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Note: Obituary, Interlaken Review, 1/18/1962: "Halsey P. Minor, 82, of Cayuga St., Interlaken, died Friday Jan 12, 1962 in Tompkins County Hospital, Ithaca, after a long illness. He was born in Interlaken and was a lifelong resident. For more than 50 years before his retirement, he was a local hardware dealer. He was a member of the reformed church; Farmerville Lodge # 183, F & A Masons and Interlaken Postn462, American Legion. He had been active in the Interlaken Fire Department and the Chamber of Commerce. Survivors are several nieces and nephews. Funeral Services were held at the Hurlbut Funeral Home Mon 1/15/1962 at 2:00, conducted by Rev. Peter Anderson, pastor of the Reformed Church. Burial was in Lake View Cemetary. Members of the American Legion were bearers. Farmerville Lodge visited the funeral home on Sunday evening to pay their respects."
"In 1879 Haley P. Minor was born in the same bedroom where his mother was born before him on N. Main St. of Interlaken NY. When he was about 17 he peddled groceries for his father's store via horse and wagon. Eggs and butter were usually bartered for the groceries. In 1904 he went to New York City to learn the plumbing trade and opened H.P. Minor Hardware Store in Interlaken. When he was 38 he closed the store so that he could serve his country by fighting in the first world war. After the war the store was reopened and his plumbing and tinsmithing business resumed. When electricity was made available in the area, Haley did a land office business in house wiring. At 71, he retired from active business but remained physically active hunting, fishing, & traveling. He wrote a booklet on "History and Legends of Kidders Ferry" and has played an important part in documenting the history of the whole area. He was married three times but never had any children." - from an unsigned letter
Interlaken Review:
12/8/1900: "Halsey Minor is confined to bed with fever."
12/15/1900: "Halsey and Bessie Minor are much improved in health."
12/22/1900: "Halsey and Bessie Minor are able to sit up."
3/27/1903 has an ad for HP Minor hardware store. I don't know that it's the first ad.
6/12/1903: "The acetylene gas tank in HP Minor's store exploded one morning last week as it was being filled. He supposes a small flame was yet on the street lamp jet, and that it followed the pipe back, as the jet was found open."
Between the Lakes, article So as By Fire, by Nelle D Bradley 1/1952 mentions the porch roof at Minor Hardware store implying it still existed then.
"Mr. Wyckoff Minor of this place, entertaned quite a good many of his relatives last week. A brother, Mr. P.W. Minor of Springville, Erie Co., and two nephews, Masters Halsey and Henry Minor of Farmer, Seneca Co., and also a niece, Miss Alice Minor of the same place, and his sister, Mrs. I. T. Brown [should be JT Brown] of Angelica. Mr. P.W. Minor brought a lovely pony to his nephews as a present." - Cuba NY Patriot 1894-11, Clover Leaf Valley News
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