This day in history: December 1
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Date(s) - 01/12/2023
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1808
David Barber, bridge attendant, reported for the month of November 1808 the following traffic over the Ann Street bridge: drove of cattle (3), sheep and hogs (none), foot passengers (about 400), man and horse (228), Wagon and horses (87), sleigh and horses (6), and one horse cart (6).
1853
John Burnham was attempted to cross the aqueduct on the side without rails, slipped on the ice, and fell 20 or 25 feet to his death upon the rocks below.
1885
Mr. D. H. Burrell has his home on Garden Street brilliantly lighted by electricity. The light in front of his door serves to illuminate the street for some distance around.
1903
Superintendent of Schools, C. H. Warfield, earlier this year had instituted a savings system among the Little Falls school children. Deposits of their pennies and nickels have become surprisingly large, and as of this date a total of $1,652 is in the Rochester Savings Bank.
1931
A large crowd gathered in front of Daly’s Drug Store where “Punjab”, the magician at the Hippodrome, had put one of his young lady assistants to sleep in one of the display windows. After several hours of rest, she was taken to the theater and awakened on the stage.
1962
The Little Falls Housing Authority has completed purchase of slightly more than seven acres of land off East Monroe Street from Arthur Glover as the site for a housing development.