160 YEARS AGO: Insane Paupers in Otsego County—There are sixteen lunatics in the poor house of Otsego County, and it is a remarkable circumstance that fifteen are American-born. Four are males and twelve are females. Two of this number have been insane since 1837, and one since 1845. Five have been treated in an asylum and returned to the county poor house. Eleven have never had the opportunity for a care that an asylum affords. Five of the sixteen are…
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160 YEARS AGO: After the War—The great end and aim of our policy in dealing with the population of the revolted States ought to be the removal of all traces of the struggle from their memory. Nothing that reminds them of their defeat, and is not absolutely necessary for the safety of the Government, ought to be retained either in our legislation, or our policy. Slavery, which it is generally agreed, was the cause of the war, and which would…
210 YEARS AGO: 20 Dollars Reward, will be given to any person who will return a HORSE, which was stolen from the stable of the subscriber, on the 19th inst. and marked as follows: two white hind feet—mare headed—has been nicked, but carries a bad tail—a little lame in one of his fore feet—good trotter—lively good eye—about fifteen hands high—bright bay color—has been hogged, but his mane now half grown. There was taken at the same time a common saddle…
160 YEARS AGO: Lectures—By request of the Lecture Committee Rev. Mr. Balch consented to deliver two lectures, both on Syria. What he saw in that interesting country—so attractive to all travelers, and especially to the Bible student – Mr. B. has the ability to describe in a manner well calculated to please and instruct a promiscuous audience. He is an easy, off-hand speaker, with superior descriptive powers, by turns eloquent and amusing, whose lectures would perhaps be improved by the…
110 YEARS AGO: The hopes of the builder, J. Arthur Olsen, were realized Saturday when the bi-pane which had been under construction for several weeks at the Francis Wagon Works moved gracefully into the air, and after a flight of nearly a mile was brought to the surface of Otsego Lake again by the pilot, William B. Stewart, because of engine trouble. As soon as it can be taken down and packed it will be shipped to Boston, Massachusetts for…
210 YEARS AGO: Fire—On Thursday morning last, at about 3 o’clock, the Distillery near Shankland’s Mills, owned by Mr. William Cook, which was just got into operation, was consumed by fire. His loss is estimated at about 1,000 dollars. Our villagers were again alarmed by the cry of fire, about 11 o’clock last evening, which proved to be in the shop of Jonah Foster, cooper, which was wholly consumed, but by the usual exertions of the citizens, the adjoining building…
160 YEARS AGO: The question of submitting to the States a proposition to amend the Federal Constitution in order to abolish slavery throughout the Union, has, as our readers are aware, passed the Senate by the requisite two-thirds vote and is now before the House of Representatives. The Republicans support the measure to a man; most of the Democrats oppose it—not because they care to perpetuate slavery, but because they doubt the policy and good effect on the country of…
185 YEARS AGO: Federalism—This once honored and honorable term seems to have become a word of reproach, its friends as well as its enemies repudiating the name. How fallen—none so poor as to do it reverence; none so poor as to own it as their cognomen. The self-styled Whig Party seems anxious to rid themselves of this, to them, appropriate name; and they strive to hide the obnoxious features of their creed with the cloak of Equal Rights; endeavoring, by…
135 YEARS AGO: The Cooperstown Hospital—The four children of the late Mrs. Jane R.A. Carter unite in the generous gift of $10,000 for the proposed Village Thanksgiving Hospital, or so much thereof as shall be necessary to erect a suitable building for that purpose—one-half to be paid on the commencement of the structure and the rest when needed. The gift is by Mrs. P.A.H. Brown, Mrs. G. Hyde Clarke, Miss Anna Grace Carter, and Mrs. L. Averell Carter, and will…
185 YEARS AGO: Tobacco—We are of the opinion that tobacco has a much more deleterious effect upon the constitution than is generally apprehended, either when snuffed, chewed, or smoked. Tobacco chewers and tobacco smokers are worse off, if possible, than snuff takers. They may live longer than the rum drinker and some constitutions possibly may not suffer essential injury in the moderate use of tobacco. But there is a danger that moderate smoking and chewing may create an inordinate desire…
