01 Jun 1871
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Newspaper
Middletown Evening Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1871
Page
1
The Middletown Evening Press operates from Middletown New York with editions published Tuesday Thursday and Saturday afternoons at five o'clock. Office located Gothic Hall first floor.
The Middletown Evening Press is delivered by carriers to village subscribers at ten cents per week and four cents for single copies. Mail rates are $4.00 per year, $2.00 for six months, $1.00 for three months, with fifteen cents quarterly postage. The Orange County Press is weekly issued Friday morning at $2.00 per year in advance. Orders by mail should be addressed to Stivers & Kessinger Middletown NY.
Mr A B Deming of Middletown is appointed general agent for the Middletown Evening Press village delivery and biweekly collections. Current issues may be bought at Deming's and Vail's Bookstore for four cents.
Rumblings of Empire Hall events and sales abound with a wagon ad and plant auction by J. F. Wood. Notes report Dust, a weather quip, religious lawn billiards, and Howe's circus plus Barnard’s Holy Land Scenes June 3. Local curiosities include a fire at Gould's chair factory loss $5000, a Wallkill farmer with 12 children and 23 cats, and a beware of idle townsfolk.
Four of Bullock's paintings are now in H Brink's window and on view. Music is described as soothing and the artworks are praised for their beauty. Tickets are advertised for entry.
A tramp from Ireland named John Malloy was killed after being run over by an Erie railroad freight train near Bonnell's crossing. Inquests ruled the death as accidental while intoxicated. Earlier, Judge George's carriage failed at Idlewild causing a crash that left him unhurt but led to a fatal injury to William Parker, a Blooming Grove resident, whose face was mangled and who died. Parker's horse was shot afterward. The runaway horses then narrowly avoided Dr. Edward E. Lee and his children by steering into a fence.
Col Wells and J W Marshall of 744 Broadway New York plan a real estate and insurance venture with Wells operating in New York and residing in Middletown while keeping his insurance stake here. Hon Thus George of Newburgh visits, recently uninjured after a carriage mishap. editors report a lively visit in Virginia and North Carolina amid Ku Klux concerns.
Hayward presents a display titled Great Mirror of the Holy Land featuring replicas of rare original paintings by Michael Angelo Leonardo da Vinci Titian and others with photograph views by top artists and travelers. An historical explanatory lecture accompanies the exhibit and a morning session for school children is planned for Saturday afternoon.
Middletown residents display public spirit with a forthcoming Communion service at the Congregational church. In the evening, the old church holds its last service before construction begins on the New Congregational Court.
An opportunity for young ladies in Middletown and others to study making wax flowers. Miss Bross will take names and show specimens of work at Deming's Book Store. Terms five dollars. References provided. Apply immediately.
Grace Church hosts a strawberries and cream festival this Thursday evening June 1 at Empire Hall. The event promises ripe fruit and first order quality for attendees seeking a grand early summer treat.
Prof Ross of Middletown closed his term with a grand concert in vocal music on Saturday evening. The weather and crowds were ideal as the church was packed. The program offered a varied selection, all well performed, praising Ross as a clear and effective vocal instructor.
A Port Jervis incident recounts Watson Space and Susie Van Inwegen with a nation-wide backstory of elopement. Susie confesses after court scrutiny, detailing journeys from Howell's Depot to Albany, while Space awaits hearing and possible Sing Sing fate.
The Western Convocation under Rev. Alexander Capron will hold its next meeting in August at Warwick. The body promotes earnest religious work and improves yearly. After the first Sabbath of June, services at Reformed Church of Montgomery will be suspended for weeks and the building leased to repair work by mechanics. Newburgh slaters are at work on the roof. renovations estimated around two thousand dollars. St Paul’s M E church to host a new S. S. library next Sunday as churches adopt Capron’s plan of systematic giving with encouraging results.
A strong group from the region supportive of the New York and Oswego Midland project traveled to Albany this morning to attend the Governor's discussion on whether he will sign the bill that would grant state aid. Leaders include Hon. Joseph Tuthill of Ellenville, Congressman from Ulster and Greene District, Hon. Daniel Thompson, president of the Middletown and Crawford Railroad, and Hon. C. H. Winfield of Goshen.
J Harvey Hanford of Unionville sold his building lot beside Clark Runyon's store to N P Burrows for 1000 dollars. Burrows plans a fine building this summer. The note urges ads in the Middletown Press for property sales while nature is at its beauty.
A May 30 memorial program led by Post Webb and Co K honored fallen soldiers with ceremonies at Catholic Cemetery and Academy Avenue. Marching bands, an oration by Rev J H Gunning, and a floral tribute highlighted a nation recalling 1776, 1861, and present unity.
The address honors fallen heroes and their sacrifice for freedom. It recalls past battles and the hope of resurrection, praising bravery as the nation’s defining memory. It argues that without heroic dead there is no history or golden age for posterity.
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