| Other St. Lawrence County, NY News Items from Pre-1850 Newspapers | |||
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| SUBJECT | CITATION | SOURCE | PUBLICATION DATE |
| a fine buck | Joseph McNaughton of Ogdensburg shot a six year old buck at the Eel Weir rapids of the Oswegatchie on Nov. 22, 1847. He had been seen for years, and shot at and chased by dogs, but had survived until now | 11 | Nov. 23, 1847 |
| abandoned infant | the Canton Democrat carried a story saying a woman abandoned a 2 week old infant in the weeds near the County Poor House. She was apparently from Kingston, Ont., had 8 kids, no husband and a sister in the Poor House | 11 | Aug. 6, 1833 |
| Annis, Nancy (Mrs.) | "has eloped from my bed and board ….etc" Signed Charles Annis of Parishville, Oct. 20, 1829 | 13 | Nov. 5, 1829 |
| another tavern burns | Henry Dart's tavern in West Potsdam, occupied by J. Bowker, burned Mar. 27, 1847 | 11 | Mar. 30, 1847 |
| Armstrong, Alexander | a barn was raised on his farm in Lisbon Jul. 20, 1829 without the use of one drop of liquor | 10 | Jul. 28, 1829 |
| arson in Oswegatchie | Colen McLaren's barns and outbuildings burned Oct. 31, 1847 in the part of Oswegatchie that borders Morristown. He is a poor elderly man and is now destitute. It appears that it was arson as no member of the family had been in the barn | 11 | Nov. 2, 1847 |
| artificial legs | Richard Lyman, formerly of Madrid but now of Clark, New Castle Dist. Ontario is ready to furnish artificial legs on short notice, containing all the joints necessary for ease in sitting and standing | 11 | Sep. 25, 1849 |
| Asa Sprague's pension | there was something of a commotion when Asa Sprague of DeKalb applied for, and received, a pension for his War of 1812 service. The Republican defends him against the Sentinel newspaper's hints of impropriety. Apparently, he had gotten sick while in the militia and never quite recovered, but did not apply for the pension until the 1840's | 11 | Oct. 13, 1846 |
| Assistant Surgeon for the US Navy | Dr. H. O. Mayo, for several years an Ogdensburg resident, has been appointed Assistant Surgeon for the US Navy. He left Ogdensburg Apr. 29, 1846 for Boston, where he will take his post on the USS United States which is fitting out for a cruise to the coast of Africa. He returned to Ogdensburg and held a re-union with his old friends in April, 1849 | 11 | May 5, 1846 & May 1, 1849 |
| baby found by road | a farmer who lives about a mile from Canton found a baby boy about 2 mos. old lying by the side of the woods near the highway. He was smart and healthy and has been placed in comfortable quarters. It is assumed that the mother was hidden nearby watching for his safety. | 11 | May 17, 1842 |
| Baldwin, Benjamin | his farm in Potsdam burned down Jan. 9, 1845. It was occupied by Jacob Baum Jr., who lost everything | 11 | Jan. 14, 1845 |
| bankruptcies 1842 | the following were listed as going bankrupt before Judge Conkling of the Northern District of the US Court: Samuel Archibald, Francis Melhinch, and Whitman B. Haskin all of Ogdensburg, plus John Elliott of Oswegatchie | 11 | Mar. 22, 1842 |
| Barber, Alvin | "having been instigated by his wicked and corrupt brother, has forsaken my dwelling and left me with 2 little children without any visible means of support….." signed Catherine Barber of Canton | 13 | Aug. 30, 1829 |
| Barber, Catherine | Notice: whereas Catherine my wife has for a long time conducted in such improper manner (sic) and has left my bed and board, without my consent …..etc. signed Alvin Barber | 13 | Jul. 9, 1829 |
| Barhydt, David P. | Mr. Barhydt, a former resident of Ogdensburg, now lives in NYC and has written a book on Industrial Exchanges | 11 | Apr. 17, 1849. |
| Barnes, Edward | a coroner's inquest was held concerning his death as reported in the Canton Advertiser Oct. 15, 1829. (he may have died as a result of being punched by Albert White) | 10 | Oct. 20, 1829 |
| Batts, James | residing in Canton, formerly of Ireland, requests information about his brother John Batts, last heard from in Prescott, Ont. | 13 | Feb. 25, 1830 |
| beet this! | Mr. Arthur McCoy of Ogdensburg grew a beet measuring 31 inches in circumference, 19 inches long and weighing 17.5 lbs. Mr. McCoy does not put this out as a bragger, but rather as a feeler | 11 | Jan. 21, 1845 |
| Bell brothers information | Mrs. Mary Graham, of Oxford Township in Ontario is seeking information on her two brothers Thomas and Edward Bell. They were from Fahan in Co. Donegal, Ireland and are supposed to be on the Ohio River | 11 | Sep. 17, 1844 |
| Bell, Bela Jr. | son of Capt. Bela Bell of Depeyster was injured Apr. 21, 1829. He was chopping wood and heard a noise, when he looked up he was struck across the mouth by a 10 ft long 5 inch diameter limb. He is said to be shockingly mutilated | 10 | Apr. 28, 1829 |
| Bicknell, Zebina (Mrs.) | Mrs. Zebina Bicknell of Stockholm was injured when her husband put a pound and a half of gun powder in the oven to dry and went to bed. She did not know it was there and a brick struck her arm when it went off (from the St. Lawrence Republican of Oct. 2, 1827) | 10 | Oct. 23, 1827 |
| Blake, General | we hear that Gen. Blake of Norfolk has been invitedby Gen. Scott to join a government exploring expedition to Oregon | 1 | May 14, 1845 |
| Boynton, Charles | the Northern Freeman is a new newspaper to be published in Madrid by Charles Boynton | 8 | Jul. 18, 1848 |
| breach in the bank of the Oswegatchie | the high water in the Oswegatchie has caused a breach in the bank near the east end of the dam, and had progressed so far by Apr. 7 as to take away part of D.C. Judson's fence, and almost to the house of Robert Weatherhead. | 11 | Apr. 10, 1849 |
| bridge collapses in Canton | the eastern section of the bridge connecting the island in the DeGrasse River with the mainland was swept away Jan. 11, 1843 by freshet caused by the late thaw and heavy rains | 11 | Jan. 17, 1843 |
| Buchannan, Robert | a coroner's inquest was held in Ft. Covington Nov. 1, 1829 concerning the death of Robert Buchannan. He was found dead on the road between his house and Ft. Covington. The verdict: he died by an act of God. He was from Sterlingshire, Scotland and left a wife and family | 10 | Nov. 24, 1829 |
| Buchannan, Thomas | formerly of Ogdensburg, was a Baptist missionary in Bassa Cove West Africa in 1836 | 11 | Sep. 13, 1836 |
| California bound! | Mr. F.B. Hitchcock starts for California Feb. 28, 1849. He was formerly a partner in the St. Lawrence Republican. Although people in Ogdensburg will miss him, the game birds and deer will not, as he was an avid hunter. Other members of his party according to a list in the Mar. 20 edition: E.W. Hopkins, Dr. F.W. Hopkins, James Simpson, Charles Worden, Nathaniel McCaffrey, Edwin Rees, Stebbins Andrews, Mr. Bosworth and James Beckwith. From Franklin Co. we find E.L. Winslow and B.W. Clark and others | 11 | Feb. 27, 1849 & Mar. 20, 1849 |
| Canadian soldier drowns | a soldier from the garrison at Prescott, Ont. drowned Jan. 13, 1849. He was returning across the ice late at night and fell through a hole in the ice | 11 | Jan. 19, 1849 |
| Canton Democrat | a new paper is announced called the Canton Democrat | 11 | June 25, 1833 |
| Casey, Robert | "Robert Casey, a soldier of 1812 will learn something to his advantage if he comes to the office of Gillette and Myers (in Ogdensburg) | 11 | Jul. 3, 1838 |
| Catholic services | Rev. (James?) Kelly, Roman Catholic pastor of St. James Church in Carthage and of its northern dependencies, announces he will celebrate Mass next Sunday at the school house in Ogdensburg opposite Mr. Gilbert's | 10 | May 23, 1826 |
| Catholic temperance | some members of the Ogdensburg Catholic Total Abstinence Society in July 1843 were Fr. J. C. Mackey, President, William O'Brien Vice President, plus Nicholas Cavanaugh, Matthew Murphy, Edward Dempsey, Thomas Gardiner, Michael Leonard, Joseph Delaney and Cornelius O'Leary | 11 | Jul. 18, 1843 |
| cemetery in Ogdensburg | the committee appointed to locate a suitable ground for a cemetery made its report to the public on June 26, 1843 at the Town Hall | 11 | June 27, 1843 |
| Charles Dickens passes through | Charles Dickens passed through Ogdensburg on his way to Montreal on May 10, 1842, aboard the steamer "Gildersleeve" | 11 | May 17, 1842 |
| Christie, Nathan | adopted a girl named Betsey Brownson (daughter of Asa and Betsey Brownson) who died in Parishville May 1, 1843 | 1 | June 1, 1843 |
| Circuit Court and Court of Oyer and Terminer 1839 | Thomas Woonien, an Indian, was sentenced to 2 years for breaking and entering the grocery store of Frederick C. Powell in Potsdam Feb. 2, 1839 | 11 | Feb. 19, 1839. |
| Circuit Court and Court of Oyer and Terminer and general jail delivery Feb. 1844 | David C. Gray was the crier for the court and Dorus Pettibone of Stockholm was the jury foreman. Alexander McDonell was convicted of getting drunk and stabbing his wife several times with a butcher knife. He was given 10 years in Auburn. A man named Sweet was given 2 years for stealing a horse | 11 | Feb. 13, 1844 |
| Circuit Court and Court of Oyer and Terminer Feb. 1843 | John Kane was convicted of rape and got 10 years in the state prison | 11 | Feb. 14, 1843 |
| Circuit Court and Court of Oyer and Terminer Jul. 1843 | John C. Cook was sentenced to 2 years in state prison for stealing a horse from Massena a year ago. John Ford was also convicted of grand larceny and got 2 years for stealing the pocket watch of Alpheus Wright of Heuvelton. | 11 | Jul. 18, 1843 |
| Clarkson, Thomas Henry | his father, George Clarkson of Ogdensburg, has warned everyone not to harbor his son who is still a minor but has left home | 11 | Aug. 28, 1849 |
| conflagration in Ogdensburg | much of downtown Ogdensburg was destroyed in a fire Apr. 16, 1839 which started in barns attached to the former Ogdensburg Hotel. Most of the buidings in the area of Ford, State and Isabela streets were damaged or destroyed | 11 | Apr. 23, 1839 |
| Cooper, Michael | is a runaway apprentice ae 18, 5 ft 6 in tall, stout, squint eyed, speaks French and English. He was headed for Utica. There is a reward of 6 cents offered by his master Alexander Miller, Gouverneur | 10 | Aug. 11, 1818 |
| coopers on strike | Haskel & Co, millers in Ogdensburg cut the price they would give for the manufacture of barrels. At this, the coopers in their employ promptly walked off the job. When the price was raised back to its original level, they returned to work | 11 | Apr. 26, 1842 |
| corpse found at Norfolk | boys who were swimming found the body of a man, assumed to be an Irishman, in the river opposite Norfolk. It was partly under floatwood, about 2 feet from the shore and was so decomposed it could not be identified. His clothes were a checkered frock, plaid vest, full-cloth pants, and a pair of coarse-fine boots. He was buried in the Norfolk cemetery | 11 | Jul. 17, 1849 |
| costly fire in DeKalb | Jonathan Powell's barn in DeKalb was destroyed by fire Dec. 10, 1846. The cause is suspicious, as none of the family had been in the barn with a light or fire of any kind.(much more detail in the article) | 11 | Dec. 22, 1846 |
| Cotton, Betsey Ann (Mrs.) | whereas my wife has left my bed and board …etc. signed West Cotton, South Edwards, Apr. 13, 1849 | 11 | Apr. 17, 1849. |
| County Court Jan. 1830 | Job Elliott of Barnhart Is. was sentenced to 7 yrs hard labor at Sing Sing for perjury. William Allen got the same sentence for burglary | 10 | Feb. 9, 1830 |
| County Court July 1829 | Ebenezer Hale, ae 12 or 13 was sentenced to 3 yrs and a day at Auburn Prison for house arson. Thomas Edwards got 5 years hard labor for his second conviction for petit larceny | 10 | Jul. 21, 1829 |
| County Court June 9, 1829 | Hiram Simms got 4 years hard labor in the state prison for petit larceny, and John Richardson got 3 years for the same crime, second offense | 10 | June 9, 1829. |
| County Court May 1835 | Leonard Collins and John Belware were sentenced to 3 years hard labor for grand larceny. John McGuire got 2 yrs for the same offense. Greene Plumb was acquitted on account of insanity and sent to the County Poor House | 11 | May 26, 1835 |
| Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions Dec. 1839 | John Doucette was convicted of petit larceny for stealing some suspenders from the store of H. T. Bacon and got 3 years in the state prison. Hiram Billings was found guilty of stealing 2 shirts, and may have already done time for burning down a building in Ogdensburg. He was sentenced to 3 years in Auburn prison. Ebenezer Perkins was found guilty of assault and battery with intent to kill Hiram Knapp and got 5 years in Auburn. Gideon Olin was convicted of passing counterfeits and got 5 years in prison | 11 | Dec. 24, 1839 |
| Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions June 1827 | Newberry Fisher was indicted for having counterfeits and intending to pass them. His case was put off till the July court. John Brown was indicted for grand larceny, pleaded guilty and was given 5 years hard labor in Auburn. Angel L. McAllister was indicted for perjury and the trial was put off until the July Oyer and Terminer. Ebenezer D. Smith, who has not been arrested yet, was indicted for assault and battery. James Stirling, who was convicted last term of riot committed with others, was given a $30 fine and put in jail until it is paid. William McNeill was found not guilty of perjury | 10 | June 12, 1827 |
| Court of Common Pleas Apr. 1844 | Jonathan Heaton was the foreman of the Grand Jury. William Tees was convicted of obtaining goods under false pretenses and Judge Fine decided to make an example of him as this was the first instance of this crime in SLC. He was sentenced to 2 years hard labor at Auburn Prison | 11 | Apr. 23, 1844 |
| Court of Common Pleas Dec. 1838 | Smith Bunner of Russell was convicted of 3rd degree manslaughter for the death of Stephen Jackson. On Nov. 30, 1838, Bunner went to Samuel Moore's tavern and got drunk. When the tavern keeper would not sell him another drink, he drew a loaded rifle and struck it on the bar hard enough that it went off. The ball went right through Jackson, and Bunner got 3 years at Auburn prison | 11 | Dec. 25, 1838 |
| Court of Common Pleas Dec. 1841 | Joseph LeDoux was given 2 and a half years hard labor at Auburn for stealing a horse belonging to George Ranney of Ogdensburg. | 11 | Dec. 28, 1841 |
| Court of Common Pleas Dec. 1842 | Daniel Adams was sentenced to 2 years at Auburn for grand larceny. He stole a quantity of hats, caps etc from the Ogdensburg store of E. W. Benedict, for whom he worked. Samuel Hand was also sentenced 2 years for grand larceny for stealing a horse near Cornwall. Stephen Chatterton was convicted of stealing money from Mark Smith, a German pedlar, at the Eagle Hotel in Ogdensburg. He was sentenced to 2 years in Auburn prison. Edward Sharp got 2 years for his second conviction of petit larceny. Sylvester McNeill was sentenced to 6 mos. in the county jail plus $150 fine for girdling the fruit trees of James Geekie of Ogdensburg | 11 | Dec. 27, 1842 |
| Court of Common Pleas Dec. 1843 | Harry Chambers got 5 years for passing counterfeits.Edward Freeman plead guilty to assault and battery on J. G. McCormick of Oak Point (Hammond) and was sentenced to 4 mos. in County Jail. Stephen McGary plead guilty to assault and battery on a constable and was also convicted of petit larceny, sentenced to 2 mos in the County Jail. Stephen Gray got 2 years at Auburn for his second offense of petit larceny | 11 | Dec. 26, 1843 |
| Court of Common Pleas Dec. 1844 | a man named Glasby was sentenced to Auburn prison for forgery | 11 | Dec. 24, 1844 |
| Court of Common Pleas Dec. 1846 | John Woodward of Norfolk was the jury foreman. Thomas Clark and Marcus C. Woodworth were convicted of 2nd degree burglary and sentenced to 5 years in Clinton prison | 11 | Dec. 22, 1846 |
| Court of Common Pleas May 1838 | Robert H. Jones convicted of petit larceny and sentenced to 2 yrs in prison | 11 | May 22, 1838 |
| Court of Common Pleas May 1839 | Pat Riley fined $10 for riot. Simon P. Harmon was indicted for passing counterfeits, pleaded not guilty so was bound over to the next Oyer and Terminer. Mary Ann Gurlack set free on a charge of petit larceny for lack of evidence. Garrett B. Hicks "had the impudence and hardihood" to plead not guilty to burglary and arson. So a witness was called, and other evidence presented, plus his confession was read. He got 7 years in Auburn prison | 11 | May 28, 1839 |
| Court of Common Pleas May 1843 | John L. Overocker was sentenced to 2 years at Auburn for obtaining goods under false pretenses. James Parker, ae 21 from Brownville in Jefferson Co. was sentenced to 2 years in the state prison for grand larceny. Thomas Dowdall, a boy under the age of 16 plead guilty to grand larceny and was sentenced to the House of Refuge in NYC. William C. Powers was sentenced to 15 days in the county jail for petit larceny. O'Shea Fairbanks was convicted of assault and battery on his son and committed to the county jail for 4 months | 11 | May 23, 1843 |
| Court of Common Pleas Sep. 15, 1835 | convicted for riot: Alan Dawson ($50) Patrick Farley ($20) James Parker (30 days in jail). Convicted of grand larceny William Johnson (alias William Smith, 5 yrs at Auburn) George Madison (3 yrs) Clark Norton (2 yrs). Convicted of burglary: Peter Minett and John Carpenter (both got 3 yrs) | 11 | Sep. 22, 1835 |
| Court of Common Pleas Sep. 1837 | Andrew Lyon fined $50 for keeping a gambling shop. Daniel Buck fined $20 for keeping a gaming house. Daniel Magone got 20 days in jail for assaulting his son. William Fairbanks got 3 months in the county jail for passing an Irish farthing for a guinea. William Erwin got 3 yrs in Auburn for breaking into a store in Norfolk and stealing money and goods. | 11 | Sep. 26, 1837 |
| Court of Common Pleas Sep. 1845 | Reding Durnking was convicted of passing counterfits and sentenced to 2 years hard labor at the new prison in Clinton Co. | 11 | Sep. 26, 1845 |
| Court of Common Pleas, Sep. 1839 | Simon P. Harmon was indicted for uttering and passing counterfeits and sentenced to 3 yrs in the state prison. John B. Welch got the same sentence for grand larceny. Thomas Currin, a youth of 17, pled guilty to stealing a horse in Ft. Covington and also got 3 yrs. Ezra Russell was found guilty of manslaughter in the death of John Hill (died July 13, 1839 ae 63 and buried in East Cemetery in Depeyster) but many circumstances palliated the offense so the jury recommended his pardon in 6 mos. Daniel Webster (not "the god-like") got 6 mos in county jail for petit larceny | 11 | Sep. 24, 1839 |
| Court of Oyer and Terminer convictions Feb. 1834 | John B. Foot (alias John Benton) got 5 yrs for forgery and William Tyler got the same for passing counterfeits. John Nevins got 4 yrs for 3rd degree manslaughter. Asa Page got life for raping 2 of his own daughters, plus the 10 years he had been given for incest. Benjamin Pearl got 3 yrs for receiving goods stolen by his 14 yr old son | 11 | Feb. 18, 1834 |
| Court schedules | the Court of Common Pleas meets on the 3rd Tues. of April, Sept. and Dec. at 10 AM. The Circuit Court convenes the 3rd Tues. in Feb. and the Tues. after the 2nd Wed. in July, also at 10 AM | 11 | Apr. 29, 1845 |
| Cox, Gardner | of Hannawa Falls, Pierrepont had an adopted daughter named Mercina E. Hicks who married David S. Pride of Potsdam Oct. 16, 1849 | 12 | Oct. 17, 1849 |
| cricket match at Brockville, Ont. | the Prescott cricket team traveled to Brockville Sep. 15, 1849, and Brockville was victorious. We Yankees are too busy making money to recreate, and the British are twice as robust as we are because they have better physical education | 11 | Sep. 18, 1849 |
| Crine, Peter G. guilty of murder | convicted of killing his wife Ruth G. Crine in Feb. 1835. Has 2 children ages 10 and 12. | 11 | Sep. 29, 1835 |
| crossing the river | the St. Lawrence River is now closed with ice so that crossing with teams is now safe for those who know the river and the ice. The ferryman, Mr. Isaac Plumb, is always at the ready to serve patrons on both sides of the river, whether in sunshine or storm | 11 | Jan. 21, 1845 |
| Cummings, A.S. | his sailboat left Ogdensburg Oct. 4, 1831 headed for Brockville, when the boom gave way 9 miles out. A blacksmith from Johnstown NY named John Martin was a passenger and attempted to swim to shore but drowned | 9 | Oct. 6, 1831 |
| Curtis, Henry B. | James Curtis of Canton emancipated his son Henry B. Curtis Oct. 22, 1829 | 13 | Oct. 22, 1829 |
| death of "Bill" | on Aug. 2, 1843, two well known hunters, Moses and William C. Leonard of Pierrepont stumbled on the corpse of a man who had recently been living in the County Poor House. He had apparently become lost and died of hunger. He was buried at the NE extremity of Massawepie Lake | 1 | Sep. 1, 1843 |
| death of "Bill" pt. 2 | George T. Wright explains that "Bill" is undoubtedly William Larkin, who strayed away from Rexford's Flats in Saratoga Co. 3 or 4 years previously. He had been married , and assigned to the lunatic asylum in Hudson NY. When he died , he was wearing a shirt with the mark of the SLC Poor House on it. | 11 | Oct. 3, 1843 |
| death of Mr. Cook | a Mr. Cook of Ft. Covington died when he fell off a steamboat near Buffalo. He was apparently destitute and friends in Ft. Covington had given him money to go to Ohio | 11 | Sep. 15, 1835 |
| Deavenport, Calista | "having left my bed and board …" etc signed Lemuel Deavenport, Russell, NY | 13 | Nov. 18, 1830 |
| Depeyster bear hunt | A bear which has preyed upon local flocks and eluded the citizens of Depeyster for the past 3 years met his doom June 2, 1842. He had lost 2 toes in a trap 2 years ago. Thomas Smithers saw him on his farm and raised the alarm. Some 15 or 20 farmers formed a search party and succeeded in killing the brute by hitting him with four musket balls. His dimension: Length 7 and a half feet, girth 4 ft 1 inch, weight 420 lbs | 11 | June 7, 1842 |
| disaster averted | the propeller Syracuse discovered a fire in the baggage just as it was about to leave Ogdensburg. A passenger had packed vitriol and some acids among his clothing which had caught fire | 11 | May 22, 1849 |
| Distict Court Feb, 1848 | James Connor was sentenced to 6 yrs 3 mos in Dannemora for trying to kill his brother. Thomas Short not guilty for crimes against nature. Oren N. Graves, assault with intent to rape, got 3 yrs 3 mos at Dannemora. Peter Mashaw (Marshaw) got 5 yrs for the same charge (see his death 7/18/1848) | 8 | Feb. 8, 1848 |
| District Court July 1846 | Judge Conkling held a Special Term of his District Court in Canton. John Hartel was convicted of obtaining a letter from the Post office which was addressed to someone else. The matter concerned a school district controversey, and he was sentenced to 4 months imprisonment. Alanson White was given 3 years at Auburn for passing a bogus coin. (another man named ferguson was also convicted). John Blade was acquitted of smuggling charges. William Willson was also acquitted for similar charges | 11 | Jul. 14, 1846 |
| District Court Oct. 1827 | Gardner Howe got 3 years hard labor in Auburn for buying and receiving stolen goods. Henry Hayden got 3 yrs and a day for petit larceny, his second offense. Ara Rawson and his wife were convicted of keeping a disorderly house. He got 5 days, she got 10. Pat Smith was convicted of assaulting his wife and got 10 days solitary confinement on bread and water. James Canada got the same punishment for beating up 2 or 3 men with a sheleleigh. He claimed he was drunk at the time | 10 | Oct. 16, 1827 |
| disturbance on the St. Lawrence Canal | on Aug. 7, 1845 there was a disturbance among several of the laborers on the St. Lawrence canal opposite Waddington. A man named Fetterlee, who lives 2 or 3 miles from the works came to Williamsburg to see the circus and was attaked by several of the laborers while he was in a tavern. He was bruised severely and the police were mustered. The militia are also called out. | 11 | Aug. 12, 1845 |
| driven aground | the schooner W.J. Pardee was driven aground near the head of the St. Lawrence on its way to Oswego with a load of salt. The vessel is owned by Robbins and Lankton of Ogdensburg | 11 | Apr. 17, 1849. |
| drowning in Lisbon | an Englishman drowned at the Galloo Mills in Lisbon Feb. 18, 1846. He and two others were in a canoe with a load of oats heading to the island when the canoe overturned | 11 | Feb. 24, 1846 |
| Edwardsville PO | a new Post Office has been established in the Town of Morristown called Edwardsville | 11 | June 6, 1837 |
| election day fire in Madrid village | Mr. Haskell's hotel, barn and sheds, along with the house and store of Silas Clark, and a tailor shop were all destroyed by fire in Madrid Village Apr. 27, 1847. Most of the men were absent, being election day, and the ladies of the village were responsible for protecting the surrounding buildings | 11 | May 4, 1847 |
| escaped prisoners caught | Marcus Woodworth and Benjamin Cahoon escaped from the jail Oct. 25, 1846 by leaping the picket fence of the jail yard. They were pursued by Dep. Sheriff R. C. Jackson to Lisbon, where they crossed the river at Red Mills. They were captured again at 10 PM Oct. 26, and put safely back in the jail. (Woodworth was convicted in Dec. 1846 and sentenced to 5 years. Cahoon escaped again the next February) | 11 | Oct. 27, 1846 |
| expensive elopement | Roderick C. Phippen of Stockholm was sued by Fanny L. MacAuley in Circuit Court. When he lived in Crown Point, he borrowed one dollar from her brother for marriage costs, then eloped to SLC that night. The brother-in-law was awarded $500 plus costs | 1 | Feb. 11, 1846 |
| fire at the Stone Store | a spark from a steamboat funnel landed on a doorway of the stone Store owned by Mr. Parish on Water St. in Ogdensburg. Quick work prevented the fire from spreading | 11 | Apr. 17, 1849. |
| fire destroys Ogden mansion | fire destroyed "Ellerslie" the mansion of Col. Gouverneur Ogden near Waddington Mar. 1, 1843. The family had gone to church, it being Ash Wednesday. Most of the furniture was saved and moved to his house in Ogdensburg | 11 | Mar. 7, 1843 |
| fire in Ogdensburg | four buildings were destroyed by fire in Ogdensburg Jan. 19, 1846. It started in Wm. C. Brown's large wooden building on the west side of the Oswegatchie in which Norcross and Sawtelle had a match factory. The fire started there and damaged three other buildings. A Mr. Baker severely fractured his knee whe the roof collapsed on him and 2 others. He may be disabled for life. | 11 | Jan. 20, 1846 |
| five drown in Chaumont Bay | two men named Foreman, along with a Mr. Collins, his wife and child, all drowned in Chaumont Bay in Lake Ontario. They were crossing from North Shore to Pt. Peninsula when their skiff overturned (from the Sackets Harbor Courier dated Oct. 15, 1833) | 11 | Oct. 29, 1833 |
| Four men hurt in Madrid | a group of men returning from a squirrel hunt in the Village of Madrid all got on the landing of the carding mill there, which collapsed and sent them into the Grasse River. Four were hurt: Tirdale Cole, Collins R. Pierce, Joseph Hallock and Noble Freeman (who broke his leg) | 10 | May 1, 1827 |
| Franklin Co. Poor House destroyed | the Franklin Co. Poor House in Malone was destroyed by fire June 17, 1845, and an aged woman named Hobbs was overlooked in removing the inmates and perished | 11 | June 24, 1845 |
| Franklin Gazette moves | the Franklin Gazette newspaper has moved from Ft. Covington to Malone, and has been published with new type | 11 | Oct. 12, 1847 |
| Freando, Joseph | ran away from his master, Frederick Coady, Jan. 18, 1840 | 11 | Jan. 28, 1840 |
| Frisbee, Lucia A. | "my wife, by the advice of her parents, refuses to live with me…" signed Auger G(aylord). Frisbee, Stockholm | 13 | Oct. 1, 1829 |
| Ft. Covington lightning | William H. Spafford, nephew of Rev. Spafford, and Ezra B. Eastman, son of H. Eastman of Ogdensburg, were nearly killed Aug. 3, 1833 when lightning struck the druggist/bookstore in Ft. Covington | 11 | Aug. 6, 1833 |
| giant squash | Pelaeiah Allen of Ogdensburg raised a summer squash which was 2ft 4 inches long, 11 and a half inches thick and weighing 43 lbs. | 11 | Oct. 3, 1843 |
| Gillette, Edward R. | was emancipated by his father Daniel B. Gillette of Canton | 13 | Sep. 30, 1828 |
| Goodman, Hannah (Mrs.) | "has comitted adultery and eloped from my bed and board" signed Jonas Goodman of Madrid | 13 | June 25, 1829 |
| Gowdy, Margaret (Mrs.) | has left my bed and board etc. signed Lorenzo Gowdy of Morristown Dec. 21, 1844 | 11 | Jan. 7, 1845 |
| grateful for benefactors | on Jan. 16, 1844, Rev. Anson W. Cummings of the Gouverneur Wesleyan Seminary was entering Richville when his horse became frightened by the careless firing of a gun in the street. While the horse was running full speed, his sleigh overturned and he was thown head-first onto the ice that had accumulated near a well. Mr. Lynde, the hotelkeeper, brought him into his place and summoned Dr. Morton. Neither would later accept pay for their good deeds. | 11 | Jan. 23, 1844 |
| great blizzard of 1845 | most inhabitants agree that the storm of Feb. 4-5, 1845 was the heaviest snowfall ever seen in this part of the country | 11 | Feb. 11, 1845 |
| Great Windfall of 1845 | a dreadful tornado ripped through the southern part of the county on Sep. 20, 1845. It touched down a mile east of Antwerp. and ripped through the Towns of Fowler and Edwards, leaving a path of total destruction almost a mile wide, but with no reported deaths | 11 | Sep. 30, 1845 & Oct. 7, 1845 |
| hanging in Brockville | the Brockville Recorder of Apr. 27, 1847 says that 2 men are to be hanged there on may 27. They are Antoine Russell for felony, and William Fox for murder | 11 | May 11, 1847 |
| Hannah Burch arrested | Hannah Burch, a Canadian with 6 or 7 children, was arrested for petty theft in Ogdensburg and sentenced to 30 days in the county jail. She had pretended to gather some articles to buy at a store, and had slipped a silk dress pattern into her pocket. She was arrested on the steamboat Niagara as it left Ogdensburg. | 11 | Oct. 5, 1847 |
| Heuvel re-named | the Post Office at Heuvel has been re-named "Heuvelton" | 9 | Jan. 12, 1832 |
| Hewes, William | began two newspapers in Potsdam in 1830. First, "The "Patriot" was anti-Masonic, and the second was "The Minurviad" | 13 | Apr. 8, 1830 & Dec. 9, 1830 |
| Hicks, Garrett B. arrested | Garrett B. Hicks, ae 25-30, broke into Benjamin Holmes' store in Stockholm on Feb. 2, 1839. He stole some clothes and set the place on fire. He was arrested and confessed | 11 | Feb. 19, 1839. |
| Holts of DeKalb may have a windfall | the Holt family, some of whom live in DeKalb are taking measures to secure a large property said to be left to them in England. A family meeting has been called in Hampton CT | 11 | Mar. 6, 1849 |
| hot weather causing fires | the weather has been so hat and dry this month that there are many fires around, even in ground that is normally swampy | 11 | Jul. 17, 1849 |
| Hotron, Orrin | this is to notify the public that Orrin Horton who is bound to me by indenture has left without my consent. This is to warn others not to hire him and any wages due him shall be paid to me. Lewis Marsh, Stockholm Apr. 24, 1849 | 12 | Apr. 25, 1849 |
| Howe, Socrates | a horse thief, broke out of jail in Ogdensburg. He was 25-30 yrs old and 5 ft 10 inches tall | 10 | Sep. 18, 1827 |
| Huet, Orra | Orra Huet of Pierrepont emancipated his son Henry Huet | 12 | Apr. 7, 1847 |
| Huxey, William | ae 17, left his father's house in Canton Feb. 8, 1829 and has not been heard from for 10 months. His father was C. Huxey | 13 | Feb. 1829 |
| Indian boy killed by panther | a number of Indians were camped at Black Lake and a boy of 12 went off by himself to go hunting. His father heard a gun go off and went to investigate. He found his son in the clutches of a panther. The man killed the panther but the boy later died | 11 | Feb. 16, 1836 |
| infanticide | Louisa B. Barber, apparently gave birth in a tavern about 2 miles south of Watertown on Mar. 5, 1828 and put the baby in the fireplace, where it died and partially burned. She is being held at the jail in Watertown | 10 | Mar. 18, 1828 |
| Irish boy drowns | on May 17, 1832 a boy of about 10 yrs old, child of a poor Irish woman, fell from the boom a few rods above the Oswegatchie dam, got carried over the dam and drowned | 9 | May 24, 1832 |
| jailbreak | $125 reward has been offered to anyone knowing the whereabouts of the five prisoners who escaped from the county jail Feb. 6, 1847: George Perry, Benjamin Cahoon, Washington Meacham, George Blair and William Harrison (note: Cahoon had also escaped the previous October) | 11 | Feb. 9, 1847 |
| Jesse Goss' Tavern | the tavern in Madrid Village owned by the heirs of the late Jesse Goss burned Dec. 11, 1829 | 13 | Dec. 17, 1829 |
| Johnson, Cyrene | of Ogdensburg, had some articles stolen by a Canadian called Charles Maka, who lived at French Settlements near Ogdensburg, a place which was known as "a receptacle for all things stolen on earth" | 10 | Dec. 8, 1829 |
| Joseph Platt's house burned | the dwelling house of Joseph Platt in Lisbon burned June 20, 1843 There was no insurance, but some furniture was saved. The calamity will be felt because Mr. P. is in comparatively moderate circunstances | 11 | June 27, 1843 |
| July 4, 1846 | only 2 Revolutionary soldiers joined in the celebration of Independence Day this year in Ogdensburg: Thomas Lee and _______ Bromaghim. Mr. Joseph Fields, another living in this town, was unable to attend. Just a few years ago, there were 10 or 12 present. Mr. Emmanuel Drake, another veteran, attended the festivities at Stone's Corners, Hammond | 11 | Jul. 7, 1846 |
| Kelsey, Samuel | his 10 month old baby in Somerville had swallowed a sewing needle and somehow it escaped the intestine and got lodged in its leg. Dr. Samuel C. Wait of Gouverneur extracted it | 11 | Mar. 8, 1836 |
| Kinney, George W. | "this is to certify that my son George W. Kinney Jr. utterly refuses to be under my control by word and deed" | 6 | Feb. 12, 1840 |
| Lewis Co. murderer | Lawrence McCarty was convicted in Martinsburg murdering his father in law in Nov. 1838 | 11 | June 25, 1839 |
| lightning kills 3 in Louisville | an elderly man named Carr and 2 daughters of a Mr. Dodd or Doud were killed Sep. 11, 1846 during a lightning storm. The girls were ages 4 and 15, and all victims were in their beds at the time of the storm | 11 | Sep. 15, 1846 |
| Louis Charboneau escapes | Louis Charboneau was convicted of grand larceny in Malone in July 1842 and sentenced to 3 years in state prison. The Franklin Co. sheriff was taking him to Auburn prison and they stopped for the night at the Exchange Hotel in ogdensburg. Somehow, the prisoner escaped at night even though he was chained hand and foot. The prisoner was seen in Lisbon a few nights later, and Alexander Martin of Lisbon had a horse stolen, perhaps by Charboneau | 11 | Jul. 19, 1842 |
| Lowell factory girls | the Plattsburgh Republican reports that 100 girls passed through there en route to Lowell MA, and about 50 more 2 weeks ago. Within the past year over 400 have gone from the counties of Franklin, Clinton and St. Lawrence. "Verily, this looks like ruin" | 11 | Aug. 3, 1847 |
| Lytle, Capt. John and the British | Capt. John Lytle of Lisbon had a rather tense encounter with the British near Prescott when he went over to collect money due him for a horse. This was because of the Patriot War | 11 | Apr. 10, 1838 |
| mail route | the mail from Ogdensburg now goes to Denmark in Lewis Co. via Morristown and Hammond | 11 | Oct. 8, 1833 |
| mail route begins | starting July 1, 1847 there will be a mail route running from Canton, Russell, Edwards, Fullerville, Fowler, Shingle Creek, and Antwerp. | 11 | June 22, 1847 |
| making fun of an Indian | "We are informed that on Sunday last (ie May 17, 1846) an Indian, an old soaker, who had got so much liquor into his head as to produce an attack of delirium, made an effort to hang himself. The spot selected was very romantic, it being on the bank of the St. Lawrence, in the vicinity of an old ashery and large piles of steamboat wood. Having procured a rope, he mounted the wood pile and made one end fast to a stick of wood, then descending he attached the other to his neck, when he threw himself backwards, to tighten the rope and launch off into the unknown future. Unfortunately, his backwards movement was too heavy and down came the stick of wood smash against his shins, when he jumped up, mad as blazes & rubbing his shins, giving a whoop and untying the rope, he mizzled, and has not been seen since" | 11 | May 19, 1846 |
| Maltby, George | having been apprenticed to me Feb. 17, 1842 until he reaches his 21st birthday in 1852, has absconded and I forbid anyone from hiring or harboring him. signed Richard Brown, Madrid Mar. 13, 1849 | 11 | Mar. 13, 1849 |
| man survives ice tragedy | the French Mills Republican of Jan. 30, 1828 carried a story about four people crossing the St. Lawrence on foot, becoming lost, and a man, woman and girl died. One man survived | 10 | Feb. 5(?), 1828 |
| Mason, Comer | with a wife and child, he left Parishville May 16, 1829 and went to Frankfort in Herkimer Co. He left his family there and said he was going to find work in Utica. Nothing has been heard of him since. Any information about him is requested by his wife, who has now returned to Parishville | 13 | Nov. 26, 1829 |
| McCrea, Alexander | the family of Alexander McCrea in Franklin Co.was spared injury when lightning entered the dining room and destroyed it while they were in that room. (from the Franklin Republican) | 10 | Jul. 14, 1829 |
| McDonald, Archibald | an Irishman, attempted to kill his wife in Madrid Village Jan. 10, 1844 by stabbing her several times with a butcher knife | 1 | Jan. 15, 1844 |
| McFadden, James | the house, carriage house and woodshed of James McFadden in Lisbon were all destroyed by fire May 16, 1842. | 11 | May 24, 1842 |
| Merrigan, Patrick | he came to the US from Co. Tipperary in May 1848 and was working on the railroad near Madrid Village. His sister has now come to the US and wishes to find him. Any information can be sent to Patrick Dillon of Ogdensburg or to John Brady of Black Lake | 11 | Nov. 13, 1849. |
| militia accidents | accidents have occurred from the culpable and disgraceful practice of firing at the doors of militia officers on the morning of the annual militia drill. For example, in Depeyster a musket exploded and tore a man's hand off | 9 | Sep. 8, 1831 |
| militia court martial | Schuyler F. Judd, Lt. Col. commanding the 123rd Militia, announces the convening of a court martial on Sep. 28, 1846. The purpose of the court is to try all delinquents. The court will consist of Capt. Rufus Washburn, Lt. John Seaman and Lt. Thomas C. Atcheson and will convene at the house of L. Sayers in the Town of Oswegatchie | 11 | Aug. 11, 1846 |
| militia duty | "now is the time to walk up and pay your commutation money gentlemen. The first of August is close on hand, after which you will have to train or pay a fine of $3. There is no dodging the point this year: Either train or pay up." Commutation cost 75 cents | 12 | Jul. 25, 1849 |
| militia elections | election for Field Officers was held at DeKalb Apr. 17, 1849 with the following results: Colonel, Schuyler F. Judd; Lt. Col, John W. Tate; Major, Jacob H. Bellinger | 11 | Apr. 24, 1849. |
| Mills, _______ (boy) | a boy named Mills, ae about 16 was killed when he was run over by some dirt cars Jul.19, 1848 at the railroad excavation. He was attempting to attach a horse to the cars near the foot of a descent and was thrown onto the track and crushed | 8 | Jul. 25, 1848 |
| ministers' tiff | Rev. Joel J. Emmes sued Rev. Peter D. Gorrie in the Court of Common Pleas in December 1841 for slander. He won the case and $75. In April, 1842, Rev. Gorrie defended himself in the paper | 11 | Apr.19, 1842 & Apr. 26, 1842 |
| missing issues | the St. Lawrence Republican is missing the issues of Apr. 13 and May 5, 1846. Anyone who has one of these which they could give to the paper for their files would be in their debt | 11 | Mar. 30, 1847 |
| Montague, Philetus | of Pierrepont, signed a card of thanks to his friends in Potsdam and Pierrepont for their help in his obtaining one of Prof. B. F. Palmer's Patented Premium Artificial Legs | 12 | Feb. 28, 1849 |
| more new papers | a Whig paper is to be published in Canton called the Engineer and Tariff Advocate, published by Charles Boynton. Also, the Frontier Sentinel has begun in Ogdensburg by Foote and Seeley, "on the smoldering fires of the Ogdensburgh Times" | 11 | Mar. 19, 1844 |
| Morris, Lincoln | a 2 yr old son of his was badly burned in Ogdensburg Dec. 3, 1829 when his clothes caught fire. His four yr old brother tried to douse the flames but was not strong enough to lift the bucket (more details in article) | 13 | Dec. 3, 1829 |
| Mr. McKay from Montreal | a Mr. McKay from Montreal, who had been to Perth, Ont.stopped at Williamsburgh, opposite Waddington, and took off most of his clothes. He left his hat, watch and money on the edge of the ice, and plunged into the river. He floated on his face 30 rods, then disappeared from sight and drowned. His body was found by an Indian near St. Regis on Apr. 19, 1844. | 11 | Feb. 20, 1844 & Apr. 30, 1844 |
| Mr. Redington injured | the Hon. George Redington, a representative of St. Lawrence Co. was injured on his return from Albany when the stage overturned near Boonville Apr. 25, 1843. He broke one of his arms but returned safely to his home in Waddington | 11 | May 16, 1843 |
| Mr. Shed from SLC | a list of those missing from the steamboat "North America" which blew up near Buffalo (no date given) includes a Mr. Shed of SLC (possibly Ira Shead?) | 11 | June 26, 1838 |
| Mrs. Dexter's house burned | Mrs. Dexter's dwelling in Heuvelton burned along with all its contents Apr. 30, 1843 | 11 | May 2, 1843 |
| Mrs. Green survives ordeal in woods | a Mrs. Green and her baby were lost in the woods near Ft. Covington for almost 6 days but survived | 11 | Nov. 12, 1833 |
| Myers brothers arrested | William Myers and Samuel Shaw got into a fight in the Town of Watson, Lewis Co. Sep. 4, 1829 and Shaw got cut up quite badly. Wiiliam and his brother Isaac Myers were put in jail to await trial | 10 | Sep. 8, 1829 |
| name change | a notice in the St. Lawrence Mercury says that Richard, Henry and Samuel G. Bull have permission to change theuir surname to Gordon. The order lists the reason for the change. J.R. Bull, of the Chicago Dollar Newspaper is also of the same family, but was not mentioned in the order | 11 | Jan. 22, 1850. |
| Nash, James | a laborer who had lived in Ogdensburg about a year was badly hurt May 18, 1829 . He was backing a wagon load of chips to the river about 30 rods below the court house in Ogdensburg, and the horses overturned the wagon with him on it. He was shockingly bruised and his life is dispaired of. He has a wife and four children | 10 | May 19, 1829 |
| new common school system | a new system was put into place in 1842 for the qualifying of teachers. The new plan will help save money in the estimated 400 common school districts in the county | 11 | Dec. 13, 1842 |
| new County Clerk | John L. Russell was nominated to be the County Clerk until the next general election. He is completing the term of the late Alvin Low who died in June | 11 | Jul. 18, 1843 |
| new lighthouse | $4500 has been appropriated for a lighthouse in Ogdensburg | 11 | Feb. 18, 1834 |
| new mail route | the mail from Ogdensburg to Malone now goes 3 times a week by the southern route (ie Canton, Potsdam, Parishville, Hopkinton, Nicholville, Dickinson and Bangor). Two days a week it will go through Canton, Potsdam, Stockholm, Lawrence, Moira and North Bangor | 1 | Jul. 16, 1845 |
| New Ogdensburg Cemetery | a lot has been purchased on the east bank of the Oswegatchie about a half mile above the dam. The ground is very suitable for a burying ground as it is high and dry, far preferable to the watery seclusion to which the dead have heretofore been consigned | 11 | Aug. 3, 1847 |
| new partnership | Mr. E.B. Allen announces that he has taken in his sons David and Walter B. Allen into partnership, and that they will continue to do business at 3-4 Water St. in Ogdensburg | ||