The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-03

elaborate fireworks at night, during
which there will be music galore and a
general j~ollifcation.
Besides the baseball game at Wieden-
mayors Park in the morning the day
will be celebrated by sporting events
and athletic contests in every field,
cycling, horse racing, golf, tennis,
cricket, athletic games; motoring. yacht
ing n shooting being a few of the
branches that will flourish on the
Fourth. Professional baseball will at
tract great crowds, while at the cycling.
trotting, motor inc athletic tracks there
will be huge throngs in attendance. The
public Fairgrounds will also have
crowds to witness excellent programs.
A low estimate of those in attendance
at athletic events of all sorts in Newark
and within a radius of a few miles dur
ing the Fourth has been placed, after
careful computation. at 100, 900 persons.
while that of the State will easily
treble that number
Extraordinary precautions have been
taken to prevent the spread of fire and
, enforce the police laws. Fire Chief
Ashley today revoked all leaves of alb
sence and the whole force was on duty.
An inspection of the department salts
fed the chief that the full equipment
of apparatus was in fit condition, and
the fire alarm telegraph service was
thoroughly tested.
Police VIII BE Kept Busy.
Chief of Police Corbitt has issued
special instructions to all policemen
tina the avs prohibiting certain kinds
of fireworks, such as toy pistols, are
to be enforced. Cooperating with the
Public Service Corporation, all persons
will be arrested by the police If taught
placing torpedoes or other explosives on
the tracks of the trolley lines. AS an
extra precaution the company will
equip all cars with brushes which will
clear the rails of explosives.
Chief Corbitt issued instructions
especially for the day regarding the
arrest of persons firing pistols in the
streets. Last year some thirty or forty
persons We're picked UP by the police
charged with this practise. There are
many cases of r%evolvers being loaded
with ball cartridges. Persons ignorant
of American customs and mist king
the license of the day gave especial
trouble in this way.
Members of Women's Christian Tenn
perance Union No. l will celebrate In
Union Hall, Mulberry street, at 1920
o'clock In the morning.
Addresses will be given by members
of the Grand Army from Lincoln Post
No. II, James A. Garfield, Sheridan,
Kearny, Marcus l.. Ward and Hexa-
mer posts. James Ward will read the
Declaration of Independence and pa
triotic songs will be sung. Music will
be furnished by the Volunteer Evan !
gelistic Brass Band, led by Richard
Neiderbuhl. Among the speakers will
be Uriah B. Seely and John Cramer.
At noon luncheon will be served. The
celebration will continue all afternoon.
Clubs Plans for Fourth.
The Lenni-Lenape Club will hold ex-
%ercises appropriate to the day in front
of the clubs headquarters, 80 Court
street, tomorrow morning. Patriotic
speeches will be delivered by promi-
nent men and the Declaration of indie
pendence will be read.
The Belmont Pleasure Club will leave
its headquarters In Lille street tonight
for a months camping at Rocklaad
Lake, Rockland County, N. Y. big
Chief" Peto will be the mess cook.
Mike" the mascot dog, will also go,
to do sentinel duty at night.
The. employees of the Eastern division
headquarters Of the Sherwin- Williams
Company, paint and varnish makers, !
of this city, left the Broad street sta /
ton OF the D., l.. & w. Railroad today
on their ninth annual outing to Gran
berry Lake. This concern provides an
outing each year for the employees of
its many divisions.
With the Thousand Islands as it's
objective point the Plattdeutsche So
ciety, of Newark, will start on it's six
day trip from the Market street station
of the "Pennsy" early tomorrow morn
ing in the special train of the Lehigh