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Newspaper
Middletown Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1916
Page
2
A brief product notice promotes Neverleak Tire Fluid for porous or leaky tires and claims no interference with plugs or patches. It advises every bicycle user to keep a tube of Neverlesk on hand and discounts Regular 25c size to 19c.
Local hardware store T. C. Northrop operates at 30 West Main Street Sterling Tires is noted in the same listing.
Dr Margaret D Cummins daughter of Mrs Gertrude Burt Cummins and the late Dr Frank M Cummins of Warwick married Dr Ray Lewis of Boston at the bride’s uncle John L Cummins home in All Murray Goshen at noon today. Witnesses included William M Pickslay and the wedding party featured flower girl mistress Caroline Lewis and maid of honor Miss Carol Cummins. John L Cummins gave away the bride. Dr Cummins recently graduated from Boston University School of Medicine with high honors and was class vice president.
Miss Ethel Xi McCullough and Charles O Montgomery wed at the bride’s parents home 167 Liberty Street Newburgh The ceremony was by Rev J Woodman Babbitt with Miss Corwin as maid of honor and Stephen C Montgomery as best man The couple left for a wedding trip after a pink rose decorated reception Both were active in Calvary Church and local organizations with Montgomery noted as James B Montgomery’s brother and a member of Masons and L O F The article notes her education and teaching career in Newburgh area.
Goshen June 15 The Goshen Emergency Hospital board met in the chapel of the First Presbyterian Church. Reports were heard and two new members elected Mrs W W Lockwood and Mrs A O Snow resigned. Mrs J Hatstead and Miss Anne Coleman were elected to fill the vacancies. The board praised the hospital's progress under its ladies’ management.
The Market New York reports mixed price movements with Tennessee Copper opening up and retreating, American Beet Sugar dipping then rallying, and several issues like Inspiration, Maxwell Motors, and Anaconda showing notable shifts. Union Stock Yards notes large hogs and cattle receipts. grains open lower while provisions rise in Chicago.
Grace Church older girls will meet in the Parish House Friday at 4 o clock to organize a Junior Auxiliary Miss Grand will explain the organization goals Refreshments and a social hour will follow Empire Aerie 544 L C E holds regular meeting tonight at 8 in Easie Hall ledge rooms Important business will be transacted All members urged Wallkill Council No 92 Jr Order United American Mechanics meets tonight at the rooms Three large felays will be held The last initiation until September Large attendance expected
The notices list a June 14 1915 social at Evans Hail with McWilliams orchestra refreshments and a piano party at Easles Hail Friday at 3 pm with refreshments, and a June 14 tenting by Rev Father Bamberg. It mentions a newly married couple planning immediate housekeeping in a furnished village home with well wishes.
Frank Culver a 16 year old messenger boy died of electric shock after grasping a fire wire near a marsh at the Woalkill Transit Company golf links. Coroner Rac k ett ruled death an accidental electrocution and no further exam is planned. Officials and the transit firm hint at possible settlement with the boy’s parents while noting the wire lay near a curve and thread insulator failure. Culver survived by his parents Mr. and Mrs. Harry H Culver and siblings. Funeral set for 2 pm Saturday at 774 Olive street with interment in Wallkill Cemetery.
William Whatley Sr aged 76 died at his Ellenville home on Wednesday morning June 14 at 11 o'clock after a lingering illness. Born in Kidderminster England he came to the United States with years in New York then Sparrowbush and finally Ellenville to work as a tanner. He married Fannie Carson in Middletown 45 years ago. they have lived in Ellenville for more than 49 years. Survived by wife and two sons Fred Buffalo and William Whatley Jr Ellenville. Funeral Friday at 2 o'clock from the home Rev Wioser officiating. Interment in Ellenville Cemetery.
The funeral for Mrs. Sarah Jump was held at 10 o'clock this morning at Alexander Merritt's undertaking parlors, conducted by Rev. C. H. Reynolds. Interment followed in the femir Plot at Secotchtown with family members serving as pallbearers. The Middletown Heir No. 3 Loral Order of Buffelos met last evening with large attendance and routine business discussed.
A review of Cephalonia once called Cephalienia and Tetrapolis designations. It describes its rulers tied to Tirsses, offshore Tihaca to the northeast, and Cephane nians joining Trojan War. The island is praised as fertile famed for wine, divided into four districts, and sometimes conflated with Same or Samos, distinct from the Aegean Samos.
In a brisk remark from a historical newspaper snippet, Blanche quips that the train was right on time while a judge laments the disruption, humorously answering how she managed to miss the trip.
Reported at a Democratic convention scene with Josephus Daniels steering the initiative linking to Corte and a rapid sequence of events leading to Glynn’s order and the opening invocation by Archbishop Glennon. Credentials and permanent officers approved, James E. Phelan and Norman Mack among organizers.
Wilbur T. Louden of Newburgh visits relatives in the city, a former police member recalls the late Board president James XX. Pronk. Mrs. Robert Lawrence returns from Kingston visits. Miss Jennie Malone vacationing in Brooklyn. Mrs Sonn Gray ill at home. G Horrevoets back from Hackensack area visits. Henry Hillerman ill in Paterson. Mrs Willis and Emma Willis guest with Conkling family. Albert Spears marks his thirteenth birthday with a music and games program for friends.
Anatole Le Braz argues that the French value expression and writing over silence while contrasting Athens loquacity with Sparta’s restraint. He reflects on national character, speech, and the world’s debt to eloquent nations, inviting readers to weigh rhetoric against measured speech.
In a Pittsburgh Press snippet a father explains a temporary injunction by telling his son about a married couple he knows. He notes his wife does not want him to join the club, using the term to illustrate the concept and prompting his son to consider outcomes.
A domestic scene shows the mistress reproachfully asking about a brown dress she once owned and the maid revealing she gave it to the ragman after being told to discard ragged clothing. The mistress laments the lack of a suitable dress for her husband’s return, highlighting domestic economy and social norms.
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