Bound Volumes

October 22, 2026

110 YEARS AGO

In Our Town—Mr. and Mrs. Ralph W. Ellsworth will open their home this Saturday evening for a public social under the auspices of the Social Club of the Universalist Church. Card games, abundant entertainment and refreshments will be the order of the evening—all for the nominal sum of ten cents. Everybody who enjoys a good time is most cordially invited.
At a special meeting of the Board of Trustees held Monday evening, a motion rescinding the prohibition of children under sixteen years of age from attending the motion picture shows of the village was adopted.
The results of the World’s Series baseball games were watched by a large number last week at Freeman’s Clothes Shop where, as usual, The Freeman’s Journal Bulletin gave the result by half innings.

October 18, 1916

85 YEARS AGO

Real money will fall from the skies upon Cooperstown at 4:02 p.m., October 24, when a sleek, fast Howard Racer monoplane piloted by Fred McGlynn comes roaring over the village to shower the city with cash—and with the news that a new radio station is coming to the loudspeakers of radio fans hereabouts. The unusual “shower of gold” is part of the celebration being staged by Station WSYR, Syracuse New York’s leading radio station at 570 on your dial to mark its elevation from one thousand watts to five thousand watts. The increase in power will bring WSYR’s famous NBC programs and station personalities into the radio sets of the Cooperstown area with the clarity and fidelity of a local station.

October 22, 1941

60 YEARS AGO

Local—Mr. and Mrs. Henry Troeger attended the Parents’ Weekend at Yale University as a guest of their son, Thomas. They also attended the Yale-Columbia football game. Mr. and Mrs. Lyle E. Roberts, who have rented on Delaware Street since their home was destroyed by a disastrous fire in April, have moved into their new house at 14 Eagle Street.

October 19, 1966

35 YEARS AGO

October 16, 1991

20 YEARS AGO

Fans Mourn Departed Barclay, Beloved Bassett Hound—“He just loved everybody,” said Karen Leminster, who with her husband has run Rudy’s Liquor Store at 143 Main for decades. “He loved to come downtown and socialize. He always wanted to be petted and touched and stroked.” Most everyone who spent any time downtown knew Barclay. In good weather he could often be found lying on his mattress outside the store.

October 20, 2006