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Newspaper
Middletown Evening Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1871
Page
1
The Middletown Evening Press will be delivered by carriers to village subscribers at residences or places of business for ten cents a week four cents for single copies. Mail subscription is 4.00 per year with fifteen cents postage per quarter. The Orange County Press is issued Friday morning at 2.00 per year, payable in advance.
Mr A B Deming, newsdealer and bookseller, named general agent for the Middletown Evening Press village delivery. He will oversee collections every two weeks and sell single copies at Deming’s and Vail’s Bookstore for four cents.
In New York City Tammany Hall is decimated as reform Democrats topple main ring leaders and assemblymen. General Sigel wins the Register post amid German support while reformers call for state prison for the fallen Tammany chiefs.
An addition to Sparrowbush commerce opened under Walter Conine whose enterprise has already drawn steady trade. The village reported a quiet election day with beer flowing at the polls and a late proxy voting mishap as the day ended.
Donations in New Jersey by Judge George Frank Brown Co. and agent C A Van Sickle helped elect H A Wadsworth by 87 in Unionville. Revivals led by Levi B Morse and Charles E Walton near Gardnersville converted over twenty, with efforts to reclaim others. Erastus Sweezy refits store and dwelling of Gabriel Case ahead of a new stock.
The Tribune philosopher Horace Greeley will give a lecture on Temperance in Chester on Thursday evening, November 28. The talk promises discussion of moral reform and public virtue with emphasis on temperance.
The 2nd Assembly District sees Republicans victorious amid a statewide tide. Beebe and Madden lead with wide margins, Abbott wins in his district, while Tammany influence collapses. Party lines redraw in Orange County and surrounding towns.
Abbott’s majority reached 712, with Wallkill Republicans aided by dissatisfied Democrats who voted for the Republican ticket except for Ogden.
The Legislature will have a two thirds Republican majority in both chambers as Scribner ahead for Secretary of State by more than 15000 votes. Senate 24R 8D 2 Reformers. Assembly 94R 34D with 8 Reformers tied to New York City. Horatio Seymour defeated by Thomas C Fields in the XIXth District.
Total vote 181 in Hamptonburgh shows Democratic lead 41 votes in the state totals. Brown carries 43 vote margin for County Judge. Dist. Atty. race noted with a 43 margin.
George age 39 serves as surrogate in Coleman where 49 year old Coleman is a candidate for Senate Beebe 35 runs for Assembly and Ogden 3 appears in the brief list of officials.
The report shows the First District casting 618 votes with a Democratic margin on the state ticket of 23. Goshen details include State 50 Democratic majority, and candidates George 7, Beebe 19, Ogden 15, Coleman 201 in various counts.
First District shows George 4 Brown 24 McFarlan 4 Madden 21 and Democratic state ticket straight 17. Second District Republican majority 7 with coroner and sessions judges. district attorney tied. Madden 3 maj for senator. Strahan 6 maj for assembly. Fuller ton 19 maj for county judge. Wadsworth 9 maj for surrogate. Third District state ticket Democratic majority 13. George 11 maj for county judge. Beebe 3 maj for senator.
Fragmentary results show state and county races with references to Crawford area candidates including Ogden Coleman Fullerton Madden and a Republican slate around May 26 to 35 but details are unclear and names appear partially obscured.
State 211. Dist Atty Carr 429. County Judge Fullerton 270. Surrogate Wadsworth 211. Senate Madden 270. Assembly Abbott 726.
The summary shows Democratic margins by office with 94 for State, 75 for District Attorney, 84 for Senate, 80 for Surrogate, and 96 for Assembly.
State Democrat margins cited for 16th District Atty Brown 19 votes Assembly Ogden 16 Democrat Surrogate Wadsworth 6 Republican Fullerton 9 County Judge Senate Madden 26 Republican
A fragment lists state representative majorities with numbers for Carr 33 Ful lerton 46 Abbott 21 Madden 70 and Mount Hope reference.
Willers 95 major Brown 95 major Beebe 105 major Ogden 115 major George 97 major Wadsworth 87 major listed with ranks in a retirement or casualty tally.
Statistical listing names players and numbers for a sequence from State to Strahan with five associated figures including Fullerton 198 and Carr 200. The compact item reads like a sports roster blurb or boxing-style score card referencing six individuals and values.
Republican majority recorded in key races with 124 for Secretary of State 92 for Senator 200 for County Judge and 125 for District Attorney reflects a strong party performance in the region.
Gabriel Ludlum and party were struck by a passerby driving off the road near Pine Island. John E. Adams, Jack Decker, and Mr Stevenson suffered injuries, while Joe Hulse escaped unharmed. Ludlum's condition is improving under Drs. Moore and Cannon. James E. Wickham sold the Crisman House to Gilbert Chardowyn for 16500 and its furniture for 1500. Chardowyn expected to run a solid hotel business.
A customer from Ulsterville brought a remarkable stove to Armstrong and Lyon. An accidental pumpkin grew in the fire cavity after a garden venture, later becoming encased in the stove as the pumpkin expanded. The item’s oddity captivates observers who compare it to standard wood and gas burning stoves.
A reflective seasonal vignette describes winter’s chill and frosted landscapes. The piece evokes home warmth, fireside circles, and the comforting idea of hearths in harsh weather, paired with imagery of snow, shadows, and the moral symbolism of divine love.
Professor Graham the Mathematical Phrenologist will lecture this evening at Bromley Hall in the village. Topics include political reform and general societal concerns along with self improvement. Admission free. He brings recommendations from many authorities.
Mr John M Corwin of Pine Bush sold his chestnut mare to Wm Wilson of Newburgh for W O Bartlett of the New York Sun for a fine price. The mare, sired by Edward Everett, mirrors the dam and is expected to become one of the fastest Everett stock.
A large party of ladies and gentlemen friends surprised Mr C W Douglass manager of the South Side Railroad at his Brooklyn residence on the fifteenth anniversary of his marriage. The crystal wedding featured many glass gifts that were elegant and profuse.
Lewis Hunt was struck by an express train on Tuesday in the village, leaving him in a precarious state from head injuries. His family physician Dr Currie with Drs Dorrance and Friend amputated his arm.
On Tuesday a nitroglycerine blast during blasting by Contractor Simpson’s men killed one laborer and seriously injured the foreman. Names of the victims were not learned.
Town accounts audited today and a Board of Supervisors meeting set for Wednesday. Advertisements invite rooms to let and livestock sales. Minstrel shows by Kirwan Rankin and Madame Rentz scheduled at Bull's Opera House with Good Templars planning a winter campaign.
Prof Gunning offers six Illustrated Geology lectures starting Friday November 10 at 8 PM. Tickets are 1.00 for the course and 0.25 for a single lecture, available at book stores. A Catskill Recorder review praises his elegant language and deep science. Next week the topic is Darwinism and man’s creation.
Special dispatch reports Sullivan County delivering a 350 vote Democratic majority for the State ticket. Senator Beebe wins with a 586 vote lead. Potts, Republican, elected District Attorney.
The announcement in some papers that the boy Wurtz who was injured at Napanock Paper Mills is dead is incorrect. He is gradually improving and doctors hold strong hope for his ultimate recovery.
Howell's Division S D of T announces a public Temperance meeting at the Congregational church in Howell's on Monday evening November 15 at 7 o'clock. Dr. B C Smith of Montgomery will address the gathering. The public is invited and seats are free. BY ORDER of Division.
The Port Jervis Gazette reports Daniel Cook and his wife and five children lost everything in a house fire near Carpenter's Point on Monday. Cook, a German, worked for the Erie Company at the Port Jervis engine house. Assemblyman Abbott is collecting donations for relief.
A veteran townsman, Jesse Squires, cast his fifty fourth vote at the village polls on Tuesday aiding the Republican ticket. The result swelled Wallkill's Republican majority in the election.
The Surrogate's Court lists last wills with executors and proctors for John Kernochan Aaron Writer and Rachel Kelly cases. administrations granted for George C Dubois. guardianships and final accounting decrees for Oliver Tuthill Isaac Decker Malvin Morse Cordelia Berry and others. guardianship appointments listed for Mary Casey Carrie Finney Job Tuthill Samuel and Gabriel Tuthill Ave Mary themes and James Creegan.
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