Syracuse Standard News Today

The north

How the fruit got a bad rap from the beginning

1871-1916: The sad and lonely story of the ‘Hermit Author of Skaneateles’ Posted May 15, 2021 An inset drawing of Brainard Munn from his book "La Petite Belle." Courtesy of the Skaneateles Historical Society archives Facebook Share In 1871, a new book, “Love on the Wing,” written by Charles March, created a sensation in the town of Skaneateles. Nearly every resident wanted a copy of it, not because it was very good, or even told an interesting story, but because the townspeople could e...

PETER BETZ When well-respected former State Senator Titus Sheard died suddenly of heart disease at his Little Falls home on April 13, 1904, his death was roundly lamented. His was one of many rags to riches 19th Century success stories. He had, according to the April 14 New York Times, come to America from England with only an older sister as a companion at the age of 15 in 1841, carrying nothing but pocket change, just enough to travel as far west as Little Falls, where he found work in texti...