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The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-09
Pain from liberated Tooth So Bad That
Byrne, Of Orange
Reprimanded.

Chanceman Edward Byrne. of the Or
ange police force, was acquitted last night
the police committee of the Common
Council of a charge of sleeping on his
post last Sunday morning, which was
made by Roundsman Thomas Ryan. The
policeman admitted that he sat down In
a chair on the stoop of the Edward Cheet-
ham Association, In Bell street, Orange,
as he suffered pain from al liberated
tooth and was wet to the skin. Ryan
swore that he called twice to Byrne, who
did not answer. and then knocked his knee
and woke him that way. Walter Nc
Donough and Thomas Byrnes, citizens.
swore they met Byrne on patrol duty
shortly before 1:20 o'clock Sunday morn
ing, at which time he was found in the
chair. The police committee accepted the
explanation of the chaneeman, and Chair
man Romine administered a reprimand to
the officer for sitting in the chair.
In a lengthy opinion City Counsel Will
lam A. Lord advised that Policeman Luke
Devaney, who sought pay for the period
he was off the force during the miX-up
of the old Police Commission in the city,
was not entitled to the money. and his
opinion was placed on file. Policeman
Almonds case also went over. He seeks
TO be paid salary for the period he was
off duty owing to a bad attack OF rheu-
matism, contracted while on duty.
At a conference with the Board OF
Health over the matter of keeping the
city streets clean it was decided that
policemen should cooperate with the board
in removing present causes for complaint
in many streets. Acting Chief of Police
Drabell was directed to notify his officers
and patrolmen to request citizens to stoI
throwing waste in the roadways.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-09
vAILsBuRG SECTION.

Fifty of the young folks of vailsburg
section enjoyed the trolley ride to Verona
Lake last night under the auspices of the
Outing Club. John Noll and Albert Reilly
had charge Of the arrangements.
The Rev. Austin e. Armstrong, pastor
of b Methodist Church, will conduct the
union services between the Methodist and
Killburn Memorial Presbyterian Churches
in the latter edihce Sunday.
Miss Marjorie Decker, of Vermont ave-
nue.. is at Asbury Park for two weeks.
Philip Mooney, of West End avenue. will
spend the next few days at Ocean Grove.
Detective Sergeant Joseph virgins, of
Newark, is having a house built In Smith
street.
fete in National Hall, South Orange ave-
nue., tomorrow night.
Mrs. James Blazius is having a new
house built In Smith street.
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KEARNY.

complaint at police headquarters last night
that pigs were allowed to roam at large
at the foot of Bergen avenue aud especially
on School No. l property. The stray anil
mai ordinance will be put in force at once
TO stop the custom.
The kcarny Board of E~ducationaheld n
special executive session at the High
School last night and transacted some
routine business.
The Kearny Choral Union will hold a
rehearsal at Knox Chapel tomorrow night.
+ Miss Clara A. Peterson, of Syracuse, re-
turned home yesterday after several weeks
visit with friends In Kearny. where she
formerly resided.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen e.. Raube and
their daughter. Of SO Hoyt street, Kearny,
are spending a vacation at Ocean Grove.
Bert. of Schuyler avenue, Kearny, are at
Ocean Grove spending a two weeks vaca-
tion.
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BLooMFIELD-GLEN RIDGE.

Mayor William P. Sutphen and fanhy'
Of Austin place. are in the A~dirondacks.
Anthony II. Holmes, of 62 Bloomfield
Avenue. has gone TO Providence. r. ].
The death is announced in Sparta, Sussex
County. of Mrs. Hildebrandt, mother OF
Arson Hildebrandt. of 81 Almira street.
DIR. j.. H. Rogow of 44 Broad street, is
home from Hunter, Greene County.
Miss Gertrude NJ. Fornoff. of 81 Belle
vile avenue. is with friends in Englewood.
Harry Risden. 20 years old. OF Binden
avenue. was held In $500 bail for the grand
jury by Recorder Cadmus on a charge OF
assault and battery, preferred by William
johnson.
Mrs. George Z. Baldwin, Of Maple street:
is entertaining Eva and lola Aoriei, OF
East Chatham, N. Y.
Miss Margaret Callan. Of Willett street.
gave a reception last night in honor or
Miss Mary Lennon. OF East Orange.
Councilman Frederick NJ. Davis and fam
lily. of Orchard street, will go to Green
wood Lake tomorrow for two weeks.
Mrs. Augusta Mueller. of Baldwin street,
has returned from Pandora. Ohio.
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BLAMES Prizes
DAVIS SWEARS WARRANT
FOR HIS ARREST.
Shooting Trouble in Arlington Ends in
Davis Being Held for Grand Jury
and Counter Charge.

John Davis. of 13 Argyle place, Airing
ton, who shot at William H. Prizes, Of Isl
Laurel avenue, also of that town, yester-
day morning with a blank cartridge in a
revolver. was held for the Grand Jury
last night under $500 bail by Recorder
Frank Koch, of Kearny. #
After the case was over Davis swore out
a warrant for Pries's arrest on a charge OF
assault, and it will be served today, fol-
lowed by a hearing tonight.
When asked by the recorder why he did
the shooting Davis said that Prizes had
been annoying his, D~avis's. married
daughter, Mrs. Peterson, who keeps house
for Davis, as well as acting in self-defense,
claiming that Prizes struck at him before
he shot.
Prizes denied that hi made even an eff
fort to strike Davis He said he was go
ing to his home on an erfand from his
shop when Davis came suddenly upon him,
at Argyle place and Linden avenue. with
out any warning, and exclaimed that he
was going to shoot him. PRESS claim,
that more than one shot was fired was re-
futed by an eye witness. Chief Tolen also
said hat OF the five blank cartridges in
the lrearm only one was discharged. No
further evidence was taken. :
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-09
WEST HUDSON
TO RECEIVE ATTENTION.
Trade Board Request Made to Works
Board to Expedite Clay Street Bridge
and Widen Streets.

AS told in yesterdays night edition NJ
the EVENING STAR, Mayor Edward
Kenny, of East Newark, appeared before
the Board of Works yesterday afternoon
on pehalf OF the West Hudson Board of
Trade to ask that the work on the CLAW
street bridge be hurried and that the
streets leading to the bridge be wldened
and Strengthened so as to supply ADEQUATE
accommodations for the traffic from the
towns across the river.
A communication to the board referred
to the fact that a resolution passed nv
the West Hudson body on June 4 WAS sent
10 the Board of Works several days later
ana that no answer had been made, and
Mayor Kenny expressed some surprise
that the petition from a civic body Of Inc
sister towns should nave been treated in
such a manner. He was assured that tho
document III question had never been ON
cialiy received by the Newark board. and
after the reading OF the communicated he
was assured that immediate action would
be taken and that he would be advised Of
the decision arrived at after investigation
rolloWlng IN part is the communication
received by the board:
Board of Street and Water Conn iss,onar
CITY OF Newark, New Jersey.
Gentlemen-The Board of Trade of West
hudson Sounty and the people Of the
towns east OF the Passaic River are com
sluerably Interested in the rebuilding of the
Clay street bridge, and fully realize thai
ane new span VIII afford not only proper
accommodation for present traffic. hut aIsr
I ample accommodation for a long time e
eoms, ~ the same time we realize only
TOO well how incomplete this Improvement
VIII be 4 something be not done in the
way OF broadening and Strengthening fhe
Newark approach to the bridge. Our peo.
pie here weuld be very reluctant ahout
canlng the attention Of a neighboring com.
munity to any Of its deficiencies Irar.
such, merely Of an ordinary character In,
IN the case of Carlisle place the circum,
stances are exceptional, and hence we fee
justified IN asking your active and immedi.
ate ald N remedying a condition. which
as everyone with any civic pride or an
probation OF present or prospective nnhli,
needs admits, should never have been ner
We wish to say that we feel thar tn.
improvement is Il pressing necessity. ans
We earnestly hope for early assistanc,
from your honorable body. Respectfuii,
BoARDQF TRADE OF WEST Hupso
COUNTY, ~
August &. 1907 Sre4L'
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IRWNGToN AND HILTON.

Mrs. Jacob G.. Stewart and son, Hiram
Stewart. of Boyden avenue, Hilton, are
camping at K~eansburg.
The Irvington Veterans and their friends
enjoyed a good days outing at. Hlgnland
Beach yesterday. returning late last night,
Both dinner and supper were served at the
beach and refreshments were free to all
on the train.
TIL funeral OF Walter Nellis, the resident
of Flushing, L. l.. who committed suicide
in Irvington last Saturday night, was held
from the home of his sister. Mrs. Emma
Rapp. 175 Wall street, Irvington, at 2:@
O'Clock this afternoon.
The EpworthN League Of the Hilton M.
z. Church will entertain several poor
children of this city in Trumpfs Grove,
Valley View, tomorrow afternoon. The
youngsters Will be in charge of the dea-
conesses Of the South Market Street Home:
The mothers of the children will be sent
baskets of good things.
The Ever Ready Church Aid Society. OF
the Hilton Christian Church elected Mrs.
Joseph zellers vice-president of the organ,
ization Wednesday afternoon, to succeed
MRS. ]. G.. Stewart, who resigned The
uniforms of the cadet corps OF the church
have been ordered and will be ready for
the picnic of the church August IL.
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MONTCLAIR.

Mr.. and Mrs. George Usher and two chill
dren, of Bloomfield avenue, and Mr.. and
Mrs. William Usher, of Forest street,
sailed for England Yesterday, where they
expect to remain until October.
A branch of the Ladies' Catholic Benevo-
lent Association will be started in Mont
0lalr about the middle of this month. Mrs
Maria Quinn. of Newark. supreme trustee,
has he mHtter in charge.
Alfred r, Gibbs, of Park street, sailed
for Europe yesterday. He will visit his
grandparents in London before his return.
Mrs. A. p. Clarke and children and Mrs.
John j. Harkins and Miss Marjorie Cour-
ter, of Montague place, are at Ocean Grove
for two weeks.
Mrs. Bernard Richardson and family. of
ClarenlOnt avenue. are at Oak Bluff, Mar
tina Vineyard, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra De Forest. of Valley
road. are spending a month 1T Camp An
derson, Rncquette Lake, n. Y.
Mrs. r.. 3. Slayback, who has been sum
merin9 at the Hotel Montclair, has re-
turned To her home In New York.
Samuel Rollins and family, OF Park
street, are in Sullivan County, New York,
for the balance of August.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Robertson. of Wal
nut street, have returned from Ores ISL
and. Maine. Marion c. Robertson has re-
turned 10 Annapolis, where he is n cadet
at the Naval Academy.
ohn b. Devoe, of Hillside avenue, is
spending August at Asbury Park.
Miss Marie Bohm. of Montague place, is
at C~hautauoua Lake.
Miss Helen Weeks, of South Mountain
avenue. is at Wells Beach. Me.
w. e. Kirby, of Orange road, is spending
August at North Asbury Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. Josiah Decker. of Forest
street, have returned from a three months
visit to Europe.
Miss Nellie Lott. of Ozone Park. L. L,
is a guest of her cousin. Miss 1mogene
Speer, of Mountain avenue.
Miss Carrie Renter, of Atwood, N. j.,
is visiting Miss Elsie Van Reyper, Of Val
ley road.
Miss Katheryn Comstock, of Walnut
street, Is entertaining the Misses Kirkus
Of Wilmington, Del.
Earl Barnes, the lecturer, who resides OF
Park street, will move to West Philadel
phIa in October.
Mrs. George H.. Kennedy and family, o.
North Fullerton avenue, are at Asbur,
Park.
Miss Mary Williams and Miss Ann Car
penter, of Upper Mountain avenue viii
snil for Europe tomorrow, and will RENAL
about three months.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Ryan, Robert Yate
Barkley and D.. a. Mcllvain are at MI
washington, N. y,
Kate Durr, of North Willow street, ar
spending their vacation at Asbury Park.
Joseph Herhurger, assistant superinten
dent Of the METROPOLITAN Life lnsuranc
Company, , Is spending his vacation a
Stanley, Morris County.
Samuel Lundquist, of IA Trinity place
organist of the Swedish Baptist Church
Is spending his vacation at New Haven
Conn.
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SUICIDE ON GRAVE
COOMBS WILL BE BURIED
WHERE He DIED.
Bloomfield Man, Dependent over Busi'
ness Troubles, Ended His Life
in Brooklyn.

The body of Charles L. Coombs, ~
years old, a salesman, of 81 Inomas
street. Bloomfield, who committed SUICIDE
on a grave in his family plot in Green
wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, yesterday by
taking carbolic acid, will not be taken
home. but the funeral will take place
quietly in Brooklyn and the mar will be
buried on the spot he ended his life.
When Mrs. Coombs got up yesterday
she found ON her dresser a note from her
husband saying that he had risen early
and that. If she wanted to, she could mo
him In Greenwood Cemetery. Brooklyn.
Mrs. COMBS hurried over TO Brooklyn
and to the plot in Greenwood Cemetery
where some of Mr.. Coombss relatives are
buried. She found her husband lying on
the grass unconscious. with a bottle be-
side him that had contained earbolic acid.
DIR. Bayles, of the Norwegian Hospital
worked over him, but Coombs was too far
gone and died in two hours.
Mrs. coombs explained to the police that
her husband had lost some money In bust
ness and that she had been afraid some
thing would happen.
Coombs had lived in Bloomfield with his
wife and family since May l isA. His
wife and three children. all girls, survive.
One OF the girls is about 19 years Old,
while the others are 6 and s years, re
Epectively. Ccomos mad been somewhat
Respondent for some time owing 70 bnsl-
ness troubles. He was Mt one time en-
gagged in the real estate business, but for
the past few months sold mineral waters
for a New York firm 10 druggists, etc.
He was an inveterate cigarette smoker.
The family was not well known in
Bloomfield. although for three years Mrs.
Coombs conducted a fashionable boarding
house On PARK place, fronting the common.
Il was formerly known MS the Baxter
House.
Mrs. Coombs was not at home today.
but was In Brooklyn making arrangements
for the funeral.
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CALDWELL. VERONA AND
ESSEX FEELS.

Mrs. Frank Howell, of. Troy Hills. is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore s. Far
rand, Of Claremont venue, Verona.
Mrs. George Coffing Warner. of Essex
Fells, has gon to Delaware Water Gap
for a short vacation.
Miss Viola Cornell, of Central avenue.
Caldwell, has gone to the Catskills for
two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Walton have moved
to Montclair from Verona.
The Ironsides, of Newark. will play the
Caldwell Athletic Association Saturday
afternoon on the Academy road grounds,
Caldwell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert E. Mari and family,
of Washburn place, Caldwell, returned
yesterday from Ocean Grove.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Throckmorton and
family, of Forest avenue, Caldwell, will
leave this week for Asbury Park.
Miss Grace Stonaker, of Bloomfield. is
visiting Mrs. William Wickham, of
Verona.
Mrs. Edward Vanderhoof and Miss Edna
Vanderhoof, of Campbell avenue, Caldwell,
have gone to Asbury Park for two weeks.
Jeremiah Crowley, of Bloomfield, has
moved to Verona to reside permanently.
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DAYLIGHT BURGLAR
Robs Irvington House While No One
Is Home-Delay in Reporting
to the Police.

The home Of Mrs. Adolph Werner, In
Oak avenue. Irvington. was broken into
yesterday between 8 a. m. and 3 p. m.
and a gold watch valued at $5 and sixty
cents in change were taken.
Mrs. Werner left her home III the morn
ing to pick huckleberries. When she re-
turned in the afternoon she found that the
front door of her home had been forced
open and the house ransaeked. Mrs.
Werner notified the neighbors at once. but
the police were not informed of the rob
berry until I o'clock last night. Policeman
Coleman was detailed on the case, but the
thieves left no clue.
%Irvington has had numerous robberies OF
"a similar nature of late, and the cir
cumstances attending them lead the po-
lice TO believe that the men involved are
,np. strangers.
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MoroRMAN CAUGHT SPEEDING.

James o'Neill. a motorman, Of 265 Fiji
tenth avenue. this city, was taken before
Acting Recorder Turton, Of Irvington. this
morning. charged with speeding his car
past Lincoln place and the town centre
at 2:30 o'clock yesterday morning. ONeiil
pleaded guilty. but sentence was sus-
pended for the present. In cautioning
O,Neill. Acting Recorder Turton stated
that in the future he would fine the Of
Tending motormen the limit allowed by the
town ordinance.
The Lincoln place crossing has been
known as Death Valley owing to the
number of fatal and serious accidents that
have occurred there because of the speed
ing of trolley cars down the long grades
on either side. The tow finally passed
an ordinance requiring. all cars to stop,
and several arrests have been made for
violations in the past year.
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RANGE Y. M. c. A. NOTES.

John Roy. general secretary of the Or
ange Y. III. q. A., left Tuesday evening
for his vacation, and will return the LIST
of September.
Frederick Newman. assistant secretary,
who has been spending the past week al
Silver Bay Hotel. Lake George, returned
today.
Arthur Wilson. boys secretary; George
Perry. Charles Anderson and r. Warren
Williams win camp on the Hudson, near
Highland Falls, N. Y. The party will re-
main at this point ten days then will
canoe to Nyack, where they vii spend
another week. returning about August 20
Miss Edna Kimball, soprano, and Miss
Eva Collins. b%anioist. viii be the attrac-
tion at the Saturday night social for young
men.
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STREET PARTY BROKEN UP.

Austin johnson, Of IL North street, East
Orange, a negro, invited a party Of his
friends to his nome last night, when an
elaborate musical entertainment amused a
party of guests. Austin Shove his appre-
the visitors to dark beers and light wines
with sandwiches. After the party broke
up the crowd had another session in the
roadway, and Policeman Lakeland hap
pened along and broke 1t up by firing a re-
low officers. Today Acting Recorder Knott
fined Austin IS and johnson, of 81 Clinton
street, North, paid $40 for the disturbance,
William Wallace and Claud Smith. -of n
Academy street, this city, and Edward
Toer, of Z Academy street, East Orange
who were guests at the party, were let go
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-09
PURE MILK SUPPLY
KEARNY HEALTH OFFICIALS
ARE SATISFIED.
Health officer Eton Tells of Official Visit
to Thompson, Pa, Whence Most
of Towns Milk Comes.

DR.. James A. Exton, health officer OF
the Kearny Board of Health, made an in
teresting report at the regular meeting of
that board last night on the visit of the
members "Wednesday to a milk plant
located at Thompson, Pa, from which a
large proportion of the milk supply for
Kearny comes. He said a thorough ex-
animation was made of the entire plant,
and the cleanliness everywhere was a
noticeable feature of the establishment.
The officer gave a complete report of the
method of caring for the milk after it is
received and up to the hour of its de-
parture.
The milk ordinance that will regulate
the sale of milk in the town in the future
was passed to a final reading and ordered
published.
Vital Statistician Charles Schiller re-
ported fifteen deaths during the month,
including four at the Old Soldiers Home;
births, twenty-six, and marriages, fifty.
Commissioner Carl F. zacha brought
up the matter of the stable of John Lane,
in Maple street, that had not been con-
nected with the sewer.~ After considerable
discussion, the health Inspector was or
dered to give him the usual fifteen days
notice to attend to the matter, and unless
it Is done within that time he viii be sum-
moned before Recorder Frank Koch.
Commissioners Schiller called attention to
the. decision reached some time ago that
the board visit all the school buildings
and ascertain If the sanitary code Is being
sioner John r. fO'Connor, Wednesday
afternoon next was named as the time for
the inspection
Health Inspector Albert E. Geisler re-
ported that there were four cases of con-
taglon during the month, and the fumi-
eating of all the school buildings was In
progress and would be finished by Mon
day. He inspected twenty plumbing Jobs
and twelve sewer taps. Twenty-Five dead
animals were removed.
The supply committee was authorized to
purchase necessary office furniture for the
use of the inspector and secretary.
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HELD YOUTH rOR GRAND jury.

Councilman Thomas f. O'Connor. of the
First Ward, Harrison, appeared last night
in he the Harrison Police Court as the
complainant against Sandy Disaldo, III
years old, of 229 Middlesex street. Harri-
son, who was arrested by Policeman Dolan
Wednesday on a charge of stealing brass
valued at about $50 from the Henry r.
Worthingt0n Pump Works, Harrison.
O'Connor Is employed by the works. Disal-
do was held ID 5000 bail by Judge Harri-
son to await the action of the Hudson
County Grand Jury. and In default of fur
nishing bonds was taken to the Hudson
County Jail this morning by Policeman
John Ward, OF HARRISON.
Several witnesses corroborated Mr.
O'Connor's statements in regard to the al
legged theft
THE Worthington Company was going
to be lenient with Disaldo.' declared
O'Connor, If he would tell the names of
his accomplices, but he refused 70 do that,
and we will now prosecute him.
Judge Harrison demanded Of the youth
that hi make known the names Of his ac-
completes. but Disable still refused
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BELLEvlLLE.

Mrs. Charles Ahrens, of Brooklyn, who
has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Margaret
Tobin. Of Greylock avenue has returned
home.
ohm Cannon. 90 years old, Of Soho, and
Henry Heet. 20 years old. of q John street,
Bloomfield. were arrested last night ON a
charge of being drunk and disorderly. pre-
ferred by Emil Merkel. of Mill street.
Soho. they were fined So and costs each
this morning by Police Justice Council.
Miss Anna Lennon. Of Cambridge street.
East Orange. is a guest Of Miss Margaret
Gallon. of Soho.
Miss Rose a. Swick. of Ct John street,
is spending her vacation at Palenville,
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GARBAGE IN WATERSHED.
Orange Notifies West Orange to Stop
Dumping Refuse on Eckert Farm.

Formal notice has been served on the
authorities of West Orange that the dump
ing of garbage on the Eckert farm, which
is in the Orange watershed on the noun
tain, must cease, and at last nights meet
ing of the water committee Of the Orange
Common Council it was decided that legal
proceedings to stop the dumping will i'm
medlately be taken II the West Orange
officials do not stop the scavenger.
The garbage placed on the land during
the week by the West Orange scavenger
was noticed by the Orange Representatives
and the Orange Board of Health was i'm
mediately notified, and that body in turn
sent word to the West Orange Board. An
Inspection of the watershed was then made
and at last nights meeting of the Orange
authorities the announcement was made
that If the dumping did not Immediately
cease some legal steps would be taken
The West Orange authorities are having
their own bothers with the garpage' Dui
the Orange folk will not tolerate any such
work as has been going on this e