21 Mar 1872
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Newspaper
Middletown Evening Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1872
Page
1
The listing notes three weekly afternoon slots Tuesday Thursday and Saturday at five o clock. It specifies an office location on the first floor of Gothic Mall.
Mr A B Deming Newsdealer Bookseller is general agent for the Mappletown Eventro Parc in Middletown and will oversee village deliveries and collections. Biweekly collections will be made. Single copies of the current issue may be purchased at Deming Morgan Sloat’s and Vail’s Bookstore for four cents.
The Utica Herald criticism of Senator Madden stirs opinion as Wisconsin and Rhode Island name Grant delegates. A Kansas editor asks H. G. about not supporting Grant. the reply is No. Chicago Tribune and New Hampshire election figures fuel Democrats’ pressures. Colfax’s supporters hesitate to back him. Wilson of Iowa is urged for the nomination.
The Senate discusses a resolution by Mr Conkling requesting a list of recommendations to office from New York Missouri Illinois and Nebraska and whether to extend the inquiry to all Senators. Mr Tipton and others offer amendments while debate touches on influence and vindication amid past removals at the New York Custom House.
A drunken blacksmith named Joseph Nelson near Sedalia Missouri abused his wife until she left. She refused to return and he shot and killed her on Sunday, then shot himself causing a dangerous wound.
A bill to establish a Homoeopathic Asylum for the Insane at Middletown New York passes the Senate amended to create a board of trustees led by Horace M Paige Frederick A Conkling Robert H Berdell Elieha P Wheeler John D Wolf John F Gray Peter S Hoe Carroll Draper Henry R Grinnell Burt John Cowdry Daniel Thompson Joshua Draper Charles Laerence De Witt C Jayne Frederick W Seward Charles H Horton John S Peckham William H Watson and Moses D Stivers Trustees serve one to seven years with three appointed by the Governor each year The first trustees meeting will be held at Middletown on a call by Berdell Seward and Draper.
The obituary notes Oscar I Shaw a loyal Republican and road commissioner who will move April 1 from Wallkill to the old William Shaw homestead near the Mount Hope line. The Shaw family has owned the Pine Grove and related farms for about a century, with Wm Shaw the grandfather and Capt Howard Shaw a grandson.
The village urges the widening of James and King streets as a desirable improvement likely cheaper now than later. Supporters compare avoiding future regrets to Depot street's earlier opening and argue the project is imperatively needed for business purposes.
Asa Eaton was bitten in the calf by a dog owned by Miles Agnew on Water Street. Rev Gunning cut away the flesh to prevent hydrophobia. The next day Eaton shot the dog after a second attack. the beast did not bite again, and the writer laments other dogs meet the same fate.
The J L Hasbrouck left Franklin Street pier at two thirty a m with the barge Charles Spear to Newburgh. It arrived at Newburgh by nine, then reached Poughkeepsie on Tuesday amid cheers whistles and waving flags along twenty miles of river.
Chester New Jersey March 18 The Newburgh Telegraph reports a father’s barn accident in which a girl named Morrison explored a haymow partition. A board tipped dropping her head into a hole, leaving her hung from the partition and strangled to death.
The Middletown C L A invites attendance at the Second Annual Ball at Slauson Hall on Monday evening April 1. Arrangements committee includes T F Meehan Hugh Duffey Thomas Lavelle F P McFeely and Peter Little with music by Wells.
A small Kentucky community is identified by the village name Ty-Whoppity. Local historians note the unusual name as part of regional place lore.
The Erie Revolutions last week boosted the Erie stock from 35 to 52 on Wall Street. Heavy orders come from British and continental buyers. About 540000 of 780000 common shares are held abroad, with 240000 shares held in the U S having changed hands three times in ten days. Dr Elfridge of Elmira, a Gould ally and director, reportedly earned 150000 last week through stock sales.
A reader from Bullville disputes the timing of treatment for Dr J H Gunning's arm fracture noting Dr Benkes of Bloomingburgh performed the setting the day after the accident. The letter emphasizes why accurate adjustment and dressings in the second week are crucial for proper healing and calls out the surgeon’s role in later management.
The Denton church hosted the closing concert of the Hampton Singing School directed by Prof I B Sweezy. A mixed age class of mostly young girls impressed a large audience with anthems choruses and duets. Proceeds supported the school with the juvenile branch to continue through summer.
Jottings note equinoctial timing and a March 21 sun crossing the line. A free temperance lecture is set for the First Presbyterian Church tonight. Montreal streets report snow drifts nine feet deep in places. The days around St Patrick’s have been cold and blustery, akin to mid winter.
Commissioners Smith and Slaneen completed the distribution of state funds apportioned to Orange County for libraries and teachers' wages. Funds will reach Supervisors and then teachers by the 30th. The article lists district allocations including Bloomington.
W H Hallock sold to Gordon Hulse and Isaac Bull his house and most market in Washingtonville for 8000 dollars. Hulse and Bull took possession. Rev A Harlow recovering from illness. John C Warner sold stock and fixtures of store and coal yard and leased building to W S Howell with possession April 1. Many sick nearby. Presbyterian Church plans summer parsonage on Chester road near J B Vroom. District schoolhouse meeting to open a hotel. committee named F B Brooks Nat W Howell W H Crisp J Babcock and T B Cameron.
Farmers consult on how milk can yield butter cheese or condensed milk, with costs and potential prices. The article reviews cooperative creamery results from 1864 1865, and details condensing operations led by Borden and local associations, noting economies and freight issues affecting profitability.
The passage discusses farmers with capital forming tye creameries and condensing establishments at central points to process surplus milk. It suggests large quantities of condensed milk could be sold to foreign markets, preventing glut and price drops in crude milk in New York.
A New York correspondent reports a bride exchanged a duplicate Tiffany salver for a needful item, only to learn the case was a cheap replica. The shopkeeper explains the empty cases are in demand and can be used to peddle counterfeit gifts while preserving a sense of luxury. The bride leaves wiser and hosts a guest humiliated by the ruse.
Superintendent Rucker reported to the Erie Directors that 477 of 495 locomotives are available and most freight and coal cars are in good condition. Thirty new passenger coaches and ten baggage cars are under construction. The shops and tools are in good order. In the first five months of the fiscal year 1700 tons per month of steel top rails were laid, and 550000 cross-ties will be needed for summer work. bridges are generally in good condition and safe.
The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western and New Jersey Central have merged on Saturday. Morris and Essex trains may run to the New Jersey Central ferry avoiding the Berged tunnel. A new ferry is planned to open uptown for service.
Horace Davenport drives singing school efforts with Campbell as instructor and Davenport as treasurer. Jas Smalley renovates store room while George Cox contracts Decker for four thousand dollars in Delaware House repairs and Deckertown hotel remodel. McCarty Co. oxy-calcium show at Dotterer Hall fails. Cole builds cheese box hoops. Widespread illness hits town as Dr Potts treats patients. Carrie Dotterer recovers enough to walk. Hank Dotterer buys partner’s share at Dotterer Hotel and will host from April 1.
From Far and Near reports the Empress of Russia is ill while the Clinton House in Iowa City caught fire at 3 AM Tuesday guests escaped with Ole Bull reaching safety in night attire and violin. Also noted are sudden deaths of S M Hewlett in Meriden and James R Whiting in Spuyten Duyvil with large estates and public trust roles.
At a Saturday meeting of the Orange County Turf Association held at Charles Backman's house a number of Gosher sporting gentlemen subscribed 10 700 to be paid in premiums at the upcoming fair for the improvement of horses.
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