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HOMETOWN HISTORY, June 15, 2012 125 Years Ago The Local News – In noting last week some of the greater improvements to be made in Oneonta this year, we said nothing of one of the most noteworthy among them all – the increase in the water supply in the village. Not many of our people, we opine, have an adequate conception of the extent of the work now being done, nor of the great advantage its consummation will be to…

HOMETOWN HISTORY, June 22, 2012 125 Years Ago The Local News – On Sunday evening there was a large turnout at the Metropolitan Theatre to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the organization in Oneonta of the Young Men’s Christian Association. Secretary Swift read an historical sketch of the association, and Rev. Mssrs. Wilson and Coates made appropriate addresses. The association was organized June 13, 1877, with thirteen active members, five of whom are in the association today which now has…

HOMETOWN HISTORY, July 6, 2012 125 Years Ago The Local News – A beautiful sight was witnessed at the residence of Lester Eaton, Fairview Street on Monday evening – the blossoming of a night-blooming cereus. Seven buds gradually opened during the evening, filling the room with fragrance and bringing exclamations of delight from all who were privileged to watch the flowers as they unfolded. The weather this past week has been the hottest known in years. For several days the…

HOMETOWN HISTORY, July 13, 2012 125 Years Ago The Local News – The China woman with the troupe exhibiting in Oneonta last Thursday evening had feet less than three inches long – smaller than her 17-month-old child’s. Her pedal extremities are so dwarfed that she cannot go up or down stairs without assistance, and after hobbling along the street the distance of a block, she is exhausted. The small feet of the women of China have been so much written…

HOMETOWN HISTORY, August 3, 2012 125 Years Ago The Local News: Some wag placed a sign at the center of the great mud hole in front of the Herald building a few days ago which attracted no little attention. One side was lettered “Private Fishing Grounds,” and the reverse “No Fishing Allowed.” Unsightly places are these perennial Main Street mud holes. It would take but little work to do away entirely with the most of them. George Hungerford, who lives…

HOMETOWN HISTORY, August 10, 2012 125 Years Ago The ball game at the fair grounds on Saturday between the Oneonta and Laurens clubs ended in a row. Members of the Oneonta club objected to the rulings of umpire Pixley, and protested so vehemently that the Laurens boys, justly enough, refused to play any longer. It would appear that the Oneonta ball nine is neglectful in extending to visiting clubs the courtesy to which visitors should be entitled. We regret to…

HOMETOWN HISTORY, August 24, 2012 125 Years Ago I saw Bob Ford, the murderer of Jesse James at Las Cerrillos, a mining town here recently. He is penniless, or about so, his blood money having been exhausted long since by riotous living. He is a hanger on of saloons and gambling dens, and manages somehow to make a living. He is cordially detested by the people and by miners generally, who are themselves often very rough in ways and deeds,…

HOMETOWN HISTORY, August 31, 2012 125 Years Ago The Local News – The state factory inspector paid Oneonta a visit on Tuesday and Wednesday. Fire escapes and swing doors were ordered in several places, and in one case, a boy under the age of 13 years was ordered out of a cigar factory. The inspector left stating that he should be back before long to see that his orders had been duly complied with. The Guy table company will turn…

HOMETOWN HISTORY, September 14, 2012 100 Years Ago The Central New York Fair, the big event of the year in this city, opens next Monday for four days. The association will distribute $5,000 in premiums and prizes to exhibitors of articles. An equal amount will be spent for the aviators, the races, and the roof garden attractions for entertainment. The association believes that it will sustain fully its reputation of giving the best value for 25 cents of any county…

HOMETOWN HISTORY, September 21, 2012 125 Years Ago There has been a lively movement in real estate in the locality of the proposed Normal School the past week, property having been sold as follows: To L.H. Blend, four lots on Normal Street, $1,200; H.D. Yager, lot on Normal Street, $400; George Kirkland, two lots, corner of Maple and Cedar streets, $1,500; Dr. J.H. Van Rensselaer, lot on Cedar Street, $650; W.H. Mereness, lot on Cedar Street, $650, and lot between…