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- Oswego Valley News
Wednesday, November 26, 1975
F. Wade Bassett Former School Board Member Dies
F. Wade Bassett of 313 Cayuga Street died Sunday at his home. He had been a long-time member of the Fulton School Board.
Mr. Bassett was born in Forestport and had lived in Fulton for 60 years. He had operated a grocery on S. Second Street until 1959. He had retired as sealer of weights and measures for Fulton.
He was a member of State Street United Methodist Church. He was a past master of Hiram Lodge 144, RF&AM. He was also a member of Fulton Chapter 167, RAM, and Fulton Council 50, R&SM. He was a charter member of the Fulton Kiwanis Club.
He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Phoebe Burton of Fulton; three grandchildren, three great-grandchildren; a brother, Clarence of Forestport, and a sister, Mrs. Laura Rogers of Utica.
Services today at 11 a.m. at Foster Funeral Home. Burial in Mount Adnah Cemetery.
The Fulton Patriot
Fulton, New York
June 1, 1933
The New Food Store
The Patriot joins with a large number of friends and well-wishers in congratulating Wade E. Bassett upon the successful opening of his “Greater Food Store”.
Mr. Bassett’s formal opening of his new store was carried through the last three days of last week, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and to say that the public responded generously to his invitation to visit his store and avail themselves of opportunity to purchase groceries, vegetables and fruits is to put it mildly. Patronage sixty percent, above normal level was accorded Mr. Bassett.
Mr. Bassett’s “Greater” store has been created by the addition of all that space formerly occupied by Wayne E. Bidwell as an electrical shop and display room. This shop adjoined Mr. Bassett’s store and the two stores have been made into one by cutting of a great arch between. In the doing of this work nearly the entire length of the dividing partition was removed and a steel beam was inserted at the top of the arch.
Occupying the center front space of the two-store space has been placed a fruit and vegetable display counter and display bins constantly played upon by a spray arrangement which keeps the display continuously fresh.
Baskets conveniently placed, may be used by the customer in a “wait-upon-yourself” plan, the arrangement of the packaged goods, as well as the fruit, vegetables and bread, being of that handy nature to invite just such an arrangement as the “serve-yourself” idea.
This expansion of Mr. Bassett’s is one that marks a well-deserved success in the business life of this city. In the year during which he has conducted his independent store Mr. Bassett has won a place in the community as an able energetic merchandising and it is safe to predict that the green and white store at 16-17 South Second street will continued to prosper under Mr. Bassett’s able proprietorship.
1900 Federal Census of Forestport, Oneida County, New York (June 13, 1900)
May A. Bassett - 30 - Female - May 1870 - NY-NY-NY - Head
Elmer F. - 10 - Male - Aug 1889 - NY-NY-NY - Son - At School
George L. - 8 - Male - Sep 1891 - NY-NY-NY - Son - At School
Wade F. - 6 - Male - Jan 1894 - NY-NY-NY - Son - At School
Lena L. - 4 - Female - Jan 1896 - NY-NY-NY - Daughter
Laura G. - 1 - Female - Aug 1898 - NY-NY-NY - Daughter
(Married 11 years, 5 children, 5 living)
1910 Federal Census of Forestport, Oneida County, New York (April 15, 1910)
Frank Bassett - 44 - Male - NY-CF-UN- Head - Laborer Saw Mill
Mary - 39 - Female - NY-NY-NY - Wife
Elmer - 20 - Male - NY-NY-NY - Son - Laborer Car Shop
George - 18 - Male - NY-NY-NY - Son - Laborer Saw Mill
Wade - 16 - Male - NY-NY-NY - Son
Lena - 14 - Female - NY-NY-NY - Daughter
Laura - 11 - Female - NY-NY-NY - Daughter
Stuart - 7 - Male - NY-NY-NY - Son
Clarence - 4 - Male - NY-NY-NY - Son
Warren - 2 - Male - NY-NY-NY - Son
(Married 21 years, 8 children, 8 living)
(CF - French Canadian, UN - Unknown)
1930 Federal Census of Fulton, Oswego County, New York (April 5, 1930)
Wade F. Bassett - 36 - Male - NY-NY-NY - Head - Merchant Grocery Store
Esther I. - 36 - Female - NY-NY-NY - Wife
and one boarder
(Living at 313 Cayuga Street)
(Married at 26 and 26)
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