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The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-31
0LD-TIME MIMSTRELS.
New Years Show Prepared by st. Pat
rick's Alliance Men in Orange.

Lovers of old-time black-face minstrelsy
Will be given a treat tomorrow afternoon
and night when Branch No. l, District No.
., st. Patriek's Alliance Of America, will
give Its annual minstrel performance in
Hall, Orange, under management
of John j. Cowan and Henry A. O'Hagan.
There are a number OF surprises In store
and the interlocutor will be John H. Moran.
Professor William ]. Hart will look after
the music. The participants in the per-
formance with the entire program follows:
End Men-Edward Meeker, John ].
Cowen, Thomas Flanagan, Clifford J. Wer-
ner; Henry A. O'Hagan, John Walsh.
Minstrels-Michael Condron, Edward j.
Closkey, Martin Harmon, Patrick McGuinn.
John Carroll, James Fitzgerald, John j..
Gieson,. owen C. Dolan. William Hamilton,
Edward Brown, William ]. Underwood,
Robert Lee, Lawrence ]. Donnelly, Will
lam Morris, Henry Gormley, Patrick Bren-
nan, John Lynch. William ]. Curtin. Jerry
Healey, John d. Hassett. Henry Kearns.
Thomas Burns. rank Daley. Michael Hart.
Program. Part I.-overture and open.
ing chorus, entire company IN You Don't
Change Your Living That's the 5sr. Way
"when the Bluebirds Nest Again.
" | know That I'll Be Happy TIL
Old Folks Again Frank Martin: "spoonY
Sam John J. Cowen: Yesterday"
Gregory Morrissey: TWesring rb OF ss tine
GTebn. JdfltS 1tfs DOCSii l 10 oSNA.
Strange" Cilfford J. Werner: "A Dream"
Thomas Fifth: Song Of the Foam is
Home, Sweet Home" Thomas Mooney;
"T'm Afraid to Come Home in the Dark. =
Edward Meeker: Love Me and the World
is Mine.' George Kenney. Part IL
overture, Professor William J. Harris Or
chestra whistling specially, Charles era
ham: I'm So Sorry ] Left Home" Alex
ander. who worked in a livery stable,
Ben Finneran; Pete, who induced him
TO join a minstrel company, Henry
O'Hagan: Harry. a gentleman OF wealth
out hunting. John Cowen; Officer Cronin,
who Induced them all to 70 with him.
Edward Meeker Buck and wing dancing,
DAILY and Nueent; monologue. Clifford j..
Werner: dutch Justice" Justice, Henry
O'Hagan: clerk Of court, John ]. Cowen;
policeman. Ben Finneran: Lawyer Att
tagain. John j. Slattery; Lawyer Never
stop, Thomas Fifth; O'Flaherty. Thomas
Flanagan, Willie Walker, Edward j.
Brennan; John Spring. John Smith: John
Long. Henry Gormley; Frank Busby, John
II. Moran,
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CALDWELL.
VERONA AND
ESSEX FELLS
COUNCIL CHANGES
PERSONNEL IN ORANGES
SHIFTS TOMORROW.
New Members and New Committees.
New Work to Be Tackled
During Year.

Changes in the various municipal gov.
ernments in the Oranges will be made to-.
morrow when the new Councils of the
several places will take up the duties of
the new year
In West Orange there win be little
change, the cid leaders remaining in
charge with Mayor William e. Condit
continuing as presiding officer.
In East Orange the most important
change will be in the chairmanship of the
Cliy Council, Stephen w. Ougheltree re-
firing from his important post after sew
efal years hard and faithful work in
favor OF Couneilman Edward s. Pierson,
office with the dignity he has shown dllre
ing the period he has been in Office. There
will be some changes yet to be announced
among the various committees.
In Orange the changes will be In the
committees as announced in the EVEN-
Ing SIAR OF Saturday. President Syl-
vanus j. Shaw will remain in office and
ell will be Coleman e. Nissan, in Mace
of Edward S. Perry for the Republican,
majority, and Philip F. Timpson in place
Davis, Democratic
As there will be no change in the execu-
tive departments Of the municipalities the
general public has not been paying any
year. In Orange the principal work Of
the Council In the coming year will be
The completion of the extensions TO the
water system, and while the veteran
water committee chairman, County Regis
ter Perry, will retire with the new Coun-
ciPs assumption of office the man who
will succeed him. Edward Cheetham, will.
have the va,ue of his chum's experience
and advice.
In East Orange the question of Lacka-
wanna track changes will no doubt be a
topic for the consideration of the city
Fathers and Orange may also be called
upon to again tackle the long-winded
problem.
In West Orange there are various mat
ters of smaller moment that will be before
the new body. The question of better
trolley facilities. always a vexing one.
may be threshed over. and there will be
a general effort to reduce the taxation
figures which were complained Of by many
citizens this year.
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NO COASTING BAN
SOUTH ORANGE PARENTS
HEAD 1T OFF.
Trustees Lay Ordinance over, So There'll
Be Plenty Of Fun if 1t
Shows.

Coasting may be allowed on some of the
hills in South Orange village IL the Board
of Trustees act as requested on a petition
signed by forty residents Of the village,
most of whom are parents, and which was
presented at a meeting of the board last
night. The petition asked that the board
modify the ordinance prohibiting coasting
on all the hills. 1t said that coasting was
the most healthful and innocent outdoor
sport for children.
The ordinance was to nave been read for
the second and last time last night, but
when the petition was presented the pass
age was laid over.
Among the signers of the petition were:
Mrs. Anna e. Young, Stephen r. Slock-
bower, Miss Minnie r. Horn, John B.
Sanford, William Everett Ward, Arthur
lor, Mrs. M. f.. Geisel, Thomas j. Noonan,
r. g. Schmidt, w. II. Evans, William
Godber, q. w. Clarke, Mrs. Il. o. Young,
Mrs. J. n. Magic, Mrs. a. s; kinsey,
Charles n. Brown, Samuel j. Robertson,
Mrs. Archibald Shiels.
Because of the protests of the property
owners, the reports of the board of assess
ments on improvements in Scotland road,
Vose avenue and West End road were re-
ferred back to the board of assessments
for reassessmeut at a meeting to be held
on January Il. The board Tescinded all
action taken heretofore on the reports
which were presented to the village board
on November II.
Frank Fenner will vacate the office to-
day, having resigned last night. He re-
signs because of his holding the position
as village treasurer. Mr.. Fenner was as
SCISSOR when appointed treasurer to succeed
Thomas G. Conway, who resigned several
months ago, and he was at that time told
that he could continue the year in the
capacity of assessor. The position will
probably be filled at the next meeting of
the board on January II. Among those
who are talked Of for the office are Charles
I. Beck, Frederick De Forest Crozier and
William H.. Van fdersttne. These men APP
piled for the office at the time OF MT. Fen
ner's appointment.
Village Clerk M. A, Fitzsimmons was
empowered to expend SIS to secure copies
of all bills to be introduced by the next
Legislature from Senate Bill Clerk w. NJ.
Bailey. A bill for $500, South Oranges
share of the cost of maintainance OF the
Joint trunk sewer was received and Will be
Maid at the REGULAR January meetlng.
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BELLEVlLLE.

The Knight Bachelors Club at a
meeting last night arranged for a
whist to be held in Belleville Hall Fri
day. January 81.
Complaint was made to the police
yesterday of boys who broke a switch
lamp on the tracks of the Erie Rail-
road near the Belleville depot. The
same gang, it is alleged, make a loung-
ing place of the depot . and insult
passersby.
A false alarm of fire was turned in
about 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon
from box s6S at Holmes street and
washington emu While it was the
first false alarm since the new system
was installed, the glass door on this
box has been broken three times. The
same Is true of the box at Schuyler
and Main streets. while the door on
the box in front of the Jeroloman
Street School has been broken once.
A team of horses attached to a
wagon belonging to the Borden Milk
Company ran away in Dow street yes
terday afternoon. The horses became
unmanageable going down the hill
toward Mill street, and the driver, I'M
able to control the animals, jumped
from the wagon. AT Mill street the
horses turned sharply and the rig was
| overturned, the milk bottles being
thrown all over the street.
A thief got into the cellar of the
home of John Flynn, father of Chief of
Police Flynn, in William street, near
Quarry street, yesterday afternoon and
broke the quarter gas meter. taking
II is thought, about $2.26, This Is the
second theft of that kind within a
few weeks.
Teams A and B of the Colonial
Bowling Club met last night on the
l9yying result; Team A11Bynes' ~
Brickell, 141, 1856, las; Flanagan, las
12S, 1913; Noonan, III, 169, 236; totals
842, III, S72. Tea B-Reardon, 1853
1874, 1856 Welsh. 1856, 1s1, 149; II
1879; Blind, III, 169, 236; totals, 7S4
Alfred w. Lintott, of Franklin street
and Anthony ~Steffanelli. of Heckel
street, Silver Lake., two of the victims
of the horse thieves who visited Silver
Lake Friday night, appeared before
Justice Cennell this morning and had
Quaso GIUSEPPE end Giovanni Basso
The men were charged with stealing
horses, harness n a carriage. Lin.
tott was informed by the Newark DO.
lice that the men were arrested ir
Jersey City and were being held there
were also given Lintott for the arresl
OF two other men on the same charge
Lintott had two horses stolen from
him, but one was recovered in Newark
by the police.
The Champion and Solky Associations
Switchboard teams met last night OF
the formers board. The Crampto
team won out by the score of 81 to II
A test will be made of the fire alarm
system at 11.55 o'clock tonight
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GLEN D
N NUTLEY
LONG RUN AFTER MAN
SIDES TO CAPTURE OF
JOHN lV0LIJI.
One Is That He Demanded Money in
Nutley-0ther That He Thought
Men Wanted to Kill Him.

After a chase OF nearly four miles. which
led from Nutley to Bloomfield. a man
who said his name was John I%voliJi. of
10 Drift street, this city, was captured
by Policeman Walter O'Neil. of Bloom
field, in the cellar Of the home Of Mrs.
William Twidle, Broad street, Bloom
field. late yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Twidle. who was In her bedroom
on he second floor. heard a noise down
stairs, and went dow and found the
italian sitting in the kitchen. He was
painting for breath.
What do o wan here?" demanded
Mrs. TWidle.
In broken English he told her he was
pursued by two men who wanted TO kill
him.
please hid me-" he said.
Get into the cellar, quick" said Mrs.
Twidle, who Is a woman of courage and
quick wit.
She locked the door leading to the cell
lar and then sent her young daughter to
Baldwin Brothers store. where James w.
Baldwin ~telephoned to the police station,
He offered no resistance when O'Neil
placed him under arrest.
1t is charged hat Ivoliji Is a member
of the BLACK an" fraternity, and that
he went to Lorenzo Chinier's saloon, in
East Passaic avenue, Nutley, and said to
the ~saloonkeeper:
IT want $500, and I want it quick, and
you"
Chinier shouted for help, and his brother
came to his assistance and Ivoliji fled,
followed by the two Chiniers. 1t was a
WIG dash across country, and finally led
to the Twidle home.
,~1voliji, through an Interpreter. denied the
charge. He will be turned over to the
Nutley authorities.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-31
CALDWELL, VERONA AND
ESSEX FELLS.

Tn Ladies' Aid Society of North Cald-
we'll will meet at the home Of Mrs. Henry
Shsuz Thursday afternoon. 1t will be the
annual meeting.
Miss Grace Meeker, of Roseland. was
taken to the Mountainside Hospital, Mont
clair, yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Shauz, of Mountain
avenue, Caldwell, have been visiting rela-
tives in Brooklyn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen ]. Speer. of Rose
land avenue, Caldwell, will entertain d
party of relatives or New Years Day.
Caldwell Council, JP. o. u. A. M, will
hold a benefit euchre at its lodgerooms in
the Hasler building tonight.
The annual meeting of the Caldwell
Building and Loan Association will be held
in the Van Order building tonight at s
o'clock.
lied Bassett's Singing Skewl' will be
held at the Caldwell Methodist Church to-
night and tomorrow night.
The Pen and Point Circle of Caldwell
will meet Friday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. w. Moore Gould, Of Mountain
avenue.
Miss Jean Lang. Of Thomas street. cald-
well, is confined to her home with an at
tack of plenrisy.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Derby and Miss
Ethel and Miss Norma Derby. OF Bloom
field. are the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Emmett Hertz, Of Caldwell.
Miss Clara Burgess, of Newark, is visit
ing Mrs. Isaac Lane. Of Whitfield street,
Caldwell.
Miss Mollie and Miss Grace Rutan, OF
Newark. are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
e. Wright, Of Academy road, Caldwell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dayton Cole and Miss May
Cole. of Wallpack Centre, are visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Everett Condit. of Verona.
Miss Ruth and Ada Sharwell, of Cald-
well, who have been visiting friends in
Newark, have returned home
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Jacobus and fam
lily, OF Verona, are visiting Mrs. Jacobus s
parents Mt DePuyster, N. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilfred Maxwell, of Acad-
envy road, Caldwell. nave been visiting
relatives at Asbury Park.
Mrs. William Sharwell, of Caldwell, who
has been III is convalescent.
Miss Elizabeth Harrison, of Bloomfield,
is visiting Mrs. George e. Best, Of Bloom
field avenue, West Caldwell.
Mrs. John ]. Van Order, Of Forest W
nue., Caldwell, who has been i'll with grip.
is better.
Mr.. and Mrs. james Howard. Of Phila-
delphia. are in Essex Fells for a few
weeks.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-31
SOUTH ORANGE.

Harold M~acLachlan. a former student
of the South Orange High School. in
Arnold terrace. is at his nome from
West Point on a visit to relatives.
William Riley. baSgagemaster at the
South Orange station of the Lacka-
wanna Railroad. who has been con-
fined to his home In Unionviile Win
his duties again.
Robert Carter was elected treasurer
of the Village Firemen's Relief Asso-
water superintendent Cornelius p. No
Ian was elected collector.
Miss Gertrude White, of Third street,
is i'll with the grip.
South Orange Council. Royal Area
nun, will hold it's next meeting Thurs
dav of this week instead of next week,
because of the change in the new hall.
The Field Club bowlers lost two out
of a series of three games to the Park
Athletic Association in a suburban
League match OF the local alleys last
night. oliver o.. Deane, jr, OF the
South orange quintet. rolled 222, the
highest Individual score of the evening.
Court Ridgewood, Foresters of Amer
lea. will hold its first annual ball In
the Village Hall tonight.
state Vice-President Major Cornelius
p. Reilly, of Newark, and County
President John Gascoyne, of. Orange.
assisted In the installation Of the newly
elected officers of Division No. s, An
Client order of Hibernians. in Masonic
Hal last night. The officers installed
are: Patrick S~kefhngton, president;
william William Il. siattery.' financial secre-
tary; Michael o'Reilly, recording secre-
tary; Hubert Cur1ey. treasurer; Ber-
nard Kearney. sentinel. and Thomas
McKenna, sergeant-at-arms. A smoker
and refreshments followed the install
iation ceremonies. 1t was decided to
hold a ball in the Village Hall on Feb
ruary q.
Allen in his monthly report for De-
cember shows that 1856 curb connec-
lions nave been made with the village
l~aterals to date and 955 houses have
been connected
Century Lodge No. 100, II. and A. NJ,
will hold its final meeting of the year
In Masonic Hall tonight. =
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur B. Holden, of
37S Turrell avenue, have returned from
Boston
A valuable collie dog belonging to
the Rev. Archdeacon Lewis Cameron,
rector of the Church of the Holy Com
munion, became rabid yesterday and
was shot by Policeman Michael Ially
In Trenchard place at the request
of Mr.. Cameron.
John Mack is i'll with a serious at
tack Of the grip at his home In South
Orange avenue.
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MILLBURN.
IR VINGTON
N HILTON
new SEWER DEAL
----------
MILLBURN OBJECTS TO THE
TERMS.
Would Have to Pay More for Its Rights
Relatively Than Would
Summit.

Chairman Hopkins, of the Millburn
Township Committee at the meeting last
night informed the committee that the
contract for the joint trunk sewer under
which each Of the municipalities empty
ing Into the sewer were assessed one
seventh Of the cost OF maintaining the
sewer, had expired, and that a new con-
tract was now being formulated. and un-
der its terms Millburn would be obliged
to pay 10 per cent. of the cost of main
tenance, while having only a 10 per cent.
capacity, while Summit, with a 20 per cent.
capacity, was only obliged to pay Is per
cent. ald he said that be thought the
matter should be left to the new commit
tee, but he advised against the adoption
of the contract.
had a meeting with some of the residents
of the Brentwood section In regard to the
removal of the trees for the new sidewalk;
and that the contractor had been ordered
avoid the trees, and If the walk was not
satisfactory after /. was laid then the
trees would be removed.
Chief of Police oliver submitted his re-
port for the year, showing 1873 arrests. OF
these twenty-seven were for violations OF
the automobile law, and fines amounting to
$3.50 had been collected. On the other cases
fines amounting to $171.50 had been col
lected.
contract with Contractor Schmidt to take
SdAO il lnC WuNS IN -.
Wyoming. G. w. Campbell, of the Mod
GRAFTON Society. reported to the commit.
tee that at the April term Of court one OF
the petitions for a license had seventeen
to produce deeds for the property. al
though some Of them were not recorded,
nor did they appear on the tax books,
and he requested the committee to have
the assessor include them In his tax
duplicate.
K letter was also received from MI;
Campbell, in which he criticized the chief
Of police for not seeing that the screens
of Isaac Snyder's saloon were open on
election day as required by law. Chair
man Hopkins asked the chief if the law ANY
Chief oliver said that 1t did. but that
until he was called on to make an inyes-
tigation Of the matter of Snyder's selling
liquor on election day the chief had been
under the impression that Snyder,s place
exempt from the screen section. The
resignation of Chairman Hopkins from
the committee will leave q vacancy on the
committee after January !, and a petition
was presented last night asking for the
appointment Of Peter S. Kearney to the
position. but no action was taken on the
matter.
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NEW YEARS SHOW.
Orange Valley Lyceum Will Present
Annual Event Tomorrow.

Young people of the Orange Valley Ly-
ceum will present their annual New years
entertainment tomorrow night in Lyeeum
Hall, Orange Valley, with a matinee per-
Torrance in the afternoon. Musical num-
bers will be a feature. The program for
the evening follows:
The Night Court"-Cast: Lieutenant
Maxwell, Walter Cullen; Walsingham JEFF
ferson, Frank Cody; b. Foy, John Kelly
Ofieer Mack, William Tappeni officer
Mulvy, Paul Lyons; officer Brewster,
George Lynn; Officer Marston, Fred Goss-
WELLER; Officer Rockwell, james Quinn;
Mary Dane, Anna Barry; Alice Stewart
Ada Newman; Maud Raymond, Alice De-
vine; Mary Burns, Grace Moriarity; VIII
lie Green, Leo King. Musical numbers.
I'm My Merry Oldsmobile,' Ada New
man; automobile girls. the Misses A. Mol
Zach. M. Cody, NJ: Newman, L.. Winter.
A. Winter and M. Brennan; 'Nobody's
Little Girl Grace Moriarity; ITS Bet
ter TO BE a Has Been Than a Never was
at ALL" Frank Cody. Meath the Old
Cherry Tree, Sweet Marie" Paul Lyons
Won't You Buy a Paper, Dearie," Leo
Henry. NJ. Quinn, A. Lee, r. Whalen. Nj.
Harmon, e. Mason, ". Duffy, M. Peter
son and Master Fred Wander; The Sea
Is My Sweetheart" George Lynn: solo,
Come Home in the Dark" John Kelly;
Somebody's Been Around Since Nv Been
Gone" Alice Devlne, fluffy rufiles girls,
the Misses j.. McGrath. M. McGrath, NJ
Crowley, %. Johnston and l.. Beamon;
so Long, Mary" nna Barry, orchestra;
act farce, Organization Day" Cast:
Teacher. Frank Cody; Hiram, John Kelly,
Mary, Anna Barry; Nlly, Ada Newman.
'"The Harmony -Four" composed of Fred
ond tenor; William Happen. baritone;
George LYNN. bass.
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VALE, SCHOOL BOARD
PEACEFUL END OF STORMY.
YEARS SESSIONS.
Orange Commissioners Pay a Small Bill
in Winding Up
Work.

Oranges 1907 Board of Education went
out of existence last night when the gavel
Of President George J. Bayles descended
with a bang on the board table after an
embarrassing session which concerned the
payment OF outstanding bills against the
old board. The secretary, William G. Me
Gurdy, who retires from Office tonight.
was given a vote of thanks for his
services, but there was no exhibition of
rhetorical flowers for any of the others OF
the old regime who retire with the New
leqr TO the peaceful pursuits of private
llfeA The board died A death much more
peaceful han 1t had lived.
There was question raised over only one
bill, that for So, which concerned fixing
up the doors OF the new High School. The
claiming the proper time was when steam
was turned into the building, but Chair
man Riley, In order to give the teachers
the work done. The bill was promptly
o KID after the explanation.
Secretary, McCurdy reported that for
the year the receipts were $l20,S742 and
the disbursement sll9.0.e. ~. leaving a
balance for the new board Of $~1,7sS.20.
Il hope the balance Will have no unto
ward effect upon the Board of School Els
innate" remarked President Bayles,
and 1 trust they VIII show the same
treatment TO the incoming body they have
For the teachers committee Charles II.
Taylor reported the night school IN the
Forest street building formerly conducted
by the Orange Valley Social Settlement
had been AXE over by the board and was
conducted since December IL. On motion
of Commissioners Gnnsted the building
committee, which had charge of construc-
ton Of the new high school, was dis
charged with apologies for the hammers"
thrown at them. President Bayles aid
the committee had been a conspicuous one
for the 'hammers," but the men did
faithful work and should be appreciated.
An arrangement will be entered into to
provide for cleaning the snow at the new
high school sidewalks TO relieve the janI-
tor. The matter of an alleged piano in
the Forest Street School and which was
claimed by Commissioners ]. c. Taylor
was the property Of Lincoln Avenue
School was the final bit of humor from
the board. The piano was reported by
Commissioner Becker to be a packing
box" and no one wanted it.
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NUTLEY.

Curtis Prout. Of Nutley avenue, Is SPEND
ing a few days with friends at n
Pa.
Mrs. George Rice. of Maple place. Is
spending a few weeks with friends at Bur
falo, N. Y.
Miss Mary l.. Ford, of New York, a for
mer resident of Nutley, Is visiting Mrs.
William Robinson Marin. Of Nutley ave-
nue..
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Kohnstann and Miss
Florence Kohnstann, of New York, are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. William Longfelder,
of Highfield lane.
Mrs. Henry G. Prout, of Nutley avenue.
gave a dinner for her daughter, MISS
Phoebe l.. Prout, at her home on Satuf-
day evening, and among those present
were Miss Helaire Sooysmith, OF New
York. Miss Tacie Marin, of Nutleyi Muir
raw Sargent of New Haven, Conn.,; Pierre
Dsvis az Elizabeth; Colonel and Mrs.
Henry g. Prout. Miss Elizabeth Page
Prout. Henry Bird Prout and Curtis Prout.