HOMETOWN History May 24, 2019 150 Years Ago The Oneonta Union School numbers over 200 pupils the present term – about 70 in each department. The academic department is equal to many of our academies now in scholarship and perhaps somewhat ahead of those of our neighboring villages, whose educational halls once echoed to the classic tongue of Virgil and Sallust, or the abstruse propositions of Euclid, but now they echo no longer. Peace to their shades! May they never…
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HOMETOWN HISTORY, May 17, 2019 150 YEARS AGO West Oneonta – Measures were instituted some time ago, looking towards the erection of a new school house at West Oneonta. Progress was so far made that proposals for building were received with the prospects of the early completion of the building. But, owing to the fear of some close-fisted taxpayers who have no children to educate, the good work is indefinitely postponed. These parties and others interested should understand that an…
HOMETOWN HISTORY May 10, 2019 150 Years Ago Oneonta – Chief Engineer Wentz and a Committee of Directors were here this week to locate a roundhouse and other needed railroad conveniences. The extension of railroad operations brings quite a number of new citizens and families to the place. The railroad makes the town. Let the town welcome its people. Cope & Company’s new goods have come, a real old-fashioned stock as to variety, but entirely new fashioned as to style.…
HOMETOWN HISTORY May 3, 2019 150 Years Ago Newspaper Change: L.P. Carpenter, late editor of the Oneonta Herald, has bought out the Chronicle at Morris, and commenced his labors there last Monday. As Mr. Carpenter has been foreman in our office most of the time since it came into our hands we can speak of his thorough integrity and industry from the daily intercourse of business. But, while we regret to lose so true a friend and counsellor our whole…
HOMETOWN History • April 26, 2019 150 Years Ago Memorial Day – By a general order from the headquarters of the Grand Army of the Republic, the 30th of May next has been set apart as a memorial day to do honor at their graves to the memory and glorious deeds of the fallen soldiers of the nation. Henceforth, this day, last year so pleasingly observed, will be a fixed festival in the calendar of loyalty. This is the second…
HOMETOWN History • April 19, 2019 150 Years Ago Aurora Borealis – Our citizens on Thursday evening were out en-masse, gazing into the heavens. The aurora borealis presented a wonderful sight. It was of a whitish color, and appeared like clouds rent by the wind. A beautiful bow was formed in the south. At nine o’clock, the sky again lighted, first in the northwest, then verging around to the east, darting out huge sheets of light, which turned red and…
HOMETOWN HISTORY • April 12, 2019 150 Years Ago We are glad to announce the dedication services of the Presbyterian Church to occur on April 23. The pastor has been fortunate in securing the services of Rev. Dr. Darling, of Albany, and Rev, C.K. McHarg of Cooperstown, as preachers for the occasion. It is hoped that the neighboring pastors and congregations will be present, and that the people generally will welcome the completion of a good enterprise among them. Mr.…
HOMETOWN HISTORY April 5, 2019 150 Years Ago News from Delaware County – The school moneys for Franklin for the current year amount to $2,438. The “goodbye card” of Professor Jewell will interest all friends of the Institute at Franklin. It is a matter of deep regret that his valuable services could not continue in that prominent school. Hay is scarce in many parts of the county. The lack of hay is made up with western corn and other coarse…
HOMETOWN HISTORY • March 29, 2019 Compiled by Tom Heitz and Sharon Stuart, with resources courtesy of The Fenimore Art Museum Research Library 150 Years Ago A Word to Teachers – Too much can hardly be said on the importance of teaching spelling more thoroughly, especially in the district school. All teachers expect to teach spelling, but only in connection with the study of the spelling book or the reading book. This is all well, but it is in our…
HOMETOWN HISTORY By TOM HEITZ & SHARON STUART From files of The Fenimore Art Museum Library 150 Years Ago Home & Vicinity – Moody and Vosburgh are fitting uptheir store in a very neat style inside and out, and will makeit an attractive business place. Their corps of peddlers willexplore every neighborhood of Otsego and Delaware withthe goods wanted by the people, and bring in great lots ofbarter. Their horn blows for success.A.C. Moody and E.M. Vosburgh bought each one…