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May 22, 2025
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
85 YEARS AGO
One of the most useful activities instituted by the Roosevelt administration is the Writers’ Project of the Works Progress Administration. Not only has this undertaking provided employment for thousands during difficult times, but it has released and developed talents which otherwise would have had no opportunity for expression and produced a body of literature that will be a valuable source of interest and instruction for all time to come. The grand total of all publications prepared under the program now stands at 402. The subjects treated range through folklore, ethnic studies, and regional almanacs to state guides and tour books. Much of the material gathered will not be published but will be deposited in manuscript form in the libraries and archives of the communities in which it originates.
May 22, 1940
60 YEARS AGO
Some 106 young people were confirmed at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Cooperstown last Friday afternoon by the Rt. Rev. Edward Maginn, D.D., Auxiliary Bishop of Albany Diocese. Among members of the class are: Margaret Aufmuth, Jane Adsit, Patricia Bliss, Jo Ann Bliss, Jane Bachanas, Nancy Cannon, Ann Clark, Mary Millea, Peggy Phillips, Kathy Potrikus, Jean Powers, Susan Powers, Barbara Swatling, Margaret Staffin, Marcia Taugher, Susan Walrath, Andrew Armstrong, Timothy Bliss, Richard Croft, Carter Coleman, Clifford Coleman, Patrick Guiney, David Hribar, Michael Kraham, Owen Kraham, Andrew Kozlowski, David LaDuke, Michael LaDuke, William Parsons, Brian Phillips, James Potrikus, Ralph Pugliese, Gary Smith, Henry Thering, and Thomas Zigon.
May 26, 1965
35 YEARS AGO
Almost 30 years ago, 40 canoes splashed off Otsego Lake into the mouth of the Susquehanna River on a then uncharted endurance trip from Cooperstown to Bainbridge on the first ever General Clinton Canoe Regatta. The year was 1963 and only the first 12 times were recorded with the winning time coming in at 11-plus hours.
May 23, 1990
20 YEARS AGO
The Cooperstown Methodist Church on Chestnut Street will have box lunches for sale on Monday, May 23 from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. to eat in or take out. “Food on the Fly” will feature a choice of a turkey wrap with mango salsa, a ham and Swiss cheese wrap with honey mustard, or a Greek salad wrap, with chips and a choice of fruit for $5.
May 20, 2005
