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The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-08
SOUTH ORANGE.

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter s. Rode ano
family have closed their scotland road
residence and have gone TO Nassau, III
the Bahama Islands to spend the WIN
Water superintendent Cornelius p
Nolan will turn the water off at houses
where the water bills have not beer
paid for last year, on Friday. .S1ould
fhe water be turned off It VIII cost
the delinuuen$ householders So to have
Il turned on again.
Wilbur Spencer. OF So Taylor place,
has returned from Liberty. n. Y.
Village Engineer Eugene Y. Allen
has begun the work of surveying
RfdTowood road, where the village
trustees propose laying a sidewalk IN
the spring. The ordinance will prob
ably be acted upon at the next meeting OF
the board on January Il.
Miss Mary Helmlinger. daughter Of
Fireman Frederick A.: Helmlinger' 5f
been ill with appendicitis, has recov-
rel and assumed duties as telephone
operator in the Summit office,
wilfred Mirchie returned to Yale
University. where he is a student, to.
day. Howard Murchie also returned
IN Phillips Academy. Andovcr. Mass.
roth sncnt The holiday vacation with
their n%arerte. Mr.. and Mrs. Horace q.
Mrrchir. of Pr1spect street.
william Connect. Eugene V. Connect.
ir.. william ISingsland. Sd. and Will
f4r' Payne, 81. have returned to Con-
cpTH. n. H.. 10 Htlenu pOHfuiHE Scilooi'
Ntr. and Mrs. J.. Charles O'Brien, of
Naplcwood avenue, left today for
Washington. ID. C..
Mr. ard Mrs. william Nandeveer. sr.,
of valley street. arc spending the win
ter in Washington, D.. c.
Roland Vreeland. Of Ridgewood
road. fell on tho ICY sidewalk in front
of the n~ostofhce yesterday afternoon
and was unable to walk home. He
was taken home in a cab, but is able
to be ont today, the injuries. which
were 10 Lile loft knee. balng only slight.
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SIS WONDERFUL SOIL IS MAKING GOOD

Silaa A. Hopkins. an enterprising far
mer, living on the outskirts Of Cedar
Grove, has always maintained that there
was a piece OF his farm that was far
more valuable taan his %lIeighbors mag
ined. and that anything from n pumpkin
TO a railroad tie would grow on it.
Blu 1t remained for his friend, Jeremiah
Simpson, who owns the adjoining farm, to
turn Sis attention toward a new use for
the wonderful soil.
One afternoon while driving the cows
from pasture Farmer Hopkins met Simp-
son, and the following conversation enl
sued:
SAY. 81, / hear that there be great
money in raisin' Christmas trees"
DO tell?' replied Siias, without inter
eet, bad time to begin, ainkt try
,kins, you be wrong. Didn't l read in a
Newark paper last week that a fellow up
in Maine made over $4,000 selling them
~ tell?" remarked Silas again, pick
YES ~slr-ree,' again responded his
n%eighbor. Say, 81. why don't you try
'em on that thar spot of y%ourn?'
Wei, mebbe IN look into 1t some"
Coin to snow. SIP
We'll, Jerry, looks as If it may, and
again it looks us if It mayn't."
Then they parted.
Hopkins saw his cattle cared for and
then went into the house. and after sup
per sat ir his old armchair and fell into
deep tbpligat. seemingly unconscious OF
the presence If his wife and the hired man
In the room.
is there anything wrong, Silas?" asked
the good woman apprehensively.
No, I'm only thinking"
The next day Hopkins hitched up his
team, and after telling his wife that he
wss going to Newark. and giving the hired
man his chores for the day, started off.
His mind was made M. He would go to
the Park Commission in this city and ask
Tor some CT the leftover Christmas trees
that had been given by the market mer-
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-08
EAST ORANGE CHURCH
REMEMBERS PASTOR.
Gives Him a Purse of 500 for His
Silver Wedding Anniversary
G;f+

To mark their respect for the Rev.
Charles B. Billiard, pastor of the Elmwuod
Presbyterian Church, East Orange, aud
Mrs. Billiard, who recently celebrated the
twenty-ffth anniversary of their wedding,
the superintendent and teachers oil ,ae
church Sunday school with members and
friends of the congregation made Up a
purse Of 800. The purse included $25 in
silver coin and the remainder, $40, was in
gold.
In making the presentation Charles
Deligny, for the subscribers, alluded to "a
little business transaction, undertaken by
the pastor some twenty-five years since
which had turned out well" The clergy
man and his wife were wished many nappy
years together.
Mr.. and Mrs. Billiard celebrated their
anniversary on December Is. The ELM
versary of their organization on April %.
There will be a celebration OF the event.
President Angler, of the Mems, League
of the church, has named the following
committee to arrange for the annual din
ner for the men on February 81: The Rev.
Charles B. Bullard, ". H. Van Dine, J.
W. Chase. Wilbur Riley. D. p Webster
nett, ]. A. Pierson. w H. Blunt, A. M,
Heron, w. o. Ludlow, S. s. Tallman and
w. B. Adams.
with the church has elected the following
officers: Mayor, Alfred futile; president,
of the council, w. Smieder; town clerk.
B. Stevens; town treasurer, Howard
White; councilmen, W. Simpson, r. Hoff-
man. Carl Schneider, W. Essig, G. Nagles
and George Garrison.
The first season Of the year
at the church will take place on Sunday,
when new members will be received. As
the church, owing to its distance from
Main street. is not participating in the
union services now going on in the Or
anges, the church is giving a series of
services at home this week. Services will
be had tomorrow and Friday nights.
The lecture committee of the Mems
League have secured for January 20 an
illustrated one, entitled Natural and In
dustrial Niagara Falls This will be given
at night in tie church.
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chants to the commission to transplant in
the park. SO as to make wind breaks.
He stopped at the Centre Market first
and engaged in conversation with a mer-
chant there. Now this merchant had two
dozen trees left over, and when the farmer
him how much he would take for
the lot, made an offer that Sias A. Hop
kim jumped at.
The ices were soon londed on the wagon
and the farmer, with visions of future
wealth and case and comfort in the hand
some home he would erect in Cedar. Grove
from the sale of Christmas trees. sta led
homeward. When he got there. with the
help of the hired man, the trees were I'M
laaded IN the field and h0th men set g
work. The hired man was not of an in
quisitive nature and SO he asked no ques-
TONS. The trees We're planted in the wo..
derful field. 1t was not until the last tres
was set that the two men rested. and the.
Mrs. Hopkins and the hired man, at IT,
supper table, heard the story of Silas ,
new agricultural experiment.
Bright and early the next day the farmer
was up and out in the field. inspecting tbs
trees. He kept a close watch on the hcl,
for a few days. One morning he ran iatc
the house and actually Rugged his wife.
ITS all right. Maria. the trees have
taken root in the rich soil and there are
several new sprouts already coming out.
Then he danced a jig.
But the good wife only shook her head
aud wished Siias would leave new fangiec
ideas alone.
silas, however. was happy. He tol.
Neighbor Simpson. who was also intar.
ested in the tree-raising, that It was th'
soil.
II was afraid that the soil would be tor
rich,' he said refectively.
Didn't I tell ye?" replied Neighbo
Simpson.
And so the farmers in the vicinity o
Cedar Grove are much interested in tn'
experiment OF Silas Hopkins and all air
waiting to see what the opening of sprihl
will do for the trees planted in the won
derful soil.
Note-Luther Burbank has not yet peel
informed OF SflaS'B experiment.
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MILLBURN.
RvINGToN
AND HILTON
NEW STREET MASTER
WANTS ONLY ONE BOSS
Freebooter John R. King, Appointed in
West Orange to Take Care of Road
WAYS. Takes Decided Stand.

Freebooter John r. King, Of West Or
ange. was appointed street commissioner
Of that town IT a meeting OF the IoNn
Council last night, succeeding Frank Z.
Eckert. but before he would agree to a
the position he gave the members OF the
Council a start when he declared, as ne
paced In front of them, that he would not
accept the position unless 1t was unoet-
stood at the start that he was to be his
own master and that he would have to
take orders only from the chairman OF
the committee on roads. He said AFTER
ward that he was led to q k this step
as a result of some experiences IN the
Board of Freeholders. Mayor Condit told
the new official that his arrangement
would be respected. and then Mr., king
accepted the position.
He was opposed for the appointment by
John Wachter and Peter Schmidt. Coun-
Gilman Meeker named Wachter and Coun-
Gilman Stevens named SCHMIDT. Each re-
ceived two votes, and after the tally had
been completed a motion that Mr.. King be
unanimously appointed was passed. MI.
King then made his declaration. He has
had considerable experience in road work
while a Freeholder.- and has superin-
tended some important work in this regard.
A resolution was passed deciding 10 ac-
cept from Charles +. Watson 5000 for his
personal tax. Mr.. Watson was assessed
$1,000 in all, but he has protested and the
appeal is pending until the Supreme Court
makes It decision on a imilar case. II the
court decides against MI. Watson. he
agreed to pay the other $1,000. He was as
sessed SIS, COO for real estate. A bill OF
the water company for water supplied to
several flush tanks, and which Mr.. Stevens
said was shut off several months ago, was
held up until an investigation has been
made. The bill had an affidavit attac,ed
that the water had been supplied.
Augustus S. Brands was reelected as
assessor for the full term by a unanimous
vote. and Anthony Cook was reelecsed
lice William Ramford reported eighteen ar
rests and a total Of SIS. 30 imposed for hras.
Fire Chief James Sheehan reported two
fires. Since The last report Tax Collector
Frank A. O'Connor collected SIT, 34.5 "a.
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MURDERER NOT CAUGHT.
Irvington shoemaker's Slayer Still
Eludes Capture.

The murder of Giuseppe Avellino, the
Irvington shoemaker. who was found
stabbed to death In his shop early Satur-
day morning, has not yet been solved. II
anything has been accomplished Chief
Green, of %IrvingtonI has succeeded In
keeping the developments from the public.
So far as can be ascertained the mar
who has been constantly following up
clues, is Policeman John Coleman, of
I~rvington. 1t is supposed that he Is still
on the trail of the mysterious visitor TO
A%vellino's shop. and it is generally believed
that he is working in New York city with
Prosecutors Detective Joseph Quicker.
At the Prosecutors office today, Chief
Weimer stateu tina his staff is working
about the county. He expressed conf
dence in the ability of the Prosecutors
staff and the %Irvington police working
together to land the mnrnerer ultimately.
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"IRvINGToM AND HILTON.

The funeral services of John F.. AL
len. who died Sunday night, were held
privately at his residence this after
noon, the Rev. William II. Hainer Off
ciating. The body was taken to Lin
den for cremation.
A young mems bible class was or
ganized IN the First Christian Church.
of Iryington, at the close of the prayer
meeting last night. The officers are,
Howard Eckert, president: Harry Bed.
ford. president; julius Seib, sec
rotary; Charles Haas, secretary, ano
Archie DAY. librarian. The ReY. Will
liam Fl, Hainer will be the teacher.
The Rev. DR.. John H. Egbert. pastor
of the Irvington NJ. n Chnrch ia con.
Quoting evangelistic meetings in his
church this week.
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GLEN RIDGE.
RELLEVILLE
AND NUTLEY
GARBAGE HOODOO UP
AGAIN IN WEST ORANGE.
Eckert Gives Up Contract, Failing to
Offer Bonds-New Fire House
Must Be Strengthened.

The garbage question viii not down
In West Orange. 1t popped up again last
night at a meeting of the West Orange
Town Council, when Frank C. Eckert,
former street commissioner. gave UP the
contract of caring for the garbage, fail
ing to provide bonds that he would faith
fully perform his duties.
HAS Mr.. Eckert given bonds yet?'
asked Mayor Condit, and he received a
negative reply.
When will you be ready to present
them?' asked the Mayor of MI. Eckert.
Il won't be ready any time was the
reply
hen the contract was awarded to
Charles Hamilton, who is to present bonds
at the next meeting.
Councilman GillIck objected. claiming
that Hamilton's bid was not a legitimate
one. and the county counsel ruled so on
a similar matter at a recent meeting of
the Board of Freeholders.
MIR. Robinson advised the Council not
TO stop 70. techG.caltties and did not
think the action of the Council in giving
the contract to Hamilton could be over
turned by the courts. He believed IN CIV
ing the next lowest bidder a, chance. and
provision in the law for compelling bid
ders to present certified checks.
When a vote was taken on the motion
TO award the job to Hamilton Councilman
Cannon said he could not vote on the ques--
ton. Councilmea Freye and Gillick voted
in the neoative.
The new street commissions will have
10 take care of the garbage for the pres
ent. and an effort will be made to hire
teams for IS 4 day, instead of paying S.,
as before.
Two reports were presented by Town
Attorney Simeon II. Robinson and Arthur
Dillon, a consulting architect, showing
that the new fire house located in Valley
road. thai town, is far out of plumb.
William c. Schmidt. of East Orange, Is
the architect. and Lawrence Dobbins Is
the mason, and they were held responsi-
bic FIR the defective work. The building
mus be placed In repair. and If It is not
done The town will proceed to do so and
deGue the cost. If the building IS not
Strengthened the new work Will cost $1,000,
ann II Strengthened / 1900. Mr.. Robinson
said the building was In a dangerous con-
d'tion.
tisateo the trouble consisted OF
councilmen Gillick, Fentzlaff and
Meeker. They agreed with the reports
presented. Mr.. Dillon charged S1C0 for his
work. which the contractor and architect
Will have to pay. The town is fully pro-
tccted in the matter. ms the money due for
the building of the fire house has not been
paid.
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BELLEVILLE.

Miss Christina Major, of Washington
avenue, has returned from a visit to rela-
tives in Chester, Pa.
The Rev. c. E, Scudder, who is conduct
ing a week of prayer at the Wesley NJ. E.
Church, will preach tonight on The
Church Made Truly Glorious
Stanley McCluskey. IL years old, Of
Jeroloman street, was arraigned before
Police Justice Council last night, charged
with sending in a false alarm on December
81. He was found guilty and was fined 81
and put on probation. Chief of Police
Flynn was the complainant.
The twenty-fourth series of stock in the
Belleville Building and Loan Association
will expire tonight.
Miss Olive Deane, of Willet street. has
returned from a stay with relatives in
MOrristOWn.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Pride of Success Council. Daughters
nf Liberty. of MilIburn, is arranging
for is annual anniversary and dance
ia Pceist Huuse nu February Y.
Mrs, r. l.. Carter and r. L. Carter,
jr. n Miilhurn venue Millburn. are
cortrcd to their home with the grip.
Miss d'1orence Osborne, of Main
street. Millburn. i5 suffering with
lui4ss ep-r filrNat.
John Borkowski, tie 7-year-old son
of Edward ~Borkowski. tho gardener
at Gilbert Browns place at Brant-
wood, Is seriously i'll with pneumonia.
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BLOOMFIELD MAYOR
HEADS OFF BIG FIGHT.
Bows to viii of Council Majority and
Renames Ritscher and Thompson
for Health Board.

Rather than prolong what promised TO be
a bitter factionaly fight in the Bloomfield
Town Council, Mayor William p. Sutphen,
Of that town, last night named William A.
Ritscher, jr., and James j. Thompson to
succeed themselves as members of the
Bloomfield Board OF Health for a term of
three years. The nominations were con-
firmed.
The Mayor first withdrew the names of
John T.. Capen, a ~well-known architect,
and DR.. Franklin C. Wells, a rising ply
stefan in the town, because he saw the
majority in the Council was against him.
He had presented their names at the last
meeting, and they had been laid over by
a vote of 4 to 2. When he named them
again last night no one seconded them,
and then he shifted to Ritscher and
Thompson IN obedience to the will of the
majority. The Mayor was generally praised
not stirring up strife, although his first
nominations we're recognized by everyone,
II was said, as being men Of high ,callbre.
Mayer Sutphen also enamed William X.
Rasb for member of the Board OF Asses
sors for a term of two years. For mem
bers of the Board of School Estimate the
Mayor named Councilman Charles j. Muir
ray and Herbert G. Farrand. All three
were confirmed by the Council.
The building Inspector rendered his re-
port for December, which showed that
two permits for new buildings had been
issued, at a total cost of $500. In the
past five months the estimated cost or
new buildings in the town was S122, 500.
Chief of Police Collins's report Shove
that in December there were nine arrests
made byl the police and S1o collected in
fines.
The water committee was authorized to
purchase twenty-five meters, at a total
cost of S175.
Councilman Murray urged the adoption
of the ordinance making the term of the
superintendent of public works two years
of one. He said it would take the
office out Of politics for a longer time.
Councilman Farrand was inclined to OBJ
ject to an extension of the term and said
he would like a little more time TO con
slider the question. He suggested that
each councilman be furnished with a o
OF the ordinance which 1t was proposed 10
adopt, so that they could look more care
fully into 1t. This was agreed to. and
the matter was laid over until the next
meeting.
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NOTES OF The ORANGES.

The annual meeting of the Orange Free
LIBRARY trustees will be held late this
~arternoon az the library building. Tonight
the annual bali in aid of the library viii
De given under the auspices of Auxiliarv
Society at the library. Mrs. Coleman u.
hIssam VIII mead Inc committee In charge.
The Fast Orange Plavgrounds cor,n,is
sion last. night decided to have plansV out
quickly for the erection Of a new grand-
stand on the oval. The arrangements, for
playing baseb2n games with college nine,
on the oval was also discussed. A team
composed OF former collegians has ,been
formed to represent the city during tha
coming season. '"e
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HuRT BIZ FALI oN IoY WALK.

Mrs. Minetti Colangelo. mother of
Mrs. Reedy, of Main street, Millburn,
while returning from a visit to her
grandson, Lawrence Reedy, If Vest
field ven Springfield, during the
sleet and storm yesterday morning, fell
on the icy sidewalk near the Metho-
dist Church there and was rendered
unconscious. The crew of a passing
trolley car picked the woman up and
Where she was attended by DR.. j. a,
Sites. of Springfield, who found that
she was badly bruised about the right
side of the face and considerably
shaker UP.
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SUBURBAN OBITUARIES.
R MARY E. g c

Mrs. Mary f. Peck, widow of Hiram ".
Peck. aud an old resident Of Rlooma,ld
died in her home, 50 Maple street. that
town, yesterday afternoon. She had been
III some time with a complication of dis
eases. She was Sc years old, and had been
q member of the Park NJ. u. Church of
Bloomfield for many yeafs. Mrs. Peck is
survived by one son, Emory Peck. The
funeral will be held tomorrow evening at
her home, and will be conducted by the
Rev. DR.. Jesse L. Eurlbut. pastor of the
Park Church. The interment will be in
bloomfield Cemetery,
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SUBURBAN. BUILDING g LOAN ASSN

Frederick Neuhaus, Solomon Maybaum
and John c.. Groel were reelected presi-
dent, viee-president and treasurer. re-
speetively of the Suburban Building and
Loan Association of the Vailsburg Sec
ton last night. The Following board Of
directors were elected to serve for one
year: DR.. Satterer. Philip Hufsch. August
Bettinger and James Hampden. H.. B.
Halsey was elected auditor.
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MoNToIA1R GIRL HELPS RECEIVE.

Mrs. Waverly West Hallock and her
daughter, Mrs. Arthur Loomis Harmon, n
bride of last November, gave the first of
residence Of Mr.. and Mrs. Hallock, III
Lefferts place. Brooklyn. Mrs. Hallock
and her daughter were insisted. yesterday
In receiving by Miss Goddard. of Mont
clair; Mrs. Charles W. Frazier and Mrs.
Calvin Putnam.
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CONCERT IN BLOOMFIELD.
Ladies' Quartet and Two Men soloists
Sing at Jarvie Memorial Hall.

A fine concert was given in Jarvie Me-
mortal Hall, Bloomfield, last night. under
the auspices of the Mems League of the
Westminster Presbyterian Church. that
town. The Victoria Ladies' Quartet. con
sisting of Miss Caroline Polhamus, first
soprano: Mrs. Emile Allen Knapp, second
soprano: Miss Lucy Benedict, first alto,
and Miss Marguerite Dunlap. second alto.
was assisted by ROYAL Fish. tenor; George
H. Downing. baritone, and Miss Laura
Ward, accompanies.
The program was as follows:
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The funeral of Charles Shack. of Yves;
Caldwell. who Died Yesterday of nnen.
monia. win be held from the home Thurs.
day afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Rev
Oscar T. Joseph, pastor Of the Caldwell
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SUBURBAN WEDDINGS.
JONEs-CLosE.

Miss Mary Close and L. Thornley, Jones,
both of Bloomfield. were married at the
house Of the brides brother, James Close
a59 Belleville avenue. this city, Monday
night. The ceremony was performed lly
the Rev. George l.. Curtis, pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church, Bloomfield.
Only the immediate members of both fami.
lies We're present. After a wedding trip
Mr.. and Mrs. Jones will reside in CIaren-
don place, Bloomfield.
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TWICE A WEEK. $3.50 A YEAR

cnt week. The house has fixed Tues
day evening as the time for memorial
exercises in honor of the late Repre-
sentative Ma jor Of Greenwood.
There arc yet rcmainin" on the cal
rndar "f each house very large num-
Der OF bills. the great ma jority Of
which will never be passed. and up to
this time the number which have
passed and will become laws is small.
On Saturday. the senate wiped off the
calendar fifty bills at one sitting.