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Newspaper
Orange County Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1914
Page
4
The Chatham Concert Company gave an excellent performance at St. Pauls Church on Monday evening under the auspices of the Ladies Aid Society led by Mrs. A G Norton. A sizable pre storm ticket sales could not offset poor turnout, risking financial loss.
Amity District at the meeting of the US FE last Saturday evening elected officers for the coming year. President Frances Willcox View President Mary Seagten Recording Secretary Edgar Layton Corresponding Secretary Clara Rhodes Treasurer Lillian Taylor.
The Ridgebury Methodial Episcopal Brotherhood hosts a chowder supper at the pach house west on Wednesday evening December 16. Entertainment includes readings monologues and songs by She chuzeh youth, promising a pleasant community event.
A December month ruling lifts restrictions on domestic use of Christmas seals and postal items, while a prior ban on certain seats is relaxed. Oliver Jiller, a seal salesman, was sentenced to prison for a millet mix up. A musicale and Beojo Club program at Redda Aliehels Hall will raise funds for Christmas charities.
Japan's total land area is stated as more than double that of Great Britain and Ireland, indicating a large geographic scale difference between the two regions.
Cattle listing describes good Jersey cows yielding over 16 quarts daily. Includes 10 Fresh Holsteins, 2 Holsteins springing. Contact Dallas 66-1 at Pine Lane Farm, Ailaindak Howl, Nein Middlstown, NY. Mentions farm facilities and water supply. listing seems part of a rural ad from Montgomery area.
Rockslfellow Burial Co located at 2 North Street Middletown Illinois lists officers MR Rockafellow president EB Smith secretary HM Fotrafellow treasurer and Frais as receiving vault. William Stewart Ker funeral director and embalmer associate Ker office and partners at 72 Wickham Ave day and night lady assistant branch office at Oveville New York phone 142 New York office at 10 Euan End Gramercy NY phone 2094
Bill Bailey a tall 66 year old village resident attempted suicide at his Eagle Valley home around 2:20 AM after a period of heavy drinking. He shot himself in the chest with a shotgun, missing the heart. his brother-in-law Theodore Cook heard the blast and Dr. Cook said there are chances of recovery. Bailey had worked for the village corporation for years and is survived by his wife Hyung and daughter Mrs. tram Jiller.
Newburgh executives consider attending the Albany inauguration parade amid a push to cancel a costly display. The committee plans a public procession while a military pageant seems unlikely to proceed with fewer civic participants.
A United States grand jury indicted Leptondado postmaster Charles Tompking on two counts of conversion. The arraignment occurred Wednesday with a not guilty plea entered. authorities say funds were returned to a public account prior to the court action.
Mechanicstown reports a heavy sea storm cutting all wire communication. Telegraph poles and lines were damaged on several routes, disabling phones for the town and surrounding farms. Residents faced road blockages and fences were torn down while repairs were organized.
The fragment mentions a wanderer case with dates and trial references. It notes preparations in Veal Tilataes and Liveian, a mention of 14 Ane Man, and asks about the outcome. The text also references a press column and an advertisement, with unclear names and places.
At Hlavathe Lodge No. 26% K of P Pine Bush on December 11 officers for the coming year were elected, including C G Rockwall and M of W Samuel J Anderson. A Methodist church service next Sunday at 11. The larger heart the kinder hand and a sermon on Thy Life of Faith. Christmas exercises by the Sunday school on December 23.
Montgomery December 11 The chicken supper at the Presbyterian Church in Montgomery drew a large crowd with receipts near $40 and little expense. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Frank Wood of Moinroneck and local residents. Also noted were Masonic dedication ceremonies held in Middletown and plans for Washington Camp No 19 to attend Sunday services. The N O W expects December 19 pay, with Middletown payroll on that date and the following day for Christmas.
Navy genpe and Slack satin street frock with foundation skirt and ankle length. Bodice erect with pointed feet, low shoulder line, and white linen collar finished with decorative tultons. Centered with novelty blue and gold buttons. Amentau Presa Assocation.
Sussex New Jersey December reports temperance instruction at the public school with Mia B F Crocroft of Andover and a Women’s Christian Temperance Union visit. Church lectures featured John J Sproul of Ceeland Iron National Bank and New Jersey Christian Endeavor Union. Local society events include Sunday school talks by Isaac Burgess and plans for Abraham the Typical Pioneer sermon with Rev S W Powell.
Special report from Cheater notes Chester left dimly lit after a severe storm on Monday night. Ice on wires delays full restoration for up to a week, with McLean's Bakery best lit by gas and various shops dim or lit by improvised sources. The piece mentions quarantined Hunter family recovering, a pig supper for firemen, and local social life amid winter damage and upcoming Grange meeting.
Talbot, village clerk for Corswall, faces misappropriation charges of 3284.22 from March 191 to 191. The hearing before Judge Samuel Dunn was adjourned to near Saturday as Henry Hirschberg defended Talbot and Robert Bre Dell pressed the charge. Secretary Bryan spoke at a Washington Lodge memorial meeting urging peaceful action and strong influence toward peace despite war.
A garbled notice requests adherence to a parental guidance stance. The fragmented text implies a plea to avoid mistakes in life and to respect authority, with mention of London standards and column attire or columns. The readable lines are minimal and the intent unclear.
Middletown school children join Superintendent Tut in selling Red Cross seals to fund tuberculosis work. Funds stay locally to support the city dispensary in the Mission building and Anti Tuberculosis Committee efforts. Buy ten or more stamps to help, committee members include Edmund Faulkner, Mrs Burt Hasbrouck, and Miss Kruth Knight.
At the Canton Stephen L. Preston No. 78 I O C F meeting in Odd Fellows Hall on Tuesday evening the election of officers for the coming year was held. The lineup includes W Garner as Department Commander, N G Shydrower as Colonel, F S Dein as Lieutenant Colonel, with local officers E G W Musbach, H E Holley, Tehig, A Vogel, C A Waite, B R Kinney, H H Culver, R Lawrence and others. Installation by Major Musbach planned for January with a date to be announced.
A fundraiser ball on Tuesday evening December 15 at Eagle Hall, hosted by the Middle town Police Department for the Pole Pension Fund. McWilliams Orchestra will provide eight pieces. committee members are John Giez, Frank Darton, Ray Dopeen, Percival Bennett, and August Maas. expect a large crowd with tickets already selling well.
The Otisville Democratic Club elected officers for December with Preawent-rrapk 8 Sreenteal, Vice President-Charlen Totten, Recording Secretary-John Lous, Treasurer-Nicholas DeFacelo, Financial Secretary Out0 McLean, Sergeant at Arms-Thomas Mc Aver, and House Committee members Peter Rran Edward Colemas Charles Bordeau Charlies Totten and Thomas Mc. A largely attended meeting discussed various local matters amid a long quoted note on mice damage and a London Express excerpt.
Paris reports artillery duels from the sea to the Lys on December 8 and French positions gained in the Aisne Meuse and Argonne. Servians advance in Western Morava and left bank of Ljid, taking Meluen heights and prisoners. Kowmaj area contact with Austrian troops amid heavy eastern front losses. London says German line center at Lodz continues eastward after Russian withdrawal. Nathaniel Lee, the mad poet, joked that writing like a madman is hard, not easy. Watch the want columns ad.
An advertisement-like piece touts a new remedy for catarrh claiming no inhalers or powders are involved. It promises immediate relief and invites readers to write for details, asserting the author and friends were cured without medical prescription. The tone is sensational and persuasive, aiming to sell a mystery treatment.
A garbled advertisement seeks a postal reply from readers by promising free information on curing catarrh. It instructs to send name and address on a postal card to Sam Katz in Chicago for details and immediate correspondence.
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