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March 2, 2023
210 YEARS AGO
Marine Prizes – At New York, British ship Rio Nouva, from London for St. Kitts and Antigua, with a valuable cargo of dry goods; prize to the Rolla, of Baltimore; taken after an action of 20 minutes, in which no lives were lost. The prize is a London-built ship, nearly 400 tons, coppered, not 3 years old – mounts 14 guns, and had 25 men. At Portland, British ship Ralph, and British brig Euphema prizes to the America, of Salem. The Ralph was from Quebec bound to London, with a cargo of oak timbers; and the Euphema has a full cargo of coca and coffee, and mounts 10 guns.
March 6, 1813
185 YEARS AGO
Mr. Editor – Will you please inform the public through your paper, that at a meeting of the Whigs of Exeter on the 21st inst. I was nominated a Commissioner of Schools; and that, too, after a resolution to nominate none but “whole hog” Whigs to any office in town. It is due to myself, as well as to the Whigs of Exeter, to say that I do not claim the honor of belonging to the Whole Hog Whig Party. I therefore disclaim all connexion with them, and shall decline the honor they intended me. Sumner E. Turner. Exeter, March 3, 1838.
March 5, 1838
160 YEARS AGO
Excerpts from an editorial in the Richmond, Virginia Enquirer regarding the ongoing Civil War and its effect on the people of the Confederacy: “We have fairly entered upon the third stage indicated by the President in his message, namely – that a war for subjugation and extermination. The people of this Confederacy, isolated and shut up from all the world have now to encounter the most horrible and demoniac effort for the assassination of a whole race that history has yet recorded, or we believe will ever have to record till history grows grey. For it is not every century, it is not every eon that shows the world a Yankee nation. Yes, the Confederate people have now at last to strip for battle; it is a people that must, this time, very literally conquer or die.”
February 27, 1863
135 YEARS AGO
The Orphanage last week had an application to receive into its fold the six young children of a poor woman who is slowly dying of consumption, and whose husband is a dissipated man; but only three of them could be received. There are a great many cases there which would, if narrated, excite the sympathy and interest of our readers. In providing a home for such young objects of charity, the institution is accomplishing much good.
March 2, 1888
110 YEARS AGO
Democrats who may incline to the idea of non-partisan nominations in village affairs will do well to carefully scrutinize the ticket which will appear on the voting machines this year opposite an Indian head and entitled “The Citizens Party.” It should be borne in mind that this citizens’ ticket was nominated by Republicans and, apparently with little regard for non-partisanship upon the part of the majority in attendance at the caucus. When the Democratic caucus, whether wisely or unwisely, voted not to amalgamate with the citizens’ movement, it left in the room upstairs a vast majority of Republicans, the Republican caucus having been deferred until after the citizens had made their wishes known. The Republicans took part in and by their members controlled the citizens’ meeting.
March 5, 1913
85 YEARS AGO
Former Sheriff Don W. Rose, one of the most ardent of local followers of Izaak Walton, last week was granted a trademark by the U.S. Patent Office for fishing spoons and lures under Section 22, “games, toys and sporting goods.” The products will be marketed under the trademark “Leather Stocking.” Mr. Rose, who has specially good luck with the Otsego Lake trout, originally began the making of a special spoon to be used in catching this big denizen of The Glimmerglass. It worked well for him, and during the past three years he has been improving it and adding spoons and lures for other species. Although his tackle has been sold to many fishermen in this locality and to others about the country, no general merchandising campaign has been held pending approval of the trademark.
March 2, 1938
60 YEARS AGO
Cooperstown Central School chalked up its 15th straight victory of the boys’ basketball season Thursday night of last week. The Redskins upended New York Mills 68 to 46 despite the fact that two regulars, Bob Winne and Bob Breish, were forced to remain on the sidelines because of illness. Kenny Wertheim led the Redskin scorers with 18 points, while three other members of the club hit in double figures. Doug Patterson picked up 14, while Les Grigsby and Doug Dickinson each had an even dozen. The Redskins, who clinched the Center State League title the previous week will close out the regular season with games against Waterville at home on Friday night and away at Sherburne Saturday night.
February 27, 1963
35 YEARS AGO
The Cooperstown Elementary School Fourth Grade Honor Roll includes Ben Williams, Laurie Warner, Amy Dalal, Megan Davis, Amy Chase, Rachel Boland, Tavis Austin, Garrett Ellsworth, Lauren Groff, Tim Hayes, Martha Jungers, Nathan Kern, Lindsay Knodel, Jan Kuzminski, Darlene Palmer, Colin Harris, Mark Pernat, Kate Streck, Jamie Bordley, Owen Ellsworth, Daniel Hallahan, Melissa Hazzard, Jennifer Leo, Karen Muehl, Meagan O’Brien, Kim Reinholdt, Lisa Senchyshyn, Cormac Symington, Peter Townsend, Callie Wright, Glenda Morrison, and Carrie Crippen. The Fifth Grade Honor Roll includes Madhu Chanamolu, Melissa Coleman, Karen Craig, Abigail Ellsworth, James Foster, Sarah Griffith, Kirsten Hill, Andrew Hoskins, Kimberly Johannesen, Michael Muehl, W. Mason Sanford, John Thering, W. Stuart Wright, Kris Connelly, Jonas Bers, Tim DeRosa, Emily Deringer, Sarah Good, Matt Grady, Brian Green, Brian Horner, Nick Marcalus, Amber Parmentier, Dan Phillips, David Protus, Peter Reidhead, Megan Sanford, Justin Smith, Jessica Tedesco, Brian Thomson, Gillian Wright, Bradley Ainslie, Roger Bennett, Daniel Brown, Dakin Campbell, Andrew Cunningham, Angela Eldred, Howard Graham, John Griffith, Jr., Kelsey MacMillan, Orion Palmer and Melissa Raddatz.
March 2, 1988