The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-04
HARRIS0N-EAST NEWARK.

The funeral of Miss Elizabeth A. Slavin,
of 37 North Second street, Harrison, took
place from the Church of the Holy Cross,
Harrison, at 9 o'clock this morning. A
high mass of requiem was celebrated.
The interment was In the Cemetery of the
Holy Sepulchre. Miss Slavin wat born In
Harrison. and died at her late residence
Friday afternoon following a lingering Ill
ness. She was the daughter of the late
James and Ann Slavin. The pallbearers
were Thomas j. Carey, Borough Clerk OF
East Newark; School Trustee John F.
Reilly. of Harrison; Peter F. Brady,
Bernard J. McWatters, ST., Jeremiah q.
Rlordan. Of EAST Newark, and Patrick
Fox. of Harrison.
John Brown. of Sherman avenue and
John street, East Newark. Democratic
councilmanic candidate in that borough,
has announced his candidacy for the ONCE
of president of the West Hudson Athletic
Association. of Harrison. a meeting OF
that organization will be held at 307 Har-
rison avenue, Harrison, November ~
when a president will be elected. At a
recent meeting Robert NJ. Marshall was
elected president of the association but
would not accept 1t. SO far as known
Brown is the only a%spirant for the posi-
ton.
John Campbell. Sc years old, of 19l Wash
,npton street. and William ]. Sullivan, IA
years old, of Is Commerce street, both OF
Newark. were arraigned before Judse
Branegan in the Harrison Police Court TINS
morning and told to keep out Of the town
hereafter or they would be sent to break
/ stones Mt Snake Hill. They were arrested
by Policeman Reilly yesterday. afternoon
at Carr & Balls stone yards In PassaIe
avenue, Harrison, for hanging around that
place..
The John Catterall Association of Harri-
son will hold it's fourth annual smoker to-
night at headquarters, 1o1 North Third
street, Harrison.
About seventy-f1Ve men are said to have
been laid off by the General Electric Lamp
Company Of Harrison last week, for the
want of work. Fifty of that number, 1t is
said. vase employed in the new building Of
the plant on the night shift; five OF them
as painters, and the remainder as machtn-
lists. No girls are being hired to work IL
the glass room of the plant at present.
Recently a bonus was given to any en-
pIoyee who would secure a steady employee
for the company.
John, Harry and Thomas Haywood. all
of Manchester, England, were the guests
of Mrs. Emma Haywood Bradley, of North
Fourth street, Harrison, last week. The
three brothers left their aunt last night
and journeyed to Paterson to visit their
uncle, Henry w. Haywood. at that place.
The rainy weather which prevailed Fri
day night and Saturday caused the fire
alarm systems in Harrison and East New
ark to get out of order. The bell in Harri-
son rang repeatedly Saturday and yester-
day as a result, while the whistle in East
Newark sounded frequently. Residents of
both places thought there were fires, until
told the cause. Fire Chief Thomas H.
Ryan, of Harrison, who is superintendent
of the IRE alarm system IN HARRISON, Is
repairing the wires there. and John T.
Dixon. the superintendent of the borough
system, is fixing the wires in East Newark
today.
It is expected now that the new Clay
street bridge over the Passaic River, be-
tween Newark and East Newark, will be
completed about December Is. Recently
three tons of steel were taken to the
bridge from Plttsburg and work has been
progressing rapidly since. The draw of
the Clay street structure will be about
81 l., -rfIfh Two aE4 fAr r1A /
has not been interrupted since the new
bridge has been in course of construction,
nor will It be.
A number of Harrisonites who were
pupils at st. Patrick's Cathedral School Of
will attend the banquet and re-
union which will be given by the alumni
of ST. Patrick's School at Krueger's Audi
forum. Newark. Monday evening, Novem-
Der II.
Bernard j. McWatters. jr., of 121 North
Third street, Harrison, has been appointed
a member of the arrangement committee.
Plans are being drawn by Joseph Ken
needy, an architect. of 10 North Fourth
street, Harrison. for a house which win
be erected in North Fourth Street, that
nue., Arlington. Mr.. Cooney is a former
resident of Harrison.
At the New Auditorium, Newark, to-
night. the Mistletoe Club. of Harrison,
will produce "The Hired Ladies' Union" in
two acts.
All arrangements have been completed
by the committee. which was named by
the Edward j. Donnelly Association Of
Harrison for its second annual banquet,
which will be held at Record Hall, Har-
rlson. Wednesday night. The members will
leave their headquarters at 200 North Fifth
street, and go to Waldmann's Theatre,
Newark. where they WIN see the perform
ance. after which they go to Record Hall.
]. Donnelly is chairman Of the re-
ception committee.
The Pastime Athletic Club of Harrison
is preparing for n dance to be held in
Newark next month.
All s~aloonkeepers in Harrison were noti-
fed TO close their places tomorrow. election
day, by Chic of Police Rodgers, of Harri-
son. in compliance with the excise law.
The members of the Hudson County
League of Exempt Firemen visited Harri-
son yesterday, and after discussing mat
tors Y,artafniuo IN fbp fire danarfmant a