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Newspaper
Orange County Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1919
Page
2
A scatter of wartime items blends with local notices from Middletown and surrounding areas. Reports cover government advisories, home front opinions, and community concerns, including education, industry, and public works plans, with updates on local figures and events.
The Orange County Golf Club plans a Memorial Day event with an eighteen and thirty six hole handicap tournament, plus an afternoon musical at the club house. Under George N Clemson the course has been reshaped with longer holes including Nos 3 4 5 6 6 and 9, aiming to enhance play and challenge. The Hudson River Golf Association championship visits June 26 27 28, with club championship set for August 22 23, plus various tennis and social events and guest access on select holidays.
Leonard Meola of 73 Cottage street and Frank L. Singsen of 24 Prospeos street were badly cut and bruised in a motorcycle accident near the over head bridge on the Goshet road just before midnight Tuesday. Meola appeared to have a fractured shoulder but medical exam proved false. both men walked away as their machine wrecked and were aided by bystanders and medical teams.
Fragmentary obituary mentions Warren Sloan and a death in Greenville area. It notes a funeral or services at Holy Cross Church with references to education and regional recognition. Details are incomplete but indicate a local memorial with church observances and a rest place.
Montgomery May 28 Joseph Con rey and Miss Sarah Walis, of this village, united in marriage in the Church of the Most Precious Blood in Walden, by Rev. Joseph F. Helland. The contracting parties are exemplary young people. William Dennister is seriously ill at home of his daughter, Mrs. Renwick T. Senior, with recovery hoped. Mr. and Mrs. Milton Sears and daughter Margeret of Newburgh were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis F. Linsabaugh on Sunday. They motor tripped in Mr. Sinsabaugh’s car before returning to the city. Mrs. Sinsabaugh and Mr. Sears are brother and sister. Mrs. Harry Rockefeller of New York is a guest at Mrs. Isabelle Bayles’s home. Next Sunday Presbyterian services will be held in this village with the preacher to be announced. Apple spring concert at Webb Horton Memorial Church in Middletown on Monday drew many attendees. Raymond Jennings bought a five passenger Dort touring car. Justice Herbert F. Cox sold the pleasure boat Queen Elizabeth to Milton B. Teed.
Superintendent James F Tothill returned from Albany after attending a conference of superintendents and education officials on the new teachers salary law. About 20 superintendents were present as State Board member Frank Gilbert outlined interpretations and promised a formal ruling to guide local boards. The approved schedules must be in place before December 1 and become effective in January 1920.
A fragmentary quotation attributed to William Riers Cheagtag explores freedom and self in relation to empire, suggesting events and thoughts expire amid broader world powers.
A partial OCR line discusses good discourse as essential and tied to a community or spiritual context. The readable words suggest praise for thoughtful talk and moral guidance, but the fragment lacks clear names dates places or a concrete event to anchor further details.
In Goshen on May 28, Justice Tompkins adjourned the complex action Joseph P. McGuire vs Edward J. McGuire and others for dissolution of a family farm partnership. The 247 acre Crosby farm near Thompson Ridge, bought in 1917, drew testimony on partnership aims, finances, and household tensions. The case, with attorneys Servin Cox and Wiggins Buttenheim, resumes June 19 with factors including a court appointment of a receiver and ongoing disputes over ownership and management.
Testimony in a Brookyn area farm ownership case reveals claims of loans and notes amid disputes over cattle property and personal effects. Judge Tomp- King set further hearings for June 19 and 27 with a likely sale of the farm under court jurisdiction as lawyers clash over evidence and counter claims.
Goshen May 28 This morning at 10 o clock the Supreme Court recovered a jury was drawn in the cage of Alexander Wolf ve Mary L Keefe an action to recover for professional services rendered The plaintiff an attorney in New York former judge of the Municipal Court sues Mrs Keefe widow of the Newburgh News founder for pay for services in settling the estate of Mr Keefe He testified that he presented a bill of $3 000 but had received only $260 as retainer There was no defense and the Court directed a judgment for the Plaintiff in the sum of $2 780 and the jury was discharged Samuel Faulk an associate with Mr Wolf appeared as attorney but John Bright of Middletown conducted the case Cantline Dominick Newburgh represent the defendant and may move to reopen at fall term in Newburgh asserting witnesses were absent and the case went by default The seentaas dg claim the bill is excessive All jurors excused until 9 o clock Thursday morning This is the last day of court until June 15 and several cases will be disposed of The case of Taylor receiver vs Shoemaker set for hearing June 14 in Goshen Special Term.
South Centreville May 13 De Graff and Hogeboom arranged for state road work and boarding houses for workers. Telephone crew advanced to Port Jervis. Local residents—Annie Keabler ill, Mrs. Kila Sayer visiting D. Warren, and others—are noted. School meeting elected G Robbison treasurer and F L Karnick clerk.
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