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Without domination, the true leader "gets things done" by his presence, by his attitude, and by his unassuming participa- tion.
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George H. Chase is a native of the mountain section of the county, born and reared on a farm in the town of Jewett, where the high altitudes and surrounding mountain peaks breed not only pure air and good health but study charac- ters and lofty ideals as well, and he is thoroughly repre- sentative of that section, hav- in his veins the blood of the Chase, Baldwin and Pratt families, the pioneers of our mountain settlements and pro- genitors of a race that put Greene county on the map When a young man he pur- chased the mercantile business of the late Alfred Peck at Jew- ett Heights and for many con- ducted this in connection with George H. Chase his summer hotel business at that place, retiring from the mercantile business two years ago. In all of his business career he maintained a high standard for upright methods, and enjoyed the confidence and respect of all who had dealings with him. His location has been the center of life for the town and he the mov- ing spirit in most of its successful enterprises. He is a member of the Presbyterian church at Jewett Heights.
As a man of such prominence in his section, Mr. Chase was naturally drafted into the official life of the town, and he success- fully served as town auditor, town clerk and justice of the peace, and for eight or ten terms was supervisor of the town, thus bring- ing him to Catskill as its representative in the county legislature, where he served with credit and distinction, thereby gaining a
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large experience that enabled him to better serve his constituents in the state legislature at Albany,
Mr. Chase, being a broad minded Republican, has always stood loyally by the principles of his party, with the spirit of which he was imbued in its earliest and best days, with a liberal interpretation of same, and has always manfully supported his position.
He was nominated for the Assembly by the Republicans of Greene county in 1913 and was elected, receiving 3698 votes to 3282 cast for J. Lewis Patrie, Democrat.
He was re-nominated and re-elected in 1914, receiving 3364 votes to 2683 cast for Dr. Sidney L. Ford, Democrat.
Mr. Chase is a member of Mountain Lodge No. 529, F. & A. M. of Windham, N. Y.
Hop-O-Nose Mill, Catskill, N. Y.
Operated by the Union Mills Company.
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List of Greene County Postmasters -- Apr. 1, 1915
Acra
Marion Chadderdon
Alsen
Margaret A. King
Ashland
Francis L. Dodge
Athens.
Harold W.Every
Big Hollow Romaine Low
Brooksburg David Davis
Bushnellsville
Barnet Rider
Cairo.
Claude J. Goff
Catskill
Lucius R. Doty
Cementon .
Chris Schlenker
Climax.
Emma V. Jackson
Coxsackie
Francis Worden
Durham
A. Z. Smith
East Durham
Grace O. Meloy
East Jewett.
Margaret E. Woodworth
East Windham
W. J. Griffin
Elka Park
P. A. Carr
Freehold
W. I. Hunt
Gayhead .
.G. A. Story
Greenville.
N. W. Avery
Greenville Center
C. W. Palmer
Haines Falls
Herbert O'Hara
Halcott Center
.James M. Moseman
Hensonville
Geo. R. Winchell
Hunter
Albert Taylor
Jewett.
Clifford H. Baldwin
Lanesville.
Frank G. Crosby
Leeds.
Frank L. Vedder
Lexington .
Lucielle T. Chatfield
New Baltimore.
Platt S. Wheat
New Baltimore Sta.
. Martin M. Clow
Norton Hill
. Peter R. Stevens
Oak Hill
Ernest E. Ford
Palenville .
Chester J. Hinman
Platt Clove.
Theodore Kessel
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Prattsville.
James E. Mc Williams
Purling . Manly B. Conklin
Round Top J. W. Fiero, Jr.
South Cairo.
. Ambrose Jones
South Durham . W. G. Van Orden
Sunside. Burton A. Synder
Tannersville
Charles Voss
U'rlton . .
M. W. King
West Coxsackie
C. A. Winans
West Kill.
C. C. Jennings
Windham
Keeler M. Cole
Tremaine Loud's Flying Ice Boat.
Remarkable Ice Craft invention of Tremaine Loud, Catskill Point, equipped with 32 h. p. Chalmers engine, and propeller from Charles K. Hamilton's Aeroplane, that was used in his trip to Philadelphia from New York. Boat built in Cafe at Loud's Hotel. Speed of boat 80 miles per hour.
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JOSEPH A. HILL
One of the progressive men of Catskill, whose energies and push have brought him to the front is Joseph A. Hill. He came to Catskill in May 1894, and was employed in the jewelry busi- ness, later on branching out for himself in a small venture, which under wise direction has become one of the leading jewelry stores in this section. He was born at Cohoes, N. Y. in 1874, his father, Joseph Hill coming to America in 1861 from England. He is a member of the Odd Fellows, Athabasca Tribe of Red Men, and attends the Reformed church. He was married June 25, 1902 to Sarah W. Mitchell, and they have one child Geo. Odgen Hill. His present store is in the Van Gorden building.
R. Y. HUBBARD, M. D. port 1, 522
There are few men in Greene county who are better or more favorably known than R. Y. Hubbard of Tannersville, who is one of the young men who has pushed his way to the front within the past few years. He was born in Brooklyn, N. Y. on October 10, 1877, and graduated from the Stamford Seminary in 1899, Cornell University in 1901, Long Island College Hospital in 1907, Fitch Military Hospital in 1909, and commenced the prac- tice of medicine at Hunter village where he remained for 4 years. He then removed to Tannersville, in order to better accommodate his extensive and growing practice, which covers every section within range of Tannersville. He is a coroner of Greene county, President of Tannersville, health officer, president of the fire de- partment, and getting into the newspaper field is vice president of the Tannersville Record publishing company. He occupies a fine residence and has just completed an office adjoining the same. His wife was Elizabeth Hummell of Hunter to whom he was mar- ried in 1907. They have one daughter, Myrtle.
Addenda
Frederick Nelson DuBois died July 8, 1915.
Ice House of Jeremiah Brooks at Athens burned Aug, 22, 1915, loss $14,000.
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Harry Hall, Publisher Recorder.
Frederic E. Craigie, Pub. Examiner.
M. E. Sillberstein, Pub. Daily Mail. Frank A. Gallt, Pub. Enterprise.
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The Newspaper Field
Greene county has always been well represented in the newspaper field. The Catskill Recorder was first on the scene in 1792. It was then 10x12 inches in size and was called the Cats- kill Packet. The Catskill Packet and Western Mail, and then it shone as the Western Constellation, and in 1804 assumed the name of Catskill Recorder. Since 1862 it has been published by representatives of the Hall family following the death of Mr. Hall in 1874; George S. Stevens, deceased, Frazer Hall, deceased, be- ing its editors, and since the death of Frazer C. Hall, Harry Hall has been at the head managing the paper for the estate.
Some of the journalist efforts that have passed were: The American Eagle, 1808, The Catskill Emendator [813, The Zectic, 1814, The Greene and Delaware Washingtonian, 1816, Greene County Republican 1814-16, The Catskill Democrat, both papers being absorbed by The Recorder, Prattsville Advocate, 1846, The Mountaineer, 1853, Prattsville, and The American Eagle, 1854, started at Prattsville, and owned by Lyman Tremaine and later by Henry Baker This sheet also went to The Recorder in 1860. George Mitchell printed the Catskill Journal for a time. Mr. Mitchell, who is now the oldest printer in the state setting type, is in the employ of The Recorder.
The Catskill Examiner has had a splendid record. Started as the Catskill Messenger in 1830, by Ira DuBois, continued by Wm. Bryan and C. H. Cleveland, who were succeeded by Trow- bridge and Gunn. It was The Whig in 1849 and Marcus Trow- bridge in 1857 changed it to The Examiner. For a time after his death Mrs. Trowbridge was assisted by Eugene Wayne. She then associated Frederick E. Craigie with her in the business. While she lived the paper was Trowbridge & Craigie, and it then passed into the hands of Fred E. Craigie, who has continued the business to the present time, enlarging and improving the paper, putting in new machinery, etc.
The Athens News was started by W. G. Harvey and follow- ing his death Mrs. Harvey is still at the helm.
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John D. Smith started the Catskill Independent in 1879, as a Greenback paper, changing later to the Daily Mail, Republi- can, and in 19 he sold out to M. E. Silberstein, who changed the political end to Democratic, and after equipping a new plant, his office was burned in 1913, and the office then moved to its present quarters on the corner of Main and Bridge streets. He has increased the circulation from 260 daily to over 2500 daily. Plant modern in every way.
In 1898 The Catskill Enterprise was started by F. A. Gallt, the first paper being printed on a hand press which broke down before the first number was finished. The type was old and he had much trouble with it. It was 4 pages at first and later on modern equipment was put in and the paper enlarged to 8 pages. The publisher has been ably assisted by his sons, William, Robert, now machine man at the Mail office, Frank, Joseph and Ray- mond; also by his daughter, now Mrs. Fred Field. The Enter- prise has at the present time a model equipment in presses, fold- ing machine, electric power, etc.
The Catskill Mountain Zephyr was published first by Geo. A. Dykeman as a summer paper. He sold out to M. E. Silber- stein, who for a time printed the Athens Review, for a couple of years. Then the Zephyr passed to W. N. Coriell, and for the past 6 years has been issued by F. A. Gallt.
The Kingston District News, started in 1898, had A. J. Walker, E. L. Hoffecker, and F. L. Wilson as publishers, Its office of publication was Catskill. It was discontinued several years ago, after obtaining a circulation of 2500.
In 1878 Myron Dings of Oak Hill started the Gilboa Moni- tor and after several years moved the paper to Gilboa, where he sold to A. J. Shaver and moved west. Paige T. Hoagland moved from Jefferson, where he sold the Jefferson Courier to W.S.Jones, now publisher of the Minneapolis Tribune, and started the Oak Hill Record in 1892. His son, Scott is now running the paper.
The Mountain Gazette was published for a time at Wind- ham by G. W. Riggs, but the paper failing to receive political patronage failed.
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Cairo Herald, published by Geo. W. Squires, established in 1890, newsy and well conducted. Power presses and good plant.
Greenville Local, published by Peter Winne & Son, estab- lished 1876, by Peter Winne, who is still at the helm.
Since 1861 Edward M. Cole has published the Windham Journal. He served the town of Windham in various ways politic- ally and represented the county in the assembly in 1892. His death occurred last winter.
The Prattsville News, published by M. G. Marsh was start- ed in 1858. For 50 years Mr. Marsh has been at the head of the paper. He has associated with him M. G. Griffin.
The Hunter Review was started in 1883 and is still pros- perous with A. L. Baldwin at the head, and is ably assisted by Mrs. Baldwin.
The Tannersville Times was started A. G. Powell in 1901, but he discontinued the paper and after a year or so the business was commenced again by Mr. Disbrow, who has gone along nicely.
Another paper of the county is The Coxsackie Union, pub- lisher, Wm. P. Franklin, established 1857.
The Coxsackie News was published for a time and later on merged with the Coxsackie Union.
The Evening News was published daily by George Harding, 1898, in the building at the corner of Main and Bridge street. The News soon ceased to be issued.
Another paper that was issued daily by George L. Gaynor and Rudolph W. Plusch was The Catskill Press.
The latest bow in the newspaper field is the Tannersville Record, 8 pages, neatly printed on book paper, well edited and has every evidence of great success. It is published by the Record Corporation, with Burgess Howard as managing editor.
M. G. Marsh of Prattsville and William P. Franklin of Coxsackie are two veteran publishers of the county, having been in the business for 50 years.
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Chas. Ernst, Killed by Joseph Waltz.
F. D. Overbagh, Sup't Highways.
C. O.Bickelmann, Noted Photographer
R: Y: Hubbard, Coroner Greene Co.
INDEX
Page
Assemblyman Geo. H. Chase .. 513 Assemblymen of Greene County from 1803 312
Ashland
Athens
350
Court Fire 1851
62
County Jail 66
Ashland Collegiate Institute
276
American Bible Society 273
Baldwin Post
341
Benjamin DuBois House 114
B. I. Tallmadge
495
Destructive Fires 236-240
Burdette G. Dewell 497 Dr. Abel Brace 210
Capt. Jacob Dunham 196-198
C. A. Martin, see Hunter.
Charles E. Willard 510
Catskill Landmarks
246 - 252
Catskill Schools 240-246
Cairo 360
Durham
449
Early Manufacturing 231
Early Staging 229
Eastern Star 184
Catskill 1839
3
Early Churches 275
9
Elmer Krieger
287
Catskill Bridge
97 - 98 - 100
Elmore Mackey 290
Floyd S. Jones 286
Emory A. Chase
4 - 141-145
Catskill National Bank 501
Catskill Monday Club 183
Catskill Public Library 278
Catskill Savings Bank 431
Catskill Y. M. C. A. 274
Catskill Supply Co. Advt. Sec.
Frederick Nelson DuBois
11-12 - 108-112 - 215
Frank H. Kortz
296
Frederick Goslee
319
Geo. B. Van Valkenburgh 301
George C. Fox 303
George W. Holdridge 432
Greene Co. Society 311
Greenville
454
Gloria Dei, Palenville 267
Methodist, Catskill 261
Halcott
Presbyterian, Catskill 264
Harry Hall
518
Reformed, Catskill 255
Heidelberg
68-71
St. Luke's, Catskill 258
St. Patrick's, Catskill 269
Claude Heath 318
Clermont 76
Colonel Cornelius DuBois 115
Col. Albert Saulpaugh 509
Hollister Post 340
County Jail
13
Howard Wilcox
297
Coxsackie 441
Cholera in Catskill 208
Court House 63-65
347 Court Buildings, removed 61
Abram V. Roraback 288
Day Line Palaces 80-81
Dale S. Baldwin 283
Daughters of Rebecca 185
Dayton B. Smith 304
Dr. F. C. Clarke 345
Dr. Sidney L. Ford 285
Dr. Wilbur F. Lamont 296
DuBois House, Cauterskill 110
DuBois Generations
117-118
Capt. Percy W. Decker 509
Capt. Daniel J. Cassidy 509
Catskill
369
Catskill Even. Line Steamers . 82-85 Catskill Improvement Assn. 202
F. H. Osborn, see courts. First Lieut. L. H. Doty 509
Frank D. Overbaugh 510
Frank Nichols 289
Frederick E. Craigie
518
Cemetery at Halcott Center 345
Census Figures of 1915 517
Company E, Catskill 332-337
Chronology
530.565
Church Organizations 252 - 272
First Church in New York 254
First Baptist, Catskill 270
German Lutheran, Athens 253
Greene Co. Whig
224
460
Herman C. Cowan 507
History Fabric 101
H. Clay Ferris 284
H. Leroy Austin 203
Home for Aged Women 182
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Page
Hudson Fulton Celebration 480 Robert M. MacNaught 293
Hunter
466
Rev. Benjamin DuBois
116
Isaac Pruyn
506
Rowena School, Palenville
172
Judson A. Betts
525
R. W. Renner
479
Salisbury House
121
Schuneman Parsonage, Leeds 125
Jewett
462
Steamboat Wrecks
86-87
Reformed Church, Leeds
190
School Directors, etc.
341
Josiah C. Tallmadge
5 - 299-300
Judges of Greene County
164-165
Seth T. Cole
507
Judson A. Betts
280
Steamer Frank
207
St. Patrick's Academy
498
Supervisors
6-7-8
Josialı C. Tallmadge
299
The Brandows
188
I. Wheeler Brandow
281-282
The Chase Family
138-144
Ladies of the Maccabees
185
The Bronks
133
137
Ladies'
Catholic
Benevolent
The Post Family
200
Lewis Hoose
320
The Van Schaacks
167
Loud's Hotel
Advt. Sec.
The Wilcoxs
170-171
Lawyers of Greene Co., see Bar.
The Day Family
280
Lexington
464
The DuBoises and Overbaughs
108
The Gallt Family
316
M. Edw. Silberstein
327
Thomas C. Perry
511
New Baltimore
482
Thos. Seifferth
303
Mrs. Joseph Malcolm
169
Times of Greene Co. Whig
209
Major Jas. Monroe Van Valken-
burgh
302
Town Officers 1914-15
50-55
Teachers of County
341
Map Loveridge Patent
129
The Military
328
Masonic History, see towns.
The Big Trout
106
Michael O'Hara
279
Van Ordens and Overbaughs
119
Newspapers of County
517
Villages 1859
57-58
Notable Men
313-315
Villages 1915
59-60
Notaries 1915
310
Van Bergen Mill
137
New Year's Club
Association
186
185
Van Vechtens
121
Old Posters
211-212
Van Vechten House
103
Omar V. Sage 320-323
Women and the Franchise 174 - 182
Orrin Day
221
Walter J. Decker
305
Official List of Officers
49-50
William J. Finneran 268
291
Patent Lines 56
Population of County 60
Willis A. Haines
298
Postmasters 1915 515 Wm. A. Bullock, great inventor 206
Prattsville
486
William B. Martin, see Hunter.
Railroads
88-93
Patrons Hall, Kiskatom 130
William Smith
216
Peter Schutt 131
William Joesbury 327
Reminiscent
212
William H. Stewart
250-251
Rev. Geo. A. Howard 265
Windham
491
Road Building
107
Zadock Pratt
146-149
323
J. Henry Deane
369
John DuBois
215
Senator William P. Fiero 162
Jolın E. Huyck
283
Joseph Malcolm
300
Supreme Court Terms
.. Advt. Sec.
J. W. Watson Post
338-340
Van Bergen House
122-125
Organization of Towns 57
Wiley Hose
William Kortz
295
William S. C. Wiley 507
Jacob Fromer, see Hunter.
James P. Philip
504
Madam Jane Dise
187
Chronological Events
1898 - 1915
The Earlier Happenings are Referred to through the Book.
CHRONOLOGY 1898.
Warden Sage, of Catskill, made great repairs to prison at Sing Sing.
Luke Smith, of Catskill, died at the age of 87 years.
Theodore Roosevelt, hero of San Juan Hill, visits Catskill, the occasion being made a holiday.
Alexander King returns from Honolulu.
Harry Hicks, Albert Thompson and Harry Lydecker return from Honolulu.
Charles W. Webster, of Cairo, in the fight of block house 14 at Manila, Philippines.
Daniel Meech died of pneumonia at Catskill.
William Henry Hotaling sentenced to five years for murder of Bobbie Walsh at Coxsackie.
Lewis Hallenbeck, of Coxsackie, on navy furlough presents Enterprise with relics from the Spanish battleships, Viscya and Oquendo.
CHRONOLOGY 1899.
Luther Holdridge, of Lanesville, shot four bears and they brought him $35.00 each.
A calf was born on Dwight McQueen's farm at Hensonville having
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eight legs.
Big Masonic celebration at Coxsackie.
J. H. Whitbeck store at Coxsackie robbed of $750, safe blown.
St. Patrick's fair netted $1210.
Bicycle patlı built from Catskill to Palenville. Failure.
203rd regiment mustered out of service.
Jacobs' Bottling Works, Cairo, destroyed by fire.
('atskill cat show nets Y. M. C. A. $70.00.
Margaret Fletcher died at Catskill, aged 99 years.
St. Luke's church, costing $35,000, G. W. Holdridge builder, dedicated June sixtlı.
Sergt. Edgar Jolinston, engineer, repaired bridge at Malolos, Philippines, while the Spanish bullets were flying all about him.
Theodore Haines, of Catskill, died suddenly after being injured.
Col. Omar V. Sage, of Catskill, made warden of house of refuge, Randall's Island.
Capt. Henry Nicholls, commander of the monotor Monadnock, U. S. N., Admiral Dewey's squadron, died at Manila. Born in Athens in 1845. Body shipped to United States.
Tannersville railroad opened from Otis Junction.
Smallpox in Athens brick yard.
Geo. W. Holdridge brought the old St. Luke's church for $2700. Geo. W. Holdridge commenced work on
Rowena school at Palenville, a $40,000 structure.
Melvin Wynkoop drowned at Coxsackie.
William Bigelow. Crawford Owens, William Henzel and Antonio de Batiste crushed to death in cave-in of brick kiln at Catskill. Jas. Busbee committed suicide at West Camp. Lewis Hadden, war veteran, died at Big Hollow, aged 65 years. Dominic Crommis drowned at New Baltimore.
Howard Cohn killed by accidental discharge of gun while hunting at South Cairo.
Sixteenth Separate Company participated in Dewey parade at New York, Lieut. Searles commanding. 37,000 men in line. All the war vessels in parade also.
Walter Finch killed in electric light station at Catskill.
Mrs. Judson Wilcox, aged 95 years, fell and fractured hier hip. Accident resulted in her death. She was for over 50 years a member of St. Luke's church.
Murder at Kiskatom-Elizabeth Baer, an old woman, cut the throat of Catherine Wolvin, a helpless invalid. She then took Paris- green. Dr. Lamont saved her life. Tried and convicted of murder in the second degree.
Socialists polled 300 votes for A. C. Fancher for supervisor of Catskill.
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Good Templar convention at Tannersville.
Fire in Conklin store, Catskill.
Store house of Catskill & New York Steamboat company destroy- ed by fire.
Apkes hotel at Palenville burned.
Summit Hill House barns burned.
Democrats elect ten supervisors. S. B. Sage, assemblyman.
Pierre S. Jennings contests the result.
Wiley Hose Co. fair netted $1000.
Hon. J. Leroy Jacobs, former assemblyman, dropped dead at Cairo, aged 55 years.
M. L. Newcomb died at home of Dr. Lamont, Catskill. Former member of assembly and school commissioner, also supervisor from Windham.
Catskill town audit $5,862, budget $15,185.
Mike Madigan crushed to death in Bridge street sewer, Catskill. The Rev. William S. Chamberlain, missionary to India, given purse of $100 by Reformed church, Catskill.
Former Sheriff Peter Magee died at Athens.
Marry Edith Ingersoll, of Catskill, burned to death at Doane home.
Conradt Stevens died at Catskill, aged 83 years, former whaler.
The single vote of the Spanish war veterans cost Greene county $1000.
Albert Post, of Lanesville, celebrated his 55th anniversary by shooting his 55th bear.
CHRONOLOGY 1900.
Trolley promoted from Coxsackie to Greenville.
Mother Van Cott held revival at Jefferson.
Monument erected to memory of Edgar K. Williams.
Dewitt Decker, of Prattsville hung himself.
Case Hallenbeck of High Hill, aged 80 years, found dead in bed. O. T. Humphrey, former Catskillian and member of assembly from Greene county, died at Johnstown.
State Comptroller in his annual report paid tribute to Warden Sage, of Randall's Island. Conditions best ever and a saving of $13,000 over his predecessor for a year's work.
William T. Conine committed suicide while deranged at Catskill. Barnet Palmer, 83 years; Catherine Wolvin, 82 years; John Rider, 77 years, and John Saxe, 72 years, died at Kiskatom.
St. Mary's church fair at Coxsackie netted $5000.
Sidney Crowell, of Catskill, former district attorney, died from stroke of paralysis.
Catskill Examiner office and store of Peary and Lobdell damaged by fire.
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Mrs. Harry Decker, of Athens, inherits a fortune of $48,000.
Solomon Cornwall, died March 22, at Coxsackie, aged 94 years. School moneys for town of Catskill were $3,165.
George A. Dykeman put 10,000 trout in Palenville streams.
Justice Emory A. Chase presided at Greene county term of Supreme court, April session.
War veteran James Lane found dead in bed at Lawrenceville.
Oscar Merwin, of Hunter, committed suicide, taking laudanum and whiskey.
The Rev. William Fitzgerald appointed to St. Patrick's church at Catskill.
Forty priests officiated in mass for the Rev. William J. Finnegan, deceased.
John Bassett and Oscar Dederick of Catskill in the big fight at Cebu.
Samuel Austin, of Leeds, fined $50 and sent to the penitentiary for six months for whipping his wife.
Residence of Robert Seaman, Catskill, destroyed by fire.
Great parade in Catskill Memorial Day, occasion of the unveiling of the Edgar William's monument. Company E, Catskill Band, Squad 31st Regiment, G. A. R. Veterans, Po'keepsie Drum Corps, Citizens, Wileys, Wilsons, Osborns, Pruyn Drum Corps, three Athens compan- ies, clergymen and trustees in line. Address by Rev. R. E. Bell.
L. T. Beach census enumerator for Catskill.
James McLean died at Windham, aged 89 years.
Survey made for trolley line from Catskill to Cairo.
Justice Chase presided at the June term of Supreme Court.
Frank Norton, Co. H, in fights against Philippinos.
Maggie Van Cott conducted revival at Lebanon Springs.
Samuel Mallory, of Catskill, died at the age of 88 years.
Mrs. Robert McGiffert died in the arms of her husband while going from the boat to the hotel in Catskill.
Douglass B. Thorpe, of Catskill, died at Manorkill, where he was visiting his brother.
Greene County Firemen's convention held at Catskill Labor Day. $8000 pledged towards public library in Catskill.
Work commenced on Catskill trolley.
Contractor George W. Holdridge commenced work on Wiley Hose house.
Frank Layman burned to death fighting fire at the Laurel House.
J. F. Gaylord, Frazer C. Hall and Gen. Coster had their pockets picked at the Greene county fair. John Van Tassell had his leg broken in a horse race.
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Office of J. A. Betts at Catskill damaged by fire.
Sheriff Holdridge ran down three pickpockets who worked at Cairo fair.
Rowena school at Palenville dedicated.
Greene County Sunday School association met at Ashland.
Frank Cherowsky and William Mattice killed at Smiths Landing while at work in an ice house.
2000 people saw the laying of the corner stone of St. Mary's church at Coxsackie, a $25,000 structure.
Catskill trolley commenced operation September 20th.
General W. S. C. Wiley elected president of Republican club at Catskill.
Supervisor P. Gardner Coffin sent $100 to Galveston sufferers.
The Albany Burgesses Corps celebrated their 67th anniversary in Catskill. Company E paraded with them.
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