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Newspaper
Middletown Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1916
Page
2
Ladies are invited to browse useful gifts with daintiness beauty and style for the best man. A promise of discretion until after Christmas is offered. Special showing of Overcoats priced at 15 dollars.
In Goshen on December 13, charges against John Margiewits Jr. Joseph Kosher and Ignatius Kosher stem from a October 29 shooting incident when a rifle discharged during a play fight. The three were arraigned and released on probation while other local cases were heard. A juvenile death tied to the incident was reported as well as related charges against a father for lack of supervision.
Jesse Hovvencamp of Middletown was arraigned in Goshen Justice Court on a theft charge for stealing a pig from John Duggan. Lacking sufficient evidence, Justice Edwards discharged him. The case involved a pig trade linked to Mrs. Flora Decker and testimony from John S. Brasted and others.
A local ad markets educational building blocks sewing bead and painting sets plus Charlie Chaplin wind ups. It highlights the largest stock of rector with sets priced from one dollar to one dollar fifty and notes special electrical and Brictor sets at elevated prices.
Armour and Company workers at the Union Street Middletown plant received a bonus from the year's earnings for 1916. Manager Dawkins said all employees in Middletown with two years or more of service shared in the bonus under the company terms.
Stocks show urgent demand with gains and losses across copper, steel, coal, and petroleum issues. Grain opened higher with mixed closes as oats and corn diverge. provisions ease slightly amid light trading.
Cleveland reports HL. K Devereux will resign as head of the Grand Circuit and drop his official connection with harness horse racing after yesterday's announcement.
Halifax reports the British steamer Griles sent wireless calls for help last night and is sinking off Little Hope Shelbourne convoy today. Several vessels reportedly answered but none are known to have arrived. A Grilse schooner yacht appears in registers from Lundberg.
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