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Newspaper

Orange County Times Press

Location

Middletown, New York, United States of America

Date

Jun 27, 1919

Page

5

Commercial House Sold By Fire Chief Chas Higham

Charles Higham and wife Anna Ds Higham sell the Commercial House on West Main and Canal streets in Middletown. The deal is among the city’s largest recent transactions. buyer is unnamed for now. Higham plans to stay in Middletown and supervise fire department affairs.

Commercial House Chas. Higham Charles Higham Anna Ds Higham West Main Canal Streets Chick Resi Dence Middletown Higham Anna Smiley

Boundaries of the Extension Of Centre Street Hearing

A hearing on July 14 in the Common Council chamber will address the proposed extension of Centre Street. The description lists property bounds from King Street to West Main Street including the Crawford Fish Albert-Bull Samuel Shorter Schmitt Kleinfeld Predmore Yatto and Wheeler properties along with parcels at Nos. 29 31 33 West Main Street Nos. 16 King and 18 20 King Street and portions of Nos. 7 9 James Street.

Centre Street Common Council Chamber Propertea King Street Crawford Fish Albert - Bull Samuel Shorter West Main Street Daniel Schmitt Robert Kleinfeld Charles W. Predmore Yatto F. B. Wheeler James Street Robert Klein- Teld Bull

Playground Is Gwen This City By Miss Davidge

Miss Florence H. Davidge of this city died in New York on May 10. Her will admitted to probate in Goshen Monday bequeaths about $5,000 to establish a playground in this city. Davidge supported philanthropic work and favored proper recreation grounds for children.

Florence H. Davidge New York Goshen Mise Davidge

Death of Mrs Rose Kirkwood Young

Mrs Rose Kirkwood Young daughter of Mrs Alexander Kirkwood and sister of Dr Robert O Kirkwood of this city died at St Luke's Hospital New York on Monday night June 23 Funeral service was held at St Luke's Hospital chapel Wednesday at 3 pm and interment followed in Yankers

Rose Kirkwood Young Alexander 0. Kirkwood Robert O. Kirkwood St. Luke’s Hospital New York St. Luke's Hospital Yunkers

Tompkins Dry Goods ruins clearance contract announced

The clearing of the ruins on the Tompkins Dry Goods site on North Street was approved Tuesday with work slated to begin Sunday at 000. Plans include removing debris from the cellar and tearing down remaining brick and concrete walls from the December fire. Distribution of salvaged bricks scrap iron copper and other materials remains undecided.

Tompkins Dry Goods Company North Street

Fred Funnell Sells Multiple City Lots to Newkirk

Frederick Funnell sold nine building lots across East Main Street Watkins avenue extension Gavin avenue and Wilbur avenue to Charles Newkirk who plans to build a dwelling on East Main lot. He also sold his residence at 32 Lille Avenue to Mrs C Examet Wood. The sales were facilitated by A Henschel real estate agency.

Frederick Funnell Charles Newkirk New. Kirk East Main Street Watkins Avenue Gavin Avenue Wilbur Avenue Funnell Liile Avenue C. Examet Wood A. Henschel

Otisville Defeats Ourville in Close Baseball Game

The Otisville baseball club beat Ourville 3 to 2 after a closely contested match. Both teams played hard with strong pitching and timely hits. Otisville plans a game on July 4 and anticipates more Sundays in Cranke county.

Otisville Tincoln A. C Ourville Sundar Olistille Caite Ghai Basetal Club Cranke Coun Wilhan Stanfield Cussie

First Congregational Primary School Holds Its Picnic

The primary department and beginners of the First Congregational Church enjoyed a trolley outing to Midway Park after leaving at 2 PM and returning by 4 with refreshments and games on the church lawn. Mrs. A G Mapes Mrs D DeWitt Schoonmaker and Mrs L R Wallace led the outing.

First Congregational Church Midway Park State Hospital A. G. Mapes D DeWitt Schoonmaker L. R. Wallace Sanday School Bloomingburg

Hackensack Golf Club Marks Twentieth Anniversary

The Hackensack Golf Club celebrated its 20th anniversary with a banquet. Founded in 1889, it grew from a small nine hole course to 247 active and 230 associate members. Noted players such as Jerome Travers and Alex Smith praised the course, and the clubhouse features a unique design with a locker system. James P. Clarendon serves as president.

Hackensack Sturday Jerome Travers Alex. Smith Marston Kirkley

Sanborn Held in 1000 Bail for Grand Jury

Monticello June 24 Rees Sanborn arrested Saturday at Middletown charged with taking an automobile owned by Dr. Alfred W Herzog near here He was arraigned before Justice Blake Washington and held for the next grand jury Bail set at 1000 on which he was released Attorney Lewis N Stanton appeared for the defendant.

Monticello Rees Sanborn Middletown Alfred W. Herzog Near Here Justice of the Peace Blake Washington Lewis N. Stanton

Firemen Plan Summer Outing For Local Units

Fire companies announced planned summer activities with the Phoenix and Waalkili Engine Companies leading. A special meeting was set for Wednesday to decide on camping details at Cage Pond near Elenville with duty crews to camp. Other companies have not yet reported plans for summer recreation.

Atmomge The Phoenix Waaikili Phoo- Wx Cage Pond Eilenvills Waal Anlt Sumdar

Greenville and Westtown Families Gather at Grange Meeting

At Shawarunk Grange No 1078 a meeting included a talk by Millea Lain of Westtown on Grange exchange and Ipsac Pests. Mra Vl Moore and daughter Misa Jima spent time at New Paltz with relatives while Mr and Mrs George Sondant visited family in the area.

Mra PP Vl Moore New Paltz Famabureau Care Way Georze Sondant George Hnfaes

Jaded Saitacions Chinete Industry Note in Europe

Fragmented OCR reads as a note about an artificial frequency issue and a mislabeling by a European manufacturer. The text appears garbled with references to an SNCcceentalk and UPS terms, uncertain names, and unclear context. Further readable details are needed for a precise card.

Europe

Grace Church Pastor at State Hospital on Sunday

The Grace Episcopal Church rector Rev. Maxwell W. Rice led a Sunday chapel service at the state hospital with a narrative discourse on Living Waters. Music featured Mrs. Wagher and F. R. Bullock, organist and choir master, praised for scholarly musical presentation.

Grace Church State Hospital Maxwell W. Rice Grace Episcopal Church Barry Wasner Clinton Sayer Robertson Braga Siah Church of the Advent Hoston New England Mr. Bullock

Miss Mackenroth and LeRoy W Horton Wed in Intimate Ceremony

Miss Louisa Estelle Mackenroth daughter of Mrs Lena Mackenroth wed LeRoy W Horton son of Mr and Mrs HL Clark Horton in a small ceremony at the bride’s home 39 Myrule Avenue. Rev Dr William F Kettle performed the ring ceremony attended by two relatives and gifts included gold stick pins. The couple planned a honeymoon to Lake George and Berkshire Hills before residing with the Hortons’ family in Skis HNL.

Wedreriny Myrule Avenue Louisa Estelle Mackenroth Lena Mackenroth LelRoy W. Horton HL Clark Horton Slate Hill William F. Kettle Mildred Guesford Franklin Hy New York Abner Horton Lake George Berkshire Hills Skis Hnl Laurel Vance M. S. Be Xroom H.C. & Ll. W. Horon Hertem

No Friends Like O14 Friesda Ester in Grat Prevery

Fragmentary prose quotes a faded reflection on friendship and time. It cites Samed Jobneon as a source, contrasting fleeting pleasures with lasting bonds and suggesting a long tenured friendship cannot easily fade.

Steward Meyers Hurt in Fall at The Old Orchard

Joseph Meyers steward of the Old Orchard Club fell from a cherry tree stand when the resting limb snapped. He was knocked unconscious and rushed to Thrall Hospital where doctors reported injuries were not as serious as feared. He later recovered consciousness and showed bruises, shock, a severely sprained wrist with possible internal injuries.

Joseph Meyers Old Orchard Merry Meyers Thrall Hospital

Justice Keogh Suffers Broken Hip in Home Incident

Justice Maria J. Reogh sustained a fractured hip after slipping in the hall of his White Plains home last Thursday. The incident occurred during a session of the Supreme Court, which was adjourned for the term.

Witle Plains Jose Supreme Court Maria J. Reogh Andeli Ore

Coffee to Relieve Strangled Hernia Ancient Remedy

An old medical note cites coffee as a treatment for strangulated hernia. The Medical Record quotes three cases where relief followed administration of strong coffee with little sugar at short intervals. In one case hernia reduced spontaneously after two doses, another required four, and the patient avoided further intervention.

Ellenville Baccalaureate and Class Day Events

Ellenville High School class of ’19 held a large baccalaureate service on June 22 with a union crowd including the Board of Education and faculty. Class Day followed on Monday and Commencement on Tuesday, with thirteen graduates named. Also noted are local obituaries, Knights of Pythias banquet, and updates on residents returning from overseas and health news.

Ellenville High School Board of Educaion Virginia Pauline Taylor W. 5 Maines God Jesus Merciam Agnes Brown Arthur H Conner Robert Coover Aimee F. Derby Samuel W. Divine Ruty Claire Gray Sara Rosalie Kelder Vernon Jelder Theresa Gorton Rose M. Clearwater Blanche Sherman Lauber Jen Ellenville Rene Lauber McDowell Homer J. Townsend C. A. Dann Goshen High Schhool M. B Georg H. Smith Elizabeth Evans John Evans W .S. Maines Reformed Church Evans Fantinein Knights of Pythias Hutat Memorial Tele- Bates Saugerties Ellemite William J. Duggan Camp Mills Harold Herkimer Enenvills Watertown Addison Stratton Topping

Assistant Farm Bureau Manager Marries In June 1913

Port Jervis announces the marriage of Miss Lillian A. Lybelt daughter of Hon and Mrs Frankytolt and Maynard C. Hammond son of Dr and Mrs Geo A Hammonds. The ceremony took place Monday June 23 1913 at Ineva with relatives attending. The couple plans to reside in Middletown where Hammond works as assistant manager of the Grange Farm Bureau.

Port Jervis Lillian A. Lybelt Frank Iytolt Maynard C. Hammond Geo. A Hammonds Ineva Reeses Hallock Forest Home Sisara Levieweed, Perenpor HE. W Riley Cornall Universty Hammond Middletown Grange Smuts Fara MeTeat

Small Fire on Grand Avenue

A small fire broke out at Grand Avenue near the Hums of T N M Denser 15 44 Gread Avenue on a Tuesday afternoon about 4 oclock. Edwin, the Nile son of Mrs Deryer, had been sent upstairs. his grandmother heard alarms, found the clothes closet ablaze in the front bedroom, and quashed the flames with a bedpost winded through a window. The blaze was extinguished before Hagler and Excelsior units arrived.

T. NM. Denser Gread Avenue Mirara Jour Hagler Excelsior

Life Borea Worms Die Dormant Under Strong Mold

Peter Schmidt reports that earthworms can die dormant when desiccated to about 49 percent of normal weight. They shrink to a ball or a third of their natural length and volume and can be restored to active life after eight hours in summer or 148 hours or more in the sun.

Grieger Wtate Peter Schmidt

Tricky School Trustees Hire Errant Teacher for Town

A pair of Moreton trustees plan to hire Miss Ernestine Vaille to lead a rural district school. A contract with a six month penalty for marriage before term ends prompts scrutiny. Vaille arrives, proves more engaging than her photo, and the trustees pursue a stable match as Arthur Wade and others maneuver to secure a home for her.

Arthur Wade Law Ernestine Vallle Tom Springfield Arthur Perkins Ernestine Vaille Nathan Perkins Ernestine Valle Ahe Woods Hastings Nathan Ernestine Wade Outeleether Ernesing

Mystery in Death of Miss Clara Stephenson

The 21 year old domestic Miss Clara Stephenson of Lookout Wayne County Pa died after a sudden illness in Port Jervis New York. Coroner Horace Sheldon leads the investigation while authorities probe whether the death was caused by something she may have taken. Soldiers from Otisville General Hospital were with her in Orange Square Park shortly before her illness. The umbrella dispute with a soldier had been resolved days earlier.

Times-Press Port Jervis Clara Stephenson Lookout Wayne Co Alexander Stephenson Fred N. Porter Corpomer Horace Sheldon Orange Square Park General Hospital Otisville

Russian boy veteran rescued by the Y though only nine

Dmitri Voteschenski joined Rus Man army at age nine and served two years in trenches. He was wounded three times, captured by Austrians, then rescued with 1 600 other boys by the MC A. The group formed a school and provided care while he recovered. He later joined ammunition duty, wounded again, and begins travel to northern Russia for schooling.

Dmitri Voteschenski MC. A Dmitri FL M. C. A Axprous Russia

Also Mentioned on This Page

Centre St Gwen Miss Davidge Kirkwood Young Tompkins Fred Funnell 1St Congregational Primary School Hackensack Club Sanborn Greenville OF Rey Ashler Philadelphia American Medical Psychological Bellevue Stratford Cushing Boston Ashley C. Spencer Kinney Easton Middletown State Hospital Hocart Stephen McNamara Gilbert McClure East Branch N. Y Benjamin Strickland Mitchell Gray James Gray Rochester Thomas Mitchell Miss Mackenroth LeRoy W. Horton Steward Meyers Justice Keogh Farm Bureau Grand Avenue Western Newspaper Union Moreton Dmitr! Veteschenski Jum Highland Sens Frank Reichert Weishing Hedson Mem
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