THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta May 18, 2023 FRONT PAGE YMCA Director: FoxCare To Keep ‘Familiar Faces’ Illuminations Light Up Word and Image Gallery in Treadwell NGOs Discuss Algal Bloom Communications Bassett Network Announces Appointment of Executives Inside Chamber Announces Winners for Spring Awards Dinner Developer Holds Public Meeting Mayor Comments on Budgetary Measures, Development Strategies News in Brief News Briefs: May 18, 2023 Sports Snippets: May 18, 2023 Editorial What Do May Flowers Bring? Columns…
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05-18-23
Hometown History May 18, 2023 135 Years AgoJust below the Plains Crossing, near this village, early in the week, the body of a black cat was found upon the track, cut in twain by the cars. “I wouldn’t be in the engineer’s place what run over that cat for all the money the company’s got,” said a railroad employee. “It doesn’t often happen that a cat gets caught, but to run over a black cat means death every time.” Whether…