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William Jennings Bryan visited Catskill October 29th.
J. C. Tallmadge elected county judge; General W. S. C. Wiley, senator; W. W. Rider, assemblyman; Cyrus Bloodgood, county clerk; Henry Van Bergen, sheriff. McKinley carried county for president.
Large barn of Andrew Overbaugh, Catskill, destroyed by fire. Roof of shale brick building at Catskill collapsed and Erasmo Casseragolio was killed and others injured.
Elmer Krieger elected chairman of Board of Supervisors.
Company E paraded at Hudson.
Thomas Daglish, of Catskill, died from an over dose of laudanum. Hon. James B. Olney died at Catskill, aged 67 years.
Albert Saulpaugh, veteran 203d regt., elected captain of Co. E.
CHRONOLOGY 1901.
Hon. Geo. S. Stevens, assemblyman from Greene county, died at nis home in Catskill.
Horace Van Akin killed by Catskill trolley.
Hannah Lynan, aged 72 years, burned to death at her home in Catskill.
John Robb, aged 85 years, died at his home in Kiskatom of pneumonia.
Judge Marcus Beach, a former Catskillian, died at his home in Jersey City, aged 82 years.
The Rev. Anna Shaw and Harriet May Mills lectured in Catskill.
Chauncey Richards, of Athens, walked off the dock at Catskill and was drowned.
James B. Person, of Catskill, found dead in bed.
Diphtheria broke out in Catskill kindergarten, a number of deaths following. Frank H. Russ lost two children.
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Co. E in camp at Lake Mohegan, Capt. Saulpaugh in charge.
Arthur M. Terns, of Kiskatom, crushed to death in an accident on the Catskill Mountain railroad.
Alvert Van Santvoord president of the Day Line and also inter- ested in the Catskill Mt. and Otis Rys., died on his yacht.
Dominic Petrol, employed on the Webber bridge, Catskill town, drowned in the creek at that place.
Estimated expenditures of Catskill schools, $21560.
Myrtle Wood, of Oak Hill, struck by lightning and killed.
Citizens Hose Co. purchase new mirror parade carriage. Finest in the country.
F. N. DuBois presents Catskill with Y. M. C. A. building.
Clarence Garrison, of Catskill, killed by live wire, while working on the line near Broad street.
Geo. W. Holdridge gets contract for public library.
Three story boarding house of A. Amman destroyed by fire at Catskill. Mr. Amman and wife were at Valdez, Alaska.
Big Firemen's fair at Catskill netted $1200.
Ten Democratic and five Republican supervisors elected. Will- iam W. Rider, assemblyman; Judson A. Betts, county treasurer; Egbert Palmer, district attorney. Hotel license carried in Catskill by 42 votes. Hunter no license. Supervisors elected: Athens-W. C. Brady; Asland-Levi Thompkins; Cairo-Solon W. Stevens; Cats- kill-Charles A. Post; Coxsackie-D. Geroe Greene; Durham-Almerin Moore; Greenville-Orrin Stevens; Halcott-Lemuel Kelly; Hunter- Michael O'Hara; Jewett- Franklin Woodruff; Lexington-Clarence Tompkins; New Baltimore-C. V. Elmendorf; Prattsville-Elmer Krieger; Windham-Osborn Cole.
Vincenzo Fragola killed by the cars at the West Shore depot. Abigal Crosby, aged 88 years, died at Catskill.
Chauncey Smith dropped dead on Main street, Catskill.
Farmers Telephone Co. organized in Cairo. CHRONOLOGY 1902.
The Mountain Gazette published at Windham suspended.
Fred Miller found dead in the barn at the Mower House, Cairo.
John Townsend, of Greenville Center, found at his home so badly frozen that he could not recover.
In a Washington's birthday reception at the Presbyterian church Justice Chase represented Washington and Judge Tallmadge Philip Schuyler. Fifty other Colonial characters were represented by Cats- killians, Charles G. Coffin, Judson A. Betts, Clarence Sage, Lucius Doty, Charles A. Elliott and Percy W. Decker being among the number.
Hon. John A. Griswold died at his home on William street, Cats- kil, aged 79 years.
Justice Sewell presided at March term of Supreme Court.
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High water on March 1st did great damage in Catskill.
A pine tree cut on the Pratt farm at Oak Hill, measured 18 feet at the base, 65 feet to the first limb, 175 feet in height and rings indicated age of 235 years.
Albert H. Ford kill at Athens by a falling derrick.
Catskill public library opened.
Thomas E. Ferrier died at Catskill, aged 81 years. Former sup- ervisor and county treasurer.
Joseph Keeler died from chloroform accidentally spilled upon his bed during his sickness. He was an old resident of Catskill.
Potter Palmer, uncle of Mrs. H. L. Boughton, of Catskill, died at Chicago, and remains were interred at Potters Hollow, his birthplace. He was born in 1826, conducted store at Durham, owned 95 houses in Chicago at time of great fire in 1870, all destroyed. He was worth $25,000,000.
Bishop Burke confirmed class of 150 at St. Patrick's church at Catskill.
40,000 people burned to death in volcano eruption at St. Pierre, Martinique, greatest disaster of modern times.
Catskill Shale Brick plant in hands of receiver.
Geo. W. Holdridge given contract to build Catskill Y. M. C. A.
Esquire Cowles died suddenly at Durham, aged about 76 years.
Judge Sanderson died sitting in his chair, at the home of his daughter in Catskill. County judge in 1882 and in 1888, defeating M. B. Mattice each time.
Firemen's convention in Catskill. June 17-18. Great days.
William H. Tolley, of Athens, committed suicide by hanging.
Sherwood Selleck dropped dead in the Nelida theatre while at- tending commencement exercises.
Catskill firemen returned $500 to board of trustees.
Sherman Sanford, of Greenville, cut his throat and was found dead.
Barn of Charles Sherman at Leeds struck by lightning and destroyed.
John Allen died at Acra, aged 83 years.
John Eggelheimer drowned at Tannersville while fishing.
One hundred people from Catskill made pilgrimage to Auriesville,
the shrine of Father Jogues, the martyr of the Christian faith.
Walter Fish killed by a fall from the West Shore bridge.
Barn and stables of John Cunningham at Leeds destroyed by fire.
Lee Betts, R. A. Obenaus, Van Person, Chief Henry R. Hinman and Mike Foley won prizes at State Firemen's convention at Hudson and Citizens Hose Co., of Catskill, a keg of beer.
Steamer McManus, of Catskill Evening Line, destroyed by fire at lier dock in New York.
Tug boat Laurida burned at Atliens.
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Greene County Firemen's convenion held at New Baltimore on Labor Day. Frank Nichols, of Athens, elected president.
Frazer C. Hall, editor of the Recorder, died of brain hemmorliage. Teachers' Institute held at Cairo.
Ice house of Nicholas Russell, Catskill, burned.
Christ's church, Catskill, repaired, new windows put in and new pipe organ presented by Helen Mackey.
Frank Cariglo was murdered by Peter Berzino at Coxsackie.
William Graff, of Catskill, was drowned in the creek while at- tempting to pull up the boat anchor.
Charles L. Beach died at his home in Catskill. He was born in a log house in Lexington in 1813. Autobiography on another page.
Peter Conover, Robert Bonner's great horseman, committed sui- cide in Catskill by shooting himself. He trained Dexter.
Albert Chase, of Hensonville, stricken with paralysis and died. Deceased was father of Judge Chase, of Catskill. He was 84 years of age. Other notice elsewhere.
Bernard Smith held for attempt to murder Wm. Friend at Urlton.
Marco Luckich ground to death in a conveyor at the Catskill Cement company's plant.
Capt. J. H. Baley, of Catskill, dropped dead on the street. Notice elsewhere.
Charles A. Nichols elected assemblyman, Orin Q. Flint, school commissioner; J. B. Longendyke, coroner. County Republican by about five hundred.
Remains of Kitty Mclaughlin, of Catskill, found in river at Hyde Park. Her father was killed in a quarry, brother shot at Huntsville.
Wardwell Van Bergen shot to death at Catskill Point by a darkey named Long.
Oliver Bourke, of Catskill, died suddenly. Notice elsewhere. Carl Becker, of Alsen, murdered at Saugerties.
Justice Herrick presided at November term of Supreme Court. Charles A. Post elected chairman of Board of Supervisors.
Last of county bonds, $150,000, paid.
Dr. Levi King died at Cairo at the age of 90 years.
Bernard Smith and Robert Burns escaped from Catskill jail.
CHRONOLOGY 1903.
George Harding, of Philadelphia, built Hotel Kaaterskill. Edward Lampman, of Catskill, contractor.
Otis Griffin, of Halcott, plowed up a gold watch.
Charles G. Coffin, of Catskill, broke leg but continued to work. Hattie Borst, of Hunter, obtained a divorce.
I. E. Baker, of Coxsackie, went into bankruptcy.
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Rural delivery in Catskill May 1st. William O'Brien, Harry Lydecker, David Egnor, Tril Lynes and Jolin Butler, carriers.
Harry Lee coughed up a four-inch lizzard.
Mrs. Charles Herdman, of Hunter, died under an operation.
Philip Smith, of Catskill, veteran of the Franco-Prussian war, dropped dead.
Great propeller launched from Baldwin's shipyard at New Balti- more.
Peter Verzein shot and killed Frank Gargolio at Coxsackie.
Robert Burns and John Smith escaped from Catskill jail. They hooked the keys from the wall by means of a long stick. Smith was recaptured.
Andrew Johnson died at Coxsackie.
Maggie Van Cott had 100 converts in a revival at Charlotteville.
Trolley line projected from Catskill to Cairo and Middleburgh.
James Hallenbeck shot a bear that crossed the Hopkins' place in Catskill.
Methodist church at Centerville celebrated its 100th anniversary. Mrs. Van Cott assisted.
First Baptist church at Catskill celebrated centennial.
Herbert Day drowned at Coxsackie.
Charles H. Cummings started paper at Palenville.
Fred Trumpbour, of Palenville, built electric light plant at that place.
William Steinitz fell off the high cliff at the Mountain House and escaped alive.
George Williams, of East Durham, fell heir to $600.
Jacob Fromer, of Tannersville presented the hose company with a lot for hose house.
Old Maids' convention at Greenville netted $100.
The Rev. C. G. Hazard, of Catskill, delegate to the General Assem- bly at Los Angeles, California.
Catskill Foundry and Machine Works incorporated capitol $50,000.
Robert Brink, an inmate of the Almis House, got $800 back pension.
James Kiveland drowned at Catskill.
Fifty Smiths from Greene county attended reunion of five hundred Smiths at Peapeck.
Christ's Presbyterian church at Catskill celebrated centennial. The Rev. Chas. O. Day preached the sermon.
Lionell R. Long tried for murder of Wardwell Van Bergen, shot at Catskill Point on steamboat. E. Palmer for people, G. H. Jones for defendant. Acquitted.
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Samuel Austin, of Catskill, found dead in creek by Nieland brothers, fishermen.
Willian Johnston committed suicide.
Boiler exploded at Holcomb's saw mill in Palenville. Great wreck but not one killed.
Catskill Y. M. C. A. dedicated on April first.
New windows presented to St. Luke's church.
Mrs. Van Cott conducted revival services at Ashland and Westerlo.
Jeremiah Vosburgh, of Coxsackie, found dead in bed, aged 87 years.
Ambrose Greene, of Urlton, aged 90 years, found dead in bed.
Charles Garrighan, of Coxsackie, found dead in bed.
Albany and Catskill Trolley Company organized.
Charles E. Haines committed suicide at Cairo.
John Richards committed suicide at Purling.
Jacob Fromers' horse and wagon fell into the clove Canyon, six feet and escaped serious injury.
William Ellis, war veteran, aged 87 years, found dead in bed at South Cairo.
Kingston district conference of the Methodist church held in Catskill.
Catskill town bridge carried away. Michael Moran, captain of barge and William Dwyer drowned. Patsey Williams, Fred Bigelow and Jack McNary carried down with the structure, but escaped alive. The flood did great damage throughout the county. New span cost $10,000. Ben Plusch built temporary structure.
Windham village six feet under water.
Marshall Day, West Athens, dropped dead, aged 55 years.
Benjamin Brenn, of Catskill, committed suicide in cistern.
Thomas Hall drowned at Four Mile Point.
James Little, of New Baltimore, sent to Dannemora for 20 years for rape.
Fred Van Dyke unearthed skeleton of indian on the Milton Palmer farm, near the indian fording place. Skeleton was in sitting posture.
Frank Krom, of Purling shot when rabbit stepped on trigger of his gun which he had laid on the ground.
Hunters with blood hounds killed a bear at Hunter.
Durham creamery burned. Loss $4000.
George A. Van Valkenburgh died at Lexington, aged 65 years. John R. Hicks, of Catskill, found dead in bed, aged 79 years. Henry F. Olmstead died suddenly, aged 89 years.
Caroline Palmer, died at Greenville from cancer, aged 62 years. P. Clinton Lewis, formerly of Catskill, died at Boston, under an operation.
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Matthew Griffin died at Griffins Corners, aged 93 years.
Joseph Keeler died at Catskill suddenly, aged 79 years.
Sally Smith died at Catskill, aged 84 years.
Mrs. R. H. Van Bergen died at Coxsackie, aged 86 years. Frederick Knowles died at Coxsackie, aged 91 years.
Steven Ennist, war veteran, died at Palenvillle, aged 79 years. Isaac Van Schaack died at Coxsackie, aged 84 years.
Mrs. Mary Calhoun died at Greenville, aged 81 years.
Daniel T. Lennon died at Palenville, aged 83 years.
Sarah M. Fowler, aged 80 years, died at Clintondale, mother of Hon. Frank S. Decker, of Catskill.
Mrs. A. N. Bentley, of Greenville, found dead in bed, aged 82 years. Oscar Edwards, of Catskill found dead in bed.
Susan Nelson Fitchett, formerly of Catskill, died at Coxsackie, aged 92 years.
George Roraback, of Westkill, died suddenly, aged 85 years.
Joan Christopher Klepser, of Catskill, died at age of 81 years.
Harvey Delamater, of Catskill, found dead in bed.
Romantuds Lake, war veteran, died at Greenville.
Lawrence Benton, war veteran, died at Durham.
Remarkable death record-There were eighteen persons buried in Locust cemetery near Norton Hill during the past year. There was one over 100 years old at her death, three between 90 and 100, two between 80 and 90, four between 75 and 80, two between 60 and 70, two between 50 and 60, one between 40 and 50, two between 30 and 40, and one, the youngest, 23 years.
CHRONOLOGY 1904.
Boiler exploded in Hop o' Nose mill, several hurt. Percy Pindar, Charles Kiefer, Al Cole, George and Fred Pfiel and Harold Russ among the number.
Mrs. Ellen Post, of Catskill, left $1500 to Carnegie library, $1000 to Y. M. C. A. and the income of $3000, $1000 to the First Baptist and $500 to the Reformed churches of Catskill.
Mrs. Van Cott, aged 74 years, conducted two weeks' revival at Windham.
Hudson River Ministerial Association met at Catskill.
Capt. Charles Hallenbeck, pilot of the steamer Katterskill, drop- ped dead in New York.
Mrs. Andrew Moore, aged 78 years, burned to death at Cornwall- ville.
Justice Emory R. Chase entertained Greene County Bar Assn. Justice Howard presided at February term of Supreme Court.
Rev. W. G. Price opened Business College at Freehold, also published Christian Echo. Failures,
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Assemblyman Charles A. Nichols fathers new equalization board law for Greene county.
Justice Chase elected president Bar Association.
Charles Sickles, aged 90 years, died at Athens.
Robert Seaman, formerly of Catskill, died in New York at the age of 82. Inventor of the iron clad milk can and a millionaire.
Happy Jack Kilroy fell from a piazza at Haines Falls and was killed.
James H. Snyder died at Kiskatom at the age of 82.
School money, town of Catskill, $3775.
Lyman Chidester died at Leeds at the age of 78.
Lake Kiskatom Water Works Company incorporated.
Hezekiah Dederick, aged 89 years, died at Drummond Falls.
Captain George Edwards died at his home in Athens, 69 years.
Abram Harkness, a war veteran, who suffered the horrors of Libby prison, died at his home in Hunter.
Mrs. H. M. Mace, principal of the Catskill High school, succumbed to typhoid fever.
Dr. Nelson Fanning, of Catskill, fell down stairs and was killed. The steam yacht of Frank Leek was dynamited at Athens.
Geo. L. Arbanasius, paymaster at the Alsen Cement works, died as the result of blood poisoning from colored stockings.
Robert Conine, of Catskill, was killed by C. M. Ry. train at Catskill Point.
Milton J. Snyder, of Catskill, shot himself in the Landa woods and was missing ten days when found.
Hon. Isaac Pruyn, aged 88 years, died at his home in Catskill June 2d. President of Catskill National bank for thirty-three years. Practiced law with John Van Vleck.
Engineer B. E. Conklin, of Catskill, of the fated steamer Slocum, stuck to his post while hundreds were burned to death.
Cyrus C. Ballou, of Catskill, fell from a cherry tree and was killed.
Conrad J. Droogan, a Catskill lawyer, found dead in bed at the Smith House.
Addison S. Hayes, of Hensonville, a one-armed veteran, died sud- denly at that place.
Estimate expense of Catskill schools, $23505.
Frank Lampman drowned in the creek at Catskill.
Barns on the Martin Van Sylke place at Coxsackie destroyed by fire.
Charles Prediger, of Catskill, drowned in creek.
Frank Deane died at Greenville, aged 79 years. Father of Super- visor J. Henry Deane, of Catskill.
Alexander Pausley died at his home in Athens, aged 71 years.
Hudson River Holiness school opened by the Rev. W. Albrecht
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at Catskill September 6th. Dismal failure. Bills still unpaid. For- mer principal of academy at Greenville.
Harry Overbaugh, of Catskill, killed in a sewer cave-in at Saug- erties.
Frank Smith, of Athens, drowned in the river at Hudson.
Victor Brandeis committed suicide at the Salisbury Manor, Leeds, blowing his head off with a shot gun.
James J. McDermott found dead in the woods near Green Lake. Company C encamped at Binghamton.
Hudson River Baptist Association met at Catskill.
Thomas Reilly, of Coxsackie, had the top of his head blown off by the accidental discharge of his gun while hunting rabbits.
Daniel H. Link saved coupons from tobacco packages and got a $300 piano.
William Walters and wife slashed to the point of death by Jack and Charles Deer, who also threw stones through the windows and shot-up the house
George Proctor killed while operating a threshing machine near Catskill. One foot was cut off and he bled to death.
Charles Truesdell, of Prattsville, was killed by a companion while shooting at a target.
St. Patrick's academy at Catskill received gold medals from the St. Louis exposition for excellent work of pupils.
Company E celebrates its 25th anniversary October 3rd. Ad- dresses were made by Col. Sage, A. M. Murphy, Senator Bloodgood, Justice Emory A. Chase, Alderman Thorpe, Postmaster Doty, Judge Tallmadge, Supervisor P. G. Coffin, County Treasurer J. A. Betts and Dr. Englert, former members, and by Contractor George W. Holdridge, who built the armory.
Last great races at the Catskill driving park.
Kingston district conference held at Coxsackie.
Peter and Fred Cornell, of Catskill, shot 71 partridge and 33 woodcock on a hunting trip.
Carrie D. Hotchkiss, of Catskill captured a big owl measuring 24 inches.
Republicans swept Greene county. Roosevelt 700. William J. Hughes elected county treasurer.
Justice Kellogg presided over November term of Supreme Court.
The Rev. Alfred Demarest, former pastor of Catskill Reformed church, died suddenly while getting ready to go abroad.
John Seers, of Leeds, sentenced to four years imprisonment for bigamy.
John Ageo killed by the cars at Alsen.
Lewis Wolf, steamboat man, died suddenly at Atliens, aged 76
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years. Treasurer Evening Line, president of Hudson River Ice Co. County indebtedness reduced to $80,000.
Michael O'Hara chairman of Board of Supervisors. Henry S. Van Orden supervisor from Catskill.
Citizens Hose company's fair netted $1200.
CHRONOLOGY 1905.
Nile Linzey drowned in the Catskill creek while skating.
Isaac Van Loan died suddenly at Athens from paralysis.
Annual meeting of Bar Association at Catskill. Justice Emory A. Chase presided.
William Brandow died at South Jewett, aged 80 years.
Justice Howard presided at February term of Supreme Court.
Richard Jones, 82 years, and wife, 78 years, died at Greenville in same week.
The Newkirk house at Sandy Plains destroyed by fire.
H. Leroy Austin, of Catskill, appointed chief accountant in comp- troller's office at Albany.
Art exhibition at Carnegie library at Catskill.
Palenville and Kiskatom Telephone Company organized.
Vernon E. Ford, of Catskill died following an accident at his saw mill in Catskill. His leg was amputated.
"Alone in London" by Cairo amateurs, netted $250.
St. Patrick's fair at Athens was a great success.
Frances Wilcox, oldest teacher in the county, died at the age of 76 years at Catskill.
Jane Johnson, the last slave in Greene county, died at Catskill, having been a servant in the Mann family over 30 years.
Three cases of spotted fever appeared at Palenville. All three died.
Catskill fishermen captured many carp weighing from 24 to 44 pounds in the creek.
Charles A. Gumier committed suicide by jumping into the river at Catskill Point.
School money for Greene county, $27,725.
John H. Brink, of Haines Falls, killed by the cars at Alsen.
Thomas F. Botsford, a prominent resident of Catskill, died suddenly.
Frank Knoll elected president of the Deuter Untersteutungsverein of Catskill.
Maggie Van Cott in great revival at Jefferson, Iowa.
Woodbridge King, aged 92 years, died at his home in West Athens.
Frank Schmidt, of Catskill, champion at gun practice on the battleship Illinois.
District Attorney Pierre S. Jennings passed through successful appendicitis operation.
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Albert Boshardt drowned at Smith's Landing.
Charles Vedder, of Coxsackie, fell overboard and was drowned from the City of Hudson.
Henry S. Mace died at Catskill at the age of 89 years.
Four men terribly injured in a dynamite explosion at the Cats- kill Cement works.
Charles Waterman died at Ashland at the age of 90 years.
Enos V. Smith, of Coxsackie, found dead in his wagon.
Joseph Hertack, of Windham, walked off the dock and was drowned at Catskill. Had been missing about ten days from home.
S. B. Sage died at his home in Catskill, aged 68 years. Born in Prattsville 1836, educated there. Assemblyman from Greene county 1897-8-9. Also under-sheriff in 1880.
Judge Cochrane presided at June term of Supreme Court.
Citizens Hose Co. of Catskill wore new white suits at Mt. Vernon and were headed by the Astor drum corps of New York, 35 pieces.
Peter Dambrowski committed suicide at the hotel of A. Allulis in Catskill.
Catskill public library reports 6261 volumes.
New Methodist church at South Cairo dedicated.
Charles E. Smith, of Coxsackie, jumped from his motor car and struck on his head killing him.
Margaret Herrick, oldest women in Greene county, died at Catskill, aged 96 years.
Estimated expenditures for Catskill Schools, $24,484.
Company E qualified 25 men on the state rifle range.
John Gill, aged 79 years, died at Athens.
Greene county fiermen's convention held at Catskill Labor Day. Hensonville band, Hunter band, Hudson band, Catskill band, Pruyn Drum Corps, Hudson, Hunter and Catskill companies represented in parade. Jacob Fromer elected president of association.
Isaac Spoor died at West Coxsackie, aged 84 years.
Emerson Ford, of Durham, James Hughes, of Stuyvesant Falls, and Eugene Wayne, of Catskill, appointed Equalization Board for Greene County.
FOUR DROWNED -- Mary C. Bedell, Jennie L. Bedell, of New York, Sarah Brown, of Brooklyn, and Margaret Mckay, of Coxsackie, drowned at Hudson when the Powers ran into the Young America, the boat being sunk.
Henry Van Valkenburgh, of Coxsackie, was killed at that place by the cars. He was driving a manure spreader.
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Otis Stevens shot Edward Griffin at the Golden Stairs hotel at Catskill.
Greene County Sunday School convention held at Cornwallville.
The remains of William Wilkinson, of Catskill, were taken from the river at Malden. Case a mystery.
William Wood, of Coxsackie, committed suicide hy drowning. Atlantic City Guards encamped in Catskill.
The Presbytery of Columbia met at Tannersville.
Henry Layman, of Catskill, caught a carp weighing 75 pounds.
William Layman, of Catskill, fell from a ladder at Oak Hill while picking apples and was killed.
Harry E. Norton killed by a Catskill trolley car.
Daniel Glennon, of Catskill, died at the age of 93 years.
Supervisors Board a tie, seven Democrats, seven Republicans. Wm. C. Brady elected to assembly. Leslie Tompkins and William N. Anderson elected school commissioners.
Cairo Electric Light Company building $80,000 plant at Woodstock. Catskill Mountain and Mohawk Valley Railroad incorporated.
Justice Hasbrouck presided at November term of Supreme Court.
Michael O'Hara chairman of Board of Supervisors. George B. Van Valkenburgh clerk.
Greene County equalization, $12,762,677.
Morrison Brooks, of Athens, found dead in bed, aged 71 years.
The Supervisors elected are-Ashland, Homer E. Tompkins, R; Athens, J. K. Van Woert, R; Cairo, Chas. Jones, D; Catskill, H. S. Van Orden, R; Coxsackie, W. T. Haswell, R; Durham, T. I. Smith, R; Greenville, Henry Botsford, R; Hunter, Renwick Dibble, D; Halcott, L. J. Deamer, D; Jewett, Geo. Chase, R; Lexington, Geo. Moore, D; New Baltimore, B. Van Slyke, R; Prattsville, E. Krieger, D; Wind- ham, S. L. Ford, D.
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