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Newspaper

Middletown Times Press

Location

Middletown, New York, United States of America

Date

Dec 11, 1917

Page

8

Marrying Judge Ties Three More Wedmings

Justice Moses F. Nelson of Weedings presided yesterday over three additional soldier marriages, boosting his tally in a three week span. He reports a pay increase attributed to a War Department allowance for soldiers wives. Names include George West and Frances Strong, George Brown and Florence Reynolds, and Lemont Payne and Margaret Ludlow, with ceremonies at West Point Academy.

Sustice Moses F. Nelson Bichlang Falls Jergelr Furmaz War Department George West Frances Strong George Brown Florence Reynolds Lameent Payne Margaret Ludlow West Point Academy

JOTLINGS Eduled for Wednesday at South Cen

Fragmentary notice shows a timing slated for Wednesday at a location described as South Cen. Readable fragments indicate a schedule item but lack full details such as exact date, event, or involved parties.

South Cen

Back of President and Clerk Protected at Meeting

The article describes a Common Council session where the backs of the president and clerk are shielded by protective measures. It notes the room layout and mentions specific attendees including the presiding officer and former officials. The scene appears to reflect a formal school board or city meeting with a focus on procedure and decorum.

Alan Herres Wake Neis

Mrs Henrietta Turell Mentley Called to Larger Church Role

Mrs Henrietta Turell Mentley of this city has been chosen as soloist by the large reform church on Lenox Avenue and 123rd Street New York taking the place of Miss Corning Welch The position is a clear advancement and was offered to her due to merit and hard work She has previously served as contralto soloist at the 23rd annual Ginner of the Collegiate Club event at Holy Trinity Church Another noted soloist at the church is Edith Chapman Gould with John Young and Hastings in supporting roles

Henrietta Turell-Mentley Centralke New York City Holy Trinity New York Eas Reformed Harlew Lenox Avenue 123D Street Corning Welch Edith Chapman Gould Webb Horton Memory Presbyteriam Mentley

Long-ago Strike Breaker Harry Murray Appeals Goshen Sentence

Harry Murray alias Harry Johnson, a former strike breaker in Middletown, appeals a 20 year term handed by County Judge A H F Seeger for a serious crime. District Attorney Henry Hirschbers of Newburgh received the printed case. argument set in the Appellate Division Brooklyn in January. Murray testified he changed his name after police pressure, once worked as a private detective, and had prior burglary convictions.

J.D. Wilson, Jr OSS Coe Murray Middletown Ontario & Western Trist Goshen Johnson

Appellate Division Assigns Supreme Court Terms in 1918

Goshen December 11 Supreme Court Justice elect AL H Seeger of Newburgh will preside at his first regular term in Goshen beginning the first Monday in February with several terms in Newburgh and Goshen. Justice Morsehauser Tompkins Platt Seeger hold various terms across districts and counties including Brooklyn and Westchester with special terms in Goshen and Newburgh. A musical tea in Goshen December 12 supports Red Cross with a basket collection.

Goshen Supreme Court AL H. F. Seeger Newburgh wApneHate Dion Ninth Judicial District Morsehauser Tompkins Gosken Platt New Justice Seeger Tompignis Seeze iii Gul Justice Young Seecer Brooklyn Westchester County Dutchess County Morschauser Young Jume Seeger Rockland County Putnam County Justice Platt Westchester St. James Guild W. O. Hickok

Enlisted Men Off to Camp from Warwick Contingent

A Warwick delegation joined the army at Poughkeepsie after recruitment by Postmaster G. F. Ketchum. Names include Thomas P. Lawrence Lewis Welch Ror Me Cor Howard Perry and many others. Death notices report HR. A. Word of Death and obituaries for Mrs. Mary A. Dickerson Emmett Doolittle and Mrs Grille Foeller with funeral details and family survivors.

Form Stocum Warwick Poughkeepsie G. F. Ketchum Thomas P. Lawrence Lewis Welch Ror Me Cor Howard Perry Harry Exit Thomas O'Hehi Gay Woodres Howard Pierson Miller Preston Schofield Kenneth Rightmerer Thomas Waer Jeff

Obituary for Robert J. Hunter Rail Official

Robert J. Hunter assistant far mas ter of the New York, Ontario & Western Railroad died Monday at his home on Knickerbocker road in Tenafly New Jersey after a brief illness. He was 27 born in Brooklyn and married two years ago to Margaret Smith who survives him. His mother a brother and a sister also survive. Bird Hunter was a member of Com-

Robert J. Hunter New York, Ontario & Western Railroad Knickerbocker Road Tenafly N. J Mr. Hunter Brooklyn Margaret Smith Bird Hunter Com

Mrs Eldridge Norton Dies from Cancer in Sil Lake

Mrs Ju ja AL Norton wife of Eldridge C Norton died Saturday night at Sil Lake Hospital after ten weeks with cancer. Survived by husband two sons Charles M Norton Jamaica L J and Ralph E Norton New York two sisters Mrs Anna Daley Washingtonville and Mrs Norah Launt Sydney NY. Interment Woodlawn Cemetery Westchester at family convenience.

Sewburgh Ju Ja AL Norton Eldridge C. Norton Sil Lake Woodlawn Cemetery Westchester County

Council Holds Brief Session on Christmas Eve Adjourning Early

A short Common Council meeting convened Monday with all members present except Davis. Clerk Taylor reported November balance of 35 973.01, received by finance committee. Police Chief McCoach and Fire Chief Hisham reports were filed. Alderman Cole approved street lighting on Cottage Street and Alderman Heroes funded 1938 assessment roll. Inspectors voting on the soldier canvass to be paid five dollars each plus two dollars for the chair and sixty-six cents mileage.

Cale Davis Evedence Taylor Herres Alderman Cox Hisham Alderman Cole Miller Cottage Street Thetahan Mission Heroes the Commissioners of Election Goshen

Draft Dodger Blames Woman for Draft Evasion

Leslie F. Doll aged 27 was arrested in Port Jervis for failing to register for the June 5 selective draft. He told U S Marshal McCarthy and Officer Stephen Campbell that he kept company with a German girl in Chicago who threatened to fit him if he registered. Doll was sent to Goshen jail to await investigation by U S authorities after claiming the distraction of a Great Lakes voyage on June 5.

Chicago Leslie F. Doll Port Jervis Goshen U. S McCarthy New York Stephen Campbell Great Lakes

Brighton Carlsbad Hosiery Gift Box and Winter Accessories

Bright colorful catalog note lists Pajahions Fibré Silk Socks four pair in a stylish Emas box. Includes Warm Gloves Sweaters and Cans of brushed wool Canes Umbrellas Mufflers as assorted winter accessories and gifts.

Mrs Holcombe Named President Of PTA

A Central Body meeting at Mulberry Street School elected officers for the upcoming year with Mrs. G. L. Holcombe as president and Mrs. W. L. Dickerson as vice president. Secretary and treasurer named Mrs. Alice VanLeuvan. A discussion on supervised playgrounds occurred among teachers and parents.

Mulberry Street G. L. Holcombe W. L. Dickerson Mfrs Alice VanLeuvan

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