135 YEARS AGO
It was a double chime ringing at Christ Church on Wednesday afternoon last. We do not know that the same interesting event ever before occurred in the history of our village—a double wedding, which naturally, claimed almost undivided attention and interest. Walter H. Bunn, Jr., and Grace H. Farmer, Clarence W. Davidson and Gertrude A. Bunn, all residents of Cooperstown were the happy couples united in marriage.
August 31, 1888…
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08-31-23
50 Years Ago
While many Oneontans are bemoaning the meat shortage and only reluctantly acquiring a taste for meat substitutes, at least one local resident is well prepared to face the shortage. Patricia Keddell, age 17, and a senior at Oneonta High School, adopted the vegetarian diet of her host families during her stay as a Rotary Exchange student in India this past year. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Keddell of 8 Winney Hill Road, Oneonta. “I…