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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-06
SCHOOL NO. IL

In Public School No. u, Director Null
vaney gave a most interesting address,
and so great was the enthusiasm that
tree protecting societies were afterward
formed in a number Of the classes. The
school programme consisted of the usual
recitation, essay, song and music. Those
who participated were:-Clarence Wilson,
Eta Smith, Nellie Lewis, Emma Cham
berlain, Mamie Leather, May Snyder.
Flora Gibson, Ethel Cooper. Gergie Fow-
Ter, Marion Parker. Nettie Cary, Florence
Sears, Norma Lockwood, Guy Decker,
Frank Berry, Clarence Britten, Walter
Wersebe, Charles Burger, Charles
Thorne Marion Tuthill Ella BuIlen, Ed
ma vreeland, Mabel Elsey, Carrie Wester-
Welt. Grace Hughes. Evelyn Totten, Liz
zie Behrens, Irene Geragherty, Ethel
Nichols, Bessie Farrelly. Therest Kern,
Hamilton Cross, Matilda Young. Victor
Williamson, Marion McOwan, Lizzie Beck
and Grace Haywood. The programme
concluded with '.Nwoodman Spare that
Tree sung by the school.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-06
KILLED HERSELF ON ROOF
Widow Takes CarboIic Acid
and Gives No Reason.

Mrs. Dora Fields, widow, forty-one
years old, of No. 1872 Newark avenue,
committed suicide shortly before noon
yesterday by drinking carbolic acid. The
cause of her act is unknown. The police
We're unable to find any letter or note
left by the woman explaining her deed.
She chose queer place in which to
take her life. Thomas Shea. of No. %
Ferris street, saw her emerge from the
scuttle of the roof of her home, upon
which she climbed, and raise a bottle to
her lips. Shea's home is but a few doors
away from the house occupied by Mrs.
Fields.
Shea's curiosity gave way to alarm as
he saw the woman throw up her arms
and heard her Shrek as she fell on the
roof He notified the neighbors and, with
a policeman, made his way to the roof.
The bottle which had contained the acid
was found lying near the PROSTATE
woman, who was writhing in agony. Her
mouth was badly burned.
The City Hospital ambulance was tele-
phoned for but the woman died before
she reached the hospital. Three sons
Charles, seventeen years old; Frank,
twelve, and Edward, eight, survive her.
She worked as a seamstress. Undertaken
Mead took charge of the body.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-06
COPPER TRUST FIGHT.
Row Over the s75, 900, 900 in Cham
oery Again.

The fight between stockholders of the
Amalgamated Copper Company over the
proposition to absorb into the trust the
Boston and Montana and Boston and
Butte plants, was continued before Vice
Chancellor Pitney tiday.
At the instance of c. O. Geer, holder
of 104 shares of stock, rule to show
cause for an injunction to stop the sale
was granted. 1t was returnable today,
but Lawyer Isaac 8. Taylor, representing
Mr. Gere, asked for postponement. c..
H Venner & Co., of Boston, another
complainant, represented by Mr.. Flavel
McGee, joined in the motion to postpone.
The bill complains that the company has
offered ss75 and $3.50, respectively. for
the two companies shares of stock
There are about s75,O00,o00 worth OF stock
involved.
Lawyer R. v. Lindaburys answer for
the stockholders claimed that the price
was a good one and he dlsclaimed that
there was any job to squeeze out small
holders of stock The lawyer was still
reading his answer up to time of adjourn
meut.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-06
mi ST eRS STAND BY Mr. KELLER
Rector Shot BY Barker to Be Made
Seoretary of P. E. Conventioa.

Especial to "The Jersey City News."1
NEWARK, May 6, 1901.-On the best au-
thority it was said today that the Rev.
John Keller. of Arlington, would accept
the position of secretary of the annual
convention of the Protestant Episcopal
Diocese of Newark, to be held in Trinity
Church here on May q and %. Mr.. Keller
will be elected to the office when the
convention meets
Although his injuries will incapacitate
him from performing active duty as sec
retary. it is the unanimous desire to have
him at the head of the work. In person
or by letter every clergyman of the dio-
cese has given assurance that he will
support Mr.. Keller's nomination and elec-
tion. Willing hands, say the clergymen,
will be found to do the manual work of
the secretary. Mr.. Keller also will con-
tinue to act as chaplain and private Sec
retary of Bishop Starkey.
The patient still suffers severely from
the effects of the operation performed
two weeks ago, when an abscess was re-
moved from under his left eye. There
stfll remains a piece of bone, which his
physicians have been unable to remove
This ca uses him much pain. He has not
been oW for week, and 1t is likely to be
months before he can offieiate in church.
although he hopes to be able to attend
the convention.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-06
MOUNT PLEASANT
Mrs. Benson's Park for
Little Italy Named
by the Board.
WOMAA's CLUB IGNORED
Petitions Presented by a Del
egation of Ladies and
Commissioners Act
Immediately.

Little Italy's Park will not be named
either Mary Benson Park or City Park
At meeting of the Street and Water
Board today the Board announced its de
cision Of calling the park Mount Pleas
ant Park
Although the Woman's Club had had
little time since Thursday last, ever
provided it worked all day Sunday, it had
done well with its petition asking thai
the name be the Mary Benson Park
This morning ten of the ladies visited
City Hail and presented to the Street and
Water Board eight well filed petitions,
containing the full compliment of five
thousand names. There We're seventeen
petitions out, leaving a balance of eleven
yet to be heard from.
The visit to City Hall was short Mrs.
A. J. Newbury, club president, and Mrs.
John L. Scudder. ex-president, made earn
est appeals that the Board name the park
Mary Benson Park. They both spoke well
and to the. point.
Colonel Smith replied in behalf of the
Board He treated the ladies with his
usual courtesy and said the Honorable
Board was about to meet and would give
The ladies left the office not exactly sat
isfied, but still for the most part conf
dent of success. They were:-Mrs. A. J..
Newbury, Mrs. J. L. Scudder, Mrs. j..
A. Dear, Mrs. G. Judson, Mrs. Lime
burner, Mrs. Franklin Whitney, Mrs.
James Edwards, Mrs. Cummings, Mrs.
Spencer Weart and Mrs. Fuller.
In executive session the Board discussed
the request and the petition and finally
decided that while the work of Mrs.
Mary Benson, in connection with secur-
ing the park, was duly and fully appre-
ciated by the members of the Board, it
was deemed advisable not to name it af-
ter any living individual. A resolution
to this effect was adopted at the noon
session. 1t was further resolved to call
the new park Mount Pleasant Park =
The vote on the resolution was unani-
NOUS
Mrs. Whitney, chairman of the Town
Improvement Department, when seen
later had not learned of the Boards ac-
tion. When she heard it was not to be
Mary Benson Park, it fairly took her
breath away. Her face was a picture of
Indignation and disappointment combined.
She did not speak for full minute.
Mount Pleasant Park! WE'LL had a
strong feeling this morning that it would
be something else than Mary Benson
Park!' she exclaimed, at last.
What do you intend to do?' was
asked
WELL she answered, well have to
get right to work and send out petitions
all over the city. Wen have it Mary
Benson Park yet. l don't see how the
Board dare do this in the face of public
opinion. / feel as though I had been
dragged through a knot hole.''
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-06
R R. poRTERs' ANNUAL SERMON

The Pullman Palace Car Porters and
Railway Employees Beneficial Association
had its regular annual sermon preached
at Monmouth Street A. NJ. z. Church
last evening by Bishop Walters. Mr.. j..
c. Gunnell. president-elect, introduced
the officers of the association in some
well chosen remarks Short speeches
were made by the president, Mr.. j. w.
Scroggins. and vice president-elect, Mr..
w. l.. Sammons. Bishop Walters's SER
mon was forceful and eloquent and much
enjoyed by all.
The church people turned out in large
number and a large contribution was
made for the church.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-06
HORRIBLE ACCIDENT.
Man Slips With Pail of Vitriol.
and Is Horribly Burned.

Edward Bulger, thirty years old, of No.
ISL Morgan street, who is employed as
laborer in the Jersey City Galvanizing
Works, on Morgan street, was the VIC
tim of horrible accident yesterday af-
ternoon in the shops. The plant is run
ming overtime and this accounts for the
Sunday work
Bulger was carrying a pail of oil of
vitro1l, which is used in large quantities
there there Bulger stepped on a plank, which
tilted to one side, and he fell forward.
The pail of vitroil slipped from his hands
and fell to the ground, splashing over
MS race and hands. A number of en-
ployes saw the accident
Bulger. screamed for help. Several fell
low workmen ran to aid him. He was al
most blinded by the powerful acid His
burns. were terrible and the pain most
c1cruiciating. An ambulance was sum-
moned and Bulger was removed to the
City Hospital. His face and hands are
swathed in bandages. The doctors at the
hospital say that Bulger will be disfgured
for life.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-06
TREES FOR THE PARKS
Little Italy and Ogden
Avenue Sites Adorn-
ed.

Interest uptown as well as down town
this afternoon is centred in the tree plant
ing exercises on the Little Italy Park
(this morning officially named Mount
Pleasant Park, and the Ogden avenue
park sites Promptly at 1.30 o'clock the
Cadet Corps of No. 9 School, under COM
mand of Major Henry Gillen, and headed
by Foss's fife and drum corps, left the
school building, escorted by platoon of
police in charge of Captain Cody and
Sergeant Haag.
1t marched down Mercer street to the
City Hall, where it was reviewed by the
Mayor, City Collector Robert Davis.
Street and Water Commissioners Smith,
Hauck, Heintze, Sullivan and Nolan, Su-
perintendent of Schools Henry Snyder,
President John ]. Mulvaney and other
members of the Board of Education, and
members of the Finance Board. While
the Corps W as marching over the APP
pended route, the officials made their way
to the park in Little Italy:-To Henderson
street, to Montgomery street, to Greene
street, to Mercer street, to Brunswick
street, to Newark avenue, to Fifth street,
to the park.
The ceremonies at the park are to in
clude addresses by Mayor Hoos and Eu-
gene Leake, and patriotic songs by tae
corps and other school children, who will
plant the trees Seats were reserved on
a grand stand for the officials and a dei-
egation of the Woman's Club. 1t was
arranged that after the planting of the
trees in Little Italy's Park the Cadet
Corps should parade to the Ogden ave-
nue. park site and there assist the schoo.
children of Hudson City in the exercises
Of planting trees there.
Crowds witnessed the Corps parade.
The boys fine marching ELECTED admira-
ton from all the spectators. many of
whom helped to swell the crowd which
gathered at the park.
The programme at the Ogden avenue
park site was arranged on an elaborate
SCALE 1t included a number of addresses
by officials and public spirited citizens.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-06
DAVIS AT THE FAIR
UsualSmall Boy Sums Up the
Situation.

The fair of the Church of the Redeemer,
which was held last week at Belvedere
Hall, was the means of raising con-
siderable sum for the church treasury.
Pastor Heindel was very much pleased
with the support which all the members
gave. The hard work for the success of
the fair met with proper reward
The visit of Collector Robert Davis with
a party of friends on Friday evening was
very much appreciated by Pastor Heindel,
who warmly thanked Mr.. Davis for his
interest in the church. Mr.. Davis and
his party made the round of all the
booths and tables and spent money freely
at each, in fact he almost cleaned the
fair out of goods. In the language of
one of the small boys who was there:-
He amt got nothin' but coin and gee
don't he know how to start 1t travelling!'
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-06
HORSE RAN AWAY.

A runaway started from Mercer and
Grove streets yesterday and created lots
of excitement along the asphalt pavement
on Mercer street for distance of four
blocks before it was stopped. 1t was the
milk wagon Of Isaac Rose, of No. 3S
Kearney avenue. The animal attached to-
it was unusually spirited for horse of
of that occupation. The horse took fright
at the passing bicycles and after he stared
he had a clear road before him until some
young men at Varick and Mercer streets
caught the bride and brought the ami
NAL to standstill NO one was hurt.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-06
FATHER AND SON FIGHT CUSTOMER
But Their lawyers Plea Gets Them
Suspension of Sentence.

Police Justice Hoos in the First Grim
inal Court this morning found George
Delp, Sr land George, Jr., of No. AS
Henderson street. and Ernest Wienman,
of No. POI Fourth street, guilty of as
sault and battery on Eugene Sullivan, of
No. 1866 Montgomery street. Lawyer
James Donelan appeared in behalf of the
prisoners and handled the case so clev-
eriy that sentence was suspended and
the men went free.
Sullivan said that he called at Mr..
Delp's blacksmith shop Friday to get
some material. An argument about mon
ev followed and, he says, all three fell
on him. beating him about the head and
body. He showed an abrasion of the
skin beside the right eye in corrobora-
ton Of his story.
The defendants said that when Sullivan
went into the shop he began quarrelling
and picked up a hammer. Mr.. Deep said
ne struggled with Sullivan for possession
of the hammer ard that in this struggle
ne was injured. Lawyer James Manning
appeared for Mr.. Sullivan and held that
the story was false on it's face Justice
Hoos then gave his decision.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-06
BROKE REFoRMAToRY TO STEAL
Two Youths Will Be Returned to
Jamesburg.

James Delaney and Patrick Cannon,
two Hoboken boys who escaped from the
Jamesburg Reformatory last week, IRE
locked up at Hoboken Police Head
quarters charged with looting the club
house of the Sullivan Association at No.
112 Willow avenue. The boys hired a
truck and carried off every bit of movable
furniture in the place, including the car
pets. Four tables, seventeen chairs, nine
large pictures and lot of athletic para
phernalia were among the stolen goods
When arrested by Detective Fallon they
told the name of the second hand dealer
to whom they had sold the property and
all of it was recovered.
The Reformatory has offered reward
for the capture of the boys and they will
be returned to Jamesburg tomorrow.
Both are under eighteen years of age.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-06
GOLF SEASON OPENED.
Mrs. George Perkins, Jr.,
Comes Out Champion
With Score of 81.

Never were the Jersey City golf grounds
in better condition than on Saturday
afternoon when the club formally opened
it's season with the first mems tournament
for the Clifford cup. Aside from the i'm
provements made in the grounds by man,
nature has done much toward their pres
ent good condition. The constant gentle
rains of the past month have done much
toward keeping the grounds fat and
everything toward the soft velvety green
of the grass.
There were twenty-eight entries for the
game, and all reached good scores, Mr..
George F. Perkins, Jr., coming out cham
pion with a score three points ahead
Mr.. Pelzer, Jr., came second with two
points, and Mr.. Robert Flemming with
one point ahead.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-06
BOWLING GREEN CLUBS ELECTION

The annual meeting of the N. J. Bowl
ing Green Club was held at No. 1s9
Montgomery street, on Saturday evening,
when reports of the past season were
read and these demonstrated that the
club was in a fiourishihg condition. The
officers for this season were elected, as
follows
President. James Thaw; vice president,
Robert Macdonald; secretary, James w.
Greig; treasurer, John Young; custodian,
Peter McCree.
The club will open it's green for the
season on Thursday afternoon, May 16,
at two o'clock, and the outlook is that
there will be large attendance.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-06
The scores were as follows:

Mr.. ]. H. Tompkins and Major ]. H.
Wells also competed but handed in no
scores
While the game was in progress tea was
servfed in the club house, which had been
prettily decorated in red and white for
the occasion. Red and white carnations
lent fragrance and beauty everywhere
and palms every here and there added a
most refreshing GOODNESS. Miss Blanche
Shafer and Miss Edna Toffen served.
Among the ladies' present were:-Mrs.
B. P. Craig, Miss Grace Toffen, Miss May
Shafer, Miss Edna White, Miss Hazel
Clark. Mrs. George F. Perkins, Mrs.
George F. Perkins, Jr., Mrs. E. w. Harri-
son, Mrs. Holmes. Mrs. George Bowly,
Mrs. Daniel Bowly. Miss Meyer
On Wednesday the ladies will open a
tournament for the Eva Niese cup.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-06
THREE CHOIR CHANGES.

There were changes in three of the
church choirs on the Heights yesterday.
Organist Moritz e. Schwarz conducted at
the First Presbyterian Church on Emory
street, and Organist Frank Harrett of
New York succeeded Mr.. Schwarz at ST.
Johns Episcopal Church on Summit ave-
Pearce.
At the Bergen Baptist Church Prof.
SCranmer conducted the musical part of
the services DR. Desserts resignation
took effect last Sunday He will devote
his time 70 his class work In New Fork,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-06
DELAY IN BARKER CASE.

Prosecutor Erwin said this morning
that the trial of Thomas G. Barker for
the shooting of the Rev. John Keller OF
Arlington, on February last, was not
likely to be moved until the latter part
of June He added that the case would
not be put on the calendar until the
clergyman had fully recovered from the
effects of his injuries. Mr.. Erwin also
stated that he had arranged with Mr..
Keller's physicians to notify him when
their patient was sufficiently strong to
stand the strain of the trial.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-06
MRS. zoElLER WANTS MORE aoNEY

Some time ago Mrs. Robert Zoeller. of
Washington street, Hoboken, obtained an
order for counsel fees and alimony in a
suit for divorce pending between her and
her husband. He was ordered to pay 81
a week, but hasn't done 1t. He, on tha
hearing, said his salary was SIS week.
Lawyer Bessen asked Vice Chancellor
Eugene Stevenson this morning to in
crease the alimony because, the wife a.
legged her husband was receiving $S5 a
week. The matter was laid over.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-06
PIONEER HOME WORK.

The gifts to the Raymond Roth Pioneer
Home in April were:--Mrs. Wfhkie, /
gallon of wine; William Glasen, two gall
Ions of wine. Meat, bread and caKes,
Messrs. Alexander, Kniesel, schmitt, Ber-
ger, Bush Bios, Klink, Bergheim, Rohde,
Simon. Kopf. Bender, Hobmeyer, Hup-
tens, Spangenberg, Markwardt. Steuer-
ragel, Wolf, Ackermann, Kuhrfehs,
HoeclSer, McAusland Lau, Farnke,
Pa,,1 ie slegeLs meyner ssbau, ae%apg, %
ming, Brey, Hasting, Martick Kochler,
Herolt, Gregory, Brun, Trigge
The working bureau under leader j. Il.
Prillwitz, supported twenty-three people
IN April
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-06
CUT HIMSELF WITH ADZE.

Hugh Kavanagh, twenty-eight years
old, Of No 66s East 1S7th street, New
York, carpenter employed by the New
Jersey and New York Ice Company, while
setting a scale at Pavonia avenue and
Barnum street, Saturday afternoon, cut
his right foot with an adze so severely
that he had to be sent to ST. Francis S
1Jcsuifal
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-06
SCHOOL NO. 9.

While the principal exercises of School
No. 9 were of course those which took
place at the Little Italy Park still it
held the usual exercises of recitation,
song and essay in the school at one
o'clock. adjourning at tevo for the march
TO the park, where all the dedication ex-
ercises were in the hands of the cadet
CORDS.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-06
HIGH SCHOOL.

So busy have the various High socie-
ties been kept lately with entertainments
of their own that this year they have
abandond their usual custom of arrang-
ing Arbor Day, exercises and the matter
was left with the teachers. Each class
held its own exercises in its own class
,onr,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-06
A CHIMNEY FIRE

A chimney fire occurred in the residence
of Patrick Tobin about half past seven
Saturday evening. still alarm was sent
in to the members Of No, engine. who
responded promptly and extinguished the
blaze. Slight damage was done = he
house is located at No S2S jackson ave-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-06
He COULDN'T FIND WORK.

Joseph Yerkes. thirty-two years old, a
grocery clerk, committed suicide by
drinking carbolic acid at his home, No. 95
Garden street, Hoboken, yesterday, be-
cause he could not obtain employment.
He died in an ambulance on the way to
st. Marys Hospital.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-06

DIED.
STAPLES

STAPLES
The members of the Robert Davis Aeso-
citation are requested to attend the funeral
services of our late member, NJ. L. Sta
Piles, to be held at st. Mary's Episcopal
Church, Hoboken avenue, near Oakland
A. NJ.
ROBT. G. SMITH. Pres.
N. P. WEDIN, Cor. Sec.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-06
An old and wen Tried Remedy

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething should always be used for children
while leething. II softens the garns aliays The
pain, cures wind collie and IS the best remedy
for diarrhosa. Twenty-Five cents per bottle.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-06
SCHOOL N0. 24.

In School No. q there was one OF those
rarities III city schools, back yard with
space enough for tree planting, and here
j tree was planted with all due cere-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-06
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

NEW YORK. May 6. 1901 for
thirty-six hours ending at p. NJ,
Tuesday - Tonight, fair; tomorrow.
cloudy, followed by rain at night; winds
south to east.
Hartnatt,s Tharmnmatrianl Rannrt
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-06

Peas. for sale at nearly all good grocery
stores, and Wholesale at the D. 2. Cleary CO s
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-06
COURT CALENDAR.

Circuit Court cases on docket for Tues
day, May Z, 1901:-Nos. 27, US, 279, $50
1T2, 173, 174 175, l7e and III.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-06

mony. Exercises of song and recitation
were also held in the building.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-07

Several young men complain that
they have no steady girl. 1t seems
that they no sooner get fairly started
with a girl, probably have the thea
ire tickets all bought, when the girl
"can't 60 because she has a sick
headache"
DR.. CaldwelI's Syrup Pepsin cures
all forms of Stomach Troubles and
Sick Headache.
Girls-"A word to the wise" etc.
Your Friend, w. b. Frame, City
Drug Store.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-07
Unnecessary Loss Of Time.

Mr.. w 8. Whedon, cashier of the
First National bank of Winterset,
Iowa, in a recent letter gives some
experience with a carpenter in his
employ, that will be of value to
other mechanics. He says: 81 had
a carpenter working for me who was
obliged to stop work for several days
on account of being troubled with
diarrhOea. 1 mentioned to him that |
had been similarly troubled and that
Chamberlain Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy had cured me.
He bought a bottle of 1t from the
druggist here and informed me that
one dose cured him, and he is again
at work" Eor sale by City Drug
Store and F. j. Ramsey.