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Ruth Huggler
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140 Years Ago - 1880

The Monticello post office has been made a French money order office.

Charles Stanton has one of the fastest trotters to be found in the county. Callicoon roads and …

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140 Years Ago - 1880

The Monticello post office has been made a French money order office.

Charles Stanton has one of the fastest trotters to be found in the county. Callicoon roads and trotting horses, however, do not work for good advantage together.

The Jeffersonville semi-annual fair and cattle market will be held on Monday, May 3, 1880, at the fairgrounds in the village.

Catherine Heidt has sold her farm of 120 acres to her son, Adam Heidt, for $1,600.

Felix Many of Youngsville sold his farm near that place to Peter Schultz for $700.

Adam Heidt of Beechwoods has sold his farm of 25 acres to J. Long for $650.

James Robisch of New York, has bought the farm formerly owned by Phillip Ebert of Henry Gild, for $1,800.

A hurricane visited Glen Wild and vicinity on Tuesday of last week, overturning trees, buildings, fences, etc., in its course. No one was injured.

The Stevensville tannery will soon become a thing of the past. We are informed that all the bark is now used, the bark mill and heaters torn out, and preparations being made for the removal of the machinery. The waterpower at Stevensville has no superior in this county, being practically unlimited. The pond or reservoir covers more than 1,000 acres, and is fed by living streams that are not seriously affected by any ordinary dry spell. We hope for the sake of our sister village that some enterprising firm may soon recognize the advantages offered at Stevensville and erect some kind of manufactory at that place.

J.S. Soules of Stevensville shot two hawks on the wing one day last week, each of which measured 3 feet 7 inches from tip to tip of wings.

Mr. George Sturdevant of Morsston was in town on Monday. He called at the Record office and paid several subscriptions in advance. We like to be bothered by such men.

130 Years Ago - 1890

The spring fair will be held Monday, May 5th. Bills will be out in due season.

Andrew Bietz is further improving his yard. It looks as if he intended building a magnificent beer garden.

Louis Mall moved last week on Valentine Damm's farm, which he purchased. Mr. Damm moved on the place he recently purchased of John Abplanalp and Charles Pendell moved to Roscoe.

The New York, Ontario and Western Railroad has given orders for the erection of a new depot at Rockland to take the place of the old structure, which was badly damaged by the wrecked train at that place recently.

Commissioner Scott, with a gang of men, one day last week made a good improvement on Main Street. In one low place in front of Erff's earth was carted in at least a foot deep. After a while we will have a finer street in Jeffersonville than in any neighborhood town.

Miss Louisa Denman, who the “World” says, married Gould Rockwell, an 86-year-old resident of Greenwich, Conn., the other days; is a Sullivan County girl. She is 22 years of age and was born and reared in the Town of Neversink. Her rich old husband is nearly four times her age.

120 Years Ago - 1900

DeWitt Clinton Sprague, a veteran of the 143rd New York Regiment, who had the distinction of being the strongest man in Sherman's army in the famous “March to the Sea,” died at his home in Parksville on April 4, at the age of 66 years. During Sherman's march, he met the strong men of many different regiments from the east and west and was always victorious in athletic contests. Sprague was 6 feet 4 inches in height and measured fifty-four inches around the chest. The old tattered battle flag, under which he fought, was draped over his coffin at the funeral.

John Gempler, a resident of Swiss Hill for 30 years, died rather unexpectedly on April 13, aged 69 years. He was a native of Switzerland and came to this community in the days of the tannery in Kenoza Lake.

John Ostrum Gedney died of congestion of the lungs and Bright's Disease at his home in Kenoza Lake, April 12, aged over 80 years. He was born in New Paltz and came to Kenoza Lake 70 years ago or more.

John J.N. Synes, a state inspector of compulsory education, visited the Livingston Manor school for the second time last week, and found 35 pupils absent without excuse.

Unless this violation of the school law is abated, the school will lose its public money, which amounts to over $500.

On April 9, John Mager of Hortonville was granted an increase of pension from $12 per month to $17.

The fire department of Monticello has elected the following officers: John Botens, chief; Stan Moore, first assistant; Fred Sprague, Second assistant; and Martin LaTourette, treasurer.

The only first grade certificate earned at the teacher's examination held in January was secured by Henry Kross, the principal of the Youngsville School.

110 Years Ago - 1910

Fred Kurtz has his new house on Swiss Hill Road pretty well up.

Arrangements are being made for the annual spring fair here, to be held on Monday, May 2.

Father Clements of Callicoon conducted mass in the Catholic church in Jeffersonville Sunday, exchanging pulpits with Father Dominic, the regular pastor.

Philip Hust has bought of Wm. Jenkins, the Wormuth Farm, adjoining his, for $3,000.

Yesterday Martin L. Schmidt of North Branch bought the Nicholas Zieres farm of 50 acres, a quarter of a mile west of that place of the owner, Miss Lizzie B. Zieres, for $2,500.

Henry Schaefer of the Shady Nook Hotel on the hill, on Friday bought the Daniel Meyer place, formerly the Kissam farm, of 51 acres, adjoining him.

At the Eagle Alleys Saturday night, Homer, Schadt, Royce, Miller and Lixfield took three straight from a Youngsville bowling team consisting of Stoddard, Huff, Williams, Lou and George Manny.

The following confirmation class was examined in the Reformed Church Sunday morning: Fred Miller, John Bernhardt, Henry Jacobs, Walter Pfeifer, George Bietz, Charles Wagner, Edna Krantz, Ruth Bietz, Josephine Schmidt, Gertrude Goodman and Olga Bernhardt. Pastor Muery will administer communion a week from Sunday.

100 Years Ago - 1920

Rev. Conrad E. Metzger, after three years of successful labor at Malden-on-the-Hudson, has been transferred to the M.E. Charge at Hurleyville, where he will receive a considerable increase in salary, and will also be near his old home and relatives.

The Freemasons of Livingston Manor have applied for the Institution of a Royal Arch Chapter at that place. If instituted, this will be the first Royal Arch Chapter in Sullivan County.

The cornerstone of the new Catholic Church building at Lake Huntington will be laid the latter part of April and is expected to have the edifice ready for services the first Sunday in July with dedication about April 15. Rev. Father Jerold of St. Joseph's College, Callicoon, has charge of this parish and while on a visit to his old home in Jersey City, recently purchased the furnishings for the new church, which will be known as the Church of Our Lady of the Lake.

The well-known Delaware House at Callicoon has been leased by the proprietor, George W. Sawyer, to DeWitt J. Starck of that place for five years, Mr. Starck formerly conducted the Globe Hotel at Callicoon and was very successful as a boniface.

A.J. Bossley on Saturday sold his 100 acre farm near Briscoe to Jewish people. The stock and implements are included in the deal. This was formerly the John Kehrley farm and Mr. Bossley bought it of the late George Wind of Jeffersonville.

Mr. Bossley will come to Jeffersonville where he bought the Coventry property.

Arthur E. Sipple has bought the Phillip Hertz property at Mileses and Charles Reufer of that place has sold his farm to a family of Finns. A Finnish colony is pretty well established in the Hankins creek valley near Mileses.

Doris M. Quick, daughter of the late Dr. Theodore S. Quick of Youngsville, died April 6 at her home in Salamanca, NY, at the age of 50. She was born in Youngsville.

90 Years Ago - 1930

The necktie factory of S. Halpern in Monticello was burned by fire of an unknown origin Monday afternoon with a loss of $10,000.

Ten girls were thrown out of employment.

All officers of the PTA have been re-elected. They are: Rev. Charles McClure, president; vice presidents, Mrs. C. Wilkin and Abe Roth; recording secretary, Miss Christine Sohl; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Beatrice Deckelman; and treasurer, Mrs. Helen P. Kohl.

All teachers in the Jeffersonville school have signed contracts to return next year except the music teacher, Miss Marjorie F. Topliffe of Fredonia, who has accepted a position with the Deposit school.

At Youngsville, all teachers have signed contracts except Principal Charles Vutton.

Carl and Earl Ranft of New Jersey were here last weekend, looking for wily trout.

Charles Gabel of Lava was in town Monday. Charles, a native of Beechwoods, bought the Buch farm of 115 acres at Lava 25 years ago today, and is what may be termed an intensive farmer - he works. He is assisted by his son, 26, and a daughter, 18. Mrs. Gabel died 10 years ago.

William G. Johnston of Livingston Manor, president of the Masonic Association of Sullivan County, was in Jeffersonville, conferring with Luther Potts, secretary, regarding the spring meeting of the association, to be held May 12 at Livingston Manor.

The prediction that baseball will be seen and heard over the air by means of television within a year, was made the other day by a radio engineer at a hearing before the Federal Radio Commission.

80 Years Ago - 1940

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kispert and their son, Robert, returned this week from their winter home in Largo, Fla. Fred bought another patch of land while there.

The people of Callicoon, at a meeting Saturday night, voted for daylight saving time for the second year, 87 to 40. The school had already announced its intention to go on daylight saving time, but St. Joseph's Seminary will adhere to standard time.

J.W. Ainslie sold his mill property to Stanley E. Smith, owner of the Roscoe table works. The mill gave employment to many men until it was closed by a disastrous fire some years ago.

Jeff debators took honors again in the qualifying tryout of the National Forensic Leagues. The Jeff affirmative team was undefeated. It consisted of Lillian Myers and Patricia Cunningham, who won from Saugerties and lost a contested decision from Poughkeepsie.

In the field of speech, three Jeffersonville speakers qualified for third and final round. They were Jack Schadt, Mary Cubr and Edgar Potts. Jack Schadt placed first in oratorical declamation with the selection “The Big Parade.” Other participants were Elsie Weber, Anna Greis, Dorothy Theiss, Gilbert Weiss, Leonard Misner, Jack Cunningham and Joseph Moser. Also making the trip to Poughkeepsie were E.L. Baker, G.E. Raum, F.W. Pelkey, J.T. Taylor and coach J.K. Strawbridge.

Postmaster John E. Abplanalp of Youngsville attended the dinner given to Postmaster General Farley at the Hotel Astor, New York City, Thursday.

Mrs. Sam Robisch of Hortonville spent one day last week with her niece, Mrs. Wm. Kautz.

70 Years Ago - 1950

Saturday night, April 8, in the Jeff Central gym, the Jeff Lions romped over the mighty Damascus team, to capture first place and the championship in the Delaware Valley League basketball playoffs, by a score of 56 to 33. Top scorer for the Lions was Arnold Sims with 19 points, followed by Al Crandall with 13, Warren Myers with 10, Jim McDonald with 6, Normal Walker with 5, Al Tonjes with 2 and Warren Ruppert with 1. Manager for the team was Ralph “Babe” Fisk.

A son, Paul Fredrick, was born to Mr. and Kenneth Kraack of Lake Huntington on April 8th in the Callicoon Hospital. Mr. Kraack is an agent for Scheidell and Schmidt, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. William Forsbach are the parents of a baby girl, Janice, born on April 7th in Maimonides Hospital.

Miss Virginia Baum of Jeffersonville became the bride of Nial Lindsley of White Sulphur Springs on Sunday afternoon at a ceremony performed by Rev. M.S. Cady at the Methodist parsonage in Kenoza Lake. Mrs. Muriel Williams, sister of the bride, was matron of honor, and Milton Lindsley, brother of the groom, was best man. A reception was held at Antrim Lodge in Roscoe.

60 Years Ago - 1960

Miss Marlene Joyce Scardefield, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter G. Scardefield, and Harrison V. Williams of Syracuse were united in marriage at the First Presbyterian Church in an afternoon wedding, April 9.

Memorial services were held on Wednesday night for the Rev. Arthur L. Gebhard. The well-known and popular Presbyterian minister, was a good friend of ours. In his passing, the community lost a fine minister.

A large crowd attended a delightful concert on April 15 under the direction of Miss Janet Rosenberger and Mr. Anthony Mendola. Majorettes consisted of Belin Accosta, Linda Beaver, Gwendolyn Bernhardt, Bonnie Currie, Anne Karadontes, Barbara Krongel, Diane Schaefer and Sally Schaefer, all of Jeffersonville school.

Malvin W. Wood of Callicoon died on April 12th after a long illness at the age of 48.

Funeral services were held Tuesday for Franklyn W. Trink­ner, well known outdoor sports columnist and newspaperman of Callicoon, who died suddenly of a heart attack last Saturday, April 9th, at the age of 49. More recently he was associated with the Sullivan County Democrat, but before that he had worked for the Liberty Register. He was best known for his column “Ramblings of a Wood Loafer” which appeared in a number of weekly papers in Sullivan and Delaware counties.

50 years ago - 1970

Hickey Ridge Farms, Mileses, owned by Sally and John Schultz, showed the highest grading two-year-old bull at the 278th anniversary Show and Sale of the New York Hereford Association in Ithaca on March 28 with a rating of 14 (High Choice). In the all-age standings, Emil stood second to a fine senior yearling bull from Dutchess County. He weighed 1,440 pounds on March 11, his second birthday, and is now over, 1500.

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Diehl of Kenoza Lake have announced the engagement of their daughter, Betty Lou, to Chris Long, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Long of Callicoon. No date has been set for the wedding.

At the Liberty-Loomis Hospital, it was a boy, Thomas Patrick, April 3, to Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Jamieson of Jeffersonville; a girl to Mr. and Mrs. John Worrell of Callicoon on April 5; a girl, Chelsea Eileen, born on April 8, to Mr. and Mrs. Dan Edwards of Livingston Manor. At Community General Hospital in Monticello, a girl, Karen Jane, was born April 11, to Marcos and Judith DeOliveria of Liberty.

A two-story, 60-stall barn, formerly owned by George Segar of Briscoe, was destroyed last Saturday. Volunteers from Jeffersonville and the White Sulphur Springs Fire Company fought the blaze which resulted in the death of two cattle and the injury of Ferndale B.C.I. Agent Brian T. Connors. Some 60 head of cattle were lead to safety. The farm was recently purchased by Nicholas Mascara of Long Island.

Monday night the county supervisors board approved the purchased of Fort Delaware, the 2.5 acre historic site at Narrowsburg, cost not to exceed $32,000. Assessed at close to $75,000, the Fort Delaware property is a typical revolutionary period block house structure with several internal buildings. The fort was built by a group of Narrowsburg businessmen in 1956.

Mr. and Mrs. David Buddenhagen were notified Thursday that Buddenhagen's Garage in Hortonville came in first place in the Dodge “Challenge” and the dealer and his wife have won an all-expense paid trip to the Orient. They will leave April 28 for a tour with highlights at Tokyo, Hong Kong and Hawaii, returning May 6.

Mr. and Mrs. William Forsbach of Jeffersonville have announced the engagement of their daughter, Janice, to Val Hoyniak, son of Mr. and Mrs. Vladimir Hoyniak.

40 Years Ago - 1980

Fred W. Stabbert, publisher of the Sullivan County Democrat with offices in Callicoon, Liberty, and Monticello, announced today that the newspaper will publish two editions a week starting May 5. The Earlybird Edition will be published on Tuesday of each week and the Weekender Edition on Friday.

Miss Gayle Bose of Jeffersonville was elected Loyalty Day Queen of the H. Russell Kenyon Post No. 5808 Veterans of Foreign Wars, on Thursday night. She was crowned by Bud Hermann, Chairman of the event.

Mrs. Edna Lawton of Harris, 71, was named Sullivan County Senior Citzen of the Year at Monday's Supervisor's Meeting.

An unexpected major snowstorm forced a one week postponement in the 1980 program for White Lake Speedway.

The National Park Service has closed the Delaware Aqueduct Bridge at Minisink/Lackawaxen until further notice “to protect the public from unsafe conditions.”

The Park Service, which recently purchased the historic Roebling Suspension Bridge from a private owner, is in the process of determining the soundness of the bridge. Although the bridge has been officially closed since the spring of 1979, pedestrians continued to use it as a walkway between Minisink Ford and Lackawaxen, Pa.

30 Years Ago - 1990

When it came time for Michael Duffy to choose his Eagle Scout project, it was only natural for him to choose theater and it was equally natural for him to choose Hospice as his project's beneficiary. This week, after the successful presentation of his play “Reminiscence,” Michael turned over nearly $900 to Hospice of Sullivan County. His late grandfather founded the Silver Masque Players first in Brooklyn and then in White Sulphur Springs (those buildings now stand vacant).

The bridge spanning the Delaware River at Callicoon is due to undergo repairs beginning about August 1. Bids for the work will be let June 28. The bridge will remain open to vehicular traffic.

Ron Cucci has been elected chief of the Callicoon Volunteer Fire Department. To serve with him are Jeff Jensen, assistant chief; Tom Kaufman, treasurer; Matt Murphy secretary; Bob Gill is president and Mike Henke is vice president.

Apparent low bids for the construction of a sewer system in the Village of Callicoon, opened last Monday afternoon by the Town of Delaware, totaled $3,666,130. The bid was the second in the long process when the first bids totaled $4.6 million, well over the $3.2 million anticipated. The sewer system is designed to serve 300 residents, as well as the Delaware Valley Job Corps Center, and has been in the planning for more than a decade.

The Volunteer Firemen's Home in Hudson, N.Y. will be 100 years old in 1992. A check for $1,000 was presented to the home by the Woodbourne Fire Department to assist in renovation, upkeep and care of the residents.

John and Mary Durkin of Monticello observed their 50th wedding anniversary on February 6. They were guests of honor at a party held at Gary's Duck Inn in Orlando, Florida.

The Easter Bunny was busy last Saturday as he attended various parties throughout the county. Among the villages he visited were Liberty, Bloomingburg, Calli­coon and Grahamsville.

20 Years Ago - 2000

Patrick Hubert, son of Thomas and Karen Mitterwager Hubert of Fremont Center, was seriously injured in a car accident in Ohio. A 1988 graduate of Delaware Valley Central School, Patrick is now undergoing extensive surgery to repair his internal and external injuries.

A 20-year veteran of local journalism, Glenn Pontier is stepping down as the director of Public Information for Sullivan County. He is joining County Manager Jonathan Drapkin to work for Alan Gerry and his foundation - the key group behind the Woodstock site plans in Bethel.

Gary Krantz was honored as the 1999 Conservation Farmer and Pat Welsh was recognized as the 1999 Conservationist at the Sullivan County Soil & Water Conservation District's annual awards dinner. Krantz is the sixth generation of his family to farm on the present 200-acres near Jeffersonville. An original 50-acre farm was started there by his great-great-great-grandfather in the 1840s. The Krantz family includes Gary, his wife Jean, and their sons Steve, Dan, Andy and Scott. Pat Welsh and his wife Jill, and sons Sean and Matt, operate a 105-acre farm on Hessinger-Lare Road in the Town of Callicoon.

Harold Gerow of White Lake was honored as the Elk of the Year by the Monticello Elks Lodge for his donation of hundreds of hours of volunteer time at charitable fundraisers and events.

10 Years Ago - 2010

The Monticello Panthers won their first division track and field title in 24 years with a win over the Goshen Gladiators. The win gave Monticello its first boys' track and field division championship since 1986. With the win the Panthers captured the Div. III championship with a perfect 4-0 record.

In an indictment unsealed in Sullivan County Court, the president of Long Eddy's primary employer, Dedeco, was charged with stealing $83, 187 from insurer Lloyd's of London. Connecticut resident Steven Antler oversees Dedeco, which manufactures dental and rotary tools and employs more than two dozen people in the hamlet. Following a two-year investigation by the NYS Insurance Department, Antler was charged with felony insurance fraud in the second degree, grand larceny and falsifying business records in the second degree, according to Sullivan County District Attorney Jim Farrell. Farrell said Antler indicated he is an attorney himself. According to a media report, antler and Lloyd's are suing each other in civil court over the balance of a $1.6 million claim pertaining to damaged equipment. Antler's attorney, Michael McGuire, said the court proceedings will detail his client's innocence in due time.

Deputies from the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office were called to a residence in Forestburgh for a report of a burglary. The owner reported that his garage had been broken into and property had been stolen. Sheriff's Detectives followed leads, eventually determining that some of the stolen property had been disposed of at Brim Recycling in Cuddlebackville. Records kept by Brim led to the arrest of Kevin A Pelton, 52, of Port Jervis. Pelton was charged with burglary in the third degree and grand larceny in the fourth. At the time of his arrest Pelton was out on bail for another burglary which he allegedly committed on April 5 in the City of Port Jervis.

The Roscoe-Rockland Fire District and departments received a donation of pet oxygen masks to help prevent pets from falling victim to smoke inhalation due to fire. The departments requested a pet oxygen mask set after hearing about the Oxygen Masks for Pets Organization, founded by Janet Fincannon of Charleston, SC.

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