News Herald – March 6, 1925 – F.E. Bleezarde, Publisher
Coeymans:
- There were no services for either of the churches this past Sunday evening owing to the bad weather.
- Miss Helen Wagoner of Selkirk spent a few days with her brother, Charles Wagoner and family, this week.
- Mrs. Frank LaPoint, Mrs. Harry Harris and Mrs. Guy Hazelton attended the Eastern Star convention held at Troy, Feb. 25.
- At the annual meeting of the Methodist church, S.L. Robbins, B.A. TenEyck and A. Zeller were elected trustees to serve three years.
- Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Suderley, Mr. and Mrs. J.L. Bishop, Mrs. Alice B. Suderley and Mrs. Annie Slingerland have returned to their homes in this village after a month’s stay in Florida.
- Mrs. N.M. Compton, Mrs. Ralph Bedell of Selkirk and Mrs. Daniel Grogan of Ravena spent Wednesday with Mrs. Bertha Van Valkenburg.
Ravena:
- The interior of the First National Bank is being redecorated.
- The barn in the rear of Fred Holliday’s store on Main Street, which was damaged by the recent fire, is being repaired.
- Miss Irene Gedney played the piano at the Strand Theatre at Albany, Saturday morning at the Junior movies. Her playing received much favorable comment from members of the Strand orchestra and from the committee in charge of the Junior movies, and she has been asked to play again in the near future.
- The regular meeting of the Ravena Hose Company was held on Tuesday evening and seven men were added to the list of members. The needs of the company and other important items were considered. A proposition to entertain the members of the Coeymans Fire Department in the Ravena Hose House was considered and plans will be completed at the next meeting. A committee was appointed to confer with the village board in the matter of the needs of the company consisting of L.N. Johnson, E.J. Hummer and Alfred Swartout.
- Ravena Grange met on Monday evening. Although the attendance was light, the meeting was interesting. A resolution approving the bill before the legislature increasing apportionment of money to rural schools was passed. The building project was also discussed.
Coeymans Herald – March 5, 1890 – S.H. & E.J. Sherman, Proprietors
- J.N. Briggs has purchased ice in Maine to supply his trade.
- Not a pound of ice has been stored in the village or company ice houses up to this date.
- W.H. Wolfe has started up his incubator and intends to have spring chickens on the market early.
- Good cows bring at auction from $50 to $60, and all stock and farm implements seem to bring fair prices despite the cry of “hard times.”
- T.E. Crock’s team, which was tied under a shed on Main Street, broke loose Thursday and started in on a free-for-all race but were caught before doing any damage.
- The new stores on Main Street add very much to the appearance and gives it a decidedly businesslike look.
