April 1923 - 100 Years Ago in "That Thriving Town"

 

A century ago, this is what was happening in Bovina from the pages of the Andes Recorder:

April 6, 1923

• Frank VanDusen was a Margaretville visitor this week.

• Mrs. John Aitkens visited her dauter at Pepacton last week.

• Miss Marjorie Forman, of Delhi, is visiting Bovina relatives.

• Mrs. Robert R. Gladstone was given a postal shower this week.

• Mrs. Ralph Barnhart spent over Easter with her mother at Jefferson.

• John W. Elliott visited friends last week at his former home at New Kingston.

• Miss Emily Archibald is home from Elmira and Miss Jane Hilson from East Orange, N.J.

• Mrs. Marshall Thomson, of Glen Spey, N.Y., is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Blair.

• William Armstrong was at Walton recently, called there by the illness of his father, F.C. Armstrong. 

• Bovina is to have a new Linn Caterpillar tractor.  The town is allowed $800 for the old tractor in the deal.

• Rev. Franklin Collins, pastor of the U.P. church at Bloomfield, Ohio, was a recent guest at the home of Rev. F.N. Crawford.

• Tuesday at the annual meeting of the United Presbyterian congregation John Burns and Alex Thomson were elected trustees.

• Communion services were held last Sabbath at the United Presbyterian church. There were three accessions to the membership.

• The young ladies missionary society has contributed the sum of $50 toward the current expenses of the United Presbyterian church.

• Charles J. Russell has purchased the stock of goods in the Co-operative store at Delhi and rented the building and will soon move there and conduct the business.

• The making of cheese at the Bovina Center Co-Operative Creamery has been discontinued.  Isador Berschevsky and Walter Ware, who have been the cheese makers, have gone to Ashland, N.Y.

• J.K. Russell, Mrs. Jas W. Thomson, and Mr. and Mrs. George Russell attended the funeral of Mrs. (Dr.) R. S. Moscrip at Oneonta last Friday. Her maiden name was Mary Russell and she was born in upper Bovina 47 years ago. 

• The dry milk plant of the Bovina Center Co-operative Creamery is now in operation.  The company is experimenting in the making of cocoa which only requires the addition of hot water to make it ready for use.  One sample shipment has been made.

Appointed Patrolman

Howard McPherson, of Bovina, has been appointed patrolman for the Andes-Delhi and the Bovina State roads. He has had lots of experience, having for twelve years been town superintendent of highways in Bovina.

Building a House

Frank Graham, back from Lake Delaware, has commenced excavating the cellar for his new farm residence.  Charles A. Lee will be the carpenter in charge of the building.  Mr. Graham is fortunate enough to have gotten the great part of the lumber from his own woods.

April 13, 1923

• Bovina real estate transfers recorded are Martha Kelly to Arthur E. Hadley $474.10.

• James E. Hastings, one of our oldest citizens, is confined to his bed with stomach trouble.

• Rev. F.N. Crawford and Elder Thos C. Strangeway attended the spring meeting of Delaware Presbytery held at Delancey on Monday and Tuesday. 

• A son was born April 3, to Mr. and Mrs. Clifford McMullin on the Little Delaware.  The father is a grandson of the late Gilbert Jardine of this town.

• Archibald Scott Maynard, grandson of the late Archive Maynard of Bovina, and Miss Mary Kathleen Tuttle were married at Utica, March 21, by Rev. Peter McKenzie. Both reside at Canastota.

• The remains of Mrs. Judson Borst, who died April 6, at the home of her son on Peak’s Brook, were brought here Monday for burial. She will be remembered as Nancy McCune, being a daughter of James McCune, and she was born just below Lake Delaware 49 years ago. 

• George Forman, who lives on the Luddington farm above Lake Delaware is exhibiting a teacher’s certificate issued to his mother, then  Georgia Ida Brandow, on September 26, 1874, and signed by George D. Ostrom and Amasa J. Shaver, the then school commissioners of the county.  She was a daughter of the late Abram Brandow and has been dead for many years.

Bovina Farmer in Bankruptcy

William S. Redman, a farmer of Bovina has filed a petition in bankruptcy in federal court through Attorney Edward O’Connor of Delhi, showing liabilities of $33,927, of which $31,908 are secured, and assets of $27,000, of which William H. Maynard has an equity in a farm of 359 acres valued at $25,000.  Maynard, residing at Canastota, has a mortgage on the farm for $27,227 and is unsecured for $600.  The Federal Land bank has a first mortgage for $8,700 and Samuel F. Penfield is secured for $5,980.  Other creditors including Ralph Chaney, $200, and Reed Chaney, $100, wage claims.  The first National bank of Dryden claims $450 and Frank Hatch of Granton, $390.

April 20, 1923

• Arthur Decker is now driving a new Buick.

• John Hilson was at the County Seat on Friday.

• Mrs. Mary J. Gill, of Andes, was here last Friday with a choice line of millinery.

• John Northrup, on the Hoy farm, is confined to his home from the effects of a rupture.

• Stephen Guzmits, who has been on the William Ward farm up Pink street will move to Pennsylvania.

• Walter G. Coulter, town superintendent of highways, has commenced the scraping of the town roads.

• About twenty-five young people made Misses Edna and Edith Russell a surprise party Friday evening.

• Miss Mabel Fiero, of Bainbridge, and cousin, Mrs. Robert Hunt, of Delhi, were callers in town Saturday evening.

• The Margaret Hoy house in the upper part of Bovina Center has been purchased by Miss Jennie Biggar. The price was $600. 

• George Johnson and family, who have spent the winter, with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Johnson, have returned to their home in Alberta.

• William Storie purchased seven fine thorobred Jersey cows from his father-in-law, Douglas Davidson, and had them tuberculin tested. Every cow reacted.

• The town will erect a building 30 x 64 feet on what is known as the Burns lot in the lower part of Bovina Center. It will be used for the storing of the road machinery of the town. 

• Mrs. Stephen Guzmits was badly shaken up a few days ago by being thrown from a wagon. The front wheel of the wagon dropped into a hole in the road and she was thrown over the dashboard and landed behind the horses, which were stopped before the wheel passed over her. 

April 27, 1923

• Mrs. Ella Telford was up from Delhi Friday.

• C.S. Gladstone was at the County Seat on Tuesday.

• Rev. McFeeters is preaching at the Church of the Covenanters.

• Mr. and Mrs. Gideon Miller and two sons, of Hamden, were here on Sabbath.

• Harry Robinson has been making changes on the interior of his residence.

• Mr. and Mrs. George H. Miller and Mrs. G.D. Miller were Delhi callers Friday.

• Mrs. F.W. Hyatt, Miss Grace Hyatt and Mrs. Joslin motored to Delhi on Tuesday.

• Peter Robson and family spent the day Wednesday with relatives in New Kingston.

• Miss Knox, who teaches up Pink street, spent over week end at C.S. Gladstone’s. 

• George H. Miller will have a bath room installed in his residence and is also putting on a new roof.

• Joe Ross, of Davenport, who was boss when the water works was put in, is here working on the town highways.

• Mrs. William S. Boggs, Mrs. Alex Myers, Mrs. William Armstrong, Mrs. George Decker and Mrs. Arthur Decker were Delhi Shoppers last Thursday. 

• A meeting is to be held at the R.P. church at which time the trial sermons of David Russell, of Glenburnie, and William Doig, of Walton, will be heard. 

• Professor and Mrs. Leon Taggart and children, of Oneonta, spent several days last week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thos C. Strangeway. He is an instructor in the Normal School.