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1 Treasured Pictures Show Main St As Workmen Laid 1895 Trolley Lines By HELEN MYERS Back in the 1930s, after the death of George Beck, hi, home in High street wai cleared. The things which no one wanted were piled near the curb to be carted away as rubbish. William Beck of 34 Marple toad, a clerk In the Poughkeep (te Pjostoffice, was then a boy, and boy fashion he went through the rubbish to see if there was anything from his lale Grandfather's home which he could use. PICTURE ON THE right hows Main street, photographed toward the east from about No. 380, when rails for the electric trolley were laid and the street repaved with phalt blocks in 1895.

HE SELECTED EIGHT old pictures and put them away with his other boyhood treasures. Four of the pictures, which accompany this article, show workmen laying the rails for the new electric trolley In 1893 and repaying Main street. Mr. Beck now wishes that he had subtracted more from that pile of rubbish, more old photographs and the glass plates from whloh they were printed. There were plenty of them.

"There must have been 100 pounds of plates, all from the same period," he says ruefully. "They were in two long boxes. I can remember breaking a lot cf them." EACH OF THE four rail and pavement laying pictures carries the name "Dick Pollard." obviously from hand printing on the plates Dick Pollard was the late Stanley Richard Pollard of this city, a steam fitter at the Hudson River State hospital before his death in 1915. He was the husband of Mrs Bridget Skane of 3 Loockcrman avenue, and the father of Mrs. John B.

Garrity of the same address and Stanley Richard Pollard 6f Phincbeck. Although her husband wasn't a professional photographer, Mrs Skane said he was an enthusiastic one Before he came to this country from England, he made his camera in the shop where he worked It must have been a good one, with a good fast lens. It's unusual for pictures of that period to "stop movement but these do How did the pictures and plates happen to be in the home of George Beck' Mrs Beck was her sister, Mrs Skane said After Mr Pollard death she broke up her home and put some of her things in Mrs. Beck's home. TWO OF THE OLD pictures show work in progress in Main street east of Hamilton and two of them a short distance uptown Perry street In each set one thing is obvious Contractors didn coddle the traveling public in the 1890s as they do today When a street was torn up it was torn up There was no traffic lane kept open Peughkecpsie had had trol les more than 20 jears when the new rails for the electric system was laid in the mid 80s The first line, horse drawn, of course, ran from the Hudson River railroad depot, now the New York Central, to the depot of the Poughkeepsie and Eastern railroad in Cottage street Service apparently began in the spring or summer of 1870 TWO YEARS LATER the ex tension to Vassar college was made, through Bull's Head, now Arlington.

Since the trolley boosters didn't think Bull 8 Head was a dignified name for a village on their Poughkeepsie City railroad they succeeded in having it changed to East Poughkeepsie In 1873 the trot ley company old stables near the depot were abandoned and new ones were built in Main street. J. Hinkley purchased the City railroad in the early 1890s obtained additional franchises for north and south side loops and a line to Wappingers Falls, and electrified the entire sys tem. Since Poughkeepsie was getting tired of its old cobble stone pavements In that period, part of Main street was repaved with asphalt blocks when the rails of the new trolley system ley ran over the new line Oct 1, 1895. EACH OF THE LOWER Main street pictures shows the north aide of the street.

Each was shot facing downtown, toward the river. One was tfken a short distance west of North Bridge street, the other about half way between North Bridge and North Perrj Signs on the buildings show that the Hudson River Dry Goods Co. then occupied the northwest corner1 of Perry and Main, with pork packers on the opposite side of Perry. shoe store was a couple of doors uptown and K. Hoff.

at WHY, u. i 1 1 miff I 'OTSMiVHMiikVlBWiwLrsH 19 tJEIi limn i lfimrTkffftJSSM fMtfJMSi NO EFFORT WAS MADE, left, to 'SBnm provide one for trafflc th? SIpHiS This Picture waTtaken lorn' MainTnd vjMwmw. wii.m SIDEWALK ENGINEERS Wf 5" fii "i i IB Jr mx jsEPL.rtL ocL au i Gj zzeat ute Eloise Enjoyed Herself Over Yuletide Holidays But Visit Had a Sour Mote It's a shame. Eloise apparently enjoyed herself thoroughly over the Christmar holidays, when she made her first visit in a home. But that visit was also probablj her last.

Her hostess says once was enough, and never again. Since such things net around, no other hostess is likely to try to have Eloise in her home. Lloise is a young adult South REPAYING WORK, LEFT, a short distance below South Bridge street The sign on the right indicates the location of the Caire pottery, one of Poughkeepsie's famous smaller industries. There was a pottery at the same location for more than a century, from the 18th century until the death of Adam Caire, owner, in 1896. The Caire pottery made bottles for the Vassar brewery as well as crocks for housewives and gift ware.

This dic ture, like the others, is signed by the photographer, Dick Pollard. man's clothing store was next door STILL FURTHER uptown was a sign which simply read 'Pottery" It was on Adam Caire pottery, a business which had been established in the 18th century and was to end about a vear later, after Mr Caire dropped dead in his pottery in 1896 In its long and prosperous history this pottery made jugs and crocks used by housewives, gift ware, brown bottles for Vassar Brothers' ale and round brown bottles with conical tops for another popular drink made in Poughkeepsie, Post's root bear. The uptown pictures look toward the east, further uptown One was taken from about 380 Main street, the other from the cornet of Hamilton Signs show that some of the buildings on the north side of the street were then occupied by the New York bazaar, Poughkeepsie Furniture Co Barnes Furniture Co and a "Boarding and Livery Stable." BUSINESS ON THE south side of the street Included Weber's market, "George Hughes Son, Furniture House," another livery stable, J. Reynolds, Flour, Feed. Hay, Straw, etc and "Schoonmaker, Carriages and Slelghs According to Piatt's "History of Poughkeepsie," the section of Main street east of Hamilton had been devoted to wagon making only a few years before.

By 1905, when the book was published, most of these wagon factories had been converted into stores. "The selling and repairing of bicycles and automobiles has grown to considerable proportions," the author wrote, "but it is hardly likely ever to occupy so Important a position as me oia wagon and carrlaze fac torles once held." Which Just goes to show vmi what a tricky business prophecy Pag Out of the Past TEN 1EARS AGO Jan. 24, 1950 More than 60 exhibitors Installed their displays In gajly decorated booths in the Armory for Poughkeepsie's Better Homes and Industry show which was to open the next afternoon under the sponsorship of the Junior Chamber of Commerce Work on the formation of the Poughkeepsie Police Athletic league was' progressing well, according to Patrolman Schuyler, chairman The local PAL had gained the support of many prominent citizens, he said. Members of the Bridge Tolls committee of the Town of Llojd Democratic club sent a telegram to Assembly man Wadlin iR Ulster) him to put forth eerj effort in the Legislature to bring about passage of the bill he had introduced the week before The bill aimed to remove tolls on the Mid Hudson bridge. En fey More than 150 persons attended the dinner meeting at St Peter church in honor of the Rev Stephen Connell new pastor of St Peters, who had been appointed dean of the Catholic clergy of Dutchess and Putnam counties three days before by Cardinal Hayes, archbishop of New York.

FIFTY YEARS AGO JAN. 24, 1910 Glass blowers of this city Joined the bojeott on meat At a meeting of Branch No 62 of the Glass Bottle Blowers' association, members voted to re frain from bujing meat, beginning Feb 1 for an Indefinite period until prices became more reasonable American weasel who lives in the zoo of Millbrook School for Boys Like all weasels she's long and slim, about three feet long from the tip of her nose to the tip of her fluffy tail, and weighs about five pounds Her sleek head is grayish brown, the rest of her bodj black except for a patch of yellow fur under her chin THIS IS HOW she happened to be invited into a home for a Christmas visit Gregory Schauer of White Plains entered the school last autumn and naturally gravitated to the zoo since he has alwas had a vari ety of pets, mice, chickens, a rabbit, rats. His family used to raise Siamese cats and now has a beagle dog Greg is 15, a third former, which means he's doing first ear high school work Of all the animals in the zoo Eloise and Enlff, her intended husband became Gregs especial pets Eniff. who lives In another zoo building, is half again as big as Eloise, is darker, and far less amiable. GREG CONSIDERS Eloise "really a very gentle animal, as gentle as the average dog It true that she permits her friends even strangers, to pit her, if she feels like it Hut it isn bright to try to take anv small article of leather or wool from her She has teeth, in cluding one long fang on either side of her upper jaw, and uses them to emphasize her claim on articles she fancies "Some of the other boys han dle her and some are afraid of her" Greg said "She has bit ten some of the other boys in former years She given only one severe bite this year She doesn bite without warning if she doesn't want you to take anything away from her.

shell give a high pitched cackle and look rather fierce. Thats your warning THE SEVERE bite which Eloise has permitted herself this school year was during her ill fated Christmas visit The one bitten was Gregs brother, Jeffrey. 18 a freshman at Colgate university But were getting ahead of our story Early in December Greg asked Frank Trevor if he could take Eloise home during the Christmas vacation from Dec 18 until Jan 4 As head of the school's science department, Mr Trevor is in charge of the zoo Mr Trevor said Greg could take Elqise home if his parents, Mr and Mrs Schauer, didn't object "It's not usual to do that," Greg said, to take a zoo animal home. I guess I nave nice parents SO GREG TOOK Eloise home In the cat carrier which was Mrs Schauer's pride arfd joy," according to Greg (The tense is correct It was not is Eloise proceeded to get off on the wrong foot even before she arrived in White Plains by trying to take the cat carrier apart and doing a pretty good Sunday New Yorker Photo GREGORY SCHAUER OF MILLBROOK SCHOOL For Boys with Eloise, a South American weasel who lives in the school zoo. Eloise didn't behave well when she visited Greg's parents over the Christmas vacation.

Erskine Johnson Hollywood TUCSON ARIZ (NEA) Mercedes McCambrJdge laughed off the shadow of the Oscar Jinx' over her Hollywood career of only eight movie roles in nine jears It has been an odd career since her Oscar wirming film debut in Ail the Kings Men," another nomination for Giant," In their tropical homes, tayras are as much at home in trees as on the ground They, actually gallop through trees and play tree top games and now talk of still another nomination for her role of Liz Tajlor's mother in "Suddenly, Last Summer." "Don't blame the Oscar Jinx," leveled Mercedes "Blame me I don have the movie star approach to things I feel gauche about it I took time off twice to become a mother, too There aren too many roles I can play, either Then she laughed "I guess maybe I could blame an agent I once had at least for laughs He mispronounced my name for so long I finally fired him The nearest he ever came to Mercedes McCambridge was Chades Camentch ELOISE WOULD undoubted ly have enjojed playing in the Schauers' Christmas tree, but that wasn't permitted We used to let our kittens climb our Christmas trees Greg said. but we kept Eloise away from the one we had this vear She's pretty heavy By the time she faithless husbands, or neurotics. got to the top, she'd probably So what happens7 I'm no gla have tipped it over Mother had mour girl but I'm not a spook, picked up some old Christmas either 1 can. look fairly pretty tree balls she didn't want brok appearing with Ited Skelton on en television and I didn't look bad "I carried her from the bath lin those 'Wire Service tele room to other parts of the films I made I'M THE DOLL." says Mer cedes, 'who gets called only for characters like babes sick of life, women being tortured by house hut never let her loose So what hanDens Is that I Greg Installed the visitor In excent on the kitclun floor olav Li Taylors mother, for his bathroom at home after he where there are no rues 'I hat To really be her moth Floods caused the heavy had taken out cvervllnng whichlwjs just when Mother said Iier I would have had to be 11 rains made the allkill over ne thought tloise might dam Uould or asked me to bringijears old when she was born flow its banks in this citv Many cellars were flooded, and bridges against which the ice had piled were in danger of SUPREME COURT JUS TIPF FI. ANNF.RY Appointment or a countywlde igcn i 11 being carried away, water study and conservation ln roK.e a ex 6 committee appeared assured af sting records for the num Management of the Wallace ter a meeting of conservation ber of cases handled in a store was in the hands of em experts, heads of farm organi single term of Supreme P'yes.

They had become part zations, engineers and Indus tk.Qi.k ncrs ln tne business that morn action on the January cal to receive a share of the endar went on trial Jan. profits Little girls with pink 2. Justice Flannery. who silk sashes opened the doors for died in 1955. was sue custpmers Cse'decL by hjs long time Eastman Park zoo was richer law partner, Leonard J.

by two specimens of golden pueasam lien wiucii uau uuen presented by Ferdinand Sudow, local fancier. Mr. budow had triallsts at the Courthouse that night. age He, didn think that she hloise down so some friends TWENTY FIVE YEARS AGO JANUARY 24, 1935 AH major county highways wuc ujjcit, wuaues ii orien 1 Li of the ceunty highway office ishkill reportea that morning after highway forces had Worked throughout the night battling the most severe snowstorm of the winter. The storm was worst in the Harlem valley region where the fall was eight or nine inches and drifting was general could get into the medicine cabinet but she fooled him Then she tested the toothpaste she found there by biting Into it and chewed up a toothbrush.

SHE ALSO TORE AND chewed up a roll of toilet paper and put two holes in the bathroom curtains with her fangs and more in the shade. As for the room itself, she just scratched it up a little, he said She didn't do anvthing which" a coat of paint wont fix serious trouble of the season that night when continued cold thickened ice ln the river and closed the ferry channel between the two shores. presented maw animals to the zoo in the past. Although the plan for a ski jump at College hill had been abandoned, preparations Were Extension of the Arlington Water district to the area Imnnrlorl mnlnlv hi Van WannA. road, part of SDrineslde forward for construction i nue, Seitz terraqe and Arlington avenue was sought in a petition.

Cost of the project was estimated at $27,500. Poughkeepsie and Highland Ferry Co. experienced Its first I of a toboggan slide, according to Alderman Harris, sponsor of the project. Slakes had been set out marking the course of the slide, which was expected to be In use within a short time, he said, could sec her Eloise might have been forgiven the damage she did in the bathroom if she hadn bitten Greg's brother, Jeff "He and a friend from Colgate went into'the bathroom when I wasn't there," Greg said, "to play with Eloise. "THAT WAS LL RIGHT until she wjent into the pocket of Jeff friend, Peter, and took out a good glove For some rea son, vou cant take anything She was just making mis like that away from her.

Jeff nne of those actlf! chief, exploring, amusing her self," he said "Mother wasn't too pleased By mistake, I left her collar on the floor. It was a pink one with bells on it. When I Came back it was In six pieces." Eloise now wears another collar, a dusty pink one set with a row of rhinestones. The team and apparatus of Cataract Steamer Co were moved to temporary quarters at the Sweet and Carman liverv stable They were to remain WITH THE EASY KIND of there while new doors the kind which placed on the firehouse I comes afterward, it apoears that iGrcf might have guessed that The Morgan House's new grill F'ois couH reach the medl tii.in.i.p. .1..

n.1.4 innnln.f ill lln.a A.I. I UU9IUC3V i iiic iduilltri onu uiai '(C nuuiuiua.a iui itutc: vi mw i tried to, and she gave him a severe bite in the thumb. It was a big gash, pretty well around his thumb "It was around midnight the Monday nignt between cnrisi mas and New Year's, when some people were pretty high. When we canca me doctor ana 101a him Jeff had beep bitten by a South American weasel he thoupht it was another joke A So three make up people spend hours making Liz, the most beautiful star on the screen, even more beautiful and three make up people de scend on me to make ma look worse than I look." As usual, Mercedes was no fashion cover girl as a pioneer woman of the West In her eighth film, Her hair was frowsy and her gingham duds had less shape than a wet gunny sack. But the role, with only 344 words of dialogue, demanded can tear heart out.

Mercedes a bridge. Producer Edmund Grainger said, and Director Anthony Mann echoed, "You're sp right" "So here I am," Mercedes said. "Per word It's a lot of money. I'm grateful for my film career. When I was cast In 'All The King's Men I was Just a radio soap opera actress trying to get a break ln the theater.

roowi advirtised man had just called to ask hinV3ut sure it hurts a little to he to flrcss a Due wanieo ror niy lunureu, ic or'r E'ore Sh airnrtnllv ick dol's." men's lunch for 48 centfc. It consisted of roast beef, pot' roast, baked mackerel or fricassee veal; potatoes; one of two vegetables; one of three desserts; tea, coffee or milk. iV'st and play with anything she found available She's a tayra, one of a species of South American weasels which lives In northern South America and Central America, saying "Never again?" A 17. day visit, and according to her kind, she probably behaved pretty well. But who can blame a hostess for deciding that Eloise isn't an ideal guest I IT HURTS TWO of her best friends, Marlene Dietrich and Mort SahL she laughed.

Marlena told her: ') ''You must not let thosa make up people do that to you i.