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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-09-07

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Atlanta. Ga
New-York tribune., 1903-03-22

,,e.r mn. s-.., diva came to Worcester expecting
to be received by band or at least oy SoIN
rnit.ee IT the station. Unheraded ana NohS ~
e.rysd at the bT her maid to The music
hail Even there she was not sree'So ~ ~A' 0'S
Sssa that the president Of that year va fond
of having his own way, ana ned n1SSe1 .esra the
ders that no Sne 6ut ,sf nsSf of her day Forgetful
OF the time of arrival the pfeslosnL Mae oSs1
writing letters and he was not enob be
hnd him and. turning found an onen%so S %omH sinE
who declared that not one note Wo4la shG M sbe ths
1acsns siVe mowers of the president to calm the
singer, whose voice was charming liie "o''o ~
70 illustrate the known professional pride Of
singers who has been connScte99 i 81 % WI
association for thirty-fve years 'eiIS 01 al eApe
Two fsirIy known New-York singers one So
prano and the other contraho WIZ ,fsin o1a foIio
The soprano contracted a slight cold which maze
i for abe her to TO bsp sns out in the
numbers. The centralto was asked 70 sns In tno
soprano parts in the orstoTio ss We as ner OTn o%
on hneIy until one of the chorus came hurTiedIyy
up to the president and said Miss s. requestsd
him TO announce that, although contraito, she
would sing the soprano roles as well. -
This the president fatty declined to do. knowing
Miss g then said she would not sing at all.
The president sent her word that the oratorio
the soprano ol parts, and finally, Miss s agreed
70 sinG the contralto parts and the eoprano num-
bers which were in low range -,- ,-.o
was sing in trio. The basso was py no means
an artist end the soprano ] cams 70 t0 her ovey
voice by singing in trio with such pcoT basso; 80
The matter vas OF course at once referred 70 'he
MADAM. said he 'if you do not sing In this
number as your contract calls for. not one dollar
Win ri grace, Nine = sang in the trio.
Almost every one in Worcester recalls the record
New-York tribune., 1903-03-22

$.~r 1SR many felt IL would be advisable TO give
mn the annual festival for season at least But
chs thought OF discontinuing an institution that
aass essn dear 70 the hearts OF mu1icianS Aho
rr16s 20 the citizens OF Worcester proved q slim
I,lua 1n raising necessary funds, and it was only
rscenty that the board Of governors reported that
enough money had been subscribed to continue the
fsatfv1I for Gt least two seasons more,
Those wbe have given their time year after year
20 making the Worcester Musical Festival suc-
cess have had no Euecure; IT meant work for weeks
preceding the tn securing singers and ar
raging for choruseA. orchestrss and matters in
cident 70 ths production OF oratorios. And IN
common with the management of theatrical and
znuEdcaI organizations. those in charge OF the
worcestGr festival have had all kinds Of amusing
or annoying incidents, according to the point of
~1su, One matter alone has brought gray hairs
60 the beads of the subcommittee entertain
New-York tribune., 1903-03-22
WORK OF UNITED HEBREW CHARITIES

The work Of the United Hebrew Charities for the
month OF February Is summarized follows. these
statistics being taken from the various committees
and from the books of the society:
The total number of families dealt with reached
280, representing about 9433 Individuals OF these
2O2 applied in the Bureau of Relief and 62S in tho
Employment Bureau. of whom 1877 obtained employ
ment; OF those who applied In the Bureau OF Re
year; after careful examination relief was refused
TO 3S4 10 persons secured transportation to
different parts of this country and Europe; 2.623
garments - pairs OF shoes and 6s articles Of fur
niture and bedding were distributed; ABS garments
were made In the workronIn and 42i garments were
repaired: rs nights lodgings and 1+S meals were
dies: consisting of st pieces. distributed to
mothers and infants 81 bottles of wine and liquor
bottles OF medicine orders for surgical appli-
ances and 5s7 orders for coal were issued. repre-
sentng l&S4G tons; disbursements In the various
departments for relief were SIS, 500 90.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-22

trip of Suzanne Adams across the Atlantic 10 take
the place OF Emma Eames. who was suCdehIS
taken Ill. M, , .,o
sf once embarked the swiftest ocean grey
hound that was sail that day. 1t was a
race against time, hut Miss Adams and her nus.
he nd arrived in NeW-YOrk a Friday, and AT
once took fast express for Worcester she ar
rived about 8 O'Clock and at once went TO mechan-
les Hall rehearsed her songs with the orchestral
accompa niment, and sang that evening. 1t was
a record 10 be proud Of, both for the energetic
action of the management and or MISS ADAMS
who at great personal inconvenience mace tne tIlP
Rut she was paid q for her services that made
the conservative members OF the board shudder
with dismay. =, a. -..-
An amusing incident happened in the first years
of the festival An oratorto WAS being sung IN
which a shepherd Of Israel is supposed to say to
false prophet TO let the sheep of the shepherd 9
New-York tribune., 1903-03-22

flock go. The shepherd q diminutive man
with light voice
The false prophet big basso. The oratorio
ran something like this:
Tenor-Let my sheep CO.
BaSso Uercely)-I haven't got your sheep. . .
OF course, these were not the exact words, but
II was the sentiment which appealed to the, au-
dience. and audible litter about the hail
There was a tenor engaged, with g. 1a1rly
rich voice, but not high pitched. One note was
high one. and he failed miserably 10 reach It The
chorus broke in. 'slay him! Slay him." and the
audience had TO laugh
New-York tribune., 1903-03-22
MUSIC AT WORCESTER.
zmother Festival in Prospect-
Trials of Singers There.

Iusic lovers all over the country VIII oe peNSeo
- heay that the board Of governors OF the "orces-
- Ofaaul Music Festival Association has nnany
neluAed to hold another festival the coming faii'
c-4ug &c an apparent lack Of interest and TO the
Sncr.esed expenses the association has been fainS
S.Nt.H financially for the last few seasons, and
go Ihs experience OF the last festival IN sspten-
New-York tribune., 1903-03-22
MUSICAL NOTES.
CaLendar-Cantata by the Oratorio
SOcietg.

music 1 bs names OF
Tuesday - Chamber Music Room. Carnegie Hail.
$50 p m, concert by the Dannreuther Quartet
Of Esaf % The S rea M of eronus by the
ora, 0TstO5O ri s0Gif5y Ms9deS9h9 Ha S
m, song recital by Leila Morse and David Bax-
wednesday-Carnegie, Hall. $50 p, m, symphony ny
CONCERT conducted by Rudolf Bullerjahn; Ne SS4
s az p m eStTEe recital 5are 5 Of pSe
HI Holy tS a m free SGfm Ha
Brooklyn. SIS. performance of Arthur Whiting S
.'Floriana:' Holy Trinity Church. BROOKLYN
SHERRY @ %e1 s FT9 musical BY Mr and Mrs Marum
ThuIsday-Csrnegie Hall. S:15 p m; c%onCsrt % 9Th Of the
OF Gerontius:' Church Of the Divine Paternity.
p. m. free organ recital by ]. Warren An
saturdav-Carnegte Hall. 28o p. m. Yours Peoples
When the Oratorio Society gives the csntata
The Dream Of Gerontius' its first New-York per
formance. next Thursday evening. under Frank
Damrosch's direction the Carnegie Hall stage will
hold orchestra Of eighty players. The
calls for three flutes. oboes. English horn.
two ciarinets. bass clarinet, bassoons. double
bassoon. three trumpets four horns three from
bones bass tuba. two harps, organ. three tympani
gong, scheIlen, glockenspieI, drums cynbals and
triangle, besides the strings.
The strings will have to include an unaccustomed
instrument the so-called c. double bass Old style
basses had but three strings tuned A. D. G or
G. D. A These are still 70 be found in small towns
in this country. They were superseded in general
use by the four stringed double bass. tuned E. A.
D. c. the being that the line below the bass
cet but sounding octave lower owing to the six
teen-foot tone OF those heavy strings. But Rich
ard Wagner IN some of his scores, demanded that
double besses play low D and c, and for special
occasions BASES having five strings are used. the
added string sounding the low c. Edward Elgar
uses this low range of instrument in q long pas
sage with pedal point on ieW D: and 80 NJ: Dam:
hAsss& 4 GsU players keep tive IngtsUEnsntA but
New-York tribune., 1903-03-22

ran concert next Friday evening, March a. at 3d.
in the First Presbyterian Church. at Ffth-aV' ana
New-York tribune., 1903-03-22

G. O. Hornberger cello sooist. Of No. 22s Wes
Thirty-fourth-st. is engaged to play Monday q
Syracuse. y. Y. where he will perform the
minor concerto by Pepper.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-22

Professor H schloss pianoforte instructor. c
No 1876 West ne-hundred-and-t thirty ninth-st., ha
booked several pupils at his studio He ais
teaches at pupils homes.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-22

Tvelfth-st assisted by Mrs. Ellen Fletcher-Capes
aoprano and Edwin Wilson, barytone.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-22
STUDIO NOTES.

John Gennaro's italian Band has booked several
enEagements for social affairs
The pupils OF Erwin Easkin, violin soloist. and
teacher at the Haskin Conservatory Of Music, No
Joachim method OF bowling is used at the school
G. O. Hornberger. cello soloist Of No. 229 West
Thirty -fourth-st is engaged to play on Monday at
Syracuse. " Y. where he will perform the D
minor concerto by Pepper.
Professor H. schloss pianoforte instructor, Of
No 1876 West hundred and y-ninthst., has
booked several pupils at his studio He also
teaches at pupils hornes
Charles De Maris. teacher Of piano, organ and
harmony No $50 West Eighty -fourth-st.. is pupil
OF Rheinberger. Mr.. De Maris has severa! concert
engagements
Walter A. Hudson. with studios in the Depew
Building at Fifth-av. and Forty secondst., and the
City Bank Building. New Rochelle. is an exponent
of the italian method, as taught by the Maestro
Lamperti ithe elder).
Nine Anna Jewell and Francis Archambault will
give concert at Knabe Hall Tuesday evening,
March 81 Among those who Will take part are
Nine, Anna Jewell pianiste; Francis AEchambauIt.
barytone; Arthur Bernstein. cellst. and DR.. Frank
Dessert. at the piano
Mrs Gustav L. Becker Iectured on the develop
ment Of the Germanlied at the studio of Nine.
Jenny Grau Meier soprano. No. 104 West Ninety
fourth-st, last Saturday.
Nine. Eugene Pappenheim will give "at
home" at her residence. The Evelyn. No. 1Ol West
Seventy-eighth-st on Sunday afternoon, March ..
There Will be music by we'll known vocal and In
ssrumental artists. This will probably be the last
occasion for q long time to come that Miss Frieda
Slender will be heard In New-York. She will sail
for Europe on April is to appear In grand opera in
Germany
The last of the series of lecture recitals on THE
Means Of Expression Employed in Piano Playing"
viii be given at the Wirtz Piano School. next FRI
day evening. March n. The topic for this lecture
will be Emotional Spirit
WILLIAM C, c&sI VIII give bis ansty-pinth tree eg-
New-York tribune., 1903-03-22

Charles De Mars. teacher OF piano, organ and
harmony No $50 West y-fourth-st.. is pupil
Of Rheinberger. Mr. De Maris has several concert
engagements.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-22

The pupils OF Erwin Haskin. violin soloist. and
teacher at the Hoskin Conservatory of Music, No.
2155 Seventh-av. making fast progress; The
Joachim method OF bowling is used at the school.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-22

John Gennaro's Italian Band has booked several
enRagenents for social affairs.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-22

Walter A. Hudson. with studios in the DepeW
Building at Fifth-av and Forty and the
City Bank Building, New Rochelle. is an exponent
of the italian method, as taught by the Maestro
La amperti {the eider).
New-York tribune., 1903-03-22

MISS NJ. KUE~FSER. Teacher Of EITHER. Panto Man
NJ and Piano thorough method. East 22d se
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-07-10
KUHL is in LIMBO.
"GoId Tooth ManV Nabbed BY
Detective McNaIly in
Long Island City.

Detective McNally yesterday arrested
Henry Kuhl, alias "Gold Tooth Man.
in Long Island City, He is accused of
recently stealing a gold watch from the
Charles Benjamin, of No. 2736 Boule-
ward, with whom he boarded, and also
of stealing articles from Mrs. McEwan,
of No. 341 Summit avenue. He was ar
rested in January last by Detectives
Doyle and Clark on charge of rob-
bing seven boarding houses on the
Heights. He pleaded guilty and was
paroled in the custody of Probationer
Officer Higgins. His Bertillon picture is
No. 265. As he knew Detective McNally
he admitted his identity. He was ar
rested and extradition popers will be
asked for for the purpose, of bringing
him over here and sending him to prison.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-07-10
SUMMER VACATIONS.

Where to spend the summer vacation
may be easily solved by consultings a
Lackawanna ticket agent. Among the
cheap excursions are the following
Chautauqua and return July 8 and "a,
for $11; Niagara Falls and return, July
5, for So; Denver, Col. and return, July
6, and 8, for s42: Detroit. Mich, and
return July IA and Is, for s13.50; San
Francisco and return. July 81 to August
IL, for SGT. Besides the above there
are cheap summer tours to Salt Lake
City, Ogden, Yellowstone Park Niagara
Falls, Toronto, Thousand Islands, Mon
treal, Quebec, and all the principal sum
mer resorts. For full information call
on local ticket agent or address, Guy
Adams, D. P. A., No. 749 Broad street.
Newark, N. ].
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-07-10

WE, THE UNDERSIGNED COMPOSING
the Board of Directors of the United Bot.
Ting Works, do hereby certify that at a meet.
ing of the said Board. called for that purposs
and held on the Twenty-second day OF June,
A. d. nineteen. hundred and three, said Board.
by majority eof the whole Board, did adoni
the following resolution
Resolved, That in the judgment OF this
Board it Is advisable and most for the benefit
of the United Bottling Works that the same
should be forthwith dissolved, and to that end
1T is ordered that meeting OF the stockholders
be held on the Twenty eighth day of July next
at the office of the Company No. $50 Palisade
avenue. in the City of Jersey City New Jer.
sey- at two O'Clock in the afternoon OF said
day to take action upon this resolution; and
further, that the secretary forthwith give no
tice of said meeting. and of the adoption q
this resolution, within ten days from this
date, by publishing the said resolution, with
notice of its adoption. in The Jersey City
News" newspaper published in the City Of
Jersey city. for at least four weeks. once q
week, successfully, and by mailing a written
or printed copy Of the same to each and every
stockholder of this company in the United
States.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF we have hereunte
set our hands and AFFIXED the corporate seal OF
said Company this Twenty-second day o2
June. A. d. nineteen hundred and three.
WILLIAM SHAFFER.
(Seal.) GEORGE H. SHAFFER
HENRY SHAFFER,
Attest:- Witnesses
HENRY SHAFFER, Secretary
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-07-10
new FIRE HOUSE
! PLANS APPROVED
Those For the One to Be
Erected by Lembeck &
Betz Received Last
Night.
PENSION FUND is IN
CREASED BY s72.
Renewal Of Permit to Garry
Explosives in Cars Over
West Shore Asked
for.

The Board of Fire Commissioners last
night received and approved of the plans
and specifications of the new fire house
which the Lembeck & Betz Eagle Brew
ing Company is to build for the. city on
lot also given the city in Ninth street.
near Erie, in exchange for the lot and old
No. 2@Truck House, adjoining the brew
ing compapy's property in Ninth street.
The New York Central and Hudson
River Railroad Company, lessees of the
West Shore Railroad, applied for re-
newal of a permit to handle gunpowder
in cars over the tracks of the West Shore
Railroad in this city. The matter was
referred to the Chief with power, who
will investigate to what extent such ex-
plosiyes are to be handled by West
Shores lessees.
John J. Connolly, of No. 60 Grand
street, made application to become a
member of the Department. He has the
endorsement of Mayor Pagan, Postmas-
ter Wanser and Thomas Burk.
A warrant was ordered drawn in ia
vor of the Firemen's Pension Fund for
S72, of which amount $40 was received
from theatre tax and S32 from the issu-
ing of permits
Chief Conway's report for the month of
June shows the losses by fire to have been
comparatively small. The total
was S2,712, fully covered by insurance.
The property damaged was insured for
s42, 800. There were thirty-six alarms
twenty of which were by telegraph. The
Chiefs report for the two weeks ending
July 8 showed there were twenty-five
alarms, fifteen of which were by tele-
graph.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-07-10
VICTIM OF THE HEAT.

Among the victims of the heat yester-
day after noon were:-
Fannie Biegel, twenty-four years old,
of Seaview avenue and Boulevard, over
come at Danforth avenue and Central
Railroad. Taken to City Hospital.
Charles Couran, fifty years old, of No.
113 Clinton street, Hoboken, overcome
at Provost and Eleventh streets. Taken
home in patrol wagon.
George Smith, twenty-one years old,
of No. Ill Railroad avenue, Syracuse,
overcome at Newark avenue and Grove
street. Taken to the City Hospital
Christian Sanders, ffty-four years old,
no home, overcome at First and Wash
ington streets. Taken to the City Hos
nital.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-07-10
HupsoN,s COUNTY ORPHANS COURT.

HUDSONS COUNTY ORPHANS COURT.
In the matter of the application of Thomas
J. Maloney, for order or decree, directing
Conrad Decker and Robert Carey, executors
under the last will and testament of Nicholaus
Hammer deceased. to fulfill contract made
between the said Nicholaus Hammer and
Thomas j. Maloney, for the sale of the prem
ises known as No. 719 Grand street, Jersey
city, which said contract bears date February
Notice is hereby given that an application
will be made to the Hudson County Orphans
Court on Friday, August seventh, A. d. Nine
teen hundred and three, at the Court House,
Jersey City at ten o'clock in the forenoon,
or as soon thereafter as the application can be
heard, for an order directing Conrad Decker
and Robert Carey, executors under the last will
and testament of Nicholaus Hammer, deceised.
to convey to Thomas J.. Maioney, of Jersey
City:
All that certain piece or tract of land and
premises with the brick building thereon erect
ed situate and known No. I19 Grand street,
Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey; and
further designated as Lot D, block 419, loeat-
ed on the south side of Grand street, Jersey
City free and clear of incumbrances, for the
sum of two thousand dollars (S2 000), in ac-
cordance with the terms and provisions of a
written contract for the sale thereof. made
and executed by the said Nicholaus Hammer
aad the said Thomas J. Maloney, bearing date
February 81. 1903. which said contract Is re-
corded in the office of the Register of the
County OF Hudson.
Dated Jersey City, N. j.. June 2 1908.
THOMAS ]. MALONEY.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-07-10


Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners on
Tuesday. July 4, 1903, at o'clock r NJ, IN
the Assembly Chamber of the City Hall, for
IMPROVEMENT OF ARMSTRONG AVENUE.
from Van Cleef street to Ocean avenue
Said improvement to be made confor1naply
to the provisions of Chapter 2l7 of the Laws
of 1895. and in accordance with specifications
on file in the office of the Clerk of said Board
I Blank forms of bid and agreement OF sure
Engineer, City Hall, Jersey City, N. j.
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
About 54s cubic yards of earth excaya- %
About ,SI. &c cubic s yards Of sand fiIing. per
Asopf eaoic yapa d so,,aTs yards Of asphalt pav
ing, per q'g SQUARE sli.e' yard G - LIS
About 20 lineal feet of curbstone set on =
concrete, per lneal foot ...-.......-...-s 80
About 10 square yards of repavtng per .a
.a 1ye Si,i fest Of reset curbstone
in concrete, per ineai foot ..;.:;..'...; ~
About $50 square feet of relaid ana -
dressed bridgestone. per square foot 80 10
About % lneal feet of cribbing stone set =
in concrete, per lineal foot ---...-....-s,. %
About manhole heads to be reset, each aoo
About noiseless ualNllole covers each..-. 10y o
About l water gate box to be reset, at,.: zVV
| Time allowed for the completion OF the
The making of the above improvement and
award of the contract therefor will be SUD
! ject to the remonstrance of the owners of the
property liable TO more than one-half the as
sessment therefor on the basis OF preliminary
sketch
| opes, endorsed, Proposals for Improvement OF
| Armstrong Avenue directed to "Mr. Jas. ).
| Nolan Chairman of the Committee on Streets
and Sewers" and handed to the Clerk of the
Board in open meeting when called for in the
order of business relating TO sealed proposals.
The bonds required to be furnished on pro-
posas (and a possible subsequent contracD are
/ those of some surety company authorized to
do business in the State of New Jersey.
Bidders must state a single fixed percentage
| OF the hundred per cent. standard above
| quoted for which they will furnish all ma
! terials and do ali the work comprehended in
] specifications, and if final award of contract
be made the per cent. stated will form the
| basis upon which payment will be made for
| all items
| The Board may, under the provisions Of the
act above cited exercise the right to reject any
or all proposals.
The attention of bidders is especially called
| toA Section Z. Chapter 1874 of the Laws OF
| 1891 under the terms whereof no contract
| shall be binding upon the city, or become efee-
| tive or operative until the bonds offered by the
| contractor have been approved as TO suffieiency
| by this Board, and as to form by the Cor
| poration Counsel. the President of this Board
! having the power to examine the proposed
IHis'ss Bysorder Of the Board of Street and Water
oo''''''s : GEO. T. BoUToN.. Clerk
! Dated Jersey City, July 6, 1903