135 YEARS AGO: Local—The new Election Law provides that “on or before the first day of September 1890, and in each year thereafter, the officers now charged by law with the division or alteration of election districts shall alter or divide the existing election districts whenever necessary in such manner that each election district shall not contain more than 300 voters. This will make alterations necessary in 19 districts in this county, just one-half; and, in several cases the excess over 300 is only a few voters. This entails a large additional and wholly unnecessary expense.
W.C. Rogers, Jr., of Rogers & Sherwood, New York City publishers, is here again to make arrangements for issuing a new illustrated edition of “Cooperstown on Otsego Lake.” It will have in it a very useful map, showing the principal drives around the Lake.
Arrested—Three young fellows, whose parents are hard-working people, were last week arrested on a charge of breaking into “Italian Dan’s” fruit stand. One was let off on a fine of $9. The others are held for the action of the Grand Jury. They have made their parents no little trouble.
May 23, 1890