Chester Firemen Elect Officers at Walton Hose
At the Walton Hose Company annual meeting Chester December 28 officers were chosen for the next year Chief H B Green first assistant T F Lawrence second assistant A B Thompson third assistant H D Hulse fourth assistant A H Littell President W W Van Etten Vice President Fred Murray Treasurer C Durland Secretary H M Cuddeback Assistant Secretary H L Hyatt A check for 25 dollars was given to the department by Ira B Green for work at a recent residence fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Walton Hose Company
H. B. Green
T. F. Lawrence
A. B. Thompson
H. D. Hulse
A. H. Littell
W. W. van Etten
Fred Murray
3. C. Durland
H. M. Cuddeback
Aseretant
H. L. Hyatt
Ira
BK. Green
Nancy Durland
Amelia Durland
Prank Durland
William Moffatt
Hillburn
Wylda Hunter
Seriannry HS
Eugene Miner Taylor
Mise Adele Ran
Lemuel Biddin Jr
Bummit
N. J
Calvary Church
Mount Hope Man Dragged by Horse in Local Incident
Mount Hope Deco. 28 Last Monday Falter Seybolt returning home from Finchville had his horse frightened along the roadside. The sleigh overturned and Seybolt was thrown free after a distance. He chose to let the horse go and continued home. No damage to sleigh or rider.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hope
Deco
Falter Seybolt
Finchville
Palter
Mre
Fred Penny
Lacha Winter
Ottsville
Mt. Hope
KM. A. Skinner
Weetbrookville
George Cortright
Professor Warns On Oxygen Levels Causing Intoxication
An eminent professor warned that an undue proportion of oxygen in the atmosphere could intoxicate people. The remark suggests concerns about air quality and its effects on behavior and health.
William T. Cornelius Funeral Director Embaimer Notice
Obituary item for William T. Cornelius a funeral director and embalmer with offices in Jamestown and Otterville New York listed contact numbers and a spring lady assistant position offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. J. Reilly
Embaimer
East Main St
Rail Ave
Yorfice
East 22Nd Bt
Ramercy
William T. Cornelius
Par
North St. Poanhene
Otteville
N. Y
New York
Great Jones
Funeral Director Alex Merritt Services In Midtown
Alex Merritt remains a funeral director serving 1y 41 West Main Street at the corner of James Street in Midtown New York with office presence noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex. Merritt
West Main St
Cor. James St
Midgetown
N. i New York
Runaway horse narrowly misses Miss May Price in Warwick street incident
In Warwick on a Saturday morning a frightened horse bolted past passersby after a passing train. Miss May Price, crossing the street, was narrowly avoided as the animal was halted soon after. No injuries reported. Additional holiday news notes Christmas visits, post office activity, and local residents traveling to and from Pompton Lake and New York colleges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warwick
Jesse Durland
Wood
May Price
Frank Fields
Pomptoh Lake
N. J
KE. Quiver
Fhat
Fields
Cap
The
du Pont Powder Co
Pompton Lake
Dorothy Pickslay
Vassar
Dorothy Mayham
Cortland Normal
Marguerite Baxter
Northfield
Sarah Baxter
Wellesley
Helen Sonnyman
New Palte
Lawrence Stage
Albany Law School
Douglas Bonnyman
New York Medical College
Harold Hawkins
Rodgers
Thomas Welling
Rud
William Hyward
University of Ennavivania
John McMunn
Vpennsylvania
Harry Talcott
Albany
Frank Demaschke
Oneonta
Fred Kergan
Ogdensburg
James Brine
Brine
James Young
Wheeler Avenue
Fred Heeves
Brooklyn
Grang Street
Wilson Pilling
Philadelphia
Marion Coats
Lackawack
Maple Street
John Rader
Martin's Creek
Mra
Ka @ Smith
Colonial Avenue
Merah O'Hebir
Glen Cove
I. L
Booth Street
Katherine Dugiit
St. Vincent's
Newark
James L. Price
Clarence
Detroit
Mra. Price
Wimira
Wanona
Caroline Bradner
Nlorace Mann School
New York
Christmas Activities and Local Notices in Florida
Florida’s St Josephs Church hosted a midnight mass on December 24 drawing a large congregation. Local guests included Arthur Van Damen and Peter Deinberry with social visits by families. diphtheria cases in town prompted quarantines. The community planned tax collection at Marida National Bank and distributed Christmas gifts to Orange County inmates. School reopenings and holiday events featured at Orange County institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
St. Joseph’s R. OC
Glenmere Avenue
Arthur van Damen
Wells Bridge
Peter DeKay
Peter Deinberry
Middletown
Raymond Quacken
Marida National Bank
J. R. Quackenbush
Wheeler
Chape
Iyto
Mins Mayniak
Worat Durlandville Tilson Benjamin Tn
Catekill Mountain
Orange
Christian Endeavor Society
Reward Institute
St. Joseph's
Marion Minapanith
New York City
Cele
Town Collectors Tax Payment Dates Advertised
Notice announces a 4 year elven to the tax bill in the town of Fairkild and nearby areas in New York. Collectors will attend at multiple ward places from December 23, 1915 to January 23, 1916, daily 9 AM to 3 PM, to receive tax payments at listed locations including Bloomingburg Scotch town and Middletown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ool Coles
Panary
É Milla
Bloomingburg
Oankew
Fair Oaks
Dr. Santee
Scotchtown
Chcleville
C. W. Harlow
Btony
Howella
Merchante’ National Peet
Middletown
J. Non
R. D
N Y
Couple celebrates 60th wedding anniversary
A couple observed their 60th wedding anniversary on Tuesday December 21 as friends and acquaintances received announcements marking the milestone.
Christmas Pony Brightens FiveYearOld Wilmot Chambers
Montgomery notes report five year old Wilmot Chambers received a thoroughbred pony from his father as a Christmas gift. The Brick Church held a Christmas program December 17 and will instal new elders and deacons January 4 1916. Various town residents and visitors are listed with church activities and club elections at the Brick Church and parsonage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Wilmot Chambers
John J. Chambers
Theodore Wilkin
Thomas Buckmaster
Adolphus Suydam
George Harris
Anna i. Tang
Newark
N. J
George &. Coe
Michel Lang
Missionary Society of the Brick Onures
George H. Cowan
Livingston Manor
Key
Irene Overhiser
Hackenpack
John C. Sullivan
New York
Parente
John Haskin
Clarence Chambers
Grace Hulse
Passaic General Hospital
Mary D. Cox
Mountain Side Hospital
Montclair
Mary H. Cox
Brick Church
Robert Tweddle
Thomas Mould
Haliph Hodle
Lewin Andrews
Sunshine Daughters
Santa Claus Chicken Thief Tracked After Snow Reveals Raid
A Monticello farmer reports a man dressed as Santa stole chickens from Henry Weasmer’s coop last Thursday night. Fresh two inch snow let the farmer track the suspect two miles to his home, where the birds were found hidden. The man denies stealing them, saying he was visiting Santa Clara. All fowls were recovered, and arrest seems unlikely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Santa Claus
Henry Woeasmer
Weasmer
Coop
Koon
Tie
Santa Clara
Windstorm Hits Pine Bush Area With Major Damage
A destructive Sunday storm in Pine Bush and Bloomingburg caused damaged chimneys toppled structures and a collapsed wind pump. Firemen held elections at Pine Bush Hook and Ladder. Christmas observances were quiet with visitors from New York and Connecticut. A Grange Christmas tree event and farmers institute are planned for late December and January.
Young Couple Wed in Christmas Day Ceremony
Catherine Louise Coleman wed Jay Morrison Smith at the Coleman home in Goshen in a ring ceremony officiated by Rev. Francis Stoddard Haines. Only families attended as confetti showered the couple for their departure aboard the Pirie train 2. The groom, a Mount Hope farmer, plans to reside on the home farm with future friends welcomed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alonzo H. Coleman
Catherine Louise
Jay Morrison Smith
J. Howard Smith
Otisville
Francis Stoddard Haines
Goshen
Pirie
Mount Hope
Summitville News Briefs Highlight Local Holiday Visits
Harry Weeks has returned home from Thrall Hospital after an appendicitis operation seven weeks ago. Mrs. Bert Betta visited with her brother Darrell Sears. Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Bonds of Middletown spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. 8. A. Adams. Charles Crawford visited his parents. Helen Kniffin and family spend the week with relatives at Rock Hill. Blanche Bunting began a month long visit to Wilmington Delaware. Anna and Worth Fitzgerald of Middletown spend Christmas with their cousin Mrs. Stewart. Elizabeth gg hosted relatives in Bridgeport. James Morgan and family spent Christmas with Jervie kin. Charles Hughson and family of Hudson visited their mother en route to Liberty.
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Summitville
Harry Weeks
Thrall Hospital
Bert Betta
Darrell Sears
Fletcher Bonds
Middletown
A. Adams
Charles Crawford
Ane
William Crawford
Helen Kniffin
Rock Hiih
Blanche Bunting
Wilmington
Del
Anna
Woyth Fitzgerald
Stewart
Eliz Gg
Bridgeport
Ree
James Morgan
Jervie
Charles Hughson
Hudson
Elizabeth Hughson
Liberty
Baby Flannels and Laundry Care
Mothers find it pays to wash baby woolen shirts themselves to avoid heavy shrinking. Three shirts suffice for daily wear, nightly use, and washing, allowing quality fabrics that last longer and fit as babies grow slowly.
Baked Apple Pudding Recipe
Peel and slice eight apples and simmer with little water until pulp forms. Mix in half a pound sugar, six ounces butter, rind of one lemon, and six beaten eggs. Heat, line a dish with puff paste or mix, bake thirty minutes, add butter last, then finish in oven.
Christmas supper planned by Mere's Clove Sunday School
Salisbury Mills reports the Mere's Clove Sunday School will hold its Christmas supper at Louis Felter's home on New Year's Eve. Jules Gauque buys Cronk farm via C. B. Jones agency with possession set for April 1. W. 8 Grey sidelined by severe amp infection. George Curry and Joseph Chap become new workers at Holden paper mill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisbury
Mila
Mere
Louis Felter
Jules Gauque
C. B. Jones
Daniel J. Cronk
Grey
George Curry
Joseph Chap
Holden Paper Mill
How to Fringe a Table Cover Tips for Fringed Edging
Tear fringe eight deep along the edge at finger intervals across the item. Fringe out each short piece individually rather than pulling a long thread to avoid breakage. This method reduces hunting for the end with a fin or needle and makes the task easier.
Cautionary remark from a Detroit Free Press quote
A nurse and a man exchange brief dialogue with a wry contrast on danger and direction, illustrating a sharp, cynical moment from Detroit Free Press prose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
Grate' Eggs Lifeboat Goat Creation Captivates Readers
A goat shapes eggs into a lifeboat form in a playful display. The whimsical scene showcases creative culinary artistry and challenges expectations of ordinary egg preparation.
Need of Contrast in Beauty Highlighting Artistic Effect
The piece argues that contrast is essential to beauty across arts. Light versus shade, bright versus dull, and fretted versus plain surfaces create artistic impact. It cites music and architecture to explain how contrast transforms past life into the present beautiful. Herbert Spencer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Spencer
The First Meerschaum Pipe Smoked in Pest 1728
The first meerschaum pipe was smoked in Pest in 1728 and remains on display in the town’s museum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pest
Why She Was Silent
An old woman explains she once fell silent due to illness in youth and vowed to speak no ill of anyone if speech returned. The Exchange notes this moral stance and the woman’s lifelong restraint in words.
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Chester Firemen
Walton Hose
Montgomery Goshen State Road
Robin Mcleod Jackson
Broadway
N, Y
Thomas C. Rogers
Law
North Street
John B. Carey
Wickham Mney
Atkine Avenue
Grea Jones Street
WM. Stewart Ker
C. Ker
North Aetreet
Lady Asseistant
New York and Brooklyn Casket Co
Great Jones St
Rockafellow Burial Co
M. R. Rocakfellow
F. Olive
Rockafellow
Little Wilmot Chambers
Village News
Pine Bush Hook and Ladder Company
Clyde W. Morris
William E. Weller
A. B. Mallory
Samuelb. Weller
Thomas Askin
Wiliam Schubert
Walter Crawford
George E
William T. Wallace, Jr
New Canaan
M. E
James Mance
Charleea Mance
W. Evans
George Evans
W. C. Shorter
rMs D F. Collins
Alma Schwab
George Schwab
Merrett
Minnie Hagan
John Hagan
C. H. Ritter
Willard Beakes
Ann Arbor
Mich
Clayton Seager
Beakes
Howard Harris
Charles Miller
Paten
A. N. Owen
Louise Cudney
Charles
William Hultslander
Minal Biggs
Grange
Farmers’ Institute
Salisbury Mills
Janist
Ing
TION
Manhattan
Keiser
Young
Chas. Wolff, Jr
Cor. North & King St
Middletown, N. Y
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