Recently I came into possession of some diaries of my grandmother, who was born in Canastota, and lived in Ithaca most of her life. One had an obituary clipping, with the notation that she was a lifelong friend. ---------------------------------------------------------- Oneida Daily Dispatch, March 14, 1957 [date written on clipping] Rites Set For Mrs. Newton [sic], 70 Canastota - Funeral services for Mrs. Harriet Newton Olcott, 70, who formerly lived at 246 South Peterboro St., this village, will be held at the Newberry Funeral Home at 2 p.m. Saturday. The Rev. George Dolch, pastor of the First Methodist Church, will officiate, and interment will be in Lenox Rural Cemetery. Mrs. Olcott died last night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Edward Bohay, Wheaton, Ill., where she had been living since last fall. She had been in poor health for several months. Mrs. Olcott was born in State Bridge Nov. 17, 1887, the daughter of James W. and Mary Bortle Newton. She lived in Canastota for many years where her husband Dr. Morton D. Olcott practiced dentistry. Dr. Olcott died in Feb. 1956 while the couple was in Florida. She was a member of Canastota Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star and of the First Presbyterian Church, this village. Surviving besides her daughter, are a brother, Henry Newton, Daytona Beach, Fla., and two grandchildren. Friends may call at the funeral home, 317 South Peterboro St., Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------- Virginia Peterson, Rochester, NY