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Newspaper
Middletown Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1916
Page
2
A compact retail notice lists a wide range of goods from hats to socks including overcoats, underwear, umbrellas, bath robes, house coats, gloves, shirts, handbags, mufflers and work shirts. Store hours extend to evenings through the Xmas season.
District Deputy L. G. Brimmer will visit the Elks Wednesday evening for an official visit. The event includes a class initiation followed by a banquet. Watch the Times-Press Wanted Columns for details.
Goshen Lodge No 266 P A BMM elected Master Walter G Brown to replace Percy W Gott and named Philip A Roby Junior Warden George E Corwin Senior Beacon Elwood Roberts Treasurer William N Hoffman Secretary William A Handerson Trustee John L Cummins. Installation followed with Chaplain Rev Dr Charles A Pies and other officers appointed.
The advertisement lists various ERECTOR sets including The Toy Like Structural Steel numbers one through five and A variants with prices from 1.50 to 5.00. Electrical sets and bricktor sets are also featured with specific price points. Readers are urged to phone orders.
Surrogate John B Swezey began the case for the settlement of Dominic Tripodia's estate in Middletown. Tripodia was killed October 13 at the GO W shops when a locomotive struck him. The estate valued at 50 dollars will be divided among the father, two brothers, and five sisters. Also local notices include the Goshen Junior GAA C basketball team traveling to Middletown to face St Joseph's and a Mission Society meeting at the Presbyterian Church with Rev J R Sizoo speaking. Knights of Columbus held a Euchre gathering with strong turnout.
Students of Ursuline Academy in Gury progress daily under Miss Cora Belle Morse for the pageant The Masque of Pandora. The December 28 and 29 Stratton Theatre production features authentic costumes and high quality singing and dancing, superior to typical amateur shows.
New York dispatch reports bids being received for construction of a 22 story store and office building on the site of the old Murray Bid-Hotel, with potential removal of the existing hotel structure forthcoming.
Albany December 19 The Second District Public Service Commission received a petition from Newburgh Industrial Centre Inc seeking permission to construct and operate a steam railroad siding from the Erie Railroad branch in the city's southwest to the company property and across several intersecting streets.
Port Jervis December 19 Eds Geisenheimer died at his Matamoras Pa home after a week long illness aged 87 born in Gelden Bridge June 11 1859 son of George and Marie Geisenheimer longtime Port Jervis hotel man married to Hattie Rowley in 1889 survived by son Edward and daughter Mrs Joseph Dilger sisters Mrs Richard Sherlick Mrs G J Rewlins Mrs Adolph Eydem Miss Fredericke Geisenheimer Mrs F Koenig and brother George Geisenheimer He was a Knights of Pythias member and active in St Peters Lutheran Church known for operating the Delaware House and later various hotels and venues in the Erie line entertaining crowds with concerts and clambakes and hosting famed entertainers.
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