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Bertrand
Bayard
Scriber was the third child and
son of John Eli and Mary Esther Purvis Scriber. He was born
on November 20, 1874 in Livingston Manor, NY.
He was always known as "Bert" and was
employed as a writer for the Republican Watchman, a Sullivan County New
York weekly newspaper which was owned and edited by his brother Adelbert.
For a while he was a member of the
hardware firm of Hindley and Scriber in Monticello NY. He had an
outstanding sense of humor and a beautiful singing voice. He often sang
in local musical productions. He was also an avid fisherman and hunter.
The
following appeared in the Republican Watchman of Monticello
NY on August 1,
1924:
| “Mr.
and Mrs. B.B. Scriber are on a ten days’ auto trip up-state
with a stop off at Oneida Lake, where they will fish for a
couple of days. From Monticello they went south and struck the
Lackawanna Trail, which carried them into Binghamton, where they
put up the first night.” |
The
following appeared in the Republican Watchman on
| “Mr.
and Mrs. B.B. Scriber returned on Wednesday after a ten day
automobile trip covering about 900 miles. They visited
Binghamton, Oneida Lake, Utica, Saratoga Springs, Lake George
and passed through a part of Massachusetts and Connecticut
before returning by way of New burgh.” |
Bertrand Bayard died in Monticello NY, in March
1942 at the age of 67.
Bertrand in his younger years
Our thanks to Susan Schock for this biography and
pictures.
Note: The Burch book lists Bertrand's middle
name as Baynard. It is Bayard.
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Daisy Champlin, known as "Champ" was the daughter of William H.
Champlin and Jennie Gillespie. She was born in Oneida NY in 1880.
Daisy was always called "Aunt Champ" by
her nieces and nephews. She had a millinery business and made lovely
hats. Her relatives always were well outfitted with these. Some of these
hats still exist and are in the possession of Susan B. Schock. They had
belonged to Susan Osborn Scriber and her daughters, Elizabeth and Emma
Jean Scriber. One is a beautiful black felt cloche (Susan Osborn’s)
and there are two others as well; summer straw-like hats; one
with a wide crinkled band of golden beige velvet and the other identical
with a garnet colored band. All three have fabric labels inside the
brims (diamond shape design) that say “Champs Hats”. Her bills also
show this same emblem. A bill for her hats was found among Scriber
family papers.
As seen in photos Champ appears to have been a
sporty sort, a tom-boy as they were called back then. Her husband Bert
on the other hand was handsome to almost being “pretty” and maybe
overly concerned with clothes and his image.
He was quite theatrical and often starred in locally produced
operettas and musical productions.
He clearly loved this.
The following note was found in the Republican
Watchman
on October
10, 1924:
| “Champ
Scriber was in New
York City last week attending the pre-winter millinery
openings.” |
Daisy "Champ" died in Monticello NY on
December 22, 1942 at the age of 62.
Bertrand Bayard Scriber (1874-1942)
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