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                  <text>RACE TRACK PROPERTY. LO'l' # 3 Con 2. north sid!::? of Bertie.

â€¢

1802. Cr0wn to Thomas Dickson.
etc, etc â€¢
Aug. 25. 1815. John Long to Benjamin Hershey: 25 acres.
no. 3 in 2nd. N/1/2 of 3 in lat.
Apr. 27. 1836. Christian hershey heir of Benjamin Hershey
to John Hershey: 150 acres. west 1/2 of 3.0cn 2/
etc. etc.
Mar .â€¢ 27. 1895. John B. Hershey &amp; wife to Fanny Emerick

~

Nancy Wector daughters of the first part.
etc. etc.
Dec. 26. 1896. John B. hershey &amp; wife to Wm. Allen
1/2 of pt. lot # 3.
"Frank H. alan and wife to Fort Erie JockeyClub.
Sept. 9. 1911

John B. hershey &amp; wife to John M~digan.

Sept. 9. 1911. Fanny Emerick &amp; Nancy Wector to John Madigan.
Jan. 28. 1921. John H. madigan &amp; wife to the

NiagaraRaci~g

Accociation: 2.94 acres: $110J.OO .

â€¢

)

�lot 3 con 2. Bertie. N.W. CR.( Bertie

&amp; Conceaaion

)

part of Race track property.

â€¢

May 27, 1895: John B, Hershey 8: Â·wife to Fanny Emerick &amp;

Nacy Wector , daughter of the party of the first part.
15, acres more or less.

lot commencing at the

s."{

angle of lot thence
ch.

to the place of the beginning.

Sept.
Se~ot.

11. John B Eershev g'. wife to John H
'
1 ' 7?. Â·i1'L
'" ooon
p~.
--0~
~Â·

Madi.2:'an:

9, 1911. Fanny i-;ffl!3.r.ick 11: Nanc_;v Wector to John Madigan
pt. lot 3. 15 acr~.

June 28, 1921. John H. Madigan 8': wife to Niagara Racing Ass.
2.94 acres~ pt. lot 3. $ 1000.
June 21. 1945. Allan L. Brooks adm. of will of John Madigan to
IÂ·fay

â€¢â€¢

May
Apr.

Gladys M. Andrews v!idow. Interalia: pt. lot 3.
9. 1946. Glad,_:vs l:'L Andrevm v1Jidow to Ernest G. Born &amp;-glly

Born . his wife as ,joint tenants. ( Club Lori.lei )
8 19L1-8 Ernest Born a.nd wife to Rladys H. Andrews Pt. lot 3.
5.0 acr4s â€¢

9 19L~8. Gladys lL Andre .,''NS to Niagara Racing Ass.

Oct. 18. 11952. Ernest Born 8: wife to the Niagara Racing Ass.
Oct.28, 195L1.â€¢ Ernest Born 8: Â·wife to Brian R.B. Magie.
pt. lot 3. 2Li-, 147 acres.
Oct. 29, 195Lh I~. B. Magie to the IU.agara Racing Ass. 2li-.147 acres.

June 13, 1956. Ernest Born R: wife to Fort Erie Jockey

â€¢

Club .

�THE CLUB IDRELEI::: : A LARGE -Ston2 BUILDING ON THE N.W. CR. BERTIE

&amp;

CON .

PROPERTY ORIGINALLY BEIDNGING TO JOHN B. HERSHEY. PART, OF THE FORT ERIE
RACE TRACK. AT ONE TIME THE HOME OF ""Taney WECTOR . SHE AND FANNY
SOLD

TO John Madigan around 1911. it went from Madjgan to Gladys andrews

widow . In 1946 she sold the old home to Ernest
In 1950 the Club Lorelei was opened

There was also a farmhouse close to the
Nancy (Hershey) Wector.
dght of John B.
Fanny

â€¢

&amp;

&amp; Elly Born:J.T.

in the building a drinking and.

gambling establishent, that was always being raided
thebuilding was demolished.

â€¢

----~ -- c::-Â­

Madig~.:.;i.

by the law/ .Eventually

home.

b. 1848 d. 1924..
Salome (Zavitz ) hershey.

Fannie Wector Dght.
Bur. Ridgeway

c~.,__ ,.- Emerick
b. 1851-d. 1941.
(Hershey)
dght. of Dr. John B. Hershey. marr. Henry Emerick .

Mos 1:

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