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A Gowanda Timeline
Snippets from the history of a small town.
1850 news items - Oct. 9: “The directors of the New York & Erie Railroad have presented Ebenezer Atwater (given as Henry heretofore) with $250, out of sympathy for his injuries at the celebration at the Summit on the opening of the road.”
Oct. 23: “Ebenezer Atwater (Henry), who was so severely injured at Dayton last summer, has recovered, but with the loss of both arms about four inches below the shoulder, and of one eye.”
Aug. 27, 1862 - “The Gowanda Union School will open a week from next Monday. The trustees have engaged Prof. Powers for principal.”
1874 Marriages - H.W. Ribble and Miss C.B. Ford, George Grant and Emma Hoyt, Adin J. Gibbs and Ida Styles, Edgar A. Shaw and Bertha Kimble, Montgomery Hussey and Delia Maltbie, George Stowe and Helen Locke, and James C. Brooks and Delora Maltbie.
1909 - Recipe from Ruth Smallwood: Fudge - Four cups sugar, one cup milk, butter the size of an egg, cocoa to suit. Boil until it forms a soft ball when dropped in water. Add one teaspoon vanilla; stir until it thickens. Pour onto buttered plate and mark off in squares.
1917 - Levant Himelein leaves to join Naval Reserves at Brooklyn.
1917 - Collins school house totally destroyed by fire.
1930 Ad - E.C. Mugridge Dry Goods, Notions, Everfast line, Main Street and Sisson Highway, Collins Center, NY. Merchandise of Quality, The Red and White line, Shoes, Groceries, Drugs.