Quirky Otisville Notes Mixed With Local Happenings
In Otisville a mosaic of odd items and community items fills the page. A spoof on law and a reservoir boast share space with jokes about birds, corn ears, and a pipe. Religious unity talk mixes with social chatter from Ladies’ Aid, a Rooster Club stunt, and a claim about copper plating peas.
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Otteville
Harrison
Henry Veltman
Ladies’ Aid Society
Pankhurst
William Morse
Sydney Smith
Rita North- Fup
Directresaif & Pacenic Park
N. J
Saker Britt
George May
Hait
Finchville Notes From Nearby Residents
In Finchville Oct Mrs AB Gibeeon visited friend Mrs Electa Penner then traveled by Erie train to Binghamton New York on a Wednesday. Mrs Willam Halsey and daughter Gertrude of Brooklyn joined Mrs 3 A Isbell visiting at Mrs G A Miller Ben ere za with Freda Bey to spend time with cousin Lewis Ketcham in Port Jervis ball street home.
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AB. Gibeon
Electa Penner
Binghamton
N. Y
Erie
Willam
Halsey
Gertrude
Brooklin
A. Isbell
G AL Miller
Ben
Freda Bey
Lewis
Ketcham
Ball Street
Port Jervis
Gust Named as Suspect in Goshen Theft Case
Charley Green, a Goshen farmer, reported a theft of a suit of clothes and $24.80 on a Saturday afternoon. Gust, known locally as "Green," paid $10.50 to Semuels the dry goods merchant that night. Officer Van Gelder questioned Gust who admitted borrowing $5 from a Chester relative and was held for the grand jury after two days of testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
Charley Green
Charles Guat
Gust
Green
Semuels
Offcer van Gelder
Warf Elder
Samuels
Chester
van Gelder
Mr. Greene
Erie Depot
Officer van Gelder
Sixteen Baptized in Wawayanda Stream at Slate Hill
A large crowd witnessed a baptismal scene at noon on Sunday in Slate Hill. Pastor R J Bryant baptized sixteen persons on President Horton's property of the Coramond Council. The Middletown Seventh Day Adventist Church welcomed new members, with 5 Ogden singing tenor alongside the church choir.
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Slate Hill
R. J. Bryant
H. ©. Horton
Coramond Council
Middletown
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Ogden
Sololst
Local notes from Monroe and area events
Monroe community items report visitors from Detroit and Providence at the Presbyterian Manse. Mrs. A J Williams returns to Brooklyn for winter. Ezra Smith hired by Fred Buschel to build a new market and overhaul his residence. Young People’s Union adds four new members. next meeting October 30. Repairs on the Gignoux barn after last summer’s lightning. Howard Tilton moves from Monroe station to Washingtonville. Walter Decker replaces him. Masquerade planned for October 31 with Mosher providing music and refreshments. Village Board grants permission to Gilbert Carpenter to remove a sidewalk shade tree by the National Hotel. C W Raight Company awarded water main extension on North Main to village limit and 200 feet on Spring Street past William Arnold’s residence. Homes tender shows set at $1 and travel hog shows at $2.
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Monroe
A. St. Clair Shaw
Detroit
Michana
Arthur E. Rogers
Providence
A. J. Williams
Interlochen
Brooklyn
Fred Buschel
Ezra Smith
Young People's Union
Herman Smith
Gignoux Bern
Howard Tilton
Monroe Station
Washingtonville
Walter Decker
Monroe Young People’s
Iaet
Mosher
Gilbert Carpenter
National Hotel
C. Wu. Raight
North Main Street
Spring Street
William Arnold
Blooming Grove Society Notes and Silver Wedding
Blooming Grove notes show Miss Rath Toth hosting the Knockers Club and Mr and Mrs Charles Earl entertaining a card party. Mr and Mrs Clarence Gerox attended the silver wedding of Mr and Mrs Iva Hawking at Warwick.
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Blooming Grove
Rath Toth
Charles
Earl
Zon
Yorker
Flp
Farmingle
Wilam Johnson
Miss Johnson
Clarence Gerox
Iva A. Hawking
Warwick
Lectures on Sex Hygiene in Chicago
By Associated Press Chicago. October. Lectures on sex hygiene have been included in the Chicago High School curriculum.
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Chicago
Associated Pen
Chicago High School
Bomb Explodes in Highland Falls Saloon Window
Newburgh and Highland Falls report a bomb blast at a saloon near West Point causing $2,600 in damage. No injuries, foreigners seen fleeing, one suspect arrested, two unidentified men spotted near the scene as the building and surrounding structures suffer extensive destruction.
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Newburgh
Highland Falls
West Point Military Academy
Schneider Around
John Eagleschirker
Noung
Engleschirker
Italan
Ward Higgins and Ward-Marriage at St Josephs Church
Miss Margaret Elizabeth Higgins daughter of Hugh Higgins of the Oriental Hotel and James John Ward of 12 Charles Street were united in marriage at 9 30 this morning at St Josephs R C Church. The Very Rev Dean J P McClancy officiated in the presence of relatives and friends. The couple will honeymoon in New York and the east before settling in the city.
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Park Higgins
Harry Slaughter
Waldep
Steamer's Mate Drowns During Picnic Incident
Newburgh reports James Hussey a crewman on the steamer Jacob H Tremper drowned after falling from a gang plank while boarding during a Sunday morning picnic. A companion escaped injury. Hussey leaves a wife and child in Wappingers Falls.
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Newbrgh
James Hussey
Jacob H Tremper
Ducuiy
Hussey
Wappinges
Stolen city lamp set to warn at 214 Adams Avenue
Thief took a decorative lamp from a street excavation at 214 Adams Avenue on Saturday night. A reward of 25 dollars is offered for information leading to the thief’s conviction.
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Academs Avenue
Aoate Me
Jack Claffy Expert Paver Dies Sunday
John P. Claffy known as Jack a Middletown paver dies Sunday at Thrall Hospital from a disease complication. A blacksmith by trade he worked on city street paving over the past decade. Survived by four siblings he was active in Holy Name Society of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church. Funeral Wednesday 9:36 A.M. from P J Reilly's East Main Street and 10 A.M. at Carmelite Church with mass, interment St Joseph's Cemetery.
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John P. Claffy
Thomas M
Los Angeles
Cal
James H
Port Jervis
Mary O’con*Nor
Newburgh
Winifred McKenzie
Tacoma
Wash
Jack
Holy Name Society
Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Horton Church Work Nearing Completion
The Webb Horton Memorial Presbyterian Church organ is to be shipped Saturday with workmen expected to install it this week. Built by the Austin Company, it guarantees firer close workmanship and will take about six weeks to install. Two pews are completed and will ship when ready, carpet for the room will take about two months, and chairs for the chapel and Sunday school rooms are ordered for November 10 to 15. Furniture for the audience room and a special pulpit order are still to arrive by November.
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Webb Horton Memorial Presbyterian Church
Austin Company
Mrs. Minnie Hawks Higgs dies at 26 after long illness
Mrs. Minnie Hawks Higgs dies at 6:20 Friday in Montgomery after Bright’s disease and heart issues. Wife of Seymour Higgs and mother of five children, she previously lived in Grenham New York and underwent eye surgery in Newburgh. Funeral set for Tuesday at 2 PM with services at the Methodist Church and burial in Riverside Cemetery.
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Seymour Higgs
Montgomery
Bright
Minnie J. Hawks
John Hawks
Grenham
N.Y
St. Luke's Hospital
Newburgh
New York
Methodist
John
Lull
Ivan G. Martin
Presbyterian
Ethel May
Ella Marie
Ertne Ruth
Seymour D.iment
Riverside
Siflege
Sulzer memo on dog soap bill linked to Albany graft charge
A telegram from Ex-Gov Sulzer criticized by Albany officials references to dog soap bought for Patsy the dog and questioned reimbursements amid graft probes from Sulzer and Bixby administrations. The missive mentions Comptroller Walsh and Tamanny Hall in a broader graft context. Also notes a wedding announce for Miss Cora Elizabeth Peters to First Lieutenant Donald James Macfadden at West Potzt.
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Albany
Sulzer
Haring
Asien Compre
Walsh
Albany, x
Patsey
William Sulzer
Michael F. Walsh
Westchester County
Tammanay Hall
Sulzer Ana
Tecom
Patsy
Executiva
exGov
Bixang exGov
John Potare
Cora Elizabeth Peters
Donald James, Macfadden
272 Infantry
West Potzt
Boston Zoo Names Baker as Assistant Superintendent
Washington October 27 Associated Press reports Baker will take charge as assistant superintendent of the National Zoological Park and move to Boston for duties at the Boston Zoo.
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Boston Zoo
Associated Press
Washington
H Baker
National Zoeological Path
Boston
Hayes Case Postponed To February In Goshen Court
Goshen October reports court reconvened with Judge Tompkins presiding. Nine of fourteen cases were marked off or moved. The Heres versus the town of Forrestburgh was postponed to February term. A jury was drawn in the Leyla Kiewewatter versus William V. Hilliard matter over a $16,000 loan for a bridge, with trial delayed after 1905 arrangements and subsequent ownership disputes. The day ended with Pasquale Motello's retrial on manslaughter, following a prior murder conviction overturned on appeal.
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Goshen
Tompkins
Hasbrouck
Heres
Forrestburgh
Heinrich Va
First National Bank
Middletown
Bank Empioyes
Leyla Kiewewatter
William V. Hilliard
Almy
van Gordon
Evans
Kelly
Frank K. Lybelt
Hilliard
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Bauer
Kiesewetter
L. Kiesewetter
Hillard
Matsmoras Stone Co
Milford
Erie
Port Jervis
Kiesewatter
Homestead
N. J
New York
Pennyslvania
Mr. Bates
Railroad
Stone
Kietowetter
Pasquale Motello
Henry Kohl
Newthareb
Newbursh
Two Sentenced in Goshen Jail Hearing
Goshen, Oct 21. Joseph Smith appeared before Justice Chappell for a hearing last Saturday afternoon. He faced a charge of the third degree for an act against Agnes Neal, who is described as colored. Smith received 15 days in jail. Agnes Neal, arrested for public obstruction, was sentenced to five days in jail.
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Goshen
Joseph Smith
Justice Chappell
Agnes Neal
Siva
Donation Day at Thrall Hospital
Donors are urged to bring food and ward necessities to Thrall Hospital on Thursday for the annual Donation Day. The event invites the well and strong to contribute to the splengid institution and support its patients.
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Thrall Hospital
Thurwelay
Middletown High Suffers 30-0 Defeat at St Stephen's Annandale
Middletown High School football lost to St Stephen's College at Annandale-on-Hudson by thirty points. Weathered by rain and a heavy field, Middletown failed to score while St Stephen's added five touchdowns. Key players cited include Whitcomb and Dumbell for St Stephen's, with Middletown praised for defensive efforts and sportsmanlike officiating noted.
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Middletown High School
Annandale
Saint Stephen's
Sanford
Middletown
St. Stephen's College
Annandale-on-Hudson
St. Stephens
Hart
Eilsenberger
Ryerson
Then High
Whitcomb
Capt Nicholls
Dumbell
Boire
De-Serges
Hamilton College
Lutes
Dickerson Wis
Ateidy
Kremer
Gibba
Shoemaker
Alr
Ralen
Ursinus
Morse
Massee
Southwell
Moraz
Elsenberger
Booth
Marks
Sundstrom
Fause
Edel
Fish
Kramer
Newkirk
Glads
Dickerson
Uhlan Sets Pace in Rain on Harlem River Speedway
In heavy rain Friday morning C K G Billings drove Uhlan the champion trotter to a quarter mile in 0 26 1 4 at Harlem River Speedway. This mile pace of 1 45. a new high for harness racing surpassing prior records. Uhlan had previously timed 0 27 for a quarter at Lexington Ky two weeks earlier.
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C. K. G. Billings
Uhlan
Harlem River Speedway
Lexington
Port Jervis Newton High Game Postponed to Next Saturday
The football game between Port Jervis and Newton High School teams scheduled for Port Jervis this Saturday was postponed to next Saturday afternoon.
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Port Jervis
Newton High School
Ball Guests Charles J and Miss Florence at Goshen Hunt Ball
Special report from Goshen notes Charles J and his fiancée Miss Florence Thompson attended the Glen Arden Hunt Ball at Goshen Inn last Friday. The somber morning service for the deceased was held at St Joseph's Church at 10 o'clock with Rev Father Murphy presiding and a large floral tribute display from relatives and friends.
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Goshen
Charles J
Florence Thomp
Goshen Inn
St Joseph's
Murphy
Lodge Takes a Ride in Boston Political Note
Senator Lodge frees his fist antemode ide since this operation a month ago. Associated Press report from Boston dated October 27 notes Lodge's actions amid ongoing political maneuvering and public responses.
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Lodge
Br Associated
Boston
Senator Lodge
Azn
James H Ryan Former Sullivan Teacher Dies in Chicago
James H Ryan age 35 of Monticello died October 23 in Wrukoop Hospital Chicago from poisoning after seven weeks illness. A native of Sullivan County he taught in Sullivan County schools, studied at Cornell, earned an electrical engineering degree, and was a Knight of Columbus. Survived by mother Annie Ryan and four brothers Edward Michael John William. Body taken to Monticello for funeral at St John’s Church with interment in St John’s Cemetery.
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James H. ‘Fiysa
James H. Ryan
Meu- Hoello
Wrukoop Hoepital
Chicago
Sullives County
Monticello
Ryan
Sullivan County
Cornell University
Ithaca
Columbus
Annie Ryan
Edward F
Michael
John J
Glen
Spey
William W
Hillside
St John’s R. C
St. John's Cemetery
Willowemoc Notes and Local Appointments
Willowemoc residents report Marvin Biv sold his young team and bought another pair. The town hosted visitors from Neversink last Friday and Saturday. Alvin Hornbeck of Delhi made a business call, several families moved in. A cola wave preceded a severe electrical storm. Two cattle buyers from Liberty visited town. Matt Decker has two nurses employed. R G Roona closed his acid factory for repairs. Mrs F Conklin and daughter visited Mrs G Decker at her home.
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Willowemoc
Marvin Bivis
Wilowemoc
Neversink
Alvin Hornbeck
Delhi
Liberty
Matt Decker
R. G. Roona
Progressive Rally in Assembly Rooms Saturday Night
Local Progressives gathered at the Assembly Rooms for an 8 o'clock rally led by John F. Bradner. Speakers included Albert G. Noetton running for Mayor and Dr. F. W. Seward Jr. for Member of Assembly, plus Monroe Terwilliger, Goshen county chairman. A parade by the Rungles Drum Corps preceded the event through main streets.
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John F. Bradner
Albert G. Noetton
F. W. Seward, Jr
Goshen
Monroe Terwilliger
Chhairman
Progressive Party
Rungles
Thaw and counsel seek delay in extradition case
Harry K. Thaw and New York attorneys traveled to Rochester for a Governor hearing on delaying extradition proceedings. The Governor is indisposed as Thaw requests two weeks to meet the New York County indictment. A regular Common Council meeting will be held at the Municipal Building this evening at 8 o'clock.
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Concord
Harry K. Thaw
New York State
Rochester
Thaw
New York County
Common Council
Financial report on national bank reserves and debts
The document details reserves and debts including notes of other nations, demand deposits, and postal savings. It lists lawful money reserve amounts, capital stock, and earnings after expenses, with figures for total assets and liabilities and notes on interest-bearing deposits and reserves.
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Cron
Ieee
Gaptsal
Aannsee
Brookg
National Bank
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Ruth
Isabelle Rosenberger
Fillenville
Gertrude Mitchell
Jack” Claffy
Horton
Bulzer
Hayes
James Walsh
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