The two-ton field gun allotted to the Sullivan-Shafer Post of the American Legion was brought on Philip H. DuBois’ truck from Raritan Arsenal, Metuchen, New Jersey, to our village on Wednesday. The truck left New Paltz Tuesday at 11 p.m., manned by Lewis Ackert, Harold Smith, Howard Smith, Howard Zimmerman, Charles Parker, Philip H. DuBois Jr., and Elting Clearwater, and arrived home with the six-inch German howitzer the early part of Wednesday evening. The trophy was unloaded on the inclined slope east of the Normal School and then was towed to the green south of Tamney’s Square. It will be left there for a while for public inspection and then will be placed in Memorial Park. New Paltz is very fortunate in securing such a splendid award in its allotment. The post extends thanks to Mr. DuBois for the donation of his truck.
There has been a planting of yucca in the northeast corner of the Jean Hasbrouck Memorial Park. The lower end of the little brook has been walled with stone. Above this, it is expected to have a lily pond. Permission has been granted to lead additional water to the pond from the never-failing spring just over the line on the Normal School campus. Iris has already been planted on the east bank of the brook. This is the beginning of a garden of wildflowers, ferns, bulbs and hardy perennials. Contributions are wanted, especially of iris, tiger lilies, lemon lilies, daffodils, coreopsis and columbine. Anyone who would like to contribute is asked to notify the committee, which is composed of Miss Cora DuBois, Harvey Gregory and E.C. Elmore. Someday there is to be a planting bee when these different contributions will be brought and set out. Along the west bank of the brook under the trees, there is to be a path. Mr. Kevan would like a stone seat facing the brook and the garden, with steps leading up the bank to another seat looking toward the mountains.
On Sunday afternoon, the electric service was shut off from about two-thirds of the village to change the local distribution from the High Falls–New Paltz 33,000-volt line to the new 44,000-volt line from Ohioville. The entire village is now receiving service from the Ohioville substation. In the near future, electric service will also run from New Paltz to Gardiner and Springtown over the old 33,000-volt line, which will be changed to a 44,000-volt, three-phase, four-wire grounded neutral system, which is the standard distribution system of the Central Hudson system.
The Central Hudson Electric Co. and the New York Telephone Co. are rebuilding their lines throughout the entire village. The poles are being evenly spaced, new poles are replacing the old ones, and new wires are being strung. This work is very necessary, as the old poles have become dangerous in many places. The work is being done by the two companies named above under the supervision of the Village Board of Trustees.
While picking huckleberries in the neighborhood of Minnewaska one day last week, Lewis Rhodes of Marlborough came upon a large rattlesnake, which he killed with a stone. The snake, which was afterward on exhibition at the garage of A.W. Givens in Marlborough, was 50 inches long and had 15 rattles.
Elderberries recently shipped to New York brought from $1 to $1.75 a 12-quart basket.
The apple crop in the neighborhood of New Paltz looks very promising. Growers say they never had a nicer-looking lot of apples at this time of year than right now. During the drought in June, apples did not drop off to any extent, and a number of growers are thinning their apples now. There are seven men at work at George Milham’s cooperage, turning out about 500 barrels a week.
William Sutherland has thrashed over 1,000 bushels of wheat and oats from the Luther Hasbrouck farm.
Mrs. Martin S. Decker has sold her residence and landholdings at Ohioville along the concrete road from New Paltz to Highland, consisting of about 4 acres of land, to Elting Harp, real estate broker of New Paltz.
The third group of 40 Fresh Air children from Brooklyn arrived this week at Arbuckle Farms. They will be the guests of Miss Margaret A. Jamison. They came all the way by bus and doubtless will return by this means, which affords a real view of the Hudson and an opportunity to enjoy the country.
The annual meeting of the Library Association was held at the library July 13, 1925. The Ways and Means Committee reported that $344.68 had been received for entertainments. The House Committee reported that new shelves had been built in the hall, and the necessary repairs had been attended to, and the library had been thoroughly cleaned. The Book Committee reported that books and magazines had been purchased as needed, and the Mending Committee has met in the library each Thursday afternoon and mended the books. The Garden Committee reported the gift of $50 from Mrs. Cable, which has been used in setting out trees and shrubs in the library yard. The trustees have met each month for their meetings in the library, and the East Room has been used by the Study Club for its meetings.
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