1896
Saturday, February 1, 1896
A gavel donated to
Saranac Chapter, D.A.R. by Mr. John Henry Myers.
This gavel, made from wood taken from the “Royal Savage,” Gen.
Arnold’s flagship on the battle of Valcour, is trimmed with bands of silver
made from a spoon that once belonged to Mrs. Lawrence Myers, mother of the
donor, the bands exquisitely engraved with the name of Chapter and giver.
Saturday, February 8, 1896
Mill of
the High Falls Pulp Company of Chateaugay commenced running.
Tuesday, April 7, 1896
Celebration of the centennial of the organization of the Baptist Church of
Pleasant Valley, (Elizabethtown).
Tuesday, June 28, 1896
The
first car of Plattsburgh trolley system passed over the line to Bluff Point.
Saturday, July 25,
1896
Plattsburgh trolley line completed.
