals. Alan Argue, 

general manager - picture. Products sold in parts - to teach hand sewing, 

especially to home economic classes, hospital and church therapy groups. 8-8-1984 

Star Dry Cleaners Raphael brothers, Joe and Danny, to open Star Cleaners at 12 Min Street - the 

former DuPont Cleaners. 

Ad: Star Dry Cleaning - new machinery - picture, 12 Main Street - inspection 

4-10-1946 

invited. 2-17-1947 

Buying the former CS Church, 217 East Main Street. 11-15-1950 

Asks for a zoning permit. 12-11-1950 

Opens - with drive-up window service. 7-12-1951 

Sketches of workers at. 8-16-1954 

At 217 East Main Street - to expand service outside the city. 2-20-1959 

Picture of. 

To open a new storage unit. Danny and Joe Raphael to close Star Cleaners 

2-21-1959 

about May 1st. 4-20-1960



Star Dry Cleaners (cont) Start action to prevent demolition. 6-3-1976 

Mr. & Mrs. Pontillo offer to buy. 6-4-1976 

Permit to raze issued. 7-13-1977 

Picture of the demolition. 

Building was an old stone structure. 

7-15-1977 

Star Hand Laundry See: Chinese Laundry. 

Star Market Calvin Gaeta buys the former Central Depot and the area around it. 5-31-1958 

Star Market to take the Depot area. 6-11-1958 

Zone change approved for the site. 8-13-1958 

Buffalo developer takes the Station site for a supermarket. 3-12-1959 

George Chappell and Louise Friedley recalled as the Central Station is razed. 

Werner Spitz Construction Co. of Rochester to build a market for Delaware- 

3-23-1959 

Arrow Co. 5-2-1959 

Construction to begin. 5-14-1959 

Construction to begin. 8-6-1959 

Owned in Rochester - pictures. 12-1-1959 

Starts renovation. 5-19-1969 

Grand Reopening. 7-29-1969 

Says it will remain open on Sunday. 

Rumor says Star stock to be sold to another firm or acquired by a private owner. 

Star and Wegmans, two large independent firms in the Rochester area. 

7-19-1975 

Private ownership gives more flexibility and less paperwork. 7-2-1982 

Schmitt, owner of Loblaws and Bells, getting control of Bells. 

Peter J. Schmitt Co., owner of Loblaws, reaches an agreement with Star Markets 

7-5 to 7-1982 

to buy up all Star shares for $9.4 million. 10-12-1982 

New owner wants to hold down salaries. 

Owner also owns Bell's Market - bought Star chain for $12 million. 

11-2-1982 

Peter J. Schmitt Co. 12-7-1982 

Becomes Bells. 12-15-1982 

Bells on Jackson closed. 

Former market building sold by Benderson Development Co. of Buffalo to the 

April 1983 

Salvation Army for about $166,000 for their thrift store, now on Harvester Ave. 3-1-1986 

Star Program Introduced by Assistant County Attorney Eric Adams. Functioning since September 

1999. Approved by parents of delinquents, by the court, by the police, by 

Social Services, etc. At the National Guard Armory on State Street . 12-11-1999 

Editorial on the new program. 12-17-1999 

Star Rollaway See: Roll-A-Way Rink. 

Star Theater The new owner of the Lafayette Theater to rename it Star Theater - Harold Murphy 

of Buffalo leasing it. 11-15-1952 

Closed - open week-ends only. 3-1-1953 

Sold for roller rink to V. J. Gautieri. 3-10-1958 

Star Rollaway Skating. 5-29-1958 

Stark, Henry Was the financial partner of Stuart McAlpine until 1914 - 1910-1914. 

See: McAlpine - for Stark - McAlpine references. 

Stark, McAlpine & Co. 

Stark, Mrs. Henry Of Stark-McAlpine clothing store, visiting Mrs. J. S. McAlpine of Ross Street. 5-12-1910 

Starks, C. F. well-known auctioneer. 2-27-1899



Starkweather, Fay M. Opens a new chick hatchery - expanding business at 405 West Main Street. Has 

been in Alexander. 1-13-1944 

Attending a clinic on diseases of chicks. 7-7-1944 

Starowitz Brothers Rudy in California with his daughter. Paul lives in Batavia. Ed lives in Batavia - 

Steve in Bergen. Al in Byron. Leo in Elba. Hank (Henry) in Batavia. Sister: 

Pauline Pcionek of Batavia. Picture of eight Starowitz bowling team. 

In an interview with Hank. 3-18-1996 

Starowitz, Anne Marie Book by Mrs. Starowitz on hearing-impaired in store in June - picture. 5-20-1988 

Starowitz, Edmund S. (Mike) Interview with. 3-23-1992 

Obit - 79. Baseball player. Veteran. Part of Batavia Machine & Tool Co. 4-24-1998 

Starowitz, Henry F. Head of Granger & Co. Wholesalers, dead. 7-31-1975 

Interview with: Once manager, then part owner of Granger & Co. 3-18-1996 

Starlings Police - who used fire hoses earlier - use buckshot to get rid of starlings (at 

Ellicott and Harvester area.) 8-15-1946 

Return - new idea planned. 8-16-1946 

150 starlings killed. 8-17-1946 

Starlings on Fisher Park driven away by shotgun blasts. 8-27-1946 

Police to fight starlings - on Kingsbury Avenue. 8-30-1948 

Starling trouble again. 9-3-1952 

Picture of a cloud of starlings over an Elba farm. 2-14-1991 

Starr, James Manager of GLF fertilizer plant since 1956 transferred to Union City, PA. 8-30-1962 

Obit - 75, in Fayetteville. 9-5-1997 

Stasko, John Picture of the new State Farm sign on Stasko's office, 26 West Main Street - 

made by John Hodgins. 1-30-1990 

State Farm Insurance J. D. Dickinson has been in State Farm Insurance since 1966. Started at 

28 Pearl Street. Now moves to the corner of East Main and Vine Streets. 

Moved there November 4, 1974. 6-2-1975 

John Stasko has new State Farm Insurance sign made by John Hodgins on his 

new office at 126 West Main Street. 1-30-1990 

State Park See: Centennial Park. 

State Road Contract given to F. W. Knickenberg of Buffalo for a road from Batavia to 

East Pembroke - first strip local state highway. 7-2-1906 

State Street Paved to Minor factory entrance. 

Picture of near the new high school. Trees being cut by Monroe Tree Surgeons. 

7-27-1923 

Street to be widened. 8-9-1960 

Residents complain of drag strip on. 11-17-1965 

Two youths in smash-up on. Picture of start and stop drag strip on. 11-23-1965 

Picture of looking toward Main - shows new Court Street UR buildings on Main. 10-12-1972 

Picture of the east side of. 11-14-1972 

Winegar remembers State Street. 

First block: Dudie's Grill - bar with lunches; Cottage - closer to Main Street; 

Barber - Pfaun, Vincent & Brill; Redmond's; then a meat market (Things?); 

Loughnan's market; a pastry shop; shoe repair; Frank Fee's furniture; Eagle's 

Aerie; Fuller's Auto Laundry; Piehl's Hardware. Other side going north: Will's 

Wallpaper; Holland Furnace; Corti's Monument; Sam McRoberts - who 

1-18-1974 

repaired machines. 1-18-1974 

Picture: State Street construction. 6-5-1978



State Street - 100 State Street House of John Yates in the 1876 Atlas. He died there in 1900 according to 

Virginia Barons - on sign in GCC. 

State Street - 152 State Street No 152 or 1954 in the 1906 Atlas. Maybe built by M. P. Hyde. He lived there in 1915. 

John Waldrich in the 1919-1920 directory. Frank Lewis - 1921-1922. Robert 

Cooley in 1927 and 1968, owner. Helen Nagonniah in 1969. Loren Pelby in 

1975. Casey at 158, 142. 140, Clatberden(?) - French in 1980. Casey in 

the Atlas for 1906. 

State Street - 202 State Street Owned by Franklin I. Judd. Owned by Bonarigo - 1944-1978. Michael Lullo in 1986. 

State Street - 256 State Street Lot 13 and 14 - Kirkpatrick. Sold September 11, 1876 by George and Annie Evans 

to Joseph and Mary Wilson. Sold November 5, 1880 by the Wilson's to 

John Mahaney. 

Sold November 15, 1916 by Anna and Mary Mahaney to George and Margaret 

Mahaney. Sold August 5, 1960 by George, Jr. and Marie Mahaney to William 

and Helen Kirkpatrick. 

State Street Animal Hospital Opened in March 1994 by Norman and Frances Woodworth - formerly in Elba - 

picture. Both are Cornell grads - very busy. 3-11-1996 

State Street Park Now called Veterans' Field by the Council. Later a part of MacArthur Park. 1-8-1946 

Stavley, Jonathan Obit. 12-19-1928 

Steak House Picture - Ad - opening of. 7-19-1957 

Ad: Steak House - with modern, efficient kitchen - no address given. 5-8-1958 

Flooded by recent high water - repaired - reopened. Joseph Fallon, proprietor. 1-29-1959 

Picture of the interior in a Wortzman Ad. 5-11-1960 

Article on, West Main Road, Richard McGuire owner. 3-24-1979 

Burns. 1-31-1980 

Steam Appliance Co. A. S. Barnes, president. 

Steam Appliance Manufacturing Co. Moving here from Lockport - makes water heater and purifier. 

Building on Liberty - Lay property - being prepared for water purifying and steam 

3-6 or 7-1907 

plant. 3-23-1907 

Allan Tillapaugh hired as bookkeeper - Liberty Street. 4-11-1907 

Has orders worth $14,000. 5-6-1907 

Has contracts for boilers - Municipal Plant - Canning factory. 

J. W. Morrison of Jamestown resumes work after several idle months - model 

7-18-1907 

not a success - now making a completely new machine. 5-5-1908 

Reorganized - apparatus improved - George Wilkinson, president. 7-22-1909 

Elects H. S. Peck manager. 10-5-1909 

Display at factory on Liberty Street. 

To increase stock from $100,000 to $200,000 - new design of apparal part of 

12-20-1909 

expansion - every part (of the) original model now improved. 2-4-1910 

W. W. Buxton buys Steam Appliance machinery for Pure Ice & Water Co. 2-21-1910 

Moving to Wheel Works on Walnut Street. 2-26-1910 

Offers stock. 2-28-1910 

Operating in its new home on Walnut Street. 3-15-1910 

Now making vacuum cleaners for Rochester Company. 8-13-1910 

Company sold to Buffalo syndicate - K. B. Mathes, president here. 1-14-1911 

New owner taking possession Monday. 1-21-1911 

Cook of Buffalo takes possession. 1-25-1911 

Turning out vacuum cleaners. 2-2-1911 

Allan Tillapaugh appointed superintendent. 

Closing down - H. S. Peck has bought the company and the patents for Hercules 

3-11-1911 

Vacuum Cleaner made by the company. Thomas F. Cook of Buffalo, president. 12-5-1911



Steam Appliance Co. Steam Appliance Co. building - old Wheel Works - empty. Businessmen selling 

Steam Appliance Manufacturing Co. to a new tenant - Charles Henry Telcher of NY. 8-22-1912 

(cont) Charles Teichler suggest turning the building into cold storage. 1-18-1913 

Steam Appliance Co. sells Wheel Works to Sales Book Company. 9-5-1914 

Steam Heating Plant Municipal steam distribution plan proposed. The city now heats City Hall from 

the plant. 7-1-1926 

Steam Laundry See also: Palace Steam Laundry. 

To be moved October 7 from Main Street to the 2nd door east of Center Street. 

Mrs. S. J. Showerman. 10-4-1889 

Fire in Hendershott's Steam Laundry, 202 East Main Street. Hendershott says 

that laundry will be delivered on time Saturday. 8-16-1895 

Casey Brothers, owners of 202 East Main to make extensive repairs. Occupied 

by Hendershott's Steam Laundry. Laundry closed two weeks due to a 

breakdown. 8-15-1896 

Harry W. Parmelee has sold his laundry business at 120 Main Street to 

Myron E. Hamon. 12-9-1898 

Steamers on the Creek See also: Boats. 

Series of articles: With Pictures. 3-601937 

Tragedy. 

Steamer of Andrews. C. J. Andrews and Charles Buchholts built "Gold Medal" 

and ran cruises from Whiskey Point to Andrews Landing. At one time 

29 motor boats were on the Creek and 65 canoes, plus several row boats. 

3-16-1937 

The Tonawanda was a bright place nights and Sundays. 3-20-1937 

Mainly on the Canoe Club. 3-27-1937 

Growler - built on East Main and carted to Horseshoe Lake. 4-3-1937 

Past & Present column: on "Cynthia" built by Michael A. Follett - engine still good. 4-10-1937 

Steamers Restaurant Seafood Market (Clam Bar) 

New seafood market opening next to Brand Names. Ad. The area is called 

Brand Names Plaza. 11-1-1990 

Ad: Grand Opening. 

Nick Palmiero, manager, puts the price of shrimp down 5¢ a pound for every point 

11-23-1990 

scored by the Bills - 51 points. 

Article on - opened in 1990 - clam bar in 1991, owned by Ben Mancuso and 

1-23-1991 

Nick Palmieri. 6-24-1991 

Ad: Steamers - lists offerings, arrangement inside - Ken Wrobel, manager. 1-31-1992 

Now closed. New firm moving to the site - Subway store. 10-10-1992 

Stear, Bill William Stear took the Holt Insurance Agency, 25 Washington Avenue, in October. 1-13-1965 

Steck, Robert K. Of Dansville, new principal at Robert Morris School. 6-18-1986 

Stedman, Bayard J. William Webster forms a partnership with Stedman of Rochester. 9-7-1898 

Webster & Stedman moving from 78 Main to the Concert Hall block. 3-27-1899 

Stedman & Webster dissolved - Stedman running for District Attorney. 10-7-1901 

Now District Attorney. 11-14-1901 

Stedman's speech to old soldier. 5-31-1902 

Married to Mary Persons last night. 

Buys a lot at 63 Ellicott Avenue - formerly owned by Mrs. Anna Dailey - from 


Dr. Gould. 10-25-1917 

Mentioned for Supreme Court justice. 1-30-1922 

Mrs. Stedman visiting her husband in sanitarium. 10-13-1933 

At Oracle, Arizona. 2-23-1935 

At home again. 8-12-1935 

Portrait. 2-16-1939



Stedman, Bayard J. (cont) Obit - 65. Specialized in negligence cases against railroads. Later developed a 

reputation as a defense lawyer in murder trials. Lawyers from some distance 

consulted him on cases involving negligence cases vs. railroads. His father 

was justice of the peace in Oakfield. His grandfather was a representative 

in Albany in 1841 & 1842. Had been ill for 10 days. 1-27-1941 

Estate. 2-6-1941 

Obit - Mrs. Mary D. Stedman. 3-23-1949 

Stedman, Jane In charge of morning news at WBTA. 12-19-1940 

Going to Sears Roebuck catalog store, 2 Court Street. 6-28-1941 

Stedman and Waterman Add George Garnier to the firm. 12-29-1938 

Steele, Bainbridge Son of Francis Steele of 28 Richmond Avenue. 8-6-1935 

Steele, Francis B. Moves from 32 Ellicott Avenue to a new house at 28 Richmond Avenue. 

Assistant Secretary of Steele & Torrance, resigned, and shortly joined the offices 

9-7-1928 

of L. F. Rothschild of NY. 5-28-1929 

Has been working in the Rothschild office, to take charge of the office in Rochester. 8-20-1929 

Now with Henry L. Dougherty and Co., agents for Cities Service. 2-18-1931 

To manage Goodbody & Co. office. 1-15-1934 


Manager for Gerhart Lang Bakery, replaced by Wesley Prugh. 6-25-1936 

Going to Pittsburgh to represent Philco Radio Corp. 9-1-1936 

Steele, Mrs. Francis B. Taught primary school in Rochester, to open a kindergarten in her house at 

28 Richmond Avenue. 9-11-1930 

Reopens kindergarten. 9-9-1931 

To open a spring term. 1-15-1933 

Kindergarten closes for the summer. 6-24-1933 

Opening kindergarten. 9-6-1933 

Kindergarten summer term. 5-26-1934 

Mrs. Steele and Bainbridge moving to Pittsburgh to be with Mr. Steele. 2-1-1937 

Mrs. F. B. Steele of Elmira. 9-7-1940 

Steele, Hilton (Bud) Obit. 8-24, 25-1989 

Steele, Lt. John Thomas (Tommy) Obit - in a jet crash in a storm. 9-22-1954 

Steele, Mrs. Linus G. Obit - mother of Oren C. Steele. 12-7-1923 

Steele, Mrs. Oren C. Living at 18 Ross Street in 1947. 

Obit - formerly Frances Pease. Sons: Robert L.; Francis B. of Chicago; 

10-1-1947 

Oren C., Jr. of Holley. 12-8-1949 

Steele, Oren C. Announcement of coming marriage. 7-1-1887 

Marries Frances Pease. 7-6-1887 

Now general agent for Brush Electric Company of Cleveland. 

Commences building a house on Washington Avenue - Homelius, contractor. 

8-10-1888 

Progressive Batavian. 5-1-1891 

Heads WNY Firemen - picture. 7-8-1908 

John Glade & Son begin putting new glass front on Steele & Torrance. 3-29-1910 

First Batavian to get a NY State auto license - no. 9622. 7-22-1910 

New president of the Chamber of Commerce - picture. 3-1-1918 

New District Deputy ruler of Elks. 9-10-1921 

Obit - Mrs. Steele. 1-28-1922 

Elected Chairman Past Rules of Elks. 2-8-1923 

Picture of. 6-4-1923



Steele, Oren C. (cont) Announces bankruptcy. 6-14-1932 

Taking a position with W. W. Buxton, gasoline distributor. 5-2-1934 

Head of NY State Volunteer Firemen. 7-23-1935 

Now of 17 Ellsworth Avenue. 

Married 51 years. Sons: Robert L. of Batavia; Francis B. of Johnston, PA; 

12-29-1937 

Oren C. of Holley. 7-8-1938 

George Watson buys Steel's house at 32 Ellicott Avenue from Genesee Loan. 

Dead at 80. Hardware dealer for 40 years. Electrical pioneer, merchant. Put in 

Batavia's first electrical lights in 1885. Married Frances Steele in 1887. Sons: 

Robert L. of 18 Ross Street; Francis B. of Chicago; Oren C., Jr., Pharmacists 

10-10 or 11-1938 

Mate. No daughter mentioned. 3-2-1944 

Steele, Oren C., Jr. Producing a musical comedy with Gordon Graham. 11-6-1923 

Now of Holley, NY. 

Obit. A mortician. Brothers: Robert L. Steele of 18 Ross Street; Francis B. Steele 

10-17-1950 

of Evanston, IL 6-27-1958 

Steele, Robert L. Of 16 Ellicott Avenue, has a wireless telegraph station at home - gets messages 

from lake boats. 

Has been in charge of the plumbing department of Steele & Torrance, resigned - 

4-8-1911 

going to Massey-Harris Co. 10-22-1928 

Of the Sales Department of Massey-Harris. 

The Sales Department of Massey-Harris moved to Wisconsin. Steele joins 

5-7-1929 

Benjamin Bailey of Syracuse - to remain in Batavia. 5-12-1930 

Of 32 Ellicott Avenue, moving to 2 Vine Street. 10-26-1935 

Of Republic Light and Power Co. 10-8-1941 

Spends weekend with his parents. 3-31-1944 

Obit. Son of Oren C. Steele. Brother: Francis A. of Evanston, IL. 3-3-1964 

Obit - Lorraine H. Steele - Mrs. R. L. 5-9-1964 

Steele, R. Spencer Discharged from the Navy. 

Graduate School of Architecture at Cornell University - leaving for Officer 

9-24-1948 

Candidate School. 

Now an architect and planning consultant with Puerto Rico City Planning in 

6-28-1954 

San Juan, Puerto Rico. 

Home from Puerto Rico, joins Sargent, Webster, Crenshaw and Folley of 

12-19-1957 

Syracuse, NY. 

Joins Syracuse firm - Sargent, Webster, Crenshaw and Folley, architects, 

11-13-1958 

regional planners. 1-30-1959 

Of Syracuse firm, to work with Pittsford planning firm on the City Master Plan. 

Steele and William E. Gubb form an engineering firm. Steele with Sargent, 

1-16-1960 

Webster, Crenshaw and Folley. 2-6-1963 

Says UR is a year away. [General Engineering Associates Inc. - Gubb & Steele.] 3-1-1963 

The City hires General Engineering for work on Urban Renewal. 2-12-1963 

A member of firm: W. E. Gubb Associates of Syracuse - in the obit of R. E. Steele. 3-3-1964 

Steele, Dr. T. Murray Of LeRoy, gets a fellowship in Toronto. 9-17-1936 

Coming to Batavia as an associate of Dr. Pierce. 5-24-1940 

Named to Fellowship in Surgery in Toronto. 3-6-1943 

Moving into a new West Main Road house - west of the Tyrrell house. 8-4-1948 

Presented to the Queen as a WWI veteran - picture. 8-2-1971 

To retire. 5-14-1973 

Obit - 76. 11-19-1973 

Steele & Torrance The News commends S & T for a window in pink and white. 12-17-1906 

Have "New Window Celebration" sale. New glass front put in by. 4-29-1910 

Have a new paper baling device. 6-29-1911



Steele & Torrance (cont) Purchase the stock of Bradish Hardware. Bradish at 86 Main. S & T at 54 Main. 

To share Bradish stock with George W. Munce Hardware. Munce to be at 

86 Main Street. Steele and Torrance formed the company February 1, 1904 

when they purchased the store of R. B. Pearse. Steele worked for Pearse 

from January 1, 1889. Torrance started in a similar store from 1888, as 

G. B. Worthington Son & Co., which became Worthington & Bradish, then 

John Holley Bradish. 12-16-1915 

Bradish stock to be inventoried. 12-30-1915 

Incorporated with $50,000 capitalization. 1-4-1916 

To reopen in the former Bradish store, 86 Main Street Monday AM. 1-8-1916 

Form can't open safe. Has been using only one lock and no one remembers 

combination. The safe was built for Caney & Bradley. Bought ten years ago 

by John Holley Bradish. Steele & Torrance successor. 8-29-1916 

A safe expert from Rochester opens the safe. 8-30-1916 

Moving the plumbing department from the building in the rear into the main store, 

reorganizing many departments. 10-2-1930 

Bankrupt - to make assignment to creditors. A hardware started on the site by 

John Henry Bradish who worked for G. B. Worthington. Steele & Torrance 

bought the stock of Mr. Bradish who had purchased the stock of 

Robert B. Pearse. 6-10-1932 

Closed - bankruptcy announced June 10. 7-14-1932 

Auction of - W. R. Hewes of Rochester the highest bidder. 8-5-1932 

Oren C. Steele - dead at 80. A hardware dealer for 30 years with S. F. Strong. 

Steele installed the first system of electric lights to light streets and stores in 

1885. A year later sold to Batavia Gas Light Co. and remained with the company 

for 6 months, then went to Cleveland. In 1889 he came back to the hardware 

store of his father-in-law Robert B. Pease. The store was taken over in 1904 by 

Steele and John G. Torrance as Steele and Torrance at 86 Main. The firm 

incorporated the business of John Holley Bradish. 3-2-1944 

Chris Espersen says Oren Steele died a poor man. February 1986 

Steel Company See: Batavia Steel. 

On Evans, maker of munitions in WWI. Bought by Daly Co. of Detroit. 3-28-1920 

Plant sold to Gray Machine Tool Co. 5-28-1920 

Steel Plate Co. See: Batavia Steel Plate. 

Name organization set-up by Herman Haffen, superintendent and Robert McBride, 

foreman in canning factory on Mill Street. 6-15-1926 

Steele's Consolidated Inc. Buys up all Franklin Stores. (Recently purchased assets of defunct L. R. Steele Co. 8-2-1924 

Redecorating, re-opening the store at 51-53 Main Street. 7-29-1926 

Steele's Corners Byron, one mile west of the village. 1916 

Stefanski, Henry Here from Poland 4 years, was a top jazz musician in Poland. Works at 

R. E. Chapin - picture. 10-22-1993 

Stegall, Sean Appointed Assistant City Manager. 

To serve under the advice of Knabel during the remaining term as manager. 

4-16-1998 

To be able to consult. 9-12-2000 

Has a last word on leaving. 11-15-2000 

Stehle, Cheryl D. Doctorate thesis from U of R in University Newsletter. 12-29-1981 

Stein, Herman K. Obit. Developed Batavia Electrical Utility System. 1-22-1968 

Stein, C. P. and J. L. Stein & Son moves to 52 Main. 1-28-1895 

C. P. Stein, junior partner in Stein & Stein, buys the interest of his father, J. L. Stein. 9-5-1899



Stein, Herman K. Dies at 84 in Phoenix. Once headed Genesee Light & Power Co. and its 

successor Western New York Utilities. 1-2-1968 

Stein and Son (Or Stein & Stein.) 

Moving stock of household goods to 52 Main Street. 2-12-1896 

Open today at 52 Main. The store is handsomely fitted - 2 floors used. 2-15-1896 

Stein Tavern Law revokes the license of Martin Yates, Stein Tavern, 216 Ellicott Street. 4-11-1935 

Stein Variety Store Steins ran a variety store for 28 years - 15 years at 52 Main Street. The store was 

bought by Harold Langworthy in exchange for a home on Woodrow and 

property at 16 Center Street - L. J. Stein retires. Nineteen years at its 

present location. 8-18-1917 

Steinacher, Grover Of Steinacher Chevrolet, 229 West Main Street. 12-16-1933 

Steinbach, Carl Dead in Middletown, OH - 79. 9-12-1973 

Steinberg, Seymour Interview with on his retirement - worked for Herb Brenner for 50 years. 12-14-1992 

Steiner, Otto Obit - 67. Brother of Gottlieb Steiner of Batavia. 12-10-1925 

Steiner, Stuart Appointed Dean of Students. 2-15-1967 

Winegar on Steiner moving trouble. 8-2-1967 

Now Dean - was Academic Dean. 7-10-1969 

To be the third president of GCC. 4-29-1975 

Appointment confirmed. 5-29-1975 

Report of his inauguration. 10-25-1975 

Chosen to head SUNY West Council. 

To serve as temporary Chancellor State Community Colleges from September 

7-14-1978 

to December 31st. 

Appointed to Chiropractor Board for a college in Old Brookville, NY. Also on the 

7-17-1985 

Board at Villa Marie College. 

To be honored for his contribution to education as "…. national leader." Quoted 

from an article in the Daily News telling of his coming honor. "Dr. Steiner was 

one of three top college presidents honored for their success in innovating and 

inspiring faculty members….. (and forwarding) the national community college 

goal of combining access with excellence. This a an unusual honor for the 

president of a small college. Such honors usually go to the presidents of the 

11-19-1986 

big colleges. 9-12-1988 

Honored by his Alma Mater in Baltimore. 8-13-1991 


Appointed to the St. Jerome Hospital board. 8-17-1993 

On objectives of college. 10-3-1996 

Winegar says daughter a new lawyer. 11-1-1996 

To be honored by the Association of Community Colleges meeting in Baltimore. 

Given six months leave to serve as the temporary head of the NYC Fashion 

6-6-1997 

Institute of Technology, a part of SUNY College, as is GCC. 7-22-1997 

Returns to GCC after a year as temporary head of NYC Fashion Institute. 

Elected to a Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association 

7-11-1998 

of Colleges and Schools. 11-17-1999 

Steiner Greenhouse Martha Saile tells me there was a small greenhouse on Oak Street on the present 

site of the Holiday Inn. Steiner raised cut flowers and also a good many 

vegetables. Steiner's daughter is Elizabeth Steiner Roach who lives next 

to Ethel Harmon. 9-14-1985 

Stella, Lucy E. Mrs. Stella, former teacher, dead at 82. 4-2-1979



Stellar Manufacturing Co. Ola D. Johnson files a petition to operate under the name Stellar. 5-12-1917 

Stellato, Anthony Two men slash Charles Polino, bartender at the Union Hotel. 2-19-1914 

Rochester police have one assailant. 4-9-1914 

Second assailant, Stellato, in custody. 4-10-1914 

Denies any involvement. 4-11-1914 

Pleads guilty to second degree murder of Dominic Chardo. 

Age 64 - a resident of the US for 51 years - convicted of assault in 1914, paroled 

10-15-1918 

in 1933 - worked at M-H - pardoned by the Governor, saved from deportation. 6-28-1956 

Stellato, Bartholomew Shot and killed on Liberty Street by Louis Sanpietro. 7-27-1936 

Stenclik, Dr. Mark J. Orthopedist with specialty in sports medicine opens at 217 Summit Street. 6-10-1987 

Stephen's Table Soup kitchen. 

Dean Cook and Ed Corcoran to open Stephen's Table at Assembly of God. 11-20-1992 

Winegar pays another visit to - finds it serves 50 to 55 a week. 

Winegar commends E. Corcoran - Don Fox died in April but Corcoran is still 

11-5-1993 

busy after surgery. 

Report up-date - still dispensing help for body and soul - Corcoran still runs the 

8-9-1996 

program. Page of pictures. 12-31-1999 

Stephenson, Frank E. See: Blumerick - Stephenson is his son-in-law. 12-31-1901 

Sterling, Frank F. Given permission for a machine shop at 5 Ellicott Avenue. 3-13-1901 

Sterling, Roie Obit - hit-and-run victim. 

Tent Co. run by his son William Sterling at 107 Washington Avenue. 

8-30-1961 

Funeral of. 9-8-1961 

Article mentions Sterling as the organizer of Sterling Tent Co. in 1911. 6-7-1989 

Sterling, William G. Obit - 73. Son of Roie Sterling. Formerly the proprietor of Sterling Tent. 1-11-1989 

Sterling Glass Co. of Buffalo Opening shop at 405 West Main Street, Gary Ellis to manage. 3-12-1965 

Ad: Sterling Glass, 405 West Main Street. 5-7-1965 

Moving to 249 West Main - former location of Batavia Glass Co. 6-11-1965 

Sterling-Homex Corp See: Stirling-Homex. 

Sterling Optical Co. Signs to go into the Mall in the area to be vacated by Games Galore. 4-12-1979 

Sterling Tent and Awning Co. Run by William Sterling, 105 Washington Avenue. 

Ad: R. F. Sterling furnished a canopy for the Gubb-Parker wedding. 10-12-1917 


on the awning company - start in 1915 by Roie Sterling. 

Roie Sterling dead - hit-and-run victim. Company conducted by William Sterling 

1-20-1956 

at 107 Washington Avenue. 8-30-1961 

Wants a permit to move from 107 Washington to 107 Pearl Street. 6-15-1968 

Gets a permit to move - to move to Locke Estates storage building. 

Picture of employee stretching tents out today - Ronald Weiler, owner of. 

6-19-1968 

Weiler, owner of, finds business increasing. 6-7-1989 

Steroids See: Drugs. 

Stetson, Howard Of Franklin Mill at 20 Bank Street. 6-28-1916 

Marries Ruth Nichols. 9-22-1928 

Transferred. 1-18-1929



Stetson, Howard (cont) With two others, starts The District Poultry Farms in Pembroke, registered 

in Albany. 8-19-1931 

Thousand fowls killed in a fire at Pembroke farm owned by Stetson. 12-31-1931 

Mrs. Howard Stetson of 11 Montclair. 1-12-1932 

High Priest of Masons. 1-7-1938 

Asks for a permit to operate as Franklin Mill Co. 12-14-1938 

Purchases Roy Mason's cottage on Lake Ontario, north of Medina. 5-16-1941 

Transfers ownership of his Mill to Franklin Mill Co. Inc. 8-27-1949 

Protests the price of wheat. 

Accused of evading income tax of $44,683.75. (He operates mills in Bergen 

2-26-1951 

and North Pembroke.) 3-3-1960 

Held on evasion of taxes - he denies. 3-8-1960 


Dead at 88. 12-22-1975 

Stetson, Mrs. Howard To Florida to accompany Mrs. W. W. Buxton home. 4-30-1937 

Secretary for Buxton for many years. 9-1-1937 

A surgical patient at Strong Hospital in Rochester. 4-23-1940 

Stetson, William A. See: Franklin Mills. 

Of Boston, superintendent in charge of Franklin Mills - succeeded F. M. Dickinson. 4-17-1909 

Returns to Boston - Charles Shuttleworth in charge. 6-17-1909 

President of Franklin Milling Co., to Chicago on business. 6-27-1913 

Of Franklin Mills, leases the house at 5 Summit Street. 3-23-1915 

Obit. 2-5-1929 

Will. 2-14-1929 

Stetter, John Buying Doehler property for SMC firm of California. 10-30-1982 

Steuber, Dan Purchases boot and shoe shop of Frank Miller, an accomplished musician. 

May join Cornet Band. 11-12-1885 

Stevens, Charlotte M. (Mrs. Walter) To open a nursing home in the McWain house - she is a registered nurse. 5-14-1951 

Rest Haven open. 8-11-1951 

Obit - 52. 12-3-1960 

Vera Mangifrida buys Rest Haven. 2-16-1961 

Estate. 3-8-1961 

Stevens, Floyd Shoots at his wife from jealousy. 4-12-1930 

Charged with assault. 4-13-1930 

Stevens, Frederick C. Obit, 75, of Attica born in Washington DC. Father: Frederic C. Stevens, a 

State Senator. 6-10-1965 

Stevens, Joan (Mrs. Allen) One of Batavia's working women - a teacher's wife, mother of two, head of 

Empire branch Bank. First woman member of Kiwanis. 9-26-1988 

Stevens, Dr. John D. Batavia native, given Teacher Award by Iowa State University. 4-20-1966 

Stevens, Rachael Obit. Progressive Batavian. 

Accompanying note: Mrs. Rachael Stevens, relict of the late Benj. H. Stevens, 

and we believe the oldest resident of Genesee Co., died at her residence on 

East Main Street on Sunday morning last. [30 Nov 1880] Born in Trenton, NJ, 

3 Oct 1783, and came to Batavia in June 1822. Her maiden name was 

Rachael Yard, and her father was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. In 1823, 

she opened a select school in Batavia, in a building situated about where the 

M. E. Church now stands, which she successfully conducted for a period of 

27 years, having among her pupils many of the older residents of our village. 

11-5-1880



Stevens, Rachael (cont) She resided in the house where she died over 32 years. She was a very 

accomplished lady, with a strong intellect, and excellently educated. She 

leaves her only child, Sarah, and a large number of friends to mourn her loss. 

Stevens, Sara Daughter of Benjamin and Rachel Stevens, lived in the house at 219 East Main, 

now removed for construction of Power Company office. Philip Cope moved 

into the house to care for Miss Stevens in later years. Many seances in the 

house. Both Sara and Rachel had spiritualist rites for funeral. 7-25-1930 

Stevenson, Robert Louis Decorator of Model Home - River Street and South Main - picture of Stevenson. 9-17-1954 

Trietley on. 5-21-1955 

Interior Decorator, to talk to Guild. 5-4-1962 

Stever, Edna Resigns as Hospital Director to be a missionary. 7-11-1919 

Starts for Assam late this month. 11-19-1919 

Steward, Charles B. Chosen UR Director. 5-10-1966 

Appointed Director, Urban Renewal. 8-23-1966 

Leaving for Schenectady. 9-27-1969 

Steward, W. H. Saloon on Evans being converted into a hotel - among those inspected. 9-27-1910 

Stewart, Jennie Remembers wearing uniform carrying a flag in the first Armistice Day parade - 

picture. 11-11-1986 

Stickle, Charles W. Has a heart attack. 4-13-1901 

Back at his desk in Farmer's Bank. 4-15-1901 

Moves to 6 North Street, where E. A. Judd was. 6-11-1923 

Dead. 1-7-1924 

Stickle, Mrs. Charles W. Obit. Sons: Dr. Charles Waldo of NY; David E. of Oregon; Wellington W. of 

Batavia. Her husband was former School Commissioner. 12-4-1922 

Stickle, Wellington Waldo Class of 1914 Dartmouth. 12-23-1911 

Lt. Stickle visiting. 11-1-1918 

Joins Baker Gun & Forging Co. 4-29-1920 

Of 6 North Street now on his way to Jersey City, NJ. 

Obit. Born September 22, 1890. Graduated BHS 1909. Brothers: Dwight; 

7-8-1924 

Dr. C. Waldo Stickle. Two sisters. Parents: Mr. & Mrs. Charles Waldo Stickle. 1-15-1934 

Mrs. Marguerite Stickle of 315 East Main Street. 6-8-1950 

Obit - Marguerite Harris Stickle Tree - 97. 3-10-1989 

Stickney, Dr. Donald F. Enrolls in the UB School of Dentistry. 7-12-1940 

Graduate of UB Dental School, waits Army call. 6-3-1943 

To open an office at 219 Washington Avenue. 1-9-1947 

Stickney, Patrolman Taking a man to Niagara Falls. Past & Present. 3-2-1918 

Stiefrater Lumber Co. On Lewiston Road - Richard Stiefrater, proprietor - formerly of Sabre Motors. 2-19-1954 

Stiles, Dr. A. W. Files credentials with the City Clerk. 5-10-1921 

Stiles, J. P. In the furnishings business at 104 Main, moving his family here. 

J. M. Stiles, shirt manufacturer, moves (his) business to the 2nd floor of the 

10-26-1906 

M……… Building. 11-28-1908 

Shirt factory sold to George M. Rowell of East Main Street. 6-1-1909



Stiles, N. W. ED Reeves leaves Tryon Drug Store to work for Stiles. 11-10-1885 

Ad: N. W. Stiles has redecorated (his) Drug and Book Store - 93 Main. 12-7-1885 

Sells half interest in drug store to Frank T. Dudley of Melrose, MA. 8-4-1886 

Back from sea shore branch to 92 Main Street. 9-16-1886 

Stiles and Dudley Druggists Article. 8-4-1886 

Have taken the prescription files of Tryon & Regea. 

Dissolved. Dudley to remain head of the firm, Orville Cooley to buy half interest. 

3-30-1887 

Son Charles to enter the store. 8-1-1888 

N. W. Stiles has a drug store in Boston. 1-8-1890 

Stillman Pond Farm Near South Alabama. Mentioned. 2-13-1901 

Stillman, L. F. Stillman Ventilator co. The Board of Trade hopes to persuade Stillman to bring Aero Ventilator Co. here - 

to share Wheel Works with Steam Appliance. 3-24-1910 

Stingers Restaurant. 

Edgewood, corner of Route 33 and Route 237, purchased by the Salvania family - 

Laura and Roxanne, and Cathy Coyne - and renamed. [The Salvanias are the 

owners of Salvania on Jackson Street.] 10-25-1996 

Stirling Homex Corp. Of Avon. 

Stirling-Homex Const. Chosen to build low income housing on 3 sites. 12-12-1969 

One of the firms eligible for federal HUD building funds - says it will build fast. 12-16-1969 

Gets a permit to build low income housing on three sites. 2-11-1970 

Employs unskilled and unemployed. 

Housing work completed: 10 units on MacArthur area; 13 on Edward Street; 

2-18-1970 

26 on South Main Street. 8-18-1970 

The Housing Authority takes title. 9-5-1970 

The City accepts buildings from. 10-30-1970 

Reports profit. 5-26-1971 

Bankrupt. 7-10-1972 

Stops building - bankrupt. 8-17-1972 

Stockholders charge fraud. 11-10-1972 

Officials charged with fraud. 

Trial in bankruptcy opening in New York City. Trustship appointed in Rochester 

7-29-1976 

now in court. 12-23-1976 

Up for sale. 2-9-1977 

Raymond Corp. buys Stirling Homex for $1.2million. 2-8-1979 

Stocum, Mrs. Mary B. New head of the Health Department. 4-8-1978 

Resigning - to return to nursing. 6-7-1985 

Stockcar Racing Auto racing at Kelly's Motorsports Park in Batavia and Perry Raceway (Saturday) - 

Batavia on Friday. 4-8-1989 

Auto races at the ⅓ mile track on Kelsey Road owned by Tom Kelly, managed by 

Russ Lyons, races Thursday nights. 7-1-1989 

Thunder Speedway - Perry. Genesee Speedway - at the Fairgrounds. 

Stocum, Verbridge and Leary Incorporated to do business in fruit and produce and coal. 7-2-1929 

Stoddard, Clarence Obit. 1983 

Beverly Cooley Stoddard - obit. 10-21-1991 

Stoddard, Philip An Eagle Scout. 12-2-1953 

Gets his medical degree. 6-16-1962 

Elected head of the Massachusetts Society of Plastic Surgeons. 8-26-1988



Stoddard, Tim New remodeling and construction business - no address given - telephone 

345-4122 - at work here American Home Remodeling. 7-24-2000 

Stoll, Harry J. To open an electrical appliance store at 7 State Street. 

Moves his electrical shop from 7 State Street to Clark Place - former Sunshine 

4-9-1937 

Cleaners. 7-16-1938 

Stoll, Raymond H. New executive vice-president of the Industrial Center - has been plant manager 

for 5 years. 10-23-1964 

Stomper, John Marries Virginia Clark. 12-8-1948 

Jack Stomper of Stomper's Bakery. 3-24-1949 

Stomper, Dr. Paul Wins honors with tenor saxophone - picture. 4-3-1971 

Winegar on, now head of Roswell Park Mammography Center. 2-19-1990 

Writes a book - "The Cancer Imaging Manual." 12-21-1992 

To visit Batavia to donate a scholarship with receipts from his book. 1-23-1993 

Ed: Stomper gives credit to teachers. 1-25-1993 

To be commencement speaker at BHS. 6-19-1993 

Active in cancer research. 12-29-1993 

Offers money for student extra study. no date 

Among the recipients of awards at Roswell Park in Buffalo. 10-19-1999 

Stomper Award Robert Wesner reports on his summer at Roswell Park Institute on the 

scholarship provided by Dr. Stomper. 9-23-1995 

Melissa Rada wins the award, to spend the summer at Roswell Park. 6-22-1996 

Nina Strollo given the award for 1997 for a summer of work at Roswell Park. 6-14-1997 

Melissa DeSa wins the award for 1998. 6-5-1998 

Robert Edwards, BHS Junior, to spend the summer at Roswell on Stomper Award. 5-19-1999 

Stomper's Bakery Originally Stompor's. 

Old World Bakery at 400 Ellicott Street - picture of Jack Stomper. 7-9-1974 

Adventures in fine eating. 2-16-1980 

Stompor bakes a figure in dough in honor of Iranian hostages - picture - in window. 3-3-1980 

Accents by Reneé replacing Stomper's Bakery. 7-10-1986 

Stompor, Casimir Came to Batavia about 1910 and was introduced to Helen Krantz - she was 

Stompor, Kasimir Helen Grzehowiak. Her father and mother were John and Mary Grzehowiak. 

The present members of the family - Krantz - do not admit to the earlier name. 

The Casimir Stompors had five children, three of them still live here. John - 

now John Stomper - runs the family bakery on Ellicott Street. 

From Chris Szydlowski. no date 

Settles out of court, suit against Batavia Motors, hit by lowering door - gets $15,000. 2-6-1951 

Obit - 76. Conducted a bakery for 50 years. Retired 3 years ago. Born in Poland 

March 3, 1890. Came to Batavia as a young man. Wife, Helen Krantz. One 

son, Jack of 27 Oak Street. Three daughters. 9-13-1966 

Stone, Arthur B. Swift on bicycle. 11-5-1895 

Here visiting his brother C. B. Stone at 5 Ross Street. 3-14-1900 

In town for a brief stay. 

One of the most daring bicycle riders - in Keith Circuit - stopped off last evening. 

6-29-1900 

Plans to start motorcycle stunt riding. 3-8-1902 

Gives a show in Madison Square Garden. 12-7-1904 

Stone and his wife appear at Sheas in Buffalo - "Globe of Death" bicycle act. 2-5-1906 

Now an aviator. 8-10-1911 

on, bicycle racer and trick rider. Now an inspector of airplanes for the US Gov. 

The inventor of bicycle act - done as a motorcycle act at County Fair - riding 

10-5-1920 

within a mesh ball. 9-23-1922



Stone, Elonzo N. Dead in Buffalo. Was with Bowen in a crockery store. Then with Thomas Dry 

Goods. Bought out Thomas at 94 Main (in) 1878. Conducted dry goods at 

94 Main from 1878 to 1898. 10-27-1922 

Stone, Ellen M. Kidnapped on September 3, 1901 in Bulgaria. 

Earlier references (Tsilka.) 10-16-1901 

Earlier references (Tsilka.) 

Missionary speaker mentions the kidnapping of Miss Stone. Emphasizes it was 

by Turks not Bulgarians. Stone was working in the Turkish help part of 

12-9-1901 

Bulgaria. Believes (she will be) soon free. 

Stone freed. Rev. Tsilka, husband of companion, arrested as partly involved in 

1-9-1902 

Stone's kidnapping. 2-19-1902 

Stone, Eugene N. Purchasing 86? Main Street from E. M. McCormick for a little les than $13,000. 

Stone does not plan to move to his new purchase. 6-16-1888 

Readying McCormick store. 10-3-1888 

Has a lease on store for a number of years. 3-25-1890 

Purchases Arlington Hotel. 5-8-1890 

Retiring from the dry goods business - to sell out in auction December 2. 11-20-1890 

Sold out. 12-3-1890 

Auction for Stone's goods - closes finally, Christmas. 12-20-1890 

In Smith Block. 2-9-1891 

Sells the Arlington Hotel to J. T. Brown and Kendelberger of Ontario County. 

Turns stock over to Charles H. Ruprecht who will sell it at auction - Stone Variety 

1-31-1891 

Store. 11-11-1892 

Ruprecht offers Stone stock at 50% off. 11-19-1892 

Stone to put in stock novelties at 94 Main where he has a lease.. 4-26-1893 

Obit - Mrs. E. N. Stone (Elizabeth) at 48. 3-28-1894 

Dead at 53. 9-26-1909 

Stone, Fred A. Winegar on, musician. 1-11-1979 

Stone, Gerard A. Body found in a field near Grand View Terrace by Thomas Rosica. 8-19-1975 

Body that of Gerard Stone, 19, near an electric transformer. 8-20-1975 

Stone, John W. Promoted at First National Bank. 7-1-1957 

Heads Genesee Industrial Development Co. 3-23-1972 

To head Loan. 2-21-1973 

Chosen to head Dime Savings. 6-28-1976 

Stone, Kenneth W. - the elder Remembers when the city got its first electric lights. Longest in service with the 

Public Works Department. 11-25-1950 

Stone, Kenneth W. Extension Agent, to take post as expert in muck planting. 1-20-1961 

Gets national award for muck land project. 8-17-1967 

Cooperative Extension specialist in muck land farming gets National Award. 8-17-1976 

Program to honor Stone. 7-29-1977 

Honored on his retirement from Cooperative Extension. 7-29-1977 

Stone, Louis Won second place at bicycle races at Syracuse. 9-5-1894 

On from Syracuse to Springfield, MA. 9-6-1894 

Stone, Russell Honored by R. E. Chapin Co. - 50 years with the company. 9-10-1960 

Obit - 89. 6-14-1976



Stone Building One of the largest and finest in the city. Designed by J. G. Cutler - who did the 

Richmond Library - 3 stories. 

E. N. Stone buys 86 Main from E. M. McCormick - corner of Main and Russell Place 

(to rent.) 6-16-1888 

Fire in residence floors. 4-3-1909 

Fire loss $2,759.27. 4-16-1909 

E. N. Stone putting up a new building. 1-26-1910 

Bought by the First National Bank. 

See: Walker Building by 1923. 

February 1922 

Stone Crusher The city buys one. 4-15-1910 

Stonecipher, Gloria Listed on Ed page as managing editor of the Daily News in 1990. 

Promoted from managing editor to producer - newspaper head says the new title 

more clearly reflects what she does. 7-8-1991 

Leaving the Daily News January 21. 1-12-1993 

Stone Products Company of Stafford President, A. B. Caldwell of Batavia. To open a gravel pit on the former Grow Farm. 9-6-1923 

Stone Products Corp. Stone Products Co. of Stafford starting up - expect to be by spring. 11-21-1923 

Stone Products Inc. General Stone Products gets a new chairman, Fred W. McMillan of Kenmore. 

Buys 50 acre site on the east side of Cedar Street including City Bank. 

5-19-1954 

F. W. McMillan, president. B. R. DeWitt, treasurer. 10-25-1957 

New owner says the city may still use the area as a dump. 10-28-1957 

Six charged with trespassing on Genesee-LeRoy Stone Products on Cedar street. 8-20-1985 

Storage House John Lennon foundation storage house for Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Caldwell of 9 Norris. 

He engaged J. W. Foster as Superintendent. 11-21-1923 

Stores Description of stores on Main Street. 10-2-1918 

113-115 Main sold by Adolph Henning to Philip Schnee - for a 5 & 10. 6-29-1929 

Hengerer to open a store in Batavia. 8-13-1947 

Store news - (last section.) 8-19-1964 

Storm, Gale Mae Jemison McBride to Hollywood for film test. Mae is the daughter of 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert McBride of 216 (212?) State street - picture. 10-7-1939 

Mae McBride on radio - picture. 12-5-1939 

Mae McBride takes screen name Gale Storm. 

Gale Storm was the name to be given to the winner of the talent contest in 1929. 

The real winner of the part "Gale Storm" was Josephine Cottle of Texas. 

12-11-1939 

Marries producer in New Haven - now Mrs. Hammond. 3-14-1941 

A guest on Leave it to Women on TV - talking on Alcoholism. 

Says her best acting was done to hide her alcoholism. (Gale Storm is not 

3-15-1952 

Jemmy McBride.) 8-1-1983 

Stormelli, Anthony Winegar recalls Stormelli - former member of Boxing Club - became heavyweight 

boxer. 2-10-1992 

Recently a construction worker - died. 2-24-1992 

Storms Gale wind demolished the grandstand at Agricultural Park - much other damage. 5-3-1884 

Recollections of the big storm of 1834 - 50 years ago. 5-14-1891 

Long period of below zero weather followed by the worst storm in years. 2-9-1895 

Storm over - will be long remembered. 

Passenger trains snowbound between here and…… Central waiting room full all 

day on the 9th. Complaints on safe bad roads - necessary to drive through 

2-11-1895 

dooryards - through orchards at times - avoid pitchholes. 

Storm stops trains - hold up trains 24 hours. Traffic completely halted on Lehigh. 

2-19-1895 

Trains on Central one to six hours late. 2-20-1896



Storms (cont) Erie still closed - all lines closed between LeRoy and Batavia - letter carriers 

did not deliver. 2-21-1896 

Inconvenience from storm practically over. Big drift cut through by hand. 2-22-1896 

Central rotary plow disabled by Byron drifts. 2-24-1896 

Storm of the past 3 days leaves 3' on level - now whipped in huge drifts. 12-8-1898 

Gang of over 180 shovelers opening Lehigh. Given breakfast at several hotels. 12-13-1898 

Eight shovelers killed, 4 injured by Pacific Express near Looneville on Lehigh. 12-14-1898 

Snow caused collapse of Baptist sheds roof on Jackson Street - old church sheds. 12-17-1898 

Series of thunderstorms cause the Creek to rise - boats in the street. 7-7-1902 

Chimney of the Ellicott Street Flouring Mill blown down in yesterday's storm. 

Justice Shed remembers the snowstorm of 1854-55 and another in 1879-80 

7-7-1902 

apropos of the storm of 1908. Past & Present. 

Wilbur C. Moreau of 43 State Street remembers snow of 1843 - "68 years ago 

today." He struck town from Massachusetts - train ran into drifts all along the 

way, which train men with shovels had to cut - went to Dunhams' Corners 

2-8-1908 

when snow was over the tops of the fences. 4-10-1911 

Worst storm of the winter - Batavia at its center. 2-9-1914 

18 o below zero last night. 2-12-1914 

March brings the heaviest snowstorm of the winter with blizzard-like conditions. 

Remembering a storm during (the) funeral (of) De Fabbio, old timer recalls worse 

3-2-1914 

rain day the Land Office was dedicated in 1894. Past & Present. 5-16-1914 

Past & Present column: On the disastrous rain storm of July 2, 1889. 7-11-1914 

Past & Present column: Remembering Christmas storm of 1878. 12-24-1915 

New York Central engineer remembers a storm that lasted ten days - storm of 80s. 2-7-1917 

Severe storm breaks long hot spell - soaks the county. 7-14-1921 

Past & Present column: remembering severe rain of 1919 that broke drought. 7-23-1921 

Hurricane hits the city. 12-19-1921 

Wind storm demolishes the dining building at the Fairgrounds. 4-9-1923 

Terrific gale leaves a trail of damage across the county. 

Heaviest snowstorm of the season - 10" to 11" - roads, railroad, trolley stalled. 

6-26-1923 

[One of the worst storms of the decade.] 1-31-1925 

Drifts make roads impassable. 1-31-1925 

Business and meetings closed for storm. 3-7-1929 

County digging out. 3-8-1929 

Sudden wind storm damages a wide area - the city will be dark tonight. 4-1-1929 

Whole page on the big rain of July 3, 1889. 9-13-1929 

Bad ice storm. 12, 17, 20-1929 

Damage from the ice storm in the millions. 12-20-1929 

City and county prostrated by blizzard. 12-21-1929 

Recent sleet storm caused millions in damages. 1-7-1930 

March blizzard ties up highways over a large area. 3-7-1932 

Fifteen on Blue Bus stranded almost 24 hours near Bergen - plane dropped food. 3-8-1932 

Winter hits again across the state. 3-10-1932 

Cyclonic storm hits the city, downs trees, floods streets. 6-6-1933 

One of Batavia's biggest storms just 40 years ago, April 11, 1894, fall of 18½". 4-11-1934 

Thousands trapped in the city by a blizzard. 12-28-1938 

Worst storm in years blocks roads - pictures. 1-31-1939 

2,000 hours on snow removal this past month. 2-2-1939 

Storm brings worst road conditions this year. 2-14-1940 

Seventeen inches buries the county. 2-20-1940 

Record Easter storms closed half the county roads with drifts. 3-25-1940 

Another bad storm - worst in 50 years. 3-26, 27-1940 

Snow melting - Tonawanda rising. 

$10,000 (budgeted?) for snow removal - cost is up to $40,000. 

3-29-1940 

Terrific storm rages over an hour - picture of destruction - especially Roanoke. 7-18-1942 

Terrific storm - trees down, sheds flooded, three homes struck by lightning. 7-28-1942 

Pictures of storm damage. 7-29-1942 

Three day blizzard ties up the area. 12-1-1944



Storms (cont) Worst storm in years paralyzes the county. 12-12-1944 

Civil Defense units called to combat snow. 12-13-1944 

Another storm blocks many roads. 12-28-1944 

Worst storm of the season, snow, raging wind. 1-2-1944 

Contractors Machinery loans scoop shovel. 1-10-1945 

Snowshoe brigade formed to bring help to marooned farmers - picture. 2-1-1945 

Distress signal show farmer dead, wife injured. 2-5-1945 

Drifts on side roads too much for plows. West Shore Line still blocked. 2-8-1945 

New storm strikes. 2-12-1945 

Ed Jacobs suggests using a flame thrower. 2-13-1945 

Mrs. Cummings makes the hospital by following a plow. 2-14-1945 

Mother and daughter seen coming to town to shop by tractor - had a large basket. 2-14-1945 

Heavy snow crushes the roof on an Ellicott Avenue barn. 2-21-1945 

New storm fury strikes. 2-23-1945 

Twelve inches of snow fall. 3-22-1945 

Area lashed by a gale - trees, power lines down. 5-23-1945 

Towns and Villages to send a bill for last winters snow removal to the State. 6-6-1945 

The city to buy a snow plow. 6-19-1945 

Storm damages oats and wheat. 7-23-1945 

Sixteen inches of snow ties up the city. 11-29-1945 

Worst storm - extreme cold. 1-21-1947 

Blizzard strikes - schools closed. Nine hurt by the storm - 1 dead. 2-10-1947 

Great drifts block some roads. 2-24-1947 

Drifts block roads, close schools. 2-27-1947 

New storm piles up 15' drifts. 3-3-1947 

Snow still blocking the area - picture. Picture of drifts - only Rts. 5 and 33 open. 3-4-1947 

Picture of rotary plow. 3-6-1947 

Picture: Drift up over a roof on Lewiston Rd. 3-6-1947 

Million dollar loss in the county from the storm. 3-8-1947 

Warm weather melting the snow. 3-13-1947 

Six inches of snow plus gale force winds does much damage - picture. 3-26-1947 

Christmas storm hampers holiday travel. 12-27-1947 

William Seaver remembers the Blizzard of 88. 12-29-1947 

John D. Allen also remembers 88. 

Heavy snow clogs streets. Picture of Main Street snow on Christmas. Mayor 

12-30-1947 

starts term with complaints about un-cleared streets. 1-2-1948 

Business section nearly clear. 1-3-1948 

Extreme cold keeps fuel supply short. 1-28-1948 

Three schools close for fuel shortage. 1-29-1948 

Temperatures to 5 below tonight - fifth night below in the month past. 1-30-1948 

Seven inch rainfall. 7-1-1949 

Reader remembers 7" rainfall on July 2, 1889. Lambert cites one in 1913. 7-2-1949 

Gale winds disrupt telephone, power lines. 1-11-1950 

Gale winds make roads hazardous. West Main Street blocked by downed trees. 1-14-1950 

Wind weakens the steeple on Center Street Church. 1-18-1950 

Storm dumps 5'' of snow on the area. 11-29-1950 

Many marooned by the storm. 11-30-1950 

Gale winds, snow, zero temperatures. 12-15-1951 

Heaviest storm of the winter - picture. 12-15-1952 

Heavy gale winds rip roofs, topple aerials. 3-4-1953 

Surprise storm leaves 14'' before noon - pictures. 11-7-1953 

Surprise snowstorm closes schools, halts Blue Bus. 

Worst March snowstorm blankets the area. Picture of Main Street after a storm. 

3-2-1954 

Schools closed, Blue Bus halted. Fred Miller says, "I told you so." 3-30-1954 

Heavy wind damage in the city. 7-15-1954 

Forty-eight hour storm closes some schools - pictures. 3-28-1955 

J. E. Brown on storms. 3-29-1955 

J. E. Brown on Hurricanes Connie and Diane. 8-31-1955



Storms (cont) Blizzards hit. Schools close. Mail, phones, and power out. 11-17-1955 

Worst storm of the season - taxes snow removal crews. 2-13-1956 

Thirteen inches of snow falls. 

Terrific storm does damage to trees, wires - volunteer firemen on guard all night. 

3-17-1956 

Chief Smock says police performed admirably - those on duty offered to come in. 7-2-1956 

Blizzard paralyses the county. 2-10-1958 

Pictures of the blizzard. 2-11-1958 

Worst blizzard yet hits the area. 2-17-1958 

Overnight wind complicates snow clearance. 2-22-1958 

The Sheriff learns there were 45 crashes during the day of the storm, February 9. 3-21-1958 

Tornado-like winds hit the area, much damage - picture. 7-25-1958 

Hundreds stranded after a wild storm - pictures. Sixty put up at the Armory. 12-1-1958 

Three inches of snow brings winter total to 127". 3-18-1959 

Vicious March storm ties up the county. 3-27-1959 

Heavy snowfall ties up traffic. Picture of ice on trees. Power company busy. 12-8-1959 

Picture of Redfield Parkway. 12-29-1959 

Picture of Roosevelt Avenue. 12-30-1959 

Power company has 44 crews working on lines to restore power. 1-2-1960 

Blizzard closes some schools. 1-5-1960 

Civil Defense people active during the storm. 1-6-1960 

Winter's worst storm closes schools. 2-15-1960 

Blizzard closes schools at noon. 

Worst storm since the '40s. The Thruway is a mess, hundreds stranded. 

2-19-1960 

The mail delayed. 2-20-1960 

Near record blizzard hits - picture of drifting. 2-22-1960 

Peanut derailed in the storm Friday. 2-27-1960 

Mrs. Walter Shore remembers a huge snowstorm 53 years ago today. 5-10-1960 

Overnight storm delivers near paralysis. 2-24-1962 

High winds topple trees, limb traps a woman in car - picture. 5-25-1962 

Storm hits - schools close - driving hazardous. 1-14-1963 

Picture of blowing snow with a plow. 1-15-1963 

Official temperature -13 o - more cold. 1-16-1963 

Gale winds hit the area - extreme cold predicted. 1-21-1963 

Picture of drifts piled by wind, stalled cars, poor road conditions. 1-25-1963 

Six inches of new snow - storm related crashes put 7 in the hospital. 1-28-1963 

Pictures of drifts. 1-30-1963 

High winds and snow - worst storm of the season. 3-7-1963 

Picture of drifts up over a barn roof. 3-9-1963 

Winds blowing snow cause accidents. 3-11-1963 

Wind flattens fences at the ball park. 7-3-1963 

Wind storm blows down power lines trapping Dr. Gallegher in car. 5-9-1964 

Picture of trees downed by the storm at MacArthur Stadium. 5-12-1964 

Wind destroys ⅓ of the Muckland onion crop. 5-13-1964 

Picture of Main Street under 2' of snow. 1-24-1966 

Worst blizzard in memory in the county, over 500 refugees - picture. 1-31-1966 

Pictures. 2-1-1966 

Civil Defense organizes relief for. Ruth Lord, CBer, storm heroine. 2-2-1966 

Winegar on the storm. 2-3-1966 

More storm stories. 2-4-1966 

Storm pictures. 2-5-1966 

City digging out - pictures. 2-8, 9-1966 

Winegar with more on the Blizzard of '66. 3-3-1966 

Hurricane winds rip the area - three trailers demolished - power lines down. 2-16-1967 

Pictures of storm damage. 2-17-1967 

Storm pictures. 2-25-1967 

Blizzard hits the area, closes schools. 1-10-1969 

Vicious storm downs trees, cuts power - picture. 6-3-1969 

Fierce storm cuts power. 6-28-1969



Storms (cont) High winds topple trees, cut power - pictures. Radio Amateurs fill in during the 

power outage. 11-20-1969 

Storm belts the county. 11-23-1970 

Storm has tied up Route 20, area motels full - pictures. 11-24-1970 

Picture of Main Street in blizzard. Motels crowded. 

Civil Defense commends the Government, Fire Department, volunteers, for 

1-27-1971 

services in the blizzard. 1-28-1967 

Second blizzard besets the area. 1-30-1971 

New, sudden, crippling storm. 2-11-1971 

Genesee gets a foot more snow, takes eight hours to clear roads. 3-4-1971 

Area digs out after the 4th storm - 14½''. 3-5-1971 

Electrical storms keep firemen running - rainfall heavy. 6-28-1971 

Wind damage at Batavia Downs - pictures. 12-16-1971 

Gale storm-winds topple trees, block streets - pictures. 1-25-1972 

Blizzard shuts all country roads. 2-4-1972 

Blizzard socks area with sub-zero temperature. 2-21-1972 

Blizzard strikes. 12-16-1972 

Picture of the results of 11'' of snow plus wind. 12-18-1972 

All-day snow, and more projected. 1-8-1974 

Storm closes most schools. 1-9-1974 

High winds take trees, power lines - 10,000 homes without power. 1-28-1974 

Drenching rain floods streets, basements - drivers stranded. 6-21-1974 

Morning snow closes schools. 12-2-1974 

Bad storm closes roads, clogs streets - 300 sheltered in the Armory. 4-4, 5-1975 

Ice storm clogs the area. 3-2-1976 

Winegar on the ice storm - power out, trees down, schools closed. 3-3-1976 

More on storm results. 3-4-1976 

High water - pictures, water receding. 

Winegar gets a January 5, 1879 issue of the News with a report of a huge storm 

3-5-1976 

and train wreck. 3-5-1976 

Genesee drying out - the Creek is down. 3-6-1976 

On unsung heroes of storm. 3-8-1976 

Storm cost the city $45,000. 3-13-1976 

Overnight storm turns streets into canals - pictures. 8-13-1976 

Blizzard paralyzes the area - power outage, derailment in Corfu. 1-11-1977 

Storm breaks record for cold - gas in short supply. 1-16, 17, 18-1977 

Blizzard of '77 recalls the Blizzard of '66. 1-12-1977 

High winds hamper snow clearance. 1-27-1977 

Blizzard closes the Thruway from Syracuse to the Pennsylvania line. 1-28-1977 

Blizzard maroons thousands - guests stay at motels, Armory, Ys. 

Travel prohibited on the Thruway Monday and Tuesday. Only necessary travel 

1-29-1977 

allowed. Winegar recalls the storm of 1926. Picture of the storm of '77. 1-31-1977 

Winegar on the storm of 1935. 

Storm clean-up continuing - more to come. 2,800 stranded by the storm. Storm 

1-31-1977 

loss near $4million. Pictures. 2-2-1977 

Stories of stranded motorists. 2-3-1977 

Loss near $4million - pictures. 

Dorothy Coughlin spent four days at the Trooper's Barracks during the February 

2-5-1977 

storm - returned home by helicopter. 2-26-1977 

Some businesses get Federal Storm Disaster funds. 4-1-1977 

Snow disposal a problem. 1-20-1978 

Third big snow storm. 1-21-1978 

Winegar on earlier winters. 1-24-1978 

Residents moving south because of the snow. 1-25-1978 

Double the usual amount of snow this year - 134.5''. 2-8-1978 

Hugh Christmas storm plasters the area. 12-26-1978 

15mph wind, rain, sleet devastate the area yesterday. 6-27-1980 

Blizzard likened to that of '77 hits the area. 1-11-1982



Storms (cont) Monster storm hits the area. Stalled travelers fill area motels. 2-29-1984 

Residents cooperate by staying at home. 3-1-1984 

The Council gets complaints on snow plowing. 3-6-1984 

Wind storm rips the roof from C. L. Carr Co. building. 

Heavy rain and electrical storm, following several weeks of wet weather, takes out 

4-8-1985 

four bridges in the county. The County Manager asks for State help. 6-24-1989 

Ice storm cripples the county - Batavia mostly spared. 3-5, 6-1991 

Cost of the ice storm said to be $5million. 3-14-1991 

Genesee County to get federal storm assistance. 3-22-1991 

Batavia has its worst storm since 1953 - two days of snow. 

Storm predicted Saturday raged Saturday night and Sunday. Closed roads, 

12-12-1992 

airports. No power outage. Not as bad as the Blizzard of '77. 3-15-1993 

Hail storm pelts Batavia leaving 6'' drifts in a few areas - picture. 5-5-1998 

Stott, Lloyd Obit - 70. 8-2-1993 

Tribute to Stott on page one - called a "caring person.'' 8-3-1993 

Strange, Roger H. (Robert H.?) Liberty vice-president, accused of embezzlement. July 1979 

Ex-banker waives preliminary hearing. 8-7-1979 

Admits embezzling. 11-10-1979 

Sentenced to 3½ years. 2-29-1980 

"Stranger" Steamer on the Creek. 

See: Steamers. 

Streaking Streakers seen in the area. 3-9-1974 

Streakers reported as seen. 3-13-1974 

Lewiston Road streaker seen at Kings Plaza (spends) night in jail. 3-28-1974 

Pair of streakers photographed near the State Police barracks. 4-1-1974 

Winegar on streaking. 4-2-1974 

Picture of a manikin representing a streaker on the City Hall flagpole Sunday AM. 4-15-1974 

Three charged with streaking. 4-15-1974 

Ad: If you're interested in streaking - 5-29-1974 

Youthful streaker caught by police. 10-22-1974 

Streams of Genesee County Gamekeeper DeWolf makes a list of streams of Genesee County and fish 

inhabiting them for the Fish and Game Commission. 4-11-1914 

Street Cleaning Mike Cecero, head of the city's five street cleaners, asks the Council for a raise. 4-19-1923 

Mike Cecere has a new cart, red with galvanized barrel. 

Vito Cecere, who has been a street cleaner since the retirement of his brother 

5-21-1928 

Michael 2 years ago, to retire. Has worked for the city since 1909. 7-21-1938 

Max Mitalski, City Street Cleaner, gets a new cart. 3-27-1951 

Streeter, Dr. Ralph Associated with Dr. Carr and Dr. Pierce, opens an office over 86 Main Street. 10-31-1933 

Buys a house at 318 E. Main Street from the estate of Alabama Cary. 1-23-1939 

A Lt. Commander in the Navy. 7-2-1943 

Remaining in the Navy. 8-31-1946 

Street Lights See: Consolidated Gas & Electric Light Co. 

Streets to be lighted all night: Electric Light Co. $1,800 more "Best police force 

possible." 9-10-1891 

New municipal system should be working in 3 or 4 days. 7-9-1894 

Lights to shed rays tonight. 7-13-1894 

Lighting plant started in good shape. 7-14-1894 

Reward for information on broken globes. 7-23-1894 

$500 more put into street lights. 4-11-1901 

Aldermen consider using Niagara Hudson power for lighting streets. 1-25-1912



Street Lights (cont) The City proposes Great White Way for the business district - powered by 

Niagara Power Co. 11-18-1915 

Business district to have nitrogen lamps. 11-20-1915 

Nitrogen lamps, 32, installed in the business districts. 1-31-1916 

Streets dark because the coal supply is low. 2-14-1917 

Streets dark because the coal supply is low. 7-19-1917 

Lighting plant shut down - coal shortage. 9-17-1917 

The city may use Niagara Power temporarily. 10-6-1917 

The Superintendent of Lights is installing new lamps on city streets. 10-6-1917 

Municipal plant operating. 10-8-1917 

The City studies using Niagara Power. 11-2-1917 

Suggestion never reached the Council Chamber. 11-3-1917 

Contract with Niagara discussed. 11-3-1917 

Mayor and engineers discuss fuel problem. 

Proposal to spend $30,000 to light the business district - Great White Way - goes 

11-9-1917 

to voters. 12-14-1923 

Voters vote down the Great White Way. 1-2-1924 

Pavement paint, yellow, received by the city. 7-19-1924 

Great White Way plan revised. City changes to 60 cycle. 

Past & Present column: George W. Fiske was a lamp trimmer in the days of 

carbon arc lamps. Carbon arc had to be replaced everyday - walked 17 miles 

11-26-1924 

every day. 9-29-1928 

The Council discusses a new street light system. 11-8-1930 

Expense of city stop lights varies. 3-5-1936 

Niagara Hudson offers to supply new light standards. 10-14-1936 

Municipal light plant equipment junked - sold for $1,410 - cost over $25,000. 2-18-1937 

Lighting equipment again for sale. 4-23-1937 

Change-over to 60 cycle power complete. 5-10-1937 

Federal WPA approves lights as project. 7-31-1937 

Street widening, new lights on ballot. 8-5-1937 

Voters vote down new lights for Main Street. 

Six street lights, each with 1,000 candle power lamps, to go on the south side of 

East Main - when curbs are cut 3'. The Power Company to install at $930.12. 

11-3-1937 

After five years the city can buy them. 8-18-1938 

Discuss replacing Main Street lights and giving maintenance to Niagara. 2-8-1940 

New Main Street light to blaze on Saturday. 5-14-1940 

New lights, 3 times brighter, turned on Saturday, May 18. 5-20-1940 

City lighting plant sale approved. 

The City to abolish the position of "Head Power and Light" - duties go to 

7-2-1940 

Public Works. 11-19-1940 

Department abolished. 6-17-1941 

West Main, Ellicott Street lights ordered replaced. 

The City to purchase light standards for Main Street - rented for ten years - 

5-18-1948 

with parking meter funds. 11-16-1948 

Old steam pumps - saved for reserve in emergency - sold as scrap metal - picture. 12-17-1948 

Niagara Mohawk changing street lights. 10-19-1956 

Ellicott Avenue residents protest the choice of standards for them. 10-23-1956 

Ellicott Avenue residents to City Hall to ask that the present standards remain. 1-17-1957 

The Council approves adding lights at a cost of $914.88. 

Niagara Mohawk to remove about 1,300 incandescent lamps and replace them 

4-14-1964 

with 1,500 mercury vapor lamps - 2 year program. 10-22-1966 

Light standards on Center Street to go after a long hard life. 9-5-1969 

Ellicott Avenue votes to keep old street light standards. 

Ellicott Avenue losing old standards paid for by residents, now deteriorating (says 

Niagara Mohawk), to get wooden poles with an arm holding the light over the 

street. Fewer lights but brighter, costing more in power to taxpayers. Public 

Works used to repair, maintain lights, now it is done by Niagara Mohawk. 

Redfield changeover took place some time ago. Ellicott Avenue metal 

1-5-1973



Street Lights (cont) standards installed in 1931. 1-5-1973 

Sample light standards favored by Ellicott Avenue. 8-22-1973 

Ellicott Avenue Association throws the switch turning on the new lights. 

Changeover from incandescent to mercury or sodium vapor lights complete in 

1-22-1974 

the county - picture. 7-30-1977 

The Council congratulates Niagara Mohawk on new lights. 8-10-1977 

Lighting study reports recommendation no on little reduction in street lighting. 1-31-1980 

The Council tables plan to cut lights. 

The City threatens to sue Niagara Mohawk over poles - Niagara Mohawk plans to 

2-5-1980 

move poles in proposed parking lot on Center Street. 9-19-1980 

The City is converting to sodium light. 

The City to purchase lights along the Arterial Route through the city, now owned 

2-2-1982 

by Niagara Mohawk - new lights to be sodium. 12-3-1982 

The State to review the Main street light system. 

The Department of Public Works is removing every other light pole on Main Street, 

3-15-1983 

strengthen others - picture. 2-17-1984 

The City to buy lights in parking lots from Niagara Hudson - not the poles. 1-30-1985 

Ownership of street lights to be changed to sodium, to save the city $70,000. 2-8-1985 

Downtown to get new lights and trees under a city project. 10-14-1998 

Street Marking Councilman Betts helping Bostwick paint warning signs on streets. 

Past & Present column: Driver notes that his horse observes the signs "Always 

Be Careful", though autoists don't. He can hardly get his horse to cross a 

7-24-1923 

white line. 7-28-1923 

Mayor testing paint for lines. 5-13-1924 

Street Names Past & Present column: on street names. 

Councilman Byrnes suggests changing duplicate street names - Ellicott Street, 

Ellicott Avenue; Ellicott Place, Hutchins Street, Hutchins Place, etc. - to 

12-17-1927 

avoid confusion. 

Winegar on names of main streets - as Main, Ellicott Street - changed August 

6-17-1941 

21, 1861. 

Del Plato recommends changing names of streets not the same on each side of 

8-19-1961 

Main Street. 4-28-1964 

Rochester columnists speculates on the name Colorado Avenue Democrat. 10-10-1983 

Street Numbering Being considered. 8-20-1885 

No action taken on. 1-22-1887 

A. B. Waterman here looking for a franchise to name and number streets. 1-27-1887 

Aldermen accept Waterman's offer. 

Numbers on Main fixed by David Seaver in 1862 - Waterman asked to leave them 

1-29-1887 

nearly the same. 3-3-1887 

Only Oak Street runs true north and south. 5-4-1888 

M. J. Cougdon to renumber streets on block system. 7-27-1901 

Aldermen adopt a plan - Barber system of numbering. 

Past & Present column: Streets were renumbered after October 23, 1901. 

10-24-1901 

Numbering before that was done in 1888. 

Past & Present column: Chief McCulley says streets renumbered - some streets 

10-20-1917 

have two houses with the same number. 10-25-1919 

Street Paving Trouble expected on paving issue - some people refuse to pay for paving. 6-2-1887 

East Main residents vs. Aldermen. 7-1-1887 

Hearing on paving. 7-11-1887 

Aldermen move to pave portions of Main Street and Jackson Street. 5-11-1905 

Village officials place the first paving blocks. 8-22-1905 

Contractor McKay of Troy. 8-24-1905 

Colored workers quit - ask and get $1.75/day. 8-30-1905 

Italians also quit - demand $1.75/day. 8-31-1905



Street Paving (cont) Want paving finished on the south lane before the Fair opens. 9-11-1905 

Main Street paving in use today. 9-15, 16?-1905 

Contractor Mahoney has trouble getting workmen - for Jackson Street. 9-27-1905 

Contractor Mahoney's street work distressingly slow. 10-1-1905 

Jackson Street closed for paving. 10-9-1905 

Two streets, Main and Jackson, paved at a cost of $34,000. 

Aldermen to try new street surfacing - crushed stone - on State Street north of 

the sheds. Four kinds of paving available; brick, wood blocks, granite blocks, 

and asphalt. Asphalt, requiring special machinery, is the most expensive - but 

11-18-1905 

the quietest. 

Amesite going on part of State Street - by General Cracked Stone Co. of LeRoy. 

8-17-1912 

Amesite is a mixture of sand and crushed stone. 9-12-1912 

Enough Amesite for a portion of State Street plus Exchange Place. 9-17-1912 

State and Trolley line responsible for much of the work paving Main Street. 

East Main Street residents don't want brick surface on East Main. Harry M. Lay 

1-9-1913 

heads the opposition. 2-17-1913 

Brick paving a fighting issue. 2-20-1913 

Aldermen to use bitumen. 3-10-1913 

Aldermen back to brick - residents don't like Bitulithic. 4-3-1913 

The cost of paving Main Street for a trolley line is about $75,000. 4-29-1913 

Aldermen decide on brick for East and West Main. 5-1-1913 

Summit residents object to brick. 5-8-1913 

Anti-brick people ask the State to defer work on East Main Street. 

Summit to be paved in Bessemer - a type of brick. The contract goes to Louis 

5-12-1913 

Gipp of Buffalo. 

Dellinger and Thomas want paving but not brick.5-22-1913 

5-15-1913 

Condition of Main Street raised. 7-21-1913 

Women voting on the paving issue. 8-7-1913 

Paving bond proposition approved. 8-8-1913 

Summit Street paving finished. 9-17-1913 

Summit Street being paved in brick. 

Two concrete mixers, the property of Thomas Fitzgerald of Buffalo here to pave 

8-26-1913 

East and West Main Street. 12-11-1913 

Jackson Street south asks for paving. 12-11-1913 

Summit Street to be paved for winter speedway for the Driving Club. 1-3-1914 

Worthington Farm - South Main and River - to be divided. 4-21-1914 

Brick for Walnut Street. 6-10-1914 

To close the paving gap East Main Road and Stafford. 7-21-1914 

Walnut Street paving starts Monday. 10-17-1914 

Piles to be driven on overhead East Main. 10-17-1914 

Bricks being laid East Main - West Main continues. 

Thomas Fitzgerald, here to pave West Main Street in brick after the sale of the 

10-24-1914 

Trolley line, packs up and leaves because of wait for brick. 4-24-1914 

Fitzgerald threatens to leave half of the paving job until spring. 7-1-1914 

Hasty meeting called on paving. Fitzgerald agrees to speed up the job. 7-6-1914 

Fitzgerald promises to finish the job this year. 7-7-1914 

McKinsey-McGuire Co. of Niagara Falls to pave Walnut Street in brick. 7-28-1914 

Curbing begun on East Main Street, brick going on West Main Street. 8-28-1914 

About $4,000 more needed to finish paving at intersections. 9-17-1914 

41,000 bricks laid on Walnut on Sunday. 10-26-1914 

West Main paving done - took six months. 11-7-1914 

Cost of Walnut Street paving job $14,693. 

Paving done in the past 2 years cost almost $200,000 - East and West Main, 

12-10-1914 

Thomas Avenue, and Walnut Street. 2-20-1915 

Laying water mains is the first feature of summer work. 

Holahan of Rochester contracts for 5 streets - Washington, Vernon, Tracy, Elm, 

6-4-1915 

and Dellinger - to use 5'' of concrete with 2'' of asphalt on top. 7-7-1915 

White lines with words, "please cross here" for streets. 7-9-1915



Street Paving (cont) Thomas Fitzgerald Construction Co. of Fredonia has the contract for Ellicott Street - 

brick - to be done by August. 7-14-1915 

Paving Tracy and Dellinger proceeding - hampered by rain. 8-3-1915 

School Street to be paved in brick from Jackson to Liberty Street. 8-5-1915 

Contractor Holahan to speed paving job - Dellinger, Tracy, Elm, Washington, Vernon. 8-28-1915 

Past & Present column: First brick laid August 22, 1905 - Main at Jackson. 8-28-1915 

Holahan criticized - slow. 

Street paving done, Vernon Avenue the last, five streets done. Holahan sprains his 

10-7-1915 

foot while dismantling machines. 

Cost $94,000 to pave 7 streets. Great White Way of the bus district to have Nitrogen 

10-29-1915 

lamps powered with Niagara power. 11-18-1915 

Seven street paved for $94,000. 

Holihan got the contract to pave School Street. The Council votes to pave Lincoln 

11-19-1915 

and Ellicott Streets. 5-18-1916 

Bricks on West Main bulge under hot sun. 7-14-1916 

Holihan concretes School as far as Center - to finish to Liberty Street tonight. 8-5-1916 

Start of brick laying on School Street. 8-14-1916 

Holihan starts laying brick on Ellicott Street. 

Past & Present column: on work of high school and college boys on roads. 

8-18-1916 

Found to be very efficient. 8-26-1916 

The Council dismisses Holihan - to finish East Main Street paving themselves. 

McCulley thinks the new filtration plant will draw visitors - Jackson Street should 

9-12-1916 

be paved. 10-20-1917 

Unpaved streets deep in mud - could use many loads of cinders. 4-17-1919 

Warren Brothers of Rochester to pave four streets. 6-20-1927 

The city offers bonds to pay for paving. 10-18-1928 

Contract awarded. 5-8-1929 

Appraised. 

Street paving contract tangled by signatures on the contract now not approved by 

5-9, 10, 11-1929 

the citizens committee. 5-14-1929 

Contract rescinded. 5-16-1929 

The Council favors a probe on bribe. 8-23, 24-1929 

Mancuso claims he was offered a bribe on paving. 9-21-1929 

Bribery charged by Benjamin Mancuso. 9-24-1929 

Warren Brothers time limit has expired. Paving company loses right to see. 10-2-1929 

The City Council orders a probe of the bribery charge by Mancuso. 

For more see: Mancuso. 

10-10-1929 

Mancuso repeats his bribery story on the stand. 10-11-1929 

Contractor Warren denies bribery. 10-14-1929 

Probe brings out no need for criminal charges. 10-17-1929 

Gravel pit owner Colantonio protests having his name mentioned in the bribery probe. 10-21-1929 

The City Attorney questions the Warren Company. 10-31-1929 

Paving job not approved. 11-21-1929 

Paving Redfield, Woodward, Center, Franklin, Jackson, McKinley. 4-17-1930 

Batavia may do its own paving - proposition to buy machinery and supplies. 5-14-1930 

Detour during rebuilding of West Main unsatisfactory. 6-5-1930 

Detour row ends with threat from the state. 

Liberto and Cerillo of Depew given a contract to pave Batavia-Stafford Road and 

6-6-1930 

Batavia-Oakfield Road, plus 5 streets. 7-2, 3-1930 

The city to repave Jackson Street with cold mix. 7-17-1930 

The City sells bonds to pay for paving of 7 streets last year. 7-25-1930 

The business section to get asphalt from curb to curb. 7-28-1930 

Auto Club advises avoiding Walnut Street detour - use River street instead. 8-27-1930 

Jerome Place, newly oiled, burns when a boy throws a match on it. 8-28-1930 

The State takes action on Walnut Street - River Street detour. 8-29-1930 

Repairs made to River Street detour - controversy over. 8-30-1930 

Walnut Street detour while West Main rebuilt. 5-21-1930 

The State to pave Richmond Avenue to Oak Street. 12-20-1930



Street Paving (cont) Repeat of above. 3-24-1931 

The State not to pave Richmond - killed in the Senate. 

Paving Ellicott Avenue with Kolite soon - contract goes to Anthony Ceryl Co. of 

4-11-1931 

Buffalo. To use local workers. 5-16-1931 

Unsatisfactory sanitary conditions in the business district alleys. 

The contractor who paved Pearl and Clinton Streets makes charges - refuses to 

7-20-1931 

make repairs, says inferior material was insisted on. 8-17-1931 

The contractor claims he was forced to use inferior material. 8-18-1931 

Repair of Pearl and Clinton assumed by the city. 9-3-1931 

Clinton Street paving down. 9-17-1931 

The City pays for Pearl Street paving. 9-2-1933 

The City to bill Whitney of Lockport for $6,900 for Pearl Street job. 9-9-1933 

Extension of Richmond, cutting through Bogue, to accommodate the VA Hospital. 6-11-1932 

The City and State are at odds over closing East Main in bridge repair. 8-4-1932 

East Main Street may be open by Labor Day. 8-16-1932 

The Council call the contractor for the Pearl Street job to account. 9-22, 27-1932 

Pearl Street repair still under dispute. 10-8-1932 

The Council to have a conference on Pearl Street paving. 10-20-1932 

The Council seeks a refund from Lockport firm for the Pearl Street job. 9-9-1933 

Battle to get Clinton Street plans from 20' to 30' wide. 9-29-1933 

Captain of the Highway Department opposes widening Clinton. 10-20-1933 

Repaving Clinton and Pearl still under contention. 10-28-1933 

Widening of Clinton out by State decision. 11-20-1933 

Main Street surface, paved new in July, is breaking up badly. 12-10-1947 

Picture of resurfacing in July. 12-31-1947 

Mayor admits Main Street should have been paved from curb to curb. 4-27-1948 

Picture showing poor condition of Main Street paving. 

On changes in street paving - 28 years ago resident assessment for paving ceased. 

No paving at all during war. Law of 1951 required the city to pay. Ellicott Avenue 

4-17-1950 

the last street paved under payment by residents. 9-25-1954 

Last street paved was Ellicott Avenue, a quarter century ago. Now to expensive. 9-25-1954 

Four miles of street blacktopped this year at nearly $20,000. 

Final blacktopping given to 3½ miles of streets - West Main, Pringle Avenue, Swan 

and South Swan Streets, Jackson Street, Summit Street, Elm Street, Cherry 

8-1-1961 

Street, and State Street. 

Engineer Kandra says he will carpet 34 streets this summer, with 10 streets getting 

9-15-1962 

permanent surfacing. 7-13-1964 

The City is displeased with the surface of Richmond Avenue. 3-18-1966 

Dozen streets on list to be carpeted. 

Street work completed on Richmond Avenue. Brooklyn almost done. Otis, 

South Jackson, Osterhout and Woodcrest in the next month. Three projects 

6-10-1968 

put off. 

Five streets to get "slurry seal" - Redfield, Woodrow, Harvester, Watson, and 

9-28-1968 

South Main between Pearl and Lyon. 8-12-1969 

Improvement to streets in 1972 cost $216,474. 2-7-1973 

Dennis Larson lists streets to be done. 5-30-1974 

Street Signs Aldermen order street signs from M. J. Cougdon of Batavia - plans to renumber 

streets not yet complete. 5-17-1900 

Aldermen vote to buy 35 street markers for Main Street. 6-30-1910 

100 signs directing drivers to Batavia put up by the Automobile Club. 9-10-1919 

The Council orders 100 new street signs. 4-17-1951 

Street signs arrive - to be put up immediately. 9-13-1951 

Picture of new street signs. 9-14-1951 

Street Speed Limit Autoists advised the street speed limit is still 8 mile per hour. 

15mph signs ordered by the Mayor to be returned. The city is planning 20mph on 

5-15-1902 

streets not controlled by the state. 6-5-1956



Street Sweepers Henry Priester retires - street sweeper for twenty years. 11-18-1908 

Michael Cecero sweeping pavements - Michael Cook left the job to go into farming. 4-15-1915 

Thomas Holihan gets a contract to pave School Street. 5-5-1916 

Motor driven street sweeper purchased. May 1922 

Sweeper damaged on first try. 5-14-1922 

Picture of the street sweeper. 

The driver of the street sweeper, Joseph Ott, a special policeman, to enforce 

5-16-1922 

traffic adjustments. 

Mike Cecere, street sweeper, has his hours cut - works every other week now - 

6-29-1922 

at $24 a week. 

Past & Present column: on Mike Cecere, one-man street sweeping department, 

completing 25 years of service Wednesday. Now works only every other week 

12-8-1930 

to make job possible for someone else. Mike is 59/ 8-8-1931 

Street sweeping machine at work. 4-13-1933 

Picture of new sweeper. 3-14-1939 

Ralph Feniello retires. Max Mitalski succeeds him. 2-21-1949 

The city gets a motor sweeper - picture. 6-2-1951 

Picture: Street sweeper makes spring appearance with Rico Licatta operating. 4-4-1952 

Joseph Lewandoswki, street sweeper, injured. 9-22-1959 

Street Widening Trees cut in front of Walker house, East Main at Liberty Street, as beginning of 

street widening project. 4-3-1938 

Streets First main streets converged at bridge. First side streets opened: Mechanic Street - 

now State - then Center, Bank, Liberty, Summit, South Liberty, Evans, Swan, 

and Ross. North Street the only street to parallel Main - opened in 1842 and 1843. 

Ellicott Avenue laid out by the state. 

Six new streets named: Buell; Edward; Elizabeth; Webster; Clay; Douglass - 

between Webster and Howard. 6-25-1883 

Robertson Street conveyed to the village. 2-17-1885 

Numbering streets now under consideration. 8-20-1885 

A. L. Waterman offers to number and name streets. 1-27-1887 

Aldermen accept Waterman's offer. 1-29-1987 

Numbers on Main Street to be relatively unchanged - business section numbered 

in 1862 by David Seaver. 3-3-1887 

Harvester Avenue South to become Clifton Avenue. 1-19-1888 

Aldermen accept Buell Street. 4-26-1888 

None of Batavia's streets with compass except Oak Street which runs due north - 

DEEMix. 5-4-1888 

Five new streets to be cut between Cedar and Buell Streets south to Wood Works - 

60 house lots. Civil Engineer Mix has in hand. 12-17-1890 

Two new streets to be opened through area in corner of Clifton and Ellicott, back to 

the railroad under the eye of Arthur E. Clark, railroad attorney. 12-19-1892 

Mayor Sanford on the cost of building streets. 11-10-1898 

Three miles of newly macadamized streets this year. Walnut, South Main, Pearl, 

Evans, Tracy, Summit, Central, North, Porter, Oak. E. Main - Bank to Ross, 

W. Main - Walnut to Oak, Ross, East Avenue. 4-27-1899 

Plans made to extend Tracy Avenue and Summit Street north to North Street. 

Make a new street between Summit and Ross Streets to run north and south to 

end at G. Powacki property (Seneca Avenue?) and another street east and west 

along the north side of the Skehan property. 9-11-1902 

Mud being scraped from Main Street - East Main - being dumped on Franklin. 4-8-1903 

New street planned from Oak to the western edge of the village - name West 

Avenue suggested. 9-22-1904 

Aldermen discuss paving Main and Jackson. 5-11-1905 

Main and Jackson Streets done. no date 

Picture of Mayor Burkhart laying the first brick. 11-18-1905 

Streets oiled as an experiment. 5-27-1912



Streets (cont) Oil on streets to be replaced by watering. 7-3-1912 

Load of bricks to repair pavement arrives. 7-18-1912 

The Council to try AMASTE on State Street. 8-17-1912 

State Street paving to start at once. 8-24-1912 

Amisite paving being laid. 9-12-1912 

Enough Amisite to pave Exchange Place. 9-17-1981sic 

Amisite rolled down on State Street - hard and smooth as a floor. 10-7-1912 

Two cyclists on sidewalk - say road is too muddy. 12-6-1912 

East Main residents don't want a brick street. 

New in 1913: Tracy Avenue extension; Tonawanda Place and Barton Road on the 

Tomlinson addition; Hillsdale Avenue on the Andrew Hiller addition. All surveyed 

2-18-1913 

and mapped by Russell Wentworth. 2-25-1913 

Aldermen to use bitulethic on streets. 3-10-1913 

State law rules out bitulethic. 3-25-1913 

Summit Street to be paved in brick. 4-16-1913 

Louise Winter laid the last brick on Summit Street. 9-10-1913 

Summit Street finished - paved in brick from East Main to North Street. 9-17-1913 

Contract for paving goes to Thomas Fitzgerald of Buffalo. 9-27-1913 

Walnut Street completed. 10-30-1914 

Last brick on West Main set on penny. 11-7-1914 

Almost $200,000 spent paving in two years. 

Hope to get state funds to pave Oak Street. Ask help paving Ellicott, Oak, and 

Walnut Streets - East and West Main paved in brick last summer (1914.) 

2-20-1915 

Oak only likely. 

Forty-Five Tracy Avenue residents petition paving bituminous macadam. 

Dellinger Avenue residents also want paving other than brick. Other petitions 

2-27-1915 

already on file. 

Ellicott Road from Pavilion to Batavia line to be paved - will leave the city stretch 

3-10-1915 

undone. Ask help for this in brick. Vernon Avenue also asks for paving. 3-31-1915 

Paving contract for Ellicott Street. 7-7-1915 

School Street improvement planned - Washington, Dellinger, Tracy, Vernon, Elen. 8-5-1915 

Urge speedy paving. 10-7-1915 

Start paving School Street in brick. 8-14-1916 

No paving this year. 3-22-1917 

New product "Dustex" being used. Oil unobtainable. 6-6-1918 

Sprinkling to come from taxes. Oil to be used to lay dust. 2-1-1919 

Contract for oil for streets let. 5-8-1919 

Ellicott Street resolution tabled. 5-3-1920 

Four new streets on the Swezey tract: Holmes; Eugene; Naramore; Swezey Drive. 6-15-1920 

Resurfacing to be done before the Fair. 

Streets in fine shape - Superintendent F. Call makes war on ruts - makes best of 

9-2-1920 

what he has mostly by flattening out hoes with a steam roller. 7-26-1921 

The City buys a gasoline street sweeper. 4-27-1922 

Past & Present column: LeRoy on streets and Holland Alleys. 3-3-1923 

Bank and State Streets in paving plan. 3-22-1923 

Hutchins and Liberty to be paved. 6-21-1923 

Bond issue to finance paving - $99,500 ordered by the Council. 1-29-1924 

Ellicott residents north of Washington ask that the street not be paved. 2-21-1924 

Kingsbury and Liberty to be added to the list done this year. 

Batavia auto repair man says he uses rough paved surface of Jackson Street to 

8-7-1924 

test repairs on cars. 7-19-1924 

Land acquired to extend East Avenue. 12-18-1924 

The Council votes to extend East Avenue to Clinton. 2-19-1925 

Paving Oak and Clinton Streets proposed. 3-24-1925 

Residents oppose paving Oak Street. 4-9-1925 

Paving Oak Street approved - to improve Manhattan. 4-16-1925 

Central Avenue on the paving list. 4-23-1925 

Montclair and South Swan on paving plans. 5-7-1925



Streets (cont) Paving Oak Street - now open to Charles. 11-2-1925 

Paving bond issue of $90,487 sold to a Buffalo firm. 6-17-1926 

South Main and Pearl Streets in the paving contract - also Jefferson Avenue. 6-10-1927 

Preparations made to pave Oak Street, Union to the city line. 4-14-1928 

Oak Street paving ordered. 5-17-1928 

Parts of Madison, Orleans, Roosevelt offered to the City. 5-17-1928 

Largest paving program ever under way. 3-27-1929 

Taxpayers given a choice of paving materials. 5-3, 4-1929 

Contracts awarded - 2 different firms. 5-8-1929 

Litigation on paving begun. 5-8-1929 

Taxpayers protest contract price differences. 5-9-1929 

Possibility of taxpayer action on paving. 5-10-1929 

No trouble expected over Clinton Street paving. 5-10, 12, 14, 18-1929 

Taxpayers Association adopts resolution on paving. 5-11-1929 

More inquiry into paving. 5-13 to 17-1929 

Warrenite Brothers serve letter on the Council - not threaten a suit. 5-17-1929 

Work to begin on paving. 5-20-1929 

Three of Council refuse to sign bonds on paving. 5-21-1929 

Warrenite representatives hint a legal battle. 5-29-1929 

Warrenite representatives hint a legal battle. 6-3-1929 

The Council favors opening East Avenue to Clinton. 7-5-1929 

The Supreme Court denies Warren Brothers plea. 7-23-1929 

Paving going forward: Union; Porter; Lyon; Highland Park. 7-31-1929 

East to Clinton to be completed by winter. 8-7-1929 

The Council is trying to extend Richmond to Union. 8-8-1929 

Paving subject for Council contestants. 8-29-1929 

Unsanitary conditions in business district alleys. 

Three streets opened for the Veteran's Hospital opening, given by owners Mr. & Mrs. 

Anson Bogue - a strip 50' wide through 40 acres; Mr. & Mrs. Paul Caito and 

Mr. & Mrs. Sam Caito - strips through their premises. Union extended to 

Richmond. Caitos also give a strip from the end of Woodrow to Richmond. 

7-20-1931 

Richmond to be extended to Park Road. 6-11-1932 

Paving Richmond Avenue to be done by CWA. 2-1-1934 

Payment by bonding company settles Pearl Street pavement. 4-27-1934 

Contract to straighten, pave Richmond signed by the City. 6-7-1934 

Plan to widen Main Street, would lose many trees. 7-19-1934 

Richmond paving at a stand still - lack of funds. 9-19-1934 

Tar contract @ 12¢ a gallon brings protest, asphalt at 8¾¢ a gallon - bids protested. 8-15-1935 

Accidents on damaged streets show the need for repairs. 3-10-1936 

The Council Oks widening Main Street. 12-17-1936 

The City plans to widen Main Street - cut back walks - sewers, no trees sacrificed. 5-2-1936 

YW directors protest removal of East Main trees in widening. 2-16-1937 

Petition against cutting back sidewalks to Council. 3-22-1937 

Main Street widening a topic at City Hall. 4-8-1937 

Special vote to decide street widening. 4-13-1937 

Capital WPA officials approve street widening as a project. 7-31-1937 

Street widening, street lights to go to the voters. 8-5-1937 

Voters turn down WPA project widening Main Street. 11-3-1937 

The Council revives Main Street widening project. 11-18-1937 

East Main Street widening approved by the Council. 12-30-1937 

Public meeting set to discuss widening Main Street, sewers. 1-28-1938 

Main Street widening, new lights, approved. 8-18-1938 

Concrete pouring on East Main Street - Liberty to Center. 9-26-1938 

East Main street widened area open today. 10-13-1938 

Chamber of Commerce continues drive for street widening, sewers. 12-13-1938 

Widening Main Street approved for WPA - now to Washington. 4-4-1939 

Main Street widening - WPA project - to start in 2 weeks. 7-25-1939 

West Main Street widening, Municipal Building west, starts today. 8-3-1939



Streets (cont) West Main, Jefferson to Oak, now open (north side.) 

The Council directs gas companies to move back pumps, lights, clock in front 

9-13-1939 

of First National Bank, Richmond Marquee. 1-18-1940 

Pouring concrete on West Main Street started. 8-20-1940 

Main Street job costly, $30,000, to be done by October 8. 9-19-1940 

Main Street level to be raised to adjust to uneven curbs. 10-8-1940 

The Legislature passes bills to provide assistance to the City in maintaining Main St. 3-26-1941 

Picture of the new street sprayer. 

The State to assume repair of: Main Street; Clinton Street; Ellicott Street; Oak 

4-22-1941 

Street; Walnut Street. 4-29-1943 

The State to survey Main Street - rebuilding Route 5. See also: Arterial Routes. 3-31-1945 

The Mayor learns the State plans to improve Main Street - Route 5. 12-4-1946 

The City to resurface Main Street - cover trolley tracks. 6-3-1947 

Main Street work awarded to Potter Dewitt. 6-13-1947 

Widening Jackson Street ordered. 3-2-1948 

The Mayor says that Main Street paving should be curb to curb. 4-17-1948 

New traffic lanes proposed painted on Main Street. 6-25-1948 

Traffic lines painted. 6-30-1948 

Many street changes asked by the State - map. 7-21-1948 

State highway plan to be discussed. 7-23-1948 

Park Road change, at Fairgrounds, approved. 7-28, 29-1948 

The State making spring repairs to Main Street. 4-26-1950 

The City offered State Contract on maintenance to Main Street. 11-6-1950 

New street signs being put up. 9-14-1951 

Article on street paving in the past. 9-25-1954 

Over $100,000 spent by the city on streets. 

Neighbors complain at state of streets after work on the Creek left stuff on South 

Main Street. City officials living in the area, including Patrolman Bort swabbed 

11-26-1954 

down streets and sidewalks. Used 200' hose and motorcycle to drag the hose. 5-28-1955 

Moynihan killed at broken place on Clinton Street. 2-27-1956 

Drivers file claims because of broken street surfaces. 3-6-1956 

More claims received. 3-20-1956 

Claims against the city. 3-30-1956 

Ten more suits against the city due to poor street surfaces. 4-3-1956 

Removal of blacktop filling in holes on East Main over brick authorized. 4-23-1956 

Proposed that homeowners pay "curbs and gutters" - to be voted. 5-5-1956 

East Main Street work about $7,000 less than estimated. 6-29-1956 

Harry Boyd patching streets. 8-27-1956 

Vine Street residents agree to losing lawns to street widening if they get sidewalks. 

On street building in 1898 - built 2½ miles with crushed stone surface. Built 

8-28-1956 

Ellicott Street from Otis Street east. Built Washington from Jefferson to Ross. 10-3-1956 

Redfield, Hutchins, and Otis to have street work. 

The Council to have walks plowed, with the city footing the bill from a $7,500 

7-22-1957 

Contingency Fund. 1-28-1959 

The city is looking for street plows. 1-31-1959 

Sam Peca is filling in land for the extension of Evergreen Drive. 12-23-1959 

Vine Street rebuilding - picture. 7-22-1961 

Main Street so named a hundred years ago - history of street names. 8-19-1961 

The Council gives the go-ahead to Cedar street reconstruction. 7-24-1962 

Four new streets approved - north of East Avenue. 12-19-1962 

East Avenue work approved - Federal Work Prog. 3-1-1963 

The city is charging property owners on new streets for curb and gutter installation. 3-26-1963 

East Avenue property owners protest. 3-28-1963 

Soccio & Della Penna get the contract for East Avenue gutter work despite protests. 4-2-1963 

The city has made improvements on 10 miles of city streets in the past 6 years. 4-25-1964 

Bids given for extending Summit. 5-9-1964 

Leaf gobbler - picture. 10-10-1964 

Street work in 1964 cost $100,000. 11-17-1964



Streets (cont) The city to blacktop 17 streets this year. 3-22-1965 

The city is extending Alva Place from Jefferson to Summit. 3-21-1966 

Soccio & Della Penna get contracts. 5-24-1966 

The State okays Holiday Inn and access streets. 7-21-1966 

Alva Place open. 8-13-1966 

Street vacuum cleaner here. 5-9-1967 

To begin Burke Drive and North Spruce. 7-10-1967 

Public Works men testing equipment for hot patching. 12-2-1967 

Water main break makes a bog of Richmond Avenue - car mired in the hole. 3-18-1968 

Noonan Drive opened by Mrs. Noonan. 6-18-1968 

Sam Peca sued by the city over Richmond Avenue work. 

The City asks the State to help finance repairs, upkeep, on State owned route 

5-10, 16, 23-1969 

through the city. 9-25-1969 

Planners propose extending Stringham Drive - already 14 houses built. 3-30-1970 

Burke Drive - picture. 8-12-1970 

Residents ask for sewers for Stringham. 1-28-1975 

West Main - Lewiston to be realigned. 2-19-1975 

Naramore sidewalks discussed. 8-9-1976 

Naramore sidewalks scrapped. 9-14-1976 

State Street widening opposed by residents. 6-21-1977 

Main - Jackson Village gets merchants okay. (See: Jackson) 9-19-1977 

The city plows streets rather than sidewalks - gets many complaints. 12-16-1977 

Harry Simmons checks snowfighting on map in Walnut Street DPW - office. 1-7-1978 

Main Street getting white lines - designating 5th lane for turns. 5-28-1978 

The city has new Bombardier sidewalk plow - picture. 

The city will by a leaf baler. Two years ago the city leased a hay baler from Batavia 

2-28-1979 

Farm Equipment Co. and converted it to bale leaves, with great success. 5-3-1979 

The city to extend Chandler to Bank. 5-24-1980 

Work on Dewey completed. 9-15-1980 

Parking lanes to be marked, right turn lanes. 9-25-1981 

Island in the middle of West Main going. 4-12-1983 

New machine to fix potholes, called "The Gobbler" - picture. 10-26-1984 

Map of streets showing the location of sewer construction. 7-18-1988 

Sewer work on streets ending - streets open by November. 

Three new streets to be paved by Reed Paving of Syracuse - Garden Drive, 

10-19-1988 

North Pointe Drive, Union Square - subdivision being built by Harrower. 5-9-1989 

Streets - Brick Winegar on laying brick streets. 3-19-1990 

Streets, One-Way Traffic State Street made one-way - change for others considered. 5-4-1939 

Strickland's Auto Sales 466 Ellicott Street. 

John Strickland comes from Canada to open used car sales room on Ellicott Street - 

picture. 4-5-1999 

Strikes Newsboys, 41 of them, unionize and threaten to strike. 

Charles Engraff, Capt. of the Newsboys Union; John Connors, co-cap't. Demands 

9-1-1892 

got poor response. 9-2-1892 

E. N. Rowell asks girls to agree not to unionize - 6 girls quit in protest. 9-1-1902 

58 boxmakers now on strike. 9-16-1902 

Eleven male workers join the strike. 

Rowell boxmakers to return to work - differences between workers and the 

9-18-1902 

factory settled. 9-6-1902 

Carpenters and joiners contribute to help strikers. 9-20-1902 

Rowell on trial - employing 12 year old girl. 10-20-1902 

Complaints made that boxmakers and boy friends congregate near the factory. 10-23-1902 

Plumbers on strike. 5-1-1910 

Plumbers strike settled. 5-13-1910



Strikes (cont) Carpenters get a new contract - outside workers to work only 8 hours. 6-6-1910 

Plumbers strike for $1.00/hour. 5-1-1920 

Tire finishers at Batavia Rubber Co. strike. 5-3-1920 

Carpenters Strike for $1.00/hour. 6-30, 7-1-1925 

Carpenters strike ends in compromise. 8-1-1925 

Plumbers on strike - want $1.00/hour. April 

O. C. Steel speaks for Master Plumbers - why $1.00/hour is impossible. 5-3-1926 

Plumbers on strike since May 1. 5-15-1926 

Master plumbers adopt open shop. 5-20-1926 

Plumbing shops reopen with non-union men. 5-22-1926 

P. W. Minor lockout follows union organization. 9-19-1933 

…… Batavia Times goes non-union on strike threat. 1-18-1937 

Harowitz workers strike - 300 out - pay and hours. 5-1-1937 

Massey-Harris on strike. 5-4-1937 

Harowitz strike settled, factory opened. 5-20-1937 

GLF bean pickers walk out, picket. 4-21-1938 

Join CIO. 4-30-1938 

Resume work at same wages. 

Bean pickers who struck in April reinstated with back pay. Examiner backs been 

5-14-1938 

pickers from GLF - but bean sorting now done by machine. 10-22-1938 

Wage hike of 10% ends threat of Chapin strike. 3-29-1940 

The city discusses tilting sidewalks newly installed. 8-26, 27-1940 

The city may add step to curb for new walks. 9-12-1940 

Electrical, plumber strike ties up the Veteran's Housing project. 8-13-1946 

Telephone strike brings out pickets. 4-7-1947 

Picketing ceases. 4-9, 11-1947 

Phone strike ended - agree to arbitrate. 4-12-1947 

Telephone strike on again - pickets out. 5-19-1947 

Wiard Plow workers off the job - union negotiating. 7-13, 23-1948 

Plow officials say the plant is open - union says it is not. 7-30-1948 

Carpenters threaten strike. 4-5, 6, 7, 8-1952 

Pay boost ending carpenter's strike. 4-16-1952 

Carpenters work stoppage to mediation. 5-13-1953 

Ask for $2.80 an hour. 5-14-1953 

Massey strike. 8-14, 15, 16, 18, 19-1953 

Union, Massey Harris talk. 10-2, 7, 8-1953 

Union, Massey Harris talk. 10-10, 12-1953 

Strike continues. 11-6, 12, 20-1953 

Strike continues. 11-21, 24, 25-1953 

Strike deadline at Sylvania September 26 - accord. 10-1-1953 

Doehler - first strike in plant history. 10-1, 3-1955 

Strike at New York Telephone on Monday - picketing on the 16th. 9-12, 16, 167-1957 

Construction stops - carpenters on strike. 5-8-1958 

Strike ends. 5-22-1958 

Strike at Sylvania. 10-3, 4, 7, 9, 10-1958 

Union signs a two year contract. 10-13, 14-1958 

Doehler shut by strike. 5-26-1962 

Non-violence pledged by union pickets at Doehler. 6-1-1962 

Strike called by the union at Sylvania. 9-16-1964 

Trojan plant picketed. 5-2-1967 

Strike closed Doehler - talks continue. 7-1-1968 

Doehler strike ends - work resumes. 7-2-1968 

Workers at Batavia Nursing Home on strike. 7-29-1968 

Phone workers in the area on strike. 11-6, 7-1969 

Production workers at Yale & Town on strike. 11-18, 21-1969 

Strike by craft workers halts GCC work. 5-1-1970 

Wildcat telephone strike ends, pending vote. 5-14-1970 

Phone men walk off jobs in state-wide strike. 1-15-1971



Strikes (cont) Phone company strikers stop trucks - on strike since July 14. 9-24-1971 

Truck strike shuts down Oakfield Truck Line - 30 trucks idle. 2-4-1974 

E. N. Rowell on strike. 9-13-1974 

National Fuel Gas on strike - service continues. 2-20-1975 

Downs employees on strike - races run, no attendance. 6-30-1975 

Union strike threatens to halt BOCES construction. 9-16-1975 

National Fuel Gas workers in second week of their strike. 2-22-1977 

Strike at Doehler idles 200 - offer refused. 8-29-1977 

Doehler workers return to work Monday September 19. 9-16-1977 

Strike at Eaton Corp. - wages the issue. 6-1-1979 

Eaton strike settled. 7-16-1979 

Winegar remembers a couple of school strikes, or sit-ins. 4-12-1996 

Stringbean, S……. Keeney Calvin, of LeRoy. 

Stringham, A. H. Starting a coal yard on Liberty Street. 10-5-1892 

Stringham, Wesley A. Obit - 87. Owned a farm on Clinton Street. Stringham Drive now developed 

through the area. Wife: Viola Goetz Stringham. Son: Dana. Daughter: 

Jean Robinson; Joyce Godlove; Peggy Hudenreich. 11-6-1995 

Stringham Drive Transfer of land from Sawyer Glidden to Wesley Stringham. 11-8-1958 

First house built on. 5-19-1962 

Open House - Stringham Drive - Ad: A "Better Homes" home. 

House at 8529 Stringham Drive open Saturday and Sunday - Gold Medallion Home - 

4-17-1964 

total electric. 5-22-1964 

Picture of a new home on. 7-20-1965 

Babcock asks the city for water for. 4-8-1967 

Picture of Wes Stringham at home on the west side of Stringham Drive. 10-25-1968 

May ask the city to annex. 1-3-1975 

Stringham says he wants sewers on Stringham Drive or will seek city annexation. 1-28-1975 

Wants sewer connection. 6-25-1975 

Strobel, Harry Ad: Strobel's Ski Hut in LeRoy - he had run a hamburger place there. 10-28-1975 

To move his Alpine Hut here - to build on MacFarlane site. 

Grand opening of Strobel's Ski Hut Sunday the 10th. Has been in business here 

11-8-1977 

April 1 - 7 years in LeRoy before. 9-7-1978 

Permit given for an ice cream shop - before the Ski Hut? 4-13-1982 


Mild winter good for builders - bad for sales of sports gear - picture. 2-23-1995 

Ad for Strobel's Alpine Ski Haus Inc. 11-2-1998 

Strobel's Alpine Hut See: Strobel, Harry. 

Stroh, Albert Louis Marries Ruth E. Spring in Attica. 11-4-1914 

Attending a meeting of the American Rose Society in Boston. 4-12-1921 

Stroh Rosehouse nearly ready. 4-6-1922 

Ruth Stroh - Mrs. Albert - obit. 4-4-1959 

Dead at 85. 5 daughter - Evelyn Riegel. 7-14-1970 

Stroh, Mrs. Albert (Ruth S.) Obit - 70. 4-4-1959 

Stroh, Clarence R. Obit - of Attica. Son of William G. Stroh. 8-14-1964 

Stroh Louis C. Purchases 2½ acres River and South Main from Minnie Pfeiffer. 4-2-1904 

John Pickert to build Stroh Greenhouses. 4-19-1904 

To build greenhouses. 3-14-1910 

Phil Ditzel building a chimney for the greenhouses. 9-16-1911



Stroh, Louis C. (cont) Ad: Thousands of carnations in bloom. 1-20-1911 

Extending his greenhouses by 2,000 sq. ft. 7-3-1912 

Starts building. 5-10-1913 

Ad: L. C. Stroh & Sons, River Street. 

L. C. Stroh & Sons interested in Thom-Mix Soil shredder - asking Massey-Harris 

11-24-1920 

to make one. 

Department of Agriculture interested in Stroh's Soil Mixer as made by Massey- 

7-18-1921 

Harris - Nelson Kemp the inventor. 

To erect greenhouses for rose growing started 12 years ago with 2 greenhouses, 

9-3-1921 

rose greenhouse to be 10th. 2-1-1922 

Rose greenhouse nearing completion - article on raising roses. 4-26-1922 

Obit - Hannah Stroh (Mrs. Louis C.) 11-18-1924 

Obit - 82. 4-4-1927 

Stroh, L. C. Stroh and Sons Stroh's soil mixer sold to the government. 9-3-1921 

Picture of Stroh's begonias. 12-19-1929 

Opens a retail store at 8 Jackson Street. 

To open a store at 48 Main Street tomorrow. The opening coincides with Fall 

4-18-1930 

Flowers Festival Week. 11-6-1931 

Bankrupt. no date 

Incorporated under new investors. 11-7-1933 

Article on - organized in 1910. 9-21-1937 

Picture of houses being built on River Street. 9-24-1947 

Richard Burton joins Stroh - article. 12-2-1955 

Stroh, Walter W. Marries Edna J. Waag. 7-3-1911 

Buys a lot on River Street for his residence. 

Walter and Albert, partners in Stroh Brothers. Walter managed a florist shop 

(from Evelyn Reigel). Albert the greenhouses. 

7-19-1913 

Picture - history section of Old Home Week. 6-28-1933 

Some history - special section. 8-21-1939 

Heads Victory Garden group. 3-4-1943 

Praised by the Merchants Council for aid to the community. 1-10 or 19-1957 

Dead at 78 - found in the backroom of his store at 104 Main Street. 5-13-1960 

Stroh now a member of FTD. 1-27-1964 

Stroh and Son Stroh property and greenhouses sold as benefit to creditors. William Franklin of 

Buffalo buys. Property bought by Harry L. Marble of Liberty Street Lumber Co. 

for $300. Business to be conducted as before. 10-30-1933 

Attica florist develops thorn-less rose. 11-21-1936 

L. C. Stroh organized in 1910 - operates one of the largest greenhouses - finest shop. 9-21-1937 

Stroh Brewing Co. Joseph A. Baille has resigned as representative of Stroh Brewing Co. of Detroit. 

Stroh will probably close his Batavia agency. 1-13-1898 

Stroh Brothers Stroh begins building. 5-10-1913 

Stroh Brothers Greenhouses Stroh's buy the building at 32 West Main from L. J. Stevens, formerly a meat 

Stroh Greenhouses market, for $5,500. 7-28-1928 

Walter J. and Albert L. Stroh make assignment for benefit of creditors. 5-31-1933 

Greenhouses sold to Harry L. Marble. 10-30-1933 

Sellout set for the 26th. 9-12-1934 

Strohs develop a new begonia. 1-30-1943 

Stroh gets a new store front - picture. 12-6-1944 

Stroh to get bulbs from Holland again. 7-26-1945 

Stroh brothers building at 54, 56, and 58 River Street. 4-9-1946 

Stroh permit increased to allow six dwellings on River Street. 6-12-1946 

Stroh raising a rare begonia imported from Norway. 6-22-1948 

Trietley on Strohs. Strohs leading Yule begonia raising - picture. 7-21-1951



Stroh Brothers Picture of Lilies at Stroh's. 3-27-1956 

Stroh Brothers Greenhouses Fire in coal pile at Stroh's requires firemen to shovel. 10-18-1961 

Stroh Greenhouses Picture: Stroh greenhouses collapsed by heavy snow and wind. 2-27-1963 

(cont) Fire at Stroh's Greenhouse controlled after a battle - started by blowtorch wielded 

by Peter C. Pero, present owner. 4-13-1963 

Stroh's Flowers Article on. 8-21-1939 

Picture of the window of Stroh's Flowers. 12-6-1944 

The Council approves Stroh's move from 104 Main Street to 142 Pearl Street. 7-28-1963 

Member of FTD. 1-13-1967 

Stroh's Flowers (cont) To open a second shop. 1-31-1973 

A family business. 1-17-1975 

Wayne and Shirley Wahl are redecorating Stroh's - to have an Open House. 11-26-1976 

Give "extra touch." 

Shirley Stroh Wahl says she and her husband bought the florist shop at 104 Main St. 

from the Stroh estate within a short time of her father Walter Stroh's death. 

Three years later they moved it to 142 Pearl Street - to the Flatiron Building. 

1-27-1978 

She told me by telephone. 5-29-1984 

Two locations: 142 Pearl, Batavia; 35 Exchange Street, Attica. 

Area florists offer to deliver flowers to local sweetheart for men in the service - 

12-21-1988 

Stroh's is one. 2-8-1991 

Article on Wahl's business - picture. 7-7-1997 

Strollo, Albino Obit - 80. Born in Valva, Italy. 1-19-1971 

Strollo, Mr. & Mrs. Alfonso Celebrate their 50th Anniversary. 

Alfonso Strollo dead at 83. Father of: Sgt. Michael Strollo, for whom the Vaness- 

7-8-1967 

Strollo post is named; Dr. Alfonso Strollo, jr.; Ralph Strollo; Mrs. Mary Cecere. 8-18-1977 

Strollo, Mrs. Alfonso Makes St. Joseph bread in thanks for intercession in the illness of her grandson. 3-17-1965 

Mr. & Mrs. Strollo married 50 years. 7-8-1967 

Strollo, Dr. Alfonso Opening a pediatrics office. 7-16-1960 

Batavia is losing both pediatricians, Strollo and Bissel. 6-9-1975 

Dr. Ahmed to 310 East Main, a pediatrician. 6-19-1975 

Strollo, Anthony Obit. Sons: Michael; Alfred; Francis. 5-11-1920 

Strollo, Anthony R. Former Attica correctional officer to autograph copies of his book about the Attica 

riot at Sleght's - "Four Long Days." 12-6-1994 

To autograph his book about his part in the Attica uprising in 1971 - picture. 12-14-1994 

Another book signing - picture. 12-16-1994 

Strollo's book "Four Long Days'' wins an award from Writer's Digest 2-22-1996 

Strollo, Donato Hit by a freight train while shoveling out a crossing. 3-31-1911 

Strollo, Frank Discharged - in jail on weapons charge. 7-10-1909 

Dead. Born in Valva, Italy. Sons: Michael; Ralph M.; Umbardo. 4-27-1961 

Strollo, Frank Frank and his brother Anthony to autograph book on taking Attica prison after the 

riot - pictures. 12-14-1994 

Strollo, George Gets the silver star. 2-24-1945 

Strollo, Miss Mary Appointed principal at Lincoln School. 12-30-1948 

Resigns. 5-15-1957



Strollo, Miss Mary (cont) Marries Jacob A. Cecere of New Jersey. 9-7-1957 

Obit. 4-13-1991 

Strollo, Michael Killed in the Battle of Tunisia. 2-23-1943 

Military service for Corp. Technical Strollo. 2-26-1943 

Awarded the purple heart. 3-18-1943 

Services for Capt. Strollo - picture. 2-26-1949 

Strollo, Michael Opening a real estate office in home at 4 Lewis Avenue. 5-25-1978 

Strollo, William P. Obit. Sons: Modesto; Anthony; George; Mary; Patsy; Lacy. Brother: Albino. 2-8-1940 

Strollo Post VFW no. 155 See: Veterans of Foreign Wars. 

Strogen, Frank First area draftee, eleven volunteers to the Army, Wednesday the 27th. 11-22-1940 

First eight leave for training. 11-27-1940 

Strogen, Mrs. Frank Former Transfer Tax attorney, replaced by Sherman Babcock. She is Democratic 

City Committee Chairman. 1-9-1959 

Strong, Donald W. Obit in Florida. Son: Donald W. 6-17-1948 

Strong, Donald W. Mentioned as Director: Batavia Metal Products. 

On retirement of Barton Tomlinson Strong becomes the sole manager of Batavia 

2-15-1955 

Metal Products Co. Tomlinson remains Chairman of the Board. 5-31-1986 

Interview with - now president, secretary, treasurer of BMP. 11-22-1993 

Strong, Mrs. Jane W. Seeks a divorce under the 13th Amendment - in bondage for 5 years she says. 1-20-1909 

Strong, June (Mrs. Donald) Has a book - "Journal of a Happy Woman." 6-12-1973 


Strout Realty Office opens, 206 Liberty Street. Raymond E. Richardson, area representative. 3-31-1953 

Strzelecki, Richard Strzelecki and Tooze buy the former Moose Bowling Alleys. 2-9-1988 

Never owned a bowling ball until he became owner of alleys. 9-19-1989 

Stuart, William H. Former Central engineer, proprietor of Holland Inn, 25 Evans Street for 25 years. 1-25-1925 

Stuart, William W. Ending chairmanship of the Supervisors, which now becomes the County 

Legislature. 12-29-1967 

Picture of Stuart in the GCC Forum. 4-17-1972 

Winegar regrets Stuart Forum at the College is now called simply "The Forum." 2-18-1989 

Studio 88 Ad in the Pennysaver for December 20, 1988 for the photography studio at 

56 Harvester Avenue. 

Ad in the Daily - Studio 88 Photographic Services. 11-23-1989 

Stull, Juanita Miss Stull to operate a new sales room at Noack's - "Flowers by Nita." Stull once 

worked at the White House - to take sales end of florist shop. 9-19-1980 

Apparently closed - Noack asking for a permit to have a beauty parlor there. 11-15-1982 

Buys the former Sweet Shop of Epco for $42,000, to open a florist shop. 11-22-1982 

Stull Equipment Co. of Glenfield, PA New equipment company in the Industrial Center - a warehousing operation. 

Tractors, backhoes. Edward Mullen, salesman. In operation about 18 months. 9-8-1966



Stupp, Lori BHS graduate returns to Batavia as head of the local AAA Travel Agency. 7-20-1998 

Sturdevant and Amabile 1989 Directory says S&A sells lawn & garden products - Santo Amabile the local 

representative. no date 

Accuses employee Chilano of embezzlement of $61,000. 3-26-1992 

Sturm, Fred G. Of LeRoy, licensed to preach. 12-19-1942 

Stutzman, Richard Business administrator to serve as interim Superintendent of Schools for Batavia. no date 

The Board of Education names Stutzman Superintendent. 8-26-1998 

Approved as right for the job - lists his reason for seeking the appointment. 8-28-1998 

Style Shop 66 Main. Run by Benjamin J. Kantor, not Harry Korman. 7-29-1932 

Subway 412 East Main Street. 

New fast-food store in the former "Steamers" in Brand Names plaza. Mark Rimmer, 

manager. 10-10-1992 

Closed since July, reopens with a new manager - Wendy Witkowski, a Sophomore 

at Brockport. A silent partner is supporting her. 8-19-1996 

Suellan, Milton Retires from Trailways - drove three million miles. 3-7-1972 

Sufferagists See: Woman Suffrage. 

Mrs. Goodwin tells women at Mrs. Lay's that women do not want to vote. 1-31-1914 

All day suffragette meeting tomorrow. 4-24-1914 

Convention here. 3-25-1916 

Mrs. R. C. Parker, district head. 6-7-1917 

Sugar Beet Industry Edward L. Davis of Jacob Davis & Son of Buffalo represents people putting up 

money. 11-5-1897 

Another sugar beet meeting at the Court House. 11-19-1897 

Enough acreage in beets assured to make a factory practical. 11-23-1897 

More than 3,000 acres promised. 11-30-1897 

Sugar beet people now want 6,000 acres. 12-5-1897 

Factory dependent on bounty - State Legislature. 12-30-1897 

Talk of sugar beet factory on Grand Island. 4-5-1898 

C. A. Kibbe threatens to sue over Grand Island sugar beet plan. 4-23-1898 

Charles Kibbe arranges for Binghamton to process all Genesee County beets. 4-27-1898 

On sugar beet farmers. 10-20-1898 

10,000 tons harvested in the County. 9-27-1906 

William Torrance shipping beets. 9-29-1906 

Sugar Beets To experiment with. 5-1-1897 

160 farmers growing. 8-9-1897 

Talk about sugar beet cultivation. 8-13-1897 

Genesee County best adapted to beets. 10-9-1897 

Sugar beet refinery promised for the county. 10-16-1897 

Ten tons of sugar beets to be shipped. 10-20-1897 

Sugar beet factory proposed. 10-16-1897 

Beet contracts good now. 10-30-1897 

Men in town to discuss sugar beet factory. 11-4, 5-1897 

Sugar beets still being shipped - 9 car loads so far. 11-9-1907 

No sugar beets harvested in the county this year. 10-14-1912 

Extension Service offers a meeting to discuss beet growing. 1-18-1964 

Farmers consider beets as area crop. 2-18-1964 

Empire Sugar Beet Company says Genesee County is ideal for beets. 3-6-1965 

140 attend a seminar on beets. 3-12-1965 

Farmers signing up to raise. 3-23-1965



Sugar Beets (cont) Farmers to raise 400 acres of beets - Charles E. Torrey, representative of Empire 

Sugar Co. 4-7-1965 

Shortage of rain hampers beets. 8-10-1965 

A county product. 9-17-1965 

Picture: Donald Britt - named Outstanding Young Farmer - for sugar beets. 12-15-1965 

Local farmers renew interest in. 5-17-1969 

Acreage increasing - refinery at Montezuma. 

Harvest heavy in Byron. Stock pile of beets - article says demand for them is 

9-19-1969 

rising - picture. 

Raisers waiting for $160,000 owed them by Maine Sugar Industries - likely to see 

11-4-1969 

none of it. 2-19-1970 

Sugar Bowl Restaurant 73 Main Street. 

George Cannelus sells to Lamprakas & Co. of Rochester. 7-25-1907 

Fire in the basement of. 7-27-1907 

New tile floor, marble soda fountain for. 2-27-1917 

New front on. 6-22-1920 

Fire in stairway of - owned by Dr. F. D. Carr. 12-2-1932 

James Somis and Mrs. Lamprakes sold to Criticos Ice Cream Stores of Rochester. 

Started in 1905 by Theodore Lamprakes and his cousin George Lamprakes. 

2-18-1948 

James Somis joined Theodore when George went to Rochester. 3-3-1948 

Ernest Criticos to run. 3-3-1948 

Critics opens. 6-5-1948 

Sugar Creek Stores Article on the chain of 57 stores, open 24 hours - sell Minute Man Gasoline. 

324 West Main Street; 228 West Main Street; 4088 Pearl Street Road; on 

Park Road - pictures. 11-19-1986 

A subsidiary of Griffiths Oil Co. 2-15-1988 

Owned by E. Philip Saunders of Rochester. 12-14-1989 

Kevin Fox, owner of Sugar Creek convenience stores, says the increase in the size 

of supermarkets sends people back to small convenience marts. Started in 

1981 as part of W. W. Griffith Oil Co. of Rochester. Oil fill up, lottery machine, 

and deli appeal to young. (Four): Ellicott at Cedar; 226 West Main Street; 

355 West Main Street; 408 Pearl Street. 4-18-1990 

Store at 227 West Main closed in 1985?, to reopen as Enterprise Car Rental in 

January. 12-20-1995 

Tops Market buy 7 Sugar Creek Convenience Stores - to become Wilson Farm 

Food Stores. 4-1-2000 

Suicides Irene Hutchins - April 1907. 

Fitch - January 28, 1915. 

Christian - October 26, 1917. 

P. W. Minor - September 9, 1915. 

C. F. Prescott - April 7, 1919. 

Louis Grasso, father of nine - September 21, 1938. 

Officer E. F. Kelly - August 8, 1940. 

E. M. Williams, father, uncle q.v. 

Mrs. Hazel Welsh - she claims to be Mrs. Claude Keller - took land….. died in 

Batavia Hospital hours later. 8-16-1907 

Dr. Snow to decide if suicide. 8-17-1907 

Mrs. Mary A. Stuckly, aged 62, drowned herself in Tonawanda. 4-27-1908 

C. E. Brown, mentally deranged, escapes from Primrose Hospital, walks to Albion 

and hangs himself in his home. Found hanging by his mother. 3-14-1910 

Miss Loretta O'Connell suicide in Black Creek - eludes family. 4-10-1923 

William T. Pond in cistern. 7-25-1923 

Mrs. Phelps gets jail term after suicide attempt. 1-12-1946 

James F. Silvernail. 3-22-1949 

Mrs. William Bird. 1957



Sullivan, Edward C. Lions Club honors. 3-16-1976 

Honored at N. D. as outstanding teacher. 6-22-1976 

Dead at 50. 12-3-1977 

Sullivan, Edward W. Obit - 61. Organized the American Legion Band, St. Joseph Drum Corps. 

Edward Sullivan Memorial Dinner to aid Drum Corps and American Legion band. 

Former Glenn S. Loomis Post Band, 1925. St. Joseph Drum Corps, 1931 

9-15-1949 

until his death in 1949. American Legion Drum Corps, 1946. 7-29-1952 

Sullivan, Private Gene Son of M/M Michael L. Sullivan. 

Sullivan, M. Gene M. Gene Sullivan, aged 3, recovers after falling 20' on his head. 8-11-1939 

Now home. 9-7-1939 

Now home. 10-3-1939 

Eligible for prep school for West Point. 9-29-1955 

Ends army service - to join General Motors in Buffalo. 2-14-1958 

Sullivan, John L. Past & Present column: on Sullivan's appearance in Batavia on March 28, 1894. 3-23-1918 

Sullivan, Corp. John L. World War I hero here, employ of the VA Hospital. 6-27-1942 

Sullivan, Marguerite L. Honored as State Monitor for Catholic Daughters of America - picture. 11-21-1968 

Obit - 74. 4-19-1999 

Sullivan, Patrick J. Dead at 90. NY Central employee. 9-24-1951 

Sullivan Pageant - Perry, NY on plans for and history of the Sullivan Raid of June-September 1879. 5-11-1929 

Stamps to finance the pageant finally arrive. 6-17-1929 

Over 100 from Batavia will be in the Pageant. 9-13-1929 

Crowd at estimated at 50,000. 

60,000 overrun Syracuse when the dirigible Los Angeles visits to celebrate the 

9-14-1929 

Sullivan Pageant. 9-21-1929 

Sulpha-pyridine Sulfa drug used successfully at St. Jerome. (Sulfa not a success on Byron child 

next year.) 3-21-1939 

Mary Carol Brown saved from staph infection. 4-15-1940 

Sulzer, Gov. William In 1912. 

Summer Recreation Program See: Playgrounds. 

Summer Salt Properties, Inc. See: Robert Shell; Ronald Turner; Hub Restaurant and Motel. 

Summer School Opens July 2nd. 4-28-1928 

To teach 6 subjects. 7-3-1928 

Opens Monday. 6-27-1930 

200 enrolled. 6-30-1930 

Closes - opened July 6. 8-11-1931 

Opens. 7-5-1932 

Planned. 6-8-1946 

146 in summer classes. 7-2-1946 

Nine get diplomas - 141 enrolled. 9-4-1946 

Almost 100 enrolled. 7-7-1947 

Enrollment heavy - ca 313. First summer since 1945-1947. 7-7-1959 

Scheduled. 5-31-1960 

Record enrollment in. 7-3-1962 

Non-resident registration for is high. 7-6-1963 

More than 500 register. 7-2-1964 

May enroll 600. 5-7-1965



Summer School (cont) Enrollment 571. 7-6-1965 

Enrollment 610. 7-23-1965 

Planned. 6-6-1966 

576 registered in. 7-5-1966 

250 enroll for. 6-29-1970 

Summerdale Junction Winegar on. 6-11-1980 


Summerville Farm On Creek Road, the location of the Burke family reunion. 9-16-1946 

Joseph Burke dead at the farm. 12-7-1946 

Burke farm sale advertised - Hume now owns much of it. 5-28-1948 

Summit Lubricants Manufacturer of special greases. 

Taking the Ryan DeWitt building on Pearl Street. no date 

"Summit Lubricants" sign on the building. 

Gets Job Development Authority grant of $50,000 to purchase machinery - will 

September 1992 

add 14 jobs. In a 29,000 sq. ft. facility just outside the city. 4-7-1993 

At 4080 Pearl Street, plans to expand. 8-5-1998 

Expansion put off due to odor problem. 9-2-1998 

The Planning Board approves expansion. 9-24-1998 

Summit Medical Center Genesee Memorial Hospital to have an Open House for its new office center. 

Offices for: Dr. Irene Burns; Dr. Gary Jeffrey; Dr. Jin Yol Chang; Dr. Ashok Naik; 

Dr. Suwarna Naik; Dr. Cesina Rocha-Lidder; Dr. David Parker; Dr. Charles 

Lesh; Dr. John W. Crofts. 7-30-1991 

Summit Physical Therapy Sports Care 127 North Street. Febrary 2000 

Seeks to serve inner ear problems and balance problems. 2-16-2000 

Summit Street McGettigan says Tarrance had 7 Summit built, much like the Ferris house at 23. 

Dr. Rice lived in it - later Brumsted. no date 

Ground broken. 

S. R. Casey purchases from Mrs. Mary Glowacki a tract of land on - 9 lots - to build 

7-20-1900 

houses. Mrs. Nellie D. Voelker purchases one lot. Casey will build on another. 10-22-1906 

Brick being laid on. 8-26-1913 

Resurfacing done. 9-17-1913 

Patrolman on motorcycle to be posted to curb speeding. 12-3-1913 

Now a speedway. 1-3-1914 

Paving Summit cost $2.92 a running foot. 2-20-1914 

Matinee races held on - with sleighs. 1-7-1915 

Ad with picture for house - brand new - at 173 Summit. 7-11-1923 

Mr. & Mrs. John G. Torrance of 7 Summit Street. 3-10-1925 

City engineer Morgan buys 7 Summit from the Mancusos - called Spence house. 

John R. Osborne family moving from 404 East Main Street to 14 Summit Street, 

5-5-1955 

formerly Scatcherds. 

Giaconda McGettigan says that Arthur Ferris had the house built at 23 Summit 

Street for him by H. W. Homelius. A house on the site was removed and the 

12-31-1932 

house built in. It is balloon style, with double walls and as airspace between. 

Dr. Roy Woodward of the Veterans' Hospital leases the former Atwater house at 

no date 

12 Summit Street. 

Mrs. Hortense Cook buys 24 Summit Street from Charles B. Pixley. Pixley lived there 

there for 38 years - since 1900. It was the home of Chester Ford, overseer of 

8-9-1934 

the Poor for the Town of Batavia for many years. 6-15-1938 

Picture of #27 - Mr. & Mrs. G. W. Babcock. 

#7 the home of John G. Torrance in 1950 Edward J. Spruce lived there - designer 

6-9-1943 

of Swedish-American furniture. 10-28-1950 

Picture of #7 - for sale by Mancuso Motors. 11-8, 9-1956



Summit Street (cont) Picture of #150 - home of Curtis Laird - for sale. 6-15-1956 

Sanford Fisher buys #150. 6-30-1956 

Summit Street Extension The City to buy property to extend. 2-9-1960 

Extension of Summit north of North Street approved - along the site of Holland Alley. 2-25-1964 

Penn-Crete Construction Corp. low bidder on extension of. 5-9-1964 

Summit Wholesale A hearth material distributor at 38 Ganson Avenue has Bruce Briggs, president, 

associated with Hearth Dealer Networks of NY and NJ. Has acquired D.N.V. 

Incorporated, Fyreside, NJ. 7-24-2000 

Sumner Street Being extended from Osterhout to Otis Street. 6-18-1946 

Sund, Charles Almost home from 1,400 mile trip with his garden tractor and trailer. Police stop 

him for improper license and unsafe tire, 12 miles from home. 8-26-1966 

Admits license count - not tires. 9-8-1966 

Sunday Dealers fight Sunday sales of meat, groceries. 6-11-1928 

Merchants organize to set uniform closing time. 6-11-1928 

Sunday baseball legal in Batavia, bowling not. 

Mancusos hire a lawyer to fight the ban on Sunday dances. City Attorney Coon is 

4-23-1931 

preparing a new ordinance to cover the situation. 9-22-1931 

Albany makes it legal to show movies on Sunday. 4-24-1935 

The City in an effort to keep supermarkets closed on Sunday. 2-1-1973 

A & P will close Sundays - others starting the 20th. 2-6-1973 

Some stores open Sunday - no complaints yet. 12-15-1975 

Sunday School Association State Sunday School Conference opens here. 5-14-1897 

Sunday School Association of NY Closes - considered a great success. 5-14-1897 

Genesee County Sunday School Association annual convention in Batavia in April. 3-27-1907 

To host state group. 6-3-1911 

Elementary Sunday School teachers to meet. 3-4-1912 

Convention here - 3 days. 3-26-1912 

Convention opens. 6-11-1912 

Record number register - 1,154. 6-14-1912 

More than 900 members - County Association. 5-2-1914 

Children to get premiums for attending Sunday School. 1-13-1919 

Visited by the State Comptroller. 10-2-1919 

200 at the annual Sunday School convention in Stafford. 4-25-1923 

Sundown, Crawford Found frozen to death in a road. 12-22-1883 

More on Sundown's death. 12-24-1883 

Caledonia Advertiser on. 3-7-1884 

Sundown, Foster D. Winegar on - an appreciated member of Trojan Division. 12-30-1964 

Sundown, Chief Sylvester Stricken at 67. 12-27-1973 

Sunnybrook See: Sunshine. 

International Sunshine Company may take over Oakfield Farm - birthplace of 

George H. Warren. 9-13-1924 

West side line to establish a station near the Sunshine House in Oakfield. Later 

the home of Dr. Warn. 2-5-1926 

Sunny's Restaurant Owned by: Philip and Leone Pastore; Joseph Marone (Trigger). Also owners of 

the Pok-a-Dot. 

Column(?) on. 2-17-1979 

Rated tops in Mobil Guide. 11-25-1987



Sunny's Restaurant (cont) Story of the beginning at Pok-a-Dot on Ellicott Street by Trigger Marone to Sunny's, 

with the Pastores. 12-13-1993 

Picture of the bar area with television. 1-24-1995 

Rumor says that Marone and Pastore have sold Sunny's. 5-24-1995 

Ad lists as new owners: Phyllis Beers, Michael Pastore, Joseph Marchese III. 8-7-1995 

Sunny's patrons entertained by "Quick Draw" NY States new lottery game. 9-9-1995 

Picture of the interior along with a Quick-Draw article. 

Rumor says the original owners, Marone and Pastore, resumed management of 

after noticeable decrease in satisfaction with management of the younger 

8-9-1999 

generation. Certainly Marone much in evidence. 1999 

Ad: New owners Greg Condidorio and Mike Rose - and expanded hours. 9-5-2000 

Sunoco Offers identification initials to identify cars. 8-27-1940 

Sunoco Center Dick Richmond - since 1954 (from sign in the station.) 

Sun Oil Co. Buys gasoline business of Raymond Walker on East Main Street. 6-29-1925 

Seeking to buy the site at 222 West Main owned by Ralph Ford. 

Building a station at the corner of West Main and Holland Avenue - on front of the 

4-21-1936 

home of Ralph L. Ford, 232 West Main Street. 

Buys the Emmanuel Baptist site, West Main at Dellinger Avenue, from the Baptist 

7-20-1936 

Congregation. 8-29-1962 

Sun Printing Co. First edition of next week. 12-11-1946 

Suspends publication - not enough advertising. 5-1-1947 

Machinery of "Sun" weekly acquired by Arthur Richter - will do job printing. 5-14-1947 

Sunset Motel 4054 West Main. 

Fire in - reported yesterday as a fire in the Friendly Motel. Fire deputy credited 

with saving lives. 9-26-1995 

Sunshine Cleaners and Laundry See: W. E. Preston. 

Sunshine Laundry W. E. Preston changes the name of his laundry at 16 Jackson Street from Buffalo 

Laundry to Sunshine Laundry. 1-20-1930 

Preston puts up a new sign: "Sunshine Laundry." 2-21-1930 

Moving from 12 Jackson to the Walker Building on Park Place. 9-4-1945 

Preston sells his laundry to Ward Morley. 8-19-1954 

Suozzi, Dominic Obit - 69. Sons: Daniel; James; Dominic. 10-26-1951 

Suozzi, James Marries Wanda Blizniak. 11-13-1936 

Obit. Sons: Pete; Michael. Brothers: Daniel; Dominic (Murph). 5-18-1984 

Suozzi, Pasquale Obit - 81. Sons: Paul (Albie); Patrick (Terry); Ronald (Sally); Ralph (Maria); 

Dennis (Beth); Jerry; Donald (Kelly). Daughter: Pamela (Thomas Hartley). 

Son of Joseph and Carmella Suozzi. 8-21-1989 

Suozzi, Peter Peter Suozzi and Herbert Griswold brought back from the circus in Pennsylvania 

by Peter's father Dominic. 

Builds furniture - has 20 acres of woods on Paradise Road - works at Genesee 

10-2-1922 

Memorial Hospital. 3-24-1982 

Suozzi, Vito A. Obit - 55. Sons: William; John; Michael who died in 1959? 8-17-1974 

Supercuts New barber shop in Tops Plaza - doing well - a California company - Debby 

Campbell, manager. 10-16-1995



Super Duper Taking the former A & P on East Main. 9-12-1975 

McWethy Construction making changes at A & P. 10-23-1975 

Opening - pictures of ribbon cutting. 11-17-1975 

To move into the vacant ACME store - S. M. Flickinger Co. of Buffalo, owner. 10-31-1979 

Picture of, on Alva Place. 11-3-1979 

Picture of the ribbon cutting for the modernized store on Alva Place. 

Flickinger Inc., parent company of Super Duper stores, in merger with Riorden, 

10-19-1983 

Freeman, and Spogli of Los Angeles. 

Batavia store owned by Eric Bestehorn - for S. M. Flickinger Co. Son Gary of 

3-19-1984 

Lancaster buying a Super Duper store in Depew. 2-13-1985 

Traffic improved by reorganization, moving entrance and exit doors - picture. 12-10-1986 

Paul Bestehorn, owner of the local store. 

Gautieri reveals a proposal of Super Duper to move to the former Montgomery 

7-20-1988 

Ward building on Ellicott Street - new use for the Super Duper building. 

Move commended. Owned by Eric and Paul Bestehorn. Scrivner Corp of 

12-1-1989 

Oklahoma owns. Flickinger of Buffalo - the Super Duper parent organization. 12-2-1989 

Says the proposed move will spur competition. 

Gautieri now has possession of the former Montgomery Ward building for 

2-22-1990 

alteration for Super Duper. 4-5-1990 

Sketch of the proposed new Super Duper. Gautieri making alterations. 6-15-1990 

Picture of progress. 9-10-1990 

Moving November 1. 10-24-1990 

Opens in its new location Sunday - picture (Open House Ad.) 11-2-1990 

Improved and enlarged Super Duper opened with super crowd - picture. 

Gautieri says he will make the building into a shopping plaza when he gets the title 

11-5-1990 

on January 1. 12-11-1990 

The County proposes building for county offices. December 1990 

Merchants displeased at not being consulted on the use of Super Duper. 12-19-1990 

Became Jubilee. 8-22-1992 

Super Duper Building Owner of the local Super Duper, Paul Bestehorn, heads Boy Scout project. 11-4-1991 

Sign on the former Super Duper in October indicate it is the property of V. J. Gautieri. 

Calvary Baptists to worship in the former Super Duper building while the church 

no date 

on Galway Road is unusable. 

Gautieri says the former Super Duper on Alva Place belongs to Scrivners. He 

11-16-1991 

is the agent for renting or selling it. 

Super Duper stores in the area to become Jubilee Food stores in September. 

Scrivner, a national supplier, purchased Flickinger in 1985. Scrivner now to 

transform Super Duper, one of Flickinger's customers, to Jubilee Foods on 

1-7-1992 

September 1st. 8-22-1992 

Super Duper to close on Monday, open as Jubilee on Tuesday. 

Tonawanda Valley Credit Union combining two offices in the former Super Duper in 

8-29-1992 

the Mall parking area. 8-11-1993 

Being readied for three companies. To be called Jefferson Square. 1-27-1994 

Superior Carriage Wheel See: Smith, M. L. 

Superior Metal Recycling 9 Ellicott Place. 

New non-ferrous scrap metal collecting business opened by Eugene and Lucinda 

Arnold, on 4 acre location - picture. 8-24-2000 

Supervised Release Program See: Alternative sentencing. 

Suplicki, Rev. John Picture of the Sacred Heart pastor. 11-7-1967 

Supreme Court In Western New York, Supreme Court is the 8th Judicial Court.



Surbond Lubricants Ltd. Of Milton, Ontario the first new firm for the Industrial Park in ten years. 11-21-1984 

Genesee County Legislature agree to apply for a $225,000 grant to build in the I. P. 4-25-1985 

Coming to the Industrial Park - mentioned in an editorial. 5-9-1985 

Sure-Cast Industries Inc. Cecil S. Kisiel, Jr., head, seeks to buy the County Highway building on Mill Street. 

Will renovate the County Highway Garage - Loren Clark, owner and general 

4-10-1984 

manager - Cecil Kisiel, director of marketing. 4-11-1984 

Now in the Industrial Center - swap building Sure-Cast wants approved. 4-12-1984 

Buys the former County Garage from the City for $40,000. 5-19-1984 

On the mail box in front of the former County Highway Building on Mill Street. 

Directory says Loren Clark, owner in 1988 and 1989. 

May 1987 

Surowka, Theodore Appointed Business Manager of Schools at $7,500. 7-28-1958 


Wins state award for school officials. 6-18-1991 

Interview with. Resigning at the end of the school year. 5-23-1994 

Feted on retirement - picture. 6-13-1994 

Surplus Food Carload of war surplus arrives. 9-5-1919 

Rush for food expected. 9-6-1919 

Surprise Store 315 Ellicott Street. 

See also: Enterprise and Surprise Store 

Edward Zaleski asks for a permit to call his general merchandise store 207 - 209 

Ellicott Street - Surprise Store. 7-30-1915 

307-309 Ellicott Street - E. m. Zaleski, proprietor must sell out - big page ad - to 

Wujcik. 3-10-1920 

To be divided - Surprise to deal in children's and lady's apparel - Eugene Wujcik 

Enterprise Store - men's and boy's - John Wujcik. 1-5-1955 

Surprise, Enterprise remodeling - putting in a new store front. 6-1-1955 

Picture of reopening, some on sons of the founders. 10-5-1955 

Surprise - Enterprise Store See: Wujcik. 

Picture of the Surprise Store with delivery of Ball Brand boots. 4-8-1948 

Sketches of workers at the Surprise Store. 8-16-1954 

Opening of the new store - pictures. 10-5-1955 

Over 3,000 visit the remodeled store - pictures. 10-7-1955 

Two stores serve large area. 1-17-1958 

Ad: Pictures of Enterprise Store. 4-20-1960 

Picture of John and Eugene Wujcik in front of Enterprise Store. 10-28-1963 

Surprise Store to mark its 44th Anniversary. Full page ad, pictures. 10-26-1964 

Celebrates 55th Anniversary. Article on. 10-16-1976 

Pictures of the rear entrance. 10-19-1976 

Picture of the new rear entrance. 10-29-1976 

Wujcik's buy land to the rear to expand. 10-15-1980 

Stores closing - offer goods at 50% discount. 

Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas La Kanare altering the store - to open a pet shop, Neptune's 

12-19-1985 

Garden. 9-18-1986 

Surrogate Building Stone and brick being drawn for new County Clerk's office - in public park. 2-23-1881 

Surrogate's Court New office for ordered by Supervisors. 12-1-1899 

Talk of building to replace Surrogate Court and County Clerk office. 

Past & Present column on. First Surrogate, Jeremiah Manson - 1803. In 1847 

12-12-1907 

Judge Horace U. Sopor became the first combined Surrogate and Judge. 

County Clerk's office moved to the new County Building - old building turned over to 

4-26-1913 

Ell-Park Co. for demolition Tuesday. 7-16-1927



Surrogate's Court (cont) Report on demolition - cornerstone from found, contents ruined by dampness. 

Built in 1872 at a cost of $12,972, 8-8-1927 

Surrogate Court Clerk Cynthia Dillon, after Mary Ryan retired. 1982 

Sur-Step Arch Support Co. L. E. Smith and a group of Rochester men organize to make a arch-support 

invented by Smith & Broadbrooks. 3-29-1917 

Susan's Susan M. Garlock opens a beauty salon at 226 Ellicott Street - she a Rochester 

Continental Salon graduate, Vida Sasson Academy in Toronto. 8-30-1989 

Susat, Richard J. Son of Ada L. Olcott of 6 Fisher Park. 2-21-1963 

Susat, Charles E. Accused of stealing letters and money as railway clerk. 8-15-1922 

Railroad clerk Susat sentenced to three years in Atlanta, GA. 12-5-1922 

Susat, William J. Photographer over 124 Main Street going to work in the Curtis Plant in Buffalo. 6-17-1918 

Susce, George Signs as Clippers manager. 2-4-1948 

Article on. 5-1-1948 

Loses job with Cleveland because his son, George, signed with Boston. 1-11-1950 

Sutherland, Bill Notre Dame Assistant Principal and 1967 graduate to be inducted into the Notre 

Dame Hall of Fame - picture. 4-7-1995 

Sutherland, George A bullet that has been in his knee for 16 years was removed today. 11-15-1920 

Sutherland, Homer Now 87, worked 60 years at the same anvil - in southwestern area town (maybe 

West Batavia.) Died at the end of the day's work. Born, March 22, 1822. 4-15-1907 

Sutherland, J. C. Opens an electrical contracting business at 102 Main Street. 11-24-1919 

Suttell, Barnhart On the ice business - 1937 ice only 5'' to 6'' thick - first year in years no ice was 

harvested. Suttell was the second ice man in the village - successor to James 

Walters who delivered ice by wheelbarrow. Four or five tons of ice a good year - 

one year 10 tons. Suttell cut 8 tons in 1907. Past & Present column. 3-6-1937 

Dead at 93. Started in the ice business in 1876. Closed it 12 years ago. 11-4-1940 

Suttell buildings on South Jackson Street vacant - burn. 8-17-1957 

The early atlas shows a home at 449 South Jackson Street as that of the Suttles. 

Lucile Raab told me that was the early pronunciation of the name. Later members 

of the family chose Suttell as more aristocratic sounding. Several other people 

at the History Society meeting also mentioned the change. 1-12-1988 

Suttell, Benjamin Testing ice, falls through cut hole - crawls to the bank. 2-6-1900 

Hasn't started cutting yet. 12-19-1904 

Cutting ice 14'' thick. 2-13-1907 

Breaks his leg in a fall. 5-26-1909 

Of Citizens Ice Co. 1-6-1910 

Cutting 10'' ice in cove. 1-27-1925 

Putting ice in his ice house at 460 South Jackson Street. 1-19-1926 

Sells out to Batavia Pure Ice Company. 

Barnhart Suttell, Edward Suttell - Suttell Brothers, ice dealers after Benjamin 

retired - 1929 Directory. 

9-7-1927 

Obit - 57. Sons: Benjamin J.; John A. Daughter: Julia S. Wisted. Born in 1889. 2-18-1946 

Obit, Benjamin, a son of Benjamin, brother of John - aged 48, of M…….. 9-2-1969



Suttell, Edward B. Admitted as a practicing lawyer. 5-23-1946 

Joins Judd & Stakel. 1-17-1951 

Judd & Stakel becomes Judd, Stakel and Suttell. 11-24-1954 

Obit - 70. 10-3-1988 

Suttell, Elsie W. Honored for 30 years in banking. 10-26-1976 

To retire, 34 years, Assistant Manager of M & T. 1-12-1981 

Obit - 82. 11-10-2000 

Suttell, John, James, and Stella Organize as Batavia Motorsports Inc. and plan to build a one-mile course for 

motorcycle racing on Wortendyke Road. 1-8-1988 

Suttell, Lee American Legion baton twirling champion. 

Dead in Buffalo at 60 - once baton twirling champion of American Legion - taught 

10-9-1930 

400 to twirl. 5-19-1947 

Got the idea from the Circus. 5-20-1947 

Suttell Brothers Edward B. and Benjamin J. Sons of Barnard Suttell now 89 - pioneer ice harvester. 

Taken ice from the Creek over 60 years. 1-13-1938 

Sutterby Garage At West Main and Walnut Street sold by Sheriff Williams to Herbert Hampton - to 

be moved - to rebuild on site in brick. 3-26-1908 

Stutteby, Dr. Harry Sells his house on West Main - will move to Mrs. Thrall's. Sold former house to 

M. Bergman for $3,000 ($2,000?) 8-13-1889 

Sold the corner lot with house at 21 West Main and lots 2 to 22 Porter Avenue. 8-8-1898 

Takes he=is life by poison - veterinarian. 9-23-1903 

Frank Sutterby, brother of Harry, of Bath, may take Sutterby's practice. 10-7-1903 

Swain, Colin and Grace Open the new Turkey Kitchen - formerly the Holiday Drive-in. 7-16-1959 

Swain, SSgt. Roger C. Given the DFC. 8-2-1944 

Swamp Angel See: Schlagel. 

Swan, J. L. See: Silver Ash. 

Started in 1892. 2-20-1892 

May move to the Rand Sanitarium on Liberty. 3-16-1892 

Sold to Dr. J. F. Baker the right to use formula. 3-31-1893 

Once of Silver Ash, now in East Liverpool, OH. 11-3-1896 

Swans Trumpeter Swans. 

Twenty hatched in Virginia now being acclimated to WNY on the John White Game 

Farm; to be trained to return to their winter zone in Virginia. 

At least 20 young swans to be brought from Alaska for winter in Virginia, later for 

9-30-1998 

Alabama Swamp, NY. 6-24-2000 

Efforts to establish swans here continues. 10-28-2000 

Swanson, Adelbert E. Past & Present column: on, merchant, tailor for 47 years - at 61 Main Street. 4-15-1922 

Dead at 76. 11-26-1930 

Swanson, Arne Promoted to Assistant Plant Manager at National Lead. 4-24-1961 

Now manager at Doehler Jarvis. 5-3-1962 

Swanson, Becky Chatt See: Chatt, Becky or Becky Chatt-Swanson (Mrs. Stephen Swanson.) 

Swanson, Clifford First polio case this year. 8-14-1953



Swanson, Gerry Interview with on barbershop singing - The Harmonizers. 6-5-2000 

Swanson, Mrs. Stephen City Clerk Becky Chatt now Mrs. Swanson. 6-22-1987 

Article describes Becky Swanson's busy life. 8-4-1989 

Swartz, Dr. David M. Takes the office of Dr. Maul, 435 East Main. Maul had an office there for about 

5 years after many years at 214 Main Street. 8-28-1961 

Swartz and Louis Maloney get a permit to build at 413 East Main - Hawks site. 2-17-1968 

Swartz, George W. Of the Cottage Restaurant, has leased Capt. Parker's Hotel on Ellicott Street Road. 

Owned by W. E. Webster. 8-7-1905 

Waiting for a license for his Ellicott Street Hotel. 4-26-1906 

Surrenders lease. 4-27-1906 

Sells the Ellicott Street Road Hotel to James Linster of Morganville. 2-1-1907 

Swartz, John Elba mucker - dead at 77. 4-11-1980 

Swartz, John (the younger) Elected President of the National Onion Association. 1-12-1988 

Picture of - president of National Onion Growers. 12-20-1988 

Swasey, Dr. W. C. To practice here - bought the practice of Dr. Roy Seamans from Seamans' widow - 

Swasey, Dr. Wilson C. 88 Main Street. 9-9-1927 

Swasey, Dr. W. Carroll Appointed City Physician. 1-22-1932 

Criticized for not answering an emergency call - Mrs. Krywy in child birth. 8-17-1933 

Moved to 55 Ellicott Avenue in 1934. 

Twin granddaughters - Linda and Carol mentioned - daughters of Wilson. 

6-29-1934 

Older: Sue. 7-27-1957 

Had a son Wilson and two daughters: Sue; Mrs. Robert Vachon. no date 

Wilson (son of) injured in a crash near Leesburg, VA - head injury - critical. 8-6, 7-1957 

Wilson Swasey dead in Leesburg, VA. Two children: Carol and Linda. 8-12-1957 

President of the Historical Society. 12-23-1964 

Elected to the American Association of General Practice. 4-21-1970 

To retire July 1, ending over 50 years in medicine. 4-26-1978 

Honored on retirement. 6-28-1978 

In a nursing home in Pennsylvania. no date 

Obit - 90. 11-29-1990 

Swasey, Mrs. W. C. (Ruth) Article on Mrs. Swasey and her hobby of weaving. 11-4-1950 

Obit. 7-17-1990 

Sweeney, P. Henry Obit - barber, father of Thomas Sweeney. 4-10-1972 

Sweeney, Thomas Co. Builder of sewer, handling men well, work progressing well. 5-14-1910 

Sweeney, Thomas P. Hair stylist, 245 West Main Street. 2-9-1960 

Thomas Sweeney, Hair stylist. 5-22-1962 

Sweet, John M. First set of Sweet wheels sold to J. O. Green of Alexander. 6-14-1886 

Invents a rim finisher machine. 7-24-1888 

Has a patent on an improved tire. 11-20-1899 

Gets a patent on a solid rubber tire - will be better than Kelly tires, or others. 12-5-1899 

Resigns from Batavia Wheel Works - originator and manager. 8-4-1902 

On a trip to New York to look for machinery for Sweet Tire Co. 9-1-1902 

Moving to Jamestown - to manufacture Universal Lawn Shears there. 8-6-1908 

Now living in Jamestown. 

Born in Canada on April 5, 1849. Came to Wilson with his parents at aged 1. 

Learned the trade of carriage making in Newberryport, MA. Became associated 

with Batavia Carriage Wheel Co., founded in 1882 by Alva Colt, James R. Colt, 

9-6-1908

RUTH McEVOY COL 80 


Sweet, John M. (cont) and Moses E. True. They made clamps, ax handles, hardware specialty until 

1885 when they began making Sweet Carriage Wheels on Exchange Place. 

The plant burned in 1885. Built a plant on Walnut Street where Sweet was 

superintendent. Sweet invented an improvement - had over 25 patents, especially 

Sweets Concealed Band Wheels - a popular item. Later organized Sweet Tire 

and Rubber Company. Retired from the rubber industry about 1910. Moved to 

Jamestown where he became a toolmaker for Burney Ball Bearing Co. - 

obit in Jamestown. 8-22-1935 

Sweet Adelines Attica Sweet Adelines to organize a group here - meeting at the Methodist Church. 6-27-1978 

Quartet from Attica to help organize Adelines here. 11-6-1978 

Picture of the prospective new group. 10-1-1979 

Getting charter. 9-5-1980 

Elect - plan a show. Peggy Tresco, president. 7-6-1983 

Winegar on. 

Now called: Harmony International, according to the PennySaver - under the 


Batavia column. 5-7-1990 

Sweetland, John O. Railroad conductor - dead at 49. Son: Ralph. Daughter: Mary. 3-14-1912 

See: Lorraine Sweetland Van der Venter for info on Mary Sweetland. D. Norris February 1985 

Sweetland, Mrs. J. O. 6 Central Avenue. Son: Ralph. Daughter: Mary. 7-1-1922 

Mary Sweetland in cottage at Saranac Lake. 4-20-1937 

Sweetland, Mrs. Mary Of Stafford left $8,5000 of which $1,000 was in real property. 1-27-1916 

Sweetland, Mrs. Mary B. Commissioner of Charities. Daughter: Mary K. Son: J. Ralph. 7-20-1923 

(Widow of John) Purchased the Berry Patch then at 32 Main. 1-19-1925 

Moves to new home at 14 Kingsbury. 

Buying the Hamilton Hotel, 22-24 Main from Martin Mulner who is in bankruptcy. 

Price, $12,000. To buy 20 Main from the Misses Hamilton who got it under 

foreclosure of Mulner. [Misses H's own 18 (Main) also] Berry Patch to move 

10-1-1926 

from 32 to 22-24 Main. 

Moving the Berry Patch to the first floor of 22-24 Main. The second floor to be a 

1-13-1934 

private dining room - no lodgers. 1-18-1934 

Berry Patch opening at 22-24 Main on Thursday - to open an area for transients. 3-13-1934 

Visiting her daughter who is at Saranac Lake. 11-18-1937 

Obit at 65 - picture. 

Sweetland's will orders the Berry Patch closed - business sold. In 1936 bought the 

former Hamilton Hotel, moving her restaurant there. Member of St. Mary's 

Church. Commissioner of Charities in 1923. Will directs the business be sold - 

9-3-1940 

building rented - dining and kitchen equipment and bedroom furniture sold. 9-9-1940 

Left an estate worth $25,960.59. 2-27-1941 

Sweetland, Miss Mary K. Parents visit Sweetland at her Saranac Lake cottage. 11-18-1937 

Same. 9-6-1938 

To Saranac Lake for the summer. 5-6-1941 

Sweetland, J. Ralph (wife Lorene) Son of Mrs. Mary Sweetland - 11 years old. 10-9-1914 

Mr. & Mrs. Sweetland visit Miss Mary of Saranac Lake. 

Ralph and Mary Sweetland lease the Berry Patch to Joseph Charvella of Venice 

9-6-1938 

Restaurant. 12-14-1950 

Sweet Rubber & Tire Co. See: Batavia Rubber Tire. 

Formed - $80,000 investment. 

New rubber tire company wants a site in Batavia provided for it. Perrin property to 

8-21-1902 

cost $11,800 - asks the Board of Trade to help. 8-23-1902 

The Board of Trade promises Sweet a site. 8-27-1902 

Changes plans - needs more space for heavy machinery. 9-13-1902



Sweet Rubber & Tire Co. (cont) Buys another small lot on Robertson Street. 9-16-1902 

Phil Ditzel building for. 

Batavia Wheel Works sues Sweet Rubber for patents and efforts of Richardson 

10-10-1902 

and Sweet while they were officials of Wheel Works. 11-19-1902 

Building progressing - should be ready by January 15. 11-28-1902 

Brick walls finished in three more days. 12-16-1902 

Building approved - fine condition. 1-10-1903 

Money for not half raised. 2-4-1903 

Starts up. 2-24-1903 

Issues bonds to cover $55,000 mortgage. 

$1,700 of $1,800 pledged now raised for the Robertson Street site. Some of the 

3-20-1903 

money from Davis Candy Co. pull-out used. 4-15-1903 

Insists on the full $1,800. 7-2-1903 

To make tires for baby buggies, anti-rattlers for buggies, maybe rubber sponges. 8-6-1903 

Ships a carload of tires. 1-7-1904 

Two new lines added. 6-24-1904 

Frank Richardson resigns as president, sells his stock in the company. 7-25-1904 

J. H. Ward elected president. 8-25-1904 

Ships a carload of tires. 12-2-1904 

Running night and day. 8-6-1905 

Improvements at the factory. 12-12-1905 

To make molded parts, such as rubber packing, valves, horseshoe pads. 11-8-1907 

Plant to be sold - mortgage of $55,000 now foreclosed. 2-26-1908 

Plant sold on foreclosure for $10,000 to John H. Ward of Farmer's Bank. 4-11-1908 

Batavia Rubber Co. formed - which see. 

Past & Present column: Batavian says a relative lining in Massachusetts ordered 

4-18-1908 

new set of tires, asking for the very best - got tires made in Batavia. 10-15-1910 

Rubber Tire Company buying machinery. 8-12-1911 

Rubber Tire Company running at capacity. 7-9-1915 

Plant purchased by Doehler Die Co. for $27,000. 7-23-1924 

Sweet Shop Don Naegley plans a store at 509 East Main Street in a house he bought a year ago. 9-25-1945 

Ray E. Doody buys from Donald W. Naegley, at 509 East Main Street 12-2-1955 

Remember - at 509 East Main. 

Doody, proprietor of, sells the building to Kenneth E. Darch - Darch has run the 

6-28-1962 

shop since November 30, 1955. 11-13-1962 

Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Dohse of Warsaw buy from Laurence Darch. 

Run by Mr. & Mrs. Dohse. Owned by Syracuse, called Pugs in the 70s. Building 

bought by Robert Eppolito. To be run by Charlene Pietrzykowsky - who cooked 

7-7-1964 

at Mr. Buns. 

To become Florist Shop. Juanita Stull leaving Noacks to East Main. Purchased the 

4-7-1982 

shop from Epco for $42,000. 11-22-1982 

Sweezy Spelling of Free Methodist pastor in 1963. 

Swezey Ditch George Swezey asks that the ditch crossing the property of Doty, Marsh, Carey, 

and Swezey be removed. 8-14-1884 

Reminds Aldermen of the open ditch. 5-14-1885 

Aldermen asked to clean out the ditch - a health menace. 6-14-1888 

Ditch reopened - Swezey blocked it. 7-5-1905 

Grade of the ditch studied. 7-12-1905 

Ditch case up again - may cover all or part. 10-12-1905 

Swezey vs. Village to be probed. 11-18-1905 

State architect here to inspect grounds for complaint of Swezey and his ditch. 11-22-1905 

Ditch hearings. 3-15-1906 

Swezey wins against the village - awarded $1,500. 11-2-1906 

Case to Grand Jury. 10-3-1907 

Swezey nuisance not removed yet. 6-8-1907



Swezey Ditch (cont) Swezey in court to determine why the village has taken no action. 6-10-1907 

Village must pay Swezey $250 for contempt. 8-2-1907 

Swezey-Village case in Rochester Court. 9-21-1907 

High court of appeals says Swezey must get $250 plus $10 costs. 1-29-1908 

Board again in contempt. 6-18-1908 

Aldermen threatened with prison on contempt. 7-7-1908 

Swezey again awarded damages - $2,500. 8-23-1908 

Village charged another $250 in ditch complaint. 10-5-1908 

Sewers on Ross, East, etc. stopped because of above. 10-22-1908 

More of the ditch must have a cover. 7-14-1909 

William Franklin of Buffalo works on the ditch. 

Swezey ditch - all 1908 and 1909. 

7-29-1909 

Ditch users told to discontinue. 6-11-1909 

Covering the Swezey Ditch next CWA project with federal funds for buying materials. 

To be covered, 1,172' at the rear of property on the north side of Main Street as 

4-10-1934 

WPA project. 3-3-1938 

Storm sewer system may be reorganized. [Some history - not much] 5-5-1981 

Swezey, Carrie L. Musical instructor at Oxford College, Oxford, OH home for the holidays. 12-17-1902 

Obit. 4-27-1943 

Swezey, Cora Obit. Sisters: May and Carrie alive. 11-11-1942 

Carrie Swezey obit. 4-27-1943 

Swezey, George Selliman Past & Present column: on the Rev. Swezey - brother of Misses Swezey of 

Clinton Street, Batavia. 5-11-1929 

Swezey, Hiram Eighty - picture. 

Wins suit against the village over an open ditch discharging sewage on his land. 

10-8-1904 

$1,500 damages. Swezey and Cory suit force Aldermen to look at the sewer. 11-2-1906 

The State says the village must pay Swezey the penalty for contempt suit. 1-29-1908 

Swezey's married 55 years. 6-15-1908 

Aldermen again in contempt over the Swezey Ditch case. 6-18-1908 

Aldermen threatened with prison if they don't respond to the contempt verdict. 7-7-1908 

Swezey starts his third suit against the village on the ditch menace. 9-23-1908 

Aldermen fined $250 - third time - over ditch menace. 10-5-1908 

Starts a new contempt suit over ditch nuisance. 5-25-1909 

Swezey's married 56 years. 6-15-1909 

Obit - Mrs. Hiram Swezey. 5-19-1910 

Obit - 90. 4-13-1915 

Funeral - picture of. 4-14-1915 

Swezey, May J. Former teacher dead at 90. 1-5-1959 

Swezey House Swezey property divided into building lots. 6-15-1920 

Vandals ravage the house - 587 East Main. 7-1-1953 

Pictures. 7-2, 3-1953 

Eleven juveniles dismissed. 7-18-1953 

Three sent to Institution. 8-5-1953 

To be torn down - antique sale held. 5-18-1954 

Bought by Batavia Homes & Development Corp. - Harrower and Fisher. 5-18-1954 

Going down. 6-3-1954 

Swezey Property Four new streets laid out - Kinsey Realty Co. Called Byron Terrace because it 

runs to Byron Road. One Holmes Avenue for Joseph W. Holmes an 

Assemblyman and village engineer. One Eugene - not explained. [Later 

Fordham Drive and Clinton Terrace.] 6-15-1920 

Harrower and Fisher buy the property for development - big East Main area. 1-9-1954



Swezey Property (cont) Batavia Home Development Co. paid $70,000. 2-17-1954 

Swezey home razed by Home & Develop Corp. 6-3-1954 

Swensen, Edward Mr. & Mrs. Edward Swensen back from Europe - a nightmare trip. 10-3-1939 

Swimerama Swimming pool drive opens with Greta. 7-8, 19-1955 

The Council endorses the pool project. 7-12-1955 

Charlie Bishop offers his fund to the pool. 7-14-1955 

Committee chosen. 7-27-1955 

Committee chosen. 8-2, 3-1955 

Pool plans propose Swimerama. 7-20-1955 

9,000 attend Swimerama, meet Greta. 8-8-1955 

Proceeds not complete. 8-10-1955 

Profits over $6,000 - picture. 8-24-1955 

Swimming Hole Bath house asked by Chief Elliot. 6-10-1925 

Frank E. Lawson donates land on the Creek. 6-12-1925 

Bath house built by Kiwanis Club. 

Favorite former swimming holes: Clarks - now part of Kibbe Extension; The Flats - 

6-16-1925 

opposite the Lynch Farm. 

Bill Tresco says The Flats was out beyond Grunnels to the south of the village. 

Bill Tresco says lads of his age used to climb the railroad bridge on the Erie Line 

5-10-1927 

and jump down into the Creek below. 5-12-1992 

Swirsky, Daniel M. High School principal. 6-18-1980 

Dr. Swirsky resigns - unexplained. 10-8-1981 

Switchboard Company See: Batavia Switchboard Co. 

Switendick, Dick Head of the committee studying school needs. 12-11-1948 

Sword A. R. Kenney's uncle's from the vaults of the Bank of Batavia to the log cabin - 

worth $1,000. 

Back in vault - where put by William Wakeman 30 years ago. From the Mexican 

War - borrowed for display in log cabin - disappeared - found in a warehouse in 

9-10-1913 

NYC. 10-26-1945 

Picture of - belonging to Eldridge T. Sherwin in the Holland Land Office. 4-22-1961 

Sykos, Stephen John E. Giles sold hotel on the east side of Swan Street to Sykos of Lackawanna. 2-18-1913 

Syley, F. E. W. Leases 12 Jackson Street - formerly the American Express office. To open a 

sales office for Elgin Six auto. 9-21-1920 

Sylvania My build here. 5-1-1953 

Sylvania Electric E. P. Atwater heads a group to get Sylvania here. 5-2-1953 

The Fair Association sees loss of present site if Sylvania comes. 5-5-1953 

Boosters to meet - seek million to buy a site. 5-6-1953 

Sketch of the proposed plant. 5-9-1953 

The Chamber of Commerce speeds fund for Sylvania site. 5-2, 5, 6, 7, 9-1953 

The Chamber of Commerce speeds fund for Sylvania site. 5-12, 13, 14, 15-1953 

Fund report. 5-16, 18, 19-1953 

$90,000 raised. 5-18-1953 

Fund report. 5-20, 21-1953 

Door to door canvas for Sylvania reach $135,000 goal. 5-22, 23-1953 

Door to door canvas for Sylvania reach $135,000 goal. 5-25, 26-1953 

William B. Sanders donated land for Sylvania site. 5-26-1953 

Board in session on site - decides on the 28th. 5-27, 28-1953 

Picture of the site from the air. 5-29-1953



Sylvania Decision takes Fair site. 5-28-1953 

Sylvania Electric (cont) Construction to start next week - picture map. John W. Cowper Co. Inc. of 

Buffalo to build. 5-29-1953 

Ground broken. 6-3-1953 

Picture of progress. Building brings demand for more water lines. 6-19-1953 

Steel for the new plant to arrive in August. 7-23-1953 

Many seeking jobs. 8-8-1953 

Sylvania training to start Monday. 8-21-1953 

Construction progress. 8-24-1953 

Picture of progress. 9-5-1953 

Ned Marandino, head. 9-21-1953 

Sylvania plant from the air. 10-1-1953 

Report: Cornerstone ceremony - whole section on. 10-2, 3-1953 

Doehler to make cabinets for Sylvania sets. 1-15-1954 

To open March 22 - pictures. 

Ready - to open March 22 - pictures of progress June 1953 - 1954. Wages and 

2-6-1954 

earnings high in 1953. 3-20-1954 

To add a second assembly line. 3-29-1954 

First TV set goes to the Veteran's Hospital. 4-7-1954 

Sylvania workers organizing under International Union of Electrical Workers CIO. 4-16-1954 

Soon to employ 600. 4-19-1954 

Third assembly line delayed. 5-3-1954 

Nearly 1,000 on the payroll. 5-27-1954 

Workers vote to join CIO. 6-14-1954 


Dedicated yesterday. 7-16-1954 

Strike talk postponed. 8-19-1954 

Shutdown averted - union negotiating. 9-3, 4, 7-1954 

Contract signed. 9-24-1954 

Marandino leaving Sylvania. 1-6-1955 

Harry H. Martin now heads. 1-15-1955 

Pictures inside of. 2-25-1955 

Finishes a new building in Williamsport, PA. 4-19-1955 

Union negotiating - at other Sylvania plants. 9-9-1955 

Strike deadline at. 9-26-1955 

Agreement reached. 10-1-1955 

Readies color TV. 5-2-1956 

To bring its headquarters here. 8-1-1956 

Options several sites on Evergreen Drive. 9-8-1956 

Asks for a permit to build an annex. Permit issued for annex. 9-17-1956 

Now employs 1,400. 3-26-1957 

Produces the largest portable TV. 5-29-1957 

Union claims Sylvania is stalling on reaching an agreement. 7-30-1957 

Workers get wage boost. 8-30-1957 

Upward trend in sales suggests increased hiring. 1-17-1958 

Gets a contract to build a gadget for planes to ward off missiles. 1-27-1958 

Sylvania and union continue talks. 9-30-1958 

More. 10-1, 2-1958 

Strike on - massed picketing. 10-3, 4, 7, 9, 10-1958 

Two year contract signed. 10-13, 14-1958 

To merge with General Telephone. 11-7-1958 

Claims it is building the first all plastic receiver in portable table model TV. 12-8-1958 

Details of the merger with General Telephone. 1-12-1959 

Produces low-cost, closed circuit TV set. 2-28-1959 

Merger with General Telephone effective today. 3-5-1959 

Batavia made TV to be exhibited in Moscow Exhibition. 5-7-1959 

Produces a new TV model - picture. 6-11-1959 

1,250 now on Sylvania payroll. 12-23-1959



Sylvania Expanding into commercial electronics. 1-4-1962 

Sylvania Electric (cont) Offering Open House - to be like "little world's fair" they say. 4-13-1962 

Business upswing noted by Sylvania at General Meeting. 4-19-1962 

Special section on the Open House - 5,000 visit. 4-18-1962 

Shows a new color TV. 6-8-1962 

Produces Antenna Tracking SynCom II. 7-31-1963 

Introduces Halo Vision. 10-12-1963 

New product "News Chief" portable television camera - to be carried on shoulder. 1-20-1964 

Picture of the "News Chief" in use. 1-22-1964 

Cordless set used at the Olympics. 3-2-1964 

Union calls a strike. 9-16-1964 

Early agreement averts strike. 10-1-1964 

Divides into divisions: Home Division and Commercial Division. 10-30-1964 

The Batavia factory is the Home Entertainment Division of Sylvania Electric Products. 11-11-1965 

Sylvania, schools, Employment Service ready training course. 2-9-1966 

To build a new plant in Smithfield, NC. 3-2-1966 

The union questions Sylvania not expanding here. 3-4-1966 

Sylvania tells the union the firm will remain here. 3-15-1966 

Headed for a strike on Saturday. 9-27-1967 

Three year contract signed for Sylvania. 10-10-1967 

First class of Sylvania Training Center graduates. 12-20-1968 

Expanding here. 4-22, 23-1969 

Sylvania mapping routes to its Batavia plant. 5-7-1969 

To build a big warehouse. Picture of new office area on front. 7-16-1969 

Gets a permit for a $1.5 million addition - storage building. 8-29-1969 

Battling trade competition. 4-18-1970 

Sylvania, union in agreement. 6-8-1970 

Cutting 325 jobs. 9-17, 19-1970 

The Governor here to hear Sylvania plea. 9-23, 25-1970 

Adamant about moving its color TV line to North Carolina. 10-6-1970 

Seeks cut in pay to become competitive. 10-22-1971 

Wage cut talks underway. 11-2, 4-1971 

Deadline for settlement is Saturday. 11-11, 12, 15, 16-1971 

Deadline for settlement is Saturday. 11-17, 18, 19-1971 

To remove it TV assembly lines. 11-20-1971 

Union rejects wage cuts. 11-22, 23, 24, 29-1971 

Indefinite cuts lay off 210; parley resume. 12-9, 10, 13-1971 

Indefinite cuts lay off 210; parley resume. 12-14, 15, 17-1971 

Workers accept new provisions. 12-18-1971 

Discussion on contract continues. 1-26, 28-1972 

Mediator meets both sides. 2-3, 5, 8, 9, 10-1972 

Union accepts cut - production seen through 1974. 2-12-1972 

To recall 150 in a month, expand operations. 8-18-1972 

Pact grants raises for four years. 12-15-1973 

Taking over Philco TV products - manufacture and distribution. 10-11, 14-1974 

Recalls some - color line still stalled. 1-28-1975 

Introduces a new solid state color TV line. 5-29-1975 

Acquiring Motorola Division. 10-2-1975 

Sell-a-Thon a success. 10-15-1975 

Ready to end production here - picture. 11-5-1976 

Union in effort to keep plant. 11-8-1976 

Organization formed to find a new industry for the Sylvania plant. 11-11-1976 

Offers assistance in attracting new industry. 11-18-1976 

Sylvania officials, union, state people meet on move. 12-16-1976 

Hawley to talk with Sylvania officials. 12-22-1976 

Picture of the plant. 12-31-1976 

Rochester Products Corp confirms interest in the plant. 2-2-1977 

New executive here - from the Smithfield plant, Donald R. Fisher. 8-11-1978



Sylvania Planning a balloon ascension May 27. 2-5-1979 

Sylvania Electric (cont) Pick new headquarters. 2-8-1980 

Charles Prime Properties, Albion, seeks to rehabilitate the plant. 2-13-1980 

Committee clearing the way for Industrial Development at GTE. 2-22-1980 

The City is seeking $1.5million in federal funds for development. 2-29-1980 

Development of GTE plant delayed. 4-30-1980 

GTE talks of selling Entertainment Products. 9-15 or 16-1980 

Editorial on GTE proposed sale. 

Sylvania sells Entertainment Products to North American Philips Corp, Dutch 

9-17-1980 

based company - parent of Magnavox. 

The Justice Department to allow Sylvania to sell the Batavia plant to North 

10-2-1980 

American Philips Corp. 

Sale of the plant to Philips goes through. Headquarters building and some of 

1-16-1981 

operations stay. 1-23-1981 

GTE buildings again on the market. 5-5-1981 

Sylvania and Philips people leaving. 

North American Philips closing the Sylvania plant by the end of the year. Now 

6-5-1981 

about 300 here. 

Chapin to buy with the help of a federal grant. Honeywell-Brankman & Kauffman 

10-12-1981 

Footwear already in. 

Edward J. Poor, one of the founders, dies at 88. Started an electronics firm with 

11-5-1981 

his brothers Frank A. in 1906. Walter joined soon after. no date 

Sylvania people hold reunion. 12-12-1990 

Chapter from McEvoy book. 3-14-1996 

Synatek Industries Louis Ryall, Synatek president, says Industrial Development loan will allow the firm 

to add 25 to 30 workers - now in the former Doehler buildings. 2-24-1988 

Article on - picture. 3-2-1988 

To get $18,967 for job training from State Education Development funds. 5-26-1989 

Synon, Miliner Miss Synon moves millinery business from 505 East Main to the Richardson block. 8-1-1904 

Syracuse, Joseph Proprietor of Automatic Shoe Repair on Jackson Street until fire, declares bankruptcy. 6-9-1925 

Former Batavian, 33, gunned down in Buffalo. 6-25-1929 

Killing thought to be linked with liquor sales. 6-28-1929 

Syracuse, Richard Owner of Liberty Glass in Batavia. 

Purchases Silver Lake Arena. 7-20-1999 

Syracuse, Orazio Marries Calogera Vincenza. 9-3-1914 

Syracuse, Vincent Gets license for a liquor store at 2 Court Street. 8-5-1954 

Syracuse Forging and Gun Co. See: Baker Gun Company. 

Burned a week ago. 12-6-1888 

Szczesny, Joseph Request a permit to open an ice cream store at 290 South Swan - formerly a 

grocery store. 2-15-1947 

Given a permit. 5-24-1947 

Proprietor of Joe's Soda Bar at 315 Ellicott Street in the 1950s - according to 

the City Directory. 

Szczesny, Veronica Considered to head the Office for the Aging. 6-8-1988 

Appointed - picture. 6-9-1988 

Leaving - to be married July 1, 1989. 6-12-1989 

Szczesny, Veronica (Mrs. Walter P.) Obit - 73. 8-16-1969



Szcznesny, Wabern Opens a grocery in his home at 121 Hutchins Street. 9-7-1904 

Mr. & Mrs. Szczesny wed 50 years. 8-25-1964 

Obit - Walter Szczesny - 45. Son of Walter. Brother of Joseph A. 3-28-1966 

Szcznesny, Walter Obit. Son: Joseph. Daughters: Helen Fortunato; Veronica DiFilipo; Monica DiFilipo. 12-31-1973 

Szcznesny, Rev. Walter To be ordained - picture. 7-14-1990 

Parochial vicar in Hamburg, to join the faculty of Christ the King Seminary. 3-27-1999 

Szilagyi, Dr. Catherine Romanian dentist opens an office at Washington and Willow. 6-14-1979 

Szustak, Stephen Gets the first GI loan to buy East Main Diner, 642 East Main Street from 

Edward Edsall. 4-17-1945 

Szydlowski, Adam Closing his photography shop and moving to Florida. 3-22-1958 

Obit. May? June? 1988 

Szydlowski, Chris Chris and Adam Szydlowski opening a gift and photo shop at 43 Jackson Street. 9-15-1956 

Adam moving to Florida. 3-22-1959 

Chris moving the shop from 43 Jackson Street to 8 Main Street. 

Wiped out by Urban Renewal. 

9-29-1959 

Szydlowski, John S. Obit. Sons: Adam; Earl; Matthew. Daughters: Christine; Helene; Joanne. 4-23-1930 

Szydlowski, Matthew Reported missing. 4-26-1944 

Freed from the Germans. 5-21-1945 

Receives the purple heart in a hospital in Oklahoma. 2-11-1946 

Szydlowski, Michaeline (Mrs. John S.) Obit. 2-19-1949 

Szymanski, William J. Of Alden, chosen Police Chief. 2-24-1947 

Sworn in - to start March 15th. 2-25-1947 

Receives badge, starts job - picture. 3-15-1947 


Picture of with his son aged 5. 4-21-1947 

Past & Present column: on as lock pick. 5-24-1947 

Moves to 16. 6-2-1947 

Resigns. 1-13-1948 

More. 1-14, 15, 16-1948 

Elected president of the Erie County Police Chief Association. 12-12-1958 

Retires in Alden. 1-16-1963 

Szurgot, Charlotte (Gladys) Charged with forgery. 1-21-1943 

Admits forgery. 2-23-1943 

Szustak, Leonard Nominated for the Air Force Academy. 10-5-1956



T & B Aristocrats New car wash opens in Eastown Plaza. Dale Buck and Tim Thomas. 3-9-1992 

T & G Tree Service Gary Raphael and Todd Cargill to plant a tree in Austin Park as a memorial to 

the Oklahoma City bombing. 4-28-1995 

TAD Computer Systems ICS - Independent Computer Systems 

TAD and ICS to merge - to move from 210 East Main to the Mall - to be run by 

Wendy Say the wife of Woody Say who started ICS about five years ago. TAD 

started May 1, 1989 at 210 East Main by CPA firm of Andrews and Tenny to 

service customers better. 8-2-1989 

TACO Paving Co. of Depew Gets a contract to pave four streets. 5-21-1968 

To finish Brooklyn Avenue. 11-14-1968 

TB and Health Association Winegar on dissolution of, started in 1918. 6-27-1990 

TBF Signs The Bradt family. 33 Swan Street. 

Winegar recalls Ted Snell as Bradt of. Works on a sign for Adam Miller made by 

Snell 40 years ago. 

Bradt returned to the sign making business that occupied his father and grandfather 

4-8-1993 

after retiring as a correctional officer at Attica. 4-8-1993 

Ad: We have moved to our new studio shop at 653 Ellicott Street. Stop in to see us. 7-8-1995 

T. F. Brown Restaurant (Three Fingered Brown) 

See: Mancuso Restaurant. 

Mancuso Restaurant reopening April 3rd with a new name, new décor, and 

entertainment for the young - picture. [Ben, Mark, and Rick Mancuso, managers] 3-27-1995 

Winegar visits the bowling region to see what has been added recently. [Called 

T. F. Brown Family Entertainment Center] Mike Petenella manager of the alleys 

for the last four years. 11-29-1995 

T. O. Restaurant 56 Harvester Avenue. 

Lets patrons write up their own checks. 8-29-1990 

TERA Temporary Economic Relief Administration. 

Dropped. 11-20-1935 

T Shirts Etc. Inc. Brian Kemp, formerly of out-of-business Prime Time Sportswear opens his own 

firm with his friend John Lanzalco of Rochester. Kemp, aged 21, is vice- 10-27-1997 

president - bought equipment of Prime Time at auction. 10-27-1997 

Taber (Alan?) Has a photograph of a group taken on a railroad car in the west taken, or used to 

silence taken Colorado 1882 with Gov. Taber, his first wife and Baby Doe, 

Taber's second wife. Both women being together in the same group on the car 

platform is thought to have been used to compromise the first Mrs. Taber so she 

would not sue husband on divorce. Picture bought from Bill Orr, hung over 

Mr. Alan Taber's breakfast table for years before he became aware of the 

implications. During the summer he was making arrangements for one of 

the Twin Conventions, someone with some connection with the affair was here 

to ask if Batavia Tabers were related to the Colorado Tabers. He thought then 

they were not, now believes they were. 

Photo taken by William Henry Jackson who visited here during the Twin 

Convention in 1939. Now dead. December 1977 

Taber, Henry O., Jr. Of 129 State Street, to start Acme Photo Service. 8-21-1936 

To open a photography studio at 106 Main - over Don's Dinette. 5-3-1950 

Ad: Taber Photographic Studio - over Don's Dinette. 10-25-1950 

Holiday Magazine buys a photo of. 2-21-1951



Taber, Henry O., Jr. (cont) Honored at 90. 11-6-1958 

Obit - 96. Sons: Paul - died in 1962; Henry O. Jr. - alive. 4-23-1964 or 65 

Taber, Paul Age 16, missing. 12-10-1926 

Home - no explanation. 12-15-1926 

Taber Twins Alan Adair and Alton Clair Taber. 

Organize State Association of Twins. 7-22-1939 

Organize State Association of Twins. 8-5-1939 

Hundreds of twins to attend Twins Convention. 8-31-1939 

150 twins here for the convention at the Fair Grounds. 9-3-1939 

Plan Twins Convention for August 17. 7-22-1940 

Two hundred pairs of twins - may be the last convention. 8-19-1940 

To organize Twin Day in Albion. 

Surprised on 25th birthday. Twins assemble to honor the Taber twins on their 

9-16-1940 

birthday - 30 gather at Mancuso Grill. 11-11-1940 

Tabernacle Big tabernacle to be built. 11-11-1915 

Brisbane land leased. 2-3-1916 

Built by volunteer labor. 2-14-1916 

Picture. Not the Batavia Gospel Tabernacle. 2-19-1916 

Opened with evangelical campaign. 2-21-1916 

Service described - 1,500 attended. 2-23-1916 

Youth Night. 2-26-1916 

Summary of the above week. 2-28-1916 

Five churches increased membership by 271. 3-24-1916 

Campaign ends. 3-26-1916 

Table in County Clerk's Office Past & Present column: on large kidney-shaped table in the surrogate's office - 

beautifully carved. A smaller table similar in design. 

Past & Present column: More on the kidney-shaped tables - built as judges bench - 

7-20-1919 

mate lost, now located - hope to get possession. 12-27-1919 

Table-Talk Bakery Formerly Hiscutt Bakery q.v. 

Ad: Table-Talk comes to town - Center Street. 8-27-1937 

Buying 1 Center Street building. R. Walter Riehlman of Tully heads chain. 6-14-1939 

Picture - material on. 8-21-1939 

Employees hold banquet. 

Gordon W. Weed pays help in silver dollars to dramatize the fact that Table-Talk 

12-17-1940 

contributes nearly $1,000 a week in wages. 9-27-1941 

Now closed - 1 Center Street leased by Anthony Di Carlo of Dupont Cleaners. 3-9-1943 

Tabone, Philip Now interim principal for Arras at Pembroke School, to become principal. 11-30-1984 

Gets permanent appointment. 5-17-1985 

Retires, to make decorated cakes - picture. 9-7-1996 

Tac-Grip Products Inc. Asks for a permit to set up a firm in the former Brayley Motors at 4988 East Main 

Street Road. Vincent R. DiSalvo, president. 

On East Main Road. Makes hand towels into grip aids for spacemen. V. R. DiSalvo, 

9-12-1973 

president. Richard Donk, vice-president. 4-6-1974 

Taco Bell The Council approves Taco Bell for West Main Plaza - formerly Tops. 5-10-1994 

The Council approves. 6-13 or 14-1994 

Work on Taco Bell to start within 30 days, 419 West Main. 4-7-1995 

Taco Joint 106 West Main Street - has Italian flavor. Michael & James Pastore, proprietor. 

Closing - did all right until Taco Bell opened. To be replaced by a pizza shop - 

6-13-1984 

William Shea, operator. 1-23-1997



Taco Place [That Taco Place] 

On That Taco Place, West Main. 9-15-1979 

Taft, William Howard Taft remembers speaking here in Farmers' Sheds on October 30,1908. 

Past & Present column: on Taft's two stops in Batavia: Campaign speech in 

1908 at Langworthy Sheds; stop on March 18, 1910. Millard Fillmore here, 

1-19-1912 

but before he became president. 3-23-1940 

Columnist recalls visits of presidents, includes Taft. 10-31-1992 

Tagg, John See: YMCA. 

Building at 5 Richmond. 6-5-1913 

Presented a purse on leaving - picture. 4-21-1921 

Now in Lockport. 7-22-1927 

Retiring after 26 years, Lockport. 5-24-1941 

Obit - 77, in Lockport. 

Al McNabb tells me John Tagg was the one chiefly responsible for building the 

YMCA on Main Street in 1913. He went into war work, but came back after the 

8-1-1955 

war ended. September 1987 

Taggart, Albert Son of Taggart and Son Livery Stables on Russell Place, robbed. 3-30-1891 

Of Green Mountain Hotel. 7-16-1913 

Taggart, Charles W. Obit - 79. 9-22-1947 

Taggart, Earl W. Kenyon Property - rear Main Street sold by owner First National Bank. 

Breaks ground for new horse sheds. Novel addition to Taggart's Livery 

3-16-1889 

accommodations, 150' long - south end waiting room for ladies. 10-7-1890 

Taggart, Elmer Hopes to form a flying club here. Picture of with an assembled Waco plane. 

Builds plane from parts he "picked up" in Lockport - copied a Waco 10 - will 

try out as soon as registered. 10-11-1941 

Working on metal collecting, says someone skimming off valuable metal. 4-20-1942 

Taggart, Elmer A. Protests the city taking the property behind 30 State Street for parking - has no 

place to put junk. 

Sells the Cottage Restaurant on State Street to James R. Mitchie, former owner of 

6-21-1955 

the Golden Poppy on East Main Road. 1-5-1957 

Obit - Mrs. Elmer Taggart, 53. 4-2-1960 

Taggart, Emil M. The Junkman on Seaver Place to keep junk classified - brings a better price. 4-30-1929 

Taggart, Frank E. To do moving from office at the livery stable on Russell Place. 12-19-1901 

G. H. Ferren leases E. W. Taggart & Son Livery barn and sheds on Russell Place. 4-24-1903 

Taggart, Fred Leases Arlington bowling alleys from Philip Perfield. 1-5-1898 

Alleys revert to Perfield - Taggart to devote time to livery stables. 3-23-1898 

Cement floor laid at Taggart & Son Livery Stable - stalls to be built next. 

G. H. Ferren leases Taggart stable and livery on Russell Place. Taggart to run his 

9-23-1901 

Wife's Ice Company. 4-24-1903 

Taggart and Williams form Citizens Ice Company - Taggart a liveryman. 9-28-1900 

Sells ice business to his brother-in-law Nathan Cleveland. 12-22-1908 

Taggart, Fred E. Using his vacation to expand Honor Roll. 

On the Board of Supervisors, to cull out obsolete law books from the Law Library 


in the Court House. 12-29-1948 

Resigns from the Legislature. 7-5-1950 

Honored by the Legion - picture. 4-3-1953 

City Treasurer. 8-22-1956



Taggart, Fred E. (cont) Resigns as Treasurer. 8-20-1957 

To get $395.88 in back salary - his disability status settled. 4-17-1958 

Retiring as Metropolitan agent, honored. 5-16-1960 

Obit - 70. 4-26-1965 

Taggart, Mrs. Fred E. Obit - 95. Son: Fred E. Brother: Heston Cleveland of East Pembroke. 10-10-1960 

Taggart, Glenn W. Obit - heart. 3-2-1960 

Taggart, Grace A. Obit - Mrs. Fred E. Taggart, Jr. 10-4-1957 

Taggart, Moses Of Grand Rapids visiting daughter, Harris Day. 8-20-1894 

Taggart Bowling Alleys Formerly Arlington Alleys. 

Richmonds bowl at. 1-14-1898 

Richmonds beat Hooks at. 1-15-1898 

Taggart Home Moses Taggart. 

20 Summit Street - Taggart house. [Is this one referred to by John Gardner?] 12-8-1937 

Taggart Livery Stable Russell Place. 

See: Fred Taggart, father 1901. Albert Taggart, son 1891. 

Frame work up for the stable - to be iron? Encased. 10-25-1890 

Cement floor laid. 9-23-1901 

Dog pound at. 8-9-1902 

Flames in - Edward Delaney, blacksmith next door, caused it. 10-23-1902 

Insurance on, burned October 22, settled at $70.35. 

E. Mecorney buys the livery business of P. M. Chappel - in Taggart barns on 

10-27-1902 

Russell Place. 

Mrs. Earl W. Taggart of California sells livery stables on Russell Place - to Fred B. 

9-1-1904 

Parker and Charles D. Harris of Newark. 12-28-1905 

Taggart Place New streets: location of Fred B. Parkers' stables. 

Taggart Place fire - between Thorp & Evans Streets - three families and one 

9-10-1910 

grocery. [Sossiter?; Barnderos?; Vallones] 12-16-1910 

Taggart Waste Material Plant Rear of 30 State, gutted by fire. 1-16-1953 

Take 5 Shop selling hand-made articles run by five artists from the Art Guild opens at 

6½ Main Street. 11-1-1967 

Talbot According to Edith: 

Nancy Lou graduated 1956; Mary Ann in 1963. 

Picture of Nancy Talbot getting her degree. 6-18-1960 

Picture of Elba graduates. 7-3-1961 

Mary Ann in Recreation program in Elba. 7-6-1961 

Talbot - Will. 7-2-1960 

Dixie Lee to Europe. 6-17-1963 

Talbot - Stuart. 7-10-1965 

Talbot - Bradley. 8-8-1967 

Dixie L. Talbot wins scholarship to Simmons College - in Social Work. 11-7-1961 

Dixie Lee among students home from college. 12-27-1961 

Dixie Lee gets honor at college. 3-20-1963 

Dixie Lee going to Europe. 6-17-1963 

Mary Ann Talbot to teach in Amherst. 6-23-1965 

Talbot family reunion - Edith Talbot, secretary. 7-19-1964 

Picture of Mary Ann - to teach in Amherst. 6-23-1965 

Another engagement earlier. 2-27-1965



Talbot (cont) Picture - as bride. 7-10-1965 

Dixie Lee graduates Tufts. 7-2-1966 

Dixie Lee engaged to William Hampton Bradley. 12-24-1966 

Wedding of Dixie Lee and William Bradley. 8-8-1967 

Picture of Daniel Stuart promoted. 2-6-1969 

R. Daniel Stuart appointed assistant manager of the Springville office of M.M Bank. 8-13-1969 

Talbot, Carleton The Talbot's to tour in a camper - Winegar. 11-4-1977 

Talbot, Carlton W. (the younger) Rev. c. W. Talbot organizes a new church in North Reading, MA. 11-20-1963 

To Michigan. 12-10-1966 

To Acton, MA - Methodist Church. 3-13-1968 

Talbot, Dale Graduates Summa Cum Laude at Hobart - picture. 6-24-1957 

Talbot, Edward R. Mr. & Mrs. Talbot married 50 years. 6-6-1945 

Talbot, George M. (Judd Talbot) Obit. 4-23-1962 

Funeral. 4-28-1962 

Talbot-Greer Wedding 6-29-1931 

Picture of Edith Talbot in the VA Library with Mrs. Mattice, aide. 9-27-1961 

Talbot, Nancy Chairman of College dance. Picture of. 2-27-1959 

Talbot, Nancy Lou Attending Student Conference - picture. 8-29-1959 

Engaged. 4-9-1960 

Gets her teaching degree - picture. 6-18-1960 

Nancy Talbot - Will wedding. 7-2-1960 

Mary Ann Talbot among those in picture of class officers. 10-29-1960 

Dixie Lee - scholarship. 11-7-1961 

George W. dead at 60. 4-23-1962 

Talbot, Mary Ann Engaged. 

To teach in Amherst? 

2-27-1965 

Picture as bride. 7-10-1965 

Mary Ann Stuart gets her Masters Degree. 2-17-1968 

Tallman Tallman ad - 12 photos for $3.00. 6-2-1885 

Houseknecht protest slurs by. 6-2-1885 

Offers free photo of babies. 5-27-1896 

Houseknecht to take Tallman Studio - has been conducted by Bussard. 

Tallman studio has collection of photographs of early Batavia - printed in the 

6-7-1897 

Buffalo Express yesterday. 10-20-1890 

Tallman, Charles W. Has purchased the photography business of C. R. Langdon at Phelo's old stand - 

opposite Washburn House. Progressive Batavian. 

Prof. Willis has arrangement with Tallman, our popular photographer, for settings 

2-16-1881 

in French process. 

Several observed occultation of the moon and Jupiter on Tallman's big 

1-9-1885 

telescope. 9-3-1889 

Ad: Tallman photograph studio Parker House. 9-18-1889 

Predicts occlusion of Mars and the Moon. 7-11-1892 

Astronomer Tallman says will be a transit of Mercury. 

Property in Tallman studio being sold at auction. L. E. Bussard giving it up - 

11-9-1894 

S. L. and P. B. Houseknecht to have it. 7-27-1896 

Has several views of historic Fort Oakfield. 

Tallman the photographer, here for 25 years, has disposed of his studio to L. E. 

7-29-1996sic 

Bussard of Buffalo. 10-1-1896



Tallman, Charles W. (cont) Bids in Bussard photography studio which was formerly Tallman's. 4-7-1897 

Closes his studio in Perry, opens one in Mt. Morris. 2-5-1898 

Mr. & Mrs. C. W. Tallman of Mt. Morris - 

Former photographer dead at Wyoming at age 78. Came to Batavia in 1869. Had 

a studio over 80 & 82 Main. [Mrs. S. L. Houseknecht now the owner] Sold out 

to L. E. Bussard October 1, 1896. Moved to a farm in Wyoming County. Active 

no date 

in prohibition circles - Masons. 4-24-1913 

Tamarack Graphics Inc. 56 Harvester Avenue, founded October 1992. Screen printing. Elected to 

membership in Screen Printing Association International. 3-29-1993 

In the Industrial Center since September. Joe Steinwach, owner. Says the company 

prints everything but T-shirts. 10-25-1993 

Joe Steinwach, retired from DuPont starts business in the Industrial Center, now 

increasing - picture. 8-14-1995 

In the Industrial Center, prints products for world-wide distribution. Puts designs 

and political ads on plastic lighters, bottles, footballs, mugs, etc. Started in 1992 

by Joe Steinwach, Jr. of Churchville with 3 workers, now has 11 full-time, four 

part time employees. Credits Mancuso Management for help, and support of 

other companies in the Industrial Center for growth. 8-5-1996 

Tambeir, John Ad: John Tambeir opens fruit stand at 37 Jackson Street tomorrow. 3-23-1906 

Tamfer, Nick Ad: Nick Tamfer for moving - six years experience. 1-31-1917 

Tamila, Chester Of Franklin Street, instructs Navy men in the use of parachutes. 3-18-1939 

TanFastic Tanning Salon 43 Jackson - where Cherniack Optic Office (was). Fall 1985 

Article on - comments for and against daily tanning. 2-24-1988 

Tannenberg, Dr. Joseph Dr. Streeter hires pathologist for the County Lab - Dr. Tannenberg. 8-6-1941 

Gets a patent on Lab Box. 3-23-1948 

Finds rare bacteria - causes lymph and lung disease. 2-18-1961 

Honored for lab work - picture. 11-5-1965 

On County Lab - picture. 8-10-1967 

Made Fellow Royal Society of Health in London. 8-19-1970 

Obit - 75. 5-10-1971 

Obit - Herta Tannenberg. 12-17-1986 

Tanner, James h. Was managing Union Coal Co., 28 Swan Street when it became the property of 

George D. Weaver in 1889. Tanner, of 8 Vine, no longer with G. D. Weaver 

but will deliver wood and coal on orders to home. Ad. [Repeated] 1-4-1890 

Tanner & Cope making pumps - business dissolved, Tanner selling out to Cope. 12-5-1890 

Tannery Site of an old tannery unearthed - east of Crickler Brewery. Stood where the 

brewery stands. 7-15-1909 

There used to be one on the corner of Main and Summit run by Towner. Joseph 

Merrill bought one on West Main Street in the 40s. Torn down when Eager 

built a brewery. 7-15-1909 

Tanning Salons (Tanning Shops) In the Yellow Pages in 1997: 

Anglos, 440 Ellicott Street. 

Batavia Boutique, 4141 West Main Street. 

Construction Ahead, hair and nail, 3456 West Main. 

Flamingo Bay, 210 East Main Street - not listed April 1997. 

Hair We Are, 143 Bank Street. 

Palm Beach NY, 5155 Rte 5, Batavia. 

Total Tan, 419 West Main Street, Batavia.



Tapecon Inc. To reopen the F. E. Mason plant. Stanley Fulweller, president. Price reported at 

$80,000 - at tax sale. 2-22-1975 

Tarbox, Henry Fisher Tarbox and Sherwin, law firm, dissolved. Tarbox to continue at law, 71 Main Street. 

Sherwin to keep insurance at 71 Main Street. 3-3-1899 

Major & Mrs. Henry Tarbox married 45 years. 7-22-1915 

Dead. 8-12-1916 

Tribute to. 8-15-1916 

Obit - Mrs. Elizabeth Lord (Henry F.) Tarbox - graduate of Mrs. Bryan's Seminary. 1-9-1937 

Tarbox, Mrs. Henry F. (Elizabeth Lord) Of 400 East Main - dead. 1-9-1937 

Tarbox, Julia B. Obit - of 400 East Main. 1-24-1925 

Tarbox, Russell Lord Attorney for Mayor Mitchell of New York City. 7-21-1916 

Honored in NYC for public service. 3-4-1948 

Obit - 83, picture. 6-27-1955 

Tarbox Property See: Ross Street area. 

Tarvin, Edna Mrs. Tarvin appointed to the Police Force - to keep records - gets a special badge 

No. 28. 1-2-1951 

City Court stenographer. 5-4-1951 

Resigns. 5-29-1951 

Tastee Freeze Kiosk to open on West Main Road - Edward Chateaunent owns the property. 12-7-1965 

Tatting Clara Klimczak want an old fashioned tatting shuttle. 5173 Ellicott Street Road. 

343-8792. 

Tattooing See: Fantasy Tattoo. 

Taussig's Graphic Supply Of Cleveland, to build on Park Road near the Sheraton. 

Puts plans on hold. Says delay called by in-fighting in the Town Board caused the 

decision. Hopes for new accord in 1991. Plans a $700,000 development 

3-24-1988 

south of the Thruway. 6-28-1990 

Listed among 10 best graphics in the area. 11-14-1994 

Expanding - in Ohio - started in 1976. 4-8-1996 

Taverns Log building opposite the site of the Land Office the first building in the village - 

"Rowe's Hotel" - built by Abel Rowe. Stephen Russell built a log house on the 

site later occupied by the Genesee House. Russell added a frame wing to the 

tavern later. "Snake Den" at the corner of Main and State built in 1834 by 

Truman Hurlburt and called the Genesee House. 

Batavia Library subscribers convened at the home of Abel Rowe the second 

Tuesday, November 1804. 

John Rowe was one of the original members of the Free-Will Baptist Church. 8-17-1830 

Ethel Holly Hottois says she was born in the house now on the corner of Ellicott 

Street Road and Townline Road - facing Bethany Center Road, as her father 

was before her - not her sister. She says a tavern stood in the triangle of 

Ellicott Street Road and the Bethany Center Road and when it burned the 

present house was built as a tavern. 

License of Martin Yates revoked - whiskey seized, adulterated. 216 Ellicott Street. 6-28-1935 

Past & Present column: List of early taverns. 8-13-1938 

Past & Present column: List of taverns in 1812 between here and Buffalo. 4-3-1948 

Trietley on Temperance Tavern. 5-31-1952 

Trietley on Dunham's Tavern. 6-7-1952



Taverns (cont) Georgia Foote on early taverns. 

Winegar remembers taverns disappearing before UR (location, not tavern). 

Dudie's Grill or The Cottage on State Street. Charlie Drees which preceded 

7-19-1959 

Mike's Grill. 

Ellicott Writes: March 2, 1801 Engaged a town lot to a Mr. Rowe, which is the one 

next of where I propose b…….. Abel Rowe arrived here in March 1801….. 

raised the first building of any description on spot now occupied by d… Hon. 

H. V. Sopor….. moved in April and opened a tavern "Rowe's Hotel" John B. Rowe 

born March 27, 1802. Abel Rowe, a Pathmaster in 1802. Rowe paid for caring 

for a pauper 1803. 

11-8-1972 

Chapter from Saile book on town of Batavia early taverns including Willowbend. 2-13-1977

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