Nine-year-old girl passes Regents; losing rail access; Tupper Ware party

The following excerpts from The Millerton News were compiled by Kathleen Spahn and Rhiannon Leo-Jameson of the North East-Millerton Library.

February 8, 1934

‘Gas Explosion Causes Fire’; The Millerton Fire Department responded to an alarm early on Tuesday morning when a gas explosion caused a chimney fire at the home of Harry SIlvernail. The flames were quenched within a few minutes, no damages resulting.

‘Millerton Couple Wed at Amenia Sunday’; Miss Caterine Helen Flood, daughter of Mary Agnes Flood, of Millerton, and Thomas H, Burns, son of Mrs. Mary Burns, also of Millerton, were married Sunday in the Church of Immaculate Conception, Amenia, by the Rev. Frances E. Lavelle. The attendants were Miss Mary Burns, sister of the groom and Thomas Flood, brother of the bride.
Mr. and Mrs. Burns left immediately after the ceremony on a wedding trip. They plan to be away a week, and upon their return will reside on Barton Street. Mr. Burns attended Millerton High School.
The bride was honored last Wednesday evening with a miscellaneous shower given by Miss Helen Gormely at her home in Amenia. She received many beautiful gifts.

‘Nine- Year-Old Girl Passes 8th Grade Regents Test’; Margaret Malarchuk, nine-year-old student in the fourth grade at Winchell Mountain school, received a mark of eighty-one percent in the January Regents examination in spelling. This examination is designed for pupils who have studied spelling daily for seven and one-half years.

February 13, 1975

‘Rail Abandonment Can Be Effectively Protested’; Effective procedures exist for individuals and communities to protest the possible loss of local rail service, according to Clifton Curtis of the Interstate Commerce Commission. Mr. Curtis, a representative of the Office of Public Counsel of the Rail Services Planning Office, spoke Monday before a core of New York and Connecticut citizens in the Community Room above the Millerton Free Library.
The meeting was arranged in anticipation of a United States Railway Association (USRA) preliminary plan to be released Feb. 26 which may call for abandonment of one or more sections on the Harlem Division branch of the Penn Central from Mount Kisco to Ghent.

‘Millerton Personals’; Weekend Guest—Susan Lipschitz of Yonkers was a weekend guest at the home of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kaplan and family.
Tupper Ware Party—Mrs. Lester Crawford was hostess to 10 at a Tupper Ware party at her home on Friday evening, Feb. 7.
Celebrate 25th—On Sunday, Feb. 9, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lind celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary at their home on Dutchess Avenue with a party for 50 given by their immediate family. Extending congratulations via long distance phone calls were received from their son, from Cleveland, Ohio; Rob from Cleveland, Ohio; Nora’s brothers, Charles Barth, Cleveland, Ohio, Bud Barth, Seattle, Wash.; and Debble Hersh Messinger, Maryland.

‘Free Library Assn. Meets’; The annual meeting of the Millerton Free Library Association was held Tuesday, Jan. 25 at 7:30 p.m. It was announced that the estate of Marion E. Hutzler has been settled on behalf of the library. As requested in Mrs. Hutzler’s will, a plaque in memory of her father, William C Pulver, will be purchased and installed in the library.
In addition, over $150 has been donated in memory of the late Betty Robinson.
Robert Trotta was elected for another five year term as trustee.
A meeting of the Board of Trustees of the library followed during which the following officers were elected: president, Shirley Conklin; vice-president, June Davis; secretary, Shirley Sholfet; treasurer, Nina Campbell.

‘Grange Held Cookie Contest’; The regular meeting of the Millerton Grange was held Monday, Feb. 3, in the Sunday School room of the Presbyterian Church with Worthy Master Wilma Brusie presiding. For the sugar cookie contest, three members of the Pine Plains Grange, Ruth Greene, Fannie Place, and Ruth Barthoff, were judges with the following results: first, Mrs. Gross; second, Mildred Cook; and third, Arline Pitcher.
Virginia Kleinhomer put on a very nice program which everyone enjoyed. The next meeting is the social meeting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Brusie on Feb. 17 at 7:30 p.m.

February 10, 2000

‘Mattes on Dean’s List’; MILLERTON — Dylan Mattes has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at American University in Washington, D.C.
Mr. Mattes is a graduate of Indian Mountain School in Lakeville, Conn., and Berkshire School in Sheffield, Mass. He is the son of Bill and Gweno Mattes of Millerton.

‘Nye Earns Honors’; WEBUTUCK - During the University of New Hampshire’s ‘99 fall semester, Karen Susan Nye earned highest honors. Miss Nye is a graduate of Webutuck Junior-Senior High School.

‘Historical Societies Embark on Schoolhouse Project’; AMENIA —The Amenia Historical Society and the Historical Society of North East are launching an interview program to collect memories of the one-room schoolhouses that taught the children of the Webutuck School District and neighboring districts.
The historical societies plan to get in touch with former pupils and teachers of eight of Amenia’s 12 “common schools” and those of North East’s that were still open as late as 1940.

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