Miscellaneous Happenings - 1899

Bainbridge Republican, March 29, 1899

 

Augustus Priest and son, Burt Priest, are rushing the completion of their new wagon and paint shop on Kirby street [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY].  They all ready have much business in their line.

 

Considerable machinery was received last week at the National Sugar of Milk factory in Bainbridge to be operated for the refining of the crude sugar which has been the manufacture up to the present time.  It is expected the refining process will begin by the 15th of April.  The sugar is used only for medicinal purposes and is sold at a high rate.

 

The Hon. Elliot Danforth, of New York city, may well pray to be delivered from his friends.  He is invited to two banquets--the first one is the Jeffersonian Democratic dinner under the auspices of Tammany Hall to take place April 13th, Jefferson's birthday; and the second is the Jeffersonian Democratic free silver dinner, which comes off six days later, with Col Bryan's presence.  The Tammany men celebrate at $10 a plate, and Bryanites at $1 apiece.  The price of the dinners will not puzzle Mr Danforth so much as the political issues at stake.

 

The village board re-elected at the corporation election of Tuesday, March 21, met Monday evening for re-organization.  The officers of last year were retained.  The constables are:  Ed Shafer, Theo Hutchinson, Smith Lane, Will and Chas. Payne, W.B. Matterson was appointed corporation attorney and J.C. Scott, clerk.

 

Bainbridge Republican, April 5, 1899

 

J.E. Hirt & Co. have opened their new clothing store and tailoring establishment in the Thomas Block.

 

Dr. George F. Entler of Oneonta [Otsego Co., NY], for the last twenty-five years surgeon for the D.& H railroad Co., died at his home Monday night of pneumonia, aged 49 years.  He had frequently been called to Bainbridge in consultation with our physicians.  He was a skillful surgeon.  He performed 157 capital amputations without a single death resulting from the operation.

 

Rumors are thick in this village in regard to the bitter feeling existing in Bainbridge as the outcome of the recent corporation election.  It is already hinted that the extensive business of Hovey, Clark & Co., and also the business of the Bainbridge Separator Co., may be transferred to Sidney.  Already Sidney marketmen and grocerymen are selling considerable quantities of their goods to Bainbridge parties.