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Newspaper
Middletown Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1916
Page
8
Rheumatic sufferers seek weather relief with Nextrone Prescription 99 advertised by J. Erskine Mills Middletown NY and Scorr Pharmacy Goshen NY and other druggists. Claim promises cure or relief for winter rheumatism with $1.00 bottle and mail orders available.
New York December 1 Commissioner of Correction Burdette G Lewis seeks to divert 370000 appropriated for two womens court and house of detention to a new fund for a women prisoners farm. He prefers the farm if only one project can be funded, possibly near Slate Hill.
Sergeant Billy Lord and Detective HKipler of the Paterson police recovered nine automobiles alleged stolen from Paterson and sold to farmers and business men in and near Florida Orange county by George and Lewis Ehlers of Pine Island. The car identified as Dr Freenegrass’s, said to have been bought by D D Wickham near Ridgebury from George Ehlers, was among those returned to Orange county on Wednesday. The detectives also conferred with Chief John D Mec Coach in Goshen before leaving for Paterson.
New York dispatch reports Thomas A. Edison replying to Rev Dr Adams on how to avoid temptation. He says he has no experience with temptations and has never had time to be tempted. He suggests young people should get a job and work hard to remove temptation.
Poughkeepsie December announcement states Sanford D. Stockton of 61 South Clinton Street will retire from the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co after 35 years as general agent. He will be succeeded by L. M. M. Buil, district agent for the Northwestern, who has resided in Poughkeepsie for 15 years.
The O. and W. Band plans a big dance at Fagtes Hall tomorrow night with tickets sold in advance and at the door. A street parade may precede the event, weather permitting, followed by dancing from 9 o'clock with the band playing the latest numbers for the dancing public.
Twelve members of the Ladies' Aid Society of the Methodist Church of East Wawarsing were guests at Mr and Mrs A L Clark 9 New street Wednesday. A most enjoyable day was spent and Mrs Fred Burton heads the Wawarsing society in Middletown mark three annual visits yesterday.
James Gilchrist, a Brooklyn businessman who bought a 59 acre Bloomingburg farm, killed himself after eight months of hardship from high farm costs. He attempted suicide with chloroform, was found, then shot himself four hours later. His despondency grew as feed and other prices outpaced earnings.
On a December morning near our city, three inches of snow cover fields as farmers in mittens plow. One farmer notes the unusual warmth for December and hopes for a week of this weather to finish spring plowing while crows crow as a weather omen signaling milder days ahead.
Chief of Police John B D McCoach received Thomas Maffett who traveled from Kalkeblich to Middle town seeking his wife who allegedly deserted him with their five children. The wife, said to be mentally defective, planned to give away the children and left one son of seven with Kalkaha residents before departing. The boy was recovered and returned to his father. Maffett believes she may be in Buffalo or Fogge X where relatives live and plans to visit Fonès today to locate kin and confirm the wife’s whereabouts.
Mr and Mrs J Buckeridge of Jersey City motored to Mount Hope to visit a ill brother. Blake Leanmeax of Liberty visited his cousin Albert Fitzgerald on Saturday. Miss Mary Helms, back from New York, expects to return home Wednesday. Miss Alice Clark spent the weekend with Mrs George Durland at Fate Hill and attended the bazaar at Westtown.
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