175 YEARS AGO

Honor to the President – The citizens of the County of Otsego, convened at the house of Mr. John Brewer, in Cooperstown, on the evening of June 19, adopted the following resolution: “The citizens of the County of Otsego, justly appreciating the patriotism, integrity & high moral and political worth of Andrew Jackson, President of the United States, and from the respect due to him as Chief Magistrate of this Republic, therefore, resolved, that Jacob Morris, Lebbedus Loomis, Samuel Nelson, Robert Campbell, Levi Beardsley, John Russel, Sherman Page, Isaac Hayes, James O. Morse, Thadeus R. Austin, Peter Collier, Willard Eddy, Paschal Franchot, Peter Magher, Sumner Ely, Ivory Holland, and William Campbell, be a committee to wait upon the President on his return to the State of New York, to invite him to visit the County of Otsego, and to make arrangements for his reception in case he shall be able to comply with such invitation.”
June 24, 1833

150 YEARS AGO

Rivers & Derious Grand Dramatic Equestrian Company and Gymnastic, Acrobatic Ballet Troupes will exhibit at Cooperstown Saturday, June 19. Afternoon performance at 2, Evening at 7 o’clock. Price of admission 25 cents. No half-price admission. Among the novel performances will be presented a Grand Equestrian Spectacle entitled “Mutiny in India or The Siege of Lucknow!” with appropriate costumes &c., &c. also, Astonishing Gymnastic Feats and Acrobatic Exploits by the following performers – Richard Rivers, E. Derious, F. Rivers, G. Derious, C. Rivers, Mons. Letort, Mons. Gimino, E. Woods & the Motley Brothers, Monsrs. J. & T. Bordean.
June 18, 1858

125 YEARS AGO

Hello! Communication with the following places can now be had by telephone from Cooperstown: Oneonta, Delhi, Franklin, Croton, Meredith Hollow, Meredith Square, West Oneonta, Laurens, Mt. Vision, South Hartwick, Hartwick, Oaksville, Fly Creek, Snowden, Burlington Green, Burlington Flats, Phoenix Mills, County House, Hartwick Seminary, and Milford.

Bottling establishment – C.R. Hartson has one of the neatest, cleanest and most complete bottling establishments in the state. It is located in the buildings on the bank of the river, near the outlet of the Lake. He has lately added a bottle washing machine, which cost about $200, and this is run by a water motor.
June 23, 1883

100 YEARS AGO

Advertisement – Corsets – Demonstration of CRESC CORSETS, all this week at Bundy & Cruttenden Store. All ladies are cordially invited to come in and see the New Models, especially those who are troubled with their corsets breaking. These corsets are disconnected at the waist, so they cannot break, and they give perfect ease. Remember – this week only at Bundy & Crittenden Store.
June 18, 1908

75 YEARS AGO

The students of the Cooperstown Union and High School, from the children of the Kindergarten to the grave and reverend seniors, paid a unanimous and well-merited tribute to their principal, Prof. M.J. Multer, Friday morning of last week, when they assembled in the gymnasium and presented him with a fine Hamilton white gold watch, chain and pen knife, and a scroll which bore the signatures of every one of the donors, as tokens of their respect and affection. Professor Multer is retiring at the close of the present school year after 28 years of devoted service at the head of the school. The event was carried out as a complete surprise to the principal.
June 21, 1933

50 YEARS AGO

The Cooperstown Indians climbed to a fourth place tie in the Tri-County League standings beating the Stamford Blue Jays 3-2. Jim Bell, who hurled two consecutive no-hitters in his last two starts, was deadlocked in a pitchers’ duel with Stamford’s Jack Stivers until the ninth inning when the Indians’ centerfielder Bump Wilder clouted the first pitch of the frame over Doubleday Field’s left field scoreboard to end the game. Bell and Stivers each yielded six hits. Bell fanned eight and walked three. Trailing 2-1 in the bottom of the third, CCS tied the score when Paul Lambert singled, moved to second on an error and scored on Carroll Munson’s single.
June 18, 1958

25 YEARS AGO

The Cooperstown Central School quiz team finished their 1982-83 undefeated season by winning the “Answers Please” championship on June 17. The “Answers Please” is a high school quiz program aired by WRGB in Schenectady. Members of the quiz team include Mary Ann Armstrong, Matt Saha, Eric Schermerhorn, Chris Franck and Chris Iversen. Quiz team advisors are CCS faculty members Tom Good and Jim Austin.
June 22, 1983

10 YEARS AGO

Cooperstown High School Physical Education teacher Jerry Townsend was honored with the Patrick Fetterman Award during the Cooperstown All Sports banquet Friday night. Townsend, the fifth recipient of the award, said: “I was definitely surprised. It’s not anything they’ve done before at the Sports Banquet, so I wasn’t expecting it.” The inscription on the Fetterman Award, which is sponsored by the Clark Sports Center, reads: “Given annually in memory of Patrick C. Fetterman to the person dedicated to serving youth, especially in the area of athletics.”
June 19, 1998

Bound Volumes is compiled from resources provided courtesy of the New York State Historical Association Library. Tom Heitz is the Town of Otsego historian.

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