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Newspaper

Orange County Times Press

Location

Middletown, New York, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1916

Page

6

Infants suit against New York Military Academy delayed

In Newburgh Supreme Court the case of Gertram Haigh by guardian Cora Haigh against the New York Military Academy was continued to term. Depositions of academy students may be used. several witnesses reside outside state. Court adjourned until Monday as jurors were excused and Flood vs city cases move forward.

Times-Press Kewburgh Gertram Haigh Cora N. Haigh New York Military Academy Supreme Court Nores Plata Military Araby H. F. Seeger David C. Godwin New York Reiss Hirschman and Reise Plantiff Kings” County Military Academy Bn Genben Mirschberg Jeane Flood Chelsea Batobess County Newburgh Francis B Kelly Ballville Agnes Rigney Willia Herron James M. H Wallace A. Hi. F. Seeger Senate Assembly Ways and Means H E. Machold Jefferson H E Brereton Warren William J. Maier John Knight Judiciary Committee Charles ©. Pratt Washington William J. Mater Ways and Means Committee Edmund Machold Henry E. 4. Brereton Machold The Conservation Committee DeWitt C Talmadge Suffolk Canals Committee Willard S Augsbury House

Pleasing Program At Donation To Rev Plumer

Otisville notes a December charity event for Rev L B Plumer and wife raised about $100 despite bad weather. The program featured piano solo Ruth Anderson recitation Cleta Dromgoole vocal numbers and monologues with various local participants. A prize Chrysanthemum was awarded to Mrs Benton and consolation prizes to Charles Carter.

Otisville L. B. Plumer Ruth Anderson Cleta Dromgoole Anna Braffet Hazel Glasa Yecheon Winifred Writer Mooney-Moon Gladys Cléte Dromgoole Eleanor Goettinger Benton Charles Carter Rena Tears Batley Bead Boys Edwin Walker St. Clair Agdaeon Harry M Amereon Charles Roesch George Miller Horace Patterson Blake Newkirk Snd Metropolis Martha Jeadelle Behan Palmer Howe Anna Moore Middletown Charles Orden Cheries Lancaster Farilr Queckenbush Racine Westbrookvne Shoctaker Charles Wilbur Charles Green J. R. Elston Qawanl Dixon Saratorium

A Bridge of Ants and Their Complex Labors

A fragment describes ant societies using larvae to connect leaf paths and share sustenance. It notes a remarkable method where two distant fates are drawn together via interactions among five to ten ants, trading pap between vesicles and coordinating growth.

Germa

Elevator mishap during town descent reported

Fragmentary OCR notes describe people exiting a building via an elevator and a fall or near accident as they reach the street level. Witness confusion and limited legible detail suggest a minor incident with no injuries confirmed in the text.

Readable fragment hints at neighbor stakes and envy

Fragmentary exchange questions neighbors bets on outcomes and rivalries. The text shows a terse line about expectations and who will win, attributed to RKb as a sign-off.

Corn Ear Worms and Arsenate Dusting Claims

The Kansas farmer recommends thorough dusting of silk with arsenate of lead to reduce corn ear worm injury. He notes the coating is prohibited for Geld corn but beneficial for meat corn as worm-free ears fetch 5 to 10 cents more per dozen. Home use values worm damage reduction and less consumption by worms.

Kansas Harmer

Rye for Early Pasture Seeding Tips from Minnesota Bulletin

Minnesota Bulletin urges sowing rye in early September for spring pasture, suitable for hogs and sheep. Plant about two bushels per acre, deep plowing and good moisture, and rotate with fodder crops. Early sowing boosts winter survival and provides forage, with spread to later crops after grazing.

Minnesocta Bulletin Minnesota Bulletin Tye Minnesota

Fragmented Scribbles From a Dated Exchange in a Dim Sanctum

A garbled scene shows a publisher and a genie like figure in a surreal exchange. The dialogue hints at publishing a bond book and song creation while a crowed enters a sanctum, with comic chaos over payment and location.

Miss Dorothy Campbell Survives Night Rain and Daytime Peril

Miss Dorothy Campbell, aided by a passerby on ice slick steps, survives a fall and later rescues from a platform incident caused by an overhanging freight car. A chance meeting with a doctor and ongoing misfortunes punctuate a spring visit ending with new cadences of danger and recovery.

Unique variety shower honors Miss Fadie Smith in Harriman

Friends and coworkers hosted a Dec seven shower for Miss Fadie Smith with music by Gillette Hart and local pianists. The event included gifts and pictures, followed by a late night plan, as Miss Smith prepares to marry Julian Conkitn in Bridgeport, Conn. She will resign from HTIC and move to Monkroe. Meanwhile, Frank Cornelis celebrated his daughter Alice’s tenth birthday with games and a large supper, as friends enjoyed the party.

Harriman Bridgeport Ava Comeling

December Wedding of Miss Rexford in Local Church

Frederick Edwin Sparks and Miss Libble Harriett Rexford wed at First Presbyterian Church with Rev Dr Robert O Kirkwood officiating on Thursday evening December 8. The bride, formerly of Loch Sheldrake, is a painter, and the groom is in the grocery business with his father at 124 Fest Main Street. A send off at Goshen planned for Erie train departure, but the couple boarded in the city and friends showered them with rice on arrival.

Warwick Thomas Bly Inspector Thompson Middletown New York Frank P. Howser New York City Benjamin White Otis House Lyall Palmer House Miseea Bradford Hussey Thomas Fitzgerald Mr. Hope Noback Freak Kirkpatrick Metropolia Migsea Frances VanDurer Edyth Smith EH. Sanklin Lindecmville Donald D. Campbell Steve Christine Mitchell William Hicks Port Jervia Mire Aaron Winter, Jr Campbell Ernest E. Schlerge Schieiermacher Wurtsboro Frank B. Howser Presbyterian Church Ladies’ Aid Society James Behan Otterfie Dramatic Cindb G. Tate Middleton Frederick Edwin Sparks Libble Harriett Rexford Mange First Presbyterian Church Robert O Kirkwood Wiliam Simpson Sparky Loch Sheldrake Ciine Monhagen Hose Company Edwin Sparks Fest Main Street

Westtown Skimmington Honours 10th Wedding Anniversary

Westtown residents surprised Mr and Mrs Henry Lines with a surprise gathering at their home three miles away. Friends formed a hill procession, then walked down to the valley for a traditional skimmington with horns and tin pans. The evening included dancing, games, a mock trial, and refreshments as gifts of tin and crockery were given.

Westtown Henry Lines Lines Bopins

Lehigh and Hudson Directors Named at Annual Meeting

Lehigh and Hudson River Railway Co stockholders met in Jerry City Tuesday to elect directors. The board includes L A Riss G L B Thomas W H Traddak Fort Underwood D W de Forest Mortis Rutherford Robin W Wilbur Statecrasy Geo D Dion Geo H Frazier War finer W G Beek J J Heattle. The board will set the company’s future course when organized.

Lehigh& Hadaon River Railway Co Jerry Ct Uhe LA. Riss G LB Thomas W. H. Traddak Fort Underwood de Forest Mortis Rutherford Robin W. Wilbur ROT Statecrasy Geo DD Dion Geo H. Frazier Warfiner W. G Beek J J. Heattle

Enervies Pri Humorous Exchange Incomprehensible Note

A fragmented dialogue describes a perplexing request about forcing someone to exercise and cooking on windy days. Dales Repco is referenced in the poorly legible text as a possible source or signer.

Wweman Osre Ube Dector Dales

Problems Loom for 1917 New York Legislature

Albany reports a crowded agenda for the 1917 session with election reform liquor laws food measures and water power regulation among key items. Proposals include state purchase of two blocks near the Capitol and potential changes to nomination and convention practices while budget and licensing issues loom large.

Albany New York Senate Assembly Capitol Wastington Avenue Swan Street State Street Capitol Place Charles W. Wicks Oneida Egs Barcott Budget Commission Iilte Bern Audi Whitman Mma Dace Mote

Clay Eaters of Africa Eat Edible Earth Near Wekay

French explorers note natives in the upper Senegal and Niger colony near Wekay consume edible clay found between limestone strata. A gallery is dug for extraction and residents within about twenty miles eat the clay daily, sometimes several pounds, a custom also seen in the Sudan and other parts of Africa.

Africa Senegal Niger Wekay Sudan

Fragmented Quotations From A Piece Of Local News

A jumble of quoted lines from various publications includes a humorous exchange about a cook and work, a remark on retirement and study of Lady Macbeth, and a brief note on charges for storage bathers with a price hint, all drawn from a Leeville Courier-Journal item.

Humorous Mixing of Facts and Fable in School Notes

A Newfock Globe item recounts a series of light anecdotes about education and household miscommunications. It notes a child’s witty algebra answer, a science explanation of thunder, and a humorous married couple exchange ending with a misunderstanding.

Washington Schous Ip ‘Washington Bacild

Untitled Scene Fragments Inspire Mixed Animal Metaphor

A fragmented text compares a lion to a leopard and a zebra to its stripes, with garbled phrasing about change, conflict, and some invented terms. The readable parts suggest a parable or fable style dialogue without a clear narrative.

Fragmented Readers' Note From Post Dispatch

A garbled, partial clipping reports random phrases about Mrs Wiggins and neighbors. The text shows misread letters and incomplete sentences, making it unclear what event or action is described or who is involved.

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