History of the Eugini Building
Since its erection in 1902, the Eugeni building on Pearl Street had long been a landmark within the center of Livingston Manor. Begun as a Shoe Repair building expansion allowed many other businesses to locate there.
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9/30/1897, LMT [Livingston Manor Times
Theodore Anderson had purchased a lot on Pearl
Street, opposite the Felix Donahue residence and was digging for the foundation
for a new house. The lot was purchased from the Livingston Manor Manufacturing
Company. [Carl Eugeni house]
9/22/1898,
LMT
Theodore
Anderson has sold his Pearl Street bakery to Peter B Akins for $500.
10/6/98, R
[Sullivan County Record]
“Theodore
Anderson has sold his bakery at Livingston Manor to lawyer Peter B Akins for
$600.” 23-135
10/27/98,
RRR [Roscoe Rockland Review]
“Peter B.
Akins has removed his law office to the building recently purchased by him on
Pearl Street. Mr. Akins has one of the neatest offices in town.” 16-194
1/16/1902,
RRR
“The Peter
B Akins cottage on
1/9/02,
RRR
“Josiah C
Brown has commenced digging the foundation for the part of the old school
building that he bought. The lot he bought is adjoining the Peter B Akins lot
on Pearl Street.” 15-14 [Constanzo Eugeni lot]
2/1/02, WR
[Walton Reporter]
“J.C.
Brown has purchased the Peter B. Akins building of P.H. Woolsey and intends to
move it back from the street and remodel it. This improvement, together with
the building which he is erecting on the lot adjoining, will add much to the
appearance of Pearl Street.” 14-98
2/6/02, R
“J.C.
Brown has bought the Peter B. Akins law office at Livingston Manor and will
convert the building in a dwelling.” 16-25
5/25/11, LMT
I have opened a shoemaking shop in the Jos.
Benton Building, River Street and am prepared to do all kinds of shoe
repairing, also cleaning straw hats. – C Eugeni
10/16/14,
RW [Republican Watchman]
“The
Eugeni family have moved into the Fontana flat.”
1916-17,
RW
“…
The Court then took up the naturalization calendar. Abraham F Solomon, of New
York City, appeared as representative of the government… The petitions of Constanzo Eugeni of Livingston
Manor and Samuel Stein of Maplewood were ordered continued until next term…”
7/21/16,
RW
“On
Sunday afternoon the Manor Hose Company pulled off a clam bake in Hartig’s grove to about 40 members and invited guests. Chef
Eugeni was the baker and needless to say the affair
was a success.”
11/15/17,
SCR [Sullivan County Review]
“C. Eugeni has purchased the house on lower Pearl Street from
W.C. Woolsey, and is moving his family there this week. Cornelius Beasmer has moved into rooms in the Yonkers house from the
house bought by Mr. Eugeni. Frank Fontana will occupy
the rooms in the Fontana building vacated by Eugeni.”
16-79
11/ /17,
RW
“C Eugeni has bought the house on lower Pearl Street of W R
Woolsey and is moving his family there this week. He will also move his shoe
shop to his new home from the Hoos building. Cornelius Beasmer,
who has lived in the house, is moving to rooms in the Yonker
building. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fontana will occupy the rooms in the
3/30/22,
LMT
“Charles
Wright and wife to Costanzo Eugeni, Rockland.” 44-25
10/11/23,
LMT
“Among the
new buildings which are already completed or are nearing completion is a
two-story, double, handsome garage, erected by F M Merritt on his Pearl Street
property; the two-story apartment house on Rock Avenue built by Mr. and Mrs.
George Beland; store building on lower Pearl Street, erected by C. Eugeni and August Johnson’s double garage, two stories,
back of his recently purchased residence on DuBois Street.” 67-116
10/11/23,
LMT
C Eugeni has built a store building on his lot on Lower Pearl
Street and will open the same in the near future stocked with a complete stock
of jewelry.
11/15/23,
LMT
C Eugeni has opened his jewelry and novelty store on Pearl
Street with an attractive line of merchandise.
10/9/24,
SCR
“Schwartz
brothers have started to lay the foundation for a large garage on the lot
between the Eugeni and Vredenberg
places on Pearls Street, which they have been filling in with stone during the
summer months [Shaver’s Mayflower building]. A concrete curb is being laid in front of the
Hoos and Vredenburg places, preparatory to the laying of a concrete walk.”
22-55
11/18/26,
SCR
“It is
seldom that a flood and fire damage one’s property all in one night. The
continued rains of Monday and Tuesday raised the Little Beaverkill until it
overflowed its banks and poured about the Eugeni
property on Pearl Street until crossing it was impossible except by boat.
“However,
the water went down during the early evening and at about 2 a.m., as Harry Hartig was going home, he noticed smoke coming from the
jewelry store of Mr. Eugeni. Upon investigation, he
found the inside a mass of flames. The fire companies were called out and
quickly extinguished the flames, but not until the store and its contents were
badly damaged.
“Scarcely
any of the fine stock was left unharmed. Mr. Eugeni
has built up a fine business and damage at this time, when much holiday stock
is in, makes a double loss. The loss is partly covered by insurance.” 24-1
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11/18/26, LMT
“The interior of C. Eugeni’s jewelry store,
located near main and Pearl Street was gutted by fire early yesterday morning,
the blaze apparently starting from an overheated furnace in the back room.
“The building was surrounded by water from mid-afternoon until early in
the evening, the Little Beaverkill only a short distance from the store, having
overflowed its banks and the lower part of Pearl Street being flooded. The
continued downpour alarmed even the old residents of the flooded section and
preparations to salvage goods, in case of water high enough to undermine the
buildings, were begun during the forepart of the evening.
“Mr. Eugeni had started to pack his stock of
jewelry and high class novelties, and had the majority of the goods on the
outside of the cases when the water began to recede according to report. Seeing
that all danger of flood was past, he built up a coal fire in the hot air
furnace which is located in the rear compartment of the one room building and
left the place to dry out.
“It is supposed that an overheated pipe, metal walls and ceiling set
fire to studding near the furnace with disastrous results.
“The fire was discovered about two o’clock by Harry Hartig
who gave the alarm. Members of the two fire companies with their apparatus
answered the call of the siren and turned streams from their hose on the blaze,
quelling it but not before much damage had been done by its smoke and heat,
which was accentuated by the water.
“Much sympathy is felt for Mr. Eugeni, whose
loss will be considerable, although he is not able to reckon it until the visit
of the adjusters.
“He came here from
1/18/26-27, RW
“Mrs. George Rogers, who lives on Rural Route No 2, suffered an
apoplectic stroke Monday afternoon while walking on Pearl Street in front of Eugeni’s store. She was taken to the store and then to the
home of her sister, Mrs. Frank Simpson, where a physician pronounced her
condition very serious. She has shown some little improvement.”
5/22/30,
LMT
Chester
Barnhart, aged about 65, and a native of Parkston, was sent to the county jail
at Monticello Sunday by Justice Ernest Hawver, to
serve a 30 day sebntenc3e for cashing a check on the Roscoe bank, when he had
no funds in that institution.
Mr.
Barnhart has served at least one term in state prison and is said to have spent
a sizable part of his life in jail.
He came
from Binghamton where he is said to have a wife and family and worked as
operator of a ditcher for Fitzgerald Brothers Construction Company. It is said
he was a fine workman. After drawing his wages last week, Barnhart proceeded to
get drunk, and, when he had spent his money, drew a check on the Roscoe bank
for $25 which he asked C Eugeni, jeweler and
stationer, to cash, Mr. Eugeni considered a quarter
of a grand pretty much to take chances with a stranger, so gave Barnhart $10
and told him to come back for the remainder. Finding after phoning the bank,
that Barnhart had no funds, Mr. Eugeni swore out a
warrant for his arrest before Justice Hawver, but he
managed to evade Officer John McCune and leave town before he could be
arrested.
Sunday
Constable McCune got track of Barnhart’s whereabouts and went after him
bringing him back from the Black Lake country and he was given the jail
sentence and taken to Monticello at once.
Since his
arrest it has been brought to the attention of the authorities that he had
given a rubber check to at least one other business place in town, besides
borrowing small amounts from several old acquaintances, and it is probable that
further charges will be pressed against him at the expiration of his jail
sentence.
Barnhart lived
here about twenty-five years ago, his first wife and family of children, now
grown, being at present residents of Jersey City.
Mr. Eugeni would hot have given the many any cash on the check
except that he had boarded at the home of Willard Vredenburgh,
next door to the Eugeni family, while here, and he
had come to know him casually as an old resident and one familiarly known here.
5/23/30, RW
“Chester Barnhart, a resident of Binghamton, was arrested Sunday by
Constable John McCune at Dahlia, where he formerly lived, and after a trial
before Justice Ernest Hawver, of this village, was
taken to the Sullivan County jail at Monticello to serve 30 days on charges
preferred by C Eugeni, Livingston Manor Jeweler and
stationer, on whom Barnhart passed a bad check. It is reported that Barnhart
played the same game in at least one other Manor business place and that
further charges on these counts will be pressed against him on his release.”
5/29/30, LMT
Ten young people will be graduated from the
Livingston Manor High School next month, according to Principal George J
Anderson.
They are; Edward Myers, who has won the highly
prized title of valedictorian, Morris Weiner, salutatorian, Helen Myerson,
Harriette Beattie, Madelyn Chapman, Evelyn Decker, Irene Wood, Walter Seeley,
Robert Denman and Carl Eugeni.
The evening of Tuesday, June 24, has been
chosen as the occasion for the commencement exercises which will be held in
Island Park Casino. Ellsworth Baker, well-known attorney of Monticello and Hurleyville, will address the graduates.
Commencement is always an event in any
community, a combination of civic and family pride making it the outstanding
occasion of the year when “yours and ours” mean about the same.
The ten young people who are finishing our
school this year are a credit to the community and we cannot but feel that the
community owes them a good sized share of enthusiastic attention in their
graduation from high school.
The class has chosen green and white for the
class colors and the white carnation for the class flower.
Morris Weiner is class president, Evelyn Decker
vice president, Harriette Beattie secretary, Robert Denman treasurer, Principal
George Anderson being the faculty advisor.
Walter Seeley is the class historian, Evelyn
Decker class prophet, Irene wood will have the writing and reading of the class
will, Helen Meyerson will enthuse as class poet and Robert Denman will cure all
ills as class doctor.
6/26/30, LMT
The Junior High School commencement exercises
held in the school auditorium last Thursday evening. Were well attended by the
parents and friends of the graduates. This was the first Junior High
commencement to be held in the Manor and was highly successful.
Much credit is due to Mrs. Grace Bouton, member
of the faculty, who painstakingly drilled the students and arranged the entire
program.
Marie Husch delivered the salutary address,
Sophie Kahn being the valedictorian.
The class will was read by Ellamae Myers and
was very clever and amusing. Isadore Chavis read an essay, choosing as his
subject, Prominent Men, and Maude Barker read the class history, while
Harriette Sherwood, class prophet, predicted many delightful events for her
classmates.
Luella Merritt and Ellamae Myers sang a duet
and Luella played a piano solo. Lois Eugeni played a
solo in place of her sister, Eva, who was to have played, but who suffered a
broken arm while at play a couple of weeks ago.
Members of the class are; Sophie Kahn, Ellamae
Myers, Eva Eugeni, Winifred Hartig,
Isadoree Chavis, Maude Barker, Harriette Sherwood,
Irene Moutoux, Earl Reynolds, Rose Schwartz, Marie
Husch, Luella Merritt and Ida Winograd.
6/26/30, LMT
Ten seniors received their diplomas Tuesday
evening at the commencement exercises of the Livingston Manor High School, held
at Island Park, the program being a very interesting one, possibly a slightly
better proportioned mixture of the serious attitude of the high school graduate
leaving school days behind with the effervescent comedy of youth, than is
generally obtained at such an outstanding event in community life.
After the five girls and five young men had
marched onto the rostrum to the strains of the processional march, played by
Miss Anna Siegel and taken their places in a semi-circle, arranged amidst a
charmingly wrought color scheme of green and white, the class colors, blended
with pink and white carnations and roses, the work of the juniors.
Morris Weiner, delivered the salutation, which
met with much applause and was extremely clever and interesting.
The class history, by Walter Seeley was also
enthusiastically received by the large audience, with amusing references to
school life, perhaps the most generally amusing of which was the reference to
Prof. Anderson’s new car with special bucket seat for Acey,
the janitor.
After a violin solo by Morris Meyerson, Bob
Denman, the class doctor, in his address advised raw sausages “mushy Weiners” to be exact – as his prescription to one of the
young lady seniors.
Irene Wood, in her prophecy, made many, many
amusing prognostications, and predicted a bright future for all her classmates.
Helen Meyerson, class poet, read an amusingly clever poem, and Evelyn Decker,
in her reading of the will, made some amusing bequests among which was that of
Big Ben to Miss Mills, that she may wake up on time; a “gil”
to Nettie Cammer in case her lungs became weak; a
book on dancing to Mr. Benjamin athletic director and to Mr. LaCroix,
commercial teacher, stilts to get higher up in the world.
Helen Meyerson than read the prize essay, on
which she received the prize offered by Amber and Amber for the best English
work in the high school during the year. She chose as her subject “The Romance
of Music.”
Ellsworth Baker, well known Monticello
attorney, delivered the address to the graduates, giving an interesting and amusing
talk, interspersed with anecdotes of his own school days.
Edward Myers, 16-year-old valedictorian, is
worthy of more than honorable mention for his clever and well delivered
valedictory.
The presentation of diplomas by District
superintendent of Schools Charles S hick, was accompanied by a short talk to
the members of the class, which was well received. Supt. Hick also presented to
Miss Meyerson her award for the prize essay.
Dancing followed the exercises, music being
furnished by Carcon Kay’s Red Peppers.
Members of the class are; Edward Myers, Morris
Weiner, Irene Wood; Helen Meyerson, Evelyn Decker, Harriette Beattie, Madelyn
Chapman, Bob Denman, Carl Eugeni and Walter Seeley.
Principal George Anderson acted in the capacity of faculty advisor to the
class.
9/13/30, RW
“Miss Ressie Smith, who has been employed by C Eugeni
on photographic work through the season, has completed her work
12/17/31-32, RW
“A regular meeting of Manor Hose Company was held in the hose rooms on
Monday evening which was largely attended. Carl Eugeni,
assisted by E K Homer served goulash with spaghetti after the business
meeting.”
1/14/32,
LMT
“C. Eugeni has the foundation laid and the two-by-fours up for
an addition to his store building on Pearl Street. It is understood he will add
a new line to his present stock.” 31-2
4/2/32,
LMT
Carl Eugeni has secured a position as Sullivan County
representative of the American News Company, dealers in stationery, magazines,
books, office supplies, toys, school supplies, novelties, etc. He entered on
his new duties last Monday, when he visited the New York office of the company.
He will work out of the Manor, having Sullivan, Ulster, Orange, Dutchess and
Putman counties as his territory.
6/2/32,
LMT
C Eugeni is building a 14 foot addition on his Pearl Street
store building, giving him 34 feet frontage. The addition runs the full depth
of the building. The entire front is new and will make a very fine building.
Mr. Eugeni has not as yet announced what line of merchandise
he will carry in addition to his present line of stationery, Jewelry,
novelties, etc.
5/19/32,
LMT
C Eugeni is building a 14 foot addition on his Pearl Street
store building, giving him 34 feet frontage. The addition runs the full depth
of the building. The entire front is new and will make a very fine building.
Mr. Eugeni has not as yet announced what line of
merchandise he will carry in addition to his present line of stationery,
Jewelry, novelties, etc.
6/2/32,
LMT
C Eugeni is building a 14 foot addition on his Pearl Street
store building, giving him 34 feet frontage. The addition runs the full depth
of the building. The entire front is new and will make a very fine building.
Mr. Eugeni has not as yet announced what line of
merchandise he will carry in addition to his present line of stationery,
Jewelry, novelties, etc.
9/15/32,
LMT
Carl Eugeni was in Binghamton on Thursday and brought back a
load of shoes for the Eugeni shoe store. He and his
father, C Eugeni, went after another load on Monday.
9/22/32,
LMT
C Eugeni has put in a line of shoes at his Pearl Street
store. Mr. Eugeni will cater to the shoe-buying
public with different priced lines of shoes to suit the needs of all
pocketbooks.
1/3/33,
LMT
Mr. and
Mrs. C Eugeni, daughters Eva and Lois, son Carl and
Miss Alice Kniffen of Roscoe, spent Monday in Lake
Mohawk and Morristown, N.J.
5/18/33,
LMT
“Carl Eugeni is playing with the Zahorik
Orchestra at Frank Rose’s Saturday night dances, which are drawing food-sized
crowds.” 65-101
6/1/33,
LMT
Mrs. C Eugeni, Eva and Lois Eugeni, Carl
Eugeni and Miss Alice Kniffen
motored to Middletown and Walden Sunday. They took in the air meet at Walden.
6/29/33,
LMT
Miss Alice
Kniffen, daughter of Daniel J Kniffen,
Jr., of Roscoe, became the bride of Carl Eugeni, son
of Mr. and Mrs. C Eugeni, of this village, Tuesday
morning at the Congregational Parsonage, Roscoe, the Rev. Carl Yettru performing the ceremony.
The bride
and groom were attended by Miss Eva Eugeni, sister of
the groom, and John Steenrod, both of this village.
The bride
was gowned in white silk organdy, with hat and shoes of white and carried a
bouquet of June roses and sweet-peas. Her bridesmaid wore nile
green silk with matching accessories and carried white roses.
The
ceremony was performed in the presence of a few intimate friends and relatives,
after which the bridal party came to the Eugeni home
in Livingston Manor, where a wedding luncheon was served, at which the
following were present; Daniel J Kniffen, Sr., Daniel
Kniffen, Jr., Cecil Clark, Mr. and Mrs. C Eugeni, Misses Eva and Lois Eugeni,
Mr. and Mrs. Irving Avery, Mr. and Mrs. Axel Hanson, Mrs. Frank Fontana, Misses
Genevieve and Theresa Fontana, John Steenrod.
Mr. and
Mrs. Eugeni left for a brief wedding trip in the
groom’s car, after which they will start housekeeping in an apartment already
furnished in the Eugeni house on Pearl Street. The
groom is in the shoe business with his father and is one of the town’s popular
young men.
The Times
extends congratulations.
6/29/33,
LMT
Misses Eva
and Lois Eugeni and Mrs. Axel Hanson gave Mrs. C Eugeni a surprise party Saturday in honor of her birthday.
Mrs. Eugeni received many presents and everyone
enjoyed the occasion. Only members of the family and a few close friends were
present.
7/6/33,
LMT
Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Eugeni returned Friday night from their
wedding trip and are housekeeping in an apartment in the Eugeni
house on Pearl Street. The boys gave them a send-off on Saturday evening and
Carl came across with the cigars, etc.
9/7/33,
LMT
Mrs. C Eugeni and daughters, Eva and Lois, are visiting at Newton,
N.J., for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Eugeni took
them down Wednesday. They will return Sunday.
10/12/33,
LMT
Mrs. C Eugeni, daughters Eva and Lois, and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Eugeni spent Sunday in Newton, N.J.
11/2/33,
LMT
Carl Eugeni has this week been moving the household goods of his
father-in-law, William Kniffen, here from Roscoe. Mr.
Kniffen will make his home with a brother at
Cortland.
11/2/33,
LMT
Carl Eugeni was ill with a severe cold several days the last of
the week.
11/23/33,
LMT
Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Eugeni entertained their card club last
Wednesday evening at their home on Pearl Street. Members of the club reside in
Callicoon Center, Hortonville, Roscoe and Livingston Manor
6/7/34, LMT
During yesterday afternoon’s severe electrical
storm, lightning, apparently following the wire from the aerial into the
Willard Vredenbergh residence on Pearl Street, blew
out the fuses, broke the glass in the front of the electric meter box and put
the radio out of commission, damaging it pretty much.
Fuses in
Glen Shaver’s residence on Meadow Street were also blown out by the same flash,
the Shaver radio also refusing to play, although it is thought probable only
tubes were damaged here. Carl Eugene house]
1/11/34,
LMT
Carl Eugeni has leased of Eugene H Bouton the gas station just
north of the bridge into Jacktown, operated for several years by Julius
Schurig, who recently moved into his own place across the street. Mr. Eugeni will handle Socony products
1/18/34, SCR
“Carl Eugeni, has
leased of Eugene H. Bouton, the gas station just north of the Jacktown bridge.
The station was operated for several years by Julius Shurig,
who recently moved into his own place across the street.” 13-4
12/28/33,
LMT
Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Eugeni, Mrs. D Eugeni
and daughters, Eva and Lois, spent Friday at Lake Mohawk.
12/28/33,
LMT
Lester
White Post, American Legion, held a ladies; night Thursday evening for wives,
mothers and sisters of veterans. Twenty women were in attendance, a spaghetti
supper prepared by Carl Eugeni, with pumpkin pie, et
cetera, was served by two men, under the direction of Charles Beasmer, commander of Lester White Post.
1/18/34, SCR
“Carl Eugeni, has
leased of Eugene H. Bouton, the gas station just north of the Jacktown bridge.
The station was operated for several years by Julius Shurig,
who recently moved into his own place across the street.” 13-4
9/6/34,
LMT
Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Eugeni, Misses Eva and Lois Eugeni, Mrs. C Eugeni and her
brother, Austin Meeker, were in Newton, N.J., yesterday to attend the funeral
of the elder Mrs. Eugeni’s brother-in-law Jesse Bell.
9/6/34,
LMT
Carl Eugeini is still limping about as the result of a pinching
between the bumpers of the Standard Oil Company’s Socony truck and Roscoe Maffett’s car Thursday, at the Eugeni
filling station. Carl had just finished filling the tank of the Maffett car and was putting back the cap, when the gas
truck came a little too “soon.” He had a lucky escape from serious injury.
12/13/34,
LMT
Carl Eugeni has closed his gas station in Jacktown and will
conduct a shoe store and repair shop in his father’s store on Pearl Street.
12/13/34,
LMT
C Eugeni and son, Carl made a business trip to New Jersey
points yesterday.
12/13/34,
LMT
Dan Kniffen has purchased the filling station business of his
son-in-law, Carl Eugene, in Jacktown and will conduct it in the future.
1/10/35,
LMT
“The
Livingston Manor Band, an organization of experienced players, which has been
in existence for two months, was organized Tuesday evening at the regular
meeting, with Charles Monteperto, of Liberty, as
director.
“The band
has at present 17 members and practices every Tuesday evening in the hose rooms
at the firehouse. Anyone wishing to join may get in touch with Mr. Sherwood or
Carl Eugeni. Three new members are expected to join
very shortly and the organization wishes to offer its services to any village
organization at any time during the winter months, with no renumeration.
“It is
heard that in the summer season a series of outdoor concerts may take the place
of the regular weekly practices.
“The
members are; Charles Monteparto, Jesse Nield, Carl Eugenio, Charles Yaun,
Eva Eugeni, Kenneth Sweeny, George Neumann, James
Benson, Charles Fallon, Lois Eugeni, Ted Connelly,
Harold DeVaughn, Joe Tempel, Leonard Sherwood.”
2/7/35, LR
“Mrs.
James Prift has bought of Dan Kniffen
the filling station business in Jacktown, formerly conducted by Carl Eugeni and is now in possession. Mr. Prift
will conduct the business.” 41-107
6/6/35,
LMT
Carl Eugeni and Charles Monteperto,
band leader, of Liberty, were business callers in New York last Tuesday.
9/12/35,
LMT
C Eugeni and daughter, Lois, spent Monday in New York City.
10/31/35,
LMT
“The Eugeni house on
12/3/36,
Miss Eva Eugeni, who is staying at Lewbeach
with Mrs. Harry Darbee, returned after a week at her
home here.
12/3/36,
LMT
Lois Eugeni has returned to school after a week’s illness with a
severe cold.
5/6/37,
LMT
Mrs. C Eugeni is confined to her home on Pearl Street with a
severe cold.
3/11/37,
LMT
Mr. and
Mrs. Earl Bell, Mr. and Mrs. Esten Bell and son,
Joseph, and two friends, of Newton, N.J., spent Sunday at the home of their
aunt, Mrs. C. Eugeni. Miss Eva Eugeni,
who is with Mrs. Harry Darbee at Lewbeach
spent the weekend at home
6/15/39,
LMT
“Entering
through the side window and leaving no clues one or more thieves ransacked the
jewelry department of the Carl Eugeni store early
Thursday morning. It is estimated that over $300 in valuables was taken by the
mysterious marauders.
“Carl Eugeni, Sr., trying his key in the door at 6:30 Thursday
morning was surprised to discover the door open. Hurrying into the store it
became immediately apparent that the place had been entered. BCI men, Lawson
and Driscoll of Harris were called to take over the investigation.
“The store
had been closed for the night at 10:15 P.M. Wednesday and it was during the
eight hour interval between closing and opening that the robbery was committed.
Entrance was made through the side window but displaying unusual confidence the
burglars calmly opened the front door and used it as an exit.
“Police
are sure that the next few days will throw light on the robbery that is the
first since the early part of the winter.
10/27/39,
LR
Fred
Dutcher was named president of the Livingston Manor Hose Company No. 1 at the
annual meeting of the organization recently…
Other
officers named by No. 1 Company are William Ruf, vice
president, Ralph Cutler, treasurer; Raymond Rose, secretary; Howard Schaefer,
captain; Carl Eugeni, first lieutenant; Elmer Fullmer, second lieutenant; and Cecil Clark, Lambert DuMond, George Husch and Clifford Knise
fire police.4/23/40, LMT
2/27/41, LMT
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Curry have both been
confined to the house with flu. Miss Lois Eugeni was
in the Curry office while they were ill.
5/15/41,
LMT
In the
display window of Claude Reynolds’ jewelry store is a flowering cactus of a
rare variety, which has twenty buds. The large flowers are a brownish red and
beautifully shaped. Mrs. C Eugeni has a beautiful
cactus of the same variety in full bloom.
5/29/41,
LMT
Carl Eugeni has taken the position of camp ranger at Beaverkill
State Park for the summer and is already at work there.
6/12/41,
LMT
Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Eugeni are living for a few weeks in one of
the cabins at the Beaverkill campsite, where Mr. Eugeni
is camp ranger.
5/28/42,
LMT
Carl Eugeni and Bill Wilson have commenced their duties at
Beaverkill State Park.
9/23/43,
LMT
A son,
Carl Louis, was born on September 11 to Mrs. And Mr. Carl Eugeni
at Mineola.
7/24/44,
LMT
“George
Bennett, 71 years old eccentric well known in this township, met death
yesterday night when fire of mysterious origin destroyed the barn where he makes
his home, on the rear of Mrs. Sarah Bouton’s residence opposite the LMCS.
Firemen worked for more than an hour searching the burning embers before the
body of the elderly man was discovered, burned beyond recognition and buried
under the charred timbers.
“Earlier
in the evening, Bennett reportedly was drinking in several local cafes and was
taken to the barn by Policeman Clifford Applenalp. A
short time later it was revealed Mrs. Bouton, who owns the property, saw two
men trying to get into the barn. She made efforts to locate the police to have
them removed as both men appeared intoxicated and she was afraid of fire….
“Mrs.
Mildred Nicholas and Miss Francis Cummings who were passing on the street 11
o’clock saw the flames licking at the lower part of the structure and called a
passing boy to give the alarm. A large crowd had gathered by the time firemen
arrived, at which time the building was a mass of flames. Two lines of hose
were laid and within a few minutes it was under control, although the building was
reduced to a mass of rubble.
“A report
spread through the crowd there might be three men buried in the debris and
firemen worked in pulling over a mass of old clothing, mattresses and hay
without result for some time and had concluded that the barn was empty.
“Former
chief Leonard Sherwood was positive that he detected the odor of burning flesh
and work was continued of [?] the debris. Discovery of the body was made by
Raymond Rose and Carl Eugeni….
“Mr.
Bennett was the son of William W Bennett and Hannah Walter of this state. His
father came here from
7/3/47,
LMT
Mrs. Carl Eugeni and sons spent three weeks with relatives at Island
Park, L.I.
7/3/47,
LMT
Miss Lois Eugeni of Mineola spent the weekend here with her parents.
9/18/47,
LMT
The Eugeni family held a picnic Sunday at the Beaverkill
campsite. The occasion was the birthdays of Carl Eugeni
and his older son. Miss Lois Eugeni was home from
Mineola for the day. Her sister Eva employed in a Liberty bank returned with
her for a vacation.
12/25/47,
LMT
Some
damage was caused to Carl Eugeni’s car Saturday when
it was backed into by one of Shaver’s trucks.
6/10/48, LMT
Miss Lois Eugeni of Mineola has been visiting
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. Eugeni.
10/13/49,
LMT
“Mrs.
Carl Eugeni has returned after spending some time at
Island Park, L.I., with her aunt, who had an operation on her eyes.”
11/24/49,
LMT
Mrs.
Carl Eugeni and Miss Eva Eugeni
spent the week-end at Long Beach with Mrs. Eugeni’s
aunt. Wallace Anderson of Manhasset spent the week-end here with his wife, who
is with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C Eugeni, Sr.
8/24/50, LMT
Miss Mary Connolly of New York is spending a
month with her brother, George Connolly at his apartment in the Carl Eugeni house.
8/24/50, LMT
Mrs. C Eugeni, Sr.,
and daughter, Eva, and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Eugeni drove
to Island Park, L.I., Sunday. They brought back Mrs. Wallace Anderson and
little son, who will visit her parents Mr. and Mrs. C Eugeni
for two weeks.
12/21/50,
LMT
Fire
Chief Walter Seeley, Charles Fallon and Carl Eugeni
were in Middletown Monday night attending a lecture on civilian defense
regarding the atom bomb, incendiary fires caused by bombing and in general
civilian defense.
1/11/51,
LMT
Daniel
Kniffen, who has been living at Roscoe, spent ten
days with his daughter, Mrs. Carl Eugeni and is now
at the Benson nursing home in Jeffersonville.
6/24/51,
LMT
Mr.
Carl Eugeni was elected as president of the
Livingston Manor Rod & Gun Club at the annual meeting held Monday night.
Other officers elected were vice president Miles O’Donnell; L Sherwood
secretary; and Fred Vantran as treasurer.
Mr.
Thomas Smith was named as a delegate at large to the county and state meetings.
Mr.
Frank Budd was authorized to organize a rifle team. Movies were shown and a
spaghetti supper was served by Otto Hoos and several assistants.
6/14/51,
LMT
Mrs.
Frank Fontana, Sr., and son Ted, Mrs. Carl Eugeni and
sons visited Mrs. Fontana’s daughter, Mrs. George Geckle,
Sunday at Delhi. Mr. Geckle, who has been seriously
ill for some weeks is improving.
8/16/51, LMT
“Miss Eva Eugeni, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Constanzio Eugeni, died at Mary
Emogene Basset Hospital, Cooperstown Wednesday, August 15. She had been
admitted to the hospital on August 7th in a critical condition, and
submitted to major surgery on the 11th.
“Eva was born in Livingston Manor on November 12, 1915, her parents
being Constanzo and Minnie Meeker Eugeni.
She was liked by everyone having a pleasing personality and a spirit of
helpfulness and cheer to all with whom she came in contact.
“She was employed as proof clerk at the National Bank of Liberty.
Surviving are her parents, a brother and a sister, Mrs. Wallace Anderson of
Floral Park, L.I.” 4-12, 6-53
10/18/51, LMT
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Anderson and son David of Floral Park, Long Island
are visiting Mrs. Anderson’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. C Eugeni.
6/19/52, LMT
Mrs. Carl Eugeni, with Mr. and Mrs. Otis
Porter of Middletown, attended the funeral in Cortland Thursday of Mrs. Eugeni’s uncle, Arthur Kniffen.
Mr. Kniffen who lived here for a time and in Roscoe
was well-known here.
9/25/52,
LMT
A daughter
was born on September 21 at Liberty Loomis Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Wallace
Anderson, Mrs. Anderson is the former Louise Eugeni.
4/2/53, LMT
C Eugeni, who has been in poor health the
past few months, has suffered a relapse and is now confined to bed.
7/1/54, LMT
Lester Fredenburgh of
Livingston Manor is held under bond of $50 to answer to a charge of being a hit
and run driver on the complaint of John Will of River Street. The accident took
place on Pearl Street in front of the Carl Eugeni
residence, about 11:35 p.m. on Saturday night.
Complaint of the accident was received by the
New York Water Board Police who subsequently located and arrested Fredenburgh in his car in the rear of an Inn on Route 17
near the Manor. Witnesses reportedly identified Fredenburgh
as the driver of the car that got away, but the defendant denies that his car
was involved and asserts he can prove that he was at the Inn for several hours
before and after the accident.
He will be arraigned before magistrate Kenneth
Curry on Saturday, July 3.
3/10/55, LMT
Funeral services for Daniel J Kniffen, who
died at the Anderson nursing home in Jeffersonville on March 4, were held
Sunday afternoon at the Russell Chapel, rev. Arthur Gebhard
officiating.
Mr. Kniffen, whose age was 83, was born at
Coxsackie, son of Daniel G and Ruth Ann Powell Kniffen.
For many years he worked at his trade of stone mason on Long Island, later
residing for several years at Roscoe. A daughter, Mrs. Carl Eugeni
of Livingston Manor and a brother Herbert Kniffen at
Roscoe are the only near survivors.
Interment was made Monday in the Phillipsburg Cemetery near Middletown.
8/11/55, LMT
Mr. Austin Meeker of Johnson City has been visiting his sister, Mrs. Eugeni.
6/21/56, LMT
The first meeting of the Livingston Manor
Midget League was held last Saturday at the High School field with 42 boys
between the ages of 8 and 12 years attending. The group has been divided into 4
teams as follows;
Team A – Bill Roberts, Frank McKune, Lee
Denman, Ken Barkin, Al Wehner,
Mike Dolgas, Jim Denman, Gary Rose, Jim Sherwood,
John Hoos and Richard Dolgas.
Team B – is composed of Mike Schwartz, Larry
Tompkins, Billy Krupp, Stan Naumovitz, Bob Bertholf, Jim Sherwood of DuBois Street, Tom Vick, John
Krupp, William Bertholf, Paul Seeley and Dean Fuller.
Team C has its present roster Jeff Bailey, Dan
Turk, Clinton Odell, John Hauptfleish, Ted Turk, Len
Welch, Joe Hauptfleisch, Rich Welch, Tom Sprague, and
Frank Odell.
Team D is made up of Tim Smith, Bob
Hendrickson, Keith Buck, Keith Owen, Joe Dayton, Bob and Carl Eugeni, Walt Weigand, Gene Porter and Richard McKune.
The above roster are tentative and trades will
eventually be made to assure even competition. Practices are slated this week
and all boys that haven’t turned out yet are urged to do so.
6/28/56,
LMT
“Losses
estimated in excess of $100,000 was caused Saturday night about 9:45 o’clock,
when fire of undetermined origin swept through the one story building
containing the Central Pharmacy, the Victory Chain, Inc., adjoining, and
destroyed $4,000 in bedroom furniture owned by Jacobs Home Appliances, in a
storeroom in the rear of the two stores. Damage was estimated in excess of
$1,000 was caused to the roof of the Manor Theater.
“At times
the flames extended close to 75 feet in the air, in a bubbling burst of flames
and the heat was so intense that it menaced the buildings in the opposite side
of
“More than
150 firemen from various localities soon had 16 lines of hose on the burning
building but it was close to 11:30 o’clock before the fire was under control.
“By a
strange coincidence a smoldering blaze in feed bags was discovered only a few
minutes in a barn nearly in the rear of the Newman building on
“Manor
firemen and apparatus under Chief Carl Eugeni
responded in a few minutes after the alarm came in, but were handicapped at
first by lack of pressure and the rapid spread of the flames. Firemen and
apparatus responded from
“The fire
was apparently discovered by Samuel Colin one of the proprietors of the Central
Pharmacy, who smelled smoke from a back room, opening into the store. As he
entered the room, he was met by a burst of flames and he immediately called for
help after ineffective use of a fire extinguisher.
“The
building which housed the pharmacy and market was owned by Kutcher and Bognar of Monticello and was originally built as a
community center but was never used for that purpose and later was remodeled
into stores. Loss to the building is estimated about $40,000.
“Entire
contents of the Central Pharmacy and Victory Chain store were destroyed. The
rear of the building is a mass of charred timbers and the intense heat melted
iron beds in the storage room, gutting the entire rear of the building.
“Mr.
Charles Smith, Sr., vice president of the Victory Chain, Mr. Herman Asma of
“While it
is understood that it will be difficult to find a store building this summer,
it was suggested that if a likely place, the company may soon erect a
supermarket in the Manor. Mr. Smith admitted that such a venture had been
discussed since the fire but that it will depend largely upon available
locations and adaptability, as well as price.
“The
Central Pharmacy, where fire loss was estimated at about $25,000, may be
located temporarily in another location if it can be found. It is presumed that
another store may be constructed on property owned by Mr. Cohen and Mr. Fishman
on
“Mr. Hyman
Jacobs estimated his loss at $4,000 from bedroom furniture moved by truck into
the storehouse in the rear of the building only that afternoon of the fire.
“There
were various rumors concerning the origin of the fire which might have
incendiary but there was no evidence to support such a theory. Reportedly in
the past, drunks and vagrants have gained access to the store room in the rear
which connected with the two stores and plenty of empty beer cans were thrown
about the grounds in the rear of the building, a part of which had been used by
the Manor Theater for free parking of patrons.
“Outside,
firemen responded to the fire were handicapped by cars parked on the street by
irresponsible people and it took one
9/6/56, LMT
After three regular season defeats to the
league leading Cubs, the Yanks won the sudden death playoff game last Wednesday
6-5.
Carl Eugeni pitched
shutout ball for 5 innings and his Yankee teammates backed him up with timely
hitting and fielding.
The Cubs who hadn’t played a game for 10 days
previously came to life in the 6th and final inning to score 5 runs
and almost pull the game out
The game was one of the nicest played this year
and it was a fitting climax to the first season of midget league baseball.
12/27/56, LMT
Little David Anderson while playing on Christmas day fell on a pop
bottle, cutting one of his hands quite badly. Seven stiches were required to
close the wound.
5/8/57, LMT
Mrs. Carl Eugeni has taken a position in the
meat department of the Liberty Victory Store.
6/27/57, LMT
The following are the tentative team rosters as
the second season of Midget League play begins. After the first three games for
each team, a meeting of the managers and coaches will be held to make any
trades that are necessary to assure equal competition.
A backstop has been erected on the east field
of the high school and a snow fence will be put up so that the midget league
will have their own field to play and practice on. If for some reason any boy
hasn’t enrolled yet, he may do so by giving his name to Irving Avery or Jim
Farrell.
Dodgers; Mgr. Gil Decker; Coaches; Fred Krupp
and Jim Dolgas
John Roser, Bob Eugeni, Bill Roberts, Dan Turk, Mike Schwartz, Mike Decker,
Tim Smith, Tom Allen, Stan Naumovitz, Steve Emery,
Steve Baldwin.
Yankees; Mgr. Harry Sarles;
Coaches; Art Gebhard & John DuMond.
Jim Krupp, George Will, Fred Fries, Robert
Loftus, Bruce Allen, Jim Sarles, Walter Wolcott, Tom
Vick, Joe Dayton.
Cardinals; Mgr. Joe Hauptfleisch;
Coach; Al Schleiermacher & Lambert DuMond
Kieth Schleiermacher, Charles Schleiermacher, Jeff
Bailey, Bill Roser, Bill Krupp, Al Schleiermacher,
John Hauptfleisch, Joe Hauptfleisch,
John Krupp, Ken Barkin.
Cubs; Mgr. Bill Husch; Coaches Bob Withers
& Dick Sturdevant
Skip Hodge, James Mollinoix,
Herb Mollinoix, Junior Urban, Bob Withers, Gene Eck,
Tom Kelly, William Roser, Al Wehner
Monday July 1; Cardinals vs. Dodgers;
Wednesday, July 3; Cubs vs. Yankees.
7/4/57, LMT
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Eugeni and son Bobby drove
to Stony Point on Sunday to pick up their son, Carl. The Mural Tylers and daughter Joan drove down to pick up their
daughter Josephine and the Fred Emery’s drove down to pick up their daughter
Linda, on the way down the families stopped for a picnic lunch together.
7/25/57, LMT
Little Anderson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W Anderson was crossing the
street in front of the Eugeni store on Pearl Street
on Monday afternoon and ran into a car coming down from Main Street. Outside of
a bruised arm and leg the child was uninjured.
1/30/58, LMT
The Manor J V squad rolled along undefeated
Friday night by trouncing Youngsville 42-15. Led by the rebounding of Bob
Hendrickson and Carl Eugeni, the J V team kept its
slate untarnished. The shooting of Barry Foster and John Luftus
featured the reserves attack. Rich Robinson and Rich Seeley looked good under
the boards.
The J V team this is is
blessed with some tall men. Rich Robinson and Carl Eugeni
tower well over 6’ and Bob Hendrickson stands an even 6’ tall.
The work of Bill Vick and Jim Dolgas at the guard positions has been outstanding to date.
They have a fierce desire to win and play very determined ball. Alf Welch gives
the team a player who can set from the side and drive up the middle.
The team spirit is excellent. All fifteen
members of the team contribute to winning basketball. There are six games left
and the team will be doing their best to go on winning.
2/6/58, LMT
Led by the sharpshooting of Alf Welch the
Livingston Manor J V squad defeated Narrowsburg by a 40 to 32 count. Welch
connected five consecutive set shots from the side during the first half of the
game, giving the Manor team a 25 to 13 half time lead. The usual tremendous
rebound work of Hendrickson and Eugeni, plus the
hustle of Jim Dolgas and Bill Vick marked the J V
Victory.
The reserves played most of the second half and
matched baskets with the Narrowsburg squad. Rich Seeley and Rich Robinson
played especially well during this period. The J V squad is still undefeated
having posted their 9th straight win in league competition.
11/11/58, MDR [Middletown Times Record]
Livingston Manor and good basketball have come
to mean the same thing ever since Si Pesavento packed
his bags and left Chester to coach the Wildcats in the Western Sullivan League.
Pesavento pulled up stakes at Chester in 1951. In the
six years he has been coaching the sport at the manor, his teams have compiled
an amazing 82-14 record.
Pesavento floored one of his “better” quintets last
season. The Wildcats won the league championship with a 13-1 record and posted
a pair of “outside” wins.
Livingston Manor lost nine of the 10 players on
last year’s varsity squad, including four starters. This, on paper, the
Wildcats don’t appear to be much of a threat. But opposing coaches have long
since stopped underestimating Pesavento.
Only regular back is Peter Mavoides,
senior forward and a shortie at 5’8”. We expect Pete to do more scoring for us
this season,” said Pesavento. “He’ll probably run the
ball club.
Filling the sneakers of graduated Mike Fisher,
Bill Fredenburgh, Dan Hartling ad John Welsh won’t be
easy, but Pesavento can “tap” the best jayvee squad
in the league last year for replacements.
In fact, the Manor jayvees have been every bit
as tough to beat as the varsity since Norm Shultz took over as coach. Under
Shultz, the Wildcats cubs have won two straight jayvee championships while
losing only one game in the last two years.
Pesavento is counting on Bill Vick and Jim Dolgas to successfully make the jump to the varsity this
season. Both are juniors and probably start at the guards.
Rich Robinson, a 6’1” soph., has the edge at
center. Other players who are battling for regular work are Al Hyzer, Al Welsh, brother of last year’s dependable; Rich
Seeley, Barry Foster and Carl Eugeni, who at 6’2”
represents the most height on the squad.
Pesavento admits, “This is the worst outlook I’ve had in
11 years of coaching,” but adds, “So far I’m quite
happy with the boys. They’re willing to learn and I think we’ll win more games
than we’ll lose.”
The Manor is listed to play a 16-game schedule
7/2/59, LMT
Mr. Contanzo Eugeni
died at his home on Pearl Street Tuesday at 6 p.m. after a long illness at the
age of 76.
He was born in the city of Ascoli Piceao,
Italy, December 15, 1882, coming to this country in 1900.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugeni came to Livingston Manor
in May of 1911 from Newton, N.J., and have resided here for the past 48 years.
Surviving are his wife, Minnie; son Carl; daughter Lois, also 4
grandchildren. Burial in Orchard Street Cemetery.
11/19/59, LMT
Coach Presavento’s
varsity team and Coach Schultz’s junior varsity team opened up the 1959-60
basketball with a home game against St. Joseph on Tuesday, November 17. The big
Wildcats have veterans Vick, Foster, Seeley, Robinson and Eugeni
returning to the lineup this year. This means that they have an experienced
team and the chances look good. The junior Wildcats will have many new players
as they seek for their fifth straight championship. The first league game for
the Wildcats will be on Thursday November 25 at a home game against Tri-Valley.
1/7/60,
LMT
“On Sunday
evening, the Youth Fellowship met at the Presbyterian Church at 7 o’clock and
several of the members accompanied by the Rev. Mr. Gebhard,
Mr. and Mrs. George Hillriegel and Mrs. Irving of
Monticello, attended a concert of sacred music presented by the Delaware County
Men’s Chorus at the United Church of Roscoe. They were Rebecca Banks, Doris
Pelton, Thomas Sprague, Gary Rose, Robert Eugeni and
Paul Seeley.” 48-61
3/24/60, LMT
Last Friday night the Livingston Manor Varsity Basketball
Team brought their season to a glorious end by taking the title to the Class C
Section Nine basketball tournament. As in their previous game with Chester they
left Manor fans limp with fear that they might lose right up to the closing
whistle.
Strong team work showed when Manor took off
scoring early in the game leaving Tri-Valley trailing the rest of the way. A
last quarter rally by the Tri-Valley Bears wasn’t enough to get them on top,
but had the fans filled with worry until the final buzzer. Friday’s game gave
manor their third win over Tri-Valley this season.
Livingston Manor ended up the best team in four
counties with a perfect season record of 19 wins and no losses. The Tri-Valley
team lost four games during the 1959-60 season in the Western Sullivan League.
The Wildcats established a four point lead in
the first quarter finishing with a 14-10 score. At the end of the second
quarter play they had increased their lead to eight points and started th second half with a score of 33- 25.
Both teams scored 14 points in the third
quarter and it looked like the Manor might have an easy win. The picture
changed, however, in the last quarter when the Bears rallied and started to
score, but the Wildcats managed to keep the upper hand to become the champs.
Manor’s high scorer was Foster with 18 points;
Robinson 10, DuMond 8, Vick 7, Seeley 6, Banks 5 and Eugeni 4.
3/30/61, LMT
Mrs. Minnie Eugeni, widow of Costanzo Eugeni, died at her home on Pearl Street early Tuesday
morning, March 28. She had been in failing health for some time.
Mrs. Eugeni was born in Andover, N.J., June
17, 1874, a daughter of John Henry and Amelia Kimball Meeker. She and her late
husband, who died in June, 1959, came to live in Livingston manor more than 50
years ago.
Surviving are a son, Carl Eugeni and a
daughter, Mrs. Lois Anderson; three grandsons; Carl Eugeni,
Jr., Robert Eugeni and David Anderson; one
granddaughter, Linda Anderson; all of Livingston Manor; two sisters, Mrs. Linne Bell of Newton and Bessie Meeker of Dover, N.J.; also
a brother, Austin Meeker of Johnson City, N.Y.
Interment in Orchard Street Cemetery
6/29/61, LMT
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Eugeni held open house
Saturday evening after commencement exercises at LMCS in honor of their son,
Carl, who was one of the graduates. He received the John Philip Sousa Band
award. Sponsored by Siegel’s Department Store. This was the first occasion here
of this award. Carl’s name will honor first place on the bronze plague to be
placed in the school. He also received a Perseverance Award provided by the
class of 1960. Carl has been accepted at Broome Technical Community College
where he will study electrical technology.
1/30/64, LMT
Carl L Eugeni Jr., AF is home on 15 days’
leave from Lackland Air Force Base after which he will go to Waco, Texas and
report to James Connally AFB where he will attend training school for 54 weeks
to become a flight navigator
2/6/64, LMT
Airman Carl L Eugeni Jr., left on Wednesday,
January 29, for Waco, Texas where he will train for flight navigator. While on
leave he was given a welcome home party by the Clark sisters at the home of
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Clark. It was a happy get-together for about
25 of Carl’s friends.
2/13/64, LMT
Robert Eugeni was given a party February 1 by
the Allen brothers, Shandelee Road to celebrate his
19th birthday. He has joined the Air Force and left on Wednesday for
Lackland Air Base, Texas, where he will first have eight weeks’ training in
mechanics.
2/27/64, LMT
James Connally AFB, Texas – Aviation Cadet Carl L Eugeni,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Eugeni of Livingston Manor
has entered United States Air Force navigator training at James Connally AFB
Texas.
Cadet Eugeni will receive radar and celestial
navigation training in Air Force T-29 Flying Classroom aircraft. He will be
awarded the silver wings of a navigator and a commission as a second lieutenant
upon completion of the course.
The cadet, a graduate of Livingston Manor Central School, attended
Broome Technical Community College, Binghamton, prior to entering in the air
Force.
7/16/64, LMT
Airman Robert Eugeni arrived home Wednesday
on 20 days leave from Chanute Air Field, Rantoul, Ill. He came in to Newark
Airport and was met by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Eugeni.
He will go from here to several weeks at home convalescing.
7/28/66, LMT
“S/Sgt Willard Green and
A-2-C Robert Eugeni, both stationed at Cam Rhan Bay, South Vietnam, have been unable to get together
but are hoping to meet in the near future.”
9/22/66, LMT
“Airman Carl Eugeni has returned to their home in Columbus, Ohio, after
a visit here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Eugeni.”
6/29/67, LMT
“A/C and Mrs. Carl Eugeni spent a week with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Carl Eugeni. A/C Robert Eugeni,
another son of the elder Eugenis from Andrews Air
Force Base, Washington, D.C., was here for the weekend. All attended the
graduation of David Anderson.”
12/18/69, LMT
“Mrs. Alice Eugeni, Mrs. Arvella Smith and
Mrs. Norvin Fries were at the Imogene Bassett
Hospital on Thursday where they underwent observation and tests, all returning
to their home the same day. Mr. Norvin Fries
accompanied the ladies to Cooperstown.” 25-46
6/11/70, LR [Liberty Register]
…28. Eugeni, Minnie Estate, great lot 4,
bounded north & south by Johnston, east be Eugeni,
west by Pearl Street, 40x100 ft.
7/1/71, LMT
Best wishes to Mr. and Mrs. Carl Eugeni who
celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary on Sunday, June 27. Mr.
and Mrs. Eugeni were guests of Pat Krum, held at the
Methodist Church where Miss Krum gave Mrs. Eugeni a
beautiful corsage and Mr. Eugeni a boutonniere.
Another guest, Mrs. Sylvia Frattarelli was also given
a corsage in honor of her birthday.
4/13/72, LEN [Liberty Evening News]
Sullivan County this summer will present a much better appearance to
the public as a result of the tearing down of many unsightly structures through
the Federal Emergency Employment Act…
Rockland Supervisor Cecil Stewart Friday disclosed that the old Brick
Hotel on Main Street and the former Eugeni house on
Pearl Street had been torn down under the program…
4/13/72,
LEN
The house
on Pearl Street, formerly belonging to the late Carl Eugeni
Sr., was torn down last week by the same group who demolished the Newman
building. The Pearl Street house was owned by Peter Aikens many years ago, who
probably was the one who had it built. [C Eugeni not
Carl]
2/5/76,
LEN
Carl Eugeni Jr., of Sunnyvale, Calf., and Robert Eugeni of Camp Springs, Ma., were here to attend the
retirement dinner for their father, Carl Eugeni, Dr.,
on Friday January 30 at Kings Catering House. Mr. Eugeni
had been with the NYD Electric & Gas Company for the past 29 years. He was
presented with several gifts from the Company and friends. Robert returned to
his home on Tuesday and Carl Jr., returned to California on Thursday of this
week after spending a few days with their parents.
11/1/77,
LEN
The Carl Eugeni home is having aluminum siding put on it giving it
an attractive improvement.
9/7/81, Community Herald
“It was business as usual and
business unusual when the Town of Rockland Democratic Committee held an open
caucus on Monday night, August 24.
“The published purpose of the
caucus was to nominate candidates for several offices in the upcoming election
but not until after the secretary of the committee and member for 35 years
resigned in a dramatic and effective gesture. Also the acting president of the committee
revealed that the reason he was ‘acting president’ was that the president had
resigned by letter 3 days earlier.
“Ray Pomeroy called the
session to order at 8 p.m. Leonard Welter then addressed the assembly. He
recalled a time when people would point to him and say “that’s what a Democrat
looks like.” He pointed out how for the first time in his memory the town board
was split 2 to 2 when the Republican supervisor recently resigned. Then he
unloaded his surprise package. He referred to the vacancy created when a
Republican resigned and the board was even. In his opinion, this was the time
to fight for a Democratic supervisor. “Let the Republicans be great statesmen
and give in to our candidate for the sake of the town” he suggested.
“Instead of standing firm on
their candidate, both Democratic councilmen yielded… The Republican candidate
was elected.
“Leonard Welter stood up,
resigned his position as secretary to the Town of Rockland Democratic
Committee, walked up to the head table, picked up his things and walked out.
“Ray Pomeroy, taken by
surprise, invited both councilmen to speak in rebuttal.
“Gil Decker said he thought
he did right. He wanted to avoid the cost of a special election just a month or
so before a regular election. He felt the town needed to be represented by a
supervisor.
“Bill Roberts said they even
tried “offering another man – just for the unexpired term, after we established
our first choice wouldn’t get enough votes” He said he felt it was in the best
interest of the town.
“Ron Marks asked if every
time there was a split decision did they intend to
back down?
“’No,’ said Bill Roberts.
“’Why this time then?’ asked
Marks...
“Ray Pomeroy read the letter
Carl Eugeni had written to Fred Stabbert,
Chairman of the Sullivan County Democratic Committee in which Carl said simply
his resignation as president of the Town of Rockland Democratic Committee was
effective as of August 21. No explanation was offered in the letter…
[Accompanying Photo] “Ray Pomeroy double checks each count as Ron
Marks and Harold Madison tally the ballots cast by registered Democrats for the
two available Town Council seats.”
Constanzo Eugeni
1915
census
C Eugeni – 33
Born 1882
–Italy
Number of
years in US – 9 [1906]
Minnie Eugeni – 41
Carl Eugeni – 3
1915
– shoemaker
1930
– jewelry store
1930
– owned residence
Manor Building Dates [I’m just begun this project of dating village buidings]
Aiken – P B Aikens from Theodore Anderson,
Pearl Street [Eugeni]; 1898
Aiken – P B Aikens house sold to J C Brown,
moved back from street, Pearl Street; 1902
Anderson – Theodore Anderson, lot across from
Donahue, Pearl Street [Eugeni]; 1897
Eugeni – Constanza Eugeni,
Pearl Street [old school house] moved by J C Brown; 1902
Eugeni – C Eugeni, buys
from W R Woolsey, Pearl Street [old school house]; 1917
Eugeni – C Eugeni, store,
Pearl Street; 1923
Fifty Years Ago [my stuff for Harold’s website]
Before becoming employed by the New York Gas
& Electric Company, Carl Eugeni spent time behind
the lens of his camera, recording images of local events and people during the
years of the 1930s through the 1950s. Many of his images can be found in the
period’s local newspapers, undersigned with the byline “Photo by C Eugeni.”
Carl’s parents, father Constanzo,
an Italian immigrant, and his wife, Minnie, came to Livingston Manor in 1911,
renting the house on Fontana’s flat. A shoemaker by trade, C. Eugeni opened a shoemaking and repair shop in the Hoos
building. When the couple purchased the former Aikens building on lower Pearl Street
in 1917, C. Eugeni moved his shoemaking shop into
their new residence. As the business prospered, C. Eugeni
purchased the vacant lot across the street from his residence and in 1923
erected a new shop. With the more spacious quarters, Eugeni
got into other lines of merchandise, notably jewelry and watches along with
novelties and stationary. Becoming associated with the American News Company in
1932, a national periodical distributor company, Eugeni
built an addition onto his shop to handle the new stock of magazines, comic
books and other newsstand items.
Beginning with the small “C Eugeni
Shoemaking & Repair” shop in a corner of the Hoos building, the larger
business had now became “C. Eugeni & Son” as Carl
became a partner. Now included amongst the line of store’s merchandise were
musical instruments, Kodak cameras and photo supplies. And of course, there was
a new line of shoes. After graduating from Livingston Manor High School in
1930, Carl operated the gas station at Jacktown, became a park ranger at the
Beaverkill State Park and played in dance bands that performed at local hotels
and boarding houses. Carl found time to photograph the local events, the people
and places. Besides providing images for newspapers, one collection of his work
are a series of local restaurants and taverns photographs which were used by
applicants when applying for liquor licenses.
Carl retired from New York State Electric &
Gas in 1976.
Sixty years Ago [more of my dribble for Harold’s website]
For sixty-seven years, student athletes from
the Livingston Manor school participated in team sports against neighboring
high schools as part of the interscholastic athletic organization known as the
Western Sullivan League. Throughout that period, in the spirit of competition,
friendly school rivalries, lifelong friendships, and glory-day memories were
established amongst the competing high school athletes and throughout
neighboring communities. For the most part, these Western Sullivan League teams
were relatively evenly matched, regardless of the size of the school. One
school’s success on the athletic field, dominating the league in a particular
sport for a short period of years, would soon be felled by an equally
competitive team from a neighboring school, and so on. During the winter of
1962, the Livingston Manor Central School’s basketball team was the league’s
dominant team as the boys attempted to capture their third straight Western
Sullivan League’s basketball championship.
Led by the on-court generalship of Johnny Dumond and high-scoring center Richard Robinson, the Manor
Wildcat basketball team captured the WSL championships and Section IX titles in
grand style during both the 1959-60 and 1960-61 basketball seasons, going
undefeated in both campaigns as the team rung up an impressive thirty-eight
consecutive victories. With the graduation of Dumond
and Robinson, along with fellow classmate Charlie Banks, the Manor 1961-62
basketball team was now led by high-scorers John Hoos and Richard Welch along
with the strong underneath presence of Harold VanAken. But with the loss of
Robinson and Banks, along with tall Carl Eugeni
through graduation, Manor’s continued dominance on the basketball court was not
a sure thing. Other teams in the league also had talented players, as well as a
couple of teams holding a height advantage over the Manor five. This became
apparent with the first head-to-head meeting with arch-rival, the Roscoe
Blue-Devils, led by their big center, Bruce Lamb. On the evening of December
19, the teams played an overtime thriller with the Blue-Devils finally coming
out on top. The Wildcat’s winning basketball streak ended at 42 games, one win
short of the then scholastic record.
