Goshen High School Graduates Largest Class Ever
Last night in Goshen High School auditorium the largest class in the school's history received diplomas. All graduates earned academic diplomas with 20 from the academic department and 25 from the teachers training class. The commencement featured seven student speakers, prize awards to Christine Makuen, Herman France, and Helen Durland, and music by the school chorus and an orchestra.
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Goshen
Howard Dayton
Herman William France
Board of Education School
Christine Makuen
Minisink D. A. R
Helen Durland
Florence Decker
M. C. Smith
Uating
Alice Sayer Gott
Harold Houston
Herman France
Ellen Coates
Janet Coates
Florence Rinchman
Warren Sayer
Howard Manchester
Harry G. Marston
Ruth Lindsley
Harold Gillespie
Sarah Lockwood
Emily Pembleton
Helen Courland
Murray Thompson
Mary Doss
Charles Nolan
Alta Toepp
Raymond Seaman
Esther Beanh
Kathryn Gale Birch
Bertha A. Bookstaver
Anna M. Brown
Alice Esther Dayton
Helen May Dunning
Elma M. Earl
Blanche Farquhar
Ruth C. Hanlon
Sarah C. Heaton
Millicent M. Lain
Florence E. Lewis
Ruth F. Lindsley
Louisa Estella Mackenroth
Christina, McNamara
Jennie Mae Rowe
Isabelle Satterly
Marian G. Sheridan
Luella E. Thompson
Ida King van Dewater
Elizabeth R. Dalton
Helen M. Rider
Nellie O'Brien
Haines Chorus
Isle of Beauty
Alice Gott
Voices of the Woods
Rubenstein Girls’ Glee Club
Laughter of the West
Florence Hinchman
Fern Potter
Ira Harold Houston
Rush of Troops to the Border Continues Across Cities
In Kingston, Albany and New York, thousands join a border mobilization. Company M of the Tenth Infantry heads to Camp Whitman, while Beekman and Brownsville departures follow. The Sixty-ninth Regiment remains en route, and the First Armored Motor Battery trains for Browns ville with armored cars and motorcycles.
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International News Service
Kingston
Canfield
Wnth
Company M
Tenth Infantry
Camp Whitman
Armory
Rhinebeck Ferry
Rhinecliff
Albany
Beekman
Stevens
New York
Brownsville
Texas
Hoboken
Lackawanna
First Cavalry
van Cortlandt Park
Yonkers
New York Central
National Guard
Peekekill Riffle
Obituary of Mrs Margaret Dennis Pellet of Sussex New Jersey
Mrs. Margaret Dennis Pellet aged 85 died at her daughter’s home in Sussex on Sunday afternoon June 25. She was born in Frankford Township daughter of Captain Peter Dennis and Loretta Couse and married Richard W. Pellet April 26 1849. Survivors include husband two daughters Mrs C A Wilson and Mrs John J Stanton three grandchildren Harry D Cannon Hanna wife of Dr Floyd S Clark and Charles P Stanton. Funeral held at Mrs Wilson’s home with Rev E A Hamilton officiating and interment at Fairview Cemetery.
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Sussex
N. J
Margaret Dennis Pellet
C. A. Wilson
Peter and
Loretta (Couse) Dennis
Frankford Township
Richard W. Pellet
A. Wilson
John J. Stanton
Harry D. Cannon
Chicago
Mrs. Pellet
Pellet
E. A. Hamilton
Fairview
Cem
Death of James H. Finn in New York Tuberculosis claims 27
James H. Finn, formerly of Florida, died June 22 at his sister Mrs. John P. Murphy’s home in New York. The 27 year old, unmarried man succumbed to tuberculosis. He leaves three sisters and two brothers as survivors.
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James H. Finn
Florida
John P. Murphy
New York
Anon
Youth Drowns at Glen Spey in New York
William O'Brien of New York age 20 drowned Wednesday evening while swimming at Glen Spey. He was employed on a local farm near Port Jervis. The incident occurred during a summer outing with friends.
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Port Jervis
William O'Brien
New York
Glen Spey
Guilty Verdict in Decker Case
Newburgh jurors return a verdict after 45 minutes deliberation finding Andrew Decker guilty of assault and robbery. The first verdict was ten to two, the second unanimous. he faces a possible 20 to 40 year sentence.
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Newburgh
Andrew
Decker
Funeral rites for Finn family member held in Warwick
John P. Murphy of New York Miss Sarah Finn of Washington D C and Mrs Edward McDonald of New ton N J attended the service for a Finn family member. The brothers Thomas of New York and William Finn of Florida were noted. The body came from New York to Warwick for burial at the Catholic Cemetery with services at St Stephen's Church conducted by Rev Father John Flynn.
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John P. Murphy
New York
Sarah Finn
Washington, D. C
Edward McDonald
Newton
N. J
Thomas
William Finn
Florida
Warwick
St. Stephen's Church
Father John Flynn
Warwic
Edward Colleton Dies at 65 in Goshen
Edward Colleton died at his home on Spring street Goshen Tuesday evening at 65. A long-time Goshen resident he worked for the Erie railroad. He was born in Ireland and survived by nephews and nieces after his wife’s death months ago. Funeral Thursday morning at St. John’s Church at 9 o’clock with interment in St. John’s Cemetery.
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Edward Colleton
Spring Street
Goshen
Ireland
Erie Railroad Company
St. John's Church
St. John's Cemetery
New Telephone Books Distributed by Orange County Company
The Orange County Telephone Company is distributing new directories to its patrons. The notice states the company will provide updated listings to customers in the service area.
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The
Orange County Telephone Company
Social notes share travels and graduations across towns
Local social editor notes out of town guests and visits, including Armstrongs and Harbisons at Shady Glen, Hincheys visiting East Chatham, and numerous trips to Lake George, Lake Piseco, and Oswego. Graduations from Middletown, New Paltz, Oswego, and Ann Arbor are mentioned, with travelers to Winnipeg and Alaska for summers and studies.
Unionville News Roundup Highlights Local Visits and Birth
Mr and Mrs J W Halliday return from Albany. Miss Grace VanSickle and Mrs Merritt Lum Pudd stay with W N VanSickle. Percy Wooster, a Times-Press newsboy, is a top speller from Unionville school and will compete at the Orange County Fair. A strawberry and ice cream festival is planned at the M F B Church. Birth announced: James Donald Toner. Various visits and relatives noted across Unionville and nearby towns.
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Unionville
J. W. Halliday
Albany
Merritt Lum Pudd
Chatham
Grace VanSickle
Brooklyn
W. N. VanSickle
Percy Wooster
Times-Press
Mies Ruth Stillwell
Orange County
Gore
M. FB
Bush
John
Stroudsburg
William
C. N. Tuthill and Sons
Suffern
Howard Tuthill
Marlboro
Orfonville
Emma Northrup
Vernon
G. C. Dunn
Mt Salem
Northrup
Dividend Resumed by New York Ontario & Western
The New York Ontario and Western Railroad has declared a 1 percent stock dividend while noting no definite rate. The last dividend was 2 percent in June 1918. none in 1914. May gross $722,212, up $9,013 from last May. net $203,865, up $28,278. For 11 months ended May, gross $8,216,234, up $4,165. net $2,205,539, up $249,316.
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New York, Ontario & Western Railroad
Farm Bureau Demonstration on Limestone Use at Mapes Farm
The Farm Bureau will hold a demonstration meeting June 30 at 7 p m on Jesse Mapes’s Mapledale Mount Hope road farm. The event compares limestone versus no limestone on last year’s seeding, measures yield per acre, and assesses profitability. Attendees can view nitrate fertilizer effects as hay fertilizer on sod and observe residual benefits from nitrate.
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Farm Bureau
Jesse Mapes
Mapledale
Mount Hope Road
Mapes
Governor Praises National Guard at Utica Camp
In Utica on June 29 the Grand Army of the Republic encampment conducted committee meetings and completed almost all business except officer elections which were planned for today. Gov. Whitman spoke at a campfire at the State Armory praising veterans and lauding the National Guard for responding to the President's call.
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Utica
Grand Army of the Republic
State Armory
Whitman
National Guard
Large audience attends Florida baccalaureate sermon
A Sunday evening baccalaureate sermon drew a large crowd at the Presbyterian Church in Florida. The choir gave a fine anthem. A cake sale at Karcher's Bazaar next Saturday afternoon benefits the C E B Society.
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Florida
Presbyterian Church
Karcher’s Bazaar
C. EB. Society
Ada Stone
Potsdam
Seward Institute
E. D. Hunter
Alice DeKay
Middletown
Frances Duleky
Thrall Hospital
Ladies’ Aid Society
The
Albert Chamberlain
Edith Smith
Johnson
Emily Parsons
Main Street
Morris Werner
Glenmere Lake
Werner
Charles Hoey
Paterson
N. J
William B. Ramage
Cemetery Avenue
Highland Avenue
Orange Farm
C. E. Society
Middletown Social and Local Notices Update
June notes from Maple Dale mention Thimble Club gathering with Mrs Charles H Smith and lunch. Local visits include Charles Swery to his mother Milly Swery and the Dalys on tour in New York City and Philadelphia. Road work by Darwin Lamson improves a previously bad Middletown lane. Various residents face illnesses and hospital visits with Florence La Rue recovering from surgery.
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Maple Dale
Thimble Club
Charles H. Smith
Charles Swery
Middletown
Milly Swery
David J. Daly
New York City
Philadelphia
Darwin Lamson
E. War Dyke Wight
Webb Horton Memorial Church
Ielme
Hannah Hull
D. BR. Hull
John Galbraith
West Main Street
Emmett Ketcham
James LaRue
Florence LaRue
Thrall Hospital
Florence
Milly Swezy
Powelson
D. R. Hull T
Charles Clark
Nson
Balfe and De Mott to Wed at St George's Church Newburgh
Miss Helen W Balfe daughter of Thomas F Balfe will marry Clayton Merle De Mott this evening in St George's Church Newburgh New York.
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Newburgh
New York
Helen W. Balfe
Thomas F. Balfe
Clayton Merle de Mott
St. George's Church
John Ruefer Dies After Long Illness in New Jersey
John Ruefer died Wednesday afternoon in West New York New Jersey after years of ill health. He co owned the New York Piano Key Company with Charles Hagen in a factory at Railroad Avenue and Grove Street employing about 40 men. Ruefer served years in Germany and returned before the European war. He is survived by his wife and several children. The Hagen Ruefer partnership had faced hardship and once paid employees higher wages than its own owners. The community mourns the loss of a longtime factory leader who worked with his workers daily.
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H. H. Blanchard
West New York
N. J
John Ruefer
Charles Hagen
New York
Mesars
Hazen
Ruefer
Mr. Hagen
Boston
New Or
Letter recalls old celebration of independence
A Times-Press reprint shares a Civil War era note from Middletown dated June 13, 1861. It records a committee inviting the Poreman Protection Engine Co. No. 2 to parade for the national anniversary with further details to follow. The four page sheet bears Old Glory and the warning Stand by the Flag.
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Times-Fress
Gussie Wilson
Middletown
Alex. Wilson
Poreman Protection Engine Co
D. Kerr Tll
William Graham
Levi Starr
Local Village Notes Highlight Homes and Road Work
Millsburg notes report visits among Doan and Mackey families. Road work on the Castle High route is praised by Febert Tooker as highway superintendent. O'Brien contracts and building activity include a new house foundation and road horse purchase. Haying season and sickness among residents are mentioned amid fire ruin investigations and local carpentry activity.
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Millsburg
Benjamin Doan
Middletown
Albert Doan
William Wirtley
J. H. Mackey
Febert Tooker
Wawayanda
Castle High
Wm. H. O'Brien
William Sherlock
Hugh Flynn
Charles van Buren
Johnson
Charles Wherry
Westtown
Austin Bussey
Peter Morrison
New York City
Hassard
Frank Mathers
Walling Bros
Slate Hill
Ellis Grandson Graduates as Bloomingburg Notes Parade
Bloomingburg report notes Mr and Mrs W H Ellis traveling from Wilkes Barre to attend grandson Albert Lloyd's graduation. Ice cream and strawberry festival planned June 29 on Parsonage lawn with indoor option if stormy. Company I recruits six local men including Charles Isner Fred Short George Chambers David Hoyt James Florety Grant Davidson. Pete the vegetable dealer injured when a tire failed and a limousine rear ended his car ditching both. five men in the limousine unharmed.
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Bloominghare
W.H. Ellis
Wilkes-Barre
Albert Lloyd
MFE
Company I
Charles Isner
Fred Short
George Chambers
David Hoyt
James Florety
Grant Davidson
Wieh
Peto
Middletown
Tollrate
Pete
Miss Sparks Weds Ralph E. Tuthill in Webb Horton Church
Miss Helen Mae Sparks daughter of Mr and Mrs Edwin Sparks of 120 East Main street marries Ralph E Tuthill in a 9 o clock Wednesday ceremony at Webb Horton Memorial Presbyterian Church. Attendants Miss Naomi Brisco and Charles W Downing. A wedding supper at 32 East Main street followed with many presents and best wishes.
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Webb Horton Memorial Presbyterian Church
E. van Dyke Wight
Helen Mae Sparks
Edwin Sparks
East Main Street
Ralph E. Tuthill
Naomi Brisco
Liberty
Charles W. Downing
Grace Stage
Irene Sparks
Tuthill
Ble
Memorial Church
Martha Washington Lodge
I. O
O. F
Middletown Tent
Knights of the Maccabees
Ellenville Marriage: Miss Ethel Gilleran Weds Joseph Egan
In Ellenville on June 28 at 8:30 a.m. Miss Ethel Gilleran, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Gilleran, married Joseph Egan of Elmira, N Y, with Rev Father Dougherty officiating. Attendants included Miss Estelle Odell and Miss Laura Balfe, as well as relatives from Newburgh and Chicago. The couple plans a brief honeymoon before settling in Elmira where Mr Egan is in business.
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Ellenville
St. Mary's R
Ethel Gilleran
James G. Gilleran
Joseph Egan
Elmira
N. Y
Thomas B. Dougherty
Exon
State Normal School
Albany
Mr. Egan
Cousin Anthony Roth Weds Miss Anna Trauder in New York Church
Mrs lL Herman attended the wedding at the Church of the Most Holy Redeemer where Anthony E Roth and Anna Trauder were married. Rev Asfalg presided with Frs Henrichs and A Pobner assisting. The couple plans a honeymoon to Albany Buffalo Ester and Niagara Falls before settling in New York.
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Ll. Herman
New York City
Anthony E Roth
Anna Trauder
Church of the Most Holy Redeemer
Father Asfalg
St. Joseph's Parish
Yorkville
Joseph Henrichs
A. Pbner
Mary Traudner
Misa Gertrude Roth
Jack Roth
George Franke
Albany
Buffalo
Bester
Niagara Falls
New York
Miss Nellie Terwilliger and Jerry Clark Wed at Newburgh
Miss Nellie M Terwilliger daughter of Mr and Mrs Biling Terwilliger of Stony Ford and Jerry B Clark son of Mr and Mrs David Clark of Goshen were quietly married at Newburgh Saturday afternoon June 24 at the home of Rev Peter Crispell. The bride wore pussy willow gray taffeta silk. The couple plan a Lake George trip then visit the Capitol and settle in Chester.
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Nellie M. Terwilliger
Biling Terwilliger
Stony Ford
Jerry B. Clark
David Clark
Goshen
Newburgh
Peter Crispell
Dutch Reformed Church
Montgomery
Montgomery High School
Clases
Clark & Knapp
Chester
Clark
Lake George
Capitol
Cheater
Ellenville Wedding Tie Counts Sister to Willard Fowler
Misa Sarah Thompson sister of Mrs. Count married Willard H. Fowler a Clin ton Corners figure. Rev W H Moser of the M E Church officiated at Mrs Count’s Park Street home in Ellenville. The couple will reside in a Bloomer Street furnished apartment for the summer.
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Ellenville
Elmer E. Count
Park Street
Misa Sarah Thompson
Count
Willard H. Fowler
Clinton Corners
Dutchess County
N. Y
W. H. Moser
M. E. Church
Thompson
Middletown
Conn
Bloomer Street
Village
Demott Jr. Weds Balfe at St. George's Church
The wedding of Clayton Merle Demott Jr. of Waterbury Comp. to Miss Helen Wents Balfe took place last night at St. George's Episcopal Church in Newburgh, with the ceremony hosted by a local congregation and family members in attendance.
Daly Gates Wed in Quiet Lakeside Ceremony
Miss Jessie Gates daughter of Mr and Mrs James Gates of near Highland Lake married David J Daly son of Mrs A B Daly of Maple Dale on a calm June 20 seaside night. Bride wore white net and taf feta silk. Best man Richard Daly brother of groom. Maid of honor Ruth Doyle friend of the bride. Reception at Mrs LeRoy Litts home 101 Beacon street. They will reside at Hillside Farm Maple Dale after a wedding tour.
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Jessie Gates
James 8
Miss Doyle
Hillside Farm
Maple Dale
Marriage of Miss Effie Williams to Virgil Crawford
In Newburgh on Wednesday at 2:30 PM Miss Effie Williams daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward P Williams of Balmville wed Virgil Crawford of Middletown. The ceremony was at the Williams home with Rev M Seymour Purdy officiating. matron of honor was Mrs Charlies Schuman sister of the bride and best man Ivan Crawford. The couple will live in Middletown after a wedding trip and Crawford works at Brink Clark hardware. Williams previously worked in John Schoonmaker and Son office.
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Newburgh
Frank Heartfield
Estelle Odell
B. B. Odell
Laura Balfe
Mark T. Hayes
Chicago
Robert de Vecchi
New York
Thomas F. Balfe
Newburgh Savings Bank
Mrs. Demott
Waterbury
Honolulu
Effie Williams
Edward P. Williams
Balmville
Virgil Crawford
Middletown
M. Seymour Purdy
Charlies Schuman
Briarcliff Manor
Ivan Crawford
Kinney Cox Wedding at Sacred Heart Church Port Jervis
Miss Margaret A. Cox daughter of Mr and Mrs P J Cox and organist at Sacred Heart Church Port Jervis wed John H Kinney yesterday morning at the church in a ceremony conducted by Rev W J Donohue assisted by Rev William Duty of Dunwoodie A nuptial mass followed the ceremony A brides maid was Miss Marie Cox and the best man was James Kinney the bridegroom's brother A wedding breakfast followed
Enlists at Utica in Company R
George E Decker, formerly in Company T for about a year, enlisted in Company R Utica seeking to defend his country. His previous unit was full, so he joined another company hoping to stay with the men as far as possible.
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George E Decker
Utica
Decker
Jury Still Deliberating in Tanzer Osborne Case
The jury remains out in the Tanzer Osborne case as of June 2 in New York. The deliberations continue without a verdict, with the trial having drawn attention for its contentious proceedings.
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New York
Tanzer-Osborne
What must a man do to attain a ripe old age quote
A short aphorism from the Boston Transcript asks what a man must do to reach old age. The doctor replies simply, Live. The line reflects a concise, irreflective sentiment typical of the periodical humor and quotation style.
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Boston Transcript
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