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Ruth Huggler
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140 Years Ago - 1879

Lewis Boyd on Saturday last killed a large black bear near Green's pond between Bushkill and Hartwood. He and another hunter had chased the animal for two days.

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140 Years Ago - 1879

Lewis Boyd on Saturday last killed a large black bear near Green's pond between Bushkill and Hartwood. He and another hunter had chased the animal for two days.

Pike Pond - Our Sunday school is in a very flourishing condition. We expect to have a Christmas tree and a general good time on Christmas Eve.

Youngsville - Spencer Hardenburgh has had his sawmill repaired, and it is now in good running order… Several persons were baptized by Rev. West in the Presbyterian Church on Tuesday of last week… Mr. and Mrs. D'Estaing left for Charles­ton, S.C., last Saturday. They intend to remain south for several years.

Callicoon Depot — The Erie Company has made many improvements around the depot and station… We have had some cold weather. The Delaware is partly frozen over in some places… The contract for building the bridge at Minard's Hotel has been awarded to Peter Traynor. The bridge will be a stone arch.

Fremont - Julien Jaeger is teaching at the Obernburg public school… Frederick Baudendistle has remarkable success in raising sauerkraut material. In three years he has realized $216 from the sale of cabbage grown on a piece of land about 100 feet square.

130 Years Ago - 1889

Anna Catherine, relict of George Pfeifle, a well-known and highly respected lady of Jeffersonville, died November 29 at the age of 64. She was born at Schrecksbach in Kur Hessen, Germany, in 1825. In 1855 they moved to Jeffersonville.

Richard Beadle died at his home in Youngsville on Tuesday evening at the age of 86. He was born in Dutchess Co. in 1803, and was an early settler of Youngsville, having resided there for over 50 years.

Among the Grand Jurors drawn for the term of court opening December 5th are: H.T. Horton, J. LaPolt, H. Perry and S.S. Brown of Bethel; W. Moulthrop of Delaware; and Christian Krantz, F. Voorhees and W. Cochran of Rockland.

Among those drawn as Trial Jurors are: H. Stevenson, H.M. Brown, and G. DuBois of Bethel; C. Grazer of Cochecton; A. Kaufman, J.W. Kohler, T. Richard and V. Schmidt of Delaware; and Thomas Roosa and J.D. Hadden of Rockland.

Jacob Dreher of Roscoe called on us Monday.

George Yager, who has been in the wilds of Pennsylvania for several months, has returned.

The stone arched bridge in Delaware near Fred Trachsel's is completed. It is a magnificent structure and will probably never cost the town another cent.

The Board of Supervisors resolved last year that five newspapers be allowed $25 each for printing the proceedings in full. But there was only the one editor in the county who saw a fortune in setting proceedings at that price, and who set all hands at work for several months and printed them in full. And now we understand that the old man's labor was all in vain. The amount, $25, which he expected, was refused.

The Salary Committee of the Board of Supervisors has reported on salaries, including that of the District Attorney at $750 and the Special County Judge at $200.

120 Years Ago - 1899

Daniel Howard's drug store at Hancock, together with the adjoining Searle's clothing store and the James Tarbox hardware store, were destroyed by fire early Saturday morning. Burglars entered the Howard store with dynamite to blow open the safe. Frightened by the burglar alarm, in trying to make their escape, the dynamite exploded, the back of the building fell on the Erie tracks, and the building took fire. Two-thousand dollars kept in the safe was found intact, but the loss is $50,000 and a $500 reward has been offered for the perpetrators of the deed.

The 12th United States census is about to be taken in 1900.

Julia, wife of Prof. J. Josef Stuehler of Jeffersonville, died of chronic Bright's Disease and pneumonia on Tuesday morning. Her maiden name was Fitzgerald and she was 70.

John Poole, one of Hankins' oldest residents, died November 29, at the age of nearly 80. He was born in Ireland and came to this country as a young man, settling soon after in Hankins.

It is reported that a sanitarium for consumptives will be erected on the southwestern slope of Walnut Mountain, Liberty, and that land for that purpose has been purchased by a rich Jewish firm.

A total of 738 ballots were cast in the last election that did not count; 559 were entirely blank and 179 were marked incorrectly.

Mrs. Henrietta S. Young of Livingston Manor has secured a position with a publishing house as general agent at a salary of $1800.

Roscoe is to have a system of sewers. The pipe has arrived and excavation has commenced. John Lane has charge of the work.

A very pleasant social event was the celebration given to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Diehl Thursday evening at their home at Lake Huntington on the occasion of their 15th or crystal wedding anniversary.

Mr. and Mrs. Philip Baum of Hortonville are rejoicing over the arrival of a new son.

110 Years Ago - 1909

On November 17, Laura L., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lindgren of Mileses, and Jesse E. Houck of Walton, were married at the home of the bride's parents by Rev. John Straub of Callicoon Center.

Joseph Wegman and Miss Florence Draft of Roscoe were married by Justice D.T. Curry at that place, November 20. Shortly before the wedding, Mr. Wegman was unfortunate in losing his wallet, containing about $60.

Andrew Brandt, proprietor of the Callicoon Bottling Works, and Miss Mary Homer, were married at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Homer at Callicoon yesterday, by Rev. J.E. Straub of Callicoon Center.

At its meeting last month, the Board of Supervisors passed a resolution to advise the state highway commission that it is the desire of the board that the next plans to be submitted for a county highway be from Monticello to Fosterdale. The road will probably be built in 1911.

On Friday night, dogs killed three sheep and injured eight other sheep of Daniel Sander of Sixteen. Mr. Menges of Youngs­ville also had a sheep killed by dogs the other night.

When business is dull is just the time to advertise all the more.

Dr. J.A. Caruthers has been appointed jail physician for 1910.

A total of 103 hunting licenses were issued in Sullivan County this fall: Callicoon, 260; Delaware, 45; Bethel, 96; Cochecton, 35; and Tusten, 49.

Fire broke out last week in the millinery store of Miss Mary Hamel in the Chas. Hartig building in Livingston Manor. The lower floor was gutted and the contents of the building ruined by fire and water.

Rev. J. Alexander Cowan will be installed as pastor of the Liberty Presbyterian Church on December 9.

100 Years Ago - 1919

At the Union Thanksgiving Services held at the Presbyterian Church in Jeffersonville. Rev. Dr. G.C.G. Haskari of the Lutheran Church, in his oration, classed the U.S. Senators who defeated the peace treaty with the signers of the Declaration of Independence. He declared that the treaty was not true to the 14 points.

Mrs. John Kehrley and child of near Youngsville each had a leg broken on Monday at Liberty when their horse ran away and threw them out of the wagon. They were brought home by ambulance.

The Bennett Drug Store in the Jeffersonville House block will be opened tomorrow, with L.F. Bennett, late of Claryville, and father of the Bennett Brothers, looking after the finance end of the business and George W. Weibert as pharmacist.

By a vote of 104 to 2 Liberty village has decided to buy Revonah Lake and the surrounding lands for its water supply.

Charles Kaplan, employed at plastering in Brooklyn for the past couple of months, came home for Thanksgiving.

Mr. and Mrs. Joe H. Krenrich of the big town ate turkey with his mother in Jeffersonville and remained until Sunday to pick the bones.

Zacharia S. Green, who married Miss L. Kohler, daughter of Nicholas Kohler of Jeffersonville, 25 years ago, was rundown by an auto while bicycling in Horseheads, N.Y., on November 21, and died four hours later from his injuries. He was 63 years old.

Justin Grange in Beechwoods, the 66 acre farm and boarding house of Mr. and Mrs. Philip P. Justin, who recently moved to Seacliff, L.I., was sold to J.G. Tobey of Brooklyn, for $6,200 last Sunday. He is the son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Wegman of Beechwoods, who still occupy the Justin place. Sanitary plumbing and a steam heating plant will be installed and the farm will be worked on shares. Jacob Harth will take the Wegman place. The 66 acres are only part of the Justin farm. The remainder of the land, Mr. Justin has sold to his brother-in-law, J.F. Schaefer.

90 Years Ago - 1929

Taps at North Branch for a Civil War Veteran: The Emmett Turner Post No. 276, American Legion, of Jeffersonville, gave the military honors at the burial of Lewis J. Knise, aged nearly 85, of North Branch yesterday, and sounded taps for the old Civil War veteran who was left for dead on the battlefield of Peach Tree Creek in 1864. Post Commander Alpheus Townsend had charge of the squad who fired the salute. Boy Scout Willard Schadt, acting as bugler, sounded taps. Mr. Knise died at his home at North Branch, December 2. He was born in Hesse Darmstadt, Germany in 1844, the son of Karl Knise and Elizabeth Fuchs. The family came to this country eighty years ago and settled on a farm at North Branch. When the call for volunteers came in the Civil War, Lewis went out with the 143rd Regiment, and took part in the battle of Peach Tree Creek, Alabama, on July 10, 1864, where many Union soldiers were slain. Lewis was left for dead after having been shot through the mouth with a bullet that tore away the roof of his mouth. He lay there, in the burning sun, until the next day. But when the wounded and the dead were being borne off the field, Col. Hezekiah Watkins of Liberty again examined Mr. Knise and found that he still had life in him. He was sent to a hospital in Indiana where he made a miraculous recovery. A silver plate was put in the roof of his mouth to replace the part torn away by the shot. He remained at the hospital until after the regiment was mustered out in 1865 and then returned to the farm in North Branch.

On April 26, 1869, Mr. Knise was united in marriage with Miss Barbara Hoehn of Beechwoods, who was born in Bavaria, Germany. The couple settled on a farm at Buck Brook and remained there until 1883 when they moved to the village of North Branch and took over the general store of Fabian Reel, which they were still conducting at the time of Mr. Knise's death. They celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on April 26th last. In addition to the widow are five children: Elnora, wife of Louis B. Goodman of Jeffersonville; Eva, wife of Louis Bauernfeind of North Branch; Lewis of Middletown; Frank of Fishs Eddy; and William of East Branch.

80 Years Ago - 1939

The meeting of the Board of Supervisors in their room in the courthouse at Monticello last Saturday was given over to the unveiling of a bronze plaque in memory of Clarence F. Baudendistel, late of the town of Fremont, who served as chairman of the board from 1932 up to the time of his death, October 1937. Mr. Baudendistel was compelled to spend the last four years of his life in a wheelchair because of paralysis of his legs from a spinal affliction.

Miss Marie Krum, oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Krum of Hurd, and Ronald Huter, son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Huter of North Branch, were married at Winchester, Va., on November 25th.

Arthur A. Diehl, son of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Diehl of Kenoza Lake, and Miss Ethel A. Keim, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Valentine Keim of Jeffersonville, were married December 2nd at the First Presbyterian Church in Honesdale, Pa.

The Board of Supervisors on Monday adopted a budget for next year amounting to $299,199.50 which is $1590 more than last year. Supervisor Emil Motl of Thompson, who appears to be the plausible choice for chairman of the new board, which will be Republican, says that the department heads are responsible for any necessary increase in the budget.

70 Years Ago - 1949

Miss Marie Puerschner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Puerschner of West New York, N.J., became the bride of Lawrence W. Becker, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Becker, Cliffside, N.J., at Cliffside Park on December 3. The bride is a graduate of Jeffersonville Central School.

A daughter was born on December 1 to Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Fulton of White Lake. Grandma Stephenson is in attendance.

On Sunday night, the Buck Ridge Club held their venison dinner at their club house.

The Jeff Lions Club basketball team will open their season in a non-league game at the Jeff Central School gym against a team from Stewart Air Force Base.

Gladys Meader of Jeffersonville took second place in the 1949 Sullivan County American Legion oratorical contest, held at Eldred last night.

The second annual Lions Club Christmas party will be held at the Jeffersonville Central School auditorium on the evening of December 21.

On a recent Sunday in November, Miss Mabel Adele Saxon was united in marriage with Robert Martire, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Martire of Valley Stream and Jeffersonville.

At least 28 hunters died in the woods during New York's deer hunting season which ended on November 30.

Miss Hannah Calkin and Thom­as McCoach of Fosterdale attended a church meeting at Jeffersonville last week.

Libby Manzolillo, local amateur boxer, will take on Allie Maywood, lightweight sensation of the U.S.S. Rochester, at Kingston, tonight.

60 Years Ago - 1959

Mr. and Mrs. James Roche of Callicoon have announced the engagement on Thanksgiving Day of their daughter Maureen Ellen, to Anthony Knipp, son of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Knipp of Washingtonville.

Last week marked the termination of publication of the “Liberty Gazette.” A fine newspaper, leanly printed and the handiwork of the Sprague family, the sons of the founder, now cut down by death from five to three, have had their hands full with failing health and the myriad problems a weekly newspaper is faced with today. The Spragues will continue operation of their job shop.

Arthur Hellerer has been elected president of the Jeff-Youngs­ville Central School Athletic Association. Elected to serve with him were Robert Fisk, vice president; Ruth Fulton, secretary; and Diane Robak, treasurer.

First Lt. Conrad H. Schminke of the 810th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, Winston-Salem, N.C., has been selected to attend Squadron Officer's School at the Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, Ala. He is married to the former Ann Baker of Jeff.

Richard Hofer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hofer of Jeffersonville, was one of four men inducted into the armed forces on Tuesday, December 1. The others were Martin Weiner of Mountaindale, George Lare of Livingston Manor and Brian Murphy of Callicoon.

Ed Ferber, well-known area dairy farmer leader from Callicoon, returned recently from Washington, D.C., where he served as a delegate at the annual convention of the National Milk Producers Federation.

Generally speaking, the deer season was disappointing here and elsewhere. Plenty of the boys got bucks but the take seemed to be lighter than last year. Jimmy Kohler's bear at the outset made the most news. But later on along came Don Hyatt, who knocked off a ten-pointer.

Five hours after the start at 2 p.m. of a public hearing on the tentative budget of Sullivan County for 1960, the Board approved that budget by a vote of 9 to 6, with minor changes that raised county taxes about 31 cents over last year.

One of the area's worst tragedies took place on Thanksgiving Day when Chester H. Stephenson of Jeffersonville, while hunting on the preserve of the Stony Brook Hunting Lodge, of which he was president, in the Fosterdale area, suffered a cardiac failure and died in the woods. A farmer by occupation, Mr. Stephenson was 55 years of age. He was married to the former Laura May McKay, who survives together with his mother, Mrs. Mabel Hadden, two daughters and seven grandchildren.

Andrew Karadontes, 65, of Jeffersonville, formerly of Palisades Park, N.J., died November 12 in Liberty-Loomis Hospital. Born in Greece and having been in this country 55 years, he moved to Jeffersonville 2 1/2 years ago, where he established and operated a nursery. He is survived by his widow, three sons, one daughter and two grandchildren.

50 years ago - 1969

The Walter Hubert home on DeWitt Flats Road, Youngsville, was completely gutted in a Sunday blaze. Mr. Hubert and his wife, Freda, had been babysitting for their daughter and son-in-law about 100 feet away at their mobile home. Upon returning home, flames leaped out at Walter when the front door was opened, preventing any belongings from being saved.

Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Bryan of Youngsville have announced the engagement of their daughter, Claudia, to George R. Davidson III, son of Mr. and Mrs. George R. Davidson Jr. of North Branch. Wedding plans are incomplete.

Mr. and Mrs. Otto Tegeler of Damascus, Pa., have announced the engagement of their daughter, Linda, to Robert J. Guinan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Guinan of Callicoon. A June wedding is being planned.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Popolillo were joined by their family and friends in celebration of their 25th wedding anniversary on Sunday, November 23, at the VFW Hall in Callicoon.

Sacred Heart Church in Hankins will observe a gold jubilee celebration on Sunday, December 7. The church was established in Hankins in 1919 and has been served since then by the Franciscan Fathers.

“You have been a real judge and there should be no sadness at your retirement.” Appellate Court Justice Lawrence H. Cooke of Monticello told Justice William Deckelman of Jeffersonville in open court at Monticello Wednesday noon of last week. Some 70 attorneys, the November jurors and many spectators filled the big courtroom to honor Judge William Deckelman who has reached the mandatory retirement age of 76. He was born in the Town of Fremont and graduated from Albany Law School. He served 18 years as District Attorney. He is held in high esteem among those in his profession.

Sullivan County will have a new advertising gimmick. “Kaaters Kil,” the Dutch name meaning “quiet little creek,” from which came the English Catskill Mountains. This was disclosed at a press conference of some 20 people Friday noon at the office of County Publicity Director Ben Kaplan in the Bushnell building, Monticello.

Arlene Libertie of Long Island and Wilfred Hughson of Jeffersonville were married November 15, 1969, in the First Presbyterian Church in Jeffersonville. They will make their home in the area.

40 Years Ago - 1979

The former Peggy Runway Lodge, now known as the Indian Hill Lodge, was razed in a fire on Tuesday, November 27. Over sixty men from six fire companies, with 15 trucks, battling the fire which destroyed a privately owned and operated drug and alcohol treatment center.

There are only 16 shopping days until Christmas!

Over 150 people gathered at Lukan's Restaurant in Wayne County, Pa., last Sunday night to honor Art Fasshauer of Honesdale as the 13th recipient of the Wayne Lodge B'nai B'rith Citizen Citation Award. Leo Spoor, chairman of the event, said “Art puts out that second effort. He is an outstanding citizen and an outstanding family man.”

Darlene Hust, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hust of North Branch, and Dale H. Swendsen, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Swendsen of Milanville, Pa., were married November 10 at the Grace Lutheran Church in North Branch.

30 Years Ago - 1989

Three members of Troop 97 attained the rank of Eagle Scout in ceremonies held at the Immaculate Conception Church in Woodbourne Saturday night. They are Douglas Austin, son of Lem and Rosetta Austin, Chris Schatzberg, son of Fred and Madeline Schatzberg, and Kevin Rogers, son of David and Suellen Rogers.

Gene Raponi of Forestburgh shot and killed a 429-pound black bear in his back yard last Sunday… Frank DeNigris of Brooklyn shot and killed a 65-lb. coyote while deer hunting near Lake Huntington. He claimed to hear several coyote howling while he was in his tree stand and took the largest one he saw.

Cynthia Montague was sworn in Wednesday as the new postmaster at Kiamesha Lake. Linda Green is the new postmaster at White Sulphur Springs. Mary Bordonaro from the Post Service conducted both ceremonies.

U.S. Postal officials and local philatelic collectors participated in a dedication ribbon cutting Wednesday at the Monticello post office in response to pressure from stamp collectors in the county and urging from the Philatelic Organization for a philatelic center. Arthur Rosenzweig is the local organization president and said he had sought such a service for more than 10 years and hopes to push for similar facilities in every Sullivan County post office.

David Kaufman, Town of Thompson Supervisor and chairman of the Sullivan County Board of Supervisors, has been named to the State of New York's Local Government Ethics Advisory Board.

20 Years Ago - 1999

Monday's meeting of Sullivan West's new construction committee was akin to a child being presented with a jar full of assorted candies - the possibilities seemed endless. A swimming pool, several gyms, weight room, eight-lane track, cross-country skiing trails, distance learning lab, computers for every student, three soccer fields, two football fields, ten tennis courts, aerobic/dance studio, cafeteria/auditorium, library window seats - the list went on and on. Slated to be constructed by 2002 at an estimated cost of $30 million, the two-story building will probably be situated at one of three sites under consideration within a two-mile radius of Fosterdale.

Bridget Semenetz was the grand prize winner at the Jeffersonville Area Chamber of Commerce's eighth annual truck raffle, which was held Sunday afternoon at the Club at Villa Roma.

Violinist Erin Slaver and her father John accompanying on guitar performed at the Monticello Neighborhood Facility during a Christmas/Chanukah celebration put on by the Crossroads Coalition.

Recent births at Horton Medical Center, Middletown: a girl, Ellenrose Neumann, was born November 10, 1999, to Geri and Craig Duffy of Liberty; a girl, Christina Nicole Avery, was born November 14, 1999, to Carrie Monaco and Todd Avery of Bloomingburg; a girl, Mekayla Rayne, born November 15, 1999, to Dawn and Michael Perneszi of Hurleyville; a girl, Katherine Grace, was born November 15, 1999, to Robin and Damon Howarth of Woodbourne.

The first comprehensive ac­count of the development and construction of the vast New York City water system is now available. “Liquid Assets: A History of New York City's Water System” by Diane Galusha details the fascinating technical, political and social history of the city's quest for pure and reliable sources of water.

10 Years Ago - 2009

Organizers of the first annual Mel Mednick Memorial Golf Outing and Dinner presented a $20,000 check to endow a scholarship in the name of Mel Mednick and a plaque honoring Mel to the Fallsburg Central School District Board of Education at a recent board meeting.

The Ruby Group, a premier builder in the Hudson Valley, is helping to renovate the St. Peter's Church Rectory Center in Liberty. Project Manager Ramon Gonzalez, a lifelong Liberty resident, is personally managing the project. The Ruby Group conducted an assessment and customized a unique approach to stabilize the building and make all the required repairs to structural beams, wrap around porch, updated kitchen, refinished hardwood floors and restored the antique hardware, refinished functional old fashioned chain and weight windows as well as trim and plaster restoration.

Huge copper barrels arrived in Callicoon for the Callicoon Brewing Company's Brewhouse for operations next summer. The seven-barrel system had traveled from Orlando, FL to the former Callicoon Firehouse on Upper Main St.

Landon Michael Roemer was born on August 17, 2009 to Andrea Dirie and James Roemer of Callicoon at Catskill Regional Medical Center. Landon's paternal grandparents are James Roemer of Callicoon and Delia French of Virginia. Maternal grandparents are Linda and Clyde Dirie of Youngsville.

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