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Newspaper
Middletown Evening Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1871
Page
1
The Middletown Evening Press publishes in Gothic Hall First Floor Middletown Orange County New York with distribution on Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays at five o'clock.
The Middletown Evening Press will be delivered by carriers to village subscribers at ten cents a week with four cents for single copies. Mail rates are 400 dollars a year, 200 for six months, 100 for three months. Postal charges fifteen cents a quarter. The Orange County Press, weekly, is issued every morning at 200 dollars per year in advance. Orders by mail to Stivers & Kessinger.
Mr A B Deming of Middletown Newsdealer Bookseller appointed general agent for the Middletown Evening Press. He will manage village delivery and biweekly collections. Current issue copies available at Deming's and Vail's Bookstore for four cents each.
Warwick prepares for Independence Day events with races, music, and fireworks. Edenville church adds twenty five new members. A lightning strike kills a cow near Warwick. a man burns his hand on hot iron. First National Bank declares a six percent semi annual dividend. a Stone Bridge woman suffers a serious ankle injury.
The Independent Republican notes Goshen water stock rising after the last fire and about 500000 spent on new building over six years. A new 875 dollar hook and ladder truck arrives for the Goshen Fire Department and is housed at Agricultural Hall. The Presbyterian Church bell is under debate for weight and suitability with a 3500 lb target, while a local attorney offers to fund it if needed.
Delaware Council No. 10 O U A M elects W E Moulton as C and H W Quick as V O along with Howard Crawford R B H W Dewitt A R S S S Starr A H Corwin Treas Harry Haines C M Westfall Jesse Baird I P John Smith O P Isaac Penney Trustee to fill vacancy. The Catholic Church in Port Jervis ready for dedication on Sunday July 2. A German named Pfilman was arrested by a U S Marshal after a brewery license violation. Fourth of July events set with horse trot baseball festival.
The Middletown Cricket Club will hold a general meeting at Wallkill House next Monday evening at 7 30 for the election of officers for the upcoming season. Members and friends are invited and prospective members should submit their names to any club member. William Dawson president Robert Hicuan junior secretary.
The colored residents of the town laid the foundation for a new church on East Avenue. A corner stone ceremony featured Rev. Lewis B. Henry and others. Contents placed in the box included a Bible, newspapers, history, and thirty pieces of silver. A total of 24.65 was collected with 176 more pledged, leaving the project underfunded.
The First Baptist Church was crowded Thursday for the ordination of J H Gunning M D to the gospel ministry. Flowers from Mrs L S Hasbrouck’s conservatory adorned the space. the service featured sermons and addresses by Rev Bliss Rev Fisher Rev Mickles Rev Morse Rev McKinney and Rev Gunning. Music by Prof and Mrs Ross and others enhanced the ceremony.
Painter Lewis Hunt of Col. McConnal’s staff nearly fell from a swinging scaffold while painting Bell’s new building. Those below let go a rope causing the platform to tip. Hunt grabbed the tackle and was saved from a full drop though he struck his hand and neck. A crowd witnessed the perilous moment.
Yesterday forenoon farmer Robert J. Bull of Scotchtown area suffered a severe injury when his right foot was nearly severed by a mower’s cutter-bar. His son, driving a spirited horse, paused to oil the machine and Bull moved aside too late when the bar struck. Amputation may be avoided.
A melancholy accident Sunday near Lackawax in Wawarsing Ulster County left two young men Avery Milnix and Riley L Moore injured when their horses bolted. Milnix escaped with minor injuries while Moore died moments after being thrown. Moore was the son of Albert Moore of Wawarsing and widely esteemed by acquaintances.
A laborer in New York City, drunk on whisky, mauled his wife with a large knife in shanty huts near Avenue A. He then fled to the East River and drowned after jumping in.
Old Protection No 2, retired from duty, left town for a Fourth of July parade in Liberty. The board sold her to Liberty on a thirty day trial and a prior test showed the engine in excellent condition with four men on each brake.
A six year old child of Mr. Hoffman near Rock Cut was playing on the track when struck by a way train Tuesday night. The child was thrown several feet, crushed by the engine, and suffered broken legs and an arm with other injuries. He stepped onto the track to avoid a freight train and was hit by the other train. The incident is reported in the Tri States Union.
On a Wednesday evening H. M. Morehouse of Turners telegraphed J. J. Heard US Assistant Assessor at Goshen about two men selling cigars under suspicious circumstances. Heard instructed Morehouse to go for them. The suspects fled, dropping a satchel containing 950 unstamped cigars that were seized.
The G A R Post Webb announces a National Anniversary Hop at Empire Hall. One hall will host dancers and another will serve refreshments, ensuring ample space for all. The public is urged to attend to support the organizing boys.
Sunday evening two horses and equipments were stolen by sneak thieves from Gilbert Eltinge in Springtown and from a church yard at Galeville during service. Eltinge’s horse was recovered at Libertyville, the Galeville horse near Rosendale. In the Galeville carriage, three shawls and a coat were found, taken from other sheds. An attempt to sell the horse failed. the incident prompted strong calls for severe punishment.
A provision of the Excise Law grants wives of drinkers the right to warn liquor dealers not to sell to their husbands. After a warning, damages of 50 dollars may be collected from offenders. The first notices were served in Queens County on sixteen saloon keepers by Justice Lawrence, prompted by Mrs. Jones of Flushing.
Liberty Sullivan County residents prepare for a patriotic Fourth featuring ex Gov Geo M Beebe Gen Van Wyck Col M B Wells B P Buckley and J H Divine with additional political spouting and the Protection No 2 slogan already circulating in town.
The June 28 coal sale in New York records average declines across varieties with lumps down twenty seven and a half cents steamboat forty cents grate one dollar and twenty nine and a quarter cents egg twenty cents stove forty four and a quarter cents chestnut eighteen and three quarter cents.
Mr and Mrs Samuel Beattie have returned from a southward bridal tour. Mr and Mrs Stowell are on a northward tour. Mr and Mrs Kessinger are roaming, reportedly at Rome and expected home next week.
Announcement that the Evening Press will not publish on Independence Day to allow staff to celebrate the holiday.
Middletown residents plan a Deckertown trip to celebrate Independence Day with New Jersey Midland trains linking to Sussex County. The schedule shows departures from Middletown at 8 10 A M and 11 05 A M plus 2 40 P M with connections at Unionville and Deckertown and return options through the day. Tickets for various round trips range from 50 cents to 1 75 dollars. the Eric Cornet Band of Port Jervis will accompany the train.
A collage of local items reports on the Middletown Cricket Club election, a track extension to Bullville on the Middletown and Crawford line, water shutoffs, a Fourth of July celebration plan in Napanoch, and a Masonic St John festival. It notes a fire’s barn reconstruction, a new fountain at Starr’s drugstore, and various regional civic mentions.
The piece urges the use of Orange County granites and marbles in the state capitol project. It highlights Warwick red marble and pink variegated varieties as attractive options and calls on commissioners to study native stones for aesthetic and regional value.
The Young Men's Republican Association of New York met in Dinghamton on Thursday the 29th with 109 delegates. Speeches by Senators Chapman Prince Wood Carpenter and Angel and General Van Wyck urged harmony, loyalty to the national administration, and unity in the party to avert divisions and uphold Republican principles and governance.
Mr Scribner nominates as Chairman the Hon Henry R Durfee of Wayne. After outlining the causes for organizing and the labor ahead, and decrying any alliance with our common enemy, Durfee introduces Gen Van Wyck who delivers the address.
A Civil War era Republican appeal urges unity in New York and across the nation. It laments internal feuds, condemns Tammany, honors 300000 fallen Republicans, and vows restored rank and shared principles to defeat the Democracy in the coming national contest. The message questions why division persists and stresses loyalty to Lincoln and constitutional liberty.
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