Bainbridge Personal Items, April 1914

Bainbridge, Chenango County, NY

 Personal Items from Afton Enterprise, April 16, 1914

 

At the annual meeting of the Robert's Hose Co., held in their parlors last Tuesday evening the following officers were elected for a term of one year:  President, J.M. Cooper; Vice President, S.J. Bennett; Treasurer, O.L. Crumb; Secretary, Edward Woodmansee; Foreman, Frank Mott; First Ass't Foreman, Chas. Colwell; Second Ass't Foreman, Will Sargant; Trustee for three years, O.L. Crumb; Pipemen, Fred Sherman, Warren Smith, James Purvis, Frank Mott, Will Sargant and Fred Sherman are elected to meet with the Danforth Hose Co., Thursday evening at the Danforth Parlors for the selection of Chief.

 

The trip to Cornell which was the first of the two prizes given by E.L. Banner, Cornell, '15, for the best loaf of bread in the bread making contest held recently and which was won by Miss Edith Dingman, will be taken April 28th to May 1st. 

 

Herman C. Newell has taken possession of the shoe business which he purchased of Jesse L. Anderson a few weeks ago.  Mr. Anderson has been in business here for nearly 30 years.  In May he will move to Lestershire where he will engage in the real estate business.

 

Ground was broken last week for the cellar to the Catholic Church which will be erected this spring in this village.  The cellar is 24 by 40 feet and the entire cost of the structure will be about $2,000.  The site is on South Main street between the residences of George Bentley and George W. Cook, Jr.  The church will be of attractive design and will be made as nice as the funds available will permit.

 

Ralph W. Kirby, President of the First National Bank has purchased a Buick roadster, complete in every detail with all the latest automobile equipments.  This car is one of the company's best machines.  Preparatory for the reception of the car some time in May he is having built at his residence on West Main street an attractive garage.

 

George l. Lyon has exchanged his Overland touring car with S.A. Jones, Chenango County's agent, for a new 1914 model Overland, equipped with self starter and all improved devices.