10 Sep 1909
Page 1
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Newspaper
Orange County Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1909
Page
1
A detailed report covers the Welcome Firemen pageant and parade events. Vernon waalkill and Warwick hose companies lead the ceremonies with visiting brigades from Port Jervis Chester and Port Jervis bands, officers listed, and historical notes on Waalkill and Phoenix units.
A historical sketch of the Middletown Fire Department appears in the Times-Press, compiled from Sheriff A. L. Decker’s history booklet published for the 2590 parade. The piece presents a retrospective on the department’s origins and milestones.
A mixed village update reports A W Stead renting J W Jacobson’s farm amid summer occupancy, trips by Garrison to Lake George, and returns to East Orange and other towns. It notes Laura Godwin’s homekeeping return, a Walden town board meeting, and various residents’ visits, travel, and schooling plans.
Damaged text mentions Mr and Mrs J Dix, Mrs George V, a school event, a church on Wednesday, and stray phrases about a Japanese man and Tennessee. Details are unreadable. no clear event or complete names emerge.
Fragmented OCR describes East Orange resident Ww X Nelson Knapp attempting to board a Goshen car with Excel ls for Hook and Ladder Co and Wiebe Hose Co guests. He loses a jeweled mass charm worth about $17% as a car appears in the city. The report is garbled and partially unreadable.
E. H. Harriman dies at his Arden Hill palatial home at 2 30 p m Thursday after a long period of uncertainty about his health. His son Rex J Holmes McGuinness of Chester notes that the exact cause may only be found by autopsy, which will not be performed. The family was at his bedside on his death. A career sketch appears on page five.
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