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Newspaper
Middletown Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1916
Page
7
Classified notices listing farm and livestock items, vehicles, furniture, stoves, tents, and rental rooms. Ads include sale of hay land and road access near Denton Circleville and fort areas, Ford touring car, oil stoves, tents, harness, lumber, and various job requests for labor and female help. Listings mention contact via Times-Press and local addresses such as Mulberry street and Wickham Street.
Fragments show classified style items and notices including special announcements, tips, and event plans. References to ads, fittings, farm sales, and society notices appear in broken form with scattered names and locations, indicating a late 19th or early 20th century local newspaper page.
A garbled note mentions the film De Garrick from Paramount with Dustin Farnum and an all star cast. It references the See and a Paramount picture, hinting at a feigned or misread credit.
The Pomona Grange of Orange County held a Wednesday gathering in Herptonburgh with large attendance from New York State Grange delegates. The program covered board operations, proposed deputy sheriff pay, and the Orange County Farm Bureau. The committee praised representatives while criticizing disorder in proceedings and urged granges to invite supervisors to discuss pending board matters. The evening featured music and speeches by Worthy State Master S. J. Lowell and Worthy High Priest of Demeter discussing Grange width and citizenship. The next meeting was set in Pomona with a result against Otisville.
Reports claim the Turkish government seized hospitals, citing pretexts and widespread censorship. The Times-Press notes government actions impact teaching and public services amid ongoing political pressure.
Classified ad announces an auction Thursday at 122 East Main Middletown featuring horses wagons harness and autos including an Overland touring car and Maxwell touring car in first class order. Also a public foreclosure sale of about 180 acre Harrison Crane Meyer farm in Wallkill Town of Montgomery County New York on Saturday July 1 1916 at 10 am at Middletown City Hall. Highest bidder with terms announced at sale. Attorneys listed.
Emiline Jones Hoffman aged 100 and 2 months died June 18 at her daughter’s home in Batleytown near Sentral Valley. Born January 6, 1816 in Harriman, she endured three marriages, the last to Hoffman, who died in the Civil War. Survived by four children Jane Bailey Samuel Lewis William Gardener John Henry Hoffman, a half sister and two half brothers. Funeral at her home with Rev. G. D. Fisher officiating. Interment in Big Lands Cemetery.
Grace Chien reports a Saturday feast of the nativity with a Holy Communion at 9 30 a m at the Baptist church There will be no service on Thursday Readers are advised to watch the classified ads for details and advertisements
An old classifieds page lists an auctioneer and appraiser at 71 John Street Newburgh NY and multiple funeral directors with offices in Newburgh Middletown Otisville and New York City. Ads mention awnings makers Belder’s improved folding awnings and various casket firms including National Casket Co and Rockafellow Burial Co. Harvest Bazaar noted at St Paul’s Church on Nov 16 and 17.
June 21 musical under patronage of St Mary's Guild at Grace Church Parish House. June 21 annual meeting of the Revelation of Women's Clubs at First Church. June 21 card party for Denton Public Library at residence. June 22 ice cream festival by Ladies' Aid Society at St John's Lutheran Church.
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