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The Canton Independent Sentinel

120 Years Ago-1899   11/6/2019
   A peculiar bird, measuring 5 1/2 feet from was caught by Wm. Carl on Bennett Hill last week. The bird is thought to belong to the hawk family.
    There will be a box social at the Sterling school house this Friday evening. The metal cornice work at St. Michael's church is being put on by Lindley, Ronan & Co.
   A reception to Rev. Mr. Wells, the new pastor of the Rockwell Memorial church, will be held at Lake Breeze tonight.
  A pie social will be held by the Grangers of Windfall in their hall Tuesday evening.
  Albert Rockwell, a brakeman from Elmira, was terribly injured on the Northern Central yesterday morning. He was flagman on a freight train and was riding on the front platform of the caboose. While the train was pulling up the grade near Cowley the car directly in front of the caboose suddenly broke in two, the center of the car dropping dfown to the tracks. This threw the ends of the car up and one end struck Mr. Rockwell across the stomach and abdomen. Dr. Davison was summoned and the injured man brought on the noon express to Canton and taken to the home of his father, Jacob Rockwell. Mr. Rockwell died at 4 o'clock. Traffic was delayed for an hour. The accident was caused by an overloaded car.


60 Years Ago-1959    11/6/2019
  Last Sunday morning at three o'clock the last call was placed through the operator service of the Canton and LeRoy Farmers Telephone Company exchange and one minute later the system was cut-in on the dial service.
​  Miss Marilyn Swayze has been chosen by her classmates to represent Canton High School at the Flaming Foliage Festival.
  A Canton resident, after a five-year waiting period, became a naturalized citizen of the United States. Mrs. Nuiko Wilston of S. Minnequa Avenue, a native of Japan, has resided her for the past four years.





  




  


























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Troy Gazette Register

100 Years Ago-1919    11/6/2019
  The captured German gun, presented to Mr. Davison by the French government, which he in turn gave to his native town, will be moved from its present location to the Green.
   A beautiful memorial to Margaret Searle Spencer has been presented to St. Paul's church by her daughter.  The memorial consists of a beautifully-finished Altar Cross and two seven-branched candelabra.


80 Years Ago-1939   11/6/2019
   Members of the Troy Athletic Association will hold a dance this Friday in their rooms at the former Fireproof Garage building. There will be three boxing matches and Marjorie Page, Shirley Palmer, and Dorothy Brown will entertain.
  Local Methodists and many friends of other denominations will be glad to know that Rev. Paul M. Brown has been returned to Troy by the Conference.
  Judge Charles Culver has appointed Oliver Mitchell to Troy Borough Council to take the place of the late C J Bloom.  Mr. Mitchell's great-grandfather Edwin C. Oliver was the first Burgess of Troy, being elected to that office in 1854. His grandfather, Lyman Oliver, served on Council for many years.
​  A large trailer, attached to a truck, overturned just beyond the Cola Kendall place on the Troy-Canton road. It was enroute to Corning, NY with 400 cases of ginger ale and about one-third of the bottles were broken.


60 Years Ago-1959    11/6/2019
  The famed century old Troy Hotel has been purchased by Mrs. Anna B. Vollmer, Gerald W. Vollmer and Jane K. Vollmer of St. Mary's PA.  Anna Volmer is the former Ann Van Noy of East Troy.
    The Troy Music Club met at the Presbyterian Church. The Music Club Chorus under the direction of Mrs. John Deemy sang "Be Glad America." They were assisted by the following male chorus: Arthur Park, George Yearick, Jim Peckham, John Deemy, Jim Spangler, Paul Mallakin, and Bill McCord.
    Miss Cynthia Loomis, Farmers Valley, a senior at Troy High School, has been selected as the Os-Co-Hu Chapter DAR "Good Citizen" for 1959-60.
  Ruth Maynard has been installed as Noble Grand of Lady Gillett Rebekah Lodge, Gillett.
   A booster program was held by members of th Granville Center Grange No. 309.
   William Hamlin was elected president of Alparon Community Park Association.
​    Dr. Lawrence W. Brown, chief of staff of Troy Community Hospital, will receive an honorary degree as a Fellow in the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons. In 1944 he started his career as chief surgeon in a 16-bed hospital on King Street, Troy.


50 Years Ago-1969   11/6/2019
   The Do-Re-Mi Music Club enjoyed a Halloween party at the home of Mrs. George Lopatofsky, with 25 members and guests attending.
  On October 30, Mr. & Mrs. Robin Akins of El Monte , California, will appear on the television program "The Newlywed Game."  Mr. Akins is a grandson of Harry Packard of Sylvania.


40 Years Ago-1979   11/6/2019
  The Troy American Legion Auxiliary has given $2000 to the VFW-American Legion building fund.
   The Thursday Study Club met at the home of Mrs. Walter DeWitt. Mrs. Raymond Ogden presented  the program "October Gave A Party."
  The Rev. Horace Patton, the new minister chosen by the pulpit committee of the First Presbyterian Church, will begin his duties November 4.
  The Troy Area Senior Citizens met. Don Shaylor, his wife and daughter, were introduced. He gave a graphic account of their work with the Indian people of Venezuela.
     Since last Thursday we have had very warm temperatures - in the 80s!






















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