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‘Halsey Corners’ Home: Many people have passed this dwelling at the corner of 17B and Route 115 in Bethel (Pucky Huddle Road) and wondered how soon it will succumb to gravity. Its legacy as part of the Halsey Corners of West Bethel is nearly forgotten, because it likely had its beginning well over a century ago. In 1984, Bethel Historian Beatrice Schoch wrote: “According to Mr. Ralph MacArthur, who owns this building and in whose family it has been for many years before the little building was built, this was never a toll house. It was a wash house behind the barns that were used as a way station for teamsters hauling a distance too great for one team or without a rest. It was moved where it is now about 1900 and used for some years as a home.” The Halsey Inn, which stood across from this on 17B, was reportedly owned by two of Mr. MacArthur’s aunts at one time; his mother was a Halsey before marriage. In the 1850 U.S. census, David Halsey is listed as an innkeeper in Bethel, and the inn is depicted across the road on the 1856 Gates map and the 1875 Beers Atlas. The late Callicoon historian Charles S. Hick wrote in the Sullivan County Record in 1944 about the Halsey Four Corners (as the intersection had been known), adding that they were also known sometimes as the McArthur Four Corners: “Many of you remember the ruins of the old tavern and the numerous barns that were a part of the es­tablishment... Here the horses on the turnpike stage coach were changed at that time and the passengers were provided with meals [at the hotel]... Every one was served with a meal, fresh horses were hitched to the coach, and every one was on his way with as little loss of time as possible.”
May 9, 2023 Edition
150 Years Ago - 1873 The “island” in the Delaware River was completely swept away by the late flood. Mr. Charles Muller of Jeffersonville has recently produced an accurate and … more
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Time machine: Buildings which survived the fire of 1918 on Main Street in Jeffersonville are few. At least two of these buildings still remain. Lixfield’s offered Ballantine’s Beers & Ales at the left. A notice in the Sullivan County Record in 1911 said, “Wm. H. Lixfield is remodeling the interior of his building, formerly the Baum place, so that the cafe floor will be up with the street level. George C. Lixfield has moved his harness business to the Beck building across the street.” A confectionery and the Knell & Durr Café were also renovated at some point, enclosing the balconies you see here. Another sweets and ice cream shop sign is visible down the street. The Eagle Hotel street banner proclaims “Automobile parties accommodated - oil and gasoline for sale - garage and livery - ice cream.”
May 2, 2023 Edition
150 Years Ago - 1873 The new charter of the village of Port Jervis passed both houses of the legislature. Our neighbor, Mr. Scheidell of Jeffersonville, has completed a new fence on the border … more
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A busy corner at Briscoe Road: After we published this photo in Glancing Back (March 7, 2023 issue), we heard from Katherine Calkin who grew up on Briscoe Road. She wrote that Eben Lawrence owned the Hotel Lawrence [far right], the Leona, the feed store and miniature golf across the street where the fire department is today. Said Katherine, “The first kindergarten class in White Sulphur Springs [was] housed upstairs in the firehouse. June Ellmauer started the year with us, but was replaced by Edith Paul when Mrs. Ellmauer became pregnant.” She also recalls Jack Eggler’s garage, Fishbein’s market which was only open in the summer, and the house which Jack Eggler lived in, which is on the pond. Does anyone have photos of the miniature golf or the early fire department that they would be willing to share? If so, call Ruth at (845) 887-5200 or email alookatyesteryear@gmail.com
April 25, 2023 Edition
150 Years Ago -  1873 Pigeons are again flocking over the county. Several flocks have been seen at different points. Owing to considerable opposition, it is doubtful if Monticello’s … more
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April 18, 2023 Edition
110 Years Ago - 1913 A. Brown and A. Mitchell of the garage firm of Mitchell and Brown have dissolved partnership. Mr. Brown will open and conduct a machine shop and garage on the completion of a … more
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Scenes from the commute: More than a century has passed since this postcard was cancelled in Livingston Manor, on its way to Delaware County. The writer was sending word to his sister that all was well and that he would return to Hobart within the month, with his brother. This Artino card is a view of wood chemical industry work, which at one time flourished between Sullivan and Delaware counties. Note the teams pulling the carts were horses and oxen, and their way downhill was unpaved, narrow and likely to be slow going —a lengthy and difficult commute.
April 11, 2023 Edition
110 Years Ago - 1913 Mitchell & Brown, garage and machine shop of Callicoon and agent for Detroiter cars, offer the cars for sale at $850 and $900. Mr. and Mrs. Alec Brown of Callicoon … more
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April 4, 2023 Edition
110 Years Ago - 1913 A fire-charred and completely gutted frame is all that remains of the large garage and machine shop owned by Martin Hermann of South Main St., Callicoon. Five automobiles, … more
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March 28, 2023 Edition
150 Years Ago -   1873 Sullivan County has one solid Republican on its Board of Supervisors. Think how lonely that poor fellow must be. The Hammonds are about to close their tannery at … more
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March 21, 2023 Edition
150 Years Ago -  1873 The following is the result of the recent elections which we did not publish last week and are borrowed from the Watchman: Mamakating, Lewis Rhodes, Dem., elected … more
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March 14, 2023 Edition
110 Years Ago - 1913 A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. George Raum of Kenoza Lake on February 28. John Brustman cut a tree measuring fifty-five feet in length and as straight as a string on the … more
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March 7, 2023 Edition
110 Years Ago - 1913 In a message delivered by Past District Deputy grand master Charles T. Curtis at the last annual public installation of Delaware Lodge No. 561, Callicoon, he gave evidence … more
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Class of 1937 revealed: It may be wintry weather, but readers of the Decades page are certainly not hibernating! A rapid response to last Tuesday’s Glancing Back photo from Bonnie (Poley) Dimler gave us the names of the entire group, thanks to her sharing her mother’s careful identification chart. The following are the names of those pictured, with spouses (not all of whom are known to be 1937 grads). Front row, left to right: Ralph Fisk, William Wagner, Osmer “Ozzie” Long, Earle Poley, Kenneth Werlau. Second row: Robert Ruppert, Clara Knise Ruppert, Edna Long Wagner, Helen Fisher Fisk, Mae Stewart Poley, Marion Maus Emrich, Lillian Weiss Werlau, Albert Emrich. Third row: Ethel Werlau Bennett, Elizabeth Boyd Eschenberg, Katherine Plaskin Bauernfeind, Dorothy Gottschalk Sipple, Rita McCarty Graby, Mildred Korth Whitmore, Madline Plaskin Poley, Anne Steinhauer Pfeifer. Fourth and top row: Jack Bennett, John Eschenberg, Robert Bauernfeind, Ralph Sipple, Ray Graby, Orvis Whitmore, Arnold Poley, Emil Pfeifer.
February 28, 2023 Edition
110 Years Ago - 1913 In this issue of the Democrat we publish an article from the pen of Charles T. Curtis and it is not only interesting but is of great historical value, probably being the best … more
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February 21, 2023 Edition
150 Years Ago - 1873 The Rev. F.A. Crane will supply the Presbyterian Church at Youngsville and Jeffersonville next Sabbath. Service at Youngsville 10:30 a.m. and at Jeffersonville 3 p.m. … more
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February 14, 2023 Edition
150 Years Ago - 1873 A train on the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company’s railroad ran 22 miles in 21 minutes a few days ago. Middletown has a woman who has lived within nine miles of … more
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February 7, 2023 Edition
150 Years Ago - 1873 The youth of Hurd Settlement have of late manifested a very commendable desire for education. Quite a number have entered the Eureka High School in Mongaup Valley for the … more
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January 31, 2023 Edition
150 Years Ago - 1873 District Attorney Alpheus Potts, assisted by E.H. Pinney, moved last Wednesday that the indictment against Jerome Masten for assault on the person of James Collins of … more
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January 24, 2023 Edition
150 Years Ago - 1873 Charley Quick, that model hunter, has shot 43 foxes this winter. With the aid of a welltrained dog, a good gun and a Quick ear, he has proven himself a terror to the fox … more
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January 17, 2023 Edition
110 Years Ago - 1913 Frank Miller of Middle Village, L.I., and Mrs. Elizabeth Kalbfleisch of White Sulphur Springs, were united in marriage Wednesday, January 8 at the Catholic Church in … more
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January 10, 2023 Edition
110 Years Ago - 1913 Frank Miller of Middle Village, L.I., and Mrs. Elizabeth Kalbfleisch of White Sulphur Springs, were united in marriage Wednesday, January 8 at the Catholic Church in … more
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January 3, 2023 Edition
110 Years Ago - 1913 Perhaps one of the largest fires which has ever occurred in the village of Jeffersonville took place shortly before 4 o’clock when the large boarding house of John … more
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December 27, 2022 Edition
110 Years Ago - 1912 John E. Baldwin died Sunday in his 68th year. He was one of the old pioneers of the county and years ago lumbered and rafted it along the Delaware. He began steering rafts … more
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December 20, 2022 Edition
140 Years Ago - 1882 James Meyers of Michigan is visiting his brother, William, at Eldred. The remarkable thing is that he left that section in 1829 and has not seen his brother since. … more
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December 13, 2022 Edition
110 Years Ago - 1912 James Brandi, an Italian aged 16 years, and Julius Brooks, 12, were struck by an O&W coal train at the Strongtown crossing two miles south of Ferndale a week ago … more
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Our thanks to Bob Theadore who shared this vintage image of the Central Hotel in Fremont Center which was featured last week. The Library of Congress website offers a glimpse of the 1875 Beers Atlas for a closer look at the area (visit tinyurl.com/mu7y28m3). At that time, the Buckleys owned a great number of buildings including the Buckley Tannery in Fremont, some lived in by their employees, it is supposed. It appears that in 1875, the building (later known as the Central Hotel and even later named the Blue Bird Inn) was then occupied by B.P. Buckley, a matter for further research.
December 6, 2022 Edition
110 Years Ago - 1912 Michael McCue passed peacefully away a week ago last Sunday afternoon at his home in Damascus. He was in his eightieth year. While going to the McCue home to pay his respects, … more
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The Central Hotel The record of Fremont Center’s Central Hotel begins circa 1884 when the hotel advertised with M. Gabriel as proprietor, “refitted in first class shape and open for the traveling public.” It was later conducted by Conrad and Anna Maus for over 30 years, and by 1913 was the site of such festivities as the 4th of July “with fireworks and a base ball game in the afternoon.” A common gathering place, the Fremont Grange held meetings in the hotel’s hall, and a Binghamton dentist traveled there to see patients monthly. By 1925, when it was purchased by John Hermann, it had became known as the Blue Bird Inn, which it remained into the 1960s, run by later by family members Richard and then Rudy Hermann. The hotel photo at top is from the New York liquor licensing bureau photos, from the 1930s, now held in the archives at the Sullivan County Museum at Hurleyville.
November 29, 2022 Edition
110 Years Ago - 1912 Chris Hunt Jr. of Narrowsburg area has just purchased a 1,000 egg electric incubator which is one of the most modern machines made. . . M. Schuliar of Cochecton Center is … more
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Happy Thanksgiving! We wish the best to you in this season, dear readers, whether you gather with family and friends this holiday or travel to join others who celebrate. May you enjoy peace and thanksgiving.
November 22, 2022 Edition
110 Years Ago - 1912 Kenoza Lake is being re-dammed and rewalled by Mr. Hust and the lake section will soon boast of an electric light plant. Constable William Klein of Narrowsburg has about 40 … more
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