Forest Fires, Oil Wells, The "White Cap" lynching, and a hanging are
part of the fabric of Tri-County Society in 1900. Anthrax was a threat,
especially to cows and to tannery employees. The War in the Phillipinnes
continued. A Presidential election and the great flood at Galveston, Texas
were national events. In this pre movie and TV era, fraternal organizations,
family reunions, and "sociables" gave people the chance to meet and greet
each other on a regular basis. The earliest phone wires were strung greatly
enhancing communication for those who were the "early adapters" as we now
call those who get the new technology first. Be sure to get your vaccinations
and pick up some campaign buttons before you take the 1900 Time Travel
Tour.
| Year - 1900 |
U.S. President
William McKinley |
U.S. Population 76 million
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10.3 million are foreign born -
45.8 million are rural.
World population 1.65 billion Trager
637
PA Population = 6,302,115
Bradford County = 59,403
Tioga County= 49,086
TR112300 |
NY Governor -
Theodore Roosevelt |
PA Governor -
Governor Stone |
Mayor of Elmira -
Frank H. Flood |
| Other Municipal Officers |
| World & National |
| Source Citations |
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Business
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| Feb. 17 The eight month strike at the Blossburg Coal mines over as
all strikers demands conceded by the company. The men will be put to work
as fast as places can be made for them. During the strike 40 families were
evicted from company housing at Arnot. TR022100 |
| Blossburg Oil Co., prospecting in Gaines for months with no success,
has finally made the biggest strike
yet…. The lucky find was on the Billings lease about 1500 feet south of
Wellsboro Company's well No. 3…. TR022800 |
| Stock company formed as New Albany Mining company to work the ore found
in New Albany that tests show contains copper in paying quantities. TR030700 |
| Troy Electic Light & Power Co. elects Directors for following year
TR031400 |
| VanKeuren & Coles, publisher of Mansfield Advertiser,dissolved
partnership. Mr. VanKeruren retiring. Mr. Roy of the Agitator purchased
Mr. VanKeuren's interest for his son. Reorganized as Coles and Roy. TR031400 |
| Blossburg Oil Company made a big strike in Gaines last week on Well
No. 3, coming in at 40 barrels per hour. TR041100 |
| Two years ago a farmer of Susquehanna County gave his daughter two
chickens and promised to feed the increase for four years, provided she
would take care of them. He says she has $64 in the bank, and has 200 chickens.
He also says that at the end of four years she will own the farm and be
charging him rent for living on it. TR042500 |
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| Troy Knitting Factory destroyed by
fire. Total loss $25,000 with insurance of $12,000. TR042500 |
| Tannery at Roaring Branch burned. Will probably be rebuilt. Leather
from this tannery was awarded first premium at the World's Fair. Loss $65,000-
45 people thrown out of work. TR042500 |
| Rebuilding of the Knitting Mills (Troy) has become a certainty TR0509500 |
| There are fifty vacant houses now in Blossburg TR0509500 |
| Oil well at Gaines worth $5 per minute TR0509500 |
| Miners at Arnot working only three days a week. The scarcity of mules
is said to be the cause of the company's inability to keep the men working
full time. TR0509500 |
| Union Tanning Company has started operations in its new tannery at
Roaring Branch. TR051600 |
| Mansfield has a new paper, The Advocate, published by L. E. Hoyt. It
has eight pages of five columns each. TR051600 |
| A sheriff's sale of the property of G. G. Bristol, of the firm Bristol
& Rolison, wll be held Friday May 18th TR051600 |
| Mountain Lake Hotel opened yesterday, by John Lewis, who will conduct
it this season. He has secured excellent cooks and other help and has made
improvements about the place. TR053000 |
| Another Gusher at Gaines - Blossburg oil Co. struch another gusher
- fowing at rate of 1,500 barrels a day. This makes the fourth gusher on
the one lease --- struck within five weeks. TR060600 |
| The Hotel at Minnequa Springs has been leased for the season to Messrs.
J. Hammant and William P. Casey of New York City. The resort will open
about the middle of this month. TR060600 |
| Troy's Shoe factory will be shut down Tuesday for inventory and a short
vacation. TR062700 |
| Blossburg Oil Company has just completed its eighth well at Gaines.
It began pumping 40 barrels each 24 hours. TR071100 |
| Watkins Glen was sold recently to Lyman Andrews of New York, for $80,000.
The sale includes the Glen Mountain House and the entire Glen property
TR071100 |
| Troy Shoe Company doing a big business this summer and have orders
ahead for some months. They are working about sixty hands, all that can
be accommodated in the present building, and are turning out 800 pairs
of shoes a day. TR071800 |
| Oil near Waverly - Expert oil well driller in discussion at Waverly.
Will put down test well - location a secret. TR071800 |
| Bradford County Copper mine - Stockholders of the New Albany Mining
Co. are delighted at results of the assay of a ton of ore taken fro their
copper mine near New Albany. … Tunnel has been driven about fifty feet
into the hill. TR071800 |
| Law offices of David J. Fanning and Charles L. Fellows combining TR072500 |
| L. H. Oliver, the furniture man, has a very fine new delivery wagon.
TR072500 |
| New Creamey Company. Messrs. Liston Bliss of Troy, and George Cornell
and Ernest Teeter of Austinville, have purchased the Troy Creamery of Mr.
Heywood…They will add a cold storage plant to the creamery and make other
improvements. All are first class butter men and Mr. Cornell has had several
years' experience as manager of the creamery at Austinville. TR080100 |
| East Troy's new skimming station on the Canton road was put in operation
last week. It will be agreat convenience. TR080800 |
| Bradford County's New Oil Co. - Black Diamond Oil, Gas and Mineral
Company has been organized with U. M. Fell of Towanda as president, J.
B. Connelly of Asylum, secretary, and D. R. Crimmins, treasurer. Formed
for purpose of prospecting for oil, gas and minerals in Asylum, Terry,
Monroe, and Towanda townships and incorporated with capital of $10,000.
TR080800 |
| It took the hides of 88 cattle to make the belts that drive the dynamoes
of the Canton Illuminating Co., says the Canton Sentinel. TR080800 |
| Several carloads of stock were shipped from this place yesterday, it
seemed cruel to see the poor creatures so tired and warm go through the
dust and so few places where they could get water |
| Mr. C. E. Boyce of Troy, is the new barber in Mr. Mead Dann's shop.
Mr Boyce is a fine cornetest and was with Hi Henry's minstrels last season.
He will be a good addition to the band - Mansfield Advertiser [Note from
JMT - But can he cut hair?] TR082200 |
| A new corporation has been formed in Tioga County knows as the Tiadaghton
Oil and Gas company, which has leased several thousand acres of land in
the Pine Creek region and other parts of the county and will make a thorough
test for oil and gas. TR082900 |
| Grape Help Wanted - Girls to pack Keuka Lake grapes. For particulars
address, H. E. Matthews, Rural delivery, Penn Yan,N. Y. TR082900 |
| Slight fire in VanDyne's tannery caused considerable excitement TR091900 |
| Nine hundred men in Williamsport are out of employment and eight big
sawmills are standiing idle because eighty million feet of logs are stranded
along the West Branch and its tributaries. The last freshet was about the
middle of March, at which time less than half of the season's cut of logs
floated into the Williamsport boom, leaving the remainder of the stock
high and dry on the banks of streams until today, at some points the barkless
sticks lie whitening in the sun fifteen feet above the edge of the diminished
waterways. TR092600 |
| The Knoxville canning factory gives employment to about 100 persons.
They are canning about 40,000 cans of corn a day at present. The process
is a new one and this is the only factory that has it. The hull is left
on the cob and only the inside of the kernel is canned. TR092600 |
| Owing to the great strike in the anthracite coal region the prices
of all grades of coal have taken a jump of 25 to 50 cents a ton TR092600 |
| D.A. Strope, veteran miller at Luther's Mills, has purchased the Long's
Roller Mills and all the houses and other property belonging thereto… He
will put the mill and other property in thorough repair and also repair
the dam, half of which was carried away by the high water last March. TR100300 |
| Our Cider Mill wil run Tuesdays and Thursdays from Oct 2nd to Nov.
22nd. Miller Bros., Alba PA. TR102400 |
| Fall Brook Coal Company is putting down a test well for oil or gas
at Antrim. TR103100 |
| 95,237,523 Ladies Home Journals issued since founded in Dec. 1883.
Present circulation 923,000 per month. TR111400 |
| A few days ago Morgan Seeley of the Osceola Bank, sent to the sub-treasury
at New York for $500 in half dollars, and through an oversight the money
was sent to him in Columbian half dollars of the 1892 issue, on which theer
is a premium of over a hundred per cent. Mr. Seeley did not discover the
nature of the coins, and passed out $300 of them into circulation, when
he received a telegram from the treasurer requesting them to be returned.
Mr. Seeley returned those which he had on hand [Westfield Free Press] TR111400 |
| The Monarch Oil & Gas Company feel very much encouraged byt the
prospect of finding oil in paying quantities here [Troy] TR112100 |
| Over a thousand men are employed in the saw mills at Willilamsport.,
started up since the recent flood which brought in a large stock of logs.
TR120500 (See 0926 also) |
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Crime
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| Feb - A Death watch was placed over wife murderer Isaac Birriolia in
the Wellsboro jail on Wednesday TR022800 |
| Kinner's store at Athens was broken open by a tramp who filled his
pockets with womens' gloves, hose and shirt-waists. He was apprehended
in the act of putting on a shirt-waist and locked up (Hmmm) TR041800 |
| The Finch Bros. Store at Athens was broken into by two tramps who took
goods worth $211. They were apprehended in Binghamton where they tried
to sell some of the goods. TR041800 |
| At Austin, Elam Coy came home drunk and was violent to the family.
His wife fled to the creek with the baby and Elam followed taking the baby
from her. Fifteen year old son hit father over the head with an axe saving
the baby. Elam is in hospital and not expected to live. Community sympathy
is with the son, not the father. TR051600 |
| Sheriff Drake has 34 criminals in the Bradford County jail, the largest
number in many years. The county commissioners have taken several cots
from the jury room to provide sleeping accommodations. TR051600 |
| Horse and buggy stolen from the Fitzgerald Livery stable Friday. A
young man who hired the rig failed to return… TR053000 |
| Hereafter tramps who enter Lock Haven will be imprisoned five days
and made to work on a stone pile. TR060600 |
| First arrest for starting forest fires was made last Tuesday by County
Detective Munson of Lycoming County who captured Henry Warner after two
days travel in the mountains. The fire which he is accused of starting
did thousands of dollars of damage. He had been hired to clear some land,
and to hurry the work, it is alleged, he set a match to the underbrush.
TR062700 |
| Ernest Buhot, an Elmira Reformatory inmate, committed suicide by hanging.
He used his stockings for a noose… He was awaiting trial on the charge
of manslaughter. TR080800 |
| William Leonard or McMann nearly lynched on suspicion of robbing Mrs.
Spencer of Canton. In spite of four very serious gestures of hanging him,
in which he was let down for the fourth time just on the verge of death,
he refused to confess. Finally released he went to to the justice at Ogdensubrg
for warrants to arrest 15 of his 30 assailants stating that he recognized
them by voice. He was denied this for lack of sufficient evidence.
TR082900 |
| Eleven arrests have been made so far on the attempted lynching of William
Leonard or McMann last week. He had been able to rip the white masks from
two of them and could positively identify them. TR090500 |
| Amanda Stiles, esteemed elderly woman of Troy, brought to court
on federal charges for using a cancelled postage stamp. She is deemed not
guilty TR091200 |
| Jet Garrison of Millertown (Millerton) accused of stealing lambs from
his neighbors - twenty one lambs over time,. TR091900 |
| "Mrs. Charles Landon" [her name not given] arrested as accessory to
the "white cappers" who attempted to lych William McMann. She boasted that
she made some of the masks and could identify everyone who participated.
TR100300 |
| Nelson J. Palmer, who stole 78 sheep from Hon. J. B. Niles in Tioga
County, has been sentenced to two years in the eastern penitentiary. TR103100 |
| Sued for Libel - It is said that no newspaper can achieve a brilliant
success unless it had one or more libel suits on hand. Editor Conevery
of the Wellsboro Gazette, starts out with three in the sum of $5,000 each
and all on account of that white cap affair in Union Township, near Ogdensburg.
The Gazette of October 12th published a review of the case, as did the
Blossburg Advertiser and some of the Towanda papers, written from Ogdensburg,
and the result is the civil suits institued last week. TR111400 |
| Mayor Frank H. Flood of Elmira arrested on charges of forgery TR111400 |
| Borriolo Hanged. The Italian who has been the
subject of much comment for months at Blossburg, paid his death penalty
on Thursday … It was a sickening sight [hanged for murder of wife] TR112100 |
| Sheriff Johnson of Tioga County who has officiated at two hangings,
will retire from office January 1st, his term closing on that date. There
have been three hangings in the county since it was formed in 1804, and
two of the victims were wife murderers. TR112100 |
| [Bradford County] Fair Officers again arrested charged with permitting
gambling at the fair held on their East Towanda fair grounds last September.
TR112100 |
| White Cap Case in Court - Full Article - [Acquitted primarily because
of the accusor's lower social class it would appear]. TR120500 |
| Nearly ten thousand murders are committed in the United State {annually],
and over one thenth of them are in Texas. New York is next with 512, Pennsylvania
with 312, is thirteenth in line on the list. This is not bad considering
the large element of foreigners in the mining regions. TR120500 |
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Entertainment
& Arts
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| Premier of Puccini's Tosca in Rome |
| The young maids of Troy will be putting on a play, "The Old Maids"
Convention" at the Opera House TR040400 |
| The grammar school grades will put on an operetta., "Little Bo Peep,"
at the Troy Opera House June 4th, admission 15 cents. TR053000 |
| Pennsylvania Chautauqua to be held at Mt. Gretna PA July 2 to August
8. TR071100 |
| Some from this place (Wetona) attended "Uncle Tom's Cabin" and the
open air concert at Columbia Cross Roads. TR072500 |
| Dances are held at the Minnequa Hotel, Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
evenings of each week. TR080800 |
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Events
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| Long's Dam Breaks - The severe storm of Wednesday night caused a flood
in Sugar creek, and Thursday morning when at its height, about half of
the dam at Long's mills was carried away. This is a famous old dam and
has stood the floods for forty years without breaking. The water was the
highest it has been since the great June flood of 1889. Trains have been
delayed somewhat. TR022800 |
| Johns Hopkins University of Baltimore celebrated its 24th anniversary
yesterday TR022800 |
| March - A main pipe of the U.S. Pipe Line company burst at Mitchell
Creek causing a massive oil spill on the Tioga River. $100,000 worth of
oil lost. Fear of ignition all along the Tioga, Cowanesque and Canisteo
valleys. Communities on the Chemung and Susquehanna Rivers (which are fed
by the Tioga) also in fear. TR030700 |
| All the buildings in the village of Corbett, Potter county, were destroyed
by forest fires Tuesday afternoon and at least two people were burned to
death. The inhabitants fled to Galeton where the people are caring for
100 women and children from Corbett. Many of them barely excaped with their
lives. ... TR0509500 |
| It is estimated that the recent forest fires in Pennsylvania and New
Jersey destroyed property worth $750,000 TR051600 |
| A barn belonging to Mr. Rice of Springfield was struck by lightening
and burned to the ground. A horse and five calves were also burned. TR052300 |
| Thorndale Tannery in Sullivan County which has not been in operation
for several years, and 14 vacant houses in that vicinity destroyed by fire
recetnly. Forest fires in that vicinity caused the conflagration.
No one was living about the place at the time the fire added the last touch
of destruction and put the town out of existence. TR052300 |
| Forest fire at Corbett, Potter County - body of Samuel George found
burned to the bone near a stream. He and other men had gon into the woods
to save fifty cord of wood from the forest fire. When the others left,
George woul dnot as the woods belonged to him and he said he would stay
to the last. TR052300 |
Great Eclipse of the sun due Monday Morning May 28th - At Troy it will
begin at 8 AM and end at 10:30 TR052300
Only a few glimpses of the eclipse were gotten in this section
on account of the clouds TR053000 |
| Terrible Famine in India TR060600 |
| Lightning at South Towanda - F. H. Hagerman's big flouring mill hit
by lightning on the cupola with slate shingles ripped and rafters
shattered. TR071100 |
| Five cows were killed by lightning while standing under a tree in Little
Meadows last week. TR071100 |
| Snow Storm in July - Lock Haven - cool, especially in the afternoon,
several slight showers … farmers living above Eagleville in the BaldEagle
Valley, say there was quite a snow squall in one. TR071800 |
| Extensive forest fires have been raging on Armenia this week. TR080800 |
| A locomotive caught fire near the barn of W. A. Gernert in Columbia
X Roads and burned almost to the barn before being put in control. TR080800 |
| The oil rig in the Gaines field belonging to Dr. G. M. Case of Elmira,
together with the cable, and all tools,… was destroyed by forest fires
last Saturday afternoon. It was thought that the whole oil field would
be flame swept and every available man was called out and fought the fires
all Saturday night. Thanks to their efforts, together with the copious
showers of Sunday, the flames are now under control. TR081500 |
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| Great flood at Galveston Texas (hurricane). Mr.
& Mrs. Mott of Galveston visiting his brother at LeRoy and
very concerned about friends and relatives back in Galveston. Death of
relatvies confirmed by list, half of family lost and all property. TR091900 |
| Dog a Month Without Food - A poodle was found alive under the
ruins at Galveston. The animal was nearly dead after 34 days without food.
He will probably be nourished back to health. Eighteen bodies were taken
from the ruins Thursday. TR102400 |
| 8,000 to 10,000 killed by the storm and flood at Galveston on the Gulf
of Mexico - Ridpath 399 |
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Exposition of 1900 at Paris ends November 12. Record attendance for the
exposition was 600,000 in one day. Attendance in general double the exposition
of 1889.Total of 50,000,000 had passed through. TR111400 |
| Preparations under way for the 1901 Pan American Exposition at Buffalo.
In the use of electric lights for decoratvie purposes, this Expositon will
outshine all former undertakings. TR111400 |
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Fairs
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| Canton Fair is to have athletic events on last afternoon TR080800 |
| Some of the finest baseball ever seen in Northern Pennsylvania will
be played at the Mansfield Fair. The purses they offer are sure to bring
it, and lovers of this sport will miss a good thing if they stay at home.
TR082900 |
| One of the attractions at the fair will be an exhibit of Two Thosand
Dollars worth of Art Needle Work by the Singer Mfg. Co., all done on their
celebrated family Sewing Machines. TR090500 |
| Morris Run, Osceola, Arnot, and Nelson ball clubs have all entered
the baseball tournament at next week's Mansfield Fair TR091900 |
| Troy Fair biggest and best ever. Last year broke records and this year
broke them, too. No drunkeness or rowdyism. TR091900 |
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Famous
People
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| Admiral Dewey's salary is $37.50 a day, counting 365 days in a year.
TR030700 |
| Rev. Thomas K. Beecher of Elmira dead TR031400 |
| Governor Stone visits the Oil Fields at Gaines TR0509500 |
| John Clark Ridpath, historian, gravely ill with pneumuonia and typhoid
fever TR060600 |
| Henry Villard, Railroad Magnate, dies Nov. 12. At Ardlsey NY. Accumulated
wealth and lost in the panic of 1884 and again in the panic of 1890. TR111400 |
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(Not)
Famous People
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| Thomas Comfort loses the ends of two fingers at his mill. Dr. Carpenter
dressed the wounds (Troy) TR031400 |
| Edward VanDyne of Troy, who died recently, left each of his employees
$100 in his will. TR032800 |
| J.A. Lindermann has been advertising for weeks the loss of a County
Tax Book on the county road between his residence and Troy - still not
found TR040400 |
| Sad story of the Johnson Boy who ran away from the county house
(Article will be included later) TR042500 |
| Charles Rundell of Canton has a dog who is the mother of six puppies.
A few days ago she went to the woods and came back with two young rabbits
which she is bringing up with the puppies. TR0509500 |
| Edwin Soper of Rutland leaves New York this week for Paris to attend
the exposition. TR0509500 |
| Luther Ogden, 11, of Canton was shot in the leg accidentally while
he was on the hill picking flowers. TR051600 |
| Walter Watkins is building a larger barn on his place at Altus. F.
B. Wheeler of Columbia X Roads is doing the carpenter work TR052300 |
| Last Friday one of the strangest feaks in the animal kingdom was born
on the H. F. Rogers farm in LeRaysville Borough. The colt has one eye opening
in the center of the forehead, with two eyeballs in the cavity. The under
jaw was also abnormal and the mouth was where the nostrils usually are.
OItherwise the colt was well developed and covered with hair. It died after
18 hours. TR052300 |
| Thad Gustin, who has been acting strangely for some time past threatening
various persons and making a general nuisance of himself was arrested Monday
for assault … He was declared insane and taken to the Danville Asylum.
TR053000 |
| George Orvis of West Sullivan among the great butter makers.
TR060600 |
| Milton Boyer caught a 14 pound German carp on a light trout rod at
Luther's Mills. It put up a fight but was landed with the assistance of
Bert Comfort who was with Mr. Boyer. TR060600 |
| Barn of Henry Hickock at East Troy hit by lighting and burned, no insurance.
TR072500 |
| Laporte (Sullivan County) child of Speaker Osler of Elkland Township
had feet injured by mower. One completely severed, the other hung by tendons.
Three years old. TR080100 |
| L. A. Thompson, flagman on Northern Central railway, killed at Canton.
Some years ago he had lost an arm in a wreck and had been a watchman since
that time. TR091900 |
| Floyde Everett of Mainesburg went to Elmira with his intended bride,
his sister and a young man friend. They ate at the Exchange Hotel. Floyde
left to get a minister to marry them and instead took a train to Horseheads
where he married a relative of his intended bride. They all ended up back
in Mainesburg amidst quite a flurry. [This is a summary of a longer article]
TR091900 |
| Mrs. Rebekah Packard (Rebekah Rose)
of Covington celebrated her 105th birthday last Saturday. Mrs. Packard
shows few evidences of her extreme age. She is helathy, fairly robust,
eats heartily and is able to walk about the house and yard without aid.
Her brain is clear and she is well posted on the topics of the day. TR101700 |
| Ray Palmer of Philadelphia is visiting his mother, who is very ill
at her home in Sullivan TR102400 |
| Sixtieth Anniversary party fot "Mr. & Mrs." Seth Sherman. TR102400 |
| Holman Morgan, age 99, of East Charleston in Tioga County is oldest
Tioga County voter to participate in the election. He rode six miles in
a carriage to the polls. TR111400 |
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Fashion
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| If you would be quite up to date you must have embroidered satin slippers
to match your evening gowns and tea gowns as well. TR041800 |
| Feather boas in the flat instead of the round shapes are the correct
thing, especially in the mother of pearl shades of marabout mixed with
ostrich feathers. TR041800 |
| High heeled shoes seem to be coming into vogue again, and the bulldog
toe, except for strictly walking purposes, is out of it altogether. The
medium round toe is the fancy of the moment. TR041800 |
| The craze for buttons on cloth gowns seems to be increasing, and it
must be granted that they give a pretty touch of color to a costume. Buttons
set with real gems are the thing if you can afford them; if not, the very
latest fancy is cameo in either stone or shell. TR041800 |
| Green Egyptian beetles are one of the fads in hatpins. TR051600 |
| Belts are either very wide or very narrow, no medium widths being admissable
if you would be up to date. TR051600 |
| Neckties made of silk in the shape of bat wings are one of the many
novelties in neckware, pastel colorings being the choice. TR051600 |
| The flare at the skirt bottoms is distictly modifed, and the full gowns
hang rather limply around the feet. Bronze shoes are creeping back into
favor and many fancy shoes and slippers show bronze in combination with
pastel colors. TR101700 |
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Health
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| Tubercuosis infection among cattle on the Piollet Farm at Towanda resulted
in fourteen going to the Wilkes-Barre fertilizer factory TR022800 |
| Wetona has had seventy cases of measles so far. TR040400 |
| One fatal case of black diptheria reported at Lawrenceville. The child
was the little daughter of Mrs. Lizzie Harrison. It is feared an epidemic
will follow. TR051600 |
| Annual inspection of Boro by Health Officers will be made first week
in June. Have premises in good condition as possible. TR053000 |
| Anthrax scare at Canton. Cow
belonging to Thad Hickock died, ear sent to state authorities expected
to confirm anthrax. TR071100 |
| Family of Charles Mead of Sylvester poisoned by rice pudding that had
set a while in a tin dish. They survived with medical attention. TR071100 |
| Coudersport, the second child in the family of Frank Hawley of Baker
Creek died and rest of the family is ill from eating ice cream that had
stood in the freezer several days and become poisoned. TR071800 |
| Anthrax at Ralston - James
McConnell is third employee to die of anthrax at tannery in three months.
In other cases cures were affected. Believed due to use of Chinese hides
in the tannery. In a similiar outbreak a few years ago, employees protested
use of Chinese and Brazilian hides but were told that was only source in
sufficient quantity for the tannery. TR072500 |
| Another case of Anthrax at Canton- cow belonging to Thomas Sutton died
of it. TR080100 |
| Anthrax has broken out in a herd of 150 cattle near Tunkhannock, and
five have already died. Those living have been vaccinated and quarantined.
TR082200 |
| Notwithstanding the new buildings recently erected at the Norristown
Insane Asylum 247 patients are compelled to sleep in the corridors. The
next legislature will be petitioned for much needed accomodations. TR082900 |
| Several cases of Diphtheria at Canton. Eight year old Charley William
the first to die. TR110700 |
| The Minnesota Legislature, at the next session, will grapple with the
problem of preventing the burial of persons when alive, which according
to many conscientious and tender-hearted persons, is now of occasional
occurrence. TR111400 |
| Canton Schools closed for the Diphtheria epidemic TR111400 |
| Bert Havens, an employee at the Westfield Tanenry, died of anthrax
(Se earlier incident from hides) TR121200 |
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Holidays
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| Harry Kinglsy of Mansfield has hand blown off handling cannon firecrackers
July Fourth. TR071100 |
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Humor
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| A scribe in the eastern part of Covington township boasts that "this
vicinity will furnish more business for the court than Roseville generally
does." TR092600 |
| A fiend conceived and carried into affect the idea of distributing
about 5,000 tin whistles among children who attended the Williamsport fair.
TR100300 |
| With a city chamberlain sent to prison one year, and the mayor arrested
the next, it might be well for Elmira to move the Reformatory down to the
city hall. (Buffalo Express) TR112300 |
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Infrastructure
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| January 12 - Putting up telephone poles in rural Tioga County -
Emerson Smith Diary |
| January 25 - Emerson Smith sees phone wires for first time between
Mansfield and Mainesburg - Emerson Smith Diary |
| In 1800 there were 903 post offices in the nation and now there are
75,000. In 1800 three million pieces of mail were sent inn the entire year,
now thirty million pieces a day are processed. TR051600 |
| Charter issued at Harrisburg to the Pennsylvania and New york Telephone
and Telegraph Co. of Philadelphia, … to build a line from Erie to Montrose
through Erie, Warren, McKean, Potter, Tioga, Bradford and Susquehanna counties.
… with branches extending to connect other cities and boroughs in this
part of the state. TR061300 |
| The deed transferriing the bridge works of this place (Athens) to the
American Bridge Company was filed at Twoanda last week. TR062700 |
| Portion of Bradford County adjacent to Towanda will have rural free
mail delivery within a few months. TR071800 |
| The Mansfield Water company is negotiating for land on one of the best
streams of water herabouts, on which they will build a new reservoir for
an additional water supply. If the company keeps on adding to its plant
it will soon have water enough to drown Mansfield. TR080800 |
| The following new post offices have recently been established: Keith,
near Alba, Voltus , near Sylvania, Crofut,near Canton, and Strawhill, near
Orwell. TR092600 |
| A new post office named Keith is in Armenia Township three miles west
of Alba from which point it receives mail by stage. TR100300 |
| The bridge at East Troy is being repaired TR101000 |
| Rural Free Delivery contracts to be let to those who live on or near
the routes to prevent non-resident bidders from taking them over. TR112100 |
| Pensylvania ranks first in the nation in having the most number of
post offices -5,255. TR112300 |
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Military
& Military Organizations
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| The cost of the Phillipines war from May 1 to Nov 1 was $48,928,060
TR031400 |
| Annual Meeting to plan next Soldier' and Sailors' Encampment in Bradford
County TR032800 |
| The strength of the U. S. Army in the Phillippines on June 30th was
63,426 TR071800 |
| Mrs. Carrie Hazlett of Nelson has been granted the first dependent
mother's pension granted in this country- Her son Ernest M.Hazlett killed
in the Spanish War. TR071800 |
| Soldiers & Sailors Encampment commencing Aug. 15th at East Towanda
Fairground for three days. Co. M 9th Pa vols. Spanish war and St. Agnes
cadets, and W.R.C.. TR072500 |
| Annual Reunion of Tioga County soldiers will be held at Wellsboro first
week in September TR080800 |
| A West Point Cadet died from after effects caused by hazing which permanently
ruined his health from incident in 1898. Cadet refused to give names of
his tormentors right to the point of his death.. TR121200 |
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Newspaper
Extracts
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| Troy Register 1900 - Obits, Marriages,
Births, Neighborhood News |
| Don’t worry about the editor. He has a charter from the state to act
as a doormat for the community. He will get the paper out somehow, and
stand up for the town, and whoop it up for you when you run for office,
and lie for your big-headed son when he gets a $4 a week job, and say he
gets $15 - weep over your shriveled soul when it is released from its grasping
body, and then smile at your wife's second marriage. So do not worry about
the editor; he will get along somehow - the Lord only knows how though.
Of course, if you do worry, and can't sleep thinking over what you owe
the editor, there's only one effective remedy - drop in and pay up. He
won't kick. TR102400 |
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Legal
Documents
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Organizations
& Clubs
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| About Fraternal Organizations
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Check this section of the site for more information on these groups |
| January - boys from Troy meet to discuss organizing a boys club for
which they draw up a constitution in Feb 1900. They call themselves Knights
of the Round Table - K. R. T. for short and they participate in organized
sports and activites. As many as thirty boys had been in this club by 1903
TGR-090303 |
| Farmer's meeting to be held at Troy Grange Hall TR022800 |
April - Loomis proposes the formation of a Camera Club in Troy (Incidentally,
he sells photography supplies) TR040400
Committee to form a camera club in Troy formed TR042500
First meeting of Troy's camera club held at Baptist church, TR051600 |
| Priam Lodge, No. 247 I.O.O.F. or Troy will hold annual meeting and
banquet June 21st. TR062000 |
| Picnic at Pisgah - I. O. O. F. families of Bradford County to attend
Second Annual picnic Aug. 16th - rain date the 17th. TR071800 |
| Fifth Annual convention of the Five County Volunteer Fireman's Association
will be held in Sayre Sept 6th & 7th. TR080100 |
| Tioga County P. O. S. of A's will hold convention at Morris Friday.
TR080800 |
| The Odd Fellows of Tioga County will picnic at Eldridge Park, Elmira,
Aug. 22 TR080800 |
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| District convention of the Patriotic Order, Sons of America, combining
all the camps in the county, is to be held in Troy on Tuesday and Wednesday
of next week… The citizens of Troy are modestly requested to decorate for
the parade on Tuesday. TR080800 |
| The Shoe factory (Troy) shut down yesterday on account of the P.O.S.
of A. convention TR081500 |
| A new Troy Cornet Band, with twenty members was organized Monday evening
at George Mitchell's. Nearly all the young men are enthusiastic musicians
and it will take them but a short time to get in shape for playing. Success
to them. TR082200 |
| The New York State camp of the P.O.S. of A. will be held at Waverly
Sept 11 and 12. TR082900 |
| Oscaluwa Engine and Hose Co. of Troy, originally organized 1871, reorganized
- new constitution TR082900 |
| All people interested in the formation of a male choral society meet
at the (Troy) high school Monday evening TR102400 |
| Debating Club at the Troy High School elects officers. Pres. German
Gernert, VP William Beaman, Sec. & Treas. Harry Morgan. TR111400 |
| Troy Firemen's Fair to be held Dec 3rd or 4th. Residents encouraged
to donate goods for fund raising sale. TR112100 |
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Politics
&
Politicians & Government
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| The shortage of F. E. Bundy, the defaulting chamberlain of Elmira NY,
will reach $75,000 TR040400 |
| Factors in the increased tax in Bradford County include the bridge
at Wysox, the soldiers' memorial, and County Court House bonds due next
year. TR041800 |
| Prohibition Convention will be held in Towands June 5th to nominate
several County officers which wil be placed on the Prohibition ticket for
election this fall. TR053000 |
| Troy Borough council passed an ordinance prohibiting the riding of
bicycles on the sidewalks and playing baseball in the streets of the boro.
TR062700 |
| The Presidential campaign will be one of the most exciting the country
has ever seen. McKinley and Roosevelt on the Republican ticket and Bryan
on Democrat ticket. TR071100 |
| Theodore Roosevelt, Governor of New York State and Republican nominee
for Vice President, will be in Elmira, Oct. 29th. TR101700 |
| Both Democrat and Republican clubs formed in Troy for the campaign |
| The Prohibition campaign train is due in Troy next Tuesday. A stop
of 30 minutes will be made and addresses delivered from the platform. TR102400 |
| There will be a Democratic Rally at the Court House in Troy on Monday
… TR102400 |
| Big Time at Gillett - scene of an anthusiastic Republican demonstration
last Saturday evening… TR102400 |
| Elmira Disgraced - Theodore Roosevelt pelted with eggs and vegetables
along the route to a meeting in Elmira. Once at the meeting no further
interruuptions. Overflow crowds. TR103100 |
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McKinley & Roosevelt elected by wide margin - 287 electoral votes
TR110700
Thanks to Creig Crippen for the buttons - Sorry, I have none for other
parties. |
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| In State of Pennsylvania for 1899, 2122 females and 1334 males
- total 3476 - graduate from High Schools in the state. While nearly twice
as many girls as boys pursue higher education and the majority of teachers
are women, still women can not vote. The writer blames the foreign slum
voters for voting down female enfranchisement as native born American
men believe in equality of the sexes. The write blames "Conservatism not
justice," is the cause of this situation. TR110700 |
| Troy will not celebrate the Republican victory this year. TR112100 |
| Women Rulers - Considerably more than half the human race is ruled
by women. Two women - the empress dowager of China and the queen of England
- alone govern about half the entire population of the world. The third
in importance is oung Queen Wilhelmina of Holland, whose homeland numbers
less than 5 million souls, but whose colonies have 30 million. Spain is
ruled by a woman, Queen Regent Christina, in the minority of her son. It
is expected that the queen mother, Margarita will have great influence
over her son's kingdom, but her case is not needed to establish the preponderance
of woman-ruled races. TR112300 |
| Mansfield town council passed a resolution prohibiting andy wagon carrying
nitro glycerine to be stopped inside that broough. TR121900 |
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Public
Works
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| Federal Census will be taken June 1 and will last 15 to 20 days. Much
of the counting will be done by machine TR051600 |
| Census enumerators for Bradford County listed TR051600 |
| All about the census and population demographics TR052300 |
| Troubles of enumerators - census taker at Morris Run could speak no
more than six languages and found at least a dozen nationalities there.
Other foreigners found the questions inappropriate and roughed up the enumerators
resulting in legal charges. TR080100 |
| A billion of the PanAmerican Exposition stamps are to be issued this
year in six denominations |
| Designs for the new postage stamps to commemorate the Pan American
Exposition have been decided on - eight denominations. TR111400 |
| Soldier's Monument to be erected in Athens in front of the old academy
TR112100 |
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Records
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| Bradford County Birth Records 1893
- 1901 |
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Religion
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| Feb 21, new St. Michael's Church at
Canton dedicated today TR022100 |
| Methodist conference in Chicago discusses revising the rules to permit
licensing of women as local preachers. After a long debate the resolution
was voted down. TR051600 |
| A pipe organ is to be put in the M. E. church at Canton this summer.
TR062700 |
| Rev. Leon Reynolds attacked by heart failure during service at Disciples
Church in East Smithfield. Dr. H. M. Moody was present and attended him.
Services concluded and Rev. Reynolds removed to his home. TR071800 |
| Tent prayer meetings have been held for the past two weeks at Alba
by Rev. S. F. Weston TR080800 |
| Salvation Army has been holding a series of meetings at North Towanda
the past two weeks. TR080800 |
| Alba Baptist church rededicated last Thursday - prayer by Rev. Mitchel
who performed the same function at the original dedication 46 years ago.
TR081500 |
| Pennies have been debarred from the collection baskets of St. Leos
Roman Catholic church in Mansfield. Rev. Thomas Ducey, pastor of the church,
recently announced that he had counted nine hundred pennies in the collection
which amounted to a little over nine dollars. He says "don't put any more
in. It is a mockery to religion." The next Sunday's collection was filled
with nickels, dimes, and quarters. TR082200 |
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Reunions
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| Thirteenth Annual VanHorn Reunion held at East Troy Jun 28, 79 present
TR071100 |
| Second Annual reunion of the Holcomb and Bailey famiies wil be held
at LeRoy Holcomb's grove Aug 22 (storm date 23rd) TR072500 |
| Sixth annual Warner Reunion wll meer athome of "Mr. & Mrs." Jefferson
Warner in Wells August 16th. TR072500c |
| Ninth Annual Rockwell Reunion
in West Franklin third Wednesday in August TR072500 |
| Ruggles Reunion - Canton, July 20. TR080100 Pat included |
| Seventh Annual Ross Reunion to be held at Granville Center Aug. 30
TR080800 |
| Rockwell annual reunion to be held at Alparon Park, Troy, Aug. 25.
TR080800 |
| Sixth Annual Mott Reunoin Aug. 25, LeRoy Holcomb's grove. TR081500 |
| Gathering of the descendants of Margery and Arad Smith will be held
at home of Smith Palmer, Troy, Sept. 1st TR081500 |
| Twenty fifth reunion of Co. F, 11th P. V. Cavalry, will be held in
Mansfield Aug. 24th. F. M. Spencer, Sec'y. TR081500 |
| Troy Guards Reunion
TR101700 |
| Harrington Reunion - Descendants of Truman and Wealthy Harrington will
hold annual reunion at Ogdensburg September 1, 1900 TR082200 |
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Schools
& Education
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| Brick School House at Elkland built
20 years ago by late Joel Parkhurst, declared unsafe TR032800 |
| The daughter of ex-Speaker Reed and 47 other young women graduated
as lawyers at the University of New York - Friday, March 30. TR040400 |
| Examination for Permanent Certificates (teachers?) will be held in
the county superintendent's office at the court house at Towanda, on Saturday
April 21 TR041800 |
| Teacher's Examinations 1900 - Schedule of locations held TR042500 |
| Annual Meeting of the Bradford County Teacher's Association, Athens,
Friday & Saturday, May 11th & 12th. TR0502500 |
| Stockholders of Mansfield Normal School elect new trustees, D. H. Pitts,
W. D. Vedder, T. W. Judge TR051600 |
| Commencment excercises at
the Troy Opera house June 7th. TR053000 |
| Reception for the graduating class of 1900 given at the Guild Room
at the Court House. TR060600 |
| Annual Troy High School Alumni reunion at Court House, under direction
of class of 1899. TR060600 |
| There are 14,706 children of school age in Bradford County. Sayre leads
with 1,341, Towanda, 1.073, and Athens 883. TR081500 |
| At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Towanda schools held
last Friday night Prof. Charles Gordiner was released as principal of their
school, leaving him free to accept the position offered by the Troy School
Board. TR082900 |
| A book on Systemic Pedagogy, by Dr. A. T. Smith of the Mansfield Nnormal
School will be issued by Silver, Burnett & Co. about the middle of
September. The book is designed for Normal Schools and Colleges TR090500 |
| Susquehanna Collegiate Institute of Towanda opened Monday with fifty
students enrolled TR091900 |
| Ninety four volumes have been added to the public school library at
Mansfield. TR100300 |
| Bradford County Teacher's Institute will be held at Towanda October
8 TR09260 |
| Series of Farmer's Institutes arranged for Dec. at various locations
in Bradford County. TR111400 |
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Social
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| Last Week's Easter dance at Mitchell Hall (Troy) was well attended.
Music by the McHenry Orchestra of Elmira. TR041800 |
| The sugar supper given by the P.O.S. of A. (West Burlington) was enjoyed
by a large crowd (Maple Sugar season was celebrated) TR042500 |
| A number of young people [of Columbia Crossroads] attended a hop at
Sylvania Friday evening, and report a very pleasant time. TR052300 |
| Ice Cream Social at Austinville Baptist Church June 23rd - All invited.
TR062000 |
| Lawn festival by the women of St. John's church at the Rectory last
Tuesday. Music by a trio of stringed instruments and the piano. TR080100 |
| East Troy Band furnished music for the dance at Mitchell Halll in Troy
on Saturday evening. TR080100 |
| The local Tennis Club will entertain a tennis team from Towanda on
the local grounds on Thursday. TR080800 |
| About thirty Trojans attended a dance at Minnequa Friday evening. TR082200 |
| About twenty young people enjoyed a picnic and buckboard ride Friday
afternoon and evening in honor of Misses Lola and Jennie Sherwood of mansfield.
TR082900 |
| Football game between Mansfield and West Burlington 10-5 in favor of
Mansfield TR111400 |
| A party of 21 Trojans enjoyed a fine dinner at the Columbia X Roads
hotel Monday evening. TR111400 |
| The Troy Confecitonery and Fruit store served lunches until nearly
three o'clock after the dance at Mitchell's hall last evening. TR112300 |
| The dancing class Monday night passed off very smoothly. The membership
nou numbers thirty-four. TR112300 |
| There was a very good attendance at the chicken pie dinner at Ransom
Cornell's last Thursday (Columbia X Roads) TR121900 |
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Technology
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| Charles Kohler of Elmira, formerly of Mansfield, has invented a motor
cycle propelled by a spring of great power which will send a bicycle up
hill at the speed of 20 mph. The spring which is 3 1/2 inches wide is wound
up by pedalling and the speed controlled by an ordinary bicycle brake,
It is said to be a success. TR080800 |
| Superheated Water Power - Toledo March 5 - A Company of Toledo and
Detroit capitalists, backed by Dr. W. Seward Webb of New York, have organized
the Toledo and Detroit Rapid Transit company, capitalized at $1,000,000.
The company will use superheated water for power, and expects to run cars
from Toledo to Detroit in an hour. The road is to be completed by Aug.
1. TR030700 |
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Tools
& Machinery
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| Adding Machines - Inventors are busy at present in an effort to produce
machines for mathematical purposes - greatest number of patent applications
is for various improvements on adding machines. TR091900 |
| Troy Register gets a new Simplex Typesetting Machine (illustrated)
and tells us all the details TR111400 |
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Transportation
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| The smokestack on the power house of the Traction Co., at Sayre was
blown down last Sunday by the strong wild, causing a two hour delay in
running street cars. It will be several days before the stack can be replaced.
TR041100 |
| Rubber tired carriages are becoming quite a fad in Wellsboro TR062700 |
| One hundred and four trains passed over Fall Brook road in one day
recently. That means a train about every fourteen minutes for twenty-four
hours. TR092600 |
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