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Newspaper
Middletown Evening Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1872
Page
1
The Middletown Corningress announces publication from Gothic Hall Middletown Orange County New York every Tuesday Thursday and Saturday at five o clock in the afternoon with offices on the first floor.
Large attendance at the early 6 o'clock service and full seating at regular morning and evening services despite bad weather. Floral decorations praised, services described as grand and impressive with festive spirit. Easter offerings from the Sabbath school raised nearly $200 for Missions in Orange Ulster and Sullivan Counties.
Morning train passengers on the Unionville Branch found themselves in mud along the outskirts of town and walked to the Erie depot or paid unaccustomed omnibus fare. The Erie train arriving late missed the Franklin connection at Midland depot, breaking the usual wait between Unionville and Erie trains.
Large numbers of cars sit at Paterson and Jersey City ready for use on the Midland middle division this week. General Superintendent McKinley, visiting Ellenville, discusses a new timetable with local citizens. Frank Cone becomes Ellenville baggage master replacing Sam Chapple. Engine No. 42 Pharsalia arrives Middletown from Philadelphia, a modern large locomotive with ash and walnut cab and latest machinery.
Rev E J Goodspeed provides history of Chicago and the West focusing on fires and calamity. The work includes scenes losses and benevolence with a record of Chicago's rise the Young Giant. Published by subscription through C Fredericks agent for Middletown Goshen and vicinity.
State Senator A W Palmer was elected to lead the Farmers Milk Producing Association after Grinnell Burt of the Warwick Branch declined the presidency. Gen Van Wyck and his family left Monday for a southern trip. Dr McCabe, longtime Monticello physician, has located at Middletown, occupying the Main street house vacated by Dr Currie from Hon I V Montange.
A party of about ten to twelve from the First Presbyterian church choir intends to travel to New York City tomorrow to attend the Academy of Music matinee where Parepa Rosa and other stars will perform in Rigoletto.
The Evening Press reports temperature readings from Mec Monagle & Rogers' Standard Thermometer North Street Drug Store. Observations list times 6 AM 9 AM 12 M 8 PM 6 PM 9 PM with varying figures in a condensed table.
Mr. D. King sold the brick house on Liberty street to A. G. Edwards for 4200 dollars. The Middletown Press offers the best paper to advertise farms and real estate for sale.
The N J Midland ran an excursion from Bergen Hill to Middletown on April 1 and began regular milk service the same day. The trip showcased a connected track system despite late construction. Officials and guests from Bergen, Passaic, Sussex and Orange counties joined, with stops at New Durham and Hackensack as the line neared Middletown.
Last evening Joseph Kernochan and William Burns were riding a light wagon when its tongue loosened and dropped. The wagon overturned injuring Kernochan with fractured ribs and bruises while Burns sustained bruises. Both were treated at Holding's Hotel. The horse team then ran through town before being stopped without further injuries.
The community urges immediate setup of a permanent Midland depot now that rail connections unite N Y O Midland M U W G A R and N J Midland. Readers favor Main St crossing, while Wickham Ave is supported by others, with authorities urged to decide.
The column hints at a board meeting among new advertisements and mentions a grand final hop with Clover at $6 and Timothy and Red Top. It notes an ad for Samuel Ayres and marks the 12th anniversary of Ayres starting business in Middletown.
Oswego March 27 1872 stockholders receive annual report on the NY and Oswego Midland Railway showing receipts from subscriptions bonds and transportation profits totaling over 13 million with construction costs and outstanding obligations itemized including telegraph equipment and advances to other lines.
The Midland Railroad reports substantial progress on the Oswego to New York line including completed grading and iron work from Sidney Plains to Walton and Delhi, a new tunnel under the Shawangunk Mountains, and future connections to Niagara River. It notes a second mortgage to fund completion, leases of Utica Clinton and Binghamton and Rome and Clinton Railroads, and planned milk traffic from Sullivan County to New York with a continuous line to the city by spring.
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