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Newspaper
Middletown Evening Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1871
Page
1
Published in Middletown Orange County the notice advertises regular Tuesday Thursday and Saturday afternoon sessions at five o'clock with offices located in Gothic Hall on the first floor.
Mr A B Deming, Newsdealer and bookseller, is the general agent for the Middletown Evening Press in Middletown. He will handle village delivery and biweekly collections. Single copies are sold at Deming's and Vail's Bookstore for four cents.
STIVERS & KESSINGER offer reduced club rates for advance annual payments. The New York Weekly Times $1.25 with regular $2. Phrenological Journal and Packard's Monthly $2.25 vs $3. Scribner's Monthly $3.50 vs $4. Godeys Lady's Book $2.50 vs $3. The Galaxy $3.25 vs $4. Christian Union $2.50 vs $3. Harper's or Leslie's titles available in similar proportion.
The slate 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 Thomas Kirkpatrick for Inspector of State Prisons.
John H. Keyser, a Tweed protege involved in Court House and Armories plumbing, admits taking over 2,000,000 from City finances via swindling bills. He assigns property valued at 600,000 to Jackson Schultz to repay funds, with full pecuniary disclosure. Council committee votes to make this information public.
The Erie Railway Company’s annual $10,000 subsidy to Pennsylvania will be redirected to the Milford and Matamoras Railroad. It will fund interest on bonds at $9,800 per year, leaving a $200 annual sinking fund to grow and retire the bonds before they mature.
In June President Grant, via Secretary Fish, asked Russia to recall its minister over his poor character and social discord. Russia delays recall until Grand Duke Alexis finishes his U S visit, then insists on the Duke as companion. The President will not meet the minister alone and will greet the royal visitor with limited honors. The Russian fleet will be saluted on arrival for its Admiral, not the Grand Duke, while Alexis tours American cities and returns to Washington during Congress.
Rev. D. McAllister, General Secretary of the National Association, will address meetings supporting a religious amendment to the U S Constitution. He speaks at Walden on the 11th, Goshen on the 18th, Empire Hall Middletown on the 19th, and Montgomery on the 20th.
A rainstorm limited attendance at Bull's Opera House but those present praised the Grand Costume Concert. About 140 performers in varied costumes sang beautifully under Prof Kane’s guidance, with a lavish stage and a striking fairyland opening scene. Another performance with a new program is scheduled tonight.
A meeting called by J. T. Cockayne formed the Middletown Choral Union. G. T. Ogden presided with D. L. Conkling as chair and A. A. Eaton as secretary. Officers named: President J. T. Cockayne Vice President D. L. Conkling Secretary A. A. Eaton Treasurer J. E. Iseman Musical Conductor Prof. Sweezy Assistant Cr. J. T. Smith. The group to meet Fridays and constitution by committee due Oct 13.
The Orange County Express ran into a stone train near Turners on Thursday night, wrecking the engine and several cars but harming no passengers. In the smoking car, Charles Bouton, Col. D. C. Dusenberry and Henry Rider were thrust about as shock tore the car. Bouton went through a somersault, Dusenberry lost his chair, and Rider escaped injury from torn floor boards.
Alden Goldsmith of Blooming Grove received first premiums for several horses at the Albany State Fair. Stallion general purposes won a gold medal. Carriage stallions over five years earned 30 dollars, carriage fillies three to five years earned 25 dollars, roadster fillies three to five years earned 25 dollars. J. S. Edsall of Goshen also won first premium 25 dollars for roadster stallions under five and over three years.
At the Methodist Convention in Ellenville last Tuesday, thirty ministers debated croquet as a sinful amusement. The vote favored the game twenty-nine to one. They demonstrated the idea with a practical match in an adjoining yard, making the proceedings novel and engaging.
At about 4 a m on Friday a stock train bound to New York stopped at Greenwood to take water when it was struck by another eastbound stock train. William Cook formerly a brakeman on the road had his skull crushed and died almost instantly. The second train’s engine and the rear car of the first train were damaged.
The Evening Press reports hourly temperatures at North Street Drug Store for October 5. Readings at 6am 67, 9am 60, 12m 6.83, 8pm 60, 6pm 65, 9pm 60, with variations across times.
John M. Hanford of this village earns a certificate of award of merit from the Committee of the Implement Department at the State Fair in Albany for his Improved Rake Attachment used with horse hay rakes.
Newburgh officials announce plans to buy a steam fire engine this fall to upgrade city firefighting equipment. The project targets improved response capability and reliability for urban protection.
A delegation of eleven Middletown Eagle Engine Company members presented a framed testimonial to Cataract Engine Company Number One of Newburgh at a United States Hotel banquet. Speeches by M D Stivers and others praised Newburgh hospitality and the Lawson Hose Company. The event included a Pioneer Corps presentation and multiple toasts, ending with toasts to both fire departments.
The article notes Dewitt C. Halleck purchasing the interest of L. Clark in the Greenville mercantile business, making J. M. Clark and Halleck partners in the village. Other items include legal notices of Oliver Young’s death in Port Jervis and local plans for lectures, schools, and rail improvements.
Addison Day resigns as Superintendent of the Midland and leaves the St Louis Iron Mountain Railroad. Calvert Comstock of Rome elected President of the Boston Rome and Oswego Railroad with Edward Huntington as Secretary. Executive Committee includes John B. Jarvis John Stryker Enoch B. Armstrong and George H. Sandford. D C Littlejohn serves on Finance Committee.
Handbills in the village announce Olive Logan's lecture at Bull's Opera House on the 16th. Descriptions from local papers call her a fashionable belle and Queen of the army of lecturers, with regional clips from the Brookyn Eagle and Quincy.
A Young People's Meeting is planned for next Monday evening with the subject Walk. Charles Harvey will conduct. The Monticello Presbyterian Church recently adopted a rotary Eldership after the session resigned, a move the Hudson Presbytery deemed illegal and against Presbyterian usage.
The Republican party issues a joint Senatorial Convention call for Middletown on the 17th, to be held at Halstead Sweet's, the old War Horse house. The Sullivan County Republican praises Middletown as a reliably Republican town in the Southern Tier.
Henry Little sold his residence on Mill street in Middletown to John Conklin for 4200 dollars. The notice promotes the Middletown Press as the best paper for advertising farms or real estate for sale.
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