Office in Gothic Hall Schedule Notices
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Gothic Hall
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Newspaper
Middletown Evening Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1871
Page
1
Middletown Evening Press Agent Announces Village Delivery
Mr A B Deming Newsdealer Bookseller is General agent for the Middletown Evening Press in Middletown and will manage village delivery and collections every two weeks. Single copies may be bought at Deming's and Vail's Bookstore for four cents.
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Middletown
Middletown Evening Press
Orange County Press
A. B. Deming
D&c
Deming’s
Vail
Pull Your Own Weeds In Life And Garden
A moral urging to tend one’s own faults before judging others. The speaker compares personal shortcomings to weeds in a garden and warns against vanity and neighbor envy. The message emphasizes self improvement and humility.
Republican Victory in Maine Signal Strong Gains
News from Maine reports a sweeping Republican win with gains beyond last year. Democrats' stratagems failed, as Mr. Kimball's popularity was outweighed by anti Democratic sentiment, indicating growing Republican strength ahead of next year’s elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Kimball
Kentucky
California
Tammany Ring Targets Tweed Connolly in Suit Over Ill Gotten Gains
Report claims a forthcoming suit seeks to disgorge funds from Tweed and Connolly of the Tammany Ring. It alleges Mrs Mary Connolly held 8 million dollars in U S bonds and transferred 500,000 to Joel Fithian. A sale of 300,000 was noted at Fifty seventh street and Ninth avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tweed and
Connolly
Tammany Ring
Mary Connolly
United States
Joel Fithian
Washington
Treasury Department
Fifty-seventh Street
North Side
Ninth Avenue
William M. Tweed
Michael W. Durham
Harmony drives Republican unity across the state
The Republican press urges harmony and labels faction as invalid while urging party members to follow leaders for unity. The Buffalo Commercial notes cordial messages imply concrete action to restore harmony not seen since the era of the martyred President.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo Commercial
Republican Party
Menagerie Seized by Printers in Davenport
Davenport Iowa printers seized a circus and menagerie for unpaid bills. Each editor reportedly owns one creature such as a Schucephalus or Hippopotamian sea lion, kept to respond to subscribers demanding authorship, revealing a volatile clash between printers and readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Iowa
Our Crowded Schools and Board's Plan for Intermediate Dept
Due to crowding the Board of Education has sent back about seventy five pupils with certificates to the Primary level. Immediate steps will add room for about a hundred more in the Intermediate Department by reusing spaces in the Academy or elsewhere. Parents and pupils will work with the Board until plans are in place.
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Board of Education
Hillside Cemetery Offers Improved Grounds and New Memorial
Hillside Cemetery, a popular resting place, notes recent grading and drive work. A granite monument to Samuel Roberts and wife and their daughter, once married to Hon. William Taylor of New York, was unveiled. Trustees now offer desirable lots as reorganization has improved finances and operations.
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Samuel Roberts
Wm. Taylor
New York
Cemetery Association
Real Estate Auction Results and Hotel Sale noted
Mills and Kimber's sale in Middletown saw two houses and lots sold to George J. Culver for 1500 and 2100 dollars on Phelps and Leonard streets. Webb House in Ellenville sold to Jonas Crissman of Deckertown for 16000 dollars with possession October 1. Webb era praised under Mrs Webb. Crissman expected to bring hotel experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown PrEss
Mills and Kimber
Phelps Street
Leonard Street
George J. Culver
Middletown to New York Rail Link Planned for 18th
Superintendent Corwin met Erie officials in New York to arrange connections with trains from Middletown to ranklin New Jersey. The line will open to passengers and freight Monday the 18th. Trains will depart Franklin morning to connect with the Orange County east and another in the afternoon with Express east.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corwin
New York
Erie
Middletown Toranklin
New Jersey
Franklin
Orange County
Express East
No. 9
Orange Co. Express
American Institute Fair opens in New York City
The 40th National Industrial Exhibition by the American Institute opened in New York City on November 7 and will run until November 4. The fairs have long been popular and this edition is expected to match or surpass prior ones. Local visitors are anticipated to increase with improved access from the region.
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The
American Institute
New York City
The Expected Excursionists Visit Sussex Village
Citizens urged to guide Newton and Sussex county excursionists visiting on Thursday to village attractions. The note hopes residents will enhance visitor experience and suggests a future local excursion.
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Newton
Sussex County
Temperature readings from Mc Monagle Rogers Standard Thermometer
Evening Press notes a dated temperature snapshot from North Street Drug Store with 6A M 9 A M 12 M 8 P M 6 P M 9 P M readings for September 9, listing values such as 12.55 and 0.66 and 0.72 for various times and a sequence of coded marks.
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Mc Monagle & Rogers
North-st. Drug Store
Evening Press
Brakeman Frank Searles Injured In Train Fall
Monday afternoon Frank Searles a brakeman on Port Walker's westbound train fell from the cars beyond Goshen between the tracks. The cars rolled over him dragging him for some distance and he was seriously injured though not fatally, it is hoped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Searles
Port Walker
Goshen
Local Tour Feat. Toulon Kirk Patrick Party to Canada
Mr. J. B. Toulon and Mr. James Kirkpatrick along with Mr. L. H. Babcock, Mr. Wm. H. Babcock and Miss Julia Babcock departed yesterday morning for Saratoga on a regional tour leaving home together.
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J. B. Toulon
Mr. James Kirkpatrick
Canada
L. H. Babcock
Wm. H. Babcock
Julia Babcock
Saratoga
Ward crew wins four-oared race in twenty four minutes
The Ward crew won the four-oared race on Monday in twenty four minutes and twenty four seconds, two lengths ahead of the Tynes who finished second. Biglins and Taylor Winships trailed by six lengths, with Poughkeepsie fifth and McKeen sixth as crowds cheered their shore arrival.
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Ward
Tynes
Biglins
Taylor
Goldsmith Maid and Dexter Race Record Reflections
The article recounts Goldsmith Maid at fourteen, bred by Alden Goldsmith of Orange County, and compares her with Dexter who is thirteen. It notes racing feats, breeding moves, purchases, and a Newburgh fair with numerous horse trades and a $100,000 offer for a Dexter-beating horse, with details on goring incidents and premiums.
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Goldsmith Maid
Alden Goldsmith
Blooming Grove
Edsal
Hambletonian
Old Abdallah
Dexter
Royal George
Alanson T. Sears
Montgomery
Samuel Pitts
Sears
Newburgh
W. C. Trimble
New York
Port Jervis
John H. Bruyn
G. G. Tanner Boy
A. Donahey
G. G
Middletown
Bonner
Fleetwood
Charles Bachman
J. M. Mills
Judge Brigham
David Bonner
Mr. Mills
Phallas
Mr. Bachman
George Reemer
Harrison Mills
Bullville
Major Winfield
Orange County
Maid
Decker
Buffalo
Ethan Allen
Shepherd F. Knapp
Alderman Genet
Mr. Bonner
Prospect Park
The Great Opening at Bloomingburgh Tunnel Sep 18
Daylight is expected to shine through Shawangunk Mountain at the Bloomingburgh tunnel on Monday September 18 as a major milestone for the Midland region. The event is anticipated to be commemorated widely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shawangunk Mountain
Bloomingburgh
The
Midland
Sabbath School Picnic at Amity Draws Large Turnout
Amity New York September 9 1871 Sabbath School picnic held jointly by Amity Presbyterian Edenville M E Glenwood Baptist North Vernon M E and Warwick M E in Thomas Edsalls grove between Amity and Edenville. Warwick Brass Band played while Rev Grinnell presided and Rev Keifer led prayers and talks on parental influence and duties. Dinner featured chicken pies watermelons and cakes with ample provisions. Afternoon program entertained children and concluded with a pleasant drive home after a day of profit to the rising generation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amity
N. Y
Amity Presbyterian
Edenville
Glenwood Baptist
North Vernon
Warwick
Thomas Edsall
Warwrick Brass Band
Thos. W. Grinnell
The
Baptist Church
Glenwood
Mr. Keifer
Joshua Case, Jr
New Milford
M. E
Middletown Real Estate Auctions Promoted Despite Opposition
John G. Mills defends Middletown real estate auctions after a mistaken belief that large sales depress prices circulated before a sale by Mills & Kimber. He states auctions will continue on the first Saturday each month and urges cooperation to attract buyers and newcomers to the town.
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Eprroks Evening Press
Mills & Kimber
Middletown
John G, Mills
Trustees defend Mt Hope land dispute amid misrepresentations
Trustees of Mount Hope defend their fence placement as aligned with the known line and deeds. They deny Kirby deed coverage claim, blame a deed copying error, and say peaceful talks failed before fencing was done under legal guidance. They praise surveying by Woodward and Reeve and challenge Independent’s barroom critique.
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Mount Hope
Independent Republican
Kirby
Woodward
Esquire Reeve
Reeve
Independent
Bradner, Kirby & Co
Floral curiosity grown from elder stick graft
A reader describes a method to create a floral curiosity by hollowing an elder branch and filling with earth, then sowing multiple flowers that bloom together. The resulting plants appear to share roots as they grow from a single stem system.
Beware of unreliable gossip about you from visitors
An old saying warns not to trust someone who reports what others say about you. It cautions that those who fetch information may always carry it, implying hidden motives and potential harm from spreading rumors.
Notable suicides and crimes reported across cities
A roundup notes George Greenfield of Rochester New Hampshire shot himself on Saturday. Henry Cordes near Oakland California killed a potato thief and surrendered. Dr E E March near Lawrence Kansas killed wife and child then died by own hand. Hartford poisonings from toadstools recur. several deaths. An exploding portable engine kills Cincinnati Water Works engineer. Washington DC sees health and moral campaigns amid public works. Funeral for David L J Dorian draws 3,000. Hiram S Rumsey dies in Newburgh. Robbery targets a Syracuse woman at Oakland Cemetery. Coroner's verdicts fault railway officials for negligence in Eastern Railroad and R E Lee cases. boiler explosion at Curtis hat factory kills six. Brazilian Emancipation bill stalled. Queen Victoria improving. Various ads and social notes follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
Oakland Cemetery
R. E. Lee
Fayetteville
N.C
United States
Curtis’ Hat Factory
Newburyport
Expensive mishaps and local notes from Warwick
Hogshead of molasses hoisted by Van Duzer and Cooper toppled into a cellar causing about $100 in loss. A kerosene transfer flooded Mr Mabee’s store floor overnight. A prank delayed a passenger car after a Neelytown Camp meeting trip, prompting locals to ride Pine Island Road to Florida. Charles H. Beard of Edenville left $2 500 to Yale to fund a library of Political Economy and Social Ethics. Pilots snakes are common in Amity. William Dayton and Dennis Sly killed several near their properties.
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van Duzer & Cooper
John Mabee
Advertiser
Newburgh
Neelytown
Goshen
Greycourt
Warwick
Pine Island
Florida
Charles H. Beard
Edenville
N. Y
Yale
Amity
William Dayton
Dennis Sly
Local accidents cloud Newburgh area injuries
Friday morning Mrs. McMillan of Newburgh was struck by a locomotive near Shaw and Sons planing mill. She, aged sixty, suffered severe head bruising and arm injuries. George Gouge of Campbell Hall was seriously hurt being thrown from a wagon. Brower of Goshen sustained deep cuts and bruises returning from a camp meeting. Daniel S. Merrit of Middlehope was badly injured when his wagon was rear ended in Liberty Street by Dimmick Brink Jr. He lies in a dangerous condition at his brother Theodore Merrit’s home, bruised and internally hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McMillan
Newburgh
Shaw & Sons Planing Mill
George Gouge
Campbell Hall
Hamptonburgh
Mr. Brower
Goshen
Daniel S. Merrit
Middlehope
Liberty Street
Dimmick Brink, Jr
Theodore Merrit
Dolly Love the Last Revolutionary Pensioner in Ulster County
The Ulster papers note Dolly Love is the sole Revolutionary Pensioner living in Ulster County at 97. Once healthy to April 1, she now suffers severe affliction with mortifying flesh and cracking skin. She lives with her son Archibald R. Love near Highland and remains mentally sharp and patient despite illness.
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Ulster Papers
Dolly Love
Ulster County
Hays
Robert Love
United States
Archibald R. Love
Highland
Lloyd
Fourth Annual Bull Family Picnic at Hamptonburgh
The descendants of William Bull and Sarah Wells gathered for the fourth annual meeting and picnic in Hamptonburgh drawing three to four hundred people from Orange County and distant places. Jessie Bull opened the gathering with Theodore L. Jackson filling in, and Victor M. Drake addressed the crowd. The treasurer reported funds and a bullion flag gift from Harrison Mills. Memorials were read for three members, with eulogies by Dr. Walsh and Rev. Dickson. Theodore L. Jackson presented a silver Sarah Wells spoon and Jesse Bull a flax linen sleeve heirloom. Music, prayers, and a benediction closed the day with plans for a similar meeting next year.
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William Bull
Sarah Wells
Orange County
Hamptonburgh
Richard Bull
New York University
Jessie Bull
Oxford
Theodore L. Jackson
Victor M. Drake
Goshen
Impromtu
Wallkill
Harrison Mills
Bullville
Keturab Bull
Katy
Bartow Wright
Michigan
Walsh
Port Jervis
Dickson
Good Will Church
Society
Jesse Bull
Claudius Smith
Mr. Spaulding
Newburgh
Old Hundred
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Hillside Cemetery
Bob Ridley
Col
Abbott
Sheridan
Long Mary
Lady Bennett
Harry Booth
Fleetwing
GosurEn, N. Y
Mt. Hope
George Greenfield
Rochester
N. H
Henry Cordes
Oakland
Cordes
E. E. March
Lawrence
Kansay
Hartford
Cincinnati Water Works
Washington City
David L. J. Dorian
Jones’ Wood
Hiram 8
Rumsey
Queen Victoria
Miss Miller
Miss Greenleaf
Ellenville Savings Bank
Ohio
Neeleytown
Cockayne
Wood
Myrtle Avenue
Gen. Butler
George F. Morgan
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Comptroller
Slippery Dick
Hall
PIC
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