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December 12, 2024
135 YEARS AGO
The Local News—The peculiar weather of the past year or so, with the great amount of moisture deposited, is said to be accounted for by Professor Tyndall upon the theory that the Gulf Stream is steadily approaching our North Atlantic coast. He bases his argument on the discovery of gulf weed further and further in-shore during a period of ten years, and it is stated that the stream is already many miles nearer the coast than formerly. If this theory is borne out by facts we may yet live to experience the balmy climate of California in Oneonta, and to grow in our gardens the peaches, apricots, and nectarines, if not the oranges and lemons of that favored region.
Edward Hathaway who drives the best looking hack ever regularly run in Oneonta, lost one of his thoroughbreds by sudden death the other day. Now will be a good time for the people to show their appreciation of his enterprise and give him liberal patronage.
Mr. Luther, Superintendent of the Poor, has been here for the purpose of procuring necessary papers for the transfer of Mrs. Hi A. Rogers from the county house to the insane asylum. Mrs. Rogers is the wife of a colored barber who once lived here. Of late, her insanity has assumed a violent form.
December 1889
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