CANISTEO
Steuben County
New
York
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| Steuben and Allegany. At a meeting of Delegates from the different towns in the counties of Steuben and Allegany, held at the house of Christopher Hurlbert, in the town of Canisteo, on the 20th of February, 1810 - GEORGE HORNELL, Esq. was chosen Chairman, and Col. LUKE GOODSPEED, Secretary. The meeting was opened by Col. Samuel S. Haight, in a concise and impressive speech in which he called on the meeting to direct their attention towards the embarrassed state of our revenue, commerce and foreign relations, and pointed out clearly the propriety and necessity of a change in our rulers - Whereupon, it was Resolved unanimously, That we do cordially concur in the nomination made by the district convention held at Skeneatelas on the 16th January last, of our worthy fellow citizens JONAS PLASS, Esq. of Oneida county, as a suitable character for the office of Governor. Resolved unanimously, That we concur with the delegates from the several counties of the Western District, in their nomination of MOSS KENT, WILHELMUS MYNDERSE, FREEGIFT PATCHIN and JOEL THOMPSON, as candidates for Senators from the Western District. Resolved unanimously, That JOHN KNOX, Esq. our present representative, having our entire confidence shall receive our ardent support for the office of Member of Assembly, at the ensuing election. GEORGE HORNELL, Chr'n. LUKE GOODSPEED, Sec'ry. The Balance, & New York State Journal (NY) Friday, April 6, 1810; pg. 2. |
| FIRE AND LOSS OF LIFE. The Steuben Courier gives the following particulars of a most heart-rending calamity. The dwelling of Mr. John Woolverton, of Canisteo, in Steuben Co., N. Y., took fire on Sunday night, the 9th inst., and before discovered, the flames had made such progress as to preclude the escape of three of its inmates. Richard Woolverton, 19 years of age, Sally Ann, an only daughter 12 years of age; and a daughter of Mr. Samuel Dickey, some 13 years of age, were burned. Those who effected their escape were almost suffocated but made strenuous efforts to rescue those left behind. It proved a vain effort, and three valuable lives were sacrificed. The pecuniary loss - some seven hundred dollars, is trifling compared with the fearful loss of life. Those who escaped saved only thier night clothing, but the charitable and humane, will of course, lend a helping hand to the destitute. The Eagle (Wellsboro, PA) Thursday, April 3, 1851; page 2, col. 3. |
| (Reprinted
from The Canisteo Times of April 6,
1882.) Geo. Dennis of Jasper has sold his dairy of 17 cows for $680. O. N. Lackey is moving into his store in this village this week. Geo. Button of Jasper has received $500 by the will of his aunt. F. S. Hunter is extending his telephone line from Jasper to Canisteo. The Walrath Bros. of Jasper are grinding 150 bushels of feed a day. Eugene Heseltine of Hornellsville has received $1,200 backpay pension. Mrs. M. Allison and Mrs. I. Allison returned last week from a lengthy visit with relatives in Ohio. Canisteo Times (Canisteo, NY). (Reprinted from The Canisteo Times of June 1, 1882.) Mr. James Roblee was marshal of the memorial day parade. Mr. L. A. Waldo and bride returned to Canisteo Sunday morning. Mr. M. A. Peck and son Frank were in Cohocton last week on business. C. C. Aber sold 16 quarts of ice cream last Tuesday and was able to fill more orders. Mr. E. B. Davis of Greenwood has been spending the week with his daughters in this village. Mrs. Benj. S. Stephens and Mrs. W. S. Rawson and Mr. T. R. Stephens returned home Thursday night. The wife of Mr. Nathan Crosby, overseer of the poor of the town of Canisteo, died very suddenly last Tuesday. Messrs. G. L. Davis, J. W. Bowdish and H. H. Summers all of the Bank of Canisteo, visited the oil operations in Bolivar, Richburg and Wellsville Tuesday. Mr. S. P. Marsh had sole charge of the finances for decoration day and acquitted himself in his usual successful manner. M. O. Vanderlinder and James S. Hill have sold to Edward Allen the frame building in West Main street used by him as a cigar factory. Consideration $1,000. Last Thursday burglars entered the store of J. D. Benett in South Troupsburg and relieved the money drawer of its contents amounting to $18. and carried off $30, worth of groceries. Canisteo Times (Canisteo, NY). |
| 39 YEARS
AGO IN CANISTEO (Reprinted from The Canisteo Times of July 1, 1886.) Mrs. Grover Cleveland gets $50,000 by her grandfather's will. Utica cheese sales: 800 boxes at 7 cents; 60 packages of butter at 16c. Wesley Sharp of South Canisteo has the addition of a bright little girl to his family. Old potatoes are selling for $1. a bushel and new ones are worth only 3 cents a peck. Pitt Goff has the wall for his new house completed and it is said to be one of the best in town. J. M. Kenyon has moved his livery stable from Greenwood street to the barn of the Canisteo House. Wm. D. Carter, our gentlemanly foundryman, rejoices over the advent of a newcomer at his home. It is a boy. Rev. James Moss will deliver a series of sermons on the labor troubles of the day commencing next Sunday evening. BENNETTS CREEK: Perry Stephens is building an addition to his barn. Minor Shaw is now acting as clerk in Webster & Co., store in Greenwood. Charlie Taylor who, recently entered the employ of the Sash and Door works, came near losing his finger Saturday. It turned out to be only a slight cut, however. Col. Richard M. Hoe died in Italy last Monday, aged 74 years. To him the printers and publishers owe a great deal. His improvements in printing presses have made many advances in newspapers. Canisteo Times (Canisteo, NY) 1925. |
| The Bridegroom Did Not Come. CANISTEO, N.Y., Nov. 26. - Chris Hempstead and Miss Roxy Young were to have been married here, but Hempstead failed to appear. Miss Young rejoices that she has escaped throwing herself away on such an unworthy young man. Trenton Evening Times (Trenton, NJ) November 26, 1892; page 5. |
| (Reprinted
from The Canisteo Times of June 21,
1900.) Lewis Florence is critically ill with scarlet fever. Isaac Allison is home from the Cornell law college. PURDY CREEK: Born to Mr. and Mrs. T. Robertson has resigned as manager of Erie Carney June 13, a girl. Mrs. G. P. Brasted and Miss Amy Bennett of Mt. Vernon are guests of Mrs. A. C. Johnson and Mrs. S. C. Williamson. Clement T. Robertson has resigned as manager of the Canisteo baseball team, which is regretted, as he gave satisfaction to all. Canisteo Times (Canisteo, NY). (Reprinted from The Canisteo Times of June 28, 1900.) A baby girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Kilts Wednesday. Mrs. Louise K. Mills and daughter are visiting her mother at Honeoye Falls. Miss Lottie Carmen closed her school in Arkport last week and is home on vacation. D. D. Davis who came to Canisteo last September will close out his business and leave Sept. 1. C. M. Crandall of Richburg, accompanied by his wife, were here Saturday. He is thinking of locating here in business. Canisteo Times (Canisteo, NY). |
| 21 YEARS AGO IN
CANISTEO (Reprinted from The Canisteo Times of October 21, 1903.) Rev. E. G. Piper left on Monday for his plantation at Bainbridge, Ga., for a 2 week's trip. Mr. and Mrs. Perry Nicholson celebrated their golden wedding anniversary October 14. Dr. Otto K. Stewart of the Erie county hospital spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James H. Stewart. School collector Nelson Doty has collected $3,409. of the annual school tax of $5,500. The rate is $8.80 on a $1,000. Mrs. Stephen Clark, wife of the janitor of the Presbyterian church of Corning, has left to join "Dr." Dowie at Zion City. Frank Travis and family moved to Hornell this week. A farewell party was given in honor of Miss Edith. Canisteo Times (Canisteo, NY) 1924. |
| 21 YEARS AGO IN
CANISTEO (Reprinted from The Canisteo Times of June 29, 1904.) Announcement is made that the marriage of Eldon Conklin and Miss Pearl Travis will take place in the near future. Miss Helen B. O'Neil left on Thursday for a week on Keuka Lake. She will spend most of her vacation at her home in Belfast. Guy Comfort attended the intercollegiate boat races at Poughkeepsie Monday when Syracusse won the varsity and freshman races. The following won Cornell scholarships for Steuben county: Henry Hilborn of Jasper, a Canisteo Academy graduate and Leonard H. Whitney of Hornellsville. Saturday night a bad fire occurred in Canisteo. The barn on the Canisteo house property was nearly destroyed. It was occupied by the Isaiah Harris livery. While at Silver Lake last week J. J. Linderman was robbed of a valuable gold watch. It was left in the cottage and while he was on the lake fishing, a sneak thief entered and stole it. The assembly convention was held at Hornellsville Wednesday and Jerry E. B. Santee of that city was nominated for assembly. On Wednesday at Painted Post Hon. Frank C. Platt was renominated for member of assembly. Canisteo Times (Canisteo, NY) 1925. |
39 YEARS
AGO IN CANISTEO
(Reprinted from the Canisteo Times of April 4,
1908.)
CANISTEO: J. L. Seely Jr., returned from St. Augustine,
Fla., this week. - Casper Volk has sold his meat market in Boliver and has
returned to Canisteo. - Miss Pearl Thatcher of the Bell Telephone
Co., central office has been ill for several days. - J. Vincent Jacobie, a
Cornell instructor, spent last week with Miller A. Travis of this place. -
Chas. Wambold of the Swale has moved to this village with his family and
will reside at 6 Russell street. - Milton C. Powell, Harry Coleman Smith
and Lancelot Whitwood returned to Cornell this week. - Mrs. E. B. Crary
and children left yesterday morning to join Mr. Crary at Wilmington, Del.,
where they will reside. - Miss Vera Bennett entertained a party of friends
at her home Wednesday evening. - C. M. Crandall, prominent business man of
Kittaning, Penn., formerly of Canisteo, was in town Wednesday on the way
home from Boston. - Miss Maude L. Tuller, Canisteo Academy teacher, spent
vacation week at her home in Rogersville. Other teachers spent vacation as
follows: Miss Agnes L. Waring, Alma Rapp [paper torn missing several
lines] and Mrs. Wm. Norton, Rev. E. A. Rogers, Baptist minister,
officiating.
Mrs. Nelson Jeffers, aged
resident of Bennetts Creek, died Monday.
Earl
Foster has bought the Richard Kruzen farm near the Putnam school house. He
will move there from his father's farm.
Potatoes are advancing in price. They are now 65 cents a bushel. The price
advanced from 50 cents last fall.
The Thomas
Spring and Gear Co., in Canisteo under management of Prof. A. A. Hopkins
ended its first year April 2. It plans to enlarge. It has received several
orders for its coil spring from auto
manufacturers.
James A. Cook, 72, a well known
veteran, died Monday night.
Lincoln Barker
received a thoroughbred collie puppy this week which his father bought him
in Philadelphia for $25.
Herr V. V. Beagle,
landlord of the Cansiteo House skidooed yesterday to his new home in
Genesee, Penn., where he will run the Teater hotel. He bought the Canisteo
House and when the town voted no-license, Herr Beagle, who was born during
a thunder storm, exploded. He built an 8-foot billboard fence all around
his hotel. He was one of the few men in town who could move his ears. A
lively celebration was held last night over his departure. Anvils were
fired and there was a display of fireworks.
Daniel W. Stevens of Hornell, a cocaine addict, committed suicide Thursday
night of last week.
Canisteo Times (Canisteo, NY)
1947.
1915
ADRIAN.
E. McChesney is on the sick list.
Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Chittiden were in Canisteo, Friday.
Miss Vera Evans was calling in Canisteo,
Saturday.
Elwin and Elson Jamison were in
Canisteo, Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Chittiden and children visited his brother in Rochester, over
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Barkalow called at
the home of George House, Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Myra Stewart was a caller in Canisteo one day last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. O. Goff visited at the home
of C. W. Chittiden, last week.
Mr. and Mrs.
Glenn Norton of Corning has been visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. Chas.
Norton of this place.
Canisteo Times (Canisteo, NY)
1915.
1923
21 YEARS AGO IN
CANISTEO
(Reprinted from The Canisteo Times of Wed., Feb. 14,
1923.)
Shell I. Wilkins suffered a
heavy loss Monday morning when his nursery chair factory in East Academy
street burned. Loss is figured at over $5,000. A pile of shavings near the
boiler is thought to have been the place where the fire
started.
More scarlet fever cases are reported
in Canisteo, including: Miss Gladys Jamison, of the Canisteo Silk Co.;
Herman Rosenberg, Mildred Saxton.
Charles
Ellerington went hunting on Gravel Run Hill Thursday and shot a
fox.
Howard J. Keeler, who since his
graduation from Carnegie Tech, has been helping his father John R. Keeler
here, has accepted a position in the Goodyear Rubber Co., chemical
laboratories in Akron, Ohio.
Herbert F. Adams
underwent a serious operation in the Brooklyn Naval Hospital last
week.
Miss Elizabeth Bennet has been confined
to her home by illness.
Marshall M. Burrell is
recovering from an attack of heart trouble. He is much better
now.
Robert Wilcox is ill with the
flu.
The fine new residence of Dr. G. L.
Whiting in West Main street is nearly completed and soon will be occupied
by the family.
Nva, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank W. Page is recovering from the grip.
It
has been a tough winter - with plenty of frigid temperature so
far.
Supervisor and Mrs. Griff W. Jack, Allen
and Harold Jack; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kernan all have been ill from the
grip.
Coy Whipple of Poughkeepsie and Carroll
Whipple of Jasper spent Monday night with their cousins, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank H. Day.
Mrs. Charles Button, 60, died at
her home in 3rd street Friday morning. Cause of death was pneumonia. She
leaves her husband and 3 children: Ames A. Button, Mrs. Archie Marlatt and
Mrs. Clifford Schenck all of Jasper.
Miss Mary
Louise Talbot of New York, daughter of Mrs. Sarah Talbot of this place,
and Wallace W. Ronker were married Saturday by Rev. George Mucko'ls of St.
James Methodist Church, New York. They will reside at Howard Beach, L.
I.
Thursday afternoon, Feb. 8 the roller mills
at Savona burned.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Denhof
of Stephens street are parents of a daughter born
Friday.
Chas. W. Etz, 67, president of the
Bank of Steuben, Hornell, slipped on the sidewalk Sunday morning and broke
his hip.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Evans of
Hartsville are parents of a son born Feb. 3.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Taylor of 150 Thacher street, Hornell, are the parents
of a son born Feb. 9.
BENNETTS CREEK:
Miss
Freida Lamphier, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Lamphir, and Clarence
Stephens, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dever Stepphens of Greenwood, were married
Feb. 10 by Rev. Burnside Steen pastor of the Park Methodist Church in
Hornell.
SWALE:
Adverse weather and recent
storms seem to have created an epidemic of grip on the Swale. The list of
sufferers includes: the families of Earl Jackson, Glenn Hawkins, Daniel
Lamphier, Isaac Jones, Monroe Dickey, Clair Jones, Oren Jones, Freeman
Nolton, Alonzo Angell, and Walter Loughry. It is a regular epidemic up
here!
Canisteo Times (Canisteo, NY)
1944.
1924
GRAVEL RUN
HILL.
Gravel Run Hill, July 7. -
Joseph Roe and brother, Bert Roe, were on the hill
recently.
Charles Preston spent last week with
his uncle, Frank Preston at Troupsburg.
Mrs.
Alice Petteys and Master Ernest Vance, spent Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. H.
M. Vance of Hornell helping them move to No. 10 Dealy
avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Preston of
Troupsburg were callers at S. A. Barklows,
Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Garman of
Canisteo were business callers at F. T. Pierces,
Thursday.
Charles Butler of Grass Hill was a
caller at S. A. Barklows, Thursday.
Mrs. Floyd
Petteys and baby of Col. Bill Creek spent Thursday with her brother,
Harold White and family in Hornell.
F. T.
Pierce has purchased a car of Garman Bros., of
Canisteo.
Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Pierce spent
Friday in Canisteo.
Mel Loper and family of
Jasper spent Sunday at C. C. Lopers.
George
Porter and family of Canisteo were at their farm
Sunday.
Forrest Pierce spent Thursday night in
Canisteo with his sister, Mrs. Jesse Stephens.
Canisteo Times
(Canisteo, NY) July, 1924.
L. A.
Dennis Writes from Florida
Winter
Park, Fla.
Nov. 9th, 1924
To the Canisteo
Chronicle:
Perhaps in my haste to leave
Canisteo and home, I did not explain as fully as I should why my haste. I
had received several letters from here telling of Mrs. Layton's sickness
and at last the one came calling me to come at
once.
I left there Sunday afternoon arriving
in Winter Park Tuesday night. Wednesday morning, went to see Ora and found
her at a Seventh Day Advent, Sanitarium where they make a specialty of
treating with first steam packs followed by ice rubs, and the diet, which
consisted of the very plainest of food with little or no salt or other
seasoning and no meat or animal fat. She was very homesick to get away to
our home so I got busy and Friday morning the ambulance brought her home.
She had then been in bed five weeks, perfectly
helpless.
We changed the treatment and she
seemed to be gaining but the Doctor began giving the vaccine injections
until she at last took one that has put her down till she is so weak she
can not raise her head from the pillow and has taken no food or
nourishment but a little beef tea or crust coffee for four days and is but
very little changed. I am writing this so if you see fit to publish it, I
will not feel that I must write so many letters to my
friends.
Respectfully
Yours,
L. A. Dennis
Canisteo Times
(Canisteo, NY) 1924.
1949
EASTER
BASKETS GIVEN
Sunday morning at the
end of the Sunday school hour in the Canisteo Methodist church, Mrs.
Arthur McCool presented the following members of her Sunday school class
with Easter baskets filled with bunnies, chickens and Easter candies: John
Bowles, John Burd, Celesta VanHyanning, George Ayres, Barbara Allen,
Rodney Emerson, Sandra and Dean Caward, John Landon, Sharon Young, Bobby
Wilkinson, Kenneth Wheaton, Bobby Norton Elaine Rogers, Jimmy
McCool.
FAMILY DINNER,
EASTER
Mrs. P. E. Stephens of Russell
st. entertained at a family chicken dinner Sunday: Prin. and Mrs. Raymond
E. Brutsman, and Miss Alice Brutsman, Olean; Mr. and Mrs. Carl ?iebennacht
and family, Port Leymen; Mr. and Mrs. S. Mead Stephens and family,
Canisteo.
Canisteo Times (Canisteo, NY)
1949.
UNKNOWN
| FIRST
BURIAL IN CEMETERY. Charles Upson Who Died Here Seventy-One Years Ago. The body of Charles Upson was the first one buried in Hillside cemetery, Canisteo. Charles Upson was born in Canisteo on the place now owned by Mrs. O. P. Jeffers. He was two and one-half years old when he died. His parents were Calvin and Elizabeth Upson. These are the verses written by P. O. Stephens, a brother of Elizabeth Upson. He was the father of Olia Kelison of Hornell and Rilla Loughry of Canisteo Center. He was a justice of the peace for many years. PHINEAS O. STEPHENS Mr. Stephens is well remembered by many residents of Canisteo as justice of the peace, having served this town very creditably for 44 years in that office. He was also elected to the state legislature and served one term in the assembly about 1850. Phineus O. Stephens was also the father of the present Dean Stephens of Cameron. Charles thou art gone to thy home, And we lament thy loss; But should we for thee mourn, In this sinful world of dross? Thy cousin James has followed thee, Close by thee he doeth lay; How sweet must thy meeting be, Beyond this tenement of clay, Sweet cousins with Jesus at rest, Where death shall harm thee no more, And sing praises with the blest, Beyond Canaan's happy shore, Parents weep no more for us. We have made a happy exchange; We have left a world that did us cross, Wide Heaven for to range, Parents think not that we were neglected, We have received the tenderest care, Thy sweet love, we never was rejected, Thy best enjoyments we did share, These prattling tongues you shall hear again, Beyond this world of tears, Then with them ever to remain, In a world that trouble ne'er appears, Sweet ones, thy relatives bid thee farewell, As on this earth thou couldst no stay. The love for you no tongue can tell, But we shall meet again some future day. Canisteo, March 3, 1844. Phineus O. Stephens. Canisteo Times (Canisteo, NY) . {probably early 1920's} |