130 Years Ago - 1896
Johanna, wife of Henry Meineke of Kenoza Lake, died May 20.
A happy home wedding took place at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. W.F. Grishaber in this village Tuesday evening when their daughter, Miss Ellen, was united in marriage with John L. Schmidt of this place by Rev. S. Muery of Hortonville.
Delaware County men were in Livingston Manor last week looking for capital for a telephone line from the Manor to Margaretville via Lew Beach, Turnwood and Hardenburgh.
A Ladies Aide Society in connection with the Fosterdale Church was organized May 20 with 13 members. The following officers were elected: President Miss Josie Henry, Vice-President Mrs. John Sweeney, Secretary Miss Sara Dixon, and Treasurer Mrs. Charles Hadden.

120 Years Ago - 1906
Willis J. Tyler of Milanville and Amelia, daughter of Christian Ebersold of Kenoza Lake, were married at the latter place on May 26 by Rev. N.C. Allinger.
Drawn on the Grand Jury for next Monday in Supreme Court at Monticello are John Mootz, Jacob Spielman and L.J. Wagner of Callicoon; Henry Nussbaum of Fremont, Conrad Metzger and Henry Bauernfeind of Delaware.
John P. Huff, the ice box maker, has just placed large ice boxes in the meat market of Fowler & Tilch and L.P. Faubel’s salon.
Charles Homer has leased the weekly dance privilege at Eagle Hall for the coming summer to members of the Callicoon Cornet Band, who will furnish the music for these dances.
Arthur Robisch of Brooklyn is spending a few days with his parents, James Robisch and wife in the Beechwoods. A family reunion was held there Sunday at which all the children and grandchildren were present.
Knell & Durr, proprietors of the Mansion House, have purchased the $500 team of David Walker of Pleasant Pond, trading their horse Dewey in the deal. This is a fine team formerly owned by Mike Morton of Stevensville.
Fishing is good in these parts. Will Chelius and Pete Erdman lifted six nice trout and four large eels out of the Callicoon  Creek the other night. Charles Homer and two city gentlemen brought a large mess of pickerel from Stevensville Friday. On Monday Jake Knell and Kere Wood caught a barrel of catfish in Cranberry Lake.

110 Years Ago - 1916
By a decisive majority, the voters of the consolidated Jeffersonville school district, at a special meeting Monday night, voted to raise $1,000 for a new site, and to sell the old buildings. William Lieb acted as chairman, F.W. Schadt was district clerk, Franklin J. Neuberger and Lester J. Hust were tellers.
On May 19, Miss Katherine B. Dorrer of North Branch was united in marriage with William Earle Arthur of Cleveland, Ohio, at the Ridgewood House, the home of the bride’s mother. Rev. J.K. Stadelmann officiated.
About 75 Maccabees attended the special meeting of Jeffersonville Tent at Masonic Hall Saturday night, when several candidates were given the second and third degrees. After the meeting, clam chowder was served at the Eagle Hotel.
Val Scheidell and wife returned from New York Saturday with a new Briscoe car.
Mrs. William  Bernhardt and son Kenneth went to New York in their Overland car Monday.
Henry Theysohn, aged 81, of North Branch, walked to Jeffersonville this morning to renew his Record subscription. Mr. Theysohn is one of our longest and most respected readers.
Clarence A. Royce will be graduated on Monday from Ithaca Conservatory of Music.

100 Years Ago - 1926
Jacob Levy has sold the Wagner farm and boarding house on the North Branch Road to Barney Greenfield of Liberty.
Steve Wormuth has bought of Mrs. August Hartung, the Schwabe Hotel lot on both sides of the road fronting Lake Huntington and will erect a garage and gas station.
Bernard Brockwell, a retired police captain who formerly summered on the Peter Gettle farm, has bought the new bungalow built by her son, William, recently deceased, from Mrs. Lena Wood of  Youngs­ville.
Gernet Howland of Callicoon has bought the Washington Garage on South Main Street, Liberty.
The barn on the Charles Hornung farm, between Callicoon Center and Buck Brook, burned Friday.
Village Clerk Robert Mann is sitting at the law office of William Deckelmann today from 9 to 4 to receive the village taxes. This is the first village tax levied, and the tax rate is $2 on a $1,000 valuation, under the 100 percent assessment. A poll tax is also collected from each male citizen.
The new Delaware Inn here will be opened Saturday night with a dance under the auspices of the Protection Hose Co. Music will be supplied by a city orchestra engaged by Mr. Brownstein, the proprietor of the inn.

90 Years Ago - 1936
Charles Henry Duttweiler, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin J. Duttweiler of Jeffersonville, has received word that he passed the examination for admission to the U.S. Naval Academy of Annapolis. Ralph Duttweiler, a year older than Charles, is also in the Navy, stationed at Panama. Both are Jeffersonville high school graduates.
Three children were baptized at the Presbyterian Church in Jeff yesterday afternoon by Rev. G.W. Jung. They were Shirley Ann, 2-year-old daughter of Osmer F. and Mildred A. Geib of Fosterdale, Ronald John and Jack Miller, 6-year-old son and 11-months old sons of A. Robert and Evelyn M. Ketchum of Binghamton.
Dr. Jr. Cameron Gain has bought for about $3,000 the Emma C. Brand home, adjoining his home on East Main Street.
A damaging frost hit this section Friday morning and cooked the more tender vegetation and flowers that had been put out too early. A thousand tomato plants on the Carl Reinshagen truck farm in Bethel were killed.
The body of Mrs. Georgina Neuberger of Jeffersonville, who died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Edward A. Brand in Miami, Fla., on May 13, arrived here Saturday. Interment was made in Woodlawn Cemetery on Monday after a ritual service on Sunday at which Rev. G.W. Jung of the Presbyterian Church officiated.
Mrs. Amelia Edelman Zwald, aged 72 and widow of John Zwald, late of Fosterdale, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Walter Wragge, in Leonia, N.J., on May 13.

80 Years Ago - 1946
Fred Kispert has sold his property on South Main Street to Elmer Leroy Williams of Arverne, L.I. The building is one of the old landmarks and dates back to George A. Ranft as the owner, who ran a saloon there in what was then the basement, back in the 1870s.
Charlie Stephenson, local pitcher, shut out Narrowsburg without a hit, as Jeff won 10 to 3. The three runs were scored through walks and errors.
Miss Rita Henderickson, daughter of Mrs. Rhoda Henderickson of Roscoe, and Nelson Meisner, son of Mrs. Ethel Meisner of Tennanah, were married at the Methodist parsonage in Livingston Manor by Rev. William Harvey on January 12. The couple will live in North Branch.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Stabbert of Callicoon have announced the engagement of their daughter, Anne, to Gerald Robisch, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Robisch of Hortonville.
H. Russell Kenyon Post VFW will organize a ladies auxiliary at their regular meeting at the Legion Home in Jeff. Henry Peters is commander of the post.
Edson J. Tegeler, Clarence A. Royce, Jess Abel, Ted Rittershausen and Al Lieb took in the Cincinnati-Brooklyn ball game Sunday at Ebbetts Field.
John W. Armbrust died at his home at Honesdale, May 18, in his 84th year.
Successful fishermen of  Callicoon Center last week were Charles Hahn with a trout weighing 3 1/2 pounds and Jake Hoehn with one that weighed 3 1/4 pounds.

70 Years Ago - 1956
Two Long Island residents lost their lives on Saturday when their single engine Bonanza plane crashed into a field bordering Route 17 near the airport at Livingston Manor.
The Walnut Mountain House, operated by Morris Katz for 42 years on the Swan Lake-Liberty Road on the slopes of Walnut Mountain, was destroyed by fire on Saturday when workmen were getting ready to open for the summer season
Confirmed at First Lutheran Church, Jeffersonville, on Sunday morning were Karen Hofer, Alexander Sattler, Evelyn Hoering, Judy Steffens, Thomas and Robert Puerschner, Carol Nolde, Brian DuBois, Russell Gloor, Ralph Hoffman, Robert Hanslmaier and Raymond Sear.
Mrs. Signe Valentine has resigned her teaching position at JCS and will teach in Cicero, N.Y.
Herbert H. Hassis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert A. Hassis of Jeffersonville, has received the Weiss Memorial Award for highest ranking student in his class at Clarkson College of Technology.
The JCS-PTA gave a tea on Monday in honor of “Teacher Recognition Day” for the faculty of the school.
The following were received into membership in the Callicoon Methodist Church on Sunday: Linda Swope, Nancy Poch, Linda Lewis and Arnold Euker.
On Tuesday, May 15, the evening class in Americanization and Citizenship for the Foreign Born was feted at a graduation exercise held at the Jeffersonville Central School. Diplomas were awarded to Mr. and Mrs. Adolf Fridberg, Mary Selthafner, Mrs. M. Selthafner, Mrs. Tessie Hick, Mrs. Kate Maus, Mrs. Sabina Frydman and Mr. Andreas Nissen.

60 Years Ago - 1966
The traditional celebration of Fremont Center will include a parade with floats, a marching band, grave decoration, a Memorial Day observance with a guest speaker, judging and awarding float prizes and dinner at the church hall.
Governor Rockefeller announced today the award of a contract for $544,344.80 for widening and resurfacing a section of Route 97 from County Road 28 west of Lake Huntington southerly 7.01 miles to just east of Narrowsburg.
Raymond Rose of Livingston Manor has been named District Deputy  Grand Master for the Sullivan District, Free and Accepted Masons, to serve one year.
Thomas J.V. Cullen Sr., 73, owner and editor of the Sullivan County Record in Jeffersonville, died Sunday in Washington, D.C., while visiting the country’s capital.’

50 Years Ago - 1976
Marianne Brino has been installed president of the Ladies Auxiliary to the Allan Milk Memorial Post No. 7276, VFW, Long Eddy. She will be assisted by Delores Emerick, sr. vice-president; Maria Neer as junior vice-president; Jean Pendergast as chaplain; Joan Sykes as treasurer and Goldie Jenson as secretary.
Jennifer Brown and Kenny Bernitt, both of Callicoon, were acclaimed as Teenie-Weenie King and Queen at the Flower Mart held last Sunday at the Delaware Center in Callicoon.
Norman and Florence Persbacker were honored by the Narrowsburg United Methodist Church on May 19 in recognition of their many years of service to their church. Mr. Persbacker has been treasurer for 49 years and Mrs. Persbacker has been a member of the United Methodist Women for over 25. The party was held at Kreitner’s Restaurant in Honesdale.
Mrs. Steven J. Hillriegel (Joyce Hunter) was graduated on May 21 from Binghamton General Hospital School of Nursing. She is employed by Community General Hospital in Callicoon.
An all-faith meeting was held at Cochecton Center Methodist Church on  Sunday. Dr. R.J. Watkins, District Superintendent was present together with Rev. Ralph A. Madill, church pastor. Also attending were Rev. Arthur Judson Smith of Bethel, Fr. Justin Eeles, OFM, of Narrowsburg and Irving Krongel of Jeffersonville.
Miss Patricia Sausmikat of Callicoon received her Bachelor of Arts degree and Miss Georgia  Widmann received the Bachelor of Science degree in nursing at commencement ceremonies held May 23 at Keuka College.

40 Years Ago - 1986
The National Park Service has awarded a contract for $2,173,250 to Chesterfield Associates, Inc. of Westhampton Beach to replace the existing superstructure and install a new bridge deck on the Roebling Bridge at Lackawaxen, Pa. The reconstruction will reflect the original design of famed engineer John A. Roebling but will be adaptive, providing for light vehicular traffic in place of the earlier barges in a canal that spanned the Delaware River. The construction company expects to begin work about June 1 and to complete the work by the end of the year.
The Single Parent Displaced Homemaker Program in Sullivan County sponsored an informative workshop last week at Sullivan County Community College (SCCC). Onalie Pettit, coordinator for the program, said that Dr. Agonito stressed a point that for years women have “bought into the idea of being servants or slaves. . . that thought is recently changed among women.” The workshop was about half and half.
Laura Tursi was selected by Miss Sullivan County Teen Pageant officials as Miss Photogenic at the recent pageant.
James King and Kristi Roche were crowned the king and queen at the DVCS Junior Prom held last Saturday night. Sarah Highhouse and Todd Houghtaling were crown bearers.
About 1,000 people, mostly members of the Jehovah’s Witnesses, jammed the 1.6 acre site on Park Avenue in Monticello on Saturday to begin work. By about 2 p.m. Sunday, 31 hours later, the Witnesses held their first worship service in the essentially completed structure. The 4,000 square feet hall seats 198 people.
Senior Citizens who were recognized throughout Sullivan County for outstanding volunteer work included, Charles Sabini of Bethel, Fred Larsen of the Town of Callicoon, Eileen Gobiasky of Cochecton, Mary Cade of Delaware, Daniel Resnick of Thompson, Eric Adams of Fremont, Elsie Winterberger of Forestburgh, Charles Nielsen of Neversink, James Harper of Tusten, Bernard Keiles of Fallsburg, Arthur Berson of Liberty, Adelorde Bonenfant of Lumberland, Ruth Paradise of Mamakating, and Ruth Hawes of Rockland. A Recognition Dinner was held at the Stevensville Hotel in Swan Lake in honor of all those people who have helped to improve the image as well as the quality of life for older people within their townships.
Andy Karadontes of Jeffersonville remains undefeated at the Accord Speedway in the Pro Class of Motorcycles.

30 Years Ago - 1996
With a minimum of dissent, the Sullivan County Legislature affirmed its support for an Indian gaming casino at Monticello Raceway proposed by the St. Regis Mohawks and modified the county’s legal involvement in acquiring a site for a proposed Performing Arts Center in Sackett Lake.
Troy Justin Garber became an Eagle Scout Saturday, the 48th member of Boy Scout Troop 187 in Grahamsville to achieve scouting’s highest honor. He is the son of Assistant Scoutmaster Warne Garber and his wife Betty.
The U.S. Army has opened a new recruiting station at 230 Broadway in Monticello. Sgt. 1st Class Bill Scott, the station commander, and Staff Sgt. Paul H. Culpepper, assistant commander, invite visitors to the new office as they make plans for a formal opening.
The Sullivan County Reading Council celebrated its 10th birthday with a dinner at El Monaco’s in White Lake last week. President Suzanne Cecil congratulated the 1996 winners of the Young Writers Contest, Timothy Haas of Roscoe Central and Khaya Laidley of Liberty Middle School, both fifth graders.
Sullivan County Democrat Publisher Fred Stabbert III announces the hiring of Daniel Hust of Callicoon as a general assignment reporter and photographer. Hust is the son of Philip and Barbara Hust of Kenoza Lake.

20 Years Ago - 2006
The Democrat got a chance to be one of the first local media to tour the soon-to-open Bethel Woods Center for the Arts along Hurd Road in Bethel. It will officially open in 32 days.
The new Bethel Woods Arts Center will welcome Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young on its Freedom of Speech ‘06 Tour on Sunday, August 13. It has been 37 years since the group originally performed at Bethel.
The Tusten Historical Society recently presented its Antique Road Show with dealer-appraiser Richard Axtell of Deposit for the second year. President Grace Johansen stated that it was a true success and “very enlightening as well as entertaining.”
Anna Niemann of Youngsville was hunting in the Town of Cochecton on May 23 when she bagged her second gobbler of the season, weighing 20 lbs., 15 oz.
Josh Belle of Swan Lake shot a 21 lb. turkey on May 5 in Jeffersonville.
The county’s oldest Presbyterian church will celebrate its 200th birthday this weekend. The Bethel Presbyterian Church dates back to Christmas Day 1805 when settlers created the White Lake Presbyterian Society during a meeting at the home of Captain Abner Hollister. The church is located at 1972 Route 17B in Bethel.

10 Years Ago - 2016
Many of us would be hard pressed to name anyone we know who has worked in the same profession for 50 years. But the children, teachers and staff of Livingston Manor Central School had no such problem on May 19 as they came together to celebrate Mrs. Sandy Johnson Day. Johnson, currently the Pre-K-12 principal at Livingston Manor, expressed surprise, joy and gratitude as she was seated in her special seat of honor in the school’s new gymnasium. The children of grades K-6 sat in long lines on the gym floor and high school students sat on the bleachers. Johnson began her career in education as a business teacher back in 1962, working in the Corning-Painted Post School District. Johnson served as assistant principal and principal in several districts, arriving in Livingston Manor in 2006, where she has worked as both elementary and high school principal.
Author Sarah Weeks came to the Liberty Middle School to talk to students about writing, stories and books in celebration of Liberty’s PTA sponsoring Author Day. Originally born in Michigan, Weeks now resides in Nyack with her husband. She also has a house near Callicoon Center, where she lives part-time. Much of her book “So B. It,” which was released in 2004, takes place in the Town of Liberty and, as Parks said, has recently been made into a major motion picture.