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Newspaper
Middletown Evening Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1871
Page
1
The Middletown Evening Press published Tuesday Thursday and Saturday afternoons at five o'clock. Office located in Gothic Hall first floor, Middletown, Orange County, New York.
The Middletown Evening Press will be delivered by carriers to subscribers at ten cents a week four cents for single copies. Mail rates: $4.00 per year $2.00 for six months $1.00 for three months. Postage by mail fifteen cents a quarter payable at the office. The Orange County Press weekly on Sundays. $2.00 per year paid in advance. Orders by mail to Stivers & Kessinger Middletown N Y.
Mr A B Deming Newsdealer Bookseller and general agent for the Middletown Evening Press in Middletown will oversee village delivery and collections every two weeks. Current issue copies of the Mipple Town Evening Press cost four cents at Deming's and Vail's Bookstore.
The Midland and Adirondack Railroads veto by Governor Hoffman drew sharp criticism from state newspapers. The veto rejects private corporations receiving aid while a separate viaduct bill for New York City, with a five million dollar city subscription, proceeds amid Tweed era concerns and partisan reactions.
The Utica Herald asserts Governor Hoffman's veto of a road appropriation shows political motive. It claims Tammany Hall opposed the Midland and Adirondack railroad bills, while Hoffman would have signed large aid if Tammany pressed for them.
The article reports the sudden death of Mr. Vallandigham after a pistol accident while illustrating a theory about a murder case in Lebanon Ohio. Born 1822 in New Lisbon Ohio, he rose as a Democratic leader serving in Congress and as a long time editor and legislator.
A Turkish journal correspondent from Tabreez reports widespread destitution as famine drives thousands to hunger. In Khorassan parents sell children as slaves. Ispahan tales speak of men digging and eating roots, while Shiraz Kerhman and Yazd rely on grass. Pestilence follows famine as half of Persia faces starvation.
Fourth of July festival by the Presbyterian Church raised about 70 dollars. John A. Thompson of New York spoke temperance in the M E Church. Coming events include Sam Wanton delivering the Oration and Geo Wiggins reading the Declaration of Independence with OC Baxter giving the Address and W N Northrup an original poem. Ladies of the M E Church host a Friday festival.
Rev. L L Comfort of New Nurley reached Glasgow safely and reports improved health, cough gone, and he preached. The voyage was rough with the captain naming it the worst weather this season. A call came from Rev. N E Pierson of Escanaba Mich formerly Ridgebury church pastor and Hoffman Lodge chaplain. Pierson travels to Williams College reunion as class of 1841 gathers friends en route.
George R Graham Esq Justice of the Peace for Greenville tripped on a rope securing milk cans at Otisville Depot and fell from his wagon injuring his arm. He did not notice the injury for two to three days while driving a spirited team through Middletown.
On a Saturday night Geo Wickham the tenor and Prof Mullette the First Presbyterian church organist were returning from a Florida concert when a carriage from the opposite direction struck a steep bank. The carriage overturned and the occupants tumbled out but the horses steadied the scene and all resumed their way.
A rain began Saturday night and continued Sunday. The grass crop, hurt by dryness, is not a total loss and will revive with a new start, especially on low meadows. Corn and oats will also be benefited by the timely rain, likely yielding an average hay crop in the region.
The Middletown Hat Finishers held a well attended picnic at Hulse's Grove on Monday. The large crowd enjoyed dancing to an excellent band and celebrated the first annual picnic of the Middletown Trotters as a success with hope for future similarly joyful gatherings.
A Saturday incident at Denton and Barker's furnishing store started when goods in the show window were shoved against a heated gas burner. The flames were quickly controlled without fire department aid, consuming only a shirt and necktie.
The Good Templars of the village host a Friday evening festival at Good Templar's Hall. Attendees can enjoy promenading lemon treats and see the biggest lemon ever exhibited in Middletown. Bring the children for a pleasant community event.
The Sacramental Service postponed from the first Sunday will be held next Sunday at First Presbyterian Church due to the pastor's absence. The preparatory service occurs Saturday at 2 PM in the Lecture Room, followed by Seesion meeting.
On Sunday the days reached fifteen hours and sixteen minutes of daylight. The days remain the same length until the 25th, after which they begin to shorten by one minute each day.
A severe tremor occurred on Tuesday night just after 10 PM felt along the northern shore of Long Island including Brooklyn on the hill and in Staten Island.
A California report describes a remarkable spring marked by enduring ink and a story hailed as incredible. The piece highlights a vivid, lasting note that captivates readers with its novelty and charm.
A letter from G. defends the charge against Sunday School books copied by a paper from an exchange and echoed by the New York Observer. He questions the use of over $12,000 raised in the county for church and Sunday school activities and asks editors to publish his view.
The Good Templars of Orange County met at Cornwall Idlewild Lodge 860 on June 14 with reps from Mission Newburgh Excelsior Orange Idlewild Otisville and Newburgh. Resolutions included appointing James T. Jehu as County Deputy. An evening temperance meeting featured Rev Silas Ball Rev Thomas Moore Lyman Abbott and Major James A Raney. adjournment set for Sept 7 in Newburgh.
Report notes Hiram Woodruff’s trotting horse studies, names owners and stock visits by Dick Elting of Ellenville and Robert Bonner of the New York Ledger. Mentions Fairy Queen at Col denham with 2:12 speed, Lady Thorne’s harness return, Buffalo races starting August 8, Wallkill Chief sale for 10 000, and a Port Jervis Driving Park trot on the 21st and 22d with a refined track.
Trustees of the A M E Zion Society complete foundation at Eastave and will lay the corner-stone on Thursday June 29. Speakers from abroad expected and a liberal collection is invited to aid the enterprise. Halsey Lewis Pastor.
New Sensation, Claflin and Woodhull file libel suit against Henry Ward Beecher and Christian Union publishers seeking damages of 250000. They allege the Christian Union novel My Wife and I by Harriet Beecher Stowe portrays two female characters intended to personify them.
The Home Farm and Orchard advises farmers with buckwheat ground prepared to sow corn instead. Hay crops will be short this year, and it is not too late to provide fodder corn as a remedy.
The article recounts a Denver visit describing its pre railroad growth, irrigation driven prosperity, and friendly populace. It notes Cheyenne, Greeley, and the Cache La Poudre near the Platte, with reflections on mining, cattle ranching, and the valley’s water abundance enabling farms and settlements. It also chronicles Echo and Weber canyons on the journey toward Salt Lake City and praises notable Colorado figures and towns along the way.
Union Pacific meets at Ogden as Central Pacific advances to the Pacific coast and Utah Central pushes to Salt Lake City about forty miles. The valley and Lake Utah lie amid towering snow‑capped mountains, with further peaks rising from the lake’s shore.
A New York physician, Dr. Connolly, killed his two children and then killed himself on a Sunday afternoon. He had a history of alcohol problems and morphine use. Police found all three bodies in a bloodied bedroom with a sixteen inch carving knife nearby. deaths occurred hours earlier and Mrs. Connolly suffered a temporary mental break.
Salt Lake City June 17. At the Methodist camp meeting Mr. Boole of New York preached a sermon. A group of Mormons interrupted the service with disorder and a man attacked a polygamy advocate during the event.
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