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Newspaper
Orange County Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1914
Page
10
The Antiquarian recalls Orange County days past with prices and habits long gone. Eggs ten cents a dozen butter eighteen cents a pound meat and applejack money flows, mills and mills, banks and coinage, and a rural lifestyle framed by kitchens coffee grinds and home-brewed lore.
A dense catalog of assorted items including bags, shirts, neckwear, kerchiefs, shaving gear, cases, thermos bottles and accessories, watch straps, portfolios, and knitwear. Prices span from 15 cents to several dollars, with many items offered in multiple styles and sizes.
Newburgh December 16 Brewster may be brought from Sing Sing Prison to testify in the suit filed by James G Graton against the Imperial Wine and Medicine Co after Arthur S Tompkins ordered the attendance of the attorney's in the case. The defense is represented by J R Thompson Jr and George W R Br—water. notes endorsed for the defendant and protested, with Brewster paying them.
A Pine Bush item notes large crowd at Graham's Church despite bad weather. It covers Sunday services, Christmas sermon plans, Sunday school events, and a Christmas program. Also mentioned are socials by Junior G EK, a Young Child search scene, and an illustrated lecture. Obituaries, visitations, and local travel notes are included along with upcoming lectures and a strange closing note about Hogfish and Cod.
Willan T. McKinley former Republican congressman and interviewee anticipates a strengthened party in 1916. He expects more insurgency from Democrats, warns about tariff policy and Underwood measures, and calls for defense of industry as the war in Europe continues.
Washington dispatch reports New York Republicans face a complex process to fill two vacancies in the state congressional delegation after the deaths of Representatives Morris and Payne. The party weighs primary rules and possible conventions to nominate candidates for a special election, with governors weighing timing and methods amid cost concerns.
In Newburgh a jury will decide if Patrick Grace, who died in July 1918 at Montgomery at age 78, was mentally competent when he made an earlier will. The suit by Florence J. Grace and guardians seeks probate validity against executors Margaret A. Lodge and Jane A. Lodge.
The funeral of James Chandler Young of Liberty was held at his home on Tuesday at 2 pm with a large turnout from Sullivan and nearby counties. Religious ministers led services, schoolchildren viewed the departed, and the J C Young Hose Company attended. Interment was in the Liberty Cemetery with local pallbearers.
Washington reports say Myron T Herrick former ambassador to France is in Washington for a short stay. He met President Wilson at the White House and discussed Europe's war situation as debate grows over his recall amid political pressure.
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