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Newspaper
Middletown Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1917
Page
8
The seller asserts no fear of selling subpar goods as proof of growing business. Roskinchair Union Suits, 100 percent values highlight a commitment to quality and customer satisfaction.
Albany reports a young man renounced enlistment after developing cold feet. He had completed tests and was ready for transport papers but questioned desertion penalties, had not taken the oath, and withdrew. The record card remains on file.
The Middletown First Presbyterian Church held a baccalaureate sermon for the high school class yesterday. Ladies meet this afternoon from 2 to 4 to sew for the Red Cross. organizers include Mrs. W B Royce and others. A Sunday school picnic at Burlingham is set for June 21 at 3, with transport arranged by volunteers. Preparatory service is planned for June 29 at 7:30, and next Sunday at 11 the Lord’s Supper will be observed.
A regular meeting of Middlestown Lodge No. 3 of the Order will be held Tuesday at 7 30 PM. A large attendance is requested for the ambulance presentation. Band members should attend at 7 30 PM. Fireka Temple, Prthian also announces a regular meeting tonight with full member attendance desired.
Jesse Bakewell of 325 North Street ubis cu, longtime employee of Abe Astaire & Wester Haliroad, retired on a pension after many years of service. He worked under George WL West, helped install hydrants and safety systems at Middletown shops, oversaw fire protection, and later managed a chemical engine squad. Bakewell previously served with the Erie for four and a half years before joining the Ontario & Western.
Community notes report Mr and Mrs J W Hunt and Mr and Mrs Lewis Finch visiting William H Nutt in Forth Amber New Jersey. Mrs Lavina Edwards is visiting sister Mrs Jesse Bakewell at 325 North Street. Mrs J Edson Adams Jr attends Plattsburg NY training camp with husband. Mar and Pelton visit Springfield MA. Steenrod visits Downsville. Rosenbaum drives to Poughkeepsie for sister’s wedding. Anna Edna Taub weds Harry Gingold in Burlington AL Temple of Israel. Madden family visits Beacon. Baker and Maison visit Fitz gerald in Buisville. Cole family drives to Sloatsburg NY. Cornelia Cole teaching in Sloatsburg and active Red Cross worker. Edwin Wolf Jr confined with tonsilitis. Mrs Stineman and two children visiting aunt Mrs H K Wilcox in Groveside. Frank C Wilson and wife drive from Warwick to Middletown.
Funeral services were held for Mrs Walter H Write conducted by Rev Appley with choir from the M E Church. Eastern Star rites led by Worthy Patton and Rev Hobson. Pallbearers from lodges 3532 YT and A. M. executives. Out–of–town relatives from Mid Vitale Cashen attended. Funeral mass for Cashen at St Josephs Church. Interment in St Josephs Cemetery. Also services for Mrs Mary D Penny in Buffalo and Mrs Elizabeth Mulvey with burial at Rockville Cemetery.
A high mass funeral service was conducted at St Joseph’s Church at 9:39 AM by Rev Deen McUianey. pall bearers included Michael J Doran Michael J Quinn William Pohlman and others. Interment followed in the parish cemetery plot.
Willis Mace Tervilliger, son of William Moerumer Tervilliger and Olive B. Mabee, died Saturday at the Naval Hospital in Newport Rhode Island after three weeks illness. He previously resided in Warwick and Middletown, was enlisted in the navy weeks ago, and had many friends in Warwick and nearby. He was 22, with ties to the Chambers family and his cousin in the area. Interment followed at the family plot.
In Goshen on June 25 the Surrogate's Court held in regular session. Harriet E. Clark's will was admitted to probate with $1,600 personal and $3,000 real estate. James A. Clark named executor. Decrees granted for final judicial settlements include Anna Houston, Mary E. Young, Merton Brown, and John 3ix Xamara estates with balances reported. Stephen Rapalje and Joseph Emmet Moore estates also probated. executors named Grace A. Brown, Ida S Timbrel, Stephen W. and Thomas M. Hapaffe, and Charles J. Nord with Sarah J. Moore.
A large Goshen crowd gathered at the Historic Track on Saturday afternoon for a Red Cross benefit matinee. Justice Arthur S. Tompkins spoke, Pierre Lorillard Jr introduced him, nearly $2,009 was raised with Averell Harriman pledging matching support, and The Expose harness mare set a 2.113% time driven by Frank Burgess. Military drills by the Mounted Scouts and cowboys from Brownleigh Park Stock Farms added to the program.
Goshen reports over 33 000 in subscriptions toward the national Red Cross drive for 100 000 with total expected to exceed 34 090 after pending reports. The effort, led by Miss M Adele Schoonmaker, secretary of the Goshen Chapter, surpassed the hoped 4 000 goal. An executive committee meeting is set at the town hall Wednesday at 4 pm. The chapter now lists 485 members with a goal of 500. A matinee on Historic Track helped raise funds and enamel buttons arrive for sale. Robert and James Peel of New York visited the Rose Farm nearby. A Paramount feature with Sessue Hayakawa plays at the Central tonight.
Montgom ery residents host visitors from New York and New Jersey while relatives attend a funeral in White Plains. Reports include church services starting July 3 at St Ann s Episcopal Chapel and local residents visiting family in Montclair. First Sergeant G W Cobbett and thirty men on horses pass through the village.
Mould's orchestra will perform on Thursday night June 28 for a Catholic congregation dance in Butlerville along the weekend route to Goshen. They recently played a dance in Bloomingburg last Thursday night.
Clive Lton Dill, son of Mrs. Chas G Dill, and Miss Frieda Cox, both of this city, married Tuesday at 11 in the Church of the Ascension New York. Rev Perry Stickner Grant conducted the ceremony. They will reside in New Haven Conn at 106 Bishop Street. Entertainment planned by Mutual Benefit Association of Tompkins Dry Goods Company for Red Cross dance at Masonic Temple North Street this week. A program will be quaukee on Tuesday.
President Wilson designates June 23 to 30 as recruiting week for the Regular Army urging unmarried men ages 18 to 30 without dependents to enlist. War Department offices ready for reception and training. emphasizes career prospects, noncommissioned officer opportunities, and rapid absorption into units. Enlistment sites listed: Poughkeepsie, Binghamton, Elmira, Oneonta, Yonkers, and Newburgh.
A lengthy account details two fatal railroad accidents near Middletown and Johnson. Fred Elver, an employee on the Fish farm, died after injuries. Emil Peter’s kinship unknown, with German enlistment connections found. Daniel Williamson, intoxicated farm hand, was killed by an M. and A. engine near Assonville. Relatives sought, bodies held, and investigations underway.
June 25 Albany reports a local tale of a cat named Tommy allegedly responsible for nine hives. An automobile strike wounded the feline. humane officer shot six times to end its misery, each shot met with a plaintive meow. A National Guardsman later fired six more rounds, the cat still active before burial.
Coroner George H. Rakett of this city investigated a case after being summoned. On the man's person were found a quart bottle and two pint bottles. One pint bottle contained whiskey, the other two had held whiskey but were broken.
The Class Day exercises were held at the High school this afternoon. Decorations by the Junior Class were extensive and beautiful. The program was amusing and interesting this occasion. Attendance was large, with parents, siblings, uncles, aunts, and friends of the class members present.
The earliest bread in biblical times used various grains with wheat making the best loaf after grinding. Barley served the poor or scarce periods, and spelt was also common in Egypt and Palestine. Travel bread was likely a biscuit.
A public waiting area at 8 North St invites visitors to make the store their headquarters to meet friends or wait for a trolley. The notice welcomes all to use the space.
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