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Newspaper
Orange County Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1918
Page
3
Des 3 meeting of the Red Cross Auxiliary at the usual place in Slate Hill with Mrs Taylor and Mrs Kirby hosting. Attendees urged full turnout as garments for refuges are to be prepared. several local residents and guests are mentioned in attendance and travel notes.
Fragmentary notice claims general Andrew Jackson received Masonry in an army lodge and held a grand lodge office in Tennessee with disputed records and uncertain documentation.
The Tumel Press reports the sudden death of Charles Edwin Goss on Friday at 3 o'clock in Portland Oregon. He was born February 4 1881 in Middletown and had lived in the area most of his life before moving to Portland in 1916 seeking better health. His parents are Samuel and (Mrs) Goss of 50 Prince Street. The obituary notes a brief improvement after the move before the passing.
The loss of a city man, a Grace Episcopal Church member, shocks relatives and friends. He worked for Carson and Towner in the dry goods field and was highly valued by local farmers. Survived by parents, one brother W Harry Gaga, and sister Mrs Leo Halstead, with another brother Melvin S. who died in 1916. A prayer service was held in Portland and funeral plans were announced pending body arrival. Interment at Wallkill Cemetery, Philipsburgh.
A short blaze broke out in the home of Seymour Higgs on Friday on Christus Way Montgomery. Neighbors extinguished the flames which damaged curtains clothing and some Christmas gifts with little other damage.
Investigators pursue the Stratton Theatre fire after a prematinee attempt to ignite a blaze. Authorities note a possible single perpetrator driven by a mania for destroying property and warn the public of heightened security, with links to prior Goshen fires under review.
Lieut Charles F Hawkins died at his Warwick home on Saturday after a brief illness from influenza and pneumonia. A Williams College and Harvard alumnus, he served in World War I and later the Chemical War Service, later teaching chemistry at Williams. He leaves parents Lieut Alden Hawkins and Harold, with an older brother Seaman who died in childhood. Funeral services were held at Maplecroft with burial at Chester Cemetery.
Bloomingburg records the death in action of Corporal G. Fred Short of Co. 1, 197th Infantry, 27th Division, killed Sept 29. He married Mary Corning during a December furlough and is survived by his wife, his mother, and two half brothers. His fellow soldiers from the unit from Bloomingburg have all been killed. He worked for AVW and belonged to the ME Sunday School.
Joel W. Houston died at home on Sunday evening December 19 after a yearlong decline. Born March 28, 1866, on the Mt Eve farm, he led local interests as president of the Florida Bank and served as a Presbyterian Church elder and church trustee. Survived by two brothers Rev John H Houston of Liberty, NY and J E Houston of SeiorMta, he was married to Anna Jessup Houston who died in 1885. Funeral at home January 2 at 1:30 pm with interment in Warwick cemetery.
The Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church plans its monthly gathering at Miss Mary Ellie's home on Thursday afternoon. The village school closes for holidays for two weeks. Epworth League meets Sunday evening at Mrs. Robert Allen's for the topic Our Relation to God. Mrs. Emma Carn and Mr. Henry Smith spear Christmas day events at Newton New Jersey. Epworth Space social and business at Linch home Friday evening. Times Pioneer classiQhd page advertises items to buy or sell.
Unionville reports a man loses a finger to blood poisoning after a wire scratch on a bag of feed. Dr. Purdy cares for the hand. The issue lists social visits, Christmas dinners, pipe less heaters, and several residents’ activities including Miss Rubinstein’s return to teaching and Kern’s family celebrations. The Presbyterian Church Missionary Society meets Thursday at 2 PM with Mrs. Jola Terry.
A fragment describes wrapping cheese in a waxed sheet moistened with vinegar to keep it fresh and moist. The method claims the cheese remains soft for days and that vinegar does not alter the taste.
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