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 Selling agents for Masury & Son Liquid Paints, 
 Varnishes and Oil Finish. 
 
 IN STATIONERY we offer Linen, Bond and Plate 
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Whitney's Point Reporter. 
 
 April 23, 1898. 
 
 Souvenir Edition. 
 
 Volume I, No. 
 
 HISTORICAL SKETCH. 
 
 A Brief History of Whitney's Point From Early Times to the Present. 
 
 BY MES. G. E. SEYMOUE. 
 
 "^His VILLAGE is situated in one of 
 ^» the most charming valleys of the 
 Empire State, at the junction of the 
 Tioughnioga and Otselic Rivers. The 
 Indians who once hunted over the hills 
 and valleys of this section left traces 
 of their occupancy in stone arrow 
 heads and other implements that have 
 been uneai-thed by the farmer's plow. 
 
 The first white settler was General 
 John Paterson, who came here from 
 Massachusetts with his family in 1791 
 and built a house at the junction of 
 the rivers, near the site of the Beach 
 House ruins. He was followed the 
 next year by David and John Sey- 
 mour. David owned what has been 
 known for many years as the Graves 
 
 He also started the first store in the 
 place. He lived in the old ' 'Whitney 
 House" on Main Street, which was 
 destroyed in the fire. It stood on the 
 site of the Biddlecom block. William 
 Whitney lived in a house that stood 
 on the site of the Hopkins block, on 
 Collins Street. 
 
 Thomas Whitney kept the first tav- 
 ern in the place. He was also the first 
 postmaster, being appointed to that 
 office when the post-office was estab- 
 lished here February 24th, 1824. 
 
 The village or settlement had been 
 called Paterson's Point or Paterson's 
 Settlement until the establishment of 
 
 VIEW OF RUINS LOOKINQ NORTH FROn n. E. CHURCH— In the distance at the right are seen the Fair Grounds, in the center the Collins 
 
 Farm, and on the right Page's Egg Houses and other buildings. 
 
 Their most enduring memorial, how- 
 ever, is left in the names of our beau- 
 tiful rivers. Although supposed to be 
 very unimaginative as a people, they 
 certainly had some taste for poetical 
 names, as is signified in the euphony of 
 the name Tioughnioga, compared with 
 its translation in English, which is 
 said to be "Shagbark Hickory." 
 
 Collins farm, and John Seymour set- 
 tled on the farm now occupied by 
 Henry A. Seymour. 
 
 The first election held in this place 
 was held in John Seymour's house. 
 
 In 1802 Thomas and William Whit- 
 ney came here from Binghamton. 
 Thomas engaged with others in build- 
 ing a bridge over the Tigughnioga. 
 
 the post-office when it was called, Whit- 
 ney's Point. General Paterson died 
 in 1808, and as his sons had left this 
 section of the country there was no 
 one to put in a plea for the original 
 name. 
 
 Early recognizing the importance of 
 education, the village pioneers started 
 a district school in 1793 with Martha 
 
ILLUSTRATED SOUVENIR EDITION. 
 
 Main Street in 1863, Looking West. 
 
 Seymour as teacher. Since that time 
 educational advantages have contin- 
 ually progressed until we now point with 
 pride to our High School and the roll 
 of its alumni records names promi- 
 nent in every profession, and in al- 
 most all parts of the world. 
 
 Religious services were held in the 
 school house and the Presbytsrian 
 Church at Lisle, that last year cele- 
 brated its centennial, was organized 
 by a little band of the faithful in the 
 school house at the '"Point."' The 
 Presbyterian and Methodist churches 
 were the first ones built here, about 
 1841. The Baptist church was or- 
 ganized the next year. 
 
 The Broome County Agricultural 
 Society has held its yearly fair on the 
 grounds bordering the Tioughnioga 
 river every fall for the past twenty- 
 eight years, and not a little of the suc- 
 cess of the annual exhibition is due to 
 the beautiful grounds and excellent 
 situation. 
 
 The farms surrounding the . village 
 are models in many respects. The fine 
 buildings, many of them elegant 
 homes, and the thorough tillage, be- 
 speak a land of fertility and industry. 
 A few of them we have in mind are the 
 Merchant plaxje and the farm of Mr 
 Yale north on the Otselic. To the 
 south, the farms of Franklin and Wm. 
 Beach, the Seymour, Whitney and 
 Parsons farms. On the hills Mr. 
 Alex. Hodges has a fine farm as has 
 also Mr. Cyrus Page and others. 
 
 The village as a farm center has had 
 its share of prosperity, while its manu- 
 facturing interests are represented by 
 the cutter factory and mills. The vil- 
 lage was incorporated in 1^71. and has 
 added modsrn improvemsnts a-i rap- 
 idly as possible. Stone sidewalks are 
 fast taking the place of wood, and 
 electric lights are a luxury compared 
 with tallow candles. 
 
 The pioneers did their work faith- 
 fully and it is well occasionally to call 
 them to mind and think of those men 
 who have labored "and we have en- 
 tered into their labors.'' Only a few 
 of them can be mentioned as samples 
 of the many who have passed on to the 
 other shore, but their work here has 
 remained in clean fertile fields, in 
 stone walls, in bridges, in substantial 
 
 SOUTH SIDE OF MAIN STREET, 1863-The 
 first building occupied by G. H. Daniels 
 as Jewelry and Drug Store; up stairs by Jas. 
 Ireland's Harness Shop. Hr. Daniels and 
 "Little" Comfort are seen among others on 
 the steps. The second building was occu=- 
 pied as a store by Lewis Taft, up stairs by 
 Martin & Howland's law office. The third 
 building was occupied by Mercy Beach as a 
 millinery store. 
 
 houses and bains, in books and news- 
 papers, in churches and public build- 
 ings; but above all and really the 
 foundation of all, is the honeio in- 
 tegrity, persevering industry and 
 faithful adherenca to duty which the 
 fathers and mothers taught their 
 children, knowing that noble charac- 
 ter is the one thing worth having in 
 this world, and its attainment of more 
 value than houses or lands. A few 
 who have left marks on our village 
 record that time has not effaced, have 
 been already mentioned. 
 
 General Paterson was a revolution- 
 ary hero, and one of the court martial 
 that tried Major Andre, and in the last 
 year of the war one of General Wash- 
 ington's staff offlcsrs, showing by this 
 that he was worthy of honor. 
 
 The descendants of John Seymour 
 are still represented among us in 
 Henry Seymour and his son Dr. R. 
 A. S<;ymour. and the children of Geo. 
 W. and John B. Seymour, though 
 scaltsred, are well known. 
 
 Another branch of the Seymour fam- 
 ily was allied with the Patersons by 
 the marriage of Ira Seymour to Ruth 
 Paterson. They lived on the farm 
 now owned by .J. P. Corbin, having a 
 fine old homestead at the brow of the 
 hill. 
 
 Henry Whitney, son of Thomas 
 Whitney . resided on a farm just below 
 the village, and this is still the ''Whit- 
 ney farm . ' " 
 
 Thomas Tabor came from Dutchess 
 County in 18.37 and lived on the farm 
 now owned by his son-in-law, J. W. 
 Merchant. 
 
 Mulford Xorthrup lived one mile 
 above the village in ilillville, where 
 he was extensively engaged in the tan- 
 ner}- business. Mr. Fred Perry, his 
 son-in-law, was associated with him 
 and then succeeded him in the business 
 which was verv large at one time, and 
 
 WOODEN BRIDGE-Built by Amos and Prank 
 Stickney In 1865, and rebuilt in 1866; Chas. 
 Johnson, Commissioner. A. D. and Leroy 
 Chittenden are seen standing at west end of 
 bridge, and at the east end is seen Jim Bliss' 
 boot and shoe shop, near where the cooper 
 shop now stands. 
 
WHITNEY'S POINT REPORTER. 
 
 LOOKING DOWN MAIN STREET IN 1873— From near the corner of S. N. Stone's Hardware 
 Store. The Birdsal(^BIock and Beach House are seen building and nearly completed after 
 the conflagration of 1872. 
 
 tile fine house of Mr. Perry with the 
 homes of his employees near the great 
 tannery, made a small village of their 
 own. 
 
 G-raves Collins owned a large amount 
 of land in this village and vicinity. 
 His father, William Collins, came to 
 this county about 1805. Graves Col- 
 lins married Polly Belcher and their 
 home was on the street bearing his 
 name where Amos Johnson now lives. 
 His son Alonzo succeeded him in busi- 
 ness and was living in the Beach House 
 at the time of the great fire. 
 
 S. H. Birdsall with his wife came 
 here from Upper Lisle in 1855. He 
 soon engaged in mercantile business 
 and by his staady application and re- 
 liability built up an extsnsive trade. 
 ~He built a fine house opposits the Col- 
 lins place on Main Street and was 
 living there at the time of the 
 first fire, April 14, 1872, which burned 
 his store. He rebuilt a block of brick, 
 known as the Birdsall Block, which 
 was again destroyed last spring. Mr. 
 Birdsall died Nov. 11, 1872. Mrs. 
 Birdsall who was a woman of uncom- 
 mon ability and force of character, 
 died in 1879. 
 
 Rev. Henry Ford cams from Morris- 
 town, N. J., to this place in 1813. He 
 bought the farm now owned and occupi- 
 ed by his grandson, CM. Cook. He was 
 aman of much earnestness and zeal and 
 preached in the Presbyterian Church 
 here and in other places for many 
 years. One of his sons was a mission- 
 ary in South Africa. He died in 1848. 
 
 Dr. Harry Hemingway came from 
 Orange County with his parents in 
 1815. He was then only ten years of 
 
 age. They lived in Nanticoke, and 
 after attending district school he went 
 to Homer and entered the academy 
 there. Later he studied medicine, and 
 in 1837. he settled in Whitney's Point 
 where for many years he was the prin- 
 cipal physician. 
 
 Stephen N. Stone was born in Exeter, 
 Otsego County in 1838. He came to 
 this town in 1867 and bought of Uriah 
 King the hardware store on the corner 
 of Main Street and Orchard Avenue. 
 Here he continued the business, living 
 over the store for the first few years. 
 His first wife died here. He married 
 the second time Hannah Newman and 
 soon after built the handsome house 
 on Park Street which has since been 
 the family home. He was a man un- 
 iversally esteemed and the patience 
 with which he bore the great trial of a 
 paralytic stroke for four years before 
 his death, August 8, 1888, was con- 
 vincing proof of his christig,n charac- 
 ter ._ 
 
 O. J. Pratt kept a drug store on Col- 
 lins Sli'eet for several years before 
 1873, when he bsgan a banking busi- 
 ness in connection with it, finally giv- 
 ing this his whole attention for about 
 seven years. When reverses came Mr. 
 Pratt went West, bui has lately been 
 living in Buffalo. 
 
 Mr. Asa Beach, brother of Franklin 
 Beach, went to California during the 
 gold fever excitement; returning after 
 a few years he married Helen 
 Collins and resided where Charles 
 Rogers now lives. He built the hotel 
 on Main Street which was called by 
 his name. 
 
 In the troublous days from 1860 
 
 to 1865 this part of Northern Broome 
 was not disloyal or slow to respond to 
 the call of its country. Many regi- 
 ments had soldiers from this place, but 
 the 27th, 189th and 137th were espec- 
 ially remembered as home regiments. 
 There is a long list from this section 
 both of dead and living who belonged 
 to the Grand Army of the Republic 
 and receive honor from those who re- 
 member what it meant to leave home, 
 business and friends for the camp and 
 battlefield. Col. Milo B. Eldredge 
 was a leader among the volunteers. He 
 had been a teacher here in his younger 
 days and was much loved by his 
 pupils. His genial, kindly nature, as 
 well as brilliant intellect, attracted 
 friends, and he had scores of them, 
 not only among his pupils, but when 
 the time came, among the soldiers. 
 He went into the war as captain of a 
 company in the 137th regiment, but 
 returned its colonel. At the close of the 
 war he lived in this village in a fine 
 house on Park Street. He was editor 
 of the Broome Gazette at one time and 
 in 1866 was sent as Member of Assem- 
 bly to Albany. His health was much 
 broken by the various hardships of 
 war, and he died in the prime of man- 
 hood having given tlje best of himself 
 to his country. 
 
 J. Porter Griffin was another sol- 
 dier who laid health and the most of 
 life in this world on his country's 
 altar. He was a prisoner at Ander- 
 
 SALISBURY BLOCK— Built in 1864 by Hiram 
 Salisbury. Prom photo taken in 1865 by 
 Cams. Then occupied by Charles Wheeler's 
 Hat Store, Cam's Photo Gallery, and the 
 living rooms by Jlr. Salisbury and family. 
 The block was afterwards sold to Nelson 
 Baker, then to J. Porter Griffin, who built 
 on to it and named it the Griffin Block. 
 
ILLUSTRATED SOUVENIR EDITION. 
 
 sonville and the horrors of that cap- 
 tivity never left his mind. His health 
 was broken when he returned, but he 
 lived in the block on the corner of 
 Main and Collins Street where he kept 
 a store for many years before his death. 
 Alexander McDowell, Esq., a man 
 well-known in the legal profession, 
 came to this village in 1884 and bought 
 the elegant house on Main Street, 
 which was erected by Mrs. Miriam 
 Seymour and where she lived until 
 she went West with her daughter. Mr. 
 
 GENERAL TRAINING DAY. 
 
 MRS. L. S. JOHNSON. 
 
 Young America wonders what the 
 day was and why it was. Many per- 
 haps have a vague idea that it was in 
 some way connected with the civil 
 war, but it died long before that; yet 
 when the first call went out for 75,000 
 men it was mostly filled by the militia 
 of general training times, for the 
 Secretary of War, a Secessionist, had 
 sent our standing army consisting of 
 
 nor had the whole machinery of war 
 arrived at the perfection of to-day. 
 The spirit of invention kindly stood 
 back and waited until this nation, 
 great in purpose, should become great 
 in numbers also, then made its home 
 here. Yet success had not then lulled 
 our forefathers into false security and 
 they determined to be prepared for 
 anything, and the result was a vigor- 
 ous reconstruction of the militia 
 system, crude before; so the Congress 
 of 1792 passed an act for the enrollment 
 
 WHITNEY'S POINT ABOUT 1892— Taken froni East Hill during a flood. 
 
 McDowell made many improvements 
 on the place and spent his last years 
 very happily in his pleasant home, a 
 picture of which is given elsewhere in 
 this book. He died Dec. 16, 1894. His 
 widow, Mrs. Mary McDowell, and her 
 sister. Miss Fannie Jones, still reside 
 there. 
 
 A spirit of progress and enterprise 
 has marked the inhabitants of the vil- 
 lage in the past, and when the limited 
 resources of the town failed to 
 satisfy our young yeople, they 
 went away to broader fields, 
 but they invariably carry with 
 them tender memories of the old home 
 and return eagerly to renew early as- 
 sociations, or to obtain rest for tired 
 bodies and aching hearts in the loved 
 haunts of youthful days. In the social 
 life among us there has ever been 
 unity and kindliness, with an almost 
 clannish loyalty for the home place 
 and people. 
 
 only 10,755 men, way off to the frontier 
 on some pretext. So it still lived in 
 deeds. 
 
 And now we will explain what the 
 day was before even the name becomes 
 obsolete. From 1793 until 1840 General 
 Training' Day was the great day of the 
 year and in view of present prospects 
 it had been well if the training had 
 been continued up to 1900. The United 
 States had declared their independence 
 of King George in 1776 and maintained 
 it by a war that lasted until 1783, the 
 most sublime feat ever recorded. 
 Although the enemy had surrendered 
 they were yet enemies for they feared 
 the precedent of a successful Republic. 
 And the United States, devastated by 
 fire and sword, was surrounded by 
 royal territories and Indians incited 
 by the British to war upon the States. 
 And the enemy might sail over again 
 — when they got rested. But their war 
 ships ha,d not the fleetness for surprises 
 
 of all able-bodied white male citizens 
 of 18 and under 45 excepting only 
 public officials and those exempt under- 
 state laws, judges, clerks of court, 
 clergymen, teachers, physicians and 
 surgeons, superintendents of hospitals, 
 justices of the peace and active fire- 
 men. There should be infantry, 
 cavalry and artillery, each man 
 provided with suitable arms and 
 equipments; designating the number 
 and grade of officers for each division 
 by choice or appointed by state. The 
 Governor was Commander-in-chief of 
 state organizations and the President, 
 Commander-in-chief of the several 
 divisions; either empowered to call 
 the militia out in time of emergency, 
 the period of service not to exceed 60 
 days. The divisions to train on set 
 days and an annual day for the whole 
 army, and that was General Training 
 Day. All over the United States 
 behold, Qv^ry man a soldier — with 
 
WHltNEY'S POINT REPORTER. 
 
 exceptions. On training day there 
 was a penalty for every absent member. 
 
 "Whitney's Point was an important 
 military centre embracing a wide ter- 
 ritory and here General Training was 
 held. The parade ground was on the 
 Charles Seymour flat which then 
 included the railroad tract and a wide 
 space all around, the Homer Smith 
 place about in the center. It was a 
 West Point. General Training Day 
 was a Fourth of July, a County Pair 
 and a Mass Meeting, all rolled into 
 one. The farmers' wagons loaded 
 with applet, pears and plums would 
 arrive by sunrise and range themselves 
 as picket guard , and wagon loads of mer- 
 chandise, including every useful thing 
 from tinware down to pocket combs; 
 and wagons stacked high with great 
 sheets of hard gingerbread and cards 
 of honey, flanked with barrels of sweet 
 cider and hard cider and every degree 
 of cider; and a great crowd awaiting 
 the coming of the cadets. And when 
 the various divisions of citizen soldiers 
 arrived led by the officers on their war 
 steeds, all erect and gaily marching 
 with uniform step inspired by the strains 
 of fife and drum, it was an event. The 
 cry was not "right this way for down 
 town, "but "Attention, Battalion!" and 
 from every direction the sharp com- 
 mand of some officer would ring out 
 "March!" "Halt!" "Present Arms!" 
 "Take Aim!" and the harrowing 
 climax "Fire! !" and rocks, hills and 
 woods, would resound, for we were not 
 out of the woods yet. The spectators 
 were many and keeping them out of 
 range must have been a difficult feat, 
 especially the women, ( like our wild 
 marshals "Back thera! Cljar the 
 track!") In honor of the day the 
 fathers gave their boys a whole shill- 
 ing for spending money, so the small 
 boy was largely in evidenae. Fired 
 with visions of the future when he 
 should wear epaulettes and stripes 
 and train, but now equipped with a 
 card of gingerbread under each arm, 
 a big slice of bread and honey in hand, 
 pockets bulging with Jews harps, 
 pocket combs, etc., but not with shill- 
 ings — all gone. 
 
 The curtain was rung down on 
 General Training Day about 1840. 
 Perhaps the authorities listened to the 
 lullaby march "Danger past, foes all 
 dead. ' ' But training day had its uses 
 for the enemy did return in 1814 with 
 an army of 5,000 and made an attack 
 on Washington, burning the capitol, 
 the President's house and other public 
 buildings, and before that firing on 
 our seamen killing 20, which caused 
 
 the declaration of war in 1812. In 
 these cases the militia took part as 
 well as the standing army. The same 
 military law of that time remains in 
 force, with the exception of general 
 training which is now done by volun- 
 tary organizations of militia that are 
 encouraged to drill by state bounties. 
 
 A VIVID REMEMBRANCE OF GENERAL 
 TRAINING. 
 
 RICHFORI), Api-il -Zi. 1S98. 
 J/r. Branday— 
 
 DEiR EiR: I presume you have heard from 
 o'.a boys of 70 to 80 much of the "General 
 Training" wh'chwas sueh an event for them in 
 the old days when they were younger hoys: of 
 the marvel General Hathaway wasin our eyes, 
 as he appeared in what seemed to us such a 
 splendid uniform; of the well drilled "rifle 
 companies" and the motley crowd of ununi- 
 formed militia, making agreatawltward squad. 
 
 You have doubtless heard of the crowds that 
 filled the village in the vicinity of the main' 
 corner ; of the numerous peddlers with their 
 weU filled wagons : of the vociferous way In 
 which they called attention to their wares, 
 and the open-mouthed wonder of the surround- 
 ing groups. But the special attraction for the 
 boys was the gingerbread, the like of which 
 we have never since seen. A card of that 
 gingerbread weU covered with nice honey 
 in the comb was to us the quintessence of 
 gormandizing. 
 
 General Training was in those days a greater 
 event to the boys than even the Fourth of 
 July. For weeks they were laying by money 
 for the occasion, and a common question 
 among them was "How much money be you 
 goneter spend gin'ral trainin'?" But all this 
 may be needless for me to say. 
 Yours truly. 
 
 James Allbn, M. D. 
 
 
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 CHARLES JOHNSON. 
 
 developing from one small store and 
 postoffice to its present importance. 
 And his is a fair instance of the close 
 connection between a prosperous town 
 and its farming interests. Until quite 
 recently he has always lived on the 
 old family homestead, nearly a cen- 
 tury old. In the active years of his 
 life he was one of our largest and 
 most enterprising farmers; as a dairy 
 man taking high rank and some prizes. 
 He gave employment to an army of 
 workers whose aggregate wages during 
 
 HAIN STREET IN 1896. 
 
 CHARLES JOHNSON. 
 
 Charles Johnson has truly had a 
 long experience of practical farming, 
 as that has been his occupation during 
 
 a term of fifty years exceeded $18,000, 
 board hot included, all of which sum 
 no doubt went to help the various 
 industries in town, as also did his own 
 expenditures. He has held some posi- 
 
 all the years that this place has been tions of trust and to most of us his 
 
ILLUSTRATED SOUVENIR EDITION. 
 
 face has been a familiar one for 74 
 years. He is one of the few left that 
 remembers General Training Day 
 when a boy and furnishes the data for 
 that article in this issue. 
 
 His father was Capt. Amos Johnson of 
 the old militia, one of our first settlers 
 who came here from New England 
 nearly a century ago. A man of 
 strong individuality and keen wit. He 
 was a bold leader for he had the 
 courage of his convictions. At the 
 time when drinking liquors was the 
 common custom and refraining the 
 exception he resolved it was an evil and 
 formed himself into a temperance soci- 
 ety and had a wide influence in the 
 Washingtonian temperance movement. 
 Before locating here he had in view two 
 tracts of forest land to choose from, one 
 took in the ground where Whitney's 
 Point now stands, and the other the 
 hill land east; he finally chose the 
 highland because he feared the miasma 
 of the marshy lowlands. He was a 
 large factor in the evolution of this 
 town from the wilderness, had the con- 
 tract for opening the first highway 
 carrying it on to Greene; and was ever 
 active in its establishmeht of institu- 
 tions to advance civilization and 
 Christianity, notably the Baptist 
 church of which he was a member. He 
 was a boy in Revolutionary times and 
 always kept a lively interest in 
 national affairs, and his original say- 
 ings are quoted to this day. He 
 had nine children and has many 
 descendants. He died in 1849. 
 
 HORACE W. PARSONS. 
 
 The subject of this sketch is now in 
 his seventy-third year, and one of the 
 'oldest continuous residents of this 
 section, his iife work having been 
 given to agricultural pursuits. He 
 was born March 27, 1826, in the Par- 
 sons homestead, a house then located 
 on the flat on the Joseph Parsons farm, 
 the site now being occupied by an 
 orchard. He comes of English ances- 
 try. His father was Lorenzo Parsons 
 and his grandfather, Jacob Parsons, 
 was one of the twelve original owners 
 of the large section of country known 
 as the Boston purchase. Jacob was 
 the second settler in the town of 
 Barker, coming here from Berkshire 
 county, Mass., 109 years ago, when his 
 son Lorenzo was only two years old. 
 Mr. Parsons informs us that Daniel 
 Twiss, Allen Jeffords and the ancestors 
 of Abel Beach, the Stoughtons and 
 the Burghardts also came from the 
 same county in Massachusetts. 
 
 Horace Parsons has been one of the 
 
 largest and most successful farmers 
 in northern Broome during his prime. 
 His place originally contained some 
 400 acres and for a long time he kept 
 a dairy of about fifty cows besides 
 considerable other stock. His life 
 from his childhood has been spent on 
 
 the old farm about one and one-half 
 miles south of Whitney's Point. Few 
 men can show such a record of con- 
 stancy and fixed purpose. 
 
 Mr. Parsons has held several offices 
 of public trust in which he acquitted 
 himself creditably. For two terms he 
 was Supervisor of the town of Barker, 
 for a long time director of the Broome 
 County Agricultural Society, and for 
 two or three years President of the 
 latter. The society prospered and 
 came out of debt under his manage- 
 ment. 
 
 Referring to General Training Day 
 which is elsewhere described, he well 
 remembers the occasions, though only 
 a boy at that time, and in a brief visit 
 on the subject spoke of the Colonels, 
 among whom he knew Cols. Shaw, 
 Davison, Twining, Burghardt and 
 Perce of Lisle, and Cols. Parsons, 
 Hyde and Brown of Barker. The 
 "trainings" were generally held at 
 Whitney's Point, though sometimes at 
 Lisle and Binghamton. 
 
 Some forty-eight years ago Mr. 
 Parsons was united in marriage to 
 Maria M. Hadsell, daughter of Luther 
 and Clarissa Hadsell. One child died 
 in infancy and three are now living, 
 Charles H., the eldest, runs the 
 old homestead farm, Samuel S. is a 
 merchant in Whitney's Point and 
 Miss Ella resides at home with her 
 parents. 
 
 PEOPLE AND EVENTS OF 1858. 
 
 There are still a very few copies in 
 existence of the first newspaper pub- 
 lished in Whitney's Point. One of 
 them lies before us as we write. It is 
 Vol. 1, No. 1 of the Broome Gazette, 
 published .June 24, 1858. This partic- 
 ular copy is owned by Jesse Randall 
 but was in the possession of Dr. Grid- 
 ley. Rouse brothers, of Upper Lisle, 
 have another copy. 
 
 This paper gives considerable gen- 
 eral, but very little local news, after 
 the fashion of the times. It contains 
 the marriage notices of Alonzo C^ol- 
 lins to Miss Helen Northrup, by Rev. 
 A. G. Orton, June 9th; Geo. L. Pol- 
 lard to Miss Jane E. Morgan, of Nan- 
 ticoke, by Rev. G. Gates, May 25th; 
 Eugene Potter to Miss Martha Jane 
 Bouton, by Rev. Wm. Gates, June 
 16th; Dr. F. D. Gridley to Miss P. 
 Fidelia Pierce, by Rev. E. S. Bailey 
 in Brookfield (no date). The P'ourth 
 was not to be observed in Whitney's 
 Point, but the "boys" had bought the 
 old Tollgate House and were to burn 
 thatthenight of the Fifth. The contract 
 for a new bridge had been taken by Amos 
 and Frank Stickney . A footrace was to 
 be run by New York and Binghamton 
 sprinters from Binghamton to Union, 
 for $75 a side. The teachers' associa- 
 tion was to be held at Deposit and 
 "the ferry boat between this place and 
 Brooklyn was run down the river as 
 far as Chenango Forks last week." 
 
 There were several business men who 
 advertised — perhaps some unwise ones 
 who did not, but of the latter nothing 
 is known, as they left no record. J. S. 
 Patterson appears to have been one 
 of the leading merchants. His stock 
 included dry goods, boots, shoes, 
 gaiters, buskins, (whatever they may 
 have been) hats, caps, hardware, gro- 
 ceries, paints, oils, etc., right from 
 New York; all of which was offered at 
 the lowest cash prices, and produce 
 taken in exchange. Mr. Patterson is 
 still a resident of Whitney's Point — a 
 man of much education and ability, 
 who still takes a lively interest in 
 public and religious affairs. 
 
 M. S. Simmons ran a "Cheap Cash 
 Store." He was located in a building 
 on the east end of the lot later cov- 
 ered by the Birdsall block, and says 
 that "he designs keeping the goods 
 most commonly kept for retail trade 
 at prices to compete with any other 
 house in Broome County, Binghamton 
 stores not excepted." About 1864 Mr. 
 Simmons went to Oil City where he 
 has since been in business with his son 
 
WHITNEY'S POINT REPORTER. 
 
 Chas. B. Simmons. He is still living-. 
 
 E. B. Smith was the jeweler then, 
 and besides repairing- kept a full line 
 of clocks, watches and jewelry. He 
 afterwards went to Bing-hamton in the 
 carriage business, but is thought to 
 have died some years ago. 
 
 John Hasleden was the blacksmith, 
 and we believe was one of the best of 
 his day. We knew him well, for he 
 was still in Whitney's Point some 
 twenty years later. He accumulated a 
 comfortable property, but his sad end- 
 ing in an insane asylum will be re- 
 gretted by all who remember him. 
 
 H. Salisbury had a grocery, on the 
 P. O. corner. Later he sold to C. S. 
 Olmstead and built the Salisbury block 
 ( a cut of which is shown elsewhere ) 
 and which was later known as the 
 Griffin block. Mr. Salisbury is now 
 living in Chicago, but his wife -and 
 invalid daughter are residents" of 
 Whitney's Point. 
 
 S. H. Birdsall announced dry goods, 
 groceries, boots, shoes, crockery and 
 hardware, cheap for cash. He was 
 the father of S. E. and H. F. Birdsall, 
 deceased , and became wealthy. 
 
 Station agents were evidently some- 
 thing more than coal barons in. those 
 days— they seem to have come pretty 
 near being genera,l merchants. Steve 
 Twiss announced a constant supply of 
 the following articles at the depot of 
 the S. B. & N. Y. R. R. : Flour, salt, 
 coal, lime, plaster, cement, butter fir- 
 kins, potatoes, paints and oils, and 
 that he would pay.cash for wool. Mr. 
 Twiss now lives with his son in Cleve- 
 land, Ohio. He visited the old scenes 
 twice last summer and is still hale and 
 hearty . 
 
 C. E. Martin was attorney and coun- 
 selor at law, with an office over the 
 brick store. Almost everyone knows 
 his career since and takes pride in his 
 high position. He afterwards went to 
 Binghamton and has lately risen to 
 the position of Judge of the Court of 
 Appeals. He is regarded as one of 
 the best jurists in the State. 
 
 F. D. Gridley was an eclectic physi- 
 cian, vfith "office in the house former- 
 ly occupied by Dr. Reed." He re- 
 moved to Binghamton a few years 
 since, where he has a large practice. 
 
 Parker's Exchange was the hotel oc- 
 cupying the site of the later Beach 
 House. All the stages stopped there 
 and a livery was attached. 
 
 We cannot refrain from mentioning 
 market prices of 1858 ; Flour, $4.75 to 
 $5.75; corn, 75c; oats, 42c; potatoes, 
 50c to 75c; butter, 16c to 17c; lard, 12ic; 
 eggs, 12ic; salt, $1.62i. Not so much 
 different from present prices, except 
 the latter article. 
 
 FIRE RECORD OF THE VILLAGE. 
 
 D. L. MAXFIELD. 
 
 In the brief time and space alloted 
 to this department, little more can ^e 
 done than to allude to the more prom- 
 inent Are incidents, giving dates where 
 known or ascertainable. 
 
 The first fire of which I have any 
 information, was the burning of Dor- 
 man's blacksmith shop, which stood 
 nearly on the site of the house of D. 
 B. Davis on Collins street. Persons 
 who remember this fire say it occurred 
 in 1839. The next fire of any impor- 
 tance was the burning of the hotel barn 
 which stood on the northeast corner of 
 Main and North streets, and the store 
 of Graves Collins which stood on the 
 Northwest corner of said streets; this 
 fire was in 1847. 
 
 In November, 1861, the railroad 
 depot burned. During the winter of 
 1863-4, the shop of John Hasleden 
 standing on the south side of Main 
 street on the site of the house now 
 occupied by Mrs. Hovey was burned, 
 the fire communicating from it to the 
 three story store and dwelling of Wm. 
 Slack which stood on the ground now 
 occupied by the house of John Perkins. 
 Both were entirely consumed. 
 
 Early in 1871 the printing office on 
 the first lot east of the residence of 
 John Hasleden was burned; it was 
 occupied at the time by Alph S. Foote. 
 In the spring of 1872 the Exchange 
 Hotel,. occupied by John Bixby, stand- 
 ing on the Beach House site, took fire 
 and was entirely consumed, together 
 with the store of S. H. Birdsall, which 
 stood on the first lot on the west, also 
 the store. built by M. S. Simmons on 
 the northeast corner of Main and 
 North streets, and then owned by C. 
 A. S. Heath. The house of George R. 
 Seymour standing in the rear of these 
 two stores was considerably damaged. 
 In 1875 the Beach House barn was 
 burned with most of its contents. In 
 1876, on Thanksg-iving night, the house 
 and barn^of C. N. Cunningham were 
 discovered to be on fire under most 
 mysterious circumstances, the barn 
 and contents including a horse, was 
 entirely destroyed; but little damage 
 was done the house. 
 
 About 1875 the building formerly 
 occupied as a Catholic church on 
 Main street, now the site of the resi- 
 dence of the late M. Waggoner, was 
 burned. It was occupied as a bowling 
 alley by Barton & Green. 
 
 In 1882 the sash and blind factory 
 of Alonzo Collins, erected by Snook, 
 Collins & Co., opposite the depot, was 
 
 burned with a lai'ge quantity of lum- 
 ber, materials and machinery. It was 
 rebuilt by Collins, Rhinevault & 
 Arnold, and is now owned by George 
 I. Gardner. 
 
 In 1879 the residence of E. B. Black 
 on Park street was partially destroyed 
 by a fire which broke out in the day 
 time from a defective chimney. 
 
 On, February, 1889, the Andrews 
 Block on Main street, opposite the 
 Rogers Hotel, took fire early in the 
 evening and was entirelj' consumed. 
 It was occupied by Ora Jackson and 
 A. B. Davies. September 1st, 1896, 
 the Nioga Block owned by W. L. 
 Mersereau on Main street, was burned. 
 It was occupied inpart by Mrs. George 
 Love as tenant. 
 
 On April 23d, 1897, occurred the 
 great and only conflagration, of which 
 more is found in another column. 
 
 In March, 1898, the milk depot 
 burned, which completes the list. 
 
 The following minor fires of which 
 only mention can be made, also 
 occurred: Fort Hall in 1862, Perry 
 Adams' shop three times, dates not 
 known; barn of Alonzo Collins July 
 4, 1875; barn of Rufus Park April, 
 1877; house of Mrs. Caton about 1874; 
 barn of A. McDowell 1890; barn of S. 
 Twiss about 1860; the engine house at 
 the wagon factory, twice, dates 
 unknown. 
 
 There may have been others, but as 
 some of the territory described has 
 been burned over two or three times, 
 let us hope there may be less in the 
 future. 
 
 WHITNEY'S POINT. 
 
 BY JESSE RANDALL. 
 
 Whitney's Point derived its name 
 from Gen. Joshua Whitney, the enter- 
 prising and efficient agent of Mr. 
 William Bingham, to. whom the city 
 of Binghamton owes its origin. Gen. 
 Whitney was born in the town of Hills- 
 dale, Columbia county, N. Y., August 
 24, 1773, and was the son of Judge 
 Joshua and Hannah ( Green ) Whitney. 
 He was married twice. Thomas, the 
 third child of his first marriage, came 
 to Whitney's Point tod engaged in 
 the mercantile business andwaselected 
 Justice of the Peace. William, the 
 youngest child, kept hotel where the 
 Hopkins lot is . There are now a few 
 of his descendants in this vicinity. 
 The good name of Whitney's Point 
 went unchallenged until 1820, when 
 Nat Odd had a little ill feel- 
 ing and wanted to call it Tinker 
 Point. The feeling- soon passed 
 off however, and its name re- 
 mained the same. Again in 1868 a 
 few tried to change the name to Pat- 
 terson or Nioga. But the better 
 element stood by Whitney's Point and 
 to-day the people are proud of its 
 great business blocks and the live 
 business men. There are some also, 
 who have left here and proved pros- 
 perous business men elsewhere, viz: 
 Louis I. Seymour, Junius F. Cook, 
 Thomas Randall, David Smith, and 
 others . 
 
 We hope that Gen. Whitney's great 
 name will be held in remembrance in 
 the time to come. 
 
ILLUSTRATED SOUVENIR EDITION. 
 
 THE GREAT CONFLAGRATION. 
 
 The Business Portion of the Town Reduced to Ashes— Loss $200,000, 
 Insurance About $80,000. 
 
 EXACTLY A YBAE has passed since 
 the great conflagration swept 
 Whitney's Point, and as we take 
 up our pencil to write we feel totally 
 inadequate for the task. But it was 
 the principal purpose of this paper to 
 make a permanent record of that 
 event and to show the great progress 
 made in rebuilding during one short 
 year. 
 
 that a lighted stub thrown into the box 
 during the day or evening set the saw 
 dust afire and after smouldering well 
 into the night burst into a blaze and 
 fired the building. It has been cur- 
 rently reported that two parties who 
 passed the building at difllerent hours 
 in the earlier part of the night, noticed 
 an unusual odor, and one partly inves- 
 tigated, but discovered nothing wrong. 
 
 merchandise . they could from the 
 buildings, only in some cases to have 
 them burn in the street, or to have to 
 move farther and farther as the flames 
 advanced, until some began to wonder 
 if any safe place existed. Household 
 goods, store goods, etc., were mixed 
 in inextricable confusion. 
 
 At first no wind seemed to be blow- 
 ing and it was reported a quiet night 
 elsewhere, but the heat soon created a 
 draft and the great mass of flames and 
 sparks and smoke swayed back and 
 forth as if in a stiff breeze, though in 
 no particular direction. Some idea of 
 the force may be realized when it is 
 
 GENERAL VIEW OF THE BURNED DISTRICT— Looking from Hill East of the Village. 
 
 It was well towards morning on the 
 memorable day of April 23d, 1897, 
 when our citizens were awakened by 
 an alarm of fire. It commenced in the 
 basement of the Griffin block, probably 
 in the room occupied by W. R. Waugh 
 as a harness shop. There are several 
 theories as to how it originated and 
 the true facts may never be known, 
 but the one which seems most 
 probable, is this: Mr. Waugh used 
 for a cuspidore a box, containing saw 
 dust, into which were thrown bits of 
 leather, cigar stubs, etc. It is thought 
 
 One who was first at the fire says 
 that a well directed effort with a bucket 
 brigade would have squelched the 
 flames, but men are excited at such 
 times and the windows were broken 
 open creating a draft before enough 
 water had been brought to prove effec- 
 tual. The hand engine was soon 
 brought to the scene, and later the 
 steamer, but the fire steadily gained 
 and soon spread to adjoining build- 
 ings . A scene of pandemonium reigned , 
 such as no pen could do justice to. 
 People rapidly moved what, goods and 
 
 known that ashes from sparks were 
 found on hill farms three miles away, 
 and partly burned shingles were found 
 half a mile north of town. 
 
 Early in the course of the fire Chief 
 Engineer Shanley saw that we were 
 powerless to cope with the flames and 
 asked assistance from outside. One 
 steamer company camefromHallstead, 
 another from Binghamton and another 
 from Marathon, but when they arrived 
 the fire was at its height and going in 
 many different directions. At this 
 time the heat was like a furnace, the 
 
WHITNEY'S POINT REPORTER. 
 
 flames would reach, a house, lick it up 
 almost in a moment and pass on. 
 However by heroic efforts the flames 
 were finally subdued, but the center of 
 the towfa comprising some five acres, 
 before thickly covered with buildings, 
 was a mass of smoking red iot ruins. 
 Not a business place was left, save the 
 jewelry store of Daniels & Ford, and 
 the Rogers House near the station. 
 The fiames swept east to the river 
 bridge then south along Collins-st. 
 to and including the Davis house 
 occupied by B. P. Walter. On the 
 north' side of Main-st. every place 
 went from the river through to and 
 including the Repokteb building. 
 Opposite the latter, the Baptist church 
 and town hall in the rear were burned. 
 On the opposite square every building 
 but three houses on the southeast side 
 went. In all 54 buildings lay in ashes 
 and the loss is placed by conservative 
 estimates at $200,000 with insurance at 
 about $80,000. 
 
 The strange and remarkable part of 
 the whole affair is that no one was 
 killed or seriously injured, though 
 there were several narrow escapes. ' 
 
 By daylight people began to flock 
 in from the surrounding country and 
 during the few days following 
 thousands of people visited ths scene 
 from all parts of the country. 
 
 There were many homeless and dis- 
 couraged ones that Friday morning. 
 The results of years of labor had 
 melted away as in the twinkling of an 
 eye, but soon there came words of 
 cheer and hope ani our citizens wjre 
 quick to rally. However, many soeme^- 
 to take the matter lightly to heart and 
 did not feel half so badly over it as 
 did their neighbors and friends, some 
 of whom could eat nothing that day. 
 
 Whitney's Point people have always 
 been ready to assist all worthy chari- 
 table objects, and now the bread which 
 she had cast upon the waters was to 
 be returned to her after many days. 
 Neighbors kindly and lovingly threw 
 open their houses and not a person 
 even though a stranger within our 
 gates was left' uncared for. A food 
 famine seemed imminent atfirst,but peo- 
 ple in surrounding towns and country 
 seeing the situation almost instantly 
 came to our relief, providing food, 
 clothing, household goods and cash. 
 Lisle, Killawog, Marathon, Cortland, 
 Homer, Triangle, Binghamton, Greene 
 and other places will always be thank- 
 fully remembered for their kindly min- 
 istrations. Also the firemen from the 
 three places heretofore mentioned, the 
 D. L. & W. Co. for transporting them 
 here, and all who rendered assistance 
 in any way. 
 
 A FIRE EXPERIENCE. 
 
 BY THE EDITOR. 
 
 We read of great fires and occasion- 
 ally instances where whole towns are 
 nearly wiped out, but the matter is 
 given only a passing thought. Much 
 depends on whose fire it is, and if it 
 happens to be ours that's quite another 
 matter. To be burned out is an expe- 
 rience that will never be forgotten , and 
 it leaves a certain sense of fear or 
 expectancy that will probably never 
 be overcome. Before one burns out 
 they think they are safe and no such 
 tiling will ever happen to them; after 
 that, there is a constant nervous dread 
 of a repetition of the afl'air. 
 
 This was not our first fire, for while 
 a boy living at Newark Valley we well 
 remember how the .alarming cry of 
 fii'el fire! ! broke in on sound slumber, 
 and of the sudden awakening to find 
 the corner of the building afire, the 
 red flames leaping by the window a 
 few feet from the bed. There was 
 intense excitement for a few moments, 
 but fortunately that fire was extin- 
 guished by a few pails of water before 
 doing any serious damag'e. 
 
 In a busy life, the rapidly succeed- 
 ing events of days and weeks are apf 
 to dim the memory of things a year 
 gone by, but such a fire as that which 
 occurred in Whitney's Point is burned 
 into the msmory. It was along in the 
 quiet hours of the night when the cry 
 of flre repeated a few times and seem- 
 ingly far away brought us to con- 
 sciousness. While our better half 
 rushed to thD front room to locate the 
 fire, wo leisurely donned our old 
 clothes thinking it was doubtless some 
 shod or barn and we would hot hurry. 
 Equipped with lantern and pail, and 
 once on the street excitement began to 
 rise as some fire and smoke was seen 
 and considerable hubbub was heard 
 down near the Griffin blocli, though 
 no one seemed to be on the street. We 
 repaired at once to the engine house 
 and there stood the steamer as quiet as 
 on a Sunday morning and not a per- 
 son around. The- hand engine was 
 gone, though not noticed at the time. 
 Presently two or three men ran up one 
 after the other, and all breathless. 
 "Where's the engineer?" "Why isn't 
 the steamer out and being fired up?" 
 and other questions were excitedly 
 asked by difi'erent ones but no one 
 knew, though some one had heard that 
 the former engineer would not run it 
 any more owing to some misunder- 
 standing with the board. "Little time 
 was there for musing or delay," so we 
 
 all quickly backed out the engine and 
 while one man ran for Dell Monroe 
 with his toam^to draw it to the fire, we 
 ran up to J. McCallum's after Charley 
 Wells, who had run the engine and 
 we thought would be able to do so. 
 "Gone to the fire, " was the response 
 aftsr loud knocking, and we ran back 
 following the engine, which had just 
 started for the scone. Passing the 
 Griffin block it was seen that the whole 
 rear end was in fiames, the hand engine 
 was located over by the Beach House 
 barn and throwing a stream, but the 
 flames were gaining and the wildest 
 excitement prevailed. The steamer was 
 quickly run down by the end of the 
 river bridg-e into the edge of the water 
 but the place was steep and an unfav- 
 orable position for the engine to draw 
 water. The engineer came around 
 presently and we recollect that J. P. 
 Wells, S. S. Parsons, D. S. Monroe, 
 Frank M.. Perry and others assisted. 
 The fuel in the steamer was damp and 
 would not half burn, raising steam 
 but slowly. A straw tick and a quan- 
 tity of oil was used to force the fire. 
 Seasoned hard wood was called for 
 and D. S. Monroe and the writer 
 started out in search of some. We 
 explored in back of all the buildings 
 up to the furniture store, finding noth- 
 ing but green wood, little thinking 
 that all those buildings and many 
 more were soon to be in ruins. There 
 was good seasoned wood at the print- 
 ing office but it was some distance 
 away and seconds counted now, but 
 rather th2,n spend more time hunting 
 we ran there. A load was quickly 
 placed on the offije wheelbai'row, Dell 
 rcn for the stes,mep with that while we 
 followed with a large armful, nearly 
 exhausted and almost falling from 
 stumbling once or twice. This time 
 we found it ve.'y hot passing between 
 the Griffin block and Brown's black- 
 smith shop, and it was necessary to 
 keep to the farther side of the street. 
 Lesis Dunham's store was ablaze and 
 the building ocsupied by John Elliott 
 was just catching. The street was 
 light as day now and sparks were 
 showering dangerously around on all 
 sides. The streets were getting full of 
 people, goods were being rapidly 
 removed from the front of the Griffin 
 block and the adjacent buildings, and 
 the greatest excitement prevailed, as 
 folks began to realize that a terrible 
 conflagration was fairly begun. One 
 lives hours during a few moments, at 
 such time. 
 
 Presently we thought of our surrey 
 in C. B. Morse's barn. It might be 
 
ILLUSTRATED SOUVENIR EDITION. 
 
 PARTIAL VIEW OF BURNED DISTRICT— Showing ruins of Ames residence and shanty 
 stores of Seeber & Youmans and Cornell & Nowlan, 
 
 well to remove it for safety out across 
 the bridge on the flat. Though no 
 building-s had caught across Main-st. 
 it was so hot we could not return that 
 way, so we went around back of the 
 livery, blacksmith shop, hotel and 
 other buildings. Elmer Bosworth 
 came out of his place in the basement of 
 the Beash House with his arms full of 
 various articles. He remarked that 
 he did not know as the hotel would 
 catch fire, but he thought it might be 
 well to remove some of his things. 
 Arrived at ths barn we found the 
 utmost confusion prevailing in this 
 quart3r, and paopla scurrying hither 
 end thlt ier with the household articles, 
 merchandise, elj. As we backed the 
 w3,gon out of the barn it was with 
 difficulty that we could restrain people 
 from loading it down far beyond the 
 strength of two to draw it, but with the 
 assistanaa of our son Charlie, who 
 had come up, we soon succeeded in 
 getting it across the bridge and well 
 out on the flat beyond the reach of 
 sparks, which were nowccming across 
 the river and falling on a part of the 
 flat in a groat shower. Many other 
 wagons had already been drawn there, 
 but some not baing beyond reach of 
 the sparks were burned. So quickly 
 did the flames now spread that on our 
 return one side of the Beach House 
 was all ablaze, yet we felt no uneasi- 
 ness for ourselves believing that the 
 brick block would prove considerable 
 of a barrier to the flames working 
 
 further up the north side of Main-st., 
 and it also being announced that help 
 had been asked for from surrounding 
 places, and trains were on their way 
 bringing engines and firemen. 
 
 However we repaired to our own 
 home, steamed up the boiler and with 
 the assistance of our male employees, 
 gave the building a good wetting, roof 
 and sides, to prevent it catching from 
 sparks, which had begun dropping in 
 
 on our neighborhood. We also 
 removed our books and other valua- 
 bles to a place of safety. People were 
 now hustling out goods farther up the , 
 street, at Shanley Bros., C. B. Morse's 
 and across the street, and all along 
 the sidewalks and about the building 
 were scattered a varied assortment 
 of merchandise. Our office door was 
 left open a few moments and the room 
 was quickly filled. If possession had 
 been nine points of the law, we could 
 have picked out of the chaos inside, 
 enough hats and shoes to have lasted 
 for the next twenty-five years. 
 
 Up stairs, Mrs. B., "cool as a 
 cucumber," the girl in her employ and 
 several neighbors and friends were 
 busily engaged packing goods, while 
 the baby slept quietly on. They 
 inquired if we had not better begin 
 removing things, and we replied "No, 
 the engines had arrived from Marathon , 
 Binghamton and Hallstead and they 
 would stop the fire from coming 
 farther." But it was a delusive hope. 
 There was too much fire and going in 
 too many ways at once. The lurid 
 sky, the glaring light, the roar of the 
 fire, the crashing of falling timbers 
 and the great showers of sparks com- 
 bined with the frantic rush of people 
 made a scene never to be forgotten. 
 We well remember how a part of one 
 fire company bravely walked around 
 the side of Dr. Pellette's house in the 
 intense heat, while the adjoining house 
 occupied by Postmaster Wm. W. 
 Collins was a mass of flames and the 
 
 RUINS OF THE REPORTER OFFICE-The last building to go on nain Street. 
 
WHITNEY'S POINT REPORTER. 
 
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 doctor's residence was just catching- 
 on that side at different, points. We 
 expected to see the fire stop there, but 
 it didn't. Water appeared to have rro 
 effect and the firemen soon had to 
 retreat to save themselves. 
 
 About this time it became evident 
 that we too mustburnunless theflames 
 were checked and that right speedily. 
 With the help of many volunteers in 
 the few moments remaining, bicycles, 
 sundries, desks, one press and quite 
 a quantity of household goods were 
 removed, but no heavy things could 
 be attempted. All of a sudden a great 
 cloud of smoke burst from the side 
 and roof of ('. B. Morse's barn fol- 
 lowed by flames which nearly reached 
 the rear of the Ridpobteb offics. Either 
 the heat or sparks quickly set us afire 
 from this source, and as we left the 
 building with a table for the last time 
 the rear and half the east side was 
 fiercely burning, and a solid mass of 
 red flames covered the windows so one 
 could not see out. Many said it made 
 the hottest fire and went the quickest 
 of any building in town, but this is 
 not to be wondered at as the dry 
 furnace heat had thoroughly seasoned 
 the inside lumber, and the inks, oils, 
 benzine, etc., must have added much 
 to the blaze. Things were now removed 
 to the school house grounds, which 
 was well covered with a miscellaneous 
 assortment of household goods and 
 merchandise, and people began to 
 question where next they might remove 
 things to, but through heroic efforts 
 Mr. Johnson's storehouse was saved, 
 though badly scorched, and the flames 
 stopped in their devastating fury in 
 this direction. 
 
 Cornell & Nowlan's store, the Bap- 
 tist church, engine house, opera house 
 and Jesse Ames' fine residence follow- 
 ed in quick succession, and we hear 
 something of the sweep out on CoUins- 
 st. in the meantime, but thoroughly 
 exhausted we sat and watched it all 
 with a numb feeling, seemingly as if in 
 a dream. The flames are checked bye 
 and bye and groups gather about now 
 with such a bond of human sympathy 
 as'they never felt before, offering to 
 each other condolences, and later as 
 the darkest hour passes, questions are 
 asked as to the future, cheering and 
 encouraging words are sp'oken and 
 the New Whitney's Point begins to be 
 evolved in the brain. To some the 
 fearful experience and the loss came 
 all at once with over-mastering force, 
 but to others the full realization was 
 to come only after weeks and years of 
 privation. 
 
 Soon we are aroused from lethargy, 
 a "special" is decided upon, and while 
 Mr. Rogers and myself go about ascer- 
 taining the losses, our two best print- 
 ers go to Chenango Forks to prepare 
 for it; we soon follow, going down on 
 the special with the Hallstead firemen. 
 
 So passes the day and we are saved 
 from dire and profitless reflection on 
 
 losses, by hard work and ooncentrsited 
 thought, as we may have been saved 
 from many times of despondency here- 
 tofore. 
 
 We set out to write but a brief per- 
 sonal experience. Our story has 
 proven a long one, but we trust never 
 to have such another to record. 
 
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 (Complete and corrected as far as jossitile.) 
 
 Hurd Shop 
 
 John Brisooll, hlackwrnith-.. .- 
 
 O. W. Chandler, wagon repair shop ..- 
 
 Geo. Love, livery and blacl^smith shop 
 
 Austin Brown, blacksmith shop and household good.? 
 
 '^A. Collins, Beach House, furniture a,nd livery 
 
 Elmer Bosworth. saloon ..* 
 
 I^r.s. Anna Perry ,._ 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Near". 
 
 Ford Perry _. _ .. 
 
 Mulford Northup 
 
 E. W. Whaley, barber 
 
 Chas. "Wells, bakery outfit _ _. 
 
 Mrs. S. E. andH. F. Birdsall, Birdsall Block .--. 
 
 F. E. AUen, merchant 
 
 Wm. Ahport, fair store and household goods 
 
 Athletic Association, goods 
 
 Geo. R Seymour, house, barn and household goods 
 
 City National Bank (Binghamton), store occupied by Shanley Bros. 
 
 Shanley Bros., merchants 
 
 Wm. Uldn. shoe shop and household goods 
 
 C. B. Morse, clothing stock and household goods 
 
 Mrs. K. A. Biddlecom, millinery and household goods, building, etc. . 
 
 J. D. Bowen, broom factory and household goods 
 
 S. Rittenburg, barber 
 
 Chas. R. Parker, photograper 
 
 T. Edwards, photographic materials 
 
 F. C. Branday, '-Reporter" office, building and household goods 
 
 Mrs. C. O. Parsons, goods stored 
 
 Mrs. Helen Gorham, buUding 
 
 John Elliott, feed stock and household goods 
 
 P. H. Landers, butter packages 
 
 Lewis Dunham, grocery stock, building and barn 
 
 Mrs. A. A. Gates, household goods _ 
 
 Mrs. Anna Griffin, Griffin Block and household goods 
 
 W. R. Waugh, harness shop... 
 
 Ray Lewis, meat market 
 
 D. W. Burdick, oyster depot 
 
 C. E. Kark, and Kark & Snavelin. clothing aiid tailoring 
 
 E. B. Black, books, cash, etc 
 
 Mrs. Luella Prentice, dressmaker 
 
 Miss Sarah Flanagan, dressmaker... 
 
 Mrs. EUen Bliss, household goods 
 
 F. T. "Wilcox, P. O. Block, store, etc 
 
 Leroy "Wilcox, household goods 
 
 Win, "W. Collins, P. O. fixtures and household goods 
 
 Hiram King, clothing stock.. 
 
 Robinson Bros., insurance agents 
 
 J. D. Eaton, grocery stock and household goods 
 
 J. J. Johnson & Son, hardware stock, building and household goods.. 
 
 Dr. A. H. Pellette, buildings and household goods 
 
 Miss A. "Wood, milliner 
 
 Mrs. S. N. Stone, store 
 
 Cornell & Nowlan, hardware stock*... 
 
 D. S. Monroe, opera house 
 
 Jesse Ames, damage to house 
 
 Firemens' Hall and apparatus 
 
 Baptist Church 
 
 Mrs. Jennie Chittenden, damage to house.. 
 
 A. H. Youmans, drug store 
 
 Seeber & Youmans, drug stock ._ 
 
 Mrs. Eha E. Boyden, millmer 
 
 L. Bennett, harness stock and building 
 
 E. B. Jenks, law office .~. _. 
 
 Lewis Taft, buildings and household goods 
 
 Mrs. Amelia Collins, mUliner .■ 
 
 L. G. Collins, furniture stock and household goods 
 
 Mrs. M. F. Perry, goods stored. 
 
 M. O.Eggleston, undertaker's stock 
 
 D. B. Davis, house and barn 
 
 B. F. "Walter, farm implement stock and household goods 
 
 Mrs. Olive A. Green, household goods.. 
 
 S. S. Parsons, stationer.y stock and fixtures 
 
 G. A. Quick, hotel, furniture,' house etc 
 
 Wm. Hopkins, Hopkins Block and household goods, 
 
 John Hopl?ins, household goods. 
 
 Wm. Denning, merchant 
 
 D. L. Maxfleld, law office 
 
 Dr. O. C. Hall, house, barn and household goods 
 
 Orrin Smith, house 
 
 Wm. Dorchester, household goods 
 
 Dr. W. Spencer, damage to house.. 
 
 Electric Light Co. 
 
 Whitney's Point Lodge, F. & A. M 
 
 Pocahontas Tribe L O. R. M... 
 
 Eldredge Post G. A. R 
 
 Amigo Lodge, L O. of O. F 
 
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 ILLUSTRATED SOUVENIR EDITION. 
 
 THOUGHT IT WAS CATS FIGHTING. 
 
 It was nearly four o'clock when we 
 were partially aroused by a noise 
 which I thought to be cats lighting-, and 
 T turned over in bed remarking that I 
 wished I had a gun to shoot those cats. 
 We finally concluded that it was a fire 
 alarm and arose but saw no fire. 
 Dressed, taking plenty of time, and 
 went down stairs. Some one said it 
 was the Griffin block and then I began 
 tD waka up in earnsst. The hand 
 engine came along and I joined in. It 
 was taken down near the Beach House 
 barn. Aftsr considerable trouble 
 connecting the suction pipe, it was 
 finally started and I pumped until 
 exhausted. Then went up into the 
 street and helped get goods out of the 
 drug store, packing things, while 
 others carried out. Nearly everything 
 was cleaned out and among all the 
 bottles, show cases, etc., not a thing 
 was broken. The stock was conveyed 
 across the street and afterwards burned 
 there. 
 
 -Next we commenced in Bennett's 
 harness shop loading wagons. As I 
 started to help push on a wagon being 
 drawn away, wife called from across 
 the street and said the Beach House 
 was afire. Then I knew both engines 
 must be hemined in and began to think 
 of our own things. Passing around 
 the P. O. corner we found it intensely 
 hot, and a few minutes later could not 
 have gone that way. I called to D. S. 
 Monroe to drive up with trucks and 
 we at once began removing things, 
 taking books, etc., from safe first and 
 placing them in good hands. Doc. 
 Biddleoom thought we had better wet 
 the roofs to keep them from catching 
 from sparks, but while acting on this 
 advice to some extent we kept the 
 goods moving. Towards the last, 
 sparks fell in front so thick and fast 
 that I well remember standing by the 
 door and stamping them out and scrap- 
 ing out as much as a peck measure full 
 every time the door opened. Finally 
 the fire took us all of a sudden with a 
 fierce, melting heat and seemed to 
 strike the building, come through the 
 side as though it was paper, and run 
 through the ceiling and partitions and 
 up over the roof. I was near the 
 front of the store, or could never have 
 escaped, and made a hasty exit. Going 
 down to the school house grounds, 
 found one of the wagons with a wheel 
 off and half a dozen Binghamton 
 toughs helping themselves to clothing 
 and shoes. They said they wanted to 
 buy them, but I told them I was not in 
 
 shape to do business that day, and 
 had to threaten procuring an officer 
 before they would leave. Scarcely 
 stopping to eat we worked till 7:30 that 
 night sorting goods. It was much the 
 hardest day's work I ever did and I 
 was quite lame the next morning as a 
 result. C. B. MORSE. 
 
 CAREFULLY EMPTIED A BARREL OF 
 HAIR. 
 
 One of the striking incidents of the 
 fire was the heroic efforts of our prom- 
 inent townsman, R. W. Whaley, to 
 recover some of his valuable property, 
 amounting to several hundred dollars. 
 The article which he considered of 
 greatest value was a barrel of hair 
 consisting of nearly all colors of the 
 rainbow and from ages ranging from 
 four years to ninety. As Mr. Whaley 
 is a firm believer in that old maxim, 
 "A workman is known by his chips" 
 he concluded that the prize must be 
 saved at all hazards, so he carried it 
 carefully to the river and there safely 
 deposited it in the watars of the 
 Tioughnioga. 
 
 After conveying his goods to a place 
 of safety, he discovered fiames issuing 
 from the Birdsall Block, where the 
 Masonic lodge was located, and he 
 being a very enthusiastic worker and 
 Master of the lodge, at once attempted 
 to save some of the property and suc- 
 ceeded in securing the records and 
 some of the most valuable treasures. 
 But the heat becoming so intense and 
 dangerous to health and sight, he was 
 obliged to make his escape by 
 the rear of the building and in so 
 doing*dropp3d some of the valuables, 
 but knowing that the risk involved to 
 secure them would warrant the danger 
 returned and recovered them, and con- 
 veyed them all to a place of safety, for 
 which the Masonic fraternity will ever 
 be very grateful. 
 
 C. A. Winchester. 
 
 BUT LITTLE SAVED FROM THE BEACH 
 HOUSE. 
 
 Portland, Me. , April 10, 1898. 
 Mr. Branday — 
 
 I hardly know how to commence an 
 answer to yours of April ith. I can 
 honestly say that I hope never to 
 have to go through such an experience 
 again. Will try and give you as 
 nearly as I can the loss to the Beach 
 House property, and some of the events 
 that took place that morning. 
 
 In the first place there were only five 
 guests besides the regular boarders 
 and family. One gentleman in room 
 
 12 was not awakened until I went to 
 the room for water, which was just 
 before I left the building for good. 
 Had hard work to arouse him and he 
 had only time to take his clothing 
 under his arm and run to the river 
 where he finished dressing. A lady 
 and gentleman during the excitement 
 left their wallet in their room contain- 
 ing some thirty dollars which was lost. 
 As you already know we did not save 
 one single article in furniture, but did 
 manage to save some clothing, bedding 
 and silverware. Besides Mr. and Mrs. 
 Near lost all their household effects, 
 goods being all packed ready to ship 
 to Portland, and on which there was 
 no insurance. Mrs. Perry also lost 
 all her best furniture, books, etc., and 
 no insurance. 
 
 We did not think at first that the 
 hotel would burn. Our help and even 
 our own family were out helping 
 others fight fire and when the hotel 
 finally did take fire it burned so rapidly 
 there was very little time to save any- 
 thing. Had I not been so dazed Helen 
 and I could have saved many articles 
 of value. 
 
 The loss on .real estate was about 
 $8,000 and on- furniture and livery 
 about $4,000. . 
 
 With kindesj; regards to yourself 
 and family, I am 
 
 V^ry resp'y. yours, 
 Mrs. A. Collins. 
 
 WATCH STOPPED SIX MINUTES AFTER 
 FI'\^. 
 
 We were awalkened by the ringing 
 of the hostler's bell at the Beach 
 House and the cry of fire at 3:45 a. m. 
 Hastily dressing I went down stairs 
 and found the fire in the Griffin Block 
 across the street. The wind being 
 from the south we thought we were 
 safe, but Leroy Wilcox and myself 
 took the precaution to wet down our 
 roof. As soon as the Griffin Block 
 fell in the wind changed and the flames 
 seemed to leap across Collins street 
 and the cornice of the Wilcox Block 
 soon caught fire. I carried the baby 
 as far as the Presbytarian parsonage 
 where Mrs. Lewis took charge of him 
 and hurrying back found the rooms 
 all on fire. 'We only saved some silver- 
 ware, three chairs, four pictures, two 
 rugs and a few baby clothes which I 
 carried to Dr. Pellette's yard, and hur- 
 ried to the store. The Birdsall Block 
 was not yet on fire, but the heat from 
 the Beach House was so intense it was 
 difficult to enter. I went into the store 
 four times, saving about $20 worth of 
 goods. 
 
 Mrs. Allport's watch which was left 
 under her pillow, was found in the 
 ruins with the hands burned in the face 
 at six minutes after five, which was 
 probably the time the heat stopped it. 
 • W. H. Allport, 
 
WHITNEY'S POINT REPORTER. 
 
 SH ANTYTOWN ! 
 
 Temporary Business Homes of Our Merchants During the Summer of 1897. 
 
 -^HE PLUCK, 
 ^ ance of 
 
 energy and persever- 
 the business men of 
 Whitney's Point was never more 
 strikingly shown than in the rapidity 
 with which they rallied after the fire. 
 This has been a svibjeot of widespread 
 and favorable comment. Some had 
 practically lost all their capital, 
 others were badly crippled and all met 
 with some loss. Yet under these dis- 
 couraging circumstances, they cheered 
 
 school house and church grounds 
 came to be covered with them. Our 
 illustration shows the most of these 
 buildings. The first is that of Shan- 
 ley Bros., and the second is that of 
 C. B. Morse; each 16x28 costing about 
 $125. Next is the barber shop of R. 
 W. Whaley and insurance office of 
 Robinson Bros., costing JoO. F. E. 
 Allen's was the best constructed for 
 size and cost $90. The fifth was erected 
 
 ing. The drug stock had been ordered 
 Friday afternoon from Albany. Mon- 
 day it arrived, and that afternoon the 
 first store re-opened for business. 
 
 People said that Shantytown resem- 
 bled a western mushroom town, and 
 no doubt it did. But our people 
 rather enjoyed it, and there was a 
 general good feeling and friendliness 
 that was very beautiful to see and 
 comforting to experience. And con- 
 sidering the limited stocks of goods 
 an enormous business was carried on 
 here, some firms reporting a trade of 
 $600 a week. Other merchants were 
 scattered about in various parts of 
 the town. H. Kiag and J. D. Eaton 
 occupied the front room of Mr. King's 
 house; Ray Lewis' meat market and 
 D. W. Burdick's oyster depot in the 
 
 GENERAL VIEW OF SHANTYTOWN. 
 
 each other and said we will rebuild ihe 
 town. Their credit in about every 
 instance was found to be first-class. 
 Though not heavy capitalists they 
 had paid their bills promptly, and 
 now it stood them in good stead. 
 Assistance was freely offered, and in 
 some cases wholesale houses proposed 
 to furnish goods or cash in any 
 amount needed. 
 
 It takes time to erect permanent 
 buildings. In the interval business 
 must go on, and shanties solved the 
 problem, so that the front of the 
 
 by E. B. Black, P. C. Branday and S. 
 S. Parsons at a cost of $76 and jointly 
 used by them. The one in the distance 
 is the "Palace Drug Store" of Seeber 
 & Youmans, costing $80. Cornell & 
 Nowlan had a shanty in the rear of 
 their former premises. 
 
 The drug store shanty is illustrative 
 of how quickly these buildings went 
 up. Saturday morning (the next day 
 after the fire) the logs were in the race 
 at Millville, but before night they had 
 been sawed into lumber and a building 
 erected, while the ruins were yet smok- 
 
 basement of the latter's house; ,Tohn 
 Elliott and M. O. Eggleston found 
 quarters with D. S. Monroe; Wm. 
 Denning and the P. O. occupied the 
 former tooth, factory building; L. 
 Bennett and Lawyer Jenks, Mr. Ben- 
 nett's shop, while Lawyer Maxfield 
 and Miss Wood later had rooms in 
 Dr. Pellette's; Mrs. Biddlecom in the 
 Page house and Mrs. Boy den bought 
 a house on Liberty street. 
 
 Before winter closed in our mer- 
 chants were permanently located, 
 nearly all the shanties had been sold, 
 removed or torn down, and thus 
 Shantytown having served its purpose 
 came to an end. 
 
ILLUSTRATED SOUVENIR EDlTrON. 
 
 THE NEW WHITNEY'S POINT. 
 
 Arisen From its Ashes to Become Greater and Better Than Ever Before. 
 
 'THE BIG FOUR." 
 
 "THE BIG FOUR. 
 
 The above is the title bestowed on 
 the large two story brick block con- 
 taining four stores, erected on the 
 north side of Main-st., covering the 
 site before occupied by Shanley Bros. , 
 two vacant lots and C. B. Morse's 
 store. The building was the second 
 permanent business structure to be 
 completed, and was erected for l'\ E. 
 Allen, Seeber & Youmans, Mrs. L. 
 N. English and C. B. Morse, the 
 English store being occupied by Shan- 
 ley Bros. It is t)l)xl02 feet in size, 
 well finished throughout, warmed by 
 furnaces and brilliantly lighted by 
 electricity. A. W. Reynolds of Bing- 
 hamtoQ, was the architect and con- 
 tractor, and hia work proved very 
 satisfactorv. 
 
 C. B. MORSE. 
 
 SHANLEY BROS. 
 
 Our popular clothier, was born iii 
 Greens in 1S.")9, and the early part of 
 his life was spent on a farm and in 
 clerking. For several years he lived 
 at McDonough and later at Greene. 
 In 1383 he came to Whitney's Point 
 and opened a branch clothing' store for 
 his uncle. In June, 1885, he was mar- 
 ried to Miss Sarah Dorchester, and in 
 the fall of that year bought out the 
 business and moved into the Griffin 
 block. In Feby., 1893, he bought the 
 Collins residence and converted it into 
 a store and dwelling, doing business 
 there until the fire. He is now well 
 settled in his new store with an elegant 
 new stock of clothing, gents furniah- 
 ipgs, hats, caps, boots, shoes, etc. 
 Robt. Gates is clerk. 
 
 Shanley Bros., occupy the store 
 owned by Mrs. L. N. English. They 
 carry a general line of merchandise, 
 and are always noted for handling the 
 best goods at right prices. When we 
 came here some -0 years ago the busi- 
 ness was conducted by Davis & Hyde. 
 Afterwards the firm became succes- 
 sively Davis Bros., Davis & Wells, 
 Wells & Deyo, and for some years it 
 was Wells & Shanley; Mr. Wells sell- 
 ing his interest in March, 1897, to 
 Michael Shanley. Jerry Sullivan is 
 their clerk. 
 
 niCJHAEL SHANLEY. 
 
 WILLIAM SHANLEY, 
 
 The senior partner of Shanley Bros., 
 is one of the quiet, unassuming, yet 
 genial and friendly business men of 
 Whitney's Point. He enjoys joking 
 and some of the dry hits he makes are 
 enough to make one "laugh and grow 
 fat." He is an expert bookkeeper and 
 looks after the fii'm's accounts. 
 Though forty summers have passed 
 over his head, he still remains single, 
 the right lady not having yet put in 
 appearance. Mr. Shanley was born and 
 brought up near Glen Aubrey. For a 
 few years he was engaged as clerk in 
 hotels at Little Falls and Binghamton, 
 but for the past twelve years has been 
 in the msrcantile business here. 
 
 SUPERVISOR MICHAEL SHANLEY, 
 
 Was born at Glen Aubrey Jan. 27, 
 18i).j. His early years were spent on 
 the old homestead. Completing his 
 education at the Whitney's Point 
 academy he entered the store of Wells 
 & Deyo, and his affable manners and 
 obliging disposition won him hosts of 
 friends. For two years Mr. Shanley 
 was the effloletit chief of the Fire 
 Department, and during his adminis- 
 tration two parades were held and 
 new uniforms procured, some $700 
 being expended for this purpose. Feb- 
 ruary last Mr. Shanley ran for Super- 
 visor of Triangle and was elected by a 
 majority of 32, the largestever accorded 
 any democratic candidate in the town. 
 
 He was married to Miss Lizzie Flan- 
 agan of Smithville Flats, Oct. 10, 1894. 
 
WHITNEY'S POINT REPORTER. 
 
 •5 
 
 INTERIOR VIEW OF THE DRUG STORE. 
 
 THE WHITNEY'S POINT DRUG STORE. 
 
 Our citizens generally take a justi- 
 flaljle pride in the elegant new drug 
 store of Seeber & Youmans. Travel- 
 ing men all say there is not another 
 such a store in any country town, and 
 few to equal it in the city. The above 
 view gives a fair idea of the interior. 
 The walls and ceiling are papered in 
 rich, harmonious colors, and the 
 counters and other fixtures are all of 
 the finest, the wood work being red 
 oak and birch with natural finish. A 
 large and costly soda fountain adoi-ns 
 one side of the store in front and beau- 
 tiful palms and choice goods combine 
 to make the show windows a bower of 
 beauty. The stock ■ comprises drugs, 
 patent medicines, stationery, fancy 
 articles, paints, oils, etc., and only 
 the best goods are handled in all lines. 
 
 This store had its ol'igin at Upper 
 Lisle, being started by O. J. Pratt in 
 the 50's. It was removed to Whitney's 
 Point about 1S66, occupying a portion 
 of J. P. Griffin's store. Later Mr. 
 Pratt moved into the Harrington & 
 Crowell store, which building he 
 bought in 1863, and where the business 
 continued until the time of the fire. 
 Mr. A. H. Youmans, senior partner 
 of the present firm, began clerking for 
 Mr. Pratt in 1874, and in 1876 the 
 drug store and banking business 
 which Mr. Pratt had also gone into, 
 increased to such- an extent that Mr. 
 Youmans went in as partner on a 
 
 share of the profits. Later F. L. Dick- 
 inson came into the business, the firm 
 name being O. J. Pratt & Co., and the 
 bank was removed to the P. O. build- 
 ing. After the failure of Mr._ Pratt, 
 which occurred June 3, 1880, Seeber & 
 Youmans purchased the business, 
 which they have conducted until the 
 present time. 
 
 Mr. A. H. Youmans was born in 
 .Deposit, but some forty years of his 
 life have been spent in this section, 
 and about thirty years in this village, 
 excepting a year that he was in Ohio. 
 Aug. 12, 1885, Mr. Youmans was mar- 
 ried to Miss Mary Gary, daughter of 
 John Gary, a prominent resident of 
 the town of Union. They have three 
 children, Stella, John and Mildred. 
 The family residence is on Gollins-st. 
 Mr. Youmans is a shrewd buyer, 
 and exercises sound business Judgment. 
 His advice is much sought after on 
 financial and other matters and he 
 enjoys the entire confidence of the 
 public. He is a leading member of 
 the board of education and a strong 
 Republican. 
 
 Fayette Seeber is a native of Mary- 
 land, Otsego-co. , having been born 
 there Feby. 5th, 1857. His people 
 early removed to this section and at 
 one time occupied the Collins farm. 
 It was at this time he attended school 
 here, going the first term in the new 
 academy building, erected about 1866. 
 He was engaged in various occupa- 
 
 tions, and for two years was west with 
 a surveying party on the Northwestern 
 R. R. In 1880 he returned to this 
 place, entering the drug store. Three 
 years later he was united in marriage 
 to Miss Ella N. Kinyon of Chenango 
 Forks. They have a fine home with 
 neatly kept grounds on Liberty-st. 
 
 FRED. E. ALLEN. 
 
 The subject of this sketch was born 
 in the town of Lisle, March 26th, 18£5, 
 and has always resided in this sectipn. 
 For a time he clerked for J. P. Griffin 
 and at one time was in partnership 
 with Jesse Babcock. He began busi- 
 ness for himself with a dry goods and 
 grocery stock in the G. H. Parsons 
 store. Later he moved into the 
 Hopkins block and from thence into 
 the Birdsall block. Mr. Allen has 
 made a signal success of the mercantile 
 business, and has long carried one of 
 the largest stocks in town. He is 
 ably assisted by his brother, Herbert 
 F., the present town clerk. All cus- 
 tomers are politely treated and 
 promptly and' speedily waited on. The 
 new store at the east end of "The Big 
 Four" is well stocked with general 
 merchandise and presents a handsome 
 and inviting appearance. 
 
 In 1875 Mr. Allen was united in mar- 
 riage to Miss Atala Babcock, and their 
 handsome home is shown elsewhere in 
 these columns. 
 
 FRED E. ALLEN. 
 
 Mr. Allen is quite prominent in pub- 
 lic affairs. He has been secretary of 
 the Ag'l society for several years, 
 was town clerk eight years, and has 
 been on the school board for a long 
 time, being president the past five 
 years. He is one of the trustees of 
 the Baptist church, a leading Repub- 
 lican and a Mason. 
 
ILLUSTRATED SOUVENIR EDITION. 
 
 S. S. PARSONS. 
 
 Samuel S. Parsons, the youngest 
 son of Horace W. Parsons, was born 
 on the family homestsad south of this 
 village, June 2, 1862. His early edu- 
 cation was received in district school 
 in the town of Barker and the Whit- 
 ney's Point academy. He spent nearly 
 three years in the law office of Willis 
 D. Edmister, Esq., then a resident of 
 this place; but failing health compelled 
 him to seek other occupation and in^ 
 November, 1883, 
 he went to Cali- 
 fornia where he 
 remained nearly a 
 year. On Oct. 9, 
 
 1884, he married 
 Miss Adeline 
 Johnson of Mar- 
 tinez, C'al., and 
 they at once came 
 east. On Dec. 25, 
 1886, Mrs. Par- 
 sons died leaving 
 one son, Horace, 
 who is now a stu- 
 dent in our High 
 school. In Dec, 
 
 1885, Mr. Parsons 
 embarked in the 
 stationery and 
 confectionery bus- 
 iness succeeding 
 Christopher and 
 Niles in the store 
 adjoiningthcFost 
 Office, where ho 
 built up a largo 
 business, rcma'n- 
 ing until the fire 
 of '97. On June 
 26, 1889, he mar- 
 ried Mrs. Emma 
 J. Robinson of 
 Five Corners, N. 
 Y. They bought 
 the Gilbert resi- 
 dence on Park 
 street where they 
 resided until the 
 completion of the 
 fine new block on 
 
 work was done in the most satisfactory 
 manner, and who will ever be held in 
 high repute here. No block in town 
 went up with seemingly less effort and 
 the building was honestly constructed. 
 Since entering the n3W store Mr. 
 Parsons has added several depart- 
 ments including oysters, bakestuft's, 
 lunch room and a fine line of five and 
 ten cent goods. For five years he was a 
 trustee of the village, being elected to 
 fill a vacancy in 1892, and was re-elected 
 for two consecutive full terms. 
 
 after which he opened an office in Les- 
 tershire, N. Y., for one year; thence 
 moving to Marathon, N. Y., where he 
 is now located. He has made weekly 
 visits to Whitney 's Point for the past 
 two years where he has built up a fine 
 practice, and has missed only one trip 
 during that time, the Monday follow- 
 the fire. His office is now located in 
 the Reporter Block. 
 
 He was married to Miss Irene Brooks, 
 daughter of C. A. Brooks of Marathon, 
 N. Y., June 18, 1895. 
 
 F. F. BARNES. 
 
 5.5^ PARSONS— store and Residence. 
 
 Mr. Barnes, 
 merchant tailor, 
 moved here from 
 Binghamton last 
 September, in 
 which place he had 
 previously been 
 engaged at his 
 trade for five 
 years, during one 
 of which he con- 
 ducted a business 
 of his own. He 
 learned his trade 
 with Mr. Babcock 
 a well known 
 tailor, who for 
 many years was 
 in charge of the 
 custom depart- 
 ment of Abel Ben- 
 nett & Co. Since 
 coming here he 
 has received a 
 liberal patronage 
 and has in turn 
 shown himself to 
 be a competent 
 workman and an 
 obliging business 
 man. He is now 
 located in com- 
 modious rooms 
 over F. E. Allen's 
 store in the "Big 
 Four" block and 
 resides in the 
 Youmans' house 
 on East Main-st. 
 
 Main street last October. A few weeks 
 after the fire, Mr. Parsons purchased 
 of J. D. Eaton the lot next to J. J; 
 Johnson's, and during the summer 
 erected thereon the fine two story brick 
 block shown in the accompanying pic- 
 ture. This block adjoins the Wilcox 
 block, with a party wall between, and 
 is 25x58 feet in size. It is well finished 
 inside, and is one of the neatest and 
 handsomest of the new blocks, reflect- 
 ing much credit on the architect and 
 builder, Mr. E. W. "VanSlyke, whose 
 
 H. H. TURNER, D. D. S. 
 
 H. H. Turner was born at Spring- 
 field, 111., in 1871 and in 1881 moved 
 with his parents to Kansas. He was 
 graduated from the Emporia, (Kas.) 
 High school, after which lie spent one 
 year in a doctor's office before enter- 
 ing the Kansas City, (Mo.) Dental 
 College from which institution he 
 graduated third in a class of fifty-two. 
 He came east in 1892 and had charge 
 of an office in this place for two years 
 
 M. M. HOLLENBECK. 
 
 Mr. M. M. HoUenbeuk moved here 
 from Lisle over a year ago and has 
 conducted a shoe repairing shop most 
 of the time since, his present location 
 being over Shanley Bros, store in the 
 "Big Four" block. He was a resi- 
 dent of this place for a time several 
 years ago. 
 
 He takes an active interest in poli- 
 tics and at the last town meeting 
 was elected constable. 
 
WHITNEY'S POINT REPORTER. 
 
 17 
 
 INTERLOR VIEW OF "THE NEW WHITNEY'S POINT'S GREATEST STORE. 
 
 WM. DENNING. 
 
 Born in Delaware county in 1861, 
 Mr. Denning removed to this place 
 when but a mere lad, and has now 
 been a resident of Whitney's Point for 
 twenty-five years. He first began 
 clerking for Parsons & Pease, and 
 afterwards clerked in the stores of 
 Lewis Dunham and C. H. Parsons & 
 Co. Then he went to Syracuse and 
 for a time was in the store of Halloran 
 & McCarthy. Returning to Whitney's 
 Point he entered into partnership with 
 C. O. Parsons. Selling out his inter- 
 est after three years, he again entered 
 the store of C. H. Parsons & Co. for 
 a time, after which he went to TuUy 
 for three years. Returning to Whit- 
 ney's Point, he opened a store in the 
 Hopkins block with a general line of 
 goods, and in five years by hard work 
 and good management had succeeded 
 in building up a large business. 
 
 In February, 1893, Mr. Denning was 
 united in marriage to Miss Maggie 
 Allen, who has ever since taken a 
 
 deep interest in the store and proven 
 an invaluable aid in its management. 
 She is in charge of the ladies depart- 
 ment, which is kept fully abreast of 
 the changing fashions. 
 
 After being cleaned out by fire, Mr. 
 Denning displayed his usual pluck and 
 energy by re-opening at 11 o'clock 
 Saturday in the former tooth factory 
 building, having cleared out the store, 
 secured a stock and opened it up in a 
 day. His first half day's trade was .$65. 
 
 His new store in the Page block is 
 by far the finest store ever in Whit- 
 ney's Point, and has been the wonder 
 and admiration of all. It has been 
 well named the new Whitney's Point's 
 greatest store. The stock runs from 
 $10,000 to $12,000 and trade is reported 
 first class. Our illustration is- on the 
 main floor where are shown dry goods, 
 shoes and groceries. One basement 
 contains carpets, wall paper and 
 crockery, while the second basement 
 contains a stock of furniture and 
 housefurnishings. Ed. H. Oliver and 
 Willie Kiley are the efficient clerks. 
 
 Mr. Denning has recently opened a 
 "Klondike" store at dough's Corners 
 which is meeting with good success. 
 
 DR. RANSOM J. PERRY, 
 
 Received his early education at the 
 Whitney's Point Academy, and then 
 studied medicine in the office of his 
 stepfather. Dr. S. P. Allen, then of 
 this place. 
 
 In 1886 he graduated from the Albany 
 Medical College and in the same year 
 located at Harford, Cortland county, 
 N. Y. , where he followed his profession 
 until the fall of 1897, when he removed 
 to this place and bought out Dr. Til- 
 lottson, since which time he has con- 
 tinued the practice of 'medicine here. 
 He has recently purchased the Taft 
 property on the east side of Collins 
 street and plans to erect a house and 
 barn thereon at once. 
 
 Dr. Perry is a member of the Cort- 
 land County and the Broome County 
 Medical societies and during his resi- 
 dence at Harford was a coroner of 
 Cortland county. 
 
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 ILLUSTRATED SOUVENIR EDITION. 
 
 PAGE BLOCK-Store of Wm. Denning at the left and L. Bennett at the right. 
 
 THE PAGE BLOCK. 
 
 Soon after the fire A. W. Page pur- 
 cliased of Geo. Quick the Hotel Quick 
 site and during the summer erected 
 thereon the fine two story brick , block 
 known as the Page block. 
 
 Just what induced Mr. Page to build 
 is not definitely known, but it was 
 fortunate for Whitney's Point that 
 he did, and those who said that the 
 place would never be rebuilt forgot 
 I that we had such citizens as A. W.' 
 Page, F. T. Wilcox and others. 
 
 The building was planned largely 
 by architect E. W. VanSlyke and is 
 another long mark to his credit in 
 northern Broome. Whitney's Point 
 carpenters constructed the wood work 
 under J. C. Arnold as foreman, and 
 we believe we are not overstating it 
 when we say this is the best finished 
 building in the new Whitney's Point 
 by all odds. The work was done by 
 the day and nothing was spared to 
 make the building complete in every 
 particular. 
 
 Mr. Pagetakes considerable pride in 
 the basement which is arranged accord- 
 ing to his own planning. There are 
 two large rooms, eight feet in the 
 clear, and they are as light as any 
 ordinary room. 
 
 The two stores are finished with 
 metal ceiling and painted in attractive 
 colors. The one on the south is occu- 
 pied by Wm. Denning and the other 
 by L. Bennett. Postmaster Collins 
 occupies the rooms over Denning's 
 and J. B. Carberry the ones over 
 Mr. Bennett's. 
 
 LAFAYETTE BENNETT, 
 
 Was born in Prussia in 1846 and at 
 the age of 13 came to this country, 
 settling in Chenango county. Early 
 in life he learned the harness makers 
 trade which he has followed steadily 
 until the present time. He moved to 
 Whitney's Point March 1st, 1890, 
 from McDonough, N. Y., where he 
 had been engaged in the harness busi- 
 ness for 12 years. He located in the 
 small Collins store next east of the 
 Beach House where he did a thriving 
 business, carrying a stock of harness 
 and horse furnishing goods amount- 
 ing to between four and five thousand 
 dollars. In March, 189Y, he purchased 
 the Richards block on Collins street 
 next to the old drug store and had 
 just got his stock moved and nicely 
 settled when the fire of April 23 wiped 
 the place out entirely. He immediately 
 resumed business in the old Hanford 
 shop on Main street, which, with the 
 residence adjoining, he had previously 
 purchased, remaining there until the 
 completion of the Page block on Col- 
 lins street last October, when he leased 
 the store on the north side of the 
 building as shown in the accompany- 
 ing illustration. His present stock is 
 new and attractive, consisting of har- 
 ness, trunks and a full line of horse- 
 furnishing goods, besides a very 
 complete repair department. 
 
 Mr. Bennett has come to be regarded 
 as one of our most worthy citizens, and 
 both his store and residence are evi- 
 dences of his neatness and untiring 
 energy. 
 
 OUR POSTMASTER. 
 
 William W. Collins was born in the 
 old Collins house on Main street June 
 7, 183(), and has resided here almost 
 continuously since that time. His 
 early education was received at the 
 Whitney's Point Academy and the old 
 Binghamton Academy. Later he 
 attended a private school at Sand 
 Lake, N. Y., and also the Eastman 
 Commercial College. "In 1858 he enter- 
 ed the law office of Irving, Maynard & 
 Hamlin at Corning, N. Y., where he 
 remained nearly two years. Following 
 this he spent nearly three years in 
 Australia and returned to San Fran- 
 cisco in the fall of 1862 just in time to 
 enlist in the 2d Mtssachusetts Cavalry, 
 one company of which was being 
 organized at that place by Capt. Reed. 
 During 1864 Mr. Collins was transfer- 
 red to the 10th New York Cavalry with 
 which he served until discharged early 
 in 1865. For seven or eight years 
 following 1867 he was associated with 
 Alonzo Collins and Fred Perry in the 
 firm of Collins, Perry & Co., who con- 
 ducted a general store at the corner of 
 Main and North streets. When this 
 partnership was dissolved he went into 
 the Sash and Blind Factory office 
 where he was engaged until the build- 
 ings were burned in 1882. 
 
 Mr. Collins has ever been a loyal 
 Democrat and during the administra- 
 tion of Pres. Cleveland was appointed 
 Postmaster of the local ofBce of which 
 he took possession April 1st, 1895, and 
 has proved an efficient officer. 
 
 He is a Mason and an active mem- 
 ber of Eldredge Post 199 G. A. R., of 
 which he has been Adjutant for several 
 years. 
 
 He was married April 7, 1870, to 
 Miss Angeline Rogers, and they have 
 four daughters, the Misses Helen, 
 Mary, Nina and Ruth and reside in 
 rooms in the Page block over Den- 
 ning's store. 
 
 Wn. W. COLLINS. 
 
WHITNEY'S POINT REPORTER. 
 
 '9 
 
 WILCOX BLOCK. 
 
 Th3 Wilcox block is the only three 
 story block erected in Whitney's Point 
 so far since the flro. It is an impos- 
 ing structure, built of brick and occu- 
 pies the sites of the former brick block 
 owned by Mr. Wilcox and the HeMng- 
 way store. The new block was com- 
 menced during the summer and com- 
 pleted la,t3 in the fall. E. W. Van 
 Slyke wcs the architect and Geo. W. 
 Aldrich the contractor, and the build- 
 ing rofleots credit on both these men. 
 It is well constructed and well finished 
 throu;^hout. By good judges the prop- 
 erty is ratid as worth from $7,000 to 
 $9,000. Th3 building is occupied on 
 the ground floor by the Post-Oifice, R. 
 R.Lewis 'meat mar- = 
 
 ket and S. Ritten- 
 bui'g's barber shop 
 andpoolroom. Dr. 
 Seymour has his 
 office on the second 
 floor and L.T.Wil- 
 cox a suite of living 
 rooms. The top 
 floor is occupied as 
 Masonic lodge 
 rooms. ^ ' ' 
 
 The new Whit- 
 ney 's Point post- 
 office located in this 
 building is a model 
 affair. The furni- 
 ture and oases are 
 all bran new, of 
 course, andmadeby 
 specialty houses. 
 Probably there is 
 not another as fine 
 an office anywhere, 
 and while a fire 
 means individual 
 losses hard to bear, 
 these great im- 
 provements are 
 
 much appreciated by the people in 
 general. 
 
 Frank T. Wilcox, owner of the block, 
 is a well-known capitalist and real es- 
 tate dealer. He was born January 10, 
 1835, in the town of Oxford. His father 
 moved to • Willet in 1842. In 1872, 
 Frank bought what was then known as 
 the John D. Smith farm of 225 acres 
 situated on the eastern edge of Whit- 
 ney 's Point, and for several years run 
 it as a stock and dairy farm. But as 
 the place cornered into the village and 
 as Mr. Wilcox would not allow him- 
 self to have any property .but what 
 was for sale, he soon sold the larger 
 portion of it for village lots and for 
 farming purposes, • reserving the 
 
 homestead where he still resides. 
 
 He has been connected with ssveral 
 business enterprises. He entered into 
 partnership with Rufus Park in the 
 furniture and undertaking business in 
 1877, which they ran with success until 
 1880, when he sold his interesi to Chas. 
 H. Emens. From 1880- to 1882 he was 
 in company with Chas. H. West in the 
 blacksmith and repairing business. 
 In 1884 he went into the cutter and 
 wagon business with Landers Bros. 
 & Co. as the Co., and in 1887 took the 
 entire business for a year, 'disposing of 
 it to Chas. H. Loomis. All of the time 
 he has looked after his farming inter- 
 ests, always claiming that to be one of 
 the surest and safest ways of making 
 
 tice of medicine in this place and 
 has continued the same to this time. 
 
 Dr. Seymour is a member of the 
 Broome County Medical Society, of 
 which hewaspresidentforoneyear, and 
 is serving his second term as coroner. 
 
 He has also. been a member of the 
 local school board, and is a leading 
 member of the Presbyterian Church. 
 He ranks well as a physician and bears 
 a high christian character above re- 
 proach. None can but admire the 
 purity of life and the noble purposes 
 which actuate such men. 
 
 In 1886 he married Miss Helen Boyn- 
 ton, and they now reside at the Sey- 
 mour homestead shown elsewhere in 
 this issue. 
 
 ^ RAY R. LEWIS. 
 
 WILCOX BLOCK, CORNER COLLINS AND MAIN STREETS. 
 
 a little money. Besides his farm, he 
 now owns some twelve houses and 
 business blocks here and atMarathon. 
 
 R. A. SEYMOUR, M. D., 
 
 Was born at Whitney's Point, N. 
 Y., August 24, 1855, and received his 
 early education in the Whitney's Point 
 Academy, after which he attended the 
 Homer Academy, from which institu- 
 tion he graduated. 
 
 He then entered Williams College and 
 graduated in 1880, after which he took 
 a medical course in the Long Island 
 College Hospital of Brooklyn, gradu- 
 ating in 1888, 
 
 In the same year he began the prac- 
 
 Proprietor of the 
 Whitney's Point 
 meat market, may 
 be counted among 
 the successful 
 young businessmen 
 of the place. The 
 new market is a 
 model of neatness, 
 and it is always well 
 stocked. John Bos- 
 worth has the prin- 
 cipal care of the 
 market, assisted by 
 A. A. Gates. 
 
 Mr. Lewis is the 
 eldest son of Geo. 
 F. Lewis, of Maine. 
 He was born at 
 Union, October 22, 
 1869, and much of 
 his early life was 
 spent at Union and 
 Maine. He first 
 worked for Frank 
 Thorn, in the mar- 
 ket at Union, then 
 bought him out and run the place for 
 a year, after which he sold out and 
 came to Whitney's Point, buying the 
 market here. 
 
 S. RITTENBURG 
 
 Came to Whitney's Point in April, 
 1895, and opened a barber shop in 
 rooms in the Biddlecom building then 
 standing on the present site of the Riv- 
 erside House. Immediately after the 
 fire he resumed business in a part of 
 the Longbothum house on Main street 
 where he remained until the completion 
 of the new Wilcox block. He then 
 leased the store facing on Main street 
 and has it nicely fitted up for his busi- 
 ness. He has also a good trade in 
 bicycles and sundries, which with the 
 tonsorial business, keeps himself and 
 one assistant, John L. Sullivan, busy. 
 
ILLUSTRATED SOUVENIR EDITION. 
 
 BIDDLECOM BLOCK, MAIN STREET. 
 
 THE BIDDLECOM BLOCK 
 
 Is one of the neat brick buildings 
 erected during the past summer by 
 Contractor Aldrioh, and since Mr. and 
 Mrs. Biddlecom took possession early 
 last September, it has been one of the 
 busiest places in town. 
 
 The Riverside House, a temperance 
 hotel, conducted by them, has accom- 
 modations for about 15 guests and has 
 enjoyed a good business during the 
 past season. 
 
 The building is 34ix60 feet and be- 
 sides the living rooms on the first 
 floor, has a good sized store occupied 
 by Hiram King, and a large front 
 room opposite used by Mrs. Biddle- 
 com for a millinery parlor. 
 
 On the second floor are two large 
 front office rooms and a public hall 32 
 feet square which is occupied nearly 
 every week day evening in the month 
 by societies as follows : Odd Fellows, 
 Mondays; Christian Alliance, Tues- 
 days; Ked Men, Wednesdays; Macca- 
 bees and Firemen, alternately Thurs- 
 days; Grange, Fridays, and G. A. R. 
 two Saturdays each month; all of 
 which tends to keep "Doc" on the 
 hustle when he is not busy carrying 
 the mail. 
 
 HIRAM KING 
 
 Has been identified with Whitney's 
 Points mercantile life for over 30 years. 
 
 He came from Oxford in 1865 and 
 . soon after engaged in the hardware 
 business with his father, who in 1868 
 sold out to S. N. Stone. 
 
 For several years he was in the cart- 
 
 ing business and then clerked three 
 and one-half years for J. P. Griffin. 
 
 In company with Frank Dickinson 
 he succeeded to the business of O. J. 
 Pratt in the Birdsall block and was 
 located there tsn years. S. E. Bird- 
 sall succeeded Mr. Dickinson, andlater 
 Mr. King conducted the business alone. 
 About 1891 he moved across the street 
 to the Hemingway store and remained 
 until the fire which burned the larger 
 part of his stock. During the sum- 
 mer he was located at his house on 
 119th street and last October leased the 
 store in the new Biddlecom block as 
 shown above. 
 
 He was married at Oxford, January 
 6, 1863, to Sarah A. Root, and they 
 have one son, Herbert O. King, of 
 Binghamton. 
 
 FRANK E. NOWLAN 
 
 Has less than two years of mercan- 
 tile experience, but in that time he has 
 exhibited an amount of energy and 
 ability which has brought him well to 
 the front. 
 
 He was born at Newark Valley, N. 
 Y. , in 1865, and recsived his education 
 in the academy at that plaoi. He then 
 took up carriage ironing aa a trade 
 and in that capacity came here in 18P4, 
 and was employed for over two years 
 in the Birdsall, Waits & Porry Mfg. 
 Co. shops. 
 
 He was married July 17, 1895, to 
 Miss Evalina Stone, daughter of the 
 late S. N. Stone. 
 
 In October, 1896, he purchased an 
 interest in the hardware business then 
 conducted by A. Cornell in the S. N. 
 Stone store on Main street, and in 
 January, 1898, he secured the remain- 
 ing portion of the business which he 
 now conducts independently. 
 
 In the fire of '97 this building, owned 
 by Mrs. S. N. Stone, was burned with 
 much of their stock, but a "shanty" 
 erected on the rear of the lot served as 
 a store until the completion of the 
 brick building shown below. 
 
 This building was erected by Con- 
 tractor A. W. Reynolds, and is 28x65 
 feet and two stories high, built with 
 special conveniences for the hardware 
 trade. The ground floor is nicely ar- 
 ranged for the display of shelf hard- 
 ware with a large light work room in 
 the rear while an elevator runs from 
 the cellar to the upper floor where is 
 displayed a complete line of stoves and 
 other heavy hardware. 
 
 He is assisted by John Ballard, an 
 experienced tinner, and Burdetts Dick- 
 
 STONE BLOCK, MAIN STREET. 
 
WHITNEY'S POINT REPORTER. 
 
 21 
 
 D. S. nONROE'S RESIDENCE AND STORE HOUSES. 
 
 AN ENTERPRISING CITIZEN. 
 
 D. S. Monroe is often referred to as 
 the most ambitious man in Whitney's 
 Point. He is up early and late, ener- 
 getic and pushing, employs labor and 
 keeps things moving. Down around 
 his premises are gathered several busi- 
 ness enterprises, a small village in 
 itself. Ten such men in town would 
 start a western boom in short order. 
 
 Delroy was the eldest son of Samuel 
 Monroe, of Nanticoke, and is now in 
 his 45th year. He came to Whitney's 
 Point in 1874 and first worked as a car- 
 penter for Eli Black on theNioga block. 
 After two years he bought out Ed Dun- 
 ham in the carting business, Luell 
 Olmstead, Hiram King and Ben El- 
 dredge being then engaged in the same 
 occupation. For four years he run 
 one horse, then he put on a team. 
 Now he owns three fine teams with a 
 full equipment of wagons, tools, etc., 
 and employs two men regularly at 
 carting, including his son Clinton D. 
 Monroe. He is Street Commissioner 
 and employs several more men on this 
 work, and during busy times such as 
 harvesting ice, he has employed as 
 high as 30 to 40 men and every- 
 
 thing always moves like clock work. 
 
 Since coming here Mr. Monroe has 
 also been engaged in the livery, sash 
 and blind factory, lumber business 
 and building. Among the costlier res- 
 idences erected by him, was one for A. 
 H. Youmans, the one now owned by 
 Frank Canfield, the M. D. Branday 
 house, and lastly his own elegantly 
 appointed home, besides many others. 
 He is at present engaged, besides cart- 
 ing, in the lumber, shingle, lime and 
 cement business, and does a livery busi- 
 ness of the better class, supplying 
 teams and carriages for weddings, 
 funerals, etc. 
 
 About 1876 Mr. Monroe was united 
 in marriage to Mi-ss Carrie Ford, of 
 Nanticoke. Five children have bright- 
 ened their home, all living here except 
 their son Ed., who is now a resident of 
 San Jose, Cal. 
 
 MAURICE 0. EGGLESTON 
 
 Came to Whitney's Point with his 
 parents in 1889 from the eastern part 
 of this township, where he was born 
 October 1, 1859. For two years he was 
 employed as clerk in the store of J. P. 
 Griffin, and then for several years he 
 
 was associated with Chas. H. Emens in 
 the furniture and undertaking busi- 
 ness. Following this he resided in 
 Homer two years being employed in 
 the store of Newcomb & Deyo. 
 
 In 1889 he returned to this place and 
 again took up the undertaking busi- 
 ness in partnership with L. N. Eng- 
 lish, succeeding the late F. H. HoUis 
 in the active management. 
 
 Not long after this he purchased the 
 interest of Mr. English and has since 
 conducted the business independently. 
 
 At the time of the fire his ware rooms 
 were in the Taft building, but are now 
 located in the Monroe buildings on 
 Liberty street. 
 
 He is also an expert embalmer and 
 has facilities for conducting funerals 
 such as are seldom found outside of 
 the cities. 
 
 He was married May 16, 1883, to 
 Miss Edith L. Thurston and they have 
 two children, Alfred and Elsie, and re- 
 side in the Thurston residence on 
 Riverside Drive. Mr. Eggleston has 
 served his town (Barker) for four 
 years as justice of the peace and four 
 years as supervisor, both of which of- 
 fices werefiUed in an acceptable manner. 
 
ILLUSTRATED SOUVENIR EDITION. 
 
 HARDWARE STORE OF J. J. JOHNSON & SON. 
 
 J. J. JOHNSON & SON. 
 
 For twenty-eight years Mr. J. J. 
 Johnson has been engaged in the hard- 
 ware business in this place. 'He was 
 born in New York City in 1842, and at 
 an early age moved to Delaware Co. 
 where he learned the tinners' trade at 
 Roxbury, and for eight years was en- 
 gaged in the hardware business at 
 Andes. 
 
 He was married in 1867 to Miss Mar- 
 garetHopkins andinl870cameto Whit- 
 ney's Point and opened a hardware 
 store on Main street, where he re- 
 mained until the fire of 1897. 
 
 In 1892 his son, William H., joined 
 him in the business under the firm 
 name of J. J. Johnson & Son, and 
 still retains an interest in the business. 
 
 In 1884 Mr. Johnson erected the 
 large two story building on Main street 
 next to the Reporter office which they 
 used as a store house for heavy hard- 
 ware and surplus stock. After the 
 fire which destroyed the other store, 
 they remodeled this building into a 
 temporary store and dwelling, as 
 shown in the above cut. They carry a 
 full line of hardware, including stoves, 
 shelf goods, tinware, and builders' and 
 agricultural supplies, and have built 
 up a good substantial business. 
 
 W. H. Johnson is one of our busiest 
 young men, and for several years past 
 has taken an active part in the busi- 
 ness of the firm and has also done a 
 large business in buying and shipping 
 farm produce, lumber, etc. At pres- 
 ent the greater part of his time is spent 
 as the traveling representative of Geo. 
 A. Kent & Co., of Binghamton. 
 
 JOHN ELLIOTT, 
 
 Moved to this place in 1888 and 
 opened a feed store in the Andrews 
 block near the depot. Within a few 
 months and just before that building 
 was destroyed by fire, he removed to 
 the Taft store where he remained until 
 the fire of 1897 when his entire stock 
 was burned, as well as his furniture 
 in the house next to Quick's hotel. 
 Immediately after the fire he resumed 
 business in the building of D. S. Mon- 
 roe on Liberty street, and about Jan- 
 uary 1st moved to his present location 
 on Main street, next to the W. D. 
 Edmister residence. 
 
 OUR ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANT. 
 
 No man is better known in Whit- 
 ney's Point business circles than 
 David O'Connell. He lets his light 
 shine every night, barring accidents, 
 and is always in town on the first of 
 the month. 
 
 DAVID O'CONNELL. 
 
 The plant was installed here in Sep- 
 tember, 1896, and though the company 
 has had many obstacles to overcome, 
 they seem at the present to have sur- 
 mounted them and everything is run- 
 ning smoothly. The water power at 
 Millville is used, the dynamo being 
 located there. There are now about 
 250 lights installed and it is conceded 
 that we have a much better light than 
 most towns. 
 
 NEW RESIDENCE OF DR. 0. C. HALL. 
 
WHITNEY'S POINT REPORTER. 
 
 23 
 
 NEW RESIDENCE OF L. N. ENGLISH, NEXT TO M. E. CHURCH. 
 
 F. E. NICHOLS & SON. 
 
 The furniture business of this firm 
 must be considered a part of the new 
 Whitney's Point, as their permanent 
 residence here da,tes from August, 1897. 
 
 Previous to this time they were en- 
 gaged at contract building at Mara- 
 thon, N.Y., and their first business here 
 was in that line, they erecting the 
 handsome residences of Messrs. Morse 
 and En'glish as shown in the accom- 
 panying illustrations. 
 
 The fact that Messrs. Nichols have 
 built two of the finest houses in town in 
 a manner entirely satisfactory to the 
 owners is abundant proof that they 
 are expert mechanics. 
 
 After th3 completion of thesa build- 
 ings, they decided to embark in the 
 furniture business, and for this pur- 
 pose remodeled the Longbothum house 
 on Main street, and in February of the 
 present year began what has proved 
 ■ to be a very prosperous business. 
 
 Their stock is new and attr'aotive and 
 fills the entire building, besides which 
 they have a large repair shop in the 
 rear. 
 
 They are enjoying a good local trade 
 as well as a liberal patronage from 
 the neighboring towns. 
 
 Mr. F. E. Nichols will continue build- 
 ing in connection with the above busi- 
 nsss while his son d3vot33 his entire 
 time to the store trade. 
 
 Mr. Wm. Nichols, thejuniorp^rtner, 
 was married July 22, 1897, to Miss 
 Mary Congdon, of Itaska. They re- 
 side in the Branday house on Main 
 street next to their store. 
 
 DANIELS & FORD. 
 
 Geo. H. Daniels was born at Frank- 
 lin, Delaware Co., N. Y., in August, 
 1838, and lived there until 18 years of 
 age when he went to Delhi to learn the 
 jsweler's trade. After three years he 
 returned to Franklin and conducted a 
 business for himself for four years. 
 In September, 1863, he came to this 
 place and erected the building shown 
 on a previous page which was recently 
 
 occupied by Hiram King, standing next 
 to the post-office. 
 
 He conducted a jewelry and drug 
 business in this building until 1866, 
 when he erected the building he now 
 occupies opposite the High School 
 grounds. 
 
 Mr. Daniels has always taken pride 
 in his business and has the satisfac- 
 tion of knowing that there is not a 
 neater or better stocked country jew- 
 elry store in the State: 
 
 He has always given the business his 
 personal attention and spares no ex- 
 pense or trouble to have the best of 
 everything for his trade. 
 
 During this time his two sons, John 
 and George, have learned the trade 
 from him and each is now nicely set- 
 tled in a business of his own; the one 
 at Albion, N. Y., and the other at 
 Clean, N. Y. 
 
 In February , 1896, Mr. Walter A. 
 Ford was admitted to partnership after 
 having been employed by Mr. Daniels 
 for two and one-half years previously. 
 
 Mr. Ford was born at Marathon, 
 June 24, 1874, and resided there until 
 coming here in September, 1893. 
 
 He has taken charge of the active 
 work of the store and has shown him- 
 self to be an energetic and capable 
 young man. He is a Mason and also 
 an enthusiastic sportsman, and takes 
 special interest in bicycling and pho- 
 tography. He is engaged in the sale 
 of bicycles as a side issue and has 
 supplied several riders this season. 
 
 NEW RESIDENCE OF C B. MORSE. 
 
24 
 
 ILLUSTRATED SOUVENIR EDITION. 
 
 RESIDENCE OF JESSE AMES— First view, showing ruins tiie day of tlie fire; second view, 
 
 the restored building. 
 
 OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT. 
 
 THE CORPORATE VILLAGE. 
 
 D. L. MAXFIELD. 
 
 (^HE VILLAGE of Whitney'? Point 
 ^ was incorporated under the pro- 
 visions of Chapter 291 of the laws of 
 1870, at a special election held at the 
 law office of Ransom Howland, Esq. 
 in March, 1871. 
 
 The village officers chosen for the 
 first year were: President, Ransom 
 Howland; Trustees, Alonzo Collins, 
 Stephen N. Stone, Lucius A. Johnson; 
 Treasurer, Samuel H. Birdsall; Clerk, 
 Charles S. Olmstead; Collector, Day- 
 ton Church; Street Commissioner, W. 
 H. Roger's; Police Constable, W. P. 
 Rightmire; Pound Master, Jabez 
 Johnson. 
 
 The following persons have since 
 served the village in the capacity of 
 President or Trustee: Israel Stevens, 
 William H. Rogers, Rufus Park, 
 Samuel E. Birdsall, Milo B. Eldredge, 
 George W. Rogers, George W. Sey- 
 mour, Lewis Dunham, Owen C. Hall, 
 Mark D. Branday, J. Irving Greene, 
 Joseph S. Patterson, Lewis Taft, John 
 
 J. Johnson, George H. Adams, An- 
 drew Southerland, Willis D. Edmis- 
 ter, Francis T. Wilcox, Ransom Page, 
 Luther I. Waite, Willis O. Newcomb, 
 Eben H. Landers, Frank D. Gridley, 
 Fred J. Robinson, Delos W. Burdick, 
 Solomon P. Allen, Joseph McCallum, 
 George W. Livermore, Th<>mas J. 
 Whea,toroft, Samuel S. Parens, 
 Ward L. Mersereau, Fred E. Allen, 
 M. Frank Perry, Marcellus Landers, 
 and Herbei't P. Birdsall. 
 
 The officers for the present year are; 
 Arthur W. Page, President; Amos. 
 M. Johnson, James P. Wells, Trustees; 
 Chester Eldridge, Collector; Hiram 
 King, Treasurer; DelRoy S. Monroe, 
 Street Commissioner; George R. Sey- 
 mour, Police Constable; David L. 
 Maxfield, Clerk; Parley M. Brown, 
 Leroy T. Wilcox, George H. Daiiiela^ 
 Board of Health; Dr. A. H. Pellette, 
 Health Officer. 
 
 The advantages of incorporation 
 are plainly evident in good sidewalks', 
 graded and well kept streets, and an 
 equipment of steamer, hose cart, hose, 
 etc., for fire protection. 
 
 OUR VILLAGE OFFICERS. 
 
 ARTHUR W. PAGE 
 
 Was born on the homestead farm on 
 Page brook, Aug. 11th, 1860. His 
 parents were Ransom and LydiaPage, 
 the latter being now a resident of 
 Greene. Arthur received his school- 
 ing at the Whitney's Point Academy, 
 after which he entered into partner- 
 ship with his father in the egg busi- 
 ness, which proved a successful and 
 profitable venture. Upon the death of 
 his father in 1886, he succeeded to the 
 business, which has continued to in- 
 crease until it has become one of the 
 leading interests in this section. The 
 plant consists of two cold storage 
 houses, packing house, barn, etc. 
 Prom one to, seven men are employed 
 and from 100,000 to 125,000 dozen eggs 
 are handled annually. ' The eggs are 
 mainly picked up in this section, 
 though occasionally bought in the 
 West in car load lots. During the 
 past few years Mr. Page has become 
 interested in the creamery business. 
 He first started one on Page brook, 
 and now owns four, viz: Page brook, 
 Penelope, Triangle and German Five 
 Corners. (Views of some of these 
 creameries and of the egg houses may 
 be seen in the latter part of this book. ) 
 The creameries are all equipped with 
 the latest and best machinery and 
 appliances, managed by skilled butter 
 makers, and the aim is to produce the 
 very finest grade of butter on the 
 market. 
 
 Mr. Page, his wife and little son 
 occupy the lower part of the Page resi- 
 dence just north of this village. 
 
 A. W. PAGE, Village President. 
 
WHITNEY'S POINT REPORTER. 
 
 25 
 
 JAS. P. WELLS, Trustee Two Years. 
 
 AMOS M. JOHNSON, 
 
 Elected Trustee at the recent village 
 election, is a native of this town, and 
 a grandson of Capt. Amos Johnson, 
 mentioned on page 6. He was first 
 engaged in tb.e factory, then clerked 
 for Seeber & Youmans, and after- 
 wards went to Marathon where he was 
 for four years engaged in the mercan- 
 tile business. Since that time he has 
 been traveling on the road, an account 
 of which will be found elsewhere. Mr. 
 Johnson is known as a jolly good 
 fellow and is the life of any company. 
 He enjoys fishing and hunting, is a 
 good judge of horse flesh and lately 
 has acquired something of a reputa- 
 tion as a cabbage dealer. 
 
 Mr. Johnson was married J una 29, 
 1886, to Miss Nellie Eggleston. They 
 have two children. 
 
 JAMES P. WELLS. 
 
 Mr. Wells was born in Newark Val- 
 ley May 22, 1860, and in 1865 removed 
 to this place with his parents. In 1879 
 he entered the dry goods store of D. 
 B. Davis & Bro. as clerk and the 
 year following succeeded the junior 
 partner in the firm which became 
 Davis & Wells, Wells & Deyo, and 
 Wells & Shanley successively. In 
 March, 1897, he retired from this busi- 
 ness and in August became actively 
 engaged with the Birdsall, Waite & 
 Perry Mfg. Co. of which he is now 
 Vice-President and Secretary. He is 
 serving his second term as Justice of 
 the Peace and at the last village elec- 
 tion was elected Trustee for a full 
 term. 
 
 June 11, 1884, he was married to 
 Miss Julia Thurston, and they have 
 two children, Edwin and Alma. 
 
 AnOS n-. JOHNSON, Trustee One Year. 
 
 RESIDENCE OF A. M. JOHNSON. 
 
 DAVID L. MAXFIELD. 
 
 DAVID L. MAXFIELD, ES?. 
 
 David L. Maxfield was was born in 
 Schoharie county, N. Y. His father 
 was David L. Maxfield son of George 
 Maxfield of Columbia county, N. 
 Y., and his mother was Marilla 
 Gates, daughter of Nathan Gates 
 and granddaughter of Oldham 
 Gates, Esq., a soldier of the American 
 Revolution, who took part in the cam- 
 paign under General Gates against 
 Burgoyne, and was present at his 
 surrender at Saratoga, N. Y. 
 
 His parents died before he was ten 
 years old and he has lived in Whit- 
 ney's Point since 1861. 
 
 He was educated at the Whitney's 
 Point Academy, read law in the office 
 of. Ransom Howland, Esq., and was 
 admitted to the bar in 1874. He was 
 elected Clerk of the village in 1874, 
 and is now serving the twenty-fifth 
 consecutive year in that office; he is 
 also serving his third term as a Jus- 
 tice of the Peace of the town. In 
 1894-5 he was Clerk of the Judiciary 
 Committee of the Senate, and of the 
 Constitutional Convention, and in 
 1897 he was a Deputy Clerk of the 
 Assembly. 
 
 In 1880 he was united in marriage 
 to Minnie E. Shepard, eldest daughter 
 of Rev. C. D. Shepard of the Wyoming 
 Conference, and they have one" child, 
 Charles D. Maxfield, now in his 
 eleventh year, who is a student at the 
 Whitney's Point Academy. 
 
 Mr. Maxfield has always been an 
 active political worker and is an un- 
 compromising Republican. 
 
 He has been a member of the Board 
 of Education and of the Pire Depart- 
 ment, and has always taken an active 
 interests in local affairs. 
 
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 ILLUSTRATED SOUVENIR EDITION. 
 
 CHURCHES AND PASTORS. 
 
 THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH. 
 
 D. L. MAXFIELD. 
 
 ^'His CHUECH was incorporated on the 
 ^ 4th day of April, 1843, under the 
 corporate name ofthe "B^irst Methodist 
 Episcopal Church of the town of Trian- 
 gle," as appears from the following 
 certificate taken from the records of 
 the Broome County Clerk's office. 
 
 CEBTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION. 
 
 We the undersigned do certify, tbat at a 
 meeting of the male members of the church 
 and congregation of the Methodist Episcopal 
 church and society of the town of Triangle, at 
 Whitney's Point, according to public notice 
 given according to the statute in such case 
 made and provided on this 4th day of April, 
 1843, at the bricl? store at Whitney's Point 
 aforesaid, the place of public worship of said 
 society. Rev. Thomas D. Wire and J. N. Brock- 
 way were called to preside at said meeting, 
 whereupon it was resolved that we organize 
 into a religious society to be and remain a body 
 corporate under the name and title of the First 
 Methodist Episcopal Church of the, town of 
 Triangle, Broome-co. and that we elect and 
 have Ave Trustees of and for said church and 
 society and that by amajority of votes given at 
 said meeting Levi Nobles, Archibald M. AlerLon, 
 Edward Durfee, J. N. Brockway and John D, 
 Peck, were elected and are to be the Trustees 
 of and for said society, and thaffby casting lots 
 Levi Nobles was drawn for the first class, Ed- 
 ward Durfee, Archibald M. Alerton of the 3nd 
 class, J. N, Brockway, John D. Peck of the 
 third class, and that our annual meeting for 
 Trustees Election be hereafter, on the first 
 Tuesday of March in each year hereafter. 
 
 Given under the hands and seals of us the 
 
 said Presiding Officers at said Meeting 'on this 
 
 4th day of April, 1843, aforesaid. 
 
 In presence of ) Thomas D. Wire, (l. s.) 
 
 J.C.Moore, y J. N. Brockway, (l. s.) 
 
 G. W. MOOBB. ) 
 
 Broome County, ss: 
 
 On the 5th day of April, 1843, personally came 
 before me George W. Moore to me personally 
 known who being duly sworn says that he saw 
 Thomas D. Wire and J. N. Brockway to him 
 known to be the persons described in & who 
 executed this Instrument execute the same 
 & that he set his name thereto as a subscribing 
 witness and that he, the witness, resides in the 
 town of Chenango & County of Broome. 
 
 Wm. Seymodk, first Judge of Broome 
 County Courts. 
 
 John C. Moore, Clerk. 
 
 Recorded 5 April, 1843, at 3% p. m. 
 
 As appears from the contents of this 
 certificate, "the place of public wor- 
 ship of said society" was at the time 
 of its incorporation, "at the brick 
 store at Whitney's Point," which 
 afterwards became the postofflce, 
 located on the site now occupied by 
 the Wilcox block. 
 
 It seems evident from this, that the 
 present church edifice was built not 
 earlier than 1843, but as the records 
 of the Trustees were burned in the 
 recent fire, there is no way of ascer- 
 taining the exact date; it was rebuilt 
 in 1868. The society also owns a par- 
 sonage situate on Liberty street near 
 the church, built in 1876, during the 
 
 pastorate of the Rev. O. D. Shepard. 
 
 The total value of the church 
 property is estimated to be' $5000.00. 
 
 The present number of members is 
 144. 
 
 The Sunday School has an enrolled 
 membership of 120, and Eugene B. 
 Strong is Superintendent. 
 
 The Epworth League of which Chas. 
 B. Morse is President, has a member- 
 ship of 56. 
 
 A Chapter of the Junior League, 
 with a membership of 35, a Ladies Aid 
 Society and a branch of the Women's 
 Foreign Missionary Society are valu- 
 able adjuncts of the society.' 
 
 The present Board of Trustees con- 
 sists of Dr. Owen C. Hall, President; 
 Luke N. English, Ti-easurer; David L. 
 Maxfield, Secretary; Joseph McCal- 
 lum, Lewis Dunham, Charles B. Morse. 
 
 The following is a list of pastors 
 who have served this charge since 
 1856, with the dates of their pastorates: 
 1856- 7— G. E. Haire, 1875 — C. A. Ward 
 1858 —A. F. Harding, 1876-7 — C. D. Shepard 
 1869-60— A. C. Sperry, 1878-9-80- A. C. Sperrv 
 }?5i -yF- Silsbee, 1881-2 -C.A.Benjamln 
 1862- 3— S.E.Walworth, 1883^ — L. W. Peck, 
 1864- 6— W. B. Thomas, 1886-6-7— A. D, Alexim- 
 1866- 7— Geo, Gomtort, der 
 
 1888-9 —J. B. Cook, 
 1868 — D, D. Lindsley & 1890-1-2— P. H. Dupuv 
 J. N. Lee, 1893 — Wm. Frisbv 
 
 1869-70-C. E Taylor, 1894 -J. B. Santee, 
 1871 —Hubbard Fox, 1895 — F.A.Chapman, 
 -7-8— E.R. D.Briggs. 
 
 1872-3^— J.W.Hewitt, 
 
WHITNEY'S POINT REPORIER. 
 
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 REV. E. R. D. BRIGGS. 
 The subject of this 
 sketch was born in the 
 town of Oxford, N. Y., 
 Sept. 30th, 1853, his 
 parents soon after re- 
 moving' to a small farm 
 some three miles west of 
 Tyner, in the town of 
 Smithville, N. Y., where 
 his youth was spent. 
 
 School opportunities 
 in that district were 
 very meager. Great 
 interest was taken how- 
 ever by the parents; 
 each child given special 
 lessons and training, 
 almost every evening' in 
 the year. 
 The first three terms 
 
 of school away from 
 
 home were obtained by "doing chores 
 for board," the first on "Painter Hill," 
 South Oxford, the others in the same 
 manner at Oxford Academy. Several 
 terms were subsequently spent at the 
 academy, followed by one year in Col- 
 gate at Hamilton, N. Y. Six winters 
 were spent in school teaching; one 
 year in Oxford. Four winters the 
 teacher boarded around. 
 
 Mr. Briggs was grandly converted to 
 Christ on Sunday evening, Nov. 28th, 
 1875, in the Baptist church at Oxford, 
 during a great revival conducted by 
 Dr. and Mrs. Patterson of Bingham- 
 ton. A few days later with sixteen 
 others he was baptized into the church, 
 the baptisms taking place in the river. 
 This changed the whole course of his 
 life, as the Lord immediately called 
 him from his chosen profession, into 
 His ministry. 
 
 Having united with the M. E. church 
 at Oxford, he was licensed to preach 
 in the early winter of 1878, Joining the 
 Conference in the spring. His appoint- 
 ments have been as follows: Park 
 Place and Greene Ridge, Scranton, Pa., 
 two years; North Fenton, one year; 
 Lisle, one year; Berkshire, three years; 
 Greene, three years; Morris, three 
 years; Marathon, five years; Whit- 
 ney's Point, two. In most places 
 genuine revivals have followed, the 
 pastor acting as his own Evangelist.' 
 On October 16th, 1878, he was united 
 in marriage with Miss Laura H. 
 Arnold of McDonough, N. Y., who, 
 through the twenty years of the con- 
 stant pastorate, has borne her full 
 share in its labors. They have one 
 child. Miss Laura Christina, born 
 while at Morris, N. Y., April 26th, 
 1889. Mr. Briggs is just beginning 
 his third year's service in this village. 
 
 REV. E. R. D. BRiaas. 
 
 EPWORTH LEAGUE. 
 
 Chapter 3,115 of the M. 
 E. church, was organized 
 June 2d, 1890, with 41 
 charter members. The 
 pastor at that time, Riv. 
 E. H. DuPuy, was instrumental in 
 organizing the society and was its first 
 President. Weekly devotional meet- 
 ings are held regularly each Sunday 
 just previous to-the evening preaching 
 service and the general average of 
 attendancehasbeen good. The business 
 of the society is transacted at the meet- 
 ings held for that purpose on the first 
 Monday evening of each month. There 
 are 60 members at present with officers 
 as follows: President, C. B. Morse; 
 Vice-Presidents, Mrs. D. L. Maxfield, 
 Mrs. L. N. English, Mrs. C. B. Morse 
 and Miss Carrie Burghardt; Sec'y, 
 W. A. Cady; Treas., Mrs. Melissa 
 Stone. These represent the six depart- 
 ments of the League. 
 
 The Junior League, an auxiliary of 
 the above, intended for younger mem- 
 bers, was organized in July, 1894, by 
 Rev. and Mrs. Wm. Frisby and Mrs. 
 Frisby was the first Superintendent. 
 Their meetings are held at the church 
 on Thursday afternoons. The present 
 membership numbers 31 with Miss 
 Edith Butts as Superintendent, and 
 Miss Effie Gaylord, Assistant Super- 
 intendent. 
 
 — One difficulty the writers of various 
 articles for this paper have found to 
 contend with is the lack of records, 
 nearly everything of that kind having 
 been burned. Many old residents have 
 been consulted, and their memories 
 are sometimes dim, especially as re- 
 gards the exact dates of certain oc- 
 currences, hence our readers must 
 make due allowance. 
 
 THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 
 
 DE. E. A. SEYMOUR. 
 
 The First Presbyterian Church of 
 Whitney's Point was organized as 
 Congregational Sept. 7, 1854. Thirty- 
 one members of the church at Lisle, 
 who resided at Whitney's Point, took 
 letters from the parent church, adopted 
 Articles of Faith, a Church Covenant 
 and subscribing thereto, were duly 
 constituted a separate body. Four 
 also united by letter from other 
 churches. During the year new mem- 
 bers were received by letter and on 
 profession of faith, so that the second 
 year began with a total membership 
 of eighty-two. The meeting house was 
 built during the summer of 1842, and 
 for the next twelve years pastors from 
 Lisle and other adjoining towns con- 
 ducted services therein. The first 
 regular pastor of the newly organized 
 church was Rev. John Jones, who 
 began his work in January, 1855, and 
 remained one year.- His successors 
 number seventeen, among whom were 
 Reverends S. N. Robinson, O. B. 
 Hitchcock, deceased; O. P. Conklin 
 still living at Rochester, N.Y.; Dwight 
 W. Marsh, R. A. Clark of Wisconsin; 
 Benjamin P. Sargent of Petaluma, 
 Cal.; Horatio Shaw of Worcester, N. 
 Y.; Edward W. Lake of Binghamton, 
 whose pastorate of six years was the 
 longest of any. For a short time 
 during his student days Washington 
 Gladden supplied the pulpit. 
 
 As many among the early members 
 favored the Presbyterian form of 
 government it was unanimously voted 
 Dec. 9, 1854, "th0,t this church unite 
 with Cortland Presbytery upon the 
 plan of union or accommodation. This 
 plan was foUowedj, until Nov. 18, 1873, 
 when it was voted "to adopt the Pres- 
 byterian form of government, elect a 
 board of elders and enter into full 
 ecclesiastical relations with the Pres- 
 byterian church of the United States." 
 Since that time the church has been 
 connected with the Presbytery of Bing- 
 hamton, and known as the First Pres- 
 byterian Church of Whitney's Point. 
 During the same year while Rev. R. 
 A. Clark was pastor, the building was 
 removed from its original site near 
 Main street directly opposite the store 
 of Daniels & Ford, to its present loca- 
 tion. It was also enlarged by adding 
 space for the pulpit platform and choir 
 loft in the rear, and the session room 
 building on the west side. The old 
 windows with their 7x9 panes of glass 
 were replaced by double windows and 
 
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 ILLUSTRATED SOUVENIR EDITION. 
 
 the building' otherwise repaired and 
 improved in its appearance. 
 
 During tlie early history of the 
 church several cases of discipline are 
 recorded, resulting- in the suspension 
 or ex-communication of the offending 
 members. The fact that its exercise 
 of this prerogative is unheard of to- 
 day, plainly implies that the selection 
 of recruits for the church militant is 
 made with much greater care than 
 formerly, thereby forcing the provis- 
 ions for eoclisiastical court martial 
 into absolute if not "innocuous desue- 
 tude." 
 
 During the forty-four years of its 
 existence three hundred and fifty-seven 
 members have been enrolled, but 
 deaths and dismissals toother churches 
 have- materially reduced its active 
 membership. Of the thirty-five origi- 
 nally composing the church, only three 
 are now living, Mrs. Mary Freeman 
 Seymour of Norwalk, Conn., Mts. 
 Mary W. Squire of Soranton, Pa., 
 and Mrs. Laura Thurston of this place. 
 
 Among the oldest inhabitants in this 
 villag'e, who have long since passed 
 away, there were many who will be 
 remembered as prominently identified 
 with the temporal and spiritual inter- 
 ests of this church, and whose first 
 thought was the kingdom of God and 
 his rig'hfeousness. Such were Deacons 
 Wm. Osborne and William G. Shuart, 
 Earlman Rogers, senior and junior, 
 Harvey Squire, .Chas. A. Cook, Eliza 
 Ford and Dorcas Peek. 
 
 •'Though dead t.hey speak in reason's ear, 
 And in example live; 
 Their faith and hope and mighty deeds 
 Stia fresh instruction give." 
 
 Since October last the pulpit has 
 been ably supplied by Rev. Edward 
 Taylor, D. D. of Binghamton. The 
 attendance at church service has 
 notably increased, and the spiritual 
 interest of the congregation has been 
 awakened through his clear and forci- 
 ble presentation of the truth. The 
 number of commurlicants is now eighty- 
 two. A flourishing Sunday School of 
 one hundred enrolled members is con- 
 ducted immediately after morning ser- 
 vice, Mr. M. O. Eggleston, Superin- 
 tendent. Prayer and conference ser- 
 vice every Saturday evening. 
 
 The Ladies Aid Society and 
 Woman's Home and Foreign Mission- 
 ary Society hold monthly meetings 
 and are efficient auxiliaries to the 
 benevolent work of the church. Mrs. 
 W. H. Allport is President of the 
 Ladies Aid Society and Mrs. Homer 
 Smith of the Missionary Society which 
 has the distinction of being the oldest 
 in the Presbytery. 
 
 The official board of elders is com- 
 posed of six members who hold office 
 for three years, two being elected each 
 year at the annual church meeting. 
 The present board are J. S. Patterson, 
 P. C. Branday, C. M. Cook, M. O. 
 Eggleston, H. T. Stiles and J. P. 
 Wells. The Trustees are A. W. Page, 
 H. T. Stiles and J. P. Wells. 
 
 EDWAED TAYLOR, 
 
 was 
 
 born in 
 Lee, Berkshire 
 county, Mass., 
 Oct. 6, 1821. 
 He graduated 
 at Williams 
 college in 1842 
 and at Auburn 
 Theolog ical 
 Seminary in 
 1846. Dr. Tay- 
 lor was duly installed to pastorates over 
 churches in Hinsdale, Mass., Lansing- 
 burgh, N. Y., Kalamazoo, Mich., 
 Brooklyn, N. Y., and Binghamton. 
 Laid aside from preaching nearly four 
 years by insomnia he had pastorates 
 without installation and still retaining 
 residence in Binghamton, in Norwich, 
 Utioa, (where he organized Plymouth 
 church), Greene, Cortland. Since his 
 five years at Cortland he has served 
 as a Sabbath supply for pastorless 
 churches in Newark Valley, Berkshire, 
 Sidney, Lisle, Susquehanna, Bing- 
 hamton, and now at Whitney's Point. 
 He has been identified with educational 
 interests, having had oversight of. 
 common schools and been Trustee of 
 two colleges and two Theological 
 seminaries. 
 
 He was for several years connected 
 with the National Guard of this state, 
 having been commissioned by Gov. 
 John A. Dix as chaplain of the Thir- 
 teenth regiment in Brooklyn, and by 
 Gov. Hoffman to the same rank in the 
 Forty-fourth regiment in Broome 
 county. During the war Dr. Taylor 
 did Christian commission work in 
 Hancock's Veteran Corps at Camp 
 Stoneman and in various other places. 
 He had nearly one year's travel in 
 Europe, Egypt and the Holy Land. 
 
 Although in the seventy-seventh year 
 of his age no "dead line" is in sight. 
 In a recent eight days he met four- 
 teen platform and pulpit engagements 
 and was plus for more. 
 
 Y. P. S. C. E. 
 
 The Young People's 
 Society of Christian 
 Endeavor was organiz- 
 ed in August, 1887, and 
 the first regular devotional meeting 
 
 was held on the 21st of that month. 
 
 The original society was formed by 
 the young people of the Baptist and 
 Presbyterian churches and for several 
 months meetings were held in these 
 churches alternating by months. The 
 first officers elected were: President, 
 Harry J. Walter; Vice-President, Lena 
 Lovell; Secretary, Mary Woughter, 
 and Treasurer, Junius Cook. 
 
 For several years other churches 
 were represented in the society, but at 
 present the membership is confined to 
 the two above mentioned and meetings 
 are held in the two churches changing 
 quarterly. A weekly devotional meet- 
 ing is held during the hour previous 
 to the evening service of the church, 
 the last one in each month being 
 known especially as a consecration 
 service. The business of the society 
 is transacted at a, meeting held the 
 first Monday evening of each month. 
 
 The present membership numbers 
 65 and officers are as follows: Presi- 
 dent, E. H. Oliver; Vice-President, 
 Gertrude Morse; Secretary, Ina A. 
 Burdick, and Treasurer, Gertrude 
 Showers. 
 
 A Junior Endeavor society was 
 organized in April, 1898, with about 
 20 members and meetings are held at 
 four o'clock each Sunday afternoon. 
 The members elect their own officers 
 and manage the business of the society 
 under the supervision of representa- 
 tives from the Baptist and Presby- 
 terian churches. 
 
 GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH. 
 
 MES. G. E. SEYMOUK. 
 
 Before the erection of the church 
 edifice the first service of the Episco- 
 pal form was held in the Presbyterian 
 church, conducted by Bishop Coxe of 
 Western New York, assisted by Rev. 
 J. W. Capen of Binghamton, who 
 preached regularly once in two weeks. 
 Mrs. Wm. Coolc ajid Mrs. Ransom 
 Howland were communicants, and Mr. 
 and Mrs. Fred Perry, Mrs. Caroline 
 Burghardt, Mrs. Alonzo Collins and 
 Mrs. Lewis Rogers were the first per- 
 sons receiving baptism by Mr. Capen. 
 They were confirmed by the Rev. F. D. 
 Huntington, Bishop of this diocese 
 May 14th, 1870. In the fall of that 
 year a church society was organized 
 and plans made for the erection of the 
 present building. The land on which 
 the church stands belonged to the 
 Whitney estate, being a part of the 
 lot on which Mrs. Frances Whitney 
 Cook then resided. It was deeded to 
 the society by Mr. Vincent Whitney of 
 Cincinnati. The corner stone of the 
 
WHITNEY'S POINT REPORIER. 
 
 29 
 
 church, was laid by Bishop Hunting- 
 ton June 3cl, 1871, with appropriate 
 oaremonles. It was compl3t3d and 
 coE.S3crat3d Dee. 30, 1871, and Rev. .T. 
 W. Capsn ent3red u'lon tlie duties of 
 rector. He lield this office until the 
 close of the year 18S2, with only a 
 short intjrval. The erection of the 
 church edifice was due mainly to the 
 etIort3 of R3V. Mr. C'apjn. Shortly 
 aftsrlisv. Wm. B. Hoopcv, who resided 
 here, was rector for a shoi't tlm3. He 
 was sujcjoded by Rev. RusssU TodJ 
 who cams hsre from Chenango Forks 
 and whose rectorship lasted nearly 
 four year 3. He went from here to 
 Lebanon, Mo., in S3 it., 1887. 
 
 Rsv. J. A. Robinson of Cortland, 
 began holding servicsj onjo in two 
 wee'iS and soon on every Sunday. lie 
 was greatly lovei by the members of 
 the church and ths harmony and good 
 will which prevailed during the eight 
 years of his pastorate was the ivflec- 
 tion of his loving k'.ndness and faith- 
 fulness. He won the respect of the 
 entire community, and to every one 
 who know him he seemed a personal 
 friend. At his death which occurred 
 Dec. 16, 1897, words of sorrow were 
 heard from many who had never at- 
 tended his church but had felt the 
 'kindly influence of his presence and 
 were made better by it. The text 
 chosen at the memorial service held 
 in January, 1898, fitly described him, 
 "He was a good man full of the Holy 
 Ghost and of faith. ' ' Mr. Robinson 
 was called to Homer in 1895 and Rev. 
 F. W. Maccaud had charge of the 
 church here until Dec. 12, 1897, Mr. 
 Robinson visiting here and holding 
 services occasionally during that time. 
 
 At the present time the Rev. E. War- 
 ren Saphore of Syracuse, is serving 
 temporarily as rector in charge. 
 
 The church has an organized ' Sun- 
 day School, also a Parish Aid Society 
 which has been in existence ever since 
 the church was erected, the officers of 
 which are as follows: President, Mrs. 
 F. E. Nowlan; "Vice-President, Mrs. 
 Fayette Seeber; Secretary and Treas- 
 urer, Mrs. L. Bennett. 
 
 At the annual church meeting L. 
 Bennett and L. I. Waite were elected 
 church wardens, and Jesse Randall, 
 Lee Stone, J. P. Northrup, James 
 Bump and F. E. Nowlan vestrymen. 
 
 At the time of the great fire there 
 was only one building intervening 
 between the church and the last build- 
 ing burned on the north side of Main- 
 st., while the spire of the church 
 caught fire several times. 
 
 NEW BAPTIST CHURCH -Dedicated May 5th, 1898. 
 
 FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. 
 
 MRS. C. HYDE. 
 
 In March 1842, religous meetings 
 were held in an unoccupied store by 
 Rev. James M. Coley of Binghamton 
 and Rev. D. W. Litchfield of Upper 
 Lisle. As an outcome of these meet- 
 ings the First Baptist church of Whit- 
 ney's Point was organized, June 2, 
 1842. Delegates were invited from the 
 neighboring churches to assist in this 
 service. The first Lisle Baptist 
 church which was organized^ in 1802 
 and is the mother of all the surround- 
 ing churches sends as delegates Dea. 
 Seth Dickinson, Ebenezer Green, An- 
 son Dickinson and Clark Sherwood. 
 Union village, now Killawog, sends 
 Dea. Cyrus Salisbury, Nathaniel Bos- 
 worth and Hiram McCall. Barker, 
 Elder Caleb Hayes, Lewis Stoughton 
 and Orlando Parsons. Maine, Alfred 
 Gates, Nahum Newton. Second Bap- 
 tist church of Lisle now Nantiooke, 
 Consider Howland and Jacob Coun- 
 cilman. Triangle, Amos Johnson. It 
 is pleasant to recall these names as 
 some of their descendants to the fourth 
 and fifth generation are living in this 
 vicinity. A building was soon pur- 
 chased which stood where the Griffin 
 block was before the fire. "Comfort- 
 able seats and a desk being made, it 
 
 was occupied about eleven years. In 
 1853 land was purchased of Thomas 
 Whitney. and a church was erected at 
 a cost of $2,500. Rev. S. M. Stimson 
 of Binghamton, preached the sermon 
 at the dedication from Psalm 96:0, 
 "Strength and beauty are in his sanc- 
 tuary," and Rev. David Leach made 
 the prayer of dedication. Chas. A. 
 Seymour was for many years the only 
 deacon. G. W. Livermore and Seth 
 Dickinson are the present ones. No 
 account of this church could be com- 
 plete without mention of the long years 
 of loving service of Dr. Harry Heming- 
 way and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. A. 
 D. Chittenden and Mr. and Mrs. G. 
 W. Randall. Mrs. P'anny Heming- 
 way Griggs is the only one remaining 
 of the constituent membership. 
 
 Under the leadership of Rev. J. M. 
 Crandall in 1886 a conference room 
 was added, a baptistry and a dining 
 room and the interior of the church 
 renovated and improved. Rev. L. A. 
 Crandall, D. D. of New York, assisted 
 at the re-dedication. The membership 
 began with 34 and now numbers 120, 
 although about 30 are non-resident. 
 During Mr. Crandall's time the church 
 at Centre Lisle disbanded, deeding 
 their property to this church, most of 
 the members uniting here. It was also 
 about this time that the Ladies Aid 
 
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 ILLUSTRATED SOUVENIR EDITION. 
 
 Society, whichiias been for some years 
 an effective assistant, was re-organ- 
 ized, and has ever since been an able 
 and efficient co-operator and some- 
 times a leader in every department of 
 church work. 
 
 The Woman's Foreign Missionary 
 Society has for ofHcers, Mrs. F. E. 
 Allen, President; Mrs. R. W. Whaley, 
 Ssc'y; Mrj. D. J. Robinson, Traas. 
 
 The Y. P. S. C. E. is unit2d with 
 the Presbyterian society. The young 
 ladies of the church have a missionary 
 society called the "Farther Lights." 
 There is also a Junior Y. P. S. C. E. 
 recently formed as a union society. 
 
 The Trustees of the church are F. 
 ■ E. Allen, President; V. W. Heming- 
 way, .J. L, McMasbers, E. H. Oliver, 
 Frank Woost3r, andL. S. Hyde, Sac'y. 
 
 We now com3 to what might be 
 styled the second volumsof our history. 
 On April 23, 1897, the ever memorable 
 day when our town was overwhelmed 
 with a fiery storm, the Baptist church 
 was the last building to burn on the 
 south side of Main street. Before the 
 next Sunday cordial offers of a place 
 to worship came from both the Pres- 
 byterian and M. E.~societies. 
 
 The Sunday School, E. H. Oliver, 
 Sdpt., has not lost a single session, 
 meeting on one side of the Presby- 
 terian church until a hall was com- 
 pleted in the second story of Morse's 
 store. A committee on building was 
 appointed, Messrs. E. B. Black, G. 
 W. Livermore, V. W. Hemingway, 
 P. E. Allen and Judson Paige, also a 
 committee of ladies, Mrs. F. E. Allen, 
 Mrs. M. E. McDowell and Mrs. D. J. 
 Robinson. The corner stone was laid 
 Oct. 4, 1897, with appropriate services , 
 Rev. E. R. D. Briggs of the M. E. 
 church officiating. The grand old 
 hymn "How firm a foundation," was 
 sung by the assembly with fine effect. 
 
 On Thursday, May 5, 1898, the new 
 house was dedicated for christian 
 worship. The anxiety and responsi- 
 bility of the committee reaped a rich 
 reward, when so many competent 
 judges pronounced the completed work 
 so fine and beautiful. Guests were 
 present from Marathon, Lisle, Upper 
 Lisle, Willet, Triangle, Castle Creek, 
 Maine, Nanticoke, Lestershire and 
 Binghamton. Rev. J. M. Crandall of 
 Lestershire, a former pastor, loved 
 and revered by the whole town, con- 
 ducted the services, assisted by Rev. 
 Mr. Briggs of the M. E. church. Rev. 
 Mr. Pope of Castle Creek, and Rev. 
 Mr. Auringer of Killawog. Mr. 
 Crandall's words were from the text 
 Isa. 60:13, "The glory of Lebanon, 
 
 ST. PATRICK'S CHURCH. 
 
 shall come unto thee, the fir tree, the 
 pine tree and the box together, to 
 beautify the place of my sanctuary, 
 and I will make the place of my feet 
 glorious." The solemn prayer of 
 dedication was offered by Rev. Dr. 
 Phillips of the First Baptist church, 
 Binghamton. In the evening after 
 some fine sacred music, Dr. Phillips 
 spoke on the' 'Christian' s Possessions ' ' 
 in such a manner as left nothing more 
 to be desired. 
 
 The new house is much more beauti- 
 ful than the first one, and while it will 
 be many years before it will be the 
 centre of so many blessed memories 
 as rendered the former house of God 
 the gate of Heaven to many loving 
 hearts, yet may it not be that as in 
 the sublime words of the Judean 
 prophet, the glory of the latter house 
 shall exceed that of the former in the 
 more especial presence of the Divine 
 Master, the King of Kings. 
 
 PASTORS. 
 
 184'3- 4— G. W. Mead, 1872- 5— T. I. Cole, 
 
 1844- 5 Rogers, 1876- 7— Wm. Gates, 
 
 1845- 9-T. J. Cole, 1877-81-B. T. Davies, 
 1849-.52— E. T. Jacobs, 1881- 3— J. D'. Baraes 
 1853-67— Wm. Gates 1888- 4— D. J. Williams, 
 
 1867- 8-W. T. Henry, 1884- 5-W. L. Johnson, 
 
 1868- 9— G.Remington, 1886-91— J. M. CrandaU, 
 1870- 2— D. T. Ross. 1892- 7— T. P. Morgan. 
 
 —Whitney's Point might well be 
 called a city of churches. Few places 
 with a population of less than 1,000 
 support five churches with their auxili- 
 ary societies. All of these interests 
 are well cared for and in a flourishing 
 condition at this time. 
 
 ST. 
 
 PATRICK'S ROMAN CATHOLIC 
 PARISH. 
 
 MISS ELIZABETH ALLEN. 
 
 Thirty years ago the Catholics in 
 this vicinity consisted of only a few 
 families, and there being no church 
 for divine worship, Rev. Father Hour- 
 igan (deceased) then of Binghamton, 
 came two or three times a year and 
 celebrated mass at the humble homes 
 of his people. 
 
 In a few years the Catholic society 
 so increased that in 1870 they pur- 
 chased for $1300 a wagon shop which 
 stood on the site now occupied by the 
 Wagoner house. During the five years 
 in which this was used as a place of 
 worship. Rev. Michael Renehan was 
 pastor. In 1872 Alonzo Collins 
 donated to the Catholic society the 
 land where the church now stands. 
 For three years Father Renehan 
 labored amidst the greatest difficulties 
 for the erection of the church, which 
 was completed in 187,") at a cost of 
 $7,000. Father Renehan having been 
 appointed to a broader field was suc- 
 ceeded here by his brother. Rev. J as. 
 Renehan, who remained a year and in 
 turn was succeeded by Rev. William 
 Dougherty. During his brief pastor- 
 ate Father Dougherty purchased the 
 land for the Catholic cemetery, burials 
 heretofore having taken place at Bing- 
 hamton. After his death, which oc- 
 curred in 1882, Rev. James Meagher 
 was appointed pastor and remained 
 three years. He was succeeded by 
 
WHITNEY'S POINT REPORTER. 
 
 3« 
 
 Rev. B. A. Smith, and afterwards 
 Rev. P- F. Harriok was pastor for 
 about five years. By his labors, 
 Father Harrick cancelled the debt on 
 the church, besides causing numerous 
 repairs. After his death which oc- 
 curred in 1892, the present pasbor, 
 Rev. C. V. McGuire, was appointed. 
 The following brief biography of 
 Father McGuire.may prove interesting 
 to our readers. 
 
 REV. C. V. McGUIRE. 
 
 He was born in Ireland in 1860; 
 educated at the public schools, and 
 afterwards graduated from St. Mary's 
 College, Dundalk. He then went to 
 France where he studied at Lyons and 
 Bordeaux, becoming proficient in the 
 French language. He afterwards spent 
 several years in the Catholic univer- 
 sities at Dublin. In 1884 he came to 
 America and on December 21st of the 
 same year was ordained at New 
 Orleans by Archbishop Lerey, after 
 which he spent three years as teacher 
 of sciences and classics in the Univer- 
 sity of Jefferson, Louisiana. He then 
 entered missionary life at New Orleans 
 but was soon forced by ill health to 
 join his people in Syracuse. He was 
 connected with the Cathedral at that 
 place until his appointment to this 
 parish, excepting one year, in which 
 he acted as assistant in St. Patrick's 
 parish, Binghamton. During his 
 pastorate here Father McGuire has 
 been untiring in his efforts to improve 
 and beautify the church, having 
 remodled the interior together with 
 numerous exterior improvements, be- 
 sides purchasing the land at the front 
 of the church reaching to the foot of 
 the hill; and notwithstanding those 
 expenses the church remains entirely 
 free from debt. 
 
 Father McGuire has also labored 
 zealously in the northern part of his 
 parish, the result of his labor being 
 
 one of the finest churches of its kind 
 in the state. This parish includes the 
 villages of Messengerville, Marathon, 
 Killawog, Lisle, Whitney's Point and 
 Chenango Porks, and the surrounding 
 hamlets of Center Lisle, Nanticoke, 
 Triangle and Barker. 
 
 During the winter months Sunday 
 services are held alternately at Mara- 
 thon and Whitney's Point, while for 
 the remainder of the year mass is cele- 
 brated every Sunday at both of those 
 places. 
 
 The number of Catholic families in 
 this section of the parish, which in 
 1868 was less than a dozen, is now 
 nearly ninety , making a total member- 
 ship of move than three hundred. 
 
 TEMPERANCE UKION. 
 
 A Temperance Union was formed 
 here over a year and a half ago, and 
 meetings are held alternately in the 
 various churches once a month for the 
 purpose of educating the people, and 
 Sabbath School scholars particularly 
 on temperance matters. The officers 
 are; E. R. D. Briggs, President; E. B. 
 Strong, E. H. Oliver and M. O. Eg- 
 gleston, Vice-Presidents; Julien Hyde, 
 Secretary; A. W. Page, Treasurer. 
 
 CHRISTIAN ALLIANCE. 
 
 A branch of the Christian and Mis- 
 sionary Alliance was organized in 
 this place some months ago with M. 
 O. Eggleston as President and Mrs. 
 J. L. Patterson as Secretary. 
 
 Regular meetings are held every 
 Tuesday evening at Biddlecom hall. 
 Evangelistic meetings Friday evenings 
 at private houses and bible study 
 Sabbath afternoons. 
 
 The purposes of the society as given 
 by one of the members is the deepen- 
 ing of spiritual life in christians and 
 the evangelization of the world. 
 
 OF GENEALOGICAL INTEREST. 
 
 Maine, N. Y., March 22, 1898. 
 F. C. Bntnday — 
 
 Dear Sir : Your favor of the 21st 
 inst. at hand, and in reply will say 
 that I know very little of the early 
 history of your locality, excepting 
 what I have gleaned from the Stoddard 
 genealogy, by the late Dr. Patterson, 
 of Newark Valley, and the "Annals of 
 Lisle,'' by Rev. Seth Wiliston, which 
 were published in the Reporter not 
 many years since. In looking up my 
 own genealogy I found that my father's 
 uncle, Wright Dudley, was one of the 
 early settlers of Lisle; that he married 
 a daughter of General Orange Stod- 
 dard, of Stockbridge, Mass., who was 
 one of the members of the Boston Pur- 
 chase Company and a soldier of the 
 Revolution. My father's uncle died 
 when he was only 34 years of age, and 
 while visiting at the home of his 
 brother-in-law. Judge Stoddard, near 
 "Grey's Crossing" atHooper. Wright 
 Dudley's widow married again, and 
 her son by this last marriage was the 
 author of the "Annals of Lisle." 
 Dudley Creek an4 the Hotel Dudley at 
 Lisle are named for Wright Dudley, 
 who was formerly a merchant of Stock- 
 bridge, Mass., and in line of ancestry 
 with the famous Field family of that 
 place, namely, David Dudley Field, 
 Cyrus W. Field, etc. Both families 
 came originally from Guilford, Conn., 
 to the Berkshire hills of Mass. 
 Sincerely yours, 
 
 DwiGHT Dudley, M. D. 
 
 RESIDENCE OF F. E. ALLEN. 
 
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 WHITNEY'S POINT HIGH SCHOOL AND GROUNDS. 
 
 EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS. 
 
 WHITNEY'S POINT HIGH SCHOOL. 
 
 PEIN. GSUBEL AND MRS. G. R. SEYMOUR. 
 
 Mhitney's. Point Union Free 
 School and Academy was es- 
 tablished in 1866 under Chap. 555, 
 Title IX, of the General School Law 
 of the State of New York. During its 
 history it has maintained a high 
 standing among the schools of the 
 Empire state. The excellent work 
 done by the school was fittingly recog- 
 nized by the Regents about a year ago 
 by raising its grade from senior to 
 that of High School. 
 
 The regular four years' Classical, 
 English and College preparatory 
 courses are offered from which a 
 goodly number graduate each year. 
 
 The gentlemen who served as mem- 
 bers of the first Board of Education 
 were C. E. Martin, Esq., Henry A. 
 Seymour, Alonzo Collins, Asa Beach, 
 Franklin Beach, Jacob Burghardt, 
 Israel Stevens, Rev. Wm. Gates and 
 Dr. F. D. Gridley. It is to the public 
 spirit and untiring energy of these 
 men that we owe the excellent founda- 
 tion of our school system, as well as 
 
 the erection of the fine building now 
 occupied by the High School. 
 
 D. H. Carver did much to place the 
 school in a high position and nearly 
 every principal and others of the 
 faculty since his time have contributed 
 to its welfare and progress. Hon. I. 
 T. Deyo was an enthusiastic worker 
 when he was principal, and he first 
 called together the teachers and pupils 
 of preceding years and instituted the 
 Alumni, which has been a pleasant 
 feature of the closing exercises of the 
 school each year. The teacher who 
 remained in the school for the greatest 
 number of years was Eva H. Clapp of 
 Lafayette, N. Y. She was an Oswego 
 graduate and was principal of the 
 Primary department of the school for 
 thirteen years. Her work was excel- 
 lent and the foundation laid by her in 
 many minds, was a solid one for a fine 
 education. Looking over the Alumni 
 list we find a long line of able and 
 worthy men and of honorable women 
 not a few. Every profession, trade 
 and industry claims an alumnus of 
 our academy, doing well and faith- 
 
 fully the work set for them to do. 
 Scattered north, south, east and west, 
 over seas and continents they carry 
 the thoughts, words and deeds learned 
 here in our midst. Among those who 
 received their early education here, 
 before a course of study was planned, 
 from which the student leaving the 
 school might receive a diploma were 
 F. P. Lewis, Esq., of Seattle, Wash., 
 John G. Seymour, Esq., of Norwa^lk, 
 Conn., who are representatives in the 
 legal profession. Mr. Seymour was 
 Com. of Patents during the second term 
 of Cleveland's administration. Dr. 
 Seymour, Perry and G. N. Hall in 
 the medical profession were students 
 of our school. Across the water, 
 Louis Seymour and Junius F. Cook 
 of Johannesburg, South Africa, are 
 mentioned with pride as former pupils 
 who began going to school in the old 
 academy. Chas. Rogers and' Fred 
 Perry in London, England, think of 
 early school days here. Frances M. 
 Parsons in Joffa, Palestine, was once 
 a pupil and afterward a taacher here. 
 Misses Ethel and Mary Newcomb who 
 are pursuing a musical education in 
 Vienna began school life with us. 
 
 Those who have stepped a little 
 aside or gone beyond the usual routine 
 of life's daily work are mentioned 
 simply as examples, scores of others 
 are fulfilling life's great aim as nobly 
 and well. Many have gone Home, 
 promoted we trust to a higher grade, 
 w^iere the barriers to a finished educa- 
 tion are done away and progress is 
 life and joy. 
 
 The prospects of the school for the 
 future are bright, and it is hoped that 
 the same earnest, faithful work by the 
 Board, Faculty and pupils may be 
 done in the future as in the past. 
 
 The young men of the school have 
 organized a debating club called The 
 High School Lyceum. Much interest 
 is taken in this work and is evidently 
 of great benefit to the young men. 
 
 The school has had an appointment 
 from the Department ofPublicInstruc- 
 tion to instruct a Teachers' Training 
 Class each year since 1896. Many have 
 availed themselves of the benefits of 
 this class, and as a result now hold 
 certificates which are practically good 
 for life. 
 
 The present faculty are: H. G. Gru- 
 bel. Principal; J. Hortense Hodges, 
 Preceptress; Mabel E. Fuller, As- 
 sistant; Mrs. Lenora Jennings, Gram- 
 mar Dept.; Mary L. Perce, Intermedi- 
 ate Dept.; Mrs. Isadore Wooster, 2d 
 Primary; Mrs. K. J. Howard, 1st 
 Primary. 
 
WHITNEY'S POINT REPORl Ev> 
 
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 The Alumni Association officers are; 
 Herman Smith, President; Mulford 
 Nortlirup, Mrs. F. Woostar, Vice- 
 Presidents; Helen Collins, Ssoretary 
 and Treasurer. 
 
 The msmbers of the present Board 
 of Education are: F. E. Allen, Presi- 
 dent; A. H. Youmans, Secretary; P. 
 H. Landers, J. P. Northrup, F. C. 
 Branday; D. L. Maxfleld, Clerk: C. B. 
 Morse, Treasurer. 
 
 The following men have served the 
 school as principals since its organi- 
 zation: 
 
 Davia H. Carver, A. B 1866- 8 
 
 Erastus Beach, A. M 1888- 9 
 
 George Barton 1869 
 
 Frank D. Blakesly... 1869-70 
 
 Timothy H. Roberts 1870- 3 
 
 Charles N. Cannlngham 1873-7 
 
 IraM. Thatcher 1877- 8 
 
 Henry M. Maxon. A. B 1878- 9 
 
 Israel T. Deyo, A. B ...1879-81 
 
 Chas. M. Brink, A. B 1881 
 
 Wna. Strasmer 1881- 3 
 
 H. Franlf Miner. A. M 1883- 4 
 
 Henry Smith 1884- 5 
 
 John Kelley 1885- 6 
 
 Maurice E. Page, B. A 1886- 7 
 
 Frank C. Shultis. 1887- 8 
 
 Frank G. GUman, B. L.. , 1888-90 
 
 Alva V. Wilson... 1890- 1 
 
 Arthur E. Mason 1891- i 
 
 Ernest P. Carr 1894- 7 
 
 Henry G. Grubel 1897- 8 
 
 PRINCIPAL GRUBEL. 
 
 Henry G. Grubel was born in the 
 town of Lewis, Lewis county, N. Y., 
 June 12, 1865, and attended district 
 school from three years of age until 
 he was seventeen, when he began teach- 
 ing. Taught four winters and worked 
 on the farm during the summer time. 
 He entered the Oswego State Normal 
 and Training school from which he 
 graduated in January, 1891, and im- 
 mediately accepted a position aa 
 teacher on Long Island. The two 
 years following he was principal of 
 the school at his home, West Leyden, 
 N. Y., and then spent a year at the 
 
 ilrs Jennings. 
 
 r\rs. Howard. 
 
 FACULTY. 
 Principal Qrubel. 
 iVIr. Northrup. JWrs. Wooster. 
 
 Miss Hodges, 
 niss Perce. 
 
 Utica Business College, graduating 
 at the eud of the year. The following 
 year was again principal of the home 
 school, but during the year he was 
 offered the principalship of the Port 
 Leyden Union school, which position 
 he accepted and retained for three 
 years, during which time he was pres- 
 ident of .the Lewis County Teachers' 
 Association. In the fall of 1896 the 
 nomination for the office of School 
 Commissioner was tendered him by 
 the Democratic party, but though he 
 ran 250 votes ahead of his ticket it was 
 not enough to overcome the immense 
 majorities given to all Rapublicaa 
 
 F. E. Allen. 
 
 BOARD OF EDUCATION. 
 F. C. Branday. P. H. Landers. J. P. Northrup. 
 
 A- Hi Ypwmans. 
 
 candidates that year. He then entered 
 the Cortland Normal school and spent 
 the year in special work, graduating 
 in June, '97, and in the September 
 following assumed the principalship 
 of the Whitney's Point High School. 
 
 On August 17, 1897, he was married 
 to Miss Amelia C. Myers of Mohawk 
 Hill, N. Y. 
 
 MISS HODGES. 
 
 Miss J. Hortense Hodges was born 
 in Union, N. Y. , and received her 
 early education in that town. She 
 taught in the school there for three 
 years and then attended the Cortland 
 Normal School. After graduation 
 taught at Marathon from January 
 until June and the following January 
 went to Towanda, Pa., and remained 
 thero three years. In 1890 was employ- 
 ed as typewriter in the office of Dr. L. 
 D. Witlierill in Union. Taught in 
 Union during 1895-6 and came to 
 Whitaoy's Point in the fall of '96 
 wherj she has been preceptress and 
 instructor of the training class in the 
 High school to the present time. 
 
 MISS FULLER. 
 
 Miss Mabol E. Puller was born in 
 Homer, N. Y., and attended school at 
 tlic Homer Academy where she gradu- 
 ated in the Literary and Scientific and 
 also in the Classical course in June, 
 ibOl, ani was valedictorian of her 
 c.asi. Thj following fall she entered 
 the Cortland Normal school and took 
 a full Classical course graduating 
 With honor in June, '97, and in Sep- 
 tember of the same year assumed the 
 duties of Assistant Preceptress in our 
 High school. 
 
 Owing to a severe attack of pneu- 
 monia she has been absent from her 
 school duties for several weeks. 
 
 MRS. JENNINGS. 
 
 Lenora Wire Jennings has spent the 
 greater part of her life in her native 
 
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 town, Taylor, Cortland county. 
 Several years ago she was a student 
 at the Cortland Normal, where she 
 expects next year to "complete the 
 course so long interrupted. Her 
 experience as teacher, extending over 
 a period of fifteen years, has been 
 varied, as she has taught the various 
 grades from the district" school and 
 the primary to the principal depart- 
 ment. Four years shejvas engaged 
 in teaching a large primary school in 
 Elkland, Pa. For a nuifiber of years 
 past her home was in Kiflawog where 
 she taught two years, before removing 
 to this place to assume^, the position 
 as the teacher of the Grammar depart- 
 ment. .;. ' 
 
 In 1885 she was married to Prof. 
 Addison R. Jennings, a teacher widely 
 and favorably known ?^in Broome, 
 Cortland and Chenango «)unties, also 
 in Elkland, Pa. He &ed in May, 
 1897, leaving her not afi)ne, as there 
 are three boys to claim lier devotion. 
 MISS perceS 
 
 The early school days^of Mary E. 
 Perce began in the district |school of a 
 little villa two miles west of Lisle. 
 She then attended the Lisle Academy 
 for a time, after which she entered the 
 profession of teaching. ' After teach- 
 ing' two years in district schools she 
 entered the training class of '97 in the 
 Whitney's Point High' School and 
 after a year's successful labor gradu- 
 ated from the class and secured the 
 position which she now occupies as 
 teacher of the Intermediate department 
 in the Whitney's Point High School. 
 
 MRS. WOOSTER. 
 
 Mrs. Isadore Youngs Wooster was 
 born near Whitney's Point and at- 
 tended school at the Whitney's Point 
 Academy where she graduated in 1892. 
 She taught two years in district 
 schools and one year in the Intermedi- 
 ate department of the Chenango Forks 
 graded school. During the past three 
 years she has taught the Second 
 Primary department in the Whitney's 
 Point High School. 
 
 She was married Nov. 17, 1897, to 
 Mr. Frank J. Wooster, a well known 
 young man of this place. 
 
 MRS. HOWARD. 
 
 Mrs. Kate J. Howard was born in 
 King's Settlement, Chenango county, 
 N. Y., where she attended district 
 schools until about twelve years of 
 age, and then attended a select school 
 at New Berlin for a time, and later 
 Norwich Academy. At the age of 
 fifteen she began teaching; for one 
 year in a district school and then in 
 Norwich school until ill health com- 
 pelled her to resign. She came to 
 Broome county in 1869 where she has 
 since followed her profession steadily, 
 nothing but sickness interfering. She 
 began teaching in Whitney's Point 
 Academy in Sept., 1887, where she 
 has had charge of the 1st Primary 
 department to the present time. 
 
 In 1879 she was married to Wilbur 
 Howard. 
 
 MB. NOBTHBUP. 
 
 Mr. Mulford Northrup, a graduate 
 in the class of '95, took the place 
 of Miss Fuller, the Assistant Precep- 
 tress, during her absence of several 
 weeks on account of illness. 
 
 BIRDSALL, WAITE & PERRY CONCERT BAND. 
 
 EDMUND B. JENKS, ESQ., 
 
 Was born at Upper Lisle, March 16, 
 1863, and his early education was re- 
 ceived in the school at that place. 
 
 He learned surveying and worked 
 for some time at that business before 
 beginning the study of law. He spent 
 one year in the law office of A. M. 
 Matthewson, of Marathon, N. Y., and 
 then in September, 1895, entered the 
 Law Department of Cumberland Uni- 
 versity, Lebanon, Tenn., at which 
 place he was admitted to practice in 
 January, 1896. 
 
 He at once located at Fayetteville, 
 Tenn., where he remained about a 
 year, returning to this place to take 
 charge of the law office of J. P. Wheel- 
 er, March 1st, 1897. 
 
 He is now located in the front office 
 room at the Riverside House. 
 
 THE B. W. &. P. CONCERT BAND. 
 
 MUSICALE. 
 
 A rather unique organization which 
 hasflourished for the past three seasons 
 is the musicale — a society intended for 
 the entertainment and self improvement 
 of its members along musical and 
 literary lines. During the winter 
 season meetings are held fortnightly 
 at the homes of the members and have 
 proved both profitable and enjoyable. 
 Rev. E. R. D. Briggs is president of 
 the organization. 
 
 THE EAST SIDE PRINTERY 
 
 Is conducted by Arthur H. Brown in 
 his house on Hickory street. Mr. 
 Brown, now aged 46, is a good printer 
 and one of those natural mechanics 
 who can turn their hands to almost 
 any kind of work. He also does 
 paper hanging, painting, etc. 
 
 W. T. CAREY. 
 
 ■^HE early history of a brass band in 
 
 ^ Whitney's Point date^ from the 
 year 1858. 
 
 Daniel Butts, who was then a young 
 man, and being interested in things 
 musical, devoted his time and con- 
 tributed the use of his horse for the 
 purpose of going out among the farm- 
 ers and to nearby towns soliciting sub- 
 scriptions with which to purchase 
 instruments for Whitney's Point's first 
 band. The organization was perfected 
 with the following names enrolled as 
 members : S. H. Birdsall, J. Fisher, 
 N. Livermore, E. B. Smith, L. Chit- 
 tenden, A. Peck, L. Crandall, D. 
 Thurston, Ed. Cook, C. Thurston, 
 Perley Sibley and D. Messenger. 
 
 A printer named Evans, who worked 
 in the old Gazette office, was chosen 
 leader. Upon the breaking out of the 
 Civil War four of the band's members 
 enlisted and afterward became musi- 
 cians in the army. 
 
 In 1860 "Uncle" Peter Guier took 
 charge of the band and some years 
 later was succeeded by S. H. Bird- 
 sail, and the latter was followed by his 
 son, S. E. Birdsall. 
 
 During the past year the band has 
 been in rather bad shape, there being 
 no place in which to rehearse. 
 
 Following is the membership of the 
 present organization : Wm. T. Carey, 
 (leader) solo cornet; H. G. Grubel, 
 1st B flat cornet; J. Dexter Meacham, 
 E flat cornet; Geo. Taft, 1st B flat 
 clarinet; W. A. Ford, 2d B flat clari- 
 net; Con. Mahony, 1st alto; Harry Tatt, 
 23 alto: W. H. Schoolcraft, 1st tenor; 
 Chris King, baritone; W. S. Birdsall, 
 tuba; E. B. Jenks, snare drum; Wm. 
 Brown, bass drum. 
 
WHITNEY'S POINT REPORTER. 
 
 35 
 
 WHITNEY'S POINT NEWSPAPERS. 
 
 -Tr HE HISTORY of printing in Whitney 's 
 ^^ Point makes an interesting story. 
 As an educating inEuence and one ol 
 the leading factors in ths building of 
 a town, the "art pros3rvatLve of all 
 arts" has well performed its functions. 
 
 The first paper was named the 
 Broome Quzeue, and was founded by 
 G. A. Dodge. It made its initial bow 
 to the public on June 24th, 1858, and 
 then rojtjd four weeks, presumably to 
 get a frjih start. It was a inodest five 
 column four page sheet, containing 
 perhaps a fourth as much reading 
 matDji- as the present Rispoeter. The 
 subs jjiption ^jjice was but 7oo. a year. 
 It was '-devoted to the moral, social 
 and religious development of its read- 
 ers, anu an earnest advocate of all 
 measures which shall tend to the 
 interests and prosperity of this flour- 
 ishing little village." And its present 
 purpose could not be better expressed 
 except with such changes as might 
 apply to a wider field and a largely 
 increased business. 
 
 Mr. Dodge was a man of ability 
 and energy, and bjing also a prac- 
 tical printer made a success of the 
 Oazelte as well as of other newspapers 
 which he afterwards owned. He was 
 a man of some peculiarities. We 
 have heard it said that he would go 
 through the streets with one pants leg 
 down and the other tucked in the top 
 of his boot. 
 
 The office was established in the 
 basement of J. S. Patterson's store. 
 After a time it was moved into the 
 basement of Rogers' Exchange under 
 the hall. About 1801 Mr. Dodge 
 bought the lot on Main street, which 
 was later the site of the Nioga block, 
 and the following year erected a small 
 one story building into which the 
 plant was moved. P. D. & C. A. 
 VanVradenburg leased the offioe in 
 1864, running the business about one 
 year. Afterwards Mr. Dodge sold the 
 office to Chas. Heath, (now Rev. C. A. 
 S. Heath of Slingerlands, N. Y. ) for 
 $5,000. Many people considered this 
 a high price, and it seems the offioe 
 came back into Mr. Dodge's hands on 
 the mortgage after a time. On-Feb'y 
 17, 1869, Milo B. Eldredge appears as 
 publisher and June 16th, 1870, the 
 name of Milo B. Eldredge appears as 
 editor and W. A. Teller as publisher. 
 Probably about this period the outfit 
 was sold to Teller & Foote, Mr. Teller 
 soon withdrew selling out to his part- 
 ner, A. S. Foote, and in 1871 the office 
 was destroyed by fire under suspicious 
 circumstances. Mr. Foote was a few 
 
 OUR NEW BABCOCK PRESS. 
 
 Charlie. 
 
 THE EDITORIAL FAMILY. 
 Hrs. ip. C. Branday and Charlie. 
 
 Alice. 
 
 years later sent to states prison in the 
 West for a similar offense. 
 
 For a few months Whitney's Point 
 existed without a newspaper, when 
 Milo B. Eldredge again entered the 
 field; naming his paper the Nioga 
 Beporier, the plant being located in the 
 new 'Nioga block, which he had just 
 erected. Col. Eldredge was no doubt 
 the best educated and most brilliant 
 writer ever connected with the news- 
 paper business in Whitney's Point, 
 but he did not appear to have thrown 
 much energy into the business. It 
 was his proud boast that he never 
 asked a man to take the paper nor did 
 he ever ask one to pay for it, and 
 under those circumstances we can 
 easily conceive his statement to be 
 true that he sunk $500 a year while 
 running it. He continued until the 
 fall of 1876 when he sold out to M. D. 
 Branday. The latter having previously 
 engaged to teach school that winter, 
 secured the services of P. D. VanVra- 
 denburg to manage the business. 
 Coming here the following spring, Mr. 
 Branday commenced business under 
 the most discouraging conditions. 
 The business had lost money, and he 
 found- paper bills, board bills and 
 wages of help due in considerable 
 sums, and all pressing for immediate 
 payment.' The credit of the offioe was 
 poor and merchants told him he might 
 trade up only to the amount due him. 
 The manager when pressed for informa- 
 tion as to the sources of income to pay 
 expenses finally replied that when 
 Milo really had to ■ have money he 
 thought he went up town and bor- 
 rowed it. To cap the climax another 
 office was starting in town and things 
 looked blue. Men of less vim and 
 force would have given up but he had 
 failed once before and this was to be 
 his final effort, so he threw himself 
 into the work with all the energy at 
 
 his command, and the Reportee 
 became a success. Its circulation was 
 only 440. 140 of these were weeded 
 out as deadheads and from 300 the 
 paper gradually rose till it reached 
 high water mark at 1440, and the office 
 from employing two printei-s to from 
 six to eight regular hands. Later the 
 title of the paper was changed to 
 Whitney's Point Reporter. 
 
 The Practical Poultryman which was 
 started in Binghamton by G. M. T. 
 Johnson, was purchased by M. D. 
 Branday & Son about 1888, and has 
 since grown to such an extent that it 
 forms no inconsiderable part of the 
 business. It is now published semi- 
 monthly and its circulation extends 
 over the U. S. and to some foreign 
 countries. The office also prints a 
 monthly publication known as 
 Lewisiana, which was started by Frank 
 P. Lewis, then of Lisle, and is con- 
 tinued by his successor, Carll A. 
 Lewis of Connecticut. 
 
 The present editor and publisher, F. 
 C. Branday, was born in Coventry, 
 N. Y., Sept. 19th, 1860. He received 
 a good common school education, his 
 parents saying that they might not be 
 able to leave him money, but they 
 would equip him with that which was 
 far better and that which no misfor- 
 tune could take away — a good educa- 
 tion. He was fitted for a teacher, but 
 did not take a likingto that occupation 
 and only taught some of the higher 
 branches for one term in his father's 
 school. He came into the printing 
 business in partnership with his father 
 about 1878 or '79, which partnership 
 continued until terminated by the 
 death of the senior partner, Jan. 18, 
 1893, when he succeeded to the busi- 
 ness. Since that time there has been 
 a steady growth until the present cir- 
 culation of the Reporter is 2,100 and 
 ten people are regularly employed in 
 
36 
 
 ILLUSTRATED SOUVENIR EDITION. 
 
 connection with the business besides extra help 
 as needed. Some idea may he gained when it 
 is linown that the office expenses reach nearly 
 $100 a weeli:, and it takes a capital of some 
 $10,000 to carry on the business, though it is 
 equally true it could never bejsold for anything 
 like that sum. Mr. Branday is ah untiling 
 worl^er and any success he may have attained 
 is due principally to Ms energy 'and; persever- 
 ance. His arm in editorial work is to make the 
 Rbpokter one of the leading newspapers of 
 the time, always to be relied upon fpr truthful 
 and accurate iiews and original fea.tures. He 
 is interested in public affairs, a member of the 
 Board of Education, President of the Che- 
 nango, Barker, Fenton and .Triangle Sunday 
 School Association, Secretary of t^e Masonic 
 lodge, an aotWe member of the Presbyterian 
 church and connected with' other organiza- 
 tions. In June, 1883, he was united iii marriage 
 to Miss Hattie I. Johnson, youn'geSt daughter 
 of Charles and Lucinda .(ShSart)' Johnson. 
 Their home life is a pleasant ,one in which no 
 contentions arise. Their oldest son CharUe M., 
 is now twelve years of age ;and a student in 
 our high school. Alice Lucinda, four years old 
 and the Ufe of the household, completes the 
 family circle. 
 
 The Rbpokter was one of. the buildings to 
 go in the Are. ,-Flans were soon after made to 
 rebuild and a new brick block. 24x50 ;feet, two 
 stories, now occupies the site of the burned 
 building. E. W. VanSlyke drew the plans and 
 Geo. W. Aldrlch did the work, -andit is not too 
 much to say that this was onQ-of the strongest 
 and best structures erected last summer. It 
 was the first permanent building of the new 
 town. A good view of it. with a larger part of 
 the employes in front, may be seen on the first 
 page. It is all used for printing except two 
 ofQces on the second floor. 
 
 The new plant is the most modem and com- 
 plete of any in the country, and ' includes a 
 gasoline engine. Babcock cylinder press, wire 
 stitcher, two job presses, and an ample supply 
 of type, cabinets, cases, stands, -etc 
 
 The present employes are: Frank E. Keeler, 
 traveling representative; John F. "Walter, 
 book-keeper and writer, whose pen has pro- 
 duced many of the articles for this "special;" 
 "Wm. T. Carey, job printer; S."J. Boardman, 
 pressman; Misses Ida Howland. Maggie Wade, 
 Nellie Brown, NeUie Ahem and Ina Burdick, 
 compositors. , 
 
 ROBERT S. PARSONS. 
 
 One of the successful young men who have 
 gone out from "Whitney's Point to win a place 
 in the world is Robert S. Parsons, now a rising 
 young lawyer of Binghamton. He was the 
 son of Joseph S. and Mary Antoinette (Hub- 
 bard) Parsons, and was bom May 8th, 1867, on 
 the farm near this village. 
 
 Robert's early education was received at the 
 district school, and later at "Whitney's Point 
 academy, from which institution he graduated 
 in 1886. In 1887 he entered Cornell University 
 
 ROBERT S. PARSONS, ESQ. 
 
 RESIOeNQ? PF FRANK CANFIELD. 
 
 graduating from the School of Law two years 
 later. Then over a year was spent in the ofltlce 
 of Hon. Stephen C. Millard as a student and 
 serving a clerkship, and on May 1st, 1890, he 
 was admitted to the bar. In February, 1890, he 
 commenced practice on his own account with 
 office in the Perry block. Binghamton, where 
 he has since remained. Several months after 
 locating there he formed a partnership with 
 Harry C. Perkins, the present able and ener- 
 getic District Attorney, which partnership has 
 continued until the present time. 
 
 Mr. Parsons' success as a lawyer has been 
 marked. In 1892 the firm handled the Mary E. 
 Poote case, she being indicted for murder and 
 having made several confessions implicating 
 herself. They were appointed by the court to 
 defend her, and spent much time on the case 
 working it up very carefully and thoroughly 
 and as a consequence she was acquitted, 'i'his 
 was a famous case, and helped to give the firm 
 a great start in business. 
 
 In the Thurston case of recent years Mr. 
 Parsons was appointed by the court to assist 
 the District Att'y in the prosecution of Mi's. 
 Thurston. The "Wm. Beach cases in this place 
 and many others he has handled successfully, 
 and has not lost a case on appeal in any of the 
 higher courts sines he commenced praclicing. 
 The latter is due in no small degree to the care 
 in preparation of cases and the making sure of 
 the correctness of all law positions taken. He 
 is known as a careful legal adviser and alms to 
 always be sure he is right and then go ahead. 
 He will undoubtedly make one of the promi- 
 nent lawyers of the day, towards which posi- 
 tion he Is rapidly advancing. 
 
 The McCallum marble works was established 
 here about 25 years ago. also a broom factory 
 a few years since. Both are still in operation. 
 
WHITNEY'S POINT REPORTER. 
 
 37 
 
 PARTIAL VIEW BIRDSALL, WAITE & PERRY MANUFACTORY. 
 
 OUR CHIEF INDUSTRY. 
 
 '^'HE history of the origin and growth 
 ^» of the cutter and wagon business of 
 the Birdsall, Waite & Perry Manufac- 
 turing Co., is one of unusual interest, 
 and to this company is due much 
 credit for the growth of the village 
 and the prosperity of its working 
 people and inerchants. 
 
 No other industry has ever distribu- 
 ted so much money among our resi- 
 dents as this, the most of which is 
 brought in by sales at a distance, and 
 spent in our own village for the neces- 
 sities and luxuries of life. 
 
 In 1876 L. I. Waite and O. L. Corbin 
 began in a small way the manufacture 
 of cutter woods and soon after they 
 were joined in the business by J. S. 
 Patterson and for two years the firm 
 remained Patterson, Waite & Corbin. 
 Following this Mr. Waite withdrew 
 and Dennis Smith and H. A. Muckle 
 became associated with Mr. Patterson. 
 Another change made the firm Muckle, 
 Waite & Co., and then for several 
 years it was Birdsall & Muckle. 
 
 A short time previous to the burn- 
 ing of the sash and blind factory in 
 1882, Mr. Waite erected a large build- 
 ing opposite the depot on Park street 
 (now a dwelling house) in which he 
 intended to build cutters, but the 
 destruction of machinery in the above 
 mentioned fire resulted in his going to 
 Millville, and in company with M. 
 Frank Perry established a plant there 
 which they operated successfully for 
 about six years. 
 
 .lanuary 1st, 1888, Mr. H. A. Muckle 
 withdrew from the firm of Birdsall & 
 Muckle and a general consolidation 
 of the two firms took place under the 
 name of Birdsall, Waite & Perry and 
 a short time afterward the firm was 
 incorporated under its present name. 
 
 At the time of consolidation the 
 Millville factory was abandoned and 
 all machinery and stock were removed 
 
 to the factory near the depot where 
 the business is now conducted. 
 
 From the time of incorporation until 
 his death Mr. S. E. Birdsall was pres- 
 ident of the company and was suc- 
 ceeded by his son, W. S. Birdsall, 
 who held that ofl&ce until the re-organ- 
 ization in 1897. 
 
 The present officers are: Luther I. 
 Waite, President and Superintendent; 
 J. P. Wells, Vice-President and Secre- 
 tary; J. P. Corbin, Treasurer; Direc- 
 tors, Frank Davis, J. P. Wells, L. I. 
 Waite. 
 
 This company have built as many 
 as 12,000 cutter woods in one year and 
 before the consolidation some 20,000 a 
 year were built in the two shops. 
 
 The complete plant now consists of 
 eight buildings and their facilities 
 have been increased so that in addi- 
 tion to the plain cutter woods built in 
 1876 they now place upon the market 
 the finest quality of both cutters and 
 carriages, ironed, painted and up- 
 holstered in the finest manner. 
 
 A large part of their finished work 
 
 goes direct to the New York 'City 
 trade, wbieh alone is a sufficient guar- 
 antee of the quality of their work. 
 
 Their show-rooms and shipping and 
 upholstery "departments are in the large 
 four story building shown herewith. 
 
 THE VILLAGE BLACKSMITH. 
 
 For several years previous to the Are of 
 1837 there were four blacksmith shops in this 
 village, and though some of them were vacant 
 at times there were usually at least three in 
 operation. When the fire iiad finished its work 
 the only one remaining was the old Chittenden 
 shop on Liberty street, then operated by A. 
 
 C. Babcock, who had been located there some 
 three years. Mr. Baboock remained there 
 during last summer and then erected a new 
 shop on Raiirijad-.stre6t opposite the hay press 
 where he is now' located, while Chas. Love 
 resumed work at- his trade in the old shop 
 which is moved, to the rear of the lot and 
 entirely remqdeled by the present owner, Mr. 
 
 D. S. Monroe. - 
 
 Mr. Love has worked at this trade for over 
 thirty years,- a large -part of the time in this 
 place, and }s stilh at his shop as regularly as 
 failing health wiU permit. 
 
 The thre'e^shop^near the river bridge were 
 oecupied by .George Love, John Driscoll and 
 Austin Brojvn, but after the fire Mr. Driscoll 
 was the ohlj^ one to resume business, which he 
 did immediately -in the building next to the 
 river bridge 'whieK escaped fire. He has since 
 purchased tbe property and has recently made 
 some changes and improvements on it. Mr. 
 Driscoll has lived in this vicinity all his life and 
 has worked at his trade here for the past eight 
 years, during the last three of which he has 
 conducted his own shop. 
 
 JAMES P. NORTHRUP, 
 
 One of Whitney's Point's progressive young 
 businessmen, wasbornin Chenango Forks,Feb. 
 19, 1863, his family soon after removing to this 
 place. His parents were Lewis P. andAnivette 
 Northrup. His grandfather, Mulford Northrup, 
 came here from Poughkeepsie with only $800, 
 buUt the tannery at Millville and in course of 
 time became one' of the wealthy men of his 
 period, the tannery property being valued at 
 136,000 at his death. 
 
 Jas. P. was in South America for three years 
 going there in 1885, and reeei-ving a large 
 salary at mining as a mechanical engineer. It 
 was during this period that he received his 
 start in life. In 1888 he come home on a "Visit, 
 expecting to return, but while here he pur- 
 chased the Millville property on mortgage 
 foreclosurje, and has since remained. For two 
 years he operated both the grist mill and saw 
 mill, but the latter has late years been leased 
 to Alonzo' Pease, .^.n old lumberman and promi- 
 nent resident of ttiis section. For some years 
 Mr. North'i^u^Ba»l. a.l»$»ich feed store in this 
 vUlage in "company with his brother-in-law, 
 Wm. Stanton',.and the business ran up to $30,000 
 a year during that time. 
 
 In 1889 Mr. JJorthrup was married to Miss 
 MoUie Stanton of Dunmof'e, Pa., who died 
 Feby. 3d, 1896. He has two bright little boys, 
 and they occupy the Perry residence, with his 
 mother-in-law, Mrs. Stanton, and sister-in-law. 
 Miss Grace. 
 
 PNEUnATIC TIRE WAOON, BUILT AT B. W. & P. SHOPS. 
 
38 
 
 ILLUSTRATED SOUVENIR EDITION. 
 
 FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS. 
 
 WHITNEY'S POINT LODGE ?9S, F, & A. M. 
 
 E. W. WHALEY. 
 
 jCoe years previous to the organiza- 
 jr tion of this lodge, several at- 
 tempts were made to start a lodge 
 in this place, but without success. It 
 was not until the year 1887 that steps 
 were taken which resulted in accom- 
 plishing what had heretofore been 
 
 failures. 
 
 Sometime during the year mentioned, 
 a petition signed by A. R. Whitney, 
 E. B. Black, R. W. Whaley, M. R. 
 Christian, L. I. Waite, Hiram King, 
 Fayette Seeber, D. W. Burdick, W. H. 
 Rogers, D. H. Rogers, H. A. Muckle, 
 J. D. Saxton. L. S. Pease, G. R. Sey- 
 mour, J. I. Greene, C. S. Olmstead, D. 
 A. Elliott, Jesse Randall, Peter Guier, 
 of Eastern Light Lodge 597, and G. 
 E. Campbell, G, H. Daniels, Joel El- 
 dredge, Charles Rogers, W. H. Hurl- 
 but, C. O. Pai-^ons, of Upper Lisle 
 Lodge 388, praying for a new lodge at 
 this place was presented to the Grand 
 Lodge asking for a dispensation. 
 
 S. E. Birdsall, deceased, who was 
 at that timje largely interested in the 
 manufacturing business and the build- 
 ing up of the town, a prominent and 
 enthusiastic Mason, and one who 
 always had the good of the order at 
 heart, was the prime mover in the en- 
 terprise. Some difficulty was experi- 
 enced in securing the constitutional 
 number of names to the petition, but 
 this did not discourage the promoters. 
 Armed with this document and a cer- 
 tificate of consent of the adjoining 
 lodges, Mr. Birdsall, accompanied by 
 the late lamented Horace E. Allen, 
 then D. D. G. M. of this district, went 
 to New York and presented the petition 
 and facts to M. W- G. M. Prank R. 
 Lawi'ence for his consideration. 
 Birdsall and Allen were earnest work- 
 ers and their plea made a favorable 
 impression. Thft- Grand Master as- 
 sured them that'^their request would be 
 favorably considered. They were 
 highly elated over their success and 
 returned home. Soon after this meet- 
 ing a dispensation was granted and 
 the first regular communication of this 
 lodge under dispensation was held 
 Tuesday evening, February 21, 1888. 
 The lodge met in the Birdsall block 
 where it continued to hold meetings 
 until burned out. 
 
 Its first officers were: A. R. Whit- 
 ney, W. M.; E. B. Black, Sr. W.; R. 
 W. Whaley, Jr. W.; S. E. Birdsall, 
 
 Treasurer; H. M. Root, Secretary; S. 
 P. Allen, Sr. D.; J. D. Saxton. Jr. D.; 
 M. R. Christian, Sr. M. C; L. I. 
 Waite, Jr. M. C; Hiram King, Mar- 
 shal; Peter Guier, Organist; Payette 
 Seeber, Tyler. 
 
 The names of S. E. Birdsall, S. P. 
 Allen and H. M. Root did not appear 
 in the list of petitioners as many 
 would suppose by the interest they 
 took in the work, on account of hold- 
 ing an elective office in the lodge they 
 belonged to at the time which disquali- 
 fied them for petitioners. 
 
 The lodge began with the petitioners 
 as charter members and worked under 
 a dispensation until the 15th of May, 
 when the dispensation was recalled by 
 the Grand Lodge prior to its annual 
 session in June when a charter was 
 granted for a lodge in this place to be 
 known as Whitney's Point Lodge 795 
 F. & A. M. The 19th of the same 
 month the dedication and consecration 
 of the lodge was consummated by a 
 delegation of Grand Lodge officers 
 presided over by Right Worthy Horace 
 E. Allen and a large and enthusiastic 
 gathering of over three hundred 
 Masons. A public installation was 
 held at the M. E. church in the even- 
 ing, followed by a banquet at the 
 opera house of which all partook. 
 
 During the memorable fire in 1897 
 which destroyed the entire business 
 portion of our beautiful village, the 
 lodge was among the unfortunates 
 and lost all they had except a few 
 records which were saved through the 
 heroic efforts of one of its members. 
 The charter was also ruined, but a 
 duplicate was granted at the annual 
 session of the Grand Lodge in June. 
 The meeting place then for a time was 
 in rooms of G. H. Daniels until the 
 new hall in the Wilcox block was com- 
 pleted, which is the finest and best 
 arranged lodge room in this section. 
 The dedication of this hall took place 
 Tuesday, February 22d, 1898, without 
 any refei'ence to dates, and as ten 
 years had intervened between the first 
 meeting of this lodge under dispensa- 
 tion and the dedication of the new hall, 
 it was regarded as a striking incident 
 in its first decade and proved to be an 
 important and remarlcable event in 
 its history. The ceremonies attend- 
 ing the dedication were conducted by 
 Rt. W. Henry L. Fowler and an able 
 corps of assistants representing' the 
 Grand Lodge, and witnessed by a 
 large delegation of Masons from sister 
 lodges. The present officers are: R. 
 W. Whaley, W. M.; S. S. Parsons, 
 Sr. W.; A. P. Landers, Jr. W.; A. 
 Cornell, Treas.; F. C. Branday, Sec'y; 
 J. L. Bump, Sr. D.; F. E. Wooster, 
 Jr. D.; S. A. May, Sr. M. C; J. L. 
 MacMasters, Jr. M. C; O. C. Hall, 
 Chaplain; Geo. R. Seymour, Marshal; 
 A. H. Pellette, Organist; Geo. E. 
 Campbell, Tyler; Geo. H. Daniels, A. 
 H. Youmans, P. H. Landers, Trustees. 
 
 Past Masters, A. R. Whitney, R. W. 
 Whaley, S. P.Allen, J. L. Bump. 
 
 The stated communications are on 
 the 2d and 4th Tuesdays of each month. 
 The lodge register now numbers one 
 
 hundred and six and notwithstanding 
 adversities, and the irreparable loss 
 it has sustained by the death of some 
 of its prominent members, the outlook 
 for the future is better than ever before 
 for the ministry of light and blessing 
 within its own line and for helpful 
 service to the world at large. 
 
 AMIGO LODGE 439, I. 0. 0. F. 
 
 J. C. ARNOLD. 
 
 Amigo Lodge was organized Aug. 
 20th, 1875, through the eiforts of D. L. 
 Maxfield and Chas. S. Olmstead, with 
 the following as some of the charter 
 members: Israel Stevens, Chas. S. 
 Olmstead, Judson J. Andrews, Chas. 
 Johnson, Nathan Livermore, Milo B. 
 Eldredge, John Gardner, Eli B. Black, 
 Horace Parsons, Andrew Sutherland, 
 Hamilton Ellerson. The first lodge 
 meeting was held in the old Nioga 
 block which was burned in the fall of 
 1896. The order steadily increased in 
 membership until this place was inade- 
 quate for their numbers. In the fall 
 of 1879 they removed to the Griffin 
 block where they remained until Nov. 
 1881, when they leased and fitted up 
 rooms in the Hopkins block for a term 
 of seven years, during which time 
 there had been one hundred and twenty- 
 six initiations, out of which number 
 there was in 1888, eighty-six members 
 in good standing. The order at this 
 time had nearly $1,000 in its treasury 
 and no debt. During the following 
 six years and on account of the migra- 
 tion of its members to Binghamton 
 and other places the order sold their 
 interest to the Catholic Knights of 
 Temperance which order became 
 defunct. They then leased rooms of 
 the Red Men in the Birdsall block, 
 where they were at the time of the fire. 
 
 In the fire of April 23d, 1897, the 
 lodge lost all of their effects with only 
 a small insurance of $250. 
 
 In July, 1897, the lodge re-organized 
 and have at the present time forty-one 
 members in good standing. They 
 have procured new paraphernalia and 
 are increasing in membership. The 
 lodge has been honored by having two 
 of its first organizers and present 
 members, Nathan Livermore and D. 
 L. Maxfield, elected for two terms 
 each as Dist. Deputy Grand Master. 
 
 This lodge pays a weekly sick benefit 
 of two dollars, and twenty-five dollars 
 funeral benefits to its members, and 
 fifteen dollars at the death of a wife 
 "of a member. The order now meets in 
 the Biddlecom block on Monday even- 
 ing of each week. 
 
 The officers for the present term are: 
 N. G., Jason Baker; V. G., Dewitt 
 Beardslee; Sec'y, S. H. Terwilliger; 
 Fin. Sec'y, John Osborn; Treas., 
 Floyd Ticknor; Con., John C. Arnold; 
 Warden, Floyd Ticknor; Inside Guard, 
 B. D. Biddlecom; R. S. N. G., Alonzo 
 Pease; L. S. N. G., Robert Wilson; 
 R. S. V. G., Chas. Brown; L. S. V. 
 G., Florence Ticknor; Chap., D. L. 
 Maxfield; S. S., M. O. Eggleston; Out- 
 side Guard, Rockwell Townsend. 
 
WHITNEY'S POINT REPORTER. 
 
 39 
 
 ELDREDGE POST, NO. 199, G. A. R. 
 
 The country owes 
 much to the brave 
 defenders of the union 
 who fought to preserve 
 our country intact. 
 True and loyal patriots 
 were they, and let them 
 be honored during the 
 few short years they 
 remain with us. 
 
 Several veterans of 
 the late war met in Whitney's iPpint 
 on March 9th, 1881, and organized 
 Eldredge Post, that name being chosen 
 in honor of Ool. Milo B. Eldredge. 
 The following was the first list of 
 officers chosen: Commander, E. B. 
 Black; Senior Vice, F. Burghardt: 
 Junior Vice, M. D. Branday; Adju- 
 tant, M. A. Hotohkiss; Quartermaster, 
 J. P. Griffin; Chaplain, A. L. Peck; 
 O. D., P. M. Brown; O. G., D. Brown; 
 Surgeon, D. W. Burdick. Charter 
 members, U. A. Jeffords, W. W. 
 Collins, M. Driscoll, D. D. Butts, C. 
 P. Ashley, Jerry Rogers, W. E. Knick- 
 erbocker, H. Holland, W. H. Stalker, 
 Frank Johnson, R. Brown, Julius 
 Carter, D. B. Kelley, Chas. Nichol- 
 son, D. B. VanValen, James Brown, 
 L. P. Northrup. 
 
 Decoration day has with few excep- 
 tions been observed by the post, 
 usually at Whitney's Point but some- 
 times elsewhere. 
 
 Eldredge Post is the only organiza- 
 tion of the veterans in northern 
 Broome and its territory extends from 
 Castle Creek on the south to Killawog 
 on the north and Triangle on the east 
 to Nanticoke on the west. In 1882 its 
 membership reached 105, but at the 
 present time is only 36. Twenty-seven 
 of the former members have passed 
 into rest. 
 
 A few years since a relief corps was 
 organized which flourished for a time, 
 but has since disbanded, though the 
 ladies still intend to assist the post 
 whenever needed. 
 
 The 1898 officers are as follows: 
 Commander, E. B. Black; Senior Vice, 
 Eugene Fisher; Junior Vice, W- E. 
 Greenman; Adjutant, W. W. Collins; 
 Quartermaster, N. P. Rockwood; Sur- 
 geon, J. Purnell; Chaplain, W. H. 
 Waterman; O. D., O. T. Oliver; O. G., 
 H. Monroe. 
 
 POCAHONTAS TRIBE NO. 81, I. O. R. M, 
 
 PETER F. SPAELING. 
 
 We take great pleasure 
 in bringing before the 
 public, through your 
 new edition, this noble 
 \ organization, the Im- 
 J proved Order of Red Men. 
 Pocahontas Tribe No. 
 81, was instituted twelve years ago 
 in Whitney's Point, since that 
 time we 'have paid out to sick 
 brothers, widows and orphans over 
 $4,642. As we look back over the 
 years of labor as a national organiza- 
 
 tion, laboring in the cause of 
 patriotism and humanity, we can 
 retrospect the past with grateful hearts 
 that our efforts have been fruitful of 
 such beneficial results. 
 
 The Improved Order of Red Men is 
 nearer to the hearts of the people to-day 
 than it has ever been before. We have 
 had a number of adoptions lately and 
 the order is prospering finely under the 
 following officers: Sachem, Michael 
 Shanley; Senior Sagamore, D. F. 
 Wentworth; .Junior Sagamore, Wilbur 
 Howard; Prophet, A. H. Pellette; 
 Chief of Records, Peter Sparling, Col- 
 lector of Wampum, E. Dunham; Keeper 
 of Wampum, J ohnEUiott; First Sanap, 
 Fred Pease; Second Sanap, Ray 
 Lewis; Guard of Wigwam, John Bos- 
 worth; Guard of Forest, D. Showers; 
 First Warrior, D. S. Monroe; Second 
 Warrior, B. J. English; Third War- 
 rior, Lee Stone: Fourth Warrior, R. 
 R. Lewis; First Brave, J. W. Paige; 
 Second Brave, Fred Stone; Third 
 Brave, George Sparling; Fourth 
 Brave, Arthur O. Wilson. 
 
 We as Red Men strive to impress 
 upon all a firm and determined reso- 
 lution to always labor in the cause of 
 freedom, friendship and charity, and 
 I am glad that I can say that these 
 virtues are exemplified in the Improved 
 Order of Red Men. 
 
 BRINKMAN TENT NO. 2ir, 
 
 L. I. GREENE. 
 
 Of the Order of 
 the Maccabees 
 was organized 
 May 15, 1893, by 
 D. G. C, W. H. 
 Barnett of Buf- 
 falo, with twelve 
 charter members. 
 The order is a fraternal beneficiary 
 one and has become quite popular here 
 owing to its low assessments and good 
 financial standing. 
 
 The membership of the local tent 
 has been as high as 60, but the 
 present enrollment is about half that 
 number, the decrease caused mainly 
 by removals. 
 
 Their regular meetings are held on 
 the 2d and 4th Thursdays of each 
 month in Biddlecom hall and with 
 social features tend to maintain the 
 interest of the members in the order. 
 The officers are: P. Com., John Bos- 
 worth; Com., Peter F. Sparling; Lieut. 
 Com., Geo. L. Johnson; Record and 
 Finance Keeper, L. I. Greene; Chap- 
 lain, Wilbur Howard; Sergeant, John 
 J. Ballard; Master-at-arms, Eugene 
 Fisher; 1st Master of Guards, C. Daw- 
 son; 2d Master of Guards, W. H. 
 Schoolcraft; Sentinel, Richard R. 
 Lewis; Picket, Henry Card. 
 
 WHITNEY'S POINT GRANGE. 
 
 Whitney's Point Grange, No. 565, 
 P. of H., was re-organized March 18, 
 1898, with the following officers: Mas- 
 ter, C. M. Cook; Overseer, Fred Pease; 
 Lecturer, Dr. Seymour; Assistant 
 Steward, A. D. Smith; Chaplain, A. 
 E. Bingham; Treasurer, J. P. Corbin; 
 
 Secretary, B. D. Biddlecom; Lady 
 Assistant Steward, Mrs. Biddlecom; 
 Pomona, Mrs. A. D. Smith. 
 
 There are' now about twenty mem- 
 bers and meetings are held at Biddle- 
 com hall every Friday night. 
 
 NIOGA COUNCIL NO. 49, R. T. OF T. 
 
 Was instituted June 15, 1878. It is 
 a branch of the total abstinence bene- 
 ficiary society of that name and has 
 about twenty-five members at the pres- 
 ent time. As an assessment insurance 
 company this order ranks among the 
 best, and the social features tend to 
 increase the interest of the members. 
 Mrs. Kate J. Howard is secretary. 
 
 OUR MILLINERS. 
 
 MRS. K. A. BIDDLECOM 
 
 has been in Whitney's Point since 
 1874, and may well be counted one of 
 our most successful business women, 
 having by her energy and perseverance 
 acquired a good property previous to 
 the fire. Qri coming here she first 
 located in the Taft building for seven 
 years, then was in the Griffin block 
 seven years, and in 1888 purchased the 
 Whitney place which she remodeled 
 and later made additions to. { See 
 illustration'oin page 5). In her new 
 store in the;^iddlecom block, she car- 
 ries a full line of millinery, and is 
 assisted by 'Miss Lillian Varnell of 
 Binghamton;;- 
 
 MRS. ELLA BOYDBN 
 
 returned to Whitney's Point in 1895, 
 and has since , been conducting a suc- 
 cessful millinery business here. At 
 first she was located in the Grif&n 
 block, but at the time of the fire occu- 
 pied the rooms over the drug store 
 where she hadijust moved. Last sum- 
 mer she purchased a pleasant home 
 on Liberty street, where she has her 
 millinery parlor, and though out of 
 the business center her many custom- 
 ers readily' find her place. 
 
 MISS A. WOOD 
 is located in a corner of Dr. Pellette's 
 residence, oh'Main street, where she 
 has a good ' location and is enjoying 
 an excellent trade. She is an expert 
 city trimmer and has a good stock. 
 
 OPPORTUNITIES FOR BUSINESS. 
 
 Manufacturers and investors will 
 find the newsWhitney's Point an excel- 
 lent place ii^ which to locate. A good 
 sash and blind factory with a valuable 
 equipment Qf| modern machinery has 
 been idle for^agme time and could be 
 bought cheaply. There is a large and 
 profitable local trade that would em- 
 ploy eight or ten men, besides a large 
 outside trade that could be secured. 
 Any sash and blind man would do well 
 to look into this. Then we need a fine 
 new modern hotel and it would pay 
 good money on the investment. 'Pwo 
 or three desirable lots for this purpose 
 are on the market. Then a good 
 laundry would pay well here, and 
 many other kinds of business could be 
 opened up in the new Whitney's Point 
 to good advantage. Our business 
 men are wide awake to the interests of 
 the town and will aid as far as possi- 
 ble any worthy enterprise. 
 
40 
 
 ILLUSTRATED SOUVENIR EDITION. 
 
 RESIDENCE OF MRS. S. N. STONE. 
 
 OUR COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS. 
 
 9JI KEVIEW of the local industries 
 ^^ brings to mind one which, though 
 not strictly local, is of sufficient 
 importance to merit more than a pass- 
 ing notice. 
 
 Probably no town of its size in the 
 state is the home of more commercial 
 travelers than this, and it is to the 
 credit of the place that several whose 
 business calls them from home for a 
 large part of the time, still retain 
 their residence here. 
 
 Amos M. Johnson joined the drum- 
 ming fraternity in 1890, and for a year 
 and one-half represented the crockery 
 house of A. S. Miner of Binghamton, 
 N. y., leaving there to engage with D. 
 F. Wallace of Cortland, N. Y., at 
 that time one of the largest jobbers in 
 wall paper in the world. He continued 
 with this house until the business of 
 Mr. Wallace was absorbed by the 
 organization of the National Wall 
 Paper Co. of New York City, about 
 four years ago. Since then he has 
 been employed by the latter company 
 and is one of their most successful 
 and valued salesmen. His present 
 territory comprises central New York 
 and northern Pennsylvania. 
 
 Mr. J. L. MacMasters moved to this 
 place from Troy, N. Y., four years 
 ago. He is a manufacturer of and 
 dealer in dental supplies and for the 
 past twelve years has handled his own 
 goods on the road, dealing with 
 dentists in Vermont, Massachusetts, 
 New York and Pennsylvania. For 
 two years after coming here he owned 
 a half interest in the Excelsior Tooth 
 Co., then of this place. 
 
 Prank M. Perry has been employed 
 by the Climax Road Machine Co. of 
 Marathon, N. Y., for the past ten 
 years and during this time has been 
 
 on the road a large part of each year. 
 For the first five years he acted as 
 expert operator and was very success- 
 ful in introducing their machines and 
 handling them in competitive trials. 
 For the past five years he has given 
 entire attention to the stone crusher 
 which this firm manufacture. Mr. 
 Perry has traveled in 17 different 
 states in the east and south while con- 
 nected with this company. 
 
 B. P. Walter has been a commercial 
 traveler for the past nine years, 
 handling various lines of farm imple- 
 ments in their season. For the past 
 three years he has been employed by 
 the New York Champion Rake Co. of 
 Ganastota, N. Y., as general agent in 
 the territory comprising the stia^s of 
 Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode 
 
 Island, Wisconsin and southern Min- 
 nesota. 
 
 Wilbur R. Hyde has been a com- 
 mercial traveler for the past seven 
 years and during this entire time has 
 handled the "Zenith" varnishes, 
 enamel, etc., manufactured by Moller 
 & Schumann, Brooklyn, N. Y. His 
 territory comprises New York state, 
 northern Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio 
 and northern Virginiii. Mr. Hyde 
 and family moved herefrom Brooklyn 
 about one year ago and have become 
 loyal citizens of Whitney's Point. 
 
 William H. Johnson, junior member 
 of the firm of J. J. Johnson & Son and 
 a life long resident of this place, now 
 represents Geo. A. Kent & Co., cigar 
 manufacturers of Binghamton, N. Y. 
 His territory comprises about twenty 
 of the southern and southeastarn 
 states, and is more extensive than any 
 other of which we make mention. He 
 deals only with jobbers in the larger 
 cities. 
 
 Charles P. Seymour has been 
 employed by the National Wall Paper 
 Go. of" New York CSty for three years 
 past and for two seasons has repre- 
 sented them on the road. Mr. Sey- 
 mour has been engaged in mercantile 
 pursuits all his life with the exception 
 of two years spent in California, and 
 the very excellent position which he 
 pow holds is the result of energetic 
 hustling. He still retains his legal 
 residence here and is one of our most 
 loyal citizens, though the nature of 
 his business prevents his actual resi- 
 dence in town. 
 
 Mr. G. W. Brown has been on the 
 road for twenty-five years and in the 
 course of that time has traveled in 
 thirty-seven states and several foreign 
 countries. At present he represents 
 R. F. Balke & Co. of Louisville, Ky., 
 in northern Pennsylvania and south- 
 ern New York. 
 
 For the past seven years Chester 
 Johnson has represented the firm of 
 Walker & Gibson, wholesale druggists 
 pf Albany, N. Y., and he is known as 
 one of the most successful men on the. 
 road in that line of business. His 
 territory is a part of New York state. 
 
 RESIDENCE OF HENRY A. AND DR. RALPH SEYMOUR. 
 
WHITNEY'S POINT REPORTER. 
 
 41 
 
 ELMORE G. PAGE, 
 
 The eldest son of Cyrus Page, was born and 
 brought up In this town, and-he.and Ws brother 
 Maurice are among the best educated young 
 men who have ever gone out from this section. 
 
 Mr. Page graduated from Whitney's Point, 
 academy in 1880, when I. T. DSyo was princi- 
 pal, and during the next two years taught 
 school at Castle Creek and Centre Lisle. In 
 1882 he entered Amherst College, graduating 
 in the class of 1886. Subsequently he resumed 
 teaching as principal of the LawrenceviUe 
 academy and later Oincinnatus academy. 
 
 Deciding to enter the legal profession, he 
 took a course in the Albany Law School, 
 graduating therefrom in 1889, after which he 
 entered the oflloe of Carver, ifeyo & Jenkins 
 as a student in September, 1890, and was ad- 
 mitted to the bar at an examination hold at 
 Utica in September, 1891. 
 
 Mr. Pa,ge is a gentleman of auiet and dignilled 
 bearing, and one whose word may always be 
 fully relied upon. He has been quite success- 
 ful in his practice, and already has a good 
 clientage. Some two years ago he was ap- 
 pointed temporary receiver of the Birdsall, 
 , Waite & Perry factory in Whitney's Point and 
 'managed the business in such an exceUent 
 manner that in less than a year "he brought the 
 company out from under their pmbarassment 
 and turned over the business to the re-organ- 
 ized company in good shape and with a few 
 " thousand dollars on hand. 
 
 Mr. Page is permanently located in Bing- 
 hamton, but has an office in the Repobteb 
 building in Whitney's Point and visits this 
 place every Saturday for the convenience of 
 his clients. 
 
 Our acknowledgements are due Dr. Taylor, 
 L. D. Rouse, Mrs. C. Hyde, Mrs. S. N. Stone 
 and many others for photographs, etc. 
 
 OUR OLDEST PHYSICIAN. 
 
 Dr. O. C. Hah is our oldest physician, but now 
 on the retired hst, preferring not to be bothered 
 with any practice. He takes milch interest in 
 the present stirring war news— sdys he remem- 
 bers three wars and would shoulder his gun 
 and go now if President McKinley should say 
 he was needed. The doctor is now in his 69th 
 year, though not in good health, he and his 
 wife enjoy life in their fine new home erected 
 since the flre on the site of their former house. 
 Their son. Dr. Geo. N. HaU, is a prosperous and 
 successful physician of Binghamton. 
 
 At the age of nineteen Dr. Hall began study- 
 .ing medicine with Dr. Brooks Of Binghamton, 
 after which he practiced for some time. Then 
 he took a course in Syracuse University 
 
 jgraduatlng there, after which he practiced at 
 Upper Lisle and Sanitaria Springs, and then 
 was three years on his farm, resuming practice 
 
 " at WiUet in 1864. In April, 
 i865, he was drafted, but was 
 told to go home and await 
 orders. They never came 
 and he has kept on waiting. 
 He removed to this place in 
 April, 1876, practicing here 
 up to four or live years ago. 
 He is now drawing towards 
 the close of a long and weU 
 spent life. His labors have 
 not been without their 
 reward. Those who know 
 him best know him for a 
 kind hearted chrisdan gen- 
 tleman—one who has been 
 active in many good works— 
 and whenhis summons comes 
 it win find him ready. 
 
 L. N. ROBINSON. 
 
 LACY N. ROBINSON, 
 
 Was born in KattelviUe, Broome county, N. 
 Y., January 25, 1865, His father is Nathaaiel 
 Robinson, son of Israel Robinson and grandson 
 of Rev. Daniel Robinson, a Baptist minister, of 
 Delaware county, N. Y., both of whom served 
 in the war of 1812 with Great Britain, the elder 
 Robinson oflaciating as chaplain. His mother 
 is Lavania Keeler Robinson, daughter of 
 Reviho Keeler who wis the second whi.e 
 child born in what is now the city of Bingham- 
 ton. N. Y. 
 
 Mr. Robinson was educated in the common 
 schools of the county and at the Whitney's 
 Point academy. On the 17th day of February, 
 1887, he was married to Ida Mix of Chenango 
 Forks, and they have an infant son, Fred M. 
 Robinson, now in his second year. He first 
 engaged in business at Chenango Forks, N. Y., 
 about 1890, buying f arni produce, and later 
 sold creamery supplies for about two years. 
 In August, 1895, he removed to this village and 
 engaged in the insurance business which had 
 formerly been conducted by Fred J. Robinson. 
 
 a deceased brother, and has remained here 
 ever since. He represents seven flre insurance 
 companies and writes a large amount of risks 
 each year. 
 
 HOMER SMITH, 
 
 Moved from Fort DIckiason to this place in 
 November, 18J1, and purchased the property 
 on Main s„rcet next to the S. B. & N. Y, R. R. 
 and extending northward between the railroad 
 and the Tioaghaioga river, comprLsing in all 
 about fifteen acres. He has made extensive 
 repairs to the buildings and keep^ some valu- 
 able stock, having uow Ave choice HoLsteia 
 cows and two high bred horses. In December, 
 1897, he opened a feed store and has since 
 erected a large new building to be used for 
 this purpose, which gives him exceptional 
 advantages for handling and storing feed. 
 
 HAY PRESS. 
 
 The hay press situated south of the S. B. & 
 N. Y. depot was erected in 1880, and with the 
 additions which have been made since that 
 time, it has become quite an extensive plant. 
 Prom the time of erection until 1889 the plant 
 was owned and operated by R. S. Darrow of 
 Binghamton. It was then leased to Mr. D. M. 
 Worden of the same city, who has since pur- 
 chased the entire property. In 1890 Mr. H. B. 
 Worden of Nicholson, Pa,, a brother of the 
 above, moved here and has had charge of the 
 buying, weighing etc., since that time. The 
 machinery is operated by steam power and 
 has a capacity of about ten tons per day of 
 hay cut and baled. The storage capacity of 
 the buQding is about 80 tons of loose hay and 
 100 tons baled. In an average year they handle 
 between 15 and 18 hundred tons at a price, 
 which, during the present management, has 
 averaged about J8.00 per ton to the farmer, 
 besides a cost of $2.01) per ton for pressing and 
 loading. 
 
 THE ROGERS HOUSE 
 
 Was erected some twenty-nine years ago by 
 Moses Rogers, ani for several years before 
 that li^e a hotel was conducted in a smaUer 
 ■building on the same site. Numerous altera- 
 tions and additions have been made in recent 
 years which have added greatly to the appear- 
 ance of the buUding and the comfort of the 
 guests. 
 
 The present owner of the building is Mr. Levi 
 Craver of Binghamton, who resided here for 
 several years. 
 
 The landlord, Mr. Harvey Trass, is an experi- 
 enced hotel man and, though he has been in 
 possession for only a month, is not a stranger 
 here, as he conducted the same house for four 
 years following 1886. Mr. George Sullivan is 
 the popular and efficient clerk. 
 
 A Gentleman Coming Here 
 
 from the West Indies not so 
 very long ago asks if we had 
 noticed that Whitney'sPoint 
 lies in a highly favored region 
 and might well be considered 
 as a health resort. He came 
 northlntendingtorecupera e 
 for a few weeks, but after 
 remaining here a short time 
 felt entirely recovered and 
 went to work. He called our 
 attention to a lack of sick- 
 ness as compared with other 
 places, to the beautiful 
 scenery, and to the fact 
 that we do not suffer from 
 the intense cold and deep 
 snows such as they have a 
 few miles north of us, nor 
 the intense heat and drouths 
 a few miles south. Come to 
 think of it much of it is true. 
 
 RESIDENCE OF iWRS 
 
 Mcdowell. 
 
ILLUSTRATED SOUVENIR EDITION. 
 
 
 RESIDENCE OF EUl B. BLACK. 
 
 FIRE DEPARTMENT. 
 
 Mhitney's Point Fire Depart- 
 ment was organized Aug. 20, 
 1873, and during that year a committee 
 consisting of Kansom Howland, Duane 
 Burgess, G. H. Daniels and E. B. 
 Black went to Owego and purchased 
 from the authorities at that place the 
 hand engine which has done efficient 
 service in many fires for the past 
 twenty-five years. The department at 
 that time consisted of an engine com- 
 pany of about forty members and a 
 hose company of twelve members, 
 Milo B. Eldredge being foreman of 
 the former and S. E. Birdsall of the 
 latter, but the two were known as the 
 Nioga Hose Co. No. 1, and elected a 
 chief of the department by joint ballot. 
 The steamer was purchased in 1883, 
 but not until April 8, 1889, was the 
 department re-organized with special 
 reference to its use. On that date the 
 Board of Trustees of the village 
 authorized Nioga Hose Co. No. 1 to 
 ' 're-organize and form a Steamer and 
 Hose Co. combined limited to sixty 
 members, for the purpose of taking 
 charge of the steamer and one hose 
 cart and to be known as Nioga Hose 
 and Steamer Co. No. 1." This com- 
 pany has maintained its organization 
 to the present time and the following 
 ^ve its officers: President, Henry Hay, 
 Sec'y, BYed H. Burdick; Treas., L. I. 
 Waite; Foreman, Wm. H. School- 
 craft; Aast. Foreman, R. Townsend. 
 The late S. E. Birdsall was a leading 
 member of this company and was for 
 many years its foreman. 
 
 On Aug. 19, 1887, another company 
 was organized known as Resolute Hose 
 Co. No. 2, with a membership "not to 
 exceed 20." J. P. Wells was elected 
 President and was continued in office 
 until 1897. At a meeting held Jan. 2, 
 1894, it was voted that this company 
 petition the village '-i^^"-^" t" bp 
 
 allowed to change the name to the S. 
 E. Birdsall Hose Co., but it was 
 nearly two years later when the change 
 was officially declared. The officers 
 of this company are as follows: Presi- 
 dent,"-A. W. Page; Sec'y, L- 1- Greene: 
 Treas., W. A. Ford; Foreman, Dr. A. 
 H. Pellette; Asst. Foreman, Will Root. 
 
 The apparatus was located first in 
 the old Graves Collins barn on the 
 east side of Collins street, then for a 
 short time in the S. E. Birdsall barn 
 near the lower bridge (which later 
 became the Taft furniture store), and 
 then 'for several years in the small 
 building next east of the Beach House 
 where the department had quite oom- 
 fortalile quarters. 
 
 In 1882 the present engine house on 
 
 119th street was purchased from S. N. 
 Stone who had used it as a store house, 
 and previous to the great fire it was a 
 three story structure, the lower floor 
 (basement) containing rooms for the 
 hand engine, justice court, etc., the 
 next floor on the street level holds the 
 steamer and hose carts, while the 
 upper floor (now burned off) served 
 as a fireman's hall. 
 
 Authority has. been given to the 
 village officers to purchase a lot -for 
 the erection of a new building and no 
 doubt this will be accomplished during 
 the present summer. 
 
 The following are among those who 
 have served as Chief of the depart- 
 ment since the organization: E. B. 
 Black, A. Cornell, C. W. Woughter, 
 C. O. Parsons, J. P. Wheeler, Michael 
 Shanley, and the present incumbent, 
 Mr. George Campbell. 
 
 ELI B. BLACK, 
 
 General Insurance agent, was born at Castle 
 Creek May 8tli, 183J. His father died while he 
 was young and with his mother and family he 
 removed to Chicago in'1862, where his mother 
 died in the f aU. In 1863 he started for Cali- 
 fornia, having caught, the gold fever. Of his 
 trip across the plains and encounters with the 
 red skins he can teU spme exciting stories, and 
 show numerous scars in proof. He was in 
 Sacramento, up on the Frazer river and at 
 other points, in all about seven years, returning 
 to Whitney's Point In 1860 where he worked at 
 carpentering. In Aug.. '62, he enlisted in Co. 
 E., 137th Eegt.— Milo Eldredge's Regt.— and 
 was three years in the service, going through 
 several battles without a scratch. His com- 
 panions said this was (Jueto the fact that there 
 was no more room on hiin for scars. He was 
 promoted several times, being discharged 
 while sergeant June 25th, and returning to 
 Whitney's Point. That fall he went to Illinois 
 railroading, returning again to this place in '69, 
 where he has since reinained. At first he was 
 engaged in building, working as high as 35 men 
 at one time, but late years has given his 
 attention to other matters. He has been 
 Postmaster eight years, was Supervisor in 
 1886,and has been in the insurance business since 
 1886. Mr. Black is an influential Republican, 
 and a man who has hosts of friends. 
 
 Our Principal Regret is that though this edi- 
 tion is one-half larger than at first planned, we 
 have still been much ha,ijipered for space, hav- 
 ing to curtail many biographies we had desired 
 to give more fully, and; to leave out others. 
 
 officers to be 
 
 OUR COLORED POPULATION— Rob Purnell and Jenny on their way to deliver milk at the 
 Whitney's Point station. Jacob Purnell (Rob's father) now aged about 63, was born In 
 Virginia and sold into Southern Louisiana as a slave to Dr. Wall(er. Hary Purnell (Rob's 
 mother) now deceased, was also a slave w hen young, being a field hand for Jefferson Davis. 
 
WHITNEY'S POINT REPORTER. 
 
 43 
 
 A PORTION OF BROOME COUNTY FAIR GROUNDS TAKEN DURINQ 1897 FAIR. 
 
 THE BROOME COUNTY FAIR. 
 
 '^HE Articles of Incorporation of 
 ^ the Broome County Agricultural 
 Society were filed in the office of the 
 Secretary of State January 29, 1858. 
 The first fair was held on the Johnson 
 grounds near Lisle Sept. 28-30, of 
 that year. Several special features 
 were announced to draw the necessary 
 crowd. Hon. O. C. Crocker of Bing- 
 hamton, brought up a deer and some 
 hounds were allowed to chase it around 
 the track, and Hon. John R. Dickinson 
 of Binghamton, delivered an address. 
 
 A party of citizens from Page Brook 
 attended the fair with a two wheel cart 
 loaded with implements and vegetables 
 and drawn by twelve pairs of oxen. 
 The deer chase and horse racing were 
 mentioned in the Broome Gazette of 
 Sept. 30, 1858. 
 
 After three or four years the fair 
 was moved to Binghamton and in 1871 
 returned to this place where an exhibi- 
 tion has since been held annually. 
 
 Grounds were fitted up on the Col- 
 lins farm just north of the village and 
 a complete set ot buildings and a half 
 mile race track hp,.ye been constructed, 
 either of which isi seldom equaled by a 
 county society. "While in reality the 
 incorporated society has held 40 
 annual exhibitions, the commonly 
 accepted count is 27, the number which 
 have been held on tin present grounds. 
 This change of count we believe was 
 effected soon after the removal to this 
 place and when Milo Eldredge was 
 editor of the Repoktee, he arguing 
 that his paper should not count a lot 
 of fairs held in other placss, hence 
 the discrepancy of thii-teen years in 
 the aooepted count. 
 
 The society was re-organized ^ and 
 re-incorporated Dec. 28, 1891, with a 
 capital stock of $5,000, divided into 
 
 500 ten dollar shares. The fair ranks 
 as one of the best in the state in at- 
 tendance, premiums offered and the 
 convenience and beauty of its grounds, 
 and the first week in each September 
 brings visitors from miles around to 
 enjoy a few days outing and visit and 
 the many other attractions to be found 
 at the "Big Broome County Fair." 
 
 The present ofiBcers are: President, 
 Harry J. Wattles; Vice-President, 
 Chas, N. Dunham; Sec'y, Fred. E. 
 Allen; Treas., Philo H. Landers; 
 Directors, Irving Johnson and Chas. 
 H. Bouton, Marathon; A. R. "Whitney, 
 Triangle; Parley M. Brown, Whit- 
 ney's Point; Jasper Smith, Upper 
 Lisle; C. P. McVean, "Willet; J. E. 
 LeBarron, Union; E. A. Spencer, 
 Nanticoke; A. U. Curtis, Maine. 
 
 OUR MILKMEN. 
 
 J. p. DOBBIN 
 
 Is ranked as one of the most proeressivp 
 farmers of this section. He is well pmted on 
 modern methods of farming and a flrst-class 
 writer on agricultural topics, besides takine 
 much interest in pubUc aflairs. He has had 
 much to do with the development of the beet 
 sugar industry which is just being started in 
 this section, and is now to act as instructor for 
 the company. 
 
 Mr. Corbin was born Sept. 17. 1838, near 
 Greene. For some years he resided on a (arm 
 which he owned on Hyde street, but about gj 
 years ago purchased of Fred Osborn the old 
 Ira beymour farm on the western edge of the 
 yiUage, where he has since made it his home. 
 Besides his farm he owns three or four tene- 
 ment houses and is a stockholder in the wagon 
 factory. In company with his son-in-law they 
 operate the milk route about town, and oc- 
 casionally handle car load lots of feed, meal 
 flour, etc. 
 
 ALBBO E. BINGHAM 
 
 was born in the town of Greene in 1852. At 
 the age of 12 his people moved to Hyde Settle- 
 ment, and 18 years ago to Whitney's Point, 
 where he has lived since. He has charge of 
 the mUk wagon, is well Uked by everybody, 
 and is evidently the right man in the right 
 place. He was united in marriage in 1883 to 
 Miss Jennie Corbin. They have four children, 
 two boys and two girls. 
 
 PERRY ADAMS, 
 
 •'The aged cooper by the bridge," was born 
 in Hartford county. Conn., in 18a7. His family 
 came here and resided on the farm now owned 
 by Mrs. Eldredge on Ticknor brook, where he 
 remained until 1854 when he was married and 
 went to "Wisconsin. It was during his residence 
 there that he had the misfortune to break his 
 leg while working in the woods. In 1863 he 
 came baclf, stopping at Upper Lisle some five 
 years and then coming to "Whitney's Point 
 where he has been twenty-nine years, engaged 
 in coopering. He has always been a great 
 worker, never drank whiskey, and always paid 
 his debts. His eldest son Martin, has charge 
 of the affairs of a large ice company, doing a 
 business of $1,000,000 a year at Tobyhanna, Pa., 
 and his youngest son i'rank Is a popular clerk 
 in HiUs, McLean & Haskins, Binghamton. His 
 only daughter resides at Hoboken, N. J. 
 
 A, C. ROBINSON 
 
 Now 68 years of age, was born in Delaware 
 county. In early life he resided in various 
 places, but for the past 29 years -has been a 
 resident of "Whitney's Point, where he expects 
 to spend his remaining days. He is engaged in 
 buying potatoes and fruit. 
 
 RESIDENCE AND BUILDINGS OF J. P. CORBIN. 
 
44 
 
 ILLUSTRATED SOUVENIR EDITION 
 
WHITNEY'S POINT REPORTER. 
 
 45 
 
 RESIDENCE OF J. R. REILLY. 
 
 R. W. WHALEY, 
 
 Our popular barber, has been in business here 
 for twenty years. He was born at Lawrence- 
 viUe. Pa., March 15, 1853, and came to Whit- 
 ney's Point in 1874. He was first employed in 
 the sash and bhnd factory for a time and in 
 1879 began work at his trade. For sixteen 
 years previous to the fire he waslocated in the 
 Birdsall block and since the completion of the 
 '■Big Pour" he has occupied rooms over Shan- 
 ley Bros. He married Miss Hattie Livermore 
 Nov. 2, 1881, and their residence is on Liberty 
 street. Mr. Whaley joined the Masons in 1880 
 and has ever since taken an active part in the 
 work of the order. For the past seven years 
 he has been Master of Whitney's Point Ld|lge 
 795 F. & A. M., and is always well posted; on 
 Masonic matters. '^^ - 
 
 RODOLPH W. WHALEY. 
 
 PAGE CREAMERY CO. 
 
 The accompanying interior views of three of 
 the creameries owned and operated by Mr. A. 
 W. Page will give our readers an idea of the 
 manner in which this business is conducted. It 
 is impossible to show in a single photograph 
 more than a smaU. section of each, and so we 
 supplement the illustration with a short 
 description. ' 
 
 The Page Brook creamery is in charge of 
 Mr. W. E. Greeuman, who for sixteen years 
 was in charge of the Elm Tree cheese factory 
 at Triangle, and is now started on its fourth 
 season. At the left may be seen the vats and 
 separator; next, a pile of cases in which pound 
 prints are packed in ice for shipment, then 
 farther to the right in the back ground some 
 five pound "Bradley" boxes which are packed 
 in crates of one dozen each for shipment. In 
 the fore ground a section of the immense 
 revolving butter worker may be seen. ■ 
 
 The Penelope creamery is also in its fourth 
 year and is in charge of Mr. Prank Silvernail. 
 To the left may be seen the shafting, vats, 
 etc., and at the right the - operator is busy 
 wrapping pound "prints" in parchment paper^]. 
 
 The Triangle creamery was opened this sea^ 
 son for the first and is in charge of Mr. Frank 
 J. Wooster. The iilusLration shows the shaft- 
 ing, receiving vats and separator. Through 
 the doorway to the left a small section of the 
 engine room is visible. ^ 
 
 The creamery at German Five Corners is in 
 charge of Mr. Fred Garner and was first 
 operated by Mr. Page last year. 
 
 First class modern machinery is in use at 
 each plant and every facUity for neat and^ 
 rapid work is providetl. " 
 
 The separators are the Alpha-DeLaval No. 1 
 with a capacity of 2,500 lbs. of milk per hoar' 
 They are all run by steam power, the boiicrs 
 being of 10 to 20 horse power and the engines 
 10tol5hoise power. Afler "skimming" the' 
 milk is returned to the patrons cii,her sweet or 
 sour as they may 'elect, and if the latter iii is 
 stored in large tanks until wanted. 
 
 The revolving churns have a capacity of 400 
 gallons of cream each and each gaLon will 
 produce about one paund of butter. 
 
 As mentioned above the buLter is packed in^ 
 pound prints, five pound boxes or regular tubs' 
 and in every case the package is lined with 
 parchment paper. The butter is kept in 
 special rooms onic3orcold waLer pipes until 
 taken to the large cooler house where it is 
 kept at a very low temperature for a short^ 
 time before shipping in order that it may. 
 become thoroughly hardened. 
 
 Each creamery is supplied with pure water 
 from either a spring or deep well and all drain- 
 age is carried a good distance from the build- . 
 ing, thus avoiding the bad odors usually 
 noticeable in such places. 
 
 In planning these buildings Mr. Page gave 
 special attention to convenience of arrange- 
 ment and as a result one man can handle double 
 the milk that is possible with ordinary facilities. 
 The floors are level (with a slight draiaage 
 slope) instead of the array of steps and plat- 
 forms which the average operator is expected 
 to climb ar >und on. The finished product goes 
 to the hotel and grocery trade iu several of 
 the large cities. 
 
 JAMES B. AHERN 
 
 Is a natural born speculator and for several 
 years has been engaged in buying and shipping 
 live stock, potatoes, cabbage, etc. His busi- 
 ness extends to many of the surrounding towns 
 and often to other states, while his sales are 
 largely on the New York market. He is 
 assisted by his brother, Wm. G. Ahern. 
 
 MICHAEL O'NEIL 
 
 Is quite a hustler in the line of heavy team 
 work. He employs the force of men who 
 operate the hay press machinery, doing that 
 work by contract, and keeps three teams busy 
 with outside work. He keeps six to eight men 
 going most of the time and several more in the 
 bnsy season. 
 
 THE MILK STATION 
 
 Near the railroad, which is now being rebuilt 
 after the recent fire, has been iu opera tioo for 
 over ten years and has furnished a regularcash 
 market for the product of the surrounding 
 country. The milk is shipped in various forms 
 rtirect to New York City, where the proprietor, 
 Mr. Joseph Laemmle, manages the sale. 
 
 JOHN R. REILLY, 
 
 Has been in the employ of the Syracuse, 
 Binghamton & N. Y. R. R. Co. for the past six- 
 teen years and the record of his promotions is 
 ample evidence that his services are highly 
 appreciated. His first engagement with this 
 company was at his native town of Marathon, 
 where he was day operator for three and one- 
 half years. From there he was promoted to 
 the position of station agent at Lisle, where 
 he was located continuously for eleven and 
 one-half years, untUJuly 1, 1897, when he was 
 changed to this station, fiUing the vacancy 
 caused by the resignation of Mr. L. N. English. 
 Soon after his appointment here Mr. Reilly 
 purchased of Mr. English the handsome 
 dwelling house on Park street opposite the 
 depot, and also the entire coal business at this 
 station, which with the business of the railroad 
 company and the U. S. Express Co. makes him 
 one of the busiest men in town. He is ably 
 assisted by Chas. Wentworth, day operator, 
 andMerritt Mead of Lisle, night operator. 
 
 JOHN R. REILLY. 
 
46 
 
 ILLUSTRATED SOUVENIR EDITION. 
 
 RESIDENCE OF JOHN C: ARNOLD. 
 
 J.C. ARNOLD. 
 
 JOHN C. ARNOLD, 
 
 Is a man v/ho can use a hammer and saw in 
 a way that arouses the envy of most of the 
 carpenters of this generation. He was bom at 
 Owego, N. Y., Nov. 7, 183J, and spent his early 
 life there-and at Honesdale, Pa. In 1862-5 he 
 served in the Union army and since then has 
 worked at his trade of carpenter and joiner. 
 His specialty is line inside work but he has 
 bossed many large building jobs at Binghamton 
 and other places, -Several of the finest resi- 
 dences here, and the new Page block show Ms 
 handiwork. He is an enthusiastic secret 
 society man and belongs to nearly a dozen of 
 them. His residence on East Main street Is 
 shown in the accompanying illustration. 
 
 For About a Year John Osborn has conducted 
 a shop at the west end of the lower bridge 
 where he does wagon repairing and light 
 machine work. 
 
 GEORGE LOVE 
 
 Has been a resident of this place for 41 years 
 and during this time, until the flre, with the 
 exception of two years he conducted a black- 
 smith shop on Main street near the lower 
 bridge. Twenty-five years ago he added a 
 Jivery business which he has carried on suc- 
 cessfully ever since regardless of competition, 
 which at limes has been very strong. For two 
 years he conducted the business in the Asa 
 Beach barn near the M. E. church, and in 1875 
 erected the large bam near the river, which 
 he occupied at the time it was burned. When 
 business was good Mr. Love has kept as high as 
 16 horses, but at present has only 12. He is 
 now located on the former Nioga block prop- 
 erty on Main street where he has recently 
 erected a new house. He also has a feed and 
 hitching stable in connection with his well 
 equipped livery. 
 
 DR. W. SPENCER. 
 
 OUR DENTISTS. 
 
 Or the Men Who Delight in Torturing 
 Other People. 
 
 DR. W. SPENCEH 
 
 bears an enviable reputati<>n and has long 
 stood at the head of the pi'ofession in this sec- 
 tion. He was born in Virgil in 1855, and brought 
 up on his father's farm id tBat place. He com- 
 pleted his education at the State Normal 
 School in Cortland, after which he entered the 
 dental office of his uncle. Dr. Adamy at Union, 
 i,o learn the business. He open'ed his first office 
 In Lisle ia 1878, and a year later bought out Dr. 
 Sweet and removed to Whito'^'y's Point where 
 ae remained some twelve or thirteen yeare. 
 
 In 1893 he bought out Dr. Aldrich and removed 
 jO Marathon, where he hassince resided. He 
 las offices at Marathon, Cincinnatusand Whit- 
 aey's Poiat and late years, .finds himself con- 
 tiiuaUy driven with work. Pie visits this place 
 every Friday and still owns a house here, which 
 choughbj,dly scorched, was one of the three 
 remaining on a whole square, after the fire. 
 
 DR. VICTOR CLAPP 
 
 former'y of New York city, fs associated with 
 Dr. Spencer and in ciiarge of the Whitney's 
 Point office. He graduated from the Univer- 
 sity of Buffalo in 1890, after a three years' 
 coursfc. and has since spen^ much of his time 
 in the practice of his profession in "Whitney's 
 Point, where he is winning success, as shown 
 by the continually iacreasiag patronage of the 
 office. 
 
 DR. VICTOR CLAPP. 
 
 DELOS W. BURDICK 
 
 Was born in Liocklean, Chenango county. 
 May 20, 1844. He came to Whitney's Point in 
 1867 and has been engaged in various enter- 
 prises, at one time running the largest grocery 
 business ever in town. Late years he has been 
 deahng in oysters, clams, etc., and since the fire 
 has had the basement of his house, corner 
 Liberty and 119th streets, fitted up for that 
 purpose. He was in the civil war. being a mem- 
 ber of the 20th N. Y. Cavalry. 
 
 A. CORNELL, 
 
 Has made his home in Whitney's Point 
 almost constantly since I860 when he came 
 here from Friendship, N, Y. He was a tinner 
 by trade and for nearly 20 years worked for 
 S. N. Stone and his predecessors in the 
 corner store. In 1883 he bought out that busi- 
 ness and conducted It with unusual success 
 until recently when he sold it to F. E. Nowlan. 
 
 For several years Mr. Cornell has dealt in 
 butter and now gives his entire time to that 
 business with headquarters in the Stone block. 
 
 The House Painters' Trade has always been 
 well represented and among those now so 
 engaged we note Daniel Butts.a veteran at the 
 business, F. B. Ashley, the artist painter who 
 stands at the head of the profession, Chas. 
 Ballard and A. H. Brown. 
 
WHITNEY'S POINT REPORTER. 
 
 47 
 
 RESIDENCE OF DR. A. H. PELLETTE. 
 
 A. F. LANDERS, 
 
 Has been engaged in tlie feed business for 
 past two years at their place on West Main 
 street. He has a large store house erected 
 especially for this purpose" in which he carries 
 a stock of all kinds of feed; also flour, grain and 
 grass seed. By strict attention to business he 
 has built up a large trade. 
 
 A NEW BUSINESS 
 
 Has been established recently by Mr. Fred. 
 A. Burghardt, a^young man of this place, who 
 is an experienced marble cutter and designer. 
 He is located in the Birdsall building near the 
 depot where he has put in a nice line of marble 
 and granite and is prepared to furnish anything 
 in the line of cemetery work. * 
 
 Mr. Burghardt has been engaged at this 
 trade for the past nine years, working in shops 
 in this place, Sidney and Trumansburg, and by 
 his long experience is amply qualified to do 
 first class work in this line. 
 
 BRAMAN'S MILL. 
 
 In May, 1897, Mr. Henry Braman purchased 
 the new gristmill erected the year before by 
 Moffat & Ticknor, on the corner of Liberty and 
 Railroad streets. In addition to custom grind- 
 ing he does a considerable feed business and 
 has a special switch so that he can unload 
 directly into his storage room. 
 
 Mr. Braman operated theinill at KiUawog for 
 a long time until it burned some nine years 
 ago. He now resides at Lisle but drives to his 
 business regularly. 
 
 WM. UKIN 
 
 Has been a resident of this platje most of the 
 time since 1881 when he moved here from Lisle. 
 He has worked at his trade Steadily during that 
 time with the exception of a few months spent 
 in England over a year ago, from which coun- 
 try he came in 1871. For nine years previous 
 to the fire he resided and conducted his shop 
 in rooms over Shanley Bros, in the old Collins 
 store. He is now located in the Bennett build- 
 ing opposite McCallum's marble shop on Main 
 street. 
 
 This Souvenir Edition was planned princi- 
 pally to leave a record of our great fire, and 
 show the remarkable growth of a new town 
 which has sprung up Phoenix like from its 
 ashes. The expense of publishing such an issue 
 is between $300 and $400, and the venture is 
 only made possible by the hearty co-operation 
 and hberality of our business men anl citizens 
 in advertising, furnishing cuts and writing 
 articles. We believe we are not overstepping 
 the bounds of truth when we say that nowhere 
 else could be found gathered together such an 
 enterprising class of people. 
 
 Merchandizing: on a Large Scale. 
 
 A brief description of Binghamton's greatest 
 dry goods and carpet store will certainly inter- 
 est our readers. We refer to the mammoth 
 establishment of HiUs, McLean & Haskins, 
 situated on the comer of Court and Cheiiaugo 
 streets. Binghamton. Their floor spac^ has 
 beenmore thandoubled this spring, new det)art- 
 mentshave been added, and the flrm is. now 
 entitled to first rank in the county, in 'fact 
 their new store has no equal between N^w 
 York and Buffalo. It occupies 27.000 square 
 feet of floor space, main floor and basement, 
 has a frontage of about 200 feet and a depth of 
 160 feet on both Court and Chenango streets, 
 with a perfect light in every department, of 
 which there are forty on one floor. The ele- 
 gant mirrors, counters, fittings, etc., are all of 
 the best and up to date in every partidfolar, 
 and the interior presents a beautiful and pala- 
 tial appearance. The latest plans include put- 
 ting in a tea room and ladies waiting room, 
 with toilets and other modern conveniences. 
 Such a room would be highly appreciated, 
 especially by out of town customers. In con- 
 sequence of their enterprise the firm is this 
 year making a large increase in business over 
 any previous year. 
 
 It was sixteen years ago that the flrm of 
 Hills, McLean & Haskins commenced business 
 in a modest store and with a modest stock, on 
 Court street. They were very liberal adver- 
 tisers, soon taking the lead among the city 
 merchants, and they never overstated facts or 
 deceived the pubhc in any way. Thei? an- 
 nouncements breathed an air of honesty and 
 sincerity that made them hosts of friend^ and 
 brought great crowds of buyers to their s^ore, 
 and they prospered and grew as no other store 
 in the city has ever done to our knowledge. 
 They made friends of all who came, and their 
 policy from the beginning has been to dare- 
 fully and honestly look after the wants of their 
 castomers. and to handle only good reUable 
 goods, selling them at the lowest consistent 
 prices. 
 
 On'y one member of the original firm 
 now remains— Wm. M. McLean— a gentleman 
 of high christian character, great industry: £End 
 good business ability, and to him much of' the 
 success of the firm is due in the later years. 
 
 Two Traits of Whitney's Point Citizens will 
 
 commend themselves to lovers of humanity 
 and the world at large. The first is that there 
 is no aristocracy — the poorest man of good 
 morals is as highly esteemed as the wealthiest;, 
 and all are on a common level of good fellow- 
 ship. The second is their great kindness during 
 sickness or trouble. Strangers coming here 
 notice this latter trait particularly and many 
 have said they never have Hved among such 
 good people before. Literally, lovingly and 
 kindly they fulfill the Master's words: "I was a 
 stranger, and ye took me in; naked and ye 
 clothed me." 
 
 PHILO H. LANDERS, 
 
 Was born in the town of WiUet June 13th, 
 1857, and Uved on the home farm until twenty- 
 four years old, when he was married and lived 
 for six years at Upper Lisle. He afterwards 
 resided for four years at Triangle and the past 
 six years has been a resident of Whitney's 
 Point. He is considered a man of sound judg- 
 ment and excellent business ability. 
 
 Mr. Landers has been engaged in several 
 occupations. He taught school twelve terms, 
 was farming for several years, and is at pres- 
 ent handling butter of Lhe finest grades besides 
 doing some ypeculaling. He is quite a horse- 
 man and generally drives as fine a team as can 
 be found in thLs secLion. He was supervisor of 
 Triangle for two terms fin K9l 9i) is a member 
 )f the present school board and for the pasc 
 ive years has been the elficient treasurer of 
 the Broome County Agriculuural Society. 
 
 ARTHUR H. PELLETTE, M. D. 
 
 Dr. A. H. Pel'ette is a native of Nanticoke, 
 ^on of Nathan and Mercy (Morgan) PeUette. 
 His father was a wel'-io-do farmer and trader, 
 and was from Massachusetts. His moiher was 
 the daughter of Halsey Morgan, one of the o'd 
 settlers of Broome county. Arthur had the 
 misfortune to be orphaned early in life, but he 
 remained in Nanticoke attending school until 
 his fourteenth year, when he completed his 
 studies at the Cortland Normal school and 
 Lowell's Business College. For a time he 
 studied medicine with Br. Guy of Maine, and 
 afterwards went to the New York Home- 
 opath ic Medical College. Graduating there in 
 the class of 1880, he was apt>ointed to the hos- 
 pital on Ward island and continued his con- 
 nection with the college hospital for a time. 
 He has since been located at VanEttenviUe, 
 Nanticoke, Maine and Lestershire, trading 
 with Dr. S. P. AUen and removing to Whit- 
 ney's Point in July, 1895. 
 
 The doctor has been uniformly successful 
 in his practice here, and at some seasons of 
 the year is compelled to ride night and day. 
 He is now in the prime of fife, being forty 
 years of age. He is quite interested in public 
 affairs and fraternal societies and is foreman 
 of the S. E. Birdsall Hose Co. and an active 
 member of the Red Men and Masons. His 
 residence was among the bufidings to go in the 
 great fire of AprU 23d. and he has since bought 
 the former Dr. Gridley house and lot and this 
 spring erected a commodious barn on the 
 premises. 
 
 In July. 1879, Dr. PeUette was married to 
 Miss Carrie Beau of Maine. They have two 
 children now living— Lena and Robert — little 
 Rhea having died since they came to Whit- 
 ney's Point, leaving a wound in aching hearts 
 which time cannot heal. 
 
 
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 ILLUSTRATED SOUVENIR EDITION. 
 
 L. BENNETT, 
 
 -©^DEALER INH&- 
 
 LIGHT I HEAVY HARNESS 
 
 AND 
 
 Horse Furnishing Goods, 
 
 Trunks, Bags, Etc. 
 
 A full line of Factory Made 
 Harness constantly on hand* 
 
 Also Veterinary Medicines 
 and Stock Foods .... 
 
 PAGE BLOCK, 
 
 WHITNEY'S POINT. 
 
 EDMUND B» JENK^ 
 
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 LAND . . 
 SURVEYOR AND 
 
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 Managing Clerk John P. Wheeler's Law Office. 
 BidcJIecom ^locl-c, \A/hltney»s F»olnt, IN. "V. 
 
 E. B. BLACK, iS'JS"" 
 
 REPORTER BUILDING, Direct agent for the Aetna, Phoenix, 
 
 -^i^Whitney's Point, N. Y. Springfield, Dutchess Co. Mutual and 
 Hanover Insurance Companies. 
 
 For Insurance That Insures Call and See Me. 
 
 R. I PERRY, M. D., 
 pb^slctan^^nb^^urGCon, 
 
 Office and residence on Collins Street, opposite Meth- 
 odist Church. Office hours from 12 to 2 and 7 to 9 P. M. 
 
 BLMORB O. PAOB, 
 
 Attorney and Counselor at Law, 
 
 Ross Building, Binghamton, N. Y. 
 
 At Whitney's Point, 
 Saturdays 
 
 Office, second floor 
 
 -Reporter Building. 
 
 k H. FELLETTE, M. D., 
 
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 'i-n^ti-e-i&i-a^-:^^ -iO^-^f^ 
 
 Offlco and residence onMain-st., opposite Academy. 
 
 .... Office Hours i to 4 P. iM. 
 
 LACY N. ROBINSON, 
 
 IFnsutance anb IReal Estate, 
 
 Alien BJock, Whitney's Point, N. Y. 
 
 Representing the following flrst-class companies : Home, of N. Y. ; 
 Hartford. Hartford. Gt.; Giens Falls, of Glens Falls, New York; Com- 
 mercial Union, of Eng.and; German Alliance Insurance Association, 
 of New York; Spriag Garden, of Philadelphia: Niagara, of New 
 York, and the Travelers' JL,ife and Accident, of Hartford, Conn. 
 All business entrusted to my care will receive prompt attention. 
 
 CW ABGE, SPLENDID PHOTOGRAPHS hy the artist, T. Edwards, of 
 /•^the ruins (several diJIerent views), new buildings, street scenes 
 in the new Whitney's Point can he obtained by addressing Reporter 
 Office, Wtitney's Point, W. Y. Price 40c eacli by mail. 
 
 hiine'g^s 
 
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 ESTABLISHED 1866. 
 
 Full Classical, English, College 
 Preparatory and Teachers* 
 Courses ..... 
 
 Tuition for ITon-Eesidents per Term (1-2 Year) : 
 
 Academic Department, - $9.00 
 Extra for Higher Mathematics, 1.00 
 Grammar Department, 7.50 
 
 Intermediate " - 6.50 
 
 Primary " 4. .50 
 
 Board of Education : 
 P. E. Allbn, Pres. A. H. Youmahs. Secy. F. C Bbanday. 
 
 J. P. NOBTHRUP. p. H. LANDERS. 
 
 FACULTY : 
 
 Principal, H. G. Gbdbel. 
 
 Preceptress and Training Class Instructor. Miss J. HobtenseHodgks 
 Asst. Preceptress - - - - Miss Mabel Fuller 
 
 Grammar Department, Mrs. Leonora Jennings 
 
 Intermediate, - Miss Mary L. Pebce 
 
 2d Primary Department, Mrs. Isadorb Wooster 
 
 1st Primary Department, Mrs. Kate J. Howard 
 
 For further particulars, address Principal or President of Board. 
 
 1R. a. Seijmour, flD. 2)., 
 
 PtiyslGlan and Suroeon 
 
 Office in Wilcox Block, two 
 doors south of Post-Offlce 
 Residence Henry Seymour 
 Place 
 
 e Office Hours, 1 to 3 and 7 to 8 P. M. 
 ® Office and Residence Connected 
 Q s^ " with telephone. 
 
 ]J L.MAXFIELD, 
 
 <c:^__(5oun8elor at ILaw. 
 
 Office in "Big Four" Block over F. E. Allen's Store. 
 
 Special attention given to conveyancing and prac- 
 tice in Surrogate's Court. Justice o( the Peace. 
 
 GEO. W. ALDRICH, 
 
 mmm, Coniracior %"?.»="«. 
 
 J r» Mj NORWICH, 
 
 and Builder. ^-^ 
 
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 JVLf^VILLE ^ JVLiLLS. 
 
 Dealer in Flour, Feed, Meal, 
 Bran, Mids, etc .... 
 
 Custom Grinding 
 
 Done Promptly. 
 
R. \A/. \A/H/\LEY, 
 
 Fashionable Hair Dresser, 
 
 aQd Facial Operator. All work flrst-class. La- 
 dies aud cliildiens hair cut in tbe latest styles, 
 also razor honing and shear sharpening a spec- 
 ialty. Located over Stanley Bros.' store. 
 
 H. H. TURNER, D. D. S. 
 
 Whitney's Point, N. Y. 
 REPORTER BUILDING EVERY MONDAY. 
 
 F. A. BURQHARDT, 
 
 —A lull line of— 
 
 American and Foreign Marble and Granite 
 
 Cemetery Work of all Kinds. 
 Shop in Birdsall Building:, Oppo. Depot. 
 
 ^HE aged Cooper by tlie bridge will 
 continue to work all he can in 
 
 the same place where he has tor 
 
 twenty-nine years. He likes to work 
 for honest men, but don't want any more 
 custom from dead beats. 
 
 S. RITTENBURG. ji^ji 
 
 Tonsttrlal Parlors. 
 
 Syracuse Bicycles, Sundries 
 and Repairing.^^'^*-^*- 
 
 Wilcox Block, riain St. 
 
 DEALER IN 
 
 Farm Implements, Fertilizers 
 
 and Wool. 
 
 The best on the market at reasonable prices. 
 Main St., Whitney's Point. 
 
 M. 0. EGGLESTON, l^^fAl^S^}^"" 
 
 Show rooms and office on Liberty-st. in D S. 
 Monroe's buildings, (formerly Dr. Allen's office) 
 near railroad. New and complete stock of 
 Funeral Furnishings. Calls promptly attended 
 day or night. 
 
 ^^HOHER SniTH, .. 
 
 DEALER IN 
 F-LOUR. AIND F=-EED. 
 
 Good Goods at Low Prices. 
 
 Main Street, near railroad, Whitney's Point. 
 
 A. CORNELL, 
 
 Dealer in Butter, 
 
 Whitney's Point, N. Y. 
 
 Headquarters at Hardware Store of 
 F. E. Nowlan, Main St. 
 
 GEORGE LOVE,-=^ 
 
 . . . Livery and Feed Stable, 
 
 Established 1873. 
 
 Hain Street, 
 Whitney's Point. 
 
 P. H. LANDERS, 
 
 —DEALER IN— 
 
 Gilt Edge Butter 
 
 The highest market price paid. 
 Residence, Collins St., Whitney's Point. 
 
 HIR/\;VV KING. 
 
 >|k Furnishings, Cigars, Con= 
 -<*^o- fectionery and 
 ^l|r Balcestuffs 
 
 Agent for Palace Laundry of Cortland. 
 
 Whitney's Po int, N. Y. 
 
 DANIELS _^ Watches, Diamonds, Jewelry, 
 
 DEALERS IN 
 
 ..FORD,, 
 
 OPTICAL GOODS. 
 
 Sil\/er\A/are, Cloclcs, 
 .... yWusical Instruments, etc." 
 
 Main St., Whitney's Point. FINE WATCH REPAIRING. 
 
 BIRDSALL, WAITE & PERRY MANUFACTURING CO., 
 
 Fine - ^-^^ 
 
 Carriages and Sleighs, 
 
 -_\A/hitney's F»oint, N. Y. 
 
 z^^NICHOLS & SON^^: 
 
 see DEALERS IN e e e 
 
 FINE % MEDIUM FURNITURE 
 
 Picture Framing and 
 Repairing a Specialty. 
 
 Mbitnei^'s point, IR. ip. 
 
 American Hard Wall Plaster 
 Constantly on Hand .... 
 
 A FULL LINE OF THE BEST 
 
 Including Stoves, Ranges, Tinware, 
 Carpenters' and Builders' SuppUes, 
 Plows, Adamant, Cement, Barb Wire, Sewer Pipe, Brick, etc. 
 
 J. J. JOHINSOIN dfc SON. 
 
 E. VA/. VAN SLYKLE, 
 
 Architect, Contractor and Builder. 
 
 Estimates Promptly F^urnished. 
 LESTERSHIRE, NEW YORK. 
 
 Ibigb art Zsii\ovir\Q,^^^> 
 
 Excellence of Goods, Perfection of Fit, 
 Superiority of Workmanship, 
 Moderate Prices. 
 
 F. F. BARNES, Merchant Tailor, 
 
 Big Four Block, Over Allen'srWhitney's Point. 
 
 JOHN R. REILLY, 
 
 COAL DEALER 
 
 ...Agent for... D., L. & W. Anthracite Georges' Creek, Cum- 
 berland Smithing and Eureka Bituminous Steam 
 Coal. Anthracite Coal CarefuUy Screened. 
 Orders Delivered on Short Notice. 
 
 Office at E>epot, Vl/hltney's Folnt. 
 
 HIA. W. REYNOLDS,!** 
 
 % 
 
 Contractor and Builder. 
 
 ESTIMATES FURNISHED. 
 
 BInghamton, 
 
 New "Vork. 
 
 CITY ^ MEAT ^ riA RKET 
 
 Choice Meats of all Kinds ....We Aim 
 
 Constantly on Hand. To Please... 
 
 THE BEST STOCKED MARKET IS KORTHERN EROOME. 
 
 R. R. LEVA/IS, Rrop. 
 
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 I Hills, McLeanj& Haskins. | 
 
 The 
 
 Largest 
 
 And 
 
 Most 
 
 Modem ^^^^ 
 
 Carrying Fine 
 Goods 
 Between 
 New York 
 and Buffalo. 
 
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 We carry a full line of Dress Goods, Silks, Dress Trimmings, Laces, Kid Gloves, Hosiery, Underwear, Notions, 
 Muslin Underwear, Cloaks, Furs, Suits, Children's Ready-Made Wear, Millinery, Trunks, Satchels, Tables, Lamps, 
 Screens, Pictures, Carpets, Rugs, Linoleums, Hard Wood Flooring, Baby Carriages, Hammocks, Demorest Sewing 
 Machines, Holiday Goods, Books, Umbrellas, Art Goods, Fancy Goods, Men's Furnishings, Window Shades, Lace 
 Curtains, Draperies, Feather Pillows, Flags, Ready-Made Sheets, Bedding, Table Linens, etc. 
 
 We not only have the Largest, but most Convenient Store in Binghamton for out of town people to trade at. 
 
 40 Departments On One Floor! 
 
 No going up and down stairs — a splendid light to select goods under, a good restaurant just across the 
 street, handy to the depot. Pay us a visit when you come to Binghamton — you will receive a cordial wel- 
 come, whether you buy or not. Our low prices will surely interest you. 
 
 
 E HILLS, HcLEAN & HASKINS, Corner Court and Chenango Streets. ^ 
 
 DENNING'S^ 
 
 THE GREAT STORE. 
 
 DRESS GOODS, SILKS, TRIMMINGS. 
 
 Brighter, Bigger, Better Than Ever. The 
 supplying of your needs promptly, inexpensively 
 and dependably is our established duty. 
 
 Department of Ladies' Ready to Wear Goods 
 a growing feature of our business. Suits, Skirts, 
 Coats, Capes, Wrappers, Waists, etc. . . 
 
 Ory Goods Department— Here the thrifty buyers will find their opportunity. Shoe I3ept. 
 Stand the family in a row, down to the smallest of the children, and an easy fit and easy price follows. 
 
 Grocery Department — Staple, Fancy — the ever busy hustle here tells the story best. Department 
 of Crokcery and Kitchen Ware in basement always attractive. Carpets, i Curtains, Rugs, WallPaper, Shades, Fixtures. 
 Furniture Dep^rtmesnt — Home fittings at moderate prices. WM. DENNING. 
 
 PERKINS & PARSONS, 
 
 Httotne^s anb 
 Counselors at ILaw, 
 
 Perry Block, Binghamton, N. Y, 
 
 HARRY C. PBRKINS, Dfst. Atty. 
 ROBERT S. PARSONS. 
 
 SFENG&R & GLflrr, 
 
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 |{( DENTISTS! % 
 
 No fancy prices, but good work All Work 
 
 at reasonable prices Fully Guaranteed. 
 
 Marathon, Whitney's Point, Cincinnatus. 
 
 HALFTONES I 
 
 Adapted for all 
 o Illustration 
 
 Purposes. vv^<^yir 
 
 Portraits, Buildings I coa^seunehaif- 
 
 . . .. ' SK 'O'l^s lOr news- 
 
 ./xtld ail ^ paper souvenir 
 
 Mechanical Objects* ^ ^ '.'^'specialty. 
 
 Many of the engravings in this issue IT T T T nVT^ 
 are specimens of our 120 line. . . . Ha vJ* J.<JLU I Uf 
 
 Engraver, Waylusing, Pa, 
 
 Write for Prices. 
 
 n S. MONROE, ACT, 
 
 -*-^' ^-^ ' WHITNEY'S POINT, N. Y. 
 
 Catting anb Express. 
 
 Carriages for ... . 
 Weddings and Funerals. 
 
 Dealer in Ice, Wood, 
 Lumber, etc . , . 
 
 Office and Residence on Liberty St. 
 
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