Thanks, Anne. My grandmother who lived with us had a canary of excellent song whhen she lived with us. "Dicky Bird" loved each one of us equally. Your cousin, Jim Hartigan ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2003 6:08 PM Subject: [NYOSWEGO] A BIG newsday in the Oswego Pall Times, August 16, 1928 > I just had to share this with you..... > > The Oswego Palladium Times, Thursday, August 16, 1928,..... > > PET CANARY, 16 YEARS OLD, DEAD > > A bird, upwards of 16 years old, died yesterday. It was "Dicky" the pet > canary of the family of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kelly, East Sixth Street. Mr. Kelly, who > is a custodian of the County clerk's building, has had the bird for more than > thirteen years and it was about three years old when he got the warbler. Monte > Lass, present chief of the fire department, was the original owner of > "Dicky." For many years, in fact up to two years ago, the bird was a singer, but old > age brought silence to his golden throat, and thereafter he could only peep > and chatter after the fashion of ordinary members of the feathered tribe. > > In the latter days of his life "Dicky" showed all the symptoms of senility, > even to baldness and crippled feet. He was unable to hop onto his perch, and > was satisfied to slump down on the floor of the cage. Yesterday he weakened and > died; excessive heat is believed to have hastened his end. > > "Dicky" was a neighborhood pet and his advanced age was regarded as most > unusual. > > > .......My condolences to "Dicky's" family past & present....Anne Ruggeri > > > ==== NYOSWEGO Mailing List ==== > Oswego NYGenWeb > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyoswego/ > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >