Middletown delegates well represented at Atlantic City Assembly
Atlantic City May 23 Middletown is well represented at the General Assembly with Rev Dr Walter R Ferris from Syracuse Rev Dr R Brewster Beattie from East Orange Rev Dr Aquilla Webb and Rev Dr E Van Dyke Wight also present The assembly awaits the committee report on bills and overtures regarding New York Presbytery and Union Seminary Speakers included Hon William J Bryan J MacDonald and John Wanamaker with Bryan backing the Temperance Board and MacDonald urging Christian education The piece notes possible Protestant unity within 20 years and strong civic cooperation in Middletown
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N. J
Middletown
General Assembly
Walter R. Ferris
First Presbyterian Church
Syracuse
R. Brewster Beattie
East Orange
Aquilla Webb
Webb Horton
New York
John Wanamaker
Bryan
Temperance Board
Church
Temperance
MacDonald
Canada
United States
No Treating Sweeps England Scotland and Wales
London May 23 The Central Control Board reports a sharp drop in drunkenness across England and Wales since mid 1915 with weekly convictions down from 2034 in 1914 to 940 in March. Scotland falls from 1424 to 794, London falls from 1301 to 718 after Oct 11 1915. Industrial centres Liverpool Birmingham Manchester show similar gains. Industrial canteens and required food in public houses aid health and restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Central Control Board
England
Scotland
Wales
Lord D’ al’ Abernon
Liverpool
Birmingham
Manchester
D’ Abernon
Belgium and the War Lecture by Rufus C Maltby
Rufus C Maltby spoke on Belgium and the War at St Pauls Church under the Ladies Aid Society. The 55 minute talk highlighted wartime ruin in Belgium, with Rev G W Grinton introducing the speaker. Proceeds were reported as encouraging and cream and cake were served afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgium
St. Paul's Church
Rufus C. Maltby
Ladies’ Aid Society
Maltby
G. W. Grinton
T. R. Wallace
Wesleyans
Mrs Morford Dies in Newton Widow of Theodore Morford
Mrs Mary Elizabeth Morford widow of Theodore Morford died at Newton New Jersey Sunday in her 78th year The funeral will be at Christ Church Newton on Wednesday on the arrival of the Hoboken train due at 12 16 p m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Elizabeth Morford
Theodore Morford
Newton
N. J
Christ Church, Newton
Hoboken
Mead's Railroad Measure Vetoed
Albany May 23 Governor Whitman issued an omnibus veto of 59 measures not becoming law after 80 days. The veto memo cites duplicates unnecessary defective or unconstitutional bills or those needing broad law changes. Included are proposals from Assemblyman Mead and Voorhees on railroad grade crossing rules with interlocking devices and Delaware river weirs usage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Whitman
Assemblyman
L. Mead
Public Service Commission
Assemblyman Voorhees
New York
Delaware River
Pennsylvania
Bloomingburg Church Food Sale Promises Fund Drive
In Bloomingburg on Saturday afternoon the ladies of the M. E. Church plan a food sale at D. F. Collins bakery to raise funds for church needs. The report lists several residents visiting relatives, building projects, and community events including club meetings and a suffrage club gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomingburg
M. E. Church
D. F. Collins’ Bakery
Bernard Vermilyea
Maud Vermilyea
James Michels
Pine Bush
Walter McDowell
William McDowell
Harry Herbison
Middletown
Hotel Bennett
W. A. McPwen
W. H. Bilis
M. BE
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
T. K. Brewster
Addie McDowell
Clayton Seagears
Montclair
N. J
Murray W. Seagears
Suffrage Club
Miss Beatrice Earle Joins Millen-Aikenhead as Bookkeeper
Miss Beatrice Earle of near Midway Park recently graduated from J B VanGelder's business college and has accepted a position as bookkeeper with the Millen Aikenhead shirt factory. She is noted for music and art and has won premiums at the Orange County Fair for three consecutive years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earle
Beatrice Earle
Midway Park
J. B. VanGelder’s
Millen-Aikenhead
Miss Earle
Orange County
Pie and Onion Eating Contest in Wurtsboro
Memorial Day events in Wurtsboro include a pie and onion eating contest featuring Wesley Hummell at Firemen's Hall on May 29 with Berg's Orchestra for dancing. Also noted are local arrivals, a school district trustee election, farewells, and residents moving or traveling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wurtsboro
Firemen’s Hall
Wesley Hummell
Berg
Middletown
J. E. Holmes
New York
Antoinette Fulton
Chauncey Main
Kingston
Pine Street
Larkin Howee
Sullivan Street
L. A. Gumner
Moses W. Cortright
Ethel Brown
Walton
Stanford Brown
Eliza Hosier
Walden
Lancaster
Haven
Frank
Rogers
John D. Rockefeller
Stollburg
Third Street
Mrs. Emma Halstead of Unionville Dies
Mrs. Emma Halstead widow of John R. Halstead died suddenly at her Orchard street home of acute indigestion. Survived by daughter Mary and son J Floyd Halstead of Goshen. A longtime Unionville resident active in Orange County Home for Aged Women and Old School Baptist work. Funeral at her home Friday at 2 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unionville
Emma Halstead
John R. Halstead
Orchard Street
Mary
J. Floyd Halstead
Goshen
William Sayer
J. Floyd
Woman Arrested as Blackmailer in Newburgh Case
Theresa Gallu was arrested in Highland Falls on a bench warrant and arraigned before County Judge Seeger on blackmail charges. An old indictment accuses her of sending an unsigned letter on June 9, 1914 offering harm unless $500 was placed in a location within a set time. Police allege she heads a gang and she pleaded not guilty and was released on $500 bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newburgh
Theresa Galu
Highland Falls
Seeger
Philip Minott
Human Flag for Memorial Parade Rehearsals Planned
Children from Sunday schools will rehearse Friday after school at the State Armory for a Memorial Day parade flag. The calisthenic flag drill participants meet Wednesday after school in the Memorial Church gymnasium and Friday at the State Armory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Armory
Memorial Church Gymnasium
Dr R M Stratton Dies At Hospital In Philadelphia
Rev R M Stratton D D of the New York Conference died at Methodist Hospital Philadelphia on Thursday May 18. Funeral held at nephew Rev J R Mason's home Camden New Jersey Monday morning. Interment Kensico Cemetery New York. He retired from active ministry in 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. Stratton
D. D
Change. A little change in the hand.
A short aphorism suggests small personal action outweighs broad shifts in circumstance. The quote attributed to Philadelphia Recorder reflects practical wisdom on effecting progress through modest, steady steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Reco
Roosevelt Avenue Question Up Again
The Common Council meets to decide on Roosevelt Avenue access after previous closures. Aldermen consider cement sidewalks on Beacon Street and water main extensions on Beattie Avenue extension. Memorial Day invite accepted. parks seating and street work contracts discussed. bond and paving plans authorized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Higham
Common Council
Miles
Rackett
Ogden and
Cole
Beattie Avenue
Herres
DuVall
Street Committee
Commissioner of Public Works
Beacon Street
Wisner Avenue
Holly
Alderman Cole
Alderman Holly
H. Bussey
Theodore Oertel
B. Fleming
W. Rickard
Ed. Fleming
P. M. Johnson
City Council Faces Paving Decision On West Main
Monday session postponed to next week to decide pavement for West Main street from Wickham Avenue to Monhagen Avenue. Debate centers on brick versus wood block. Wallkill Transit Company favors brick while street committee and President Miles show openness to wood block after a Poughkeepsie inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alderman Babcock
Alderman Cole
Commissioner of Public Works
Prospect Avenue
Houston Avenue
Alderman Rackett
Alderman Holly
Myrtle
Prospect Avenues
Alderman Cox
Hasbrouck Street
Linden Avenue
Cox
Rackett
Common Council
Ogden
Holly
West Main Street
Wickham Avenue
Monhagen Avenue
Babcock
Commonwealth
East Side
DuVall
Backett
Andermen
Wallkill Transit Company
Street Committee
Miles
Poughkeepsie
Deprived Voter Named in Central Grammar School Election
Michael Maurizzio of 20 Ogden street was denied a vote at a May 11 special election on a Central Grammar School site. Alderman Herres asked for an investigation, citing a tax list error later corrected, while Maurizzio’s voting eligibility remains disputed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Maurizzio
Ogden Street
Fred J. Herres
Common Council
Cole
Rankett
Meurizzio
Commissioner of Taxation and Assessment
A. H. Macardell
Alderman Herres
Maurizzio
Herres
Curbing Crumbling Spurs Resident Complaint on Jackson Avenue
Residents and property owners on Jackson Avenue condemn the concrete curbing as crumbling away and needing replacement soon after being laid. Monday evening witnesses include R. H. Houston J. P. Ellis P. J. Smith A. B. Smith Dr. Arthur B. Cordner F. J. Benson and Frank McDermott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Houston
J. P. Ellis
P. J. Smith
A. BE. Smith
Arthur B. Cordner
F. J. Benson
Frank McDermott
City Hall Deliberates on Unsatisfactory Concrete Work
City officials and contractors met to review faulty concrete work blamed on the city’s handling. J Harry Ward, contractor, denied responsibility, claiming acceptance by the acting Public Works Commissioner John Wilkin and cement supplied by the city. The board discussed rebuilding the project, with no final decision yet. The Cornell meeting did not address the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Harry Ward
John Wilkin
Cornell
Smith Back to County to Face Larceny Charge
Newburgh sheriff flew to Ypsilanti Michigan to extradite Harry L. Smith, jailed on a grand larceny warrant. Smith allegedly sold a Metz automobile for 96 dollars after being entrusted with it by Muir of Middletown, then disappeared with 965 dollars. He waived extradition and will be arraigned at the June term before County Judge A H F Seeger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newburgh
Fred MebDowell
Ypsilanti
Mich
Harry L. Smith
Michigan Police
Harry Hirschberg
Smith
A. H. F. Seeger
Metz
Muir
Middletown
Kennedy
Hirschberg
Methodists Vote With Conference in Electing Missionary Leadership
Saratoga Springs May 23 delegates at the Methodist General Conference again upheld the current system on electing general superintendent and missionary bishops. A measure to send a general superintendent to Singapore and Malaysia was defeated. The proposal to create one bishop for Africa and to consolidate roles was postponed indefinitely and the Singapore bishop election was delayed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga Springs
Methodist General Conference
Singapore
Malaysia
Africa
Presbyterians Move to Avert Bitterness in Assembly
In Atlantic City on May 28 the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church saw a memorial for a visitation and investigation committee of the New York Presbytery and for a permanent clerk election. Rev. Dr. Edward L. Warren of Louisville Kentucky was chosen permanent clerk on the second ballot by a large majority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N. J
Presbytery of
New York
General Assembly
Presbyterian Church
New York Presbytery
Union Theological Seminary
Edward L. Warren
Louteville
Highland Falls Votes to Remain a Village in Special Election
In Newburgh, a special Highland Falls election resulted in 228 votes to 66 to continue the village status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newburgh
Highland Falls
Bullville Community Event and Local News Brief
In Bullville on Friday May 26 the M E Church hosts an entertainment and supper with a farce Katie's New Hat a mock wedding and tableaux. Tickets 36 cents include entry and supper. Various local movements, visits and a school arithmetic results summary conclude the village news brief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bullville
M. E. Church
Katie
Russell Miller
Waterbury
Conn
J. G. Miller
E. Fisk
Charlies
Bloomfield
N. J
James Bell
J. W. Black
West End
T. L. McKnight
Laura Ellis
Ralph Ellis
Arthur Lunney
Earl Davie
George Ayres
Elizabeth Sherer
Middletown
President protests British mail interference in note to London
Washington May 23 The President has sent to the State Department a note protesting British interference with American mails to be cabled London at once A duplicate will be sent to France
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Washington
State Department
Great Britain
London
France
Loa Volcano Erupts Again With Flow Toward Southwest
Honolulu reports Loa volcano erupting once more. A lava flood at 7000 feet flows down the mountain in two channels at about one mile per hour. The glow lights the landscape, and readers far away can see the light. The eruption follows a path similar to nine years ago. Co I members recall visiting a crater during the Spanish American war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Loa
Co. I
Body found under bridge near Brewster rails
Danbury Connecticut in May 28 a dead man was found beside the railroad tracks near Brewster marked by a torn auto top around the throat. The body lay at the edge of a bridge and appeared dragged there from a car that had been driven away toward Danbury during the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danbury
Conn
Brewster
England Seeks 1.6 Billion Dollar War Credit in Commons
Premier Asquith moved a vote of credit for 1.6 billion dollars to sustain the war, bringing total credits to about 11.91 billion dollars. Daily war outlay from April 1 to May 20 reached 24 million dollars, the peak for a continuous period, with the current credit pegged to cover until early August. Berlin reports German fourth war loan contributions total 2.23 billion dollars, about 84.4 percent of the target.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Asquith
Commons
Berlin
Settlement in Carson Estate In Newburgh May 23
In Surrogate Hwezey court in Newburgh final settlement of the William W. Carson estate was made. Carson died about 28 years ago and the estate is not large. The Ronalds estate of Tuxedo was also settled, valued at 461000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newburgh
Hwezey
William W. Carson
Carson
George L. Ronalds
Tuxedo
Norwegian steamer Tromo torpedoed and sunk
London May 23 reports the 1 462 ton Norwegian steamer Tromo torpedoed while likely bound for American ports. The small British steamer Rhenass was also sunk with six crew lost. the captain and three sailors were saved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Tromo
Rhenass
Memorial Day Parade Flag Display Request
Ee. Greason, physical director at Web Horton Memorial Church, asks all city business men to display the American flag during the Memorial Day school parade tied to the G A R program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ee. Greason
Web Horton Memorial Church
Bankrupts Discharged in U.S. District Court
Discharges granted Monday by Judge J A N Hand in the United States District Court include Edwin H. a butcher of Marybrook and Sam Glasagold of Centerville Station formerly of New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
J A. N. Hand
United States
Edwin II
Marybrook
Sam Glasagold
Centerville Station
McBrair Takes New Position at Howell-Hinchman Plant
Lawrence McBrair son of Dr and Mrs H C McBrair formerly at Columbia University has accepted a new posting at the Howell Hinchman Company plant indicating a career advance in the local industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence McBrair
H. C. McBrair
Columbia University
Howell-Hinchman Company
Schools of application for National Guard at Peekskill
Albany May 23 Adjutant General Stotesbury announced schools of application will be held at the camp of instruction at Peekskill for the National Guard during June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Stotesbury
Peekskill
National Guard
Be cheerful and count others’ misfortunes
A Detroit Free Press quotation contrasts cheerfulness with financial hardship. The speaker notes that when bill collectors come, they could cite those with more money, yet those individuals are not easily reached, highlighting a humorous take on comparing fortunes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
Clove Trees Yield Twenty Pounds Per Tree
A ten year old clove tree averages twenty pounds of cloves annually according to the report. The finding highlights productive yields from mature clove trees and may inform cultivation expectations.
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Hamptonburgh
Orange County Pomona
Hamptonburgh Grange
Charles M. Gardner
National Grange
Demeter Gardner
Hamptonburgh Pavilion
Doyle
Erie
Ontario & Western
Campbell Hall
MEAD
Roosevelt Avenue
Mr. Watts
Council
Thomas Watts
A. F. Servin
Watte
John Bright
Public Street
A. B. Wilbur
Capt
W. A. Jackson
Gen. Lyon
Alderman DuVall
Academy Ave. Park
Academy Avenue Park
Parks and Forestry Committee
Times-Press
Heroes
DouVaill
Taylor
Public Works
Korschen
Ward
Praerty
Jackson Avenue
County
Methodists
Volcano
Slayer
REACH
Carson Estate
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