Here’s what was happening in Bovina 125 years ago, November 1899, from the pages of the Andes Recorder.
November 3, 1899
• Election November 7.
• Vote for James A. Gow.
• A.T. Strangeway is in New York city this week.
• Hay sold at the Aitkin farm on the 26th for about $5 a ton.
• William S. Boggs is building a new house for himself at Alemda (now South Kortright).
• The benefit to Bovina from the new Raines law during the past certificate year is $363.27
• We understand that Miss Maggie Sloan has secured a position in the hospital at Matteawan.
• Robert A. Thompson is making extensive repairs in his cow stables. Thomas and Michael Miller are doing the job.
• Bovina will uphold McKinley and cast her full party vote. She realizes that to vote for Warner is a bid for Tammany methods at Albany.
• Professor Duncan C. Lee, of Cornell, and a son of Rev J.B. Lee, formerly of this place, is now the editor of the Ithaca Daily News, which has lately come out as a Bryanite organ.
• We understand that William Barlow who recently sold his farm below Hobart to Talcott Gould, including stock, for $12,000, will move to this town and reside with his daughter, Mrs. W.B. Smith.
• The widow of the late John W. Bramley was found dead in bed Thursday morning. She had not been feeling well for a few days and had complained of her stomach. The doctor was there Wednesday but it was thought she would be better in a few days. Thursday morning her son Fred, went to her room about 4 o’clock and spoke to her and receiving no answer, thought she was asleep. About an hour later he went back and found her dead. She was cold and must have been dead when he was in the first time. She was 72 years old. Her husband died just two weeks ago.
November 10, 1899
• Dr. Schurman was in town Wednesday from Delhi.
• Archie Elliott, of Andes, was in this place on Friday.
• George McNair arrived home Friday.
• Albert McPherson was home Friday and Saturday from Utica.
• G.D. Miller and Thomas Gordon and wife were at Delhi Saturday.
• Orrin Carman, wife and daughter have been visiting in town.
• Dr. Ormiston and wife, of Delhi, were in this place on Sabbath.
• Merritt Reynolds was in town Monday selling patent neckyokes.
• F.R. Coulter will soon have a new furnace in working order in his house.
• Hector Cowan, son of James Cowan, who kept store in the centre many years ago, was in town Saturday. It is 41 years since he was here.
• Mrs. Fred Bramley died Saturday afternoon with consumption, aged 31 years. She has been suffering for several years with the disease and for the past year she has been very poorly. She was a daughter of Thomas Hoy. The funeral was held Tuesday, Rev. W. L.C. Samson, officiating. [Note, she died the day of her mother in law’s funeral]
• Word has been received that David Laidlaw, of Auburn, Washington, who left this place about ten years ago, had been drowned in the White Horse rapids in the Yukon river, Alaska, October 8. With a party he was on his way to Dawson City and they attempted to shoot the rapids without a pilot and their scow was wrecked on a boulder. Laidlaw and another man lost their lives.
• The following is the vote in Bovina: The whole number of votes cast were 224. For supreme court judge Albert H. Sewell 207; member of assembly Delos Axtel, 165, Charles Warner 45; county treasurer, Hugh Adair, 138, Charles Herring, 75; superintendent of poor, George Smith, 169, William Hubbell 40; coroner, Dr. Hillis 167, Dr. Palmerton 42; school commissioner 2d district, James A. Gow, 200, George Baker 20. There were about 10 prohibition votes and 15 blank.
A Former Bovina Pastor
The New York Journal of Wednesday contains an account of attempted suicide of Rev. A.T. Civill, pastor of the Methodist church at Mount Kisco. He stood on the track Tuesday in front of an approaching train at Chappaqua, and was only saved by his friend Walter Lyman pushing him to the ditch. He is said to be insane and had acted strangely for some time. He had sent his resignation to the presiding Elder, giving as his reason that he was not firm in the faith and he had doubts.
He was great esteemed and is about 30 years old.
November 17, 1899
• Fred Bramley was at Andes Tuesday.
• William L. White was down at Delhi Saturday.
• William M. Lee was up from Delhi on Sabbath.
• Jashua K. Hobbie was at the County Seat Friday.
• Mr. and Mrs. David Oliver were over at Andes, Friday.
• Alex Hilson and A.D. Seacord were at Delhi Wednesday.
• Alex Archibald of Delhi, passed through town on Sabbath.
• Miss Alice Oliver has been visiting relatives in Pennsylvania.
• James L. Coulter started for Monmouth, Ill., Wednesday last.
• Misses Emma Campbell and Jennett Ellen Hoy visited Delhi Saturday.
• Born on Saturday November 11 to Mr. and Mrs. John B. Lee, a son.
• William J. Doig and Robert A. Thompson were at Bloomville Monday.
• Mrs. D.H. Coulter and son visited her brother, John Ward, at Treadwell last week.
• The Town Board has appointed B. S. Miller as truant officer for the schools in this town.
• Chas. Dart and family from Meredith have moved to the Bell farm on the Little Delaware.
• John A. Irvine is at Delhi this week attending the annual meeting of the Board of Supervisors.
• Walter Liddle, who has been living here the past summer, moved his household furniture to Andes Friday.
• Miss Kate Muller expects to go to Denver, Colorado in about two weeks, where she has a brother and sister residing.
• The Reformed Presbyterian people have been grading around the church and everthing is assuming a tasty[?] appearance.
• B.S. and G.D. Miller attended the funeral of James S. Adee last Thursday [Nov 9]. He was a veteran of the rebellion serving in Co. E, 144th Regt., was 64 years old and was a native of Bovina. He was buried with G.A.R. ceremonies.
• The lecture course under the auspices of the Fortnightly club is arranged as follows: November 28, readings by Miss Dean; December 12, lecture by Colonel Copeland; January 16, entertainment by J. Williams Macy; March 14, concert by Swedish Ladies Quartette.
• An entertainment by local talent is also arranged for to be given sometime in February, date to be announced later. Season tickets, including reserved seats for the entire course, are offered for $1. Single admission 25 cents. Tickets will be put on sale at Strangeway’s store on Thursday, November 23.
November 24, 1899
• Bovina Justice only cost $34 last year.
• William Bramley was up from Delhi Saturday.
• W.L. Ruff was over at Andes on Saturday.
• John Storie is at Delhi this week as a trial juror.
• William Hastings was at the County Seat Saturday.
• Henry S. Murry was in town from Andes Friday.
• Peter McNair, wife and son were at Delhi Monday.
• Lou Cooper and family were visitors in town Friday.
• Born to Mr. and Mrs. W.L. Ruff, November 16, a son.
• James L. Coulter returned home from Monmouth Friday.
• Mrs. William Wight, of Delhi, has been visiting relatives in town.
• F.R. Coulter, James Boyd and Chas Thomson were at Delhi Monday.
• Andrew Coulter has purchased a new St. Johnsville engine and thresher.
• Misses Kate and Emma Deitrich, of Roxbury, have been guests at Mrs. Muller’s.
• Thomas Gordon is at Delhi assisting R.P. McIntosh in making out the tax rates.
• E.C. Smyth, the Delhi Marbleman, was up Thursday placing the base for the Dr. Telford monument.
• Alex Fenton has completed his engagement at Mrs. Andrew Thomson’s where he has worked for about eight years.
• The C.F. Smith hotel property in this village was sold last week at auction at Delhi and was bid off by Mrs. Lance Thomson for $1,000.
• The new furnace has been placed in Reformed Presbyterian church this week. F.R. Coulter has also been putting a new one in his house.
• The weight of the mail originating at the Bovina Centre office from October 3 to November 6, was 379 pounds. The outgoing mail is light, but the mail received is very large.
• Quite a number from New Kingston passed through town Monday to attend William Dumond’s suit against the town of Middletown, for injuries sustained by falling through a bridge.
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