The Merrill Newsletter - Volume 6, Number 4 - May, 2001 - Page 5

Old News

compiled by Lil Follett-Hall

These news items were gleaned from the internet. Name, location and date follow each item.

H.L. MERRILL of Portage, Wis., is in the city for a visit of a few days with
his brother-in-law, Joe HAINSWORTH.
Davenport Democrat
Scott Co, Iowa
9 March 1890
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The first settlers of Bigger Township, in the county of Jennings,
Indiana, ...
From 1820 to 1821, James Spaulding and Benjamin Merrill settled here.
Merrill was a wagon-maker and blacksmith.
NORTH VERNON SUN
North Vernon, Jennings County, Indiana
Thursday ~ ~ June 3, 1880
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In Chatham, Columbia County, NY, there lived in the last century a sturdy
pioneer, JOHN THOMPSON by name, who was the father of some twenty children by
having been several times married. By one wife he had nine children, the
sixth of which in genealogical order was the subject of this sketch, DANIEL
A. THOMPSON who was born in Chatham, February 13, 1796. While a boy he
determined to learn the blacksmith's trade and was apprenticed to JOHN
MERRILL who married a cousin of the boy. As the section along the Hudson
River was quite thickly settled, Mr. Merrill decided to emigrate to a new
country and came to this town (then Homer township) and built a blacksmith
shop near the present residence of REUBEN BROWN on the Cortland Road. Mr.
THOMPSON soon followed him coming in 1816 and finished his apprenticeship in
the shop, the location of which is marked by a large stone which still covers
the old well.
Cortland Evening Standard
Friday, May 22, 1896
Cortland
Cortland County
New York
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The funeral services of Mrs. Caroline S. CARPENTER, of Delhi, N. Y., a former resident of Macedon, were held at the residence of Z. A. VAN DUZER, Macedon, on Saturday morning. Rev. J. HENDERSON, of Palmyra, officiated. Deceased was a widow and was 72 years of age. She leaves three children, Thomas CARPENTER, of Farmington; Mrs. J. MERRILL, and Mrs. Gertrude SEELY, of Delhi. The interment was at Macedon cemetery.
Rochester, Monroe, N. Y.
Democrat & Chronicle
June 26, 1893
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BETSY BENHAM'S WILL VALID

The Adopted Daughter Will Receive the Entire Property

Surrogate ADINGTON this morning handed down a decision in the Betsy BENHAM will contest. The surrogate finds that the testator was of sound mind at the time of making the will and rules that the instrument is valid. The will has accordingly been admitted to probate.
The estate amounts to $3,500 and is all in money. By the will Catherine KENNEDY, who had lived with the testator for many years, but had never been formally adopted, was named as sole beneficiary. A sister of the testator, Polly G. MERRILL, and Harriet P. De FRIES contested the will on the ground that the testator at the time of its execution was of unsound mind and was unduly influenced.
John F. DOROTHY was the attorney for the executors in the case and Cronise & Conklin represented the contestants.
Rochester, Monroe, N. Y.
Democrat & Chronicle
July 8, 1892
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Miss Frances EMERSON of Omaha, Neb., a member of the class of ‘96, Syracuse University, is a guest of Mrs. Dr. MERRILL of East avenue.
Rochester, Monroe, N.Y.
Union & Advertiser
Jan. 2, 1894
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Recent deaths in the county of Wyoming NY for the past week are:
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Austin MERRILL of Bennington, aged 74 years;
Rochester Daily Union and Advertiser
Mar. 1, 1900
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Sheriff's Sale: Court of Common Pleas,Erie co. At house of Matthew CHAMBERS in Gilboa, Blanchard tp 9 Mar 1846. 3 eight day brass clocks, 1 musical brass clock, 1 sett
blacksmith tools, 1 yoke oxen, red & white, 1 sorrel horse, 1 gray
horse, 1 bay stud horse, 1 Durhan Heifer, 1 one horse buggy, 1 two
horse waggon, property of Matthew Chambers to satisfy execution
against Chambers, W. ACKLEY, Stanberry SUTTON, Milton C. EWING in
favor of Gordon C. COIT. Grosvenor CLARK, George W. MERRILL. Feb 26,
1846.
Ohio, Putnam County, Kalida Venture March 5 1846 Pg 3 Col 5
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YACHT WRECKED

Collided With Lighthouse Pier in Seneca Lake.

GENEVA, Aug. 10 - The sailing yacht Princess met with a mishap while cruising on Seneca lake, just outside the harbor. It ran into the lighthouse pier crushing the bow of the boat in so that the water rushed in.
There was a good sailing breeze at the time, and the boat was taken to its buoy, where it lies with its deck on a level with the surface of the water. The occupants of the boat were John IDE, Bert MERRILL and Charles KNIGHT.
ROCHESTER, MONROE, N.Y.
Union Advertiser
AUG 10, 1901
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The Chicago, Mil. and St. Paul Railway.
A.V.H. CARPENTER, general passenger and ticket agent.
S.S. MERRILL, gen. manager.
Jno. C. GAULT, asst. gen manager.
Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee, IA
Postville Review March 1, 1879.
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The following were audited and allowed.
Poor farm payments:
Merchandise - A.E. ROBBINS,Geo. KEMBLE, M.PECK, E.K. SPENCER, ADAMS & HALE, BRYANT THORP & Co., W.C. EARLE, HEDGE & EARLE, RUCKWELL & SCHIERHOLZ and Hosea LOWE.
Lumber - SMITH & MERRILL
Coffin - N.H. PRATT
Medicine and attendance - T.H. BARNES
Repairs - W. WALKER
Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee Co. Iowa
September 3, 1873.