19th century Moriah — New bandstand in 1877

Maury Thompson
2 min readMay 15, 2024

Strike up the band.

“Our citizens are erecting a new bandstand,” the Moriah correspondent reported in the Ticonderoga Sentinel on June 15, 1877. “Our band is to be reorganized at once, several new instruments having been purchased, and we will have a №1 band of our own.”

In other 19th century Moriah news:

  • “Michael Hughes and Denis Bro’s are now prepared to shoe oxen as well as horses at their shop. The have just had a new ox frame built,” the Moriah Center correspondent reported in the Ticonderoga Sentinel on March 10, 1876.
  • “The church sociable for the benefit of the congregational church was a pleasant affair, and a goodly sum of money was realized,” the Moriah correspondent reported in the Ticonderoga Sentinel on May 5, 1876.
  • “Business is very dull here just now, but as spring opens, we hope to see better times and plenty of work for the laboring men,” the Port Henry correspondent reported in the Ticonderoga Sentinel on Feb. 23, 1877.
  • “Hello! — A new bus at the Lee House and loaded at every trip from the trains. It is a beauty. The new landlord is giving entire satisfaction,” the Port Henry Correspondent reported in the Ticonderoga Sentinel on May 18, 1877.
  • “Geroge W. Weston has enlarged his meat market and is preparing to expand his business also. He is bound to keep abreast in the market business,” the Port Henry correspondent reported in the Ticonderoga Sentinel on May 18, 1877.
  • “Mrs. Wm Flinn is putting up some rooms for the purpose of keeping what is much needed in Port Henry: a first-class ice cream saloon. We hope she succeeds,” the Port Henry correspondent reported in the Ticonderoga Sentinel on May 18, 1877.
  • “C. W. Putnam put his soda fountain in operation again. It turns out an excellent drink. We have tried it,” the Moriah correspondent reported in the Ticonderoga Sentinel on May 18, 1877.
  • “Boat loads of coal are constantly arriving at the Port Henry Furnace Company’s works,” the Port Henry correspondent reported in the Ticonderoga Sentinel on May 25, 1877.
  • “The Sherman House is being filled with summer guests. There are already several arrivals and others on the way,” the Moriah correspondent reported in the Ticonderoga Sentinel on June 15, 1877.
  • “Harry Kipp has gone to Moriah to attend the Sherman Academy. He intends to join the teacher’s class,” The Morning Star reported on Jan. 19, 1895.
  • F. S. Witherbee of Port Henry attended Gov. Levi Morton’s inauguration,” The Morning Star reported on March 6, 1895.
  • “Port Henry is moving for a county musical convention,” the Ticonderoga Sentinel reported on Nov. 1, 1888.
  • “Work has been suspended on the Boston mine for the present, and operations commenced in another pit where ore can be raised at less expense,” the Mineville correspondent reported in the Ticonderoga Sentinel on Dec. 6, 1878.

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Maury Thompson

Freelance history writer and documentary film producer from Ticonderoga, NY