Miscellaneous Items
Bainbridge, Chenango County, NY
Chenango Union, May 15, 1884
Farm Laborer Wages
It is said that farm help is scarce and wages high. Farm laborers demand and receive from $20 to $25 per month.
Train Wreck
A freight train attempted to pass the construction train upon the same track, just below this village, Thursday morning. the result was two smashed engines. Neither engine was derailed, and after an hour's work the track was again in readiness for business.
Bed Rock Emory Works
The "double ender" is the name of a new invention of the Bed Rock Emory Works. It is designed to take the place of a whetstone, and is just the thing for the farmer, and for use in the household. It consists of a round piece of emery, about the length of a whetstone, half the length being coarse, for heavy grinding; the other half, fine, for sharpening purposes. This little tool does away with the grindstone, and oilstone, and combines them both in a small compass. For sharpening knives, and all edge tools, it is the nicest thing we ever saw.
Roberts' Independent Hose Co. Festival & Fair
The festival and fair of Roberts' Independent Hose Company, Saturday last, was a success. At 2 P.M. the street parade took place, and was witnessed by a large crowd which lined the principal thoroughfares of the village. At 4:30 the doors of Prince Hall were thrown open and supper was served from that hour until 11 o'clock. There was a perfect jam in the evening. The concert by the Choral Union and McKinstry Silver Cornet Band was highly appreciated. Among the pleasant events of the evening was the presentation of an elegant gold badge to J.M. Roberts, a token of esteem from the company. C.B. Sumner responded for Mr. Roberts. Near the close of the evening a banner bearing the inscription, "Welcome Danforth Hose," which had hung suspended from the center of the hall, was presented to that Company as a token of good will. In response, remarks were made by Mr. Danforth testifying the close friendship which would hereafter exist between the two companies. The total receipts for the entertainment were about $234 of which the boys realized over $160 profit. --Republican
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