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Newspaper
Orange County Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1913
Page
3
Dr. C. H. Thompson, a well known Goshen dentist, was elected president of the Goshen Social and Athletic Association at the annual meeting. The meeting drew a large, enthusiastic attendance at the club house on Main Street.
The group elected Dr D T Condrot as president and A J Moore as vice president. John Lat became secretary, William Wells treasurer, James L Dur financial secretary. An executive committee was chosen to lead the year. The evening featured games and socializing with cigars, bowling, billiards, and other activities. The eight meeting marked the organization’s 21st year since December 1892, noted as a successful and esteemed village institution in Goshen.
The No 1 engine of the Middletown and Unionville Mainline Company arrived Sunday and began service Thursday. Formerly Pittsburgh and Lake Erie, it is a $4 armorclad type with 70 inch driving wheels and 185 pounds steam pressure, carrying 1 26 by 70 inch cylinders. Refrigerated cars arrived from Chicago. coaches and box cars to follow. Freight and passenger service improve as the line expands. the system reports no major issues with the new engine.
In Goshen on December 9 a man named Otellia wandop while chopping wood at home suffered a severed artery when an axe slipped striking his foot. He bled heavily and was treated by Dr. W. W. Davie of Chester. The injury raised fears of fatal bleeding.
Wallkill Riser Grau No 483 held a meeting Monday with six membership applications received. After business, a social hour was spent discussing farming interests. All members are urged to attend next Monday's meeting for continued progress.
A joint installation of Millard Division No. 104 and Wallkill Division No. 205 of the Order of Railroad Conductors and Ladies Auxiliary of the O R C was held in Times-Press building judge rooms. New officers listed for Millard include C F Jones AC O J F Gidden secretary treasurer Willem C and George W Wortmas. for Wallkill, President Mrs Madden and officers followed. A banquet and dancing followed the ceremony with arrangements by Wallkill Division and Mary Hoey in charge of refreshments.
The Goshen Board of Supervisors met at 10 30 AM with Chairman Gregg presiding. Items included tax roll updates, road and bridge payments, school tax reports, lunacy charge examinations, back taxes from Newburgh, and Sanatorium matters with the Odell Memorial Sanatorium board presenting needs.
Arthur Evan of Rome New York a prominent young lawyer was appointed Second Assistant District Attorney of Oneida County by District Attorney Fuller He will assume office immediately at a salary of 1200 per year The vacancy arises from rising criminal caseloads in the county Evan is well known in Orange and Sullivan counties He is a Rome Free Academy Hamilton College and Albany Law School graduate admitted to the bar in 1941 He is a Mason and recently elected treasurer of the Oneida County Bar Association
Goshen high school basketball squad remains upbeat after a heavy defeat by Monticello last week. The team cites insufficient training and no home court as reasons and plans to host a first in-town game next Friday with a likely large hometown crowd.
Detroit December details a patrolman shot dead while attempting to stop a stolen automobile. The incident marks the fifth Detroit policeman killed in the line of duty in the past year.
Newburgh New York December 8 1920 The body of Mrs Ray Lavy wife of James J Duffy was disinterred from Woodlawn cemetery and moved to Tug Rock cemetery on First Street She died May 2 at 92 Smith Street Her dying wish was burial in the Big Rock cemetery of Temple Beth Jacob Her mother Mrs Barber Brownstein Levy allegedly dreamed of the daughter rising from the grave and protested the Woodlawn burial prompting the exhumation and relocation this afternoon
Goshen plans a Sunday evening mass meeting at the Methodist Church at 7 30 supported by local Y M C A delegates reporting on the Tarrytown convention. Delegates from Florida Westtown Chester and Warwick will attend and Goshen delegates will speak. A youth meeting at 630 pm will be led by an out of town delegate who is yet to be chosen.
Goshen December 9 Constable Russell arrested Fred Brush for intoxication and disorderliness. Brush resisted arrest and escaped multiple times before being chased and secured. He was arraigned before Justice Chappell and received a suspended sentence.
A described Newburgh project outlines a French Renaissance style Masonic Temple. Central four large granite columns with Ionic caps frame a dignified stone entrance. Granite and Indiana limestone trim, pressed brick body, and polished granite steps define a building with social rooms, parlors, a billiard room, and a large 580 seat public hall with a 360 banquet capacity and a movable partition to expand seating.
Goshen December 5 visitors from Walden report Roy Mosely, formerly employed at Scott's Pharmacy, is slightly better but still has fever causing concern among friends in the village.
Goshen December 9 1981 John's Fair closed at Garr Hall Saturday night after a four week run and cleared only a few dollars short of $1600.
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