Rochester, Monroe, NY
Union & Advertiser
Fri Aug 3, 1877

DIED

In Pittsford, N. Y., Thursday, August ?, 1877, Mary L., wife of Angelo L. CRUMP, aged 26 years.
-Funeral services at the Episcopal Church, Pittsford, at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon, August 5th. Friends are invited to attend.

At Ocean Grove, N. J., Aug. 2d, Tallie CRITTENDEN, infant daughter of Rev. Edward C. and Martha P. FAY.
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SNEAK THIEVES

Arrival of a Gang Here Yesterday Morning - Their Operations Described.
   Yesterday a gang of sneak thieves made their appearance in this city, evidently with the intention of stealing what they could lay their hands on. The banks were the places they intended to operate on, but their efforts did not meet with the anticipated success. About half-past 11 o'clock Joseph C. TONE, of the firm of Stettheimer, Tone & Co., bankers, notified a somewhat suspicious looking character standing in the front door of the banking house, surveying the lay of the land. He shortly disappeared, but returned again, and, walking up to the desk, requested Mr. TONE to change a $5 bill for him. His request was complied with and he again went out. In about an hour, when Maurice STETTHEIMER and Joseph C. TONE were alone in the bank, he returned, accompanied by another man, who was anxious to obtain some information regarding deposits. A third fellow also entered and engaged Mr. TONE's attention. A fourth one quietly entered and made his way to the back room, the door of which is generally kept locked. Mr. TONE happened to notice him and asked what he wanted. The fellow replied that he wanted to see a curly-headed, black-mustached fellow that was there, and who was going to do some figuring for him. He was told not to go any further, but upon paying no attention to the mandate, Mr. TONE pulled out a revolver from a drawer and touched the bank alarm. It should have been stated that there was another of the party walking up and down in front of the store. Seeing some officers approach he gave the signal and the party all made themselves scarce. After they had departed Mr. TONE crossed over to Power's bank and ascertained that they had tried the same game on there, but being observed in time, the gate leading from the private office to the bank was closed, so they had no chance of making a strike. All the detectives were put on the track of these fellows, but no club was gained as to who they were, and it is now more than probable that when they saw their little game knocked on the head that they "jumped" the town.
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ANOTHER PIONEER GONE
   In the course of events, as one by one of our early settlers pass away, we have now to record the death of Mrs. David COPELAND, Sen., aged eighty-three years. She came to this city in 1826, some time before the era of railroad. She was the mother of the late G. S. COPELAND, Rev. Jonathan C. COPELAND, Wm. ? COPELAND, David COPELAND and Mrs. J. W. McKHINNY. At the time of her death she was the oldest member of the Third Presbyterian Church, and had always been a sincere and devoted Christian woman. She was a friend to the poor and needy, and gave abundant evidence by her work, of the faith that she professed. Her husband still survives, at the age of eighty-nine years. They have been married upwards of sixty-three years, and the shock of separation to the aged partner of a life-long alliance may well be imagined; but the faith that is with him gives him the sustaining power to withstand the force of the blow. So firmly grounded is this reliance in the Christian faith that it does not desert him in the hour of affliction. In the death of Mrs. COPELAND is to be seen the well rounded culmination of a life of r_ctitude industry, and worth.
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MINER POLICE MATTERS

Frank _. PARRISH, defrauding N. I. WILBUR out of $_0 worth of board. Held for the Oyer and Terminer.

Frank DREXEL was arrested at Chapinville yesterday by Detective BURCHELL, for non support of family. Not disposed of.

Louisia BUCKLEY, a drunken vagrant, was fined $5 or 30 days.

Thomas SYLVESTER was arrested for stealing a hat. Not disposed of.

John KLEINER was charged with cruelly ill-treating a horse. Not disposed of.

Ellen C. PORTER and John G. WAGNER were arrested for assaulting each other. Not disposed of.

Charles A. STRONG, violating swimming ordinance, $2 or 10 days.

Peter J. LEONARD, charged with assaulting and resisting Constable Lewis K. CHURCHILL, gave bail to appear before the Oyer and Terminer.

Laurence MEDER, violating railroad ordinance, $5 or 20 days.

James KEEFE, stealing a bed-tick from Francisco BAYER, 60 days.

Edward BENSON, charged with disorderly conduct and non support of family. Not disposed of.
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DEATH FROM DRINK
   Yesterday an item appeared in these columns stating that a man named Wm. A. MORGAN had been taken to jail suffering from delirium t_mens. He had not been there long before his attack took a serious turn, and by one o'clock he expired. Coroner MORRISON was notified, who summoned Drs. McKELVEY and SCHMIDT. A post mortem was held, and the physicians found that death had resulted from congestion of the lungs and brain produced by strong drink. This MORGAN, ii will be remembered was a partner of Ephrain DOW in the spy business. Some time ago he and another shining light, __ Webster, were arrested for perjury and _alse swearing, and taken before U. S. Commissioner HUSBAND.
Rochester, Monroe, NY
Union & Advertiser
Thurs Aug 30, 1877
 
ROCHESTER MEN KILLED
 
The telegraph reports a horrible accident, near Altoona Iowa, yesterday, wherein some twenty persons were killed and many injured, among them several from Rochester. The killed from here are John BREEZE and George ROCKWELL, who were attached to BARNUM's Circus in the capacity of bill posters. They were both formerly in the employ of James CALAHAN in this city. BREEZE was at one time employed in this office as a chore boy. One of the injured men is Edward DUNN, whose family reside here. He was injured by being badly burned. Another person mentioned as among the wounded is H. JENNINGS of this city.
Rochester, Monroe, NY
Union & Advertiser
Fri Aug 31, 1877
 
DEATH OF A FORMER ROCHESTERIAN IN OHIO
 
There are many who will remember Aaron C. LOVETT, who left here some years ago to go West, and such acquaintances of former times will learn of his death with regret. He died on Thursday of last week at the residence of his father-in-law, W. BARTHOLOMEW, in Geneva, Ohio, at the age of 48 years. His disease was consumption, which had preyed upon his constitution for many months. The Seventh Ohio Regiment, of which deceased was an esteemed and faithful member, Held a reunion at Put-in-Bay, recently, and some comrade in attendance wrote a letter to the Cleveland Herald from their camping ground in which he mentioned the disappointment felt by the failure to attend the meeting of so many beloved comrades from a distance, from cures, sickness and other causes. Even while he was penning their regrets Mr. LOVETT was passing away.
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FIRE FROM A LAMP EXPLOSION
 
The fire alarm sounded last evening from box 46, corner State street and Vincent Place, was occasioned by the explosion of a kerosene lamp in a dwelling house No. 13 Cliff street, occupied by John KNORR. Mrs. KNORR had placed the lamp on a table, but observed the flame to suddenly increase, and she instinctively took her baby from the cradle and ran outside, at which moment the lamp burst and the oil at once took fire, setting fire to the house. Mrs. KNORR was uninjured and immediately gave an alarm. The neighbors rallied and soon suppressed the fire with pails of water, although it had burst through the windows and caught on the roof. But for the efforts of the neighbors the house would probably have burned down, as it of wood, and everything was favorable to the spread of the fire. One hundred dollars will probably cover the loss.
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DEATH OF MRS. JOHNSON
 
In another column we chronicle the death of Mrs. Phoebe JOHNSON, wife of Mr. H. JOHNSON of this city. The deceased has been in very ill health for upwards of a year and her death had been considered as almost certain for the past three weeks, and at the time of her decease yesterday morning at 10 o'clock, all her near relatives were with her. Mrs. JOHNSON was one of the oldest residents of Saginaw, having come here nineteen years ago last May and saw the Saginaws grow from a swamp to their present position among cities. She was the sister of Hon. W. H. TAYLOR, who died a few months since; sister of Mrs. C. D. HALE, of Tawas City, and of the Mrs. Ezra COGWELL, who died on the day of her golden wedding some eighteen months since, and of Mr. Ezra TAYLOR, of Rochester, N. Y. Mrs. JOHNSON was born in Holly, Orleans county, N. Y. Thence she removed to Egypt, east of Rochester, and remained there until 1858, when she came here with her family. She has resided here since. The funeral will occur to-morrow at four o'clock from the residence on Emerson street between Bates and Maple.
     Her eldest daughter, Mrs. Lucy CARLISLE, who formerly resided here, but now of Newark, N. J., was here on a visit the time of her mother's death. Mrs. JOHNSON was the mother of Captain Z. LAPHAM and Mrs. Hose_ PRAT_, both of this city. She leaves a large circle of very warm friends who will be pained to read this announcement.
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