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Newspaper
Middletown Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1919
Page
9
The year 9919 season at Eldings saw strong performances by standout reinsmen Murphy Cox and Geers with notable drives by Royal Mack and others. Closer races featured Tacit records, pacers like Direct C Purnett and Single Fo, and a year highlighted by wins, seconds, and dramatic finish times across trotting and pacing events.
Seven members took part in the rifle club meeting and weekly shoot at the Armory Montey night. High scores listed include J.T. Galbraith and A. Loder with 69, M. Parker and C. Lyman tied at 69, and E. Fone at 68. The annual meeting and officer election are set for Monday evening, Jan. 5, followed by the regular weekly bant. A separate obituary notes an eccentric Mrs. Eggles Wen of Bloomingbury, details her life, nervous breakdowns, and rumored cause of a fire. fire crews were assisted by local residents, and Health Officer Bull supervised remains preparation for funeral.
A Bloomingburg home fire claimed a resident, with fire crews from Monhagen and nearby buckets aiding in saving belongings from the Decker house. The victim, Mrs. Eggleston, formerly of Middletown, was identified as Mrs. Snyder’s renter and was living at 162 West Main Street earlier in 1904.
QO Clark Crawford and Mr and Mrs Ivan Crawford Newburgh Mr and Mrs CC Emmet Crawford Mr and JM A Crawford J W Crawford Eugene Crawford George H Weller A B Slauson Walter Swindell Augustus Eith Edwart Eith W H Batley C AL Doolittle Charles MacNamee JE AO St John PLS Cronk Miss Elizabeth Startup Miss Merle Seely Mrs C BE Kendall ty Clerk and Treasurer BA Trylar has received his supply of 1820 hunting licenses This afternoon 2 total of Tl had been issued.
December 26 report notes The Hat Company rents the 3iGrath building, formerly a pen factory, for making women and children's hats. Repairs are under way by carpenters and masons and work will begin once machinery is installed. Local social notes follow of residents visiting relatives over Christmas.
The Christmas Eve program at Circleville Church drew crowds despite snow. Santa Claus attended and remembered the scholars. An offering of 19 dollars was raised for Syrian orphans. A social gathering follows New Year’s Eve with refreshments and a Christian Endeavor meeting.
Montgomery News covers holiday greetings and local visits as families return from East Orange and New York. Unclear, scattered notes mention relatives, guests, and a Christmas time gathering at Seniors Hall. Names include Mrs Christopher D. Mould and Mr and Mrs Clyde Elliott among others in this social notices fragment.
Violet Luther Cox and Edith May Clerk married at the ME L parsonage in Ellenville on Wednesday December 24 officiated by Rev C A Dann. About 20 friends gathered at the bride and groom home for an old fashioned skimming tin party with tin pans cow bells frying pans and shot guns followed by refreshments and dancing.
Rev Raymond C White of Catasauqua Pa formerly of Westiows is meeting with marked success and has received a salary increase. At Christmas he was given a substantial purse by the congregation. A memorial service was held for a church youth who died in France and a memorial window was presented by the parents. Words of consolation closed the day with a religious message of comfort and peace.
In Wurtsboro on December 30 a large audience enjoyed the church cantata and entertainment. Miss Kay Reid from New York visits with friends. Miss Gordon confined at home with tonsillitis. Edward Reid returns home for a brief vacation. Stanton's garage receives new interior decorations. The Times-Press proclaims over 20,000 readers daily as an advertising medium.
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