JOSEPH HENRY GOOD – 1(st) ENGINEERSPONTOONER RUNS FOR OFFICE - Joseph Henry Good enlisted in the 1stEngineers on February 11, 1865, in Plattsburgh. He mustered into CompanyL as a private on the same day, expecting to serve for 1 year. For hisenlistment, he received a $225 bounty from the Town of Schuyler Falls,but his enlisted was credited toward Elizabethtown’s quota.He was sent to support the troops near Petersburg and was there untilthe end of the war. On May 1, 1865, he was appointed artificer with ateam of his own men building pontoon bridges over rivers near Richmondand Petersburg. On the last day of June, Joseph was mustered out atRichmond, VA.When Joseph returned to Schuyler Falls, he immersed himself in thepolitical and social life of the community – even joining 2 G. A. R.posts – Lyon Mountain and Plattsburgh. In 1890, he started getting anInvalid’s Pension. The Plattsburgh Daily Press of October 9, 1907,carried an article about him when he was running for yet another office.Veteran Named for Supervisor in the Town of Schuyler Falls“Joseph H. Good, the Republican Candidate for Supervisor in the Town ofSchuyler Falls was born in the town of Schuyler Falls on October 20,1847, of French parents, his father Francis Good, having come to theUnited States in 1837. He attended the common school until he was 12years of age and worked on a farm and in a grist mill for a few years.He served as a pontooner in Co. D, 1st NY Volunteer Engineers, duringthe Civil War, having a most honorable Army record. After his dischargefrom the Army, he learned the shoe and harness trade which business hehas followed for over 40 years.Mr. Good has resided in the Town of Schuyler Falls for about 50 yearsand for the past 15 years in the village of Morrisonville. He was twiceelected Justice of the Peace in the Town of Dannemora and has servedseveral terms as Town Clerk and two terms as Justice of the Peace in theTown of Schuyler Falls. He has served as a member of the Board ofEducation of the Morrisonville Union School since its organization andwas re-elected last August for the third time, resigning to accept thenomination for supervisor. In all of these positions, Mr. Good hasserved ably and faithfully.Mr. Good has been identified with the Grand Army of the Republic and theClinton County Union Veterans Association for many years, being atpresent Adjutant and Quartermaster of Charles H. Bentley Post, G. A. R.,and the Treasurer of the C. C. C. U. V. A. He has been a Maccabee for anumber of years and is now serving his 9th year as Record Keeper ofMorrisonville Tent. Mr. Good has always been a Republican, having casthis first vote for General Grant. He is a worthy candidate and will makea valuable member of the County Board.”Joseph died in the winter of 1921, and his wife applied for a widow’spension on March 21st.
