Ticonderoga Sentinel
Friday Morning, Nov. 30, 1883
Mr. Truman Porter's horse ran away Wednesday night and threw Mr. Porter out, but did not injure him seriously. The wagon was considerably broken before the animal was caught.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Friday Morning, Feb. 22, 1884
HORSE NOTES
No place in the world of its size, says the American Cultivator, can show so many first-class trotters as Ticonderoga, N. Y., and but few men have ever met with success in breeding as John Porter of that place.
The noted trotting stallions, Aristos and Lambertus, are being driven to pole of late, and report says that it takes a hot one to beat them. They are full brothers, kept in the same stable, the former being owned by John Porter, the latter by his son, John W. Porter.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Friday Morning, April 25, 1884
Mrs. Oscar Helbig is visiting with her father, Mr. Nelson Porter.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Friday Morning, March 7, 1884
Mr. Truman Porter it is said was one of the healthiest and most rugged men of town. He contracted a cold two years ago on Lake George which, neglected, brought on consumption. The old old story told anew.
Sentinel and Ticonderoga
Friday Morning, July 4, 1884
PERSONAL AND GENERAL
The little three year old son of John Porter, Jr., was kicked by a horse in the abdomen Tuesday, inflicting serious injuries. The little fellow vomited blood during the following night and is in a precarious condition. Dr. Bailey is in attendance.
Sentinel and Ticonderoga
Thursday, March 5, 1891
Jessie Biscomb gave a birthday party last Saturday, it being her tenth birthday. The young misses present were Helen Burleigh, Helen Gilligan, Lena Wetherby, Mollie Barry, Millie Gifford, Ruth Bailey, Blanch Porter, Alice Helbig, Elsie Hulett, Norah Foote, Mary Arthur, Jennie O'Connell, May Meyers, Marion O'Connel. The little misses had a lovely time and upon leaving, left Miss Jessie some nice presents.
Sentinel and Ticonderoga
Thursday, September 10, 1891
BIRTHS
At Ticonderoga, Sept. 8, 1891, a son to Mr. and Mrs. Truman Porter.
MARRIAGES
At Glens Falls, Sept. 3, 1891, by Rev. C. H. Wyman, Mr. Edmett Witherill, of Glens Falls, to Miss Ida Porter, of Ticonderoga.
LOCAL NOTES
Suit has been brought against the village by Whitman & Enches, attorneys of Glens Falls, in behalf of Mrs. Julia Porter for alleged injuries to her ancle[sic], caused by breaking through the sidewalk. The damage claimed in the complaint is $5,000. In reporting the prodeedings of the village board, it was thought best to make no mention of steps that were being taken to effect a settlement with Mrs. Porter. Suit having been brought it is only fair for the taxpayers to know what the board has done. Mrs. Porter claims that her injury is permanent, and through her husband, Nelson E. Porter, offered to settle for $700. From three to five weeks after the accident, the board had Mrs. Porter's ankle exammed[sic] by Drs. Wilcox, Bailey and McLaughlin of this place, and by Dr. Turner of Hammondville, who all reported that after a very careful examination they found no swelling or discoloration to indicate that the ankle had ever sustained any injury. Doctor Wilcox, who was called in at the time of the accident, considered it nothing but a sprain. Mrs. Porter claims that a bone was broken and that her ankle turns every time she attempts to step on it. D. C. Bascom was appointed a committee of one to try and settle the matter. He made various offers of $50, $75, $100, and $200 for settlement sooner than go to the expense of defending a suit, but without success. Taking all the circumstances into consideration, the only alternative for the board seemed to be to defend the suit. Waldo & McLaughlin of Port Henry, have been retained to look after the interests of the village
Sentinel and Ticonderoga
Friday Morning, May 26, 1892
William Porter has rented the Charles Lyons place at Blair Bay and has moved his family there.
Sentinel and Ticonderoga
Friday Morning, June 2, 1892
The People of the State of New York, By The Grace Of God Free and Independent, To Louisa Porter, David Porter, Emery E. Starling, Clara Starling and Cora Starling, infants, Earnest Starling, and Wm. E. Hudson, all residing at Crown Point, Essex county, N. Y.; Zela Porter residing at No. 17 William St., Corning, New York; Stillman II. Porter residing at Newago, Newago county, Mich,; Elden Porter and Syrena Porter, residing at Owatonna, Stell county, Minn.; the widow, heirs-at-law and next of kin of William Porter late of the town of Crown Point in the County of Essex, deceased, all the persons in being who would take an interest in any portion of the real and personal estate of said deceased, under the provisions of the will of said deceased, and the Executors and Trustees named or described in said Will, send Greetings:
Wheras, Louisa Porter of the town of Crown Point in the County of Essex has lately made application to our Surrogate's Court of the County of Essex, to have a certain instrument in writing, relating to both real and personal estate, duly provided as the Last Will and Testament of the said Wm. Porter deceased and that Letters of Administration with the Will of said deceased annexed, may be granted to said Louisa Porter, therefore you and each of you are hereby cited and required personally to be and appear before our said Surrogate at the Surrogate's Court in the village of Port Henry, on the 12th day of September 1892, at ten o'clock in the forenoon of that day, then and there to attend the probate of the said instrument as the Last Will and Testament of said deceased and show cause if any you have why Letters of Administration with said Will annexed should not be granted to the petitioner, and those of you who are under the age of twenty-one years are required to appear by your guardian if you have one, if you have none, that you appear and apply for one to be appointed, or in the event of your neglect or failure to do so, a guardian will be appointed by the Surrogate, to represent and act for you in these preceedings.
In Testimony whereof, we have caused the Seal of Office of our said Surrogate to be hereunto affixed.
Witness, Chester B. McLaughlin, Surrogate of our said county, at the village of Port Henry, the 28th day of June, A.D. 1892. Fred W. Dudley, Clerk to Surrogate Court.
Sentinel and Ticonderoga
Friday Morning, June 9, 1892
FOR SALE- The house owned by William Porter on High St. Inquire of Mrs. Aaron Ormsbee. [her brother]
Sentinel and Ticonderoga
December 29, 1892
Supreme Court - Trial desired in Essex Co. William E. Hudson, Plaintiff, against David Porter, Zeley W. Porter and Imogene Porter, his wife, Stillman H. Porter and Mrs. Stillman H. Porter his wife, Elden Porter, Syrena Porter, Mary Porter, Julia E. Hudson, Emery E Starling, Cora Starling and Clara Starling, infants, and Timothy o'Mars, their general guardian, and Earnest Starling, the widow and with the plaintif, the heirs at law with their wives of William Porter, deceased. Defendants, -
To the above named Defendants:
You are hereby summoned to answer the comlaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer on the Plaintiff's attorney, within twenty days alter the service of this summons, exclusive to the day of service, and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgement will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint.
Dated, December 21, 1892.
George. W. Watkins, Plaintiff's Attorney, Office and post office address, Moriah, Essex County, N.Y.
To the above named Defendants, Zeley W. Porter, Stillman H. Porter, Mrs. Stillman H. Porter, Elden Porter, Syrena Porter and Mary Porter,
The foregoing summons is served upon you and each of you by publication, pursuant to an order of Hon. Chester B. McLaughlin, Essex County Judge, dated the 13th day of January, 1898, and filed with the complaint, in this action, in the office of the clerk of Essex county, at Elizabethtown, N.Y.
Geo. W. Watkins, Plaintiff's Attorney.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, January 5, 1893
BIRTHS
At Ticonderoga, Dec. 26, 1892, a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Blanchard.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, October 12, 1893
At Hague, July 2, 1893, by Rev. Mr. Dunn, William Porter, Jr., of Ticonderoga, to Minnie L. Barnes of Waterbury, Vt.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, April 18, 1895
BIRTHS
PORTER - At Ticonderoga, April 4, 1895, a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Truman Porter.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
May 30, 1895
FACTORYVILLE
Mrs. E.O. Bradford of Crown Point, accompanied her sister, Mrs. John Porter, of Ticonderoga, to New York for medical treatment.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, July 25, 1895
Alben Porter, son of Lloyd Porter received a present of a hunting knife this week that has a history from T. T. Trumbull. It is about one foot long and was made out of a sword that was carried in the war of the rebellion. It is trimmed in calvary style, and was carried by a cavalryman during Custer's campaign.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Nov 21, 1895
OBITUARY
Belle Wright, wife of John Porter, was born at Crown Point, N.Y., March 26, 1852, and died Nov. 6, 1895, aged 43 years, 7 months and 10 days. Her illness was cancer of the bowels. Last June she went to a hospital in New York City in hope of finding relief and being restored to health, but nothing could be done for her there, and so she returned to her home. While at the hospital the Chaplain of the institution took quite an interest in her, and pointed her to the great Physician. By faith she laid hold on Him.
After she returned from the hospital she sent for Rev. Clarence Miller, pastor of the Methodist church, to visit and help her in spiritual matters. She gave herself fully and unreservedly to the Lord, and found great peace in Him. She loved to read God's word, and many hours in her sickness were spent in reading the blessed Book. She enjoyed the season of prayer, and while Mr. Miller in his oft repeated visits, would pray with and for her, her soul would be lifted up to God. She loved to have the sweet songs of Zion to be sung to her, and while the minister in his visits would sing several selections, she would always request before he left that he would sing that beautiful hymn of Fannie Crosby's, which seemed to just suit her experience:-
"Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!
O, what a fore-taste of glory divine!
Heir of salvation, purchase of God,
Born of his Spirit, washed in his blood."
In the last few months she was a great sufferer, but she bore it patiently and without a murmur. She often said the will of the Lord be done. Mrs. Porter was very domestic, always at home caring for her loved ones. She was unselfish in her disposition, always looking out for the interest of loved ones and others. She was kind, loving and gentle. The hardest of all she had to give up was her children, but she committed them into the hands of a loving Savior. May the blessing of heaven rest upon husband and children and may they all be drawn to Him and so live that they shall be able to meet her in glory.
Her funeral was held at her late home, on Friday, Nov. 8, at 2 p.m. Rev. Clarence Miller officiated and preached I Kings 4:26. "Run now, I pray thee, to meet her, and say unto her: Is it well with thee? And she answered: It is well."
The attendance at the funeral was very large. We laid away her remains in Mount Hope cemetery to wait for the resurrection of the just. M.C.
[NOTE: In 1870 census, Parents Charles & Susan Wright, siblings Charles, Laura, John and Allen]
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, May 21, 1896
BIRTHS
PORTER - At Ticonderoga, May 15, 1896, a son to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Porter.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, June 18, 1896
Miss Elizabeth Fleming is seriously ill at her home with her brother, Jared Fleming.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, April 22, 1897
Three men went fishing the other evening near the rocky bluff at the old fort. Alfred Blanchard threw his line overboard and soon hooked onto something. Carefully hauling in his line with the heavy weight attached he soon saw coming up out of the water, what looked like a branch of a tree. Frank Fleming grabbed it and pulled it in, when it was found to be an old French musket well preserved.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, April 22, 1897
Charles Ferguson and Edna Bullis both of Brookfield, were married in the Baptist church at that place at 1 p.m., on Wednesday last. A few from this place witnessed the ceremony and report a very plesant time. The happy couple took the north bound train from here at 5:20 p.m. Congratulations from their many friend in this place.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
July 22, 1897
OBITUARY
FRANCIS PORTER
Francis Porter, one of the few remaining very old residents, died at his home on First street, on Friday, the 16th inst. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Porter, and was born September 17, 1822. He learned the trade of moulder and machinist in his father's foundry. On August 14th, 1840, he was united in marriage to Miss Phebe Brown. They have raised four children, F. N. Porter, Mrs. Frank Cram, Junia Porter and M. S. Porter, all of whom are living in town. For many years Mr. Porter and his brother conducted a foundry and machine shop in town. Many old residents remember the Porter stove of their manufacture. For several years Mr. Porter had been partially crippled from a severe attack of rheumatism, but did some business in the sale of a plow of his invention, also in plow points. He was a good citizen, honored and respected by all who knew him. Funeral services were held Sunday, Rev. George C. DeMott officiating. Interment was at Mt. Hope cemetery.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, August 12, 1897
Mrs. Frances L. Helbig of Bloomington, Il., is in town visiting relatives and friends.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, February 10, 1898
BIRTHS
Porter - At Ticonderoga, Jan. 2, 1898 a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Eli Porter.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, February 17, 1898
Mr. F. C. Helbig, a prominent druggist of Lynchburg, Va., says: "One of our citizens was cured of rheumatism of two years standing, by one bottle of Chamberlain's Pain Balm. This liniment is famous for its cures of rheumatism; thousands have been delighted with the prompt relief which it affords. For sale by E. T. Wilcox & Co., Ticonderoga. F. H. Ingalls, Crown Point.
OFF FOR THE KLONDIKE
George R. Grey and Nelson Porter of this town, and Alfred Richmond of Hague, left Tuesday for the Klondike gold fields. They took with them a canvass boat, 20 feet long, built in sections, with galvanized iron ribs. The intent is to put it together and coat it with some waterproof substance after they arrive at Lake Linderman. The boat was made by Nelson Porter. They also took with them a separator invented by George R. Grey, who confidently expects that the machine will do as much work as 15 or 20 men could do with pans. Barring experience in placer mining, this party should make as successful a combination as ever started for the gold fields. They are hardy men and Mr. Grey has had 25 years experience in milling ores and mining, has had charge of two mills in the west; one for Whall Bros., Chicago, and the other for Captain J. R. DeLarn in Idaho. Nelson Porter is a blacksmith and machinist, and an all around handy man with mechanical tools.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
June 9, 1898
Mrs. Aaron Ormsbee has been at Hague assisting in the care of her sister-in-law, Mrs. William Porter.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, September 8, 1898
George W. Grey and Nelson Porter returned from the Klondike recently and we hope to give a report of their experiences soon.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, September 15, 1898
Nelson Porter and George R. Grey, who returned from the Klondyke last week, related some interesting stories about their trip to the gold fields. They left here February 16, and entered the country by way of Dyea. At Lake Bennett they put their canvass boat together and built a wooden boat, for which they whip sawed the boards. The canvass boat ran onto the rocks at White Horse Rapids, and a hole was punched in the bottom. While making repairs they saw a boat run onto the rocks and two men drowned. They prospected a good many streams going down the river to Dawson City, and found some fine gold but not in quantities to pay. At Dawson City they thought of going into the Black River country but prospectors coming from there gave such discouraging reports that they decided to come home. They made the trip from Dawson City to St. Michaels in a small boat, making the trip, a distance of 1,800 miles, in 30 days. The current is swift and nearly all the distance, night and day, they were moving. Many disappointed people are coming home, while others remain hoping to strike gold. They also met many people going in. They state that a great many hardships have to be endured on a trip to the Klondyke, and the accounts of mesquitos have not been exaggerated. A few there have paying claims, but many have been bitterly disappointed.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, November 10, 1898
BIRTHS
Fleming - At Ticonderoga, November 5, 1898, a son to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fleming.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, March 2, 1899
MARRIAGES
ORMSBEE-ORMSBEE - At Ticonderoga Feb. 10, 1899, by Rev. J. W. Ashworth, Oliver W. Ormsbee to Miss Frances Ormsbee, all of Ticonderoga.
HUNT - FLEMING - At Crown Point, by the Rev. James Deane Feb 24, 1899, Charles Hunt to Miss Helen Fleming.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, May 4, 1899
The funeral of Mrs. Truman Porter took place yesterday.
DEATHS
Porter-At Ticonderoga, May 1, 1899, Emily Porter, wife of Truman Porter, aged 35 years and 11 months.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, November 9, 1899
Lloyd Porter is home from Plainsfield, N.J., this week to buy some stock horses for the Plainview stock farm of which C. L. Wright & Co., are proprietors. Mr. Porter went to Plainsfield about six weeks ago to accept the position of manager of the farm. He thoroughly understands managing horses to develop their best qualities on the turf, and if his judgment in breeding is followed the farm will be on the way to have some top notchers.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, December 7, 1899
LOCAL NOTES
Mrs. Mason Porter, died on Sunday last, after an illness of several months. The remains were taken to New York for interment.
DEATHS
Porter - At Ticonderoga, Dec, 3, 1899, Frances E., wife of Mason Porter, aged 48 years.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, December 28, 1899
OBITUARY
MRS. ELEANOR PORTER
An aged, respected and life long resident of this town, Mrs. Eleanor Porter, widow of Nelson Porter, Sr., died at her home Sunday morning, aged 81 years.
Mrs. Porter was the daughter of John Burns, and was born in Ticonderoga in 1818. She was married to Nelson Porter, an industrious and thrifty mechanic, in 1836. Mr. Porter died in 1884. During the many years of their married life she proved a wise counsellor and efficient helpmate. Possessed of an independent spirit, she preferred to have a home of her own to living with any of her children, but was always glad to welcome and entertain them. On Tuesday morning she fell while going out to answer the milkman's ring, and received a severe nervous shock in addition to other injuries, which caused her death. She was the mother of ten children, six of whom are living - Mrs. Eleanor Ormsbee, Mrs. Frances Helbig, Nelson, George, William and Albert Porter.
Funeral services were held at the Baptist church Tuesday Rev. J. W. Ashworth officiating. Interment was at Streetroad cemetery.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, Jan 11, 1900
Mrs. Frances Helbig, who was called here by the death of her mother, Mrs. Ellinor Porter, returned to her home at Bloomington, Ill., on Friday last.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, March 22, 1900
LEGAL NOTES
The People Of The State Of New York, By the Grace of God, Free and Independent, to Josie Hare, resising at No. 64 Ridge Ave., Borough of Rutherford, New Jersey; Mason Porter, residing in Ticonderoga, New York; Peter Schweickert, residing at Williamsbridge, New York; Carrie Schopp, residing at No. 690 East 144th St., New York City; Mary B. Fareira, residing at No. 112 Fulton Street, New York City and Schweickert, son of George Schweickert late of Williamsbridge, New York, deceased, the husband heirs at law and next of kin of Frances E. Porter late of the Town of Ticonderoga in the County of Essex and State of New York, deceased, Send Greeting:
Whereas, Josie Hare, of the Borough of Rutherford, of the State of New Jersey, has lately applied to our Surrogate of our County of Essex, to have a certain instrument in writing, relating to both real and personal estate, duly proved as the Last Will and Testaent of the said Frances E. Porter, deceased, therefore you and each of you are hereby cited and required personally to be and appear before our said Surrogate at his office in the village of Elizabethtown, in said county, on the 23rd day of April, 1900, at ten o'clock in the forenoon of that day, then and there to attend the probate of the said instrument as the Last Will and Testament of said deceased; and you the said ____ Schweickert, son of George Schweickert, deceased, infant, are hereby notified tht unless you appear on the return of this citation, by general guardian, or in person, and ask for the appointment of a special guardian to appear for you in this proceeding, such special guardian will be appointed by the Surrogate (etc.)
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, March 29, 1900
Frank Fleming is able to move about some and hopes to soon recover from the cut he received in his foot last week. Frank has learned that there is danger in meddling with the woodpile and a sharp axe.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, By the Grace of God, Free and independent, to Josie Hare, residing at No. 4 Ridge Ave., Borough of Rutherford, New Jersey; Mason Porter, residing in Ticonderoga, New York; Peter Schweickert, residing at Williamsbridge, New York; Carrie Schopp, residing at No. 690 East 144th St., New York City; Mary B. Fareira, residing at No. 112 Fulton Street, New York City and ___ Schweickert, son of George Schweicker, late of Williamsbridge, New York, deceased, the husband heirs at law and next of kin of Frances E. Porter late of the Town of Ticonderoga in the County of Essex and State of New York, deceased, Send Greeting:
WHEREAS, Josie Hare, of the Borough of Rutherford, of the State of New Jersey, has lately applied to our Surrogate of our County of Esses, to have a certain instrument in writing, relating to both real and personal estate, duly proved as the Last Will and Testament of the said Frances E. Porter, deceased, therefore you and each of you are hereby cited and required personally to be and appear before our said Surrogate at his office in the village of Elizabethtown, in said county, on the 23rd day of April, 1900, at ten o'clock in the forenoon of that day, then and there to attend the probate of the said instrument as the Last Will and Testament of said deceased; and you the said ___ Schweickert, son of George Schweickert, deceased, infant, are hereby notified that unless you appear on the return of this citation, by general guardian, or in person, and ask for the appointment of a special guardian to appear for you in this proceeding, such special guardian will be appointed by the Surrogate.
Witness, Rowland C. Kellog, Esquire, Surrogate of our said County at the village of Elizabethtown, this 30th day of January, A.D., 1900,
Rowland C. Kellog, Surrogate.
SHafer & Levin, Atty's for Josie Hare, Petitioner,
280 Broadway, New York City, N.Y.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, April 12, 1900
Frank Fleming met with another accident Sunday morning. While standing on a step ladder fixing the stove pipe, it broke and threw him on top of the hot stove, burning his left hand quite severly.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, May 24, 1900
A child, four years old, belonging to Truman Porter, has been missing since Tuesday. They live on a floating boat. Truman came to the village leaving the child on the boat, and when he returned it was gone. The river in the vicinity of the boat has been dragged, but at last accounts the child had not been found.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, May 31, 1900
The body of Truman Porter's child, which disappeared Monday, May 21st, was found in the water at what is known as Catfish Bay on the Vermont shore, on Friday last. As the boat on which the family lives is at the mouth of the river on this side of the lake, it is a mystery how the body reached the place where it was found.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, October 18, 1900
MORIAH CENTER
Leon Curtis was called to Ticonderoga last Thursday by the death of his sister, Mrs. Truman Porter
Mr. and Mr. Leon Curtis and Mr. and Mrs. George Landon were at Ticonderoga last Saturday to attend the funeral of Mrs. Truman Porter.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, October 26, 1900
Maud, the eleven year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Blanchare, had a very narrow escape from drowning last Thursday afternoon. It appears that the children living in the vicinity of S. B. Moore's mill have been in the habit of crossing the river on a boom above the mill. The walk on the boom is about three feet wide, perhaps a little less. Maude and Florence Miller, a girl about one year older, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Miller, were crossing the boom, other children were ahead of them, when a little girl pushed her way between the girls, throwing Maud into the water. Florence remained on the walk and fortunately retained her self-possession, at the same time realizing the peril of her little friend. After screaming for help she gave her full attention to Maud, and reaching down into the water after Maud had sunk twice caught her clothing and raised her up by that until she could get hold of her and pull her out of the water nearly insensible. But for the heroism and presence of mind of Florence, Maud would surely have been drowned. While Chas. Nedeau was assisting Maud home, Florence went ahead and informed Mrs. Blanchard of the accident, and then went to school as if nothing unusual had happened.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, January 10, 1901
DEATHS
Stott - At Ticonderoga, Jan. 5, 1901, John H. Stott, aged 50 years.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, Jan 24, 1901
Miss Alice L. Helbig of Bloomington, Ill., is visiting friends and relatives here.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, February 7, 1901
MARRIAGES
Blanchard-Porter- At Crown Point, Jan 29, 1901, by Rev. C. B. Mitchell, Charles E. Blanchard to Agnes May Porter, both of Ticonderoga.
Sentinel and Ticonderoga
Thursday, March 28, 1901 (also appeared March 1, 1901)
WANTED
Work by the day, paper hanging, house cleaning or washing. Will take washing at home, residence on Myott street. Orders can be sent by telephone or left at J. A. Orkins store or W. A. Gale's residence.
Mrs. Julia Porter
Mrs. Frank Fleming and three children started for Benton Harbor, Mich., Monday, to join her husband, who is working in a book bindery there. She was accompanied as far as Albany by her brother, Dr. R. J. Scott.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, November 7, 1901
The remains of James Fleming a life long resident of this place were brought here from New York, yesterday. He died Friday morning after a short illness of pneumonia. The funeral will be held at his home at half-past two this afternoon.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, February 13, 1902
NORTH TICONDEROGA
The reputation possessed by the Jeffers Hose for providing a good time, together with an attractive program offered for this occasion, drew a large crowd to their third annual concert and ball in Weed's Opera House, Friday evening, Feb. 7. The hall was packed; in fact, it was necessary to bring in chairs from outside in order to seat the whole audience. The supper surpassed all previous efforts and was a veritable feast, while the concert is said to have been one of the finest ever given by firemen in this place. Every number on the program received a hearty and well deserved encore, the applause after the recitation of Edith Porter, the six year old daughter of John Porter, being almost deafening. This was quite the cutest thing we have heard in a long time and was well worth the price of admission to hear. The singing and instrumental solos were in every instance excellent. The program was as follows: ....Recitation, The Relation of the Mosquito to the Human Family, Edith Porter;...
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, June 26, 1902
ANDREW STOWELL
Again has death entered our little hamlet and called away one of the oldest inhabitants, Mr. Andrew Stowell, who died at his home, Saturday, March 22nd. Mr. Stowell was 73 years of age and has spent the greater part of his life here, although working in other places a good deal.
He has been married three times. His first wife was Miss Polly Hall, of this place, by whom there were four children, three sons and one daughter, all of whom are now dead, but one son, George, now living in Burlington, Vt. His first wife died in 1888 and his son, Alexander, the following year, this son's wife Mrs. Lucinda Stowell and Mr. Stowell keeping up the home until his second marriage with Mrs. John Lewis of Ticonderoga. His third wife was Mrs. William Fleming also of Ticonderoga. Mr. Stowell leaves a widow and one son, George, and daughter-in-law, who was also an adopted daughter, to mourn his loss. He also leaves an aged brother, Alexander Stowell, of this place. The funeral services were held at the house, Rev. Mr. Dunn of Hague, officiating. Interment at the Chilson cemetery.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, June 26, 1902
FACTORYVILLE
Our townsman, F.L. Porter, was married last Wednesday evening at the residence of J. Hickok to Miss Margaret Abbot of Denver, Col. Congratulations are extended.
A little daughter arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Porter June 16.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, August 21, 1902
Mrs. William Fleming and daughter, Margarite, and Miss Eliza Fleming of West Rutland, VT, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Hughes.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, November 27, 1902
HYMENEAL
Smith - Porter
Miss Lulu Porter, only child of Mason Porter, and Charles A. Smith, both of this place, were united in marriage at the Church of the Cross, Sunday morning, the 16th, at eight o'clock. The wedding, Rev. J. T. Zorn officiating, was a very quiet one. Miss Nellie Munger was bridesmaid and Harry Smith acted as best man. The bride was handsomely attired in a traveling suit of blue. After the ceremony the bridal party returned to the groom's home where breakfast was served, after which they went to Wrights. They will spend the winter at that place. Mrs. and Mrs. Smith have many friends here, all of whom, The Sentinel included, extend congratulations.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, March 26, 1903
OBITUARY
Mrs. Frank Slason
Died at Ticonderoga, March 22, 1903, Mrs. Frank Slason, aged nearly 50. Mrs. Slason was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Porter and was born at Ticonderoga, Dec. 7, 1853. She was united in marriage to Mr. Frank Slason at Whiting, Vt., July 4, 1875. For several years past she had suffered from kidney and other troubles. She leaves a husband and one son. As daughter, wife, mother and neighbor she was loved, honored and respected. Funeral services were held at the residence, Tuesday afternoon, Rev. John J. Gorman officiating. Interment was at Mt. Hope cemetery. Those from out of town who attended the funeral were her brother, M. S. Porter from Watertown; R. Ketchum from Pittsford, VT., and Mrs. L. K. McMillan from Whitehall. The family desire to return their thanks to their friends for kindness and assistance during Mrs. Slason's sickness and burial.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, April 30, 1903
OBITUARY
Mrs. Ellinor E. Ormsbee
Mrs. Ellinor E. wife of Aaron Ormsbee, died April 10, 1908, age 66 years. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Porter, and nearly her whole life had been spent in Ticonderoga. She suffered a stroke of paralysis about three years ago, another at a later date and still another a short time before her decease. As daughter, wife and mother she performed her duties faithfully and will be missed in the home circle as well as by a large number of relatives and friends. Besides her husband she leaves two daughters-Mrs. Phil Murray and Mrs. Oliver Ormsbee. Funeral services were held at the residence the following Sunday, rev. J. J. Gorham officiating. Interment was at Mt. Hope cemetery.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, August 6, 1903
CARD OF THANKS
We wish through the columns of the Sentinel to extend our thanks to our friends and neighbors for their kindness during the sickness and burial of our brother and nephew, Orville Porter.
Mr. and Mrs. William Porter
Mrs. Ida Witherell
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Farr and family.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, October 29, 1903
Frank Fleming and family have returned from Benton Harbor, Mich., and will live at Chilson with his mother.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, November 12, 1903
M. S. Porter and family have returned from Watertown where he has been for the past three years as superintendent of the mill of the Hooper-Morgan Tablet Company. He resigned his position because his health was too poor to stand the strain of the work he was required to do. Mr. Porter, who is a first class bookbinder, will open a shop here for that class of work and will also put in a ruling machine, make school pads, etc.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, Feb 25, 1904
STREETROAD
Miss Lillian Porter was a guest of her cousins, Mrs. O.H. Johnson and Mrs. John Porter, Jr., last week.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, March 24, 1904
STREETROAD
Mr. and Mrs. John Porter Jr., moved to Ticonderoga Wednesday.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, April 14, 1904
STREETROAD
Mrs. O.H. Johnson and sister, Edith Porter, spent Monday with their grandfather, John Porter, it being his ninety-first birthday.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, April 21, 1904
LOCAL NOTES
John Porter, one of the old landmarks of the town, and a highly respected citizen, died early Tuesday morning at the residence of his son Lloyd after an illness lasting only a few days. Mr. Porter had celebrated his ninety-first birthday nine days before his death and was so far as we know, the oldest man in town, being about two months older than the late Thomas DeLano. Mr. Porter was born in this place and it was most interesting to hear him tell of the development of the village from a hamlet to its present state. The funeral services were held yesterday. Interment at Mt. Hope.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, May 5, 1904
NOTICE
My wife Ollie has left my bed and board without provocation, and this is a notification that I will pay no more bills of her contracting.
Truman Porter
Ticonderoga, N.Y.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, May 26, 1904
WHAT THE AMERICAN HORSE BREEDER SAYS OF "Uncle John" PORTER
Speaking of the death of "Uncle John" Porter, Ticonderoga's well-known horseman, The American Horse Breeder of April 26, says: Mr. Porter was a born horseman, and a great admirer of the Morgans. He became prominent by bringing out the king of Morgan stallions, Denio? Lambert, at first (illegible).
Mr. Porter knew both Ethan Allen (2:25 1/2) and Fanny Cook, the sire and dam of Daniel Lambert, and when Fanny Cook was mated with Allen he made up his mind that if the produce should prove to be a colt he would buy it if possible. As soon as he learned that Fanny Cook had dropped a colt he drove to the place where she was owned, inspected the youngster and was so well pleased with him that he bought the colt for $300, to be delivered at weaning time. He had him trained, and raced him some as a three-year-old, giving him a record of 2:42 that season. Two years later R. S. Denny bought the horse, through A.C. Harris, for $3,000.
Mr. Porter also owned the noted brood mare Fanny Jackson, by Stonewall Jackson; dam; Betty Condon, by North American, sire of the dam of Strathmore. Mr. Porter raised at least 5 foals by Daniel Lambert, from Fanny Jackson, the most noted of which was Aristos (2:27), sire of H.B. Winship (2:20 1/4) (to pole with running mate 2:06) and 29 others with standard records.
A few years ago "Uncle John" came near losing his life by drowning in Lake Champlain. He was alone on the ice, which gave way and let him into the water. He struggled bravely and at last succeeded in drawing himself out upon the ice, where it was strong enough to hold him, and finally reached home thoroughly chilled and completely exhausted. Few men at that age could have endured such hardship and lived.
Mr. Porter possessed a very generous, hospitable nature. His door was always open and his stable free to the worthy stranger as to his family. He leaves two sons, John W. and Lloyd, both whom inherited their father's love for good horses and his generous nature.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, September 22, 1904
Charles Blanchard has gained quite a reputation as a collector of Fort Ticonderoga relics an generally has a few in his pockets to show people at the station. Besides the large number of relics picked up by himself on the Old Fort grounds, he also has the valuable Roger Rock collection. Two of the most interesting finds he has made of late are one of the old lead seals that in the Colonial times were used by the French on legal documents, and one of the old style French lances.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, October 10, 1904
CHILSON
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fleming welcomed another daughter to their family circle last week.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, March 2, 1905
The funeral of George Spaulding, who died Monday evening, was held at the house, Mt. Hope, yesterday afternoon, Rev. G. W. Easton officiating. Mr. Spaulding had for years been afflicted with a cancer of the face, and this, together with a heart trouble, was the cause of death. He is survived by his wife and seven children - Allen, Claude and Charles Spaulding, and Mrs. Clark, Mrs. Hodgson, Mrs. Fleming and Miss Spaulding.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, August 24, 1905
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Ormsbee's boy-nearly two years old, died Monday and the funeral was held yesterday forenoon at the house, Rev. R. E. Hill officiating.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, November 23, 1905
Mr. and Mrs. William Porter went to Albany yesterday to attend the wedding of their daughter, Miss Laura Porter, to Burris Malery of Albany.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, January 18, 1906
Albert Porter and family left town Tuesday for Schenectady, where Mr. Porter has secured employment.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, February 15, 1906
Mrs. Charles Blanchard and daughter, Florence, have been spending a few days in Whitehall.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, March 8, 1906
LOCAL NOTES
Another of our old and respected citizens, Aaron Ormsbee, passed away Saturday afternoon. Mr. Ormsbee was stricken with appoplexy between nine and ten o'clock Saturday morning and the end came about five hours later. The funeral was held from his residence on River street Saturday afternoon, Rev. L. A. Bigelow officiating. Interment was in Mt. Hope cemetery. Data for a more extended notice failed to reach us in time for this issue.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, March 29, 1906
Miss Luella Porter of Albany, spent last week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Porter.
Mr. and Mrs. William Porter's daughter Marguerite, is in Albany with her sisters, Mrs. Brooks, Mrs. Mallory and Mrs. Frost.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, June 14, 1906
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Porter, who have been living in Schenectady for the past few months, have again taken up their residence in this place. Their return is due to the poor health of Mrs. Porter.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Hodgson and daughter were called to Mineville Friday by the death of Mr. Hodgson's father, Joseph Hodgson, an old and respected resident of that village. Death resulted from a paralytic shock. The funeral was held Sunday and others from this place who attended were Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Sweatt, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wright, Mrs. Carrie Sweatt and son Harry and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hodgson.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, Aug 16, 1906
LOCAL NOTES
It is possible that a large fortune may fall to the Porters of this place through the death in England of John Porter Sr., a man of great wealth. Inquiries from English attorneys have been received by a member of the family.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, November 29, 1906
WHITE CHURCH
Died, Nov. 17, Mrs. William Porter, aged 80 years, after a long illness of one year and ten months, the most of the time as helpless as a child but kindly cared for by Mrs. Frank Emerson, her niece, where Mrs. Porter had resided for the past 6? years. Her maiden name was Louisa (or Lonisa) Seaman. For many years she resided on the place now owned by Hiram Whitford in Crown Point. Her remains were brought from Long Lake Nov. 19th by Frank Emerson and Charles Hall, both nephews of the deceased, and interred in the White church cemetery beside her husband, who died 14 years ago.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, March 7, 1907
Another daughter arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fleming the 4th inst.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, May 23, 1907
DROPPED DEAD AT WORK
William Porter, a former resident of Ticonderoga and Hague, dropped dead in Albany about noon Tuesday. Mr. Porter moved to Albany from this place a few months ago and was employed in the New York Central shops as a carpenter. He had just come from an upper floor in the shops and at the foot of the stairway was seen to reel and then fall. Other workmen hastened to him but too late (illegible)
The remains were brought here yesterday and the funeral services were held in the afternoon, Rev. Robert E. Hill officiating. Interment was in Mt. Hope cemetery.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, August 1, 1907
Frank B. Barton and Miss Marie S. Gill, both of Bagne [or Hague], were married Sunday at the residence of the bride's mother, Mrs. Truman Porter, by Rev. B. [or R.] E. Hill.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, September 5, 1907
Mr. and Mrs. George Humerstone and Mrs. Frank Fleming and her daughter Agnes visited friends in Crown Point Aug. 28th. The will return home in about two weeks.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, November 14, 1907
Mr. and Mrs. Truman Porter of Ticonderoga, were guests of Mrs. Irene Curtis last Friday.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, November 28, 1907
Frances Adell Porter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Porter, became the wife of John J. White Saturday evening, the marriage ceremony being performed by Rev. W. H. Mousley.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, March 5, 1908
Mrs. James Ferguson and son, Charles returned Sunday from Ontario, Canada, where they attended the funeral of Mrs. Leonard Valley. Mrs. Valley will be remembered by friends in Ticonderoga as Miss Elizabeth Porter, daughter of the late Truman Porter. Mrs. Valley was a graduate of St. Lawerence college in Montreal. She was a member of the Congregational church and was highly esteemed by all who knew her.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, April-June, 1908
Claude Spaulding and Gough Ives left Monday for Leadville, Col, where they have accepted positions.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, October 22, 1908
Nelson Porter and Miss Jennie Ackerman were united in marriage at the home of the bride's parents by Rev. Mr. Wagner Monday night. [Her parents Frances J & Clemmie J Ackerman, Hague, Warren Co. NY. Jennie F Ackerman born May 1888, N.Y.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, May 6, 1909
Another son arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fleming last Saturday.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, June 10, 1909
Since Monday, when another policeman went on duty and officer has been on the streets during every hour of the day and night. The appointment of a second policeman comes in response to a petition recently submitted to the village trustees, the paper having borne the signatures of partically all of the business men. The appointment was made Saturday at a special meeting of the board. Oliver Ormsbee securing the plae. He goes on duty at six o'clock in the morning this week, being relieved at six in the evening by Officer Gregoire, who patrols the streets until he in turn is relieved at six in the morning. Next week Officer will be on days and Officer Ormsbee will do night duty.
Arthur Humingston and Miss Agnes Fleming, the second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fleming, were united in marriage Wednesday evening at the residence of Mrs. Humingston in Sudbury, by the Rev. Goodhart of Whiting.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, Oct 7, 1909
LOCAL NOTES
Born September 14, a son to Mr. and Mrs. John Porter, Jr., of Middlebury.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, February 23?, 1909
FOR SALE
Farm, 1 mile from Fort Ticonderoga station, known as the Mason Porter farm. Low price if bought before March 7th. Inquire of Philip Murray, River street, or write Mrs. F. L. Helbig, Box 485, Ticonderoga.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, July 8, 1909
Word was received Monday that Allen [Almon] Spaulding, son of Mrs. Sarah Spaulding of this village, died Sunday night at Rifle, Colorado, from consumption. His mother and brother, Claude, were with him. The remains were buried at Rifle Tuesday.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, August 19, 1909
Joseph Meyers of Ticonderoga visited his grandson, Nelson Porter, a few days last week.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, June 30, 1910
Martha S., youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Grant Stewart, now living in Fort Ann, was married at Truthville, N.Y., Tuesday to J. W. Mannix of Greenfield, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Mannix will be at home in Walden, N. Y., after July first.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, September 29, 1910
Herbert Potter, a former resident of this town, died in Philadelphia Sept. 18th from acute indigestion.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, October 13, 1910
Miss Anna Trombley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Trombley of this place, and Arthur Porter were united in marriage Sept 12th, by Rev. D. Nolan at the Catholic rectory.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, November 3, 1910
Mrs. Matilda Palmer was agreeably surprised on the evening of her 73rd birthday when a party of friends came to her home unexpectedly and brought with them refreshments and a birthday cake, besides several pretty and useful presents. Everyone enjoyed the evening and especially "Aunt Lid's" delicious tea. They left at an early hour wishing her many happy returns of the day.
Mrs. Sarah Spaulding and Mrs. Claude Spaulding returned to this place Monday from Paonia, Col., where they have been for the past two years.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, Jan 5, 1911
Held for the Grand Jury
John Porter the engineer of the train that killed Mrs. Burt Porter at Fort Edward Dec 24th, was held for the grand jury on a charge of manslaughter in the second degree by Justice Robinson at Fort Edward Tuesday afternoon of last week. Bail was fixed at $1,000 which was furnished.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, February 16, 1911
The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Porter was badly burned last week by falling against the oven door while trying to walk. Both little hands were pressed against the over door and so badly burned that Dr. Cummins was called to dress them.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, May 11, 1911
Mrs. George Potter, aged 54 years, a native and for many years a resident of this place, died in Mechanicville May 4th.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, September 28, 1911
Harold Barber and Miss Irene Fleury, both of Ticonderoga, were married last evening at the Congregational parsonage by Rev. Samuel Millar.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, October 12, 1911
Oliver Ormsbee has handed his resignation as policeman to the village board, to take effect tomorrow. He returns to the employ of the Ticonderoga Pulp & Paper Co. as paper machine tender. It is a matter of general regret that the village is to lose the service of such an efficient officer.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, November 7, 1912
LOCAL NOTES
Miss Marion A. Meyers, daughter of Joseph Meyers, and Alden W. Porter were married Sunday evening at the Methodist parsonage by Rev. E. J. Guernsey. Both of these young people are prominent and popular in Ticonderoga and have many friends here to extend congratulations and best wishes.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, December 5, 1912
We learn that Nelson Porter was operated upon recently in the Moses hospital at Ticonderoga for intestinal trouble and that his case was quite serious.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, December 19, 1912
Quite a number from this place attended the funeral of Nelson Porter at Hague Saturday Dec. 21.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, Jan 30, 1913
Ike Miller, by his efforts, coupled with the good will of the people of Hague and Graphite, and their kind generosity, secured the sum of $114.59 to help defray the expenses in connection with the sickness and death of the late Nelson Porter. The sum has been greatly appreciated.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, February 13, 1913
Mrs. William Fleming was in Plattsburg a few days last week where her mother, Mrs. S. J. Spaulding, underwent an operation. She is reported to be getting along nicely.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, March 13?, 1913
Mrs. Sarah Spaulding returned tuesday from the Plattsburg hospital, where she has been for the past few weeks.
Mrs. William Fleming and Mrs. William Hudson were in Mineville Thursday to attend the funeral of their uncle.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, June 5, 1913
Charles Fleming of Newark, N.J., is a guest for two weeks of Mr. and Mrs. William Fleming and other relatives here.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, June 12, 1913
Jay Porter and Miss Elsie Porter, both of this village, were married at Crown Point May 15th by Rev. W. D. Spencer. They will make their home in Ticonderoga.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, August 7?, 1913
Amelia Porter Estate
Notice to Creditors: - All persons having claims against Amelia Porter late of the town of Ticonderoga, N. Y., deceased, are hereby requested to present the same with the vouchers therefor to the undersigned, at his residence in said town. Dated July 31, 1913.
William S. Porter, One of the heirs-at-law of said Deceased.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, August 14, 1913
SCHROON LAKE
Arthur Paige and Lodie Snow, who eloped several weeks ago, leaving Mrs. Paige and four children as a town charge, were apprehended last week at Lee, Mass., where they had been traced by Constable Fred Jenks, who in conjunction with the authorities of that town administered a six months' sentence in the Pittsfield, Mass. jail.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, September 11, 1913
LOCAL NOTES
Miss Mabel Porter, aged sixteen years, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Porter, died at two o'clock yesterday afternoon from tuberculosis, from which she had suffered for nearly two years. The funeral services will be held at the Methodist church at two o'clock Saturday afternoon with interment in Mt. Hope cemetery.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, December 26?, 1913
HAGUE
Nelson Porter died at the Moses hospital December 18th. Mr. Porter had been in poor health for some time. He underwent an operation Dec. 6th. Everything was done that surgical skill and care could do, yet it seemed God's will that he should leave us.
Mr. Porter was well known. He was a cheerful disposition, kind and good to everyone, a true husband and loving father. He had recently accepted Christ and remained steadfast in the faith unto the end. He is survived by his wife, little daughter, mother, seven sisters, two brothers, other relatives and a host of friends. Funeral services were held in the Hague Methodist church, conducted by the writer. Interment was in the Hague cemetery.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, February 12, 1914
Marguerite Porter, aged fifteen years, daughter of Lois Porter, formerly of this village, died in Albany Wednesday of last week from nephritis. The body was brought to this place Friday morning and the following morning the funeral service was held at the home of Mrs. Wm. Palmer, Rev. Thos. Grnchy officiating. Interment was in Mt. Hope cemetery.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, October 8, 1914
LOCAL NOTES
Mabel A Lamberton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Lamberton of this village, and Guy A. Porter were married last Thursday by Rev. C. E. Torrance. They have many friends who extend congratulations and best wishes for a long and happy life.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, May 27, 1915
A double wedding took place at St. Mary's church Saturday afternoon, when Miss Georgiana, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Fleury, was united in marriage to Albert Porter and Miss Katherine Fleury, her sister, became the bride of Harold H. ask of Crown Point.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, July 15, 1915
LOCAL NOTES
A daughter was born Wednesday, July 7th, to Mr. and Mrs. Guy Porter.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, September 2, 1915
The Youngest High School Pupil
Robert Porter, son of Mrs. Lois Porter, a former resident of Ticonderoga and Hague, but now living in Albany, has the honor to be the youngest high school pupil in the state. The boy, who enters the Albany high school this month, is only eleven years of age.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, September 23, 1915
Mrs. G. H. Thorpe of Reynolds, Ill., is a guest of Mr. and Mrs. John Stott. Mrs. F. L. Helbig, who spent the summer with Mrs. Stott, has returned to her home in Bloomington, Ill.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, Nov. 25, 1915
The remains of U. Grant Stewart, until a few years ago, when he moved to Fort Ann, a resident of this town, were brought here Tuesday forenoon for interment in Mt. Hope cemetery. Mr. Stewart died Sunday at Fort Ann from acute articular rheumatism. From the train the body was taken to the residence of Mrs. William Palmer East Exchange St., where funeral services were held at 2:30 o'clock in the afternoon, Rev. Thos deGruchy officiating. Mr. Stewart was fifty-two years of age and is survived by his wife and two daughters, Miss Bertha Stewart and Mrs. Bert Baker of Plattsburg. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Stewart, now living in Fort Ann, are also living. It is of interest to note that this is the tenth time that Mrs. Palmer has thrown open her home for funeral services of persons outside of her own family. It is not to be wondered at, then, that she occupies such a high plce in the respect and esteem of the community. It is a deserving reward for womanliness and generosity of spirit that are seldom found in one person.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, May 25, 1916
PERSONAL
Mrs. F. L. Helbig of Bloomington, Ill., is spending several days with her daughter, Mrs. John Stott.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, July 22, 1916
LOCAL NOTES
Sherrill Porter, son of Mrs. Lois Porter formerly of this place, who has been in a serious condition from tuberculosis for the past two years, became much worse recently and has left Kenwood Camp for El Paso, Texas
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, August 24, 1916
Mrs. John Stott and son, Truman Porter, were called to Blomington, Ill., last week to attend the funeral of Mrs. Stott's mother, Mrs. Francis Helbig.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, November 16, 1916
Mrs. Joseph Porter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Joubert of this place, died at her home in Glens Falls on Friday, Nov. 10th. The funeral was held Tuesday in Glens Falls. Mrs. Porter was 37 years of age and leaves a husband and five children; also father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Joubert, of this town and four sisters and three brothers. Mr. and Mrs. Porter left town only three weeks ago to make their home in Glens Falls.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, December ?, 1916
Mrs. Edward Blanchard and daughter Zelda of Chestertown have returned home after spending the week with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Blanchard.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, December 28, 1916
SUPREME COURT, Essex County
Evelyn E. Bailey, plaintif, vs Frances Ormsbee and Oliver Ormsbee, defendants.
By virtue of a judgement of foreclosure duly made and entered in the above entitled action on the 15th day of November, 1916, the undersigned pursuant to the directions contained in said judgement will sell at the office of H. D. Hoffnagle in the Village and town of Ticonderoga in the County of Essex, N.Y., on the 6th day of January, 1917 at 2 o'clock in the afternoon of that day, the real estate directed by said judgment to be sold and therein described as follows: (long description of land)
And being the same premises conveyed by Della Murry[sic] to Frances Ormsbee, by deed dated Oct. 29, 1906, and recorded in the Essex County Clerk's Office on the 15th day of April, 1911, in Book 144, page 214.
Dated November 16, 1916. Roy Lockwood Referee
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, January 14, 1917
Howard Porter and Miss Delia Untiedt, both of this place, were married last Thursday evening at the Methodist parsonage by Rev. Mr. Stone.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, April 26, 1917
A note received from one of the Ticonderoga boys with Company I at Watervliet reads: "John Stott, formerly employed by the Ticonderoga Pulp & and Paper Co. under David Payne, enlisted in the regular army infantry service at Albany Thursday April 19. Stott was sent to Fort Slocum. All Ticonderoga boys with Co. I, 2nd Federal Infantry, are well except for hard colds due to changeable weather. Clayton Randall is on the sick list with a hard cold."
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, July 12, 1917
Mr. and Mrs. William Fleming have returned to their home in Hoboken, N. J., after spending several days in town visiting friends and relatives.
Miss Iola Hodgson is a guest of relatives in New York city for two weeks.
A letter from Percy Hawthorne, one of the Ticonderoga boys in the navy, states that he expects to sail for England in a short time on a battleship. Frank Hawthrone, also in the navy, is at Barracks A. Yoeman Camp, Newport, R. I.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, August 30, 1917
NORTH TICONDEROGA
Mr. and Mrs. John Porter have most of their goods moved from Port Henry to their farm near Streetroad.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, October 18, 1917
Mr. and Mrs. Sherry Porter of Ticonderoga recently visited Mr. and Mrs. John Wood.
Mrs. Oscar Ferguson and four children of Port Henry spent from Friday until Saturday with her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. John Woods welcomed a son to their home Wednesday, Oct. 3d.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, February 14, 1918
A son was born Monday, Feb. 11th, to Mr. and Mrs. Howard Porter.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, July 11, 1918
After an illness of eight days from erysipelas, being delirious the greater part of the time, Mason Porter, one of Ticonderoga's most widely known resident, died at 10:30 o'clock Tuesday morning at the home of his sister, Mrs. James Ferguson, East Exchange street. The funeral services will be held at the home at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon, with Rev. E. R. Stone officiating. Interment will be made in Mt. Hope cemetery. Mr. Porter was sixty-four years of age and is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Charles Smith, the sister mentioned above and one brother, Eli Porter.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, July 11, 1918
William S. Stewart, age eighty years and eight months, died at the home of Mrs. William Palmer on Wednesday evening of last week. Mr. Stewart was a well known horseman and had lived in this town the greater part of his life. In 1909 he moved to Fort Ann, where he managed the Hotel Sheldon until last February, when, on account of ill health, he was obliged to retire from business. On April 14, 1857, he was united in marriage to Miss Martha L. Cooper, who survives him. He is also survived by two brothers, Alfred and George; one sister, Mrs. E. N. Armstrong, and two granddaughters. The funeral services were held at the home of Mrs. Palmer at 2:30 o'clock last Friday afternoon, Rev. J. A. Rawson officiating. Interment was in Mt. Hope cemetery.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, November 7, 1918
Edward Blanchard of Camp Devens, Mass., spent a few days last week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Blanchard.
Miss Maude Blanchard has returned to Bloomfield, N. J., after a few weeks' stay in town, her school being closed on account of the influenza.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, May 22, 1919
Mrs. William Stewart, who has been making her home with her sister, Mrs. William Palmer, is visiting her granddaughter, Miss Bertha Stewart, in Rutland, Vt.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, August 14, 1919
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Spaulding of Wicker street have an infant son, born last Friday.
Mrs. Dema Harper of Whitehall is spending some time with her daughter, Mrs. Charles Spaulding.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, May 22, 1919
One of the prettiest home weddings ever celebrated in Ticonderoga was held on Wednesday evening of this week at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. William Hodgson, Myott St., when their only daughter, Iola, was united in marriage to Fred Stowell, Rev. J. C. Rawson, the bride's pastor, officiating. The bridal party entered to the strains of the wedding march, which was impressively rendered by Miss Rachel Brooks of Hudson Falls. The ceremony took place under an arch of evergreens and cut flowers. The bridesmaid was Mrs. Willard Treadway, the only sister of the groom. The best man was Kendrick Hodgson, the only brother of the bride. The bride wore white georgette and crepe de chine and carried white roses. Mrs. Treadway wore white net and carried pick asters and ferns. The house was prettily decorated with evergreens and flowers. A very large number of relatives and friends were present to offer best wishes and congratulations to the popular young people, who received many beautiful gifts of silver, cut glass, linen, etc. Refreshments were served, after which the happy couple left for a trip to New York and other places. After their return they will be at home to their friends for a time at the residence of the bride's parents. Among those present from out of town were Mrs. Sara Spaulding of Saranac, Mrs. Claude Spaulding and Miss Myrtle Hayes of Plattsburg, Mrs. Brooks and Miss Rachel Brooks of Hudson Falls, Mrs. Eliza Whitney, Miss Frances Whitney and Robert Whitney of Norwich, N. Y.; Mrs L. J. Hodgson and Mrs. Mary Ferguson and son Harry of Westport, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Slade and son of Mineville, Mr. and Mrs. Fay Berry of Milton, Vt., and a number of friends from Putnam and other nearby towns.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, October 30, 1919
Miss Glen Martin and Benjamin Snow, both of this village, were married Monday evening at the rectory of the Church of the Cross by Rev. Harry Idle.
About twenty-five friends of Miss Emma Stewart, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Stewart, who is soon to be married to Charles Ferguson, gave her a surprise shower last evening at her home on Treadway street. The house was attractively decorated with the Halloween colors, orange and black, and the gifts, numerous and beautiful, consisting of cut glass, silver, linen, etc., were enclosed in a large artificial pumpkin. Delicious refreshments were served and all enjoyed a very pleasant evening.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, November 6, 1919
Mr. and Mrs. John Hanchett of Knowlwood, on Saranac Lake, were recent guests of their niece, Mrs. William Hodgson.
Claude Spaulding spent two or three days of last week in Plattsburg.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, Jan 22, 1920
NORTH TICONDEROGA
There were two funerals on Sunday before the roads were settled from Saturday's snowstorm.
....The funeral of Mrs. Lloyd Porter was held on Sunday afternoon at her late residence. Interment was in Mt. Hope cemetery. Among the bearers were O.H. Johnson, John Porter and Walter Johnson, who found some difficulty in getting through the snow in the cemetery. The cold was intense.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, Jan 22, 1920
The village lost another old and highly respected resident last Friday in the death of Mrs. Lloyd Porter, long a patient suffer from tuberculosis, who passed away at her home at eight o'clock in the morning. The funeral services were held at the home at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon, Rev. E. R. Stone officiating, and interment was in the Mt. Hope cemetery. Mrs. Porter was sixty-three years of age and, besides her husband, is survived by one daughter, Mrs. B. B. Locke, and three sons, Alden Jay and Guy. Two sister, Mrs. Ferguson and Mrs. Eli Porter, both of this village, are also living. The sorrowing family have the sympathy of many friends.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, Feb 12, 1920
STREETROAD
Mr. and Mrs. O.H. Johnson and son Dorsey are visiting Mrs. Johnson's father, John Porter at Framingham, Mass.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, March 18, 1920
The body of Mrs. Andrew Stowell, one of the oldest residents of the town, was interred in Mt. Hope cemetery Monday. Mrs. Stowell, who died last Friday at her home in Chilson, had reached the advanced age of eight-nine years and is survived by three sons, W. E. Fleming of Sharon, Pa.; F. B., of Newark, N.J., and Frank of Albany. Two of the sons, F. B. and Frank were here to attend the funeral, which was held at the home at 10:30 o'clock Monday morning, Rev. J. C. Rawson officiating, but W. E. was unable to come.
ENTERED INTO REST
On Friday, March 12th, Mrs. Sylvia Fleming Stowell, widow of Andrew Stowell, deceased. Mrs. Stowell was the oldest inhabitant of the place, being 89 years of age. For fifteen years the poor old lady had been blind, shut out of god's sunlight and consequently out of a great deal of happiness. None can realize what that means save only those who are likewise afflicted. It must need a great deal of the grace of God to bear it without rebelling, and for many years her health otherwise had been very poor, and last week Monday she had a severe shock from which she never rallied. For many year she had lived with Mrs. Lucinda Stowell, who has had infinite patience with the afflicted one and given her all loving care possible, assisted by Mrs. Frank Fleming and family. Only three sons remain of her family, William, Frank and Foley, who is now in Newark, N. J. The funeral services were held at the house Monday, conducted by Rev. Mr. Rawson. Interment at Mt. Hope.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, April 22, 1920
Alden Porter, who for the past six or seven years has operated the Larabees Point ferry, has decided not to continue its operation this year. His retirement is regretted by his many friends on both sides of the lake.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, April 29, 1920
NORTH TICONDEROGA
April-27 John Porter will greatly appreciate the favor if the person who picked up his streetblanket will inform him as to its whereabouts. It was a black and white wool blanket and was lost between his residence and O. H. Johnson's.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, May 17, 1920
Miss Jennie Jackson was an over Sunday guest of Miss Clark at her home in Loch Muller. While there on Saturday night they enjoyed being guests at the silver wedding of Miss Clark's parents.
William Fleming and sister Silvia and Waldo Osier were also guests at the wedding and a very enjoyable time is reported.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, June 24, 1920
CROWN POINT CENTER
(Too late for last week)
Rev. Mr. Harmon of Ticonderoga was the speaker at the Congregational church Memorial day. It was a speech of a high order of patriotism and loyalty. Prayers by the Rev. Geo. Buck. The music was especially good. Mrs. Arthur Hodgkins and her daughter, Miss Helen, of Port Henry sang a duet, Miss Hodgkins sang a solo. Mrs. and Mis Hodgkins, Mrs. F. L. Porter and Mrs. McLoughlin sang that old favorite of Civil War times, "Tenting Tonight on the old Camp Grounds." and was very fine. The Crown Point Union school sang two beautiful selections, led by Mrs. L. A. Porter and was rendered in a most commendable and pleasing manner. Last but not least on this enjoyable day was the ball game in the park between Ticonderoga and Crown Point, resulting 10 to 17 in favor of Crown Point.
Mrs. Claude Spaulding of New York city called on his cousin, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Spaulding, last week.
Frank Spaulding and daughter, Miss Winifred Spaulding, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Sullivan and children of Mineville called on relatives in town Sunday.
This week Mrs. and Mrs. F. L. Porter and Miss Marion Spaulding motored to Ossing to attend the commencement exercises of the Young Ladies' Academy of which Miss Devire Porter is a student. Miss Spaulding will make a visit to Schenectady, Tarrytown and New York city.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, July 21, 1920
Mr. and Mrs. Leorne [Leon?] Curtis of Moriah Center were week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Truman Porter of Ledgetop, returing home by auto Sunday evening, accompanied by their mother, Mrs. I. H. Curtis of this place.
Mrs. Edith Hamol [Hammell?] and three grandchildren spent last Saturday and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Porter at Ledgetop.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, April 28, 1921
Edward Sheldon, who has been working in Saginaw, Mich., and Miss May Fleming of Bay City, Mich., were married yesterday and are expected to arrive here Saturday to visit the groom's parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. Arthur Sheldon.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, June 2, 1921
Ill for a long time from hardening of the arteries, Mrs. Irene Curtis died last Thursday night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Frank Hammell, having been stricken with her final illness while there for a visit. The funeral services were held at the Hammell home at one o'clock Sunday, Rev. Merritt Miller officiating, and that afternoon the remains were taken to the White church cemetery, Crown Point, for interment. Mrs. Curtis was seventy-two years of age and is survived by four children - Mrs. Hammell, Mrs. Truman Porter, Mrs. Charles Hartwell and I. W. Curtis.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, June 9, 1921
CHILSON
June 8 - Robert Scott was a weekend guest of his daughter, Mrs. Frank Fleming, and family.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, October 27, 1921
Applications for parole were made by Albert Porter and Eben Chappell, both of Ticonderoga, adjudged disorderly persons, and Henry Mayo, convicted of stealing a watch and ring at Lake Placid. The applications of Porter and Chappell were granted, Porter's upon condition that he pay six dollars weekly toward the support of his children. Mayo's application was granted upon condition that he secure transportation to his home in Augusta, Maine.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, Nov. 10, 1921
Leon Porter, aged twenty-seven years, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Junius Porter, was found dead in bed Monday morning at the home of his parents, death being due to acute Bright's disease. Though his health had not been of the bes, his condition was considered in no way serious, and his sudden death, therefore, came as a great shock and surprise. The young man was a World War veteran, having seen service in France and being slightly gassed. The remains will be given a military burial this afternoon in charge of the Ticondroga post of the American Legion, services being held at the Baptist church at 2:30 o'clock, the pastor, Rev. Merritt Miller officiating. Interment will be made in Mt. Hope cemetery.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, Dec 29, 1921
NORTH TICONDEROGA
A daughter was born this morning (Wednesday) to Mr. and Mrs. John Porter
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, April 6, 1922
CARD OF THANKS
We wish through The Sentinel to express our thanks to our friends and neighbors for their great kindness at the time of the death of our dear wife and mother.
William Porter
Anna Porter
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, November 9, 1922
CHILSON
In last week's issue of The Sentinel, I stated Miss Grace Fleming was home but as I did not know about the change in name will correct it to "Mr. and Mrs. Henry G. F. Hamann are visiting her mother, Mrs. E. Fleming," as she was married in Brooklyn recently. Congratulations Grace.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, November 9, 1922
William Porter of Schenectady is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Porter.
Mrs. Rachael Spaulding, wife of Charles Spaulding, died Monday, Nov. 6th, at Saranac Lake. The body was brought to Ticonderoga Wednesday afternoon. Funeral services were held at the Baptist church at two thirty o'clock, Rev. Mr. Miller officiating. Interment was made in Mt. Hope cemetery. Besides her hisband, Mrs. Spaulding is survived by four children, her mother, Mrs. Dema Harper; a sister, Miss Bertha Harper, and two brothers, Walter and Merrill Harper, both of Whitehall.
Nov. 8 - Mrs. Charles Spaulding, who recently passed away at Saranac Lake was formerly Miss Rachel Harper and spent her girlhood days in this neighborhood, where the former neighbors and friends much regret her death. Funeral services were held at the Baptist church in Ticonderoga on Wednesday afternoon at 2:30, Rev. Merritt Miller officiating. Interment was in Mt. Hope cemetery. Mrs. Spaulding leaves a husband and four children at Saranac besides her mother, Mrs. Dema Harper; a sister, Bertha Harper, and two brothers, Merrill and Walter Harper, all of Whitehall.
STREETROAD
Mrs. Charles Spaulding has many friends here who were sorry to hear of her death, which occurred at her home in Saranac Lake. All extend sympathy to the sorrowing family and especially to the mother, Mrs. Dema Harper. Several from here attended the funeral at the Baptist church in Ticonderoga Wednesday at 2:30 p.m.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, February 1, 1923
MRS. BLANCHARD ON TRIAL
Indicted for Extortion, Her Case is Before Washington County Court Today
The trial of Mrs. Agness Blanchard of Ticonderoga for the crime of extortion began today in the Washington County court at Hudson Falls before Judge Rogers and, if the small army of witness from Ticonderoga, Dresden and other places are sworn it will be a long drawn out affair.
On account of the illness of W. A. Chambers of the law firm of Chambers & Finn, Glens Falls, Mr. Finn has been looking after the interests of their client, Mrs. Blanchard, this week. Stating that two material witnesses for the defense are ill and unable to appear, Mr. Finn asked for an adjournment of the trial. When this was refused Mr. Finn presented a dmurre to the indictment, alleging that more than one crime was charged. His effort to get the case put over failed when this was over-ruled.
Mrs. Blanchard is charged with having, through the old badger game, extorted money from Robert D. Steele of Dresden. It is alleged that Mrs. Blanchard registered at a Glens Falls hotel last August with Steel, and that Clarence Vosburg of Ticonderoga, giving his name as E. J. Van Dusen, a U. S. marshal, interupted them and demanded a sum of money and threatened to put them under arrest. It is said that Steele paid Vosburg $788 the next morning.
Mrs. Blanchard is also charged by Steele with having mulcted him of $500 in addition to the $788. As he tells it, after he and Vosburg had left the Glens Falls hotel to get the $1500 that had been demanded, she claimed that a "detective"e entered her room and stole a diamond ring. The ring, she told Steele, did not belong to her and she looked to him for the five hundred dollars to replace it. He gave her the money, he says, and later she showed him a ring that she had bought to replace the one stolen. The diamond in this ring, it is believed, was taken from her own ring and placed in a different setting by a Ticonderoga jeweler, all this, of course, to dupe Steele.
Clarence Vosburg, Mrs. Blanchard's alleged associate, was indicted by the Washington county grand jury for extortion and entered a plea of guilty to the indictment. Vosburg, it is said, has made a complete confession and will be District Attorney Bascom's star witness. His story of the affair implicated Walter Ash, also of Ticonderoga, a son-in-law of Mrs. Blanchard, and he, too, found himself in the foils and facing trial for the part he is alleged to have played. The sensational aspects of the case have excited widespread interest in this section and the outcome of the trial of Mrs. Blanchard will be watched for in the various places in which she is well known.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, March 15, 1923
Vosburgh Goes To Prison
Gets Two Year Sentence for His Part in Extortion Case
Not less than two years or more than four years at hard labor in Dannemora prison. That was the sentence imposed Tuesday by Supreme Court Justice Angeli of Glens Falls upon Clarence Vosburgh of Ticonderoga for the part he played with Mrs. Agnes Blanchard in attempting to extort money from Robert D. Steele of Dresden. This is the same sentence that was given Mrs. Blanchard on Feb. 6th after a jury had found her guilty. She is now in the Auburn prison.
That Vosburgh should have been dealt with as severely as Mrs. Blanchard has occasioned much surprise. He had entered a plea of guilty to the indictment against him and gave all the details of the attempt to "badger" Steel. It was widely reported and believed before the trial of Mrs. Blanchard that in return for having given this valuable information to the Washington county authorities he would be dealt with leniently, or at least more leniently than the woman. It was expected, too, that a petition circulated in Ticonderoga and carrying the names of many people, including most of the business men, would have an influence in securing the lightest possible sentence.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, April 5, 1923
Albert Porter, a native of Ticonderoga for 62 years, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Charles Greenwood, last Saturday morning as the result of a shock of paralysis after a few days ilness. Funeral services were held in St. Mary church Monday and interment was made in the South Ticonderoga cemetery. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Frances Manning and Mrs. Charles Greenwood, and one brother, George Porter.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, April 12, 1923
Miss Hazel Porter of this place and Richard Callahan of Fort Edward were united in marriage at St. Mary's church Tuesday evening. The attendants were Emit Ranahan of Whitehall and Dorothy Schumm of Ticonderoga. The couple have gone to Watertown on a short honeymoon.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, April 26, 1923
STREETROAD
Miss Edith Porter is home from Olmstedville this week.
Quite a little excitement was caused last Friday when a spark from a pile of rubbish W. W. Johnson was burning caught in the grass in the cemetery. It was a close call for G. W. Johnson's barns, but with the help of all the neighbors and school children the fire was put out before any serious damage was done.
Mrs. O. H. Johnson was called to Farmingham, Mass., last week by the illness of her father, John Porter.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, July 5, 1923
All of our young people are getting married. William Fleming and Miss Ethel Clark of Olmstedville were married June 27th and took a wedding trip by auto through the southern part of the state, returning by way of Niagra Falls, Thousand Islands and Canada. Best wishes and hearty congratulations.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, July 26, 1923
STREETROAD
July 24-The Misses Edith and Evelyn Porter enjoyed an auto ride to Framingham, Mass., last Thursday with Dr. William Barbour, who has been spending this month at the Porter farm, to visit his father, John Porter.
NORTH TICONDEROGA
Mrs. John Porter and son Everett were at Rutland Monday.
John Porter is driving in the race at the Rutland fair this week and will go from there to the Vermont State fair at White River Junction. Last week at Middlebury he won a first and a third with Grey Knight, a first with Bernie Tregantle and a second with Quicksilver.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, October 11, 1923
LOCAL NOTES
Mrs. Truman Porter died yesterday noon at the home of her son at Fort Ticonderoga, after an illnes dating from last June, when she sustained a shock of Paralysis. The funeral services will be held Saturday at White Church, where interment will be made. There will be a brief prayer service at Fort Ticonderoga at ten o'clock Saturday morning, Rev. Merritt Miller officiating.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, January 3, 1924
Many were grieved to learn of the death of Junia S. Porter, who passed away early Wednesday evening, Dec. 26th, at the Moses-Ludington hospital, death resulting from intestinal obstruction. He was taken ill only a week prior to his death, the case at that time appearing to be nothing of a serious nature. After all other attempts failed to relieve the obstruction an operation, from which he did not recover, was resotred to as the last mean by which to save his life. Mr. Porter was sixty-five years of age, beginning his life as a molder at the age of eighteen years and working continually at the trade for forty-seven years, being an employe of the Ticonderoga Machine Works since their beginning of business. The funeral services were held at his late home Saturday afternoon, Rev. Mr. Miller officiating. Interment in Mt. Hope cemetery. Besides a widow, he is survived and leaves to mourn three daughters and three sons, also one brother Melvin, of this village.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, March 6, 1924
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Rafferty are the proud parents of a 4 1/2 pound girl, born Feb. 27th. Mrs. Rafferty is not improving as fast as we wish.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, November 13, 1924
NORTH TICONDEROGA
Mr. and Mrs. John Porter and baby and Mrs. O.H. Johnson have been spending a few days at Framingham, near Boston.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, May 28, 1925
STREETROAD
May 26-Everet Porter, who has been in the hospital at Framingham, Mass., is now at the home of his grandfather, John Porter, and is much improved, so he hopes to come home before long.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, November 19, 1925
CHILSON
Nov 18 - Another of your young couples have ventured on the sea of matrimony. Fred Villmore, son of Mrs. Mary Villmore, and Emily Fleming, daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth Fleming, were united in marriage Nov. 7th, at the Catholic church.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, December 3, 1925
Mrs. Henry Hamann, nee Miss Grace Fleming, is home on a short vacation.
Miss Frances E. Slingerland, of this place, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Slingerland, of Fort Edward, and Francis J. Porter, son of Mrs. Junia Porter, also of Ticonderoga, were united in marriage Tuesday evening. The ceremony was performed by Justice of the Peace Fred Thomas.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, December 10, 1925
Martha, youngest daughter of Louise and the late Grant Stewart, formerly of Ticonderoga, died Dec. 2d at Cleveland, Ohio.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, December 31, 1925
Mrs. Belle Wright was compelled to resign her position as one of the teachers in the school at Chilson a few days before Christmas on account of the illness of her father, William Atwood. Mrs. William Fleming of Chilson, a former teacher in the school, has been engaged to take Mrs. Wright's place. The other teacher in the same school, Miss Crawford of Crown Point, left about the same time on account of the illness and death of her mother. The two teachers had their pupils partly ttrained for a program to be given in connection with a Christmas tree at the Chilson church. Mrs. Fleming kindly filled the vacancy in training the children so they had their tree with an enjoyable program. Miss Crawford is expected to return to the school soon.
Mrs. John Hawthorne and two daughters, regina and Cathryn, spent a week with her daughter, Mrs. E. J. McCabe, in New York city.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, March 25, 1926
LOCH MULLER
Mr. and Mrs. William Fleming were week end visitors of Mrs. Fleming's parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Clark.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, April 29, 1926
AGED MAN RESCUED FROM SWAMP
J.B. TAYLOR, 75, WAS IN GRIP OF DEADLY QUICKSAND NEAR STREETROAD
Rescued By Lineman
Aged Man, Longing for Former Peru Home, Started Long Walk Friday Afternoon
With the first breath of spring in the air, J. B. Taylor, 75, of Ticonderoga felt the tang of the wanderlust grip him last Friday, and with longing in his soul for a glimpse at his former Peru home, he started on the long trek northward.
About five o'clock in the afternoon Mr. and Mrs. John Porter, who reside on the state highway between Ticonderoga and Streetroad, heard faint cries for help.
Mr. Porter and Alton Tucker, a cousin, who is employed as a lineman for the Northern New York Telephone Company, rushed out and traced the cries to a near-by swamp. There they found the old man waist deep in water being sucked under by the deadly quicksand.
Mr. Tucker risked his life to pull the unfortunate man out. Mr. Taylor was revived at the Porter farmhouse and returned to his home in Ticonderoga, apparently none the worse for his terrifying experience. He told his rescuers that he had attempted a short-cut through the fields and as he was unfamiliar with the nature of the ground, he was in the grip of the quicksand before he fully realized the fact.
Several times before the aged man has strayed from home, always attempting the long walk to Keeseville, a distance of sixty miles.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, May 20, 1926
Vicinity Correspondence
STREETROAD
May 18-Mrs. O.H. Johnson accompanied her father, John Porter, to his home in Framingham, Mass., to spend a week.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, July 8, 1926
NORTH TICONDEROGA
Walter Porter of Framingham, Mass., is a guest of his sister, Mrs. O.H. Johnson, and family and his brother, John Porter and family.
O.H. Johnson has recently purchased Mrs. Herma Wright's house, which will be occupied by some of his farm help. Edward Manning, who moved into the house about three weeks ago, has moved to a farm at Fort Ticonderoga.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, July 15, 1926
LOCAL NOTES
The remains of Mrs. Lois Porter McKenney, formerly of Ticonderoga, who died in Albany last Friday, July 9th, were brought here for burial Sunday afternoon. Interment was in the Mt. Hope cemetery, where services were conducted by Rev. Merritt Miller. Mrs. McKenney died as the result of a cancer from which she had suffered for a number of years. She is survived by her husband, her mother and several other close relatives.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, December 9, 1926
ST. ROAD BOY COMMITS SUICIDE
Body of Everett Porter, 17, Found in Waters of Lake George Last Sunday Morning
The body of Everett Porter, seventeen son of Mr. and Mrs. John Porter, of Streetroad, who committed suicide sometime late last Saturday afternoon, was found in the icy waters of Echo Bay, near the Rogers Rock hotel on Lake George, Sunday morning at about ten o'clock by Ralph Simpson and George Matthews. Searchers had combed the surrounding territory Saturday afternoon and hunted throughout the night for some trace of the boy who had been missing since twelve thirty Saturday noon.
Many speculations as to why this boy, so young, apparently in good health, of sound mind and with nothing to worry about, should take his own life, have been circulating around town. Some people claim that his mind was affected from overstudy, others say that he was brooding over the part, a prominent one, he had to take in the junior play of the high school, while a few think he was in the first stages of a disease that caused temporary insanity.
The boy came to town last Saturday morning and attended the rehearsal of the school play under the direction of Miss Emma Besig, the high school English teacher, and after playing his part perfectly, told Miss Besig he would be unable to be in the play as he would not be in town. He was asked questions but would say nothing except that he was leaving town. Fellow students of the high school say that he acted "strangely" that morning.
He then went to the home of his grandmother, Mrs. William Hawthorn, where he had luncheon. When he left he asked his grandmother to telephone his mother that he was on his way home, which was about twelve-fifteen. A relative saw him in the Weedville section, apparently on his way toward Streetroad. The supposition is that when he reached the four corners at the Hancock House he turned down Howe street and went directly to Lake George.
Searchers the night before had thoroughly covered the ground between Ticonderoga and his home, which is about two miles distant, but found no trace of him. People on the Baldwin and Rogers Rock road, after they heard he was missing notified the searchers that a boy of his description was seen walking toward the hotel. A party hastened there at once and found his footprints in the snow. Following these they came upon his jacket, wound around a tree and fastened by the bottoms and his tie trimly tied in place. His tracks then led directly into the lake at a point of fifteen feet depth. His body was discovered a short distance from the shore.
Young Porter was in his third year at the local high school and was an honor student, usually attaining the highest honors. All his home and school relations were pleasant and because he was so studious, the general belief is that he was temporarily deranged from overstudy. Dr. L. H. Gaus of Ticonderoga acted as coroner's physician, giving a verdict of suicide by drowning.
Funeral services were very largely attended at St. Mary's church at ten o'clock yesterday morning. Father Cyril Stevens, in his remarks, paid the highest possible tribute to the character of the young man, whom he has known from a small child, and said he wished to confer all possible honors upon him. Six schoolmates acted as pall bearers. Hundreds of students from the Ticonderoga high school attended in a body. The hymn, "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere," was rendered as a tenor solo. There were many beautiful floral tributes.
Besides his parents he is survived by two sisters, Miss Evelyn Porter of Plattsburg and Miss Cecile Porter of Ticonderoga.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, December 16, 1926
CARD OF THANKS
We wish in this way, to express our sincere thanks and deepest appreciation to all the kind friends, to Mr. Nash, the faculty and the student body of the high school, who so generously showed their sympathy and respect during our great sorrow, in the beautiful floral offerings and in their calls at our home.
Mr. and Mrs. John Porter and Family
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, April 7, 1927
NORTH TICONDEROGA
Mr. and Mrs. O.H. Johnson went to Framingham, Mass., Saturday to spend a few days with Mrs. Johnson's father, John Porter.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, July 30, 1927
June 29 - Mr. and Mrs. John Stott and son, Truman Porter and Mrs. Mary Broderick motored to Canada Sunday. All report a fine time.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, September 15, 1927
Melcvin Porter, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Porter of streetroad, broke his left arm at the elbow when he fell out of a wagon while reiding with his brother Saturday.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, October 27, 1927
NORTH TICONDEROGA
Miss Evelyn Porter of the Plattsburg Normal, spent the week end at her home here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Porter, and daughter Lucille, who motored back with her Sunday.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, March 8, 1928
A victim of pneumonia, Lloyd Porter, 73, a life long resident of Ticonderoga, died yesterday at the home of his son, Alden Porter. Funeral services will be held from the home of Mr. Porter's daughter, Mrs. B. B. Locke, in Lake George avenue, Saturday afternoon at two-thirty o'clock. Rev. Ralph G. Finley, pastor of the Methodist church, will officiate. Services will also be conducted by Mt. Defiance Lodge, F. and A. M., of which Mr. Porter was a member. Interment will be in Mt. Hope cemetery. Besides Mrs. Locke, Mr. Porter is survived by one brother, John, of Framingham, Mass., and three sons, Guy, alden and Jay, all of Ticonderoga.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, March 15, 1928
NORTH TICONDEROGA
John Porter, Sr. of Framingham, Mass., was called here by the illness and death of his brother, Lloyd Porter, and is spending some time with his daughter, Mrs. O.H. Johnson, and family and his son, John Porter, Jr., and family.
Walter Porter has returned to his home in Framingham, Mass., accompanied by Lyle Johnson.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, March 22, 1928
NORTH TICONDEROGA
Mrs. John Porter and daughter Lucille and Mrs. O.H. Johnson and son Lyle have been spending a few days with relatives at Framingham, Mass.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, April 12, 1928
Dorsey Johnson of Ledge-Ever Farms and Miss Grace Bingham of Ticonderoga were united in marriage Monday, after which they left on a motor trip. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson will reside in Streetroad.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, April 19, 1928
Three fire companies and three fire trucks responded to the alarm Tuesday evening when the store house in the rear of Jay Porter's house in Battery street caught fire. The blaze resulted from a grass fire and burned the back of the building and the roof. The firemen soon extinguished the fire and prevented it from spreading to other buildings.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, August 9, 1928
NORTH TICONDEROGA
Miss Lucille Porter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Porter, Jr., entertained twelve of her friends at a party on a recent afternoon. Lucille, although only six year old, wrote all the invitations. The children had a happy afternoon. Mrs. Porter and daughter Evelyn served refreshments.
Mr. and Mrs. John Porter, Sr., of Framingham and the Misses Gertrude, Catherine and Ann Leary of Boston have been guests of Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Johnson and family and Mr. and Mrs. John Porter, Jr., and family for a few days.
Mrs. John Sequin of Glens Falls and Frank Hawthorne of Miami, Fla., are visiting their sister, Mrs. John Porter and family.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, August 9, 1928
NORTH TICONDEROGA
John Porter will leave for Middlebury, VT., next week with his colt, Ventura, with which he had phenomenal success last year at the fair, where he drove in the races.
Miss Nellie McCauley of Chicago and Arthur Burns of Port Henry were among recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Porter and family.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Gibney and friends of Saranac Lake were recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Porter.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, August 23, 1928
Mr. and Mrs. William Fleming of Buffalo are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stowell for two weeks.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, October 4, 1928
William Hodgson, aged 58, passed away at his home in Moriah Center Monday, July 8th, after an illness of many years. Mr. Hodgson was a native of Moriah. In 1894 he married Miss Bertha M. Spaulding of Elizabethtown and soon after moved to Ticonderoga, where he resided for 25 years. In 1921 he moved back to Moriah Center, where he resided until his death. Funeral services were held from the Hodgson home Thursday, July 11th, at two o'clock, Rev. Albert Beebe of Westport officiating. Interment was made in Union cemetery. Besides his wife, Mr. Hodgson is survived by a son, Kendrick Hodgson of Moriah Center, a daughter, Mrs. Fred Stowell, of Ticonderoga, and two sisters and a brother, Kate Sweatt of Milton, Vt., Mrs. R. E. Wright of Wilminton, Del., and Charles Hodgson of Mineville.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, December 20, 1928
Among the relatives and friends from out of town who attended funeral services for William Fleming of Buffalo, formerly of Ticonderoga, held here at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stowell, were Ernest and Charles Fleming of East Orange, N. J.; Mrs. Fleming was accompanied here from Buffalo by her mother, Mrs. Sarah Spaulding, Mrs. Charles Brooks and daughter, Mrs. Smalley, of Hudson Falls; Mr. and Mrs. John Hanchett of Glens Falls, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lee of Whitehall, William Hanchett and Kendrick Hodgson of Moriah.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, October 4, 1928
NORTH TICONDEROGA
John Porter, Sr., was called home to Framingham, Mass., after being a guest of his son, John Porter, Jr., and family and his daughter, Mrs. O. H. Johnson, and family for a few weeks, when he received the news that his wife had been struck by an automobile and knocked down while crossing the street in front of their home, where traffic is heavy.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, October 4, 1928
William Hodgson, aged 58, passed away at his home in Moriah Center Monday, July 8th, after an illness of many years. Mr. Hodgson was a native of Moriah. In 1894 he married Miss Bertha M. Spaulding of Elizabethtown and soon after moved to Ticonderoga, where he resided for 25 years. In 1921 he moved back to Moriah Center, where he resided until his death. Funeral services were held from the Hodgson home Thursday, July 11th, at two o'clock, Rev. Albert Beebe of Westport officiating. Interment was made in Union cemetery. Besides his wife, Mr. Hodgson is survived by a son, Kendrick Hodgson of Moriah Center, a daughter, Mrs. Fred Stowell, of Ticonderoga, and two sisters and a brother, Kate Sweatt of Milton, Vt., Mrs. R. E. Wright of Wilminton, Del., and Charles Hodgson of Mineville.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, February 28, 1929
NORTH TICONDEROGA
Mrs. John Porter and mother, Mrs. William Hawthorne, have been spending the past week in New York, visiting Mrs. Porter's sister.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, March 28, 1929
NORTH TICONDEROGA
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Gibney of Saranac Lake were recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Porter.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, April 18, 1929
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Villmore and son Merril were guests of their parents Sunday.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, June 6, 1929
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Villmore and son Merritt were guests of Mrs. Villmore's mother Memorial Day.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, August 22, 1929
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Porter and son Marvin and Harold Barber and Blanche Powers motored to New York city recently, where they will spend a few days.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, August 29, 1929
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wheelock of East Orange, N. J., are spending two weeks at The Hedges at Blue Mountain Lake. Mrs. Wheelock was formerly Miss Maude Blanchard of Ticonderoga and has been spending several weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Blanchard.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, September 12, 1929
NORTH TICONDEROGA
Major Brooks of Washington, who spent a few days here, has been using John Porter's meadow as a landing field. In taking off to leave, the plane failed to rise quickly enough to clear the fence, struck it and was disabled. No one was seriously injured and the plane was shipped away for repairs. The accident was the base for some wild stories being told to the effect that two men had been killed.
John Porter, Sr., of Framingham, Mass., is visiting relatives here.
REMEMBER - FROM THE SENTINEL OF SEPTEMBER 12, 1929
Major John B. Brooks of Washington, D.C., suffered a cut on his face when the plane he was taking off in failed to clear a wire fence on the John Porter farm, North Ticonderoga. John Bozack of Port Henry, his passenger, was uninjured.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, October 17, 1929
Oliver Ormsby, of Fort Ticonderoga, has been granted a private pilot's license following a nine months' course at the Albany airport. He is expected to return home Saturday and will start passenger flights in and around Ticonderoga next week.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, December 5, 1929
Mr. and Mrs. William Fleming and little daughter Molly Mae spent Thanksgiving with Mr. and Mrs. Chauncy Clark at Loch Muller.
Frank Stowell and William Fleming are the latest to have their electric lights connected.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, December 12, 1929
An interlocutory decree, granted by Justice Ershine Rogers at a special term of the Supreme court held at his chambers at Hudson Falls, giving Marion Myers Porter a divorce from Alden W. Porter, was entered last Thursday in the Essex county clerk's office. Loyal L. Davis of Glens Falls appeared for Mrs. Porter and Wickes and Wickes of Ticonderoga for the defendant.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, May 8, 1930
Miss Ellen Fleming, who has been having a two weeks' vacation, went to Saranac Lake for treatment for her ears by a specialist one day last week. Mrs. Chester Rafferty and James Fleming accompanied her.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, June 23, 1930
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Pitkin were Sunday guests of her sister, Mrs. William Fleming.
Miss Ellen Fleming was a guest of her mother Sunday.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, August 14, 1930
Washing County Officials Arrest 12 in Dresden Raid
Twelve persons, including five women, were arrested by Washington county police officials and state troopers in a raid on an alleged disorderly house in the town of Dresden, Washington county Sunday night. As a result of the raid, Mrs. Frank Scott, alleged proprietor of the establishment, is being held in the county jail at Salem without bail for the action of the grand jury, and her three daughters, Josephine and Adeline Scott and Mrs. Alice Scott Parks, are being detained in the Salem jail as material witnesses.
Edward Peters, who was one of those arrested in the raid, was charged with maintaining a public nuisance and was given his choice of paying a fine of $20 or spending 20 days in the county jail. Among those arrested was Mrs. Agnes Blanchard, who a few years ago figured in a blackmail case in Washington county and served a sentence of two years in Auburn prison. Of the twelve arrested, seven paid fines ranging from $5 to $20 and were released. All of those arrested were taken before Justice of the Peace Ripley in the town of Dresden.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, September 11, 1930
NORTH TICONDEROGA
John Porter of Farmingham[sic], Mass., is here to spend a few weeks with his son and daughter, J. Q. Porter, Mrs. O. H. Johnson and Miss Edith Porter.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, October 9, 1930
Funeral services for William C. Blanchard were conducted at the First Baptist church at Ticonderoga Friday afternoon and were largely attended, Rev. Merritt Miller officiating. Burial was in Mt. Hope cemetery, where Masonic commitment services were conducted. The bearers were brother-in-laws of the deceased; Frank Powers, Sherry Porter, Glen Clark, John Wood, Vain Wood, James Arthur. Those from out of town who attended the funeral were: Mr. and Mrs. Frank Powers and son Frank and daughter Blanche of New York city; Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Smith of Hudson Falls, N.Y.; Harry Blanchard of Glens Falls, Madam Latour of Glens Falls.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, November 27, 1930
Miss Hermoine Carr, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Carr of this place, and Lyle Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Orley Johnson, of Streetroad, were united in marriage Saturday morning at ten-thirty o'clock at the Methodist parsonage, the Rev. George C. Cornell performing the ceremony. The attendants were Miss Helen Carr, sister of the bride, and Wallace Johnson, brother of the groom. After a wedding trip to Washington, D. C., Mr. and Mrs. Johnson will make their home at Streetroad.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, December 4, 1930
NORTH TICONDEROGA
John Porter of Framingham, Mass., who has spent the past two months with his children here, was called home Saturday by the serious illness of his wife, who was taken sick while visiting friends in Boston.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, February 12, 1931
NORTH TICONDEROGA
Feb 10-J. Q. Porter and sister, Mrs. O.H. Johnson, were called to Framingham, Mass., Saturday by the death of their stepmother, Mrs. John Porter. Mrs. Porter seemed to be gaining from several weeks illness, but was taken worse Saturday morning and only lived a short time.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, February 19, 1931
John Q. Porter and sister, Mrs. O.H. Johnson, returned Friday night from Framingham, Mass., where they went to attend the funeral of their step-mother, Mrs. John Porter. Their father came home with them to spendd a few weeks here.
Mrs. William Fleming has returned from Warrensburg, where she has been caring for her sister, Mrs. Jesse Wells and baby.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, June 25, 1931
Word has been received of the marriage at Crown Point of Miss Ellen Fleming, daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth Fleming, to Lester Allen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elden Allen of Crown Point. Hearty congratulations and best wishes.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, April 9, 1931
The marriage of Miss Mary Vazac, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Vazac of New York City, and Oliver Ormsbee, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Ormsbee of Fort Ticonderoga, was solomized Saturday noon at the rectory of St. Mary's church by Rev. Ambrose Hyland. The attendants were Miss Eleanor Hartford, cousin of the bride, of New York City, and Frank Vazac, a brother of the bride. A luncheon was served after the ceremony for members of the families and intimate friends at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick German. Following a wedding trip to Canada Mr. and Mrs. Ormsbee will reside at Fort Ticonderoga. Among those from out of town who attended the ceremony were Mrs. Frank Vazac of New York City, Mr. John Tra?nor of New York City, Miss Alice Helchaier and Miss Lillian Hayme of New York.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, May 14, 1931
LOCAL NOTES
Funeral services for Eli R. Porter, 82, were conducted from the home of his daughter, Mrs. Glen Clark, on the Montcalm Road at three o'clock Tuesday afternoon, Rev. Merritt Miller officiating. Interment was in Valley View cemetery at South Ticonderoga. Mr. Porter passed away Sunday morning at his home in East Exchange street. He is survived by nine daughters, Mrs. Glen Clark, Mrs. Fred Barber, Mrs. Vaine Wood, Mrs. John Woods, Mrs. James Arthur, Mrs. Jay Porter, Mrs. Lena Blanchard, all of Ticonderoga; Mrs. Frank Powers of Brooklyn, N.Y., Mrs. Wilbur Smith of Hudson Falls, and two sons, Sherry Porter of Ticonderoga and Mason Porter of Mountain View, N. J.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, July 23, 1931
NORTH TICONDEROGA
John Porter, Sr., went to Watertown last Friday with Dennis Towns and daughter, Mrs. Ray Hamilton. They returned Saturday.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, February 4, 1932
Funeral services for Mrs. Fred Barber, 46, who passed away at the Moses Ludington hospital last Thursday evening, were conducted from the home in Cossey street Sunday afternoon at two-thirty o'clock. Rev. Merritt Miller officiating. Interment was in Valley View cemetery at South Ticonderoga. Mrs. Barber is survived by her husband, two daughters, Elisabeth and Dorothy, two sons, Raymond and Harold, all of Ticonderoga; eight sisters, Mrs. Frank Powers of Brooklyn, Mrs. Wilbur Smith of Glens Falls, Mrs. James Arthur, Mrs. Glenn Clark, Mrs. Vane Woods, Mrs. John Woods, Mrs Jay Porter and Mrs. Lena Blanchard, all of Ticonderoga; two brothers, Sherry Porter of Ticonderoga and Mason Porter, who lives in New Jersey.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, May 5, 1932
NORTH TICONDEROGA
Walter Porter and father, John Porter, and Dr. W. M. Bodwell of Framingham, Mass., spent the week end at Ledge-Ever Farm.
Wallace Porter Johnson, oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. O.H. Johnson of Ledge-Ever Farm, and Miss Katherine Nellis of Amsterdam were married Sunday morning at 8:30 in the Methodist church at Amsterdam. Congratulations. Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Johnson attended the wedding.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, July 14, 1932
Miss Blanche Powers and brother Frank of Brooklyn are spending two weeks with Mr. and Mrs. James Arthur and family.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, July 14, 1932
Miss Blanche Powers and brother, Frank, who have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. James Arthur and family, have returned to their home in New York City. Their cousin, Carl Arthur, accompanied them for a two weeks' visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Jay PORTER and son Marvin and Harold barber and Blanche Powers motored to New York city recently, where they will spend a few days.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, September 1, 1932
Mrs. Bertha Hodgson and Mrs. Sara Spaulding were Thanksgiving guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stowell.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, September 15, 1932
Miss Naomi Hunt Bride of James Gordon Thomson at Ceremony Her Saturday
Miss Naomi Fleming Hunt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Hunt of Ticonderoga, was married Saturday afternoon to James Gordon thomson, son of Mr. and Mrs. James B. F. Thomson, of Huntington, Long Island. The ceremony was performed at the home of the bride's parents in William street by the Rev. Willard P. Harmon, pastor of the First Congregational church of Ticonderoga.
The house was attractively decorated with baskets of Autumn flowers, arranged by the Grimes Floral Company.
The bride was becomingly gowned in rose beige crepe, trimmed with brown fur. She wore brown slippers and carried an old-fashioned bouquet of pink roses, lillies of the valley, and delphinium.
The bride's sister, Mrs. Harry Abrams, of Huntington, served as matron of honor. Mrs. Abrams wore a gown of blue crepe with brown fur trimming. She carried a bouquet similar to that of her sister, with yellow roses.
The best man was Theodore Prime, of Huntington.
Following the ceremony, a supper was served to the immediate families and seventy-five guests. The supper was served under the direction of Lucas Caterers of Troy.
After a two weeks' tour of the New England states, Mr. and Mrs. Thomson will reside in Huntington, where Mr. Thomson is associated with his father in business.
The bride is a graduate of the Ticonderoga High school, Class of 1924, and of Skidmore College in 1928. For the past three years she has been a member of the faculty of Huntington public schools,
Among the guests were Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Abrams, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. F. Thomson, Mr. and Mrs. T. N. Thomson, Miss Josephine Kissam, Miss Mary Schumacher, Mr. and Mrs. Charles McFadden, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Parkinson, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Young, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Abrams, Miss Grace Woodcock, Miss Madeline MacLean, Theodore Prime, William Asbury and John Johnson, all of Huntington.
Also Mrs. Emma Hunt and Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Clum of Troy; Miss Eleanor Kellow of West Orange, N. J; Mr. and Mrs. William Gannon of Waterbury, Conn.; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hunt and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Schermerhorn of Schenectady; Henry Koerner of Newark, N. J., and Mrs. John Thomson of Oyster Bay, N. Y.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, December 15, 1932
NORTH TICONDEROGA
John Porter is improving after a severe attack of erysipelas. He is at the home of his daughter, Mrs. O. H. Johnson.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, December 15, 1932
NORTH TICONDEROGA
Roger, five year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Sawyer, was burned about the face and hands last Fridaynight when he threw kerosene into the kitchen fire.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, March 2, 1933
A son was born Sunday, February 26th, to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Abrams of Huntington, L. I. Mrs. Abrams is the former Miss Ruth Hunt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hunt of Ticonderoga.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, June 29, 1933
We are sorry to learn of the serious condition of the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Kendrick Hodgson, who is in a Norwich, N. Y., hospital with spinal meningitis, a complication resulting from the flu.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, June 29, 1933
Funeral services for Mrs. Fred Richards, formerly of Ticonderoga and daughter of Mr. and Mrs Frank Porter of this place, were conducted Tuesday from her late home at North Creek. Mrs. Richards was a graduate of the Albany City hospital in 1925. Among those from Ticonderoga who attenede the last rites were Mrs. Eugene Phillips, Mrs. Alice Garfield, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Carey, Mrs. Nora Snow and William Porter.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, October 19, 1933
Charles Wheelock returned to his home in Summit, N. J., today accompanied by his daughter Joan, who has been spending the summer with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Blanchard.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, November 30, 1933
Mrs. Bertha Hodgson and Mr. and Mrs. Claude Spaulding of Hudson Falls were guests of their daughter and niece, Mrs. Fred Stowell, and family Sunday.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, April 12, 1934
Miss Joyce Fleming, youngest daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth Fleming, and Rolland Miner of Port Henry were united in marriage one day last week.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, July 4, 1935
CHILSON
Mr. and Mrs. James Fleming are rejoicing over the birth of a daughter, Norma Dean, which arrived at their home June 18.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Fleming and daughters Mollie and Lucinda were recent guests of her parents at Loch Muller.
Mrs. James Fleming and infant daughter have returned from her sister's, Mrs. Fay Edson.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, July 19, 1934
SURROGATE'S COURT, ESSEX COUNTY, N.Y.
In the Matter of the Probate of the Will of
Lydia Osier,
Late of Ticonderoga, N.Y., Deceased.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK,
To May Weaver
Eliza Weaver
Alma Weaver
Irene Weaver
Fred Garfield
Bessie B. Livingston
John Garfield
Dermont Finnesy
Eugene Buchard
Norman Buchard
Mary Ann Harrison
William Porter
Frank Porter
Henry Porter
Mary Sweet
John Monahan
Truman Porter, Jr.
Morton Porter
Oliver M. Porter
Della Porter Varney
Alice Garfield
Henry Porter
John E. Garfield of Ticonderoga, New York, having presented a petition for the probabe of the will of the above named decedent, dated October 5th 1918; relating to both real and personal property, you are cited to show cause before the Surrogate's Court of Essex County, at the Surrogate's Office in the Village of Port Henry, N. Y., on the 23rd day of July, 1934, at 10 A.M. Eastern Daylight Saving Time why a decree should not be granted admitting said will to probaee and directing insuance of letters testamentary to petitioner.[etc.]
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, July 26, 1934
William Fleming is working for Mr. Burham of Keesville.
Mrs. Bertha Hodgson of Glens Falls visited her daughter, Mrs. Fred Stowell Sunday night.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, August 2, 1934
Mrs. Emma L. Laro, 73, died at her home in Montcalm street Wednesday evening, July 24, following a long illness. Last rites were conducted Saturday afternoon from the Baptist church, the Rev. Merritt Miller officiating. Burial was in Mount Hope cemetery. The survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Ivan Tucker, Mrs. Benjamin Stott, Mrs. Truman Porter and Mrs. Emil Porter, all of Ticonderoga.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, August 2, 1934
Mrs. James Fleming is staying with her sister, Mrs. Fay Edson, at Ticonderoga for a few weeks.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, August 8, 1935
Mrs. Rollin Miner and little daughter are guests of her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Fleming, and other relatives.
Mrs. James Fleming and infant daughter were guests of her sister, Mrs. Fay Edson, at Ticonderoga Monday.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, August 29, 1935
Mrs. Agnes Blanchard and Mrs. Willard Ash of Albany are spending some time in town.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, September 12, 1935
Mrs. Chester Rafferty has been spending some time with her sister, Mrs. Rolland Miner, and infant daughter at Port Henry.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, September 12, 1935
Emil A. Porter, 50, life-long resident of Ticonderoga, died last Thursday afternoon at his home in Calkins Place following a short illness. Death was attributed to pneumonia. Funeral services were conducted Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the residence, the Rev. Merritt Miller officiating. Interment was in the Mount Hope cemetery. Besides his wife, he is survived by one son, Bernard, of Ticonderoga, a daughter, Mrs. Edward Morrison of Glens Falls; his mother, Mrs. Maude Stott of Ticonderoga, a brother Truman Porter of Ticonderoga.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank our friends and neighbors for their many acts of kindness during our recent bereavement; also for the beautiful floral contributions and cars offered.
Mrs. Maude Porter,
Mrs. Maude Stott,
Mr. and Mrs. Truman Porter,
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Porter,
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Morrison
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, November 28, 1935
ROCKING CHAIR HUNTERS ARRESTED FOR BUYING DEER
Brooklyn Nimrods Will Return to Flatbush Minus Buck and Story of Experiences in Adirondacks
"Rocking Chair City Slickers" in the disguise of four hunters from Brooklyn bent on a hunting expedition in the Adirondack Wilds, all dressed up in hunting clothes, then proceeded to purchase their deer, having themselves photographed in front of the slain animals and take the deer back to Brooklyn with stories of how exciting the hunt was, will have a different story to tell their friends, one on the efficiency of the game protectors and state police, for they had their plans foiled by Game Protector Wm. H. Winters of Port Henry, and State Trooper A. E. Rosbrook, when the officers arrested the quartet on charges of buying deer.
Arraigned before Justice of the Peace Wm. Knowlton at Elizabethtown, the four Brooklyn men paid fines of $52.50 each. They were Wm. Drew, 225 Logan street; William Henning, 2024 Green avenue; Frank A Esehman and James P. Sullivan, all of Brooklyn.
In Addition to their fines, which totaled $210 the four men had previously paid out a total of $55 for three deer, which brought the total cost of their Adirondack adventure to $265, not including the expenses.
Game Protector Winters and Trooper Rosbrook then proceeded to find out who sold the deer to the Brooklyn parties. They arrested John Boor, 19, of Little Falls, a caretaker at the camp of Dr. E. A. Foote at Hurricane Mountain. With him was James Fleming, 18, of the Lake Placid CCC camp, also arrested and both charged with jacking deer. Both settled for $12.50 each before Justice of the Peace Knowlton. Boor was also charged with operating a truck without plates and was fined an additional $5. They admitted selling deer to William Drew.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, May 21, 1936
Fire, believed to have started as the result of defective wiring, completely destroyed the roof and upper story of the home of Vane Wood on the Montcalm road last Thursday evening about 9:30 o'clock. Considerable damage was also caused by water. The loss was partially covered by insurance.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, December 26, 1936
Miss Eleanor Elliott, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Elliott, of Ticonderoga, and Marvin Porter, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jay Porter, of Ticonderoga, were united in marriage Tueaday evening at the Methodist parsonage by the Rev. Daniel T. Hill. Miss Dorothy Schumm and Herbert Lewis, both of Ticonderoga, were the attendants. Mr. and Mrs. Porter will reside in Ticonderoga, where Mr. Porter is employed.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, April 2, 1936
Mr. and Mrs. Fred stowell and daughters Freda and Bertha took Mrs. Bertha Hodgson to meet her son, Kendrick Hodgson, who lives in Norwich, N. Y., where she is planning to visit for a week, Sunday.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, April 2, 1936
Mrs. Phebe L. Myers, 89, one of Ticonderoga's oldest residents, passed away Tuesday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Marion Porter, in Algonkin street. Mrs. Myers had been in ill health for several months. Funeral services will be conducted tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the residence, the Rev. Merritt Miller officiating. Interment will be in Mount Hope cemetery. Mrs. Myers was born in Michigan, but has resided in Ticonderoga for eighty-five years. Besides Mrs. Porter, she is survived by two other daughters, Mrs. Philip Curwood of Onconta, N. Y. and Mrs. Mattie Clifton of Hague, and several grandchildren.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, April 16, 1936
Mrs. Elizabeth Fleming and son Roy spent Easter with her daughter, Mrs. Chester Rafferty.
The Stowell brothers have purchased a new team of Mr. Fitzgerald.
Mrs. Bertha Hodgson was a guest of her daughter, Mrs. Fred Stowell and family last week.
Miss Freda Stowell spent the week end in Glens Falls with relatives.
Fred Stowell and family took a trip to Glens Falls Sunday.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, May 14, 1936
Harold Osier took his brother, Bernard, and family, sisters, Anna and Mrs. James Fleming, and little daughter Norma for a trip to Mechanicville Sunday.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, July 23, 1936
(Too late for last week)
July 13 - Among those who enjoyed a picnic at Crown Point Bay, Eagle Lake, Suday were Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Fleming and two daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stowell and two daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Rafferty and daughter Agnes and Miss Priscilla Moore.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, August 20, 1936
Oliver Ormsbee, Jr., of Fort Ticonderoga, arrested early Saturday morning by police officer Thomas McVeigh. Charged with operating a car while in an intoxicated condition. Fined ten dollars and sentenced to 120 days in the Onondaga county penitentiary. Jail sentence suspended during good behavior.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, August 27, 1936
Ollie Porter, as you probably know, was the subject of our discourse last week relative to buying $15 worth of cosmetics, and now she tells us, for reasons best known to herself, that our literary drivel has landed her in the "doghouse".
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, September 24, 1936
MISS FORWARD BECOMES BRIDE OF WALLACE PORTER JOHNSON
Miss Hazel Forward, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Forward of Williamsburg, Ont., Can., and Wallace Porter Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Orlando H. Johnson of Ticonderoga, were united in marriage Monday, Sept. 21, in the Lutheran church at Williamstown by the pastor.
Mrs. Walter Louckes of Williamsburg, sister of the bride, acted as bridesmaid and Walter Louckes of Williamsburg was best man.
Mrs. Johnson was gowned in blue and white silk with matching accessories and Mrs. Louckes was dressed similar. The bride's traveling ensemble was of rust color with brown accessories.
Following a wedding trip through Canada and some of the western states, Mr. and Mrs. Johnson will reside at North Ticonderoga, where he is a partner with his father in the Ledge-Ever Farms.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, January 21, 1937
Mr. and Mrs. James Fleming's little son, born Jan. 5, has been seriously ill at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fay Edson in Ticonderoga.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, September 9, 1937
A son, Donald Orlando, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Johnson, at the Moses Ludington hospital Friday, Sept. 3.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, October 21, 1937
CHILSON
We are glad to say that Frank Stowell suffered no serious harm from being lost last week but is feeling better and back at his home here.
Mrs. Bertha Hodgson of Wilton, Conn., is a guest of her daughter, Mrs. Fred Stowell, and family.
Mrs. Elizabeth Flemming [Fleming] and son, Roy, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Flemming [Fleming], Mr. and Mrs. James Flemming [Fleming] and Mr. and Mrs. Chester Rafferty attended the funeral of Rollin Miner in Ticonderoga Sunday. Mr. Miner who was the husband of Joyce Flemming [Fleming], died very suddenly Friday morning and leaves to mourn his loss a little daughter beside his wife and parents.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, April 28, 1938
Mason Porter, about 65, of Brooklyn, a former resident of Ticonderoga, passed away Friday in the Glens Falls hospital, where he had been condined for the previous week. The remains were taken to the home of his sister, Mrs. Wilbur Smith, in Hudson Falls where funeral services were conducted Sunday. Interment was in the Valley View cemetery at South Ticonderoga. Besides the sister mentioned, Mr. Porter is survived by his wife; three sons, Walter, Milton and Edward Porter of Brooklyn; a daughter, Pearl, also of Brooklyn; another sister, Mrs. Lena Barber of Ticonderoga; six half-sisters, Mrs. Frank Powers of Brooklyn, Mrs. Jay Porter, Mrs. James Arthur, Mrs. Vane Wood, Mrs. Ruby Clark and Mrs. John Wood, all of Ticonderoga, and a half-brother, Sherry Porter, also of Ticonderoga.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, April 28, 1938
NORTH TICONDEROGA
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Andrews of Hadley were Saturday guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Porter.
Mrs. E. J. Robbins of Framingham, Mass., and Mrs. Pettingell of Boston were recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Porter.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, July 29, 1938
Born Tuesday, July 27, a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Porter at their home in Defiance street.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, August 25, 1938
BROOKFIELD
Aug. 22-The many friends of Mrs. Edna Ferguson, a former resident of this place, are very sorry to know she is very ill.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, December 1, 1938
NORTH TICONDEROGA
John Porter and daughter Lucille spent a few days recently with Mr. and Mrs. Donald McCabe at New York.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, March 30, 1939
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Funeral services for Mrs. William Hawthorne, 78, who passed away Monday, March 20, at her home in South street, were conducted last Thursday morning at eight o'clock at St. Mary's church, the Rev. Cyril Stevens officiating. The remains were placed in the vault at the Mount Hope cemetery. Mrs. Hawthorne was born at Crown Point but had resided here for the past fifty-two years. She is survived by her husband; two daughters, Mrs. John Sequin of Glens Falls and Mrs. John Porter of Ticonderoga, and three sons, John and Percy of Ticonderoga and Frank Hawthorne of Miami, Fla., besides eight grandchildren. Among those from out of town who attended the funeral were: Mr. and Mrs. John Sequin of Glens Falls, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Green and Miss Alice Green of Chateaugay, Mrs. Guy Tucker of Burke, Mr. and Mrs. Donald McCabe of New York City, Joseph Young of Greenwich, Henry Young and daughter Vera of Willsboro and Perry Martin of Albany.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, June 22, 1939
Mrs. Agnes Blanchard of Ticonderoga passed away Thursday, June 15, at the Scripture Nursing Home, Glens Falls, following a long illness. The remains were brought to the home of her mother, Mrs. Charlotte Porter, in Algonkin street and funeral services were conducted Saturday afternoon at two-thirty o'clock from the Church of the Cross, the Rev. Paul Kellog officiating. Interment was in the Mount Hope cemetery. Besides her mother, Mrs. Blanchard is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Florence Ash of Ticonderoga; a sister, Mrs. Victor Huntley of Severance; three brothers, William Porter of Hartford, Conn; John Porter of Poughkeepsie, and James Porter of Ticonderoga, besides two grandchildren, Marjorie and Roger Ash.
Mrs. Bertha Hodgson of New York City was called here by the death of her son Kendrick, and spent a few days with her daughter, Mrs. Stowell, and family.
CHILSON
The remains of Kendrick Hodgson of Norwich, N. Y., who passed away during an operating, were brought to the home of his sister, Mrs. Fred Stowell, and funeral was held there, with interment at Port Henry.
Mrs. Bertha Hodgson of New York City was called here by the death of her son Kendrick, and spent a few days with her daughter, Mrs. Stowell, and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Villmore and children, Merrill and Nancy, were guests of Mrs. Villmore's brother, James Fleming, and family Sunday and helped their daughter, Norma, celebrate her fourth birthday.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Fleming and daughters, Mollie Mae and Lucinda, were guests recently of her sister, Mrs. Jessica Wells, and family at North Creek.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, August 24, 1939
NORTH TICONDEROGA
Walter Porter, 56, passed away at the Moses Ludington hospital Thursday evening at 7:30 o'clock after being confined there for a few days. Mr. Porter was a native of Crown Point but had spent the past twenty years in Ticonderoga. Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. from the residence with Rev. George Buck of Crown Point officiating. Interment was at Valley View cemetery, South Ticonderoga. Survivors are his wife, Martha Sawyer Porter; three daughters, Ollie of Vallejo, Cal., Alberta and Ada of Ticonderoga; three sons, Lindsey, Walter Jr., and Melvin, and an adopted daughter, Pauline. Mr. Porter was a member of the I. O. O. F. and F. & A. M. Lodges of Crown Point. We extend our sincere sympathy to the family in their great bereavement.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, August 31, 1939
Mrs. Charlotte Porter of Ticonderoga passed away Sunday, August 27th at her home in Algonkin street following a long illness. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday afternoon at two-thirty o'clock from the residence, the Rev. Paul A. Kellog officiating. Interment was in Mount Hope cemetery. Mrs. Porter was born in Ticonderoga and had spent her entire life here. She is survived by a half-brother, Harry Gibbs, of Severence; a daughter, Mrs. Victor Huntley, of Severence; three sons, William of Hartford, Conn., John of Poughkeepsie and James Porter of Ticonderoga; three grandchildren, Mrs. Florence Ashe, Gerald St. Dennis and Wilfred St. Dennis, all of Ticonderoga, besides several great grandchildren.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, September 7, 1939
CORRECTION
In the account of the death of Mrs. Charlotte Porter in last week's issue of The Sentinel, the name of Helen Huntley of Severance was inadvertently omitted from the list of grandchildren surviving.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, January 11, 1940
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Philip Murray, 67 of Fort Ticonderoga passed away Saturday at the Moses Ludington hospital where he had been confined for the past two weeks. Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon at two-thirty o'clock from the residence on the Fort Ticonderoga road, the Rev. Merritt Miller officiating. The body was placed in the vault at the Mount Hope cemetery, where Masonic services were conducted. Mr. Murray was born at Burlington, Vt., but had resided in Ticonderoga for the past forty-four years. Until two years ago he was employed in the "chipper" room of the Ticonderoga Pulp and Paper Co. He had been a member of Mt. Defiance Lodge, F. & A. M., for twenty years, and a member of Ethan Allen Lodge, I. O. O. F. Besides his wife, he is survived by two daughters, Miss Ruth Murray of Burnt Hills, N. Y., and Miss Eleanor Murray of New York City.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, January 11, 1940
OBITUARY
PHILIP JAMES MURRAY
Philip James Murray, son of the late Neil Murray and Mary Hickey Murray, died early Saturday morning at the Moses Ludington Hospital. He was born in Burlington, Vermont, April 21, 1872, and has lived in Ticonderoga for the past forty-four years. On December 14, 1898, he was married to Adele Ormsbee of Ticonderoga. In November, 1939, he completed fourty-two years of service as an employee of the Ticonderoga Pulp and Paper Company, acting for thirty-four years of that time as foreman of the chipper room. Mr. Murray was a member of two fraternal organizations, the I. O. O. F. and the Mount Defiance Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons.
Funeral services were held at the home Monday afternoon, Reverend Merritt Miller officiating. Masonic rites were performed by Reverend Daniel T. Hill. Leo Wiley, Henry Bevins, Milo King, Charles Ferguson, Walton Huestis, and Charles McNeal acted as pall bearers. Interment was in the vault in the Mount Hope Cemetery until spring.
Survivors include his wife and two daughters, Miss Ruth M. Murray of Burnt Hills, N. Y.; Miss Eleanor M. Murray of New York City; and several nieces and nephews in New York City and St. Arsene, Quebec.
Many from out of town attended the funeral, including Mr. and Mrs. William Porter of Waterbury, Vermont, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Porter of Barre, Vermont, Mrs. Ida Fisher, Mrs. McCocheron, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Witherill, Mr. and Mrs. Ward Gifford of Glens Falls, Miss Marcia Chatfield of Cornwall-on-Hudson.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, January 25, 1940
Mrs. Frank Stowell has her first patient at her nursing home in Joseph Thomas, who was kicked by a horse when it kicked at a dog. His leg was injured quite severely.
Miss Mollie Mae Fleming was at Schroon Lake recently to attend her cousin's, Ronald Pitkin, birthday party.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, February 8, 1940
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Mrs. Oliver Ormsbee, 63, a life long resident of Ticonderoga, passed away yesterday afternoon at her home on the Fort Ticonderoga road, following a week's illness. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday afternoon at two-thirty o'clock at the residence, the Rev. Merritt Miller officiating. The remains will be placed in the vault at Mount Hope cemetery. Mrs. Ormsbee was born in Ticonderoga and had spent her entire lifetime here. Besides her husband, she is survived by a son, Oliver Ormsbee, Jr., of Ticonderoga, four grandchildren; and a sister, Mrs. Philip Murray of Ticonderoga.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, March 21, 1940
NORTH TICONDEROGA
Miss Veronica Trombly, daughter of Mrs. Anna O'Brien of Ticonderoga, and Lindsey Porter, son of Mrs. Martha Porter of Streetroad, were united in marriage Friday evening, March 15, at Crown Point, Rev. Frank Cubit officiating. The attendants were Mr. and Mrs. Leon Sawyer of North Ticonderoga. A wedding supper was served at the home of the groom's mother.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, March 28, 1940
NORTH TICONDEROGA
Mr. and Mrs. Donald McCabe and daughters, Donna and Kathleen, of New York are visiting Mrs. McCabe's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Porter.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, April 4, 1940
NORTH TICONDEROGA
The Misses Lucille Porter and Rachel Huestis are spending their Easter recess with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Porter and Mr. and Mrs. Burt Huestis.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald McCabe and two daughters returned to their home in New York Sunday after having been guests for two weeks of Mr. and Mrs. John Porter.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, July 18, 1940
NORTH TICONDEROGA
Mrs. John Porter and daughter Lucille spent a day at Lake Placid recently
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Petty, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Johnson and Mrs. John Porter and daughter Lucille were at Schroon Lake last Friday to attend the funeral of George Brooks.
Dr. Laura B. Harney of Mount Vernon, N.Y., has been a guest of her cousin, Mrs. John Porter, and family. Dr. Harney has now left for her summer home at Old Forge.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Oliver Moses Porter, 56, a life-long resident of Ticonderoga, died Saturday afternoon at his home on the Montcalm Road following a long illness. Funeral servces were conducted from St. Mary's church Tuesday morning, the Rev. Father Cyril Stevens officiating. Interment was in Valley View cemetery at South Ticonderoga. Besides his wife, Mr. Porter is survived by one sister, Mrs. Della Varney of Glens Falls; and three brothers, Henry R. Porter, of Kelley Lake, Minn., Truman Porter of Schenectady and Morton Porter of Ticonderoga. Mr. Porter has been in the employ of the Ticonderoga Pulp and Paper Company for about twenty-five years, when failing health last Fall compelled him to retire from active work.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank our friends and neighbors for their many acts of kindness during our recent bereavement; also for the beautiful floral offerings, cars donated and Mr. Connery for his services.
Mrs. Oliver Porter and family.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, October 3, 1940
CHILSON
Mr. and Mrs. William Fleming and daughters Mollie, Mae and Lucinda were recent guests of her father, Chauncey Clark at Olmstedville, to help him celebrate his birthday.
William Fleming and Chester Rafferty are building a fireplace in the log camp at Paradox Lake that Fre Bright and Fred Hunsdon are building.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, October 24, 1940
NORTH TICONDEROGA
Miss Lucille Porter of Cobleskill spent the week end here with her parents Mr. and Mrs. John Porter.
Mrs. Josephine Martin and son of Albany are spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs. John Porter.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, March 6, 1941
Richard Bartlett, 26, of Ticonderoga, sonn of Mr. and Mrs. James Bartlett, sustained a fracture of the left shoulder last Saturday evening when he fell downstairs at his home in the Portage. He was taken to the Moses Ludington hospital for treatment and returned to his home Tuesday where he is recuperating.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, June 12, 1941
NORTH TICONDEROGA
June 10-Mrs. and Mrs. John Porter were at Cobleskill last week to attend the graduation exercises at the Cobleskill Agricultural College. Their daughter Lucille was among those to graduate. Miss Porter returned home with her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. John Porter and Miss Lucille Porter were at Corinth Saturday where Lucille was maid of honor at the wedding of Miss Margaret Hughes of Hadley and Arthur Vokes of Saratoga.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, November 6, 1941
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Snow of Ticonderoga have announced the marriage of their son, Allen L. Snow, to Mrs. Gladys Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Chalkley of Columbus, Ga. The ceremony was performed on May 5, at Phoenix City, Alabama, by the Rev. B. F. House. Mr. Snow is stationed at the Panama Canal with the 501st Parachute Battalion. Mrs. Snow is residing at their home at Baker Village, Columbus, Ga., until the return of Mr. Snow to the States.
Funeral services for Mrs. Dorothy Swinton, 43, of Ticonderoga, who passed away last Thursday night at the home of Morton Porter at Fort Ticonderoga, were conducted Monday morning at nine o'clock at St. Mary's church. The Rev. Cyril A. Stevens officiated. Interment was in Alexandria cemetery. Mrs. Swinton was born in Ticonderoga and had spent her entire lifetime here. She is survived by her father, Henry Porter of Ticonderoga; a brother, Marc Porter of Ticonderoga; three sisters, Mrs. Frank Trombley of Ticonderoga, Miss Marion Porter of Albany and Mrs. Clarence Wilhelm of Capron, Ill.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, November 20, 1941
NORTH TICONDEROGA
Mrs. John Porter is spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Donald McCabe and family in New York.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, November 27, 1941
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
John Porter of Ticonderoga celebrated his ninety-fourth birthday on Saturday, Nov 22, at his home in Delano road. He received gifts and congratulations from a wide range of friends and relatives. Members of the Ticonderoga Methodist church sent him a shower of cards and extended a greeting to him in the weekly bulletin.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, December 4, 1941
NEWS OF CROWN POINT
Climaxing a long illness, but one which had confined him to his bed for only four weeks, the death of Joseph Ross, occurred on thursday, November 20, at 1:30 a.m.
Born in Bridport, Vt., seventy-one years ago, Mr. Ross early came to Crown Point where he led an active and useful life on his farm. Friends always found him willing to lend a helping hand to all. This fact was wintessed by the many and beautiful floral offerings and friends who attended the last rites.
Funeral services were conducted from the home on Sunday afternoon with Rev. George Buck officiating. Interment was in the Crown Point Cemetery with a prayer at the grave.
Surviving their beloved husband, father and brother are the following, his wife; two daughters; Mrs. Leon Sawyer, North Ticonderoga; Mrs. Patrick Collins, Crown Point; two sons, Ralph Ross, Crown Point, Gerald Ross, a student in Aviation in Hartford, Conn.; three sisters, Mrs. Frank Alexander, Rutland, Vt.; Mrs. Jane Crossman, Glens Falls; Mrs. Albert Amery, Rutland, Vt., and six grandchildren.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, April 9, 1942
CHILD IS CRITICALLY INJURED IN ACCIDENT
Donna McCabe, 4-year-old adopted daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald McCabe of Beechhurst, L.I., who was critically injured late last Friday afternoon when she fell from a car, has failed to regain consciousness, Moses Ludington hospital authorities said this morning. The child suffered head injuries and an operation was performed Sunday evening to remove a blood clot which was causing pressure on the brain.
Although hospital authorities said that a slight improvement had been noted, her condition is still regarded as critical.
The accident occurred as the automobile in which she was riding with her parents turned into the driveway at the home of Mrs. McCabe's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Porter, at Streetroad. The child was thrown against the side of the car and when she grabbed the handle of the door it opened and she fell to the driveway, according to reports. She was rushed immediately to the Moses Ludington hospital.
The attending physicians are Dr. I.P.J. Cummins and Dr. T. Cummins.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, May 7, 1942
J. W. PORTER, 94, IS DEAD; NATIVE OF TICONDROGA
Last Rites Tuesday for Town's Oldest Male Resident Who Spent Most of His Life Here
John William Porter, 94, who was a strapping lad of 13 at the outbreak of the Civil War, and who had seen Ticonderoga transformed from a remote wilderness hamlet into a thriving industrial community, passed away early Sunday at the home of his son, Walter Porter, on the "Middle Road," North Ticonderoga, with whom he resided. At the time of his death Mr. Porter was Ticonderoga's oldest male resident.
Funeral services were conducted from the Methodist Church here, Tuesday afternoon, the Rev. Daniel T. Hill officiating, preceded by a brief prayer service at the Porter residence. At the church rites, Miss Grace Curtis rendered "The Old Rugged Cross." Burial was in the Mount Hope Cemetery. The bearers were three grandsons, Wallace, Lyle and Dorsey Johnson; a nephew, Jay Porter; and Marvin Porter and Morgan Chester, all of Ticonderoga.
Mr. Porter was born in Ticonderoga, Nov. 22, 1848, and in his youth he attended what was then known as the Ticonderoga Academy. His entire life was spent in farming here, with the exception of 12 years in Virginia and 15 years in Framingham, Mass., where he raised and trained harness racing horses.
Despite his age, Mr. Porter until recent weeks had been extremely active, and he portrayed the role of Indian Chief in the 1941 Pageant at the Forest Theatre, and had looked forward to participation in the production scheduled for this Summer. He was also the oldest member of the local Methodist church.
Surviving are two sons, John W. Porter, Jr., one of the most noted trainers and drivers of harness horses in the East, and Walter Porter both of Ticonderoga; two daughters, Mrs. O. H. Johnson and Mrs. Morgan Chester, also of Ticonderoga and six grandchildren, all of this place, one granddaughter who resides in Long Island, and several great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Joyce Fleming Miner, daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth Fleming of Chilson and the late Frank Fleming was married to Mr. Lawrence E. Roark of Ticonderoga Monday evening at the Methodist parsonage in Father Jogues Place. The Rev. Daniel T. Hill performed the ceremony in the presence of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Daigneau of Ticonderoga, who acted as attendants. The bride wore a medium blue informal dress with blue accessories. Mrs. Daigneau was attired in a beige suit. Mr. Roark is employed at the Hotel Burleigh.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, June 4, 1942
LOCAL HAPPENING
Miss Ruth Murray, a member of the faculty at the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central school and daughter of Mrs. Philip Murray of Ticonderoga, received her B. S. degree in education with honors at the Albany State College for Teachers on Monday, June 1. Miss Murray is also a graduate of Plattsburg Teachers College and has majored in English and social studies and minored in Phychology.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, Septermber, 1942
NORTH TICONDEROGA
Walter E. Porter, Mrs. O. H. Johnson and Mrs. Brydon Locke whent to Albany recently for Mrs. Porter and John, who have been confined in the Albany hospital for several weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Porter and Jon and Junior had the following guests this week at their home: Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Johnson, Mrs. Morgan Chester, Betty Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Jay Porter, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Porter, Nancy and Donnie, Mrs. Mabel Porter, Alder Porter, Mrs. Brydon Locke, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cook, Mrs. Eva Crammond, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dudley, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Tierney? and Homer?, Mrs. Owen Daily?, Mrs. Frank Alado?, Katy and Mattie? Sta(illegible).
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, December 3, 1942
LOCAL HAPPENING
Announcement has been made here of the marriage of Miss Ollie Porter, daughter of Mrs. Walter Porter of Ticonderoga, to Lieutenant Arthur S. Brown, stationed at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. The ceremony was performed Saturday evening, November 28, at eight o'clock, in the Main Chapel at Aberdeen Proving Ground. The former Miss Porter is a graduate of the Ticonderoga High school and for several years she was employed in the law offices of Wickes and Wickes. For the past few years she has held a position at Baltimore, Maryland.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, December 24, 1942
HAROLD SAWYER TAKES OWN LIFE AT STREETROAD
Lifelong Resident Commits Suicide Yesterday in Garage By Carbon Monoxide Poisoning; World War Vet
Harold Sawyer, 49, life-long resident of Streetroad and a World War veteran, took his own life yesterday afternoon in the garage at his home, located on the intersection of the intersection of the Vineyard Road and the Ticonderoga-Crown Point state highway, when he seated himself in his automobile and switched on the motor to breathe deadly carbon monoxide fumes. Dr. John S. Miller of Crown Point, Essex County Coroner, and Sergeant John B. Snell of the BCI, State Police, who investigated, said that death had occurred about 3:30 o'clock.
Mr. Sawyer was said to have been despondent over ill health which he had suffered for some time, and that he had been known to threaten suicide. Upon several occasions in the recent years he had gone to the Veterans Hospital at Tupper Lake for treatment. Dr. Miller rendered a verdict of suicide following the investigation.
Mr. Sawyer was last seen by his wife at two o'clock yesterday afternoon just before she left their home, to come to Ticonderoga. When she returned she detected a peculiar odar in the house, and upon investigating found it to be fumes emaneting from the connecting garage, and upon investigation she found the body of her husband slumped in the front seat of the automobile.
Mrs. Sawyer immediately summoned Dr. Thomas Cummins of Ticonderoga, who found the victim dead upon his arrival.
Besides his wife, the former Margaret Creedon of Whitehall, he is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Patrick Candela of Schenectady; three sons, Otto Sawyer of the U.S. Navy Seabees, Edward Sawyer of the U. S. Navy, and Phillip Sawyer of Glens Falls; a stepson, John Lusk of Schenectady; a sister, Mrs. Martha Porter of Streetroad; and two brothers, John Sawyer and Leon Sawyer, both of North Ticonderoga.
Funeral services will be conducted Saturday afternoon from the residence, the Rev. Clifford Fugate officiating. Interment will be in Valley View Cemetery, South Ticonderoga.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, March 25, 1943
A daughter, Marilyn, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Johnson at the Moses Ludington hospital March 15.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, April 3, 1943
Mr. and Mrs. William Walsh entertained their father, Oscar Robinson, Mrs. Clarence Bevins and grandson Charles of Schenctady, and Mrs. Vane Wood and daughter Joan Sunday.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, August 5, 1943
Charles Spaulding of Port Henry is spending a part of this week with his uncle, Edgar Spaulding and family.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, October 14, 1943
Mrs. Carney S. Bartlett has left for California, where she will join her husband, M/Sgt. Bartlett, who is stationed at Hamilton Field, with the U.S. Army. She was accompanied as far as Albany by her mother, Mrs. Mabel Porter, and Mrs. B. B. Locke.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, November 18, 1943
LOCAL HAPPENING
Mrs. Maude V. Stott, 73, of Ticonderoga, passed away Monday morning at her home in Burgoyne Road, following a short illness. Funeral services were conducted this afternoon at two-thirty o'clock from the residence, the Rev. J. Ralph Davie officiating. Interment was in the Mount Hope cemetery. Mrs. Stott was born in Chicago, Illinois, but had resided in Ticonderoga for the past six years. She is survived by a son, Truman S. Porter of Ticonderoga, several grandchildren and a half-sister Mrs. Thorpe of Decator, Illinois.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, November 1943
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank our friends and neighbors for their any acts of kindness during our recent bereavement; also for the beautiful floral offerings and cars donated.
Mr. and Mrs. Truman Porter,
Rev. and Mrs. George H. Thorpe,
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Porter,
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Morrison.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, January 13, 1944
Staff Sergeant Richard Bartlett, who has been stationed at Camp Stewart, Ga., is also on his way to an overseas destination.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, March 30, 1944
JULIUS WEBSTER, LOCAL BUSINESS MAN, SUCCUMBS
Julius E. Webster, 66, well known Ticonderoga business man, died suddenly Monday noon while he was at lunch at his home in Summit Street. He had been apparently in good health that morning while conducting his barber shop business in the Ticonderoga National Bank Block and he had been ill only occasionally during the past year and a half.
Funeral services were conducted this afternoon at two-thirty o'clock from the residence, the Rev. J. Ralph Davie, pastor of the First Baptist Church, officiating. The body was placed in the vault at Mount Hope Cemetery until Spring when interment will be in the Valley View Cemetery at South Ticonderoga.
Mr. Webster was born at Indian Lake but had spent the greater part of his life in Ticonderoga. He had conducted his barber business in Ticonderoga for the past thirty-eight years and also spent three years managing a farm at the present location of the black Point Farm. Mr. Webster was recognized as an experienced cultivator of gladiolus and maintained a garden at South Ticonderoga. He had been awarded prizes for his bulbs on several occasions.
Besides his wife, he is survived by a son, H. Arthur Webster of Burlington, Vt., a daughter, Mrs. Oliver Ormsbee, Sr., of Fort Ticonderoga; two brothers, Colonel J. B. Webster of Governor's Island, N. Y., and William H. Webster of Glens Falls, besides five grandchildren.
Born Saturday, March 25, a daughter, Martha Michele, to Lieutenant and Mrs. Arthur S. Brown of Detroit, Michigan. Mrs. Brown will be remembered as Miss Ollie Porter, of this town.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, April 6, 1944
April 4 - Mrs. Martha Porter is spending some time with Lt. and Mrs. Arthur Brown and Miss Alberta Porter at Detroit, Mich. Mrs. Brown was the former Miss Ollie Porter of Streetroad.
Mrs. and Mrs. Stanley Forward of Williamsburg, Ont., are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace P. Johnson.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, April 13, 1944
NORTH TICONDEROGA
April 12-Mrs. Howard Brock, Mrs. Donald Ross, Mrs. Clarence Ferguson, Mrs. John Porter and Miss Lucille Porter were recent visitors in Glens Falls.
Miss Lucille Porter, Mrs. E.R. McKinstry and Ralph Brock attended a dinner and program at Wadhams Grange Hall Monday evening, as guests of the State Grange.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Labarge of Baldwin, L.I., were Easter dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Porter.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, May 4, 1944
Mrs. Martha Porter has returned from Detroit, Mich., where she has been a guest of her son-in-law and daughter, Lt. and Mrs. Arthur Brown, and Miss Alberta Porter.
CHILSON
Miss Bertha Stowell is also in California, working in a defense plant.
Mrs. George Osier and daughter Hilda were guests of Mrs. Charles Osier and Mrs. James Fleming Sunday.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, May 25, 1944
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Stowell of Chilson, N. Y., have announced the marriage of their daughter, Bertha Louise, to Kenneth Rowe, S1/c, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Rowe of Hoosick Falls, N. Y. The ceremony was performed on Tuesday, May 16, at San Leandro, California, by the Rev. McCortney. Miss Dorothy Fischer of Troy, N. Y., and William McLean, S1c, of Chicago, Ill., acted as attendants. The bride wore a grey gabardine suit with black accessories and a corsage of white roses. The bridesmaid wore a tan gabardine suit with black accessories and a corsage of yellow roses. Seaman and Mrs. Rowe are residing in California where Seaman Rowe is stationed.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, June 22, 1944
NORTH TICONDEROGA
Miss Alberta Porter has returned to Detroit, Mich., after spending a week here with her mother, Mrs. Martha Porter. Miss Porter was accompanied by her sister, Miss Ada Porter, who will spend some time in Detroit.
A very pretty wedding took place Thursday, June 15, at Christ Church, Glens Falls, when Miss Lois Ann Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Smith of Lake George, became the bride of Sgt. Walter Porter of San Angelo, Texas, son of Mrs. Martha Porter of Streetroad. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Walter J. Benedict, pastor.
Mrs. Barbara Ryther of Lake George, sister of the bride, was matron of honor, with Miss Eileen Jones of Glens Falls, as bridesmaid. Linsey Porter of Ticonderoga, brother of the groom, was best man, Henry Ladd of Glens Falls acted as usher.
The bride, who was given in marriage by her father, wore a white gown fashioned with lace bodice, net skirt and sweetheart shaped neckline. Her white net veil fell from a flowertrimmed Juliet cap and she carried a bouquet of white roses. Mrs. Ryther wore a gown of pink organdy and matching cap. Miss Jones wore a gown of blue organdy with matching cap, and each carried a bouquet of roses.
Mrs. Smith, mother of the bride, was attired in navy blue chiffon, and Mrs. Porter in a blue print. Each wore a corsage of roses and sweet peas.
Following the ceremony a reception was held at the Smith home, after which Sgt. and Mrs. Porter left on a trip, destination unannounced. For travel the bride was dressed in a light blue gabardine suit with white accessories and blue hat.
Upon their return, Mrs. Porter will reside with her parents and Sgt. Porter will report to his station at San Angelo, Texas, where he is a member of the Army Air Force.
Mrs. Porter is a graduate of the Glens Falls High School and is employed by the Glens Falls Indemnity Company. Sgt. Porter is a graduate of the Ticonderoga High School and has been in the service about three years.
CHILSON
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Villmore and daughter Nancy were Sunday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Smith.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, August 3, 1944
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Porter held a family reunion all day Sunday at their home on the Delano Road in honor of Mrs. Porter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Elliott. Besides Mr. and Mrs. Porter and their two children, the guests included two other daughters, Mrs. Carl Whitford, Mr. Whitford and three chidlren of Bridgeport, Conn., Mrs. Ray Basillion, Mr. Basillion and two children of Witherbee, and their son, Thomas Elliott, Mrs. Elliott and son of Ticondroga.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, September 7, 1944
NORTH TICONDEROGA
Walter Porter, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Porter, Delano Road, had the misfortune to suffer a badly sprained ankle and pulled ligaments in his leg while playing baseball with the Streetroad Tigers at Schroon Lake Sunday.
Walter wishes to thank the Streetroad Tigers for their kindness to him; also George Charboneau and Clayton Wright for taking him home at the time of his injuries. He will be confined to his home under his family physician's care for some time.
Walter E. Porter, Sr., Mrs. O.H. Johnson, Mrs. John Porter and Lucille went to Rutland Fair Labor Day to see John Porter drive in the harness races. He won three straight heats with Indian Chief. His brother Walter will stay a few days in Rutland with him.
A son was born January 15 to Lt. and Mrs. Bernard Porter at the Putnam Memorial Hospital at Bennington, Vt., where Mrs. Porter resides. Lt. Porter, who was recently listed as missing in action in the European theatre of war, is the son of Mr. Howard Porter of Ticonderoga. He enlisted in the armed forces in January, 1941, and after being wounded and returned to this country, he volunteered for a return to overseas' service.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, November 23, 1944
Sgt. Barber, 27, Was Wounded In Germany Nov 2
Telegram From War Department Friday Reports Ticonderoga Soldier Was Seriously Hurt In Action
Staff Sergeant Raymond Barber, 27, of Ticonderoga was "seriously wounded" in action in Germany November 2nd, according to a telegram from the War Department received Friday by his sister, Mrs. Arthur Curtis of Ticonderoga. No details were included in the message which stated that additional reports will be sent relative to his condition.
Pfc. Walter (Bob) Gilbert of Ticonderoga wrote in a letter received by his wife here Saturday that Sgt. Barber had been wounded, but he said it was "not too bad" and that he was having a well earned rest now. Pfc. Gilbert and Sgt. Barber had served together in the same unit since leaving Ticonderoga for Army duty.
Sgt. Barber was born in Ticonderoga and resided here until he entered service. He graduated from the Ticonderoga High school and prior to his induction into the armed forces he was employed at the International Paper Company mills here.
Entering the Army March 13, 1942, Sgt. Barber received his training at Camp Livingston, La., Camp Gordon Johnston, Florida, Carabelle, Florida, and Camp Pickett, Virginia. He was sent overseas in October of last year and was first stationed in South Wales. He was ordered to France in July of this year and had been in action in France and Belgium. He was among the first troops to march through liberated Paris.
A brother, Harold Barber, Boatswain Mate, 2/c, U. S. Navy, is serving in the Solomons.
In a letter just received by his sister, Mrs. Clifford Clodgo of Ticonderoga, Staff Seargeant Raymond Barber of Ticonderoga wrote that he was wounded by an enemy mortar shell which "put three holes" in his back. Sgt. Barber added that it "lamed me up pretty badly." He said that his captain gave him first aid treatment in the field.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, February 8, 1945
Harold Barber, BM2/c, was pleasantly surprised recently to meet his cousin, Platoon Sergeant Perry G. Clark of Ticonderoga, womewhere in the Russell's Islands where they both are stationed.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, March 15, 1945
FORMER LOCAL RESIDENT IS A WAR PRISONER
Lt. Bernard Porter of Bennington, Vt., former resident here and son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Porter of Ticonderoga, who has been missing in action on the western front since December 20, 1944, is a prisoner of war in Germany, according to an official letter from the War Department received here last week. Lt. Porter has been in the armed forces for nearly five years and was first assigned to overseas duty in September, 1942.
After 17 months' service in aftica, Lt. Porter was wounded about a year ago in the European theatre, sustaining shrapnel wounds in his thigh while in the act of rescuing a superior officer. He was brought to a Washington, D. C. hospital and following a convalescent period, reported for duty at a Mississippi camp and was later returned to overseas duty.
Lt. Porter is a native of Ticonderoga and attended schools here, but his present home is in Bennington, Vt., where his wife resides.
6 Injured, One Seriously, As Autos Collide
Lindsey Porter of Ticonderoga, World War II Vet, Sustains Possible Skull Fracture In Crash
Six persons were injured, one seriously, when two automobiles collided head-on in an accident Monday night on the Crown Point-Port Henry highway about a half mile south of the intersection of the Lake Champlain Bridge road.
Lindsey Porter of Streetroad, Ticonderoga, Army veteran of World War II and sole occupant of his car which was traveling south, suffered a possible fractured skull, a severe laceration over his left eye which required 20 stitches to close, a possible knee cap fracture and forehead cuts.
Occupants of the other automobile, all residents of Port Henry, were: John B. Donahue, 17, serving with the U. S. Navy and stationed at Camp Endicott, R. I., operator of the machine who suffered lacerations of the chin and contusions to his right knee; Mrs. Esther Donahue, 44, lacerations of the chin, wrenched ankle and injury, to four teeth; Caroline Donahue, 10, lacerations over her right eye; Esther Donahue, 6, contusions to body and shock; and Edwin Johnson, owner of the car, laceration over the right eye and fractured left knee cap. All were removed to the Mineville Hospital by ambulance where Porter is a patient. The others were discharged after receiving treatment.
Troopers Thomas McGuire and Robert Emerick of the Port Henry Patrol, State Police, investigated the accident.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, April 26, 1945
NORTH TICONDEROGA
Mr. and Mrs. John Porter and daughter Lucille have kept smudge pots burning throughout their apple orchard the past two nights.
John Porter, North Ticonderoga orchard owner, also used smudge pots, maintaining fires during Sunday night when, according to the official report of the Ticonderoga weather bureau station, the temperature dipped to 24 degrees.
History of Ticonderoga
...Two years later, William Coats and John B. Covell came from downstate New York. James Covell came from Vermont and William Canfield came from the northern part of this country. John Porter had a blacksmith shop at this time and Levi Cole established a blacksmith shop at the Upper Village.
In the year 1808, John Arthur erected a woolen factory at the north side of the Lower Falls. The first carding machine was set up by John Porter.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, May 3, 1945
IN MEMORIAM
In memory of our dear father, John William Porter, who passed away May 3, 1942...
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, May 10, 1945
TWO SOLDIERS ARE LIBERATED BY U.S. FORCES
Lt. Bernard Porter of Bennington, Vt., former resident here and son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Porter of Ticonderoga, and Pvt. Gale Borden, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Borden, also of Ticonderoga, were liberated from German prison camps recently by advancing American forces, according to word received here by their parents.
Lt. Porter has been in the armed forces for five years and was first assigned to overseas duty in September, 1942. He was reported as missing in action in Germany December 20. In March it was learned that he was a prisoner.
After 17 months' service in aftica, Lt. Porter was wounded about a year ago in the European theatre, sustaining shrapnel wounds in his thigh while in the act of rescuing a superior officer. He was brought to a Washington, D. C. hospital and following a convalescent period, reported for duty at a Mississippi camp and was later returned to overseas duty.
Lt. Porter is a native of Ticonderoga and attended schools here, but his present home is in Bennington, Vt., where his wife resides.
Pvt. Borden, now stationed at an Army hospital, was also taken prisoner in the Germany breakthrough last December. A native of Whitehall, he was inducted into the armed forces four years ago. After spending two years in the Aleutians, he was returned to this country and in the autumn of 1944 was sent overseas to the European theatre with an infantry unit.
On Oct. 4, last, he was wounded in action in Holland. He was awarded the Purple Heart. Upon being discharged from the hospital he was transferred to an Engineer unit and returned to active duty in Belgium.
SGT. BARBER AND SGT. VANDERHOFF RECEIVE MEDALS
S/Sgt. Raymond J. Barber of Ticonderoga, stationed with the First Army in Germany, has been awarded the Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster and the Silver Star, and S/Sgt. Walter Vanderhoff, also of Ticonderoga, has been awarded the Bronze Star, according to word received here. The bronze Stars is customarily awarded for meritorius service and the Silver Star for gallantry in action.
S/Sgt. Barber, brother of Mrs. Arthur Curtis of Ticonderoga, was wounded November 2, 1944, and returned to active duty during the latter part of January. A member of an infantry unit, he was inducted during March, 1942, and was sent to England in the fall of 1943. From there he was shipped to France about a month after the invasion, of that country in June, 1944. His brother, Harold Barber, is stationed with the U. S. Navy Seabees in the Pacific area.
S/Sgt. Vanderhoff, who received the Bronze Star for meritorius service in connection with military operations from July 26, 1944, to March 29, 1945, is a platoon sergeant with the 417th Mountain Ambulance Company. He entered the armed services in February, 1941.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, July 26, 1945
Jay Porter is the oldest taxi driver in town in point of service. He's been driving for 24 years and was one of the first to operate a gas buggy for hire. Averaging 40,000 miles per year, he's pioloted cars a total of 860,000 miles!
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, August 30, 1945
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Word has been received here of the death of Mrs. Oliver Ormsbee, Jr., a former resident of Ticonderoga, who passed away Monday, August 20, at a hospital in New York City following a long illness. Funeral services were conducted at the Church of Our Saviour, New York City and interment was in Calvary Cemetery. Besides her husband, she is survived by four children: Philip, John, Ann and Oliver III, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Vazac, and a brother, Frank Vazac, Jr. Mrs. Ormsbee attended Evander Childs High School and Church of Our Savior School. Prior to her marriage, she was private secretary to Stephen H. P. Pell, of Fort Ticonderoga and New York.
Miss Eleanor Murray and Phillip and Jack Ormsby have returned from New York City where they attended the funeral of the boys' mother, Mrs. Oliver Ormsbee, Jr.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, August 30, 1945
SIX ESCAPE SERIOUS INJURIES IN ACCIDENT
Six persons escaped with reported minor injuries last Thursday when a car owned and operated by Fred Stowell of Chilson skidded on slippery macadam near the foot of Chilson Hill during a snowstorm, spun around twice, crashed into a ditch and turned over twice.
Mr. Stowell suffered a severely wrenched back and neck, and another occupant of the car, Mrs. Joseph Osier, sustained a head injury. Others who escaped with minor bruises were: Miss Freda Stowell and Mrs. Kenneth Rowe, daughters of Mr. Stowell, Mrs. William Lloyd and Mrs. James Lloyd.
The accident happened, Mr. Stowell said, "when he attempted to break his car when he saw a truck in the road ahead which seemed to be trying to turn around. Mr. Stowell and other occupants of his car, which was badly damaged, were en route to work in Ticonderoga.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, October 4, 1945
Edwin F. Porter, 56, of Ticonderoga, passed away Saturday at the Veterans Hospital, Bronx, N. Y., wher he had been confined since May 29. He had been in poor health for some time. Funeral services were conducted yesterday afternoon at two o'clock at the Methodist Church, the Rev. Herbert Councill, Jr., officiating. The Ticonderoga Post, American Legion, of which Mr. Porter was a member, also conducted services at the church. Interment was in Mount Hope Cemetery. He is survived by one son, Harold Porter; his father, Melville Porter of Ticonderoga; a brother, Howard Porter, also of Ticonderoga, and a sister, Mrs. R. J. Callahan of Fort Edward, N. Y.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, December 6, 1945
Melvin Porter, son of Mrs. Martha Porter, has received his honorable discharge from the U. S. Navy and is home.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Wathsock entertained at their home in Schuyler Street Saturday night at a joint birthday party for Mrs. Irving Wathsock of Ticonderoga and Albert Hall of Crown Point, formerly of Ticonderoga. A covered dish supper was served for 25 guests, after which five tables of cards were in play. Honors were won by Mrs. Ina Porter, Melvin Hall and Mrs. Melvin Porter. The guests of honor received many gifts.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, March 14, 1946
Miss Katherine Farrelly, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Farrelly of Ticonderoga, and Mr. Perry G. Clark, son of Mrs. Ruby Clark, also of Ticonderoga, were united in marriage yesterday morning at the Methodist parsonage. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Clifford Fugate. Mrs. Nicholas Ezzo, of Ticonderoga, a sister of the bride, ascted as matron of honor and Mr. Leon J. Woods, also of Ticonderoga, was best man. The bride was attired in an aqua suit with black acessories and wore a corsage of red roses. Her matron of honor wore a tan colored dress with black accessories and a corsage of yellow roses. Immediately following the ceremony, the couple left for a wedding trip and upon their return, they will reside in Ticonderoga. The bride attended the Ticonderoga High school. Mr. Clark is a graduate of the Ticonderoga High school and recently received his honorable discharge from the U.S. Marine Corps, after several months of service in the Pacific theatre.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, August 6, 1946
Charles Spaulding of Port Henry was here with his grandmother, Mrs. Harriet Brooks, and other relatives from Thursday until Sunday.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, November 26, 1946
THREE HUNTERS IN ESSEX COUNTY SUFFER WOUNDS
KEESEVILLE - Three Essex county hunters Tuesday joined the long list of New York State nimrods wounded in accidents during the deer season which ended yesterday, two of them fellin in the second "one-shot" accident to occur in the county this year.
Mose seriously wounded was Daniel H. Howe, 57, of Keene, shot in the right arm and chest at an early morning hour while hunting in the heavily-wooded area near his home. Howe's condition was described as "fair" at the Champlain Valley Hospital, Plattsburg.
State Police of Eastern Zone headquarters at Keeseville said Howe was shot by Guy Smith, 51, of Keene Valley, when the latter detected a movement and "thought it was a deer." Smith was carrying a 250-3000. Harold Maples, 56, of Closter, N.J., Howe's hunting companion, and Smith assisted Howe to the home of Gilbert Spoor between Keene and Upper Jay, and from there to the Neighborhood House, a Keene Valley hospital. After emergency treatment he was ordered removed to the Plattsburg hospital.
Halsey Smith, 47, and Jess Colby, 36, both of Ausable Forks, were also taken to the Champlain Hospital, victims of the season's second two-for-one shooting accident in the area. State Police said that Colby's rifle discharged when a twig snagged the trigger, the bullet piercing Colby's right hand and Smith's left leg. They were hunting near Ausable Forks and the condition of neither is regarded as serious.
a similar accident occurred about three weeks ago when two Willsboro hunters were wounded accidentally when the rifle of another hunting companion discharged as the trio was walking in the woods.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, November 29, 1946
Mrs. Richard Bartlett was guest of honor at a shower Friday evening at the home of Mrs. Harold Sawyer. Four tables of pedro and pinochle were in play. A buffet luncheon was served and a great many lovely gifts were received.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, December 12, 1946
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Mrs. Adelle Murray, 73, a life long resident of Ticonderoga, died Tuesday at the home of her daughter, Miss Ruth Murray, Glens Falls, with whom she resided during the winter months. She had been in ill health for only a short time. Mrs. Murray, widow of Philip Murray and daughter of the late Aaron Ormsbee and Eleanor Porter Ormsbee, was a member of the Fort Ticonderoga Chapter of the Eastern Star and the First Baptist Church of Ticonderoga. Besides the daughter already mentioned, she is survived by another daughter, Miss Eleanor Murray of New York City. Funeral services will be conducted at the residence here tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'oclock, the Rev. Gordon Poole, pastor of the First Baptist Church, Glens Falls, officiating. Friends may call this afternoon and evening at the residence. Interment will be in Valley View Cemetery.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, February 6, 1947
Word has been recieved of the death of Mrs. Charles Smith at Gloversville. Mrs. Smith was well known here as she often visited in Port Henry.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, Feb. 9, 1947
A son, Richard Melvin, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bartlett at the Moses Ludington hospital, Feb. 9 and grandson to Mrs. Martha Porter of Streetroad.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, July 31, 1947
NORTH TICONDEROGA
Mrs. John Porter received word of the death of her brother, John Hawthorne, at Ray Brook Monday morning. Mr. Hawthorne, who had been in ill health for some time, had spent the past three months at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Porter and had been only a few days at Ray Brook. Funeral services will be conducted from St. Mary's Church, Ticonderoga, Thursday morning with interment at Alexandria Cemetery. Survivors, besides his wife include, two daughters, Mrs. James Imperati, and Miss Catherine Hawthorne of N.Y., a son, John, Jr., of Milford, Conn.; two stepchildren, Mrs. Edward McCabe of N.Y. and William Russ of Comstock; two sisters, Mrs. John Porter and Mrs. Elizabeth Sequin and two brothers, Frank Hawthorne of Miami, Fla., and Percy Hawthorne of Ticonderoga.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, August 28, 1947
Chauncey Clark, 76, a retired carpenter, died Saturday at 9 p.m. at his home at Loch Muller, He is survived by his wife, three daughters, Mrs. William Fleming, Chilson; Mrs. Jesse Wells, Schenectady; Mrs. Lawrence Pitkin, Schroon Lake; a son, Erwin Clark, Schroon Lake; a half-sister, Mrs. Jessie Dudley, Crown Point; a step-sister, Mrs. Carrie Lonergan, Ticonderoga; four brothers, Howard and Emery Clark, Severence; Clifton Clark, Schroon Lake, and Leon Clark, South Schroon Lake; nine grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted today at 2 p.m. at the home with the Rev. Frederick Errington officiating. Interment will be in Schroon Lake Cemetery.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, October 30, 1947
James LeRoy Snow, 6-week-old son of Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Snow of Ticonderoga, died Monday at the Moses Ludington Hospital where he had been a patient since October 15. Funeral services were conducted from the home of his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. William Snow, Tuesday afternoon at 4 p.m., the Rev. Nelson Burns officiating. Interment was in Mount Hope Cemetery.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, November 6, 1947
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank our friends and neighbors for their thoughtfulness and kindness through the death of our infant son.
Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Snow and
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. William Snow.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, November 20, 1947
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stowell spent the week end in Norwich , n. Y., with Mrs. Stowell's sister-in-law, and her mother, Mrs. Bertha Hodgson, returned home with her.
Mrs. Chauncey Clark is spending the winter with her daughter, Mrs. Wm. Fleming.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Fleming and daughter Mollie, Mrs. John Moody and Mrs. Fred Hundson attended the Larger Parish Inaugural Banquet at streetroad Monday evening. Rev. Leon Adkins of Schenectady, who preached his first sermon at Childon, was the speaker of the evening.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, January 8, 1948
Mrs. Adelaide Fleming of New York City spent the holidays with her niece, Mrs. Fred Stowell and family. [Note: Her niece is Iola (Hodgson) Stowell.)
Mrs. Bertha Hodgson is spending some time with her sister, Mrs. Claire Brooks, in Hudson Falls.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, April 1, 1948
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Mrs. Mary Clark Porter, 49, of Ticonderoga, died Friday at the Moses Ludington Hospital where she had been confined for about two weeks. Funeral services were conducted from St. Mary's Church here Monday morning at 9 o'clock, with the Rev. Cyril Stevens officiating. Interment was in Alexandria Cemetery. Mrs. Porter was born in Middlefalls, N.Y., but had resided here for the past thirty years. She is survived by her husband, Morton Porter of this place; one son, Morton John Porter of Middlefalls; four daughters, Mrs. Richard Slater of Hague, Mrs. Harold Burch of Middlefalls, Mrs. Clarence Town of Springfield, Vt., and Mrs. Francis Barber of Ticonderoga; one sister, Mrs. Harold Ramsden of Schuylerville; four brothers, Jesse Clark of Saratoga, Everett Clark of Middlefalls, Chester Clark of Schuylerville and Wilfred Cark [sic] of Easton; seven grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, April 11, 1948
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Mr. and Mrs. Morton Porter of Ticonderoga have announced the marriage of their daughter, Jennie, to Pfc. Clarence Towne of Springfield, Vt. The ceremony was performed on Sunday, April 7.
Miss Alberta Porter, daughter of Mrs. Martha Porter of North Ticonderoga, and Mr. Richard Bartlett, son of Mr. James Bartlett of Ticonderoga, were united in marriage on Sunday at twelve-thirty o'clock. The ceremony was performed at the First Methodist church by the Rev. Clifford Fugate. Miss Ada Porter of Ticonderoga, the bride's sister, was bridesmaid and M/Sgt. Carney Bartlett, U.S. Army, stationed at Stewart Feld, Newburg, brother of the groom, acted as best man. The bride, who was given in marriage by her brother, Mr. Lensey Porter of Ticonderoga, was attractively attired in an ankle length gown of white lace and net with finger tip veil and carried an arm bouquet of white roses. The bridesmaid wore a gown of aqua taffeta with a matching floral headdress and carried an arm bouquet of yellow roses. Following the ceremony, a reception was held at the home of the bride's mother for members of the immediate families after which the couple left for a wedding trip to New York City. For traveling, the bride wore a green suit with black accessories and a corsage of yellow roses. Mrs. Bartlett is a graduate of the Ticonderoga High School and has been employed in Ticonderoga. Mr. Bartlett, a graduate of the local High School, received his honorable discharge from the U.S. Army in December after several months service in the Pacific area. Upon their return they will reside in Ticonderoga, where Mr. Bartlett is employed by the International Paper company.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, July 29, 1948
Mrs. Mabel Fleming Stillman, 59, widow of the late Clarence B. Stillman, died in East Orange, N.J., Wednesday, July 7th. Mrs. Stillman was born in Ticonderoga but for the past 35 years had resided in East Orange where funeral services were conducted Friday, July 9. Dr. E. J. Dayton, pastor of the Baptist Church, officiated. Interment was in East Ridge Lawn Cemetery. She is survived by her mother, Mrs. Meta Fleming; a brother, Charles W. Fleming, both of East Oragne, and another brother, Ernest L. Fleming of Summit, N. J.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, August 26, 1948
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Born, Saturday, August 21, a son to Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Ormsbee, Jr., of Ticonderoga at the Moses Ludington Hospital.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, September 8, 1948
North Ticonderoga
Mr. and Mrs. Donald McCabe and children of Beechhurst, L.I., have been guests of Mrs. McCabe's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Porter and her sister, Mrs. Jack Clark and Mr. Clark, for a few days.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, September 23, 1948
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Porter and daughter Nancy, and son Donald, were supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Fiske Sunday evening.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, April 7, 1949
Mr. and Mrs. Vain Woods entertained April 1 with a surprise birthday party for their daughter, Joan and grandfather, Oscar Robinson, Sr. Games and dancing were enjoyed by all. The guests of honor received many gifts and delicious refreshments were served. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. David Burns and family, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Thatcher, Sr., and family, Miss Cora Woods, Miss Lorraine Randall, Erwin Whitford, all of Crown Point, and Oscar Robinson, Jr., Mrs. Beatrice McClain, Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Snow and Miss Rita Woods, all of Ticonderoga.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, April 21, 1949
NORTH TICONDEROGA
Mr. and Mrs. John Porter are entertaining their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Donald McCabe and children of Beechhurst, L.I. On Monday Mr. and Mrs. McCabe and Mr. and Mrs. Porter spent the day at Glens Falls in observance of Mrs. Porter's birthday.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, September 1, 1949
THE STORK CLUB
Born, Sunday, August 28, a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Ormsbee, Jr., of Ticonderoga, at the Moses Ludington Hospita.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, September 1, 1949
NORTH TICONDEROGA
Miss Ada Porter, daughter of Mrs. Martha Porter of Streetroad, became the bride of Leonard Swinton of Cobleskill, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Swinton of Bridgeport, Conn., Saturday, at 1 p.m. at the Methodist Church, Ticonderoga. The Rev. W. Charon Denson, pastor of the church, performed the ceremony. Attendants were Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bartlett of Ticonderoga, sister and brother-in-law of the bride.
The bride wore a green gabardine suit with brown accessories and a corsage of yellow pom poms. Mrs. Bartlett wore a blue gabardine suit with black accessories and a corsage of yellow pom poms.
Following the ceremony, a reception was held at the home of the bride's mother for a small group of relatives and friends. The young couple left for a motor trip through Vermont and New Hampshire. Upon their return from their trip, Mr. Swinton will return to Cobleskill where he is a student at the agricultural college there and Mrs. Swinton will join him as soon as living quarters are available.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, September 1, 1949
NORTH TICONDEROGA
Miss Ada Porter of Streetroad was honored with a shower Monday evening at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Leon Sawyer at North Ticonderoga. The following ladies were present: Peggy Bougor, Alberta Bartlett, Blanche Ferguson, Kate Carr, Winnie Swinton, Pearl Huestis, Millie Bougor, Stella Keith, Pauline Porter, Lois Porter, Martha Porter, Beatrice Davis, Leona Armstrong, Geraldine Huestis, Elizabeth Rafferty, Arvilla Gibbs, Rose Huestis, Helen Pearson, Amanda Huestis, Helen Pearson, Amanda Huestis, Virginia Thompson, Lileth McKinstry the guest of honor and Florence Sawyer. Bingo was played during the evening and doughnuts and cider served. At the close of the evening cake and coffee were served, the feature being a lovely shower cake made by Mrs. Decker. Decorations were of black and orange crepe paper and very prettily arranged. Miss Porter received many lovely gifts. Her marriage to Leonard Swinton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Swinton of Bridgeport, Conn., will take place in the very near future.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, October 20, 1949
NORTH TICONDEROGA
Leonard Swinton of Cobleskill spent Sunday with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Burt Huestis.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Sawyer and daughter spent Saturday night and Sunday in Schenectady with Mrs. Sawer's mother, Mrs. Myrtle Wells.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, April 13, 1950
NORTH TICONDEROGA
Mrs. Arthur S. Brown and two children of Detroit are guests of her mother, Mrs. Martha Porter and family for a few weeks. Mrs. Porter also has as her guests during the Easter recess another daughter, Mrs. Leonard Swinton and Mr. Swinton of Cobelskill.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, April 20, 1950
Charles Spaulding of Lincoln Chiropractor College, Indianapolis, Ind., spent the spring recess with his parents Dr. and Mrs. Viceroy Spaulding. [Note: his father died in 1905, so this is confusing.]
SURROGATES'S COURT, ESSEX COUNTY, NEW YORK
In the Matter of the Judicial Settlement of the Account of Roy Harper as Administrator of the Estate of James Harper, Deceased.
CITATION - THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
To Frances Young Raithel, Edward Cossey, Edith Stoughton, Edward Wiley, Sybil Foley, Walter Harper, Merrill Harper, Bertha Balch and Almon Spaulding;
Hugh Harper, Edward Harper and Richard Harper, children of Fred Harper a deceased brother of James Harper, the above named decedent, if living and if dead to the legal representatives, distributees, heirs at law, next of kin, legatees and devisees of said Hugh Harper, Edward Harper and Richard Harper and all persons who by purchase or inheritance or otherwise have a claim to have an interest in the above entitled matter derived through the said Hugh Harper, Edward Harper and Richard Harper or their executors, administrators, distributees, heirs at law, next of kin, legatees, devisees, or other persons if any there be and their names and post office addresses are unknown to petitioner,
George Spaulding, Edward Spaulding and Dorothy Sauter children of Rachel Spaulding a deceased daughter of Edward Harper who was a deceased brother of James Harper the above named decedent if living and if dead to the legal representatives, distributees, heirs at law, next of kin, legatees and devisees of said George Spaulding, Edward Spaulding and Dorothy Sauter and all persons who by purchase or inheritance or otherwise have a claim to have an interest in the above entitled matter derived through the said George Spaulding, Edward Spaulding and Dorothy Sauter, or their executors, administrators, distributees, heirs at law, next of kin, legatees, devisees or other persons if any there be and their names and post office addresses are unknown to petitioner.
Hugh Harper, Edward Harper and Richard Harper as heirs at law and next of kin of John Harper, deceased, distributee of James Harper and "Richard Roe" and "Jane Doe", the names being fititious and intended to designate any heirs at law and next of kin of John Harper late of Ticonderoga, New York, deceased and persons claiming thereunder.
Upon the petition of Roy Harper of Crown Point, New York, you are hereby cited to show cause before the Surrogate's Court of Essex County at the Surrogate's office in the Village of Ticonderoga, New York, on the 3rd day of May, 1950, at 10 a.m. why a decree should not be made judicially settling the account of Roy Harper as administrator of the estate of James Harper.
ATTEST: Hon. Sheldon F. Wickes, Surrogate.
Dated: March 25, 1950 - Emily E. Gravelle, Clerk of the Surrogate's Court
MORHOUSE AND MORHOUSE
Attorneys for Petitioner
Office and Post Office Address
Ticonderoga, New York
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, June 15, 1950
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Clark and son Jeffry of Ithaca are at the home of Mrs. Clark's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Porter, for the summer recess.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, August 10, 1950
Mrs. Carrie Clark, widow of the late Chauncey Clark, 81, died Friday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. William Fleming, at Chilson. She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Fleming, Mrs. Jesse Wells, Schenectady; Mrs. Laurence Pitkin; a niece, Mrs. Clyde Butterfield, Hudson Falls, and 9 grandchildren and one son Erwin Clark. Funeral Services were held Monday at 2 p.m. at the Funeral Parlors, with Rev. C. Harrington, Crown Point, officiating and interment was in the Schroon Lake Cemetery. Mrs. Clark was born in Hoffman and lived almost her entire life there.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, September 7, 1950
NORTH TICONDEROGA
Mr. and Mrs. Donald McCabe and family of Beechhurst, L.I. are guests of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Porter. Upon their return home they will be accompanied by Miss Anita Shockett, R.N. who will be their guest for awhile.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, September 14, 1950
NORTH TICONDEROGA
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Clark and son, Jeffery, who have been spending the summer recess here with Mr. and Mrs. John Porter, have left for Mexico, N.Y., where Jack will take up his duties as teacher.
SERVICES HERE FOR LOCAL YOUTH KILLED OVERSEAS
Funeral services for Private Frank M. Snow, 18, who died Aug. 14th in a hospital in Germany as a result of injuries sustained in a truck accident Aug. 7th, were held Saturday afternoon at two o'clock at the Wilcox Funeral Chapel here, with the Rev. Leon R. Stapley officiating. Interment was in Mount Hope cemetery and military services were conducted at the grave by the American Legion, assisted by the Heavy Mortar Company of the State National Guard.
Pvt. Snow was a native of Ticonderoga and attended schools here. He enlisted in the Army in January, 1949, and was stationed with the Quartermasters Department Group in Germany at the time of his death.
He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Snow of Ticonderoga; two sisters, Mrs. Andy Popp of Mineville and Mrs. Mat Graves of Ticonderoga; three brothers, Leroy, Chester and Leman, a niece, Sally, and two nephews, Billy and Bernard, all of Ticonderoga; and his grandmother, Mrs. Susie Perkins, of Crown Point.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our deep appreciation to all our friends and neighbors for cars donated and the many other acts of kindness shown to us at the time of our recent bereavement.
Mr. and Mrs. William Snow
Mr. and Mrs. Mat Graves and son
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Snow and daughter
Mr. and Mrs. Andy Popp and son
Chester Snow
Leman Snow
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, September 28, 1950
NORTH TICONDEROGA
Mrs. Jack Clark and son, Jeffrey, of Mexico, N.Y., are spending a couple of weeks with Mrs. Clark's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Porter.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, October 5, 1950
THE STORK CLUB
Born, Sunday Oct. 1, a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Ormsbee, Jr., of Putnam in Moses Ludington Hospital.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, November 23, 1950
NORTH TICONDEROGA
Mr. and Mrs. John Porter spent a week in New York recently, visiting relatives and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Swinton and grandson Larry and Mrs. Leonard Swinton of Bridgeport, Conn., were week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Burt Huestis, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Swinton and Mrs. Leonard Swinton's mother, Mrs. Martha Porter.
Ticonderoga Sentinel
Thursday, December 7, 1950
NORTH TICONDEROGA
Mr. and Mrs. John Porter had as their guests over the holiday Mr. and Mrs. Donald McCabe and family of Beechhurst, L.I., and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Clark and son of Mexico, N.Y.
