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The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-10-13

ago. They both attended st. Mary's
Parochial School, this city. which is
connected with the church, an 1t was
meeting while going to and from school
that resulted In them being welded.
Fol many years Mr.. Wolf was In
the tailoring business. from which he
retired upon going to South Orange to
live. While attending st. Mary's
Church he was one Of the thirteen men
to organize the Boniface Society. This
was ir 1865. The society now has 1866
members, and Mr.. Wolf and another
are the only two of the original men,
bers living. He is a former president
of the society. Mr.. and Mrs. Wolf
have three daughters. Mrs. Joseph Saal
and Mrs. Mary Studer, of South Or
ange, and Mrs. Isaac Dodd, of 41s
Seventeenth street, this city; one son.
George Wolf, jr.. of South Orange, and
four grandchildren.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-10-13
Miss Hague Engaged.

Miss Hague Engaged.
Announcement is made of the en-
gagement of Miss Minnie Hague, of s,
Prospect street. this city. and Wheeler
Meeker. of 1888 Springfield avenue. Irv-
irgton. Miss Hague. who Is 90 years
of age, is popular among the social Sc
in her section. The bridegroom-to-bt
is 81 years OF age, and Is widely known
In %Irvington. He is the son of the lat
Councilman Dayton o.. Mecker, of Try
ington, who met his Heath in an auto
mobile accident while riding through
Nutley last winter.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-10-13
ROULETTE VICTIM HAS
VICTIMIZER ARRESTED.

Charged with swindling his victim
out of s36 by a roulette game, Joseph
Zaria. of 1856 Garside street, was ar
rested by Policeman Meyer, OF Irving
ton. near olympic Park yesterday. The
complainant vas Ernest MicheIfelder,
of 10 Bergenline avenue, Union Hill,
who stated that he had been inveigled
into CHANGING his money on h twirling
of the little ball. which was so manip-
ulated that he was fieeced out Of his
money. Recorder Turton fined zaria
s25.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-10-13
THREE ORNERED TIE IN
"KICKERS" MEDAL PLAY,

The kickers' handicap golf 1s-hole
medal play at the Essex County Coun-
try Club yesterday resulted in a tie
between C. W. O'Connor. w. j. Kings
land and H. p. Gleason.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-10-13
IRvINGTON.

Recorder w. Eugene Turton, of Irv-
ington, this morning filed a bill In
chancery before Vice-Chancellor
Howell asking for a preliminary in
junction, r~eturnable Friday, restrain
ing Frederick Schill, the sash and blind
manufacturer, of Newark. from build
ing a factory on Springfield avenue.
Irvington, in the rear of Frederick
Heinemeyer's property.
The contention is based upon the
complaint that Schill cannot put up a
factory there with the intention Of
putting in machinery which will be OBJ
noxious and dangerous. The work on
the two buildings. one for factory use
and the other for a storm-house, has
been stopped.
A rumor has been circulated thai
Mr.. Schill is willing to enter into an
agreement with the surrounding resi-
dents to the effect that If they will
consent to the erection of the buildings,
he will not install any Objectionable
machinery.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-10-13
HARRIsoN-EAsT NEWARK (
HEAD.ON COLLISION In !.
HARRISON NOT SERIOUS.
Machines Crash Together al
Corner. but No One Hurt.

An automobile collision occurred yes
terday at Harrison venue and Fourth
street, Harrison, which did not injure
the occupants of the machines. H. C.
Taylor. who conducts a garage in Har-
fison, was turning into Harrison ave
nue. from Fourth street, when a large
yellow touring car with a party of five
came along Harrison avenue bound
for this city. and before either chauf-
feur could avert it the machines crash
ed together, head-on.
The front of Taylor's machine was
crushed In and the steering gear on the
other auto was damaged SO thai the
vehicle could not be used, and Taylor
afterward was compelled to get an
other machine n tow the touring car
to this city
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st. Patrick,s Alliance Rail.

ST. Patrick's Alliance Ball..
Everything Is in readiness for the an
hual ball of Branch No. 2, District No.
4. st. Patrick's Alliance of America, of
West Hudson, which Is to be held at
Jacobs's Hall Friday night. The fol-
lowing are the officials and committees
in charge: Floor manager, James P.
Rodgers; assistant floor managers
Thomas Rowland and Richard Busch;
reception committee. Anthony Jordan.
chairman; Frank Walsh. P. w. Dun
ply, Thomas Rowland, B. p. Walsh. ].
F. Reilly, John Kennedy, sr.; arrange
ment committee, James p. Rodgers,
chairman; Daniel J. Walsh, secretary:
John Mulligan, treasurer; Timothy
O'Brien, Patrick j. Dwyer. Timothy
Murphy, Patrick O'Brien, Edward
Dwyer, Thomas Rowland, Frank
Walsh, Anthony Jordan, Lawrence
Barrett, James Ryan, Richard Busch,
William Reid, Frank Flynn, Frank
Carey, Peter O'Brien, J. ]. Burke, John
Kennedy, jr., Joseph p. Hughes, sr.
Woman Complains of saIoonkceper.
Edwin Sherlock, a s~aloon-keeper, OF
South Fourth street, Harrison, was ar
rested today on complaint of Mrs. Mary
Reed, a %neighbor, who alleges that the
prisoner gives drink to her husband
and harbors him in his place to the det-
riment OF the happiness of her home.
Sherlock is held for a hearing to night,
The Peter Hauck & Co. Employees
Benevolent Association, of Harrison, Is
arranging for a reception and dance at
Rentschler's Hall on Wednesday night,
November 10.
Division No. 13, Ancient Order Hiber-
MANS. of Harrison, will have it's fifth
annual reception at Rentschler's Hall
on Monday night, November l.
Neptune Hose Company No. 2, of the
Harrison fire department, will hold it's
annual ball and reception at Jacobs's
Hall on Monday night, November 1.
The East Newark Borough Council
will meet tonight.
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"Daughters" Surprise Member.
After the regular session Of Pride of
Irvington Council, Daughters of Lib
erty, last night, at. the headquarters in
Masonic Hall, the members went to the
home of Mrs. Harry w. Gray, / Myrtle
avenue, to tender a birthday surprise to
one of the members, Mrs. Lizzie J. De-
Camp. The rooms had been neatly dec
GRATED by Mrs. Gray. A bouquet was
presented to Mrs. DeCamp by the mem
bers, after which parlor games, vocal
and instrumental solos and a luncheon
were enjoyed. Those present were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry w. Gray, Mrs.
Lizzie J. DeCamp, Mrs. Edward Jacob,
Mrs. Gustave Obner,, Mrs. Sarah Slater,
Mrs. Oscar B. Temple, Mrs. Mary E.
Hawkins, Mrs. Henry Sweet, Miss Jen-
ME Longfield, Miss Grace Groom, the
Misses Edna and Elsie Wilson, the
Misses Jennette and Sadie fuller, Ed
ward Jacob, jr.. George Rodner and
Arthur B. Hunt, of %Irvington; Mrs.
Evelyn Seeley. Mrs. Minnie Seeley, Mrs.
Mary Garrabrant, Mrs. Minnie Cara
brant. Miss Emma Garrabrant, of New
ark; Mrs. Frederick Huddie, Mrs. Fred
erick G. Cope, Mrs. Katie Smith, of Hill
ton; Miss Minnie Helwig, of South Or
ange.
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Street Signs Changed.
The street committee Of the West End
Improvement Association reported at
a meeting last night that 1t had pur-
chased three signs bearing the name of
Florence venue as authorized by the
association, and had substituted these
signs for those bearing the mispelled
name of "Florenac" avenue, which
have been displayed at the corners of
that avenue for over a year President
Albert j. Lacombe said hat many Of
the residents of that avenue had con-
graduated the association through him
for having taken up this matter, which
the town council had ignored in spite
of the frequent requests of the resi-
dents.
Runaway smashes Wagon.
A horse attached to the butcher
belonging to Caleb j. Sippell, of
1910 Springfield avenue, %Irvington. ran
away this morning and caused some
damage to the wagon. A drop weight
had been attached to the horse at Flor
ence avenue while the driver was dellv-
ering some orders. The changing of an
approaching trolley car frightened the
horse, which dashed down Springfield
avenue at a high speed. At Lincoln
place a pedestrian ran into the middle
of the street and endeavored to bring
the horse to a halt by waving his
Lincoln place. grazing the curb and COL
lided with a tree, breaking a wheel
and the top OF tho wagon.
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-03
HAIR RAISING CONTEST.

a. A. r. Msmbsrs In Germantown, Pas
Growing Whiskers Fer oword.
BARRIERS In Germantown. Pa. are
melancholy, while dealers in hair -.
storer are jubilant over a whisker
growing contest which has started
among the members Of Ellis post. No.
6, @. A. H. The veteran having the
longest whiskers on Jan. next will
be given q sword by n. K. Ployd.
Thirteen soldiers have entered the
contest. and. a. they have been in bat
ties which have been won by hairs
breadth. they are not averse to = whis-
ker growing race which may not be
won by close shave.
The contest, It appears, grew out OF
remarks made at a meeting of the post.
One veteran who had hair on his head
and none on his face called another
who had hair on his face and none on
his head baldheaded. The veteran
with the hair on his face. commended
that his whiskers contained more hair
than the other veteran had on his
head Then all the veterans who were
either baldheaded or ''baldfaced.. as It
were. took sides in IN argument on
whiskers. 1t was then that Comrade
Pioyd. TO stir the ambitions OF the
beardless ones, came out with his prop
osition.
Melville II. ,Irreass. who up to Z
short time ago had the longest whis-
kers, is picked as the winner.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-03
I0Ha BIGEl0W'S LIFE sIOaY
Noted Journalist Who Recently Gels
brntsd His Ninety third Birthday,

Noted Journalist Who Reocnt!y Gels
bratsd His Ninety third Birti>Say.
John Bigeiow, the veteran journalist
'iplomatst. man Of letters. president
as the board Of trustees Of tie New
York Pubic. library and collector o.
books. who is enjoying the sunset OF
life as few men of over ninety do re-
Gently celebrated his ninety-third birth.
day.
This wonderfully preserved man.
who lives in Gramercy park. New
York, comes from one OF the Oldest of
the New England families. He was
born In Maiden. y. y. Nov. rs. 1911.
and is often named as an example OF
unimpaircd bodily and mental vigor.
Graduated from Union college in
1885, he. in the same year. entered the
law office OF Bushnell & Gaul Mt Hud-
son, n. y, but soon removed to New
York city, where he entered the Office
of the late Judge Eonney. He was aa-
mitted to the bar In September. 1889.
and devoted much time to literary pur-
suits.
He was one of the five inspectors OF
the state prison mt Sing Sing from 1916
to 1913 and was the author of all the
reports presented to the Legislature on
this subject during this period. Ten
years after he was admitted to the
bar and up to 1861 he was associate
proprietor and editor of the New York
Evening Post From 1861 to 1864 he
was the American consul Mt Paris. In
1864 he was appointed United States
minister to France under Lincoln and
served until 1867. During his official
residence he discovered conclusive evil
dence of the connivance of the Frenc
government in II plot to furnish TIL
Confederacy with four first class iron
clad steamers, and by the wise use OF
the testimony obtained the plnn wa.
thwarted In 1883 Mr.. Bigelow pub
lished an account of these transactions
under the title France and the Con
federate Navy" He also conducted
the negotiations in France which re
suited in the expulsion of the French
imperial army from the republic OF
Mexico in 1867.
While he was in France Mr.. Bige
low discovered and purchased at grea
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-03

MIN to rest on his laurels. But he b.
came curious at Last - know who ha1
helped him write % bri2iiAnt an artiela
and dropped into The art galleries t. IN
quire. Mr.. Kirby listened to his d.
scription Of the nnaA and guesssd X
did not know him. There was no onk
connected with the association that an
swered 1t. "Why. there's my man nowl
over there looking at that picture.
said tho reporter, having discovered
his friend. who, Of courss, had way
OF haunting art galleries. "oh." SAID
Kirby, "that's Mr.. Laffan Of the sum
Yes, he has way Of helping pesplA
Finest Judge Of art In America"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-03
LAFFAN THE PUBLISHER.
How Noted Art Critic and Journalist
Helped a Grcon Reporter.

William NJ. Laffan. publisher and
principal owner of the New York Sun,
who recently died Of Appendicitis ut
his country home In Lawrence. N. Y,
was we'll known as man OF letters
and an art connoisseur OF note.
AS newspaper man Mr.. Laffan's In
duence was farreaching. AS an art
critic and as an aid to j. Pierpont Nor
gan he did work that placed him
high in the ranks of the men who have
helped In the art education OF the
United States. 1t was to art. that he
devoted his time when he could escape
from the exactlng business of attend
ing to many details connected with the
management Of his newspaper.
Apropos OF Mr.. Laffan's interest In
art story is told of his kindness to n
green reporter who in 1892 went to the
American Art galleries, In New York.
when Sutton and Kirby Were a craze
among the elite to write something
about an important sale of art objects.
Pretty soon lie was In daze. He had
ders, funerals, police courts, ship
news obituaries, etc, but did not know
the real meaning OF jades. celadon
Flambe and Soutiie, eggshell. lacquers,
Diamio, Netsules, coupes, Tisha Ire
faience, Sntsuma, Cinnabar inros. kin
kara, in-deu and hundred and one
, things with which the catalogue was
packed. He was In a dense sweat OF
| ignorance when big man sat down
beside him and asked II he could be OF
assistance. "If you understand any
| thing about this sort OF rubbish, yes
/ don't know what is worthless and
| what is not"
| For more than an hour after the sail
ended this man sat there. patientl.
leading the reporter up to an apprecia
ton Of the fictile arts and suggesting
list of objects worth mentioning II
description Of the sale. The reporte
thanked his good Samaritan withou
asking his name and hurried to his OF
fee.
i The newspaper account of the sal
attracted more attention In the otiic
than anything In that line that had oc
Cured there for many years. and tn
green reporters stock jumped ava
above par. No one Of the subeditor
dreamed that he possessed SO intimat
a knowledge of ceramics as the articl
indicated, while the city editor mad
grumptious inquiries concerning tn
whyness and whereforeness OF til
youth. who hitherto had scarcely bee
noticed among the staff. 1t was fol
tunate for the reporter that the sal
had ended, as that fact alone enable
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-03
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-03

Judge Lurton was carefully guarded
and remained in prison until the end
of the war, when he entered the law
department Of Cumberland university.
Lebanon, Tenn, and was graduated in
February, 1867, and entered at once
into practice at GAINESVILLE, Tenn, in
partnership with Gustavus A. Henry,
q kinsman of Patrick Henry. Later
Judge Lurton was partner of James
e. Bailey, who subsequently was elect
ed to the United States senate.
In January, 1875, Judge Lurton was
appointed by Governor Porter chancel-
lor of the Sixth chancery division Of
Tennessee to fill the vacancy occasion
ed by the resignation of Charles G..
Smith. At the expiration Of the term
Of appointment in 1876 he was elected
to the Office without opposition, but in
1873 he resigned. From 1878 to 1886
he practiced law at GAINESVILLE in part
nership with Charles G. Smith. having
served as the first president of the
Farmers and Mechanics National bank
end also acquired wide reputation as n
flnancier.
In 1886 he was elected justice of
the supreme court of Tennessee and in
January, 1893, by vote of his col
leagues, became chief justice in place
of Peter Turney, who was governor
elect of Tennessee. Two months later
he was appointed by President Cleve-
land circuit judge OF the Sixth United
States circuit to succeed Howell e.
Jackson. who had been elevated to the
United States supreme bench.
Doctor Of Civil Laws.
Judge Lurton is an Episcopalian, was
for many years vestryman in Trinity
church, Clarksville, Tenn. and since
1882 has been trustee of the Univer-
sity of the South at Sewanee. Tenn,
from which university he received the
degree of doctor Of civil laws. He
married in September, 1867, Miss Mary
Frances, daughter Of DR.. Benjamin
Franklin Owen of Wilson county,
Tenn. They have two children living.
Judge Lurton's appointment gives
the supreme court three justices nam
ed from the same judicial circuit, the
Sixth. The other two are Justices Ear.
Ian and Day.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-03

chairman of-a committee of the New
York state legislature to investigate
the management OF the canals OF the
state. In 1875 he was elected secre-
tary Of state of New York upon the
Democratic ticket. When his term ex.
PRED he devoted himself to his firm
and literary pursuits. Only q short
time ago Mr.. Bigelow gave his farm
of 400 acres at Highland Falls, N. y,
to that town to be used as a watershed.
MIR. Bigelow's first important jour
nalistic work was his commission TO
inquire into the slave question In the
West Indies in 1850. Some of his other
works include the lives OF Bryant and
Tilden, essays on the Haitians, on
France and hereditary monarchy, THE
Mystery of Sleep" in 1897, and more
recently and very appropriately THE
Useful Life Crown to the Simple
tf0v
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-03
Now World. Power.

Howard Bennett. son Of DR.. r. L.
Bennett Of Beloit. Wis, is said to have
discovered new worlds power not
unlike the waves OF wireless telegra-
ply. but differing in many essentials
from electricity. He is developing ma
chimes to utilize this mysterious power.
which was discovered by accident. De-
tails Of the discovery are being kept Be-
cret until patents are secured. How
ard Bennett Is sophomore in Bsioit
college. Those who are acquainted
with the discovery say it is one Of the
wonders Of the age.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-03
|IuR|DN ABLE LAWYER
MAN WHOM TAFT HAS SELECTED
FOR SUPREME BENCH WELL
EQUIPPED.
is PERSONAL FRIEND
OF MAN WHO HoNoRs HIM

Strongly Admired by Chief Executive
For His Great Legal AbiIity-Fousht
In tho Civil War and Gained Wids
Reputation as Financier.
Judge Horace n. Lurton Of Nash
vile, Tenn, whom President Taft has
decided to appoint to the supreme court
of the United States as successor to
the late Associate Justice Rufus w.
Peckham, is an intimate friend of the
president, who has strong admiration
for the jurist's great legal ability.
Judge Lurton, who is sixty-five years
old, was born in Campbell county. KY.
Feb. &c, 1874, the son of Lycurgus B.
and Susan Ann Harmon Lurton, who
were natives Of the Blue Grass State
Judge Lurton's father years ago was a
practicing physician, but in 1870 he
left medicine for clerics and was or
dained minister in the Protestant
Episcopal church.
Judge Lurton's early education was
received from private instructors, but
IL ACOO AC WCAC W SSl1CdSO anu GU
tered Douglas university, later the
University of Chicago. The civil war
brought halt to the completion of his
collegiate training, for, at the first
bugle blast, young Lurton hurried
south and offered his services. He
was enlisted in the Thirty-ffth Ten
nessee, commanded by Colonel B. j.
Hill, and was made sergeant major.
Served In the Civil War.
In February, 1862, Major Lurton
was discharged on account of i'll health
but he was not idle long, as he re.
turned in time to take part in the bat.
tie of Fort Donelson, where he was
taken prisoner and confined in Camp
Chase. He managed to effect his es
cape In the spring of 1862 and prompt
~ enlisted in the Third Kentucky cav.
airy, with which he served until July
1863, when he was again captured, this
time in Ohio on Morgan's famous raid