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FORT COVINGTON SUN Fort Covington, N.Y-12937 • 0 Second class postage paid at FortCovingtoo. N.Y. 12937 n Established 1885 Fort Covington, New York 12937 Price 30c USPS 205-680 Edition 354 February 19, 1987 The Life and Times of Gen. Covington (Article I) Farm Bureau PX Dinner Portrait of Gen. Leonard Covington, age 44, as painted by Mrs. Leonard Jamison By LEONARD JAMISON This is the first in a series' of seventeen about the life and times of General, Covington. The gallantry displayed by General Leonard Covington along the St. Lawrence River in the War of 1812, the cou- rageous sacrifice of his life for his beloved country as a soldier; his heroic services in the southern and south- western regions of the country; together with his early and not forgotten brazery against the british-led Indian War campaigns with general \Mad Anthony\ Wayne, made the name of \Covington\ hon- orable in the estimation of his countrymen, who vied in determination for many years to come, to perpetuate it; in the cities* towns, town- ships, counties, forts, rivers, and roads of many of the States by which the name of \Covington\ is borne., ...And now, due to the revelations in my home town, the city of Covington, Virginia; the naming of that town in 1818, the historical signif- icance, and the interest of its citizens and school systems; this writer will record a series of 17 articles about the life and times of Leonard Co- vington (October 30, 1768 — November 13, 1813). Information has been culled from numerous accounts; from places names in his honor, from newspapers, historical societies, librarians, historians, genealogists, chambers of commerce, local governments, individuals, his great-great- granddaughter, writings of a distant cousin and son-in- law of Leonard Covington, memoir by his kinsman, etc. From these sources, \Cou- rageous\ was the word most frequently used to describe Covington. An interesting and impor- tant point is that all accounts have been consistent. This procedure to obtain information was necessary, because the Covington family did not employ a historian as many other prominent families did in those times. Plus the fact that Covington was known to always be with his troops and \at the head of his men.\ As one account said: \Gen. (Continued on Page 7) Dog Hollow Bridge Update At last Wednesdays Bom- bay Town Board meeting, town residents Ernest Jock and Julius Tremblay raised the issue of the status of the Dog Hollow Bridge which has been closed since October, 1986. County Legislator, Charles O. Smith of Bombay, reit- erated that the county leg- islature has allotted $4,000 in the budget to demolish the bridge. No further com- mitment has been made by the county thus far, although Smith added it was his un- derstanding that no real de- cision regarding work on the bridge could be made until spring due to the unavailability of county work crews. Several of the Bombay town officials expressed concern that the bridge might be torn down and the project abandoned. Town officials asked if it was possible that they be notified as to whether the bridge would be repaired or demolished. They further proposed that their respresentative(s) might be played on the county leg- islative meeting agenda to discuss the future of the Dog Hollow Bridge. In a later interview, Smith said, \I certainly would want the support of the townspeople to get a replacement bridge put in there.\ The issue is expected co be brought up at the county legislative meeting on Tues. Feb. 17th. Political figures were on hand to answer questions at last Friday's Annual Franklin County Farm Bureau PX Day luncheon held at The Station in Malone. The event, spon- sored by the Women's Com- mittee of the Farm Bureau was attended by Congressman David O.B. Martin, Assem- blyman Chris Ortloff, Tony Zappia, a representative from Sen. Ronald Stafford's office, County Legislative Chairman James Frenette, the six county legislators, County Manager John Johnson, County Attor- ney Richard Edwards, the Farm Bureau Board of Direc- tors and Clinton County State Farm Bureau Director Joe Giroux. Congressman Martin Milk Pricing Formula Martin was asked by John Gerow if ajdiffecent milk pric- ing formula other than the Minnesota - Wisconsin one* which he feels does not address local considerations, could be considered by the Northeast Agricultural Caucus. Martin is one of the 30 members of the House of Representatives who have formed the bipartesan caucus. He responded that propos- als are coming up in Congress. \We have had a substantial shake-up, as you know. In Congress. The Senate has changed political parties, for better or worse, and has not had the opportunities to organize nor start holding hearings on specific pieces of legislation, \he said. The new chairman of the Senate Agriculture Commit- tee wil be Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) who will §chedule hearings on proposed legisla- tion. \Let your views be known,\ he urged, \you are-' rolling the dice for very high stakes.\ Martin commented that the Swamp Buster Legislation an possible exemptions to it, an issue raised by Harry FeFee, would also be a timely topic for the Ag Caucus. Super-Collider In response to Fran Moore's question regarding the con- struction of the $6 billion dol- lar super collider in the Malone area, Martin responded- that it was an issue that needed further investigation. \It is something we want to touch base on with some of our peo- ple in the state and in the var- ious universities...and with people with various technical Some of the local residents in attendance: (sitting) Pat Clcmson and Ruth Hapeman (standing, 1-r) Donald and Kathy Ellsworth, John and Jean Ellsworth, Tom and Elaine Torrey, Betty and Warren Mount, County Legislator Charles O. Smith. «»u«*y expertise. We'll have to see if it is something we want for the North Country, \he added. If the investigation proved postive, Martin said that the area would enter into the com- petition since several states arc under consideration for the site and \we'll have to work as a team.\ Martin told Janet Swanson that he could not answer her question as to whether the land required for the 52 mile tunnel would be condemmed and taken by the government until further information was compiled. Assemblyman Ortloff Landfill Problem When Alan Child asked whether he could sec any relaxation of the state DEC's order to close all 16 landfills in Franklin County, the assem- blyman stated that he could see no hope at ail in that direc- tion. However, he did agree that the state should assist with the closing costs which are estimated as high as $50,000 an acre and noted that the state environmental bond act con- tains $100 million tor a loan fund. Quarantine Regulations Ortloff assured Norm Cook that he has already been look- ing into the problems encoun- tered by local dairy due to the Blue Tongue regulations and the quarantine restrici- tions between the United States and Canada, Northeast Dairy Summit In response to a question by Paul Raymond regarding the possibility of the Dairy Indus- try Commission expanding the federal marketing order, Ortloff noted that changes in licensing rules and regulations are very complicated. He favored the recommendation that a Northeast Dairy Sum- mit be formed so that \we don't do things unilaterally in New York that are good in a board sense but without Vcr- mont, Massachusetts and Pcnnsylvana's cooperation, could work against us.\ EIT and Pass Hrrol McHlwain, Jr. asked if the HIT (Excellence in Teach- ing) program would be con- tinued by the state. Ortloff said there would be a S40 mil- lion increase in state aid to schools and about 35% is being directed into the KIT pro- gram. Participation by the school districts in the program is not mandatory but he found a positive statement in the fact that only one school locally and very few statewide did not. Ortloff also felt that the North Country should be elig- ible for the PASS program, aid to local schools based on dem- onstrated student perfor- 1 Beavers In answering Ruth Hapeman's question about the beaver dam flooding problem, Ortloff said that the impact of extending the trapping season which will be in effect this year will he evaluated. Assemblyman Chris Ortloff (1), Congressman David Martin. $43,000 for Party Chairmen $43,000 for Party Chairmen \I don't think you have to worry about that, \OrtlofYsaid to Bob Glcason who asked about the proposal to pay >43,000 salaries to Democratic and Republican county chairman. The orginial remark, he relayed, was made by a downstate county chair- man and may have done so ct facetiously or as a bargaining chip. \However he did not feel it should be given much gravity. Chairman Frenette Landfills Regarding the DEC\ order to close all the landfills in Franklin County, James Frcncttc commented that the ''county is faced with nearly an impossible situation.'' How- ever, he co*mmcnded the efforts made by the county's (Continued on Page 7)
