HOMETOWN HISTORY • April 12, 2019 150 Years Ago We are glad to announce the dedication services of the Presbyterian Church to occur on April 23. The pastor has been fortunate in securing the services of Rev. Dr. Darling, of Albany, and Rev, C.K. McHarg of Cooperstown, as preachers for the occasion. It is hoped that the neighboring pastors and congregations will be present, and that the people generally will welcome the completion of a good enterprise among them. Mr.…
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HOMETOWN HISTORY April 5, 2019 150 Years Ago News from Delaware County – The school moneys for Franklin for the current year amount to $2,438. The “goodbye card” of Professor Jewell will interest all friends of the Institute at Franklin. It is a matter of deep regret that his valuable services could not continue in that prominent school. Hay is scarce in many parts of the county. The lack of hay is made up with western corn and other coarse…
HOMETOWN HISTORY • March 29, 2019 Compiled by Tom Heitz and Sharon Stuart, with resources courtesy of The Fenimore Art Museum Research Library 150 Years Ago A Word to Teachers – Too much can hardly be said on the importance of teaching spelling more thoroughly, especially in the district school. All teachers expect to teach spelling, but only in connection with the study of the spelling book or the reading book. This is all well, but it is in our…
HOMETOWN HISTORY By TOM HEITZ & SHARON STUART From files of The Fenimore Art Museum Library 150 Years Ago Home & Vicinity – Moody and Vosburgh are fitting uptheir store in a very neat style inside and out, and will makeit an attractive business place. Their corps of peddlers willexplore every neighborhood of Otsego and Delaware withthe goods wanted by the people, and bring in great lots ofbarter. Their horn blows for success.A.C. Moody and E.M. Vosburgh bought each one…
Hometown History Mar. 14 – 15 2019 150 Years Ago Winter has held on well. A hundred days of good sleighing has made it a busy time for lumbermen and wood dealers while farmers have made the most of it in getting home their lime, plaster, salt and other supplies for the season. Visiting parties, socials, donation visits, school exhibitions, educational conventions, reform gatherings, and other associations of the people have made its days and nights pass pleasantly away. It…
150 Years Ago Home & Vicinity – On Wednesday, Blend’s fine new hall over the Herald Office, was first opened to the public by ladies of the Presbyterian Church who held there a sociable which was fully attended and profitable in results. An experiment so pleasant all round, will bear repeating. The proceeds, over $50, go for cushioning the seats of the church. Also, on Wednesday, a wood train backed up at the depot and smashed the express wagon, the…
Hometown History: Feb, 28 – Mar. 1, 2019 150 Years Ago A Word to Teachers – Too much can hardly be said on the importance of teaching spelling more thoroughly, especially in the district school. All teachers expect to teach spelling, but only in connection with the study of the spelling book or the reading book. This is all well, but it is in our judgment not enough. It will not do the whole work so consistently or so well.…
Hometown History – Feb. 21- 22, 2019 150 Years Ago Oneonta – Calvin Short has sold his farm of 100 acres to Thomas Burnside of Otego for $3,100. It will be occupied by his son Sylvester Burnside. Scramling & Michael have opened a real estate agency in connection with their law business over the store of Cope & Co. The boot and shoe firm of Pardee and Coats may be found at their new store on Main Street where everybody…
Hometown History – Feb 14-15 2019 150 Years Ago News Items from Elsewhere – The employment of a young colored mechanic in the clock factory at New Haven so hurt the dignity of a dozen Irishmen that they demanded his discharge. They obtained, instead, their own discharges and their places were supplied by more sensible men. Larry Larkin, an Irish boy who worked in the print works at Manchester enlisted in the 10th New Hampshire Regiment, fought bravely, was promoted…
HOMETOWN History 150 Years Ago Oneonta Business – A.C. Moody and E.M. Vosburgh have formed a co-partnership in the stove, tin, hardware and glass-ware business. They will remove April 1 to the building now occupied by Peck and Coats. They will buy hides, pelts, dekin and veal skins, rags, metals, scrap iron, old newspapers, old books and all other kinds of paper stock – in fact everything in the way of barter that a tin peddler can carry on his…