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Newspaper
Middletown Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1916
Page
7
A Boston Journal of Education editor praised Miles City Montana school plans but local Superintendent Tuthill, after reviewing the copy sent by the Miles City superintendent, found no evident superiority in the design.
New York on December 28 The fight over the right of John J Ditton to enforce labeling each refrigerator egg with cold storage will be tested in the state courts. The New York Mercantile Exchange plans an injunction to restrain the commissioner from enforcing the order as egg dealers rush to dispose of cold storage eggs before a final decision.
Theodore Baldwin Burnham of East Orange New Jersey will add the surname Vannest after January and become heirs to $106,000 left by his uncle George Willett Vannest, a bachelor of Orange County. The order for the name was signed Saturday by Judge Osborne. If he refused to change his name the heir would have done to Harvard yard. Mr. Vannest died on his nephew's twenty fourth birthday, May 18.
Miss Elizabeth Elliott and Mrs Cerolte EF Miller of Montgomery sell a 345 acre homestead on the Ridge Road in New Windsor to Floyd Mead of Crystal Fur. Possession passes April 1 1917 when Mead will move onto the property.
A fragment notes the use of want columns in Times Free for advertising items or services. It reflects a traditional feature where readers posted needs, offerings, or notices to attract attention and encourage exchanges. The text emphasizes commerce and community notices typical of early 20th century newspapers.
The First Congregational Church reopened its auditorium after months of repairs from lightning damage. Large crowds attended both services as Dr. Charles W. Shelton preached on the nature of the church and its mission. Dr. Burton spoke on The Call of the Pilgrim Spirit, urging plans to honor the Pilgrims and grow Congregational work with substantial fundraising and endowment goals.
The Giles-Giles Company handled carpenter work and the Enterprise Electrical Company did the wiring for repairs at the church. Edward Sterling, the new organist, played the pipe organ at services for the first time. Trustees expect insurance to cover the outstanding repair bills as not all invoices have yet arrived.
Port Jervis and nearby towns publish obituaries for Susan A McCoy aged about 67 wife of Alison McCoy who died at her son Charles McCoy home. Also listed are Jennie Case, Mary Bonnell, Charles Courtright, Asa Gray, and Sebastian Gumpert with brief life facts and funeral plans. Names, ages, birthplaces, and relatives noted. multiple services and interments planned in Laurel Grove and local cemeteries.
Funeral details for Mrs Martin Neilsen held at North Street Congregational Church at 2 pm with crowded attendance and choral pieces including Sweet Tour of Prayer and Face to Face. Interment in New Vernon with deacons as pallbearers. Miss Mary Burke's funeral mass at St Josephs Church at 5:30 am with pallbearers listed and burial at Liverny in St Peter's Cemetery.
Edward G Geisenheimer long time Brock's Hotel clerk and Orange County Firemen's Association member died at his home in Liarmoras Pennsylvania at 1 44 pm He was 57 and had previously run the Clarendon hotel in Port Jervis He was a well known figure in local firefighting circles and Delaware Hose Company member in Orange County New York.
The Order of Grand Pagies will hold a regular meeting at Eagles Hall Tuesday at 8 pm with important business to discuss. A social gathering at Mrs H Funnell's home 127 North street follows. Day Nursery meets Tuesday afternoon at Thrall Library. Middletown & Unionville railroad adds a Christmas shopper train Saturday leaving Emionville at 6 15 pm and returning later in the evening.
Willie says his dad was a pretty bad boy to know exactly what questions to ask him about what he has been doing.
A Middletown merchant touts Phosphated Iron as a cure that revived a nervous bookkeeper and inspired dozens of testimonials. The ad claims improved sleep, appetite, and vigor after taking the capsules, urging customers to insist on genuine Phosphated Iron from J. Erskine Mills and Goshen Pharmacy and warning against substitutions.
The Louis d or gold coin began in 1641 under Louis XIII, last minted in 1705 after Louis XIV. The term survives in reference to the twenty franc gold piece called the new napoleon, with May valuations around 5 dollars in U.S. money.
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