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The Canton Independent Sentinel

130 Years Ago-1888    6/21/2018
      Mr. G W Weigester of Troy, and her two little boys, were driving into Canton with a horse and buggy. When passing the depot the horse became frightened at a train and broke into a run. The lady could not check him and he plunged down Troy Street at a furious speed. As the horse passed the Canton House, Nathan Seeley ran out and boldly seized the horse by the bridle and brought him to a stop. It was a brave act and undoubtedly averted a bad mishap.
 Strawberries are down to a shilling a basket.  Isn't it about time for a strawberry festival?
 The ice wagon has started its rounds.
   There was a slight frost on Monday morning (June 4). All danger from frosts is now thought to be over.
   Tent caterpillars are unusually pestiferous this year. The trees, sidewalks and fences are covered with them.

120 Years Ago-1898    6/21/2018
    There were three young ladies and three young gentlemen in the Canton High School class of '98. The First Baptist Church was crowded to hear the commencement oration and essays.
     The grounds at Hotel Nephawin are in fine condition this season and many additional accommodations have bene provided at the hotel. A large number of rooms have already been engaged for July and a prosperous season is looked for.
  Edwin F. Mayo has arrived at Crockett Lodge for the summer.
  The new cheese factory at Spencertown is booming and the cheese is said to be very fine.
    The Canton musicians who went to Binghamton with Wormwood's monkey theatre ended their engagement Saturday night. The boys complain of unfair treatment.
   The post office was moved into new and commodious quarters on the north side of Main Street Saturday night and Postmaster Charles Riggs took possession of the office.
  Brann Bros. will immediately build a brick store where the old post office building now stands. It will be the same style as their block.
​   George Ballard of East Troy has invented a corn planter which plants two rows at a time and rolls the planted ground.


110 Years Ago-1908    6/21/2018
​  The ladies of the Methodist Episcopal church will serve ice cream and cake on the lawn of Mrs. H Crawford Saturday afternoon and evening. Ice cream.
​     S H Jewell has  just built a fine tennis court in the rear of his residence.


    
100 Years Ago-1918    6/21/2018
         Gordon King, United States Marines, died in the Naval Hospital at Portsmouth, New Hampshire on May 30, aged almost 20 years. Interment was in Vroman Hill Cemetery. He was one of the first boys from Canton to enlist at the outbreak of the war and was the second one to die in the service.
  Robert Randall, a member of the graduating class of Canton High School, enlisted at Williamsport and went immediately to Fort Slocum. His seat at the graduation exercises was vacant. The graduating class took a trip to Niagara Falls.
 Private Owen Daugherty, US Engineers, Forestry Division, is a prisoner of war in Germany., He is a son of James Daugherty of South Union.
     Some time Monday night an automobile was run into the pavilion over Minnequa Springs, smashing in one side of the pavilion and inflicting other damage.
    Miss Victoria Lake, who lives at Gleason and will be 15 years old in August, is doing all of the outdoor work on a 102 acre farm. 53 acres are plowed, and she has planted 4 acres of oats, 2 acres of potatoes, and has the ground ready for planting corn. The male members of the family all are working in the mines. He mother assists in the milking of ten cows and care of the other livestock.

80 Years Ago-1938    6/21/2018
    The East Canton community Daily Vacation Bible School started June 6 at the Windfall Church with 101 pupils enrolled.  Ben Castle's school bus has been mustered into service with Rev. Morris as driver and with family cars to pick up the over-flow, the transportation is well in hand.
  Grand Opening of the new soda fountain at Beam's Drug Store will be Saturday.



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Troy Gazette Register

90 Years Ago-1928    6/21/2018
  Canton's dirt streets will not be oiled, watered nor receive any other kind of attention that might serve to settle the dust and residents along those streets tell us that the dust tastes just the same as it did before Troy street was paved.
  The Canton Rod & Gun Club has received a shipment of ring necked pheasant eggs for distribution among those who are interested.
     The Church of Christ in LeRoy has been repainted. Liston and Frank Stone are building a garage at Leroy.
   At the Crawford Theatre, Her Summer Boarder, with Sally Balne, Hugh Trevor, Duane Thompson and Hollywood's most gorgeous bathing beauties and international athletic stars.


80 Years Ago-1938    6/21/2018
        Rural Carrier Meade Knights killed a five foot, eleven inch black snake. T W Calkins killed a blacksnake about four feet long in the backyard of his home. The same afternoon, James VanHorn and James McClure shot one that was four and a half feet long and two more were killed near East Troy.
     A car occupied by three St. Bonaventure students failed to keep the highway at the turn by the Martha Lloyd School and crashed into the retaining wall on the Willett property and overturned.  The fenders of the machine were smashed but it was not seriously damaged and after the fenders were straightened, oil and gas replaced, it was able to proceed on its way to its destination.
     The Wandering Contract Bridge Club gathered for dinner at the Troy Hotel and were entertained for bridge by Prof. & Mrs. W R Croman.
​   Gerald Vickery, Columbia Cross Roads ventriloquist, and his pal "Little Oscar" are becoming in great demand. They were in Elmira last Saturday, at the Towanda Country Club Monday, Montrose Inn Tuesday, Hotel Casey in Scranton last evening and will be at the Ardmore Pavilion in Allentown tonight.



70 Years Ago-1948    6/21/2018
    The farm home and two-story woodshed of Mr. & Mrs. Walter Cole at Sayles were destroyed by fire Wednesday evening.
  Many fine and interesting horses have been entered for next Monday's Alparon Park Horse Show.  Ten hunters and jumpers from the Rochester area have been entered as well as two fine horses from the Jackson & Perkins Stable in Newark, NY.
  On Sunday evening the young people of  the Webb Mills M E Church will have charge of the services at Big Pond. The offering will go to help rebuild the church at Webb Mills, which was destroyed by fire.
   A new layer of shingles has been put on the hood of the roof at the Lon Thomas service station.

50 Years Ago-1968    6/21/2018
  A Cadillac stolen from a Wellsboro attorney was found in a field by farmer Douglas Spencer near Samuel Gregory's home in Wells Township. Mr. Gregory reported his pickup truck had been stolen.
    The Davison apartment complex has been razed and new construction will commence soon on the new Acme markets retail food store on that site.
 Troy certainly "showed their colors" on Flag Day. Practically every business house had its American Flag out. Many private residences also flew the colors.
​   Nearly three years ago the directors of Alparon Park took steps to acquire between 30 and 35 acres of land belonging to the Budd Mitchell family, adjoining the 62-acre park. The land was priced at $20,000 and the state Department of Community Affairs has sent a check of $10,000  to the Association toward the purchase




60 Years Ago-1958   6/21/2018
      The serenity of the rainy afternoon on Friday in Sylvania was broken when a trailer truck towing a car in which two ladies were seated hit the soft shoulder ofr the road just below Webster's drive way, mounted the sidewalk, scraped the bark from a couple of trees and rolled over into the ditch, wheels in the air. Fortunately, the driver escaped serious injury. The truck was rolled over again and soon traffic was resumed as usual.








 

 



 
 
































 






 




























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