Andrew Duclon

Alexandria Bay- Andrew Gould Duclon, 87, of 75 ½ Walton St, died Apr. 3 at the Edward John Noble Hospital. He had been in failing health for two years.

The funeral was Saturday at Frederick Bros Funeral Home, Theresa, with the Rev. James Slater, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Redwood, officiating. Burial was in Highland Park Cemetery.

Donations may be made to the Alexandria Bay Emergency Corps.

He is survived by his wife, Henrietta; a son, R. Andrew, Redwood; three daughters, Mrs. Clarence (Andrea) Haggart, Burnt Hills, Mrs. Robert (Betty) Fox, Clyde, Mrs. Lawrence (Nancy Ann) Maxwell, Illinois; 18 grandchildren and seven great- grandchildren.

Born on Aug . 19, 1898 in Alexandria Bay, the son of Charles and Belle Hayden Comstock Duclon, he attended local schools.

He served in the United States Navy in World War I. He was a first class musician.

He married Henrietta E Kranz of Green Bay, Wisc., on May 6, 1930, after their marriage the couple resided in Alexandria Bay.

He was employed for several years as a tour guide for Uncle Sam Boat Tours and as a meat cutter in stores in Watertown, Clayton, and Alexandria Bay.

He retired in the early 1970s.

Mrs. Nettie K. Dorr, 74, Dead

Mrs. Nettie Kissell Dorr, 74, wife of John Dorr and former resident of Limerick and the town of Brownville, died this morning at 10:15 at her home, 215 Charles street.

Mrs. Dorr, who had been in declining health, had been ill for a few days of intestinal grip. She had been afflicted with a bladder ailment.

Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 2 from the home and at 2:30 at the Concordia Evangelical Lutheran church. Rev Frederick K. Vogt, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be made in the family plot in North Watertown cemetery. She was a member of the Lutheran church.

Surviving Mrs. Dorr, besides her husband, are four children, Mrs. Elmer (Margaret) Allison, Adams, Mrs. Daniel (Elizabeth) Martin, Detroit, Clarence A. Dorr, 832 Mill street, and Adam G. Dorr, 217 Charles Street; four grandchildren, Harold J., Raymond C., and Richard J. Dorr, city, and Christine Allison, Adams, and a sister, Mrs. Mary A .Dorr, 711 Leray street.

Mrs. Dorr was born March 3, 1870, in the town of Brownville, a daughter of the late Adam and Margaret Haas Kissell. She was married to John Dorr, then of the town of Pamelia, April 9, 1891, in the town of Pamelia by Rev. William Winfield.

Mrs. Dorr had resided here about a year and formerly lived at Limerick. Earlier, she lived on a farm in the town of Brownville, in which town she had spent the greater part of her life.

Entered Into Rest
DORR -- In this city, Oct 14, 1944, Mrs. Nettie Kissell Dorr, wife of John Dorr, 215 Charles street, aged 74 years.

Funeral services Monday afternoon at 2 at the home and at 2:30 in the Concordia Evangelical Lutheran church, Rev. F. K. Vogt, pastor of the church, officiating.

Burial in North Watertown cemetery.

Irving C Cooper Estate Estimated at $24,000

Well Known Theresa Man Leaves Property To His Two Children.

By the terms of the will of Irving C. Cooper of Theresa, his estate, valued in the petition for probate at $14,000 in real and $10,000 in personal property, will be divided principally between his daughter, Jennie Y. McLaughlin of Allston, Mass, and his son, Jesse I. Cooper of Chicago, Ill, although a portion is left under the direction of the executors and from this $800 annually for five years is to be paid to a granddaughter in Allston. The sum of $1,500 held by Mr. Cooper as executor of his first wife is given to the son. The Oakwood cemetery of Theresa is given $200, the income from which is to be used in beautifying Mr. Cooper’s lot in the cemetery, lot of his father, Edward Cooper. George P. Schwarz, James B. Vock and William D. Morrow of Theresa are named executors.

Jesse Cooper Rites Are Held

Former Theresan Expired in Santiago, Calif. - Last of His Family.

Theresa, Jan 18.- According to a message received here Tuesday evening, Jesse Cooper, 71, former townsman and last of a well known family of the north, was laid to rest in a cemetery at Santiago, Calif., on Wednesday. His death took place Monday in that city where he made his home for the past few years.

In the east there are only two cousins left of the family, Harry Yost Stone, Watertown, retiring chairman of the Jefferson county board of supervisors, and Ms. Grace Yost Ostrander, Theresa. There is another cousin, Charles Stone, Detroit. Mr. Cooper is survived by his wife, Mrs. Dollie Marshall Cooper, a native of Marshall, Ill, whom he married 29 years ago. There were no children.

This death takes the last remaining member of the family of the late I. C. Cooper, well known cheese buyer and producer of the days when the largest cheese board in the nation was at Watertown. The Cooper cheese factories in Theresa, as well as his work on the board as a buyer, gave him a name in the north. The Cooper farm was located just out of the village at the corner of the Theresa-Redwood road on the Watertown-Ogdensburg highway. This farm possessed one of the first large, modern dairy barns in the north, built in the 1880’s.

It was on this farm that Jesse Cooper was born 71 years ago, the youngest of three children, and the only son. His parents were Irvin C. and Ann Yost Cooper. After completing his work in the Theresa school, Jesse entered the George E Yost bank here as a bookkeeper. It was his uncle’s bank and he resided in the Yost family week days.

At the time John Fayel, Theresa boy, struck gold in the Dakota region, and reached a wealth of near a million dollars, he secured the services of Jesse Cooper as his bookkeeper. After the early death of John Fayel, Mr. Cooper went to Chicago and was employed in a bank there where the late Gates Ruther, an eastern boy, was a leading figure. Later, Jesse Cooper became a Chicago broker. Some years ago he decided to make California his home.

After the death of I. C. Cooper, Jesse came east to operate the farm, but decided banking was more to his liking and returned to the Midwest. His two sisters, Maggie (who married William Eaton) and Jennie, (who married a Mr. McLaughlin) are dead.

[1946 penciled in]

Jerome B Cooper Expires, Aged 64

Long Ill, His Health Had Been Improved

Former District Attorney

Following His Defeat For Supreme Court Justice in 1920 Attorney Cooper Went to Grand Rapids, Mich., Where He Had Since Lived.

By David F Lane

Jerome B Cooper, 64, district attorney of Jefferson county from Jan. 1, 1917, to Dec. 7, 1920, former widely known lawyer of this city and once a Republican candidate for the nomination of supreme court justice in the fifth judicial district, died at midnight Saturday at his home in Grand Rapids, Mich. Death was caused by heart disease.

Miss Flora Cleveland, 143 Bowers avenue, aunt of Mrs. Cooper, was informed of his death by a telegram she received from Mrs. Cooper Sunday night. Burial will be made in Grand Rapids Wednesday.

The telegram said: “Jerome passed away at midnight. Burial Wednesday in Grand Rapids.” Relatives here said that an Episcopal funeral service will be held probably Wednesday afternoon.

Mrs. Louis W. Moore, 271 Clinton street, long a close friend of Mrs. Cooper, called her on the long distance telephone Sunday night. Mrs. Moore learned that Mr. Cooper had died suddenly.

Mr. Cooper had been in poor health for more than two years. He was stricken seriously ill Sept. 4, 1936, and for a time was a patient in St. Mary’s hospital, Grand Rapids, under treatment for a gall bladder infection.

Attorney Sidney B. Cooper, 216 Trinity Place, his brother, received a letter from Mr. Cooper inviting him to Grand Rapids for the Christmas holidays, the letter stating that Mr. Cooper’s health was the best that he had been in a long time.

Jerome B. Cooper was one of the most colorful figures the Jefferson county bar has known in some years. In politics he was also an outstanding character and a tenacious fighter for his rights and ideals both within and without his party, for he was always a progressive or independent Republican, and a staunch advocate of the cause of prohibition as well.

In the line of his profession he was identified with some important trials before as well as during his regime as district attorney. One of the most sensational murder cases the north country has known in this century was the George A Eddy case of 30 years ago when Attorney Cooper successfully handled the defense of Eddy so that he received a light term for the shooting of John E Reid at Pulaski.

It was during his term that the county abolished the old coroner system and coupled the work with that of the district attorney, and it was also during his term that the country went dry and he prosecuted many liquor law violations.

It was in the field of politics, however, that he was the most picturesque. He was fearless and resourceful and once convinced of his course, he fought through unswervingly to the finish.

Never to be forgotten in the political history of the county was the county convention fight of Sept. 6, 1910, when young Attorney Cooper launched forth as a candidate for the Republican district attorneyship nomination against the late Isaac R. Breen and the late Claude B. Alverson.

It was in the ear of the convention system, when mot of the nominations were thus made rather than by the present- day direct primary plan. The county convention was called at the court house to select the various Republican candidates. As chairman of the Republican county committee, Fred H Moore called the convention to order in the forenoon and the late OD Greene, jr,. Adams, became the chairman.

During the forenoon Judge Joseph Atwell was nominated surrogate and Judge Edgar C. Emerson county judge. Then nominating speeches were made for the three candidates for district attorney and recess was taken until 2 in the afternoon.

Mr. Breen, who was city attorney, was concededly the favorite and went into the convention with 55 pledged delegates. Mr. Alverson, then supervisor from Hounsfield, had 32, and Mr. Cooper only 28.

The town of Wilna with nine delegates was the key unit and flirted around first voting for Fred A. Baldwin, then for John H O’Brien, next for E. Robert Wilcox and one time giving a part of his number to Mr. Breen.

Sixty- two votes were necessary to nominate, but down the 56th none of the three candidates could get the requisite number. All the afternoon they battled. The situation was tense. The fight was bitter. The delegates became weary, but Attorney Cooper never with a ghost of a show of winning continued doggedly in the race and refused to give an inch.

Had he done so earlier in the balloting Attorney Breen undoubtedly would have received the nominations. After the 55th ballot had been taken he released his delegates and on the 57th ballot Attorney Alverson received 63, one more than necessary to nominate him. Breen got 58 and Cooper got one. One other refused to vote. Wilna finally went for Alverson.

That convention was later to change the course of Republican political history in Jefferson county. It marked the rise of Attorney Alverson to power and paved the way to his election to the supreme court bench, where he was again opposed by Mr . Cooper.

After serving as district attorney Mr. Alverson went to the county judge bench to succeed the late Judge George W. Reeves, and when he gave up the district attorneyship Mr. Cooper again became a candidate for the place.

It was in the fall of 1916 and Fred H. Moore who was serving as assistant district attorney under District Attorney Alverson became a natural candidate of the post. However, Attorney Cooper made such a determined and exhaustive campaign for the nomination that he won in a three-cornered fight against Mr. Moore and attorney Clarence L. Crabb. When the elections came in November he had no trouble in defeating T. Arthur Hendricks, the Democratic candidate, and assumed office Jan. 1, 1917.

Shortly afterward Attorney General Alfred L. Becker chose him to assist in the Onondaga county tuberculosis sanatorium construction graft cases. During his term it was decided to shift the county from the old plan of electing four doctors or coroners in the different quarters of the county, and place that work under the control of the district attorney so that he might have the advantage of becoming familiar with criminal cases at their start before evidence had been destroyed by over- handling.

The shift added much to the work of the district attorney, but Mr. Cooper shouldered it and after the world war, appointed his brother, Sidney B. Cooper, to assist him. Then on Jan. 1, 19191, came prohibition against the sale of intoxicants and District Attorney Cooper took on another difficult task, which he handled in such a manner that he had the support of the WCTU, and other dry organizations.

His first term of three years as district attorney ended in 1919 and that fall he became a candidate for reelection, running against and defeating attorney James J. Butler, Carthage, Democratic nominee. On Jan. 1, 1920, he started his second term but that year Supreme Court Justice Edgar C. Emerson was slated to retire from the bench and two other justices were also to be chosen from the Syracuse and Utica ends of the district.

District Attorney Cooper, who undoubtedly could have been elected county judge at that time to succeed Judge Alverson, who had decided to become a candidate for Justice Emerson’s place, spurned the opportunity and determined also to seek Justice Emerson’s place. He felt confident that he could take a short cut from the district attorneyship to the state’s highest trial court, against the judgment of his closest advisors.

The county committee had recommended that the county’s party nominee should be selected at an unofficial primary April 6, 1920, but District Attorney Cooper refused point-blank to enter such an arrangement, declaring that he had not been invited to attend the county committee meeting and considered himself in no way bound to such a plan. Both times he had been elected district attorney he had the Progressive as well as the Republican support and felt that with the aid of the dry voters his chances for fall primary nomination would be good.

However, when the time for nomination came he filed 2,100 signatures on his petitions at Albany, but found that Judge Alverson had the nomination assured. Judge Alverson was easily nominated and elected. It was the year that the late Frederick M Calder of Oneida county and the late Jerome L. Cheney of Onondaga county were also elected.

After his primary defeat District Attorney Cooper decided to give up the law and engage in business, devoting himself to the management of the Grand Rapids store of the Star Wall Paper Company, Inc., one of a chain established by his brother, the late George W. Cooper, and in which company he was a stockholder.

Accordingly he filed his resignation with Governor Alfred E Smith, Democrat, Dec 7, 1920, although organization Republicans had hoped he would await until Jan. 1, 1921, when Nathan L. Miller, Republican, assumed the governorship. T. Arthur Hendricks was appointed district attorney by Governor Smith to serve until the next election.

That ended Mr. Cooper’s crisp career in the law and in politics in Jefferson county, for he never returned to either, devoting himself to the wall paper business until his death. This business began in 1909 in Syracuse, when George D. Cooper, eldest of the five Cooper brothers, including Emmett A., Samuel A., Rana S., and Sidney B., conceived the idea of five-and-ten sent wallpaper stores and established one in that city.

Ultimately the chain grew to 27 stores and all of the Cooper brothers were in the company, which finally incorporated as the Star Wallpaper Store, Inc. The important stores in the chain were in Syracuse, Rochester, Troy, Binghamton, Worchester, Elmira, Paterson, Utica, Johnstown, Springfield, Watertown and several middle western cities.

As a Republican politician Mr. Cooper will be remembered as a liberal, generally opposed to the so called old guard, and as such liberal was an ardent supporter of the late Congressman Luther W. Mott, Oswego, and a frequent antagonist of such old guard stalwarts as the late Senator Elon R. Brown.

It is recalled by many that when Governor Alfred E. Smith was seeking a way to halt profiteering in 1919 District Attorney Cooper went to Albany with a proposed amendment to the general business law, which won the favor of the governor and brought prominence to himself at the Albany conference.

Mr. Cooper was born at Theresa, son of Captain Jerome and Mrs. Emma Farr Cooper. His education was received in the Theresa high school and the Episcopal divinity school at Albany, where he studied one year. After that he came to this city and studied law in the offices of County Judge Edgar C. Emerson. Later he attended the Albany law school, from which he was graduated and admitted to practice about 1899.

For a time after his admission he practiced in Theresa, but then came to this city and opened a suite in the Cleveland building, now the Elks building, Arcade street. His brother, Sidney B. Cooper, studied with him and also went to the Albany law school, graduating in 1915 to be admitted in 1916 and entered the service in the World war the next year. After the war the firm of Cooper & Cooper was formed and continued until Mr. Cooper retired as district attorney.

About 31 years ago, after he had practiced in this city…… years, he was married…. Korleen C Cleveland, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs.… R. Cleveland, local resident…. A result of that marriage, one son was born to them, Stephen C. Cooper. For several years until they removed to Grand Rapids, Mr. and Mrs. Cooper resided at 248 Ten Eyck street and during their last years Mr. Cooper had offices on the second floor of the Otis building.

He had practiced but a few years in this city, when George A. Eddy, a Theresa Boy, who was engaged in cheese making on Grenadier Island, shot and killed John E. Reid in a store doorway in Pulaski on the night of Dec. 2, 1909.

Reid, a Canadian, had been hired by Eddy as assistant at the Grenadier island cheese factory. Eddy became suspicious that there was an alliance between his wif, Mrs. Mae E. Eddy, and Reid. Reid obtained employment in Pulaski. However letters passed between Mrs. Eddy and Reid, some of which were intercepted by Eddy. The result was murder.

Eddy retained Attorney Cooper, who succeeded in getting the charge reduced from first degree murder to first degree manslaughter, to which Eddy pleaded guilty. He was sentenced by Justice PCJ De Angelis to not less than ten nor more than 20 years in Auburn prison, and was paroled May 20, 1919.

Mr. Cooper was a member of the Trinity Episcopal church during his residence in Watertown. He was also a member of Theresa Lodge, F & AM, Watertown Chapter, No. 59, RAM, Grand Rapids Commandery Knights Templar, and Grand Rapids Temple AAONMS.

One of eleven children, two of whom died in infancy, Mr. Cooper was a member of one of the county’s old families. His father, who served in the Union army during the Civil war, was born in Theresa Sept. 4, 1838, and there operated a tannery and a grocery store at different times. He was the son of Alexander and Elizabeth Rowe Cooper and married Miss Emma Farr, Sept 20, 1865. Captain Cooper died in this city at the age of 82 on Jan 4, 1920.

Besides his widow, Mrs. Korleen Cleveland Cooper, Grand Rapids, Mr. Cooper is survived by one son, Stephen C Cooper, Grand Rapids; one granddaughter, Polly K. Cooper, Grand Rapids; four brothers and two sisters, Samuel A. Cooper, Rochester, chairman of the board of supervisors; Rana S. Cooper, Binghamton; Emmett A. Cooper, Syracuse; Sidney B. Cooper, city; Mrs. Oscar Dillman, Springfield, Mass, and Mrs. Louise M Jennings, Buffalo.

The funeral will be held Wednesday at Grand Rapids and burial will be made in that city.



Mrs. A. R. DeYoung Dies Sunday Afternoon

Funeral Held From Late Home on Wednesday Afternoon--Burial In Highland Park Cemetery

Mrs. Florence Edith Wagoner DeYoung, wife of Albert R. DeYoung, local attorney, died at the House of the Good Samaritan Watertown on Sunday afternoon. Mrs. DeYoung had been ill for the past two years and had been a patient in the hospital since January when she underwent an operation.

She was born in the town of Orleans, Oct. 12, 1881 the only daughter of Edson B. and Lenora Wetterhahn Wagoner. When nine years of age her parents moved to Fishers Landing, where he father conducted a general store. On June 20, 1906 she became the bride of Albert R DeYoung a member of the law firm Wiltse & DeYoung of this village. After their marriage they built the house now owned by Alec White on North Crossmon. Later they sold this place to the late John Bolton and built the present home on the corner of Church and N. Crossmon.

She was a member of the Reformed church of the Thousand Islands and the Heidelberg Guild. About a year ago she gave a collection of chime records to the church in memory of her mother, the late Mrs. Lenora Wagoner.

She is survived her husband, one aunt, Mrs. Ada Landon of Watertown, and several cousins.

Funeral services were held from the home on Wednesday afternoon, Rev. Edward L. Swartout, pastor of the Reformed church officiating. Burial was made in Highland Park cemetery.

[16 Mar 1941 penciled in]

Miss Kathleen Douglas Dead

Daughter of Early Jefferson County Settlers, 85, Was Known as Singer.

Theresa, Feb 22.- Funeral services for Miss Kathleen Douglas, 85, who died early Thursday morning in an Ogdensburg hospital, will be held from St. James Episcopal church on Saturday at 2, with the rector, Rev. Frederick Haworth, officiating. Burial will be in the family plot in Oakwood cemetery at this time or in the spring, depending upon weather conditions.

Miss Douglas was born in the family home, Brooklyn, Nov 15, 1866, daughter of the late John P and Henrietta Hughson Douglas. In Brooklyn her father had become well to do as head of a produce exchange and was a director of the Atlantic Avenue railroad, the East side savings bank and several insurance companies.

Soon after her birth, physicians advised Mr. Douglas to reside in the country and he purchased 3,000 acres in Jefferson county and established the manor house at what became Douglas Crossing. Soon after, he erected a cheese factory there and then one at Three Mile Bay.

Miss Douglas was well educated, traveled much in Europe and in this country and during her active years was a singer, sought after to perform for different organizations.

She was a member of the St. James Episcopal church here, of the Theresa Progress club, and other organizations. When her father was president of the Watertown Standard Publishing company, and her brother, Daniel, was business manager, she did special articles for the paper, searching out interesting spots to write about.

For several years she had made her home in an apartment of the Stone home on Main street.

She is survived by a sister, Mrs. Henrietta Douglas Shipley, now residing in South Africa, and several nephews and nieces.

[1952 penciled in]

Redwood Man Stricken Near Butterfield Lake

Redwood- Louis Forest DeGroodt, 69, resident of this village for the past nine years and for 43 years a freight agent and yardmaster for the Ontario and Western railroad, died suddenly, Wednesday morning, August 20, at 9:30 while walking up lake hill. Death was attributed to a heart attack.

Mr. DeGroodt had been down at the head of Butterfield lake and was on his way home when he was stricken. Mrs. William Price was the first to see him lying on the road and summoned aid. Dr. Joseph R. Recupero was called and pronounced the man dead.

Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at 1:30 at the church, Rev. Walter S. Dobbie, pastor, officiating . Burial was in Redwood cemetery.

Bearers were William Carmon, Kenneth Carmon, Deforest Skinner, Clark Honeywell, Lawrence and Charles Paddock.

Mr. DeGroodt was born at Pratts Hollow, Madison county, in 1883, a son of Lafayette and Jennie Fearon DeGroodt. He married Beatrice Gruneuthal in Pennsylvania. The couple lived in Utica and in Pennsylvania. They came to Redwood in 1943 after Mr. DeGroodt’s retirement from the railroad.

He was a member of the Redwood Methodist church.

Surviving besides his wife are a brother, Lynn M., of Utica, and nieces and nephews.

[1952 penciled in]

William H Dixon, 69

Theresa--William H Dixon, 69, retired cheese maker and farmer, died at 1:30 Saturday morning, Mar. 1, at the House of the Good Samaritan, Watertown, where he had been a patient since Sunday.

Funeral services were held Monday at 3 p.m. at the Theresa Presbyterian church, Rev Albert Stoddard, pastor, officiating. Burial was in Oakwood cemetery.

Mr. Dixon is survived by his wife, Mrs. Victoria B. Dixon; four brothers, Leslie, Theresa; Glen, Ogdensburg; Sandy and Roy, both of Heuvelton.

Mr. Dixon was born at Lisbon, Sept 17, 1882, a son of Joseph and Sarah Dixon. He was educated in that community.

On Jan. 1, 1908, he married Victoria Brown of Oxbow at Oxbow. He was a cheese maker in that village at the time. Mr Dixon also operated several milk stations at Redwood and Orleans Corners. He owned a large dairy farm on the Oxbow road at the time of his death.

Mr. Dixon came to this village in 1915, where at one time he owned an ice house. He retired from the cheese making business about 20 years ago.

He was a member of the Theresa Presbyterian church, the local O E S chapter and Theresa grange.

[Mar. 1952 penciled in]

Mrs. Anna L Douglas, 92

Theresa- Mrs. Anna Lepper Douglas, 92, a resident of Pillar Point and Sackets Harbor most of her life, died at 6 Friday evening, Feb 29 at the Cardinal nursing home here, where she had been a patient for the past seven months. Death was attributed to the infirmities of old age.

Funeral services were held Monday at 2 pm from the Frederick Funeral home, Theresa, Rev. M. E. VanOrnum, pastor of the Theresa Methodist church officiating. Burial was made in Sackets harbor cemetery.

Mrs. Douglas was born June 5, 1858, at Pillar Point, a daughter of Henry and Harriet Lepper. She was educated in schools there and on March 28, 1875, was married to J. Hubert Douglas at Pillar Point, by Rev. L. L. Davy.

Mr. Douglas who was a farmer most of his life and owned at one time a farm at Pillar Point, succumbed April 28, 1943, at Theresa where they had resided since 1939.

Mrs. Douglas was a member of the Sackets harbor Methodist church.

Surviving is a daughter, Mrs. Frank E. (Delia) Bellinger of Theresa. A son, Henry Douglas, died two months ago at Sackets Harbor. Two daughters, Miss [rest is missing]

Embolism Fatal To Theresa Man
Lighting Plant Man Succumbs On Birthday

Lewis Duffany, Aged 68

Native and Lifelong Resident of Theresa, Mr. Duffany, Formerly Operated Store- He Was Head of Seeber’s Dam Light Plant.

(Special to The Times.)

Theresa, April 7.- Lewis Duffany, assistant superintendent of the village lighting system and head of the lighting plant at Seeber’s dam, died here early today, his 68th birthday.

Mr. Duffany died about 9 am at his home at the plant. In ill health the past year, he suffered an embolism at 5 Tuesday afternoon while leaving the plant. He was unable to speak or recognize friends Wednesday. Local physicians had expressed the belief that he would survive the attack within the course of five days.

Mr. Duffany was born here April 7, 1870. He was a son of Frank and Mary Duffany. He always lived in Theresa, at one time operating a store here.

He married Miss Isabele MacDonald of Redwood, Aug 1, 1899. He took over the village lighting plant in 1918. At one time he was a member of the local fire department and later was chief.

Mr. Duffany was a member of the Theresa lodge, F and A M. He was also an honorary member of the village fire department at the time of his death. He was a former noble grand of the Odd Fellows lodge here.

Surviving besides his widow are two daughters, Mrs. Lena Dudley and Miss Mary Duffany; a son, Allen Duffany, all of Theresa; a brother, Frank Duffany of Watertown; two sisters, Mrs. Thomas Pedder of Theresa and Mrs. Charles Bartram of Clayton, and a niece, Mrs. Wayne VanAllen of Theresa.

[1938 penciled in]

Dr. Geo A Coe, Blind, 81 Years Old Nov 28
Veteran Retired Dentist, However, Takes His Daily Walks, Someone Always Accompanying Him.

Dr. George A Coe, veteran retired dentist who practiced in Watertown until his retirement in 1930, will observe his 81st birthday at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Ray G. Pollard of Fulton, Wednesday.

Dr. Coe is in fairly good health although during the past year he has lost his sight completely because of infirmities. However, he is out daily for exercise, some one always accompanying him. Since his retirement he has been residing with his daughter at Fulton and spending part oaf the time with his son, Dr Glenn E. Coe, 924 Academy street.

The doctor comes from a family of dentists. His father, his son and a brother, Dr. David L Coe, [the rest is missing]

Dr. Glenn E Coe Critically Ill

Dr. Glenn E Coe, 73, Watertown’s oldest dentist is critically ill at his home, 924 Academy street, as the result of a stroke with which he was suddenly stricken at his home Wednesday night. Hope for his recovery has been practically abandoned.

Dr. Coe, who retired from the practice of dentistry about two months ago after nearly 50 years of practice, has not bee in the best of health since an attack of pulmonary embolus followed by pneumonia, which he suffered in January, 1942. His retirement was compelled by poor health. His office was at 344 in the Woolworth building.

Dr. Coe was about his home, feeling as well as usual, when stricken Wednesday night. His heart has weakened, considerably since the attack and on Thursday night he suffered another stroke which paralyzed his speech.

The veteran dentist was graduated from dental college in 1900 and always practiced in this city, for a time he and his father, the late Dr. George A. Coe, practicing together.

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Dr. W. L. Draper, Aged 74, Expires
Was Former Niagara County Assemblyman
Once School Head In County

Native of Carthage, He Had Been Principal of the Public Schools at Natural Bridge and West Carthage- Ex Mayor of Niagara Falls.

(Special to The Times.)

Buffalo, Jan 26.- Dr. W. Levell Draper, 74, former Niagara county assemblyman, ex mayor of Niagara Falls, native of the town of Wilna, Jefferson county, and once principal of public schools at Natural Bridge and West Carthage in Jefferson county, died today in a hospital.

Death was caused by a heart ailment and complications after a fall he suffered three weeks ago.

Born near Carthage, he was a graduate of Ives seminary of Antwerp.

Dr. Draper, a life long Republican in politics, represented the second Niagara county district in the state assembly in 1906-07-08 and 1909. He was mayor of Niagara Falls from 1936 until the first of this month, when his term expired. Last fall he was defeated for renomination by the present mayor, Ernest W Mirrington, Jr.

As the chief executive of Niagara Falls, Dr. Draper extended the city’s official greeting to King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of Great Britain when the royal couple visited the United States and Canada last summer.

The former legislator was a practicing physician and surgeon and was widely known throughout Niagara county.

Dr. Draper was born on a farm in the Lamb district of the town of Wilna, Feb 24, 1865, a son of the late Philorus and Emeline Cowan Draper. He attended district school and lived on a farm during his boyhood, thus familiarizing himself with farm work and farm life.

After attending district school, he enrolled at Ives seminary at Antwerp and following his graduation from that school he acted for a year as principal of the public school at Natural Bridge, not far from his boyhood home. For two years after that he served as principal of a union school at West Carthage, now the West Carthage high school.

He was principal of the West Cartage school in 1886 and 1887. While pursuing a career as a school teacher, the doctor began the study of medicine with Dr F. L. Santway of Theresa. He then enrolled in the Hahnemann Medical college, Chicago, from which he was graded with the degree of doctor of medicine in 1890. In 1899 he was also graduated from the medical department of the University of Buffalo.

After his graduation from the medical school in Chicago, Dr. Draper established the practice of his profession in Wilson, Niagara county.

He continued to practice his profession until 1909 when he became interested in the growing of citrus fruits and pineapples in Puerto Rico, became manager of a pineapple plantation there and retained his interest in that enterprise until his death.

For many years the doctor lived in Wilson, he having established his residence there upon his graduation from the college in Chicago 50 years ago.

Dr. Draper returned to Niagara Falls from Puerto Rico in 1915 and since he had practiced his profession in that city.

From the early years of his residence in Niagara county, Dr Draper took an active part in the interests of the Republican party. For four years he was present of the village of Wilson and for five years before he took his seat in the assembly he was a member of the Wilson board of education.

For three years prior to his election to the assembly he was a member of he Republican county committee of Niagara county and also served as a member of the executive committee of that body.

The doctor was nominated and elected member of assembly from the county’s second assembly district in 1905, receiving 4,652 votes to 3,445 cast for Tuisco Genier, Democrat.

In 1906 he was renominated and reelected, receiving 4,751 votes to 4,099 cast for J Allen McCollum, candidate of the Democratic party and the Independence League. When he was reelected in 1907, he defeated Henry A. McMahon, Democrat, the vote being 4,791 to 3,797. In 1908 he was reelected by only 43 votes, defeating Philip J. Keller, his Democratic opponent. The vote was: Draper, 5,156; Keller, 5,113.

Dr Draper’s service in the state assembly ended Dec. 31, 1909, he being succeeded the next day by Philip J. Keller, who defeated Robert L. Rice, the Republican nominee.

It was through his efforts while an assemblyman that the state appropriated funds for an elevator in Prospect Park which has carried thousands of tourists below Niagara Falls for a rear view of the cataract.

Under appointment by James W. Wadsworth, speaker of the assembly while Dr. Draper served in the legislature, the doctor served on the following assembly committees: Insurance; public health; electricity, gas and water supply; privileges and elections and printed and engrossed bills. In 1908 and 1909 he served as chairman of the privileges and elections committee appointed to that position by Speaker Wadsworth.

Elected in 1918, 1921, 1927 and 1933, Dr. Draper served for 14 years as Niagara county coroner. He was elected mayor of Niagara Falls in 1935 to serve a four year term, which began Jan. 1, 1936, and which just ended.

He was a former president of the Niagara Falls Academy of Medicine, former chairman of the board of managers of the Niagara county sanatorium and, at the time of his death, was chairman of the staff of physician at Mt. St. Mary’s hospital, Niagara Falls. Fraternal societies to which he belonged include Ontario Lodge, No 376, F & AM; Genesee Commandery, No 10, KT Ames Chapter, No 88, RAM; Ismailia Temple, AAONMS; the Odd Fellows; the Foresters and several insurance orders.

Dr. Draper married Miss Anna Schoelles in Wilson in 1896. She is his only near surviving relative.

His home address was 2118 Main street, Niagara Falls.

Mrs. George D Hewitt, prominent West Carthage resident, today recalled that Dr. W. Levell Draper of Niagara Falls was one of her pupils in the town of Wilna school in which she was a teacher as a girl. She recalled him as a bare foot boy when he attended her school.

Dr. and Mrs. Draper visited this section about two years ago and on that occasion they called on Mrs. Hewitt at West Carthage.

Dr. and Mrs. Draper had no children.

[1933 penciled in]

Ross Cole

Redwood--Ross Cole, 68, Route 1, died Jan 2 at the home of Claude Baker, on Route 1, where he was under Hospice care.

There will be no calling hours or funeral. A memorial service will be held at the convenience of the family. Spring burial will be in Redwood Cemetery.

Arrangements are with Frederick Brothers Funeral Home, Theresa.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. David (Diane S.) Olmstead, Clayton; two sons, David and Donald, both of Lafargeville; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; a brother, Gordon, Kirkville, and three sisters, Mrs. Alfred (Inez) Kobus, Liverpool, and Mrs. Joseph ( Edith) Costagnozzi, Bronx, and Mrs. Lewis (Connie) Dergins, Millus, Mass.

A brother, Gerald, died in infancy, and a sister, Grace Hall, died in 1955.

Born on July 14, 1925, in the town of Alexandria, a son of Wallace and Caroline Flath Cole, he attended local schools and married Clara Tibbles in 1958. She died in 1976.

Mr. Cole was a truck driver for Gerald Reed of Fishers Landing for eight years. Then for 24 years he was a machine operator for Hall’s Ski Lift of Watertown, retiring in the mid-1980s.

[1994 penciled in]

Fred Cheeseman Expires, Aged 74

Theresa, April 17- Fred Cheeseman, 74, pioneer rural mail carrier, well known farmer and granger and leader in church work for many years, died Friday at 6:20 pm at the home of a niece, Mrs. Thelma Barclay, on the River road near Evans Mills after an illness of several weeks.

Mr. Cheeseman suffered from embolism ten years ago and was in the hospital for a long period. While he recovered he was never able to do active work. About three years ago he and Mrs. Cheeseman went to make their home with Mr. and Mrs. John Barclay near Evans Mills.

He was the grandson of the pioneer, Anson Cheeseman, whom James D LeRay secured in 1815 to come to Theresa to build and operate the first sawmill on the Indian river. He was born March 10. 1863, the youngest of the Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Cheeseman family. On Jan 22, 1885, he married Ella Howland of this village. They purchased the Cheeseman farm and operated it until Oct 1, 1900, when he received the appointment of rural mail carrier, the first to go out of Theresa on the old No 1 route, which extended twelve miles down one side of the Indian river, crossing Hanson bridge to return to this village on the opposite side. They celebrated their golden wedding two years ago.

Mr. and Mrs. Cheeseman became members of the Theresa grange about as soon as it was organized. He was a pioneer Odd Fellow. For many years they were officials in the Methodist church here. A daughter, Mildred, died when young.

The funeral services will be held Monday at 2 from the Barclay home near Evans Mills, Rev U. B. Grant of the Methodist church, assisted by Rev W. J. Hancock, a former pastor, will officiate. Burial will be made in the family plot in Oakwood cemetery here. Mrs. Fred Cheeseman died Nov 3, 1936.

[1937 penciled in]

Mrs. A. R. DeYoung Dies Sunday Afternoon

Funeral Held From Late Home on Wednesday Afternoon- Burial In Highland Park Cemetery

Mrs. Florence Edith Wagoner DeYoung, wife of Albert R. DeYoung, local attorney, died at the House of the Good Samaritan Watertown on Sunday afternoon. Mrs. DeYoung had been ill for the past two years and had been a patient in the hospital since January when she underwent an operation.

She was born in the town of Orleans, Oct 12, 1881 the only daughter of Edson B. and Lenora Wetterhahn Wagoner. When nine years of age her parents moved to Fishers Landing, where he father conducted a general store. On June 20, 1906 she became the bride of Albert R. DeYoung a member of the law firm Wiltse & DeYoung of this village. After their marriage they built the house now owned by Alec White on North Crossmon. Later they sold this place to the late John Bolton and built the present home on the corner of Church and N. Crossmon.

She was a member of the Reformed church of the Thousand Islands and the Heidelberg Guild. About a year ago she gave a collection of chime records to the church in memory of her mother, the late Mrs. Lenora Wagoner.

She is survived her husband, one aunt, Mrs. Ada Landon of Watertown, and several cousins.

Funeral serves were held from the home on Wednesday afternoon, Rev Edward L. Swartout, pastor of the Reformed church officiating. Burial was made in Highland Park cemetery.

[16 Mar 1941 penciled in]