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Asides by Mary Parker \Bob Peel's Empire State\ a column in the Syracuse Herald American \Stars Magazine' , recently carried the story of the ghost of Chief Powliss of the Oneidas. Mentioned in the story was \Old Lard\ Clemens, road superintendent of \the first real road through Osceola and West Le*yden\ and well known in the towns of Redfield, Osceola, Orwell and Richland. Chief Powliss had an encounter with a black bear, and neither won. The Oneidas came to claim their chief (near Swancott or Swancott'sMills), but came out of the wilderness with neither Chief nor bear. A huge pile of stones over four feet high was all the evidence after the Oneidas left, other than (possibly) Chief Powliss' ghost. More tangible was the celebration of the 140th anniversary of St. Mary's Catholic Church at Florence, in Oneida County, on July 14. At one time a seminary was there, and the burial grounds ,are of special importance, because of graves of seminarians. Irishmen who helped build the Erie and Black River Canals came to settle in the area, also. A \shun-pike\ tour of the Redfield - Osceola - West Leyden areas, as well as Boonville - Lowville - Worth - Lorraine areas shows the Tug Hill Region at its summer best. Stop in Pierrepont Manor where Marietta Holley wrote the \Samantha- Josiah Allen's Wife\ stories and lived at \Bonnie 'View\. Then take time to visit the South Jefferson Museum near Adams \four-corners\, to learn about \Big Sandy'' days and the way things used to be. This is the \Cable Trail\ country of the War of 1812. Drive Underway Oswego County Small Business Extension Service is in the midst of a membership drive. To help promote the drive and to keep their membership abreast of the times, they are offering an indepth self- appraisal management audit through their monthly newsletter for the next six monthly issues. This very informative audit can help the retailer get a better prespective on the operation of their business. For more information, stop in or call Norm Valley, Oswego County Small Business Agent, Cooperative Extension Headquarters, Main Street, Mexico, phone 963-7280. You will be glad you did! Firemen's Field Days The Oswego County Firemen's Association has announced the summer schedule for field day events in Oswego County, ac- cording to Homer Bowman Jr., Oswego County Fire Coor- dinator. The schedule is as follows: Granby Center: To be announced. Pulaski: Aug. 1,2,3. Parade Aug. 1,7p.m. Scriba: Aug. 8,9,10. Parade Aug. 15, 7 p.m. Richland: Aug. 15,16,17. Parade Aug. 16, 7 p.m. Williamstown: Aug. 23, 24,25. Parade Aug. 24,6 p.m. Oswego County Convention, Williamstown: Aug. 24, Parade Aug. 24,6 p.m. County Sports, times to be announced. (ISSN 8750-8419) .., Published every Monday by North Country Publications, Inc. 7590 Jefferson St., Pulaski, N.Y. 13142. General Manager- Brenda P. Smith 1 Advertising Manager Donald Peston Circulation Manager Jeaii Mills Northern Democrat Est. 1850 -Pulaski Democrat Est. 1853 - Sandy Greek News Est. 1871 -Sandy Creek Times Est. 1862. ; Subscription Rates: Local $8.00 per year, sis-months: $5:00, outside of Oswego and Jefferson Counties $9.00. Second Class Postage paid at Pulaski, N.Y. 13142. Postmaster-Please send Form 3749, Change of Address to: Banner Times, P.O. Box 207, Pulaski, N.Y. 13142. Telephone (315) ^98^5176 MEMBER NEW YORK STATE PRESS ASSOCIATION Report Released The New York State Comptroller, Edward V. Regan, recently an- nounced that an examination of the fiscal affairs of the Sandy Creek and Lacona Joint Water- works has been completed. A copy of the report's findings revealed that while each member of the governing board of the waterworks was paid an annual salary of $150, there \exists no authority\ for this salary. Sandy Creek Village Clerk Jill Mattison explained that the waterworks, formed in the early 1950s, was the first of its kind in that it was one utility serving two villages. It was felt then that each of the board members (each Village's Mayor) deserved a small compensation for their time. She also explained that an audit, seven years ago, resulted in similar findings, but the Village Attorney, (at that time) Cal Chamberlain, wrote the State, explaining that the villages felt members should be '' duly compensated''. However, as a result of the current audit, mayors have voluntarily given up their salaries, rather than to protest the findings. Monday, July 29» 1985 Banner Tiaes-Page-S ammmmm •a Jhom, JtPuL fihchw&A A Bit Of History bv Joyce Brown LIFE-SAVING STATION: (Continued from last week). The men were paid $65 per month, boarding themselves, and providing their own uniforms. In case of vacancy the keeper could appoint, subject to the approval of his superiors. Captain Fish always had a large number of choose from, as he had usually no less than fifty ap- plications on hand at any time. If a vessel was wrecked, and a single life lost, though all the rest be rescued, a most searching examination was held, to discover whether it was by any fault of the life-saving station crew. At the time of the wreck of the schooner Hartford, when not a single soul on board was saved, in watching for bodies to come ashore and in trying to find them at sea, over 300 miles of \coast patrol, and 100 miles of boat patrol were made; so it could readily be seen, the duties sometimes were very onerous. A list of vessels and steam yachts saved, crews and property saved by a crew at this station would have been very interesting, but want of space prevented its insertion. The great efficiency of the crew at this station was due to Captain Fishy he was a native of ElHsburg, and up to the rime of entering the Life-Saving service had\ been^* sailor on the lakes from his youth. Grange WlH Pulaski Orange #730 will meet on August 6 at 7 p.m. for a picnic supper in their downstairs room. The meeting will follow when plans will be discussed for the booth at the Sandy Creek Fair. The winners in our needlework contest were Ada Loomis and Stella Van- derpool. The grange has been making some plans for. a future trip to Niagara Falls. More details will follow later. We all wish our lecturer, Ruth Curtis, a speedy return to better health as she recuperates from surgery. 100 YEARS AGO - JULY 30,1885 - At a special meeting of the board of education a committee, headed by M.M. Earl, was appointed to draft resolutions regretting the necessny that compels Prof. J. Edmund Massee to resign the principalship of the school. (While not the first principal of Sandy Creek's Union Free School, Massee did much to establish the fine educational standards of the local high school.) Members of A.J. Barney Post will attend a memorial sermon to be delivered at the Methodist Episcopal Church by the Rev. A.J. Cowles, in honor of the Nation's dead soldier and our comrade, General U.S. Grant. The entire business portion of Mannsville was destroyed by fire Tuesday night, July 28. Seventeen stores burned and nine families are left homeless. (This included structures on the site of the present Staplin Memorial Liac Park. The present brick blocks are replacements for the buildings burned 100 years ago.) 75 YEARS AGO - JULY 28,1910 - Charles Cobb died at bis home in Boylston, Sunday, July 24. For many years, Mr. Cobb was a resident of Ricard, and previous to that, lived in the southern part of this town, having been in the employ of Ira Noyes (en the South Ridge Road, now County Route 48) for many years. He was a veteran of the Civil War. Sheep owned by Alvin R. Thompson were chased by several dogs last week. (Mr. Thompson, father of Alice Bacon, lived in the Kersey far- mhouse, now the home of the St. Louis family, on North Main Street). Charles Coburn and Fred Kenney , in their motorboat, made the trip from Ontario Bay to Snowshoe Island in three hours last Saturday. Miss Carrie Hilts and her sister, Miss Ana Hilts, have rented a part of the W.W. Tanner home and will reside here. Miss Hilts has been a teacher in the High School at Cortland since leaving the Sandy Creek High School faculty. A caravan of English gypsies passed through this town Wednesday. Their wagons, which were made in Plymouth, England, were nicely painted and the bedding was white as snow. The men and women were all of more than ordinary ability. 50 YEARS AGO - JULY 25, 1935 -- Value of Oswego County farms dropped $3,531,105 during the five years of the depression from 1930 to 1935, although the number of farms went up, from 4,726 to 5,555. Figures were gathered during the agricultural census taken earlier this year. Miss Mary Elizabeth O'Brien, Miss Leita Bell, Miss Nina Nemier, Miss Lucille Remington, Miss Emma Daly and Miss Ruth Ellis are spending this week in the Stevens cottage at Sandy Pond. The four teams in the softball league formed early this summer by about 65 local men, have completed the regular games on their schedule, leaving the Mighties, captained by Lyle Muchmore, in first place with a record of five games won out of six played. • The News believes that Clinton Smith of this village has the honor of being the pioneer peanut grower of Sandy Creek. The third annual Daily Vacation Bible School which opened at die Methodist Episcopal Church, Monday morning, has a registration of 56 pupils, the largest enrollment in the history of the local movement. Howard B. Hadley was among the first motorists to make the eight-mile drive to the top of Whitef ace Mountain when the recently completed roadway was opened to the public Saturday morning (July 20,1935). The Sandy Creek Women's Christian Temperance Union (W.C.T.U.) held its local institute at the home of Mrs. George Fraser, Jury 18, with Mrs. Charles Williams, county president, presiding. A letter of congratulation was sent to Congressman Francis D. Culkin for his work in attempting to ban liquor advertisements on the radio and in 1 25 YEARS AGO- JULY 28,1960- A public hearing on a proposed ordinance to regulate parking of occupied house trailers and establishment of trailer parks within the village of Sandy Creek is scheduled Saturday, August 6, between the hours of 2 and4p.m. at the Burritt Furniture Store. Gordon Maclrvennie, Adams RD 2, was elected president of the Man- nsville-Manor Central School Board of Education at the organizational meeting held Inly 19 at the school. Harold M. Brawn was nan Mrs. Norman H. Hicks, collector and Joseph J. Crook, treasurer. Tafl F > mes Day Camp closed last Friday after a successful week. Fifty Brownie Scouts and counsekm from Sandy Creek, RcdfieM and Pefmli attended the camp at Cornmunity Park. Each of the three units snide is own flag and proudly displayed it wherever they met. The girls i_ nature materials for shadow boxes constructed in crafts datscs, outdoor camping tkifls and enjoyed group tinging. Sandy Creek THE ELMS-Mrs. Burch It Reed and Miss Louise Keenan left this morning for Stratford, Ontario to attend the Shakespeare FestivaL RENSHAW BAY*-Charlotte Blount of Lacona joined her cousin. Jane Culver of Massena, for a stay with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bloum at \The Birches\. Pfc. Ralph; Miller, who left this morning by plane for Cafifomia was guest of honor at a family farewell party Tuesday night on thekwn at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Julian Miller. Pfc. Miller wffl leave from California for Korea where he expects to be stationed about a year. Advertisers in this issue of the News included: Van Waldfck Bnkk - Pontiac - G.M.C., Pulaski; T.C.G. Oil & Fuel Corp., Lacona; The First National Bank of Lacona; C.N. Snyder & Sons' Farm Equipment, Adams; Sperling's Sport Shop, Sandy Creek; Gulf Gas Station, Bob Goodnough, S. Main, Sandy Creek; and Harvey D. Robbins, Nationwide Insurance, Lacorta. •
