Harry Woolf and S.S. class

Harry Woolf and his family

Bethany Center Road Notes
Harry Woolf, who has been very ill with erysipelas, but is improving, has
been presented potted plants and cut flowers by his Sunday school class and
that of Mrs McCumber. - The Daily News, Batavia ~ March 18-1911

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Reverse side of photograph:

Back left to right back
Ben Nichols - Allen Ladd - Geo Phillips - Will McCumber -Will Nott

Next row
Della Nichols - Alice Grant - Lee Nott - Dora Chapman -
Mary Raymond - May Phillips - Henry Phillips

3 row
-Alice Peglas - Fred Stevens - Maude Stevens (wife) -
Harry Woolf - Mary Cacner - Clara Cacner

4 row
Annette Stevens - Alice McCumber - Cora Chapman -
Mary Stevens - Maude Phillips - Persis Chapman
Cora Raymond - Ella Maine

S.S. Class Harry Woolf teacher
Bethany Ctr N.Y.
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Harry Woolf

Harry Woolf was another store keeper, who later settled in Bethany Center in 1889 on the southeast corner. In the front of the building was Dr. Orlando Croff's office. Mr Woolf started peddling on the roads with a hand cart. Soon, by means of horses. He was successful enough in his business to buy the property. He remodeled the house and built on the front part of the building. Here he carried on a flourishing General Store until 1933 when he sold it to Fay Starkweather. In 1941, the Rennerds came out from Buffalo and purchased the property.Then in the spring of '56, Donald Ford took over the store, remodeled it extensively, as a 'serve yourself' store, with 'walk-in' cooler. This store has always been run in a friendly, neighborly manner and is generally known as a 'Mom & Pop' store.
- History of the Town of Bethany, M. Ford;
L. Breckenridge Gaetano & L. Conpenelis Schmidt, c. 2005.