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PUBLICATION DATE |
"Black
Swan" |
Miss E. T.
Greenfield, perhaps the sweetest singer alive,
gave a concert at the Eagle Hall in Ogdensburg Sep. 21, 1857. This is her third visit, and if she had
white skin, she would be followed by a suit of admirers |
7 |
Sep. 22, 1857. |
8
deaths in 6 months |
the death notices include 8
members of the Elijah Osgood family of Stockholm who have
passed away during the last 6 months. (from the Potsdam Courier) |
11 |
Apr. 12, 1853 |
a daily
paper for Ogdensburg |
Mr. Oswell says he will publish
the first edition of his Daily Morning News on Mar. 22, 1852 |
11 |
Mar. 16, 1852. |
accident
in Fowler |
Darwin Farmer,
13, son of Harvey Farmer
of Fowler, fell out of the hay mow and onto a pitch fork Jul. 23, 1854. One of the tines narrowly missed his heart,
and he ended up with a broken collar bone. (from the Gouverneur Free Press) |
8 |
Aug. 1, 1854 |
accident
in the woods |
John Dezell 2nd of Lisbon broke both of his legs in an accident in the woods
Mar. 3, 1858 |
7 |
Mar. 6, 1858. |
accidental
shooting |
Francis Whitman was accidentally shot while in the woods near Edwards
searching for a deranged man on Sep. 30, 1855 (from the Progressive Age) |
2 |
Oct. 9, 1855 |
accused
murderer |
Nancy Ann McArdle was arrested on suspicion of killing a child above Ogdensburg
last week. She had left Morristown
with the child last November, and she is in Canton jail now. She was acquitted in June, 1853 |
11 |
Mar. 8 & June 28, 1853 |
Alexander
Mayne sentenced |
Alexander Mayne was convicted of second degree manslaughter for the death of Samuel Snoddy and got sent to the
state prison for 7 years. |
4 |
Mar. 3, 1853 |
amputation |
Dr. S. N. Sherman amputated the
leg of H. B. Smith in
Ogdensburg Feb. 1, 1851, while the patient was under the effects of
chloroform. Mr. Smith, a builder by
trade, had fallen on the ice some time ago.
Although he had survived falls from one and two storeys high in the
past, this simple accident cost him his leg. |
11 |
Feb. 4, 1851 |
another
gun accident |
a man named Locke
was injured by the discharge of a cannon at the
Stockholm and Brasher Falls station on the 4th of July. He put the cartridge in the gun before
cleaning it. He lost one hand, plus 3
fingers from the other. |
8 |
Jul. 11, 1854 |
another
infant found |
Coroner J.
C. Preston held an inquest on the body of an
infant found floating in the Oswegatchie opposite Ogdensburg Jul. 5. Cause of death was blows inflicted on its
head. |
11 |
Jul. 12, 1853 |
another
thief caught |
Franklin Richards (of Moira) stole a pair of fur gloves from Atcheson's store in
Ogdensburg but got caught in Potsdam and was given 30 days for his trouble. |
7 |
Dec. 16, 1858 |
Anthony
Furness hurt |
Anthony Furness of Ogdensburg was seriously hurt Oct. 11, 1854 when he fell
from, and then was run over by, a stone wagon |
8 |
Oct. 17, 1854 |
Arba
Pray's house burns |
Arba Pray's
house near the railroad bridge in Ogdensburg was destroyed by fire Dec. 1,
1853 |
8 |
Dec. 6, 1853. |
armory
completed |
the new armory, a few rods south
of the dam in Ogdensburg, is now complete and ready for public
inspection. It was completed on time
and cost $2800. |
7 |
Oct. 27, 1858 |
army
pay raises |
most officer ranks of the army
got their first increase in pay since 1783. Officers of cavalry make
substantially more than their artillery or infantry counterparts. For example, a cavalry captain will now
make $1528 per year. |
11 |
Feb. 24, 1857 |
arrests
Feb. 11, 1859 |
John Murphy,
the youth who tore up the saloon at the corner of Ford and Catherine Sts. in
Ogdensburg on Feb. 9, 1859, was arrested and given 40 days in the county
jail. He had boasted that he had never
had his name in the paper, but now he has his name in the paper and his
person in prison. Michael Small was arrested for
drunkeness and given 10 days in jail |
7 |
Feb. 11, 1859 |
arrests
Mar. 17, 1859 |
Joseph Denny
was arrested for assault and battery and sentenced to 15 days in the county
jail. He struck Mrs. LaBelle, who has
a shiftless husband, who, after receiving a new coat from her, sold it to
Denny for a trifle. Denny struck her when she demanded the coat be returned. John Sweeney was convicted of
assault and battery, but the sentence was suspended for the present, as he is
normally a quiet man, but indulges in liquor which turns his quietness to
pugnacity. John
Skelly was arrested for looting the burned-out saw
mill of some of its iron. |
7 |
Mar. 17, 1859 |
arson |
Henry Deming
says that he is the one who burned the barns and shed of W. H. Olmstead 3 miles south of
Potsdam on May 30, 1859. He has been insane at times in the past. He also admitted to burning Mrs. A. L. Clarkson's barn about a mile
south of Potsdam |
7 |
June 4, 1859 |
arsonist |
Robert Wilson
of Ogdensburg was charged Nov. 22, 1854 with setting several fires, and was
indicted Dec. 5, 1854 on that charge.
He was tried in Feb. 1855 and sentenced to life in prison. His wife Elizabeth and son John James Wilson were also indicted for larceny and burglary. His wife was
sentenced to 5 years in prison, but the son was acquitted. |
11 |
Nov. 28, 1854 & Feb. 27, 1855 |
artful
sign |
Green and Flack's Barbershop on
Ford St. in Ogdensburg has hung up a beautiful new sign showing interior
views of the shop with the 2 barbers performing their work. The sign was made by the Child and Bowen
shop. |
7 |
Sep. 10, 1858 |
attempted
jailbreak |
the Canton Plaindealer reports that 9 inmates of the County Jail attempted to break
out but were thwarted by the sheriff and his deputies. |
10 |
Dec. 8, 1859 |
attempted
murder |
a young man from Lawrence named
Angel was stabbed with a dirk by an unknown assailant June 17, 1850 as the
two were on their way from Lawrence to Ogdensburg. His rib stopped the knife,
and the assailant escaped into the darkness |
12 |
June 19, 1850. |
attempted
suicide |
a Frenchman named Louis Newchart was found insensible
at the corner of Jay and Franklin Sts. in Ogdensburg and was brought to the
house of Julius Guyott. It turns out he landed in New Orleans 2
months ago, rode up the Mississippi, got to Buffalo and had a ticket to
Montreal, but was robbed of $300 and decided to take laudanum and end his
life. |
7 |
June 21, 1858 |
bad
fall |
Robert Walling,
a painter working for Child and Bowen, fell from the new building of Mr.
Parish on the corner of Washington and Morris Sts. in Ogdensburg Oct. 19,
1858. He fell 30 feet, breaking
through 2 scaffolds as he went down |
7 |
Oct. 19, 1858 |
big
bear |
Philo Leonard,
ae 16 of Pierrepont, killed a bear weighing more than 300 pounds |
11 |
Jul. 29, 1851 |
Black
Ben returns #1 |
Black Ben, the negro, looking much as he did 30 years ago, made his
reappearance in Ogdensburg lately. The
boys of the village have always liked taunting him and attacking him when he
is drunk. Few know that he is a
wounded veteran of 1812. He gives his
name variously as Benjamin Christion, Chrisjohn or Creshon. He is about 80
years old. |
8 |
May 6, 1856 |
Black
Ben returns #2 |
Black Ben,
the wirey constitutioned old Nig, who has been the subject of an infinite
amount of fun for the boys the last 20 years has made his appearance in
Ogdensburg. The old man looks as usual
and exhibits great powers of endurance.
He will be in his element as soon as he can get the boys together for
a train. |
11 |
Jul. 5, 1859. |
boating
accident |
A. N. Tupper
of Potsdam was accidentally shot Jul. 5, 1856. He was returning from Tupper's Lake with
Mr. Watkins, Parsons and Perkins, and got as far as Ball's Island when, in
loading the boat, a shotgun discharged and shot him in the ankle, causing a
very serious wound. |
11 |
Aug. 12, 1856 |
boot
thief |
Hugh Welsh
was caught red-footed stealing a pair of boots from Mr. Vilas' store in
Ogdensburg Apr. 26, 1859 |
11 |
May 3, 1859. |
boy
breaks leg |
Harmon Bennett's
8 year old boy broke his leg Jul. 21, 1859, jumping from a moving train. (no place mentioned, but quoted in Canton Plaindealer) |
11 |
Jul. 26, 1859 |
boy
escapes disaster |
Richard Hilliard had a close call while skating on the canal in Ogdensburg Dec.
4, 1853. The ice had just frozen the night before, and he fell through, but
was able to get out |
8 |
Dec. 6, 1853. |
Boynton
strikes again! |
Charles Boynton, formerly of Ogdensburg has begun a new newspaper in LaSalle
IL called the LaSalle Weekly Press |
8 |
Jan. 15, 1856. |
Boy's
Journal |
the Morning
Glory and Young America are combining into one newspaper which will go by the name of Boy's Journal |
8 |
Aug. 29, 1854 |
Boys to
Men |
the Boys
Daily Journal has dropped the word
"Boys" from its title and from now on will be known as the Daily Journal |
11 |
Jul. 29, 1856. |
brakeman
hurt |
Alexander McGee, a brakeman, fell between the cars near Potsdam Jan. 12, 1856
and was run over. His right arm had to
be amputated |
8 |
Jan. 15, 1856. |
Brasher
fire |
fire nearly destroyed the entire
Brasher Iron Works May 25, 1857 |
11 |
June 2, 1857 |
Briar
Hill P.O. |
there has been a Post Office
established at Briar Hill |
8 |
Mar. 18, 1851 |
burglaries |
George Clark's
house just outside Ogdensburg on the Heuvelton road, and that of John Barnett, on the road leading
from Heuvelton to the Eel Weir, were both broken into during the last week of
July, 1857. William
Noble's house was likewise entered, as was the
home of a family named Mumery. The Ogdensburg police kept a close eye, and a
negro named John Proctor was
arrested, but his black accomplice was not.(Proctor
was sentenced to 10 years in prison) |
7 |
Aug. 3 & Oct. 19, 1857 |
burglary
charge |
Joseph Martino
was convicted of burglary with intent to commit rape and was sentenced to 10
years in the state prison |
11 |
June 21, 1859 |
burned
out |
Mrs. Randolph,
widow of H. F. Randolph
of Lisbon, had her house burn down with a loss of everything, and her
insurance had elapsed last September |
11 |
Jan. 23, 1855 |
burning
out the cholera |
Ogdensburg was alarmed Aug. 8,
1854 by the fire bell, but it was just the burning of some of the shanties in
the infected district near the grain elevator. In these shanties, 7 out of 11
men heading families had died of cholera since July 11, 1854 |
8 |
Aug. 15, 1854 |
California
bound! |
a letter is published from H. D. Sears of Canton, who left for
California in February and is currently in Panama. |
21 |
May 22, 1850 |
California
exodus |
37 people left Madrid Station
bound for California, and many more had joined by the time the train reached
Rouses Point. (see also "Madrid and Lisbon
boys") |
11 |
Jan. 20, 1852 |
camp
meeting |
the Methodists were holding a
camp meeting in Brasher Falls all during the last week of August, 1858. |
7 |
Aug. 30, 1858 |
camphene
accident |
Mrs. Henry Church of Ogdensburg was seriously burned when a camphene lamp broke
and caught her clothes on fire. Mrs. Birkby suffered a similar
accident last week. |
11 |
Feb. 6, 1855. |
Canadian
quarters |
Canadian
quarters are being taken at the banks for only 20 or 22 cents, whereas most
merchants in Ogdensburg still accept them at face value. |
7 |
Feb. 17, 1858 |
Canton
church |
the new Methodist Episcopal
Church in Canton will be dedicated Feb. 25, 1857, with services performed by Rev. W. S. Titus and others |
11 |
Feb. 3, 1857 |
Canton
Court |
Sarah Lane
won her case of breach of promise of marriage against Henry Lemery Jr. He was fined
$329. Henry
Moore was convicted of petit larceny, and later
was sentenced to 2 yrs 3 months hard labor.
Walter Beckwith
pleaded guilty to grand larceny, and was sentenced later to 3 yrs 3 mos. hard
labor at Dannemora prison (see also Feb. 27, 1856) |
2 |
Feb. 22, 1856 |
Canton
Court |
John Covey
was acquitted of burglary. Almer G. Barnes was arraigned for
keeping a bowling alley. Joel Morton was arraigned for
keeping a billiard room. Edward Paraquette was fined $50 for selling liquor |
2 |
Feb. 25, 1856 |
Canton
Independent |
our old friend O. L. Ray has
pulled up stakes in Madrid and set them back down in Canton. A copy of the
newspaper, The Independent,
arrived in Ogdensburg Mar. 15, 1852 |
11 |
Mar. 16, 1852. |
Canton
woman arrested |
Mrs. Smith,
of Canton, was arrested in Kingston Ont. for poisoning an elderly man from
Potsdam named Elijah Pease, who had a good horse and carriage and $800, and who was
foolish enough to steal away from his own wife and travel with this murderess
as man and wife. (Note: Malone Palladium of May 29, 1851 gives her name as Mrs.
Smith, which is correct, but the Reformer listed her previous husband's name
"French" . see also
"Murder details" from Apr. 29, 1851) |
10 |
May 15, 1851 |
Carthage-Champlain
Road |
the state road from Carthage to
Champlain is nearly completed and is already heavily traveled. |
11 |
Sep. 16, 1851 |
census
of children |
it was announced that there are
4220 children in St. Lawrence Co. between the ages of 4 and 21, with 2782 of
them residing in Ogdensburg |
8 |
Mar. 28, 1854 |
champion
pigs |
Solomon Walrath of Rensselaer Falls killed 2 pigs on Dec. 6, 1853, each 9 mos.
old, one 303 lbs and the other 350 lbs!
Their mother was only 10 months old when she gave birth to them. |
8 |
Dec. 20, 1853 |
champion
squash |
J. L. Wooley
of Ogdensburg submitted a squash to the County Fair in Canton weighing in at
221 pounds! |
2 |
Sep. 24, 1855 |
Charles
King arrested |
Charles King of
Ogdensburg was arrested after he broke into a shop and stole some tools. He got $15 and 60 days in jail |
7 |
Dec. 31, 1858 |
Chateaugay
accident |
the frame of the new Baptist
Church in Chateaugay collapsed as workmen were about to set the rafters. Tim Bryant suffered internal injuries and was spitting up blood. Edgar Copps was badly bruised. Mr Leggett of Burke was also badly
bruised, while Frederick Vaughn broke his arm. Victor Trephin of Bellmont suffered internal injuries as did James McCamie. Oscar Tabor hurt both arms and a leg and James
Denio broke his foot and had other injuries |
11 |
Sep. 14, 1858 |
Chateaugay
tornado |
the village of Chateaugay in
Franklin Co. and parts of the towns of Burke and Constable were heavily
damaged by a tornado June 30, 1856. |
8 |
Jul. 8, 1856 |
cheap
food |
Thanksgiving turkeys were on
sale in Ogdensburg in November of 1857 for 8 cents/lb. It has been years since they were that
cheap. |
7 |
Nov. 25, 1857 |
chicken
thieves |
juveniles William
Hooligan and Michael
Hawks were arrested for stealing 31 chickens in
Ogdensburg. A note 3 days later says that they are worthless scamps who will
probably be sent to the House of Refuge |
7 |
Aug. 25 & 28, 1858 |
cholera
epidemic |
Ogdensburg suffered a cholera
epidemic which began Jul. 11, 1854 and had killed 85 people as of Aug. 28,
1854 |
8 |
Aug. 29, 1854 |
Circuit
Court Feb. 1851 |
Lawrence Bradley was given 4 yrs and 2 mos in Clinton prison for grand larceny.
Daniel Low got 2 yrs
and 2 mos for passing counterfeits. Judson Smith was convicted forging
receipts of delivery of black salts at Martin
Thatcher's ashery in Canton and trying to withdraw
money from Thatcher's store. Nicholas Ashley was convicted of girdling shade trees and sentenced to 20 days
and $20 fine. |
11 |
Feb. 25, 1851 |
Circuit
Court June 1854 |
Jane E. Kellogg sued Timothy McCurdy for breach of promise of marriage. McCurdy's first wife died
in Sep. 1851 and he had told Miss Kellogg that he would marry her. But in Mar. 1852, he married another. She
arranged an interview in Sep. 1853 during which McCurdy admitted within
earshot of Miss Kellogg's brother (concealed in the chicken coop) that he had
indeed promised her. The jury found
for the plaintiff and fined McCurdy $125. Both lived in Hermon. A letter submitted the next month suggests
that it was a set-up by the Kellogg family |
11 |
June 27 & Jul. 25, 1854 |
Circuit
Court June '55 |
George Pierce
was convicted of stealing a bushel of rye from a barn in Hopkinton and got 2
years in prison. Sylvius Towle, 15 got 30 days in
county jail for stealing tools in Madrid.
Henry Capell, ae
13, was convicted of stealing a dollar and was sent to the county jail for 30
days. Henry Talbot
pleaded not guilty to embezzling money from the Ogdensburg firm of Watrous
and Lawrence. He broke out of jail in August, but was re-captured at the
Northern Hotel in DeKalb. |
11 |
June 19 & Aug. 21, 1855. |
Circuit
Court Oct. '59 |
Henry Marshall
was convicted of larceny and sent to the House of Correction in Rochester. James H. Winslow, a mute, was
sentenced to 30 days for having stolen $25 from Mr. Aaron's safe in
Ogdensburg. James
Powers got 2 yrs 7 mos for his second petit
larceny offense. Charles H. Smith could not post bail
on his rape indictment so will be jailed until the December session. Julius Martin plead guilty to petit larceny but was not sentenced. Charles Mott plead guilty to petit
larceny and was jailed for 20 days. Edward Waldron has been arrested for removing a rail from the track of the
Northern Railroad. |
11 |
Oct. 25, 1859 |
close
call |
Mr. Thomas
Ferguson, a cartman of Ogdensburg fell on the
tines of a pitchfork Oct. 29, 1856 with one of the tines going near the heart |
8 |
Nov. 4, 1856 |
Colfax
returns |
W. W. Colfax,
youngest son of the late R. W. Colfax of Ogdensburg, returned home after an absence of 5 or 6 years,
having gone around the world three times. |
8 |
May 27, 1856 |
Collins
A. Burnham breaks leg |
Collins A. Burnham, teller at the Ogdensburgh Bank, fell on the icy sidewalk Feb.
18, 1851, breaking his leg a few inches above the ankle. |
8 |
Feb. 25, 1851 |
conflagration
in Ogdensburg |
a large section of downtown
Ogdensburg was reduced to ashes by a fire Oct. 19, 1852. |
11 |
Oct. 26, 1852 |
Conner,
James |
notice is hereby given that an
application to the Governor will be made for the pardon of James
Conner now in Clinton Prison. He was convicted of assault and battery
with intent to kill (his own brother) in Feb. 1848. |
12 |
Mar. 13, 1850 |
convictions
Feb. 21, 1859 |
John Donahue
was convicted of assault with intent etc. and sentenced to 3 yrs 6 mos. in
Clinton prison. Charles Johnson was convicted of grand larceny and received 2 yrs and 3 mos in
Clinton prison. Thomas Barnes got 30 days in the
county jail for petit larceny. |
7 |
Feb. 21, 1859 |
convictions
Jul. 1858 |
W. V. Babcock
of DeKalb was fined $20 for violation of the excise law. William Smith of Ogdensburg was put in jail 15 days for beating up his wife |
7 |
Jul. 9, 1858 |
convictions
June 1857 |
John Sweeney
was arrested for getting tight and fined $10 or 10 days work on the
road. He paid the fine. Henry Mundsley was arrested for being drunk and disorderly, sent to Canton
for 10 days. Mrs.
Gilligan was arrested again for excise law
violations and posted bail. Abram Longshore was tried and discharged for forgery |
7 |
June 29, 1857 |
Cooley
makes good |
E. E. Cooley,
formerly of Ogdensburg, has just been elected to the Iowa General Assembly |
7 |
Nov. 24, 1857. |
County
Court Aug. '54 |
James Bromley
of Fine was convicted of rape and sentenced to 10 years in the state prison. James Reece of Madrid was found not
guilty of stealing Mr. Hathaway's wallet containing $60. |
11 |
Aug. 8, 1854 |
Court
cases Apr. 1859 |
George McKenzie, ae 15 was sentenced to the House of Correction in Rochester
for petit larceny. William McKane was tried for
seduction under promise of marriage but the jury could not agree on a
verdict. Mrs. Julia Tupper of Colton was held on $1000 bail indicted for feloniously
administering poison to her husband Dolphus Tupper. |
11 |
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Court
docket Oct. 1857 |
John Proctor,
a colored man, was convicted of burglary and given 10 years in prison. Magaret Longueil
of Potsdam was convicted of arson
(burning a haystack) and given 6 yrs 7 mos in the women's prison. Nelson Rogers was acquitted of burglary, but John
Murphy of DeKalb was convicted and got 2 years in
prison. They had broken into the train station in Richville and stolen 100
lbs. of flour. George Wheeler alias William Clinton, was convicted of grand larceny on two counts and was
sentenced to a total of 5 years 7 mos. (St.
Lawrence Republican version lists William Wheeler instead of George.) James Woodley of Lisbon got 3 years at Dannemora for incest. (see also St.
Lawrence Republican Oct. 20, 1857) |
7 |
Oct. 19, 1857 |
Court
doings Aug. '52 |
Peter Clute Jr.,
formerly of Black Lake, pleaded guilty to forging a $100 note of the
Ogdensburg Bank and got 2 years in Clinton prison. William Duberry of Madrid pleaded guilty to grand larceny and got the same
sentence. John
Cotton was convicted of assaulting a little girl
named Ellen Weir with
intent to ravish and was also sent to Dannemora for 2 years |
11 |
Aug. 10, 1852 |
Court
doings Aug. '59 |
Martin Cleflin
was pleaded guilty to his second offense of larceny and got 2 years in
Clinton prison. Joseph Atwood also got convicted of
his second petit larceny offense. Joseph Boyce was guilty of burglary
and larceny. Charles
Page pleaded guilty to seduction, with a suspended
sentence. Joseph Miller
was guilty of forgery. Peter Rexford plead guilty to larceny and got 10 days in jail. Charles Grant was convicted of perjury. He had lied in the seduction trial
of his uncle John Grant,
who was fined $1300 at the last court and is being tried again for seduction
under promise of marriage |
11 |
Sep. 6, 1859 |
Court
doings Dec. '53 |
Benjamin Olney
got 3 months in jail and a $50 fine for obtaning goods under false pretenses
from Thomas D. Skinner
of Ogdensburg. George H. Farr was convicted of 4th
degree forgery and received a sentence of 3 months in county jail. Joseph Foster will get a new trial for grand larceny, as the jury could not
agree. George
Lovering got 10 days in jail and a fine of $15 for
assault and battery on his own wife |
11 |
Dec. 13, 1853. |
Court
doings Feb. '52 |
Abram Demarais
was convicted on his own confession of stealing a horse and sentenced to 2
years in Clinton prison. Joseph and Abram
Baise were convicted of burglary and petit larceny
for breaking into a Canton barn and stealing a small quantity of wheat. They were each given 2 years in
prison. Philip
Hazag of Ogdensburg was given 12 years and 2 mos
for 5 counts of forgery and one of perjury. John Donovan was
convicted for the murder of James Rowley and sentenced to be hanged in Canton Apr. 16, 1852. |
11 |
Feb. 24, 1852 |
Court
doings Feb. '59 |
John Donohue
was convicted of assault with intent to kill and given 3 yrs 6 mos in
Dannemora prison. Charles Johnson was
convicted of grand larceny and given 2 yrs 3 mos in prison. |
11 |
Feb. 22, 1859 |
Court
doings Feb.'54 |
Abram Dudy
and J. S. Williams were
both given prison terms for forgery. Ebenezer Olney, another prisoner,
helped them break jail |
11 |
Feb. 28, 1854 |
court
martialed |
Capt. Ira
Hamilton of the 33rd Regt. of militia was court
martialed for refusing to perform his duty as an officer and several other
charges. He was convicted and
cashiered and precluded from ever holding a military commission |
8 |
June 6, 1854 |
Court
matters June '53 |
Ann McArdle
was acquitted of infanticide. Thomas Mayne was also acquitted on a
charge of aiding and abetting his cousin Alexander
Mayne escaping after the killing of Samuel Snoddy. George Mayne, however, was fined
$150 for assault. Alonzo Hutchins
fined $50 for riot and assault. E. Perkins was tried for assault, but not convicted. John Dempsey's trial for burglary and larceny was put over to another term
of Court |
11 |
June 28, 1853 |
cow
collision |
another runaway horse in
Ogdensburg. He ran down Ford St. and
turned up Isabela St., at which time he collided with a cow and upset her
propellers. The collision checked his
momentum and made him an easy captive. |
7 |
Feb. 12, 1859 |
cows on
the sidewalks |
although there is a Potsdam
village by-law prohibiting cattle from running at large between the hours of
9PM and 4AM, a large number of cows can be found under the shade trees upon
the walks in several parts of the village. |
12 |
June 19, 1850. |
Dakotah |
this is the name proposed for
the new territory organized out of the western regions of Minnesota. |
11 |
Oct. 18, 1859. |
dangerous
toy |
a small boy named John Rosseel lost the tips of three
of his fingers while playing with a straw cutter in the Tremont barn in
Ogdensburg on Aug. 24, 1857 |
7 |
Aug. 25, 1857 |
daredevil |
a boy named John
Carrier jumped off the Oswegatchie bridge in
Ogdensburg Aug. 14, 1857, and liked it so well he repeated the feat several
times |
7 |
Aug. 15, 1857. |
deaf man
arrested |
James Winslow,
a deaf and dumb man, was convicted in Brockville, Ont. for stealing a horse
and sentenced to 8 months in jail. He
used to work at the printing offices in Ogdensburg about 2 years ago |
7 |
Oct. 29, 1857. |
deaf
woman missing |
Mary Esther Gurvin left Spencerville, Ont. Aug. 2, 1857 and was in Morristown
when last heard of. She is 17 and large for her age, entirely deaf and shows
symptoms of insanity sometimes. She may be heading to Troy, NY where she was
born. Her mother, Ann Jenkinson of Spencerville, or John Nash of Ogdensburg would be grateful for any information |
7 |
Aug. 31, 1857 |
death
sentence |
James R. Eldridge, ae 22, was sentenced to hang next
Feb. 11, 1858 for the murder of Mrs. Sarah Jane
Gould (nee Loughery) of Louisville, which he committed May 30, 1857. In December 1858, the Young America newspaper in Canton
said that he was so sick that doctors did not think he would survive, and
that steps were taken to let him stay with friends instead of the jail. Mrs.
Gould was a widow and only 24 years old. (The Daily
Journal of Feb. 21, 1859 says that he is to be
granted a new trial, possibly in either Albany or Rensselaer Co.) In Mar.
1859, he was granted a new trial to be held in Saratoga Co., but died before
he got it. |
8 |
Dec. 29, 1857 & Mar. 7, 1859 |
December
17 1858 arrests in Ogdensburg |
John O'Neill
was arrested Dec. 16, 1858 for drunk and disorderly. "He is one of those
free and easy chaps who doesn't care if school keeps or not " and was
"employed holding down the sidewalk on Ford St." Emma Gordon was arrested and fined
$5 for assault and battery. |
7 |
Dec. 17, 1858. |
December
2 1858 arrests in Ogdensburg |
John Farden was
given a fine of $10 or 40 days in jail for drunk and disorderly and attacking
Officer Chapin in the jail. William Stevens was arrested for
disorderly and rowdy conduct. John Wilson was arrested for abusing
his family. He is an Englishman and
believes a wife is to be beaten at the whim of her lord |
7 |
Dec. 2, 1858 |
DeKalb
Junction |
there is a movement about to
push for a railroad branch which would connect Ogdensburg with the Watertown
and Potsdam railroad, to intercept the present tracks near the Forest House inn on the
Gouverneur-Canton road, a distance of 16 miles. (see also St.
Lawrence Republican Aug. 21, 1855) |
8 |
Nov. 27, 1855 |
DeKalb
thief |
Mrs. Ellen
Dawson was caught stealing merchandise from a
store in Ogdensburg, and when police went to her DeKalb home, they discovered
that she had also stolen 30 yards of calico.
She got a suspended sentence on account of her poverty and children |
11 |
Oct 25, 1859 |
DeKalb
trotters |
the sporting types in the Town
of DeKalb have set up a trotting course at DeKalb Village which runs one
third of a mile. In the first race, P. Porter's Bold Tiger took on Dr. Suterland's chestnut mare Crazy Jane.
Crazy Jane won. In the second
race S. Slosson's bay
mare Kitty raced against Mr. White's bay gelding Red Bird. Again the mare won. |
7 |
Jul. 30, 1859 |
demise
of the Free Press |
the last issue of the Free Press was issued Jan. 31, 1856,
as it is merging with the Sentinel, which is also an Ogdensburg paper. |
2 |
Feb. 2, 1856 |
demolition
of old Catholic church |
the old Catholic church in
Ogdensburg was being demolished in September, 1855 |
2 |
Sep. 17, 1855 |
dentist
relocates |
Dr. S. S.
Blodgett, dentist, has relocated to Brockville,
Ont. |
11 |
May 30, 1854 |
Depeyster
camp meeting |
the camp meeting in Depeyster
was unusually large, with 64 tents spread out at one time |
7 |
Sep. 22, 1857. |
Depeyster
Methodists |
the new Methodist Church in
Depeyster was dedicated Feb. 18, 1858. That makes the 4th new Methodist
church dedicated in St. Lawrence Co. in the last 15 months |
11 |
Feb. 23, 1858 |
desperate
mother |
an Irish girl who has been
living 6 miles back of Brockville, Ont. was seduced by a man and gave birth
to a male baby about 5 weeks ago.
Friends told her to go to Ogdensburg and abandon the baby and the Poor
House would care for him. She got off the Prescott ferry, and waited by the
fence near Dr. Benton's house on State St. She left the baby on the
doorstep. When she went to take the
ferry back to Canada, she was questioned as to the whereabouts of the baby,
and ran away. She was arrested on the
Black Lake Rd about a mile out of town, heading towards Ogdensburg because of
a change of heart, and mother and child were put in the Town House |
11 |
Oct. 18, 1859. |
diploma |
Julius Merritt
of Crary's Mill has graduated from the State Normal School. |
11 |
Feb. 14, 1854. |
disorderly
conduct |
Joel Nowland
of Ogdensburg was convicted of disorderly conduct and given 30 days in jail
at Canton. |
7 |
May 21, 1858 |
doctor
gets hurt |
Dr. R. D. Nash
of Canton was taking his rifle from a canoe at Big Bog on the Racket River
and somehow raised the hammer and it went off. The bullet went into his left
arm and lodged in his shoulder blade |
11 |
Nov. 17, 1857 |
dog
power |
Davis and Co. at Brasher Iron
Works have invented a dog-powered engine for use in a dairy. |
7 |
May 19, 1858 |
domestic
incident |
a woman named Gallagher tried to
drown herself in a pond on Mr. Parish's land near the railroad depot Apr. 19,
1859. She had just had a fight with
her husband, and neighbors had to pull her out and prevent her from going
back in |
11 |
Apr. 26, 1859. |
drowning |
a man from Prescott, Ont. named Delaney got drunk in one of the
illegal taverns in Ogdensburg, then attempted to walk home over the ice, fell
through a hole and drowned |
8 |
Feb. 5, 1856 |
drownings
at Rossie |
two young ladies, ages 19 and 21
were drowned at Rossie on May 26, 1850.
They were in a boat with a boy and realized they had no oars as they
approached the falls near the smelting works.
They jumped overboard and drowned. |
11 |
May 28, 1850 |
drunken
assault |
Riley Bickford
of Lawrenceville got drunk Sep. 2, 1856 and stabbed Dr. E. W. Sprague in the abdomen, but his wound is not serious. |
11 |
Sep. 9, 1856 |
eagles
captured |
a son of James
Clements of Lisbon Center has captured 2 eagles |
8 |
Aug. 10, 1858 |
early
vegetables |
Mr. A. W. Wooley brought a load of new potatoes, carrots and beets to the
office of the Daily Journal in Ogdensburg. They
were raised in the Marshfield Gardens on the Heuvelton Road and are in
advance of anything in the market so far |
7 |
Jul. 1, 1858 |
earthquake! |
there was a minor earthquake
which was felt in Ogdensburg Jan. 5, 1856 at 12:15 AM. No real damage was done |
8 |
Jan. 8, 1856 |
Edenton,
NY |
the 2nd Assistant Postmaster of
the US recently responded to a query thusly:
"Edenton is a new PO located in St. Lawrence Co. NY 5 miles from
DePeyster NE, 5 miles from Popes Mills SE, and 9 miles from Heuvelton
NE" |
12 |
Jul. 31, 1850 |
editor
and postmaster |
Harry C. Fay,
editor of the Potsdam Courier, has been appointed postmaster for Potsdam |
11 |
June 23, 1857 |
Emma
again |
Emma Gordon
was arrested in Ogdensburg Mar. 5, 1859 for disorderly conduct. She asked for
3 days in order to raise the $10 fine, but the judge said "no go",
so she got 40 days in Canton jail instead.
She is a notorious character. (see also
arrests Dec. 17, 1858) |
7 |
Mar. 5, 1859. |
Emma
third time around |
Emma Gordon
was accused in Ogdensburg Aug. 4, 1859 of being drunk and disorderly, and she
replied that she "supposed everybody knew that". She had a pint flask on her at the
time. Jane
Wilson was arrested at the same time. |
7 |
Aug. 5 & 8, 1859 |
equal
pay for equal work |
there is quite a difference in
salaries for the governors of the various states. Rhode Island, the smallest state, also pays
the least: $400 per annum. California, on the other hand , pays
$10,000!. Louisiana is second with
$6,000. Brigham Young gets $2500 from
the US Treasury to outrage heaven and abuse and disgrace the earth as
governor of the Utah Territory |
11 |
Jan. 27, 1852 |
excise
law fine |
Hyacynthe LaTremoulle, saloon keeper on Isabela St. was fined $50 for violation of
the excise law |
7 |
Mar. 26, 1858 |
fair
fight |
John Mills
claimed he could beat all the McLeans at once, to which John McLean took humbrage and sailed
in. Mills got battered, Mac got
stabbed in the hand, and they both got sent to jail |
7 |
Aug. 8, 1859 |
farm
accident |
George Sweet,
ae 17 of Nicholville, got his leather mitten caught in a threshing machine
and it pulled his hand in, mangling it so badly that it had to be amputated |
2 |
Nov. 17, 1855 |
Farmer's
tavern burns |
Harvey Farmer's
tavern in Lawrenceville burned completely Aug. 30, 1853. |
4 |
Sep. 22, 1853 |
fast
marriage |
on Friday, Sep. 22, 1854, I. G. Stillwell of Ogdensburg performed the marriage of a shoemaker and a
"large, double fisted, masculine appearing" woman. By Monday, the shoemaker had other thoughts
and requested a divorce from Mr. Stillwell, which he explained was not
possible. On Wednesday, a British soldier from Kingston landed and claimed
the woman as his own sweet missing wife, and they left together. |
8 |
Oct. 3, 1854. |
fearful
accident in Lawrenceville |
a Frenchman from Dickinson by
the name of Reshaw (Richard?)was
killed at Whitney's Mill in Lawrenceville on Apr. 18, 1850. His frock got tangled in the shaft and he
was spun around so violently that his feet were severed, ribs and neck
broken, arm shivered the whole length and literally scalped. He leaves a wife and seven children ranging
in age from 12 years to 3 days |
12 |
Apr. 24, 1850 |
female
doctor dies |
the only female doctor in St.
Lawrence Co. died Aug. 1, 1854. Dr. Minerva Jane Averell of Madrid died
of consumption only 6 months after completing her studies at Syracuse Medical
College. |
8 |
Aug. 15, 1854 |
Ferguson,
Deborah |
information is wanted on Deborah Ferguson who left
Brockville, Ont. in the winter of 1847-48.
Her mother Mary Ferguson of Ogdensburg has not heard from her since then |
8 |
May 13, 1851 |
fight
over baggage |
William Welsh,
porter at the American Hotel in Ogdensburg, got into a fight with 2 porters
from the Johnson House hotel, William Bannon and Robert McNana. Welsh ended up having
his face badly beaten |
7 |
Sep. 16, 1858 |
first
accident on the road |
two people were hurt Nov. 25,
1858 about 3 miles west of Madrid when the passenger car of the Ogdensburg RR
train was thrown from the track. Mr.
Geer had his foot crushed, but no bones broken. Mr. Cyprian
Powell of Madrid broke a leg and was otherwise
badly hurt. This is the first accident
to happen on this railroad in the 9 years of its existence. Mr. Powell ended up having the leg amputated
Dec. 15, 1858 |
7 |
Nov. 26 & Dec. 17, 1858 |
first
steamer ferry |
an article describes the history
of steamships used as ferries between Ogdensburg and Prescott. The first was called the "Pup"
and was wider than it was long. It was owned by Eri
Lusher. The
"Paul Pry" was built in Heuvelton and brought to Ogdensburg in
1834. It was hauled over the dam one
Saturday evening to get to the St. Lawrence. |
8 |
Apr. 29, 1856 |
five
men killed in boiler explosion |
five men on board the steam tug
"Hercules" were
killed when the boiler exploded near Waddington at the foot of Ogden Island
Oct. 9, 1858. The tug was pulling
"New Era" up
the Rapide du Plat when the boiler exploded.
Those killed were : Dexter Calvin, Fellick Killen, Patrick Maloney (or
Malone) Daniel Doyle and John Kinnersley/Kinsley |
7 |
Oct. 9, 11, & 20; Nov. 11, 1858 |
Ford
St. done |
Mr. Buxton
has completed the work of macadamizing Ford St. in Ogdensburg and did such a
good job it will probably not need repairs for years. |
7 |
Aug. 15, 1857. |
forty-seven
states? |
although there are 31 states in
the Union now, it is possible that there may be 47 in the future. Oregon, Kansas and Minnesota are already
clamoring for admission. Then perhaps
Nebraska, New Mexico and Washington.
Texas may be carved into 4 more states, bringing us up to 41. Likewise, California may be broken into 3
pieces, giving 43 . Finally, Neosho, Dacota, Columbia and Utah would bring
the total to 47. |
11 |
Dec. 8, 1857 |
Francis
Lundy arrested |
Francis Lundy
was arrested in Ogdensburg for drunkeness Mar. 19, 1856, and sentenced to 10
days in jail. |
2 |
Mar. 20, 1856 |
free
ride |
the tolls on the
Ogdensburg-Canton Plank Road are to be abolished as of May 1, 1858 |
7 |
Apr. 29, 1858 |
Free
Soiler |
Julius E. Merritt of Stockholm passed through Ogdensburg June 11, 1856 on his
way to Kansas. He is a Free State man. |
8 |
June 17, 1856 |
French
Catholics |
Fr. LaMercie
has been celebrating Mass in the Eagle Hall in Ogdensburg these last 3 weeks
for the French Catholics of Ogdensburg. There is talk that the Mansion House
may be used in the future for their religious services |
11 |
May 3, 1859. |
French
woman killed |
two French women were struck by
lightning as they were returning to Lawrenceville after picking
strawberries. One was instantly killed
and the other gravely injured. |
7 |
Jul. 5, 1859. |
friendly
girls |
Julia Wood
and Mary Wilson were
arrested Mar. 23, 1859 in Ogdensburg for soliciting. They are both very frail creatures who walk
the streets at night. |
11 |
Mar. 29, 1859 |
future
general |
Newton Martin Curtis has been appointed Postmaster at Depeyster. He is the tallest
man in town. |
11 |
May 5, 1857 |
golden
anniversary #1 |
Deacon John
Shepard celebrated his 50th wedding anniversary in
Canton Feb. 26, 1859, with many children and grandchildren in attendance |
7 |
Mar. 5, 1859. |
golden
anniversary #2 |
Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Stilwell celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary
Apr. 11, 1859 in Ogdensburg.
Unusually, the witnesses at their wedding in Albany, Mr. and Mrs. George Guest, were also in
attendance. (Their own golden anniversary will be in 1861). Mrs. Stilwell and Mrs. Guest are sisters. |
7 |
Apr. 12, 1859 |
good
exercise |
John Lightfoot,
ae 57, a worker for Mr. Vilas' boot and shoe shop, has walked the mile and a
half from his home to work and then back every work day for the last 13
years. That is a total of 12,207
miles. |
11 |
Aug. 19, 1851 |
good
grade |
the proposed route of the
Watertown-Potsdam railroad is so flat that there is scarcely a cut or fill
from Watertown to Antwerp that is more than 3 feet. |
11 |
Nov. 11, 1851. |
Gouverneur
cemetery |
the Riverside Cemetery in
Gouverneur is being consecrated June 23, 1858 |
7 |
June 18, 1858 |
grape
thieves! |
five lads, ages 9 to 12, were
arrested in Ogdensburg for stealing grapes from local gardens. They wept bitterly and promised everything
if they could be let out of the Ogdensburg city jail |
7 |
Oct. 9, 1858 |
grist
mill |
John Pickens
of Heuvelton has just overhauled his grist mill and supplied it with 3 runs
of stones and a corn cracker. The mill
was built by that prince of builders, James R.
Fulton of Madrid, and the castings came from
Alexander and Skinner at Brasher Iron Works |
11 |
Nov. 11, 1851. |
grove
meeting |
there will be a grove meeting in
Rensselaer Falls Aug. 22, 1859 at the farm of the widow Hinsdale.
(She may have been the
widow of George Hinsdale who had died 6 months earlier) |
7 |
Aug. 12, 1859 |
Hercules rises again |
the steam tug Hercules, which exploded last fall near Waddington, is being raised and
brought back to its home port of Kingston, Ont. |
11 |
May 3, 1859. |
Hermon
mail route |
Horace Barnes
and C. H. Pitts have
won the contract to carry mail between Ogdensburg and Hermon. They leave Ogdensburg at 4 AM, get to
Forest House at 8 AM, and Hermon at 9 AM.
They leave there at 2 PM, get to Forest House at 3, then back in
Ogdensburg at 8 PM |
11 |
June 30, 1857 |
holiday
accident |
a young man named Poore lost a hand at the 4th of July
celebrations in Madrid due to the pre-mature discharge of a cannon |
8 |
Jul. 8, 1851 |
home
again |
Henry C. Brown,
son of A. C. Brown of
Ogdensburg has just returned from California where he had been for the last
18 months. |
11 |
Dec. 20, 1853. |
Hopkins
fined |
Moody Hopkins
was fined $10 in Ogdensburg for being intoxicated. |
2 |
Feb. 28, 1856 |
horse
in a jewelry store |
Mr. Elliott
Bell had an unwelcome shopper in his Ogdensburg
jewelry store June 1, 1859. A horse belonging to Mr. Neal, accompanied by the
shafts of a wagon, ran into the store and tore things up generally. After making a couple of vain attempts to
escape through the back window, he settled down and was led out the back
door. Damage was estimated at at least $500 |
7 |
June 1, 1859 |
horse
thief caught |
Walter Beckwith, the man who stole Mr. Stillwell's horse a week ago was
captured in Jefferson Co. by Daniel Magone of Ogdensburg |
8 |
Feb. 5, 1856. |
house of
ill repute |
Officers Goodno and Chapin
arrested the following women in a bawdy house in the upper part of
Ogdensburg: Julia Wood, Harriet Daily, Angeline Nelson, Caroline N. Clemons, and Olive Dixon. They were all sent to county jail to be
tried. |
7 |
Aug. 2, 1859. |
hunting
accident |
James Halligan
of Ogdensburg lost the use of an arm through the accidental discharge of a
gun while hunting. |
2 |
Dec. 7, 1855 |
Hyde
brothers |
this is to forbid all persons
harboring or trusting my sons Abel Hyde Jr. and Martin V. Hyde, as I shall pay no debts of their contracting. Abel Hyde, Oct. 11, 1859 |
11 |
Oct. 11, 1859 |
incest |
Smiton G. Irish was sentenced to 10 years hard labor in Clinton prison for
incest with his own daughters |
11 |
Apr. 13, 1852 |
indecent
exposure |
Betsey Ferguson was arrested from Ives' store on Water St. She was drunk and
improperly exposing her person. She is
small but spiteful. |
7 |
Jan. 14, 1858 |
indoor
plumbing |
Mr. W. C.
Brown and E. N.
Fairchild have placed a hydraulic ram under the
spillway of the dam in Ogdensburg for the purpose of supplying their houses
with soft water. The pipes to their houses are now being laid through the
streets |
8 |
Sep. 12, 1854 |
infant
found |
John Bell
found an abandoned baby Jul. 25, 1858 on Water St. in Ogdensburg near his
home. The little boy was happy and
well dressed. He was brought to the home of Mr. Blondi to be cared for. |
11 |
Jul. 27, 1858 |
infant
killed |
a woman calling herself Ann Murray or Mrs. Ann Morell was believed to have
given birth to a baby boy and leaving him to die under the floor of a
building on the William Halladay farm 6 miles towards Morristown from Ogdensburg. She had
worked for a short time for Horace Hulburt, then left and asked Harrison
Sawyer (who runs an inn) for work but was refused. |
11 |
Mar. 1, 1853 |
infanticide |
the body of an infant was found
in a brook near the highway near Brasher Falls June 22, 1859. The coroner's
jury determined that Hannah Lar____ (page cut) was the mother and that she killed the baby. (mother's name appears to be Larry, or more likely, Leary,
according to the Jul 5, 1859 St. Lawrence Republican) |
7 |
June 28, 1859 |
info
wanted |
William Henry Kelly, whose parents live in Lisbon, left Canton in Apr. 1858, where
he had been working for 3 months.
Anyone with information about him please contact Michael Kelly, Flackville |
11 |
Dec. 20, 1859 |
intemperance |
a Frenchman named Purvee died recently in Lisbon. He had taken some grain to be ground at Red
Mills, and while waiting became intoxicated at Armstong's tavern. On the way
home, he fell off the buggy and into a culvert where the body was found Dec.
4, 1859. The Coroner said death was due to intoxication and exposure |
10 |
Dec. 15, 1859. |
Irish
shanties |
an alarm was called out in
Ogdensburg Aug. 8, 1854, but it turned out to be just the Board of Health
burning down some Irish shanties in an effort to prevent the spread of
cholera. |
16 |
Aug. 12, 1854 |
jail
break |
a man named McCue escaped from the County Jail Oct. 2, 1855 |
2 |
Oct. 8, 1855 |
James
Lightfoot arrested |
James Lightfoot was arrested for drunkeness in Ogdensburg Apr. 10, 1856 |
2 |
Apr. 12, 1856 |
jewelry
store burglary |
Obediah Weller,
ae 18, was arrested in Ogdensburg on suspicion of burglary, and on Aug. 2 was
committed to jail to await trial. (also reported
in Aug. 2, 1859 St. Lawrence Republican) |
7 |
Jul. 31 & Aug. 2, 1859 |
John
King fined |
John King was
fined $10 in Ogdensburg for being drunk |
7 |
Jul. 7, 1857 |
laborer
killed |
a laborer working in the gravel
pit near the Forest House in the Town of Canton was killed when the bank
collapsed Mar. 23, 1857. He was one of
a crew working on the railroad |
11 |
Mae. 31, 1857 |
Leonard,
William N. |
Alvah Leonard
of Pierrepont warns others not to deal with his son William
N. Leonard, who had left his house and employ |
12 |
Sep. 25, 1850 |
lightning
strike |
James Ashwood
was struck by lightning at the railroad wharf in Ogdensburg Jul. 16,
1857. He was holding an iron bar which
was struck, throwing him off the scow |
7 |
Jul. 21, 1857 |
lightning
strikes home |
Cornelius Morgan's house in Parishville was struck by lightning Apr. 11, 1859.
The bolt hit the stove pipe and blew out all the windows of the house, but
Mr. and Mrs. Morgan were not injured |
7 |
Apr. 20, 1859 |
lightning
tragedy |
a 7 yr old adopted son of William Burton, Frederick Clark, was struck and
killed by lightning June 20, 1853. Mr.
Burton was also hit, and his watch melted, shoes blown off etc. but he
survived. James
Robb, a stout athletic man, was knocked down but
not hurt |
11 |
June 21, 1853 |
like
husband, like wife |
Mrs. Catherine
McIntosh was arrested in Ogdensburg for disorderly
conduct and sent to jail for 30 days.
Her husband is currently doing 60 days himself. |
7 |
May 26, 1859 |
liquor
flows freely again |
the New York State Court of
Appeals declared the so-called "Maine Law" unconstitutional. It had been in effect for about a year,
during which time it was illegal to sell liquor in NYS. |
2 |
Mar. 28, 1856 |
liquor
licenses |
the issue of May 25, 1859 lists
approximately 50 county residents who had paid for licenses to sell liquor
either in taverns or in stores |
7 |
May 25, 1859 |
liquor
violation |
J(oseph). M. Johnson was convicted of giving liquor to Augustus
Hall, a minor |
2 |
Jan. 14, 1856 |
liquor
violation crackdown |
Mary Hickey,
Henry Heartstein and James Cooper were all arraigned in
Ogdensburg for liquor law violations.
All three were convicted in Ogdensburg court and fined $50. The police are trying to root out some of
the wicked places that fill the town with rowdyism. (Cooper was again jailed in Nov. 1857 for the same offense) |
7 |
Sep. 22, 1857. |
Lisbon
bear |
Austin J. Goss
and Enos Eastman killed
a bear in Lisbon near the cold springs on Feb. 12, 1853 which weighed 215
pounds |
11 |
Feb. 22, 1853 |
Lisbon
burglary |
the Thomas
Spofford home in Lisbon was burglarized in Mar.
1859 |
7 |
Mar. 21, 1859 |
Lisbon
Center Post Office |
John McBride
is the Postmaster at the new PO in Lisbon Center |
8 |
Jan. 14, 1851 |
little
girl drowns |
a 7 year old girl drowned in the
Oswegatchie River canal in Ogdensburg May 21, 1859 |
7 |
May 23, 1859 |
little
stranger |
another little stranger was left
on the doorstep of one of our most respectable citizens Oct. 15, 1859. The female baby was put into the hands of
the Superintendent of the Poor |
11 |
Oct. 18, 1859. |
locking
horns |
Anson Ives
killed two bucks in Edwards as they were struggling against each other, with
antlers locked. So firmly were they
intertwined in fact, that the heads had to be severed in order to take the
carcasses away separately |
10 |
Dec. 15, 1859. |
lucky
boy |
Frederick Fawcett, ae 7, fell into the Oswegatchie River Apr. 26, 1856 and
floated downstream several rods before being rescued by a workman |
2 |
Apr. 29, 1856 |
Lundy
brothers have a bad week |
Robert Lundy,
arrested Mar. 29, 1859 was convicted of assault and battery and got 20 days
in jail. He came home drunk and tried to beat up his wife, choked her
severely and had one of his fingers bitten in reciprocity. His brother, Francis Lundy, was arrested the next
day for drunkeness. He is commonly
known as "Buckshot" Lundy and got 10 days in jail. |
11 |
Apr. 5, 1859. |
Madrid
and Lisbon boys |
the large company of Madrid and
Lisbon men who are headed to California were leaving NYC on the steamer
"Pioneer" Jan. 22, 1852. The
paper lists the names of about 45 men. |
11 |
Jan. 27, 1852 |
mahogany
buggy |
a crowd gathered on Ford St. in
Ogdensburg to admire the new buggy which A. Callghan built for William Bell of Depeyster. The box
is made of mahogany. |
8 |
Sep. 7, 1858 |
maiden
name |
a woman whose maiden name was Betsey Ferguson was arrested in
Ogdensburg for public intoxication. |
7 |
Jul. 23, 1857 |
mail
theft |
Samuel Lane
and Samuel Hodge were
arrested for stealing from the US Mail.
They were both stage drivers between Ogdensburg, DeKalb and
Gouverneur. The were arrested Mar. 5,
1855 at a bawdy house just outside Ogdensburg by Col.
Henry Barber of Canton, the Deputy US Marshall for
Northern New York. Lane broke out of jail in August, and was not re-taken
until much later. He was given 5 years
in prison in Sep. 1855 |
11 |
Mar. 13 & Aug. 21, 1855. |
maimed
for life |
Augustus Redway, ae 7 and son of H(arvey). N.
Redway of Potsdam had his right arm caught in the
gears of a horse power used for sawing wood. The arm came off at the elbow
and asked if another could be attached.
He said if another could be attached, he would not worry about it so
much. His older brother just died a
few weeks ago in February. (q.v) (from the Potsdam
Courier) |
11 |
Mar. 29, 1853 |
Maine
Law chronicle |
the history of the Maine Laws
(ie prohibition) in the different states is listed in this issue |
11 |
Jul. 24, 1855 |
make
way! |
a horse and cutter monopolized
the north side of Ford St. in Ogdensburg for a minute or two Mar. 5, 1858, as
the freightened beast took to the sidewalk, encouraging pedestrians there to
yield the right of way. |
7 |
Mar. 6, 1858. |
Malone
Gazette |
the Malone
Gazette is up for sale, Mr. Flanders having been
associated with it for almost 16 years (note: this may actually be the Franklin Gazette
but published in Malone since 1847 ) |
8 |
May 16, 1854 |
mammoth
cake |
on Aug. 5, 1858 there was a
school examination held at Chase's Mills, at the school which serves pupils
from Louisville and Madrid. A mammoth cake was constructed by Mrs. Sarah Caryl, under the
direction of the teacher Miss Elizabeth C. Kilton of Louisville. The base of the cake was 3 feet square, and in
the shape of a pyramid. It cost $30, wighed 250 lbs and required 40 dozen
eggs. |
11 |
Aug. 10, 1858 |
man
drowns, woman and child survive |
Christopher Collinger drowned in the St. Lawrence River Mar. 25, 1856. He was crossing with a Mrs. Putney and her 2 year old about
5 miles upriver from Waddington when the boat capsized. He drowned, but she
was able to hold onto the boat with her hands and to the child with her teeth |
2 |
Apr. 10, 1856 |
mansion
burns |
Henry van Rensselaer's house was destroyed by fire Nov. 16, 1855. The St. Lawrence Republican of Nov. 20,
1855 states it was caused by a furious lightning storm |
2 |
Nov. 17, 1855 |
marble
works |
by 1859, the Ogdensburg Marble
Works were located right across from the cemetery on State St. |
7 |
June 6, 1859 |
Massena
Center PO |
a post office has been
established in Massena Center with Augustus Wheeler as the Postmaster |
11 |
Aug. 19, 1851 |
McAllister,
Aaron |
Jesse McAllister of Stockholm gives notice that his son Aaron has left his
house without permission and forbids anyone from harboring him. (Aaron was still in Stockholm in 1870) |
12 |
May 1, 1850 |
McDonald,
Anna |
Whereas Anna my wife utterly
refuses to live with me…etc. signed John McDonald, Parishville |
12 |
Jan. 16, 1850. |
Methodist
Church |
the new Methodist Episcopal
Church in Ogdensburg will be dedicated Nov. 13, 1851 with the pastor James P. Jennings and Rev. Hiram Mattison of Oswego in
attendance |
11 |
Nov. 4, 1851. |
militia
duty |
men subject to military training
may commute their duty by paying 75 cents before Aug. 1, 1851. Thereafter, they must train or pay a $3
fine |
8 |
Jul. 8, 1851 |
mill
rescue |
Lynn Sheldon
ae 4 yrs 5 mos., young son of George A. Sheldon of Hermon, fell
into the waterworks of J. J.
Matteson's planing mill on June 28, 1858 and was narrowly rescued from
death.(more details in Jul. 13, 1858 article of
the St. Lawrence Republican) |
8 |
Jul. 13, 1858 |
miller
hurt |
G. W. Cooper,
a millwright of Rensselaer Falls, was badly hurt Dec. 15, 1859 when he fell
while inspecting the mill, and his head was hit several times by the buckets
of the wheel |
11 |
Dec. 20, 1859 |
minister
ordained |
Rev. J. R. Hale of Massena was ordained by the St. Lawrence Co. Congregational
Consociation. He formerly lived in
Canton, and is the pastor of two Congregationalist churches in Massena |
11 |
Feb. 16, 1858 |
missing
man |
information is wanted on Edward McDonnell, an Irishman, ae 20
in April 1854. He left Ogdensburg in
May 1852, going up the St. Lawrence and has not been heard from since. Info can be sent to Margaret McDonnell, his widowed
mother, or Thomas Murphy,
both in Waddington |
8 |
June 13, 1854 |
Mohawk
mission |
"by Divine permission, the
St. Regis Indian Mission Chapel will be dedicated to the service of Almighty
God on Wed. Feb. 13, 1850 at 10:30 AM.
A general invitation to preachers and people is urgently given. None need fear to come on account of
smallpox." (signed) James P. Jennings |
11 |
Feb. 5, 1850 |
more
arrests in Ogdensburg |
John Carey
was arrested for petit larceny and sent to the House of Corrections. Mary Kirk was sentenced to 20 days in jail for being drunk and
disorderly, but the sentence was suspended because of sickness in her family |
7 |
May 27, 1858 |
more
gold diggers |
according to the Potsdam Courier, the following
people are going to be sailing for California on the steamer "Illinois": Lester Lindsley, Lucius Deming, Ziba Eastman and Mrs. Nathan Clark and child (all
from Potsdam); plus Ami Follett, G. Wright
and Philo Olmsted, all
of Langdon Corners in Canton |
11 |
Apr. 8, 1856 |
Mr.
Fairchild's new mill |
E. N. Fairchild's new saw mill is in full operation in Ogdensburg. It is of sturdy timber, designed by James Fulton of Waddington and
framed by Lyman Sacket of
Lisbon. It employs 18-20 men and can
easily turn out 20-25,000 board feet of lumber per day |
11 |
Apr. 1, 1851 |
Mrs.
Ann Gilligan convicted |
Mrs. Ann Gilligan, "the old offender" was convicted of selling liquor
in Ogdensburg, and fined $56. |
2 |
Feb. 6, 1856 |
Mrs.
Gilligan again |
Mrs. Ann Gilligan was arrested in Ogdensburg for violating the excise law |
7 |
Sep. 29, 1858 |
murder
details |
this issue gives more complete
details on the circumstances surrounding the alleged poisoning of Elijah Pease of West Potsdam. The
issue of May 27, 1851 gives actual testimony from the trial in Kingston,
Ont. Pease and Mrs. Smith travelled
under the name of Freeman and stopped at Mill Creek, Ont. at an inn, where he
died of strychnine poisoning. Mrs. Asenath Smith, his alleged wife and
murderer, was put on trial and found not guilty. Witnesses included Pease's daughter Mrs. Mary Barnum of Potsdam. |
8 |
Apr. 29, 1851. |
murder
trial |
James E. Eldredge, 21, was tried for the murder of Mrs. Sarah Jane Gould in Dec. 1857. He allegedly poisoned her with arsenic. He
was born in Canton May 15, 1836. On
Dec. 29, 1857, he was sentenced to be hanged Feb. 11, 1858, but procedural
questions delayed the sentence more than a year. |
7 |
Dec. 4, 1857 |
murder
trial begins |
the murder trial of James Bickford
and Thomas Cook for the killing of Mr. Secor last June has begun in
Malone. They were both convicted. Cook's death sentence was commuted to life
in prison, while Bickford is to be hanged in Malone Sep. 22, 1854 |
11 |
Feb. 14, Jul. 25, Aug. 1 &
Sep. 19, 1854. |
murder
trial set |
Mrs. Julia Tupper will be tried Oct. 26, 1859 for the poisoning of her husband Dolphus Tupper. She was tried and
acquitted. |
11 |
Oct. 18 & 25, 1859 |
murder
victim |
Mrs. Sarah Jane Gould, nee Loughery, was murdered May 30,1857 by James Eldredge of
Canton. She was 24 years old and a
widow. He parents had died when she
was young, and she got married to John Gould in 1850, but he died in 1852.
She lived with her uncle, Danforth Britton, in Louisville Landing. She had 3 younger siblings: Helen, Martha
and Hiram |
7 |
Dec. 4, 1858 |
murderer
sentenced |
John Donovan
was convicted for the murder of James Rowley of Potsdam on Feb. 17, 1852.
He killed him after he was allegedly insulted in a tavern. Sentenced
to be hanged on Apr. 16, 1852 |
4 |
Feb. 26, 1852 |
musket
tragedy |
Abner Cross
of Depeyster had his left hand almost blown off Jul. 5, 1858 when a musket
burst in his hands. Three fingers were
of no use at all and were amputated. A
piece of the barrel passed through his hat, narrowly missing his head. He
lives near the Macomb town line |
7 |
Jul. 5, 1858 |
name
change |
the Columbian
Democrat newspaper, published in Madrid Village,
has changed its name to the Columbian Independent |
8 |
Apr. 8, 1851 |
narrow
escape |
Mr. Warren
Houghton and a companion had a scare on Ford St.
in Ogdensburg when the thills of their buggy gave way and the horse bolted |
2 |
Sep. 16, 1855 |
naval
exam |
Charles A. Humphrey of Ogdensburg has passed his examination in front of officers
of the Naval Department |
11 |
Sep. 28, 1858 |
new
addresses |
the buildings on Ford St. in
Ogdensburg are receiving numbers which will serve as their addresses from now
on |
11 |
Jul. 27, 1852 |
new
citizens |
60 people were naturalized at
the court in Ogdensburg Oct. 27, 1859 |
11 |
Nov. 1, 1859 |
new
crosswalk |
the new crosswalks being put in
at the corner of Ford, Catherine and Water Sts. in Ogdensburg are a great
improvement. The stones are a foot
thick |
7 |
Sep. 9, 1858. |
new job |
Dr. S. S.
Nichols of Potsdam has been appointed Postmaster
of Layacca, TX |
11 |
Jul. 5, 1853. |
new math
teacher |
Charles T. Pooler has resigned as teacher of mathematics at St. Lawrence Academy
in Potsdam and has been replaced by Mr. James
Gardner |
11 |
Aug. 10, 1852 |
new Post
Office |
a new PO at Brasher Railway
Station is to be called Stockholm Depot.
Jason W. Stearns will
be the first postmaster. (from the St. Lawrence Republican) |
4 |
May 8, 1851 |
new
press |
the St.
Lawrence Republican is now being published using a
steam-powered press |
8 |
Feb. 25, 1851 |
new
stage |
Baldwin and Son run a stage from
Ogdensburg to the Forrest House Inn on the Governeur-Canton turnpike |
7 |
Jan. 5, 1858 |
newspaper
expansion? |
a notice says that next week,
the first weekly edition of the Northern New Yorker paper will be issued |
21 |
Jul. 3, 1850 |
no
yoke |
a yoke of oxen belonging to Charles Arnold of Lisbon ran off the
dock near the Oswegatchie bridge in Ogdensburg Jul. 27, 1857. The wagon sunk but the oxen floated and
were unyoked and led to shore. The
floating yoke held up the tongue of the wagon and it was recovered without
much trouble in 11 feet of water |
7 |
Jul. 27, 1857 |
North
Lawrence |
there has been a Post Office
established at North Lawrence |
8 |
Apr. 1, 1851 |
North
Lawrence tragedy |
seven small children were burned
to death when the house of Amasa Tyler burned Mar. 28, 1854. (No children were named in the article, but the 1850 census
listed four children of his, and the cemetery lists two children of Jerusha Hill who died that day,
plus a 3 year old of the Tylers who was not born until after the census. The
Tylers had gone to visit neighbors and locked the door so the children had no
means of escape. Coroner's verdict was
accidental death. See individual names in vital records section) |
11 |
Apr. 6, 1854 |
Northern
Freeman |
the first issue of
Potsdam's Northern
Freeman appeared last week |
2 |
Apr. 1, 1856 |
Northern
Freeman changes hands |
Mr. Doty has retired from the Northern Freeman of Potsdam, and the
paper is now in the capable hands of young Mr. Baker |
7 |
Jan. 31, 1859 |
Norwood
Post Office |
a Post Office has been
established at Norwood ("North Potsdam" in
original) with Rollin
Ashley as Postmaster |
11 |
Jan. 14, 1851 |
Norwood
tavern burned |
the new tavern stand at Norwood,
including sheds and barns, was completely destroyed by fire Mar. 18, 1851 |
4 |
Mar. 20, 1851 |
Notre
Dame church |
the corner stone for the French
Catholic church in Ogdensburg was laid Jul 10, 1859, with Bishop
McCloskey of Albany officiating. It will be the
largest church in this part of the state.
The society has purchased the entire Mansion Block on which it is
being built. |
7 |
Jul. 11, 1859 |
Oct. 16,
1858 arrests |
George Brooks
was arrested Oct. 15, 1858 for stealing a woman's cape in Ogdensburg. He had also been arrested Dec. 4, 1855 for
burglary, for which he did more than 2 years in Dannemora prison |
7 |
Oct. 16, 1858. |
Ogdensburg
building codes |
it is illegal, and has been for
some time, to build a wooden structure on either side of parts of Ford,
Isabela, Catherine or Water St. |
11 |
Apr. 18, 1854 |
Ogdensburg
business directory |
the three lads who put out Boys Daily Journal are putting
together a business directory for the village of Ogdensburgh. It should be ready by the new year. |
11 |
Nov. 27, 1855 |
Ogdensburg
cemeteries |
the new cemetery for the village
of Ogdensburg is in a lovely spot and is well taken care of. However, the original cemetery on Hamilton
St. is a disgrace. Not all of the
graves have been moved to the new cemetery, so old and leaning tombstones
abound, shrubbery is growing wild, the fence is dilapidated, and it has even
been rented out as a cow and sheep pasture! |
11 |
Feb 23, 1858 |
Ogdensburg
Daily Times |
the first issue of this paper
came out on Monday, Oct. 18, 1852 |
4 |
Oct. 21, 1852 |
Ogdensburg
history |
a serialized history of
Ogdensburg, written by George Guest, appears in this issue |
7 |
Feb. 17, 1859 |
Ogdensburg
police court Aug. '59 #1 |
Mary Golden
was arrested on a charge of using indecent language to a neighbor. She was held to good behavior. Henry Trickey was acquitted of assault and battery on Jimmy McGinn. Mary Sayers and her sister Jane Mandigo, both of Lisbon, were
tried for stealing goods from T. B James' store. Mary was convicted and fined
$5, Jane was acquitted. James Wells got 10 days for
drunkenness. Hamilton
Stewart was arrested for indecent assault on Mary Thompson, which he says is an
attempt to extort money from him. Joseph LaRock got 10 days for
drunkenness. John Harding
got 40 days for whipping his wife. Alexander
Holmes got fined $3 for assaulting a man who had
come to his house searching for his daughter. |
11 |
Aug. 30, 1859 |
Ogdensburg
police court Aug. '59 #2 |
Thomas Ballantine was fined $3 for assault and battery. Cornelius Woods was sent up for 10 days for drunkeness. He was in the condition of a man who stuck
his feet through the bars and tried to warm them by the light of the moon; ie
he was asleep on the sidewalk. William Graham, Joel Davis and James Evans, all Canadians, were
sent up for 10 days for drunkenness. John Hooligan got 30 days for
beating up his wife. Moody Hopkins got 40 days for
assault and battery upon Emma Gordon, who was required to give bail because of disorderly conduct, as
was Mary Wilson |
11 |
|
Ogdensburg
police log June 1, 1859 |
John Terret
was given 30 days for stealing a cap. While in jail, he tried to dig his way
through the wall of the cell. Mrs. Susan Craford, a widow woman who lives near the Mayne settlement in
Oswegatchie, stole 3 dress patterns and was fined $10 |
7 |
June 1, 1859 |
Ogdensburg
police log May 16, 1859 |
Susan Peck
fined $5 for disorderly conduct. Thomas Malley paid a fine for
assault and battery. Elizabeth Dupereau paid a fine for
petit larceny. James Mcintosh got 60 days in jail
for breaking a window and hitting his wife (see
"like husband like wife"), John Erringy and John Terret got 10 days for being drunk. Michael
Carberry was convicted of breaking a window in a
storehouse and got $15 or 40 days. Ann Simpson got 10 days for being
drunk. Henry Masseau
was fined $3 for fighting. George Murray and James Mills both got fined for being disorderly at a party (some names taken from St. Lawrence Republican of May 17, 1859) |
7 |
May 16, 1859. |
Ogdensburg
police report Dec. 12, 1855 |
James Mills
and George Elliott were
convicted of assault and battery on Michael
Shannon (George Elliott
an "old offender" escaped while being sent to Canton jail for 30
days on Apr. 26, 1856. See edition of
Apr. 26, 1856) |
2 |
Dec. 12, 1855 |
Ogdensburg
police report Dec. 22, 1855 |
Thomas Caldwell was drunk in the street and fined $10 |
2 |
Dec. 22, 1855 |
Ogdensburg
police report Dec. 5, 1855 |
George Brooks was
arrested for burglary, but in Canton court in February, the jury could not
reach a verdict (see also Feb. 22, 1856) |
2 |
Dec. 5, 1855 |
Ogdensburg
police report Jan. 7, 1856 |
John Busher
was fined $10 for being noisy, quarrelsome and disorderly |
2 |
Jan. 7, 1856 |
Ogdensburg
police report Nov. 1, 1855 |
Benjamin Mosler was committed to jail for stealing three horses from John H. Boyd |
2 |
Nov. 1, 1855 |
Ogdensburg
police report Nov. 22, 1855 |
John McDougall was fined $10 for being drunk |
2 |
Nov. 22, 1855 |
Ogdensburg
police report Oct. 2, 1855 |
Peter Cuttaway
was sent to the jail in Canton for 10 days because of an arrest for being
drunk and disorderly |
2 |
Oct. 3, 1855 |
Ogdensburg
police report Oct. 4, 1855 |
Edward LaOorte
and William McDougall both
got 10 days in jail for being drunk and disorderly. Martin Marshall was fined $3.50 for insulting and resisting a police officer |
2 |
Oct. 5, 1855 |
Ogdensburg
police report Oct. 9, 1855 |
Andrew LaRoche
was sent to jail for up to 48 hours for assault and battery. John Hardin was arrested for assaulting and abusing Mrs. Catherine Murray and for
assaulting his wife. He was sentenced
to 4 mos. in jail |
2 |
Oct. 9, 1855 |
Ogdensburg
police report Sep. 25, 1855 |
Richard Little
was arrested for being drunk and disorderly, fined $10. William Greaves was arrested for assault and battery on a Potsdam man named
Pierce at the Baldwin House in Ogdensburg and fined $20. Thomas LaRock was arrested for being drunk and disorderly and got 10 days in
the Canton jail. William McDougal was arrested for the same, and remained jailed. |
2 |
Sep. 26, 1855 |
Ogdensburg
Sentinel |
Mr. Foote
and his Ogdensburg Sentinel are no more. He had
taken charge of the newspaper in 1848 |
7 |
Oct. 16, 1858. |
ok |
the weather is o.k. (orful kold) |
2 |
Jan. 11, 1856 |
old
court house taken down |
the old court house, now called
Judson Hall, is being dismantled, and its 50 year old oak beams are as good
as the day they were put in. |
7 |
Apr. 17, 1858 |
old
timer |
Luke Denio
has died in Dickinson at the age of 120 years. He was old enough to remember
the victory of Gen. Wolfe at Quebec and was working as a mail carrier at the
time |
7 |
Feb. 10, 1859 |
oldest
person in the county |
Assistant Marshall Stillman
found a venerable negress living in Depeyster as he was taking the 1850
Federal census. Susan
Wadsworth was one of the slaves emancipated by the
Connecticut law abolishing slavery and is listed as being 115 years old.
(from the Ogdensburg Sentinel) |
12 |
Oct. 23, 1850 |
other
arrests in Ogdensburg |
John McLean
was arrested for fighting and fined $5.
He was somehow involved with the 5 women arrested today for keeping a
disorderly house. He was arrested
again Aug. 8, 1859 and sent up for 40 days. He lives on the road between
Potsdam and Canton. John Wilson was convicted of
drunkenness and abusing his wife, and got sent up for 40 days. He is a poor,
miserable, worthless vagabond and the county jail is the only place he can
keep out of mischief |
7 |
Aug. 2, 1859. |
painters
hurt |
five housepainters were hurt
Apr. 1, 1859 in Ogdensburg when the scaffolding they were working on
collapsed at the Judson Block in Ogdensburg.
James Finney died of
his injuries. The other four were Veeder, Devlin, Lizotte
and Wing. Veeder, Finney and Lizotte were thrown to
the pavement from the third floor. |
11 |
Apr. 5, 1859. |
panther
killed |
Charles Parmeter of Potsdam killed a panther in Belmont, Franklin Co. NY which
was 9 feet total length and weighed 147 pounds |
8 |
Jan. 7, 1851 |
pastor
moves |
Rev. Day K. Lee, Universalist pastor, is leaving to take up another parish in
Auburn, NY |
11 |
Jul. 7, 1857 |
Pat
Leonard hurt |
a laborer named Pat Leonard was seriously injured in
Ogdensburg Aug. 5, 1859 when the Elizabeth St. sewer collapsed on him as he
was working on it. (also in Aug. 9, 1859 issue of
the St. Lawrence Republican) |
7 |
Aug. 8, 1859 |
penalty
for early withdrawal |
James Cunningham was arrested in Ogdensburg for abstracting $5 from the pocket
of Thomas Eaton without
his consent |
7 |
Oct. 26, 1857 |
pension |
the US Congress had passed an
act authorizing a pension of $96 a year for any man who served 60 days or
fought in a battle during the War of 1812 |
7 |
Dec. 31, 1858 |
perjury
charge |
Joe Denny of
Ogdensburg was committed to wait trial for perjury. He had accused Joe Myers of stealing clothing |
2 |
Jan. 11, 1856 |
petit
theft |
James McGinn
was convicted of stealing a pair of coarse boots from R. Vilas in Ogdensburg, and, unable
to pay the $10 fine, was sent to the county jail for 30 days |
2 |
Nov. 20, 1855 |
pick
pockets |
Patrick Mahany
and Patrick Coyle were
sent to Canton to await trial on the charge that they stole $110 from the
pantaloons of John Burke
while he was at John Garity's house on Washington St. in Ogdensburg. |
11 |
Mar. 27, 1855 |
pistol
accident |
David Harris
of Ogdensburg blew the top of his thumb off recently when a pistol mis-fired |
7 |
May 6, 1859 |
Pitcairn
panther |
Aaron Humes,
ae 19, was hunting in early January,
1858 and came upon a track he did not recognize. He was joined by Azra Phelps and the two found a
panther on a limb of a tree. Humes wounded him and Phelps finished him off.
He was brought to the house of Lyman Humes in Pitcairn and is on display |
11 |
Jan. 26, 1858 |
Plain
Dealer |
William B. Goodrich and S. P. Remington plan to start a new Republican newspaper in Canton Aug. 7,
1856, called The Plain Dealer |
11 |
Jul. 29, 1856. |
Plaindealer
birthday |
with its next issue, the Plaindealer in Canton will begin its
4th year |
7 |
Jul. 29, 1859 |
Plaindealer changes hands |
William B. Goodrich will no longer be associated with the Canton Plaindealer. Mr. Remington, a former partner,
will assume control. |
7 |
Sep. 24, 1858 |
planing
accident |
Charles S. Collins, formerly of Potsdam, caught his hand in the planing mill in
the shop of G. B Swan
in Hailesboro, and it had to be amputated |
11 |
Jul. 20, 1858 |
Platt
Smith hurt |
Platt Smith,
a shoemaker working for Royal Vilas in Ogdensburg, fell through a trap door a distance of about 10
feet and broke his arm, and bruised his back and shoulders severely. |
8 |
Dec. 27, 1853 |
playing
on the stairs |
a 4 year old son of James Wade of Ogdensburg broke both
arms after falling from the bannister of the stairs in their home. |
7 |
Aug. 17, 1858 |
police
court Apr. '59 |
James Roy
got 20 days for assault and battery on Apr. 19, 1859. Brothers Anthony
and Charles Santaus both got 10 days for being
drunk. |
11 |
Apr. 26, 1859. |
police
court June '54 |
Mrs. Elizabeth
Valelly of Ogdensburg, a mother of 5 children, was
found to have $75-100 worth of stolen goods. She was fined $20 and told to go
and sin no more. John A. Shaver (of Canada) was sentenced to 60 days in jail for having stolen
clothing from the 4 Williamson brothers (enterprising young mechanics from
Maine) who board at the house of John A. Payne |
11 |
June 20, 1854 |
police
court Mar. '59 (1) |
John O'Brien
and John Vaughn were
both fined $5 Feb. 23, 1859 for disorderly conduct on Feb. 19, 1859. They were having "a little bit of a
shindy" in the saloon at Ford and Catherine Sts. in Ogdensburg. Michael Shannon got 20 days for assault, and Martin
Fox was fined $15 for excise violation |
11 |
Mar. 1,1859. |
police
court Mar. '59 (2) |
Jack Mills
got 40 days in jail Mar. 7, 1859 for being disorderly. He had just recently
gotten out of jail. Emma Gordon, our old friend, was sentenced to $10 or 10 days for being
disorderly, and asked the judge for 3 days to raise the money. "No
go". |
11 |
Mar. 8, 1859 |
police
reciprocity |
the whereabouts of William Adam Herzogg were learned
from a Watertown policeman who was in Ogdensburg to pick up a suspect wanted
in Jefferson Co. Herzogg is wanted for forging his father's signature on a
promisory note so that he could buy a horse |
11 |
Mar. 22, 1859 |
police
report for Jan. 4, 1859 |
Andrew Shay was
arrested fror assault and battery in Ogdensburg and given $5 or 20 days in
jail. Hugh
Berry had the same charges plus disorderly conduct
and got $15 or 60 days in jail. Olive Dixon was fined $10 or 40 days for operating a disorderly
house. It seems rowdyism is an
expensive luxury. |
7 |
Jan. 4, 1859 |
police
sweep |
the police in Ogdensburg made a
descent upon the dens of infamy and arrested 14 women of bad repute. Many young men had urgent business to
attend to in Canada this morning. When
the women were being taken out of the jail on their way to Canton, both sides
of the street were packed with men trying to get a look. |
7 |
Aug. 10, 1857 |
political
paper |
William Yeaton
says that the American Party (i.e. the Know Nothings) will have their own
newspaper in St. Lawrence Co. by March, 1855. |
11 |
Dec. 26, 1854 |
Post
Office robbed |
the Gouverneur Progressive Age reports that the
Hermon Post Office was burglarized Feb. 20, 1856 and $15 was stolen. |
8 |
Feb. 26, 1856 |
Postmaster
arrested |
Mr. Mitchell,
the Postmaster at West Fowler has been arrested for depredations upon the
mail. There is said to be no doubt
about his guilt. |
8 |
Dec. 10, 1850 |
Postmaster
escapes |
Frederick J. Mills, who was being held in the jail at Whitesboro, escaped Mar.
25, 1850. He was being held for
robbing the mail at Hogansburg in Franklin Co. where he was the Postmaster |
11 |
Apr. 2, 1850 |
Prescott
boy drowns |
a 6 yr old son of Mr. Crosow(?) of Prescott drowned
falling off Gilpin's Wharf in Ogdensburg May 29, 1855 |
2 |
May 30, 1855 |
pretender
to the throne |
Rev. Eleazar
Williams, the "Bourbon prince", is
dreadfully sick at Hogansburg in Franklin Co. |
8 |
Aug. 3, 1858 |
priest
burned to death |
Fr. McCabe,
the Roman Catholic priest in Malone was burned to death in his bed Nov. 24,
1857. The fire was discovered at about 11PM by Fr.
Mackey of Ogdensburg who occupied an adjoining
room. It is supposed that the bedding
was ignited by the lamp |
8 |
Dec. 1, 1857 |
private
reservoir |
the reservoir at the corner of
Washington and Hamilton Sts. in Ogdensburg does not show on any village maps,
and is owned by a private individual, but it showed its usefulness today when
the store and dwelling of C. K. Stratton on Ford St. were burning |
7 |
Apr. 30, 1858 |
Progressive
Age |
this new Gouverneur paper comes
out on Thursdays and is published by Rev. G. Dickson
Greenleaf on the press formerly used by the St. Lawrence Free Press |
11 |
June 5, 1855 |
Progressive
Age moves to Potsdam |
the editors of the Progressive Age have concluded that
Gouverneur cannot support a paper, and will move to Potsdam, which will give
them 2 newspapers |
2 |
Mar. 3, 1856 |
prohibition
law violations |
Joseph Johnson,
owner of the Ogdensburg and Prescott House, was arrested, as was a man named Backus from DeKalb. Johnson decided to leave the country rather
than pay the fine |
8 |
Jan. 15, 1856. |
quick
thinking |
R. P. Mayne
of Russell knocked a lamp off a table Nov. 11, 1857 and the burning fluid
caught his wife's clothes on fire. He
quickly grabbed her clothing at the neck and pulled it all off with one tug.
His wife was unhurt, but his hands were badly burned |
7 |
Nov. 16, 1857 |
quiet
man |
John Cooke
of the Town of Oswegatchie was brought before Justice White in Ogdensburg on
a charge of disturbing a religious meeting at Lee Settlement in the Town of
Oswegatchie. The jury returned a
verdict of not guilty, and Mr. Cooke is a young man of inoffensive
disposition who would not intentionally disturb anybody |
7 |
Jan. 14, 1858 |
quite
an improvement |
the Daily
Journal reports that in the last four years it has
come from almost nothing to having four steam presses |
7 |
Feb. 1, 1858 |
Racket
Hotel burns |
the Racket Hotel in Colton,
owned by T. G. Bachelle, was
completely destroyed by fire, along with all the outbuildings |
8 |
Nov. 22, 1853 |
railroad
death |
a man named McDonald was killed on the railroad near Brasher on Nov. 8, 1850. He
fell between two cars and was run over |
12 |
Nov. 13, 1850 |
railroad
junction |
the tracks being laid between
Potsdam and Norwood in order to intercept the Ogdensburg Railroad are almost
complete and should be ready for the cars in about 3 weeks. |
8 |
Oct. 3, 1854. |
railroad
thieves |
Ichabod Clark,
Solomon van Sleet, Jonathan Larabee and James Carney were all arrested in
Ogdensburg for having stolen goods from freight cars. They were all brakemen on the railroad.
Clark and Larabee were fined $100 and got 6 mos. in jail. Carney was fined $20 and got 3 months,
while van Sleet got $10 and 3 months. |
11 |
May 30, 1854 |
recuperating
nicely |
James Daily,
the young man who was sent to the Lunatic Asylum in Utica last spring, writes
to his wife that he is improving rapidly, and should be allowed to return
home in about 3 months. |
7 |
Oct. 21, 1857 |
Red
Mills mill |
W. L. van Valkenberg has refurbished the Red Mills in Lisbon, or "Galoup
Mills" as they are recently called |
11 |
Feb. 23, 1858 |
religious
paper |
Joseph A. Livingston has begun the publication of a religious paper called The Evangelical Herald, published in
Potsdam |
11 |
Sep. 30, 1856 |
repeat
offender |
Joe Noland
was put away again for being drunk, disorderly and fighting. He is a notoriously hard case. (see also Joel Nowlan) (see also St. Lawrence Republican Dec. 28, 1858) |
7 |
Dec. 22, 1858 |
Republican policy |
the St.
Lawrence Republican reiterates its policy
concerning death notices: the actual notice is printed for free, but any
obituary costs 50 cents per square |
11 |
Mar. 4, 1851 |
Rev.
Moore says goodbye |
Rev. J. W.
Moore, pastor of Grace Church in Canton, has
transferred to Castleton on Staten Island. |
7 |
May 6, 1859 |
Rev.
Savage moves on |
Rev. John
Savage of the Presbyterian church in Ogdensburg is
moving to Wisconsin to take over Carroll College near Milwaukee |
11 |
Oct. 1, 1850 |
Revolutionary
soldier |
Thomas Scott,
ae 96 of Stockholm, attended the 4th of July celebrations at Bicknellville in
1854. (note: he is listed as being 95 in his death
notice 8 months later, q.v.) |
8 |
Jul. 11, 1854 |
Richard
Little injured |
Richard Little
fell while descending the stairs leading to the Lyceum Hall in Ogdensburg
Jan. 5, 1854, mangling his face considerably. |
8 |
Jan. 10, 1854 |
robbery
in Albany |
Elias Packard of
St. Lawrence Co. was robbed of $110 while staying at Armstrong's boarding
house in Albany |
11 |
Dec. 27, 1853. |
rolling
thunder |
a petition has been circulated
to abate the incessant "artificial thunder" emanating from the
bowling alley in the basement of Knickerbocker Hall on Water St. in
Ogdensburg |
11 |
June 14, 1853 |
Rossie
furnace destroyed |
the lead smelting furnace in
Rossie was destroyed by fire Mar. 22, 1858. |
7 |
Mar. 24, 1858 |
Rossie lead |
a rich vein of lead was
discovered in Rossie |
11 |
Oct. 12, 1852 |
rowdy
youth |
the
boys of Ogdensburg have become quite unruly lately. Some boys were shooting a
pistol loaded with shot near the Presbyterian Church Mar. 24, 1859 and hit a
man in the boot. On Mar. 27, several of them were forcibly ejected from the
juvenile singing department of the public school where they had gone to cause
a disturbance. A few days before that
a crowd of boys threw mud and clubs at an old man with a drove of cattle and
hit him in the face so that he bled profusely. |
11 |
Mar. 29, 1859 |
runaway
boy |
Joseph Jacquith ran away from home in Sep. 1850 (sic). His father Abel Jacquith forbids anyone from
dealing with him |
11 |
Oct. 14, 1851 |
runaway
stage |
Daniel Landon
lost control of the stage he was driving in North Lawrence Mar. 22, 1854, and
the stage hit a board fence at full speed.
O.T. Raymond of
Nicholville had his face badly cut. William Hall of Lawrenceville
dislocated his shoulder and bruised his face.
Miss Annett Ferris,
daughter of L. P. Ferris
of Lawrenceville fractured her skull, and her life is dispaired of. (story is repeated in Mar. 28, 1854 issue of St. Lawrence
Republican) |
8 |
Mar. 28, 1854 |
runaways |
runaways occur in Ogdensburg as
often as 3 times a week. The other
day, a horse come up Isabela St. chased by a dog and a meat wagon. Near Ford
St., the wagon turned off, but the dog and the horse continued. |
8 |
Aug. 29, 1854 |
S.F.
Judd gets a gift |
Col. S. F. Judd was presented a pair of Colt pistols by the State of New
York. They are 6-shooters. |
8 |
Aug. 19, 1859 |
Sackrider,
Christian |
Mr. Christian
Sackrider is the new Postmaster at Norfolk |
8 |
May 20, 1851 |
Samuel
Clark's brother |
information is wanted on Johnny Clark who sailed from Belfort
(Belfast?) June 12,
1854 and landed in Quebec City about Jul. 20, 1854. Information can be sent to his brother Samuel Clark in Ogdensburg |
8 |
Oct. 3, 1854 |
saved
from the cold |
William Brannigan was arraigned for being drunk and lying crosswise in the
street. He could not pay the $10 fine so was sent to jail for 20 days. He
said he was glad to be arrested since he would have frozen to death before
reaching his home 5 miles from Ogdensburg. |
2 |
Mar. 10, 1856 |
Sawyer,
Wallace |
a young Ogdensburg boy named Wallace Sawyer was throwing firewood
from the sidewalk into a cellar when he fell while carrying a piece. Two of his fingers were so badly jammed
that one had to be cut off |
16 |
Feb. 4, 1854 |
Sayles,
Steward B. |
Ira Sayles
of Potsdam gives notice that his son Steward B.
Sayles ae 17, has left his house without
permission and forbids anyone from harboring him.(Steward
was still living in Potsdam in 1870) |
12 |
Mar. 27, 1850 |
scaffolding
collapses |
Thomas Barlow,
John Kenyon and William H. Allman were hurt when
scaffolding collapsed as they were painting a building in Ogdensburg. (note this story corrects names given in the Apr. 5, 1859
edition) |
11 |
May 3, 1859. |
seduction |
John Gregor
was arraigned for seduction June 10, 1856 under the Act of 1848. |
2 |
June 12, 1856 |
sentenced
to death |
Ira Sherwin,
the man who murdered Justin Bell of Brasher, was given the death penalty in July, 1852, but it
was commuted to life in prison in September, 1852. |
11 |
Jul. 20 & 27 & Sep. 28,
1852 |
Sept. 21
arrests in Ogdensburg |
John Gallagher
was sentenced to a $10 fine or 30 days in jail for assault and battery. William
McCormack was sent up for 30 days for assault,
battery, drunkeness etc. |
7 |
Sep. 21, 1858 |
Sept.
28 arrests in Ogdensburg |
Pat Hartigan
got drunk and attacked Alfred Hartney and got a $10 fine. Hugh Lundy was arrested for petit
larceny |
7 |
Sep. 28, 1858 |
shipwreck |
the steamer Ocean
Wave sank 30 miles from Kingston, Ont and about 2
and a half miles from the Canadian shore on Apr. 30, 1853. There was great
loss of life, and much of her crew were from Ogdensburg. |
11 |
May 3, 1853 |
shoplifter |
Mrs. Asenath
Smith of Hermon,
acquitted in 1851 of the poisoning death of Elijah Pease in Ontario, was
brought before Justice Bacon in Ogdensburg during the first week of October,
1854 accused of shoplifting. She had
filled a trunk full of shoes and other items, and Deputy Sheriff Houghton
caught up with the stage at Heuvelton.
She was fined $50 and released |
11 |
Oct. 10, 1854 |
singing
chicken thief |
R. Ashwood
was jailed in Ogdensburg for stealing chickens and after being caged, treated
the crowd to a song. |
2 |
Feb. 8, 1856 |
skeletons
unearthed |
workmen at the Hasbrouck
premises in Ogdensburg uncovered a couple of human skeletons Apr. 9, 1859.
One was a male, one female and appear to be Europeans |
7 |
Apr. 9, 1859. |
slight
confusion |
since the Daily
Journal labeled its edition yesterday as Dec. 31,
1858, and whereas today is actually Dec. 31, 1858, we had no choice but to
label today's edition as Dec. 30, 1858, otherwise there would only be 364
days in a year |
7 |
Dec. 31(?), 1858 |
some
cracker! |
John Barber
uses a 3 hp steam engine to help make crackers in his Ogdensburg bakery. The machine rolls, cuts and stamps them. |
11 |
Apr. 22, 1856 |
St.
Lawrence American |
Mr. Yeaton says this new paper
will be issued in March. The first number was printed Mar. 1, 1855, and it is
an organ of the American Party (i.e. Know Nothings) |
11 |
Feb. 20 & Mar. 6, 1855 |
St.
Lawrence Democrat |
another new paper, the St. Lawrence Democrat, made its
appearance today. |
7 |
Nov. 25, 1858. |
St.
Lawrence Democrat (2) |
Simpson and Tracy of Canton announce they will
be putting out a paper called The Democrat very soon. The first issue was received in Ogdensburg Feb. 13,
1855 |
11 |
Feb. 6 & 13, 1855 |
St.
Lawrence Hotel |
Mr. G. N.
Seymour plans an enlargement of the St. Lawrence
Hotel in Ogdensburg. The new wing will
be on State St. and will be 4 storeys high and made of brick |
11 |
Mar. 18, 1851 |
St.
Lawrence Republican |
the St.
Lawrence Republican is by far the biggest
newspaper in the north country with an average daily circulation of 3500, and
is printed on Tuesdays |
7 |
Dec. 11, 1858 |
St.
Lawrence University |
the corner stone laying ceremony
for St. Lawrence University in Canton has been postponed until June 18, 1856. |
2 |
June 2, 1856 |
St.
Regis flood |
the St. Lawrence River flooded
in the neighborhood of St. Regis, Que. on Jan. 24, 1854, due to ice dams in
the river. Many Mohawk homes were destroyed. |
8 |
Jan. 31, 1854 |
Steam
tug explodes! |
the steam tug Hercules, which was towing the disabeld steramer New Era up river near the Rapide du
Plate in the St. Lawrence river, exploded Oct. 9, 1858. Four people were killed instantly. The Hercules then drifted back downriver
and sank with only her upper works above water. |
11 |
Oct. 12, 1858. |
street
improvement |
State St. in Ogdensburg between
Ford and Green Sts. was being macadamized in Sept. 1855 |
2 |
Sep. 7, 1855 |
support
your local paper! |
the editor pleas for support of
the apparently ailing Northern New Yorker of Gouverneur |
21 |
Aug. 28, 1850 |
swimming
bear |
the ferryman at Waddington
noticed an animal in the river heading toward him Sep 16, 1854, and somewhat
to his concern, discovered it to be a bear, about 300 pounds. He quickly headed for Ogden's Island and
the bear followed. Lysander Daniels, Alexander Martin and James Smith killed the beast with oars and a small boat mast |
11 |
Sep. 19, 1854 |
teachers
graduate |
Hubbard H. Barrett of Lawrence and Carlos Colton of Pierrepont have both graduated from the State Normal School |
11 |
Jul. 14, 1857 |
temperance
law |
the Maine Law, prohibiting
liquor sales, comes into effect fully on Jul. 4, 1855 |
11 |
Jul. 3, 1855 |
Thanksgiving x 26 |
26 states have declared
tomorrow, Nov. 26, 1857 to be Thanksgiving |
7 |
Nov. 25, 1857 |
Thanksgiving Day 1850 |
the Governor has declared Thurs.
Dec. 12, 1850 to be Thanksgiving Day in NYS |
12 |
Nov. 6, 1850 |
Thanksgiving
Day 1854 |
the Governor has declared Nov.
30, 1854 to be Thanksgiving Day in NYS |
17 |
Nov. 22, 1854 |
the
"Maine Law" passed |
the NYS Senate passed the
"Maine Law" prohibiting sales of liquor in NYS, to take effect in
Dec., 1854 |
8 |
Mar. 14, 1854 |
the
old court house |
the second court house for St.
Lawrence Co. (the original being the old stone barracks) is being destroyed.
It continued to be the court house until the new one in Canton was first
used, on Jan. 8, 1830. By 1847 or 1848, the old court house had been fitted
up as a dwelling house, with the upper floor left as a meeting hall known as
"Judson Hall" after the owner. The site will be used to erect a new
Customs House, Post Office and Federal Court House. The old court house was struck by a 24 lb
cannon ball during the War of 1812 and the grand jury had just left the room
which was struck. |
8 |
Mar. 16, 1858. |
The
Plain Dealer |
Mr. Alvan and John F. Ames are to publish a newspaper in Canton beginning about May 1,
1854, to be called The Plain Dealer |
8 |
Apr. 25, 1854 |
thief
caught (1) |
Elizabeth Varney was arrested for stealing items from the American Hotel in
Ogdensburg Mar. 16, 1855. She stole a
pair of ear rings, a brooch, bracelets, and $7 in notes. She pawned one item for ferry passage. She was fined $10. |
2 |
Mar. 18, 1856 |
thief
caught (2) |
Thomas Comon,
who broke into Hugh Curry's
shoe shop in Ogdensburg recently, admitted that he is also the person who
broke into Wooley's grocery the night before. |
7 |
Oct. 22, 1857 |
thief
with 2 right hands |
Henry Martin
of Lisbon stole a pair of leather gloves from Atcheson's store in Ogdensburg
Dec. 24, 1857, but did not notice they were both right-hand gloves. When he came in the next day wanting to
exchange one, he was found out, arrested and fined $10. He is from a respectable family. |
7 |
Dec. 29, 1857. |
thin
ice |
Erastus Fell
of Augusta, Ont. fell through the ice with a cutter full of coal, but
survived. |
7 |
Mar. 18, 1858 |
three
drown |
a boy, George
W. Sartwell, and two girls (one a 14 year old
sister of George, the other a 14 year old daughter of John McNamara) drowned in the
Raquette River in Norfolk when their boat went over the dam Jul. 7,
1857. George was the son of Solomon Sartwell. |
7 |
Jul. 11, 1857 |
threshing |
Robert Donald
of Hammond threshed 105 bushels of wheat in 2 hrs 2 minutes on Nov. 3,
1859. He was working for W. Leazenby of Hammond |
11 |
Dec. 6, 1859 |
time
capsule |
copies of the Courier
and Journal and the Northern
Freeman were placed in the cornerstone of the new
Methodist Church in Potsdam May 17, 1859. |
11 |
May 24, 1859. |
toddler
hurt |
a two year old daughter of Mr. Donovan in Potsdam had her hand
run over by the railroad and had to have it amputated just below the elbow on
Aug. 24, 1857 |
7 |
Aug. 28, 1857 |
toll
gate burns |
the first toll gate on the
Potsdam-Norwood road burned down completely |
7 |
May 9, 1859 |
trained
team |
Martin Bristol of Depeyster brought a team of horses to town and put on a
marvelous show of how well trained they were. |
7 |
Apr. 2, 1858 |
triplets |
Mrs. T. J.
Brayton of Edwards gave birth to triplets (a boy
and two girls) June 8, 1859. |
7 |
June 17, 1859 |
truly a
local paper paper |
the St.
Lawrence Republican of this date was printed on
paper made right in Ogdensburg at the mill of Patrick
V. Lankton |
11 |
June 29, 1854 |
two
drown, three escape |
Roswell Davis,
13, John Foster, 16,
and Andrew Foster, 13,
were able to save themselves May 9, 1853 as their boat went over the dam in
Gouverneur. However, John and Orace
Davis, ages 9 and 6, drowned. The Foster boys were step-sons of Mr. Coon. |
11 |
May 10, 1853 |
two
fined for excise |
Fred Fuller
and Bernard Shannon,
both of Madrid, were fined for excise law violations. |
7 |
Dec. 10, 1858 |
two inns
burn |
the tavern of Lewis
Northrup, 4 miles from Ogdensburg on the Canton
Turnpike burned down, as did the inn at Norwood owned by Benjamin Baldwin |
11 |
Mar. 25, 1851 |
two
men escape death |
Aaron Nightingale and Daniel Hutchins, both of Massena, narrowly escaped death Jan. 29, 1856. They were drawing logs to the mill, and as
they went down the hill near the springs, the yoke gave way, and one span of
horses was thrown down the bank. The
log rolled over Mr. Nightingale, but because of the deep snow, he only
suffered a broken wrist |
8 |
Feb. 5, 1856. |
two
more escapees |
Talbot, the
bookkeeper for the late firm of Watrous and Lawrence, and Lane, one of the mail robbers,
escaped from Canton Jail Aug. 14, 1855.
(Lane was re-captured in Kingston, Ont.
Aug. 22, 1855, and Talbot was sentenced to 6 mos in jail Nov. 25, 1855) |
2 |
Aug. 16, 1855 |
typhoid
epidemic |
an epidemic of typhoid has
broken out in Heuvelton. |
11 |
Feb. 28, 1854 |
unexpected
dip |
David Simpson
and James Hunt fell
through the ice while crossing the St. Lawrence near Ogdensburg Jan. 6, 1851,
but both survived |
11 |
Jan. 7, 1851 |
unidentified
corpse |
James R. Aiken
of Lisbon was crossing the St. Lawrence near O'Neill's Apr. 11, 1858 when his
boat passed over the corpse of a woman wearing a shawl. No woman of that description was known to
be missing. |
7 |
Apr. 15, 1858 |
US
District Court Sep. 1855 |
most of the cases were
smuggling, and the US government lost every single case. Samuel Lane was given 5 years for mail theft. His partner Samuel
Hodge will get a new trial because the jury could
not agree. |
11 |
Sep. 25, 1855 |
Veitch
bed and board |
Bridget Veitch,
having left my bed and board….etc. signed James Veitch |
7 |
Mar. 27, 1858 |
Waddington
Town |
the Town of Madrid is to be
split into two equal sized towns along the 5 mile line. The northern town will be called
Waddington, while the remaining part will retain the name Madrid |
11 |
Nov. 29, 1859 |
waiting
for something to "turn up" |
B. H. Vary
delivered to the Daily Journal office in Ogdensburg a rutabaga grown by Eli P. Townsley of DeKalb which
weighed 15 lbs. |
7 |
Oct. 29, 1857. |
warning
to boys |
the water is still too cold too
be swimming and many boys catch severe colds as a result of being in the
water. Remember: "those who bathe
in May will soon be laid in clay; those who bathe in June will sing a merry
tune" |
11 |
May 17, 1859 |
we
cannot bear it! |
two large black bears were
killed inside the village of Ogdensburg on the morning of Dec. 17, 1858 |
7 |
Dec. 17, 1858. |
well
written |
Joseph H. Barnes, an 11 year old student at the Institution for the Deaf and
Dumb, wrote a fine letter to the editors of the St.
Lawrence Republican |
11 |
Mar. 13, 1855. |
West
Point cadet |
the Courier of Potsdam states that W. A.
Elderkin, son of N. S.
Elderkin, has received an appointment as a cadet
at West Point. |
2 |
May 20, 1856 |
West
Potsdam lightning |
a Mrs.
Cooper in West Potsdam was severely injured Jul.
3, 1859 when lightning struck her home |
7 |
Jul. 5, 1859. |
wet
wheat |
a scow loaded with 600 bushels
of wheat, bound for one of the mills in Ogdensburg, was upset between the
lighthouse and the Marine Railway. The
wheat went to the bottom, but the scow floated. |
7 |
Sep. 9, 1858. |
wicked
youth |
George Elliott
was arrested in Ogdensburg for assaulting his mother, Mrs. Gilligan. He is a wicked youth and is arrested often. |
7 |
June 24, 1857 |
wife
beating |
Patrick Murray
of Ogdensburg got 30 days in jail for wife beating Aug. 17, 1859 |
11 |
Aug. 23, 1859 |
Wilcox,
John R. |
Abraham Wilcox
of Potsdam warns others not to harbor his son John
R. Wilcox, who has left his employ. |
12 |
Jul. 17, 1850 |
Willards
wiped out |
the house, barns, cheese house
and livestock of T. H. Willard
of Fowler were all destroyed by fire June 3, 1859 |
7 |
June 9, 1859 |
Young
America |
the first issue of this new
Canton newspaper was received at the Daily Journal offices Oct. 8, 1858.
It is published by C. W. Ames of Canton and is independent in politics |
7 |
Oct. 8, 1858 |
Young
America expands |
the editor of Canton's Young America says that by the
middle of March, 1859, the paper will expand to the size of the old St. Lawrence Democrat |
7 |
Feb. 18, 1859 |
young
editors |
the Morning
Glory and Young America, papers published by lads, are doing better and better each
week. |
11 |
June 6, 1854 |
young
hero |
C. F. Allen,
son of E. B. Allen of
Ogdensburg, saved the life of another boy by pulling him from the water after
he had fallen out of a boat they were in. |
2 |
Sep. 10, 1855 |
young
ladies hurt |
Miss Cornelia
Vilas and Miss Abigail
Willard were thrown from a buggy while on their
way back from the new cemetery in Ogdensburg. The buggy fell on Miss Vilas
and she now lies in a very bad state |
16 |
June 17, 1854 |
youth
arrested |
Dick McCarty,
who was arrested a while ago for stealing copper, was arrested for breaking
into Humphrey's Drug Store in Ogdensburg Jul. 10, 1859. He will be sent to the House of
Corrections, as he is a very bad boy. |
7 |
Jul. 11, 1859 |
youthful
prisoner |
the jail in Canton has 31
prisoners, including Peter Rexford, a boy from Rossie awaiting trial for burglary. On Aug. 13, 1859, he tried to hang himself
in the jail but was cut down. (Peter, 1844-1912,
and his wife are buried in Rossie) |
7 |
Aug. 19, 1859 |
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