160 YEARS AGO: “Lee has surrendered!” was announced by telegraph to our citizens on Monday morning last. Soon the good news was known throughout the village, and our citizens met in groups to exchange congratulations. Although the news was expected, still it seemed, as many expressed themselves, “almost too good to be true. A supply of powder having arrived in town a few days before, a salute was immediately resolved on, and the “big gun” was brought out, and not…
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110 YEARS AGO: About fifty girls were present at the Woman’s Club Saturday afternoon for the organization of a “Little Mothers League” for instruction in the duties of mothers designed to make them helpful to their mothers and capable when older grown. The organization of the League was undertaken by the Girls’ Welfare Committee of the club of which Mrs. Edson J. Farley is chairman. The class selected Miss Mildred Thurston as President and Miss Mabel Phelps as Secretary. The…
HISTORY—6:30 p.m. Richard Ranieri will share the history of the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) in this local area. All welcome. Presented by the Otsego County Historical Association at the Kinney Memorial Library, 3140 County Road 11, Hartwick. (607) 293-7950.…
160 YEARS AGO: The Old Flag once more waves over the City of Richmond! The Army of the Potomac, after four days hard fighting, has put the army of Lee to route and taken possession of the rebel stronghold and capital. There are sounds of rejoicing throughout the land—for we are so much nearer an honorable peace. The turning point in the terrible battle which won Richmond was the bloody engagement at Five Forks on Saturday which was “fairly won”…
110 YEARS AGO: Commandments of the Road for Automobilists: The National Council of Industrial Safety asks all automobilists to obey to the letter these ten commandments of the road: Don’t run fast into or across main highways. Don’t take blind curves too fast. Don’t run on the wrong side of the road. Don’t pass street cars when passengers are boarding or leaving. Don’t fail to sound your horn before passing other vehicles. Don’t forget that a car or a person…
110 YEARS AGO: One of the most popular actors in the Vitagraph moving pictures is Anders Randolf. He is featured in many of the big productions that appear in the Vitagraph Theatre at Broadway and 44th Street in New York City, and is frequently seen on the screen at the Star Theatre, Cooperstown. Mr. Randolf is well known to many in Cooperstown. He spent a summer at The Fenimore about five years ago, and while here superintended experiments at the…
110 YEARS AGO: The Wilber National Bank has, some weeks since, installed and has been operating one of the latest and most improved Burroughs statement machines – a device that approaches as near to a mechanical book keeper as is easily conceived, and is a marvel to all who have witnessed its operations. With it the bank has daily a statement sheet of each active account, posting and adding all deposits made and subtracting all checks paid by the bank…
135 YEARS AGO: The Fly Creek M.E. Church under the pastorate of Rev. J.S. Southworth has been enjoying a year of prosperity unsurpassed in its history. The church property has been greatly improved and beautified, and the spacious auditorium is filled from Sabbath to Sabbath with an intelligent and devout people whose aim is to worship God in the beauty of holiness. During the year there have been one hundred added to the church on probation, and some fifteen taken…
135 YEARS AGO: One curious effect of the mild weather of the past three months has been to “obliterate,” in the minds of many, the idea of winter. People are often heard speaking of “last fall,” when further inquiry develops the fact that January is meant. So, too, events of February are referred to as spring. There has been no true Boreal weather and the mind unconsciously has adapted itself to the fact. What the next few weeks may bring…
110 YEARS AGO: It has been rumored about the village for several days that Allen Gallup was running for Village President. It was a mistake—he was galloping. When the votes were counted on Tuesday, it was found that Mr. Gallup has been elected by a majority of 142 over W. Dean Burditt, who was running for the third time. In 1913, Mr. Burditt’s majority was 202 and in 1914 it was 114. This tremendous turning of the tide is proof…