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The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-26
CAL DWELL, VERONA AND
ESSEX FELLS.

The Caldwell Card Club will meet to-
borrow afternoon at the home OF Miss
Carrie Louise Jacobus, of Hillside avenue.
William Huntsman Williams, of Clare
mont avenue, Verona, is Confined to his
home with illness.
]. Bernard Lyon and Julian j. Tutwiler.
or Alabama, are visiting Edmund Ran
coiph Lame, tr., of Bloomfield avenue,
Caldwell. Mr. Lyon and Mr.. rutwiler are
fellow students at the University of Vir-
ginia.
A holiday dance will be given under the
auspices of the Caldwell Borough Improve
ment Association tomorrow night at Asso-
citation Hall. The patronesses are Mrs.
John W. Gosman, Mrs. WIlfred F. Max
We'll. Mrs. Edmund r. Lame, Mrs. Fred
erick r. Cook and Miss Frances Taylor.
Miss Hilda Dreyer, of Brooklyn, IS the
guest of Mn. and Mrs. Edward f. Wayne,
of Hanford place, Caldwell.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Douglass, of Sunset
avenue. Verona, entertained a family
party yesterday.
Christmaf eve the children of the Verona
at the church by a Jolly Santa Claus. who,
owing to the lack of snow had to come on
an elephant. The little folks recited and
sang and Santa presented all with useful
gifts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Caleb Could, of North
Caldwell, are visiting their son. Wilbur B..
Gould, of Cleveland street. Caldwell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Paddock. of
Mountain avenue. Caldwell. entertained a
large party of relatives.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-26
LOOMFIELD-GLEN RIDGE.

There was a family reunion in the home
of j. Banks Reford. 1S4 Midland avenue,
Glen Ridge, yesterday. Among those pres
ent were Mr.. and Mrs. james Theron
Refor4 Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Reford.
George Smith Reford, Mr.. and Mrs. Jo-
seph Banks Reford, jr., of Forest Hill, and
Frank Nelson Reford. The elder Mr..
Reford was formerly county clerk.
Mrs. Louis Vogelius, Of 25 Washington
street. Glen Ridge, entertained several
friends mt dinner last night.
Frank Spaulding, of Orange street, is in
Philadelphia
Thomas V. Riker, foreman In the plant
of the Nevins-Church Press Company, in
Glen Ridge, was presented with 4 Christ
was present by the men under him. 1t
was a handsome garnet ring.
The Bloomfield Town Council will hold
its final session of the year Saturday night.
The Glen Ridge Borough Council will hold
its last meeting Monday night.
An entertainment was given by the Sun
day school Of the First Baptist Church
Christmas eve. a Santa Claus distributed
presents 10 the little ones.
James Devine, of Hill street. was found
in Watsessing Centre last night uncon-
scious from drink. He was removed TO
the police station In a cab. Recorder Cad
mus fined him So.
The plant of the Empire Cream Separator
Works has been closed down until January
3. The Consolidated Safety Pin Company
is working on full time. 1t Is reported
that the old plant of the Lappin Brake
Shoe Company, at Glenwood avenue and
the manufacture of brake shoes. The COM
pany, II is said. will be reorganized, and
many men win be given employment at
good wages.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-26
U N APPOINTMENTS.
Orange Republicans VIII Caucus Tomor-
row Night on Important Matters.

At a aucus tomorrow night of the Re-
publican majority Of the 1908 Orange Com
mon Council there will be a lively time
over the apportionment of places for the
new committees being formed. President
Sylvanus J. Shaw will be renamed as head
of the body, and Councilman Coleman e.
Nissan will succeed County Register Ed
ward S. Perry as leader.
The most important appointment to be
given out, that of chairman of the water
committee. which has been made vacant
by reason of Mr.. Perry's retirement, will
be given to the friend and former col
league of the Third Ward leader, Council
man dwa Cheetham. There was some
talk of naming Councilman Charles w.
Romine. who has been for years a member
Shaw was also spoken of. The selection of
Mr.. Cheetham brings a man who has not
served on the water committee before into
sudden prominence, but as a personal and
intimate friend Of the former chairman,
Mr.. Perry, he will no doubt be well
coached until he has affairs in control.
TIL other selections are still in the
air with prospects of good contests. There
is a difference between members of the
majority as to the advisability of con-
tfnuing a Democrat on the water commit
tee, some favoring and others opposing.
The water committee craftsmanship brings
usual 80 per meeting. and membership
on the committee brings $50 to each.
There was a precedent established when
Minority Leader Thomas A. Davis was
put on the water committee by the Re-
publicans Inc the idea was approved as
tending TO good results by giving the
minority a say.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-26
SOUTH ORANGE.

Ludwig Bart, OF Irvington avenue, has
purchased a house and lot adjoining
Arthur Burt's home in South Orange ave-
nue. from tho latter.
Miss Lillian Van Iderstine. of Sc Valley
street. has recovered from a severe attack
of the grip.
Thomas ! Lenehan, of New York, spent
Christmas visiting his sister, Mrs. Patrick
Kelly. of 90 Riggs place.
Hudson King, of Valley street, is con-
fined to his homo with illness.
South Orange Council. Royal Arcanum,
will elect officers in Masonic Hall tonight.
Policeman Patrick Kelly shot a bulldog
belonging to Ludwig Palmer, of Second
street. yesterday after one of Its legs had
been severed by a trolley car in Valley
street.
Miss Elsie Scott, of South Orange ave-
nue.. has returned from Atlantic City,
where she spent the past two weeks.
Roland Johnson. of Scotland road, has
gone to Worcester, Mass. TO visit relatives.
The enrolment OF pupils In the South
Is 1.002. as compared to $50 for December
last year. There were 101 cases of tardi-
ness. whereas there were only sixty-four
cases in December, 1906.
Edgar Fielding. Son of Charles G. Field
ing. of Prospect street, president of the
South Orange Board Of Education, is home
from Cornell University for the holidays.
Miss Lucy Rice, Of Vose avenue, Is
spending the holidays with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Rice. Miss Rice
is a student at Smith College, Northanp-
ton, Mass.
The second basketball team of the South
Orange High School will play its first
game of the season with the Railway
High School second team at Railway to-
morrow afternoon.
Because of the large number of Field
Club members who wish to skate this
year the officials Of the club are having a
third skating pond constructed west Of
Mead street, between the Swamp Line"
trolley tracks n the Lackawanna Rail-
road.
Policeman Patrick Reynolds caught a
runaway belonging to Roth & Co, In
South Orange avenue, near the Lackawan-
ma Railroad crossing, Tuesday night. The
wagon tc which it was attached contained
a large number of Christmas turkeys, and
when one of the customers heard that
the policeman had halted the horse before
he lost his turkey he congratulated the
officer on the street.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-26
NOTES OF THE ORANGES.

Policeman William Harrison De Hart
of the West Orange police department,
held a family reunion at his home In
Ridgehurst road yesterday 1t was an
all-day celebration.
Judge Bray today issued summonses to
Joseph Soterion and John Loncas, of 40
Cone street. Orange, persons having
claimed they purchased liquor at the store
when no license was In existence there.
place is a Greek store, and 1t was
further alleged gambling was allowed.
The are returnable on Jan
uary 3.
Margaret Taylor, a negress, of 444 Gem
trail avenue. Orange, was sent to jail to-
day for three months for acting disorderly
at the Orange Lackawannn Railroad depot
last night. Roundsman Ryan and Police
man Barry took the woman and a COM
Danion to the lookup.
A social session will be rendered Michael
Winter. Of Orange, by Orange Lodge OF
lEllSs at the Elks' Home in Orange to-
morrow night. An interesting program has
been arranged for the occasion. Mr.
Winter has been a good friend to the Elks
gifts for the new building and his fellow
member of the order arranged the COM
plimentary session to show their gratitude.
Samuel Davis. a negro. of 6S lakewood
avenue. Orange, failed to alight from a
trolley car at his corner In Main street at
S:25 this morning. and when near Day
street tumbled OFF without waiting for the
car to stop. Policeman Milne took the i'm
iured man to the police station. but his
hurts were so slight he did not need hos
pital attention and he went home.
William and Joseph Banks. children of
William Banks, Of Orange, who IS serving
a six months term in the pepitentiary for
neSleeting them. were turned over to the
Children's Aid and Protective Society Of
the Oranges today by Judge Bray
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-26
C%IGARMAKERS
TO FIGHT THE TRUST,
Union Men Will Wage Wal on Proposed
Branch Of United Cigar
Stores Company.

AT a meeting Of Cigar Makers Local
Union No. III. of Orange, this week 1t
was decided to make a vigorous fight
against the new move of the United Cigar
Stores Company in placing a branch Of
the concern in that city. Funds sought
from the locals of the international Union
of the cigar makers from different sec
tions of the country are beginning to ar
rive in Orange, and with a fund of $1,000
the union men will wage war on the trust
store. Legal talent will be engaged If
necessary. A committee of cigar makers
was named to look after the unions in
~terests, and Henry Perth is chairman and
Andrew Hangs secretary.
h chairman gave the following state
ment today for publication:
THE first move Of the committee in
charge will be to watch every union man.
We do not wish to antagonize the Ameri-
can Tobacco Company, and If they did
not come into our field and hurt us by
child and woman labor we would not
trouble them. But such as the case is It
behooves us to protect our families and
light the, United Cigar Store in the Music
Hall building"
Orange is quite a cigar-making centre.
and there is every possibility of a lively
fight between the opposing interests.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-26
POOR BOYS HAPPY
ORANGE ELKS GIVE DINNER
AND PRESENTS.
Byron G. Harlan as Santa Claus,
Usual Christmas Services at
the Churches.

The feature of the Christmas celebra-
lions in Orange was the annual dinner
to poor boys of Orange in the Orange
Armory, where the men of Orange Lodge
1876, b. p. o. Elks, entertained a big
crowd OF enthusiastic boys, who were re-
called with a good dinner and then fur
nished with gifts of serviceable clothing.
There were many wan faces in the line
of eager lads. and the little cards of ad-
mission which entitled the chaps to their
only opportunity to feel the joy of the
holiday were tightly clutched by the hold
ers and not surrendered until the chaps
were given their precious gifts.
The big, portly figure of Byron 6. Har-
Ian was recognized beneath the toys OF
Santa Claus, and he worked hard for sew
eral hours in apportioning the good things
to his loyal followers. While the chaps
were dancing around the big Christmas
tree in the armory a musical entertain
ment added to their pleasure. Clifford j..
Werner was in charge of this feature. the
general committee in charge Of the affair
included Messrs. Harlan, w. r. Mckay,
j. 7. Plat, Samuel Atchison, Frederick
p. OFT, George w. Foster, Gustave Kunz,
William Atkins. Herman Willie, Harry 4.
Crowley, Frederick Everett and c. j.
Werner.
Many lads assembled bright and early
at a toy store in Main street, Orange,
where State Senator Everett Colby saw
that each was provided with gifts. The
Senator attended personally to the gift
making. and the lads who got cards from
him on Tuesday, with others who didn't,
were all provided with sleds, skates and
other gifts.
East Orange Lodge No. 635, B. p. o.
Elks. according to custom, looked after
worthy families in that city who were
not cared for by Santa Claus, and on
Tuesday Chief Of Police James Bell. of
East Orange, with w. L. Hearsey, Otto
G.. Fischer, Forest Sava1e and Thomas b.
Lee, the committee from the lodge, saw
that baskets of good things were dis
trlbuted about the city. .
The various children's Sunday school
classes were remembered with gifts. and
in the hospitals and institutions there was
n dispensing of good cheer. At st. Mary's
Hospital and the Memorial Hospital there
was good work done by the young women's
guilds and auxfliaries, and at the Orange
Orphan Home In Harrison street. East
Orange. and the House of the Good Shep-
herd, the extremes of childhood and old
age were tenderly cared for.
The church festivals will be continued
during the week. One of the happiest
church services was the first Christmas
program in the new Holy Trinity Episcopal
Church at Tory Corner, west Orange,
where the Rev. o. f. Humphreys, the rec
tor, had an attractive program of services.
In the Roman Catholic and Episcopal
churches the services were, as usual,
elaborate. and the altar decorations pro-
fuse.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-26
CHRISTMAS EVE MASQUERADE.

The first annual masquerade of the
Leytern Club, of Nutley. given at the
house Of the Fortnightly Club, in Frank
lin avenue. Nutley, Christmas eve, was a
very pretty and enjoyable social holiday
event Among the many present were Miss
Josie Stirratt, Miss Helen Lindstrom.
Miss Matte Witbeck. Wilson Witbeck,
Miss Florence Feltus, Halsey Sargent,
Miss Beatrice Slaughter, John Walsch.
Miss Van Ripper. Spencer Jones, John
Foster, Miss Mildred Van Ripper, Charles
Schunck. Miss Mildred Shunck, Aivah
Brown, Miss Maria Simpson, Charles
Reynolds, Miss Ethel Halsey. Edward
Yerg, Norman Dannowiltz. Miss Mabel
kierstead, Walter Ryan, Ralph Ryan, Miss
Mitchell, Frederick Dittig, Ronald Spin
ming, Miss .Flossie Freeman, August
Stager, Charles Freeman, Frederick Dorch,
Miss Marjorie Blum, Richard Dean, Miss
Edna Wylle, Albert Eyers, Miss AIMS
and many others.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-26
DIES ON TRAIN
WOMAN WAS ON HER WAY
TO HOSPITAL.
Mrs. Elizabeth Higgins, Formerly of
East Orange, Was to- Have
Been Operated On.

Mrs. Elizabeth Higgins, a widow, about
60 years old, who formerly lived at II
Prospect street, East Orange, but who
some time ago moved to Jacksonville,
Fla. for her health, died last night on a
Pennsylvania Railroad train from the
South while on her way to this city to be
taken to the Orange Memorial Hospital
for an operation. An ambulance waited at
the Market street station from early in
the afternoon. when the train was due.
until S O'Clock, when 1t pulled in, having
been delayed by the heavy Christmas traf-
fc. But the woman was dead and the
services Of the ambulance were not needed.
The body was taken to a local u~ndertaker'S,
after County Physician Elliott had given
permission.
Death was said by the county physician
to have been due to kidney trouble and a
complication of diseases. The woman's
two sons, one of whom is Charles j. Hig-
gins, OF Jersey City. connected with the
firm of James NJ. Stillman g. Co., were
notified. They made the funeral arrange,
ments today. The body will be shipped
to Westcheshire, Conn, for burial Satur-
day. The details Of the funeral were not
given out.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-26
ORANGES.
BLOOMFIELD.
MONTCLAIR
CHRISTMAS SUICIDE
ENDS LIFE IN NEW SCHOOL
OPPOSITE CEMETERY.
John w. Hughes, OF East Orange, For
merly Contractor in Summit, Puts
Ball Into Brain.

Christmas brought no joy to John W.
uIghes. 65 years old, of 81 Steuben street,
East Orange. yesterday morning, and In
the afternoon he sent a bullet crashing
INTO his head in the cellar of the new
Lincoln School, Central and Maple avenue
south. East Orange, opposite the Cemetery
OF the Holy S~epulchre.
"A workman who went to empty. water
from the cellar of the school. which is
under construction. saw Hughes's body
wing in the cellar, and thought it was g
ease Of someone who had been iutoEleated
xoing into the building to sleep off tbs
effects. He notified Policeman Brady. who
turned the body over and saw that. Hughes
had shot himself just behind his right ear.
Deputy County, Physician s 4. Muta,
OF suicide, and the body was removed TO
the Kunz mcrgue, In North Centre street,
Orange.
Papers found on the body told who the
suicide was. He formerly was a prominent
building contractor In Summit, and lately
had been in poor health. He went for a
walk yesterday, and decided TO end his
troubles. He is survived by his widow
and a daughter, who live in East Orange.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-26
NUTLEY.

Benjamin Hurd, of Tennis place. is
spending the holidays with friends at
Boston.
Mrs. R. Marsdem smith. OF Baltimore,
Md. Is visiting her mother, Mrs. William
Robinson Marin, of Nutley avenue.
Miss Gladys Crane, of Fort Smith, Ark. /;
Miss Marian S.. Bayne, Of Hollins, Va.
end Mr.. and Mrs. A. Fuller Crane, OF
New York, were the Christmas guests of
MRS. George H.. Bayne. of Hlghfield lane.
Miss Florence Levy and Abraham Levy,
Of Brooklyn. spent yesterday with Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Wright, of Highfield
Ane.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Haschels, ir.,
Professor Stanislaus Nelson Haschels,
Miss Anna Haschels and Charles Haschels,
of New York. were entertained yester-
day by Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Haschels,
of Chestnut street.
Mrs. w. g. Griffith, of Philadelphia, is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. James r.. May, of
the Enclosure.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Lounsberry, of New
York. former residents of Nutley. spent
yesterday with Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchell
Depew. OF the Enclosure.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. B. Barnes. of Engle-
wood. spent yesterday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Bellwood Garland, of Satterthwaite
avenue.
Charles Mapes. of Middletown, N. Y:
Miss Florence Mapes, of Goshen, N. Y;
Miss Lena Rumsey, of Westield: Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Roach, Roy Rumsey and Miss
1-'+F~ - 49, " = ~ n hf1it W.T.
guests yesterday of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
eTick c. Neu, of Whitford avenue, Nutley
Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles p. Perrin, of New
York, and Miss Lucy Lee Perrin, of Wash
1ngton. d. G, were guests yesterday of
Colonel and Mrs. Henry G.. Prout, of Nut
ley avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. l. Libby and Miss
Libby, OF New York. were guests of Coun-
Gilman and Mrs. Henry Mortimer Libby,
Of Whitford avenue, yesterday.
Frank I.emle, Miss Fila Brown and
Eugene Brown. of Passaic, spent Christ
mas Day with Mr.. and Mrs. Ludwig
Klasch, Of Chestnut street.
captain and Mrs. J. Applegate, of North
road. spent, Christmas Day with friends In
New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. John c.. Lloyd and Miss
Lloyd and Mrs. b.. ID. L. Brownell, Of
New York, were guests of MI. and Mrs.
Henry w. Goodrich, of Grant e yes
terday.
T. Chisholm, of Brooklyn, spent yester-
day with his daughter. Mrs. S. Ohrtman,
Of PaSsaic avenue,
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-26
CALDWELL.
VERONA N
ESSEX FELLS
CATTLE DROWN
HUNDREDS OF BODIES IN
NEW YORK R
Vessel Lists and Frightened Animals Go
0verboard-Many Die
in Hold. a

JERSEY CITY, Dec. 26.-Scattered
about New York Harbor are several hun
dred head of sheep and cattle, which left
the Lehigh Valley terminus at
paw yesterday in barge NO. QUO for
the yards of the United Dressed Beer
Company at the foot of Forty-third street,
Brooklyn. In the barge, which was in tow
of the tug Genesee. were 1000 sheep and
365 head Of cattle. About 4 a. M off
Thirty-sixth street, South Brooklyn, the
barge for some reason began to list badly,
and in a moment both tug and barge were
in danger of capsizing.
"Cut the linesi'' shouted Captain Eddie
Shoales Of the barge to Captain Eddie
Simms of the Genesee, which was done.
The barge had already shipped a large
amount of water, which was pouring In on
the frightened animals on the lower deck.
Go to Forty-third street and tell the
railroad to send help!' shouted Captain
Shoales to Captain Simms, and the Gene
see steamed away at top speed.
The crew of the barge consists of one
man, the captain, so Cap'n Eddie Shoales
was alone with the terrified cattle and
Sheppard the barge was still listing
badly and taking in more water, which
was driving the sheep and cattle to one
side. and they were pretty well packed In
at that; so the first thing Cap'n Eddie
knew the Stats at the after end of the
pens were coming loose or were broken
through, and the barge in its drifting was
leaving behind it a wake of bIeatiug,
bawling, swimming, drowning creatures,
while in the pens of the lower deck the
only safety for the beasts from the water
was secured by climbing on the mass of
already drowning brutes.
/ Pennsylvania tugboat No. IA came along
and wanted to know what was the matter.
On finding out, she picked up No. 500 with
it's cargo of dead and dying and Captain
Shoales. and lowed it up TO Arbuekle's
stores. A bridge was hastily thrown to-
gether and the task of saving what could
be saved of the living cargo was begun.
The sheep weren't so very hard to handle
some 300 were pulled out Of the two decks
of the float and corralled near by. But
when 1t came to the cattle il was a differ
ent matter.
Captain Frank Gripp. who alternates
with Shoales in command Of No. 500, was
on the job by this time, and the pair or
them with what help could be secured tried
to get out the cattle. A derrick was rugged
up ard a sling finally got around a steer.
He was hoisted out of the water and then
began to make things interesting on land.
Two men went down before he was finally
subdued and attention could be given to
the next.
When every living thing had been lifted
out of the float it was found that ninety
I two of the 800 cattle had been saved. The
beef company couldn't very well identify
the shipment. so the ninety-two cattle and
the 800 sheep were reloaded on another
barge and brought back to Jersey City.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-26
GLEN RIDGE.
BELLEVILLE
AND NUTLEY
FRANTIC SEARCH FOR
LOST BOY ENDS HAPPILY.
Three-Year-o1d New York Child on
Christmas Visit in East Orange
stirs Up Hamilton Street.

A S-year-old boy of New York city went
put to East Orange Tuesday with friends
to spend Christmas with Mrs. Mary Sui
Ivan, who lives in Hamilton street, near
Clinton street north, and yesterday he
decided to take a walk. He started for
the Brick Church section wearing a pink
bonnet.
As soon as the disappearance OF the boy
was discovered a searching party was
formed and all the youths Of the lower
section of Hamilton street started IN to
md the tot. Sovera wonen also assisted
In the search and a description of the boy
was sent to the polics.
At 9 o'clock in the afternoon the child
walked into n drug store in Main street,
Brick Church. and lisped that he was lost.
Word was sent to the police and the
searoheTs were notified. An auto owned
and driven by David @. Holmes, of 325
Park avenue, East Orange, was pressed
lato service, while the search was in prog
ress, by Michael O'connor, a private de-
~tective, and the child was taken home,
crying. in the machine.
All the youngsters in the street gathered
about Mr.. Holmes after he had taken the
child out, and he piled a crowd Of them
into the car II gave them a long ride,
returning again to take out as many as
could crowd into the machine again. Mr..
Holiness effort as Santa Claus was great.
ly appreciated by the kids"