Out of the Past
125 Years Ago

Dec. 28, 1882

Last week Wednesday evening at about seven o'clock a large barn on the farm of George Fries, about three miles northwest of Eggertsville, caught fire from a lantern which the hired man had in the barn and was burned to the ground, together with its contents. The barn contained about 1,000 bushels of grain, thirty tons of hay, mower and reaper, and grain drill, all a total loss. By strenuous exertions, all the live stock were saved.

Misses Florence and Emma Hayes of Clarence spent Christmas with relatives in Williamsville.

Mr. George T. Freeman of Swormville and Miss Prosser, of Pendleton, were united in marriage on the 26th.

Would Miss J.M.S. please send items earlier, as those sent last week were received after The Bee was published.

Mr. Frank Zook started last week for California to accept a prominent position in a bank.

A bit of cotton batting sprinkled with black pepper and wet with sweet oil and inserted into the ear will cure earache.

"Some men are like an umbrella with a crook handle. They are always hanging around in out-of-the-way places and are never to be found when they are wanted."

"The deacon's son was telling the minister about bees stinging his father, and the minister inquired, 'Sting your pa did they? Well what did your pa say?' 'Step this way a moment,' said the boy, 'I'd rather whisper it to you.'" 100 Years Ago

Dec. 26, 1907

The Buffalo, Rochester and Eastern Railroad will begin work next spring, which will make accommodations for Swormville, Millersport, Pendleton, Wolcottsburg, Rapids and the whole vicinity in and around the Towns of Amherst and Clarence.

The musical pupils of Miss Katherine G. Randall gave a Christmas musicale. 75 Years Ago Dec. 29, 1932

Installation services for the Rev. Gustav K. Huf as pastor of St. Paul's Church at Eggertsville will take place on New Year's Day. A special musical program is being arranged by Mrs. Charles Allenbach, organist at the church. Arthur E. Popper will render a vocal solo.

The Rev. Charles G. Menge will conduct his first service as pastor of St. Paul's Church, Williamsville, on New Year's Day. The title of his subject will be, "The Old Order Changeth, Giving Place to New."

John Scherer of Eggertsville and Philip Pautler of East Amherst have been named court deputies by Sheriff-elect Frank J. Offerman.

The A.A.U. Intermediate Hockey League starts its second round this Friday, December 30, at the Peace Bridge Arena in Canada. Mr. Herbert Meyers of the Meyers Ice Cream Company, an Eggertsville resident, is a sponsor of one of the teams. 50 Years Ago Dec. 26, 1957

The most daring holdup in Amherst in years occurred last Saturday night about 7:20 o'clock when a lone gunman held up the office of the Beneficial Finance Co. on the second floor of the building at 5547 Main Street.

Williamsville was appalled at the wanton cutting of a 20-foot pine tree at the front of the Williamsville Central Junior-Senior High School last Thursday evening. Four seniors, five alumni and a former student are involved . . . it is likely the four culprits will have a rough time of it should they be allowed to return to school.

A former member of the Amherst Police Department, William Baer, 43, died about 6:00 Tuesday morning, Dec. 24, 1957. 25 Years Ago Dec. 22, 1982

Christmas came a little early yesterday morning for Pam and Tom Robson, as Eggertsville firefighters delivered a baby girl inside their ambulance just as it was approaching Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital. Handling the delivery were John Niblock and Kenny Bevilacqua.

The curtain will be drawn Christmas Eve on 90 years of retailing history in Western New York when Sattlers closes its last store in the area.

Sweet Home won the Long John Silver Charity Invitational Basketball Tournament.