This is cool.... Perhaps a Provenance
From a Google Book: The Democratic Party of the state of New York p. 466
"Charles D. Mickel, one of the most popular Democrats in Chenango County, was born at Oneonta, in the neighboring county of Otsego, April 27, 1859. He received his educational training in the Oneonta Union School.
After completing his school course he accepted an appointment as teacher in the public schools of his native village. Having removed to Guilford, Chenango County, he taught in the public school of that village for some years, until he concluded to engage in farming, an occupation he ever since followed with great success.
Mr. Mickel first became actively interested in politics in 1892, and from that time he has been one of the most active and efficient party workers in Central New York. In 1898 he was elected Supervisor of the strong Republican town of Guilford, and was re-elected in 1899, being the only Democrat who ever held this office in Guilford two consecutive terms. His popularity among his fellow-townsmen is further shown by the majority he received, 180, the largest ever given any candidate, Democrat or Republican, in this town. He accepted another nomination, but the Republicans putting forth the most extraordinary efforts, managed to pull their candidate through by the beggarly majority of seventeen. Mr. Mickel has served as Delegate to many county and district conventions, and he was sent to the Democratic State Convention in the year 190Q.
In 1881 Mr. Mickel married a daughter of Charlton Phillips, of Guilford, and they have two children, Eva and Charlton.
