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Newspaper
Orange County Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1915
Page
8
Arthur Schroeder, employed by Chester W. Chapin on a Sullivan county estate, hunted on Chapin preserves and was found dragging a buck over a high wire fence. He allegedly shot inside the grounds against permitted rules and was discharged and required to leave the premises.
New York reports the last performance of Chin-Chin will beat the Globe Saturday night. Montgomery and Stone begin a war week of record making engagement. Chin-Chin has drawn 1.5 million attendees and set a capacity theatre record with 600 performances.
On December 21 1915 at noon the Roy J Thompson estate sale will occur three miles from Yullville at the Thomas Mulse farm. Auctioneered by FB Baker with items including 6 head cattle 1 calf, 1 horse 6 years old, farm machinery, lumber, hay, oats, household goods and furniture. Terms: credit three months on approved notes or cash. all under 16. Irving J Gibbs administrator.
Disper sale of the Maple Knoll Farm herd two miles north of Walden on Tuesday December 21 1915. Includes 27 cows three service bulls two of which are sons of King Senta Pontiac Aleartra, about 1000 animal value, four grade Jolsteine and ten or more calves one to two months old. Sired by King Berta Pontiac Aleartra. Write for details. Auctioneers J V Kelly. Clerk C Th Fowler.
Farm for rent to Middletown owner with a milk route. Tenant to supply 40 good cows and team. will pay 4 cents per quart year round at the door, no carting. Expected profit about 4000 dollars. Other farms to rent. Orange County Realty, 4 Corwin Mook, Middletown, N Y.
Commission due only when the farm is sold to our customer. Write or telephone agents. Address 29 James Street. Contact Coote? Hroa. Includes terms of no fee for vy or withdrawal and references 10 75% farms or B A Straw Farm Awengy.
The Rh A Strout Parm Agency announces a bargain start on January 1 1010 as it expands with buyers Coots Bros located at 29 Janes Street.
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John B. Garey funeral director and embalmer listed with office at 97 Wickham Avenue and residence at 44 Walking Avenue. Rockafellow Burial Co records include F Olive and New York offices at 60 Great Jones Street and 27 Great Jones Street. P J Reilly Funeral Director and Embalmer announces private receiving vault at 81 East Main Street and local and long distance services with New York office at 70 East 22nd Street.
Westtown Dec 14 A long history surrounds the old academy at Westtown and its former use as a large Masonic lodge. The Olive Branch Lodge formed Dec 2 1803, moved to the academy in 1811, with an ornate lodge room 26 by 26 feet set in the academy, and was dedicated Oct 6 1811. Last recorded minutes date Dec 4 1822, lodge later dispersed. charter and records survive with notable names like Col. Jacob Morton and Cadwallader Colden guiding early Masonry in the area.
Miss Skelly and two cousins traveled from Newcastle to Paris Calais and Reims seeking Pridget Skelly who vanished during wartime amid hospital cities and rationed food. They found her in a Dominican convent at Reims, healthy and hopeful, after seven weeks away from home.
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A blizzard on the Erie main line caused seven Erie west bound passengers to be struck by Buffalo New York Express No. 2 at Otisville station at 6 15 pm. They suffered serious injuries including fractures and internal damage. Doctor Robert J. Wilson and several Otisville residents were among the injured. The conductor and engineer narrowly escaped harm as the fast express plowed through. Hospital treatment followed at Port Jervis and nearby facilities.
In Montgomery on Thursday Maurice J. Griffin sold an eighty acre farm near Coldenham to S A Stillman of New York City for use as a stock farm. John Kane will supervise and reside on the property. possession is set for March 1, 1916. Stillman’s agent J D Harpe of Brooklyn handled the sale through George H Harris Real Estate.
New York December 18 The president of the Sheffield Farms Slawson Decker Company Loton Horton says the claim of a milk shortage in the New York market is unfounded He notes condens ed milk purchases by allies are heavy but only about 1 percent of metropolitan milk becomes condensed He asserts there may be a slight seasonal shortage due to weather but New Yorkers will pay for all the milk they can.
Yuan Shih Kai, president of the Chinese republic, has accepted the throne of China as offered by the council of state in Peking. Only fifty of 2,01) cantons voted for a republic, signaling a dramatic shift in Chinese governance.
A concise reflection notes that surprises occur with surprising regularity in daily life, challenging our sense of novelty and expectation as events unfold with rhythm and frequency.
Middletown slowly recovers from a severe snow storm that paralyzed rail traffic and left streets nearly impassable. Snow depth reached 42 inches, a historic record for the area, following an extended Monday into late yesterday.
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