05 Mar 1872
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Newspaper
Middletown Evening Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1872
Page
1
Middletown New York publication rates listed for the Middletown Evening Press and the Orange County Press. Carriers deliver to villagers for ten cents per week. mail rates are four dollars per year or higher with quarterly postage. Orders and advertising directed to Stivers & Kessinger.
Mr A B Deming is the general agent for the Middletown Evening Press in Middletown and will manage village delivery and collections every two weeks. Single copies of the current issue may be purchased at Deming's Morgan and Sloat's and Vail's Bookstore for four cents.
Poem notes that March arrives with wind and shifting skies and a rushing blast through snowy valleys. The speaker laments few speak in praise of the stormy month, echoing Bryant’s verse about March’s tempestuous character.
Instructions urge attendance at Thursday ward meetings to nominate one Trustee and elect five delegates who will convene Friday to nominate four more Trustees and complete the ticket. Emphasis on choosing good men for Trustees and prudent men for delegates.
All England was thrilled by a grand pageant in London marking the Prince of Wales recovery. The event was described as imposing and brilliant, rivaling Victoria’s coronation about thirty four years ago, with the focus on spectacle rather than the thanks.
In a letter to editors, a reader questions humane treatment as teachers make young pupils stand outside the 4th Ward schoolhouse for up to a half hour on cold days awaiting return from dinner. The missive urges review of dismissal practices.
Sussex County New Jersey reports a series of religious meetings in Newton churches. A noon prayer gathering attracts large attendance with many conversions and additions to membership. Princeton student Mr Woodward has accepted a call from Lafayette Presbyterian Church.
A lodge of Good Templars was instituted at Cuddebackville on Friday March 1st with 382 charter members. County Deputy James T. Vail presided and was praised as the right man for the work. He has lectured 45 times since October, organized eight new lodges, and re formed several divisions. Officers for the present quarter were elected and installed, including ML Cole as WG T and Mrs G W Rhodes as W V T.
Temperature readings from the Standard Thermometer at North Street Drug Store reported for the Evening Press show values at 6 AM 9 AM 12 M and 6 PM with varying figures for March 2 and time stamps including 9 PM. Specific digits are unclear due to OCR issues.
The Telegraph reports a county minister earning about 1500 dollars salary plus free rent and a donation reaching two thousand dollars, who allegedly refused a seven thousand dollar annual offer to preach for a New York City congregation.
The Mid Ditaletown depot of the Erie reports February freight shipments up 50 percent year over year, exceeding January totals as trade activity increases.
A drunken brawl near Ford's mine in Ogdensburgh New Jersey left Mike Foley and John Delaney mortally wounded in a second encounter. Delaney died after Thomas Foley intervened to aid his brother with a knife. Foley later died as his brother fled.
The Midland Railway reports over 350 miles of its main line completed with fair equipment and good patronage. Only about eight miles remain to connect Middletown to New York and forty miles to Oswego, with gaps at Franklin and Liberty Walton closing quickly. Two thousand laborers are at work, frost limits operations to cuts and tunnels, Hawk's Mountain tunnel rock is reached and rails awaited. opening is set for October 1, 1872.
A large meeting in Newburgh last week pitched a first class double track road from New York to Buffalo. The company plans to self finance the project with only right of way aid from towns. Forty miles along the Hudson have been offered, nine survey corps are at work, and eighty miles are set. They expect 3000 to 7000 workers in spring with two years to complete. Newburgh right of way granted on fair terms with damages compensated. Ground breaking in Front street by May 1.
Noted author and orator Mr. Geo W Bungay lectured at the Salisbury Mills Methodist Church and lodged at William Beattie’s home in the Andrew Cauldwell house. Bungay wrote lines in Washington’s room reflecting historic echoes and the sleep of heroes.
The account notes severe cold and blustery conditions aiding Democrats who turnout in strong numbers while Republicans, though few, are cautious. It highlights a competitive race in a strongly Republican town with a popular Democratic candidate driving the effort.
A letter dated February 19 1872 from Binghamton New York describes a journey about 3000 miles away. Henry Litre recounts views of wheat and barley fields near Vallejo Sacramento and Nevada mountains and notes snow sheds and storm on the route. He mentions meeting friends at Dixon and plans to return home with his daughter and granddaughter around early May.
A narrator rails against Aunt Tabitha’s old fashioned rules while musing on virtue and sin. She recalls youth’s flirtations and the clash between past and present mores, wondering if old standards still apply. The piece reflects a witty critique of social propriety in a March Atlantic Monthly excerpt.
Local items warn of economic strains and social events. Rev Oakley lectures at St Pauls, a new barber shop opens in Port Jervis, Bull’s Opera House hosts Laugh and grow fat, concerts for Walden library raise funds, and Middletown Choral Union prepares a March concert. A bank marks Col Wheeler’s formal entry, while stamps and weather lore spark talk of future freshets and floods.
Local ads note Dr. Jas C Coleman buys a 100 by 200 lot on Murray avenue for 800. Goshen Presbyterian church trustees sell two 150 by 300 lots for 1600 and 800 to N Van Sickle, who buys both. Van Sickle sells another Middle street lot to John Been for 300. Horace S Dekay buys three Greenwich street houses for 2500. John B Martin sells a Unionville farm at 48 per acre to Benjamin Dunning. C C Treanor sells Beemerville house and lot to Mrs Evans for 1000. Geo T Ogden sells 36 acres to George Vignes and J F Kelley.
A report from Unionville describes a voter outreach for Charley Horton during an election race. Horton personally greeted voters at the polling place and offered the Democratic ticket, but one resident refused the ticket and cast a Republican vote instead. Whether the voter was returned home at Horton’s expense remains unclear.
A New York press pamphlet presents a historical sketch of the Presbyterian Church at Cochecton Sullivan County The report notes organization in 1512 eleven elders and 181 members with sixty one in the present fellowship The current edifice, dedicated in 1840, was recently remodeled and a September 15 sermon based on Psalm cxiiii 5 was read before the church.
An eastward freight train halted at a village mill pond was struck by a following locomotive. The collision destroyed the caboose and a flour car loaded with 125 barrels, burning with heat that scorched rails. Estimated loss is $4,000. petroleum cars escaped damage.
The article reports an exceptional cold wave with mornings registering 2 below zero and a dramatic temperature drop of 32 degrees since Monday. A severe snow squall hit Monday afternoon, marking an unusually harsh start to spring.
Seventy cans of milk move daily from Midland to Erie. Here and by farmers 107 cans are loaded into the car, and about 350 cans travel down the Unionville road.
Johnny Donahue the young colored boy injured at Susquehanna Depot by rowdies who poured fuel and set him on fire is recovering at a private home with care and nourishment. Officials hoped he could testify in court this week against the men responsible.
A Democratic politician was said to be buying votes for Horton at 50 cents each this afternoon. The writer questions how many voters sold themselves and notes uncertainty over who funded the payments. The piece mocks the party and suggests placing a banker at the head of the ticket in future campaigns.
Dan Torbush of Walden plans to start a business in Newburgh, aiming to establish services and grow local employment opportunities.
Constable Delancey of Wawayanda captures McCarter of Centreville, arrested on misdemeanors. While hungry and in a sling he asked for crackers, officers paid, chased into Goshen jail after a two mile pursuit aided by a man with a horse and wagon.
Dick Bullen and his vicious mare Jovita race through a treacherous night on a mission from Simpson's Bar to Tuttleville. After stealing away, Dick endures pursuit, a wounded ride, and a perilous river crossing as dawn nears, with the fate of horse and rider hanging in the balance.
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