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HOMETOWN HISTORY, September 13, 2013 125 Years Ago Most of the stores owned by our Hebrew merchants were closed last Thursday night and they and their families observed the inception of the Jewish New Year. Thursday was the first day of Fishri, the first day of the year 5649, according to the reckoning of the Jewish calendar, and from then until after the tenth day of Fishri ensues the most solemn period of the year. Rosh Hashohah, day of remembrance,…

HOMETOWN HISTORY, February 28, 2014 125 Years Ago The Local News – Will Fleming’s new brick residence on Cedar Street, just off Elm Street, is now completed and Mr. Fleming will move into it in a few days. It is supplied with every modern convenience, and possessing a fine location, is one of the pleasantest places in the village. The Oneonta Fish and Game Protective Association will make it their special business to detect and prosecute all violations of the…

HOMETOWN HISTORY, July 25, 2014 100 Years Ago Charles A. Scut, age 23, of Harpersfield, Delaware County, was the victim of swindlers in the City of Albany which he visited, taking with him the sum of $250 and returning with only 15 cents to his name. On Wednesday night Scut made the acquaintance of Nellie Condon and became thoroughly enamored of the young woman. The two went to 43 Hudson Avenue where Scut remained in residence for several days. There,…

HOMETOWN HISTORY, July 18, 2014 125 Years Ago The Oneonta Chair Company – Ground was broken for the original building June 15, 1887 and work began January 1, 1888. The company now manufactures about 20 varieties of chairs, ranging from the kitchen chair to the more expensive spring rocker. Most of the work, however, is on the less costly varieties. All the common hardwoods of this vicinity are used, veneered in some cases with the more valuable black walnut. Most…

HOMETOWN HISTORY, July 25, 2014 100 Years Ago Charles A. Scut, age 23, of Harpersfield, Delaware County, was the victim of swindlers in the City of Albany which he visited, taking with him the sum of $250 and returning with only 15 cents to his name. On Wednesday night Scut made the acquaintance of Nellie Condon and became thoroughly enamored of the young woman. The two went to 43 Hudson Avenue where Scut remained in residence for several days. There,…

BOUND VOLUMES, August 16, 2012 175 YEARS AGO State Lunatic Asylum – The commissioners for locating a site for the State Lunatic Asylum, have purchased a farm in Utica, consisting of 125 acres, at an expense to the state of $10,000, which sum has been paid from the Treasury. The location is believed to be a very favorable one, and as the same farm sold one year ago for $100,000, there is very little doubt that the locating commissioners have…

BOUND VOLUMES, February 6, 2014 200 YEARS AGO The monies actually received into the Treasury during the year ending on the 30th of September 1813 amount to $37,544,954.93. Added to the balance in the Treasury on October 1, 1812 the aggregate amount is $39,907,607.62. A total of $18,484,750 of which has been expended for the Military Department, including militia and volunteers, and the Indian Department; for the Navy Department including the building of new ships and the Marine Corps, $6,420,707.20.…

SUNY Alum Friend To Baseball’s Greats By TERESA WINCHESTER ‘I cried when Babe Ruth died,” declared Marty Appel, prolific writer on sports-related topics, Emmy Award-winning producer, former Yankee public relations director, riveting raconteur, and SUNY-Oneonta graduate. “I was 9 days old,” added the author of the recently published “Pinstripe Empire,” a featured speaker at the Hall of Fame Friday, June 13, as part of the 75th anniversary celebration. He smiles and so does his audience. With his broad, never-vanishing grin,…

Cooperstown Joins World in Celebrating Beethoven’s Ninth By LIBBY CUDMORE COOPERSTOWN Type “Ode to Joy” into the search engine of youtube.com and you won’t just find symphonies played in concert halls. You’ll find singers in Hartford, Conn., and Ukraine, inside an IKEA store and on the streets of Hong Kong, in small chamber ensembles and groups of thousands.  And in each one, the reaction is always the same. People pause and smile.  Cell phones and cameras come out to record…