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Middletown Times Press

Location

Middletown, New York, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1916

Page

8

Dismiss Charges Against Teacher in Port Jervis Board Meeting

At a special Port Jervis Board of Education meeting on December 20 the board dismissed the charges filed by Mrs. Coleman and her daughter Henriette Decker against Principal John H. DeWitt of the Church Street School. DeWitt was fully exonerated. Dr. Joseph Ferguson announced his office and residence move to 58 Linden Avenue.

Port Jervis Board of Education DR. Ferguson Joseph Ferguson Linden Avenue

Musical Instrument Sale Displays Include Many Instruments

A window showcases violins guitars banjos mandolins ukuleles accordions concertinas harmonicas flageolets piccolos violins cases oboes cornet yamborines and other wind and percussion items. The display emphasizes items that can be tooted pulled or pounded with prices and vendor names likely listed nearby.

Officers elected at Hoffman Lodge No 412 in Walden

At 2 regular communications in the Masonic Temple North and Courtland streets J Noble Wood was elected Master of Hoffman Lodge No 412 F and A M The retiring Master is Irving W Dever Installation will occur next Tuesday night with John Bright as installing officer The officers elected were Master J Noble Wood Senior Warden Charles H Pickard Junior Warden Fred S Rogers Treasurer Thomas K DeWitt Secretary N B A Taylor Trustee for Three Years Russell Wisegins Rumors of liquor law violations in Montgomery and two blind tigers surfaced with accusations of licensed liquor dealers seeking enforcement and grand jury involvement

Masonic Man Lodge Warren J. Adams John Bright J. Noble Wood Charles H. Pickard Fred S. Rogers Thomas K. Devwitt N. B. A. Taylor Russell Wisegins Walden Liquor Dealers’ Association Montgomery Newburgh Ugnor

More Mail Held by the British and French

Between December 1915 and September 30 this year 41 000 bags of malt bound to and from Germany were illegally seized by British and French naval authorities. The Overseas News Agency notes many letters showed US and South American trade with Germany and aided blacklist measures.

Sy International News Service Berlin Germany Overseas News Agency United States

Patriotism Quote by Daniel Webster

A historical excerpt highlights Webster urging national dedication to liberty and peace. It frames the country as a future monument of wisdom and freedom, blessed by God, to inspire the world.

Daniel Webster

Auto Wheel to Be Made Here in City

The Gerlelt auto spring wheel is to be manufactured in this city. Star stones, including rubies and sapphires, are described as occasional water stones showing a star. A star ruby is very rare while the star sapphire is fairly common.

Gerlelt Auto

Walden Residents Celebrate Fourth Wedding Anniversary

Walden, Dec. 20 The home of Mr and Mrs Carl Snyder hosted a large anniversary party with red and green decor and dancing. Guests included Mr and Mrs D P Wagar Mr and Mrs Arthur Reeve and Mr and Mrs Freq Maure Middletown Mr and Mrs John McNeil and daughter Beulah Mr and Mrs Edward Shorene and family Eduard Swinen. A Stony Ford Stock Farm sale of horses and farming implements continues tomorrow with many locals attending and expected long-distance buyers due to mahogany furniture history. Louis Titus handles the sale with W H Looney as auctioneer.

Walden Carl Snyder D. P. Wagar Arthur Reeve Air Freq Maure Middletown John McNeil Beulah Edward Shorene Eduard Swinen Stony Ford Louis Titus W. H. Looney

Leonard in Albany on hospital business

Henry 3 Leonard steward of Middletown State Hospital was in Albany Tuesday on institutional business. A Uplifted quip about a new bonnet appears from a Detroit Free Press joke: Frights are all the rage this year.

MR. Leonard Albany Henry 3. Leonard Middletown State Hospital Bennet Detroit Free Press

Mysterious ship sightings spark raider suspicion

The stamship Waseags arriving from Santos Brazil reported sighting 1 mysterious warcraft in West Indian waters that may have been a German raider. The vessel wore all funnels some of which are believed to have been false.

International News Service New York Waseags Santos Brazil West Indian

Loss of American schooner William Mason near Perth Amboy

Halifax report of December 20 states the American schooner William Mason from Perth Amboy New Jersey, bound for Yarmouth Nova Scotia with coal, was lost in a gale with all aboard. Wreckage washed ashore near Bigsby revealed two sailors identified as Benjamin Matthews of Missouri and James Apt of Bear River Nova Scotia by papers in their pockets.

Sy International News Service Halifax N.S William 3Fason Perth Amboy N. J Yarmouth Bigsby Benjamin Matthews Missouri James A Apt Bear River

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Fahae Masonic Temple North St Hoffman Lodge the Times Columms J. Noble Woop Crawford Furniture Company Wills & Gardner Crawford Furniture Co King Street Haele Merchants National Bank Nowy Einolass Middletown, N. Y the Fur Shop W. J. Goetz Waterman Gillette Park & Tilford Liggett’s W. W.young Franklin Square Victrola IV Victrola Victrola IX Victrola X Victrola XI Victrola XIV Victrola XVI Victor Hanford & Horton
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