The Press., 1884-09-04
t.- --f3 ,. ~ TrFH .Fit .'fI41 Issued Every Thursday Evening.
LOCAL TOPI'iIcs-PENN,D AND sCIssoREt

--TEnman R: Coleman, 3 native of Gov entry,, Conn, died at Dnnkirk, N. Y,, August 18 Mr. Coleman was born in 1909. He left hls home in Coventry when only l3 years of age and from thattime SUD- ported himself, working at first for .Gerrit Smith and afterward clerkipg in store. In 1881 he became proprietor of store at Ellicottville, Cattaraugus county, N. Y., and afterward acted as agent of the Hol- land Land Company there. In, 1854 he removed to Dunkirk and established the Lake Shore bank, of which he was presi- dent at the time of his death.;f! MT. Cole man has been for nearly thirty years one of the most prominent men in Dunkirk, u
 leader in every public enterprise Hefwas several times chosen president of the vil- lage, and in 1872 was honored by the: demr ocratic and liberal republican nomination for elector from the Thirty-third district.
 He was man of the stfietest integrity, in whose hands any trust was safe He was a generous contributor to all public and private charities and employed his wealth for the good of the community. He was
 devout member of the Protestant Epis- copal church, to the doctrines of which he was much attached. ii s.,,,,,.,i ,,,. ..,.,,
 .,-Tollanda County Leader: Saturday the Square Pond ball nine met the West Staffords on Mcintyre lot, and were de feated by the score, of 42 to Al in nine inl- nings. The game was characterized throughout by heavy batting and plenty of lung exercise, By the noise it. was eyi- dent that there were no. ,consumptives on the field. s ..:s...,...,- ,r
 -Rockville's democratic delegates. are {: State, H. E. Burke, R. B. Parker, Henry 5Waechter, IF. A. Clifford /; congressional,
 Wi B. Foster, Wm. Murphy, AIR, Good rich, Benj. Weigel T probate,s Lebbeus Bissell, J. HI. Holton, George, Purnell, Stephen Ryan. @t-5,: :'>r'r h...' if4,f ,iG 4,
 i-R. Keeney & Sons of Somersville have been putting iron ladders on their woolen mill reaching from the ground to the cupola for means of escape in case of fire. b The feeitative entertainment given by the elocution pupils of Mir. CHI. 9Puffer at Spiritualistd Hall, Wednesday,. eveningI 27th, was attended by nearly one hundfed gpersons. '' The program was, as follows j;
 "BaIlad of Ishmael Day y Charlie Pinney,;; ' tPapa's Letter" p: Mabel Buck ;'s"P Poor Lit tle Joe," Ghella Cady ,~"Jim Wolf,%S Bertie Glover song; Putting up Stoves, l" MT.
 Will Batchelder;2 sThe Last HI Hymn,' Miss
 Jennie Burley '"The Dying 4Alchemist, !" eNr. O. H. Pufer ;JssThe Wounded Sol dier,,"i Mr. Fred. Batehelaer La,ighin' in Meetin'," Miss Jennie Black { vocal duett, Misses Lena and Emma Glover
 1, sfThe Sioux Chiefs Daughter, r Miss Grace Gaston; .sHow Ruby Played" MT. R. G. Beebe. The exercises were of very in0 teresting character, and the rendering of sthe pieces showed much care and 8dili- gence in their preparation. Boquets were Epresented each speaker at the close of his part Special thanks are due MT. Puffer flor his untiring efforts in training the pu- piiss for this enteftafnmelhS. Tiie retsstsi- ing of the song and vocal duet by the Misses Glover is also worthy of special ata tention. .-Stoford cor. RockvilleJ Jowrso0l