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Newspaper
Orange County Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1918
Page
3
Out, Eire Laddies and friends, thanks to their aid the fire stayed in a restricted area and the business and staff quickly restored order. Holiday goods and high grade Christmas candies remain in stock though supplies are limited, prompting early purchases. Store frontage is damaged but the interior remains intact and operational.
A bold workplace notice proclaims steady operations across all departments and encourages staff to visit without delay, signaling continued normal service and open access for inquiries or assistance.
The Niagara Silk Company begins fabric glove production at 123 East Main Street in the Bastian Hotel property. About 100 workers are expected to be hired soon, most of them women and girls.
Public notice offers property sale or rental in Otisville NY and New York City contact Willis Lee Sawyer and W OH Beach. Thompson offers stock feed discounts and mixed feed options with weights and prices listed for oats corn cotton alfalfa and other grains. Funeral and burial services listed with multiple directors and offices in New York and Altaville detailing contact numbers and private vaults.
Albany dispatch reports the Court of Appeals affirms a lower court ruling in a Orange county real estate suit. Gilbert C. Smith seeks specific performance of a Cosmo-on-the-Hudson sale valued at 42 000 with a 6 000 mortgage. The defendant Emil M. Oulnerhout could not complete closing and the deed was refused.
At the receling of the Dairymen's League in Jersey City on Tuesday the following directors were elected with Harry Ball noted among those chosen. The slate includes names from Or AuBG county and counties such as Cortland Chenango Oneida Oswego Erie and others across New York and New England.
British advanced guards entered Bonn on the Rhine’s south of Cologne after the armistice. They took possession of bridges over the Rhine as U S and British forces coordinate postwar actions. Birth notices record Christine Loulag and Beatrice Irene born December 9 and December 6.
R B O FLYNN of Rochester claims long battle with stomach liver and kidney trouble improved after using Fruit-a-tives. He reports relief after a sample and full box, calling Fruit Liver Tablets the best stomach liver and bladder medicine. Product sold by Fruit-a-tives Limited Ogdensburg NY.
In Orange County a legal dispute pitted Edmund Faulkner for the plaintiff against Downs and O’Connell for the defense over a contract and services rendered. Testimony described an improvised office arrangement and disputed charges as the jury, after deliberation, signaled no cause of action in the case with details to be opened before Justice Platt. O’Connell later entered the insurance business in New York City.
Harry Kraliniar reports six months of illness from typhoid pneumonia and pleurisy left him weak and unable to work. He describes coughing, chest pains, chills, back pains, and sleep disruption but says Goldine improved his condition after relief from a physician.
William Vankirk reports long rheumatism and catarrh improved after using Goldine No. 6 for stomach nerves and catarrh No. 2 for kidneys and liver. He mentions headaches coughing and weakness subsiding and notes the remedies sold at Mc Monagie Rogers and Scott's Pharmacy in Goshen with open business hours.
Westtown notes two local boys Charles Hafner and Raymond Cooper serving in France with letters confirming they are well. A Red Cross Christmas doll drive and 100 percent membership effort are urged. Local gains include new sergeant Arthur Blizzard and corporal Fred Blizzard at Call Field Texas. An upcoming Sunday school Christmas program will aid starving Armenians and Syrians. Community updates cover Rev Roop at Presbyterian, Camp Mills religious director J M Line, and dairymen meeting in Jersey City. Illnesses and roof lighting plans update the village outlook.
Chester December report says St Columba’s Lyceum won their fourth straight game, defeating Suffern 26 to 10 despite stormy weather. Rev Kulher Gilmartin founded St Columba’s Five, aiming to crown Orange and Rockland champions, with postgame dances and village support.
Edwin Duffey, state commissioner of highways, attends a Chicago meeting of the United States Association of State Highway Officials where resumption of the Middletown Montgomery state road may be discussed. ARVANITE STORE DAMAGED in the Hist of stores the windows broken by Monday morning fire should have included Edward Arvanite at 42 North Street.
The annual report of the Orange County Agricultural Society to the New York Commissioner of Agriculture for 1918 has been transmitted. It is signed by President Rev Dr Andrew Schriver and Treasurer Henry M Howel and details the society history, premium aid across departments, and receipts and expenditures.
A garbled OCR summary notes the 1918 fiscal year and agricultural society activities. It highlights a creditable showing despite obstacles from wartime conditions and department requirements during the annual exhibition. The piece references the state and officials managing compilations and captures a sense of perseverance.
Judge Samuel Cooper of Pearl River resigns after twenty years on the bench and is named deputy United States internal revenue collector for Rockland and Orange counties. Keep your eye on the Centa-Wora page.
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