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BOUND VOLUMES, October 4, 2012 200 YEARS AGO Marriage Notice – In the evening of the 15th September last by the Rev. Samuel Martin, the Rev. John Smith, of Cooperstown, Otsego County, and state of New York, to Miss Polly Laird, of Chanceford township, York County, Pennsylvania. (Ed. Note: Rev. Smith served as pastor of the Cooperstown Presbyterian Church from 1812 until 1834; the wedding took place in Pennsylvania) October 3, 1812 175 YEARS AGO Suicide – We learn from…

BOUND VOLUMES, October 25, 2012 200 YEARS AGO Advertisement – New books just received from New York and Philadelphia, and for sale by H. & E. Phinney, Jun., among which are, Robertson’s History of Scotland, 2 vols. A new edition; 2 vols.; Thinks I to Myself, Who? – Memoirs of Prince Eugine, of Savoy; Life of Washington, by Weems; Scotts’ Theological Works, 5 vols.; Oriental Customs, 2 vols.; The Genuine Works of Flavius Josephus, 7 vols.; Plutarch’s Lives, J. &…

BOUND VOLUMES, November 1, 2012 200 YEARS AGO Yesterday, William Henman, a soldier of the 15th United States’ regiment, in pursuance of the sentence of a court martial, was shot. His crime was desertion, with intent to go over to the enemy. Another soldier of that regiment, who deserted at the same time, was brought out for execution, but was pardoned by General Bloomfield; it having appeared that he was enticed away by Henman. October 31, 1812 175 YEARS AGO…

BOUND VOLUMES, November 8, 2012 200 YEARS AGO Lieut. Col. Myers, Deputy Quarter-Master General, was stationed in charge of Fort Erie, and succeeded in completely silencing the fire of the enemy, drove a detachment from the encampment near the Black Rock, destroyed a barrack, in which was a considerable depot of ammunition. Its explosion must have killed many. The Caledonia, lately captured by the enemy, was destroyed at her moorings. Lieut. Col. Myers speaks highly of the discipline of the…

BOUND VOLUMES, November 15, 2012 200 YEARS AGO Obituary – Died at Schlosser, in this state, on October 29th, Mr. Vine Griffin, late of this village, aged 21 years. Mr. Griffin belonged to the detachment of militia which was called into the service of the United States from this county. Impelled by devotion to his country, he voluntarily bid adieu to his friends and home, and dedicated himself to her service. His manly and social virtues, conciliated the friendship and…

BOUND VOLUMES, November 29, 2012 200 YEARS AGO Beware of Counterfeits – There are in circulation, imitations of some of the twenty dollar notes of the Bank of North America, dated the 21st of February, 1812, issued payable to D. Etwein, or bearer. The citizens are cautioned not to receive such notes, without a careful examination. The editors of papers will render a service to the community by republishing this caution. November 28, 1812 175 YEARS AGO Ed. Note: John…

BOUND VOLUMES, December 6, 2012 200 YEARS AGO Excerpts from an address to soldiers by Brigadier Alexander Smyth, Commanding at Buffalo: “The time is at hand when you will cross the stream of the Niagara, to conquer Canada, and to secure the peace of the American frontier. You will enter a country that is to be one of the United States. You will arrive among a people who are to become your fellow citizens. It is not against them that…

BOUND VOLUMES, December 20, 2012 175 YEARS AGO It is estimated that the population of the United States consume annually 18,000,000 barrels of flour, the product of 8,000,000 acres of wheat land, the average production being estimated at 25 bushels per acre. This gives 200,000,000 bushels of wheat as the aggregate production of the country the present year, which at five bushels to the barrel, makes a total of 40,000,000 barrels of flour – 22,000,000 more than the annual consumption…

BOUND VOLUMES, January 3, 2013 175 YEARS AGO Young ladies are now-a-days taught a multiplicity of arts and accomplishments, and nothing which can add to the graces of mind and manner, seems to be omitted or forgotten. Only one requisite is wanted to complete the system. It is that these intelligent and accomplished young ladies should be sedulously instructed in the art of applying their knowledge and exhibiting their graces advantageously. Not that they may procure a good establishment, which…

BOUND VOLUMES, January 10, 2013 200 YEARS AGO Charleston – On Monday last, twelve British seamen were taken from on board the prison ship in this harbor and conducted to jail as hostages to abide the fate of those six men taken from the crew of the privateer Sarah Ann, Capt. Moon of Baltimore, (carried into Nassau sometime since) and sent to Jamaica to be tried for their lives as British subjects; although five of them were stated by Acpt.…