Word: troy
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...seven o'clock Saturday evening, Dr. T. P. Sawin of Troy, N. Y., delivered the preparatory lecture, after which Mr. L. K. Morse of Harvard and Mr. Sayford spoke on the requisites for success in Christian work...
...large lots of ore, and to give practice in mill and furnace assays. To facilitate the assays of ores of the precious metals, a system of weights has been introduced, by which the weight of the silver or gold globule obtained shows at once, without calculation, the number of Troy ounces in a ton of ore. To furnish necessary facilities for practical work a very complete plant has been provided...
...candidates for the crew have been doing more or less work all the fall under the supervision of Captain Perkins. Until the beginning of November work was done mainly in priors and very few men did any regular work. A new paper barge had been ordered from Waters of Troy early in the summer, and it was received at the boat house almost at the beginning of the year. The crew has not used her during the fall but she will be used by the 'varsity early in the spring. The boat is said to be a great improvement over...
...freshman crew is having some trouble with Waters of Troy about their shell. Waters demands that the freshmen shall pay freight charges for re-shipment; also for one or two extra coats of paper which are necessary to make the boat worth anything. In the meantime the freshmen are rowing in the '88 English shell, which is very badly rigged. If Theo get their own boat back by Saturday they will use it, if not they will have the English one re-rigged...
...shell for the freshman crew which has arrived is much similar to those of previous years. It is about sixty feet long and was built at Troy N. Y., by Waters...