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Bank building, Falls and Yates Store

Attached - Morris Chronicle in 1894 summary of the year of 1893, mentions founding of bank and dissolving of Falls and Yates store, so the photo is 1893 or earlier.

Description of the bank from National Register application.

High St, 25

Two-story, frontal-gable frame house with steeply pitched roof and regular fenestration plan. Glazed porch located
on east wall, flush with front facade, and open entrance porch with squared, battered supports on shingled kneewalls on asymmetrically placed main doorway; three-sided bay window on west wall. House has vinyl siding, vinyl replacement windows one over one sash in all openings; and a parged concrete foundation. These recent finished conceal or may replace historic ones.
Built ca.l880

1923 Franklin Yates kills State Trooper

The story was reported in the New Berlin Gazette on May 5, 1923 and in the NY Times on April 29, 1923.

1965 Accident Brings Out Morris Police Force.


Morris Police sign offered for sale at

Mantastic Creations and Collectibles
1259 County Highway 11
Laurens, New York

run by Carl Schidzick

A crash on State Highway 23 on the afternoon of Saturday Nov. 6th brought out Constable Richard Stafford and Police Chief Fred Rendo. Click on the PDF below to see the entire newspaper page.

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