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110 Years Ago - 1915
Some time ago, Supt. Chas. Hick inaugurated a series of spelling matches between the pupils and schools of his district. Recently at a Grahamsville match at which Mr. Hick …
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Compiled by Lee Hermann, Muse, & Ruth Huggler
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3/18/25
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140 Years Ago - 1885
Twenty-four years ago Richard Wolf of Haverstraw said when the next Democratic President was elected he would walk to Washington to see the inauguration. In accordance with …
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Compiled by Lee Hermann, Muse, & Ruth Huggler
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3/11/25
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140 Years Ago - 1885
Mr. Porter’s first trip to Jeffersonville this week was a lengthy journey. He says he started from Liberty Wednesday morning and arrived there about 4 p.m. His delay …
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3/4/25
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130 Years Ago - 1895
The law is now in force forbidding forms of gambling: no more pooling; no more raffles and fish ponds at church fairs; no more “chances” in drawing for …
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2/25/25
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140 Years Ago - 1885
It is rumored that the Western Union Telegraph Company will establish a telegraph office at Pike Pond (Kenoza Lake) and the wire is to be connected on the Jeffersonville …
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2/18/25
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140 Years Ago - 1885
Long Eddy: Our village school, under the management of Miss Nettie Ward and Miss Emma Steele, assistant, is progressing nicely. The average attendance is said to be 78 …
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2/11/25
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120 Years Ago - 1905
Melchior Thoeny, a former resident of Jeffersonville, died after a short illness at the home of his daughter, Mrs. William Kohler of Galeton, Pa., on January 13, at the age …
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Compiled by Lee Hermann, Muse, & Ruth Huggler
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2/4/25
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130 Years Ago - 1895
The 14-year-old son of Alfred Akerly of the Six Thousand Acre Tract, near Briscoe, is entitled to the distinction of shooting three coons at one shot, although he was …
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1/28/25
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140 Years Ago - 1885
The following is the New York City market report of general country produce of this week:
Potatoes, per barrel, $1.25 and $1.35; apples, per barrel, $1.50; Beeswax, per …
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Compiled by Lee Hermann, Muse, & Ruth Huggler
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1/21/25
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130 Years Ago - 1895
F.W. Hartig raised from an acre of ground in Livingston Manor this year: 18 bushels of potatoes, 2150 pounds of hay, 5 bushels of sweet corn, 1 bushel of turnips, and 150 …
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1/14/25
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110 Years Ago - 1915
Headline reads “Allies Report Gains – Russians in Retreat.”
A city woman has sued William F. Henry, owner of William F. Henry’s Boarding house …
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Compiled by Lee Hermann, Muse, & Ruth Huggler
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1/7/25
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120 Years Ago - 1904
George Wind, a resident of Jeffersonville for thirty-six years and one of its most prominent citizens, died last Thursday evening. He would have been 80 on January 7. He …
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Compiled by Lee Hermann, Muse, & Ruth Huggler
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12/31/24
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