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Newspaper
Middletown Evening Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1871
Page
1
Public notice laments large frauds against the City Treasury by the Tam many Ring draining $31,000 owed to The Children’s Aid Society. Secretary C. L. Brace reports the loss will fall on destitute children and the orphan care program funded by the charity.
Connolly the Tammany Ring thief failed to post bail and was locked up at Ludlow Street jail last Wednesday night, spending Thanksgiving behind prison walls.
Proceedings detail bounty debt figures for Cornwall and Newburgh, including bonds issued under 1864 law and interest payments in 1872 and 1873. Reports note railroad bond investments in Montgomery and Wallkill districts, with raised funds for interest. Adjournment set for November 5 after petitions and inquest expenses were addressed.
A creamery is planned on the premises of Mr Jno N Ryerson near the village of Goshen. It will be completed and ready for occupation in the early spring.
Fire at Beede and Van Duzer’s Livery Stable on Long Dock caused heavy losses with thirty three sleighs burned and sixteen horses evacuated. Incendiary suspicion noted while nearby warehouses and the United States Hotel recovered from prior blaze. Firefighters worked through the night as stormy winter conditions spread across the river region.
Ellen O'Hare, a 40 year old widow and mother of one, was struck by Express No. 1 westbound at Otisville while on the track. She died within half an hour. She had arrived about six months ago and worked in a boarding car. She was sister-in-law to James Burns of Otisville.
Thanksgiving Day marks the skating season opening as excessively cold weather freezes ponds and lakes in the suburbs, yielding ice thick enough to bear those braving the keen winds.
The notice mentions holiday advertisements appearing on the second page in the column headed New York Advs. It notes practical deals and seasonal offers likely targeting readers planning purchases or travel during the festive period.
William Armstrong a Montgomery County farmer was struck by a car in Newburgh on Friday and died Saturday at the Alms House. He was intoxicated and the incident followed his cross into the track area. Armstrong, a native of Ireland, leaves a widow and several children.
Rev. Mr. Harvey’s travels in Paris during the siege and near the Versaillist retreat inform his Thursday lecture on Paris France and the French. A full house is predicted for the Opera House as interest in the city remains high.
At the Chechunk farm auction on the 27th, Howard Shaw as auctioneer sold 27 cows averaging 36.75 dollars each with a top price of 70 dollars. Hay sold for 25 dollars, corn in the car at 1 dollar for 70 pounds. The Oliver Hulse farm brought 90 dollars per acre, James Hulse the purchaser.
Daniel Thompson announces that the Middletown and Crawford Railroad has prepared for regular service, with track completed and the Midland Railroad using the line for freight and passengers. He places responsibility on the lessees should trains remain idle, urging prompt operation for the village’s benefit. Des 2, 1871.
At Hawley Pennsylvania the Erie Railway engine-house exploded around four in the morning damaging the building and a locomotive 235. The dome was blown into the cab and iron debris harmed nearby structures. Early Monday a freight train derailed near Rutherford Park with six cars piling onto the wreck, blocking both tracks and causing several thousand dollars in loss.
A Temperance division will organize in the M E Church lecture room on Friday evening December 8, 1871. Members and applicants for a charter should attend at 7 o'clock with public exercises starting at 7:30. The program includes prayer by Rev Augustus Seward, opening song, installation of officers, addresses by Rev Corey and Rev Harvey, doxology and benediction by Rev Beattie.
Jottings note Calico skating parties return this season and fashion adverts. Rev Garnet lectures at Empire Hall tonight followed by Great Changes show. Mrs Perry of London offers millinery and dressmaking. Paris and the French lecture by Rev Harvey at Bull’s Opera House Thursday. Toy displays invite holiday shoppers as children dream of Santa Claus.
At the weekly prayer meeting on Wednesday November 29 the Chester Presbyterian congregation surprised their minister Rev Mr Leggett with a purse of 300 dollars raised quietly within a day or two. Elder Colfax presented it with a brief address and the minister accepted in gratitude. The next sociable will be at Walter J Conklin’s new home and serve as a house warming.
Evening Press reports North Street Drug Store temperature variations with times listed as 6 AM 9 AM and 12 PM. The Dec 2 data shows a range around 29 degrees, noting fluctuations across the day.
In a tale of early Wild River settlement, Jasper Gripper tries to corner a water privilege for a mill dam, but runs into a shrewd deal by James Bates and partners. David Somerby sells land to form a powerful water system, while Gripper's scheme collapses as Somerby becomes a top lumber company official and the region grows into a thriving town with mills and looms.
Eight miners perished in a Bromwich colliery explosion while twenty others were injured in a second disaster near Haveraford. The incidents highlight the global dangers of coal mining and ongoing industry hazards.
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