A report from Sodus states that Frank Lester, of Phelps, had a
narrow escape from drowning at that place last Saturday. He was in
bathing and was seized with cramps. Before going down the third time,
he was rescued and brought to camp. It was two hours before he
recovered conscience.
Saturday afternoon a team of horses owned by John O'Leary of
this village, ran away from Mr. O'Leary's farm in the eastern part of
the town. Reaching the corner of Tillotson and Pleasant
streets, they came in contact with a team and wagon owned by Frank
DeBow of East Bloomfield. The latter had but a few minutes before
unloaded some grain at Smith's mill, and was driving from the mill when
the collision occurred. The DeBow wagon was turned upside down with
Mr. DeBow under the wagon. Mr. DeBow was seriously injured, and was
taken to the Beahan hospital. An examination showed that his spine
was injured, a rib fractured and his head seriously cut. The O'Leary
team ran on to Mr. O'Leary's home without much injury to themselves. In
the flight of the DeBow team, they collided with the front veranda and
fence on the premises of Matthew Doyle, in Pleasant street,
leaving
a trail much like a cyclone.
From Ontario County Journal 28 September 1900
Phelps, N. Y. - Elliott Beach, a young man working for
Fridley Bros., while operating a circular saw Friday, had all of his
fingers of his left hand severed at the middle joint. The thumb was cut
through the bone. Dr. Vanderhoof amputated and dressed the injured
fingers.
From Ontario County Journal 5 October 1900
While working in his corn field in the northern part of the village, on Tuesday,
George H. Adams found
a Spanish coin, bearing date of 1774. The coin is of silver, a little
larger than an American quarter, but much thinner. It is in perfect
condition which would lead to
the conclusion that it had been hidden in the ground for more than a century.
From Ontario County Journal 12 October 1900
On Monday,
William Montanye, who lives near Cheshire, found
a coin about the size of a ten-cent piece on his farm. The only legible
word on it was "Carolus III," the Latin for "Charles III." The coin was
dated 1772.
From Ontario County Journal 19 October 1900
East Bloomfield, N. Y. - Wade Black was injured at the
warehouse of Isaac Norton on Tuesday afternoon. He had driven onto the
platform and was unloading apples when his horse took fright and
jumped, throwing him backwards with such force as to inflict an
ugly cut on the back of his head. He was taken into the warehouse where he soon revived and was able to return to his home.
From Ontario County Chronicle 24 October 1900
Through their attorney, Charles B. Lapham, Esq., the following persons
of Ontario county have been granted pension claims: Dora B. Hoyt, widow
of
Charles S. Hoyt, surgeon of the 126th Regiment, N. Y.
Infantry, $8 per month; Marietta C. Stevenson, widow
of John Stevenson, Battery D, 3d Regiment N. Y. Light
Artillery,
$8 per month; James W. Allen, Co. G, 148th Regiment N. Y.
Infantry, $12 per month; Malachi T. Brown, deceased, Company
F., 1st Regiment N. Y. Engineers, $12 per month, payable to Mary H.
Brown, his
widow.