Vacancy in Poor Office Sparks Sullivan County Row
A county probe into Superintendent Corelus E Downe reveals alleged irregularities in the Poor Office. Gov Whitman may declare the post vacant and the Board of Supervisors will appoint a temporary replacement. Possible successor Alexander Moore Regis and others are named amid a Republican Democratic balance. Mrs Downe provides no clue to her husband’s whereabouts.
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Monticello
Den
Sullivan Country
Corelus E. Downe
Poor
Board of Supervisors
Downie
Sullivan County Board of Supervisors
Alexander Moore Regis
Forestbursh
F Fletcher C. Rhodes
Westbrockville
L. W. Lawrence
Hurleyville
Robert B. LaBegh
Divmes
Walter T. Tether
John $. Andersen
Moore
Foresburgh
Wrrishoro
Kingston Chamber Gains 377 Members in Dinner Campaign
Kingston reports the Chamber of Commerce closed its member drive with a dinner for campaign manager L. E. Wilson. The teams secured 377 memberships at 25 dollars per year for three years, conducted by the American City Bureau.
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Kingston
Chamber of Commerce
L. E Wilson
American Cty Bureau
Grandma Sez Weve Hed Our Barrel Of Sweet Cider
A rustic voice declares three weeks have passed since the cider barrel was nearly emptied and hints at plans to remove the tap and install a bang. The old woman recalls telling grandpa it was about time to act.
Community Christmas Tree At Sunflower Park Delights Middletown
Nearly a thousand residents gathered at Sunflower Park near the State Armory for Middletown’s second Community Christmas Tree, under the Federation of Women’s Clubs. Ernest Hilsdorf directed six carols as the 2nd Separate Company Band played, with school children and church groups joining in a brisk, hourlong program. Mrs. B. P. Flory led civic efforts, and local hosts Mr. and Mrs. Greenhalgh provided the tree. continued on page eight.
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Middletown
Sunflower Park
State Armory
Thrall Park
Federation of Womens Clubs
Hille Triangle
Riddletown
Ernest Hilsdorf
Triangle
2Tth
Federation
B. P. Flory
Slate Hill resident injured in stair fall at home
Mrs Mary Harrison 54 mother of Webb Harrison of Courtland Place, Slate Hill, lies injured after a late Saturday evening fall from stairs while holding a lit lamp. No bones broken but she is cut and bruised and likely to remain in bed for several days amid family aid and a doctor’s care.
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Mary Harrison
Webb Harrison
Courtland Place
State Hill
Betievca
Harrison
Milton Cornish Dies in Newburgh
Milton Cornish aged 63 died at his Newburgh home after a long illness that began on Thanksgiving Day. A prominent figure in labor and fraternal circles, he is survived by his wife and several children.
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Times-Press
Mewbursh
Milton Cornish
Death of Mrs Charles Mares Shocks Newburgh
Mrs Charles Mares, 15, a prominent Newburgh resident, died Saturday night after a two year illness. Her father long served as superintendent at Washington's Headquarters. She was a niece of Enoch Carter, a notable local figure around 1800. The couple marked their 50th wedding anniversary in October, having wed at Washington's Headquarters in 1366. She is survived by her husband and one son.
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Times Press
Newsburgh
Charles Mares
Cay
Washington
Enoch Carter
Mazes
Washingtons
Fatal Hotel Fronson Fire in New Britain
A hotel blaze in New Britain Conn at the Hotel Fronson early today left one man burned to death and three others including a woman overcome by smoke. Police conducted numerous rescues as flames swept the building.
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New Britain
Conn
Fronson
Special Music in Churches of City on Monday
Sunday church music drew large congregations with morning and evening services. Decor featured evergreens and chorus specimens as listed in the Times-Press. Pastors delivered ably and inspiring sermons. About 30 Christian Endeavor Union members, led by John W. Post and Clinton A. Keeler, toured pastors homes singing carols under winter windows.
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Christian Endeavor Union
John W. Post
Clinton A. Keeler
Healms of Glory
Bethlehem
First Presbyterian Church
Police Busy in Middletown on Christmas Day
Police kept busy from early morning until near midnight on Christmas Day in Middletown. Offenders included public intoxication cases, a disorderly conduct arrest at Eagles Hall, and a disturbance at the armory. Notable incidents involved Fred Romer at 141 Lake avenue and a series of calls from Summit about trouble at Romer’s home. Francis Kenigan suffered a suspected stroke while at work at Park Cafe. A stereopticon lecture titled When the King Comes and The Other Wise Man was presented at North Street Congregational Church.
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Middletown
Bluecoats
Recorder Starr
Charles Osborne
Cottage Streets
Halstead
McCoach
John Welch
Howells
John F. Murray
Eagles Hall
William Faulkner
Daniel D. Holland
Toplay Holland
L. William P. Cortes
Holland
Fred Romer
Lake Avenue
Benton and
Romer
Fred
Thompson
MR. Kerrigan
Francis Kenigan
James E. Scott
Park Cafe
North Street
Gibson
North Street Concrecational Church
C. H. Mattison
German Allies Rejoin Wilson Peace Note Calls For Immediate Conference
Berlin replies to President Wilson’s peace note says the great work of preventing future wars can begin only after the present struggle ends. It renews Bethmann Hollweg’s offer for an immediate peace conference and proposes meeting belligerents at a neutral place. Berlin forwards the text to U S diplomats in Vienna Sofia and Constantinople. Washington and London interpret the reply as a rejection of terms and a demand that the Allies also agree to talks. If the Allies refuse, the war continues. rapid framing of a response is anticipated by week’s end. Russia confirms it will fight until Germany is defeated.
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International News Service
Berlin
Wilson
United States
Vienna
Sofia
Constantinople
von Bethmann Hollweg
James W. Gerard
United States of America
Washington
Germany
Titile
Lloyd George
White House
State Department
Ase
Entente
London
Russia
Petrograd
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Kingston Chamber
Sez
Second City
Slate Hill
Mrs. Harrison
Newburgh
Charles Mapes
First Presbyterian
Webb Horton
Dillabouezh
Sir. Giddings
Dr. Verron
Mr. Shults
Christ
Hark
C. Kenneth Smith
Central Garage Company
Willys- Overland Company
Toledo
Ohio
Overland Company
C. K. Smith
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