In 1909, when residents of the city of Jamestown wished to dispose of fallen leaves it might be of interest to know that though an ordinance of the city prohibited the burning of any material in the public street, it was amended in 1908 to permit the burning of leaves on unpaved streets, provided the fire was watched by some person of suitable age and extinguished by 9 p.m.

At the monthly meeting of the Congregational Club L.M. Butman gave a talk on The Making of Worsteds. The veteran worsted manufacturer, William Broadhead, was called upon for a few remarks and the club was astonished to learn that 80 years ago when a lad of 10 years, Mr. Broadhead was weaving worsted in England.

In 1959, Jamestown was to have a clubhouse for its senior citizens. A long-discussed center for elderly residents would become a reality soon as the result of action by the First Congregational Church. The former Marcus Norquist house at 322 E. Fourth St., which had been used as office and Sunday School quarters, was being turned over for a three-year term as a community clubhouse for senior citizens. The congregation voted the move at a business meeting.

Lake View Cemetery was 100 years old this month. Ground was purchased in 1858, but the consecration of the place as a burial spot did not take place until October 1859. Since that date more than 31,400 persons had been laid to rest in Lake View Cemetery. There were few families in Jamestown who did not have loved ones buried there. In the Old Monument Hill were buried several hundred veterans from as far back as the Revolutionary War.

In 1984, the previous winter, commerce Commissioner William Donohue told a meeting of travel agents in Albany how the Cuomo administration planned to help expand New York state tourism. Now it appeared Donohue would be among those traveling more, especially in Western New York. Gov. Mario Cuomo had apparently asked Donohue to step down from his commerce post and head a state effort to direct economic development in Western New York.

Students at Falconer Junior-Senior High School returned four incumbents to office in a mock election at the school. The Reagan-Bush ticket received 488 votes, or 79 percent of the total, when 645 seventh graders through seniors voted. The Mondale-Ferraro line was selected by127 students representing 21 percent. In the 34th Congressional District, Rep. Stan Lundine, D-Jamestown, received 296 votes, or 53 percent. His opponent Republican Jill Emery of Geneseo garnered 268 votes.

In 1999, New York's bridges and highways were among the worst in the nation and the state planned to spend only about a third of what was necessary on repairs and maintenance, a construction industry group charged. "That's a heck of a gap," said A.J. Castelbuono of the Crisis Program, an Albany area construction trade association. More than 9 percent of the state-owned bridges were in poor condition, according to information from the state Department of Transportation.

The weather phenomenon called La Nina - Spanish for little girl - might seem like sugar and spice to Southern states where she was promising a mild winter. But forecasters expected her to be bratty to the Northwest and Great Lakes. La Nina would change the strength and pattern of the Pacific jet stream over North America. The result would give the southern half of the nation a warm and dry winter but send more snow and rain to the Pacific Northwest and Great Lakes.