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Newspaper
Orange County Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1917
Page
7
Middletown social column notes various local as well as visiting residents. Miog Halen E Anderros of New York vacationing with sister Mrs John H Wilson at 155 West Main Street. Morgan Wilcox rep F W Anderson and family recently moved to New York City. several locals attend parlor gatherings, church events, and summer routines, with engagements, military service, and notable family visits outlined.
Superintendent James F. Tuthil reports acres of potatoes growing on Gow Cish grounds and seeks laborers to harvest. Weeding, potato bug control, and general cultivation tasks are outlined to prepare tubers for market. Milenent Kome of the High School Sore tem down to relieve the agitation. Military Police in New York announce a National Guard reorganization with two troops and limited equipment, favoring college men and those fluent in French. Text indicates broad labor and military administrative items from a historical newspaper page.
Obituaries report the deaths of Mrs. Walter H. White in Ellenville after a paralytic stroke at 41, William Thomson Boyd of Harriman, Mrs. Vilette Rumsey of Harriman, Mrs. Frances L Hamilton of Summerville, and other local residents. The notices recount survivors, birthplaces, marriages, and funeral arrangements, with services by local ministers and interment in area cemeteries.
Little Misa Dorothy Herman, 40, financed an ambulance for the Sanitary Detachment and motor truck for Company 1, First Regiment, New York Infantry. On Wednesday evening she visited the unit at the armory, thanked by all members, as the motor balance and truck lay in the Post Garage awaiting presentation ceremonies. The name plates, arrived from Hulse Brothers, are German silver and ornate. Commencement week events at Goshen High School are announced for June 24 to 27, including a bacalaureate sermon, alumni reception, and graduation exercises. Phoebe Collard, aged 94, celebrates her birthday with well-wishers. Norman Harris, 6, jailed 10 days for public intoxication after wrongly entering another residence. Goshen Masons initiate four candidates as officers from Warwick Lodge attends. St John the Baptist Day service at St James Church hosted by Goshen Lodge with funds to aid chaplains. Sheriff reports crackdown on unregistered locals under the draft act. Minnie Coleman returns from Albany after her brother Charles Coleman’s Albany Law School degree. Funeral for Irving Mott, train victim, held with private relatives. A man arrested for walking on fresh concrete. claim of inebriation. Romance noted between Michael Bornsser and Miss Reese Cramk in Goshen.
A wooden factory building once owned by Piers Artesian Well Drilling Machinery Co and later by Mrs H Harriman burned last night in Goshen. One man may have died. a search found no body. Firefighters from all village companies fought the blaze as copper wires melted and trains halted nearby. A loss of machines, hay, and two old fire tr Ucks occurred, all insured.
The Goshen Driving Club hosts a Red Cross matinee on the Historic Track at Goshen next Saturday afternoon. Eight harness races include a military display by the Tist Regiment guardsmen and an exhibition by two Brownleigh Park cowboys. Chase events feature rough riding and a half mile pony race. The Goshen Band plays, Chrysanthemums and roses are sold, eight young ladies usher, souvenir programs 25 cents, boxes $10 and $5, no admission charge.
Goshen chapters push an $8,000 Red Cross fund toward an $109 million national goal. The finance committee met to pledge effort, with checks received by Secretary Mies M. Adele Schoonmaker. Volunteers, including Mrs. P. H. Burnett and Miss Katharine Stewart, vow to raise funds. Red Cross headquarters opened for hospital supplies and to recruit volunteers for material support. A surgical dressings class begins with an $3 enrollment fee and materials. applications due June 25.
In Goshen June 13 the Orange County National League for Women’s Service held a bi weekly meeting at the County Treasurer’s office. Chairmen reported that league activities in the county have improved. The group discussed extending canteen service but decided not to proceed due to insufficient troops. The county aims for self sufficiency, raising funds by collecting old newspapers and scraps. Reports from Mrs Dento of Port Jervis and Mrs Hopkins highlighted appreciation for the feature. Posts note that several men have registered in one day, and plans were made to equip baseball plates for militiamen and tenting courts remain under application.
Augustus Harsatcker Gorven died at Oranss Fara hospital after a long illness. The funeral was set for Warwkck, with a Moose Lodge joining. A Goshen delegation planned to join Middletown Lodge 333, Loyal Order of Moose. Heart Aliawnr and family moved to The Rinnes on Main Street from New York. Leonard Treman sails to France with the American Volunteer Ambulance Corps. Col. George B. Stone and wife hosted visitors from Oklahoma City. Miss McDowell of New York visited her uncle, Sherr Frei & McDowell, at the courthouse.
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