Republicans Elect Delegates for Orange County Assembly District
The Republican Electors of the Second Assembly District of Orange County are called to elect delegates at the county convention. The call sets the meeting for Thursday Oct 12 at 4 PM and a Middletown convention on Wednesday Oct 18 at 2 PM to nominate a candidate for Assembly for the district. Signed by M D Stivers with committee members Burt and Allerton.
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Orange and
Sullivan
Halstead Sweet
Middletown
Sullivan County
Orange County
Beebe Nominated in Democratic Senatorial Convention
The Democratic State District Convention nominated Geo. M. Beebe editor of the Monticello Watchman for Senator. The piece critiques party leaders and Beebe’s chances, labeling the nomination a hollow honor and predicting his defeat due to alignment with a corrupt faction and disloyal party measures.
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Geo. M. Beebe
Monticello
Democratic Party
Graham
Boss Tweed
George M. Beebe
Clergyman Hurt After Apple Tree Fall
Rev George W Connitt formerly of the Reformed Church at New Prospect Ulsterville Shawangunk fell from an apple tree on Oct 10 striking shoulder and neck causing partial paralysis doctors Baker Bloomingburgh and Woodruff Pine Bush attended him in a critical condition his long-standing congregation dispute noted with grim implied judgment upon him.
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Mr. Connitt
Drs. Woodruff and
Baker
George W. Connitt
the Reformed Church
New Prospect
Ulsterville
Shawangunk
Bloomingburgh
Woodruff
Pine Bush
Disappearance of Wm J Slauson Stirs New Jersey Links
Wm J Slauson son of Mr Slauson of this village vanished Thursday Oct 12 after receiving about 30000 in company funds at Geo Opdykes bank 25 Nassau St New York to ride the 410 train to Franklin via Morris Essex and Sussex lines. He wore distinctive clothing and carried a leather bag marked Simpson. Police doubt foul play but fear foul deed. information urged to James J Kelso Metropolitan Police.
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Wm. J. Slauson
Slauson
Thomas P. Simpson
New Jersey Midland Railway
Franklin Furnace
N. J
Simpson
Young Slauson
Geo. Opdyke
J. H
James J. Kelso
Metropolitan Police
New York City
Howes & Macy
Olive Logan Delivers Notable Lecture at Bull's Opera House
Olive Logan spoke to a large Middletown audience at Bull's Opera House delivering a new lecture to students and other listeners. The lecture impressed with sharp, wholesome points and earned praise for Logan as a leading national lecturer and for Mr. Bull's support in presenting the event.
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Olive Logan
Bull’s Opera House
Bull
Middletown contributes to Chicago relief fund
The Middletown relief effort for Chicago sufferers sent a generous contribution, prompting a telegram from Mayor R. B. Mason thanking E. P. Wheeler for the prompt aid and asking to hold the funds for the Chicago Relief and Aid Society.
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CubaGap
E.isaa P, Wheeler
Chicago Relief and Aid Society
R. B. Mason
Chicago relief fund grows as donations arrive
Mr. A. A. Bromley chairman of the Chicago relief committee reports ongoing subscriptions from citizens and visitors for Chicago sufferers. Donors and amounts will be published next, urged to act promptly as funds flow in under the motto He gives twice who gives quickly.
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A. A. Bromley
Chicago Relief Committee
Chicago
Otisville News Highlights Local School and Trades
Prof. Campbell has begun a singing school and is praised as capable. Dr. Farries plans to leave Otisville for a medical post in New York City, with best wishes from the community. Smith and Reed have opened a new store, along with F. Looe commerce note.
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Otisville
Campbell
Farries
New York City
Messrs. Smith & Reed
Bouquet Tribute From J F Wood and Miss Baird
Miss Baird places a senior under obligation through floral remembrances. The Press notes another bouquet from Mr J F Wood's greenhouse delighting readers.
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B. Baird
Agency of Floral Remembrances
J. F. Wood
Supplement to Orange County Press Advertisements
A notice states a supplement will be issued this week for the Orange County Press. Advertisements must be handed in by 9 o'clock Wednesday morning.
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Orange County Press
Madden Nominated by Acclamation for 10th District Senator
Hon. E. M. Madden was nominated by acclamation to represent the 10th District in the state senate. Gen. Van Wyck seconded the nomination with a stirring speech indicating broad support.
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E. M. Madden
Gen. van Wyck
Additional Subscriptions to Chicago Relief Fund Received
The Evening Press lists Middletown donors including R. W. Masterson and Jacob Masterson with gifts from 5 to 24 dollars. Subscriptions total 2,687.60 dollars as the press goes to press, and books remain open at A. A. Bromley’s store.
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Chicago Relief Fund
Middletown
Evening Press
R. W. Masterson
Smith Hulse
Jacob Masterson
Nath, Conkling
E. Vandusen
John H. Garder
David C. Houston
George W. Brink
A. A. Bromley
Shure of Coal Car Breaks. Brakeman James Clearwater Killed
Monday evening near New Hampton a coal train's trap door failed and brakeman James Clearwater, just new on the road, was pulled into the coal and fatally mangled. He resided in Honesdale Pennsylvania. marital status unknown.
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New Hampton
James Clearwater
Clearwater
Honesdale
Pennsylvania
Orange County Homeopathic Medical Society Officers Elected
At the annual meeting in Goshen on October 11 1871 officers were chosen for the year ahead President C M Lawrence Port Jervis Vice President J W Ostrum Goshen Rec Sec Ira B Bradner Middletown Cor Sec J T Hotchkiss Cornwall After routine business and papers the society adjourned to meet May 10 1872 in Goshen.
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Orange County Homeopathic Medical Society
Goshen
C. M. Lawrence
Port Jervis
J. W. Ostrum
Ira
Bradner
Middletown
J. T. Hotchkiss
Cornwall
Brakeman Injured in Coal Train Accident
Brakeman Charles Mosse, employed on a coal train, was taken to his Port Jervis home in distress after an accident near the Newburgh depot. His thigh was crushed, the limb amputated, and he was reported improving at last accounts.
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Charles Mosse
Port Jervis
Pennsylvania Coal Company
Newburgh
Farmer Mary B Walker Sells Pine Bush Farm for Over 3000
Mrs Mary B Walker of Pine Bush sold her farm to Crawford Gillispie for over $3 000 in a real estate transfer noted by the Middletown Press.
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Middletown Press
Mary 8. Walker
Pine Bush
Crawford Gillispie
Reward of merit offered at Columbia fair for young cook
Directors of the Columbia Georgia fair announce a $75 silver tea set prize for the best dinner by a girl under 18. The bill includes roast beef, chicken pie, corn bread, plain biscuit, mashed potatoes, boiled rice and a pastry of her choice, with provisions supplied by the directors. A committee seeks wife hunters.
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Columbia
Fair Association
A Hint for the Democratic County Convention
The Newburgh Journal notes that after Hon. S. W. Fullerton was nominated by Republicans for County Judge the Democrats should abstain from nominating or, if required, adopt Fullerton as their candidate to repay the Republicans for backing Hon. Joseph F. Barnard.
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S. W. Fullerton
Mr Fullerton
Second Judicial District
Joseph F. Barnard
Newburgh Journal
Surrogate's Court Admits Wills and Grants Guardian Agents
Wills admitted Sept. 25 for Mary B. Mackett of Philadelphia with assets in Orange County. Mary Jane Tracy executrix proctor B. C. Coleman proctor. Sept. 25 Charles W. Poppino Goshen Julia Annoppine executrix Sept. . Henry D. Lewis Goshen executors B. R. Champion and Mary Lewis. Sept. 29 to Oct. 9 guardianship and administration notices for Chester, Cornwall, Newburgh, Warwick, and surrounding towns. Decrees ordered on final accounting and supplemental accounting for multiple estates in Greene, Ulster, and surrounding districts.
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Mary B. Mackett
Philadelphia
County of Orange
Mary Jane Tracy
B. C
Coleman
Proctor
Charles W. Poppino
Goshen
Julia Annoppine
Mary Masterson
Chester
John W. Burke
Henry D. Lewis
B. R. Champion
Mary Lewis
Henrietta A. Boyce
Newburgh
Scott & Hirschberg
Proctors
Mary A. Finney
Blooming Grove
Nathaniel W. Howell
John W. French
Cornwall
Clara French
James W. Taylor
Sarah Minthorn
Warwick
Abby Adaline Poppino
John Burt Proctor
Mary Augusta Cronk
Abram A. Cronk
D. W. Esmond
Smith F. Turner
Anna F.turner
Smith Fancher
Silas, Ome
Gilbert Partington
Daniel
Fowler
Geo. H. Clark
Rachel Ann Clauson
Thomas Connelly
Morris W. Tothill
George Clauson
Sullivan Moulton
Sarah H. Moulton
James T. Lawson
James Campbell
New Windsor
Agnes Campbell
E. A. Brewster
William Denton
Wawayanda
Sarah Denton
Theodore
Affa irs in Chicago and relief efforts amid the fire
Reports describe order after the Chicago fire with Gen Sheridan's troops off duty and South Side darkness. Water and gas restoration progress is noted while 125 burned bodies are identified. Insurance firms face limited payouts. banks reopen in new locations as relief funding climbs to $457,241.59 from the Chamber. Additional funds arrive from New York churches and Long Island communities.
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New York
Chamber of Commerce
Chicago
Chamber
Long Island
Minstrel Night And Notices In Local Paper
Minstrels tonight and a dissolution notice for Dewsnap and Stowell are listed. The paper notes Olive Logan drawing clergy crowds and advertises insurance, waxed-end buckskin gloves, and John Martin ads. A 105 year old Jennie Cross dies at the County Poor House. A court martial imposes ten years on Col Hodge. Two horses die after being struck by a train near Newburgh. A man in Denton is arrested in a murder case. The judge jokes about the court house furniture after an overturned chair incident.
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Opera House
Jennie Cross
Col. Hodge
Benkard
Newburgh
Charles Mackay
Denton
Goshen
Brodhead
Delaware Water Gap
Barnard
Court House
Farming and crime notes from Sullivan County area
An array of local items covers crops and livestock yields in towns like Liberty Mamakating and Wurtsboro including fodder corn buckwheat and cider prices. Reports mention dogs attacking sheep, a thief stealing toll earnings near Monticello and a temperance convention in Phillipsport. J W Morrison plans to donate a mining drill to the State Geological Museum.
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Westbrookville
Bennet Quinlan
Liberty
Neversink
Mamakating
Bashas Creek
Wurtsboro
Sons of Temperance of Sullivan
Phillipsport
J. W. Morrison
Shawangunk Mountain Tunnel
State Geological Museum
Ex-Lieut Gov Bross on Chicago Fire and Future Needs
Ex-Lieut Gov Bross of Illinois describes his Chicago fire experiences, the destruction of landmarks, and the public response. He argues New York and Eastern capital must fund rebuilding with mortgage and loan supports to revive Chicago’s commerce and industry.
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Gov
Bross
The
Chicago Tribune
Chicago
Illinois
Orange County
Ridgebury Academy
Chester Academy
New York Tribune
New York City
Tribune
St. Nicholas
Gov. Bross
Middletown
Orange County Press
Springfield Republican
Michigan Southern
Rock Island
Nevada
Washington and
Franklin Streets
Randolph St
Michigan Ave
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Gothic Hall
C. H. Weygant
B. F. Duryea
M. D. Stivers
Joan Waller, JR
Wynkoop Kiersted
Assembly Convention
Vonn Burt
J. M. Allerton
Assembly Dist. Com
E. P. Wheeler
Surrogate’s Court
Wills
John Burt
Jonas McElroy
Morrisana Fairweather
Henry Fairweather
Greenville
D. Finn, Esq
Ann Maria Wilkin
Robert Ashbery
Daniel W. Wilkin
Crawford
D. F. Gedney
Nathaniel W
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Minstrels
Dewsnap & Stowell
E. H. Purdy
John Martin
C. W. Heath
Bethel
Post Office
Farwell Hall
Tremont House
Sherman House
la Salle and
Wells Streets
Kinsey-st. Bridge
Desplains St
Michigan-ave
Dearborn-st
Madison St
State-st
Palmer House
Church
White
Randllph-st
Randolph-st
Madison-st. Bridge
Canal St
Mr. White
Twenty-second St
Historical Society
Ife
Europe
Life Insurance
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