HomeMy WebLinkAboutDeborah Budd PO 2013 Sue Thompson NL ArticleA few odds and ends of Enfield History – Sue Thompson Enfield Town Historian
In 1896 there were two women listed as “Postmaster” in Tompkins County. Deborah Earl Budd was postmaster of the Enfield Falls Post Office and Mrs. Ella Drake of Myers, NY. Deborah’s
parents were John and Mehitable Ganoung Earl. She had 8 siblings, according to various years of the Federal U.S. Census. In 1882 Deborah and her husband Charles used the parlor of
their home as the post office. Charles Budd was listed as Postmaster in 1882. After Charles death in 1896, Deborah was appointed Postmaster. This post office was open until 1902.
Deborah died March 15, 1903 at their family home in Enfield Falls. Deborah and Charles are buried at Grove Cemetery in Trumansburg. Deborah was one of a small but growing number of
women postmasters in the United States. A more complete history of Women in the U.S. Postal System can be found at: http://postalmuseum.si.edu/WomenHistory/women_history/history_reconstruction.html
A word from the Enfield Town Board Minutes – April 1915 - A letter from the State Board health was presented and read involving suggestions for a “cleanup” day (April 22) and offering
many suggestions. Chair appointed Fred G. Rumsey and Harry Havens as a committee to take charge of House Cleaning. Health Officer, Dr. David Robb, to draft suggestions in the form
of a notice with such other helps as he may add for the benefit of this special committee in regard to its healthconditions. Town Clerk, Devoe Rumsey, be instructed to have printed
and mail to each householder of the town a copy of the notice. Carried and moved.According to the Reading Times, Pennsylvania on April 22, 1915, there was a national call for more attractive
surroundings and better health in communities through the U.S..They referred diphtheria and other health ailments in the article.
June 24, 1905 a special meeting of the Town Board called for. The purpose he meeting was discussing fixing roads that had been washed out in the town. A Committee of two was appointed
to carry out road repair decisions.Three days before June 21, 1905, it rain heavily in Tompkins County. On the 21st a heavy rain storm passed over the south-central part of New York
State. Flooding destroyed roadways and bridges in Enfield, Newfield (destroyed highways and 7 bridges), and Dryden. In Ithaca the waters of six Mile Creek rushed down upon the city
carrying away dams, bridges and filling many dwelling houses with water. There was over $100,000 worth of damage in Ithaca.