Sextant of the Meeting House An Appeal for Air
A reprint urges improving church air quality with open windows and breathing room. The verse laments crowded pews and stifling conditions, arguing fresh air is priceless, free, and vital for worship, health, and spirit. It calls for allowing more circulation on weekdays and Sundays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Greenwood
Gasper
Opera House
Moore & Visna
Goshen
Jerry Rockafellow
Isaac Walton
Yankee Pond
The Difference Between Corruption in Parties
The piece argues all parties harbor corrupt members but distinguishes individual misconduct from party‑endorsed corruption. It cites a New York ring within the Democracy, aided by voters, as evidence of systemic plunder and enduring political power. It calls for readers to weigh the difference between isolated acts and party‑supported wrongdoing.
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New York
Europe
Scotland
London
Doublin
Four matched teams and three singles to be sold
Four pair of matched horses and three single horses will be sold in the forenoon of the 23d at Jons Brink’s stable near the Taylor House in this village. One team is 7 years old, one 6, and two are 5 years. Sold to the highest bidders.
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Middletown
Orange County Press
Stivers & Kessinge
N. Y
Jons Brink
Taylor
Old Townsman Injured in Erie Railroad Accident
William Fossard, 71, of this village, known for long daily walks, was struck by a locomotive near Otisville while crossing to a second track to visit his son in Port Jervis. He died Friday afternoon after being brought to Port Jervis and is to be buried there Monday.
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Wm. Fossard
Erie
Port Jervis
Otisville
van Etten
Grace Church
Delaware & Hudson Canal Company
Susquehanna
Albany
The
Mercury
George Gouge
Hamptonburgh
Brower
Goshen
Camp Meeting
Erie Company
Passaic
Orange County
John Moss
Barryville
Moss
Notable Local Notices and Appointments Across Newburgh Area
Rev Peter Cartwright of Illinois reports a large blended family of 120 descendants. Prof William Simpson takes charge of Chester Graded Union Schools. Major General Belknap visits Newburgh and recalls boyhood days there as city leaders dine at Orange Lake. Sussex lawyers attend September term. J N Pronk highlighted. Dr Helmbold pledges large ad spend for Catawba Grape Pill. Presiding Elder Wakely of Newburgh ill with erysipelas. John C Brodhead reelected president of Rondout & Oswego Railroad. Landlord Harry Foster of Huguenot Springs House to retire after long service.
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William Simpson
Goshen
Chester
Belknap
David Crawford
Newburgh
Orange Lake
Sussex Court of Record
Sussex Independent
J. N. Pronk
Helmbold
Wakely
John C. Brodhead
Rondout & Oswego Railroad
Old Folks Concert Aids Traveler After Go shen Crossing Incident
Prof Ross and his Old Folks troupe performed in Goshen to a large crowd. After the show they encountered a carriage broken at the Goshen and Pine Island crossing, a horse having bolted. The troupe aided a lady in the carriage and arranged safe passage to her home.
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Ross
Goshen
Pine Island
Religious Meeting in Middletown and Key Church News
A Religious Young People's Meeting led by James Thompson will be held next Monday evening in Middletown with the subject Prayer. The corner stone laying for the Union Church of Newburgh followed religious and Masonic rites. Rev Dr Westcott of Bloomingburgh accepts pastorate at Centreville Presbyterian. Sixty converts reported from Wesley Grove camp meeting in Hamptonburgh. Newburgh colored Baptist Church reports twenty one new members and two thousand attended a baptism.
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Middletown
James Thompson
New Union Church of
Farm Sales And Real Estate Advertisements
Mippletown Press advertises farm and property sales. Rev Charles E Skinner sells 50 acres near Scotchtown to Charles C Colgate of New York for 1000 dollars. S S Tooker sells Water street house and lot to John H Corwin of Newburgh for 3000 dollars. A 221 acre Mount Hope farm near Howell's owned by G C M Mulford will be sold by Howard Shaw on the 22nd.
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Charles E. Skinner
Scotchtown
Charles C. Colgate
New York City
Price
S. S. Tooker
Water Street
John H. Corwin
Newburgh
Mount Hope
Howell’s
G. C. M. Mulford
Howard Shaw
Bones Reburied as Church Foundations dug at Old Graveyard
Excavation for a new Congregational church in the former graveyard unearthed more remains. Workers carefully removed mouldering graves and transferred eight boxes of bones to Hillside Cemetery, after initially assuming all had been moved.
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Congregational Church
Hillside Cemetery
Trustees Reminder on Report Filing and Public Moneys
School trustees are reminded that report forms must be filed with the town clerk between the first and second Tuesdays of October to secure their districts a share of public funds. Town clerks are now distributing registers and blanks in their respective towns.
Sad Accident Involving Willie Brink At Main Street
Willie Brink son of Hiram Brink furniture dealer, was entering his father's wagon after delivering at a Main Street residence when the horse bolted thursting him from the wagon and breaking his jaw. The wagon was demolished as the horse fled. Doctors attend and authorities hope injuries are not serious.
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Willie Brink
Hiram Brink
Main Street
Willie
Everett
House keeper’s Silver White Casket Offered Locally
A compact Silver White Casket kit for cleansing and polishing silverware and plated ware, including Silver White and cleaning tools, is sold by Samuel M. Miller of New York. J J Wood’s jewelry store on North Street invites customers to view the affordable, handy casket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel M. Miller
New York
J. J. Wood
North Street
Death of Joseph Durbrow at Hampton residence
Obituary notes Joseph Durbrow died at his daughter Mrs. Hiram Phillips home in Hampton. He came from New York seventeen years ago after retiring from chair manufacturing. He lived with family in Plainfield and other places after his wife’s death thirteen years earlier. He was a faithful Baptist church member.
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Joseph Durbrow
Hiram Phillips
Hampton
Durbrow
New York
Plainfield
New Jersey
Baptist Church
Creamery Condensing Work Suspended at Orange County Fac
The Mid dletown Creamery of the Orange County Milk Association halted condensing for a week after the superintendent left to start his own business. The trade secret is closely guarded. Daily milk intake at the plant runs 3,000 to 4,000 quarts, with over half previously condensed, now turned into butter and cheese.
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Middletown
Orange County Milk Association
Thornes Cornell plans Rondout newspaper start
A Sun correspondent reports Thomas Cornell intends to launch a local paper in Rondout. Mrs. Gerard of Ellenville, who has raised twelve orphans, has taken in a thirteenth. Ellenville water works were damaged by the late freshet. Hermance & Co.'s old iron house added to extend depot limits.
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The
Sun
Thos. Cornell
Rondout
Ellenville
Freshet
Hermance & Co
Therto
Newburgh Musical Bulletin Pokes The Orange County Leaders
A facetious item in the Newburgh Musical Bulletin targets the Conductor and the President of the Orange County Musical Association. The writer’s punning flourish and sharp wit are on full display as he playfully teases local figures.
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Newburgh Musical Bulletin
Orange County Musical Association
Middletown and Walden Cricket Clubs Play Game at Walden
The Cricket Clubs of Middletown and Walden will play a match at Walden on the afternoon of the 25th. The game will be followed by a supper and dance at D Torbush s hotel.
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Middletown
Walden
D. Torbush
Moss Agate Lost Between North Street and Main Street
A moss agate from a sleeve button was lost Friday evening between Mrs. Van Vleek's on North street and L. H. Truex's saloon on Main street. The finder is asked to leave it at the Press office.
Sickness from Dampness Sparks Town Cabal on Cellars
Public health concern rises as illness and a death are linked to damp cellars. Residents urge timely drainage and ventilation of basements to stop sickness and prevent further fatalities.
Local Notices At Opera House Ice Cream Parlors
The proprietor announces a new season catering to ladies and gentlemen who love oysters raw stewed or fried with suitable relishes. They will offer Blue Points Saddle Rocks and other fresh oysters daily. First class cigars pies cake confectionery soda sarsaparilla beer lemonade and Philadelphia ice cream available. W T Sarem proprietor.
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Saddle Rocks
Philadelphia
W. T. Sarem
Otisville
Huguenot
Ann
Alice Cvnfield
State Hospital
Insane Asylum
Poughkeepsie
Opera House
Adv
Warm Meals On The European Plan At Dining Rooms
Dining Rooms two doors east of Bull's Opera House offer meals at all hours on the European plan. The advertisement promises best oysters in town by the hundred, available as plates or stews.
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Bull’s Opera House
Travel Abroad by US A Comfort No 1 and Scottish voyage notes
A travel column recounts a voyage with Reverend Erskine, includes Scotland scenery from Clyde to Glasgow, notes on city sewers, shipbuilding, and Edinburgh sites. It describes Scottish towns, architectural details, stained glass at a cathedral, and portraits of reformers with commentary on culture and drunkenness patterns.
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Scotland
Clyde
Glasgow
Disastrous fire in Saratoga destroys three hotels
Fire swept from Park Place to Crescent overnight, gutting Park Place and Columbian hotels and much of Crescent. Only two buildings remain from Grand Union to Clarendon. About 40 to 50 hotel servants lost all possessions. total loss around 200000 dollars. Incendiarism suspected.
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Saratoga
Park Place
Columbian Hotel
Crescent
Grand Union
Broadway
Clarendon
Maine Republicans hold about eleven thousand edge in governor race
Political notes report Maine Republicans lead Gov ernor race by about 11 000 and hold a clear majority in Senators and Assemblymen. California Senate leans Democratic by two seats. John Quincy Adams has been nominated for Governor by the Democracy of Massachusetts.
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Maine
California
Senate
John Quincy Adams
The
Democracy of
Massachusetts
Embezzling Official Seized as Ring Defies Justice
The New York Standard notes a government embezzler held, property seized, and prison. It accuses the Tammany Ring of stealing millions while its members live in luxury and openly defy public sentiment, signaling fear of punishment by officers.
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New York Standard
Tammany Ring
Insurance Official Amid Ocean Wave Boiler Inquiry
The inspector who certified the Ocean Wave boiler as sound and the two steamer owners are arrested on manslaughter charges after the Mobile disaster. A Georgia postmaster Semmes owes the government 30000 dollars. Jewish New Year 5632 begins with holidays. torpedo store explosion on Beekman Street kills three and injures others.
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United States
Mobile
Georgia
Semmes
Beekman Street
New York
Temperature readings from Mc Monagle & Rogers药 Standard Thermometer
Temperature variations are reported for the Evening Press from Mc Monagle and Rogers' Standard Thermometer North Street Drug Store. Readings listed for 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 4 PM 6 PM 9 PM on September 14 show values around 55 to 60 degrees.
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McMonagle & Rogers
North-st. Drug Store
Train accident at Houston's Crossing injures Goshen resident
Charles Eagen of Goshen was severely hurt when a rapid Pine Island Road train struck at Houston's Crossing last Sunday as the engineer failed to slow. John W. Norton, 55, NY Post Office Money Order chief, is a defaulter with losses over 115000, with 147000 in Plainfield assets seized. A rockingham Va hailstorm weeks ago bloomed orchards and giant blooming trees along its track. The storm also pressed travelers and outdoor workers with a somber mood and gloomy skies giving way to brighter growth afterward.
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Charles Eagen
Goshen
Pine Island Road
Houston's Crossing
John W. Norton
Money Order Department
New York Post Office
Plainfield
New Jersey
Rockingham County
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