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Newspaper
Orange County Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1913
Page
8
Newton High School prepares for an away game against Port Jervis High School this Saturday October 25. The previous close contest saw Newton edge Franklin 7 to 0 with senior players leading the effort.
In Denton Oct 2 the Missionary Society held a meeting at a member's home. Henry Bineabaugh and Goshen Presbyterial president Meelety spoke on immigration. Officers were re elected, plans discussed for a New England tree and a memorial window for Rev C M Johnson. Volunteers urged to help clean the church and assist with heating and renovations.
The Pine Bush ME Church youth prepare an October 31 program of music songs and drills with Hallowe'en games to raise funds for the Epworth League. Local notices list performances by Mozart Comcart Company and others with ticket details and venue notes.
Ridgebury residents gathered Friday evening to honor the centennial pastor and his wife, with more than 130 friends attending. The event, highlighting decades of service and cherished memories, reflected the community’s appreciation and warmth.
Fragmentary notes show Mr and Mrs William Kinney leaving for New York City where Kinney will undergo an operation. A company with Mrs G M Heroy presented receipts dated 014 and Ree an yar 014 were noted.
A scattered montage of items from newspapers cites Jack London in a potential film role, political stances on women voting and dog tax, and assorted notes from Buffalo News to Philadelphia Public Ledger. Topics include Oregon Agricultural College egg records, a Monaco land distribution plan, burglars and swindlers in Fort Worth, Packey McFarland pursuing law, and Huerta Diaz assassination schemes in a compact wire-style blur.
In a lobby anecdote Congressman John M. Falson of North Carolina recalls a practical joke about insuring a thousand cigars. One man buys the cigars, insures them with a prominent company, smokes them, and then claims the loss. The other retorts that the insured man was arrested for arson.
Hattiman reports two hundred twenty seven voters registered in the ixo class with fifty enrolled in the second district. Visitors include Lile Smith from Paterson with W. H. Smith's family. Several local moves and family updates are noted, including Cordisca child’s arm fracture and Edwant J. Bacher's trip through New England. Van Etten wedding guest returns home.
Andrew J Herbison has sold his home on Harrison Street to Frank Pond. The sale names a modern cottage as the property transferred and records show a straightforward transfer of ownership for residential use.
The fragment notes a Friday donation event at Addgebury inst and a chicken dance at Mrs Win. H. Green's with date to be announced. Sunday activities include a 2 30 pm meeting, Bunny auction at 1 80, and a children's gold prize at Grose end Crown, as part of the Sunday school year.
Mary Louise Ber, daughter of Mr and Mrs D H Ber Boll, married William H Toohey last Wednesday evening at the Ber Boll home near Loch Sheldrake. Rev L William Hones officiated to Lobengrin wedding strains played by Adolf Doentok. The bride wore a white chartreuse gown with pearl trim and carried white carnations and smilax. Maid of honor Leah Bar thou wore pale blue crepe de chine with bead trim and carried pink carnations. After a wedding supper the couple received many costly gifts and plan a honeymoon in New York City and Washington, D C before living in South Fullenburg where Toohey is employed by the O and W Railroad.
Sunday morning services feature a pastor on the subject Christ of Our Bible as the final in a series on Our Bible. A Goshen contention drew attendees from the area. Miss Anna Walling spends a day in New York weekly. Mr and Mrs Cooley Furman hosted over a hundred relatives and friends at their home on October 15 in honor of their son Charles Feagies visiting from Sangertis. Rev Herbert Hazzard of Warwick delivered a stereopticon lecture on Ten Nights in Bat-Room at True Dell’s Hall Wednesday. AH Miller and HLL travel daily to Goshen where Miller serves on the grand jury and Tither on the petit jury.
Dilton Wallace left the city in early July for a several months exploration of Labrador interior. He planned to mark with a bronze tablet the grave of Sommenion Lepides-Hettart who died there. Judge William Matune and George Blake reported Wallace's intended path and said he was to follow the expedition.
Ulsterville reports Mr and Mrs G Creger and sister from Monticallo visiting a few days while Mr Berkaz injures his ankle during a shop check. J Paralles and Fred return to the city after two weeks at the country home. Mrs O T Moffatt goes to the city Tuesday to visit friends. Mrs Moffatt attends the World W C I T C Convention.
Glenmere correspondent recounts a rousing Saturday scene with odd phrases describing a hunt like event. The piece imitates a periodical voice with humorous asides about hunters from Kentucky and a chaotic procession of sounds and objects.
The article notes a greater number of women than men in England, implying a larger need for husbands among women. It discusses demographic imbalances and potential social implications arising from the uneven gender distribution.
Monroe notes list local figures involved in elections and civic matters. Mentions include Tyrant, Brian G. Hughes of New York, portfolios of Resting plant installations, Lappert in Sugar Leaf Valley, Lantry Schoonover, Smith & Strebel, and residents Washington G. Smith and family. The report covers court appearances, church ties, and social visits with multiple attendees and dates implied in October.
Chester Monday afternoon Fred Vollmer described an attempted political confrontation when three men from Monroatina entered, announced they would steal valuables, bought tabs, and fled. Vollmer alerted Police Officer Green. suspects were from Monroatina, two were jailed, one escaped. Samuel Thorpe and John Connors pleaded guilty. Edward Thorpe escaped. They were fined and sent to Goshen jail for 10 days. Nearby updates report railway work resumes on the Emerson residence wiring, local visits, and club meetings.
Samford Writer and son Charles lead a Sussex party to Newton to greet Governor Fielder and peers. Peter Lewis hosts relatives while Grace Court-Tight visits Paterson. Egbert Flynn buys a Studebaker. R. Coursen tours Flemington Newark and New York for business and plans. Anthony Kuser and friends head to High Point for a farewell season wrap.
Fragmented local social notes mention Mrs Reeves of Brooklyn hosting a party October 23 with guests Joseph Romyns and Mire Hawkins invited by a sister to honor a birthday. Other items note Mrs Pell’s visit, Mr Brown’s family stay, and a Casties Frost gathering near Greenville.
A mosaic of brief quoted lines and stray phrases from the Boston Transcript Newman Chicago News, noting tentative references to prisons, peace, and merit. The garbled OCR yields no clear event, date, or named individuals beyond generic newspaper voice fragments.
Unionville reports J Harvey Hanford attends Synod session at Auburn. George H Blaton spends Wednesday in New York City. Miss Ela Buchanan of Goshen visiting Unionville friends. Rev J Scott King of Little Britain to visit Mining Grange Monday. Members urged to bring supper. Rev and Mrs Macinnes spend week in Brooklyn. Services at Presbyterian Church and Mt Salem Sunday. Wisner Seeley of Warwick and Phebe Casternii of Sussex marry Monday at the mango. Mrs Bassett of Woodstown visiting daughter on First Avenue. Mr Johnson resigns from Schooley store and will tour as salesman. praised as an all round good fellow.
Somerset Pa Oct 2 The hearing of John Manos for the murder of a mail carrier was postponed from morning until after a chicken dinner. The delay was granted to accommodate a community meal.
Scrappy local items list Mrs Exiory saluting her brother and Mildred Anderson visiting from New York. People named include James G Hunter C C Corks and James Camp of Avoodburs on Wednesday. Mrs Lagas of South Falls garg shops. Kersert V Arrow visiting Mrs Darrows mother Lord Van Winkle and Mary Usistead returning home for the winter. Miss Malsqeus travels through Massachusetts New Hampshire Maine and Canada before meeting friends in New York City.
A damaged verse fragment by Caroline Dubé recalls Arcady summers and a vanished romance. It laments broken dreams as fate guards the gate to their lost happiness, contrasting lush memories with harsh present paths and dry grasses.
Westtown presbytery announces Sunday gospel service with Sunday school, and a Wednesday prayer meeting led by Mrs W L Drake. A West End Ladies Society entertainment raised over $60 with talents from Brooklyn and Middletown, plus ice cream and cake. Also notes local farm news, a marriage invitation for Anna Andrews and William Conkling, and a town dealer selling a cat for $150.
Mrs and Mrs Elsworth Wheeler and daughter Jenny visit Reading Pennsylvania at the home of Mr Wheeler's parents. The excursion marks a family gathering with members touring local sights and enjoying the city surroundings.
Caterer William Van Bere travels to Paterson to prepare a large event for 1500 guests. A belated birthday party is planned and service will include two bangres tonight. Readers are urged to use the Times-Press want columns for needs.
Supreme Court Justice Albert J. Gladding directed a verdict for the state in a four year-old suit against Nathsa Abramson and Aaron Fichander of Arena Delaware. The defendants allegedly skimmed three quarts of cream from each milk can and sold it as pure milk, resulting in a $16,800 judgment at $100 per can for 168 cans. The arena employees testified to the cream removal under Abramson and Fichandler orders. Abramson and Fichandler had prior similar convictions in a separate penalty action referenced in the court record.
Campbell Hall announces Friday night at 8 in the church entertainment room a double bill with The Suffragetta Convention and The Misses Punglin Leap Year Party. Cast includes Mrs. G B Alexander, Mrs. Frank Whittaker, Mrs. T P Howell, Mrs. BB Green, Mrs. Emmett Helms, Mrs J I Stillman, Miss Ruth Thompson, Miss Sarah Hall, Miss Margaret Cocks, and Raymond Crist. Admission 5 cents for adults, 15 cents for children. Campbell Hall date October 28.
Houston dispatch reports a lightning attack by a column of the Sixth United States Cavalry marching between Texas City and Gelventon. Privates Monroe Morris George Morgan and John Ziromer are listed among those killed. Many soldiers were severely shocked and several shorees and males were knocked fat.
Smoke issued from the window of the etable owned by Rev. Father MacAran in Harriman. A bucket brigade formed by nearby residents fought the blaze and prevented the house from catching fire. origin not determined.
Notices describe multiple estate auctions. Oliver Price heirs sell household goods at Denton village October 27 and Godfrey farm Burlingham hosts cattle, horses, farming implements, and dairy herd October 28. another sale near Greentili presents 23 high-grade Helstein cows, horses, hay, and farming gear with terms offering credit and payment at First National Bank.
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