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Newspaper
Middletown Evening Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1871
Page
1
Controller Connolly names Andrew H. Green to serve as deputy for five months. The Mayor declares the office vacant and Gen. Geo. B. McClellan declines the appointment. Charles O Conor supports Connolly in sustaining the deputy appointment.
About a year after the group portrait of twelve Sabbath School girls for Mr. E. P. Wheeler, he invited each student to his home singly and privately to give a personal gift. One by one he handed each a likeness of himself in the teacher’s posture. Recipients included May Taylor, Alice Capron, Belle Bouton, Emma Crist, Flora Horton, Ida Mackay, Jennie Edwards, Maggie Newkirk, Ida Cole, Fannie Bodine, Fannie Crawford, Maria Clemson, and Martha Skinner.
Letters to the editor urge reform of post office crowds and advocate constructing a town hall on Orchard Street to house public offices including the post office. They argue the location is convenient, the depot crowds hinder business, and a shared building would pay for itself.
A village reader criticizes the Post Office ordeal for women, asks editors to find a plan to ease the inconvenience, and thanks local merchants for enterprise while seeking relief from the present system.
Historic September 18 1871 marks the convergence of two tunneling crews in Shawangunk Mountain Sullivan County near Bloomingburgh and Wurtsboro to carve a Midland Railroad route. The 3856 foot tunnel plus 4769 feet total length, in Shawengunk grit black shale and conglomerate with iron pyrites, was completed as plans aligned.
A party formed to inspect work between opposing forces of workers in the Shawangank Mountain Tunnel. Vice-President E. P. Wheeler led a press delegation eleven miles to the Junction. The hole was not yet made, but officials predicted completion within a few hours as the augur would soon pierce the barrier.
Last evening at the Middletown Pleasure Grounds Mr H R Wilcox drove his Hambletonian mare. A bystander jumped aboard near the track spooking the horse which bolted the buggy against the inside fence overturning it and throwing Mr Wilcox to the ground. The mare dragged the vehicle before being stopped by Mr Rockafellow and others. Wilcox was stunned briefly and the horse showed leg cuts and bruises though permanent injury is not expected.
Five samples of Peer leaf potatoes raised by Alvah Quick weigh seven and a half pounds. Quick is noted for timely delivery as well as farming success.
Olive Logan will lecture in the village on October 16 presenting Nice Young Men as a counterpart to last year’s Girls lecture. The event highlights her debate on social roles and character.
The note promotes the 6th Annual Fair of the Orange County Pleasure Grounds Association in Middletown on the last three days of the month. It touts 64 entries including two Lexington bred runners, $5,000 in premiums, easy track conditions, and 75 cent daily admission with grandstand access. wives may attend free and excursion rail fares are reduced with same evening return.
On Saturday evening a fatal accident occurred between Summitville and Phillipsport on the Midland Railroad. Jeremiah Kearns, intoxicated, was found dead on the track that night. A coroner's inquest heard that the Ellenville bound train backed up the mountain, and Kearns’s body was found after the ascent.
The Trustees of our village have the Truck House of Excelsior Hook and Ladder Company No 1 and the Engine House of Phoenix Engine Company No 4 repaired and repainted. They express appreciation for the fire department’s public service and the boys tender thanks.
Prices and building lots to be sold October 2 at 9 00 A M on the Erie Road S Palmer premises 74 Station measured half a mile from Middle Town village limits Also a residence with 3 acres of ground Advertisers should see bills 1203 w11033w2
Two finger rings discovered by one excavation party at the Congregational church site and a lady's hair comb found by another. The comb still held the hair in place as when the corpse was dressed for burial. the hair and others found have turned yellow with time.
A corner stone ceremony is scheduled for Vernon to mark the new Methodist Church on the 21st. Reports indicate a religious awakening at Montgomery. The Rev Edmunds of Ellenville filled Grace Church pulpit in this place last Sunday, succeeding Rev Capron.
Readings from the EvENtna PRESS at North-street store show temperatures at 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 8 PM 6 PM 9 PM for September 16. The data lists figures 66, .02, .60, 18, ee OD 5, 19.53, .55, .67, reflecting a range of daily values.
Report of two sheep killed by dogs and a lamb and calf bitten near Circleville. Notes other depredations in the area and urges residents to exterminate the dogs.
Under Democratic rule New York is taxed 23300000 dollars while Philadelphia under a Republican administration requires 9000000 dollars. The brief contrasts fiscal demand by party leadership in two major cities.
Middletown marks a new railroad epoch as the N J Midland begins regular service from Franklin to Unionville on September 18 1871. The first train arrives here at 6 35 a m with officials from N Y O Midland and M U W G R R observing. Passengers from Franklin and Hamburgh travel to New York by Orange Co Express as Unionville schedules an earlier 4 50 p m departure. The co alvast managers celebrate and look toward extending the line to New York.
The column lists varied items from Kingston region including a trout season closure, a plate glass front by philanthropist Deming, a planned 1,500,000 brick rebuilding at Waverly, and a new sign for Geo L Everson. It mentions 60 cattle carcasses used daily in Kingston, telegraph progress Port Jervis to Monticello, a Florida hotel property for sale, Ben Dodge’s two-pound tomato, and other local tidbits. It also notes hunting accidents, rail incidents, and a West Point official drowning on a river voyage.
The account describes a Glasgow visit with critique of Highland dress and scenes of museums, observatories, and royal monuments. It covers Arthur's Seat, the Royal Observatory, ancient regalia, the Garden of Gardens, windmills, and Grace Darling, plus London sights including Westminster, St Pauls, the Crystal Palace, the Zoo, and a journey toward the German Ocean with notes on people, customs, and historical relics.
Railroad officials extend excursion rate service for the fair. Managers of the fair grounds thank the railroad companies for offering to run trains and sell tickets at special rates for the public.
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