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05-15-25
160 YEARS AGO: The new three-cent coin is coming into circulation. The size of the piece is precisely that of the dime, which may not have been wholly forgotten. The obverse bears the head of Liberty, with the legend “United States of America,” and the date “1865.” The reverse has the Roman numerals “III” surrounded by a wreath. The edge of the coin is plain unlike that of the ten-cent piece, which is milled. When new, the piece has a…
110 YEARS AGO: Mayor Joseph Lunn and 46 former Oneonta boys gathered last Friday evening in New York City and sat down to a tempting dinner, smoked some fine Doyle & Smith cigars from the old home town and then proceeded to have a rousingly good time talking over the old days spent on their native heath. Four hours of chumship and friendship reigned as of old and everybody had a real enjoyable time. The occasion was the second annual…
WRITERS—7:30 p.m. “Writers Salon: Open Mic with Library Writing Groups.” Poetry, fiction and non-fiction. All welcome. Community Arts Network of Oneonta, 11 Ford Avenue, Oneonta. https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1205786274890382&set=a.480535810748769…
