Small Town News—Sutton (New York)

Mr. and Mrs. Albert Sutton will begin housekeeping in the Heminover house on Railroad avenue on June 1. (Middletown Times Herald, May 25, 1932)

Mr. and Mrs. Albert Sutton and children of Newark, N.J., spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Ward Kimble. (Middletown Times Herald, April 4, 1945)

Mrs. Ward Kimble arrived home Saturday after a two-week visit with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Sutton of Newark, N.J. (Middletown Times Herald, March 30, 1946)

Mr. and Mrs. Albert Sutton and children Douglas and Deloris of Newark, N.J. spent Easter with Mr. and Mrs. Ward Kimble. (Middletown Times Herald, April 22, 1946)

Betty Mae Sutton celebrated her sixth birthday yesterday at a party at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Sutton, fifty-five Mountain avenue. Guests were John Doule, Donna Smith, Sandra Schack, Diane Smith, Robert Doule and Kathleen Ann Reineke. Also present were Betty Mae’s grandmother, Mrs. Virgil Harding, Mrs. Donald Smith, Mrs. John Doule, Mrs. Mabel Donlin, Mrs. Maurice Schack and Mrs. Lawrence Reineke. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Sutton and Mrs. Harding. Decorations were pink and blue. A large decorated birthday cake was place on a musical lazy Susan which played Happy Birthday. (Middletown Times Herald, July 13, 1946)

Last Sunday as Mr. Dayton Sutton was returning from Middletown driving a spirited team of horses, the neck yoke broke and caused the team to run away. After running a considerable distance Mr. Sutton succeeded in gaining control of the team. The front wheels and pole were completely demolished. Neither the horses or Mr. Sutton was injured. (Middletown Argus, October 10, 1892)

Dayton Sutton, who occupies the Theodore Doane farm, has a reminder of the “good old times,” in the shape of a big wood pile cut and worked up ready for the season’s use. Fiftytwo-horseloads constitute the pile. (Middletown Argus, February 17, 1897)

Dayton C. Sutton and his wife are a healthy, robust couple living between Johnson and Slate Hill. They have also been blessed with fifteen children. The youngest is an occupant of his mother’s knee and the oldest is twenty-six. The children are all strong and living at home, save one or two who are working out in the vicinity. (Middletown Argus, December 10, 1897)

Dayton Sutton seems to be blessed this year, with an extra amount of raspberries in his berry patch. The berries are ripe, large and luscious and of the second growth and he has already marketed many baskets of the fruit. (Middletown Argus, October 28, 1898)

A son of Dayton Sutton, of Wawayanda, had the back luck to break an arm, Wednesday. He was in a wagon handling cakes of ice, when the ice tongs slipped and he fell backwards to the ground, breaking his arm near the wrist. The fracture was reduced by Drs. Shelley and Myers. (Middletown, January 19, 1899)

At the home of Mr. and Mrs. D.C. Sutton, Slate Hill, a large pine tree was struck by lightning, and the family in the house nearby received a severe shock. (Middletown Times Press, August 28, 1916)

Douglas Sutton of Newark, N.J., is spending a vacation here. (Middletown Times Herald, July 3, 1946)

Miss Evelyn Sutton is visiting the Misses Florence, Lillian and Mary Sutton. Miss Sutton is a nurse in New York. (Middletown Times Herald, June 13, 1947)

Mrs. Harry Sutton who, with her husband and family, reside on the farm of Harry Vandruff, and who has been quite sick, and under doctor’s care, is now somewhat better. (Middletown Times Press, November 24, 1916)

Jack Sutton is spending this weekend with his brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Sutton of Newark, N.J. (Middletown Times Herald, August 23, 1945)

Jack Sutton and his mother spent Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Sutton of Middletown. (Middletown Times Herald, November 27, 1945)

Leo Sutton, of Slate Hill, who has been employed by the Hires Company at that place, has been transferred to one of the plants at Ithaca. (Middletown Times Press, August 27, 1917)

Leo Sutton, of Ithaca, and his cousin, Charles Sutton, of Elmira, are visiting D.C. Sutton, of Slate Hill. Leo Sutton is connected with the Hires’ Condensing Company. (Middletown Daily Press, November 5, 1917)

Miss Lillian Sutton and brother, Harry, motored to New York City on Friday. (Middletown Times Herald, March 13, 1946)

SLATE HILL — The Misses Lillian, Florence and Mary Sutton entertained the following guests Sunday at a clam bake given at their home: Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Davidson and their daughter, Betty, of Cooperstown; Merton Sutton and William Sutton, of New York; Miss Evelyn Sutton, of New York; Mr. and Mrs. O.R. Gormsen, daughters Carole and Virginia, and sons Donald and Bobby, of Island Park, L.I.; Mr. and Mrs. C.M. Sutton of Lido Beach, L.I.; Mrs. Ernest Soudant and children, Ronald and Carole, of Greenville; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Sutton and children, Bonny and Joanne of Unionville; Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Harding; Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Sutton and daughter Betty; Mr. and Mrs. John Kelleher and sons, John and William; Mr. and Mrs. O.D. Sutton and sons, Donald and Gary, of Middletown. (Middletown Times Herald, September 1, 1948)

Unionville: Mrs. Ora Sutton, of Middletown, spent Sunday with Mrs. Seeley Sutton. (Middletown Times Press, July 8, 1916)

While Raymond Sutton, who is employed by the Hanford & Horton Company, was at the North street crossing of the Erie, Wednesday evening, two men sped by on a motorcycle, and as the machine bounced over the planking, Mr. Sutton was surprised to see a pocketbook fall from one of the pockets. As he picked it up, he was still more surprised to find the name of “John Kane, Port Jervis,” inside the pocketbook. Mr. Kane is a particular friend of Mr. Sutton, and the coincidence was at once regarded as quite remarkable. The property was sent to Mr. Kane this morning, who is deeply grateful that it was the honest eye of Mr. Sutton which caught sight of the falling property. (Middletown Times Press, June 28, 1917)

Seeley Sutton, who has been on the sick list, was able to resume his duties at Oil City, Wednesday. (Middletown Daily Times, April 29, 1916)

Mrs. Seeley Sutton visited relatives in Slate Hill Wednesday. (Middletown Daily Herald, December 11, 1922)

Mrs. Seeley Sutton of Unionville fell down stairs while carrying a basket of clothes and dislocated her right ankle. (Orange County Independent, August 25, 1927)

Stanley Sutton, Ernest Sudant [sic] and Freddie Mahlon, Alice Sutton, and Irene Knight motored to Hopewell, N.J. on Sunday and visited the spot where the body of the Lindbergh baby was found. (Middletown Times Herald, May 25, 1932)