07 May 1872
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Newspaper
Middletown Evening Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1872
Page
1
Publication schedule lists Tuesday May 7 1872 as a printing notice for Orange County region with pages issued Tuesday Thursday and Saturday at five o clock from Gothic Hall office on the first floor.
The Middletown Evening Press lists delivery at ten cents weekly to village subscribers and four cents for single copies. Mail rates are 400 dollars yearly, 200 for six months, 100 for three, with fifteen cents per quarter for mail delivery, payable at receipt. The Oranor County Press is issued weekly each Friday morning at 200 dollars per year. Orders by mail to Stivers & Kessinger in Middletown.
Mr A B Deming named general agent for the Middletown Evening Press in Middletown. He will manage village delivery and collections biweekly. Single issues cost four cents at Deming's, Morgan & Sloat's, and Watt's Bookstore.
The Times lauds the Greeley nomination but calls for GOP leaders to reassess plans for Philadelphia. The Albany Journal toys with a coalition name while the Tribune critiques Boutwell’s finances. Newburgh Republicans oppose Cincinnati picks and some flirt with Blaine as a rival ticket. Grinpell Burt joins the Greeley Republicans NY executive committee as Southern restorationists favor Greeley.
The Times quotes on revenue reform civil service reform and the Ku Klux law asking what the Cincinnati Convention candidates would do if elected. It recalls Jefferson Davis advising Southern admirers to stay quiet until they held power and questions whether Davis seeks opportunity through Mr. Greeley’s nomination.
The New York Standard notes Mr. Greeley has many devoted friends who admire his warm personal affections and fidelity to momentary convictions. It argues his recent departure from the party voice and judgment will alienate him from the loyal people and masses who once supported him.
A Bombay telegram states Dr Livingstone is safe with Stanley aboard the Abydos returning from Zanzibar. The voyage carried the Livingstone Search Expedition to Zanzibar and reached Bombay with the news. A Zanzibar report from April 29 claims Livingstone and Stanley met at Ujiji in January, a tale carried by local informants and deemed credible.
A newspaper defines a bed-bug as a blood-thirsty vermin that sometimes infests bedsteads in a concise, period-appropriate phrasing.
Webb Post 33 G A R prepares an annual floral offering at Hill Side cemetery on May 10 with ceremonies in the forenoon. Co K 124th N Y S W visits Capt Win A Jackson and Sgt Watson W Rich graves in the afternoon. Donations of flowers invited May 29 and 30 at Gothic Hall. Regular meeting nights moved to Friday evenings. All honorably discharged veterans invited to join.
New York April 1872 General Order No 20 declares May day to be observed as Decoration Day across all GAR Posts. It urges cooperation from nonmembers and citizens in memorial services and flowers for graves, noting a tradition of flowering and shrub planting to honor deceased comrades.
Personal note reports Harry Loader son of H J Loader of this village walked outside today for first time in four months after skating accident last winter left him bedridden and feared crippled. Also Captain Henry Ayers restored to Conductorship on the Erie Railway.
At 12:30 A. M. on the 6th, the barns and hayhouse of James H. Harlow in Wallkill burned to the ground. Eight horned cattle and other stock perished. Loss about $3,000 with $1,800 insured. Bones found amid ruins suggest a person may have sheltered there and perished in the blaze.
About one o clock yesterday afternoon a large wood pile beside the Midland Railroad on Wickham avenue caught fire from locomotive sparks. The alarm drew out all fire companies but the blaze was extinguished before they arrived. With high wind and dry conditions, a hydrant was not nearby, making the situation more perilous.
The new Water Board commissioners met Saturday to organize by electing E. M. Madden president. Terms assigned by lot: Madden five years, Hayes four, Hulse three, Matthews two, Draper one. An official copy of the law will be printed when received.
The Wall Kill Town Board of Excise led by Supervisor Houston and Justices Little Corwin Bull and Powelson met Monday and issued hotel licenses to Mechanicstown Ed Debart Fair Oaks M. B. Askew Circleville W. T. Galloway Howell's J. B. Ogden James St. John.
Evening press reveals temperature readings from the North Street drug store thermometer at 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 6 PM and 9 PM on May 4. Readings show variations throughout the day with values around 60 degrees and a 4.48 at 12 PM.
The village board met to fix hotel and store licenses at 50 and beer saloons at 15. After granting several licenses, the board adjourned to Wednesday May 5th, as advertised.
The Monticello train engine near Port Jervis last week Wednesday encountered a split rail and jumped the track. No injuries reported and service was disrupted briefly as crews assessed the line.
The notice outlines Ascension Day services at Grace Church on Thursday at 7 pm and discusses Whitsunday reflections on doctrine and infallibility. It adds a mention of Buffalo clergyman Wilcott Calking preaching on moving day using a verse from Samuel to illustrate settlement and stability.
A Middletown observer notes St. Paul’s pastor and materials. He describes a remarkable new M. E. Church building and visits a service on Main Street. Rev. Corey speaks with zeal, while a young preacher delivers a clear, promising sermon.
Frank Geraghty of Warwick sells the Keeler Mare to Thomas E. Brealway of New York for $1590. L. J. Suttor begins a Newark trip with a string including Lena B. and Nellie. animals to be offered for sale. Port Jervis Driving Park holds first annual summer meeting on June 3 and 4 with purses up to 8100 and various races. Bonner's Startle reportedly valued at $20,000 with a $35,000 offer. Surrogate Wadsworth is handling a $2,500 Guy Miller colt.
Alarm traced to near the Midland Railroad Depot raised fears of a major blaze. A large crowd gathered as the historic depot was spared, avoiding costly reconstruction for the foreseeable future. If the depot had burned, its new location and timing remain speculative.
R Worshipful A Edward Suffern District Deputy Grand Master seventh district will make an official visit to Hoffman No 412 Free and Accepted Masons on Tuesday evening May 21. Suffern is Rockland county judge residing at Haverstraw and is noted for high standing in Masonry and the community.
Midland agent Oliver Millspaugh reports the southbound engine struck cattle in the cut near Hamburgh Saturday night. Two cows were killed and two injured. cattle owned by Thomas Lawrence.
The Rev. Mr. Craig will preach his Anniversary Sermon in the Presbyterian Church next Sabbath morning.
Sue recovers from grievous burns and loss as Dr. Raymond’s care and a charity home sustain her. John Foster ends their romance after she changes, but Robert Frost returns home to reclaim her. Sue’s triumph comes with Riverside’s welcome as Robert’s fortune reshapes their future.
Early Monday at 7 40 am Niblo's Theatre in New York City burned completely. The Metropolitan Hotel and several dwellings were damaged with losses over 300000 for the hotel and over 200000 for Niblo's lessees Jarett and Palmer. Fire began in the dome near repairs, gas pipes melted, an explosion followed, Captain Clinchy was injured and four firemen nearly suffocated. Investigators suspect incendiary action.
Reports from Smyrna describe a desperate street conflict between Greek and Jewish communities over a claim that Jews sacrificed an infant in their rites. Rioting subsided temporarily, troops were ordered to occupy Smyrna, and further clashes were anticipated.
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