Christmas Tree to Be Erected in Goshen on Christmas Eve
Goshen reports a community Christmas tree to be set up December 24 with Mrs Henry as committee chair. Activities include school children and church choirs, bells ring five minutes before lights, gifts from committees not distributed at the tree. Also note Rodney visited town and Bayden the champion trotter, previously earning over $36,000, has been shipped to Russia.
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Goshen
Henry
Rodney
Jersey City
Bayden
Russia
Changes Position
Goshen December 18 Jacob Roosa resigns from E G Swezey jewelry store and moves to Hunter New York to join Mr Wilcox's shop. Watson Rendington takes Roosa’s vacant job.
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Goshen
Jacob Roosa
E. G. Swezey
Hunter, N. Y
Wilcox
Watson Reddington
Roosa
Oklahoma City girl injures shoulder in Philadelphia visit
Miss Dorothy Stone of Oklahoma City slipped and dislocated her shoulder while visiting Philadelphia. She was taken to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Decker where surgeons reduced the dislocation.
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Goshen
Dorothy Stone
Oklahoma City
Okla
Philadelphia
Arthur Decker
Warren Lowells Take Florida Trip for Winter
Mr and Mrs Warren Lowell left Goshen for Florida with plans to return April 1 They will visit Palm Beach Key West and Panama Canal before coming home their itinerary reflects a winter excursion to sunny destinations and tropical stops.
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Florida
Goshen
Warren Lowell
Jacksonville
Frs
Palm Beach
Key West
Panama Canal
Garr A. C. to Open Season Against Tuxeco Club
Goshen reports Garr A. C. faces Tuxeco Club next Tuesday to start their season. The Garr team also plans a Christmas night game against the Police and Firemen's team of Middletown.
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Goshen
Garr A. C
Tuxeco
Garr
Police and Firemen
Middletown
Bowling Club to Elect Captain at Goshen Meeting
Ten bowlers who posted the high scores in the Goshen A. B. Club tournament will gather Tuesday night to elect a captain for the coming year.
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Goshen
Goshen A. & 8
Auction postponed due to storm at Hocart farm
Goshen reports the Hocart farm auction slated for December 15 was postponed because of a storm and now will be held on December 22.
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Goshen
Hocart Farm
Goshen High School Reopens January 3 After Vacation
Goshen reports the high school closes for Christmas and New Year vacation today and will reopen on January 3.
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Goshen
Townsend plans brief stay at Glenmere Lodge
John R. Townsend of New York is visiting Goshen for a few days and staying at Glenmere Lodge on South Church Street.
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Goshen
New York
Glenmere Lodge
South Church Street
Death of Mrs. Frances Horton Decker
Mrs Frances Horton Decker wife of George H Decker died at 17 Highland avenue Middletown on Saturday December 18 about 2 30 p m after a long illness from an intestinal trouble She was born November 29 1848 in Callicoon Sullivan county and moved to Middletown in 1865 Her family included six children William Grant Florence Louise Clem ents Durham Hortense and others The funeral will be held Tuesday at 2 30 p m at home with Rev Dr Wight and Rector F S Smithers Jr as officiants
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Frances Horton Decker
George H. Decker
Highland Avenue
Mrs. Decker
Callicoon
Sullivan County
Charles Horton
Betsy Grant
Middletown
Horton
Grant
A. 8. Grant
Jacinda
Seth H. Yocum
Gordon B
Bay Shore
Long Island
Melvin
Frances
Louise
EB. Frank Smith
Deposit
N. Y
Florence
Roberts Street
Decker
Mr. Decker
Penn Yan
Hamilton College
A. V. N. Powelson
D. Kerr Bull
Wallkill
William Grant
New York City
Florence Louise
Clements Durham
Hortense
Cocage
Clements
Buenos Aires
Argentina
South America
Geath
Alexander
Eip
Edward Washington
Liberty
Washington
Agnes Morrison
Fabe Morrison
George A
Irene
Edward
Kvester
Regina
John
Elma
Wash
Max Steinbrook
Leek
Charlies
Thomas
Judgment Reversed in Promissory Note Case
Special County Judge Herbert B. Royce reversed a judgment in the Nichol s v Louis Gross suit where Nichols won 136 dollars. The case is set for retrial at the January term of the County Court in Newburgh.
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Herbert B. Royce
Washingtonville
Isaac Nichols
Louis Gross
Newburgh
Erie switchman killed at Waldwick depot in Hackensack
John J. McGlynn aged 75 of Paterson, a switchman for the Erie Railroad at the Waldwick depot in Hackensack, was instantly killed yesterday by an eastbound passenger train.
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John J. McGlynn
Paterson
Erie Railroad
Waldwick
Hackensack
Obituary of Mrs G Emmett Writer from Otisville
Mrs G Emmett Writer dies at her Otisville home on November 15 after a fire accident while tending furnace ashes. Born Valera Elizabeth McDowell September 28 1858 in Mount Hope Orange County she married George Emmett Writer January 22 1879. Surviving husband son B Erwin Writer daughter in law and grandchildren Winifred Alton and Coleman Writer. She was a Presbyterian and descendant of early Mount Hope pioneer families.
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Otisville
Writer
Joseph K
Susan H. (Ketcham) McDowell
Valera Elizabeth McDowell
Mount Hope
Orange County
New York
Brooklyn
Elmira
Hornell
N. Y
Valera
George Emmett
Matthew M
Susan
van Strander
B. Erwin
Winifred Alton
Coleman
Winter
Presbyterian Church
McDowell
Norris
Ketcham
Mullock
Hawkins
Amsbury
Manning
John
Sarah
Mathews) Ketcham
Death of Augustus Rossi a Middletown tailor dies after illness
Augustus Rossi born in Avellino Italy in 1886 died Sunday after kidney trouble and recent Bellevue Hospital surgery. He lived in Middletown since youth and worked as a tailor for Weiss Dry Goods. He married Rose Bellows in 1910 and leaves wife, two children Elizabeth and Sylvester, his parents, two sisters, and a brother in Italy. Funeral at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday from 14 Charles Street with a requiem high mass at St. Joseph's Church. burial in St. Joseph's Cemetery.
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Augustus Rossi
Bellevue Hospital
Avellino
Italy
America
New York
Middletown
Weiss Dry Goods Company
Rose Bellows
James Bellows
Elizabeth M
Sylvester
Rossi
Ceme
Charles Street
St. Joseph's Church
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Obituary notices for Edward Washington and Maggie E Morey
Edward Washington of Liberty dies at 61 after ill health. Survived by widow Agnes Morrison and five children including George A. and Irene, plus two brothers and a sister. Maggie E Morey Brophy of Elinville dies at 67 after pneumonia. Survived by husband Daniel T. Brophy and several siblings. member of St Mary's Church.
Samuel Crawford Wilber Dies After Long Illness
Samuel Crawford Wilber died Saturday evening December 11 at Skein's Sanatorium Brooklyn from heart trouble. He was born January 12 1865 at Stony Ford, eldest son of John Church and Matilda Crawford Wilber, survived by widow, father and several siblings. Funeral at Flatbush home with interment in Fan tinehill Cemetery Charleston, South Carolina. He worked 30 years with Darragh & Small New York and was valued in the community.
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Samuel Crawford Wilber
Skein
Brooklyn
Stony Ford Janary
John Church
Matilda Crawford Wilber
John Church Wilber, Jr
Franklin
Moses McMonagle Wilber
Middletown
William Bager
Montgomery
Sarah
Flatbush
Charleston
South Carolina
Georgie Sutton Dies of Pneumonia After Measles
Georgie Sutton ten year old son of Mr and Mrs Seeley Sutton died Saturday morning after an illness of pneumonia following measles. He is survived by two brothers and a sister. Funeral services will be held at the Presbyterian Church at 11 o clock Wednesday. Burial will be in Pine Hill Cemetery near Middletown.
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Unionville
Georgie
Seeley Sutton
Presbyterian Church
Pine Hill
Middletown
Death of Stephen Robbins at 87 on Smyrna Sherburne road
Norwich reports Stephen Robbins prominent farmer died suddenly at his home on Friday morning December 17 aged 87. He leaves wife Addie seven children including Mrs George Chase and Miss Anna Robbins both of Middletown and Mrs Walter Sexton of Smyrna. funeral held at 1 p.m. with burial in Sherburne West Hill cemetery.
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Norwich
Stephen Robbins
Smyrna
Sherburne Four Corners
Addie
George Chase
Middletown
Anna Robbins
Walter Sexton
Clayton Robbins
DeVere Robbins
Otisville
Death of Dahila resident Noice Benton at 84
Liberty December 18 reports Noice Benton an aged Dahila resident died Tuesday at Edward H. Welton’s home. He passed away on the farm where he lived for many years after his son was killed by an oil incident.
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Liberty
Noice Benton
Dahila
Edward H. Welton
Mr. Benton
Local Social Roundup Notes Many Travelers Home for Holidays
Mrs. John P Madden and children visit Ogdensburg New Jersey. Mrs A Stanley Douglas and Miss Maud of Franklin plan to spend winter here. Philip Van Inwegen visits son Frank in Sussex New Jersey. Robbins and Mrs George Close attend funeral of Stephen Robbins in Smyrna. Lester Predmore from Staunton Military Academy visits and travels to Cadecdaville for holiday with parents. Edna Sparks of Brewster stops at Miss Helen Sparks home on way home for Christmas. Franklin Kramer of Philadelphia visits his parents on Bontell Street. Mr and Mrs S A Buil entertain Mr and Mrs R W Stone and daughter from Washington DC who head to California after nine months abroad. Mrs A G Norton returns from Oberlin and other relatives. Albert Norton at Bordentown Military Institute visits family. Rev Dr R Irving Watkins attends Forward Movement convent ions in Philadelphia and Wilmington. Miss Martha Swaim at Abbott Academy in Andover visits home. Miss Louise Smith of Hollins College returns for holidays. Forest Preston Hunter and family spend two weeks in Buffalo. Hunter resumes duties in Middletown for Sunday service.
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John P. Madden
Ogdensburg
N. J
William Dalley
A. Stanley Douglas
Maud
Franklin
Philip van Inwegen
Frank
Sussex
N. J. Co
Robbins
George Close
Smyrna
Stephen Robbins
Ashe Port Jervis
Lester Predmore
Staunton Military Academy
Staunton
C. . Predmore
Front Street
Cuddebackville
C. V. Predmore
Edna Sparks
Brewster
Liberty
Helen Sparks
East Main Street
Franklin Kramer
Philadelphia
Max Kramer
Bontell Street
A. Buil
Eastein Street
R. W. Stone
Washington, D. C
Vistors
California
Oberlin
Ohio
Albert Norton
Bordentown Military Institute
A. G. Norton
Washington Street
R. Irving Watkins
Wilmington
Del
Henderson
I Giles
Joseph
Mark
Martha Swaim
Abbott Academy
Andover
Maes
Swaim
Highland Avenue
Louise Smith
Holling College
Hollins
J. Smith
Rev Vanamee to Visit Germany on Six Month Leave
Parker Vanamee son of the late Mr and Mrs William Vanamee visit town to secure birth records for passports. The rector of an Episcopal Church in the northern part of the state will travel to Germany with his wife for six months due to poor health. He plans to do newspaper work during his absence.
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Parker Vanamee
William Vanamee
Vanamee
Germany
Wanamee
Second Divorce Sought by Mayor in Hopewell Case
Ten years after a prior divorce and remarriage, Hopewell mayor Hugh A. Smith faces a new suit for absolute divorce. No dates of offenses or correspondent named. couple has five children. Also notes the death of Robert Smith in Middletown after a colt incident and funeral details for the Dolan family.
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Trenton
N. J
Hugh A. Smith
Hopewell
Smith
Burrows, Former High School Principal, Dies at 66
Prof. John H. Burrows a former Washingtonville resident and High School principal died of heart failure at Crestwood Yonkers on Friday morning December 3 at age 66. He is survived by his widow Helen MacDonald of Fort Edward and three children Beatrice Donald and Clara B.
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John H. Burrows
Washingtonville
Crestwood
Yonkers
Helen MacDonald
Fort Edward
Beatrice, Donald
Clara B
Death of Harold M Linson at Kingston City Hospital
Harold Myron Linson 37, son of the late Hon John J Linson and Ida Mapiledoram, died Thursday morning at Kingston City Hospital after treatment for liver and kidney disorder. He had been removed there for care several days earlier.
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Harold Myron Linson
John J Linson
Ida Mapiledoram
Kingston City Hospital
Obsequies for Mrs. G Emmett Writer Held in Otteville
The funeral for Mrs. G Emmett Writer was conducted Saturday afternoon at her residence in Otteville by Rev L B Plumer of the Presbyterian Church. Interment followed in the Plains cemetery family plot.
Many Applicants for Citizenship at Newburgh Hearing
In Newburgh 38 applicants appeared before Supreme Court Justice Joseph Morschauser seeking citizenship. Stormy roads prevented many witnesses from reaching the court, so final oaths were delayed. Eighteen were approved. seven nationalities were represented with Austria Hungary leading.
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Newburgh
Supreme Court
Joseph Morschauser
Court House
Austria-Hungary
Italy
Great Britain
Russia
Sweden
Mexico
Norway
Moses Schulman
Josef Fiala
Stanislav Roysavy
Nathan Lieman
Antonin Raz
Josef Maderiss
Mike Yablowsky
Matthew Doris
Paul Moses
Valent Juracik
Dmytro Kohut
Cirill W. Gay
Oldest land claim for Mount Kosei ko on Australian Alps
A claim asserts Mount Kosei ko in the Australian Alps represents the oldest land surface on Earth. The report notes the assertion as a passerby opinion and cites no independent verification or dates.
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Mount
Koseiko
Australian Alps
Railroad Men Face Dangers Near Miss On Snowbound Tracks
Newburgh reports reveal many narrow escapes for railroad workers after a storm. Conductor Frank Hardenburgh narrowly avoided a fatal fate when he fell under a slowly moving engine during preps for the 6 18 A M local. A fellow worker spotted the danger and signaled the engineer to stop before the pilot struck him.
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Newburgh
Frank Hardenburgh
Hardenburgh
West Shore Yard
Pittsburgh Workers to Receive Record Christmas Pay
Steel and iron mills in Pittsburgh and suburbs will distribute about $8,000,000 this week marking the largest Christmas pay in local history. Most plants run at capacity and many employees are working overtime.
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Pittsburgh
Steel and Ironsils of
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Daniel T. Brophy
St. Mary's Church
Fantinehill Cemetery
Samuel C. Wilber
George Sutton
Rev
W. Train
Livingston Manner
Robert Smith
Berry
Thrall Hospital
Morris B. Wolf & Bro
Apollo
North Street
Liberty, N. Y
Gem
Gillette
Auto Strop
Durham Duplex
Rogers
McMonagle & Rogers
Monroe
Suffern, N. Y
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