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The Canton Independent Sentinel

120 Years Ago-1898    12/6/2018
​    There has been considerable excitement in town this week over the discovery of gold in Mill Creek, about a mile from town.  Just a year ago Theo. Wheat, while walking down the creek in front of ed Spencer's place, saw a stone, about the size of a hen's egg, and was fairly studded with golden specks. He showed the treasure to B J Davison and one or two others and then it was resolved to keep the matter a profound secret, pending investigation. Mr. Davison has done considerable prospecting along the creek and obtained other specimens, but none so valuable.  Recently specimens were sent to an assayer in Denver, Colorado, and a report showed that the richest specimen assayed about 159 ounces to gold to the ton, or $3020. Another specimen assayed $20. A T Lilley of LeRoy, who has made a study of the geology of this region, has examined many specimens supposed to contain the precious metal, but while traces of copper, silver and lead have been found, no gold has been discovered. He thinks the specimen found was brought here by glacial action.
 Mr. Louis T. MacFadden and Miss Lucy Helen Westgate were married Wednesday evening in the First Presbyterian Church.
  About 8:15 Monday night a barn below East Canton belonging to Ed VanDyke was burned together with its contents. Three horse, including the trotter "Buffalo Bill" were released, but the latter, frenzied by the flames, dashed back into the barn again and was consumed.
 The opera house block is now being roofed, piped fir gas, and wired for electric lighting.

  110 Years Ago-1908    12/6/2018
    G E Newman, the druggist, displayed enterprise in giving the people the best election bulletins we have ever had, on Tuesday night. Complete returns from the Postal Telegraph Company were received by wire and thrown on a screen on the building opposite his store where they were read by hundreds of people.  The service was as good as they enjoyed by larger towns.  Mr. Newman also was furnished with the latest bulletins received over the Farmers' Telephone by J O Whitman, the local manager. The people appreciate the effort to give them the returns.
   Burr Warren, of Alba, lost one of his work horses a few days ago.
  John A. Innes has recently repainted all his farm buildings, which make a fine appearance.
   On account of ill health James H. Brann has sold his grocery business to Robert Rockwell.
  Shep Cosper has improved his barn by the addition of a concrete floor. 
  Leon Clark and Earl McIlwain, of Alba, killed a 100-pound bear on Rock Run.
   Brann and Litttle's farm looks like a western ranch now that the 67 mules of Rivenac & Co. are roaming over the fields.
  Mrs. Sarah Willett, who is spending the winter in Dresden, Germany, writes a very interesting account of her first glimpse of royalty, on the occasion of her visit to the Opera House when the King of Spain was present. It was published in last week's Troy Gazette-Register.
  Miss Charlotte Martin, principal of the LeRoy high school, gave a Hallowe'en party for the benefit of the school organ fund.
​    Forty members of the Windfall grange enjoyed a chicken pie supper with the members of the LeRoy grange on a recent evening.


​110 Years Ago-1908   12/6/2018
  G E Newman, the druggist, displayed enterprise in giving the people the best election bulletins we have ever had, on Tuesday night. Complete returns from the Postal Telegraph Company were received by wire and thrown on a screen on the building opposite his store where they were read by hundreds of people.  The service was as good as that enjoyed by larger towns.  Mr. Newman also was furnished with the latest bulletins received over the Farmers' Telephone by J O Whitman, the local manager. The people appreciate the effort to give them the returns.
​  Burr Warren, of Alba, lost one of his work horses a few days ago.
 John A. Innes has recently repainted all his farm buildings, which make a fine appearance.
  On account of ill health James H. Brann has sold his grocery business to Robert Rockwell.
  Shep Cosper has improved his barn by the addition of a concrete floor. 
 Leon Clark and Earl McIlwain, of Alba, killed a 100-pound bear on Rock Run.
Brann and Litttle's farm looks like a western ranch now that the 67 mules of Rivenac & Co. are roaming over the fields.
 Mrs. Sarah Willett, who is spending the winter in Dresden, Germany, writes a very interesting account of her first glimpse of royalty, on the occasion of her visit to the Opera House when the King of Spain was present. It was published in last week's Troy Gazette-Register.
 Miss Charlotte Martin, principal of the LeRoy high school, gave a Hallowe'en party for the benefit of the school organ fund.
 Forty members of the Windfall grange enjoyed a chicken pie supper with the members of the LeRoy grange on a recent evening.


80 Years Ago-1938    12/6/2018
   For assembly on Tuesday, a group of ninth grade students under the supervision of Miss McGilvra gave a series of humorous monologues. 
  Mr. Hess and his agricultural classes were successful in their projects and are now selling apples and cider.
​  Dr. Herbert C. Woolley, former Canton physician, who has spent most of his life in the US Army, has been appointed superintendent of the "Byberry" hospital in Philadelphia.
  Another Mummer's parade in Canton was staged Monday evening and was said to be the best ever held. Drills in the square by the Mansfield and Canton school bands were especially entertaining and after that a period of square dancing closed the happy evening. Children up to eleven years winning prizes were Judy Lewis, Janice Holmes, Ann Lewis, Leota Mix, Duane Wilcox, Mark Lemon, Ralph Wilcox, Carol Madigan, Beth Hallett, Patsy Crawley, Mary Jean Stone, Ann Burlingame, Nancy Coons, Jacqueline Perry, Paul Gardner, Michael Hurley, Billy Cartmell, Billy Hurley, Joe Hawkins, Jimmie Rockwell.
 Jim and Jane, "The Western Vagabonds", will be at the Church of Christ on November 8 at 8 o'clock for the benefit of Group 3.
 Samuel Moskovitz and his wife have arrived in Canton from Vilna, Poland, and are living with his brother, Louis Moskovitz, a 48 South Center Street. He has been desirous of coming to Canton for several years abut due to the limited immigration allocation was delayed in obtaining proper visa until a few weeks ago.
A very pleasing story "When the Heart is Young," in the November issue of Household Magazine was written by Mrs. Montayne Perry. She belongs to Canton.




 









































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Troy Gazette Register

90 Years Ago-1928    12/6/2018
​  In the hottest, largest and most spectacular fire of recent years in Troy the framed tenement owned by Mrs. George O. Holcombe in the rear of the Pennsylvania passenger station on Railroad Street was completely consumed by fire last Friday morning. Seven of the eight apartments on Holcombe Row, know to some of the older residents as Buttermilk Row, were occupied. The flames had a tremendous start so the Oscoluwa firemen turned their efforts to the Pennsylvania depot and by the most valiant kind of work succeeded in saving it.  Two streams of water were played on the roof. Time and time again the local firemen were driven back by the fierce heat only to brave it again, the water striking and evaporating in huge clouds of steam.
  Troy and the general public are due for a rare treat. Through the efforts of Daniel E. Pomeroy, a former Troy boy, Mr. & Mrs. Martin Johnson will come to Troy. The Johnsons are among the foremost African big game hunters and explorers of their time and their film Simba has been shown to capacity audiences in New York and other large cities. Mr. Pomeroy and the Johnsons will speak at the annual banquet of the Troy Rod & Gun Club on Monday and the film will be shown at the Family Theatre on Tuesday.
     Fire broke out at the home of Lawrence Allen at Windfall Tuesday and so quickly did the flames work that the house was soon consumed.
    The night job at the Pennsylvania deport was discontinued today. 
 Painters hung up the blinds and are finishing up the work in the Davison Apartments this week.
 A truck owned by H. Morgan of Armenia was stolen Wednesday from in front of the Farmers and Consumers Commercial Union and was recovered Thursday near Owego, NY.


80 Years Ago-1938    12/6/2018
  A long felt recreational need will be met in Troy when about December 1 three new bowling alleys are opened to the public in the basement of the Wilson Farm Equipment building. The alleys are being installed by Henry Van Dyne, who owns the building. Albert Grace will be the manager. 
  Again during Armistice Day week, the window at the Bloom service station reminds us of the fearful toll in lives, wounds, and funds taken by the World War. There is a carpet of green and many little crosses - row on row. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier has been reproduced in miniature before background of the stars and stripes.  Placards tell us there are 1500 unknown dead, 34,774 killed in action, 13,961 died of wounds, 23.734 died of disease, 5,157 if accidents and other causes, 215,424 wounded in action. The war cost $220, 000,000,000, or over $1,000,000 an hour for over two years.
   The seniors have selected "Big Hearted Herbert" for their senior play. Mr. Merrill will coach the play. 
  George Jenkins, who worked in the Spalding Yard and the Pennsylvania Station in Troy some years back, was the successful Republican candidate for Sheriff of Chemung County, NY.
    Earth, taken from the basement of the Wilson Farm Equipment Company building, has been transferred to Alparon Park and used for improvements there.
  Maxwell Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, entertained Past Matrons and Past Patrons at a regular meeting at Maxwell Hall Tuesday night. The offices were filled entirely by Past Matrons dressed in costumes of long ago, some of the gowns over a hundred years old with colorful heavy silk dresses, long trains and hoop skirts.


70 Years Ago-1948    12/6/2018
  Injuries sustained on October 23 when a tractor  overturned on him caused the death of Robert E. Watkins on October 29 at the Troy Community Hospital. He was a prisoner beneath the tractor until Sunday morning and suffered greatly from exposure. 
​  Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, defeated Republican candidate for the Presidency, was given a vote in Troy Borough  of 482 to 80 for his successful Democratic rival, President Harry S. Truman.
  The body of Burt Campbell, 82, of Nichols, NY, last seen on the Fall Brook Road on July 22, was found November 3 by John Rhodes Jr. who was hunting with his father, John Rhodes. Both are former Trojans.  The body, badly decomposed, was found in a ravine at the base of Armenia Mountain some mile and a half from the Van Dyne Spring.






















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