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Newspaper
Orange County Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1919
Page
2
An OCR gibberish fragment references Orange County Times Press and dates in 1951. It mentions Associated Press, weekly review publication, and a note about manuscript submission and return policies. Limited readable entities include press names, dates, and general publication terms.
Former precision gauges once produced only in Britain are now made in the United States. Hoke developed a secret method, proved by the U S Bureau of Standards, and the gauges are accurate to the millionth of an inch. Hoke served as a major directing wartime gauge manufacture and plans to retire after selling rights to a manufacturing firm.
A compact portrait of Daniel Defoe. Once Daniel Foe, London merchant and writer, he faced arrest for political pamphleteering, then rose as a prolific author and business commentator. His life intertwined commerce, journalism, and risk, ending in faded fortune and a broken spirit.
A scattered column of reflections on vanity and public taste notes men’s confidence in durability of beauty, fashion sensibilities, and a critique of public prophets amid wartime prophecy. It mentions copper prices, weather and production forecasts, and the hunt for accuracy in journalism.
A damaged notice reports the marriage of G E Smith to a Rochester girl with scattered details and unclear dates and places. It mentions Bowleeter of George and references to individuals and a weaving company.
Local Sons of Italy chapter named a committee to oversee establishing a new home. The slate includes Anthony Vere Aldi, Mentor timephy Vues, Meola A. Tuntell, and A. IM Bello, with several others listed for duties and roles.
Aldermen relate a Friday night jaunt to Mr Servin s camp near Claryville where speculation and a joke bear chase arise. Judge Servin dismisses the bear tale in favor of trout supper. The party returns home with two deer seen on the way, but no bear.
Committees steering the industrial and community buildings fund reported gains in the Liberty Bond drive. They discussed accepting Liberty Bonds as payment for rockwork, noting Buck’s absence did not halt progress. General Laon Post of the GAR sought and received permission to meet in the community building.
Towna stated at the New Hampton that two inmates who escaped from the reform school at Hampton Farms may have used an instigation. The assistant superintendent spoke by phone to a Time-Press representative revealing few details. Names hinted include Ravourod Mixon Peter Sun Anceph damania and GW Peterson all under 33.
The Farmers Cooperative Exchange of Kerhonkson and Accord in Ulster County has been incorporated by the State Department. It plans general profit and merchandising business under the cooperation model. CHA stock is $2.00 per share of $5, with initial dividends pledged for the first year to Abram Par shywity of Pataukink Louis Welberg of Kerhonkson and Lows Gine otoof Accord.
Prank J. Connelly named federal census supervisor for the seventh district covering Dutchess Putnam and surrounding areas. He announces the enumeration will take about five months with 3,600 dollars salary including premiums. Counting will begin under corporate auspices and is expected to require additional time for analysis.
The coast near Antimilia yields pearls used in trade with Toany stapes and dlorand. Pearls come in white and yellow varieties with sales to Europe and India. Trade terms list tears and grains per sald price, detailing dealings and origin.
Music lovers enjoyed a Friday night performance by the New York Concert Ensemble at Mount Carmel Church. The quartet featured pianist William A. Parson, cellist Wang Kronald, soprano Bertha Lansing Rodgers, and baritone Karley Puckaran, with praised technique and expressive merit. The program included operatic arias, a Gounod Ave Maria with cello obligato, and assorted works by Scherzo Dittendorf Boccherini Rimsky-Korsakow and Crowded ensemble pieces.
Gazette reports a milk price increase set for September 1 from early 15 cents rise amid dealer uncertainty. Dairy officials cite Laarnue price at $3.21 per barrel as a contributing factor, with press inquiries awaiting a formal decision.
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At the directors meeting the Wallkill Transit Company named officers for the coming year. President A Stamm Harrisburg Pa, Secretary John Fox Weiss Harrisburg, Treasurer William M. Oglesby Harrisburg, General Manager W M Gould with superintendent duties merged. Directors: Edmund Millen H B Royce Harrisburg. George F Gregg Goshen. C H Bergner William Jennings A C Stamm Harrisburg. Evening conference with Mayor Cox discussed street improvements and potential expenditures. Owners seek to dispose of the road. Harrisburg residents praise Middletown but regret low earnings relative to capital.
Luther Barber, a Middletown mason contractor born in England, died at St Marys Hospital Philadelphia after an operation. He married Jane Longhurst in 1868 and lived in Middletown 48 years, leaving a widow and children William N Barber Bertha Edythe Genevieve. Funeral was at his home and burial in Hillside family plot.
Frank Worden known as the Ossified Wonder was seen in the city and boarded an Erie train to New York. Born in Oswego and raised in Town he is gradually turning to stone with stiff joints and limited muscle control except in his forearm hands and face. He rides a pushcart with an attendant and hopes for light in a grim fate as an officer spoke with him.
Harriman and Adg. 21 Miss Clare Cordisca visit Waldwick homes of Mr and Mrs Bellerman. Miss Stein Creecen of New York visits aunt Mrs Charles H Steene. Miss Clare Padien of Proerson spends Wednesday with Mrs Barrett and Mrs Sheen. Miss Margaret O Neil aunt of Mrs Edmund Seaman. Mr and Mrs B Smaiea at Walton Lake camp. Marsaret Powers of Brontion visits friend W Wirrar. Lang sells dwelling at 35 Anapp avenue to Willem F Carpentier of New York City. possession September first. Mia Gries EL Ryass of Santa Parkara California sells cloth at 158 Morhasen. Sales through Archibald Taylor Co. Ben Tao, et al.
A joint meeting of the Montgomery and Hamptonburgh town boards met at Campbell Hall to set a new dividing line as Maybrook residents seek incorporation. County Engineer Smith of Middletown will establish the line within ten days, with costs shared by the three townships.
Kingston reports Mrs J W Dimmick of Woodcrest Farm Rifton widow of millionaire J W Dimmick married Friday to Jean John Beaufort a New York City broker. Bride left Rifton for New York Wednesday noting no location given for the ceremony. Dimmick had raised high priced Holsteins and sold butter at premium, revenue covering little of Woodcrest Farm’s costs.
Kingston Consolidated Railroad employees voted to demand sixty cents an hour and overtime at two and a half. The union ultimatum was delivered to Superintendent George B. TeBow on Thursday night. The company refused, signaling a strike date of September 1 if not met.
Cornelius Mabie of Tappan marked his 103rd birthday this week with a party. Though blind, he enjoyed the celebration and recalled a long life since birth near Sparkill, New York on August 21, 1816. He spent over fifty years with the Erie Railroad at Sparkill car shops and recently displayed War of 1812 relics gifted by nearby Indigenous people. His memory remains sharp and health good.
Port Jervis announces the wedding engagement of Alfred Tuscano and Miss Katherine Barclay of Milford Pennsylvania. The ceremony is planned for September at the Barclay home, with Katherine described as well regarded in the area and Alfred noted as the younger son of W N Tuscano and a longtime farm worker in the Tuscaro area.
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