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William Burke Spellman, who is identified with the Spellman-Oliver Company, of Chateaugay, is recognized as one of the representative and highly successful business men of Franklin County. He was born at Clinton, N. Y., Jan. 11, 1880, the son of William and Bridget (Burke) Spellman.
William Spellman was born in County Tipperary, Ireland, in 1845, and emigrated to the United States when he was a boy of seven years. He made the voyage on a sailing vessel with his mother, Mary Spellman, and two older brothers. They settled at Troy, N. Y., and as a young man William Spellman entered the employ of the Watervleet Arsenal, manu- facturing shells and firearms for use in the Civil War. He married Bridget Burke, and their children were, as follows: Bridget, married P. E. Ryan, lives at Malone; Josephine, married James Hyland, lives at Chateaugay, a sketch of whom appears elsewhere in this history ; Timothy, who lives on the old Spellman homestead near Clinton, N. Y .; Patrick, retired, lives at Glens Falls, N. Y .; Margaret, married P. J. Ryan, lives at Chateaugay; and William Burke, the subject of this sketch. Mary, James, Catherine, Michael, and John are deceased.
William Burke Spellman was educated in the district schools and attended Henry Wallace Business College at Syracuse, after his gradua- tion from Chateaugay High School. After several years he engaged in general farming, and became associated in business with T. A. Oliver, under the firm name of the Spellman-Oliver Company. They have been widely known road contractors for more than a quarter of a century and are credited with having built at least fifty per cent of the surface high-
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ways in Northern New York. They also are local dealers for the Ford automobile and conduct a general flour, feed and coal business at Chateaugay.
On Nov. 8, 1911, Mr. Spellman was united in marriage with Miss Isabel Augusta Curtin, of Marcellus, N. Y., the daughter of Jeremiah and Catherine Curtin, both deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Spellman have two children: Henry William, born May 5, 1913, attends the Catholic Uni- versity, at Washington, D. C .; and Mary Marcella, born June 7, 1916, attends Chateaugay High School.
Politically Mr. Spellman has always been a Democrat. He and his family are members of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, and he belongs to the Knights of Columbus, of which he is Past Grand Knight. His wife belongs to the Catholic Daughters of America.
Ralph Lawrence Hoy .- A substantial business man, with practical ex- perience as a building contractor, Mr. Hoy, of Brainardsville, takes a prominent part in the business life of Franklin County. He was born at Brainardsville, April 22, 1900, the son of Fred M. and Minnie (Gaines) Hoy.
Fred M. Hoy was born at Ellenburg Depot, N. Y., March 14, 1870, the son of John Hoy, who was born at Napierville, Ont., in 1822. The latter died in 1880. Throughout his life he had been interested in the lumber business and had settled in New York about 1850. Originally the Hoy family had come from Scotland and the father of John Hoy was a sea captain, who came to Canada about 1815, and later engaged in the milling business. John Hoy was the father of nine children, of whom Fred M., the father of the subject of this sketch, was the fourth in order of birth.
Fred M. Hoy was ten years old when his father was killed in an acci- dent in a lumber mill. At an early age he became identified with the business which his father had established but he later located at Brain- ardsville, where he now lives. He was married in 1897 to Miss Minnie Gaines, the daughter of Fred Gaines. To Mr. and Mrs. Hoy were born three children: 1. Ralph Lawrence, the subject of this sketch. 2. Mar- jorie, born Feb. 23, 1905, a graduate of Chateaugay High School and Plattsburg Normal School, now the wife of Robert Kennedy, of Chateau- gay. 3. Dorothy, born Nov. 12, 1912, attends Adirondack Commercial College, Malone.
Ralph L. Hoy is a graduate of Chateaugay High School, class of 1918. He spent one year at the Clarkson School of Technology, Potsdam, and is a graduate of the School of Music, University of Michigan. For a time he
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was associated with his father's business at Brainardsville and later was associated with a contracting firm in Washington, D. C. He returned here, however, in 1924 and established a business of his own, with offices in Malone. He has completed such notable building contracts as the Malone Airport Hangar, Moira Municipal Building, Manson Brothers Garage, Malone, Gabriels Grange Hall, and many fine residences.
On Dec. 20, 1924, Mr. Hoy married Miss Gretchen Hamlin, the daugh- ter of Frank and Mary Hamlin, of Adams, N. Y. They are the parents of four children: 1. Marshall Dare, born Feb. 22, 1926. 2. Malcolm Gaines, born May 28, 1928. 3. Barbara Jean, born June 14, 1929. 4. Lowell Ralph, born Aug. 31, 1930.
Mr. Hoy is a Republican, a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Brainardsville, and belongs to the Masonic Lodge, and Rotary Club. He belongs to the American Legion, having served in the Student Army Training Corps during the World War.
John F. Otis .- As mayor of Oswego Mr. Otis is widely known and he is numbered among the representative executives of the North Country. He is also an inventor of national prominence. Mr. Otis was born in this city, May 15, 1874, the son of James E. and Mary E. (Barnes) Otis.
James E. Otis, who lost his life by drowning in November, 1873, was a native of Oswego, as was also his wife. He was a passenger on the schooner, "I. J. Jenkins," which sank off Nine Mile Point west of Oswego, with all hands lost. His body was never recovered. His wife died in 1878 and is buried in Canada. Their children were: 1. Catherine, who died in 1892. 2. James, who died in 1888. 3. Margaret, who died in infancy. 4. Mrs. William Spencer, who lives at Oswego. 5. John F., the subject of this sketch.
John F. Otis was reared and educated in Prescott, Ontario, by his grandmother. He later came to Oswego and studied mathematics under the late C. H. Treadwell. He worked at various tasks and was employed by the Diamond Match Company, Kitts Manufacturing Company, Ames Iron Company, Frederick Conde Knitting Mills, and Howard Thermostat Company. He began as a machinist, and subsequently became a member of the firm of the Howard Thermostat Company, located at 119 West 1st Street and later at 335 West 1st Street. The business was later sold to the Minneapolis Heat Regulator Company, but Mr. Otis continued the manu- facture of boilers. About 1922 he disposed of part of his business to Edgar E. Shannon and the following year located at 9 East 9th Street, where he formed a partnership with William Sawyer, under the firm name
JOHN F. OTIS
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of the Otis-Sawyer Boiler & Foundry Company. The plant was destroyed by fire in 1924, and thereafter located at 333 West Seneca Street. It continued until 1926, at which time Mr. Sawyer retired from the firm, and the business operated as the Otis Boiler Shop for almost two years. Mr. Otis then retired from active business, at that time selling his factory to the Smith Heater Company, of Detroit, Mich. He has maintained a laboratory, however, and spends much time there. It is located at 117 West 1st Street. Mr. Otis is the inventor of an automatic thermostat for temperature cooling, the steam trap for steam pipes, the automatic elec- tric control for high pressure boilers, and all railroads, which are electri- fied, throughout the United States and Canada, have in use the type of boiler which Mr. Otis has invented. He is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
In October, 1926, Mr. Otis married Miss Mabel Frances Greenwood, of Oswego, the daughter of Fred and Mary (Mclaughlin) Greenwood. Mr. Greenwood died in 1927 and his widow lives in this city. Mr. and Mrs. Otis have two children: Mary Elizabeth, born March 8, 1928, and John Francis, born July 22, 1931.
Nov. 3, 1931, Mr. Otis was elected mayor of Oswego, in which capacity he is now capably serving. He was elected commodore of the Oswego Yacht Club on Jan. 1, 1931. He is the owner of two fine boats: the cruiser "Santa Maria," a 40 foot boat; and the starboat, "M. E. O.," which is named for his daughter.
Politically, Mr. Otis has always been a Democrat, and he is chairman of the Oswego County Democratic Union. He is a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, and belongs to B. P. O. Elks, Knights of Columbus, Leather Stocking Club, Eagles and Moose Lodges.
Charles Lawrence Dickert has successfully engaged in business at Saranac Lake for a number of years and is prominent throughout this section of New York as a taxidermist. He was born in New York City, Jan. 13, 1867, the son of John and Amelia (Seidel) Dickert.
John Dickert was a native of Germany, born at Darmstadt, in 1844. He was 13 years old when he came to this country with his parents. They lived in New York City and he engaged in the retail meat business for many years. He was married in 1863 to Miss Amelia Seidel, the daugh- ter of Christian Seidel, a native of Germany, who was a cabinetmaker by trade. They were the parents of the following children: 1. Charles L., the subject of this sketch. 2. Catherine, born in 1868, married Frank Diebolt, lives at Huntington, L. I. 3. John G., M. D., born in 1870, is a
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well known surgeon in New York City. 4. Emily, who died in 1924, was the wife of Martin Diebolt, of New York City. 5. Lewis, born in 1880, pharmacist, Holland Hospital, New York City. 6. Rowena, born in 1886, married Dr. Wilford Foster, who is in charge of playgrounds in New York City.
Charles L. Dickert attended the public schools of New York City, from which he was graduated in 1881. He became an apprentice in the shops of Frederick Sauter, a celebrated taxidermist, of New York City, and remained in his shop for five years. On account of ill health Mr. Dickert came to Saranac Lake in 1886 and during the following 18 years was associated with the business of H. H. Miner, taxidermist. In 1904 he established his own place of business at 16 Algonquin Avenue, and his skill in this particular business is widely recognized.
Mr. Dickert was married (first) in 1892 to Miss Ophelia Paul, who died in 1902. Their daughter, Lillian, was born in 1897, and is the wife of William C. Koernig, accountant, Saranac Lake Hotel. Mr. Dickert was married (second) in 1904 to Miss Fannie Trombley, the daughter of Edgar Trombley, of Saranac Lake. They are the parents of a daughter, Lorraine, born in 1909. She is a graduate of Russell Sage College, at Troy, N. Y., and is the wife of Willard B. Green, a graduate of Syracuse University. Both are teachers in the public schools at Saranac Lake.
Mr. Dickert is a Republican in politics and served as a member of the village council for eight years, and as president of that body during 1921-22. He also held the office of commissioner for three years. He served as a member of the local Board of Education. He and his wife are active members of St. Luke's Episcopal Church, and he is affiliated with the Masonic Lodge, being a Knight Templar and member of Karnac Temple, Montreal.
Hon. Warren Thomas Thayer, of Chateaugay, has had a distinguished career as a public official, and at the present time is serving as State Senator. He was born at Burke, N. Y., July 12, 1869, the son of Alfred C. and Hulda (Hall) Thayer.
Alfred C. Thayer, a native of Burke, was born Feb. 9, 1836, the son of Wolcott A. Thayer, who came to New York from Amherst, Mass., in 1804 and settled on a tract of land near Burke. He had nine children, of whom Alfred C. was the oldest. The latter was a farmer throughout his life. He was married Dec. 31, 1857, to Miss Hulda Hall, the daughter of Lyman Hall, who was the son of a signer of the Declaration of Inde- pendence, the latter bearing the same name. The Halls had settled at Burke in 1802. Alfred C. Thayer died March 6, 1910, and his wife died
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May 2, 1916. Both are buried at Chateaugay. Their children were: 1. Herbert A., who died in 1885, was a merchant at Chateaugay. 2. Wil- ber, silk importer and wholesale merchant, lives at Boston, Mass. 3. Ida, married Frank Clark, an official of the New York Central Railroad. 4. Warren Thomas, the subject of this sketch.
Warren Thomas Thayer attended the public schools of Burke and Chateaugay, and was graduated from high school in 1888. He then be- came an apprentice at the printer's trade and was employed for three years on the Chateaugay Record. He then received an appointment to a clerkship in the U. S. Treasury Department, at Washington, D. C., where he remained for four years. He spent a year in the office of the State Factory Inspector at Albany, and in 1896 returned to Chateaugay to establish the Chateaugay Journal, of which he was editor and publisher for nine years. His next public office was as Deputy Collector of Cus- toms for the Northern District of New York, and he served in that capacity for 17 years. Mr. Thayer was elected to the New York General Assembly in 1916 and served five years, afterwards being elected to the State Senate. He has been a delegate to the State Republican conven- tion for the past 30 years. He has also served as town supervisor and justice of the peace for many years.
Mr. Thayer has numerous business interests. In 1903 he was active in the organization of the Chateaugay Excelsior Company, and is still president of that company. He was also one of the founders of the Chasm Power Company and served as vice president and general manager. This business was sold to the Associated Gas and Electric Company in 1925. Mr. Thayer's most important business connection is that of president of W. T. Thayer & Company, road contractors. The company was organized by him in 1912 and its field of operation has been in Northern New York and Vermont. Mr. Thayer has taken a prominent part in the perfecting of the present highway system in Northern New York.
On June 16, 1896, Mr. Thayer was united in marriage with Miss Hassie L. Miller, the daughter of Harmon and Louise Miller, of Wash- ington, D. C. Mr. Miller, who died in 1921, was chief of the U. S. Pen- sion Bureau. Mr. and Mrs. Thayer have two children: 1. Grace L., born Dec. 3, 1903, a graduate of Wellesley College, and a teacher in a private school at Trenton, N. J., for two years before her marriage to Norman Dutton, attorney, of Philadelphia. They have a daughter. 2. Alfred Lee, born March 23, 1905, a graduate of Peddie Institute, now connected with the freight traffic department of the New York Central Railroad.
Mr. Thayer is a member of the Baptist Church and belongs to the Masonic and Elk Lodges. He also is a member of the Rotary Club, Cen- tury Club of Ogdensburg, Albany Club, Fort Orange Club of Albany, and Chateaugay Fish and Game Club.
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Fred Charles Conrad .- Closely allied with the civic, business and fra- ternal life of Saranac Lake, Mr. Conrad has served his community in numerous positions of public trust and office. He was born at Trumbull, Conn., June 20, 1886, the son of John and Susan (Hoag) Conrad.
John Conrad died in 1888, being survived by his widow and two sons, Harry Hoag and Fred Charles. In 1893 the family came to Saranac Lake from Connecticut on account of the mother's ill health. She died July 23, 1931, and is buried at Saranac Lake.
For many years Mr. Conrad has been identified with local public af- fairs. He is a Republican in politics and has served as village tax col- lector, 1915-16; village trustee, 1917-20; tax collector of Harriettstown, 1924-27; and mayor of Saranac Lake from 1926 until July 1, 1929. He resigned the latter office to accept the appointment of postmaster.
On Nov. 10, 1924, Mr. Conrad married Miss Maud L. Liscomb, the daughter of John and Jennie (Sweeney) Liscomb, of Jay, N. Y. Mr. Liscomb is deceased.
Mr. Conrad is affiliated with the Masonic Lodge, being a Knight Templar and member of Oriental Temple, Troy, N. Y., and High Priest of Saranac Lake Chapter, R. A. M., in 1915-16. He also belongs to the Elks Lodge and Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
Thomas Henry Peacock, who has been a resident of Saranac Lake since 1874, is a highly esteemed citizen of the community. He was born at North Elba, N. Y., March 5, 1853, the son of William and Louisa (Her- ring) Peacock.
William Peacock was born in Buckinghamshire, England, in 1811. He came to the United States with his family in 1847, and although he had studied for the ministry in England, Mr. Peacock became interested in farming after his arrival in New York. He also had extensive lumber holdings. He died at North Elba in 1887 and his wife died in 1892. Their children were: 1. James, born Dec. 2, 1844, lives retired at Middleboro, Vt. He has three sons, Byron, Eugene, and Herbert. 2. Louisa, born Aug. 27, 1846, died July 5, 1847, was buried at sea. 3-4. Sarah M. and Rebecca Marcella, twins, born July 26, 1848. Sarah, the wife of George Hanmer died in 1885. Rebecca M., the wife of Robert Huntington, died in 1919. 5. Mary Ann, born Sept. 2, 1850, died in 1893, was the wife of Norman Frost. 6. Thomas H., the subject of this sketch. 7. William Riley, born in September, 1855, died May 5, 1889. 8-9. Joseph and Emma, twins, born June 24, 1858. Joseph is a farmer and lives at North Elba. Emma, who died in 1915, was the wife of Walter Smith.
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As a young man Thomas Henry Peacock was employed in the lumber camps of the Adirondack mountains, and during the summer season he was employed as a guide under the direction of V. C. Bartlett, hotel owner, in the upper Saranac Lake region. At the age of 21 years Mr. Peacock became an independent guide, with Saranac Lake as his headquarters, and he was widely known in this capacity from 1877 until 1910. During this time he made seven trips to the Rocky Mountains, accompanying parties of Eastern sportsmen. In 1887 he operated Bertrand Island Club, a lodge at the lower end of Lake Opatcong. During his active career Mr. Peacock was a hunter of renown.
On Nov. 5, 1891, Mr. Peacock married Miss Harriet Stearns, the daughter of William and Lucinda Stearns, of Jay, N. Y. Their daughter, Virginia Sarah, was born Aug. 14, 1892. She was graduated from the Curry School of Expression, Boston, Mass., in 1916, and was married Jan. 10, 1923, to A. Forrest Stainback, and lived in the summer at Saranac Lake and in the winter season in North Carolina and Florida. She died July 14, 1931, leaving three children: Thomas Nathaniel, born Oct. 19, 1923; Harriet Virginia, born May 25, 1925; and Florence Louise, born July 30, 1927. Harriet (Stearns) Peacock died Sept. 12, 1921, and is buried in Saranac Lake Cemetery.
Mr. Peacock is a Republican, a member of the First Presbyterian Church, and belongs to the Masonic Lodge. He lives at 192 Lake Street, and for a number of years has had a winter home at Weldon, N. C.
Alton Bailey Anderson, who is manager of the Pontiac Theatre at Saranac Lake, is numbered among the city's progressive young business men. He was born at Glencove, L. I., May 25, 1899, the son of George and Elizabeth (Bailey) Anderson.
George Anderson, a native of Norway, was born in 1868. At the age of 14 years he left home and followed the sea. He spent ten years in the service and traveled throughout the world. He settled in New York City in 1892 and became successful as a marine engineer, being identified with that profession until his retirement in 1928. He has since lived at Saranac Lake. He was married Jan. 1, 1898, to Miss Elizabeth Bailey, the daughter of Eugene Bailey, who was a sea captain. To Mr. and Mrs. Anderson were born twin sons: Alton Bailey, the subject of this sketch; and Franklin Gerard, who died at the age of nine years.
After completing his schooling in New York City, Alton B. Anderson was employed in an oil refinery as a machinist. He became an expert machinist and tool maker and for nine years was employed at Southing-
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ton, Conn. During that period he also was identified with orchestra work as a violinist, and his heavy schedule of work and music soon under- mined his health. He came to Saranac Lake and after three years of complete rest he became identified with the Pontiac Theatre in 1925, being advanced to the position of manager five years later.
On Dec. 7, 1926, Mr. Anderson married Mrs. Angie M. Hall, the widow of Charles Hall, a World War veteran. She is a native of Vermont and was a teacher prior to her first marriage. By her former marriage Mrs. Anderson has two children: 1. Ray, born in 1920. 2. Elva, born in 1921.
Mr. Anderson is a member of the Edgewater, N. J., Presbyterian Church, Masonic Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and Rotary Club. Politically he is a Republican.
The Anderson family lives at 8 South Hope Street.
Willard Samuel Smith .- As owner and manager of Pine Lodge on Lake Lucretia, north of Gabriels, Mr. Smith is recognized as one of the prominent citizens of Franklin County. He was born at Gouverneur, N. Y., Oct. 1, 1863, the son of George W. and Marietta (Petrie) Smith.
George W. Smith was born at Gouverneur, N. Y., in 1838, the son of Samuel Smith, who was one of the founders of the city of Gouverneur. He came to New York from Vermont during the early days and settled on a tract of land, which is part of the present city. He became one of its most outstanding men and was progressive in the upbuilding of the com- munity. He also was one of the builders of the First Presbyterian Church there. His son, George W. Smith, was a farmer throughout his life and acquired the original homestead at Gouverneur. He was married in 1861 to Miss Marietta (Petrie) Smith, and they were the parents of the following children: 1. Willard S., the subject of this sketch. 2. Charles E., born in 1865, lives retired at Buxbridge, N. Y. 3-4. Edward and Edwin, twins, born in 1867. The former met with an accidental death in 1906 and the latter lives at Heuvelton, N. Y. 5. Alfred B., born in 1869, died at Rochester, N. Y., in 1918. 6. Lewis E., born in 1871, lives on the old homestead. 7-8. Herbert and Howard, twins, born in 1873. The former lives at Russell, N. Y., and the latter died in infancy. 9. Jennie, born in 1875, died at the age of four years.
George W. Smith died in 1905 and his wife died in 1924. Both are buried at Canton, N. Y.
Willard Samuel Smith received his education in the public schools of Canton, N. Y. He was interested in farming until 1909, when he became a clerk in the Hodgskin House at Canton, now the Hotel Harrington.
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After four years he went to Ogdensburg as a hotel clerk there, and three years later he was employed on the St. Lawrence River boats as a steward. In 1919 Mr. Smith purchased the Waverly House at St. Regis Falls, N. Y., which he successfully managed for three years. He then became proprietor of Hotel Riley at Gabriels for a time and in 1927 opened Pine Lodge on Lake Lucretia. The hotel grounds contain 600 acres and have seven miles of shoreline, being located just one mile north of Gabriels.
Mr. Smith was married (first) in 1888 to Miss Delia Mitchell, the daughter of Josiah Mitchell, of Black Lake, N. Y. She died in 1903 and is buried at Canton, N. Y. To them were born five children: 1. Gilbert R., born in 1889, a retired U. S. Army officer, lives at Rochester, N. Y. 2. Joseph E., born in 1891, a farmer, lives near Gabriels. 3. Pearl G., born in 1893, married Ward Young, lives at Gabriels. 4. Hannah, born in 1896, is the widow of Fred Rombaugh, lives at Pine Lodge. 5. Ward S., born in 1899, identified with the American Aluminum Corporation at Massena, N. Y. Mr. Smith was married (second) on Aug. 29, 1913, to Mrs. Delia (Presper) Carroll, the widow of Daniel Carroll and daughter of Joseph Presper, of St. Regis Falls. They have a daughter, Irene, born in 1914. She attends Saranac Lake High School. By her first marriage Mrs. Smith has four children.
Mr. Smith is a Republican. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church and his wife belongs to the Catholic Church.
Frank Alexander .- For more than half a century Frank Alexander has been a familiar figure in the Adirondack Mountain region as a profes- sional guide. He was born at Bangor, N. Y., May 8, 1855, the son of Joseph and Betsy (Campbell) Alexander.
Joseph Alexander, deceased, was a veteran of the Civil War. He served as a member of Company A, 7th Vermont Volunteer Infantry. Mr. Alexander was a native of Quebec, Canada, born in 1834. He had come to this country in 1854 and in that year was married to Miss Betsy Campbell, the daughter of Antoine and Mary Campbell, of Canada. Betsy (Campbell) Alexander died in 1860 and is buried at Bangor. Her only child was Frank, the subject of this sketch. In 1861 Joseph Alexander married (second) Miss Adelaide Murray, a native of Canada, and to them were born three children: 1. Joseph, born in 1873, a farmer, lives in Wayne County, N. Y. 2. Adelaide, who died in 1905. 3. Margaret, who died in 1925.
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