BOUND VOLUMES, February 13, 2014
200 YEARS AGO
Advertisement – 40 Dollars Reward! Strayed or stolen from the Horse Shed of Mr. Cook, inn-keeper, in the Town of Hartwick, in the night of the 8th, inst. a Span of Black Mares, harnessed together; both natural trotters; one of them rather small, about 16 years old, heavy with foal, with a white spot on each shoulder, made by working in hames, and has a wen-gall on each hind leg – the other is about 12 years old, has a remarkable large head, is about 16 hands high, of lofty carriage. The harness was plain, with the common Dutch collars. Whoever will return said property, with the thief (if stolen) or give information where they may be found, shall receive the above reward, or $20 for the mares and harness. Ira Day. Burlington, Otsego County, February 11, 1814.
February 12, 1814
175 YEARS AGO
Divorces – The present session has witnessed an instance in which an application for a divorce in a case not provided for by our Statutes, has been favorably entertained by our legislature. This reminds us of an opinion we have long entertained, that the provisions of our current laws on the subject of divorces are too narrow, and might, with proper precautions, be beneficially extended. As they now stand, a divorce can be obtained on no other ground than the infidelity of one of the parties. But do reason and experience teach us that this is the correct rule? We think not. Are there not cases in which the reasons both of individual right and general expediency equally favor the dissolution of a tie, which is no longer observed by one party, and has become a bane and curse, instead of a blessing and comfort, to the other?
February 18, 1839
150 YEARS AGO
Local – Real Estate: Mr. N.H. Lake has purchased of the Prentiss estate the building in which he does business, and in which, for about 40 years this paper has been published.
Mr. Andrew Shaw, Jr., has purchased the building adjoining us on the east, of the Stowell estate, to be occupied by him as a hop store. Mr. S. will become a resident of the village in the spring.
Mr. D.A. Avery has purchased the lot opposite the mansion of Mr. Sill, on which he will erect a residence next season.
Cards and circulars are printed on our new Yankee Card Press at the rate of 10,000 a day. Call in and see it work.
February 12, 1864
125 YEARS AGO
Local – In these days when there is so much reading matter offered in books and newspapers at a very low cost, there is greater need of discrimination in the selection of what shall be read, and especially on the part of young people. Much of it is trash, and not a little of it positively hurtful. There is enough that is entertaining, instructive and amusing, to meet all proper demands.
The Miss Doubleday house on Pioneer Street has been sold to Charles R. Hartson; consideration, $4,500. It is the intention of Mr. Hartson to put the building in first rate condition for a dwelling, in the rear of which will be the bottling establishment.
February 15, 1889
75 YEARS AGO
The work of erecting seating facilities at Doubleday Field for the coming summer got underway in earnest this week. A force of 34 men is on the job, a Works Progress Administration project, and plans are being made to add from ten to twenty-one later in the week, according to Harry A. LaDuke, the foreman. The men will be taken from local relief rolls. The demolition of the old grandstand at the county fairgrounds has been completed and the steel has been transported to Doubleday Field for use in the new grandstand being erected there which will seat 700 people. Working from plans drawn by W. Carter Burnett, local engineer, the force has completed the laying of the concrete foundation of the new stand and cutting and erection of the steel will start the middle of the week.
February 15, 1939
50 YEARS AGO
Wendell Tripp has joined the staff of the New York State Historical Association as editorial associate. He came here from Geneva where he has been a member of the history department staff at Hobart College. A graduate of Drew University with a Master of Arts degree from the University of Michigan, Mr. Tripp is currently a candidate for a doctor of philosophy degree at Columbia University. A major in American History, which he has taught for a number of years, he is a specialist in the history of New York. At Fenimore House, Tripp will serve as managing editor of the New York State Historical Association’s quarterly “New York History,” and will set up a program of historical research and publications.
February 12, 1964
25 YEARS AGO
Reagan-era policies that have shifted housing assistance responsibilities from federal agencies to the states have led to changes in the local real property market. “It’s getting to the point where young home buyers, unless they have money behind them, are getting closed out of the market,” said Don Olin of Don Olin Realty in Cooperstown. Olin’s firm has served fewer younger clients in recent years because the lowest average price for a home in the Cooperstown School District is $75,000.
February 15, 1989
10 YEARS AGO
The New York State Senate has confirmed Bassett Healthcare President and CEO Dr. William F. Streck as a member of the state’s Public Health Council. “The Public Health Council is the main oversight body for public health policy in New York,” Dr. Streck explained. “I’m obviously grateful to have been nominated to that committee and I think it is to the advantage of our broad region to have an individual on that committee.” Streck will join a working group of the council that is addressing the availability of specialty services and the organization and financing of health services in hospitals and nursing homes.
February 13, 2004
