y o m i n q by Harry S. Douglass - Old Fulton History

April 1954 Page 87
LINUS DAY (cont0)
He jotted down other events in his accounts. The arrival of the
first newspaper for the quarter was entered as May 2, 1828, He was
interested in astronomy and complied his own almanacs, August 20,
1831, he noted at Ij. o'clock in the afternoon, spots on the sun within
about half an inch of its edge, but the next morning, no spots were
observed. That he continued his observations is evident since he
noted on Sept, 17, the same year, that "No spots to be seen on the
sun,"
Linus Day was born in Connecticut,Nov, 13,1778, and was married
0cto 1808,to Lydia Holcomb, Their son,Volney, was born in Granby,
Conn,, Aug, 13, 1809, and the daughter two years after, Mr, Day died
Dec. 29, 1858,and his wife,two days earlier. The son, Volney,married
in 1835s lived with his parents,teacbing school and working the land
until about I8I4.O, He then purchased $0 acres of the land company a
mile south of his father's tract, on the Poland Hill five corners.
This section received its name, Poland Hill, from Polish failles
living in the area, believed to have been refugees from the Russian
army, who came onto the land prior to its purchase from the Holland
Land Co, by regular settlers. A child of one of these families, who
died, was buried on Mr, Day's farm0
Before leaving the parents, it is of interest to note thatLydla
Holcomb Day brought with her from Connecticut, appleseeds from which
she started a nursery and later the trees were set out as an orchard
A few years ago, some of her trees were still standing,, This original
Linus Day property was in the family for more than 100 years,
the last owner, Linus William Day, a great—grandson, who now resides
in Cowlesville, sold it to a Buffalonian a few years ago as a summer
residence.
Like his father, Volney Day took an active interest in public
affairs0 He served the town as highway commissioner,and was a member
of the State Militia from I832-I836, and was commissioned Lieut-
Colonel of the 99th Regiment, 6th Brigade and 27th Division of the
New York State Infantry,, There was an armory and parade gron^ on
the top of Bennington Hill, leaving Attica, where they had general
training. It is quite probable that his military unit possessed a
cannon which figured in the anti-land company uprising 6f that
period.
The farm which Volney Day purchased over 110 years ago is still
in the possession of the family, A daughter of Volney and Electa,
Florence E., was born there in I8I4.7, in a log cabin,. In 1866, she
married Capt. Jacob A, Schlick of Dansville, N„Y, They went to
Wisconsin, where their son Prank A, was born,and resided in Michigan
about four years. They came back to the old farm In Bennington and
lived with her parents until their deaths in 1892 and 1893, Capt,
Schlick, father of Miss Agnes,worked the farm,including the original
50 acres, plus 62 more which he purchased. In 1913s the parents
sold the farm to their oldest son, Prank A., and moved to Attica,,
Prank raised a family of five, three sons and two daughters, and
about three years ago sold the farm to his oldest son, Francis, who
now lives there with his family. The farm buildings stand on the
original purchase, five generations have lived there, three
generations born on the place,another Wyoming County "Century Farm",
and perhaps the farm in Bennington which has the longest ownership
by members of one family.