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nue., that village. last night, at IL
o'clock. He had improved a week ago,
but his malady, nephritis, became worse
last Thursday and he sank steadily.
Mr.. Mills was thirty-three years old
and had lived in the Oranges nearly
all his life. For the last nine years
he had lived in South Orange, where
he was in the plumbing business in
the firm of Mills & Yeager. He was
known and respected by practically
everyone in the village and when vii
tage trustee Joseph P. Arnold resigned
from the board he was appointed to
succeed him on September 80 last.
He was born in New York city, but
moved to East Orange when a boy and
lived there until he took up his home
late chief of the East Orange fire de-
partment, Henry M. Mills. He was a
member of the East Orange fire de-
partment while residing at that place
and when III went to South Orange
joined the South Orange department as
a member of Hook and Ladder Com
Pany. lie was treasurer OF the South
orange Ffremen's Relief Association
until two weeks ago when he resiRned
because of his illness, and was a mem
be OF the Exempt Association.
o,nHe was a lover of outdoor athletics, his
per of the South Orange Field Club and
mad successfully managed and captained
us oasepall team during the past two
+ - RinO Didytu rs centre npl0GT
on the South Orange Athletic Club base
ball team last season.
MI. Mills had served as secretary of
the State Master Plumbers Association for
three and a half years, and was also
financial secretary of the Orange branch
OF Master Plumbers Association. He. with
Two others, compiled a set of books giving
the history of the twenty years existence
OF the State association when he was secra-
Gtary. He was also a member of CITY of
orange Council, knights of Columbus.
AS a member Of the Village Board of
he served as chairman of the
buildings and lighting committees and was
a member of the ordinance, sewer and
streets committees
Mr.. Mills is survived by a widow and
three small children. They are Harry
John and Mary. His mother and four
brothers and three sisters live in East Or
ange. Ills brothers are George. Harry.
Nell Walter Mills.
The funeral will take place from the
Church Of Our Lady of Sorrows. South
orange, Wednesday morning at S:90
o'clock, the Rev. James J. Hall, rector,
oIi1ciating. The interment will be in the
Cemetery OF the Holy Sepulchre.
n nag on the South Orange Village
Hall was placed at half mast his morning
and the tiremen draped the front Of FIRE
headquarters in black and white.
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SUBURBAN PAGE
ANNIVERSARY OF CHURCH WHICH STARTED UNDER APPLE TREE

Congregational Society was organized. The
first trustees were Matthias Nj. Dodd. Aaron
7. Mitchell. Simeon M. Runyon, lothian l..
Hedden and Nathan Waterman. Early n
the winter of 1867 u chapel was built and
furnished for about $4,000. on December
Is the chapel was dedicated and on January
J, 1858, the organization completed, when the
following officers were chosen: Deacons,
Mr.. Dodd aud Robert ID. Weeks; pruden-
ttal committee, George J.. MITCHELL, Mr..
Weeks and George Riker; clerk, William q.
Boyce; superintendent of Sabbath school,
lothian E. Hedden.
Tn the reorganization of the society these
trustees were chosen: A. p. Mitchell, .
lace and Eleazer l.. Skellenger. The Rev.
Allen Mclean was chosen the first pastor
and he was dismissed in 1874, and his sue
cessors have been the Rev. Rowland Is.
Howard, the Rev. Frederick b. Pullan,
the Rev. DR.. Charles II. Everest, the Rev.
Ambrose White Vernon and Mr.. Blanch-
ard.
There was a 5000 addition to the chapel
built in 1871, and on Sunday, March Is;
1890, the new church now occupied. and
which adjoins the old chapel, was opened
and dedicated, the Rev. Amory H. Brad
ford, of the First Congregational Church,
Montclair. preaching the sermon.
There was a pleasing feature to yester,
days services, the Rev Mr.. Bradford
preaching in the evening. He spoke OF the
growth of the Congregational church, and
predicted still further success, owing 70
the broad democracy of the creed. a fault
10 ne IDunu III TIE past WIS tIfc ldhhif =
men to think for themselves, he stated,
and this was the cause of many troubles.
He urged a man could not be faithful TO
God unless he was true to himself,
The celebration will be continued Tues
day night, when a Fellowship meeting viii
be held, at which addresses viii be delly-
cred by the Rev. DR.. Ambrose White Yer
non, of Yale College. a former pastor; the
Rev. Frederick B. Pullan, also a former
pastor; DIR. c.. T. Ryder, secretary of the
Home Missionary Association, and several
charter members of the church.
The men of the parish will have their
annual dinner on Tuesday evening. DR.. G.
C. Creegan, of New York. will speak on
christianity Around the World Brief
talks also will be given by Mr.. Blanchard,
George A. Boyce, Horace Jennings and J.
Percy. The committee in charge con-
sists OF C. J.. Beckwith, J.C. McLaury'
w. p. Rumble and DIR. A. f. Thompson.
The committee that arrange the program
for the celebration was composed OF c. W.
Bailey. e. w. Thatcher and Miss Marie l..
Pierson.
The Sunday School will hold a special an-
niversary service next Sunday.
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THE ORANGES.
BLOOMFIELD.
MONTCLAIR
HURT IN RUNAWAY
RICHARD MAXWELL, JR., IN
HOSPITAL.
Bloomfelder Hurled Ont of Carriage in
This City and Head Hits
Telegraph Pole.

Richard Maxwell. jr, of clinton
street. Bloomfield. who had his skull
injured by being thrown from his
buggy at North Fifth street and Bloom
feid avenue, this city, last night in a
runaway, is the second eldest son Oh
j. Richard Maxwell, a prominent cit
izen of Bloomfield. The young man
has a large circle of friends in that
town. He is a halter by trade and
was formerly employed in Hacketts-
town and later in the factory of Ellor
Brothers & Hall. in Prospect street.
Bloomfield. ,
The animal he drove was a spirited
bay mare of the mustang species. He
had been calling in the home of Charles
r.. Willis, in North Fifth street, and
in driving toward Bloomfield avenue
the horse ran away. The carriage
struck a rut, and partly upset. and
Maxwell was hurled out, his head hit
ting a telegraph pole.
a deep cash was cut IN his fore
head. The wagon righted itself again
and the horse ran to the Silver Lake
section. where II was stopped by Jo-
seph Nora and later claimed by Max
weTis brothers. Edward and Frank.
At the hospital this afternoon it was
said that Maxwell's scalp was severely
lacerated, but that his skull was not frac-
tured. His condition is not critical, though
serious, and every hope is held out for
his recovery.
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WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.
Belleyille Couple Celebrate Their Mar
riage of Fifteen Years Ago.

Mr.. and Mrs. David A. Clearman, of 40
Rossmore place. Belleville, celebrated Sat-
urday night the fifteenth anniversary Of
their wedding with a reception at their
home. The house decorations were in pink.
The Rev. Cornelius S. Abbott, rector of
Christ Episcopal Church, Belleville. who
performed the marriage ceremony January
is. 1898. and Miss Anna Wharton, a sister
OF Mrs. Chairman, and r. u. Halstead, Of
Paterson, who were bridesmaid and best
man, were among the guests. Mrs. Clear
man Is a daughter Of Mrs. A. Wharton.
Mr.. Chairman is a member of the Belle
vile Board of Education.
kInong those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
G. E. Chairman, Miss Jennie Chairman,
Mrs. Maria Alderman, Mrs. j. w. Clear
mar, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Perry. Mr.. and
Mrs. i. D. Chairman. Mr.. and Mrs. FL. p.
Smith, Mrs. George Wharton and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Wharton and
family, Of Belleville; Mr.. and Mrs. e. S.
I4affey. Mr.. and Mrs. c. M. Chairman, Mr..
and Mrs. G.. e. Chairman and family, Mrs.
Mary a. Wharton, Mr.. and Mrs. II. II.
Dawson, NJ; and Mrs. C. Champenois and
family, Of Newark; Mr.; and Mrs; A, John,
son, South Orange: Mrs. ]. Kirk and
family Summit; Mrs, J. d. Ackerman,
Miss Hattie Gardner, Mrs. p. D.. Acker-
Fitch. Mr.. and Mrs. T.. B.. Alderman. Mr..
and Mrs. S. Ackerman. of Brooklyn; Mrs.
]. Il. Cooper. Wyckoff; Mrs. e. y. Hal
Hughes and family, Miss Emma Abbott,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. Dickinson, Mr..
and Mrs. Moses M. Ryno. Mr.. and Mrs.
Greaves aud family. Mr.. and Mrs. Theo-
hore Jeroloman, Mr.. and Mrs. G. r.
Gerard, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick w. Ash
worth, Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Zwlngli, MIR.
aud Mrs. Sidney Scott, MIR. and Mrs.
James Campbell, Miss Lucy Pearce, Mrs.
j: Henderson. Mr.. and Mrs. Dominick A.
Walsh. Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Hubbard and
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Mackey. of Bellevilie:
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Sloane. of Newark.
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vAILsBURG SECTION.

Miss Frances Hemhauser gaye a
birthday party at her home. 10 A non,r
the guests present were Berbha sm Pqf-
Ella Bormann, Lillian Kupper, Georgi-
ana Brown, Mary Lezgus. Helen Lamp,
Bertha Muller. Anna Fulman. Anna
Hemhauser, May Hemhauser and
George Smith, Albert Taylor Ernest
Lezgus, Joseph Lingesser, Henry
schroll, Albert Bormann,, Joseph Yves
Louis Betz, Edward Hemhauser, Charles
Berger, William O'Brien and William
Stewart.
James Van Houten, of Alexander
street, has enlisted as a member OF
Company X, of the first regiment.
Members of the Alpine Bowling Club
are arranging to give it's annual re-
ception and dance in Union Hall, on
January 80.
Mrs. Jarley's waxworks' will again
be presented in the Vailsburg Metho-
dist Church next Thursday night, UNI
der the auspices of the Epworth
League.
Members of the Vailsburg Council,
Jr. o. u. A. NJ, will pay Peter Cooper
Council a fraternalt visit tonight.
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CHURCH DEDICATED.
Bishop Lines 0ficiates at Church of the
Holy Trinity, West Orange.

Bishop Edwin S. Lines, of the Newark
Episcopal Diocese, dedicated the new
church of the Holy Trinity at Tory
Corners, West Orange. yesterday morning,
assisted by the Rev. Ohio F. Humphreys,
rector and the Rev. Lewis Lithipe. The
church was crowed. Bishop Lines preached
and conducted communion. There was spe-
cial music. In the evening Mr.. Humphreys
preached, referring to the morning dedica-
ton.
The new church, which has been con-
structed entirely of concrete, was built
hy contractors who were, with a single eX-
aeption, members OF the parish. Many of
the men, after their days work was COM
2leted. Joined together in completing the
interior, and Thomas A. Edison, whose
concrete blocks were used in the build
ing. in addition to furnishing material at
rock bottom figures, also aided the rector
with his advice.
4 The altar of the new church was con-
structcd by S. j. Lightholder and his
men; who cheerfully gave their time gratis.
The window at the back of the altar was
the gift of Mr.. and Mrs. William Barr
The vases were presented by the senior
warden of the church, Alfred G.. Williams,
and his wife. A handsome Bible and also
the brass altar desk were gifts from I'M
known friends.
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moo Much compatlbtIity.

Judge Bostwick, of Columbus, O., re-
Gently upheld a woman in her refusal to
tell her age in court.
"Were the witnesses age pertinent, I
should require her to give it, he said;
but in this ease, as in many cases, 1t is
not pertinent, aud, therefore, in refusing
TO state her age the lady is quite within
her rights
Speaking of Judge Bostwick the other
day, a Columbus man said:
"He is a remarkable person. He should
have been a novelist. AS this decision
about age shows he has a peculiar SYM
pathy with the feminine character. He I'M
derstands it.
lone day l heard him talking about di-
vorce. He was discussing the incompati-
bility of temperament plea on which so
many divorces are granted.
HE said compatibility was often 4 bad
thing, too. He said there was once a girl
who, after listening to a young mans pro-
posal, answered:
"'No, James, 7 cannot marry you
James looked frightened, hurt, dis
pleased.
Why not?' he asked.
There is too much compatibility OF
temperament about us, James, said the
girl, her lip curling with faint seorn.
Too much compatibility?, But isn't
that a good thing?' asked the puzzled
young man.
stance, judging from the size of your in
housework, and in your compatibility you
come, il we married | should undoubtedly
insist from motives of economy on dis
pensing with a servant and doing my own
would undoubtedly let me do 1t, James,"
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CALDWELL.
VERO AND
ESSEX FELLS
FIRE CHANGES
DEPARTMENT ON
NEW BASIS.
Commission Wants $4,000 This Year
to Make Improvements to Keep
Insurance Rate Down.

Tho ,.,.s4 ..a e.ra
hiost Important measure no" oelo.o
inc orange Fire Commission and one which
Will come up at a meeting next Friday
night is the budget for the department
needs. This has been gore over carefll,ly.
and n ;e beIiavad tha total s,,o,nt u,ilI he
se ono Tbis s,r, Iii 30 oananaaa e. 49,
@fo'vvo' nus sum WIN pe e~pehoeu IN Inc
development oil the department., the estap-
lishment OF a system OF paid men at the
various houses in place Of the present ar
raneement new eouipment renairs TO the
fro truck rocentlv mi out Of com,,ission
~ ~ "a aan ~ eaiaus 80 49,.
ow.hs 10 pdu eohultion, saiaiies anu otiie,
in~cidentals. Inc amount may pc shaved
down to $4,000, but the commission is
anxious tC give the city at once an up-to-
date department. as one one occasion the
Gro ,,nderrritors made NO eocrct ne thair
~ - ~ .ni
WISHES lnat the CITY oe gwen oetter pro-
lection. Failure to acceae to these require
ments may make for q higher cost of in
surance. II is said.
AS the new assistant chief is 10 ho 90.
a4 - .~~aIa.
lceleu iioui Tue lcSnidt uSpdtenient Hnen, IL
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WINS 25- MILE WALK
BY TAKING SHORT CUT.
Unsatisfactory Ending to Match Be-
tween James Smith and Charles
Hawkins, of Belleyille.

There was an unsatisfactory ending to
the walking match yesterday between
James Smith and Charles Hawkins, OF
Belleville. The match was for a side bet
OF So. 1t was claimed that Hawkins cut
the course, returning half an hour ahead
of his competitor.
The two pedestrians. accompanied by a
half dozen others, including Harry Hoag,
md several members Of the Woodside
Walking Club, set out at 10 o'clock. The
course lay through Bloomfield. Montclair,
Little Falls Singac, Paterson, Passaic,
Delawanna. Nutley and return. At Mont
clair the two competitors and Hong were
left to fight 1t out.
Hawkins finished the walk at Washing
ton avenue and William street, Belleville,
at 3:45 o'clock. Smith, with Hoag beside
him. finished half an hour later. Smith inn
mediately protested and Hawkins admitted
that he had taken a short cut. The men
had travelled thirty-one miles. Hoag suf-
fered from blistered feet, while the others
were in fair condition.
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MISS MINAHAN'S SUCCESS.
"The Infdel" Presented C~reditably by
Orange Amateurs.

Miss Katherine Minahan, of Orange,
with her company of amateurs gave q
pleasing rendition of Miss Minahan's play
1.-THE Infidel." in the Orange Theatre on
Saturday night to benefit st. Mary's Hos
pital. Orange. The affair was given under
the patronage of prominent society people
of the Oranges and nearby places, and
Miss Minahan's limitations of bird notes
enhanced the attractiveness of the play;
Her assisting company played well and
especially effective was the work of Frank
A. O'Connor. as Zarca, father of Dolores
the part so well acted by Miss Minahan-
Porter Bosch, of this city. was an ardent
lover as Don Alfonso, and Henry a;
O,Hagan. of Orange. gave his usual
humorous Interpretation to the part of
Bacchus. the court clown Henry cooper,
as Father Isidor was impressive and the
young people assisting ACQUITTED tnems
were: Justin MoCloskey, Edward Byrne'
Clifford j.. Werner. Alfred Minahan'
Frank Byrne. Master o'Connor. John Nc
Gee, Nicholas Mullen, Leo Minahan, Mss
Mae Kirwan, Miss Mabel Cowan, MIS-
Helen Davis, Miss Lilly Perry and MISS
Anna Doherty.
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SOUTH ORANGE.

The Village Board of Trustees will hold
its annual meeting tonight. The yearly
reports Of the officials will be read and
probably he appointment of a village as
SCISSOR to succeed Frank Fenner, resigned.
will be made.
The terms of Henry G. T. Martin, ].
Charles O'Brien and Arthur Hagemeyer as
school trustees will expire next month.
The postponed installation of officers of
Hope Lodge, L. 90 r., will take place
at a meeting in>Jr o. u. A. M. Hall
Wednesday night.
Pupils of st. Mary's Parochial School,
Academy street, have been awarded first
prize for excelling all other schools in the
LaRue Holmes Nature Lovers League in
essay work. Students of the various
schools in the league were required to
and their habits.
Ludwig Bats two houses in Third street
are nearing completion.
The Sacred and Immaculate Heart so
Church of Our Lady of Sorrows next
Sunday.
Division No. s, Ancient Order of Hiber-
mans, have secured the Tillou building in
its headquarters. The upper floor of the
building will be remodeled and the build
ing will be known as Hibernian Hall.
The f1remen were called on a still alarm
to the home OF c. Fl. Jewett, 1877 Scotland
road, Saturday afternoon, to extinguish a
chimney fire.
On a charge preferred by Kraus Nor. of
South Orange avenue, Donate Mateo, of
Essex avenue, Orange, was arraigned be-
fore Police Justice J. Martin Roll Satur-
day for trespassing on his property. The
arrest was made by Policeman Patrick
Reynolds. Justice Roll dismissed the COM
Dlaint.
The Field Club. Lackawanna League,
bowlers will play a series with the Lew
ellyn Club, of Orange, on the local alleys
tonight. Tomorrow night the Suburban
League team will have the Celluloid Club,
of Newark as its opponents.
Charles Burke, a former policeman of
South Orange, and now a resident Of New
ark, where he is a health inspector, has
recovered from a long illness, due TO gas
tritis.
Skating was enjoyed by many on the
Seton Hall College pond yesterday.
A reception of twelve new members into
the Holy Name Society of the Church of
Our Lady of Sorrows was held in the
church at the vesper services at s O'Clock
last night. The society now has a mem
bership of sixty.
Brown University's varsity basketball
five defeated the representatives from the
Massachusetts Institute OF Technology at
Providence, r.. l., Saturday. J. Donald
Pryor, of South Prospect street, South
Orange. was largely responsible for
Browns victory by the score of 80 to %.
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SUBURBAN OBITUARIES.
MRS. SUSAN GRAHAM.

The funeral of Mrs. Susan Graham. so
years old, who died at her home in Pros
pect street, Nutley. Saturday, will be held
at the house tomorrow afternoon at 1870
O'Clock. The Rev. William Stuart, pas
tor OF. the Nutley Reformed Church, with
winch Mrs. Graham was AFFILIATED, will
oficlate. The interment will be in the
family plot in RoSedale Cemetery.
Mrs. Graham was born in what is now
Henry and Anosta Glass. well known old
settlers of that locality. She had been
a resident of Nutley over twenty-five
years, and was we'll known for her aniablo
disposition. She leaves, besides her hus-
band, William, three daughters, namely,
Mrs. Charles N. Kierstead, of Nutley,
wife of Town Treasurer Charles n. Kier-
stead; Mrs. William Jenkins, of Newark.
and Mrs. Louis Van Gieson, of Nutley.
and two sons, namely, Charles Graham,
Of Montclair, and John Graham, of Nut
ley.
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MRS E T S. BREER.

Mrs. Hetty Scherck Greer. widow OF
George Breer. died at her home, 300 Park
< stroke of the aiiment enfeebied heT Oh
Saturday and the second stroke yester-
Gay proved fatal. Mrs. Breer was IS years
old and made her home with her two
daughters, Miss Mary Breer and Miss
Annie Breer. at the Orange residence.
The family moved to Orange from New
Brunswick three and a half years ago.
Mr.. Breer died In that city nine years
ago and the family was well known there.
A son also survives Mrs. Breer. William
Breer, who resides in Jersey City. The
funeral Wednesday afternoon at , o'clock
VIII be conducted by the Rev. Dr. John
f.. Patterson, pastor of the Central Pres
byterian Church, Orange, and interment
viii be made at New Brunswick on Thurs
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POLICEMAN LALLY DENIES IT.

Policeman Michael Laly, of South Or
ange village, has been busy since Satur-
day answering the quizzing OF his fell
low policemen and friends ia regard to
the story that he was thinking Of getting
oft a patent on the anti-drunk powders
which Police Sergeant Thomas j. Sherry,
pf that village, said he saw Lally take
on the mght of January 5 to sober him
self up before going on duty. Lally had
denied before the police committee that
he was drunk or that he had taken any
powders. He was fully eXonerated by the
committee. and ~thenAthe story started
that he was going to patent Sherry's al
legged imaginary powders. But Lally
didn't Sc: any run in the yarn after he
had been asked ahcut ii So often and now
ne says he never thought of any such
thing. He states emphatieally that he is
not seeking any such patent.
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so, but the church is eternal and will last
till the last soul has passed away
During the sermon Mr.. Blanchard put
this question before the c~oneregation; !.
IF twenty people can raise Si0Vog OF
$40. 900 and 200 people can raise $24,OD, now
long ought it take $50 people to raise
SCOOP
The latter sum is being sought TO make
additions 10 the Sunday school.
The church was recognized by a council
of local Congregational churches on Janu-
airy Is, n a mid-week service was begun
on January %. 1t was early in the sum-
mer of 1866 that the parish had its incep-
ton. A few men in the neighborhood q
Grove street then met in consultation, ana
at a meeting July 4 at the house OF aaron
p. Mitchell the decision was reached 10
form a religious society and build a house
of worship. The present church site was
and in August the Grove Street
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ILLBURN-SPRINGFIELD

At yesterday mornings services at st.
Rose OF Lima's Roman Catholic Church,
Millburn, the pastor. the Rev. Father
Brown, announced nat the Christmas col
lection had amounted to over 500, the larg-
est in the history of the parish.
The two children of Mrs. Edna Allen are
III with grip at the home of their grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Paynter, Of
Morris avenue. Springfield.
The Kings Daughters will hold a chow
der party at their rooms in Spring street,
Millburn. on Wednesday evening.
The football team of the Short Hills
High School is to be entertained by the
faculty at the parish house tonight.
Miss Margaret Flanagan, of Spring
street, M%illburn, has as her guest Miss
Nellie McDermot, of Kent, o.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Carrig. who were
married at Brooklyn on Thanksgiving
night, took up their residence last week
at their home in Short Hills avenue,
Springfield.