Thanksgiving Day Observed in Middletown
Middletown marked Thanksgiving with a townwide pause in business. Episcopal, Primitive Baptist, and a union of several congregations held services at Bonnell's Hall and First Presbyterian Church. Rev. Corey delivered a masterly sermon praised for research rich thought and eloquence.
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Middletown
Episcopal Church
Bonnell’s Hall
Primitive Baptists
First Presbyterian Church
First
Second Presbyterian
Dr. Seward
Chas. Beattie
Mr. Harvey
Mr. Corey
St. Paul’s M. E. Church
Letters from the People on church dedication inaccuracies
The Mercury misstates details of the Ashen Presbyterian Church dedication. The instrument was Estey’s Double Banked Organ, supplied by Deming, and the presiding organist was Prof. Mallitte of Rev Dr Seward’s Middletown church.
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the Mercury
Ashen Presbyterian Church
Mason & Hamlin’s
Eugene McGarrah
Estey
Deming
Mallitte
Dr. Seward
Middletown
Revival At Branchville N J Led By Rev W H McBride
In consequence of fire damage to the Episcopal Church no services will be held tomorrow. A revival of religion conducted by Rev W H McBride is in progress at Branchville with nightly penitents at the altar and deep feeling among worshippers.
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Episcopal Church
W. H. McBride
Branchville
N. J
Fire Strikes Newburgh United States Hotel Complex
A Friday morning blaze damaged the United States Hotel and its internal stores in Newburgh. That night a second fire consumed the extensive livery stable operated by Mr. Van Deusen and Whited's billiard rooms on the premises. Details of the second fire were not yet known.
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Newburgh
United States
van Deusen
Whited
Lecture on The Coming American Woman at St Pauls Church
Reverend Mr. Corey will give a lecture for the benefit of the Sunday School in the audience room of St. Pauls Church on Thursday December 21 1871. The lecture promises to be worthwhile to hear.
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Corey
St. Paul’s Church
Track progress northward on Midland at Westtown
Westtown notes report track laying for the Midland on the Unionville branch reaching the area northward. Hulet McBride sells his Westtown farm to Richard Tuthill for about $7,000. William H. Poster of Middletown sells his Westtown house and lot to James Potter for 1300 dollars with possession immediate. The Presbyterian Church stained glass is installed and painting completed on the outside.
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Westtown
Midland
Unionville
Hulet McBride
Richard Tuthill
Price
Wam. H. Poster
Middletown
James Potter
New Presbyterian Church
Grace Church on Fire In Thanksgiving Evening Blaze
Fire crews battled a blaze in Grace Church on Thanksgiving evening in the northern transept. A heating apparatus ignited floor timbers and woodwork, narrowly sparing the church and nearby Gothic Hall where the Press establishment faced possible evacuation. Chief Cockayne led the effective response and refreshments were provided for firemen.
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Episcopal Church
Gothic Hall
Cockayne
J. M. Matthews
A Man Cruel to His Horse On North Street
A horse tied at a post on North Street early Friday was left in agony for hours while the driver was away. The observer urged authorities to punish the owner, condemning mistreatment of animals and calling for social and business ostracism.
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North Street
Fire Alarm Needed After Grace Church Fire
A Thanksgiving night fire at Grace Church shows the village lacks a reliable fire alarm. The writer urges a designated alarm bell with a coded stroke to direct firemen and residents to the fire’s location, noting bells can be ignored during revelry or play. A concrete plan is sought.
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Grace Church
Spurgeon Lecture Set at First Presbyterian Church
The Rev. C. A. Harvey will speak at 3 p.m. tomorrow at the First Presbyterian Church on the character and pulpitability of Rev. C. H. Spurgeon of London. Harvey cites personal knowledge from his England visit to discuss Spurgeon with authority.
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Spurgeon
C. A. Harvey
First Presbyterian Church
This Place
Boy Fatally Injured by Coal Train at Guy mard
A seven year old boy named Fitz Gibbon was struck while attempting to jump onto an eastbound coal train at Guymard. His leg and arm were severed and he died at about eleven o clock that night from his injuries.
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Guymaard
Fitzgibbon
Guymard
Coming Week Lectures by Rev Garnett and Rev Harvey
Rev Henry Highland Garnett speaks Tuesday at Empire Hall on Great Changes. Thursday evening Rev Harvey lectures at Bull's Opera House on Paris France and the French. Proceeds aid the Congregational Church and the A M E Zion Church.
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Henry Highland Garnett
Empire Hall
A. M. E. Zion Church
Mr. Harvey
Bull’s Opera House
Paris
France
Congregational Church
Opera House
Fire in Newburgh at United States Hotel
A fire at the United States Hotel in Newburgh on the first day of winter trapped guests and damaged much of the building. Proprietor Goodsell and a heroic crew of firemen aided evacuees. several people injured including Elizabeth Salts who died from her injuries. Loss estimated at 30,000 with multiple insured claims among owners and shopkeepers.
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United States
Newburgh
Joseph Goosell
Jas. Whited
Goodsell
White
Elizabeth Salts
Fanny Logan
Charley Smith
Water Street
John Young
Olivia Rogers
Homer Ramsdell
Messrs. Goodsell
Victor M. Sharps
Thos. Jessup
Mrs. Clumey
Ramsdell
Sharps
Milk Producers Association Plans Creamery at New Hampton
An association of local milk producers forms to control prices and build a butter and cheese factory on a purchased site near New Hampton. Each producer joins, a standard milk price is set, and if price isn’t met the milk is made into butter and cheese or fattened for swine. Profits are shared among members in proportion to their delivery, with countywide expansion hoped if successful.
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G. C. Wheeler
New Hampton
Grace Church Fire Acknowledgments from Middle Town Parish
The Grace Church Rector Vestry and Wardens thank villagers for aid in saving their church from fire on Thursday evening. They express special gratitude to Chief Engineer Cockayne his assistants and the entire Fire Department for prompt efficient action that preserved the structure furniture and most of the interior.
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Grace Church
Middletown
Cockayne
Rev Henry Highland Garnet Lecture for A M E Zion
Rev Henry Highland Garnet of Shi loj Presbyterian Church New York City will lecture at Empire Hall Tuesday evening December 5 for the A M E Zion Church debt relief His talk titled Great Changes follows a Slauson Hall emancipation anniversary speech that left a strong impression The proceeds aid canceling the colored church debt.
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Henry Highland Garnet
D.D
Shiloh Presbyterian Church
New York City
Empire Hall
A. M. E. Zion Church
Slauson Hall
Former townsman Thos Chattle visits Middletown for Thanksgiving
A cordial note greets Thos Chattle now of Pleasantville Pennsylvania. The former local resident visits Middletown during Thanksgiving week to share a smile with friends in the oil country.
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Thos. Chattle
Pleasantville
Middletown
Opening of new Primitive Baptist meeting house in Middle Town
The old schoolhouse on Orchard street is replaced by a new brick meeting house at Roberts and Cottage streets. Opening services drew large crowds with Elders Beebe Parrington Badger Staton and Benedict preaching over two days. The church cost 10400 dollars, funded from about 5000 dollars in subscriptions and local contributions.
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Middletown
Primitive Baptists
Orchard Street
Twus
Roberts and
Cottage Streets
Beebe
Parrington
Badger
Senior
Maine
Junior
Warwick
Staton
Benedict
Beebde
Brookfield
Joseph Badger
Thomas Butcher
James E. Mapes
Robert Lemon
McConnal
Baptists
Congregationalists
Wallkill O. S
New Vernoon
Orchard St. Hall
Premature Nitro Explosion Injures New Jersey Railroad Worker
A man named Myers was severely injured by a glycerine blast at Snake-den on the N J Midland Railroad near Franklin New Jersey. He tamped with a pick handle when the charge exploded, his arm broken and face disfigured beyond recognition. he was thrown several feet and unlikely to recover. he was a rock cut worker and son of L W Myers, a line contractor.
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Franklin
Myers
Snake-den
N. J. Midland R. R
L. W. Myers
County Supervisors Visit Inspect County House Welfare
The August Board of Supervisors inspected the county house for the poor on the Pine Island Rail Road trip. They praised Superintendent Goodale, commended James Harvey for honesty and prudence, and noted orderly rooms, healthy inmates, abundant farm produce, and well-kept buildings and animals. The visit included speeches by local dignitaries and a ceremonial farewell after a celebratory dinner.
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Board of Supervisors
Pine Island Railroad
Corporation of the Road
Middletown
McQuaid
Bromley
Vail
Foote
Our County
Charles Mead
Goshen Democrat
Samuel Ritchie
Newburgh Journal
J. G. Mills
Goshen Republican
E. G. Fowler
Port Jervis
McLeod Rogers
Newburgh Alms House
Goodale
James Harvey
Orange County
Professor Mills
Republican
Middletown Asylum
Lawrence
Conkling
Thompson
Goshen
Victor M. Drake
Fred, Bodine
Montgomery
Mrs. Goodale
Jottings and Notices From Early Downtown Scene
A compilation of brief items notes a cold snap and the Prince of Wales improving, Brigham Young's trial delayed, calls for Mayor Hall's resignation, fur ads, job seeks, Thanksgiving balls and services, and a steamer disaster with seventeen dead. Other items report coal prices, a land lease for blue stone, a local singing society hop, a hand car race, and a Port Jervis train loss of a valise containing insurance papers and watches.
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Florida
Chester
Newburgh
New York
Sullivan County
Pennsylvania
Deerpark Blue Stone Company
Peter Cuddeback
Huguenot
Wallkill Urion Singing Society
J. Steinhart
Lawrence Distler
W. W
New Paltz
Rosendale
John Brooks 87 Pioneer Teacher and Temperance Advocate
John Brooks died in Monroe at age 87. A clear thinker and vigorous writer, he served in the State Assembly in 1845-6 and taught in public schools for a quarter century. He helped the temperance cause from age 18, and two sons served their country, one fallen at Petersburgh Va. His life was marked by frugality industry temperance and honesty and he was mourned by many friends.
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Brooks
Petersburgh
Death at German hotel dance in Callicoon
A dancer fell from a hotel stoop about twenty feet high in Callicoon injuring his head. The man, employed in a nearby quarry, died from skull trauma after the fall.
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Callicoon
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Middletown Evening Ress
N. Y
Middletown Evening Press
Orange County Press
A. B. Deming
Deming’s
John G. Whittier
McMonagle & Rogers
North-st
Evening Press
County House
Allen
Mr. Goodale
Prince of Wales
Brigham Young
Hall
Hall & Kennell
Greenwich St
W. C. McNally
Hatters
Wyoming
Ransley & Huntoon
Corder King
North Streets
C. M. Woolsey
Delaware
Oswego
Hinnman
New London
Sylvanus Lyon
New Jersey
North American Life Insurance Co
Turners
Lyon
Monroe
John Brooks
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