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Newspaper
Middletown Evening Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1871
Page
1
Mr A B Deming announces as general agent for the Middletown Evening Press services in Middletown Orange County New York with village delivery and biweekly collections. Single copies available at Demings and Vails Bookstore for four cents.
STIVERS and KESSINGER offer advance payments for one year to obtain reduced club rates on several publications. The New York Weekly Times at $1.25, Phrenological Journal and Packard's Monthly together at $2.25, Scribner's Monthly at $3.50, Godey's Lady's Book at $2.50, Galaxy at $3.25, Christian Union at $2.50, and Harper's or Leslie's titles in similar proportion. Now is the time.
A religious verse from the Evening Press encouraging patience in hardship. It urges readers to trust in God, wait for relief, and believe darkness will fade as prayers are heard and burdens are borne. The rhythm offers consolation that hope remains even after draining trials.
A mass meeting will be held at the Opera House this Tuesday evening at 8 by order of the Board of Trustees for Chicago. Rev Dr Seward C H Horton Gen Van Wyck Dr Friend Rev Mr Corey and others will speak. Go early for seating. Ladies invited. Admission free.
Frosty mornings and colorful woods set the mood as chestnuts mature and maples glow. The Walden banking building nears completion while a Pine Bush depot rises 18 by 35 feet with a surrounding platform. Major Hodge faces ten years at Albany penitentiary for embezzlement.
Opinions from Chicago Times Brooklyn Union and Pittsburg Chronicle hail Olive Logan calling her a brilliant Bohemienne a modest American lady and the cleverest woman in the world as she prepares to speak at Bull's Opera House in the village on the 16th.
St Pauls Methodist Episcopal Church Middletown will be dedicated November 1 with three services at 10 30 AM 2 30 PM and 7 30 PM. Rev Thomas Guard Rev Cyrus D Foss and Rev H B Ridgeway will preach in turn with other distinguished ministers attending.
Dr J H Gunning moved from the village to Searsville to continue his medical practice. Major General Richard N Bowman found guilty of embezzlement in the Bal timore Port office, over $2,000, sentence pending. G M Van Buren, NY Pension Agent, accused of drawing $11,000 more than paid to invalid pensioners in 1869 70. Borton Able, former MO federal collector, sued for $250,000 for funds not accounted for. Col Lewis W Washington, a Harper’s Ferry hostage figure from 1859, died Oct 1 near Harper’s Ferry WV. he owned a Washington relic collection including a sword presented by Frederick the Great.
Prof Franklin begins a new series of lectures on mind and life prompted by interested readers. This afternoon he spoke to women and this evening to mixed audiences about character and human conditions. He offers phrenological examinations and character delineations, and uses lectures to support reforms and raise funds for an orphans home.
A New York woman faced arrest for her mother's hotel bill at Merchant's Hotel. Detained until a writ of habeas corpus freed her. Judge Barnard called the arrest an outrage and ruled the act unconstitutional.
The Chicago fire causes widespread destruction and a sharp stock market slump in New York. The nation mourns many losses and faces uncertain effects on business. Officials cannot yet predict the full economic impact.
George W. Robertson purchased the L. H. Slauson farm of 104 acres near Middletown along the Middletown and Montgomery turnpike for about $18,000, as buyers seek local notices in the Middletown Press.
Six squashes grown by Mr. Ed Doremus of Denton weighed 85 60 60 57 47 and 26 pounds. Three Kirby Hall cucumbers raised by Mr. Gabriel Howell measured 23 214 and 164 inches in length. Who can beat these.
In the village two well appointed musical bodies and two professors lead a robust scene. Other strong symphonic agencies bolster efforts as Middletown aims for continued musical improvement.
Counselor W J Groo of this place will speak at a temperance meeting in Walden on Sunday evening next. The event is expected to draw a large crowd, as in this region meetings attract many attendees.
The next term of the County Court will commence on the first Monday of November and the next term of Circuit and Over Courts will commence on the fourth Monday of that month.
A 1871 sketch through Denton highlights calf and poultry farming, brick sidewalks, and a church with a heavy elm guard. The Denton district school impresses with orderly pupils, a strong principal, and well-kept interior despite exterior neglect.
The passage warns that one in ten young men who start using stimulants socially may harbor a latent addiction that later dominates their life. It contrasts this danger with romanticized desires for wine, noting how songs and praise surround the cup while those who fear it are ridiculed.
Winslow Bisbee canvasses for a new labor saving knife advertised as curing apples and trimming potato eyes cleanly without wasting fruit. Priced at 25 cents, the item is pitched to modernize household chores and encourage adoption of the latest gadget.
The EvENING PRESS reports temperature variations from Mc Monagle Rogers' Standard Thermometer North Street Drug Store. Readings show 61 at 9 AM and 72 at noon with subsequent decimals noted, indicating fluctuating values across the day.
The St. Joseph's Society presents a grand ball at Slauson Hall on Tuesday evening October 31 with Wells' Band providing music.
D. McAllister of Middletown writes to readers urging restoration of God’s acknowledgment in the U S Constitution. He describes historical precedents, cites a national movement led by Judge William Strong and the Christian Statesman journal, and notes planned national conventions and an Empire Hall meeting.
Philip Krollman clashed with Muller at the Penrose House in Ellenville Monday eve week before last, hurling a tumbler that struck Terwilliger of Greenfield, causing head wounds. Foundry whistle alarmed town when misused, while dance houses draw opposition for noise and vulgar language.
Engineer Mr Masten says workers advanced 105 feet last week. At this rate the tunnel will likely be finished before Christmas despite doubters.
Supervisors warn all debtors and officers with reports to make to the Supervisors to appear for the annual meeting on November 15.
A vast blaze sweeps Chicago destroying Custom House banks offices and rail hubs with fires spreading across five miles. Water works failed leaving city powerless as wind fanned the flames and ten thousand structures including hotels stores and residences vanish in the disaster.
A massive blaze swept central Chicago from Harrison Street to Lake Avenue and from the river to Division Street, leaving about 100000 homeless. Firefighters from St. Louis and Cincinnati arrived as officials organized aid, with grants and supplies pledged by multiple cities including Buffalo and St. Louis.
The Midland between Riversdale and Bergen Hill New Jersey is graded except at the Hackensack cut. Trains now pass over the Passaic while a bilious spot between Snufftown and Port Turtle still troubles contractors. About thirty yards of the road remain to disappear, with an expected settlement of a quarter mile once trains pass. A long welded rod over 100 feet failed to reveal solid material. Telegraph poles between Unionville and Franklin are erected and telegraph lines will be set up soon.
A gold round sleeve button with a chased design was lost and attached to a ribbon. The finder can be rewarded by returning it to this office.
A Middletown dispatch urges a mass meeting to aid Chicago after the great fire. A telegraph dispatch details Erie Railway help and free transport of donations to Buffalo and Suspension Bridge, with appeals for contributions from citizens.
The report notes arrests of Mormon dignitaries including George Cannon over polygamy crimes. It highlights the Shanghai to Nagasaki telegraph extension and new Japanese railroads, plus a decree abolishing Daimyo nobility. It covers Chicago fires hitting Drake Block and Western Division losses, and large fires in northern Wisconsin with mass casualties at Pensackie.
Doctor W Wall argues temperance increases life odds. He cites a hypothetical group of 100000 ages 15 to 70 with 32 deaths among spirits drinkers and 10 among temperate individuals. He notes higher mortality for intemperance and predicts intoxication leads to greater alcohol dependence.
In Deckertown at Wilson's lumber yard, Lewis Decker was unloading lumber when the stakes gave way causing the pile to fall and bury him. He sustained bruising and was disabled for some time. The Sussex County valuation is stated as 16 240 966.
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