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VOL 76. No. S8. Whole Number 89S8. BLABGABETVILLE, NEW YORK, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2S, 19S8. ESTABLISHED IN 186S. Price—Five Cents

$ 3 2 4 3 7 Bid Takes Contract For New School

Six Bidders Present at Let ting on Tuesday. Some

Went Much Higher

Work Begins Soon Necessary to Take Advan-

tage of Alternates to Get Bid Down

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There were six bids for the £^neral contract to build the new central sdiool in this village when the bids were opened at the high «diool building on Tuesday after-noon in the presence of the Board of Education, Architect Fullerton and many others, bondsmen, bank-ers, state officials and the like.

Tlie lowest bids were scxne '$19,000 above the allowed amount. But it was possible to take advan-tage of various alternates or changes in the plans and specifica-ticms of the bids to get a bid through at a figure at whidi there was sufficient m(»ey from the bond sale to meet Some of the Xdumbing, heating and other bids were low and this gave a further sum of money te be applied on Ihe general or building contract.

The award of the contract was made to the Duplex Construction ccnnpany of Troy. TTieir base bid was $362,000. CSianges and alter-nates brought it down to $324,207. *niis was the amoimt at whidi the building will be built.

"Hie Ratt^seb-Walsh company of Port Chester made a base bid $361,997. Changes and alternates broujght it down to $326,898. This was $2,691 hii^er than the one Above.

Other base bids were: Josej^ Bisceglia & Sons, $371,950; Frank Stento of Binghamton, $^ ,466; E. F. & W. S. Govern of Stamford, ^91,684; Stone Bros, of Troy, $418,990.

TTie heating contract went to Hermanns Mechanical company of New York city. The award was for $43,704. The plumbing went to Noll & Steams of Fleisdimanns for $23,205. The electrical con-tract went to Gettys of Rouses Point for $24,980. The school will bum oil whidi can be purdiased at a low rate through state chan-nels.

The contractor told James J. Welch, president of the board of the central school, that he would ship his equipment and begin work at cmce. TTie contract has to have the approval of the State Educa-tion (tepartment and the PWA officials. This may take about a week. If the contractor has his

, madilnery here by that time he «an start work at cmce. He has equipment to pour concrete in cold weather.

l ^ t e r Arrived Yesterday The winter solstice took place

yesterday morning at 7:14 o'clodc. This is the official introduction to the cold period. The Weather Man tuned the therm(»neters to meet the occasion. Reports say the mercury will rise slowly today.

COMMUNITY TREE CHRISTMAS EVE

There are various Christ-mas programs all through this section on the closing evenings of the present week as may be noted in various items in this issue of the News. The programs are undertaken by schools and churches.

There will be a public pro-gram in Margaretville vil-lage on Saturday evening at 8 o'clock when the annual exercises at the community Christmas tree are under-taken. Mrs. Andrew C. Fenton will lead in the sing-ing of community Christmas songs. Following the sing-ing Santa Claus will put in an appearance with a sleigh full of gifts for all the boys and girls present. There is a free /ZSiristmas show at the Galli-Curci theatre for aU the children on Friday after-noon at 2:30 o'clock.

SERIOUSLY ILL, FALLS FROM ROOM

Roy Sanford, Recovering from Serious Operation, Tears

Out AU Stitches Roy Sanford of Dunraven, who

recently imderwent a dangerous operation at the Margaretville hos-pital, dreamed Monday i ^ h t that someone was calling him. The nurse was out of the room. Mr. Sanford gathered his clothes to-gether and mistaking a window for a door, in his sleep, fell from a second story room to liie ground. He got up and made his way to the front door of the hospitaL The nurses came nmning and assisted him upstairs.

Dr. VanDuyn, his surgeon, was called at once and foimd that all the stitches in the operation wound had been tom out. Mr. Sanford went under an anesthetic and the stitches were replaced.

He was reported yesterday to be recovering despite his most unusual accident.

Roxhury Has Community Tree A community Christmas tree,

beautifully decorated witji colored lights, and surmounted by a red star, has been placed in the vil-lage square in front of Streeter's hotel. About a dozen smaller trees are distributed there in front of the business places, which have never been so beautifully decorat-ed. Manjgof the dwelling places also have beautiful trees in front which are lighted very prettily at night. Periiaps the most novel Christmas decoration in town is a life-size Santa Qaus just start-ing down the chimney on the roof of the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ru-doli^ Gorsdi on Locust street.— Roxbury Cor.

Suffers from Injuries William Ploutz of Kortright is

a patioit at the Co<^rstown hos-pital, where he is having X-ray examinations and treatment. He had been in poor health since his injuries while haying last summer. Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Ploutz have moved from Harpersfield to Wil-liam Ploutz's farm and are assist-ing there.—^RojdHiry Cor.

Eighmeys Are Divorced A divorce was granted by Judge

Van Wort of Onemta to Albertine Streeter, former wife of Z. Elgh-mey, on Deoemimr 10.

Recovers from Pneumonia Miss Bertha Slack, w^o was ill

with pneumonia at the home ofj her sister, Mrs. Joseph Perrone, in New oYric dty, was able to return home lastrSaturday and is making a good recoveiy.—Arena Cor. J

Helen Shepard Dies at Roxbury

Summer Home Noted Philanthropist Passes

on Wednesday After Long lUness

Sister of Jay Gould Left a Fortune to Those in

Need. Fond of Roxbury and Its People

This village was plunged in deep grief Wednesday morning when our beloved Mrs. Finley J. Shep-ard passed away at her Kirkside home shortly after midnight. She had been gravely ill for many weeks.

Funeral services were held at 11 o'clock Thursday morning at the Gould Memorial Reformed church, after which her body was taken to New York where serv-ices will be held at the Collegiate diurdi of S t Nidiolas.

Famous for her acts of philan-thropy throughout the nation, Mrs. Shepard was nowhere more belov^ than in this village where her father was bom and wtudi she loved so well that she had made it her summer home. She had been a benefactor indeed. Her numberless acts of kindness in Roxbury as well as in the rest of the nation, were on everyone's tongue.

Helen Miller Gould was bom in New York city June 20, 1868, the t iird child and elder daughter of Jay Gould. Her-marriage to Fin-ley Johnson Shepard occurred January 22, 1913, in New York city. Mr. and Mrs. Shepard have been a remaricably devoted couple, and their nuuried life has been unusually happy, niere is much sympathy for the bereaved hus-band and children, all of whom were with her at her death.

A true, faithful Christian in every sense of the word, Mrs. Shepard possessed a deeply relgi-ous nature, and was a member of many religious organizations. Her churcn membership was with the Gould Memorial church of Rox-bury, which was built in 1892, by her brothers and herself, as a memorial to their father and mother. She was on the board of the American Tract society, the American Bible society and other organizations,. She was deeply in-terested in religious education. Every summer she held a Bible school for vicinity residents, and she gave prizes throughout Dela-ware county for Bible memoriza-tions.

Mrs. Shepard was a member of several historical and genealogical societies, including the Daughters of the American Revolution, Daughters of the American Colo-nists, New England Women, Colonial Dames, and the John More association. • She has always been deeply

interested in New York university, and was the builder of the Hall of Fame of that university. Her as-sistance in the Spanish-American was is well known. She has also helped many individuals in secur-ing educational advantages.

Besides her husband, Mrs. Shep-ard is survived by a son, Finley

FREE CHRISTMAS KIDDIE MOVIE

Friday at 2:30 p. m. a special show for all children will be screened at the Galli-Curci theatre. Thd feature picture will be one of Shirley Temple's best, "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm." In addi-tion short subjects will con-clude the program. We in-vite all children. This is your show, come and enjoy yourselves. No admission fee for children.

ROXBURY LETS SCHOOL CONTRACTS

Award for Building Made at $189,-000. B^:in at Once

Four contracts were awarded Tuesday night at the hose house by the Roxbiuy Board of Educa-tion. General constructicm of the new central school building was awarded to Rathgate-Walsh, Inc. Post Chester, for $189,000, after bids had ranged from $ ^ , 0 0 0 down.

The electrical contract was awarded to W. W. & J. M. Gettys of Rouses Point for $11,600. The heating and ventilation contract was awarded to Hubert T. Rich-ardson of Clifton, N. J., for $30,-02& There were 36 sealed bids-altogether for these three con-tracts.

The plumbing contract (held from Noven^r 18, as it waa the only tne of the fontr which came within the ardiiteet's estJuMtfe), was awarded last night to N ^ & Steams of Fleischmanns. No other plumbing bids were opened, as this one had been held as men-tioned. !

A. F. Lutz, derk of the board, annoimced that construction wiU b e ^ immediately.

, l i s t Expiration Dates of Plates Carroll Mealey, commissioner of

motor vehicles, has called atten-tion of motorists to license regu-lations in letters to motor vehicle bureaus and police agencies. With the exception of omnibus, ambu-lance, dealer and transporter reg-istrations, all 1938 plates may be used until midnight, Jan. 31, 1939, at which time any vehicle operated on the highways must display 1939 plates.

Omnibus and ambulance plates for 1938 expire at midnight, Dec. 31, emd thereafter, vehicles of the omnibus and ambiilemce type must display 1939 plates. Dealers' and transporters' registrations for 1938 will be valid until midnight, Jan. 10, 1939, A^en number plates for 1939 must be displayed.

Declares a Dividend The Peoples National bank of

this village has declared a semi-annual dividend of 2 per cent pay-able to stockholders of record of Dec. 31, 1938.

The bank is in an excellent financial condition. The report shows that the stock has made a great increase in value since it was bought in the year 1933.

Youngsters Prepare Program Much preparation is being made

by the youngsters for the Ourist-mas tree and exercises to be held in the diurdi this Friday evening. All are cordially invited.—^New Kingston Cor.

120 Deer licenses Mrs. Sylvia liddle, town clerk.

Jay Shepard of Wallingford, Vt.j sold 120 deer licenses. More deer

Mountain Snow Trains Begin

Weekly Trips Run to Fleischmanns Next

Week Friday, Continue If Traffic Warrants

Round Tr^ l s $4.00 Officers of Ski Club Spent

Three Years to Secure Train Service

Hie Catskill Mountain Ski Club, Inc., of Fleischmanns has been assured by the New York Central of a weekend train direct from New York city to Fleischmanns, starting Friday, Dec. 30, and con-tinuing through the month of Jan-uary, regardless of the «aow con-ditions. Officers of thef ski club have woriced persistently for the past three years to get thfe serv-ice. i . '

Eariy in November J. IL Grant, assistant general passenger agent, and his assistant, Mr, Gaynor, and F. W. Gleismer, trainmaster of the New Yoric Central railroad, came to FleMchmanna and met with offi-cers of the ski ^ub. At that time they promised this train service for Fleisdmianns. The railroad officials have kept their imunise and it is now up to residents of tWs winter resort section to do their part in making it a success.

This train will be known as the Catskill Mountoin. Snow Train,"

complete with d i ^ g seimce. The first train leaves WMhawken Fri-day. Dec. 30, at 7t30 p. m. arriving at Fleischmanns- at 11:35 p. m. On return the s p ^ a l will leave fleischmanns Mondi^, Jan. 2 at 5:!35 p. m. This traih service will be the same during the month of January with the exception of the return trip which wiQ be made on Sundays at 5:35 p. m. The fare from New York to Fleischmanns and return is $4.00. If you wish this service to continue through-out the winter months, have your friends patronize it. InCormation may be obtained from the New York Central railroad or Charles MuUer, president of the Catskill Mountain Ski Club, Inc.—Fleisch-manns Cor.

Retires to Rock Rift Charles O. Nael, one of the two>

men who originally arrested Grov-er Cleveland Bergdoll as a draft-dodger during the World war, is living on a farm on Carcass Brook, near Rock Rift in this county.

Then a member of the U. S. Bureau of Criminal Investigation, after service with the army in France, Mr. Nael is now on pen-sion, reusing chickens for a hobby.

Clarence Schoomnaker Dies Among the admriable men of

Kingston and Ulster county fM-the last quarter of a century there has been pnnninent the form and influence oi Clarence SdKxnv-maker who died last week at his home.—Kingston Leader

Mr. Sdioonmaker often visited this section and was well known to many business men in Delaware and adjoining coimties.

Suggest^ Cfrfd Weather \ ^ t e r , we suppose, officially

began Wednesday. Now as the dai^ beghi to grow Icmger the old

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two daui^ters, Mrs. John Reid were taken than in any previous Burr and Mrs. Arthur Harris year to our knowledge. — Andes a ^ i ^ sftys t h T o ^ b e g ^ to get

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