Ruth McEvoy Collection 24 - Genesee County

RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 53
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Simons, Miss Marian S. Appointed librarian at Richmond - replacing Eliza Hopkins. Graduate of UB in
June 1929 with a BS degree. 7-3-1929
Honored by Friends of Library. 4-13-1979
Sinatra, Frank Passed through the city on his way to a concert in Buffalo - got a police escort. 11-17-1944
Winegar remembers when Sinatra had lunch at Young's Restaurant. 12-13-1995
Winegar remembers going to Buffalo to hear Sinatra and that he ate here. 5-18-1998
Sinclair Refining Co. Gets a permit to build a bulk storage plant at Lehigh tracks. 4-14-1925
Buys the oil business of R. M. Walker at 19 West Main. 6-27-1925
Buys the oil business of R. M. Walker. 6-29-1925
Simons and Smith Ely Simons and Err Lee Smith opening an auto repair shop at 1 Wiard Street.
Simons has a garage there. 7-2-1929
Simons Farmer's Sheds To be enlarged, improved. 4-11-1890
Simply Country Gift Shop 661 East Main.
Formerly the Golden Petals flower shop owned by Gifford. Owned by M. McBride
offers clearance sale. Drummer. 1-25-1988
Simpson, George A. Of W. C. Simpson - to work for Charles A. Gould of Buffalo. 9-18-1889
Becomes a member of the firm - now to be WC & GA Simpson. 1-13-1890
Of S & C, ill at his home on Wood Street. 2-3-1891
Simpson, Ralph E. Ad: Simpson Studio, 206 East Main Street - "portraits by Simpson for Christmas." 11-12-1928
Studio in the Mancuso Building, bankrupt. 6-27-1928
Formerly of Warsaw. 7-13-1928
Simpson, William C. Putting electric light in his store. 10-15-1885
Fell from a pear tree - much bruised - George A. Simpson to mind the store. 10-8-1889
About again. 10-13-1889
Takes George as a partner - firm to be WC & GA Simpson. 1-13-1890
Ill - 4 sinking spells.
Dead at home on Bank Street. Was a clerk in a store in East Pembroke. Bought
into Raymond & Southworth, Elba in 1864. Joined R. O. Holden for 6 years.
Formed an association with G. T. Southworth of Elba. Opened Southworth &
Simpson at 87 Main in 1870. E. W. Clark of Lima became a partner
(Southworth died in 1870 - alone until 1891.) Clark became a partner on
8-9-1892
January 6, 1891. (G. T. Southworth died August 7, 1884.) 8-31-1892
Funeral.
Southworth & Simpson dry goods at 101 Main in 1882. No Clark & Simpson
listed or Simpson & Clark. Report is that At. T. Boyd bought Simpson & Clark
from the Jerome Clark estate. In 1882 - Southworth & Simpson dry goods;
1896 - E. W. Clark dry goods (or Simpson & Clark); 1909 - bought by Mabel
Boyd - A. T. Boyd dry goods; 1915 - C. L. Carr Company.
9-3-1892
Simpson & Clark Announced - they have completed partnership arrangements. 1-16-1891
Installing a new floor. 3-11-1891
Closed for inventory - to open under management of E. W. Clark & Co. 1-11-1895
Sinclair Oil Joshua Houseknecht designated a distributor of area Sinclair products. 11-10-1931
Sinclair Refining Co. John Lennon & Son completing a station for Sinclair at West Main Street and
Montclair Avenue - J. E. & L. J. Ryan. 6-18-1935
Ad: New Sinclair gas station, 244 West Main Street - McGinnis & Clemens, prop. 7-10-1935
Article on - James Scibetta, proprietor. 8-21-1939
The Council approves the erection of a 15,000 gal. tank on Ellicott Street. 6-18-1946