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The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-30
COURT OFFICER ARRESTED
ON SERIOUS CHARGE
Joseph Horrocks, Of Kearny, Held on
Complaint of Parents Of Child
Where He Boarded.

Joseph Horrocks, IS years old, Of 1888
Highland avenue, Kearny, an officer Of the
Hudson County court, was arrested last
night by Sergeant John Smith and Police
man Thomas Haslan upon a serious charge
preferred by Alice Wild, the 6-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Wild. Of
the same addyess.
The mans arrest was brought about by
the evidence Of his s~tep-daughter who told
of the discovery to the girls mother, who
In turn obtained from the child a con-
f1rmation. The complaint and warrant was
Issued by Recorder Frank Koch. Hor-
rocks was taken to police headquarters and
locked Up. His examination will take place
before Recorder Frank Koch tonight.
The accused is an old resident OF the
town n has always taken an active part
in political affairs. He was appointed a
court officer early the present wear,
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-30
HARRIS0N-EAST NEWARK,

Councilman Clarence T. Van Deren, of
Harrison. eft town this morning to re-
main over Labor Day at shore resorts.
Mrs. David Bierman, of 107 Harrison i've
nue., Harrison, returned yesterday from a
lengthy %sojourn in Sullivan County, N. Y.
Mrs. George w. Caparn and daughter
Anna. Of Cleveland avenue, Harrison, re-
turned yesterday after a long tour In the
West.
Frank Stumpf and Assessor william
Maynard, of Kearny, and Councilman John
j. Daily, Police Justice Joseph NJ. Brane-
gan and Bernard Miller, of Harrison, COM
prlsed a jolly auto party that took a trip
yesterday to Morris County In Mr.. Stumpf's
large touring car.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-30
TO PRESENT K1NG's BIBLE.

LIVERPOOL Aug. Se.-The Bishop of
London. Or. A. F. w. Ingram, who will
present to old Bruton Parish Church, at
Williamsburg, Va, the second oldest
church In America, the Bible which King
Edward has given it in connection with
the Jamestown Exposition, sailed for
Canada today on the Allan line steamer
Victorian.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-30
MONDAY TO BE KEARNY DAY.

The General Phil Kearny Volunteers
Town Guard at a special request Of the
clergynen of the town will observe Kearny
day on Monday, instead OF Sunday. The
members of the organization will meet at
Protectory Hall at $3.50 and march to
Arlington Park and Devon terrace, where
the Stars and Stripes Will be unfurled.
Appropriate addresses will be made at the
latter place.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-30
r GOTTA STRIFE.

SOUTH AMBOY, Aug. S.-At the office
of the South Amboy Terra Gotta Company
today 1t was stated that there
are no changes In the strike condition; that
the works are kept going with a reduced
force and that he strikers will not be
able TO hold out much longer. The con-
Germ has detectives guarding the works
and means to prosecute any of the strikers
who are found molesting the men willing
TO work. The officials consider that they
broke the backbone of the strike when
they secured a Chaucery injunction re-
straining the strikers from interfering with
the workmen.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-30
HARRISON MAN ELEoTEp.

At a meeting of the New York and New
Jersey Aeal Estate Exchange. which was
held In Jersey City yesterday. Assembly,
man Joseph A. Riordan, of Harrison, was
named as West Hudson representative. The
object Of this organization is to boom New
Jersey when the Hudson River tunnels are
completed.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-30
EDITOR FOR COUNCILMAN.

joseph e. Birkholtz. editor of the East
Orange Gazette. was named today as the
Republican candidate of the Third Ward Of
Orange as a candidate for Councilman.
County Register Edward S. Perry. who
that he will not seek reelection, and 1t
was for this reason Birkholtz was Sc
lected.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-30
ARLINGTON.

Miss Carrie Howarth, of Elm street, is
spending her vacation at Like Hopatcong.
The Rev. JOIN Hutchison and family
will return home from their summer home
OF the coast OF Maine on Monday.
The gospel tent services Mt the corner
continue tonight.
Mrs. Albert Slade, Of Elm street, is
spending a few days at Port Jer1s,
N. Y.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-30
TO TRY TROLLEY MEN TONIGHT.

The cases of Peter FEEDER and Thomas
Ward. motormen. and John Bone n
Michael Clarity. conductors, who were ar
rested yesterday aboard the Hackensack
trolley cars. charged with violating the
towns noise ordinance, were adjourned UNI
til tonight at the request of the Public
SerYice's attorney.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-30
VISITOR FELL DEAD.
Sad Happening Casts a Shadow Over
the Baby Parade.

AsBURY PARK, Aug. S0.-Just as the
baby parade was starting the only I'M
toward occurrence in connection with 1t
happened. w. A. Hime, of New oxford,
Pa, who was coming into the amphithe-
atre with his family, fell dead of heart
disease at the entrance. The Hines were
guests at the Hotel Columbia. where Mr..
and Mrs. Hime have been for about a
fortnight. His children. however. arrived
from New Haven by automobile only ON
Wednesday night. They had been touring
extensively.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-30
CHARGED WITH NoN-sUPPoRT.

Edward Hughes. of Marshall and Watts
street, was arrested last night upon COM
plant of bis wife for non-support. h
failed to properly provide for her for
nearly a year. The case will be given a
hearing tonight by Recorder Frank Koch.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-30
HARRISON HEALTH BOARD.

At the meeting of the Harrison Board Of
Health last night a plumbers license was
granted to Charles Salzman. Inspector Nc
Clure reported that there was one case of
contagious disease in Harrison In the last
two months.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-30
ACCUSED OF ABANDONMENT.

Edward Greer, of IS Johnson avenue, was
arrested last night upon complaint of his
a hearing by Recorder Frank Koch to-
night.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-30

To HODnfcOnE on Labor Day.
Go 60 Lake Hopatcong on Labor Day on tho
New Jersey Central's excursion leaving Broad
street at 1905 a. m. Tickets are 81 %. chill
dren Go cents. It's cool Mt the lake, and
there's fine fishing. boating and bathing
thera.-Adv.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-30

Miss Nellie Graves, Of johnson avenue,
will leave tomorrow for a stay at Pitts
field. Mass.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-30
TO ARRANGE SCHOOL OPENING.

The Harrison Board of Education will
meet tonight, when arrangements will be
made for the opening Of the schools.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-09-26
SPANISH AMERICAN
WAR VETERANS

The fifth annual reunion Of the
Spanish-American war veterans OF the
Twelfth regiment will be held in
Lewisburg on Tuesday, October 2gth.
Many prominent officers connected
with the State militia will be present
and make addresses. Among them will
be General J. p S Goblin, who COM
manded the brigade in which the
Twelfth served, Adjutant General
Thomas J, Stewart, who occupied the
same position at that time; Colonel
James b. Coryell and Lieutenant Col
onel Chas. NJ. Clement
The committee on arrangements al
ready has assurances that there will
be large turn out of the member
ship. The Williamsport delegation
will be present with two hundred men
headed by the famous Repasz Twelfth
regiment band. Milton, Sunbury. Lock
Haven and Danville will also be we'll
represented.
A business session will be held in
the afternoon at two O'Clock. At five
O'Clock supper will be served in
armory hall and at seven O'Clock the
regiment will form in company forma
tion and headed by the Repasz band,
will parade the streets of the town.
There will also be display of fire
works. After the parade camp fire
will take place when the addresses
will be delivered
The members of Company \ " who
are residing in Lewisburg are making
an effort to make this memorable
event in the history of the old regi-
ment. Captain Follmer is in COM
munication with the members of the
old company who have removed to
distant points with view of having
a full representation of the company.
as company organization will likely
be formed.
Lewisburg merchants have assured
the committee that they will decorate
their places of business and the resi-
dences of the town will also be cover.
ed with the stars and stripes
The program will be issued at some
future time.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-09-26
SUNDURY CENTER
OF TROLLEY WAR

sunhntt is jusi nov tbe centre of :
harce trolley fight The situation si
/ present q IN s feat III tanele and II ..
/ doubtful II any but the lawyers who
have charge II the numerous suits and
counter suits now pending in the
Northumberland county courts. have
really clear understanding of the
situation
IN the development of the trolley
lines tn Northumberland county and
adjacent territory, snnbury is the nat.
utal centre Of the system.
To the south of sunbury tho line to
seliusgrove Is under construction on
the east the Shamokin road is gradu.
ally pushing its way toward sunbury
on the north the road from this city
will eventually run to sunbury and
on the northwest the extension to the
Milton road has been planned.
All these lines are as the spokes of
a wheel, of which the present Sun.
bury & Northumberland line IL the
hub. The natural way to complete the
comprehensive system would be to
connect the Selinsgrove line with the
southern end Of the $. & n, the Dan
willie aud Shamokin lines with the
eastern end and the Milton line with
the Northumberland end.
But the Sunbury and Northumber.
land company has no intention Of do.
ing anything 50 accommodating as to
allow all these spokes to connect. In
the meanwhile, as there is no other
way for them to get into Sunbury ex-
oept over the right Of way now oc.
eupied by the 5. & N, they Will have
to stay out until the courts decide the
matter.
Naturally the citizens of Sunbury
and the adjacent territory would like
to see their trolley dreams realized,
and have Sunbury become trolley
centre as we'll as steam railroad
center So the good people Of that
town have begun casting about for the
obstacle that is preventing all these
lines from the north. south, east and
west from entering Sunbury, and now
they think they have discovered the
obstacle in the Sunbury & Northum.
berland road, which they accuse of
dog-in-the- -manger tactics.
The outcome of the matter none can
foresee, but whatever the developments
may be Sunbury will have the SYM
pathy of the people of this commun-
ity, who also have been treated to a
dose of prolonged trolley hold-up.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-09-26
HEAVY RAINFALL
AND LIGHTNING

ssiutda, brought ne what in All
probability was the last heavy thuud
ef shower ~ the season that is Il
meteotle precedents arr 10 count
The shower covered an immense sfea
and was accompanied not only with
the heaviest rainfall Of the season bot
also with vivid lightning and deafen.
ing peais of thunder Heavy A. tht
rainfall was In Danville. In blooms.
burg the downpouf assumed almost
theFpfopurtlons of a cloudburst The
lightning struck Mt least nj two differ.
ent places IN Danville
An electric light pole on Mowrey
street was struck by the electric fluid
aud slightly damaged Former Coun.
Gilman Thomas swank who was seat.
cd on the porch of his residence op.
posito not only felt tie effects Of the
shock but was struck by one of the
splinters torn from the pole.
The stone house owned by the Read.
ing Iron company and occupied by
Joseph Geringer situated between the
cinder tip aud the p. & Il. railway
was struck aud slightly damaged,
while Mrs. Geringer was injured by
the lightning. The lightning at this
place played quite a freak, first stfik.
ing chimney near the middle Of the
house, whence it ran along the comb
" the roof toward the southern end
The lightning caused little damage to
the chimney or the roof until it reach.
ed point near the gable, where il
seemed to explode like bomshell
hurling the slate and splinters over
the top Of the house and creating a
hole in the roof nearly three feet
square. From this point the electric
fluid seemed to scatter, so that, while
the traces Of the lightning could be
seen in the stonework of the dwellin ng
near the roof, no special damage was
noted.
Mrs. Geringer, who at the time hap.
pened to be Immediately below where
the lightning struck, was shocked
and it was necessary to call in DI.
Paules, the family physician. Yester
day, however, Mrs. Geringer had near
ly recovered from the effects of the
shopk
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-09-26
a Young Life Closed,

Miss Elizabeth Pearl Feinour died
yesterday morning at 6 O'Clock of con-
sumption. Miss Feinour made her
home in Milton and was the daughter
of Matthias Feinour, who departed
this life several months ago at his
home in Liberty township.
Miss Feinour was bright and most
estimable girl of 20 years She was
we'll known in Danville, having visit
ed here on "a number of occasions. She
is survived by sister, Miss Katherine
Feinour, of Pottsgrove and two broth
ers, william, of Pottsgrove and Curtis,
of Fort Wayne, Texas.
The funeral will take place Satur-
day morning at 10 o'clock from the
home of Mrs. Smith at Turbotville.
Interment will be made in the Luther
an cemetery at Lewisburg.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-09-26
BAST MARKET
STREET. PAVING

That council ~ its last meatiue took
no sttion IN relation ~ the fufhins ~
be Installed IN connection witb ths
pavement projected on Easi Maftet
street was quite disappointment 10
Ire owners " abuttinn property. VITO
are very snxiuus ~ learn whether ~
not there are any prospects of the
pavement being lsid nest spring ut At
any time in the near future.
u is no secret that the proposed
pavement ls encouuterine considerable
opposition from owners ~ abuttins
property covering several squares. Tho
status Of Affairs at the meeting Frida,
night was substantially the same ~ at
the prev Ious meeting when IL WIS con
sidered iuexpedient 10 open the bids
that had been advertised for.
In the interim an effort was made 10
secure the signatures If those who re-
fused to sign the first application The
Objectionable clause wherein the prop.
erty owner waived all rights aud
claims ~ damages that might result
from the Improvement was wholly cut
ont aud the property owner was asked
to obligate himself only 10 pay for The
curbing and to keep his pavement in
repair
In making his report, Friday night.
Mr.. Jacobs reported that the form of
application and agreement even modi.
fed as above failed 10 bring over any
Of those who stood out against paw
ing
Up TO the present no ordinance to
pave East Market street has been en-.
acted by the borough and the report
explained that the borough solicitor is
now drafting an ordinance, which will
be submitted to council at its next
meeting
In view of the loss of time, if for
no other reason, tho idea of installing
the curbing this fall seems to have
been practically abandoned Whether
or not the curbing accompanied with
the paving will follow as fact next
summer depends altogether upon fu-
ture developments.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-09-26
THU UNDERGRADE
CROSSING

nids have Bssn invited faf tft IN.
ietntade crossing ~ tie uanyillb aud
suubuts Transit company where the
latter is 10 Pass undef the track ~ the
Pennsylvania railroad near tie siik
NTH on the south side. II Il confident
" stated that work will begin on the
crossing IN two weeks nj tie fufthest
and that W short time tho cars wlll
run through Riverside borough
The plans aud specification. ~ h
customary In such cases, have been fuf
nished by the Pennsylvania railroad
company. THESE have been much de.
layed, 20 that II is only on the Az.
pruach Of autumn that the uanvilie
aud sunbury Transit COMPANY has
been permitted 10 begin work on the
crossing, which was an improvement
arranged fof early spiing
The plans call for concrete construc.
tiOn, the crossing to take in width
OF the railroad equal to three tracks.
At that point the railroad emhank.
ment is five feet high The trolley
track is TO lie at depth Of seventeen
feet below tle level af tho railroad,
which implies that an excavation uf
twelve feet below the general level
will have 10 be made. Allowing three
feet for the frame WORK of the bridge
there will be an actual height OF four.
teen feet in the undergrade crossing
which will be fifteen feet wide i'm the
clear
Specifications have already been fur
nished to some half dozencontractors
including men Of Danville. Blooms
burg aud other towns Mr. Hancock
on Saturday stated that no time had
as yet been set for opening the bids
but that it was safe to say that work
on the uudergrade crossing would be-
gin in ten days or two weeks In two
months time the crossing should be
complete and the cars be running back
wards and forward through the streets
of Riverside
The Pennsylvania railroad company
will take care of its own track and
will, therefore, be the first to begin
operations, driving in piles and con-
structing false work to support the
track while the undergrade crossing is
being built.
Mr.. Hancock says the Danville and
Sunbury Transit company is much en-
couraged with the operation of the
road even under its present handicap.
That it is of service to the people was
demonstrated couple of months ago
when in one day it carried 1900 per-
sons. With the completion of the un-
degrade crossing, when the car can
get to Riverside, Mr. Hancock looks
for a still more liberal patronage.
Next month the company expects a
new car to arrive, which will be used
alternately with one at present in
daily operation.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-09-26
Great Milton Far,

The Milton fair, which will be held
on the lst, 2nd, Bird and 18th of Octo-
ber this year, never had brighter
prospect for good fair and a large
attendance. The management of the
Milton fair has established reputa-
tion for square dealing with its ex-
hibitors and tor giving she public the
best entertainment of any fair in Cen
tral Pennsylvania. 1t takes every pre-
caution to protect its patrons and per-
mits no gamblers or disreputable char
acters on the grounds These features
have won the confidence and respect
of the public. and the Milton fair lives
and prospers while many other fairs
have either quit business or are drag
ging along on the ragged edge. The
heads of the several departments re-
port that the indications are for
large increase in exhibits. The racing
this year will be better than ever
The midway will be popular feature
and will be free from anything i'm
moral or Objectionable, and the attrac-
tions are the best that money can pro-
cure. Excursion rates on all the rail
roads.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-09-26
SPECIAL MEETING
or COUNCIL

4 special meeting " couHcli was
held satufia, might fof the purpose "
paying 10 . J Rogers e. eoo %. the
greater part " tho balance due him
from the borough on the paving con.
tract This payment, alone vitb 9th.
cts previously made, brings The amount
up 10 about f5.0o00o tIht has heen
paid an the paving account
This being practically the final pay.
ment II would imply that the portion
of the North Mill street pavement con.
ttscted aud paid FOR by the borough.
Mt least, has been approved. The re-.
construction Of North Mill street by
the borough and State Jointly involves
a peculiar ENHANCEMENT, which Is
fully compreheuded by comparatively
few people
In the first place under the Law the
State highway department in paving
assumed only strip twenty feet wide
While the State awarded the contract
for the paving Of the entire width of
twenty feet it really pays for only
three-fourths After the paving has
been accepted and settled for by the
State highway department tire muni.
oipalitv has TO refund to the state a
sum equal 90 tie cost of paving the
remaining one-fourth or five feet.
North Mill street. however, present.
cd width of thirty-two feet, which
left width of twelve feet over and
above the twenty feet assumed by the
State highway department This bal
ance. along with the street iutersec-
tious the borough had to take up in
dependently of the State highway de-
partment 1t represents separate
contract entered into with ID. j. Rog-
ers, in which the same figures prevail
that holds good between Mr. Rogers
and the State.
1t will be seen, therefore, that the
payments, approximating $4,000. co.
made by the borough to Mr. Rogers,
represents a strip of pavement twelve
feet wide along with the street inter
sections, and, also, that it does not
embrace all that the borough has to
pay. Figures are not as yet available
to enable one to approximate the en-
tire cost of the North Mill street paw
ing, but there seems to be little doubt
but that the borough's share of the to-
tai expense will foot up nearly SS,-
0OO.00
The following members were present
at the special meeting Sweisfort, ia
cobs, Finnigan, Hughes, Angle, Dietz,
Deutsch and Everhart
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-09-26
Hendriekson Family Reunion,

The reunion of the Hendrickson,
family held at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Abram Hendrickson, Valley
township on Saturday proved an ex-
ceedingly we'll attended and pleasant
affair.
Those present at the reunion were
mostly the grandchildren and great
grandchildren of Abram and Mary
Catherine Hendrickson, who settled
in Valley township at very early day
and whose tombstones couple of
weeks ago were removed from the alb
andoned cemetery on Bloom street to
the burial ground at Hendricksous'
church, Valley township.
Prominent among those present was
Harvey Hendrickson, one of the grand
SONS, who some twenty years ago en-
igrated to Oregon, this being his first
visit to his native State. Mr.. Hend-
rickson, whose home is at Paradise,
Oregon, was accompanied East by his
niece, Miss Mabel Wilson, of the same
place. Miss Wilson is the daughter of
Mr., and Mrs William Wilson, who
left Danville for Oregon at the same
time that Harvey Hendrickson emig.
rated The young lady was born in
Oregon and the present is ner first
visit East. Charles Hendrickson of
Joseph, Oregon, son of MIR. and Mrs.
a hran HapdrirLcpu Xuoc ,roeant r. g..
the reunion after sojourn of some
years in the West
Others at the reunion were William
Voris, and Miss Carrie Voris, Potts
grove; Mrs. p. NJ Ikeler, Moselle,
Miss, Lloyd Surver of Pittsburg,
Misses Fleda and Georgia Hendrick-
son, Herbert Hendriekson and Theo-
dore Rush, Bloomsbury Miss Bertha
Surver. Mrs. Sarah O. Surver, Mr. and
Mrs. William Hendrickson. of River
side Mr. and Mrs. James Shultz, Miss
Belle Hendrickson, Danville; Mr. and
Mrs. Abram Hendrickson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Hendrickson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Hilkert, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
j. Ballet, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Fens-
termacher, Mr.. and Mrs. Barber Shultz,
Misses Margaret Farnsworth, Maggie
and Corabel Hendrickson. Effie, Edna,
and Miriam Hendrickson, Mary Hill
kert. Ruby Shultz. Messrs. Barton
Hendrickson, Allen Shultz and Ray
mond Beyers.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-09-26
After Forty Years.

After forty years of separation as
lovers, Charles Noble and Mrs. Sallie
Engle were married at Pottsville on
Sunday. They were refused permis-
sion to marry in their youth because
their parents said they were too young
Noble then went west and hearing af-
forwards that his sweetheart was dead
only to discover when he came back
recently. that he had been misinform-
ed as she had been married and was a
widow