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Newspaper
Middletown Evening Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1871
Page
1
The Middletown Eveningress is published in Middletown Orange County New York. It appears every Tuesday Thursday and Saturday at five oclock. Office located in Gothic Hall first floor.
Mr A B Deming Newsdealer Bookseller andc is the general agent for the MippLeTown Evening Papers in Middletown and will handle village delivery and collections every two weeks. Single copies of the current issue may be bought at Deming's and Vail's Bookstore for four cents.
Wendell Phillips argues the Paris Commune reflected Parisian unanimity and resistance to despotism. He rebukes reports of pillage, defends leaders as noble patriots, and condemns Thiers for bloodshed and brutal suppression. He invokes historical analogies to assert liberty and justice.
Dr Currie performed a successful operation this morning to remove a bony tumor from the foot of a young village woman. The procedure ended without complication and the patient was noted in good spirits.
The Middletown National Bank adds a 3400 pound safe with modern burglar and fire proof features. It features guards, improved combination locks, and a rubber packed groove to thwart powder and wedging. Also notes social and local itineraries of several residents and officials visiting springs and travels.
An advertisement for a valuable dwelling by James Finch invites attention to a public sale next Monday at 2 PM. The house is described as thoroughly built in a desirable neighborhood with easy payment terms, presenting a rare opportunity to secure a bargain.
The Ellenville district camp meeting committee met on Wednesday and set a schedule. Shandaken meetings begin Monday August 21 and run through Saturday. Phillipsport meetings start Monday August 28 and end Saturday. Wesley Grove Camp Meeting near Montgomery opens August 23 and closes Friday September 1.
The Rev John Moore of Philadelphia plans a three lecture course on the Harmony of Science and the Bible. Topics include Astronomy and Egyptology. After favorable press from Newburgh venues, he will deliver all lectures at a local church.
Mr Gabriel P Adams displayed a monster sturgeon nicknamed Albany beef at Dan Fullerton’s Main Street Market alongside peaches pears and other fruits and vegetables. Jack Mosher dissected the fish in an artistic style. Try a steak.
A small tornado accompanied a Thursday night thunder shower near Ridgebury uprooted trees and blew down fences. The wind moved one end of Mr. Thomas Ellis's cow shed about three feet and toppled parts of the Presbyterian Church sheds.
Express Messenger Mr William Shaw reports 35 bushels of huckleberries brought from Sullivan on Thursday with a larger than usual crop this year. Enormous quantities are expected to be shipped to the New York market.
A tenement house owned by Eli Van Keuren near Ulster ville burned on Thursday afternoon. Occupied by Cornelius Cole, the fire destroyed the structure and most contents, with only part of the furniture saved. Loss estimated at $500 and the building was uninsured.
The first letter from Reverend Harvey since leaving Middletown appears in the Evening Press this Saturday and will be reprinted in the Orange County Press on Friday July 14. Readers are urged to peruse the entertaining correspondence.
D O F Martha Washington Rebekah Degree Lodge No 30 will be instituted and its officers installed by Thomas Blood D D G M on Tuesday evening July 11 at Odd Fellows Hall.
The Centreville M. E. Church ladies host a festival at Robbins Hall on Tuesday evening July 11 to support the church. All are invited.
A reader recalls Goodall the eccentric musician delivering skilled violin solos and piano feats. He jokes and smiles between pieces, sometimes laughing at his own supper joke about Port Jervis. The writer hopes for a concert to hear his diverse talents again.
A large crowd witnessed trotting and running races at the Vantage Pleasure Grounds in Deckertown on the Fourth. Summary provided by the Association Secretary J. D. Hulse.
At Canandaigua a hotly contested race featured Maj Edsall of this county with heats led by Chet Kellogg and Kellogg posting several fast times. Bonner's Startle trotted half a mile in 1:54 at Fleetwood Park, with Bruno the four year old going a mile to harness in 2 254 driven by Carl Barr who weighs 203 pounds.
At the annual meeting held at the Wallkill House on Thursday evening July 6, officers for the ensuing year were elected. President Wm Dawson, Vice President Ezra Lee, Secretary Robt Higham, Treasurer John Firth, Captain Henry Mallison.
Rev Mr Harvey chronicles departure from Ireland to Glasgow aboard the steamship Europa. He recalls farewell scenes, a ludicrous bridge incident, sea sickness, fog and cold near Newfoundland, and a hopeful landfall ahead at Ireland’s coast and Scotland’s lochs. The piece blends travel vividness with personal reflections on sea voyage dread.
Jay Gould secured a farm sale at a fair price. Arrests rise under the new game law. No shooting allowed till the 15th. National Bank of Orange County declares a 7 percent semi annual dividend payable July 1 to stockholders. Sawmill owned by Wm M Sayer again on fire, likely incendiary. Spire cost for Goshen Episcopal Church estimated at 6000. Hay crop along streets gathered last week about two tons per acre. Goshen Young Men's Christian Association elected officers: President B R Champion. vice presidents F H Reeva H Bacon H H Robinson. secretary F A Merriam. treasurer C E Millspaugh. managers N J Kelsey C L Merriam G Elliott R C Coleman W B Mead J Ogden Smith Dr J H Thompson. librarian H Sinsabaugh. devotional committee C E Merriam NH E Ketchum J H Statts F H Reevs W D Van Vliet W F Lewis. Voted Friday to not establish graded school apnem. district has 600+ children and room for about 120.
The Erie directors plan 3,000,000 in new stock. Midland Depot at Hamburgh rises west of R. E. Edsall store. Rochester tax petition to bond for Midland road gains support. Deruyter branch to open by the 15th. Wallkill Valley work continues from New Paltz to Kingston. Piermont residents seek Erie service but Midland surveys advance toward Rockland Lake and Haverstraw via Schraalenburg and nearby towns.
David Holloway and James Malloney, stone cutters on the Florida road, drank whiskey at the White Fawn inn and were shot at as they tried to enter. Holloway received a severe gunshot wound to the left hand. Dr. Townsend treated him in Goshen. Police have made arrests.
The Montgomery Republican notes the Walden corner stone laying for a new Episcopal church and reflects on what might have been if a Montgomery foundry master stayed local. It reports Goodwill church dedication July 20, Pine Bush Methodist church contract details, Hopewell repairs, and a related legal dispute over pastor Dominic Connit and the New Prospect Reformed Church regarding back salary and future arrears.
A Fremont and Blair Railroad train was blown 20 feet from the rails during last night’s Nebraska storm. An infant died, the mail agent was fatally wounded, and 15 others were injured.
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