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Newspaper
Middletown Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1917
Page
2
Christmas services at St John’s Lutheran Church Tuesday evening drew a large crowd. The choir and Sunday school program pleased attendees while the pastor and his wife were warmly remembered by the church council and ladies society with gifts from members.
A fragmented OCR segment lists numerous Christmas carols and performers or contributors such as Elinor Vogel Frances Vogel and Helen Schnei der. It mentions titles like Oom for Jesus Tre Christmas Rose and Gis fur the King along with various surnames and phrases referencing Christmas music, benevolence, and religious observances.
Grand Master James Wingate of the Grand Lodge of New York calls a special session at the Ten Eyck Hotel Albany on Friday January 25 1918 at 1 pm for relief of subordinate lodge members in military or naval service. The meeting covers using a fund to pay dues reimburse weekly benefits and welfare work in war-related efforts.
Mrs Constine McGuire aged 60 to 65 was burned to death in her 205 North Water street Newburgh home on Monday night. Her son Matthew McGuire 23 and M J Treen 25 a tailor are in custody as police probe the blaze. Officers noted chronic trouble at the house and found McGuire intoxicated in the hallway after a fire alarm. The lamp likely overturned either by accident or during a drunken brawl as investigators seek the cause.
Newburgh Pec 28 The Germain House and Home Building Company off Church Street New York will soon start erecting 709 buildings in the city. One hundred will be bungalows and the rest cottages. The homes meet anticipated worker demand for the new shipyards.
Report from Valentine Texas dated December 26 says troops and Mexican rear guards fought Tuesday night near Candelaria after bodies were recovered of Michel Welch a U S mail carrier hanged by bandits yesterday. A daughter named Clara Isabelle was born December 15 to Mr and Mrs Ellsworth Farle.
Mrs G H Eveland of Duncan Mills recounts a neighbor's advice leading to relief from lumbago after using Foley Kidney Pills. She credits two to three bottles with complete relief and recommends the medicine for kidney trouble, noting improved sleep and energy.
Governor Whittzin designated Supreme Court Justice William J. Kelley of Brooklyn to the Second Department Appellate Division bench to fill the Stapleton vacancy. Friends of Judge Tompkins in Newburgh started a movement Friday to back him, but the petition had not been sent to Albany and Tompkins’ interest in a change was unclear.
A. A. Ambler's jewelry store shows a three inch eighteen pound English shrapnel shell, 24 inches high, with powder and bullets, secured by A. Wesley while at the 65aces Normal School. A smaller shell is also on display attracting interest from passersby commenting on its destructive power.
The steamship Tuscarerma, once a lake vessel converted for Atlantic service, and its 35 crew, are believed lost at sea north of Cape Breton Island. Aboard were the ship's officers and regular sailors, with no distress signals reported. The incident follows requisition for wartime service, and rescue efforts are underway.
Fuel Administrator Garfield told the Senate investigating committee that if the war continued long the government would be compelled to pool the coal supply and sell it at reasonable prices.
Vilhjalmur Stefansen, last heard in March 1916, has arrived at Port Yukon with his expedition, according to a report to the Naval Department. The message confirms contact after a lengthy silence and places the party at their destination.
The State Department announced that Greece will reward its citizens in the United States who enlist in the American army. The notice was released from Washington on December 26.
New York's Dreadline has been suspended as demand for labor drops. At Bowery Mission 227 Bowers a Christmas program entertained about 400 people with a turkey dinner readings and vocal solos. Mission leaders see reconstruction era anxieties affecting future work.
Uncle Eben muses that some men are so good natured they can be easily imposed upon. The remark frames a slice of community life where traits and temptations intersect, revealing locals' behavior and moral stance with dry wit.
Lawrence of this city had sued Cordises and Coe of Monroe for flour sold and won $660. At a special Supreme Court term in Newburgh Justice Young set aside a deed transferring Monroe property executed the day after the verdict. Lawrence now can collect his judgment from the Monroe property. Ivan A. Gardner represented him.
Newburgh's water supply has run low and city reservoirs are nearly empty. The Catskill aqueduct pipeline near the city will be tapped, placing 106,600,000 gallons into the reservoirs at a cost of 13.0 dollars, providing about a 20 day supply.
The coffin of William Bell Cavanaugh, who died in Passaic, N Y, Friday, was carried to Phillipsburg today and interred in the James Lemon plot at Wallkill Cemetery. His son Charles and other relatives accompanied the procession.
Baltimore. Rev Henry Wessling S J, a blind priest recently ordained under a papal dispensation, celebrated his first Mass at Woodstock College. It may be the first mass ever by a blind priest. Wessling lost sight nine years ago in a Canisius College lab accident while demonstrating a chemical reaction to students. Pope Benedict granted the dispensation. Midnight masses at St Josephs and Our Lady of Mt Carmel drew large congregations with deep spiritual interest. Also noted is Gregory of Lincoln, a Western league pitcher, who led his team to a 21 inning win, setting a local year record.
A vintage health ad urges daily morning use of hot water with limestone phosphate to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It claims improved complexion energy and vitality for those with headaches biliousness bad breath rheumatism colds and constipation, promoting internal sanitation over external beauty.
First Lieut Edward L Masten stationed at Camp Wadsworth Spartanburg S C is spending a 26 days furlough with his parents at 27 East Conkling avenue Mr and Mrs Arthur Sr John of Boston Mass are spending the holiday week with Miss Nora Roosa at 1 Lake avenue and with other friends in the city Lieut Earla McIntyre spent Christmas with his mother Ab s McIntyre on Grand avenue
Lieut Walter B Schafer a former Universal Chicago football halfback says he was the first American officer to go over the top in No Man's Land under French gunners. He recounts troops creeping through wire entanglements after gas mask warning and a night of bombardment before a heavy assault.
A concise proverb notes that one who swells in prosperity will surely shrink in adversity, warning against overconfidence in good times and the fickleness of fortune. The saying emphasizes humility and resilience across changing fortunes.
Middletown carriage maker James P. Mulford recounts backache urinary distress and burning, praising the first box of Dean's Kidney Pills. Over seven years later, on November 22 1916, he says he still keeps a box and values them as highly as before. Price 60c at dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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