Grays win in a Montgomery Grange contest
In Montgomery on May 15 the Grange contest between the blue and the grey ended with the Grays winning by one point 45 to 44 after a program and refreshments. The Camp Fire group invited local Boy Scouts to a council meeting at Miss Murial Whigam’s lawn in Coldenham on June 8.
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Montgomery
Montgomery Grange
Hamptonburgh
Stony Ford
Bullville
Murial Whigam
Coldenham
Brown Brothers
John D. Haskin
Hampton Brown
Egbert Brown
Dr. Brown
D. T. Brown
White Plains
Leonard M. Brown
John J. Chambers
Iowa
Jacob Avonchuck
Herbert F. Cox
Otto Marl
Cragsmoor
Maud R. Sharp
Ivan G. Martin
Presbyterian Church
Centerville High School Seniors stage first evening play
Centerville's seniors presented the play After the Game at Odd Fellows Hall on May 15 drawing a good crowd and praise. Proceeds amounting to about 30 dollars will fund graduation expenses. Mumps outbreaks reported in the village with Prof B H Timm and Clark Auch Moody among latest cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centerville Station
Centervilleigh School
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Elizabeth Earle
Frances Left
Nancy Norris
Sophia Prager
Katherine Kerr
Lara Alperowitz
Marie Nurston
Little Bresnik
Virginia Randolph
Elsie Rothman
Leatrice Beverly
Minnie Joffe
Florence Vernon
Rosella Schmeir
Theodora Lee
Mary Gortine Jane
Pauline Maloff
B. H. Timm
Clark
New Optional Prohibition Bill Promised by Hill
State Senator William H. Hill pledges a bill similar to the recent optional prohibition referendum. The measure would apply to Binghamton Elmira and nearby municipalities by local approval and would allow reversal of the vote with a majority petition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Binghamton
William B. Anderson
Anti-Saloon League
William H. Hill
Senate of
New York
Elmira
William H. Moore Dies Founder of Five and Ten Stores
Watertown May 18 William H Moore founder of a five and ten cent store chain and honorary vice president of F W Woolworth Co died suddenly from heart disease He was 74 years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Moore
Watertown
Williamh. Moore
F. W. Woolworth & Company
Timee-Press Want Columns Ad Promotes Services
Classified note urges readers to use Timee-Press want columns for any needed goods or services with brief promotional language and punchy call to action.
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Timee-Press
New York History Valuable Volume
A review notes Charles F. Horne's A History of the State of New York, 448 pages with illustrations and a colored map, is a valuable work prepared by State historian James Austin Holden. The volume aims to inspire loyalty and understanding of New York's role in national history and should be in every library and classroom in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
New York
Charles F. Horne
D. C. Heath & Co
James Austin Holden
Woodpecker Keeps Pecking Despite Tin Cover
In Newton New Jersey on May 18 Mrs. John Poter covered a tree hole with tin to stop a woodpecker from killing the shade tree. The bird returns daily and pecks the tin as neighbors complain of the noise and a law against killing woodpeckers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
N. J
John Poter
Main Street
Elevator accident leaves two boys near death
Highland Falls on May 18 reports Frank Nichols ten and George Nichols eight suffered fractured skulls after an elevator rope came loose and the lift dropped fifty feet in a storehouse. Both boys were found unconscious at the shaft bottom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highland Falls
Frank
George Nichols
Presbyterian Sermons Mark Weekend in South Centreville
In South Centreville on May 18 the Presbyterian Church will hold Sunday services at 11 o'clock led by Rev. Mr. Cloyd of Princeton who may stay for the summer. Mothers Day was observed May 14 with carnations, a solo by C Baird, and related exercises. Local residents visit and travel between Hackensack Mechanicstown and Gardnerville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Centreville
Presbyterian Church
Cloyd
Princeton
Johnson
C. Baird
Harry Case
Hackensack
G. R. Robertson
G. D. Booth
Emma
Mechanicstown
M. J. Robns
G. Brundage
W. L. Brown
G. Carr
C. C. Pullerton
Gardnerville
C. Bennett
Middletown
Bertha Talmadge
Eli Talmadge
Ulsterville Social Roundtable Parties and A Truck Fire
Ulsterville residents hosted relatives from Ellenville and Pine Bush over the weekend. Trips to Newburgh and Tarrytown are noted, with several visits to A Howe and T M Howe. A July fire destroyed Charlie Howe’s father’s auto truck loaded with furniture during a move from Ellenville to Ulsterville.
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Ulsterville
John Howe
Ellenville
A. Howe
William Howe
William Little
Thomas Howe
Newburgh
George Kelp
Pine Bush
T. M. Howe
Pawane Glenville
Willet Parkman
Tarrytown
Sunny
Governor Whitman vetoes bills including deer hunting measure
Albany May 18 Governor Whitman vetoed five bills including a measure by Assemblyman Buri Kasson of Johnstown that would permit killing does in the open deer season. The veto memo argues the bill would protect only fawns and threaten deer breeders.
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Albany
Whitman
Buri Z. Kasson
Johnstown
Schedule for New York State County Fairs This Summer
Albany May 18 announcement lists dates for county fairs statewide. The Syracuse New York State Fair runs September 11 to 16 with officers including Lt Gov Schoeneck and Commissioner Wilson. Upcoming fairs span August to October across Albany Allegany Broome Cayuga Chautauqua Chenango Clinton Columbia Cortland Delaware Greene Herkimer Jefferson Lewis Livingston Madison Monroe Oneida Onondaga Ontario Orange Oswego Otsego Rensselaer Rockland Saratoga Schoharie Steuben Sullivan Tompkins Ulster Wayne Westchester Wyoming Yates, with many dates still to confirm.
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Albany
Charlies
Wilson
New York State Fair
Syracuse
Edward Schoeneck
Charles 8. Wilson
A. Was
Cobleskill
B. Long
White Plains
Calvin J. Huson
Penn Yan
W. Averill Harriman
Arden
Fred GB. Parker
Batavia
A. E. Brown
M. E. Monahan
New York State Association of County Agricultural Societies
New York State Association of Union Town Agricultural Societies
Altamont
Allegany
Angelica
Cuba
Wellsville
Broome
Whitney Point
R Binghamton
W. Cattaraugus
Little Valley
Sepail
Olean
Cayuga—Moravia
Chautauqua -- Dunkirk-Fredonia
Chenango
Norwich
Afton
Greene
Chemung—Hiwira
Clinton
Plattsburg
Columbia
Chatham
Cortland
Franklin—Malone
Genesee
Cairo
Herkimer
Eternen— Ween Booeset
Cape Vincent
Lewis—Lowville
Livingston—Avon
Hemlock
Caledonia
Monroe
Brockport
Rochester
Montgomery
Fonda
Steuben
Bath
Hornell
Troupsburg
Buffolk
Riverhead
Sullivan
Monticello
Tioga
Owego
Newark Valley
Tompkins
Ithaca
Dryden
Trumansburg
Alsater
Ellenville
Bergg
Doen
Warrenburg
Washington
Hudson Falls
Cambridge
Sepber
ayne—Lyona
Eee
Newark
Palmyra
Arene
Westchester
Mount Kisco
Seneces White Plains
Wyoming
Warsaw
Perry
Yates
Preparedness talk draws 400 at Armory lecture
Lieutenant Robert C. Richardson of West Point spoke on preparedness at the Armory before about 400 listeners from the National Guard unit, hospital corps, the junior and senior high classes, and local women. He argued for larger mobilization, training, and civilian duty to support national defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert C. Richardson
West Point
Armory
Hospital Corps
First Infantry
N.G.N.Y
Richardson
Kert Ogilvie Kirkwood
First Presbyterian Church
24Th Band
Lieut
Grace Church
United States
Mins
Europe
America
Atlantic
Army and Navy
National Guard
Death of George W Hunter at 63 in Monroe
George W Hunter of Bim Street was found dead on Main Street at 11 15 pm. Health officer cites valvular heart trouble. he had asthma and poor health recently. A mason by trade, he lived five years in Monroe and leaves Rosa Gregory wife, three sons, two daughters. Funeral services set for Saturday at 1 30 pm at the home with Rev. O P Hoyt officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warwick
M. BE. Church
Bricklayers Lodge
Tuxedo
O. P. Hoyt
Rao
Test Seneneund
Carnival Plans Meet Opposition
Firemen seek a 3000 dollar fund raiser for the Hudson Valley convention parade in June. Former Mayor Sague offered central city land for a carnival near a church but the pastor objects citing moral concerns and Sunday disturbances. Expected net is about one thousand dollars, with a court challenge possible to stop it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poughkeepsie
Hudson Valley
John K. Sague
Compulsion by the Will of the People Backed by Governor Whitman
Albany May 18 Gov Whitman defended Slater-Welsh preparedness bills against pacifist critics calling them militaristic. He called them models for the nation and said compulsion in military service is American, likening it to compulsory schooling and public protections. He urged citizens to be willing to serve when required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Whitman
State recovers Adirondack land in New York case
Albany May 18 The State recovered 1121 acres of Adirondacks forest lands valued at 55000 from the Racquette Falls Land Company A judge Irving G Jann official referee ruled the State's right The land near Indian Path on Wallace Mountain was deeded to the Racquette Falls land Company years ago for lands of lesser value It reverts to the Racquette Company Attorney General Woodbury cooperated with Conservation Commissioner Pratt Deputy Attorneys General Benjamin and Burton H Loucks aided in reopening the case Mr McClung a former Newburgh mayor now Albany resident is part of the law firm Parsons and McClung
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Adirondacks
Racquet Falls Land Compees
Irving G. Jann
Indian Pase
Wallace Mountain
Racquette Falls Land Company
Racquette Com
Woodbury
Pratt
Benjamin
Burton H. Loucks
Court shifts juror for illness in Moris Langsdorff case
In New York on May 18 juror No 11 Mor ris Langsdorf of Riverside Drive and Ninety fifth Street was unable to continue due to acute indigestion delaying the will contest of Amos F. The surrogate appointed Dr William Bradley to examine Langsdorff and report if he can resume duty. To avoid delay another panel of prospective jurors was ordered to be on standby today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Morris Langedorf
Riverside Drive
Ninety‘fifth Street
Murrogate
Amos F
Surrogete Cohalan
William L. Pradley
West Seventy Fifth Street
Langsdorff
Dr. Redfield Named for Corps in Senate Nomination
President Wilson sent to the Senate several nominations for first lieutenants in the Metice Reserve. Charlies J. Redfield of this city appears among nominees. Redfield is currently a quartermaster sergeant in the First Infantry, N. G. N. Y., stationed locally. Confirmation would not affect his active status in the local National Guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Senate
Metice
Charlies J. Redfield
Washport
Redfield
Department
First Infantry
National Guard
Miss Frances Young Enters St Marys Hospital for Nurse Training
Miss Frances Young granddaughter of Mrs A J Hornbeck went to New York and entered St Marys Hospital to undertake a two and a half year course for training as a nurse. The hospital cares for children eight years old and younger and Miss Young plans to specialize in child nursing. She is greatly attached to children and is expected to have a successful career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Young
A. J. Hornbeck
New York
St. Mary's Hospital
Young
Vote Proves Inconclusive At Methodist Conference
At Saratoga on May 18 and 19 the Methodist General Conference conducted four ballots for bishops after an unsuccessful Tuesday vote. No election emerged as three ballots produced no result and the fourth's figures were to be announced later. Ballots featured candidates including M. Hughes, A. Leonard, F. Hamilton, W. Oldham, T. Nicholson, and B. Tipple with varying tallies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga
Methodist General Conference
Hughes
A. Wi. Leonard
Herbert Welch
Miomgl
Franklin Hamilton
Escosee
F. Oldham
Thomas Nicholson
B. Tuppig
Rome
G. Richardson
New York
Charles B. Mitchell
Chicago
Matt S. Hughes
Pasadena
Boston
A. W. Leonard
Seattle
Tipple
South Germany
B. M. Tipple
Italy
Germany
H. B. Workman
England
Brackett
F E. T. Brackett
Iowa
Bishop Stunts
United States
Christian Advocates
J. J. Mankeer
B. R. Hendrix
Methodist Church
United
Lincoln
Wilson
Chickens Tested For Sand Diet At New York Market
Two crates containing about 100 fowls were sent to Commissioner Dillon to test if sand gravel and cement diet makes poultry unfit for food. A Baff & Sons salesman faced City Magistrate Marks after a buyer reported a five pound chicken with fifteen ounces of foreign material in its crop. The hearing was adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dillon
State Department of Foods and Markets
Washington
B. Baff & Sons
George Hildebrand
Department of Foods and Markets
Baff
East Fightieth Street
Middletown Residents Plan Kingston Circus Outing
A number of Middletown residents plan auto trips to Kingston to attend the Barnum and Bailey circus, aiming for an enjoyable day of entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletowns
Kingston
Barnum & Bailey Circus
Arcanum Stag Pleasing Event at West Main Street rooms
The Con cordia Council No. 1077 Royal Arcanum held a stag at West Main Street rooms after a Wednesday meeting. About 125 members and friends attended as Billy St. Claire from New York entertained twice, with Andrew J. Baird at the piano and Ike Heiser delivering a centerpiece contribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concordia Council
Royal Icanum
West Mainst
J. W. Conkling
Billy” St. Claire
New York
J. Claire
Andrew J. Baird
Frank W. Elliott
Ike
Little Mothers Learn of Germs from Dr Shelley
Seventeen girls in the Little Mothers League met with Public Health Nurse Migs Atkins and Dr H J Shelley for a talk on germ care. The 4 pm session at the Board of Health room City Hall covered school hygiene pencil use and milk handling at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Mothers’ League
Migs Atkins
Board of Health Room
City Hall
H. J. Shelley
League
Girls Friendly Society Branches Meet at St George's Church
The Newburgh area hosts a successful day and night neighborhood meeting of the Girls Friendly Society Branches at St George's Church rooms. Delegates from Newburgh Haverstraw Middletown and other places attend the supper business meeting and an evening of entertainment. Reports are read by Miss Lacy Stice Miss Jennie Vicarage Miss Anna Middleton Miss W Elizabeth Beers Miss Luella Vince Miss Florentine Hackbush and Mrs Niels Ockenholt. Delegates include Miss Helen Martin Miss Arvilla Lent Mrs Ockenholt branch secretary Miss Elizabeth Beers and others from Middletown Tomkins Cove and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newburgh
Girls’ Friendly Society
St. George's Church
Haverstraw
Middletown
Lacy Stice
St. Agnes
Jennie Vicarage
Shepherd Church
Mies Anna Middleton
W Elizabeth Beers
Luella Vmce
St. Ee
Mies Florentine Hackbush
Sterling Mines
Etlineton
Niels Ockenholt
Tomking Cove
Germans Repulsed at Verdun With Heavy Losses
Paris May 18 The Germans were repulsed with heavy losses in several attacks on the Verdun front last night. The French captured the German fort on 804. Three German trenches elsewhere were taken and the occupants killed or captured. Artillery active east of the Meuse according to a report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Verdun Front
Meuse
Dr Ferguson to Attend New England Osteopathic Meeting
Dr Joseph Ferguson will travel to Boston Friday to take part in the New England Osteopathic Association meeting. Specialists from New England and from New York Chicago Philadelphia Kirksville Asheville and Battle Creek will participate. The annual gathering ranks second in size to the national convention and Dr Ferguson has a Friday afternoon program slot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferguson
Joseph Ferguson
Boston
New England Osteopathic Association
New England
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Kirksville
Asheville
N. c
Battle Creek
Mich
Bennett passes civil service exam for elevatorman post
Albany May 18 William J.L. Bennett of Marlboro is among candidates who passed the competitive civil service examination for the elevatorman position in the State Department of Publications with an annual salary.
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Bennett
Albany
William JL Bennett
Marlboro
Elervatorman
State Department of Publishings
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