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Newspaper
Orange County Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1909
Page
4
Goshen society items report J Floyd Halstead touring to Asbury Park and Riverkawp Bros planning a clambake at Railroad House on Aug 19. Counts of residents visiting, family movements, concerts, and upcoming town events fill the long column.
William B. Howland of Breeze Hill Wawayanda exchanges his Orange county summer home with George J. Carr of New York for a residence on Upper Mountain Avenue Montclair NJ. Howland owns Breeze Hill Farms 600 acres with onion and celery operations and Cornell onion experiments. Carr is a Montclair resident with New York real estate ties. the swap was arranged by F M Crawley of Grawrey Brothers.
The Local Union No. 382 held a clambake at Fair Oaks on Sunday prepared by John Wilkin. Seventeen members and friends left by the Wabash train around 7:25 to enjoy a feast of clams corn crackers fish and watermelon. The event was a success with members showing their hospitality and helping with serving and cleanup.
Montgomery and surrounding area greet a flow of visitors and locals. Brookslyn’s Murray and daughter Sara arrive to visit Mrs. Pred Luquer on Union Street as Arbuckle’s special car with forty children heads to New Paltz for a sojourn. Community events include a Sund school picnic at Orange Lake, a lawn store dance at St. Marys Church, and a car mishap on the Middletown road.
Timbers were shipped to the village on Wednesday and a force began repairing the Wallkill Valley Railroad trestle on the former Mullett farm on Thursday. Levertt traveled to Walden Wednesday and witnessed the Kaine versus Pittsburg Giants game, where Walden won 8 to 0.
In Pine Bush the M and Church fair raised 254 dollars aided by liberal city buyers. Ground breaking for a new parsonage proceeds with timber from T N Bodine and other helpers. The Sunday school picnic with the Pine Bush Band drew over 1 500 attendees at the grove near the Shawangunk Church.
An overturned Cox car near a sharp curve was recovered after two hours with no injuries. Rev B Frank Fowler and wife visit son Elwood F Fowler at his new home on High street. John Meehan moves into a near completion home on High street. William Moore returns from Corona after a relatives visit. Mitchells Hall hosts charity entertainments for New York fresh air children with two more shows planned. Infant Kenneth Virgil Fowler baptized at his grandfather S Augustia Ketchams home. Local fishermen report good luck over the past week.
Community figures from Unionville and nearby towns attend church meetings as Rev. Metnnes of Bersonthurst accepts the fate of becoming pastor of the Presbyterian Church. The Orange Baptist Church votes to extend a call to Mr. Fountain for permanent pastoral duties. A fire at a Philadelphia house destroys several chairs and items, with no injuries reported.
A 91 year old pedestrian was killed after being struck by a train while walking along a track near a residence. An eyewitness who was visiting the home reported the tragedy occurred as the man walked close to the rails.
Incomplete OCR text mentions Pedies, a general water and garden topic, a tienda and farmer Telia, and references to National saw Mn and various groups with unclear affiliations. The passage is garbled and lacks coherent events or dates.
The report outlines representatives to the Grand Lodge meeting in Sara from the mees to this Meade ach Tadee 1. Twine diesem Petavanih ard Meades. It notes uncertainty about full participation from the district and mentions plans for an extraordinary meeting possibly that night.
Emil Rosa, based in Newburgh area, shows a historic Orange County image at Chester Y M C A city hall. The painting portrays Henry Hudson landing at Newburgh and recording in his journal a pleasant journey, while Rosa previously painted the signing of the Wawayanda Patent.
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