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Newspaper
Middletown Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1916
Page
1
The building committee of the Board of Education yesterday debated a new school plan to meet city growth and war demands. They favored a 16 classroom building with four industrial rooms and a 12 room core plus a gymnasium and auditorium, plus offices and store rooms, to serve assembly needs and public entertainments.
The first battalion of the New York Signal Corps arrived home today with ten officers and 139 men. Relatives and friends greeted the returning soldiers with enthusiasm. Squadron A, Minnesota Cavalry, will reach here tomorrow and other units are expected by week’s end. The battalion passed through Middletown and Port Jervis earlier.
The International News Service reports at Madison Square Garden after 62 hours eleven leading teams completed 1192 miles and five laps in the six carbine race. The event was in New York, with standings noted as of 2 o'clock.
Governor Whitman approves hospital expansions to house 600 more patients and add 87 staff at Middletown State Hospital. Plans call for two new 300 patient buildings plus upgrades to power, dairy, and maintenance facilities with total construction near 348000 dollars.
Albany December 20 residents of Pine Bush filed with the Second District Public Service Commission a protest against Orange County Telephone Company over fire service outages and rate changes. The company explained that after a fire destroyed Pine Bush’s exchange it quickly reestablished service with used switchboards from Sea Girt New Jersey and temporarily directed lines with a 50 cent monthly increase for direct lines. Most subscribers supported night and Sunday service and it was launched December 1. The company noted limits on free or reduced service to nearby areas where other firms handle service.
A large fir will stand in Sunflower Park by the State Armory for Middletown's second community Christmas tree on Monday night. The event includes carols, a 7 pm gathering, and a program of hymns performed by the 24th Separate Company Band. Donations funded the tree and program, with Federation of Women's Homes volunteers organizing the event.
Four additional lights are planned, bringing the total to thirteen along North Street between Franklin Square and the Erie wrecks. Since its Saturday night start the system has sparked debate over brightness and spacing. Property owners from Erie crossing to Wickham Avenue petitioned for extension, with council committee delaying action until south-side work finishes. extension likely next spring.
New York December 20 a four member committee with two milk producers and two dealers plus Senator Charles W Wicks as fifth member was appointed to review milk prices for January February and March. Producers Frederick H Thompson Roswell D Copperland. dealers Theodore Caldwell Isaac Van Bromer. Chicago December 29 auction of trotters and pacers at Union Stock Yards yields 2 7 horses fetching 311 605 average 527 with The Lark 2 08%4 five year old trotting mare selling for 1500 to C K G Buildings New York highest price of the day. sale to run five days.
Local posts and Erie offices offered conflicting notices about timetable changes. A Washington bulletin claimed train No 5 would shift to run earlier after December 17, but Middletown officials denied a schedule change. A New bulletin says the change would take effect January 7 with a second train to be announced.
Charles H Mitchell prominent Binghamton contractor died at City Hospital after an operation for intestinal obstruction following a prior bout of ptomaine poisoning. He helped build the Horton mansion and the Binghamton Savings Bank Building, leaving a widow, two sons, and four sisters. Funeral Friday at 2 PM at the home with burial in Fairview Park Cemetery.
The Board of Governors of the Orange County Golf Club will meet this evening at the president James F Tethill home on Highland avenue. Plans for the coming season will be discussed and luncheon served. Governors include J B Gibbs and George N Clemson.
London dec 20 the allies note to central powers rejecting entente peace proposals will be the same lines as Lloyd George speech term demands pressed by the ratites question if Germany will make new overtures to allies grasping broad principles in the speech opinion divided while Britain readies for vigorous war new program indicates no early end to hostilities newspapers echo fears and hopes about peace negotiations with Germany and entente in firm accord on rejecting German peace offers with hopes for a formal reply and possible future talks
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