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A Gowanda Timeline
Snippets from the history of a small town.
1908 - Mrs. Etta Hill is elected president of the Monday Evening Literary Club.
1908 - Commencement exercises held at Gowanda High School. Graduates are Stewart Ball, Leska E. Bump, Ella M. Eaton, Edith C. Johnson, Edna L. Mattocks, Clyde Ryder and Helen Smith.
1908 - Annual report of village treasurer — Revenues: $9,943.18; Disbursements: $9,295.43.
1908 Deaths - Frank E. Redfield, 59, optician and jeweler; Eliza A. Clark Stickney, 87; Lydia Elster Syndney Martin Grannis, 80; Bula Lincoln Grattan, 27; Archibald M. Collings, 18; William H. Bamhart, 79; Cora Grantier Foster.
1909 Deaths - John K. Kammerer, 76, hardware store owner; Joseph Bump, 81; Mrs. Michael Pfitzinger, 76; Pearl S. Allen, 71; Frank Wells, 48; Mrs. Carrie Peterson, 53.
1910 - Village votes to lay 4,000 feet of cement sidewalk on Water Street and Hidi section upon the urgent request of Henry Moench and Hidi residents.
1910 Deaths - Albert E. Harris, 60; Grant Hawkins, 45; Alice Lay, 30; Ada F. Jimerson, 17; Eldridge I. Briggs, 53; Charles H. Schlotzer, 55.