October 1922 - 100 Years Ago in "That Thriving Town"

Folks were moving around 100 years ago this month in Bovina, and a couple of babies were born.

October 6, 1922

• Born to Mr. and Mrs. Wilford Barnhart on October 2, a son [this was Herbert W. Barnhart, who died in 1992].

• Henry Monroe is now running the condenser at the Center creamery.

• Alex Hilson is seriously ill at his home in Bovina Center.  Two nurses are in attendance. [Alexander would survive until July 1923.]

• Gailie Hafele has purchased the William S. Thomson farm up Coulter Brook and moved thereto this week.

• James Ackerley is moving from the Dickson big house to W.A. Hoy’s tenant house vacated by Gaylie Hafele.

• Everett DeSilva was called to Arena last week by the death of his mother, Mrs. A.N. Wilber, who died September 26.  Her age was 65 years.

• Miss Nellie Armstrong, of Salinas, California, who has been on a trip abroad, has been with relatives in town the past week.  She was a daughter of John G. Armstrong, a native of Bovina.

Bovina Farm Sold

The Thomas Mabon farm on the old turnpike in Bovina, with the lake built thereon a few years ago by a club of Margaretville men, has been sold to J. Edelstein, of Fleischmanns.  It is planned to build a camp there for the accommodation of boys.

Will Build Stables

Robert L. Gerry is preparing to erect a horse ban on what is known as the Amos farm in southern Bovina.  The structure will be large enough to hold 30 racing horses.  A stone road will also be built to it.  It is also rumored that a racing track may be built.

October 13, 1922

• Mrs. Margaret Russell has gone to Cabin Hill to nurse.

• Walter Wilson will make cheese for month at the Center creamery.

• Fletcher Davidson, who has conducted a garage here, will discontinue the business.

• Mrs. Kate Barnhart is having a cellar put under her residence in the upper part of Bovina Center.

• James Ackerly moved Wednesday from the Dickson big house to W.A. Hoy’s small house.  Ralph Barnhart has rented rooms in Hoy’s large tenant house.

October 20, 1922

• George Cable is again up from Delhi to work on the town roads.

• A social was held at John Burns’ in upper Bovina on Tuesday evening.

• Alex Hilson is improved and is now able to set up a portion of the time.

• Walter Ware, of Syracuse, is head cheese maker at the Bovina Center creamery.

• Hilson Brothers have purchased a new 2 ½ ton truck.  M.T. Hastings has a Brockway speed wagon.

• Reports from Thos H. Johnson who is in the hospital with a broken leg, state that the leg is now doing nicely.

• There is a movement on foot for the Bovina Center Co-Operative Creamery company to purchase the Dry Milk plant.  

• George Foreman, whose house was burned last week, has moved into room sin Mr. Arnold’s house on the S.G. Bramley farm.

• Leslie Andrews and wife, of Delhi, were in town on Sabbath.  In turning his car around it broke and he had to get a conveyance to take them home.

• Harold Aitkens broke his leg last Thursday while picking apples at Wm. A. Hoy’s.  He was shaking a tree when the limb on which he was standing broke and let him fall.  Mr. Hoy caught him, but the limb struck him on the leg and broke it.

October 27, 1922

• Born to Mr. and Mrs. James Barnhart, October 22, a daughter [This was Eleanor, who later married Jack Damgaard. She died in 2005].

• The singing school under Mr. Stanley will continue for four weeks longer.

• A son was born October 20, to Mr. Redmond and wife on the Maynard farm uptown.

• Mrs. Elizabeth McMullin slipped on the street Monday afternoon and fell injuring her hip. She is able to continue her duties as principal of the Center school.

• Mr. Filkins moved his household goods to Syracuse on Wednesday.  Ralph Barnhart has moved from part of G.D. Miller’s house to the rooms vacated by Mr. Filkins in W.A. Hoy’s house.