HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976 enfield harvest festival historybusinesses, almcst as ^anv as you will find listed else-
where in this little folder. Before I relate those de-
tails, one moment to look at the Churches. The old �O +t ` ' I
Presbyterian Church --which used to set in the front of . E
��� �� Haervl. s FeSbV dthe Cemetery iust south of Newharts store --was moved uo 1
to the corner and, with minor additions, became Wortman
Hall (John Wortman was Roger Brown's great-grandfather) / (�
housing Mr, Wortmans' undertaking establishment, a Hall i
with stage and dance floor, and is presently Newhart's 76
store. The Methodist�Church was moved to it's present
site from Bostwick Corners, and the Baptist Church once
sat across the street from where tt is now. Moving a
Church was no problem to our ancestors, even though they
had no power equipment.
Enfield had two groceries, one of which was owned by tJl
Charlie Wright --the building is no longer there --and the \Vt9[f
other by A.L. Rumsey. The latter had a wagon to peddle
groceries through the town. There was a Cooperage, that
is where barrels were made; a blacksmith shop and wagon 0•
shop; a Harness maker; furniture factory; tannery, cigar /
bakers; cabinet shop; Mr. Wortman built h4s own coffins / J
for his undertaking business; and possibly a couple more /
that I have never heard about. Blacksmith shops were /
very popular, and there were several in town, including
one at Enfield Falls. Travel by horse and wagon was at
the rate of roughly 30 miles a day, so the services needed
had to be available at much closer distances than today y
when we can travel SS miles in an hour. Oh, yes, August
Laue had a Cobbler's shop, too, nearly forgot that one! Ilj 9
Entertainments were varied. Church sociables, home
talent plays, dances, benefits, to name a few. The
Churches were filled for Sunday morning and evening
services as well as Prayer Meetings on Wednesdays. Most \\1
of the social life centered around the Churches and the
Schools. A Trip by Train was a real event, most children
were thrilled by a ride in a ox cart, and a family outing
to Ithaca or Trumansburg took all day. Families visited f ! 11� �•; �`
each other for several days because it took so long to go i ,`. ; }
and come you had to stay a while to make the trip worth-
while. We nearly had train service here in Enfield, as
the remaining railroad bed will show. Just ask Harry
Willis or Nora Dodd to show you where it went. The big
Lehigh Valley bought it out to eliminate the competition.
Many more interesting things could be told about our
Town, space lacking, I will have to put them off until
another time. There is much more to cover --names of �'�oh�orec�, by
people who came before us and are still vividly remembered
by the townspeople --but that is another story. r 64ie k C o m m �cn i ty Council
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at Enfield Falls. Quite prosperous and enterprising, our
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DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ENFIELD BUSINESSES AND MERCHANTS
Phone Name & Address Type of Business
273-6699
272-6087
273-7914
273-0910
273-1229
273-4105
277-0395
272_1710
Love -Lee Beauty Salon Enfield Center
Willowood Family Campground Rockwell Road
(Dottie & Jim Gordon)
Enfield Lawn Mower Service Enfield Center
(Earl Brown)
The Farm School Enfield Center
Jo's Place (Suzanne & Joan Sheffield) Enfield Ctr.
Karen Henion 179 Applegate Road
Newharts Groceries Enfield Center
(Bi.ff & Barb Newhart)
Kyrle's Barber Shop
(Kenny Burlew)
502 West State St., Ithaca
Beauty Shop -
Family Camp Ground
Lawn Mower Repair
Private School
Ceramic Shop!
Sign Paintinq-All Types
Grocery Store
Barber Shop
2770399
Newt's M/C Specialties Enfield Center
Sales & Service of Maico
(Biff Newhart) Racing Motorcycles; Also
Dirt Bike Accessories
272-19OR
Newhart's Lodge Griffen & Black Oak Roads
Catering & Rentals for
(Carl & Fran Newhart)
Outings
273-8581
Woodside Inn Mecklenburg Road
Restaurant & Bar
(Bud & Dottie Leonard)
273-2363
Hillendale Golf Course Applegate & Hayts Roads
Golf Course, Restaurant
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(Pooch & Annie Durante) P&vi Ilion.
& Barl f?dv1(Ii o)nr
272-3559
Teeter's Barn (Dick Teeter) Black Oak Road
Bar
272-1397
Carpenter & Van Nederynen 633 Bostwick Road
Contractors
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& Gordon Van Nederynen)
273-6972
Finger Lakes Wrecker Service 468 Hayts Road
Emergency Road Service
(Annette & Bruce Shindhelm)
AAA
272-8250
Eastern Artificial Insemination Hayts Road
Artificial Insemination
Co-op, Inc.
Service
272-5990
Babcock Poultry Farm, Inc. Podunk Road
Poultry Farm
273-5014
EddvDale Farm Wanon Rtes. 327 & 13
Produce Sales
(Alfred & Mildred Eddy) Farm on Bostwick Road
272-8315
Ithaca Freez 316 Elmira Road, Ithaca
Soft Ice Cream &
(Jake & Jessie Smithers)
Restaurant
273_4884 Sandy Trutt Sandy Creek Trailer Park Ceramic Shop'
273-6690 Ithaca Precision Tool Co., Inc. 1514 Mecklenburg Rd. Tool, Die & Model Business
272-1934 earpenter's Backhoe & Dozer Service, Inc..
272_2951 Bush Oil Co., Inc. 702 Hancock St., Ithaca
272_1054 NaNn'a Beauty Shop 1567 Mecklenburg Road
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272_5500 pment Mecklenburg Road
(Mervyn Schroeder)
273-4959 Pinner Lakes Co-operative Fire Insurance
Robert Back 101 Rockwell Road
273-2945 Partner's Market Millers Corners
2'/3-Rn19 Don Monroe Auto Repair & Inspection Station
Millers Corners
273-7569 Apple Gate Tavern Applegate Road at Rte 79
(Gary Guidi)
273_7176 Karl Jaentsch VW Auto Repair Specialty Hayts Rd.
Excavating & Digging
Fuel Oil
Beauty Shop
Farm Machinery & Snow
Mobiles
Insurance Service
Grocery & Gas Station
Auto Repair
Bar
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