Deming Named General Agent for Middletown Press Delivery
Mr A B Deming Newsdealer Bookseller is the general agent for the Middletown Evening Press in Middletown. He will oversee village delivery and collections every two weeks. Single copies of the current issue may be bought at Deming's and at Vail's Bookstore for four cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Orange County Press
Stivers & Kessing
Middletown, N. Y
A. B. Deming
Middletown Evening Press
Deming
Vail
Webb Post
Empire Halls
J. M. Mapes
Robi. Higham, Jr
Life and Death Chorus In a Poetic Rhyme
A fragmentary lyric pondering birth laughter love and death asking why life and seasons bring fleeting thoughts. The lines reflect on unseen violet springs and the mute passage of time with a refrain of endure and die.
Vallandighams Opinions On Campaigns And Territorial Fate
Cincinnati June 17 The Times and Chronicle publishes an interview with Vallandigham in which he argues that campaigns on recent issues are dead and urges the Democratic party to adapt or fade. He comments on Grant and Cuba, predicting U S annexation of San Domingo Cuba and other territories as destiny and regrets missing Cuba during Spanish troubles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Times and Chronicle
Wigham
Vallandigham
Democratic Party
Grant
Republican Party
Washington
San Domingo
Uba
Cuba
M’gehan
Ohio
Pope
Jefferson Davis
West Newburgh
Maine
President Lincoln
Lincoln
Gaines
Edward F. Noyes
Dawes
Atheneum
Pittsfield
Mass
Congress
J. H. Neice
Rondout
Frederick Douglass
Council of the
Territory of Columbia
Rochester
Messrs
D. C. Jackson & Co
Middletown & Crawford
Neversink
Alexander H. Stephens
Atlanta Sun
The Vice-President Illness and Civil Requests
Mr Colfax has steadily improved since the last issue though remains weak. He rides out with Mrs C about two hours daily and walks in his garden for an hour or so. Appetite good and spirits buoyant, with restoration to full health expected. Despite illness being widely reported, applications for offices donations introductions and letters of endorsement continue to pour in, though he follows the doctor and answers few letters or visits, courteously excusing all such requests.
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South Bend Register
Colfax
Chicago
Wall Street
Rock Island Stock
Stock Exchange
William 8. Woodford
Brooklyn
James Fisk, Jr
Vanderbilt
Woodford
Tornado Ravages Parsons Area Destroys El Dorado Homes
A severe Kansas tornado struck Parsons area on Friday evening, devastating El Dorado with over a hundred houses demolished and crops damaged. Fences and roofs were blown away, with total losses around sixty thousand dollars, marking the severest storm on the plains in years.
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Parsons
Kansas
el Dorado
Plains
Prospects of the Wheat Crop Rise in Acreage
The June returns of the Department of Agriculture show a small 4 percent rise in wheat acreage on nearly three-fourths of a million acres, mostly west of the Mississippi. With California the only major wheat state not indicating a poor yield, most regions promise enough to offset Pacific Coast losses, and the crop should match last year if no disasters occur.
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Washineton
Department of Agriculture
Mississippi River
California
Pacific Coast
Calf raised by Linn Decker weighed 4230 pounds last week
A five week old calf raised by John Linn Decker of Wa wayanda was butchered by Miles and Mapes of New Hampton. The animal weighed 4230 pounds. Authorities note the unusually large yield and question if a larger calf exists.
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John Linn Decker
Wawayanda
Miles & Mapes
New Hampton
Bell's Building Forms North Street Landmark
An ornate brick structure on North Street draws daily admiration. The 24 by 80 foot building features Philadelphia pressed brick, Ohio gray stone trim, and a heavy galvanized iron cornice. Builders include Charles Bell, Wm Hoff man, OC Buford, Thompson Williams, and designer C J Sloat. The article lauds home talent and notes possible civic impact.
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North Street
John H. Bell
Chas
Philadelphia
Ohio
Charles Bell
Wm. R. Hoffman
Jersey City
OC. OC
Buford
New York City
Messrs. Thompson & Williams
Mec Cornal
Dill & Swalm
C. J. Sloat
New York
Sloat
Pittston mule attack stirs fear. mining probe and rail crashes
Excitement in Pittston Penn due to a furious mule believed hydrophobic injuring horses and dying. Miners form a committee to probe alleged collusion between Mine Inspector Williams and shaft owners as other news reports robberies, rail accidents, and political tensions across the era unfold.
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Pittston
Penn
Williams
National Fulton County Bank
Gloversville
Monroe
Treasury Department
West Pittston
Pennsylvania
Erie Mallway
Alden Station
John Wilson
James Cox
James Ward
Sing Sing
Tarrytown Road
Committee of Internal Revenue
New York Central Railroad
Fairport Station
Cyrus Andrews
Savannah
Middletown to have City Market on James Street
A City Market is planned for Middletown on James Street opposite Van Horn's building. Oscar Owen will erect a roughly twenty stall market to sell meats fish fruits and vegetables similar to New York markets. Land is leased from J. B. Schoonmaker. some stalls are already rented.
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Middletown
James Street
van Horn
J. B. Schoonmaker
Oscar Owen
New York City
Senior and Junior go to Editorial Convention at Saratoga
The Senior and the junior, absent earlier, left Wednesday for the annual Editorial Convention at Saratoga Springs, with a chance to attend the Albany Capitol cornerstone ceremonies by Masons. Readers may expect an account on his return as the Evening Press, now a year old, will publish one or two issues.
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Saratoga Springs
Capitol
Albany
Masonic Brotherhood
Trout fishing party in Sullivan county plans weeklong trip
After the Trout, Postmaster Hallock and Chauncey B. Knight of Monroe plus a few gentlemen left last night on the Port Jervis and Monticello Railroad for Sullivan county. They aim to fish Beaver Kill and Willowemoc for a week and hope to remember the printer on their return from the woods.
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Hallock
Chauncey B. Knight, Esq
Monroe
Port Jervis
Monticello
Sullivan County
Beaver Kill
Willowemoc
Sullivan
Asylum Track Work Advances and Building Plans
Dr Foote graded the road bed and laid ties for a half mile switch from the Erie to the asylum rear, employing about fifty men. The track is being laid and excavations for a main building will begin soon. material choice—brick stone or concrete—has not yet been decided.
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Foote
The
Erie
Weston completes 400 mile walk in under five days
Weston completes a 400 mile walk in under five days, finishing the trek with endurance and speed. The feat highlights remarkable stamina and determination.
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Weston
Fourth of July in Otisville Festival Hall program and local notices
Fourth of July events in Otisville include a 1 P M program in Festival Hall with officials, bands, odes, readings, orations, prayers, and a parade by the Fantastics followed by evening fireworks. Erie Railway timetables and assorted personal notices round out the page, listing political nominations, appointments, labor ads, and historical snippets.
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Otisville
Festival Hall
Hall Columbia
New Vernon
Campbell
J. B. Brady
George Wiggins, Jr
Sam Wanton
C. J. Baxter
W. D. Northrup
R. G. Craig
Fantastics
John Mullock
Geo. Wiggins, Jr
Ex-Revenue Collectors owe government millions in cash
Pleasonton orders exam of Internal Revenue Bureau books and finds cash due from ex-offices totaling 2,813,105.29. Suits for recovery have begun. bonds are generally good and payments come in weekly, so unpaid totals will be much reduced by year end.
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Internal Revenue
Pleasonton
Internal Revenue Bureau
Editors Enjoy Longer Breaks at Saratoga Sessions
Editorial writers from across Pennsylvania gather at Saratoga Springs with Mr. Kessinger of the Press as secretary. A previous PA group of over one hundred editors met at Wil liamsport then toured Watkins Glen and other state sites. English editors plan a U S visit soon. Let them come.
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Saratoga Springs
Kessinger
Pennsylvania
Williamsport
Watkins Glen
England
Magazines Ready for July Spotlight
Harper's Monthly a splendid number. Phrenological Journal by 8. R. Wells 389 Broadway New York. American Educational Monthly J W Schermerhorn Co publishers 14 Bond St New York. Arthur's Ladies' Home Magazine and the Children's Hour T S Arthur & Sons Philadelphia Pa. The Eclectic published by E R Pelton 108 Fulton St New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper’s Monthly
Phrenological Journal
R. Wells
Broadway
N. Y
Fourth of July Parades and Railroad Opening Featured
Five hundred horsemen expected in the Montgom ery Fourth procession. Deckertown celebration to attract large crowds on July 4. Middletown shows keen interest in the new railroad link between Deckertown and Unionville.
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Montgomery
Deckertown
Place
Unionville
Middletown
Real Estate Sales In Middletown Area
Henry Biggins sold his house and lot on East Main Street to Capt. W F Goodburn through Selah R. Corwin Co. for 5500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Press
Henry Biggins
Selah R. Corwin & Co
East Main St
Capt
W. F. Goodburn
Price
Temperature readings from Mc Monagle & Rogers store
Readings show varying temperatures reported by the EvENTING PRESS at 6 AM 9 AM noon 8 PM 6 PM and 9 PM from the Standard Thermometer North Street Drug Store. data appears garbled but lists multiple time stamps and figures.
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McMonagle & Rogers
North-st
Cable repaired restores Anglo American links at sea
In Heart's Content Newfoundland on June 20 1871 the repairing ship Scanderia connected the ends of the broken Cable at 12 30 P M local time completing repairs. Both the Anglo American Cables are now working order.
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Heart's Content
Newfoundland
Scanderia
Gra
Coal Digging Advances Under French Supervisor near Pleasant Valley
In Sullivan the coal dig appears to progress rapidly under a competent French chemier named Mons De Blissier. The shaft near Pleasant Valley in the Mamakating oil region is cleared twelve by twelve feet and has reached twelve to fifteen feet depth. Beers’ proof of coal lies in its discovery while oil drilling in the same valley according to the Port Jervis Gazette.
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Sullivan
Mons de Blissier
Pleasant Valley
Mamakating
Aix
Port Jervis
Gasette
Hink Brown and Purdy Currie Marry in Middletown
Wedding notices report Hink Brown of Rockland County wed M H Little and Hat tie M Brown of Sullivan County. Purdy Currie wedding occurred June 21 at the second Presbyterian Church Middletown officiated by Rev C Beattie with H Purdy and Mary A Currie, both of Middletown.
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Greenville
Jacob Gesner
G. F. Love
Stephen Case
Mt. Salem
Glenwood
Lafayette
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He Middletown Evening Press
Orange County
Gothic Hall
Bell’s Building
Post Webb
K Coy &C
N. J. Midhand
Gen
Vickers
James G. Fitts
Samuel Dennis
Walter S. Titsworth
Lebbens Martin Grove
Judson Kilpatrick
Jacob L. Swayze
Gov. Tucker
N. J. Midland
Slate
Johnson’s
Westtown
Ionville
Hednted House
Rutgers
Waterloo
Franklin
Eric Cornet
Sussex Baptist Association
Oxante Co
Vantage
T. M. Grenell
David Silver
H. H. Decker
New Jersey Baptist State Convention
Joshua Case, Jr
Amity
Jacob V. Little
Hamburgh
Board of Managers
T. D. Riggs
Jas. Cox
Levi Morse
Harrison Decker
Lebbeus Martin
John W. Elston
Jas. McCoy
John Halstead
Gabriel Demarest
Mr. Cordo
Warwick
Thomas Davis
D. Silver
Jacob Gesaner
den. H. H. Decker
Dea. Sanford Vail
T. K. Beard
Rollings
Brink
Cleveland
Newburgh
Chase
United States
Rulloff
Old School Baptist Church
Robert and
Cottage Streets
Methodist Sunday School
Monticello & P. J
State Capitol
New York Stock Exchange
Bill Tweed
Brigham Young
Amos J. Cummings
the Sun
Good Templars
Bromley
Saratoga
Dr. R. Farries
Messia
J. Mullock
J. van Duzer
D. P. Quackenbush
Erie Railway
Klaprick
New
Mary Jane
Frederick Klaprick
Comstock
Enoch Comstock
Haistrad
Ghali
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