The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-16
WEST HUDSON.
HARRISoN-EAST NEWARK.

James Fitzgerald, who said he was ID
years old, and lived at il Montgomery
street, Jersey City, was arrested yesteI-
dny afternoon by Policeman George Will
iams, Of Harrison, charged with acting in
a suspicious manner. Several store Keepers
in Harrison avenue, Harrison, reported 10
the Harrison police yesterday morning
about II o'clock that a man had visited
them and offered to sell two billiard balls
and a box Of pills for $3.50. He told
the storekeepers that he was an expert
on repairing billiard and pool tables, Chief
Rodgers dispatched Policeman Williams on
the case and he discovered the man In
Paterson street, Harrison. Williams took
Fitzgerald to the Harrison police station,
where he was locked up until 1 o'clock
in the afternoon. The Harrison authorities
communicated with the Jersey City pc
lice, and the latter said that Fitzgerald was
all right and he was set free.
Arrangements are in progress for the
first euchre and dance Of the Eli
Athletic Association OF East Newark,
tober 30, at Record Hall, Harrison. TIL
arrangement committee is composed of
James Maver, James Donahue, Mark Nc
kenna, John Foster. William Powers and
Allan Anderson.
Captain and Mrs. Joseph Absley. former
~ of Fourth street. Harrison, but now of
Newark, will sail Wednesday morning for
Europe. They will at first visit Eng
II the Virginia Jackson of Newark, which
plies In nearby waters.
The members of the Mistletoe Club of
Harrison are rehearsing to produce a play
entitled The Hired Ladies Union," which
will take place at Elberon Hall, Harrison,
November 4 The cast is being arranged
under the direction of Mrs. M M. Will
Jams, president OF the club.
Councilman Charles J. Witt, of the
Third Ward, Harrison, and Republican
candidate for reelection, kicked the ball
of at the initial game Of the season yes
terday afternoon at Harrison Oval. Harri-
son. when the West Hudson football team
met and defeated the Hollywood Inn team
Of Yonkers, N. Y, the score being 3 to l.
The East Newark Common Council will
hold an adjourned meeting Thursday
night. At this session IT is expected that
the books of Borough Assessor of David
E. Douglas, of East Newark, will be pre-
ssnted by Assessor Douglas for careful ex-
o an ina paro AT t he,b lasf regular n meeting 1oNdiags
rendered his monthly report. but when
asked by Mayor Kenny regarding his
books he stated to- the Mayor that his
County Board of Taxation. He declared
that the members Of the Hudson County
Tax Board In Jersey City had his books
for two weeks, putting them through in
! spection. and that he expected that the
county board would forward the docu-
ments Wednesday night. Mr.. Douglas
said then that he thought the rate in the
: borough would be Seventy-three cents on
the 500. The members of the Council
stated that they wanted to see the books,
and shortly after examining them the tax
bills would be sent out in East Newark
Borough Clerk Carey Is having the re-
d CURED number of tax bills printed.
Hugh Graham. of Newark, preached at
the services of the Harrison Gospel Mis-
Y sion. Passaic and Cleveland venues Har-
n rison. yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock.
: John Kennedy spoke in the evening.
: The Rev. Joseph f. Folsom, pastor of
. the Clinton Avenue Presbyterian Church.
Newark. but formerly pastor of the Knox
. the members of District Lodge, tnterna-
4 tional Order OF Good Templars. yesterday
= afternoon, at the North Reformed Mission
e Chapel, Sherman avenue and Second
street. East Newark. The service was
well attended.
e At Riordan's Hall, Harrison avenue,
Harrison. tonight. at Z o'clock, the thirty
fourth annual meeting Of the Peoples
Building and Loan Association, OF Harri-
" son., will take place. The annual report OF
the board of auditors on the financial con,
dition of the association will be made, and
y the election of officers Of the association
will also take part. Tomorrow afternoon
y and night a new series of stock to h'
q Known as the thirty-ffth series will bt
~ opened.
u The funeral of William F. Leieht, of .
South Fifth street, Harrison, took plac
be this afternoon and the intsrment was Il
hhu Leicht died Friday and was a we'll know
and respected resident of Harrison. II
IN was In his ffty-third year. The decease'
M M is survived by a widow. four daughter
+" and one son.
The Misses argar and Elsie Sims an
John T. Sims, all of IA Davis street, Eas
Newark, will leave Friday for an extend
ed trip through Massachusetts They viii
first go to Salem. where they will be thu
guests of their grandmother.
Mrs. Isabel Gray Smith, of 800 Nortf
Second street, Harrison, who has beef
so1ourning for the last two weeks a
Colonial Grange Farm, Walpack Centre
this State. returned home today.
The funeral of William, the 7-months
old child Of Mr.. and Mrs. William F. Me
Cam, of 400 John street, East Newark
who died Thursday, was held Saturda!
y afternoon from its parents home. The In
terment was in the Cemetery Of the Hol,
Sepulehre.
A strong basketball team has been or
ganited in Harrison, and will be know
as the Holy Cross Club, of Harrison
The five viii practise in Parish Hall, Har
rison. Vincent Kain has been selected 4
manage the quintet.
A lively time will take place after tn
meeting of Ethie Lodge, Knights o
Pythias, of Harrison, at Elberon Hall
Harrison, tonight. when several bowling
contests will ba held by the members.
Il Borough Librarian Thomas j. Carey. o
East Newark. has had eleven more ney
books added to the list of the East New
ark Free Pgblie Library. They follow
"Derata,' Augustus Evans Wilson; ~
True History Of the Giyil War;" Gu;
al Edith Wharton: Land Wonders" Ellis
ID The Crisis" Churchill; Motor Car Prin
a ciples," Roger Whitman; THE Rove
=, Boys in the Jungle" Winfield; THE Rove
~ Boys on the Ocean" Winfield; The Rove
ID Boys out West" Winfield, and ''rhe Sol
tn of the Wolf" Jack London.
n Mrs. George Winterbottom and Mis-
Maud Handy, of Troy. N. Y. who hav
been visiting Mrs. Arthur Parker, o
North Fourth street and Cleveland ave
nue., Harrison, for several weeks, left 70
~ home yesterday. where they will attenl
ID the wedding of Miss Anna Gertrud
Handy to John Turner, both of Troy
OF which will take place Wednesday.
Hugh Clark, AZ years old, of Reynold
avenue. Harrison, was arrested yesterda,
by Policeman Campion. Of Harrison, TO
alleged disorderly conduct and creating
disturbance In the neighborhood. Resi-
dents In the vicinity of Reynolds avenu
complained. He will be given a hearing
tonight.
C. Edward j. Ganney, Of North Thiri
street, Harrison, left today on the retail
grocers' excursion to Ottawa, Canada, an,
\. the Thousand Islands.
lie William Murray. Of Seattle. Wash. i
te visiting Chief of Police Michael Rodgers
of Harrison.
1t KEARNY.