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Newspaper
Middletown Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1916
Page
2
An advertising snippet lists 25c and 50c items including Knox straw hats and ERE Rockinchair union suits alongside flannel suits and flannel trousers. The brief reads like a midcentury bargain catalog item highlighting affordable apparel.
Local shop offers replacement wire for screen doors and windows with a full stock of standard sizes. Black wire cloth at 2 cents per square foot, galvanized at 3 cents, bronze at 7 cents.
Kingston June 7 The 16th annual convention of the Grand Council of the State of New York United Commercial Travelers of America opens Thursday and will be in session for two days. A special invitation is extended to St Mary's Guild by Grace Church Women's Auxiliary to attend the regular athly meeting Thursday at 2 50 p m with a large attendance hoped for and a fine program planned.
A stated meeting of Cyprus Commanders No. 67, Knights Templar, will convene Thursday at 7 30 PM in Masonic Hall. Important business will be transacted and all members are urged to attend if possible.
Tickets available from pupils or at the studio for the students recital by Mrs Burdell Seeley at Masonic Temple. Friday evening June 9 with McComai's orchestra. Admittance free. Advertisement.
Miss Reta Ashley graduates from Elmira College this evening Mrs MroC Ashley and Miss Hhea Ashley attend the Commencement. Omer E. Roberts of Wilkes Barre Pa visiting E S Hilstorf returns home today. Mr and Mrs Joan M Austin and two sons visited Wickham Ave home. Miss Cora Dreher of Roscoe visited North Street. Various locals travel to Little Falls Mendon Chicago for family anniversaries and trips.
Samuel Shelley aged 35 died at the Shelley homestead on June 7 after suffering acute indigestion. He had felt ill the day before and was found dead the next day. He is survived by sisters Mrs. Margaret Pepper of Paterson and Mrs. Florence Grossholz of Middletown and by Nelson Shelley who lived with him. Funeral services were held at his home conducted by Rev. C. H. Rannels. interment in Papakating cemetery. Kate McCaffery died in this city in June at age 6 after residing in New York. Funeral 9 am Thursday at Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel. interment in St. Joseph's Cemetery.
Funeral notices report the forenoon service for Mrs. William J. Cranston at St. Joseph's Church with a large attendance and listed pallbearers. Also noted are plans for Charles Hovencamp's body arriving from New Haven for a possibly moved service, and funerals of Mrs. William F. Maier and Henry T. Pierson with listed pallbearers and burial places.
An Erie engine under Con ductor Hagerty derailed last night when attempting to tack into a closed switch near Pine Island. The wrecking crew will set the engine on the track this morning. No great damage occurred. Jewish Pentecost observed today also called Feast of Weeks, seven weeks after Passover.
Goshen June 7 an important Dikeman Hose Co meeting decided on purchasing a new Reo auto truck similar to the Babylon department model. The board will approve after specifications are submitted. The truck will carry 2,500 feet of hose two 35 gallon chemical tanks and two smaller tanks, expected cost over $2,000, delivery about September first.
A Cork ceremony sees the chief magistrate cast a gold headed dart into the sea to extend Cork’s rights. A grocer faces assault charges after a dispute about taking a moving picture of royal cheese. A Paris report says destroyer Frantarsin sank after a collision. 62 crew saved.
The pepper plant, native to the East Indies, is a climber with a smooth stem and red pea-sized fruit. It is cultivated in shade with pole supports or small trees, thriving in tropical regions across the hemisphere.
The Middletown Times Press is available in New York City at Hotaling's Home Paper stand at the north end of the Times Building, on the night of issue by 9 p.m. This notice informs readers where to obtain the paper and the target pickup time.
The Market New York reports early strength with Marine preferred up 1 percent to 5.55, U S Smelting 12 percent to 7.7, Reading rising to 1.62 and gains in copper and steel. Late day mixed moves include Maine preferred slipping to 93 74, Union Pacific and Chesapeake and Ohio with fractional gains and United States Smelting at 7.73. Chicago hogs show receipts at 26,000 with mixed, butchers lower and prices around 9.25, cattle receipts 10,000 with steers steady and calves around 9.1. Grains were steady to close. Plain market tone throughout.
Minisink Chapter No 586 DAR meets June 12 at 3 pm at First Presbyterian Church Middletown with 2:30 pm Historic Sites committee briefing. Grace Auxiliary gathers Thursday at 2 20 pm. First Presbyterian Missionary Society meets Thursday at 3 pm to consider delegation to Silver Bay. Camp 43 BOA meets tonight at 8 pm. Ladies of Maccabees No 02 meet at 3 pm in Times-Press building with important business discussed.
Henry T. Holden of New York City, cashier for the Edison Company, is visiting his aunt Mrs. David Crosby of Linden Avenue. He narrowly escaped death in a recent taxi accident while en route to business, was hospitalized, and has recovered enough to be about again. Born near Middletown, he is renewing old acquaintances during the visit.
Governor Ortiz of the Tnien Province is arrested on charges of instigating an attempted robbery of the provincial treasury. The Hungry Walrus reports the tale alongside a note about a walrus consuming about fifty pounds of fresh fish daily for a six month old.
Jottings note Eureka Temple Castledale special meeting Thursday evening with all members urged to attend. May Osborne M E S C is advertised. Queen Esther Chapter officers meet at Masonic Temple tonight to arrange attendance at Sister Pride's funeral. Members meet at 30 dollars Thursday morning at Masonic Temple to attend the funeral by order of Worthy Matron.
The text describes tensions at the Republican and Progressive conventions in Chicago with reports of possible Hughes support, weather hampering outdoor events, and ongoing negotiations. Whitman meets Hughes supporters, Harding praised, and rules aims to avoid previous tense procedures. Delegates enter slowly as talks continue about cross party support and potential third ticket scenarios.
An essay contrasts how the word love is used differently in Western and Eastern languages. It argues that in English love extends beyond mere liking, while in Arabic and Hebrew usage, true approval or goodwill is expressed differently. The piece notes biblical translations and historic linguistic nuances, illustrating that “love” and “hate” convey strong feelings beyond simple preference.
Fragmentary sentence from Atlantic Monthly mismatched text references ill will toward us. No clear event or entities beyond the periodical citation.
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