BOUND VOLUMES, May 22, 2014 175 YEARS AGO The action brought by Mr. Fenimore Cooper against Andrew M. Barber, Editor of the Otsego Republican was decided on Wednesday last at Fonda, Montgomery County, by a verdict of $400 damages in favor of the plaintiff. The complaint was for a libel copied, with some editorial remarks, from the Chenango Telegraph, in connection with a controversy for the possession of the Three-Mile Point, on the west shore of Otsego Lake. There was…
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BOUND VOLUMES, May 29, 2014 200 YEARS AGO Anecdote – A Clergyman in Scotland desired his hearers never to call one another liars, but when anyone said the thing that was not, they ought to whistle. On Sunday he preached a sermon on the parable of the loaves and fishes, and being at a loss how to explain it, he said the loaves were not like those now-a-days, they were as big as some of the hills of Scotland! He…
BOUND VOLUMES, June 5, 2014 200 YEARS AGO Dispatch from Charleston, S.C.: Valuable Prize – Arrived at this port yesterday, the large and elegant British ship Pelham (late Capt. Boyd), Alexander Taylor, prizemaster, prize to the privateer Saucy Jack, Capt. Chazal, of this port. Her cargo consists of dry goods, hardware, &c, and is invoiced at 13,000 pounds sterling. The Pelham was captured on the 30th April, off Cape Nicholas Mole, after a well contested action of upwards of two…
BOUND VOLUMES, June 27, 2014 200 YEARS AGO Died in this village, on Monday evening last, very suddenly, Mr. Jesse H. Starr, about 26 years of age. Mr. Starr attended public worship on Sunday last, and appeared in good health, and went to bed on Sunday evening apparently well – on Monday morning, it was discovered by some of his family, on entering the room where he slept, that he was in a state of insensibility, and continued so, till…
ALAN CHARTOCK • CAPITOL CONNECTION Can $50 Million Shelter Governor Cuomo? ALBANY – “Is Andrew Cuomo in trouble because of recent New York Times revelations?” is a frequently asked question. The answer is “maybe.” It’s hard to believe that a man who will probably come into this election period with about $50 million in his campaign account could lose to a little known Westchester County Executive, Rob Astorino. While the polls will show a tightening of the race, the present…
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Early Bird Swim Thursday At Fairy Spring Park COOPERSTOWN – Friends of the Parks is planning the second annual Early Bird Swim at Fairy Spring Park 7-8:30 a.m. Thursday. Coffee donated by Stagecoach, plus homemade muffins. Doggy paddling race, 7:15 sharp.…
140 Bikers Circle County For Ricky Parisian…
‘Art By Lake’ To Introduce Novel Folk Work Editor’s Note: Here’s the start of a June 8 article in the New York Times on a piece of folk art that will be unveiled this weekend at The Fenimore Museum’s “Art By the Lake” event. “A 1930s shoeshine stand bedecked with gilded knobs and beaded fringe, which was once exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art — where it played a role in a famous director’s ouster — resurfaced last month and is headed back…
At Christ Church, ALL Hear The Word By JIM KEVLIN In the beginning was The Word, but not everybody could hear it. Until now. At Christ Episcopal Church over the past few days, a futuristic – in the U.S. if not in Europe – magnetic loop has been installed under the floorboards, allowing hearing-impaired parishioners with “T-coils” in their hearing aids to hear The Word with “incredible clarity.” Those are the words of Angela Plowden-Wardlaw, who convinced the vestry to…