ERRATA. ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS. GAZETTEER. County.--On page 26, 2d paragraph, first line, for Freeman's Gazette, read Firemen's Journal. Farmington.--On page 46, 1st paragraph, for New Salem, (p. v.,) read New Salem, (Farmington P. 0.) In same paragraph, Farmington station is erroneously stated to be a post village. "Nathan Herendeen, at the age of 49 years, his wife and one son Welcom, two sonsin-law, John McComber and Joshua Harington and their families, Nathan Comstock and sons, Nathan Aldrich and family; in all comprising about 40 persons, emigrated from Adams, Mass., about the middle of Feb., 1790. From Utica they found their way through the wilderness by marked trees. Cayuga Lake was crossed on the ice near the site of "Long Bridge." At Seneca Lake outlet they found what was supposed to have been one of Sullivan's transports, used for the crossing of his expedition. With this they crossed over and arrived finally in Farmington on the 15th day of March, 1790.— During the following summer other immigrants came from the same county. Among those earliest pioneers were the Smiths, Hathaways, Paynes and Powers'." On page 47, 4th line, after the words Welcome Herendeen, read son of Joshua Harington, Sept. 17, 1790.' Phelps.--On page 56, 1st paragraph, Gypsum, (P. O.,) on the line of Manchester, is a hamlet, was omitted. West Bloomfield.--Since writing up our historical sketch of this town, an occurrence has happened in the southern part of the town, which presents a most interesting phenomenon. We are indebted to Mr. Charles M. Hendee, of West Bloomfield, for the particulars, and for some extracts from an article written by him, which we use. It seems that about "Fifty years ago some of the early settlers living near what is now called "Beebe's Brook," (three miles south of our village,) conceived that there was coal or some other valuable mineral in a locality near the brook, and accordingly sunk a shaft to test the matter. After getting down some thirty feet they perceived indications of foul air, and fired a bundle of straw and threw it down the shaft. It instantly ignited and burned high above the surface, causing them to retreat on the double quick (badly scorched) with the entire loss of baggage. It burned a short time and went out, but the experiment induced them to abandon any farther investigations. In later years, parties fishing in the brook by torchlight, could, by touching the surface, (where the water was still) ignite it at pleasure, when it would burn a short time and expire. These facts being well known, when the "oil fever" was at its height some three years since, parties here decided to bore for oil. A company was formed, an engine and the necessary tools procured, and boring commenced. After boring about one hundred feet they struck a crevice which emitted a strong volume of gas. This gave them renewed courage and they bored away for months until they reached a depth of five hundred feet, when their courage and capital being alike exhausted they concluded to abandon it and pocket the loss as many a seeker after oil has done before and since. Since then the well has remained in statu quo (the volume of gas never flagging for a moment) until about the first of July, when one of our citizens visited it to show it to a visiting friend, and concluded to try an experiment with it. Accordingly he attached a lead pipe to the curbing tube to conduct it outside of the building, and applied a lighted match to it, when, "presto change," quicker than you could say "Jack Robinson," the pipe melted, the flame following it up. They used every effort to extinguish it, but in vain. It would not "out at their bidding any more than the spot of blood from the hand of Lady Macbeth. It reached the building in less time than I could write it, and in a short time the structure was a mass of smoking ruins, the heat damaging the engine past repair, leaving damages of $1,000 or so for some one to pay. Since then it has burned constantly. The iron tubing rises fifteen feet above the surface, and a roaring, surging, leaping column, of five or six inches in diameter, rises thirty feet above that, making the vicinity light as day, in the darkest night. The reflection on the sky can be seen for miles away. The well is situated in a romantic dale, with a pebbly brook running near it. The ground is carpeted with a thick green turf, and altogether it is a charming place at which to spend a few hours pic-nicing, aside from the burning well. It is already a favorite trysting place for the young folks, so much so that they have changed the old song to meet the new order of things. Instead of "O Meet Me by Moonlight, &c.," it is— O meet me by gaslight alone, And then I will tell thee a tale, It must be told by the gaslight alone, And appointments can be made with some certainty, as the well ever shines, while it is notorious that the moon utterly refuses to shine on dark nights." The well we understand is situated on the farm of the "Beebe Brothers," and although it has burned continually for some three months, no signs of its abatement as yet appears. The supply of gas seems inexhaustible. It is being visited by travelers from abroad, and should it continue to burn, it will eventually render West Bloomfield one of the noted places in the tourist's guide book. DIRECTORY. Academy.--On page 121, "MARACONG, JAMES M.," should read "NARACONG, JAMES M." Bristol.--The following names, appearing under the head of Bristol, reside in the town of East Bloomfield, although receiving their mail at Bristol post office: Cudworth, John D., shoemaker. Gaines, Henry, shoemaker. Gooding, Russell W., farmer 105. Lee, Seth, farmer 140. Marble, Samuel D., farmer 75. On page 109, "JOHN B. WHEELER, (E. Bloomfield,) farmer 130," should be added; it was erroneously inserted under the head of Bristol Center. Bristol Center.--On page 111, "JOHN B. WHEELER, farmer 130," appearing in this list, should have been omitted from Bristol Center, and should have appeared under the head of Bristol post office, thus: "WHEELER, JOHN B., (East Bloomfield,) far mer 130.' Canandaigua.--On page 137, for "WALKER, MARQUIS L.," read "WALDER, MARQUIS L." Clifton Springs.--On page 161, "Fox, William" should have been capitalized as a subscriber to this work. On page 163, "Sherman, Elisha W," should read "SHEARMAN, ELISHA W." East Bloomfield.--On page 141, "Paull, David A.” should have been capitalized as a subscriber to this work. On page 139, "Haws, Cadwell, (West Bloomfield,) sheep dealer and farmer 500," was omitted. Geneva.--On page 195, "Bronson, Graves & Selover" should have been capitalized as subscribers. On page 195, "THOMAS ALSUP" should read "THOMAS ALSOP." Naples.--On page 173, "Bailey, Chancey L.," should have been capitalized as a subscriber to this work. On page 174, "Green, William, (South Bristol,)" should have been capitalized as a subscriber to this work. On page 174, "DUTCHER, WM. C.," should have been starred as an advertiser. On page 174, "Otis Fessenden, carpenter, grape box manufacturer, &c.," and "Otis Fessenden," of firm of "Fessenden & Sons," represent the same individual. On same page, "Alonzo T. Fessenden, grape box manufacturer, &c.," and "Alonzo T. Fessenden," of the firm of "Fessenden & Sons," represent the same individual. On page 178, "Thos. W. Seamans, box manufacturer, &c.," and "Thos. W. Seamans," of the firm of "Fessenden & Sons," represent the same individual. North Bloomfield.--On page 223, "Hunt, Elson," should read "Hunt, Elston." Rushville.--The following names of residents of the town of Gorham, who receive their mail at Rushville, Yates Co., were inserted under the head of Gorham : Anderson, David A., tailor, village clerk and sewing machine agent. Anderson, Miss Mary E., milliner. Bryant, Ira D., physician and postmaster. ers. Buck, E, Willis, (Buck & Barton.) CASE, MORTIMER L., live stock dealer CHAPMAN, CHAS. G., farmer 143. Clark, Justus, blacksmith. Cady, John H., farmer 150. Cole, Geo. W., Jr., farmer 124. 234. | FISHER, JOHN A., farmer 124. Fisher & Son, (John N. and Charles H.,) Fisher, Wm., farmer 50 and leases 200. Francisco, Francis, farmer 95. FRANCISCO, JOHN H., farmer 135. GREEN, NELSON, farmer 130. Harper, Henry, farmer 56. HAWLEY, JONATHAN, farmer 80. HICKS, CHAS. M., agent for and dealer in improved agricultural implements. HOLDEN, JAMES H., farmer leases 85. Johnson, Chas. B., farmer 95 and leases 99. Ketchum & Washburn, (Wm. Ketchum and John W. Washburn,) farmers lease 173. Ketchum, Wm., (Ketchum & Washburn.) Loomis, Chester, farmer 6. Lord, Ethan, farmer 240. MCGORREY, HUGH, cooper and farmer 34. Parshall, Geo., carpenter and builder and farmer 7. PHELPS, JONATHAN P., farmer 80. Pratt Bros., (Elisha and Reuben T.,) farmers 137. Pratt, Elisha, (Pratt Bros.) PRATT, REUBEN T., (Pratt Bros.) SABIN BROS., (Wm. B. and Jerome,) farmers 175. Sabin, Jerome, (Sabin Bros.) Smith, Henry W., homeop. physician and surgeon. STEARNS, CHAS., butcher and farmer 70. VanNess, Chas. G., agent for Spoor's Patent Gate. Van Ness, Cornelius C., farmer. WASHBURN, GÉO. T., farmer 34 and leases 153. Washburn, Ira G., farmer 64 and leases 130. Washburn, John W., (Ketchum & Washburn.) WASHBURN, JOSHUA, farmer 180. WASHBURN, MICHAEL A., farmer 120. WASHBURN, MYRON F., overseer of poor and farmer 110. Washburn, Richard, (estate,) farmer 173. WASHBURN, RICHARD M., farmer 142. Whitman, Emeline S. Mrs., farmer 91. Wilbur, Ezra, farmer 54. Wilson, James H., practical miller. Windnagle, Jonas E., farmer leases 60. Victor.--On page 219, the business of Covill & Clarck should have been printed "dealers in Sizer's Grease Eradicator," and Mr. Clarck's name should have been spelled Clarck. "Clarck, Walter H.," of firm of Clarck & Norton, and "Clarck, Walter H.," of firm of Covill & Clarck, represent the same individual. On page 220, "LANDER, JOHN A.," should read "LAUDER, JOHN A.” West Bloomfield.--On page 225, "Brown, Silas C. Rev., Presbyterian clergyman and farmer," was omitted. On same page, "Brown, Henry C., farmer about 100," was omitted. On same page, "Cadwell, Haws," should read "Haws, Cadwell." On same page, "Millard, Rev., Christian clergyman and farmer," was omitted. The Ontario County Times, published in Canandaigua, by N. J. Milliken, is a first class family newspaper, and an able advocate of the local interests of the village and surrounding country. It was established in 1852, and has continually increased in circulation till it now constitutes an excellent advertising medium for those who act the part of wisdom and avail themselves of its columns. Its jobbing department is well and liberally supplied with type, presses, etc., and is capable of turning out superior work in that line. Mr. Milliken, the editor, is a veteran "Knight of the Quill," and also holds the office of County Clerk of Ontario Co., an evidence of the esteem and confidence reposed in him. See advertisement, page 237. Webster House, Canandaigua, This popular hotel is now under the management of Mr. F. O. Chamberlain, a gentleman who "knows how to keep a hotel," and whose genial and pleasant manners have won for him many friends with the traveling public. The tables are supplied with the choicest delicacies of the season, and the rooms are neat and clean, which combined good qualities render the Webster House a pleasant place to stop at. Mr. Chamberlain's charges are always reasonable-a good quality that can't be said of every hotel in America. We register our name at the "Webster" when in Canandaigua. See card on page 4, fronting the title page. John Payne, Jr. of Geneva, deals in China, Glass and Earthen Ware, Groceries &c., at 133 Main St. His stock of China, &c., is from some of the best manufactories. His Groceries are good as the market affords, and as cheap. In his cellar may be found some of the best brands of pure old liquors to be found in this market. He don't want people to believe all he has to say in his advertisement on the first page of this book, but would prefer they would call and see for themselves. |