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Newspaper
Orange County Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1909
Page
4
Montgomery May 31 highlights include J Holden of Newburgh and Samuel E Ship president of the Board of Education visiting the Palace Hotel. Numerous locals and guests arrive for Memorial Day and town events. traffic covers lodging, autos, banking figures, and social activities across the Montgomery area.
Ethel Fallon rests from New York City school days while Mrs. Fallon returns from a two week relatives visit. Residents and visitors frequent Ho tel High View with movers from Middletown and New York. Memorial services at ML E Church Bloomingburg honor Civil War veterans and local community life.
An advertisement in the Times-Press classifies a vacant house for rent. It notes two exhibits joined in the listing and invites potential tenants to inquire for details and availability.
Wurtsboro May 31. Mr and Mrs D J Rear don arrived at their summer home. Miss Louise Buck hosted a house party of sixteen from Flatbush over Memorial Day. William Stanton named grand juror at Monticello term. Ladies Dime Society food sale at EB T Fanning drug store May 31. Mrs Annie Stanton ill at sister Mrs Av Penny in Middletown. Mr and Mrs Mott of Brooklyn visiting. Mrs John Copp of Haven returned from Brooklyn. Thomas Sailes at Mount Prosper cottage for a few days. Mrs William Benedict and Myrtle of Middletown visiting. Village tax collector Newkirk sets 1 percent June 1 to 2 inclusive, after which 5 percent. Union services at Reformed Church with patriotic sermon by Rev Parker. Charles Immen Jr and son visiting C D Immen Sr. James Claxton of Yonkers and Anna Renton at Hil or Munn farm. William Fuche of Newburg spent Memorial Day with parents on Pine street. Dogs killed nine sheep at Thomas Merritt’s farm one mile south of town.
Lo ch Sheldrake items note Leo Laidlaw Grant Rex ford and Fred Roosa off on an automobile ride returning Sunday. The LeRoy family of Middletown spent a few days at their home here. James Cowley visited from his summer home near the place over Memorial Day. Fred Taylor suffered gangrene for ten months and had part of his foot removed last week. Mr and Mrs James Fulton spent Sunday with Frank Schoonmaker. Lester Fulton is staying a month with his sister Mrs Bennett in the Catskills. An ad in Times-Press ads offers to rent the vacant house. Alien Owen At Monticello May 24 Floyd F Allen and Lottie M Owen both of Monticello.
May 31 reports Frank Graham spent Sunday with friends in Port Jervis and Sparrowbush. Miss Addie Tidd visits New York City for a few days. Mr and Mrs A Bernard Mapes host six friends from Jersey City and Clarence B Mapes at Memorial Day services with Clarence presiding at the organ. Mrs Cole improves Howell property. Ladies' Aid meets at Mrs John M Ralston's Thursday. Miss Sarah K Mapes hosts Book Club Tuesday evening June (program arranged). Running race Saturday between O Neil Carboy DeWitt Corwin and DeWitt Newkirk. Carboy wins again, time fifteen minutes to trolley station.
Port Jervis coroner Edgar J. Harding ruled Jesse L. Dillistin died from accidental electrocution at the Port Jervis Electric Light Gas Power and Railroad Company power house on May 17, 1969. The decision was issued Saturday.
Wurtsboro correspondent reports William J Darby aged about 55 vanished after leaving his home around 11 on Saturday night. He is described as six feet tall with brown eyes and grey hair, wearing brown trousers a dark blue sweater a soft hat and tan slippers. He has suffered melancholia recently and search parties found no trace by Sunday night. Information welcomed by his worried family.
At Saturday's monthly meeting the milk exchange cut the price paid to shippers in the Sh-cent zone from 2% to 2% per quart net due to a large surplus and slow market. Black week coming. term exams in county schools begin June 14 and regents exams start June 18 amid other war column notes.
A wide June sale offers dozens of gowns in cambric muslin and nainsook, with styles ranging from low neck to yoke and lace trims. Prices from 39c to 3.98, with many lots of 12 to 66 dozen gowns and numerous accessories including drawers, corset covers, and underskirts, all heavily discounted.
Fifteen style muslin and cambric garments described with trims including lace hemstitched tacks and embroidery. Prices range from 25c to $1.00 for various fabrics such as longcloth and nainsook with German valance and insertions. Includes multiple styles with specific sale prices and trailing notes on fabric trim.
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