July 2, 1881
President James Garfield was shot.
July 4, 1881
“They had a festival in the Village today.”
—Aida Austin, Echo Hill and Mountain Grove, p. 41.
July 6, 1881
“Ida, little Tom, and I went up on the hill for berries this morning, but it was so warm we did not stay long.”
—Aida Austin, Echo Hill and Mountain Grove, p. 41.
End of July
July 1881 was a time to not only collect berries, but to rake hay and enjoy hayrides. The end of July was the last to be able to see the 1881 Great Comet (Tebbutt III). It had appeared in late May.
July 4, 1883
Ladies’ Aid Society fair.
July 1890
Rates charged Rates for April to July:
8 hours with a horse …………………..$1.60
1 whole day with a horse …………..$2.00
1 day of work (no horse) ……………$1.00
1/2 day of work (no horse) …………. $.50
—Echo Hill and Mountain Grove, p. 169.
July 5, 1896
Mount Pleasant House, Barryville: Large cool rooms; plenty shade; pine grove; adults $5 to 6 per week; children according to age. Send for circular. Wm. Wolfe.—Brooklyn Daily Eagle, July 5, 1896.—Echo Hill and Mountain Grovep. 159.
July 25, 1897
Cold Spring Farm, Yulan: Will accommodate few families; $5 per week; plenty of milk, butter, eggs, vegetables from farm; lake 3/4 mile from house; boats free; good roads, shade, pine groves; elevation 2,00 feet; no malaria. Circular Eagle Bureau. M.E. Crandall, Yulan.—Brooklyn Daily Eagle.
July 19, 1900
Orchard Terrace, Eldred: 4 miles Shohola; elevation 1,600 feet; beautiful balsamic and pineclad hills; broad plazas, hunting, fishing, boating; fine scenery; modern improvements. Booklet. A.S. Myers.—Brooklyn Daily Eagle.—Echo Hill and Mountain Grove, p. 208
July 20, 1902
West Farm: Pleasant location; boating, bathing; fresh eggs, milk and vegetables; good accommodations; homelike; terms $6 and $7; circulars. Theo. West. Brooklyn Daily Eagle—Echo Hill and Mountain Grove, p. 208
1903
Popular Boarding Resorts in 1903 For Sullivan County: Washington Lake House at Yulan, Pine Grove Farm at Eldred, West Farm at Yulan, Myer’s Farm House at Eldred, Minisink Farm at Eldred, Laurel Cottage on Washington Lake, Crest Hill Cottage at Barryville, The Arlington at Eldred, Orchard Terrace at Eldred, Oak Dene, Pine Grove Cottage, and Lake View Farm at Yulan.—Republican Watchman, p. 220.
