Dr. William B. Squires
Chenango American, January 21, 1858
We are pained to record the sudden death of Doct. Wm. B. Squires, of Chenango Forks [Broome Co., NY], formerly of this village [Greene, Chenango Co., NY]. He died at his residence, on Tuesday night last, after an illness of only four hours. His funeral will take place at 12 o'clock, tomorrow (Friday).
William H. Hamilton
Chenango American, January 21, 1858
Wm. H. Hamilton, formerly a resident of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], died recently at Brownville, Nebraska, where he had taken up his residence He was a promising young man, and his death is a crushing blow to his many friends in this vicinity. His remains were brought home for burial.
Hattie Dexter
Died April 20, 1933, New Berlin, NY
Many hearts were sad and many eyes tearful as the message came that Hattie Dexter had gone. Ill only a few days, she grew rapidly worse and passed away at her late home in Holmesville [Chenango Co., NY] April 20. Hattie Dexter was born January 10, 1858, the only daughter of Leroy and Silvia Sage Dexter, on the farm now owned by Earl Brownson, having come, when 13 years old, to her late home. At the age of three she met with an accident which crippled her for life, an affliction which she has borne so patiently, after saying, "I will bear my burden uncomplainingly, for my heavenly father willed it so." Always cheerful and happy if anyone went in to cheer her up, he went away feeling she had cheered him the more. When a young woman she worked at millinery in Norwich and South New Berlin. In late years she worked at dress making. Many families looked forward to the time when Hattie would come for a week or so to assist with the sewing. She will be sadly missed by her neighbors and friends. She was always seeking to do some kindly deed to make life's pathway smoother and more cheerful for someone. Her own genial nature was ever radiating good cheer to everyone. She leaves to mourn her passing, one brother, Berton Dexter, nephews, nieces, and cousins, and many friends. Her funeral was held from the home Sunday afternoon and was largely attended, Rev. G.H. Simons officiating. She was laid to rest in the family plot in South New Berlin. The bearers were George Bush, Andy Daniels, Walter Bailey and Harold Braizee. Relatives and friends were present from Mt. Upton, Morris, Sidney, Norwich, Cortland, Binghamton, DeRuyter and South New Berlin.
William Dart
Died July 5, 1934, Avon Park, FL
Big Moose [Herkimer Co. NY]: William Dart, pioneer guide and hotel proprietor in the Adirondacks, died suddenly at his winter home in Avon Park, Fla., after a brief illness. Mrs. J.W.T. Lesure, his only daughter, received word at Dart's camp that he was ill and left immediately for Avon Park. He died before she arrived. Mr. Dart retired about 10 years ago, and placed his son-in-law in charge of the Adirondack camp. He has since spent the winter months at Avon Park, where he owned an orange grove. He left Dart's camp in the fall and went to his winter home alone. He had intended to return north this month.
The dean of woodsmen and guides and hosts was Bill Dart. He was born in Laurens, Otsego county, but little is known of his early life. When he was 14 years old he ran away to join the union army in the Civil War, but his father followed and brought him home. The senior Dart took no more chances with his patriotic and adventurous son after that and moved to Canada to forestall another attempt at enlistment. After the war the Dart family returned to this country and settled at White lake. it was shortly thereafter in 1870 that the association of Bill Dart with the Adirondacks began. With a party of trappers he went to Bisby lake where the trappers told the youth it was easy to make $100 a winter trapping. When division of the winter's catch was completed in the spring, however, young Dart found he did not have anywhere near the estimated amount. The other trappers, discouraged, left for home, but not Bill Dart. He stayed in the woods to get his $100. With the true instinct of the pioneer, Dart pushed farther into the Fulton chain of lakes country. He made his headquarters on what was known as Second lake of the north branch, which later became known as Dart's lake, named for Bill Dart.
Dart established trap lines with stopping places at other lakes in the region of Big Moose lake and Sixth lake of the Fulton chain. It was 1887 before he lived on what is now known as Dart's lake. He had a cabin where all the traps and guns and other equipment were stored. In the winter of 1887-88 the first camp was built on Dart's lake. It was known as the double-deck camp, built in anticipation of a party from Boston the next summer, and it was also the nucleus of a great resort colony. Bill kept at his traps, although he had branched out into the vacation business. He found little time for courtship and social activities, but despite his busy and rugged life he decided that the care of a summer camp needed a woman's attention, and in 1888 he married Miss Mary Kronmiller of White lake, who became known as Ma Dart and who died in 1932.
Macadam roads were unheard of in those parts at that time, and before the railroad was built thru so the summer guests could reach Dart's by Big Moose station and Glenmore landing, the guides carried the women on their backs. A strap chair on two poles carried by four husky guides was the means of travel for the women. The men had to walk. In 1896 when the railroad sliced its fingers of steel thru the wilderness the summer vacationists made their way to Dart's from Big Moose station by way of the Glenmore landing and by boats on Big Moose lake to Dart's landing and thence by foot or on a stoneboat hauled by an ox. That ox helped to make history in the Adirondacks. The ox was a stubborn animal when Dart bought it from Lon Wood at Fourth lake. Wood was ready to give up in disgust and give the animal to his neighbor, but Dart came along with some cash and start home with his new purchase. Most of the guides around Wood's cabin figured that Dart would end up in the trees and the ox loose in the woods, but after some verbal persuasion and the liberal use of a club, the ox and Bill became fast friends. The ox wore a harness and hauled heavy loads with ease and would take logs out of the mud that horses would have been unable to pull. Bill kept the ox in service until it died.
Also in 1896, the main house and two cottages were added to the fast growing colony, numbering 18 cottages, boathouses and other buildings. Bill Dart's fame grew thereafter: business came in leaps and bounds. His reputation as a host and entertainer spread far and wide and he was the first to have a bathroom in the Adirondacks. After the plumbing for this had been completed, Dart, with soap and towels in hand told Mrs. J. F. Day, a guest, that she should have the honor of being the first woman to use the new tub.
In 1902 Dart took a trip with his family to California and in 1903 he went to Colorado. Probably the hunting enticed him to the western wilds. In the winter of 1904, C. Barrett, another veteran of the Adirondacks, convinced Dart that he should visit the south onetime, probably because of the turkey shooting. Dart went to Avon Park, Florida and purchased a 10-acre orange and grapefruit grove. He became interested in real estate development in the south and bought and sold houses and citrus groves, he also owned bank stock, and though these ventures were completely successful from a financial standpoint he remained in the south enjoyed the hunting and fishing. To prove his skill with the rod and reel in southern waters, a 100-pound tarpon hands over the fireplace at his camp. In 1931 he gave up active management of his resort, turning over to Mr. and Mrs. Lesure, though a visitor north during season, he spent most of his time in the south.
In Triangle, Broome Co., on the 15th inst., Jesse Williams, aged 82 years.
In Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], on the 15th inst., Mrs. Mary Terry, aged 90 years.
In Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY], on the 29th ult., Mrs. Rebecca Angel, wife of Isaac M. Angel, aged 77 years.
In McDonough [Chenango Co., NY], on the 6th inst., of consumption, Mrs. Cornelia H. [Hill], wife of Edwin Hill.
At Otselic [Chenango Co., NY], on the 11th inst., Mr. William Henry Brown, aged 41 years.
In Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], on the 27th ult., of consumption, Chester Redfield, aged 60 years.
In Binghamton [Broome Co., NY], on the 11th inst., Henry L. Dimmick, aged 26 years.
At Kirkwood, on the 7th inst., of consumption, Frances A. [Cooke], wife of G.H. Cooke and daughter of Henry and Sarah Squires, aged 21 years 8 months and 7 days.
The dean of woodsmen and guides and hosts was Bill Dart. He was born in Laurens, Otsego county, but little is known of his early life. When he was 14 years old he ran away to join the union army in the Civil War, but his father followed and brought him home. The senior Dart took no more chances with his patriotic and adventurous son after that and moved to Canada to forestall another attempt at enlistment. After the war the Dart family returned to this country and settled at White lake. it was shortly thereafter in 1870 that the association of Bill Dart with the Adirondacks began. With a party of trappers he went to Bisby lake where the trappers told the youth it was easy to make $100 a winter trapping. When division of the winter's catch was completed in the spring, however, young Dart found he did not have anywhere near the estimated amount. The other trappers, discouraged, left for home, but not Bill Dart. He stayed in the woods to get his $100. With the true instinct of the pioneer, Dart pushed farther into the Fulton chain of lakes country. He made his headquarters on what was known as Second lake of the north branch, which later became known as Dart's lake, named for Bill Dart.
Dart established trap lines with stopping places at other lakes in the region of Big Moose lake and Sixth lake of the Fulton chain. It was 1887 before he lived on what is now known as Dart's lake. He had a cabin where all the traps and guns and other equipment were stored. In the winter of 1887-88 the first camp was built on Dart's lake. It was known as the double-deck camp, built in anticipation of a party from Boston the next summer, and it was also the nucleus of a great resort colony. Bill kept at his traps, although he had branched out into the vacation business. He found little time for courtship and social activities, but despite his busy and rugged life he decided that the care of a summer camp needed a woman's attention, and in 1888 he married Miss Mary Kronmiller of White lake, who became known as Ma Dart and who died in 1932.
Macadam roads were unheard of in those parts at that time, and before the railroad was built thru so the summer guests could reach Dart's by Big Moose station and Glenmore landing, the guides carried the women on their backs. A strap chair on two poles carried by four husky guides was the means of travel for the women. The men had to walk. In 1896 when the railroad sliced its fingers of steel thru the wilderness the summer vacationists made their way to Dart's from Big Moose station by way of the Glenmore landing and by boats on Big Moose lake to Dart's landing and thence by foot or on a stoneboat hauled by an ox. That ox helped to make history in the Adirondacks. The ox was a stubborn animal when Dart bought it from Lon Wood at Fourth lake. Wood was ready to give up in disgust and give the animal to his neighbor, but Dart came along with some cash and start home with his new purchase. Most of the guides around Wood's cabin figured that Dart would end up in the trees and the ox loose in the woods, but after some verbal persuasion and the liberal use of a club, the ox and Bill became fast friends. The ox wore a harness and hauled heavy loads with ease and would take logs out of the mud that horses would have been unable to pull. Bill kept the ox in service until it died.
Also in 1896, the main house and two cottages were added to the fast growing colony, numbering 18 cottages, boathouses and other buildings. Bill Dart's fame grew thereafter: business came in leaps and bounds. His reputation as a host and entertainer spread far and wide and he was the first to have a bathroom in the Adirondacks. After the plumbing for this had been completed, Dart, with soap and towels in hand told Mrs. J. F. Day, a guest, that she should have the honor of being the first woman to use the new tub.
In 1902 Dart took a trip with his family to California and in 1903 he went to Colorado. Probably the hunting enticed him to the western wilds. In the winter of 1904, C. Barrett, another veteran of the Adirondacks, convinced Dart that he should visit the south onetime, probably because of the turkey shooting. Dart went to Avon Park, Florida and purchased a 10-acre orange and grapefruit grove. He became interested in real estate development in the south and bought and sold houses and citrus groves, he also owned bank stock, and though these ventures were completely successful from a financial standpoint he remained in the south enjoyed the hunting and fishing. To prove his skill with the rod and reel in southern waters, a 100-pound tarpon hands over the fireplace at his camp. In 1931 he gave up active management of his resort, turning over to Mr. and Mrs. Lesure, though a visitor north during season, he spent most of his time in the south.
Death notices
Chenango American, January 21, 1858
In Triangle, Broome Co., on the 15th inst., Jesse Williams, aged 82 years.
In Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], on the 15th inst., Mrs. Mary Terry, aged 90 years.
In Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY], on the 29th ult., Mrs. Rebecca Angel, wife of Isaac M. Angel, aged 77 years.
In McDonough [Chenango Co., NY], on the 6th inst., of consumption, Mrs. Cornelia H. [Hill], wife of Edwin Hill.
At Otselic [Chenango Co., NY], on the 11th inst., Mr. William Henry Brown, aged 41 years.
In Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], on the 27th ult., of consumption, Chester Redfield, aged 60 years.
In Binghamton [Broome Co., NY], on the 11th inst., Henry L. Dimmick, aged 26 years.
At Kirkwood, on the 7th inst., of consumption, Frances A. [Cooke], wife of G.H. Cooke and daughter of Henry and Sarah Squires, aged 21 years 8 months and 7 days.
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