130 Years Ago - 1896

John August Edward Krueger, an old resident of Youngsville, died on Friday, April 10, aged 78 years, 2 months and 25 days. He was born in West Prussia in 1818 and came to America and married Dorothy Louise Hark on October 10, 1841. He moved to Youngsville 42 years ago and carried on the business of cabinetmaking and undertaking.

William S. Neely and Miss Mary Edelman of Fosterdale were married by Rev. McGowan at the Presbyterian Church parsonage in Monticello April 8.

Fred Hartz and Mrs. C.E. Weingartner of the Town of Fremont were married April 5 by Rev. Samuel Muery at Hortonville.

A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Scheidell on Tuesday.

Fosterdale – Born to Mr. and Mrs. John Abplanalp, April 12, a son.

Briscoe – Alex Stephenson lost a valuable heifer the other night which he had just bought at a vendue. It hung itself.

North Branch – Every available man is busily engaged finishing up the work of grading around Mrs. C. Bauernfeind’s cottage on the hill. It will be a very pretty place when completed.

120 Years Ago - 1906

The oldest attorney in the county is John W. Johnston of Narrowsburg who is in his 88th year.

Frank S. Anderson, the well-known lawyer of Callicoon Depot has bought a Cadillac touring car of Gerow Brothers of Liberty, who have opened a garage and repair shop in Liberty. The Gerows have a 12-passenger car, which will be used for excursion purposes.

The following young people were given the rite of confirmation at the Hortonville Church by Pastor Muery on  Easter Sunday: Philip Boehmer, Robert and Katharine Mauer, Caroline Deck, Elizabeth Robisch, Julia Gorr, Edna Bauernfeind, Fred Boettger, Elizabeth and Susanna Lahm.

Youngsville – A party was given to Misses Josephine and Mamie Boxberger last Wednesday evening. About 50 were in attendance and had an enjoyable time.

Relatives and friends in this section will be glad to hear that a son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Knack of 816 Columbus Ave., New York City.

Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Fimpel and daughter, Marjorie, of Brooklyn, well-known here, will sail on the Kaiser Wilhelm II, April 24, for a three months visit to the fatherland of their parents and the principal cities of Europe.

110 Years Ago - 1916

The Callicoon Center Dramatic Club, which has been rehearsing “The Country Minister,” a five-act comedy drama, the past few weeks, will present the play at Steinhauser’s Hall tonight. A dance will follow the show.

The Bantams of Jeffersonville played their last game of the basketball season last Thursday. They overwhelmed the Lyceum Five of Monticello. The exact score is not obtainable as the scorekeeper ran out of paper and pencil, but the tally was something like 74 to 10 when he quit marking up.

An addition is being built to the rear of the  Record printing plant to provide much needed room for the machinery. L.J. Dietrich has the contract.

Floyd Hust was home from Cornell University last week on vacation.

W.J. Grishaber has received a Grant Six car, for which he has the agency, and is now giving demonstrations. The Grant Six looks like a good car for the money.

Friends in Jeffersonville have received word that a daughter, Winifred, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Luchs in New York City.

Mrs. Elizabeth Wood, widow of Wm. Wood, died of heart trouble at her home in Long Eddy, April 6, aged 71 years.

100 Years Ago - 1926

The New Liberty House on North Main  Street, Liberty, the largest regular hotel in the county, a wooden building with 80 sleeping rooms, was reduced to ashes last Sunday evening by a fire caused by a defective electric wire. The loss is estimated at $150,000.

George W. Seibert, employed in the Bennett Bros. Pharmacy at Callicoon, has been commissioned as a second lieutenant in the medical administration section of the U.S. Army Officers Reserve Corps.

Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Hust, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Royce, Mr. and Mrs. Steven H offman, William Knell and Charles Durr of this place joined the pilgrimage to the Masonic Home at Utica last Sunday.

George J. Knell, aged 68, a native of Youngsville, won the second prize of $15 in an old-time fiddlers’ contest recently held by a Scranton theater for the championship of Northeastern Pennsylvania.

90 Years Ago - 1936

The will of John Will, late of Callicoon Center, was proved in Surrogate Cooke’s court on Monday. The farm valued at $2,500 is left to the widow, Elizabeth Will.

Mrs. Estelle P. Sherwood, widow of Webster Sherwood and a former well-known resident of Jeffersonville, died  April 1 at the home of her sister, Cecelia, wife of Hermann J. Rixton at Barryville.

William Rudolf is home from New York for the Passover.

Russell Jauernig of Shandelee Lake is home from Brown University for Easter vacation. The Shandelee Lake  Hotel will hold its opening dance on Saturday, April 18th.

A daughter, Dorothy, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Chester Stephenson of Rock Hill on March 13th.

At the Methodist Ladies Aid meeting at the home of Mrs. John Smith last Thursday, Mrs. Oscar Will was presented with a surprise gift of a potted rose bush in appreciation of her ten years service as secretary and treasurer.

The Village Board Monday night appointed Robert Mann village clerk and treasurer in place of Fred W. Schadt and  Stephen J. Hoffman, who held the jobs separately and resigned.

Margaret Bossley, aged 55, and wife of Herman Huggler of Liberty, died Sunday, March 29, at the Liberty Hospital.

80 Years Ago - 1946

The annual tournament of the National Forensic League will be held at the J.C.S. auditorium starting this Friday.

The concert given at the school under the direction of Miss Anna Hopf netted about $75 for the Presbyterian building fund.

Otto W. Meyer and sons of Lake Huntington  have bought a tract of timber from Joseph Lang on Swiss Hill and will cut it up into lumber.

The abandoned school house at Briscoe was sold at public sale  yesterday to William Danzer Jr. of Youngsville for something over $1200.

The 50th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Joergle was celebrated Saturday, April 6th, with a family gathering and turkey dinner at their home on Silver Heights.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gable (Louise Dreher) celebrated their silver wedding anniversary on April 6 at their home  in the Beechwoods.

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph G. Beiling have been advised by wire that a son, Joe Peter, was born on April 6 to their daughter, Edythe (Mrs. Joe Callaway) at the New Mexico Miners Hospital in Raton, N. Mex.

70 Years Ago - 1956

On Sunday, April 8th, Miss Virginia Mae Fulton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Fulton of Kenoza Lake, was married to Robert Vance Hunt, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Vance Hunt of Callicoon at the Kenoza Lake Methodist Church by Rev. Robert Reiners.

Death came this week to Herman J. Buddenhagen at his home in the Beechwoods at the age of 67; Mrs. Geneva Inderlied of Youngsville, aged 82; Gustave E. Oestrich, 78, assessor of the Town of Fremont for 20 years; Theodora Roediger, 58, of Callicoon; Marie A. Hartog, formerly of Jeffersonville, at St. Petersburg, Fla.; Steve Nagy of Youngsville at Brooklyn Hospital.

Carl Meltzer, owner and director of Camp Chic-a-Lac in Youngsville, has returned home after spending the winter in Europe and Florida.

Sam Baer, Town of Callicoon Supervisor, was named State Committeeman at the Republican County Convention at the Hotel Lenape in Liberty on Monday.

Jeffersonville Mayor Frederick W.V. Schadt was named candidate for the post of Special County Judge and Surrogate at this fall’s election by Democratic County Committee on Tuesday.

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Diehl and family have made some 215 gallons of maple syrup so far this year.

Youngsville Boy Scouts and their leaders, Cecil Bryan and John Dunnigan, camped overnight at Beech Mountain Scout Camp during the Easter vacation.

In the Stork News – A daughter was born Saturday to Mr. and Mrs. Morris Goldstein of White Sulphur Springs at Maimonides Hospital; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Robert LeRoy (son of Mr. and Mrs. William  LeRoy of Jeffersonville) at Syracuse on April 3; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lavelle of Livingston Manor on April 3rd.

60 Years Ago - 1966

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gabel of the Beechwoods were honored at an open house on April 2 to celebrate their 45th wedding anniversary.

Mrs. Hannah Huebner of Jeffersonville died April 1 in Liberty at the age of 91.

District Attorney David M. Boyd took steps Thursday to remove from the barn of a northern Wayne County (Pa.) farmer, Gordon Julian VanLoan Jr., eight cows and a calf that were starving to death. Also removed were the bodies of four cows who had died of starvation.

Herman Schmidt, 94, of Lake Huntington, died Friday in Liberty.

“Pay to the Order of April Fool” read a few checks given out Friday by the county and included in the envelopes with regular checks given to county employees.

The question of a permanent site for the Sullivan County Community College is as far from solution as it ever has been. The generous gift of land, the more than generous gift of Grover Hermann of $500,000, not withstanding good old politics, has given way to reason.

On Sunday, March 27, John Grover Dirie, son of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Dirie of Hortonville, was baptized at Holy Cross Church in Callicoon by the Rev. Fr. Thaddeus Clouthier.

50 Years Ago - 1976

Mrs. Walter Pawloski of Farmington, Conn., announces the engagement of her daughter, Nancy Jo, to Henry John Sandlas IV, son of Mrs. and Mrs. Henry John Sandlas III of North Branch. A June 25 wedding is planned.

John Craig Jr., Master of Monticello Lodge #532, F.&A.M., has announced that a member of the Lodge will receive the Grand Master’s Dedicated Service Award for outstanding service to the fraternity and the community. The presentation will be made by  District Deputy Grand Master for the Sullivan District George Youmans.

Mr. and Mrs. John Ratcliff of Proctorville, Ohio, announce the engagement of their daughter, Janet Lou, to Ronald Gain, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cameron E. Gain of Jeffrsonville. A May 8 wedding is planned.

Bob Norris and Judy Gastwirth play the juvenile leads in the Sullivan County Dramatic Workshop’s presentation of “Don’t Drink The Water,” which will be presented at the Monticello Middle School Auditorium May 6, 7 and 8.

A boy, Anthony Richard, was born March 23 to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Connell of North Branch.

Louis Carlsen of Grahamsville has been appointed general chairman of the New York Arthritis Foundation’s 1976 Annual Appeal to be held soon throughout Sullivan County.

40 Years Ago - 1986

Residents in the Jeffersonville-Youngsville Central School District voted last night in favor of a $19,500 spending plan that would convert the Memorial Library Reading Center into a public library. The new library located on Center Street will officially become a public library on July 1, 1986.

Henrietta Mann recently celebrated her 80th birthday at the Hotel Jefferson with a family gathering that included four generations: her daughter, Roberta Geiger; granddaughter, Joy Geiger Gorr; and great-granddaughter, Samantha Lynn Gorr, who was born October 23.

Two hundred years of service was recognized by the White Sulphur Springs Fire Department when they honored four 50-year members – Burton Lindsley, Graydon Lindsley, Dale Calkin and Ray Edwards.

The Delaware Valley  Arts Alliance’s newly renovated gallery was abuzz with activity both before and after the official grand opening Saturday afternoon. The gallery is housed in the former Arlington Hotel in Narrowsburg. The completion of the first floor renovation owes its success to an energetic “First Floor ‘84” building fund campaign, proceeds from the past three Oktoberfests and countless volunteer hours. The second floor is designated to house a theatre in the future.

Marty Passante, owner of the Villa Roma Country Club in the Beechwoods, was guest of honor at a testimonial dinner Sunday night. Attended by more than 800 guests, the proceeds benefited the United Way of Sullivan County. He became the owner of the popular resort in 1969. By 1986 he had 72 time-sharing units on the property. From there a string of developments – a ski shop, three indoor tennis courts, indoor racquetball and an 18-hole PGA golf course have made the resort one of the most attractive in the county. Of the dinner, Mr. Passante said, “I’m lucky, real lucky. The dinner was nice and what made it more special was that it was started by my family and by people in the community. When your neighbors say thank you, that means a lot.”

30 Years Ago - 1996

James Kenny took his oath of office as mayor of Monticello Monday, administrered by Village Clerk Edith Schop. A standing-room only crowd spilled over into the hallway of the Monticello Village Board meeting to welcome the new administration.

A Buffalo firm wants the Village of Liberty’s help to construct a $1.2 million senior citizen housing complex on Lake Street.

Mark Seltzer, co-developer of The Grandview Palace condominium project in the former Brown’s Hotel on Route 52 between Loch Sheldrake and Liberty, plans to start selling units as early as Memorial Day. The 422-unit condominium project has been in construction since The First Equitable Realty of New York, Inc. bought the property for $1.5 million at a bankruptcy sale on May 18, 1995.

The new Community General Hospital Cardiac Rehabilitation Center is scheduled to take its first patients Monday, it was announced by Martin I. Richman, hospital executive director.

The NYS Dept. of Transportation unveiled preliminary plans for the proposed construction at the Route 17 and 52 intersection in Liberty, designed to relieve traffic congestion from the former Triangle Diner intersection to Infirmary Road.

Stanley LeRoy of Youngsville, the owner of John’s General Store, died April 10, 1996 at Community General Hospital in Harris. He was 59.

Walter and Carole Sipple announce the engagement of their daughter, Audra Lynn, to John W. Spath Jr., son of John W. Spath Sr. and Judy Puerschner, both of Jeffersonville.

20 Years Ago - 2006

HONESDALE, PA — A tragic fire claimed the life of a former Callicoon resident last week, also taking the lives of three of her children. According to the Pennsylvania state police, the house fire that killed Kristin Rave, 29, Thursday morning is still under investigation.

When Martha Stewart went looking for ideas from her staffers, she found a story in Jeffersonville. This Wednesday morning, fans of “Martha” will watch Jeff resident Helen Schaefer demonstrate her own special Easter egg-dying techniques. Schaefer’s name was suggested by Jackie Blais, daughter of Tim and Nora Manzolillo of Bethel, who works behind the scenes at Stewart’s New York offices.

Joseph A. Todora, director of the Sullivan County Department of Community Services, was recognized at the 17th annual Crystal Run Village Foundation Inc. dinner dance for his contributions to the mental health service system.

10 Years Ago - 2016

On Sunday Hurleyville United Methodist Church Pastor Melvin Boone and church members honored and celebrated Ruth Shursky and Edith Porter for their seven decades each of service. Both women joined the church March 24, 1946. Shursky, who recently resigned as treasurer after holding the position for 30 years, has held almost every office in the church with the exception of secretary. Porter is always there when she’s needed behind the scenes.

The two-century-old Silver Lake Dam near Woodridge is finally seeing reconstruction work begin. Damaged since 1999, the dam long served as a recreational and wildlife hotspot in the village (and was created to feed water to the long-gone Delaware and Hudson Canal). The Woodridge Village Board authorized bonding up to $465,000 last year to rebuild the dam and restore Silver Lake to its original size, a project that will cost around $800,000 (much of that through grants). Ironically, workers had to remove a beaver dam that was keeping Silver Lake intact, and just as ironically, the now-drained lake has attracted even more wildlife, as fish are confined to shallow pools – and are easy pickings for waterfowl and woodland creatures.