Out of the Past

125 Years Ago

Jan. 25, 1883

That was a jolly crowd of coasters which made the neighborhood of Messrs. John and Peter Grove on Cayuga Street resonant with shouts and laughter, Friday night last. The crowd consisted of some of the staid and steady gentlemen and demurely demeaned ladies of this village; also a number of the younger lads and lassies.

Our ice men in the village gathered their crop too soon. Had they waited, they could have secured a superior article.

Dealers predict a drop in the price of coal.

The wheat fields are exposed to the blasts of winter, the mantle of snow which protected them during the fore part of winter having disappeared during the late thaw.

E.A. Hofheins, corner Seneca and Chicago streets, Buffalo, advertises fine road and track harnesses. Buggy tops made to order.

Lake Erie abounds in blue pike, weighing from one to two pounds, which are easily taken in the winter through the ice. They do not come very near shore, so that it takes a cold winter to make the fishing good.

"'You're a pig,' said a father to his son, age 5. 'Do you know what a pig is?' 'Yes sir - a pig is a hog's little boy,' he replied."

"'You would be truly happy, my dear,' said one New York woman to another, 'if you neither eyes nor ears when your husband comes home late from the club.' 'Yes, I know,' answered the other, wearily, 'but what am I to do with my nose?'"

100 Years Ago

Jan. 23, 1908

Word was received that Oliver Deazley died just as the newspaper was going to press.

The annual donation of the Methodist Episcopal Church netted $44.55.

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur E. Hedstrom entertained the choir of the Delaware Avenue Baptist Church at their home in Snyder.

75 Years Ago

Jan. 26, 1933

Supervisor A.F. Beiter left town Monday morning to attend a conference meeting of town heads at Long Island. Mr. Beiter motored, and traveling with him were Supervisor Brockett and Attorney Frank B. Moore of Tonawanda.

Deep regret is felt throughout the community at the report that four local boys, between the ages of 15 and 16, were arrested for numerous thefts committed here in recent weeks. Property stolen from the high school and the Chalmers residence has been found in the possession of one of the boys. It is hoped this will be their last offense.

A Dutch noodle supper will be served in the Christian church today by the Women's Association. Adults, 35 cents, children, 20 cents.

Lost and Found: "White gold framed eyeglasses in Buffalo Optical Co. case, between Herman's Barber Shop and Glen Theater. Finder please leave at B. Miller store."

50 Years Ago

Jan. 23, 1958

Rabbi Daniel Kerman of Kilgore, Texas, has been appointed spiritual leader of the Suburban congregation of Reform Judaism, which meets in the Amherst community Church.

Paul Thuman of Transit Road has returned to his place of employment at Bell Aircraft Corporation following a heart attack in September.

Hal Abercrombie netted 25 points last Friday night as Williamsville High School won its fifth straight Division I game by defeating host Cleveland Hill, 84-56.

25 Years Ago

Jan. 19, 1983

Amherst's population of elderly persons (age 60 and older) has increased by 51 percent since 1970, according to a newly-prepared report from the Town Department of Planning.

Students too young to remember the placements of the cornerstones - both of them - in the old Sweet Home Elementary School looked on in awe Friday morning as time capsules from 1936 and 1951 were opened at Willow Ridge Elementary.

Timothy Grady and Anne Schiferle recently received $200 college scholarships from the Niagara Frontier Recreation and Parks Society.

Former Amherst Central coach Nan Harvey has been appointed women's varsity softball coach for 1983 at the State University at Buffalo.