Saturday, September 10, 2022

September 1922 - 100 Years Ago in that Thriving Town


Several references to the resurfacing of the state road (now County Route 6) appeared in the Bovina column of the Andes Recorder 100 years ago this month. 

September 1, 1922

The resurfacing of the state road has been completed and the ditches are being graded.

Clarence LaFever has gone to Long Island, where he will drive truck for a state road contractor.

Robert, son of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Erkson was operated upon Thursday at Oneonta for removal of adenoids.

James L. Coulter, a former Bovina resident, now assistant cashier of a bank at New Wilmington, Penn. has been spending the past week in town.

Monday evening the Ford racer of George Jardine was damaged by colliding with the culvert at Oscar Felton’s.  He met a large car and was blinded by the glare of the head lights and side lights and failed to see the culvert.


Archibald Reunion

The annual reunion of the descendants of James Archibald, of Bovina, was held last Wednesday at the home of County Superintendent of the Poor, Mr. and Mrs. James F. Foreman, at Delhi, and 126 descendants were present.  The Archibald homestead farm, located in upper Bovina, is still in the Archibald family and is occupied by A. Thomas Archibald.


September 8, 1922

Beatrice Hoy has entered the training class at Delhi.

Hogaboom & Campfield completed the Bovina state road Wednesday and have done a fine job.

Those attending Delaware Academy at Delhi are Ruth Filkins, Jenet Laidlaw, Ruth Coulter, Margaret Gordon, Marion MacPherson, Wilimina Archibald, Helen Gladstone, Mary Brown, William Gordon and Courtney Currie.

The team of C.S. Gladstone became frightened at the state road roller at Fred Thomson’s and in the mix-up, a trace became unhitched allowing the tongue to drop down.  The tongue was broken but the horses did not get away and no one was hurt.

The rain last Thursday afternoon spoiled the Town Picnic.  The crowd gathered in the Hall and listened to an address by Rev. Thompson.  In the evening an entertainment was held at the Hall and it was crowded to doors. Addresses were made by Rev. Graham and Attorney Bergman. [The hall likely was what was known as Strangeway's Hall, in the building now owned by Tom Hetterich.]

The schools of the town opened on Tuesday with the following teachers: Mrs. McMullin and Miss Saxouer, the Center school; Edith Liddle, Butt End; Gladys Worden, Coulter Brook; Miss Knox, Pink street; Grace Bramley, Armstrong district; Elizabeth Strangeway, Miller avenue; Mrs. Goodman, Lake Delaware; Mrs. Hazel Munson, Coulter district; Miss Stanley, Biggar Hollow.


September 15, 1922

Mrs. George H Miller has purchased a Munn piano with player attachment.

Howard McPherson is having his residence painted. Alex Myers is doing the job.

Edwin Ormiston, who has been visiting his mother here, returned to Goshen this week.

Bovina real estate transfers recorded are Alexander Burns and wife to John Burns and wife, $1.

The basement of the Center school house is being enlarged and the heating system will be re-arranged. [This is now the library.]


September 22, 1922

Dan Franklin was in town Wednesday.

William Armstrong is the state inspector assigned to the Bloomville-Hobart state road.

Herman Themes, who run the roller on the state road, was at Oneonta on Tuesday for adjustment of compensation insurance.

Floyd Filkins, who has been cheese maker at the Center creamery, has secured a job on at trolley car at Syracuse and will move to that city.


Bovina Man Injured in Woods

Thomas H. Johnson Has Leg Crushed While on Lumber Job

Ex-Supervisor Thomson H. Johnson of Bovina, who for several years has been engaged in the lumber business, had his leg crushed late Tuesday afternoon while working in the woods on the Dickson Mountain. He and an employee were engaged in cutting trees and in some manner his leg was caught between a tree and a stump and crushed below the knee.  Help had to be procured before he could be released.  Physician did what he could for him and he was taken to the Kingston hospital Wednesday. It is feared that the leg may have to be amputated but his many friends hope that the outcome may not be so serious. [Johnson, also known as Johnston, ended up in New York City for treatment. He survived this accident but died in December 1926.]


Muller’s Arrest Ordered

Adjudged Guilty of Contempt for Disposing of Certain Property

Jean Hermann Muller, of Bovina, was on Saturday adjudged guilty of contempt of court by Justice Kellogg and was fined by the court the amount of the judgment obtained against him by Chas R. O’Connor esq, ie, $767.27, with interest thereon from January 20, 1921, and in addition to the sum of $30 costs and disbursements on the proceedings supplementary to execution and $10 costs of motion.

The judgment directs the sheriff of the county where Muller may be found to commit him to jail in that county until he pays the sum mentioned or be discharged according to law.  Muller was convicted of having failed to obey the order of County Judge A.J. McNaught of Delaware county.


September 29, 1922

Alexander Hilson is on the sick list.

A school fair of all the schools of the town was held at the Bovina Center school building Thursday.

Workmen of C.W. Hulbert & Son of Andes, were here this week doing some plumbing for William A. Hoy.

What is known as the Walter L. Doig farm on the old Turnpike has been sold by Mr. Stein to C.E. Hulbert and it is reported that Mr. Hulbert has sold to the Jews who purchased the Tunis lake farm, enough land off of it for a ball field. [The 'Jews' referenced here were Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Mirski, who established and ran the Tunis Lake Boys Camp for over 20 years. More information about them and the camp is on this blog at https://bovinanyhistory.blogspot.com/search?q=tunis+lake+camp ]


Gerry Home Burglarized

The summer home of United States Senator Peter G. Gerry of Newport, Rhode Island, at Lake Delaware, was burglarized Friday night. The family has not disclosed the amount of the loss, which consisted of money and jewelry.


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