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In memory of Harry A. Sturges

News Herald – January 9, 1925 – F.E. Bleezarde, Publisher

Coeymans:

  • Fifty-two births, on an average, or an average of one a week, is the record of the town of Coeymans for the year 1924 as reported from the office of the Registrar of Vital Statistics. There were 32 deaths during the year. Dr. W.B. Sabey, health office in the village of Ravena, reports that 37 of the births and 22 deaths occurred in this village. Interpretations of the figures dictate that the town population has increased 20 and that Ravena has 15 more inhabitants than on January of last year.
  • John A. VanDerzee, aged 80 years, died suddenly Thursday morning at his home near Aquetuck. He was a pioneer farmer of this section and well known. Mr. VanDerzee is survived by his wife, two children, Florence and Jay, and two grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at his late residence on Saturday at 2 p.m.
  • Mr. and Mrs. Zebina Cole are still smiling over the new granddaughter who arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Spensley recently.
  • Mr. and Mrs. Henry Staats spent New Year’s with Mr. and Mrs. Alvah Starr.
  • William Simpkins (Indian Fields) has sold his store and stock to Mr. Meyers, who will take possession Feb. 1. Mr. Simpkins will move to a house near the cemetery.

Ravena:

  • With the completion this fall of 15,000 square feet of concrete sidewalks built in 1924, Ravena took its place as one of the most progressive villages of the state as far as street improvements are concerned. The streets where concreting has been done during the past year are Edna Avenue, East Main Street and Dempster Street. All walks are from four to five feet wide, well graded and on a level with the roadway. Street Superintendent E.W. Moxley, declares that the concrete work of last year is bound to last well, because a better grade of materials has been used than heretofore. More streets will be improved this year, he says. The entire amount of concrete sidewalk in this village, itemized according to streets, is as follows: Edna 1,200 feet; McCulloch, 1,200 feet; Western, 1,200 feet; Vann Buren, 1,000 feet; Pulver, 2,000 feet; Central, 2,800 feet; Dempster, 1:000; Main, 1 1/4 miles.
  • Abram Livingston of this village won the $5 gold piece offered as second prize by the Upper Hudson Electric and Railroad Company in their better home lighting contest in which 28 prizes were offered to pupils in schools along the Hudson River. Fred Phillips of the seventh grade received one of the bronze medals. The contest included the writing of an essay and making up an illustrated primer.

Coeymans Herald – January 8, 1890 – S.H. & E.J. Sherman, Proprietors

  • There are now four milk routes established in this region.
  • The annual meeting of the Coeymans Mutual Insurance Company will be held at the house of

Wm. J. Cox in Coeymans Hollow on the 14th day of January at 1 o’clock.

  • Thieves went through the cabin of the brick barge Suderly on Friday while she was discharging a cargo of brick at New York and were well rewarded. They took a suit of clothes and $15 in money belonging to Joe Delaney, $55 belonging to John Fink and $20 belonging to Lester Robinson.
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