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Newspaper
Middletown Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1917
Page
2
The bid in Bid ae this week promotes the Red Cross drive with the slogan Be your Santa Claus. It urges giving to loved ones while also supporting Red Cross relief, noting practical gifts that benefit the donor and the charity.
A compact suggestion promotes gifting hats or caps as a suitable present for him. The idea centers on practical headwear options that suit various styles and occasions.
William fross MacKinnon, formerly post master for the regiment at Camp Wadsworth, Spartanburg, is visiting with Trienis Eir. He was initiated into Hoffman Lodge No. 214 and is accompanied by Mrs. MacKinnon. They are staying at Fire Central on West Main street.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a Friday evening event on December 21 at 7 30 with mentions of the North Street Congregations and a plea from members to reject an advertisement. Context and details are unclear due to the garbled source text.
Will documents from Goshen dated December 17 reveal Mar J Doyle of S Montgomery naming Margaret Cooler as sister-in-law heir and James A Lodse as executor. Additional notes list James C B Daler of Middletown bequeathing all property to Blanche A Daler with executors named Bouton and Cooley.
Property values listed for estates of several deceased individuals. Harriet H. Newkirk died in Middletown on December 4 leaving 12500 to her son John H. Newkirk with him named executor. Victor Jones of Monroe left 1000, with the estate to his father Richard W. Jones. Mrs Comela P. Breed of Cornwall died November 1917 leaving real estate 3000 and personal property 954. remainder divided among three children with sister Sarah L. Conklin of New York as well. John Orr of Cornwall died in September. real estate 20030 and personal property 1500, widow to receive one third and use of wetbirds, with half of the use to son Walter S. Orr and half to daughter Alice Orr Roberts. Herman Daley of Gosien died in Armaston New Jersey after three weeks illness. wife Maria Wood, one son Peter survive. Body arrived Friday on the 2 o'clock train. interment at St John’s Cemetery. Tonight at the Central theater the film Mary Morland with Mackuckl and Helen Holmes plays along with a Railroad Raiders reel.
Resolutions honoring Robert B Cochran who died in Washington New Jersey last Wednesday were drafted at a memorial session of Excelsior Hook and Ladder Company in the trick house Sunday afternoon. President Harry T Crist opened the meeting as Archibald E Vail and Albert S Slauson prepared the memorial paper which was read and filed. Eulogies by Crist and Wail praised Cochran as a true friend and companion.
The passage lists gloves and capes linked to a West Main Street unit, noting Tan Capes Real Mochas grey with black embroidery backs fur lined gloves eressed kid gloves soft worsted linings knit gloves and auto gauntlets. It mentions Mr Cochran as secretary for years and as first and second assistant foreman during his membership.
The Orange Humane Society report lists actions including reprimands for reckless driving, horses ordered off streets for poor condition, and warnings to drivers and owners to care for animals. It notes a disabled act and a horse found down ordered shot by owner permission, plus other cases requiring immediate owner action under law.
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