Middletown Evening Press and Orange County Press Subscriptions
The Middletown Evening Press offers home delivery to village subscribers at ten cents weekly and four cents for single copies. Mail subscriptions run 400 yearly, 200 for six months, 100 for three months with 15 cents quarterly postage. The Orange County Press weekly appears each Friday with 200 yearly in advance. Orders and ads to Stivers & Kessinger, Middletown NY.
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Middletown
Middletown Evening Press
Orange County Press
Stivers & Kessinger
N. Y
Middletown Evening Press delivery and sales notice
Notice announces Mr. A. B. Deming as general agent for the Middletown Evening Press village delivery and collections. Single copies available for four cents at Deming's Morgan and Sloat's and Vail's Bookstore. Collections occur every two weeks.
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A. B. Deming
Middletown Evening Peas
Middletown
Middletown Evening Press
Deming’s
Morgan & Sloat
Vail
Grant Endorsed at Cooper Institute Meeting in New York
A large mass meeting at Cooper Institute in New York endorsed President Grant's renomination. Speeches were given by Senators Wilson and Morton General Sickles and others, with strong enthusiasm reported. A fuller account will follow.
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Grant
Cooper Institute
New York
Wilson
Morton
Gen. Sickles
Portrait of Schurz as tool of the common enemy
The Washington Republican portrays Senator Carl Schurz with a life like portrait, recalling his 1868 letters to the Hannibal Courier. It argues his later grievances distort judgment, viewing the Administration as unreformable and urging vigilance against dissidents aiding the Radical party.
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Washington Republican
Schurz
United States Senate
Missouri
Hannibal Courier
Radical Party
Our Views on Liberal Republican Convention In Orange N J
The Orange Journal republican comments on the proposed liberal Republican Convention in Orange New Jersey. It warns that a Cincinnati movement ticket could split the party, enabling a Democrat to win or be controlled by them, and urges Republicans to pursue reforms within the party.
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Orange N. J
Orange Journal
Republican
Cincinnati
Kingston elects James G. Lindsley mayor in first city vote
The first Kingston municipal election saw Citizens' Union defeat the regular Democratic ticket. James G. Lindsley won the mayoralty by 674 votes over C. F. Brill, with most Citizens' candidates elected except one ward Alderman. Abbott supported the local option temperance bill while Strahan was absent. The Journal notes Newburghers show little movement toward Cincinnati and liberal Republicanism.
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City of
Kingston
Citizens’ Union
James G. Lindsley
Citizens
C. F. Brill
Demn
Me Abbott
Mr. Strahan
Shipping tags in latest style from Press Printing House
Circular note for business men advertising shipping tags and bill-heads offered by the Press Printing House in the newest design style.
Local liquor sale control passes Assembly vote
Local control of liquor sales received Assembly approval by 67 to 41 with no beer or ale exemption. If Senate and Governor sign, the reform places responsibility on the people affected. Towns may test legal exclusion to curb drinking, crime, and poverty. If successful, exclusion could spread.
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Senate
Opening of Millinery Goods and Local Notices
A collage of town items reports opening of millinery goods and a string of small notices. Mentions a mad dog shot on Wednesday morning, unsettled Midland depot location, temperance membership in Newburgh, and haircuts causing nasal speech changes. Notes freight receipts of $80 at Circleville, Midland train injuries, and persistent Midland depot disputes. Also covers divorce proceedings in Newburgh, church activities in Greenville, road and bridge concerns, and local deaths and business openings.
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Midland
Blauvelt
al, Little
N. J. Midland
Saddle River
Log rafting boom risks losses from lack of snow on Delaware
The Port Jervis Gazette reports rafting on the Delaware as a large business yet this year millions of feet of logs will be left in forests due to insufficient snow. Firms from Barryville to Deposit plan shipments totaling several million feet of hemlock and lumber downriver, with waxed totals listed for multiple mills and towns.
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Port Jervis
Delaware
Barryville
Narrowsburgh
Equinunk
Beale & Holcomb
Trout Creek
Devereaux & Clark
Deposit
Hale’s Eddy
Stranton & Calkins
Sullivan
Lackawaxen
Ledgedale
Morse & Co
Farnham & Collingwood
Death causes double clerk fatalities at Vail and Brink
The village mourns as two clerks of Vail and Brink hardware merchants Wm. W. Johnson who died Monday and Niel S. Townsley who died Wednesday are described as exemplary and highly moral. Mrs. Everett mother in law of Mr Vail also died on Wednesday.
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Messrs
Bouton Sales Reported in Middletown Press Ad Section
Estate and farm sales advertised include the Bouton House on Main Street sold to 8. S. Conkling for 11000 dollars and the Dr. Turner farm at Fallsburgh Sullivan County sold to Charles Bouton for 5350 dollars.
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Middletown Press
Charles Bouton
S. Conkling
Dr. Turner
Fallsburgh
Sullivan County
Postponed Event in The B. 8 Hop
The Friday evening event in The B. 8 Hop has been unavoidably postponed.
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Hop
New York Methodist Conference Appointments List
The New York Conference of the Methodist Church closes its sessions with a long roster of appointiveings across New York City and surrounding towns. Names include J. G. Oakley at Duane Street, E. 8. Osborn Creene Street, W. H. Ferris Bedford Street, and many others extending to Yonkers, Tarrytown, and White Plains. After the doxology, the conference adjourns until next year.
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New York
M. E. Church
Duane Street
J. G. Oakley
Creene Street
C. D. Foss
Central
P. Bethune
24Th Street
J. W. Sellick
30Th Street
H. H. Birkins
Swedish Bethel
O. G. Hedstrom
Trinity
J. E. Cookman
St. Luke's
C. O. Harrower
L. H. King
44Th Street
W. Ostrander
S6th
D. Lull
St. John’s
A. B. Vail
Lexington Avenue
de Haas
St. James
Harlem
H. B. Ridgway
Urch
M. B. Thompson
Washington Heig
M. Henry
General City Mission
A. Messilar
W. E. Ketchum
35Th Street
A. McLean
Grace Church
D. L. Marks
St. Marks
F. Butler
Brooklyn Swedish Mission
A. Errickson
Morrisania
J. B. Smith
Tremont
P. R. Broom
Fordham
Dr. E. White
Riverdale
C. F. Wixon
First Church
Yonker
R. M. Stratton
Central Church
A. Barnum
Tuckahoe
J. W. Ackerley
Dobbs Ferry
L. W. Walsworth
A Tamman y Judge Under Fire in City Papers
The New York Bar accuses Judge Cardozo of corrupt orders and improper conduct, alleging pretrial releases, illegal imprisonments, habeas corpus abuses, and improper appointments. The bar calls for impeachment, noting Albany influence may shape outcome. current prospects appear unfavorable for the judge.
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New York Bar Association
Cardozo
Barnard
Albany
Man Found Dead in a Wawayanda Field
Moses Beebe was found dead in a field on the Robertson farm near Centreville in the town of Wawayanda. An inquest led by Justice J. M. Reeve returned a verdict of death by apoplexy.
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Wawayanda
Moses Beebe
Robert Robertson
Beebe
Robertson
Centreville
Reminder to file income returns by deadline
Persons who have not yet made their income returns are urged to attend to the matter at once. The Assistant Assessor will assess amounts and add a penalty if necessary. Mr Willison Taylor will be in his office in the Exchange Building daily from eight to four to receive revenue returns.
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Middletown
Wallkill
J. M
the Mail
New York
Board of Health
Willison Taylor
U. S
Exchange Building
A German expressman offers smallpox box in Poughkeepsie
The Cold Spring Recorder reports a German expressman rang a Poughkeepsie house door and offered to carry a smallpox box upstairs, prompting a frightened servant girl to slam and bolt the door.
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Cold Spring Recorder
Poughkeepsie
Missionary Lecture for Colored Church Mortgage Relief
A letter from C. E Skinner appeals to Middletown readers to attend a missionary lecture at Bull's Opera House. Proceeds will pay the Colored Church mortgage of 500 dollars and other debts, aiding eight years of effort by the local colored congregation.
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Middletown
Bull's Opera House
N. Y
C. E Skinner
Cincinnati Convention Promotes Reform Party Agenda
A March gathering of Republicans in Cincinnati aims to inaugurate a Reform party. The piece argues reformers rely on Democratic votes, accuses Dems of purity, cites past scandals, and tempers disbelief at Blair’s role as a leading light in the new movement.
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Bprrons Press
Cincinnati
Grand Party of Reform
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Price
Swartout
Tweed
Sweeny
Fort Snelling
Gansport
Jake Thompson
Floyd
Frank Blair
Young lawyer's eloquent burst on future paths
A young lawyer spoke with striking eloquence about untrodden paths of the future and the footprints of an Almighty hand guiding progress. The remark framed a vision of destiny and divine influence shaping what lies ahead.
Burned Wake Tragedy in Newburgh City
On Monday morning at 221 Western Avenue Newburgh City a wake for Mia Jane McQua aged about thirty eight ended in a fire. Candles ignited the shroud burning the body from feet to abdomen and spreading to the head hair and clothing. O Rourke and McQua's husband escaped the blaze after sleep overtook them. Fire damaged the room glass chairs and floor as the fire consumed the corpse and its coverings.
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Western Avenue
Newburgh City
Mia
Jane McQua
Frank O'Rourke
Peter MccQua
Mr. O'Rourke
Mr. McQua
Grant and Greeley clash over Republicans and Grant’s presidency
The excerpt recalls Mr. Greeley’s 1871 praise for General Grant and questions current support within the Republican camp. It notes Grant’s two years in power, war clouds, peace with foreign nations and tribes, tax relief, and debt reduction, while probing the case for re nomination amid shifting sentiment.
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General Grant
Congress
Grant
Surrogate Court Proceedings and Estates Notes
The document lists multiple probate actions in Newburgh and surrounding counties. It notes adjourned hearings in several contested wills including Deborah O Neal and Geo W Wood, with other cases to April 23rd, 24th and May 7th. It records letters of administration granted to various creditors and relatives for Cornelia Table Ann M Brewster Gideon W Dewitt and others. Guardianship assignments and final accounting decrees are also recorded for several estates. G O Huise and Dill Royce act as attorneys in multiple matters.
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Newburgh
Alexander Lendram
Mary Lendram
John Drew
Margaret Drew
James Standring
Eleanor Colgan
Rebecca Parkinson
Hamptonburgh
John Parkinson
John C. Parkinson
John E. Parmelee
John J
McKroskery
David B. Turner
Blooming Grove
Emery
Turner
Deborah O'Neal
Will
Geo. W. Wood
Cornelius Robbins
Vincent Booth
Cornelia Table
Deerpark
John Clark
Ann M. Brewster
Henry Brewster
George W. Brewster
City of New York
Gideon W. Dewitt
Elizabeth Dewitt
Martin H. Dewitt
Carr & Howell
James H. Mills
Mount Hope
Frances C. E. Mills
George A. Swalm
Dill & Royce
W. H. Smith
Chester
Jeanette Smith
Elizabeth Belknap
Edmund 8. Belknap
Joseph B. Burnett
Charles Burnett
New Windsor
Erastus Stickney
Phebe A. Wood
Wawayanda
G. O. Huise
Albert Bull
Elisha Bull
Warwick
D 11
Royce
Charless. Brown
Jacob Samuel White
Steynok & Decker
Sarah W. Anderson
Wm. Anderson
Nath@ Strong
John K. Goodrich
Chauncey Hulse
Medes T. Hulse
Duryea
Bacon & Duryea
James J
Thomas W. Quackenbush
Richard Quackenbush
John Bart
James Hawkins
Hector C. Smith
Joan W. J. Kernochan
Susan Brownlee
Crawford
George W. Shaw
Ransom King
George L. Seaverns
Homer Ramsdell
Etc
John L. Seavernus
Moses McMonagle
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Middletown Evening Ress
Orange County
Gothic Hall
N. J. Midland Company
Greenville
the Baptist Church
S. W. Carpenter
A. W. Ferguson
John W. Carpenter
Ramapo
Centre Point
S. V. Jones
Moses Durland
Ine
Classis
Orange
The
Reformed Church
Dr. van Zandt
D. A. Shaffer
Montgomery
Mr. Beattie
Mr. Tully
N. J
Presbyterian Church
Augustus Bookstaver
Thompson
Pennsylvania
Washingtonville
E. H. Strong
Blooming Grove Church
Wm. Church
Wm. Hallock
Messrs. Rider & Brooks
Highland Mills
E. Jacklyn
Goshen
J. H. Romer
Fisk
Erie
Geo. M. Sayer
George Boyd
Sanford
Campbell Hall
Gouge
Daniel Bulla
Main Street
Unionville
Main St
Lewis Tuthill
Chas. Walton
Dennis Mulreany
M. E
Sweezy
Crromo
Monroe
Erie Railway
Bridge 21
B. F. Montange
Hornellsville
Mary C. Galloway
Orange Co
Port Jervis i
Smith
Monticello
James Bowman
Exchange Hotel
Elmira
Lee
Charles Corwin
Governor's Island
Daniel Halloran
Ttcal Estate Sales
NEW York Methodist Conference
Tammany Judge
the Colored Church
Grant OR Greeley
Surrogate'’S Court
Wills
Thomas
Charlotte
Elizabeth O'Connor
Michael Donohue
John W. Thompson
Albert Thompson
John T
Charles Seaton
Susannah Seaton
Ners
Walter Lawrence
Francis Marvin
Sarah E. King
Catharine Buchanan
Nathaniel D
Susan I. Stage
Julia A. Sloat
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