125 Years Ago
Feb. 3, 1887

Postmaster Bodine’s youngest daughter, who has been sick with scarlet fever, is better.

School in District No. 2 is progressing finely under the management of Miss Lou Klicker of Clarence.

Mr. Philo V. Carr will sell his farm property at auction Thursday. Mr. Carr with his family intends to move west next spring.

Mr. Peter Berry, an ex-member of the Assembly of the Pennsylvania Legislature, from the oil regions, is visiting in Clarence Center.

Fully 500 people attended the fox chase at Akron last Saturday.

The Courier Co. of Buffalo has received the contract for P.T. Barnum’s show printing for the forthcoming season. It calls for something like 1,500,000 bills, which in brilliant colors, depict the daring aspects of the performers of the show. The cost of this printing is to be $125,000.

“Young housewife: ‘What miserable little eggs again. You really must let the hens sit on them a little longer.’”

“A lady, who seemed to be rather vain, entered a boot-maker’s shop one day with the usual complaint. ‘These boots you made for me are much too big. I really can’t understand how you always make that mistake. Can you not make small boots?’ ‘Yes,’ quickly responded the man, ‘I can make small boots but I am sorry that I cannot make small feet.’”

100 Years Ago
Feb. 1, 1912

The Clarence Church of Christ has had its edifice beautifully decorated with Mr. Bowen of Gunnville as engineer of the work.

The Presbyterian Church at Clarence is being newly papered.

Mr. and Mrs. Adam Vattes entertained in honor of Mr. Vattes’ birthday, and cards, dancing and music and an elaborate lunch were enjoyed.

Deaths included Mrs. Mary Fox of Clarence, Jan. 25, 1912.

75 Years Ago
Feb. 4, 1937

The Town of Clarence has six men and three trucks ready for work in the flooded zone if they are needed. (Editor’s note: The Ohio River flood of January 1937 surpassed all floods during the previous 175 years in the Ohio River Valley, according to the National Weather Service.)

Mrs. Wilhelmine Muggelberg of Clarence Center celebrated her 91st birthday this week at the home of her son and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Muggelberg. At midnight, a delicious lunch was served.

Mrs. LaVerne C. Leib, Glen Burns and Raymond Fiegle were elected to the board of directors of the Clarence Free Association Library at the annual meeting held last week Wednesday.

50 Years Ago
Feb. 1, 1962

Huge billows of smoke, visible over a wide area, rose from the one-story frame structure of the Transit Aircraft & Salvage Corp. on Transit Road, Town of Clarence, on Monday afternoon. This was the old Steffan Airport. Leo Kelly, who was working on an automobile nearby, drove three miles to alert the Swormville Fire Company.

At the 1962 Erie County Convention of the Catholic War Veterans, Mr. Richard A. Menke of Harris Hill Road was elected Erie County commander. Mrs. Wilbert C. Ritchell of Wildwood Drive was elected to the office of Erie County Auxiliary president.

Through the combined efforts of the Clarence Junior Chamber of Commerce and the Clarence Lions Club, a new ambulance has been presented to the Clarence Center Volunteer Fire Company.

Charles W. Schafer, 81, an employee of the Brookfield Country Club for about 40 years, died on Thursday, January 25, 1962.

25 Years Ago
Feb. 4, 1987

Capt. Douglas Volgenau has been selected for promotion to the rank of U.S. Navy rear admiral. The Clarence native assumed command of the Naval Underwater Systems Center in 1985.