08 Jun 1871
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Newspaper
Middletown Evening Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1871
Page
1
The item states publication days as Tuesday Thursday and Saturday afternoons at five o'clock from Gothic Hall office on the first floor in Middletown Orange County New York dated Thursday June 8 1871.
Prices listed for delivery by mail and weekly editions. Rates include $2 per year for subscription, various terms and postages. mailing address Middletown, N Y.
Mr A Bemning is named general agent for the Middletown Evening Press in Middletown. He will have full charge of village delivery and biweekly collections. Single copies may be bought at Deming's and Wall's Bookstore for four cents.
The Montgomery letters describe a Sunday shower causing downed trees and obstructed roads. Severe hail in Walden damaged glass, fences and cloth at Townsend Goudy factory, with two feet of hail near Rapaghr's barn. Reader notes crops look fine despite the storm. © June 5 1871.
The Walden area reports a severe hail storm on Sunday that damaged grain fields near the village. Trustees notify residents and travelers that liquor licenses are not to be sought or sold locally, amid broader unrest and unclear details.
The New York Times notes Vallandigham's push for new Democratic principles at the Ohio State Convention. It questions his sincerity and the party's readiness, suggesting he offers repackaged ideas from rivals and warns voters to doubt his conversion.
South Carolina's Gev. Orr testifies before a congressional committee about the Ku Klux Klan. He says he has personal knowledge of the group and believes they existed to intimidate voters at the 1872 election. The meeting discussed opposition to Republican friends amid constitutional debates.
A Congregational Churches conference opened at Howells with delegates from Blooming Grove Middletown Lumberland and Barryville. The gathering featured a sermon by Rev. Hathaway and discussions on church growth and mutual fellowship with hopes for future meetings.
Cornwall telegraph reports two thieves who stole a horse and three cows near the Jersey line were overtaken in Canterbury by pursuers. They were manacled in hickory, one threatened captors, and a 12 year old youth seized a loaded pistol from the robber and handed it to constables.
The town plans a Fourth of July observance in Middle town with Post Webb booking Empire Block for the evening. South hall offers ice cream fruits turkey and other refreshments while north hall hosts dancing from 8 30 with Ab Webb's full band. Admission 10 cents general and one dollar for dancing tickets.
A harsh appeal denounces ill behaved loafers who crowd Mulberry Street gutters on Sunday evenings and harass churchgoers. The note asks the men to show decency or stay away, urging parents to discipline their sons for the community’s sake.
Annual Middletown Cornet Band meeting elects officers for the coming year with John Biddle as Leader Joseph Kirkpatrick as Conductor Frank Billenberger as Assistant Conductor B F Gordon as Secretary and J Charles Post as Treasurer.
Magnetic brake on an Erie train stopped five crowded coaches at 40 mph in thirteen seconds. Erie will fit brakes on fast trains and shows four new drawing room coaches Niagara Newport New York City Buffalo City to debut between New York and Niagara Falls. Excursion fares drop to 13 dollars. Erie trims staff due to a strike with 150 deputies deployed and many brakemen replaced.
The popular manager Washburn again fills Bull's Opera House with a crowded audience. The washburn brothers Jean Canfield James Maas Miss Gussie Crayton and Jerry McMillan receive enthusiastic applause as the troupe delivers varied acts including gymnastics Irish and Dutch characters and a notable spade and ladder routine. Critics praise value for money and predict another full house tonight.
Mr. W. T. Smith has fitted Room No. 1 on the Opera House second floor as a Ladies Parlor in a retired cool pleasant place. He offers strawberries and cream to ladies and gentlemen and invites attention to the local notices.
The fair is decided to be held in Albany at the old fair ground on the Troy road. It will run October 2 to 6 with entry books closing September 2.
A meeting will be held at Empire Hall Friday June 9 at 8 o clock to decide if Independence Day should be celebrated. Citizens are urged to attend noting no celebration since 1865 and many citizens are interested.
A Crockery merchant celebrates a forthcoming wedding next Monday eleven miles away. The cheerful notice highlights a happy event in a local business circle.
Over half a hundred men assisted in raising a large addition to B. Knight & Co.'s Monroe storehouse on Saturday afternoon.
Citizens of Otisville honor the fallen with a Memorial Day procession to Mount Hope Cemetery. Speakers praise brave soldiers, and the New Vernon band plays as graves of Lieut Willis and others are decorated. Local committees and speakers praise patriotism and remembrance in Otisville and New Vernon ceremonies.
The Ladies and Society of St Pauls M E Church will host a grand Strawberry Ice Cream and Floral Festival in the chapel with Mulberry street entrance on Thursday evening June 15. New features will be introduced.
On a Friday night Michael Lynch and Ed Gorman with 150 others went to Elmira and Hornellsville to guard property from strikers. Lynch later boarded No 12 to return, attacked a passenger, then fled. He was found drowned in the Delaware River near Delaware Bridge Tuesday, believed to be caused by delirium from drinking.
The Orange County Bible Society holds its sixtieth anniversary at the First Presbyterian Church of Florida on Tuesday June 13 at 2 PM. A special train will run Goshen to Florida at 9 AM and return at 5 PM for attendees. The annual report will be read by Rev. Mr. Harlow with an address by Rev. Dr. Vanderveer to move its acceptance.
The Scranton Republican recounts William James, a Welsh immigrant killed in the Pittston disaster. He left home with a farewell kiss to wife and four children, spoke of danger, but went to the pit hoping to return, waving a final goodbye as he disappeared from sight.
The delegate meeting of the Fire Department named chief and officers for next year including Chief Engineer John T. Cockayne Asst Engineer Charles T Thayer 2d Asst Engineer James F Roosa Clerk Frank P Jessup Treasurer Ira M Corwin and a committee to call the convention next year with members W L Graham W T Davey and others.
Public urged to attend on June 13 to support the Sons and Daughters of Temperance Chester Division No. 41. Admission free. Committee invites all to join a community event with proceeds aiding temperance work.
Strawberries and Cream festival organized by the ladies of Nionville will be held in the Lecture Room of the new M. E. Church on Wednesday afternoon and evening June 14. If stormy, the event moves to the next fair evening.
The brief questions celebrate the Fourth with mock praise of George Washington. It contrasts the myths around his honesty with the reader, suggesting a playful comparison between legendary claims and personal conduct.
A fragment quotes Jefferson Davis saying I dont believe I did any wrong. The line is attributed to Adana Georgia in May 1871. The snippet preserves the speaker and location with minimal context.
The column notes upcoming picnic wagons demand and a $1 item at H Brink’s. James L. Stewart visits town as U S Revenue Assessor. showers forecast this week. Paris railroad disaster deaths and Paris insurrection damages cited. Empire Hall festival benefits First Presbyterian Church with strawberries and cream. Details on local transport, Pullman cars costs, and horse cameras reflect era life.
Old Atlantic Cable recovered and brought to Heart's Content for repair. Dated items report various crimes, disasters, and notable events including murders, suicides, a drunk shooting, and a fall from Niagara. Also noted are revenue declines, an Indian scalp incident near Fort McPherson, and a Suez–Egypt tour by Seward’s party.
The Grand Lodge of Freemasons of New York met Tuesday in Apollo Hall New York City. The banner bore the motto Holiness to the Lord with emblematic figures of a bull and an eagle. Dignitaries and the Grand Chaplain presided as the craft observed the occasion with prayers and ceremonial readings.
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