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‘Brothers’ in beards: The advent of facial recognition software might have changed the Monticello Sesquicentennial’s Brothers of the Brush challenge. Looking at issues of the 1954 Monticello Bulletin-Sentinel (the Monticello newspaper merged with the Hurleyville Sentinel) we learned that the contest was determined by subscribers voting on photos of just the facial hair of the contestants. From the Sept. 17, 1954 Republican Watchman: “The winners in each of the eight classes were the following: longest – Henry Stratton; most unique – Norman Bleach; bushiest – Nelson Snyder; grayest – I. Samuel Levine; reddest – Donald Norris; mutton chops – Leon Lashinsky; and longest mustache – Carl Anderson.” Winners were given a Remington electric shaver (courtesy of the Remington company and Crain’s Pharmacy), and two “best beards” were given tickets to the Rocky Marciano - Ezzard Charles fight held Sept. 17, 1954 (Marciano won). Thank you to the Sullivan County Historical Society for access to its archives, and for researching these photos. If anyone can identify the gentleman above, please call our Callicoon office at (845) 887-5200.
October 11, 2022 Edition
110 Years Ago - 1912 The Damascus School Board was called out last week to deliberate upon the advisability of building a new school house to accommodate the children in what is known as the … more
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Mystery (partially) solved! Gary Schmidt of Monticello called the Democrat about the ‘mystery men’ photos we printed last Tuesday. He pointed out the pins on the men’s shirts that designated them as Brothers of the Brush, which was a contest sponsored by the Monticello Bulletin-Sentinel beginning in April 1954, for men to grow beards for the Sesquicentennial Celebration to be held that September in Monticello. Our thanks to Edward N. Snyder of the state of Florida, who stopped by our Callicoon office later. He was up north for a family member’s funeral, and his wife spotted the photo in the Democrat, saying to him, “That’s your father!” A conversation with Snyder’s sister (who lives locally) confirmed that the man with the cap is Nelson E. Snyder who worked as a meter reader for NYSEG and lived in Briscoe at one time. A little research in our archives revealed that the first prize winner of the beard contest was Harold (Tate) Frey, 40, a Monticello carpenter. Thanks also to Fred Fries of the Sullivan County Historical Society and the Town of Thompson historian Judy Wolkoff for bringing these photos to our attention. We still don’t know the identity of the other man, but we like how seredipidity works to help us learn about people and places from our county’s past.
October 4, 2022 Edition
110 Years Ago - 1912 Walter Bury, assistant cashier of the First National Bank of Roscoe, was united in marriage Tuesday to Miss Margaret Muesgeier, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Godrey Muesgeier, … more
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Mystery men – who are they?: Among a batch of photos at the Sullivan County Historical Society’s archives in Hurleyville are these two images, men captured on film during their daily routine. From other items in the series of photos, it’s been determined that some of them were taken on the street in front of Washington’s liquor store, across from the county courthouse in Monticello. The time period is a guess, maybe the late 1940s or ‘50s, but why their photos were recorded is another mystery. If you recognize these men, please email Ruth at obits@sc-democrat.com or call the Democrat’s main office at (845) 887-5200.
Sept. 27, 2022 Edition
110 Years Ago - 1912 It is reported that the Lorillards of Tuxedo, the tobacco kings, are buying up portions of real estate in the towns of Forestburgh and Thompson for a park or preserve. The … more
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Vintage view from C. Spielmann Rd.: This photo of Youngsville predates the building of the old firehouse and St. Francis R.C. Church. The German Reformed Church (now the United Reformed Church) can be seen by its spire near the center-right of the photo. The now non-existent corner store (where the Youngsville Fire Department’s electronic sign now gives the time), is the long, tall building on the left, situated on the corner of North road (Shandelee Road) and the state route that bisects the hamlet. It appears here that Panther Rock Brook once traveled the way of what is now Tremper Lane. The photographer unfortunately is unknown.
Sept. 20, 2022 Edition
110 Years Ago - 1912 G.H. Treyz & Co. is the name of a new firm which last week purchased of Corbett & Stewart, their acid factory in Livingston Manor. The plant consists of a ten-pair … more
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Sept. 13, 2022 Edition
110 Years Ago - 1912 The second annual clam bake and Firemen’s Day held under the auspices of the Liberty Hose and Truck Company No. 2 was a huge success with about 550 visiting firemen. … more
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Polio’s painful past: The polio virus can destroy motor neurons that control the muscles for swallowing, breathing, and limb movement. Before vaccinations to prevent polio were available, it infected thousands of people in the 1940s and 1950s. Recovery and rehabilitation of polio patients was a long and arduous process. The earliest treatment was to apply braces to weakened limbs and torso. Later it was learned that in water, it was easier to stretch, massage and exercise the muscles, with the water assisting the patient’s buoyancy. In this contributed photo, a patient is being lowered into a pool for a therapy treatment.
Sept. 6, 2022 Edition
110 Years Ago - 1912 Born to Mr. and Mrs. Peter Wahl of Callicoon, a daughter, on Wednesday. Gus Neumann has installed new gas lights in the shoe department of B.E. Dycker and Co. store, the … more
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Farming in Jeffersonville: This is a rough photo (the sky is marked by someone’s thumb, caused by developing fluid), but St. George’s R.C. Church in Jeff is one recognizable feature. The present church was constructed in 1914, according to the late historian Charles S. Hick (Sullivan County Record, 1943). St. George’s rises on the hill at upper right, with the cemetery behind it. We don’t know the farmer pictured in the foreground, but his is a vintage two horsepower vehicle. Note the handkerchiefs protecting the animals’ ears from flying pests. The photo was contributed by Brian LaBarr, whose ancestors include the Bollenbachs of Jeffersonville, early settlers and one-time operators of the mill at the island.
August 30, 2022 Edition
110 Years Ago - 1912 Percy Hadsell, 17, of Galilee, Pa., while fishing on Bush’s Pond with his cousin, Walter Hadsell of Jersey City, was thrown into the water when the boat overturned. He … more
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Sportsmen identified: Thanks to our sharp-eyed readers for helping to identify all the gentlemen pictured in this photo from 1992. From the left are outdoorsman and guide Bill Fraser, New York State Senator Charles Cook (R-40 Delhi), Klendin Kirby of Yulan, and Jack Danchak, then-president of the Federation of Sportsmen Clubs of Sullivan County. The late Mr. Kirby was once a director of the Beaver Brook Rod and Gun Club, a member of the Ridge Runners Hunting Club, and a Town of Highland councilman, among other community organizations.
August 23, 2022 Edition
110 Years Ago - 1912 Wednesday morning the bowling alley of William Ives at Beach Lake took fire and was not only destroyed but also took the lives of three boys, John Gaw and Elwood and Neil … more
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Ye olde Lower Main: A photo contributed by Philip Kautz of Middletown shows Lower Main Street in Callicoon, before the Delaware Youth Center took its place in the neighboring field at left, with what appears to be sheaves of wheat or corn in its place instead. Dated September 1921, it shows the Sullivan County Democrat office, flanked to the right by John Kautz’s feed store and grist mill, where Peck’s Market stands today. Note the awning that extends out into the street, where carts could be driven up to be weighed on a scale. Nestled between, also a part of the Kautz building, was at one time a paint shop. Behind all these buildings (circa 1918) also stood an ice house and horse shed!
August 16, 2022 Edition
110 years ago - 1912 C.H. Young of Callicoon has purchased a Pope motorcycle for use in his grocery business to make quick deliveries. The post office at Narrowsburg has been raised to the … more
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August 9, 2022 Edition
110 Years Ago - 1912 Saturday was a record breaker in Cochecton when city boarders arrived with every train loaded. It is said that nearly 400 people arrived, for different locations. Robert S. … more
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August 2, 2022 Edition
110 Years Ago - 1912 Editor Hones of the Roscoe Review has recently been elected president of the New York State Editorial Association. Several detectives attached to the central office of New … more
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Miss Janet’s graduates of ‘62: Thanks to Jim Schultz for another look at Miss Janet’s Nursery School’s first graduation ceremony. Miss Janet’s school operated for three decades, schooling hundreds of pupils over the years. Janet Sausmikat Doetsch operated the preschool, first located down the River Road and later along Route 97. The first graduating class included, front row, from left: Barbara Mills Fancker, Holly Curtis Perdan, Susanne Ziegler, and Douglas Doetsch. Second row, from the left, are Teresa Tenbus McBeath, Linda Leewe Kitson, and James Schultz. Third row, from the left, are Terri Moran Kuhn, Thomas Meyer, Lori Whitmore and Joan Chesnick. Eric Meyer can just be seen in the background (behind his brother Thomas). But who is the littlest one, barely visible in the greenery at right?
July 26, 2022 Edition
110 Years Ago - 1912 On Wednesday one of the worst storms we have had visited this section, accompanied by severe thunder and lightning. Long Bros. boarding house in Beechwoods was struck and one … more
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