Nicholas Pendergast
Nicholas Pendergast was a dairy farmer in Ray Brook. He was a member of the Saranac Club in 1927, that met in the Empire Hotel; he was one of the men who heard the cries of the prisoners in the Old Harrietstown Town Hall next door, the night it burned. They raised the alarm, but were unable to free the trapped men until others joined in the effort.
Record Post Au Sable Forks, July 25, 1929
ADIRONDACK FAIR AND SPORTSMEN'S SHOW NEXT WEEK
...The well known Bartz Dairy of the Harrietstown road, producers of milk and cream, are intending to enter an exhibit of cattle and dairy products and Mr. Bartz has many fine cows ready for this show and is in charge of the exhibit. He has also secured Mr. Nicholas Pendergast at Ray Brook to enter. Mr. Pendergast has some especially fine Ayrshire cattle which he is planning to show and also a fine team of draft horses which were not shown at the recent horse show, and is taking a great interest in the fair...
Lake Placid News, June 9, 1939
RAYBROOK DAIRYMAN GET HIGH HERD RATING
Nicholas Pendergast of Raybrook had high herd honors in the Essex-Clinton Dairy Herd Improvement association, averaging 46.9 lbs. of fat and 1382 lbs. of milk with a herd of 32 cows. His cows gave 17 cans of milk in one day