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Hanford's Elmira City and
Elmira Heights
Directory - 1900

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012 024 036 062 070 080 100 122 142 162 182
202 222 242 262 282 302 322 342 362 382 402
422 442 462 482 502 522 542 570 581 592 601
612 616 618 620 624 626 628 632 640 652 660
666 672 681 691 694
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HANFORD’S ELMIRA CITY AND ELMIRA HEIGHTS DIRECTORY – 1900

Containing a General Directory of the Citizens of Elmira and Elmira Heights, a Classified Business Directory, a House Directory of Elmira, and a new City Map. City, County, State, and United States Governments, Schools, Societies, Etc.

COMPILED AND PUBLISHED BY GEORGE HANFORD, 412 Realty Building, Elmira, N. Y.

FOR SALE BY HOSMER H. BILLINGS. 112 Baldwin Street, Elmira, N.Y.

PRICE - - - $3.50.

(Entered according to Act of Congress in the office of the Libraries of Congress at Washington, D.C., in the year 1900, by George Hanford.)

Elmira, N.Y.

This Reprint Edition Published on the Internet April 2006 by Tri-Counties Genealogy & History by Joyce M. Tice

ADVERTISER ASSOCIATION, PRINTERS

1900

14 TABLE OF CONTENTS.
 

  PAGE   PAGE
Abbreviations 81 Improved Order of Red Men 46
Addenda 16 Index of Advertisers 14
Agricultural Societies 53 Industrial School 52
Alphabetical Directory 81 Knights of Honor 50
Anchorage 52 Knights of Pythias 48
Ancient Order of Hibernians 47 Ladies Catholic Benevolent Association 48
Ancient Order United Workmen 47    
Bands 51 Masonic Societies 49
Banks 41 Medical Societies 44
Board of Trade 41 Military Organizations 43
Building and Loan Associations 42 Miscellaneous Societies 54
Business Colleges 36 Miscellaneous Directory 23
Business Directory 660 Municipal Improvement Company 51
Catholic Benevolent Legion 48 Newspapers 42
Catholic Knights of America 47 New York State Government 24
Catholic Mutual Benefit Association 47 Notaries Public 26
Catholic Relief and Beneficiary Association 48 Odd Fellows’ Societies 50
Cemeteries 57 Orchestras 51
Chemung County Officers 25 Order United American Mechanics 51
Churches 37 Orphans’ Home 53
Civil Service Commissioners 28 Police Department 29
Distances and Fares from Elmira 17 Post Office 32
Elks 49 Public Schools 33
Elmira City Government 27 Railway Employees’ Societies 45
Elmira Heights Classified Business Directory 716 Royal Arcanum 48
    Select Schools 36
    Sons of Veterans 43
Elmira Heights Directory 693 Street Directory 62
Elmira Heights Village Government 691 Street Railway Companies 52
Elmira House Directory 571
Continued THROUGH 659		 Streets in Elmira Heights 692
Elmira Industrial Association 52 Supervisors 25
Fire Department 30 Temperance Societies 51
Gas Company 52 Terms of Court 25
Grand Army Republic 43 U S Board of Examining Surgeons (Pensions) 41
Hebrew Societies 45 United States Government 23
Home for Aged 53 Ward Boundaries 57
Hospitals 43 Water Company 52
Illuminating Company 51 Young Men’s Christian Association  39
ALPHABETICAL LIST OF ADVERTISERS
Abrahamson, Nathan bottom lines Ballard, Clara G 95
Allan, Charles A Back bone and  Page 3 Bardeen, Thomas J Bottom lines
Allen, J E Mrs 85 Barnum, Frank M Center lines
Allington J & Son Back cover Bennett & Tillinghast 106
Ayers, John T Back cover Berry, Eva G 108
Bailey, Frederick 92 Billings, Hosmer H Center lines
Baldwin, George E 4 Bishop, Lauren E 113
15   Bower, Frank L 116
Brown Bros 125 and 341 Leach, Frederic Center lines 
Bullard & Co 131 Leffak, Soel 336
Carey, Chauncey S Inside back cover Lewis, Mary J 208
Carpenter Bros 9 Lilley, Charles F 214
Causer, J A & J H 12 Little, W H 242
Causer, Joseph 10 Lockwood, Matt 247
Chamberlain, C E Back cover Losie Bros Front cover
Coals, Albert W 154 Lovell Shirt Co 313
Collson & Spencer Center lines Lyon, Edward E Back cover
Compton & Hurlbut Back cover and 160 McCrone Bros 289
Crowell, Edgar G Top lines McFarlan, Abram 271
Cunningham, John Back cover McInerney & Lonergan 671
Delant, Thomas 187 Mead, Edward H 279
Derby, E H Mrs 190 Men’s Shelter and Lodging House 154
Diven & Copley Front cover Model Cleaning, Pressing & Repairing Co 256
Doane & Jones Lumber Co Back cover Murphy & McNally 289
Donahue, Mary 196 Neily, George W 5
Elmendorf, Vitruvius Opp 209 Neish, W A & Co 404
Elmira Advertiser Association 570 Neish, W A 404
Elmira Building Co Front cover Palace Bath Rooms 455
Elmira Business and Shorthand School Inside front cover Parsons, M L 423
Elmira Crockery Store 209 Perfect Laundry Co Center lines
Elmira Monument Works 521 Pierce & Bickford Top lines
Elmira Portrait Co Bottom lines Potter, Charles B 484
Elmira Saw Works 211 Rawlins, J E Center lines
Elmira Sewer Pipe & Fire Brick Co Front cover Reul, Charles L 446
Elmira Steam Carpet Cleaner 452 Roach & Fishler 459
Elmira Steam Dye Works Bottom lines Roberts Dye House Bottom lines
Empire Spring Bed Works 213 Rochester Dye Works 329
Estabrook, Fred T 215 Roper, Edwin K Back cover
Evans, Edgar F 216 Roup, Warren G 461
Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance Co 499 Rundle, F & G & Co 463
Firman & Moore Bottom lines Sadler, John T & Co 19
Flynn, John R 230 Sanborne, John P 483
Frisbie Bros Front cover Second National Bank Front cover
Frisbie, G W & H E 238 Seely Truman Co 476
Galatian, A B 8 Shook, Anna E 453
Gray Mineral Water 379 Skellinger, Elma L 486
Greener, Jacob 258 Slingerland, W D 488
Gridley, G A & Son 4 Smith, Eliza B 499
Griswold, Maloney & Co 261 South Side Livery 313
Hague, James B 264 Spring, George H 499
Harrington, Bert 271 Stamp, DeForest H Center lines
Harrington, W C 272 Stryker, S S 508
Harrison, C J 6 Swan & Sons Front Cover
Holland, Reginald R 288 Swift Lubricator Do 9
Hotel Langwell 12 Thomas, Ed 521
Hotel Rathbun 8 Thurston & Haskell 524
Hubbell, S B Front cover Travelers Insurance Co Front Cover
Huff, John W Top lines Turner, Edwin B 530
Hurth, Armand 299 VanTassel & Lounsberry 563
Jessen, Carl I Back cover Veazie, Mary J 537
Joyal, Mary A 309 Volbrecht, A H 211
Keeler, John B 313 Wannamaker, Lizzie N 543
Keenan, J T 314 Warner, A J Inside front cover
Kennedy & Tierney 8 Wells, James H 549
Kies, Fred W 11 West Side Carpet Cleaner 404
Kimmch, Wesley S Top lines Williamson, John C Front Cover
Laney, Samuel H 209 Woodside, Samuel C Bottom lines
    Yenger, Bertam Bottom lines
    Young, Charles W Center lines and 568
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ANNOUNCEMENT

We herewith present to the public our sixth edition of the Elmira City and Elmira Heights Directory, trusting it will meet with the customary approval of its patrons and friends.

The directory this year is issued about two weeks in advance of any former issue. The new map we trust will satisfactory to our patrons.

Our next directory will be issued in June 1901.

ADDENDA.

Brehaney, Anna, h 420 E Market

Brehaney, Elizabeth, bds 420 E Market

Brehaney, Jennie, bds 420 E Market

Cheyney, Willis, optician Steele Mem. Bldg, h 414 E Church

Danforth, S Addie, h 362 Wallace pl

McLevis, Anthony, h 366 Thurston

Parke, Eunice Mrs, h 404 Baldwin

Stewart, Robert J, broker 112 Baldwin, h 625 W Water

Thomas, Raffaelo, laborer, h 217 Thurston

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DISTANCES AND FARES FROM ELMIRA

VIA ERIE RAILROAD
 
EAST  DIS FARE W & N DIS FARE
Wellsburg 7 20 Corning 18 48
Chemung 13 40 Painted Post 19 53
Waverly 18 54 Coopers 23 62
Barton 25 74 Curtis 25 71
Smithboro 27 80 Campbells 27 77
Tioga Centre 32 94 Savona 62 92
Owego 37 1 10 Bath 39 1 10
Campville 44 1 30 Kanona 41 1 19
Union 50 1 50 Avoca 45 1 31
Lestershire 57 165 Wallace 48 1 40
Binghamton 59 1 70 Cohocton 53 1 55
Kirkwood 68 1 95 Bloods 57 1 87
Great Bend 73 2 12 Wayland 69 1 85
Susquehanna 81 2 40 Springwater 62 1 90
Deposit 97 2 85 Webster 71 1 90
Hancock 1 10 3 25 Conesus 75 1 90
Callicoon 1 38 4 15 Livonia 82 1 90
Narrowsburg 1 51 4 55 Hamiltons 85 1 90
Lackawaxen 1 63 4 90 Conesus Lake Junction 86  
Port Jarvis 1 86 5 60 Avon 94 1 90
Middletown 207 6 00 Rush 92 195
Goshen 214 6 00 Scottsville 100 195
Turners 226 6 00 Henrietta 104 195
Paterson 249 6 00 Red Creek 103  
New York 274 6 10 Rochester 112 195
WEST     WEST    
West Junction 4 12 Cuba 169 2 70
Big Flats 9 30 Hinsdale 110 2 90
Corning 18 48 Olean 121 2 95
Painted Post 19 53 {Emporium} 172 4 48
Erwins 23 68 Alleghany 125 3 00
Addison 28 83 Carrolton 134 3 15
Rathboneville 33 98 Bradford 144 3 49
Cameron Mills

Cameron 

 38

41

 1 08

1 18

 Kinzua Bridge

Warren, Pa

 161

181

 4 95

4 90
Adrian 46 1 43 Oil City 236 6 20
Canisteo 54 1 58 Pittsburg 396 8 95
Hornellsville 58 1 73 Salamanca 140 3 00
Almond 63 1 85 Cattaraugus 155 3 75
Alfred 67 1 95 Dunkirk 186 4 45
Andover 76 2 15 Erie 234 5 80
Wellsville 84 2 25 Ashtabula 275 6 95
Scio 88 2 35 Cleveland 329 7 75
Belmont 92 2 50 Sandusky 389 9 55
Belvidere 96 2 55 Toledo 442 9 60
Friendship 100 2 55 Chicago 686 12 80
      Chicago, 1st class   15 25
18   VIA ERIE RAILROAD      
S. W. DIS FARE S. W. DIS FARE
Salamanca 139 4 50 Mansfield, O 408 9 60
Jamestown 171 4 30 Marion 443 9 60
Corry 200 5 10 Springfield, O 507 11 30
{Titusville} 228 5 95 Dayton, O 502 12 15
Meadville 242 6 20 Cincinnati 587 13 50
Warren, O 301 7 75 Louisville 697 16 50
{Cleveland} 352 7 75 St. Louis 925 17 75
Akron, O 348 8 75      
W & N W       W & N W  
Hornellsville 58 133 Warsaw 101 2 80
Burns 66 200 Linden 111 2 80
Canaseraga 70 212 Attica 118 2 80
Swains 75 224 Alden 130 3 10
Portage 88 263 Lancaster 139 3 20
Castile 92 273 East Buffalo 147 3 25
Silver Springs 94 280 Buffalo 149 3 30
    VIA TIOGA R. R      
  DIS FARE   DIS FARE
Wells 7 20 Elkland 38 90
Seeley Creek 9 25 Wellsboro 50 1 30
State Line 10 30 Antrim 64 1 75
Millerton 12 35 Jersey Shore 109 3 35
Trowbridge 15 45 Williamsport 125 365
Summit 17 50 Mansfield 36 105
Tioga Jct. 23 50 Covington 41 1 20
{Lawrenceville} 27 50 Blossburg 46 1 35
Tioga 27 70 Arnot 50 1 45
Hoytville 61 1 85      
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    VIA D L A W S S      
EAST DIS FARE EAST DIS FARE
Lowmanville 7 20 Scranton 110 3 30
Williwana 14 40 Pittston 128 3 30
Waverly 18 54 Tobyhanna 146 4 70
Litchfield 23 69 Stroudsburg 172 5 65
Nichols 28 84 Watergap 176 5 75
Owego 37 1 10 Portland 181 5 90
(Ithaca) 71 1 42 Manunka Chunk 187 6 90
Apalachin 43 1 29 (Philadelphia) 284 7 50
Vestal 49 1 47 Round trip   10 70
Lestershire 54 1 65 Washington 907 8 70
Binghamton 57 1 70 Patterson 940 6 00
Chenango Forks 68 2 05 Hoboken 269 6 10
Norwich 98 2 95 New York 262 6 10
Utica 152 3 30 round   10 45
Albany 247 5 10 BLOOMSBURG DIV D L & W    
Boston 447 9 60 Pittston 120 3 30
Cortland 100 2 00 Kingston 136 3 30
Syracuse 136 2 24 Plymouth 139 3 55
Fulton 160 2 74 Nanticoke 142 3 70
Oswego 170 2 94 Berwick 163 3 90
Great Bend 71 2 10 Bloomsburg 173 3 95
New Milford 78 2 35 Danville 187 5 70
Alfred 81 2 55 Northcumberland 199 6 10
Montrose 84 2 95      
Nicholson 98 3 00      
WEST DIS FARE WEST DIS FARE
North Elmira 4 12 Wayland 62 1 85
Big Flats 9 30 Perkinsville 64 1 90
Corning 15 48 Dansville 69 2 05
Painted Post 19 53 Mt. Morris 83 2 40
Coopers 22 62 Greigsville 99 2 60
Curtis 24 71 York 96 2 70
Campbells 26 77 R & P Junction 101 2 80
Savona 31 92 East Bethany 105 2 85
Bath 36 1 10 Alexander 112 2 95
Kanona 40 1 19 Darien 118 3 05
Avoca 44 1 31 Alden 125 3 10
Wallace 46 1 40 Lancaster 134 3 20
Cohocton 52 1 52 East Buffalo 141 3 25
Atlanta 56 1 67 Buffalo 147 3 30
    VIA ROCHESTER      
  DIS FARE   DIS FARE
Rochester 96 1 95 Clyde 135 2 70
Fairport 106 2 12 Port Byron 148 2 96
Palmyra 114 2 28 Weedsport 152 3 04
Newark 123 2 46 Jordan 156 3 12
Lyons 128 2 56 Syracuse 173 3 46
20   VIA SYRACUSE GENEVA & CORNING—RATES FROM CORNING      
  DIS FARE   DIS FARE
Elmira to Corning 17 48 Rock Stream 45 60
Post Creek 26 20 Dundee 49 65
Beaver Dams 30 30 Himrods 54 75
Moreland   55 Penn Yan   1 00
Wedgewood 36 45 Dresden 62 90
Watkins 49 45 Earles 66 1 00
Reading Center 42 50 Geneva 75 1 20
      Lyons 90 1 65
    VIA D L & W & N Y C      
  DIS FARE   DIS FARE
Elmira to Corning     Stokesdale Junction 50 1 10
Corning 15 48 Wellsboro 53 1 30
Erwin Centre 23 78 Nelson 37 79
Lindley 27 60 Elkland 40 90
Lawrenceville 30 50 Osceola 42 95
Tioga 37 0 Knoxville 47 1 10
Middlebury 45 1 00 Cowanesque 50 1 20
Niles Valley 48 1 10 Westfield 53 1 25
    VIA LEHIGH VALLEY R R      
SOUTH DIS FARE SOUTH DIS FARE
Sayre 17 78 Meshoppen 75 2 54
Athens 20 78 Tunkhannock 89 2 84
Milan   79 Pittston 112 3 30
Ulster   94 (Scranton) 121 3 30
Towanda 35 1 19 Wilkesbarre 121 3 45
Monroe 39 1 34 White Haven 151 4 39
Wilcox 47 1 59 Mauch Chunk 176 5 14
New Albany 50 1 69 Slatington 189 5 54
Laddsbury 52 1 74 Allentown 205 5 99
Dushore 56 1 94 Reading   6 00
Bernice 64 2 19 Bethlehem 210 6 10
Wysox   1 29 (Philadelphia)   7 50
Standing Stone   1 44 Easton 222 6 10
Wyalusing 56 1 94 New York 302 6 10
Laceyville 66 2 24      
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    LEHIGH VALLEY R R AUBURN DIVISION      
  DIS FARE   DIS FARE
Sayre 18 59 Moravia 87 9 90
Smithboro 28 80 Auburn 104 9 94
Owego 37 1 10 Syracuse    
Newark Valley 47 1 40 Weedsport 115 9 09
Dryden 69 1 85 Sterling 133 8 03
Freeville 72 1 90 Fair Haven 136 8 15
Groton 77 1 95 (Oswego) 148 9 00
    ITHACA BRANCH LEHIGH VALLEY R R      
  DIS FARE   DIS FARE
Sayre 18 59 Lyons 110 2 45
E. Waverly 22   Ludlowville 62  
Van Etten 34 95 King’s Ferry 73  
Spencer 37 1 10 Aurora 81  
Ithaca 55 1 42 Union Springs 87  
Trumansburg 66 1 83 Cayuga 99  
Geneva 95 2 00      
    VIA ELMIRA & CORTLAND BRANCH, AUBURN DIV L V RR      
  DIS FARE   DIS FARE
Horseheads 6 12 Woodstock (limited) 99 2 65
Breesport 10 33 Cazenovia (limited) 104 2 65
Swartwood 21 66 Chittenango Falls 108 2 65
Van Etten 25 78 Perryville (limited) 111 2 65
Spencer 28 87 Canastota (limited) 119 2 65
Wilseyville 39 1 17  Oneida 124 2 76
Brookton 45 1 35 Rome 137 3 00
Ithaca 51 1 42  Utica 151 3 30
Etna 57 1 63 Little Falls 172 3 73
Freeville 60 1 69 Amsterdam 213 4 55
{Auburn} (limited) 92 1 72 Schenectady 229 4 85
McLean 64 1 81 Albany 246 5 10
Cortland 70 2 00 {Saratoga} 251 5 55
{Syracuse} 107 2 24 Troy 252 5 10
Truxton (limited) 82 2 36 Poughkeepsie 315 6 67
Cuyler (limited) 87 2 51 {New York} (limited) 388 6 00
DeRuyter (limited) 91 2 62 Boston   9 60
22          
    VIA NORTERN CENTRAL R R      
SOUTH DIS FARE SOUTH DIS FARE
State Line 8   Lock Haven 133 3 08
Fassett 9 26 Renovo 160 3 92
Gillett 13 37 Driftwood 188 4 74
Dunnings 14 41 (Dubois) 233 6 29
Snediker 16 49 Emporium 197 5 30
Columbia X Roads 21 61 (Olean) 55  
Troy 25 75 Warren 280  
Cowley 31 94 Corry 309  
Alba 35 1 03 Muncy 106 2 71
Minnequa 37 1 16 Milton 106 3 16
Canton 38 1 15 North Cumberland 114 3 47
Grover 42 1 27 Sunbury 118 3 53
Roaring Branch 50 1 49 (Shamokin) 136 4 09
Ralston 54 1 61 Georgetown 134 4 04
Bodines 58 1 74 Millersburg 144 4 34
Trout Run 64 1 93 Halifax 150 4 50
Cogan Valley 69 2 11 Dauphin 163 4 89
Williamsport 78 2 34 Harrisburg 170 5 14
Lockhaven 133 3 08 York 199 5 97
Tyrone 158 4 71 Baltimore 256 7 50
Altoona 172 5 14 Washington 296 8 70
Johnstown 211 6 30 Philadelphia 276 7 50
Pittsburg 289 8 35      
    VIA NORTHERN CENTRAL R R      
NORTH DIS FARE NORTH DIS FARE
Horseheads 6 12 Bellona 51 1 02
Pine Valley 10 21 Stanley 57 1 15
Millport 13 27 Ennerdale 64 1 25
Havana 19 38 Canadaigua 69 1 38
Watkins 22 45 Sodus Point   2 10
Rock Stream   58 Rochester 96 1 95
Starkey 33 67 Buffalo 163 3 30
Himrods 37 75 Niagara Falls 173 3 45
Geneva 58 1 84 Chicago 704 12 80
Penn Yan 45 90      
    N C R R& N Y C & H R R—Changing at Canandaigua      
  DIS FARE   DIS FARE
Clifton Springs 80 1 60 Seneca Falls 96 2 04
Phelps 84 1 68 Auburn 111 1 72
Geneva 86 1 84 Camillus 129 2 48
Waterloo 93 1 98 Syracuse 137 2 25
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