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Newspaper
Middletown Evening Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1871
Page
1
Middletown Orange County announces regular hours every Tuesday Thursday and Saturday afternoon at five o clock. Office location Gothic Hall first floor.
Mr A B Deming Newsdealer Bookseller is the general agent for the Middletown Evening Press in Middletown and will handle village delivery and collections every two weeks. Single copies cost four cents at Deming's and Vail's Bookstore.
Subscribers paying one year in advance for the Press can secure club rates on multiple publications. The New York Weekly Times $1.25, Phrenological Journal and Packard's Monthly $2.25, Scribner's Monthly $3.50, Godey's Lady's Book $2.50, The Galaxy $8.25, The Christian Union $2.50, and Harper's or Lester's titles in similar proportion. Now is the time.
The Republican Electors of Orange County towns and wards meet October 12 1871 at 4 PM to appoint delegates for a county convention in Goshen October 13 at 1 PM to nominate County Judge Surrogate District Attorney two Coroners and two Justices of Sessions. Blooming Grove and Chester listed with delegate counts. Dated October 2 1871 Alfred Post Chas T Titus Henry Bacon and others signers.
The Republican electors of Orange and Sullivan counties in the 10th Senate District are invited to meet at each town’s last annual meeting place on Oct 12 at 4 PM to elect delegates. A senatorial convention will be held Oct 17 at Halstead Sweet’s house in Middletown at 2 PM to nominate a candidate for Senator. Sullivan County has four delegates at large and one per town. Orange County has two delegates per town.
The Republican Electors of the Second Assembly District of Orange County are to elect delegates at the County Convention on Oct 12 at 4 p.m. The convention is set at Halstead Sweet’s house in Middletown on Oct 18 at 3 p.m. to nominate a candidate for Assembly. Names on record include Joan Burt J M Allerton and Assembly Dist Com M D Stivers. Dated Oct 4 1871.
The notice names G. Hilton Scribner for Secretary of State Nelson K Hopkins for Comptroller Thomas Raines for Treasurer Francis C Barlow for Attorney General William B Taylor for State Engineer and Surveyor Alexander Barkley for Canal Commissioner and Thomas Kirkpatrick for Inspector of State Prisons.
The Second Judicial District Republican Convention met Tuesday with Orange District Attorney W. Fullerton and Recorder Charles T. Titus among delegates. Justice Joseph F. Barnard, serving on the Supreme Court for the district, was unanimously nominated for another term, praised for legal skill impartiality and devotion to duty.
The Trustees of the A. M. E. Zion Church in Middletown appeal to all outstanding subscribers to pay their balances to Treasurer John M. H. Little at the earliest convenience. They aim to settle creditors as the church nears completion and report about eight hundred dollars in arrears.
Personal notice states Mr. John L. Bonnell has tendered and had accepted his resignation as a member of the Board of Water Commissioners. It also notes Mr. Henry Little known as Uncle Harry will depart Monday for a cross continental trip to visit his daughter Mrs. Bennett in California and return next spring.
Hon O B Dimmick of Matamoras buys D H Conklin property on Sussex Street Port Jervis. Chardevayne sells James Clark Farm near Unionville comprising about 110 acres to Barry of Sullivan County for $12 000.
On Tuesday around 5 pm a lightning strike set Wm. H. Carpenter's barn and adjacent shed ablaze two and a half miles north of Howell's Depot. The fire consumed thirty two bushels of wheat hay and straw and killed a cow in the yard. The wagon house across the road caught fire but was saved. No insurance.
A promotional note outlines strong national sales for the book Married for Both Worlds. Mr A J Brown canvasses Middletown to offer the title at 1.50 dollars, urging Christians to support the sale and read the work.
In New York City Mayor Hall waived an examination before Justice Bixby and was held in his own recognizance to await Grand Jury action. A Green Deputy Controller letter shows the Department of Public Works nearly bankrupt.
The Port Jervis Gazette reports two and a half year old George Weaver drowned in the canal Monday afternoon. His father, a boatman, resided at Honesdale and was ill with fever in his boat while his wife remained in the cabin. George was ashore at play and is thought to have fallen into the canal near the boat.
Steers wander. J Young advertises. Sparrowbush yields a 42 pound citron from soil. W N Coleman seeks sale of fifty acre Wallkill farm. Abraham Vanderlyn buys Searsville hotel. A twenty year old cat resides in Robertsonville Sullivan County. Buy Married for both Worlds by J A Brown canvassing agent. Shawangunk paper mill takes 33 tons straw daily. No licensed liquor in Blooming Grove town or Walden village. County Teachers Association holds session at Academy in village. Two men in Goshen jail confess theft of horse and buggy at Sidney Plains. arrested at Westtown. Paterson Newark rail line to New York to open spring next year. Goshen & Pine Island freight delays cause extra train. Newburgh and Cornwall stage horses run away. driver and passengers hurt. Morning train from New Paltz derailed by cows. engineer and fireman hurt.
The Orion Club met Tuesday night to appoint committees and elect officers. Officers named were President Dr J D Friend Vice Presidents Dr D A Currie and W C Many Secretary Clarence G Seward Corresponding Secretary Harry W Wiggins Treasurer D H Baily. An upcoming entertainments location was referred to for the next meeting Friday evening Oct 6. Honorary members were elected and all lady friends of members may attend meetings for conversation and entertainment.
Hon. W. J. Groo of this place and Rev. Mr. Hanmer of Newburgh spoke at the Ridgebury M E Church Sabbath evening. The addresses were well received and edifying, making the occasion a happy one for all attendees.
Moses Rosencrance, fireman on the G and D R R, died after a severe injury from September 28. His burial will be in Port Jervis after Monday. First fatal accident on the road. He leaves a new bride. Lumber from Randall's mill, wild cherry, awaiting shipment to Middletown. Old Folk's concert at Union Hall drew the season’s greatest cheers. Performers received encore after encore after two hours of singing. Notable numbers included Jedidiah and Letty is Waiting for Me. N E Conklin sold a lot to Thomas Smith of Birchard Smith for 1100, fronting Main and Broadway. Conklin has more building lots for sale. J J Heard of Goshen acts as agent. Nat Roe selling horses, including some to Aaron Taylor of Turners and a Kalamazoo buyer. He claims more horses for sale. Horse dealer EUCHE R.
The firm Hallock Bertholf Co formed by J. H. Todd joining Wm Hallock and W. H. Bertholf. They previously ran Hallock Bertholf and are now in the grocery and provision trade at No 38 North Street.
A village worker prepares to lift 900 pounds and carry 950 pounds. Earlier this week an individual walked twelve miles northward through Wallkill to Crawford in three hours and ten minutes, forenoon.
The Evening Press records temperature variations from Mc Monagle Rogers' Standard Thermometer at North Street Drug Store. Readings span 6AM to 9PM with values around 4.54 to 6.9, reflecting daily fluctuations.
The annual excursion departs from Bre depot at 11 05 a m on Saturday October 7 to Unionville. Return arrives home by 6 p m. If stormy weather the trip will be postponed. Friends of the school are invited.
Professor Franklin spoke on his new system of Phrenology drawing a large crowd last evening. His scientific explanations and character delineations impressed listeners. tonight he lectures to men only.
The Homeopathic Medical Society of Orange County holds its annual meeting in Goshen on Wednesday October 11.
The text urges Republicans to attend primaries and elect dependable delegates to the Senatorial County and Assembly District Conventions. It argues this will secure nominations trusted by the people and ensure credible party results.
The Massachusetts Republican State Convention met last week and nominated William B. Washburn for governor. General Benjamin Butler secured 464 delegates but was defeated by a coalition of supporters of three other candidates.
The Hon. William H. Seward and party arrived at New York Harbor aboard the Java after a world voyage. They were greeted with cheers, boarded the Fletcher and later the Northerner by Custom House officials, then returned to the Fletcher and moved to Frederick W. Seward's home on the Hudson near Peekskill. The party is in good health.
Democrats gathered in Rochester for a Tammany Convention as Boss Tweed remains the decisive force. Reformers fail to purge the party and German and other Democrats denounce the convention action amid heated internal disputes.
Over 50,000 emigrants departed Liverpool in three months as global events unfold. The President and Cabinet will visit Boston on the 15th. Canada plans a rail route shortening England to Japan by 1101 miles. Abraham R. Lawrence refused a $10,000 retainer for the Tammany Ring. United States regulators rule American built steamers sent abroad lose American vessel status. Cholera deaths in Constantinople run about 70 daily. German evacuation of France resumes as Algiers unrest spreads. Chicago suffers a major fire with nearly 1 million dollars in losses.
Howell Division No 409 of the order installed its officers for the ensuing quarter. Richard Rahlston was named W P with Sidney W Howell as W A and Hector Tuthill as R. Grace Rahlston A C. and David Woodruff I B. The division begins its fourth year, reports ongoing activity and no deaths in its membership.
A call to vote for reforming state and city government. The piece endorses G Hilton Scribner for Secretary of State, Nelson K. Hopkins for Comptroller, Thomas Raines for a strong honest leadership, Francis C. Barlow for Attorney General, Wm. B. Taylor for State Engineer and Surveyor, Alexander Barkley for Canal Commissioner, and Thomas Kirkpatrick for State Prison Inspector, portraying them as fiscally responsible, ethical, and capable reformers.
The ad touts Fred Eppinger's on Main Street as offering the best roast steak and mutton chops in New York, emphasizing first class clean well cut meats for the cool weather appetite.
A grieving mother recalls her son Charlie in sonnetlike verse. The speaker laments his absence as sunlight once fell on his golden hair now gone to the crown of angels. She trusts he will enter the Golden Gate through intercession.
Brigham Young and Daniel H. Wells were arrested in Salt Lake City on indictments charging lewd cohabitation with multiple women and with a single partner respectively. Young is sick and allowed to remain at home with deputy guard. Wells held to bail at 5000 dollars. Troop reinforcements from Fort Bridger and Fort Steele join federal soldiers in the area, with about 51K troops in camp.
The Republican State Central Committee met at the Fifth Avenue Hotel at noon on a Tuesday. A. B. Cornell was named President John N. Knapp Secretary and George Opdyke Treasurer. An Executive Committee was appointed with members including Cornell Knapp Arthur Richardson and others to run the campaign.
The piece reports near unanimous Republican sentiment urging Thomas Murphy, Collector of the Port of New York, to resign. Support crosses former Conkling allies and calls on the President to remove him if he refuses.
A series of wedding notices from Port Jervis and surrounding areas include Young Dunning and Maria Wickham, Berns and Myers in Circleville, Johnson and Wells in Port Jervis, Garrison and Haggerty in Paterson, Smith and Thompson in Blooming Grove and Flushing, and Fredenbergh and Bell in Cuddebackville.
Sept. obituaries list residents and ages including Martha Crabtree year old in Hamptonburgh. Joshua Goran 11 months in Goshen. Josiah A. Clark 1 year B months in Sugar Loaf. Wm Foster 41 in Newby. Mary Lee 52 in Newburgh. Rachael Shaw adopted at 1s years. Sarah Ann McEwen 67 in Newburgh. Hetta Lewis in New York city. Wm Cleves 84 in Bechiche. Mrs. W. Dimmick 75 in Milford Pa. (Note: OCR text includes corrupted entries. ages and relations noted where readable.)
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