Middletown Press subscription and delivery terms
The Middletown Evening Press announces carrier delivery to village subscribers at ten cents weekly, four cents for single copies, mail rates at four dollars per year, two dollars for six months, one dollar for three months, with fifteen cents a quarter postage on the Evening Piece. The Orange County Press is issued weekly each morning at two hundred dollars per year.
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Middletown
Tur
Orange County Press
Deming Named General Agent for Middletown Evening Press
Mr A B Deming Newsdealer Bookseller and general agent for the Middletown Evening Press will handle village delivery and collections biweekly. Single copies sell for four cents at Deming's and Vail's Bookstore.
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A. B. Deming
Middletown Evening Press
Middletown
Deming
Vail
Frauds in Brooklyn Prompt Massive Meeting at Academy
A large mass meeting at the Academy of Music in Brooklyn drew a crowd larger than the 1861 uprising to denounce Democrats in Kings County elections. Mayor Kalbfleisch Benjamin F Tracy General Slocum Rev Theodore Kuyler A A Low S B Chittenden and others spoke. Resolutions condemned the frauds and a committee of investigation was appointed. The agitation cited election frauds that counted Republicans and Reform Democrats out while placing their own tools in office.
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Academy of Music
Brooklyn
Kings County
Kalbfleisch
Benjamin F. Tracy
Slocum
Theodore Cuyler
A. A. Low
S. B. Chittenden
Fifteenth nuptial anniversary at Edenville celebrated
The Orange County Press reports the fifteenth wedding anniversary of Mr. Wm. J. Sly and his wife held at their Edenville home on a Saturday. A sizable gathering attended with feast preparations, the Squire among guests, and mention of family members including George Nanny in a wheeled chair. Local tradesmen are noted for improvements to their properties. The Rev. Van Gasbeck preached and impressed attendees at the M E Church. Mr. Wm. Smith from Florida plans to rent G. K. Nanny’s Edenville farm, welcomed back as a respected neighbor.
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Eorrors
Orange County Press
Wm. J. Sly
Edenville
George Nanny
Sly
Wm. Smith
Florida
G. K. Nanny
Sandburgh tannery loss and local notes record
The Sandburgh tannery loss by fire was insured and will not be rebuilt. A five year bark stock was misreported. only enough bark remains locally to supply the tannery for about five years. J P Bogardus left Jeffersonville post office after thirty five years in service. Leslia Ernhouf, twelve, broke his arm at Monticello after a swing accident on the 4th. A John Kerr horse was stolen near Barryville on Friday night.
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Sullivan County
Sandburgh
H. Child
J. P. Bogardus
Jeffersonville
Leslia Ernhouf
Monticello
John Kerr
Barryville
Wm. M. Tweed
Poughkeepsie
Oneida Dispatch
Hudson
Walden Station
W. V. R. R. Company
Bentley
Montgomery Presbyterian Church
Walden
United States
Thomas Kain
Mountainville
Newburgh
John Orr
Gunning Delivers First Lectures On The Glacial Period
Prof Gunning opens a course with a lecture on the Glacial Period at Empire Hall. Despite a modest audience, listeners praise his mastery and credentials from Aggassiz and other leading scientists. The next talks are scheduled for tomorrow at 8 and Friday at 7, with a crowded hall expected.
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Gunning
Aggassiz
Empire Hall
Desolated Chicago Fire Scene Draws Visitor
Mr. William F. Hill arrives from Chicago recounting the ruinous district and the halt on rapid temporary buildings while permanent structures rise. He warns against more workers moving there for limited season demand, noting overcrowded labor. Hill also brings a small model steam engine found in the Tribune building ruins for display at this office.
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Chicago
Wm. F. Hill
Donation Visits For Local Ministers And Charities
Donation visits are announced for T. J. B. Ten Eyck of Montgomery on the evening of the 22d. The church and friends of Rev. W. W. Brady will host a visit at Lewis Drake’s Otisville residence on Thursday evening, Nov. 23. A visit at the Vail's Gate M. E. Church parsonage led by Rev. G. Daniels is set for Wednesday evening, Nov. 22. A fundraiser at James Green's Ulsterville hotel supports Mrs. Catharine Terwilliger’s home repairs on Thursday, Nov. 16.
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T. J. B. Ten Eyck
Montgomery
W. W. Brady
D.D
Lewis Drake
Otisville
Vail’s Gate
M. E
Rev
G. Daniels
Catharine Terwilliger
James Green
Ulsterville
Port Jervis School Plans Spark Tax Debate
At a late meeting in Port Jervis discussions on a proposed new school house costing about 23000 dollars drew comments on current rail and education spending. Speakers noted annual rail charges and public instruction costs, with taxes seen rising from 8 to 12 percent. no decision reached and adjournment ordered for a month.
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Port Jervis
John Strader
Monticello
Lyon
Dutcher
Orange County Agricultural Society Extends Grounds Lease
A Goshen meeting of stockholders on the 4th resolved to hold a post possession for another year of the fair grounds and authorize leasing to showmen with a fixed share of proceeds. The annual show next year will be strictly an industrial exhibition and not tied to racing on the track.
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Orange County Agricultural Society
Goshen
Seven Hundred Confirmands at St Patrick’s Newburgh
Archbishop McCloskey administered confirmations to about seven hundred children last Sunday at St Patrick’s Church in Newburgh. Journal describes the ceremony as a beautiful scene with four hundred girls in white dresses and veils seated center, boys filling north and south aisles.
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McCloskey
St. Patrick’s
Newburgh
Nyack Leads State In Early Woman Suffrage Action
A Nyack woman Mrs Mansfield voted at the Nyack polls and stood at the board to ensure acceptance of her ballot. The report notes other women followed her example, signaling a push for full suffrage, with commentary on Wyoming and Massachusetts as to future gains and public sentiment.
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Nyack
Wyoming
Massachusetts
New York
Feeding Season Pressures Farmers Facing Short Hay Supply
The early winter prompts concerns over fodder as a long season looms. Many farmers lack hay, forcing sales or high priced provender while stock values rise. Some bought corn at about 75 cents a bushel to feed animals through winter. Cutting machines will be common and corn stalks and straw will substitute for hay.
Midland railroad progress near Liberty Falls and Monticello sale
The Midland tolls progress with a 700 foot trestle 35 feet high and 200000 feet of lumber. Track laying begins on the Unionville Branch November 13. Excavation contracts for the Midland Tunnel near Hancock and planned Shawan guk Tunnel completion by December 25 with service by January 1 1872. Liberty Falls depot planned at the east end. Mansion House grounds at Monticello sold to H R Low for 8000 dollars. Depots at Homewack and Philipsport to cost 1000 dollars each if locals contribute.
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Midland
Liberty Falls
Midland R. R. Co
Unionville
Stephens Brothers
Hancock
Shawanguck
Fallsburgh
Liberty
Lorige
Monticello
H. R. Low
Midland Company
Homewack
Philipsport
Katy-Did wins CoePack quarter mile heats race
Horse notes report Katy-Did won the running race at CoePack on Saturday in quarter mile heats best two in three with a final quarter time of 24 seconds. Goldsmith Maid won at Suffolk Park Philadelphia on Thursday in three straight heats beating Dexter's time on the same course. Josh Billings quotes How to pick out a good hoss and praises honest men as the noblest work of God.
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Katy-Did
Coepack
Goldsmith Maid
Suffolk Park
Philadelphia
Lucy
Dexter
Josh Billings
Alexander Pope
Largest plant collection to be shown at Middletown sale
Auctioneer M. Lewis Clark announces a Wednesday and Thursday display of the village’s largest plant consignments. The sale offers a rare chance to buy choicest plants at low figures with private sales mogelijk by appointment.
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M. Lewis Clark
Middletown
Oyster Supper Benefit for M. E. Church at Centreville
An oyster supper to aid the M. E. Church at Centreville Wells Corners will be held Tuesday evening November 28 at Robbins Hall. If stormy, the event moves to the first fair evening afterward.
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M. E. Church
Centreville
Wells Corners
Robbins’ Hall
Earnest Voters Travel Distances to Cast Ballots
The New Paltz Independent reports an earnest Republican in New Paltz walking nearly 24 miles to reach the polls. The Newburgh Journal notes a Fourth Ward Republican voter walking 14 miles to deposit his ballot, with the ward’s oldest voter at 98 years old.
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New Paltz Independent
Newburgh Journal
Jottings Across the Hudson and Shaping Local News
The itemized notes cover election mood as supervisors tally results and a county legislature forms. railway incidents include a single passenger car on the Wallkill Valley line and a near-train derailment cleared by a cow-catcher.
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Wallkill Valley Railway
Erie Billiard Room
Tonight Lecture on Human Mind by Professor Graham
Middletown letter from a well known local citizen praises Professor Graham after his Temperance lecture and endorses his work. The Nov 9 1871 note notes the free lecture at Empire Hall with collection at close and signals strong village support for his efforts benefiting individuals and society.
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Graham
Empire Hall
Middletown
N. Y
W. J. Groo
Departure of Sherman and Fred Grant for Europe
The President Mrs Grant Lieutenant Frederick Grant General Sherman Miss Sherman and J E Rountelette arrived at Astor House from Washington. The President and family moved to Fifth Avenue Hotel. Sherman and suite stayed at Astor House. Fred Grant and General Sherman plan to board the Wabash for Europe this afternoon.
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Grant
Frederick Grant
General Sherman
Miss Sherman
J. E. Rountelette
Astor House
Washington
Fifth Avenue Hotel
Sherman
Suite
Fred Grant
Europe
Temperature Readings From Mc Monagle Rogers Store
Evening Press records a brief note on thermometer readings at North Street Drug Store. Data shows 6 AM 9 AM noon figures with unusual formatting and unclear units. The fragment hints at time stamps and temperatures but lacks complete values or dates.
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McMonagle & Rogers
North-st
Evening Press
U. i
Ual Thesa
Real Estate Sales Notice in Middletown Press
Emmet Mills bought from G. C. Wheeler one acre near the depot at New Hampton for a creamery project. Price listed at $450. The Middletown Press notes it as a preferred paper for such real estate advertisements.
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Middletown Press
Emmet Mills
G. C. Wheeler
New Hampton
Great Bona Fide Plant Sale Opens November 15
Rare opportunity for the ladies advertisement notes a genuine sale of plants at the Erie Building opposite the Carpet Bag Factory with sessions at 10 A M, 2 PM, and 7 PM on Wednesday November 15.
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Erie
The Nobler Love
Alice faces a scandalous truth as a mysterious suitor menaces her reputation. Wilfrid Euston learns her secret and withdraws, Charley Randolph pursues, while Colonel and Mrs. Shirley protect Alice and plan her future amid public gossip.
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Romeo
Warry
Paris
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Wilfrid Eust N
Charley Randolph
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Palace Yard
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