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The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-21
LUCKY WHILE He STUCK
TO 13'-F0RSOOK 1T, LOST
Atlantic City Constable Who Was Most
Fortunate on Supposed IllzFated
Date Drops Dead.

ATLANTIC CITY, Dec. 21.-Thers-ls
food for thought by members Of the
Thirteen .ub in the career Of George
Miller, just ended, coincident with his
unfaithfulness to the hoodoo number.
In the first place Miller Joined the
police force some years ago on May
13 and asked permission TO wear the
hoodoo badge 10, which the other po-
licemen side-stepped. h first week
out he stopped a runaway and received
a purse for his bravery. Then he saved
a woman's life and got a gold watch
as a token. He received promotion for
attention to duty.
Lucky 49," as he became known,
got a diamond ring, a silver whistle,
another gold watch, a new suit of
clothes and finally a cigar store as
gifts for devotion to duty. Lucky
49, decided he was too lucky to be a
policeman, so he resigned OIL November
10 and took charge of the gift tobacco
store.
The store failed two days after he
forsook Lucky 49, He got a job as
night Waterman. The kismet mad de-
serted him. He got into trouble for
too free use of his nightstick. He had
himself elected constable. Somehow
things didn't go just right. Political
enemies got the better of him. He
dropped dead yesterday. Illness had
beer gaining a hold on him ever since
he forsook Lucky 49,"
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BLOOMFIELD.

Park NJ. e. Church: The Rev. DR.. Jesse
i. Hllribut, pastor, will preach on The
the evening will be given an illustrated
Bible reading and song service, with many
stereopticon views of scenes in the life
Of Christ, entitled The Teacher Come
from God and His Wonderful Words"
Christ Episcopal Church: The monthly
musical service viii be held tomorrow aft
ernoon at 1870 O'Clock, with full choral
eYensong as follows. Magnificent in ID,
Marks; Nune Dimittis In u, Marks;
Crossing the Bar" Woodward: How
Lovely Are the Messengers Mendelssohn;
"Twofold Amen Stainer. The ~soloista
will be ldaster Eugene Cauffman and j.
Fred Berstecher, jr.
First Baptist Church: There will be
special Christmas music and Christmas
fmo at each service tomorrow. The
Sunday chool Christmas festival will be
held on Tuesday evening. and the mid
week prayer meeting will be Thursday
evening instead of Wednesday, wing.
Chapel a. the Ascension: Bishop Lines
will visit tomorrow evening, when he win
administer confirmation to a class Of seven.
Service at s o'clock.
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Thomas ]. Martin, of this city; James v.
Rutledge, of Morristown, and Cammiilo
Laponte, of Spiallano, Italy,
Assisting the bishop at the ceremonies.
which began at 8 o'clock, were the Rev.
Dr.SJames Il. Mooney, president of Seton
priest: the Rev. Thomas "A. Wallace, chan
cellor of the diocese, as master of cere-
monies; the Rev. John A. Dillon, vice.
president of Seton Hall, and the Rev. DIR.
John s. Herman, a member of the faculty,
as chaplains of the bishop. College mates
the solemn function were James A. Hob
son, eross-bearere, John f. Maxwell, book
bearer; William l.. Hayes, miter-bearer,
and Thomas f. Burke, as rozier-beare
Father Martin lives at 50 South Eighth
street, this city, and is the fifth young man
priesthood. The other four are the Rev.
Michael J, Donnelly, now curate at st.
James's Church, this city; the Rev. Ed
ward l.. Macdonald, of st. Mary's Church,
Jersey City; the Rev. IL. j. Beale, of st.
Joseph's Church, Jersey City, and the Rev.
Felix O'Neill, former Vice-president of
Seton Hall, and now at Our Lady Of Grace,
Paterson.
Rather Martin and Father Rutledge will
remain at Seton Hall College until next
June. while Father Laponte win 80 TO
some parish in this city. Fathers Martin
of 1903 at Seton Hall, and during theih col
lege career both We're Interested. in ath-
| letics, the first having acted as secretary
of the College Athletic Association. and
the latter having played a fast game as
halfback and end on the football team. and
S first base ON the baseball team.
Father Laponte received his college edu-
cation in the Abeby of Cava Del. at Tir-
rene, Italy, and went to Seton Hall to take
up his theological studies three years ago.
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THE ORANGES.
; BLOOMFIELD.
MONTCLAIR
TAXES FALL OFF
ORANGE BEHIND LAST YEAR
ON FINAL DAY.
But East Orange and West Orange Make
Good Showing in Total
Payments.

All property-owners in the Oranges who
did not pay their tax bills yesterday are
today in the delinquent class" If a
tax office may be considered a barometer
for general prosperity, Orange is not en-
joylng- as much of it as it did last year.
When the closing hour arrived last night
the clerks in Collector Frank G. Cough
try's office had figured that $1,000 had been
received during the day, and the city Is
behind between $4,000 and 100000, com
pared with the receipts of last year. The
def0quents have until July /, 1908, to pay
or their property may be offered for sale.
In East Orange Collector Louis McCloud
received about 100000 yesterday. This is
considered a large amount for the last
day, and the city is far ahead OF this
time l~ast~year in the amount of receipts.
4 The town of West Orange is also APP
parently enjoying considerable prosperity.
II the money received Yesterday can be
taken as a criterion. Collector Frank. A;
O'Connor was kept busy and received
about $4,000. The town is far ahead over
the 1906 rec sipts.
Last year considerable Orange property
was bought in at the public sale by a
Newark pawnbroker.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-21
CHRISTMAS EXERCISES.
Millburn Schools Closed with Entertain
ment Last Night.

The Christmas exercises of the Millburn
schools We're held in the assembly rooms
last evening, the exercises of the lower
grades being held in the afternoon. The
program Of the evening entertainment was
as follows:
Carol, "Hark, the Hosts OF Heaven are
Singing the Glee Club; Heavens Artil-
lery March" Cora Beebe; song, tsWhen
We Hang Up Our Stockings" by the third
grade children NJ Santa Claus" Edith
Knoller; SOFTLY the Night Is Sleeping
Glee Club; recitation, 'The Christmas
Pretender," Margaret Marshall; quarrel
scene between Brutus and Cassius, from
Julius Caesar Emmit and John Crozier;
duet. There Was Joy in Heaven Mr..
Eastman and DIR. Ulmann; address by the
Rev. Jacob Whitehurst; farce. THE Rug
giles Family" by school; piano duet, "a
Rural Wedding" Ruth Woolsey and
Dorothy Thomas; recitation, Just Before
Christmas Charles Beebe; carol, silent
Night Glee Club. Dancing followed the
exercises.
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SUSPICION" DID NOT
WORK THIS TIME.
Two South Orange Negroes Arrested for
Attack on C. w. Smalley Were
Not the Men.

The South Orange village police arrested
two negroes last night On suspicion or
having been the men who assaulted
Charles w. Smalley in the barn at the
rear Of his home. Hixon place and Acad-
envy street, South Orange, about ten days
ago. The men, who were Zacharlah
Brown. OF South Orange avenue, and Amos
Gordon. of u Church street, both of that
village, were allowed to go after Mr..
Smalley went to the village police station
and said that they were not the men who
hit him on the head with a blunt instru-
ment and knocked him unconscious.
Brown was arrested by Policeman Ed
ward Tracey early in the evening, and
Gordon was picked up by Policeman Mich
ael Lally shortly before midnight while
on his way home. He carried a small
satchel with him and upon investigation
the police found that the negro had been
to this city shopping, and had bought
some Christmas candy and nuts Nfor his
children.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-21
NO NEW SCHOOL
BELLEvILLE PROJECT IS.
BEATEN, 81 TO 46.
Boards Plan to Build Structure to Re
lieve Crowded Conditions Lost
at Public Meeting.

AT a special meeting of citizens in Belle.
vile Hal. Balleville. last night, the project
to purchase ground ut Hornblower avenue
and Rutgers street. at a cost not to exceed
Sc. 900. and erect Il sohooi building thereon
at a cost not to exceed s3S, 400, was de-
feated by n vot of "a 10 46. Resolutions
providing for the purchase of land adicin-
ing the Jerolaman Street School and for
the issuance Of bonds for the purchase of
the plots and the constructor of the school
building were defeated also by votes Of So
tn AZ.
Tax Collector A. H. Osborne was elected
chairman of the meeting after 1t was
called to order by District Clerk James j.
Turner. President of the Board of Edu-
cation Oliver II. Perry and Mr.. Turner
both spoke on the need for a new school,
and told of the overcrowded condition of
the other four schools. 1t was explained
that the proposed building would obviate
the necessity of sending pupils living west
Of washington avenue across the trolley
and the Erie Railroad tracks TO the Acad-
envy Street School. j. S. A. Lehman
acted as secretary and Albert Walling and
Patrick J. Lee were tellers.
1t was said after the meeting the project
will be brought up again in a months
time.
While the voting was in progress ii was
evident that some eleetioneering was being
done, and the members of the Board OF
Education and others interested In the reso-
lutions saw they were doomed to failure.
Mr.. Osborne interrupted the proceedings
to read a statement from a report of State
superintendent of Public Instruction show
ing that Belleville paid less per capita for
the education of its school children than
most of the cities and towns in the county.
The figures he gave were: Belleville,
$27. 3s; Bloomfield, $42,26: East Orange,
Nutiey, $66.55: South Orange. s61.55; West
Orange, 1894 The average for the
pnuDfV WINS SA4 81.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-21
ALUMNI TO GIVE PLAY.
what Happened to Jones' Will Be
Presented in East Orange.

Those who will take part in the presenta-
ton of What Happened TO Jones'" under
the auspices of the East Orange High
school Alumni Association. in Common
wealth Hall. East Orange, next Thursday
evening are:
Chester L. Fisher, '04; emmett H. Con-
dit. '04; Miss M. Constance Wilson, '03
Miss Mary C. Kitchen, 'O4; Miss Marion
+. Doty, '04; Miss Eleanor Neustadter, '06;
Miss Mary p. Gray, '07; Halsey Stems,
on: Wallace Fisher, 'O6; Miss Elizabeth
Holmes. OF; G. Arthur Mcclellan, jr. 'O5;
Edward H. Thomas. 'O4. and Franklin
Murdoch. OF.
The p-atronesses will be--Mrs. William
Fhayer Brown, Mrs. Clarence II. Kelsey,
Mrs. G. NJ. Bates, Mrs. Alexander, Mrs.
Holland. Miss Carrie Pierson, Mrs. Byron
e. Brooks, Mrs. Oscar H. Condit, Mrs.
Theodore Wilson, Mrs. Charles W.. Evans,
Mrs. Louis ID. Bement, Mrs. A. Robert
Palmer. Mrs. William Underhili, Mrs.
Clinton Stark, Mrs. II. G.. Atwater, Mrs.
Arthur A, Reimer, Mrs. Pomeroy, Mrs. w.
G. Thomas, Mrs. d.. G. Holmes, Mrs. Neu-
stadter, Mrs. H. II. Brigham, Mrs. ].
M. w. Kitchen. Mrs. William f.. Doty,
Mrs. Leander Fisher, Mrs. G. A.. Mcclellan,
Mrs. C. II. Stems, Mrs. c. E. Gray, Mrs.
i. LaPierre, Mrs, G. b. Jones. Mrs, ]. l..
Cross.
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SUBURBAN PAGE
PUPILS PREPARE TO
GIVE 'WHITTIER'S DREAM
South Orange High School Young Folks,
Though Angry over Short vaca-
tion, Arrange Program.

Pupils of the South Orange High School
will give their Christmas entertainment in
the South Orange High School ASSEMBLE
hall next Tuesday morning, or five days
later than they expected, because of the
South Orange Board of Education refusing
to grant a petition Signed by the pupils
and teachers of the school asking that the
holiday vacation begin yesterday and last
for ten days. instead of c.osing on Tues
day and reopening on the day after New
Years.
'Whittier's Dream an adaptation. will
be given, with Miss Anna Dormitzer as
the %reciter. and the following cast OF
characters: John Greenleaf Whittier, Will
lam Kemp; Mary Garvin, Anna Dormitzer;
Esek Harden, Donald Dougall; Mabel Mar.
tin, Marian Dormitzer; Barbara Frietehie,
Carol Rodman; the judge Royal Schaafi
Maud Muller, Henrietta Eiker; little boy
Arthur Doty; little girl. Beryl Whaleyi
Cobbler Keezar, George Becker; the bare
foot boy, Lawrence Gedney.
The remainder of the program will be,
Solo, Nazareth" Gounod, Roland XII.
born: chorus, High School students; trio
The Shepherd Boy Popp, Elaine Eos
Ter, Royal Schaaf and Lillian sehell; reel
%tation, Last Christmas Was a Year Ago.
James Whitcomb Riley. Dorothy Badger
Adeste Fideles, High School chorus; III
Came, Upon the Midnight Clear" High
King Neidiinger, Dorothy Hawkins
Santa Claus's Assistants John Kendrich
Bangs. Gretchen Doty; Pastoral Sym
phony," from THE Messiah" Handel, Higt
School orchestral; recitation. from 1.-The
Messiah There Were Shepherds Abiding
in the Field and the Angel Said Unto
Them" Miss Mildred Drake; recitation
The Centenary of Whittier's Birth, y
Frances Johnson.
The annual Christmas tree festival ant
dance of the senior and junior classes oil
the High School was held last night and
was attended by a large number of friends
of the pupils of the two high classes.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-21
CALDWELL. VERONA AND
ESSEX FELLS.

The Pen and Point Circle of Caldwell
met yesterday afternoon at the home OF
Mrs. Franklin Rouse. of THOMAS street.
The program consisted of a piano duet by
Mrs. Howard f. Wright and Miss FRANCES
Rouse; violin solos by Miss Annette van
Duyne; a paper Topics of Today by
Miss Belle Snyder, and a piano solo by
Mrs. Wright. Refreshments were served
by the hostess, and a social hour followed.
The next meeting will be held January j.,
when Mrs. Justus B.. MeChesney will enter
tain.
The second entertainment in the course
which Is being givea in the Verona Method
ist Church under the auspices of the Ep-
worth League, was given last night, when
the Rev. DIR. Charles L. Mead, of NeWark:
gave his lecture, 1.-The Black Knight. "
The next will be IAN Evening with VIII
Kitchen the humorist, and will be held
January II.
The Roseland public school closed yes
terday for two weeks vacation. The chill
dren had a Christmas tree, and the usual
entertainment was given.
James and Arthur Force. of New York,
will spend the winter with relatives in
North Caldwell
The Ladies' Aid Society of North Cald-
well met yesterday at the home of Miss
Susie Stager, OF Mountain avenue.
rho Christmas exercises of the City
Home School will be held Tuesday even
ing in the music hall. Besides a number
Of songs and recitatlons the children will
give the cantata Christmas With the
Pixies"
Paul cannin. of New York city, is visit
ing his aunt. Mrs. John Baldwin, of Noun
tain avenue. North Caldwell.
Miss Annie Anderson, Of Hillside avenue,
Caldwell. has gone to Woodbridge for the
holidays.
The Caldwell public school closed yester-
day noon for the Christmas vacation, aGd
will reopen for the winter term Thursday
morning. January .. Special exercises
were held in all grades, and in the High
School the program consisted of selections
by a quartet, composed by Miss Emily Van
Order, Miss Estelle Lewis, Miss Elsie
Matthews and Miss Olive Field; violin
solos by Miss Annette Van Duyne; reclta-
Virgil Cornell. and selections by the High
School orchestra, Miss Ruth Chester and
Miss Van Duyne. %violins; Henry Rudolph,
clarinet: George Button, cornet, and
Emily Van Order. piano.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-21
ILLBURM-SPRINGFIELD

The Christmas tree exercises of the
Springfield Presbyterian Sunday school
will be held on Tuesday evening. Those
of the Methodist Sunday school will be
held on "Wednesday evening.
st. Stephens Episcopal Church, Mill
burn, will hold its Christmas tree eXer-
cises In the Parish House on Thursday
evening. The poor children's tree will be
shown at the same place on the next even
ing. The Baptist Sunday school will hold
its exercises on Friday evening.
Miss Emma White Cornish, teacher Of
the sixth grade in the Millburn School,
has resigned, because of ill-health. No APP
pointment has yet been made to the posi-
ton.
The $40 gold piece was awarded by
Camp Roosevelt, w. o. W., last night to
j. H.. Schmidt, il.
The Springfield Postofice will move on
December 81 to the Fluner Building and
will occupy the store vacated by Justice
A. p. Cain.
A change in the schedule Of the Rah-
way Valley Railroad will give two addi-
tional daily mails to the Baltusrol Post
office.
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SOUTH ORANGE.

The Seton Hall College and Seminary
closed this morning and will reopen on
January 3. The Christmas exercises. were
held by the students in Alumni Hall last
night when the program heretofore pub
lished was Iend sred.
Charles ]. Beck is said to be one of the
possibilities for the treasurer and col
iectorship appointment of the South Or
ange Firemen's Exempt Association. The
appointment will be made at a special
meeting of the association at headquarters
Monday night.
The parishoners of the First Presbyte-
rian Church have extended an invitation
to the Rev. DR.. George L. Spinning, pastor
emeritus, to attend the Installation OF the
Rev. David De Forest Burreli as his sue
cessor. DR.. Spinning is now in California
visiting his son.
Miss Minnie Cort, of Third street, has
returned from Pasadena, Cal, where she
spent the past few months.
A midnight service will be held in the
Morrow Memorial Methodist Church on
New Years eve.
Owing to next Wednesday being Christ
mas, Hope Lodge No. 179, /. O.. o. F., has
postponed its meeting scheduled for that
night until New Years night.
The South Orange and Railway High
School basketball teams will play a game
Of basketball at Railway tonight.
The Misses Euge1ia Weston and Bessie
HANNA and Donald Dongall, Harold Wi
mans Philip Clifford and Waldimar Nichols
were initiated members of the Parnassian
Literary Society of the High School yes
terday afternoon, so that they will be
eligible to enter into the poem-composing
contest.
Mrs. Sylvester Y. I'Hommedieu, of 416
Hillside place, has issued invitations for
a card party to be given in honor of her
daughter, Miss Augusta LHommedieu, at
her home, on January ,.
Invitations nave been Issued for a dance
to be given by Mr.. and Mrs. Henry b..
Thomas at their home, SO Montrose. avenue,
in honor of their daughter, Miss Katharine
Thomas, next Thursday evening.
Ralph p. Tillou, son of Daniel Tillou, of
gJIAfRewUud -road,~~is home from Phillips
Academy, A~ndover, Mass, for the holiday
vacation.
An Informal dance will be given Miss
Marjorie Keasbey Mt the home OF her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry NJ. Keasbey,
vBerkley avenue, Friday evening, jan
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-21
CAR SEALER KILLED
BY BACKING ENGINE.
Montclair Man Victim of Accident on
Greenwood Lake Road, with Which
He Was Since 1t Was Built.

The funeral of Henry Kane, of II Label
street, Montclair, a brakeman on the
Greenwood Lake branch Of the Erie Rail-
road, who was killed yesterday afternoon
at Summer avenue. near the North New
ark station. this city, by the engine of an
Orange freight train, will take place Mon
day morning from the Church of the I'M
maculate Conception, Montclair.
the engine backed down and hit him.
When found he still held the sealing iron
in his hand. Kane had been an employee
of the Greenwood Lake branch ever since
it was built, thirty-eight years ago.
He was 81 years old, and was born In
Montclair, living there all his life. Several
times he was injured while on the road.
and more than once he was given up for
dead, but he always revived. He was very
popular on the road, and often acted as
conductor of trains. He is survived by a
widow and a s~tepdaughter. three brothers
and three sisters. His mother also is
living, occupying the Kane homestead in
Glen Ridge avenue, Montclair.
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CALDWELL.
YER N AND
ESSEX FEELS
REVOLT
PROPOSED RAISE IN BEER
AND LICENSE ANNOYS.
Independents in Orange Threaten to
Buy Barrels on Outside-Pints
May Be Fifteen Cents.

Saloon-keepers in the Oranges are In re-
volt against the contemplated increase IN
the price of beer by brewers, and the
proposed raising of the retail license fec
in Orange from $500 to s4oO a year.
At a mass meeting of the saloonmen,
held yesterday afternoon in the Lindsey
Building. Orange, the independent dealers
announced their intention of making an
effort to buy beer from independent brew
ers. even going outside the State. should
the price go up. The other saloonmen,
whose places are controlled by Orange and
local brewers, feel that they will have to
raise the price of beer from ten cents a
pint to fifteen cents, and it is probable
that the saloonmen will cut down the
size of a glass to the Fifth avenue va
riety.
The first move of the dealers in the Or
nge will be to prepare a set of resolu-
tons requesting the brewers not to raise
the price of beer at this time because
they said the price of living. high asAit
Is. Is gradually increasing. 1t is hoped to
have the resolutions signed by every.
denler in the Oranges.
If this effort fails the saloon-keepers,
that Is, the Independent men. intend to
show fight and will try to secure beer on
the outside. The campaign promises to be
an interesting one, and the pint carriers
Will probably have a lighter burden in the
future.
The plan of the Excise Board to raise
the license fee will be supported by the
Citizens'Committee Of fifty, of Orange, and
others, and the January meeting Of tho
board, when both sides will present their
arguments, will be replete with interest.
After the meeting had been called 70
order, john j. Cowen, president OF the
Liquor Dealers Association. was elected
chairman. and Secretary David Abrams, Of
the same association. was chosen to act IN
the same capacity for the meeting. The
most important address was delivered by
Leonard Haines, Of this city. During mis-
talk he recalled the statement of Mayor
Fitzgerald. of Boston. who once sasd that
he found sa~loon-keepers in that place to be
very honest men, and the protesting saloon
men meant to show that they were in
that class, and that they were heavy tax
! payers and good American citizens.
It was stated by many that orderly
places of BUSINESS were being conducted
by the Orange dealers and the police OF
the city had not been called upon to
visit the places and stop any disorderly
| scenes.
The men insisted that It was not just
to raise the license fee In the city and
believed the action of the brewers in at
tempting to raise the price of beer was an
outrageous affair and called for stubborn
action. The independent dealers will fight
any plan of the brewers to try and open
their places in case the independents are
forced to the wall.
At the next meeting Of the Orange Elk
else Board. when an ordinance VIII prob
ably be presented to raise the license fee,
the dealers will be represented by counsel.