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NUTLEY.

John Pilling, of Troy, N. Y. a former
Charles A. Booth, of Chestnut street.
Mrs. Frank V. johnson. OF New York. a
former resident of Nutley, Is visiting Mr.
and Mrs. Marc M. Michael, of North road.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. kellogg, of Rutgers place,
have gone to New York for the winter
months.
Miss Helen Garside, Of Middletown. N
T., a former resident of Nutley, is visiting
friends in town.
Miss Constance Goodrich. OF Grant ave
nue.. has returned to Vassar College.
Mrs. William H. Arnold, of Whitford
venue, has returned from a visit to
friends at Boston.
waite avenue, has returned from a visit
to her sister in tie Bronx, n. Y.
The j.. A. b. Club. including prominent
Germans Of Jersey City, Newark, Pater-
son n Hoboken, held their semi-annual
dinner at the Hotel du Feurebach yester-
INN were the features,
At the annual meeting of the Nutley
E1remen's Relief Association held last
night at the headquarters of Yantacaw
Engine Company. the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year; Presl-
Harry Van Wrinkle; secretary. John d,
Donaldson; treasurer, Richard w. Booth;
delegates to the State Flremen'S Relief
Association al Atlantic City in September,
1908. John D.. Donaldson, Ahram Blum and
j. Harry Van Wrinkle: visitors, Yantacaw
Engine Company. Hugh Hallidy and C. d.
Sargent; Avondale Hose Company, Will
lam Van Wrinkle and Lewis Gehring; West
Nntley Hose, Harry Cueman and Thomas
Nichols; Exempt F1remen's Association,
Humphrey, DIR. A, II. Van Riper and Jacob
Fitting.
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THE ORANGES.
BLOOMFIELD.
MONTCLAIR
ROW OVER DRAIN
CLINTON ST. RESIDENTS
WAX SARCASTIC.
bloomfield Town Councils Plan to Re
lieve Surface Water Nuisance
Not Liked.

The Bloomfield Town Council last night
at a special meeting gave a hearing to
the property-owners in Clinton street, that
town. who are interested IN the building
OF n drain, to be used iii carrying off the
surface water from that t~horoug1fare'
The town had adopted a resolution call
ing for the building of a drain through
private property, The consent Of the OWL
ers of the latter having been obtained,
John Prentiss. Charles Payton, John O.,
Parkin and others objected TO the location
of the drain. as proposed by the Town
Council, They wanted it run down elm
ton street TO Linden avenue. and thence
70 the county ditch, with catch basins
at Linden avenue.
Sarcastic remarks were INDUCED IN by
some of the speakers and at times Mayor
Sutphen was compelled to rap for order
1t was a case of argument pro and con
between the speakers and Counc1lIneh
Murray. Farrand and Unangst. Finally,
upon motion of Councilman Unangst, the
entire matter was laid over until January
*, and in the meantime Town Attorney
kocher will draw up Il petition winch
will be circulated among the properly
owners Interested by Mr.. PrantlSs ASKING
for the construction Of the drain throughl
the thoroughfares named Instead OF
through private property, as advocated
by some of the Council.
MeSsrs. RENTS Parkin aud others deS-
irnated the latter plan as 4 maReSnllt'
The plan proposed by the property-oWners
will be more expensive than the others
hut III Town Engineer B%aechlin says II IS
feasible and onough signatures can ne
obtained 1T will be built at the expense or
the property-owners under the direction
OF. the authorities.
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NOTES OF THE ORANGES.

a small safe, ten by twelve inches inside
dlmenslons, was stolen from the home of
Samuel Brody. II Mechanic street, Or
ange, a day or SO ago with its contents
of $40 or $l2. The safe had handles and
could easily be carried.
Edward Stadtler, of SO Forest street;
Theodore Tappan, g. joyce street. and
Joseph Kelly, IL Lafayette street, Orange
youths, were mistaken for a crowd which
stoned a scissors grinder last night and
the grinder, with half a dozen fellow
Italians, set on the youths and hit Kelly
! with a hammer He got a cut on the
head and the case> was reported to the
police.
Max Kennel, of go william street, Or
ange, reported to the police of the city
| yesterday that his bicycle had been
stolen from IS Railroad place, East Or
ange.
AT a recent meeting of Branch No. 4.
District No. 5, st. Patrick's Alliance, of
West Orange, officers for the year were
installed, and a cut glass service was pre-
sented to Past President James Il. Mason.
A social hour was enjoyed. Martin #.
Iannon acted as muster of ceremonies.
The program was: Recitations. Francis
Byrnc; Jig and reel dancing, Thomas NAL
lon; plano solos, Master Joseph Byrne:
songs, Patrick Lawless, Archie Watson,
Z. Allen Smith, Duncan Ryan, Edward T..
ByTne lanes Flynn, Frank McCloskey
the new initiation and side degree win be
worked on about twenty new candidates.
The branch making arrangements for a
prize euchre and dance, to be given in
Columbus Hall on February u. Those
composing the arrangement committee
are: Frank p. McCarrick, chairman;
William j. Byrne, Edward f. Byrne, John
Callaghasn and Michael Durr.
A charity euchrc to benefit st. Johns
Guild, Orange, will be given in Columbus
Hall that city, "Wednesday night, Janu-
airy 70.
A social euchre was enjoyed by the
member of Wenzel Branch No. 9o5, l.. &.
r. A., Orange, after a meeting last night
in Elks' Hall. Orange.
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~vAILsBuRG SECTION.

Joseph Wellrle, chairman Of the special
sewer committee, will be at his office In
South Orange avenue tomorrow for the
purpose u receiving subscriptions aud
natures OF Vailsburg residents to con-
tinue the sewer assessment fight against
the city.
A series of five bowling games has been
arranged between the Vailsburg Athletic
Club and Hilton Bowling Club teams to
take place on Walsh's alleys next Wednes-
day night. These two teams met before
this season and the local team won three
gaInes.
The South Orange Athletic Club bowlers
rolled on Walsh's alleys last night. Theo-
dore Smith put up the highest score. 222.
Frank Smith and Thomas Murray were
tied for second with 204 counts. The two
latter will roll off the tic next week.
The Home Building and Investment As
ISOLATION directors will meet TO go over
the books in Daly's Hall on January so.
The West End Whist Club postponed its
meeting at the home OF Mrs. Paul Fried
helm, 20 Howell place, from last night
until tonight.
Nailsburg Conclave, Improved Order OF
Heptasophs, win install officers at a met
ing in Union Hall on January q.
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Knapp, George Lindsey, Chauncey H..
MARSH, Mlbourne Monroe, Ernest p. Pat
ten, J, Z. Plekard, Albert Poeller, Henry
%. Poeiler, W, c. Sharp. Raymond h.
smith Is. N. St. John, William "A. Iegan,
Paul T1elner. Percy Ward.
Many OF the following associate members
OF The union were presnt:
W w. Ashley, Henry I. Ambrose,
j.. >. Anderson, Mrs. y. Z. Anderson, Mrs.
Anne Annet, Mrs. II. o.. Ayres, Archibald
Ainslee, William Barr, W.. c. Butler, Frank
w. Baldwin, A.. Ward Brigham, A. c.. Bode,
Leonard ID. Baldwin, Frank Bancroft, l..
Carroll Beckel, Mrs. Guyton Boston, Arthur
Watson Barber, William Thayer Brown.
John Bergman, Mrs. Archer Brown, Mrs.
z. q. Baker, A. p. Boiler, Henry S. Bah
bage, Mrs. w. l.. Bunnell, James Bathgate,
Edwin G. Beach, O. L. Condit, ii. b. Clos
son, II. C. Cordley.
William Stage Cerren, Morrison c.. Col
yer, Austen Colgate, r. B. Constantine,
Thomas R. Creole, Gardner Colby, Everett
Colby, Sanford %. Cobb, George Cline, jr,,
BENJAMIN Douglass, George 7. Dixon,
William Davis, f.. l.. Dubosque, Mrs. f. K.
Dolbeer, S. Carl Downs, w. A. Dennis,
Canton l. Decker, Mrs. Thomas. A. Edison.
Charles L. Eaton, William EIlor, A. II.
Franklin Fort, Mrs. Arnold w; Francis,
Edward K. Figgis, George w. Fortmeyer,
William M. Franklin, Clayton S. Fitch,
l.. e. Freeman.
Mrs. Peter H.. Fowler, Wilson Farrand,
DR.. r. w. Ftecht. d. G. Garrabrant, Ed
ward Green, II. NJ. Glider, John Il. Gore,
Edward Fl. Graves, George X. Howe.
Charles Hathaway, John o. Head, George
II. Hartford, David G. Holmes, James \.
Halland, DR.. Alfred j. Harrison, George
Hogeman, G. S. Hutchings, William Read
Howe. G. Everett Hill, jr., Will j. Hall,
Walter h. Holland. Elwood G. Harris, DIR.
5. c. Hamilton, the Rev. a Q. Irving,
J. Harvey Johnson, Fl. N. Jones, David G.
Jones, Ernest S. James.
Charles T. I$ilborne, Walter Kerr, Ed
ward /. Kent, Edward Kellogg, 9. g. Kid
der, Edmund b. Kursheedt, Charles A.
Lindsey, Lauter Company, Samuel Lee
Miss r. de Lamartiniere Mrs. j.. Leonard,
Mrs. Martin Lehman, Abram Mosler,
Jean NOR. DIR. Z. v. Moffat, Miss Eliza
beth M. McCabe, Miss r. Mabel Moore,
Miss Myra T.. Matthews, E. G. Washer,
Miss J.. Il. Meeker.
N. C.. McCrea. ]. r. Miller, Spencer =
Marsh, John Newton, Archie Palmer, g,
Phillips Payson, Franklin Pearce. j. g
Petit, A. A.. Quinby, Miss Phoebe Rey-
nolds, Arthur A. Richmond, w. +. Rob
ertson, Henry ID. Reed, IT. Murray Rich
mond. James Shanks, Mrs. Otto stein
hauser, L. H. Shepard. c. A. Stonelake
Raymond T.. Smith. David Straehan, j. A
Il. Stewart. Mrs. William f. Shedd.
A. f. Schoek. Mrs. T.. O'Conor Sloane
Miss A. L. Thatcher, Melchoir F. Topken,
Edward Van Horne. DIR. Frank Wander
poel. S. c. Willever. Miss Helen Water
man. e. c.. West, Theodore II. Ward, =
N. Wiggin. Norman M. Ward, James w
| Winslow, M. Winter. g. D.. Williamson
Frank Wilson, J. 9. Aymar Williamson
J Clarence g.. Wade, Nj. p. Wyuy, Henry. g
Ware Mrs G. H Wilson, Dr. J. >. Woire
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CALDWELL. VERONA AND
ESSEX FEELS.

John Milton Mead. OF Bloomfield avenue.
Caldwell, Is confined to his home with ill
ness.
Miss Margaret Cunnison, Miss Elizabeth
Maltice and Lee Kinsey. of Newark, are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore S. Far
rand, of claremont avenue, Verona.
The annual parish meeting of the Cald-
we'll Presbyterian Church Will be held in
the lecture room Tuesday evening next.
MIR. and Mrs. Morris =. Lindsay, Of
Bloomfield avenue, Caldwell. left yesterday
for Florida, where they Will remain dur
ing the winter months.
Henry Rudolph, of Roseland avenue.
Essex FEELS, was rendered a surprise last
night. A big crowd was present. Games
ard dancing were participated in and a
tine collation. served.
The annual meeting of the Sunday school
az the Caldwell Methodist Church was
held last night and the following officers
elected: Superintendent, Henry c. Mead;
assistant superintendent. Richard C.
Campbell; secretary, Miss Edna Wander
hoof; treasurer, Miss Carrie Burnett; IL
brarian, Irving Jacobus: organist, Miss
Carrie. Thomas, aud assistant organist,
Miss I<elsie Mead. Mrs. John Thurston
was elected president OF the Sunday school
missionary society; Mrs. John ]. Jacobus,
Vice-president; Miss Agnes Mahon. secre-
tary, and Mrs. Henry Mead, treasurer.
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MAPLEWO0D.

Many improvements to the Maple
wood Sporting Club during the coming
spring are anticipated by its newly
elected officers. The building will be
equipped with pool and billiard rooms,
a reading room, shower baths, a gym
nasium and a store where refresh
ments viii be sold. The baseball field
will be mapped out in the rear of the
club house as will several tennis
courts. The club is now in a flourish
ing condition. Interest among most of
the members is turned toward bowling
at present.
A series of bowling games between
the Maplewood Sporting Club team and
the South Orange Field Club, Lacka-
wanna and Suburban League quintets
is being arranged to decide the cham
pionship of South Orange township
and village. Last year the Field Club
suburban leaguers and the Sporting
Club team played two games. each
winning one.
A hockey team is being formed by
the boys of the Maplewood Public
School. Games with other grammar
school teams win be played on Pier
sons Pond, Baker street.
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ARCANUM INSTALLATION.
Orange Council Has Large Attendance
at Lodge Ceremony.

Impressive ceremonies took place last
night In the chambers Of Orange Council,
Royal Arcanum. No, s76s MASONIC Temple.
Orange, when Deputy District Supervisor
Renoist, past regent of West Hoboken
Council, was present and conducted the
installation Of the newly elected officers
of the council, Supervisor Benoist was
accompanied by Brother Patrick Murray,
of the West Hoboken Council, who OH
clated as the grand guide, having been
Grand Regent Ward. For very efficient
and faithful services rendered during the
past year as regent, Ernest Williams was
presented with a past regents Jewel by
Supervisor Benoist on behalf of Orange
Council. Mr.. Williams has made one Of
the best regents in the history of Orange
Council.
The following officers were installed for
the ensuing year: Regent, John Ander-
son; v~ice-regent, Albert j. Morris; orator,
Garrabrant; guide. Charles F. Hef1on;
warden, William w. CreSsey; sentry,
Robert F. Personnel; trustee, Herman
Shoemaker.
son, appointed standing committees for
the ensuing year, as follows: Trustees to
the Hospital Bed Fund Association
George w. Hutchinson and DIR. Eugene
g.. West; delegates to employment bureau,
Herbert l.. Tiger and Walter. r. Cos
grove: auditing committee, Herbert. 7.
Abrams, d. II. Babcock and j. p. King
france committee. Lowell Y. Baldwin,
George Hansford and G. w. Hutchinson;
advisory committee, C. w. Steel, J. W.
Ord, P. T. staunton and George F. litter
ton: press committee, A. w. Abbott, IL.
l.. Tiger, Alonzo j.. Keys: entertainment
committee. Edwin r. Hopkinson. John d.
Williams, Herman Shoemaker, George s..
Strain and Charles f. Hefflon: BUDGET
committee. John Anderson, Ernest Will
Jams, Albert j.. Morris. p. p. S%taunton,
L. v. Baldwin. Frederick Cooley, G.. w.
Hutchinson ard II. r.. Abrams.
Orator Hopkinson reported that his en-
tertainment committee would meet In a
few days to arrange for a series of en-.
tertainments TO be given by the counaA
during the ensuing year.
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SOUTH ORANGE.

The Village Board of Health will meet
tonight for the first time In three months.
Miss Beatrice MacGowan of Second
street, a teacher in the High School, has
returned from a trip to Canada, where
she visited relatives.
The Crosweiler Trio and the Misses
Eastman, .harpists. will give the second
Assembly Hall Music Fund Committee,
OF South Orange. in the South Orange
High School assembly hall on February
Mrs. Daisy Quinn. wife No. l of Joseph
P. Quinn, the bigamist. who is now in
the Newark jail awaiting trial, left today
for her home in Utica, n. Y. Since her
been staying with Mrs. Viva Quinn. wife
No. 2, at the %latter's home, 65 South Or
ang avenue.
The Misses Eta Francis and Susan
Brand hive returned t. their homes, in
Chatham. after visiting Miss Bertha
Drake, of Cottage street.
Frank l.. King, of Valley street, will
lead the meeting OF the Epworth League
in the South Orange Methodist Church
Sunday night.
William J. Germany and Miss Elsie
Mccall wilr sing n duet, Low Divine, "
Stainer. at the morning service in the
Methodist Church Sunday. and the choir
win sing professional. Saviour, Blessed
Saviour, lie Jeune, and the anthem, Far
From Their Home Woodward. The
musical program at the evening service
VIII DF- GupIdlO SOLO anu CHORUS ms
Holy City" Adams, and the anthem. "Our
Soul on God With Patience Waits" DR..
Garrett.
A book of poems has been selected as
the prize 10 be given the winner of the
poem-colnposing contest among the stu
dents of the High School by P~arnassean
Literary Society. The prize will be awarded
by Stanley Balson, president of the So
cletY at Nashington's Birthday exercises
in the school on February 81
The village board of trustees will meet
tonight to receive the annual reports of
officers. which will be made public at next
Monday nights meeting.
The Rev. George Mooney, pastor, will
deliver a sermon on "Life's Highest Mo
tive at the morning service in the
Methodist Church Sunday. Neglected
Warning" will he his evening theme.
G.. Halseys Drake, of Cottage street, will
have charge of the musical program at the
prayer meeting in the Methodist Church
next Wednesday evening.
in Trinity Presbyterian Church Sunday
morning The Rev. Robert Tasting Nichols,
pastor. viii preach or THE Order of Sons
of the Kingdom" He will have "A Ply
stefan Willing 10 Heal as his topic.
The percentage of attendance in the
South Orange public schools for the past
month Is COS. A total of 1.010 pupils have
been enrolled since the opening in Septem-
Der. whereas but 956 had been enrolled up
10 January / last year.
A new metal ceiling has been placed in
one of the classrooms In Columbia. School
in place of the one which fell during the
Christmas vacation. 1t will cost $50.
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BELLEVILLE.

The directors of the First National Bank
Yesterday reelected these officers Presl-
dent, Erwin h. Graves; vice-president,
DR. John +. Condor; cashier, John f.
Bovine.
The o'Leary Walking Club is the --latest
pedestrian club TO be formed In Bellevue.
The club is out with a challenge to the
Weston Club. which was organized a
week ago. John Flynn, sr,. the veteran
pedestrian. Ia at the head of the club as
captain. He is confident his club can
outwalk The other for a distance OF htty
dozen walking matches. John j. Cronlh
and Policeman William Swim are his heu-
tenants.
Tho annual election Of officers of the
Holy Name Society. of st. Peters Churcn,
took place last night. 1t resulted rs fol-
lows: President, Martin A. Malagne; sec
retary. George Ward, and treasurer, the
completed for the vesper service on sun
day night when the Rev. r.. l.. Crowley,
O. r. Of Washington, D. c., will preach.
The Switchboard team Of the Bellevue
Catholic Gu last night defeated the
Bay1ey Dyceum team, of Newark, IN n
Diocesan Union tournament game by a
score of 120 to 9S. This is the second win
Of the Bellevllle team.
The Epworth League, of the Wesley NJ.
Y. Church will have q rally in the Churcn
Thursday evening, February s.. Edward
Axtell is chairman of the committee OF
arrangements.
Division No. 3. Ancient order OF
Hibernians, has elected the following Of
ficera: President, Bartholomew Kinneally;
f1nancial secretary, John Hughes; record
ing secretary, =. j. Burns; treasurer,
Thomas p. Hennigan; sergean-at-arms'
John Howley; sentinel, Joseph Hughes
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FIRE ESCAPES
LACKING IN
BLOOMFIELD
Official Inspection to Be
Made to Prevent Another
BOyertOwn Tragedy.

Aroused to action by the Boyertown
theatre holocaust, the authorities OF
Bloomfield are about to take steps that
will prevent a possible repetition of that
awful disaster IN that town. Building In
spector George M. sCadmIs and Bernard E.
Higgins. chief engineer OF the fire depart
ment. will make a tour of inspection OF
the different halls. factories and public
buildings In the own and will then report
back to the Town Council just what is
needed as safeguards. Then the Council
will take action as it is empowered to do
by the building ordinance to compel the
owners of structures more than two stories
high to place fire escapes on the buildings
IL necessary. There are at present no nre
escapes on any OF the public halls or three
story buildings in the town.
The Council will also require the front
doors of the halls TO open toward the
street. There is but one moving picture
SHOW in the town at present, and that VIII
be thoroughly looked into by the invest-
gators.
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ORANGE Y. M. C. A. NEWS NOTES.

Alexander Il. Irvine, who spoke last
Sunday afternoon ut the Young Mems
Christian Association, viii speak twice
next Sunday at 3 o'clock on The BIS
sence Of Ruskin,' and at dis O'Clock on
"a Bunk House and Some Bunk House
Men" An opportunity between the meet
ings win be given to meet MT IRVINE
personally.
o'clock in the evening Professor Living,
sion Barbour. Of Rutgers College. viii
give readings from David Copper1eld.
In the State bowling games rolled last
Tuesday night the local team had Tor
It's opponents the Ridgewood Association
team. The home team won all three
games making the highest score vet rolled
in the League, 9S7. and the highest IN
dlvidaal score by Captain Frank LeitZ'
az. Next Tuesday night the local team
will play against the Passaic team.
In a dual swimming meet In the local
pool the Orange team won from EAlzapeth
won the rs and 50-yard dashes, and
O'Rourlte. of Orange, and Campbell. or
Elizabeth, were tied in the l0O-yard dash.
In the 10o-yard relay the Orange team;
consisting Of Woods. Hall, MclGinea and
Shorter. defeated the Elizabeth team by
rs feet. At the conclusion OF the meet
medals were awarded TO Messrs. Han, ana
Woods by the swimming committee. A
return meet will be held IN the Elizabeth
pool next. Wednesday night.
The members track team under the
direction Of Captain Wildnauer are prac-
Using regularly for the dual athletic
meet TO be held in the local gymnasium
January % with Paterson.
The basketball game between the Or
ange first team and the Montclair team
IN the local court tomorrow night Will
be one OF the most interesting games Of
3 the season. This game will he one OF
The deciding games of the State champion
chip. and the Montclair team Is practis-
ing hard determined to make a good show
ing against the local team. The first
game. between the Orange team and the
'Spartans.'' Of Summit, is scheduled TO
Of the Trinity Club, Brooklyn. will Of
1iclate at both games.
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GUN CLUB ELECTION.
West Orange Fishermen and Hunters
Hold Annual Meeting.

The Llewellyn Rod and Gun Club, of
West Orange, one Of the best known gun
clubs in Essex County, last night elected
officers for the ensuing years as follows:
President, John Hayes; yice-president.
Joseph Williams; financial secretary and
treasurer, James Donohue; corresponding
secretary. John Pfaff; sergeant-at-arms,
Philip Snyder.
The club is making preparations for the
annual dance which will be given in the
German-English School Hall, Orange, on
Tuesday evening, February II. A door
prize of So will be given.
Reports were presented last night show
ing that the club Is in a good financial
standing. It conducts a camp near Swine
field and it is expected that it will be
enlarged this year. With the new inn
provements to be made it is expected that
more of the prominent lovers of the rod
and reel from the country will be enrolled.