Tuesday, October 10, 2023

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


October 5, 1923


Born to Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Lewis September 22, a daughter.

Mrs. John Miller and two daughters of Walton spent the weekend in town.

Bovina real estate transfers record are Tennes Larsen to Andreas Reinertsen, $1.

Arthur Decker and wife and George Decker attended the Cobleskill fair last Thursday.

Mrs. Thos. C. Strangeway visited her daughter, Mrs. Leon Taggart, at Oneonta last week.

A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Titsworth at Lake Delaware, recently. The mother is a daughter of James A. Liddle in upper Bovina.

Edgar Lee, son of John B, Lee, who has been employed in the drug store of Merrill & Humphries at Delhi, has entered the Albany College of Pharmacy. 

Rev. A. M. Thomson, who has been living In California for a few years, has accepted a call to become pastor of the Church of the Covenanters and begins his duties at once.

Jenet, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Laidlaw, who was operated on for appendicitis July 9, was taken-to Delhi and operated again Monday, A sack which had healed over was taken out.

At the Republican caucus Saturday Thos C. Strangeway was re-nominated for supervisor; David G. Currie, town clerk, and Walter G. Coulter, superintendent highways. Mrs. Thos Gordon was named for collector. The Democrats have nominated Wallace Smith for Supervisor, Harold Campbell for superintendent highways, and Kate Muller for collector.


Bovina Lad Injures Eye


Harold Hall Falls on Corn Stubble Which Narrowly Misses Eye


Harold Hall, the five or six year old son of Harrison Hall who lives on the old Soper farm in Bovina, sustained a severe cut just below the eye Sabbath morning. The lad had started for Sabbath School at Lake Delaware and while going through the fields between his home and his uncle Ellsworth Tuttle's he fell in a corn field and a corn-stubble made a severe wound just below his eye. He was taken to the home of his grandfather, Frank Kinch in Delhi and the doctors feared that he might lose the sight of the eye. Through the kindness of Miss Gerry a

specialist came from Albany and he gave assurance that the eye could be saved. The lad broke his arm a year or two ago and an older brother broke his arm a few weeks ago.


Bovina Girls’ Narrow Estate


Willimina Archibald Thrown When Horse Falls on State Road


Miss Willimina Archibald, daughter of William Archibald, of Bovina Center, was injured Friday morning, when the unshod horse that she was riding fell on the State road at Hilson Bros store. She was rendered unconscious and was carried to the home of her aunt, Mrs. Alex Hilson. The doctor who was summoned found no broken bones but it required ten stitches to close a wound in the leg. It was a very narrow escape. 


October 12, 1923


Pat Fay is now driving a Ford coupe.

The children of Mr. and Mrs. John Hilson have chicken pox.

Misses Kate and Freda Muller spent over the week end at Schenectady.

Marshall McNaught attended the Dairy Show at Syracuse the past week.

Miss Elizabeth Saxoner, of Cabin Hill, \spent over the weekend end at Fred Thomson’s.

Mrs. Dixon Thomson suffered a shock last Friday afternoon, but is now improving.

James Hilson was at Whitney Point on Sabbath after Emily Archibald, who is teaching there, and was called home to see her sister.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Ward Fancher of Kortright, at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo H. Miller, on October 8, a daughter.

Bovina real estate transfers recorded are Hamilton J. Hewitt, referee (Everett C. Hemmingway and others) to William H. Maynard, $2,000.

The large pine tree in front of the U.P. church was recently struck by lightning and damaged. The tree was planted by Dr. Lee over fifty years ago.

While Ross Bramley was enroute to Delhi a spindle bolt on his car broke and threw it against the bank but fortunately the car did not overturn and no damage was done.

Raymond Kinch crashed into the guard fence above Wm. J. Storie’s with the large truck of Sheffield Smith on Monday and broke three or four posts and stripped off the boards but did not go over the bank. 

William M. Johnson and Miss Mary Thomson, of Hobart, were here Sabbath and he had the bad luck to break an axle on his car as he was driving up the hill to Douglas Davidson’s on the Russell road.

Edward Burgin of Bovina, and Carl Hamilton, of Andes, had a head on collision in the narrow bridge at Lake Delaware last Friday. Aside from a broken windshield and bent mud guards the damage was not great. 


Her Injuries Were Fatal

Miss Wilhelmina Archibald of Bovina died from Lockjaw Oct 8


Miss Wilhelmina Archibald, the youngest daughter of William Archibald and Sarah Hobbie died at their home at arch bridge at Bovina Center, soon after noon on Monday, October 8, as a result of injuries received ten days before when she was thrown from the horse which she was riding on the state road and sustained a wound on the leg just above the knee, which required ten stitches to close. She was apparently doing nicely until Saturday when lockjaw developed causing her death, she was born in Bovina on January 26, 1904. The services were held Wednesday, Rev, F. N, Crawford, officiating, and was largely attended.


October 19, 1923


Dorothy Paterson, of Mundale, is employed at George Miller’s.

Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Burns and Chas Hafele were Andes visitors Friday.

Mr. and Mrs. Ed Russell and dauter of Delhi, were callers in town on last Saturday.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Ray Thomson in upper Bovina, October 11, a son – William D.

Homer Burgin, who has been employed on a chicken farm near Kinston the past summer, has returned home.

Communion services were held at the United Presbyterian church last Sabbath and four new members were received.

A son recently born to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Martin at Charlottville. The mother will be remembered as Nell Oliver of this place.

Peter Robson has traded his farm with Leonard Smith for a house and lot in Bloomville. This is the former James Henry Dean farm [this was up in the Bramley mountain area]. 

Rev. and Mrs. F.N. Crawford, and Elder and Mrs. William J. Storie are attending the sessions of the synod of New York at Washington, D.C., this week.

Bishop Nelson of the Albany Diocese preached at the morning service at the St. James Episocopal church at Lake Delaware last Sabbath and confirmed a class.

Mrs. Donald Burns was taken ill on Saturday and on Tuesday was taken to the hospital at Delhi, the physician having diagnosed the trouble as appendicitis.

William T. Forrest, who over a year ago sold the Forrest homestead farm in southern Bovina, to Robert Gerry, moved this week to the house at Lake Delaware recently vacated by Rev. O. Edgelow. 


Native of Bovina Dies Suddenly

William H. Bramley Passed Away at Delhi on October 13


William H. Bramley, a member of the firm of Dean & Bramley company dealers in flour, fed and coal, at Delhi, died very suddenly at 11 a.m. Saturday morning at his home in that village. Mr. Bramley sustained a bad fall some months ago and from that time until his death his health had been somewhat impaired. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock from his late home, Rev. T.C. Bookhout, pastor of the Second Presbyterian church of which he was a member, conducted the services. The burial was in Bovina. 

William H. Bramley was the son of John W. and Margaret (McCune) Bramley and was born in the town of Bovina 73 years ago. During his early life he was a cattle drover and speculator but many years ago entered the firm of Dean & Bramley, Delhi.

He was a member of the Delhi board of trustees at the time of his death. He was a very quiet man, much devoted to his home. 

Surviving him are his widow, one daughter, Wilma, who is attending school in New York city, a son John, employed in the hardware store of A.W. Dubben, a brother, Fred, of Bovina, and several nieces and nephews. 


October 26, 1923


Archie Dickson, of Lewbeach, was here on Sabbath.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. John Hilson, October 18, a son [actually, this was a daughter, Jane Doris Hilson].

David Adee, of New Kingston, was in town last Saturday.

F.W. Hyatt spent from Friday until Monday at Yonkers, his former home.

William J. Storie has torn the veranda off his farm house and will build a modern veranda. 

The receipts from a play given Monday night in the Community Hall at Lake Delaware were $59.

A son was born recently to Mr. and Mrs. Millard Gow at Endicott. The father is a former Bovina boy.

Arnold Bellows, who teaches at Lake Delaware, is conducting a night school and has six young men taking instruction.

Miss Angelica Gerry, who has spent several weeks at Lake Delaware, returned to her home in New York City last Thursday.

Bovina real estate transfers recorded are Peter G. Gerry and wife to Elbridge Gerry $1, Bennie DeBelles to Elixa Bononeitti, $1. 

Mrs. Harry Robinson, who is assistant bookkeeper for the New Andes Creamery Inc., is at home this week, suffering from neuralgia. 


Bovina Team Ran Away


Last Thursday morning the team of Charles A. McPherson ran away, but aside from a broken wagon wheel no damage was done. Mr. McPherson left them standing in front of Hilson Bros store while he went in to make some purchases and just as he came back out of the door the horses started from some unknown cause. They made the first turn at the Scott arch bridge below the village but could not make the second and went through the guard fence and into the field and did not try to run farther. 


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