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November 2, 2023

160 YEARS AGO
The Republican Mass Meeting, advertised so extensively to come off at this place on Tuesday, was a rather slim affair. The fair grounds were not resorted to—Bowne Hall being found large enough to accommodate the “masses” in attendance, including the women and children who composed so large a proportion of the two petite processions which moved through the streets of the village, one of them occupying at least three minutes in passing a given point! Neither Dickinson nor Tremain (ashamed to show their faces at an Abolition gathering in Old Otsego) were present, and the speaking was done by the lesser lights. “Nobody hurt!

October 30, 1863

110 YEARS AGO
The Otsego County Board of Supervisors should be commended for the prompt action which was taken to provide the County Farm with an adequate water supply for the use of the house and for fire protection. On September 30th it was voted to install a gravity water system, receiving the pressure from the hillside springs nearby. The reservoir, which is located about a mile from the county buildings, has a capacity of about 100,000 gallons and enough pressure to furnish water for three hydrants. The reservoir proper is 29 feet wide, 52 feet long and 9 feet high and is buried one foot underneath the ground except for a space ten foot square which is enclosed by a wooden building. The side walls are constructed of re-enforced concrete fourteen inches in thickness; with a two-inch waterproof coating. The entire water supply comes from two springs high up in the Middlefield Hills, one located on the farm of John Scott and the other on the farm of the Bell brothers. The total cost of installing the system will be about $7,000.

November 5, 1913

85 YEARS AGO
The 14th renewal of the annual Oneonta-Cooperstown high school football classic will be staged in Oneonta on Friday. The date has been shifted from Saturday, as originally scheduled, and will start at 2:30 o’clock. The local school will be dismissed early to enable all students to attend who desire to do so. Sensational battles with last-minute rallies, long runs, and brilliant punting have marked the past meetings of these teams. In 1925, Cooperstown high played Oneonta high two games. The city boys took one game 6-0 and the Redskins won the other 19-0. In 1926, Cooperstown, with the aid of Greg Lippitt, one of the greatest running backs in its history, gave Oneonta a 51-0 defeat that will long be remembered. A gold football fills an important place in the school trophy case, so that the memory of this victory will be an incentive for all teams to come.

November 2, 1938

60 YEARS AGO
According to Frank Snyder, vice-president of the Canadarago Lake Improvement Association, Inc., state support has been received for construction of a dam to raise the water level of the lake. Estimated cost of the dam to be constructed in Oak Creek at the southern end of the lake at the expense of the association is between $5,000 and $6,000. Mr. Snyder said construction would start immediately. Camp owners claim that the lake’s water level has dropped more than 24 inches over the past six to ten years. It is hoped that the dam will raise the water level 18 inches.

November 6, 1963

20 YEARS AGO
The last round and square dance of the season will be held on Saturday, November 1 from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Fly Creek Historical Building on Cemetery Road. Squares will be called by Bill Powers to music from the 50s and earlier. The dance will be preceded by a covered dish supper at 6 p.m.

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