175 YEARS AGO
Post Office Notice – The Post Office in this village has been removed to the Black Store, directly under the office of The Freeman’s Journal. The Mails will be closed at 8 o’clock p.m. of each day. On Sundays, the office will be open from 8 to 9 a.m. and from 4 to 5 p.m. J.H. Prentiss, P.M. (Editor’s Note: Prentiss was also the owner and editor of The Freeman’s Journal)
July 8, 1833

150 YEARS AGO
Abner Pier, residing in the northeastern part of this town, was most brutally assaulted and beaten by one John P. Bunn, a near neighbor of Mr. Pier’s, on the evening of June 24, and left lying in the road a few rods from the house of Bunn – where the injuries were inflicted
– from 10 o’clock in the evening until 4 o’clock the next morning. The only provocation was that Pier threw a stone at Bunn’s dog – but it is said he owed P. an old grudge. Pier’s skull was fractured, his nose and jaw broken, and he was otherwise terribly injured. Coroner
Edwards arrested Bunn, after which he was admitted to bail in the sum of $1,500 by Judge Turner. Pier’s recovery is considered doubtful.
July 2, 1858

125 YEARS AGO
The village (Cooperstown) was never more healthy than now. In the past eight months – from November 1 to July 1 – on this corporation there have been only 19 deaths – 13 of them adults, of whom only three were under 50 years of age. Two were young persons
of 18 each and four were infants. What other village with 2,300 population can show such a record, and embracing those months of the year which usually show the highest death rate?
July 7, 1883

100 YEARS AGO
Grover Cleveland is dead. His demise came suddenly Wednesday morning of last week, and the body was laid at rest, with little ceremony, on Friday. Flags throughout the nation were at half-mast, and expressions of tribute and condolence came from every part of the world. The only living
ex-President, having served two terms in the greatest office in the gift of his countrymen, he retired to private life several years ago, and became America’s
foremost private citizen. Cleveland’s rise to the Presidency
was the result of his own integrity. He was a plodding attorney in Buffalo when the city chose him for its Mayor; then the county of Erie wanted a fearless sheriff, and the state of New York an honest governor
with a mind of his own. In all these positions Mr. Cleveland
fulfilled every righteous expectation.
July 2, 1908

75 YEARS AGO
The last of the first quota of applications for licenses to dispense
legalized beer in Otsego County was acted upon by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board last week bringing the total number of applications received
up to 127. Eleven of the applications received have been rejected by both county and state boards. Rejections were made of nine restaurant applications,
one hotel and one grocery store. In all, 97 applications have been made under the classification
covering restaurants, hotels, beer gardens, etc.,
July 5, 1933

50 YEARS AGO
Residents of the Town of Otsego
overwhelmingly approved legalization of bingo within the township at a special election held Friday afternoon and evening of last week at the Village Hall in Cooperstown.
July 2, 1958

25 YEARS AGO
Members of the Cooperstown High School graduating class of 1953 gathered on June 25 for a cocktail party at the Fly Creek Cider Mill and a banquet at the Hickory Grove Inn. Those attending the gathering were Glen Lane, Norma Talbot, Joan Armstrong, Leonard Price, Mary Lee Andrews, Vern Huff, Paula Hargrave, Ernest Whitaker, Jane Natalie, Dorothy Bland, Arthur Blessing, Stewart Talbot, Vard Hotaling, Gary Roseboom, Charlie Dewey, Leona Tillson, Charlie Dimick, Bill Van Nort, Charlie Michaels, Clara Hill, Fred Knapp, Bob Talbot, Arthur Smith and Bernie Renner. Not shown in the photograph – Fred Lee and Donald Noakes.
July 6, 1983

10 YEARS AGO
The former Corvette Americana
Hall of Fame building, located
on Route28, has been sold by Wilber National Bank to Greystone Manufacturing, Inc., a Norwich-based manufacturer of machinery to process paper, foil and film for the printing, converting and packaging industries. Company founders Michael and Carol Manno and President Steven Manno are all now Cooperstown residents “We just fell in love with Cooperstown,”
says Steven Manno. “It’s a great place to live.”
July 3, 1998

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