November 4, 1921
• A victory social will be held at C.A. McPherson’s on Friday evening.
• Cecil Russell is having the interior of his store re-decorated and also wired for electric lights.
• Clarence Lafever and Benson Lafever have returned from the north woods. The latter shot a deer.
• The Elk Cheese Co. commenced making pot cheese Tuesday at the Bovina Center Co-Operative Creamery.
• The little child of Lon Joslin, aged about two years, fell into a pail of hot water this week and was severely scalded.
• C.S. Terry went to Vermont deer hunting Saturday. Tuesday he telephoned for his partner, Fletcher Davidson, to come, and he went Wednesday.
• …Robert Smith has moved into the M.E. parsonage, vacated by Mr. [Marshall] Scott.
• A community Hallowe’en party and supper was held in the hall at Lake Delaware on Monday evening. A party was held at Herman Joslin’s the same evening.
• Fine Hunt has sold his farm (the old Tuttle place) up Coulter Brook to New York parties. It is reported that Mr. Hunt has purchased the John G. Thomson house and lot at the entrance to the Center cemetery.
• William F. Boggs, who owns the old Gow house, had just finished putting up new steps and railing. Monday night those out for Hallowe’en tore out the railing from the concrete and bent and twisted the pipes, doing much damage.
• Rev. and Mrs. A.I. Robb, who for 15 years were Missionaries to China, and who have been spending the summer with her people – the Campbells – left last week for southern California, where they will spend the winter, for Rev. Robb’s health.
November 11, 1921
• Frank Miller is having a furnace installed in his residence.
• Charles Boggs, of Andes, is cheesemaker at the Center creamery.
• C.S. Terry, the garage man, has returned from a hunting trip to the North Woods.
• George Cable was home from Bainbrige this week and exercised the right of franchise.
• Edward L. Coulter and son, Walter, who have been at Sidney, returned home this week in time to vote.
• The new residence of Thomas C. Strangeway is ready for the plasterers. He is having a pipeless furnace installed.
• James A. Gow and wife, from Charlotteville, were here this week looking after their property interests here, and voting.
• George Decker has torn down the old brown building which stood at the rear of his residence, recently purchased of Elliott Thomson.
Bovina Farmer Dead
William S. Thomson passed away at his home on the old homestead farm up Coulter Brook at 5 o’clock on Monday afternoon, November 7, from pneumonia. He was ill about a week. Deceased was born and had always resided on the farm where he died. His age was 60 years. He married Jennie Archibald and she died several years ago He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Gailie Hafele, in Bovina, and two sons, Ralph, in Watertown, and Archibald, in Walton; also by two brothers, Edward, in Walton, and Bert, in California, and one sister, Mrs. Andrew T. Doig, in Bovina. The funeral was held Thursday afternoon from the house with interment in the Center cemetery.
Died at Lake Delaware
Richard James died at his home at Lake Delaware on Tuesday night, November 8, aged 80 years. A few weeks ago he suffered a shock and last Saturday had another from which he never rallied. His parents came from Wales and lived on the mountain back of “The Lake.” He is survived by two daughters.
A Hot Election in Bovina
Thos C. Strangeway Elected Supervisor by 10 – W.G. Coulter Supt of Highways by 18
The election in Bovina on Tuesday furnished plenty of excitement and the largest vote ever cast in the town as polled – 346. On the head of the ticket 336 votes were counted and Strangeway won for supervisor by 10 majority. Three times during the canvass there was a tie. Coulter won for superintendent of highways by 18 majority. Mina Wilson, for collector, came through with flying colors and has the distinction of being the first woman elected to office in the town. Arbuckle, for sheriff, had a majority of 51.
November 18, 1921
• The work of putting in the stone road up-town was stopped last Wednesday.
• Able Knapp, an aged man who has been at Guy Rockfeller’s, went to the County Farm this week.
• Matthew Elliott, of Delhi, was here on Friday having some repairs made to his Cadallac at the garage of Terry & Davidson.
• Norton Forrest is wearing a black eye as a result of a kick from a horse. He was stooping over making some repairs to the stall and was hammering when the horse landed him one in the eye. Fortunately it was at close range and no serious damage was done.
Lake Delaware
• The Gerry cars were all taken to New York the past week.
• Alex B. Jardine is suffering from blood poisoning in his hand.
November 25, 1921
• Mrs. F.N. Crawford was taken ill on Sabbath and has been under the doctor’s care.
• The Village school closed Wednesday for the Thanksgiving recess and will re-open again Monday.
• George Decker now lights his newly purchased residence with electricity, having installed a Delco plant.
• William F. Boggs is making improvements about his residence, putting lattice around his veranda, etc.
• William T. Gordon, who has been here for the past three months recovering from illness, returned Saturday to New York City.
• Ethel, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Burgin entertained seven of her little girl friends Saturday, the occasion being her birthday.
• Edward L. Coulter, who recently sold his farm on the turnpike, has purchased a small fruit farm near Sidney, among other things on the place is an acre of strawberries. He moved his household goods thereto this week.
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