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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-05-09
GLEN RIDGE,
%BELLEvILLE
AND NUTLEY
Notes of interest
IN the Oranges

DIR. Alice y. Condict gave a lecture
at her residence, II Cleveland street,
Orange, Thursday night on static
Electricity and X Rays" in honor OF
John j. Thompson ard classmates OF
Orange High School.
The Mems Club of the First Presbyte-
rian Church, Orange. will give its an
nual dinner in the chapel OF the edifice
tonight. James G. Riggs, superintendent
of Orange public schools, is chairman
Of the committee in charge n VIII
be t~oastmaster.
Former Mayor Henry H.. Truman, OF
Highland avenue, Orange, Is at the
Laurel-in-the- Pines, Lakewood, for a
few days rest and to attend the meet
ing OF the Society of Colonial Wars.
With prizes valued at $500 to he
offered for high scores, the parish euchre
of st. Johns Church. Orange. on Thurs
day night in Columbus Hall, that city,
promises to be q big success. Owing to
the large crowds of players expected
the games viii be played in both upper
and lower assembly rooms. with or
chestras in each section.
A euchre and shirt waist dance will
be given next Friday night in the
parish hall of Our Lady Help of Chris
tians Church, East Orange. by the
School Club and Sodality. One hun
dred prizes will be played for at euchre
and there will be a prize for the best
dressed couple and a door prize. Dane
ing will follow.
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CALDWELL AND VERONA.

The next meeting of the Fortnightly
Club of Cedar Grove will be held May
II at the home of Mrs. r. Grams, OF
Eastwood place. Mrs. F. j. Rue will
be the assisting hostess.
William Crosby and family, OF Brook
Ign, have rented a house In Essex Fells
for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archibald Wettack, of
Hanford place. Caldwell, are visiting
in New York city.
Mrs. A. E. Koehler, of New York, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Henry
schantz, of Mountain venue North
Caldwell.
family, of Bloomfield avenue, Caldwell.
have gone to their farm in Hanover for
the summer.
Miss E. Eleanor Grumer, of Roches-
ter, n. Y, is visiting her cousin, Mrs.
J.. Augustus Bogert. of Hanford place,
Caldwell.
The Caldwell Bridge Whist Club met
this afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Samuel C.. G. Watkins. of Fullerton
avenue, Montclair.
Miss Mary Leaman, of Roseville, has
returned to Caldwell for the summeI
and will make her home with Mrs
Evelyn L. Kirk, of Central emu
Mr.. and Mrs. William Fl. Van Wart
and family, of Arlington avenue, have
rented their house for the summer and
will reside at ~Patchogue, l.. /
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-05-09
FORT PRESENTS
MEDALS TO ARTILLERYMEN


Fiftcen-year service medals we're pre-
scented to Lieutenant Claude +. I.auter-
man and friedrich 4. Reimer, OF Bat
terry A. East Orange, by Governor Fort
on Saturday night. Both entered the
service as privates.
In a short talk to the battery. Gov
ernor Fort told OF the esteem In which
he held the State guard n took cspe-
cial pride In the battery, as It came
from his home city. The Stnte owed
much to the two lleutenants for the
sacrifices they made. he said.
Captain Harry J., Harrison announced
that the battery Will so 10 camp this
year on July so for q weeks work. The
Fourth Regiment and signal Corps are
to he with the battery. The First and
Fifth regiments and Essex Troop have
the earlier dates. The battery expects
to have ITO men In camp this year pre-
senting q stronger organization than
ever before.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-05-09
TUBERCULOSIS CLAIMS
SEVENTH VICTIM IN Y.
Woman Contracted Disease
While Nursing Her Relatives.

tuberculosis, which she contracted
while attending other members of her
family who were Ill with 1t, resulted
yesterday in the death of Mrs. Charles
Mertz, 90 years old, of 10 South Second
street, Harrison. Mrs. Merits death
Is the seventh in her family in a few
years, and the white plague carried
them all off. There is another sister in
a sanitorium at the present time SUI
fering with the malady, and 1t is said
that she Is in a serious state.
Mrs. Mertz was the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Daniel Dewey. who reside in
the house at 129 Harrison avenue, Har-
rlson, which was last week declared
unfit for habitation by DR.. NJ. o. F.
Dolphin at a meeting of the Harrison
Common Council, OF which he Is a
member. The physician declared that
the Deeveys contracted tuberculosis in
the building. 1t was at the Harrison
! avenue address that Mrs. Mertz acted
as nurse to her sisters and brother.
A short time after their death she
was taken il, and an examination dis
closed the fact that she was suffering
with tube rculosis. Efforts to effect a
cure were without result. The woman
leaves a husband and four children.
Her funeral will take place tomorrow
morning from the Church of the Holy
Cross, Harrison, and interment will be
in the Cemetery of the Holy Sepulchre.
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MILLDURN,
RvINGTON
Adj HILTON
Deaths IN the
Suburban 7ogvns
JAMES &. VAN WINKIE.

James G. Van Wrinkle, for many
years a resident of the Brookdale Sec
ton of Bloomfield, died today In his
home in East Passaic avenue, that
town, after a weeks Illness. He was
rs years old and death was due to a
complication of diseases. Mr.. Van
Wrinkle was a farmer and for a long
time he held the position of Justice of
The peace. He was a member of the
old Dutch Reformed Church in Brook
dale and was an elder for q long time.
His wife died last September. He was
a Republican. Funeral services will be
held Thursday afternoon and will be
conducted by the Rev. Charles Wal
dron, pastor of the Reformed Church.
The interment will be in the cemetery
adjoining the church. He is survived
by these children: Mrs. Joseph Gar
rabrant and Mrs. Eugene Day, of
Bloomfield; Mrs. Daniel V. Courier, OF
Brooklyn; Cortlandt J.. Van Wrinkle,
of Passaic, and Mrs. Harry Griffith, OF
Nutley.
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SUBURBAN PAGE
OSBORNE TALKS
TO NEW ENGLAND SOCIETY.

In an address before the New Eng
land Society of the Oranges Saturday
night Senator Harry =. Osborne said
the question raised by the Lee trolley
bill, which was beaten in the last ses-
sion of the Legislature, was one of the
most important before the lawmakers
of 1910. The bill, he said. aimed to de-
eide against the right of the individual
property-owner to prevent a trolley
track in front of his land.
The trolley situation in Newark, he
said, is very serious. He suggested
subways as the proper solution of the
traffic problem. The subways should
either be built in the city or con-
structed with the stipulation that they
We're to become the city's property after
a period of years.
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ORANGE.

Charged with having annoyed Miss
Lila O'Reilly. daughter Of John
O'Reilly. of Church street. near her
home last night, nine youths will be ar
raigned before Police Justice ]. Martin
Roll tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.
Commencement exercises in the Souti,
Orange public schools will be held June
"a. Twenty-one will be graduated from
the High School.
The Board of Education will meet
tonight.
Mrs. Edward C. Houghton. of Mexico,
Is visiting Mrs. John Kirkpatrick, of
Scotland road.
Miss Alice Osborne is entertaining
Miss Florence Weaver, of Lockport,
n. Y, at her home in Cedar lane.
Mrs. Charles r. Hall, of New York,
is visiting Mrs. William S. Rode, of
Scotland road.
Miss Isabel Gibson. of New York. is
visiting Mrs. Rhesa Dubois, of Scot
land road.
Mrs. Eugene v. Connect, ST., of Scot
land road. has as her guest Mrs. Alice
Paret, of Essex Fells.
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MONTCLAIR.
Homo M~i..lon.ry Society 10 Meet.

Home Missionary Society to Meet.
Church Federation and It's Relation
to Missions" Municipal Reforms RE
garding Criminals" THE Juvenile
Court, Parole on Probation, It's Effects
on Offenders" will be the subjects dis
cussed tomorrow afternoon at the
monthly meeting of the Home Mission
airy Society OF Trinity Presbyterian
Church. Mrs. Robert Hoe Dodd, presi-
dent of the Woman's Club of Upper
Montclair, will be the principal speaker.
Mr.. and Mrs. William jefferson have
announced the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Sally Jefferson, to Geof-
frey Graham, of Montclair. Mr.. and
Mrs. Jefferson formerly resided in
Montclair. Miss Jefferson is a grand
daughter of the famous actor. Joseph
Jefferson.
James C. McGlynn and Joseph A.
Holman will represent Montciair Coun-
ell. Knights of Columbus, at the State
convention of the order. which meets
at Red Bank tomorrow and Wednes-
day.
Mrs. william Yates, of wallenburg,
otttTlD, anu AhIS. H. -. AA1iLCdhs VI
Ripley. Ontario, are guests at the home
of Charles w. Yates. Of Douglas road.
William A. Macy, of Prospect terrace,
Is entertaining Mr.. and Mrs. George H.
Macy. Of Hudson. N. Y.
MIR. and Mrs. William Behr and Mr..
and Mrs. Elliott T. Merrick, of Chris
TOPPER street, are at Atlantic City.
Thomas Russell. of Church street, has
returned from a five weeks visit to his
son. the Rev. George J. Russell, Of
Southampton, l.. I.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph T, Ryan, who re-
sided with Mr.. Ryan's parents on High
land venue since their marriage two
months ago. have taken possession of
their new home in Caldwell.
Mrs. ]. F.. Thompson, OF Mission
street, will spend the ummer in Eu-
rope.
Miss Maud Merriam, of Washington,
d. c.. who has been a guest Of Miss
Rita Camacho. of Prospect avenue has
returned to her home.
Miss Elizabeth Harris, of Providence,
r. J., is a guest OF his Gertrude Up
chur, of Christopher street.
The Montclair Musical Club will meet
at the home of Mrs. w. 1. Lincoln
Adams, Llewellyn road. next Tuesday.
DR.. and Mrs. A. r. Benedict, of Clare
mont avenue, are visiting at Washing
ton. d. c.
Mrs. j. NJ. Goodell, of Elm street, is
visiting her old home at Worcester,
Mass.
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FOR ORANGE CHURCH
BENEFIT TO END SATURDAY.

The closing of the fair for st. Ven
Catholic Church in the school
hall. Henry street. Orange, which was
given last week, has beer postponed to
Saturday night. The valuable articles
Will be rafTied off on that evening. The
children's days at the fair will be to-
morrow and Thursday afternoons. A
surprise has been arranged for tonight,
when comedy will be the feature OF the
program. Dancing will be a feature
every evening during the week.
Father Peter Kurz. pastor of the
church. announced yesterday that be-
ginning with Sunday next the masses
for the summer period will be on SUM-
days at ! and 8 o'clock, instead OF at
tho present hours.
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TWO YOUTHS ARE JAILED
FOR HOLD-UP IN ORANGE.

Charles Pueblo, 20 years old, of 80
Crane street. and Carmine Russo, q
years old, of the same address, were
locked up in the Orange police station
last night charged with holding up
Charles D'Amore. of Al Crane street.
and robbing him of $54 late Thursday
night.
D'Amore informed the police Friday
morning, but II was not until last night
that the men We're apprehended. Russo
gave himself UP, and a few minutes
later Detective-Sergeant John Drabell
and Roundsman Brown arrested
Pueblo. Both men will be arraigned
this morning before Judge Bray.
They were today committed to jail
without bail. The complainant AYERS
he was in a pool game with the pair
on Friday night in a saloon at Lincoln
avenue and Crane street, Orange. and
showed a roll of money. After he left
the place he claims he vas attacked
and robbed of S64.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-05-09
MILLBURN--SpRINGFIELD
school Boy. Have Field Gnm...

hoo Boys Have Field Gnmes.
The school games of the Springfield
schools were held on Saturday after
noon. The principal events were a one
mile run which was won by Thomas
Murphy; 200-yard dash, by Charles
Walton. and a 100-yard dash, also won
by Charles Walton. The games were
under the supervision of the Owlark
Club. and were in charge of the COM
mittee, consisting of Charles Walton,
Mary Ferguson and Louise Bannister.
The illustrated lecture by Luther r.
Fowles, of New York. which was to
have taken place in the Springfield
Presbyterian Church, last night, was
postponed to May %, because OF the
Illness of MIR. Fowles.
Miss Marguerite Flanagan, of Spring
street, Millburn, is preparing to en-
bark in the dry goods business, in the
store on Lackawanna place.
Miss Alice Davis, of Westfeld, who
has been the guest of Miss Jenness
Hastings, of Westfield avenue, SPRING
field. returned home today.
Miss Ruth Howard, of New Provi-
dence. is visiting her aunt. Mrs. Her.
bert M. Higgins, of Keeler place,
Springfield.
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FATHERS PLEADING SAVES
SON FROM JAIL SENTENCE.

Continuing his pleas for his son,
after the court had pronounced SEN
tence. Charles Carroll. of Ill South
Jefferson street, Orange, managed to
set substantial mercy for Charles Car
roll, jr., who was this morning SEN
fenced to sixty days in jail, without
the alternative of a fine, for attacking
Policeman John White early Saturday.
Judge Bray finally told the father, after
a request for mercy, that he would
permit the parent to arrange for pay
ment of SIS fine in lieu of the jail
sentence, after the youth, who is %,
had a taste of prison life.
Carroll was charged with following
Policeman White after the latter put
him in his house while intoxicated and
striking the officer in the face. He
was dropped with the biuecoat's night
stick. White did not punish the man
further. owing to his condition, and
after a tussle the young mai got away
He surrendered himself later and was
paroled until today.
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s8,067 FOR
CHURCH DEBT At
JUBILEE SERVICES
Watsessing Congregation Begins
Celebration With Opening of
Chapel and Parish House.

Jubileej services began in a most
suspicious manner in the Watsessing
Methodist Episcopal Church, Bloom
field, yesterday. The affair was held
in connection with the, opening of the
new chapel and parish house which
were recently completed at a cost OF
about SIP. 1000. OF this sun $4,000 had
been paid off. leaving a balance of
about $4,000.
Yesterday morning various members
pledged sums amounting to $500. In
the afternoon the total amount pledged
was more than $500 and at the evening
service enough more was subscribed to
wipe out the entire. indebtedness of
sS,067. The subscriptions will be paid
in i~nstalments every three months.
The Rev. DIR. George C. Wilding
OBLIGATED at the morning service and at
the afternoon service the exercises were
under the auspices of the Sunday
school, with superintendent Samuel
Ellor presiding. There was Scripture
reading by Ira Smith, assistant super
intendent, and addresses by former
superintendent.
At the evening service Miss May
Eilor sang Fear Not Ye, o Israel"
and there was a sermon by the Rev.
DIR. A. H. futile. A. II. Edgerley,
chairman of the building committee,
presented the keys of the edifice to the
board of trustees. They were received
by Joseph Butterworth. president of the
latter.
The Epworth League held a vesper
service with Mrs. Arthur A.. Ellor ~
leader. Tonight the jubilee will con-
tinue. The Rev. j.. William Ryder.
pastor, will preside. 1.-THE Brotherhood
Spirit will be the subject OF an ad-
dress by the Rev. DIR. Charles l.. Mead.
of Newark. The building will be open
for inspection.
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BOY UNHURT AFTER FALL
OF 20 FEET OVER DAM.

Frank Hummer, the 1~0-year-old son
Of Mrs. George Davis. OF Essex street,
Millburn, had o narrow escape from
serious injury yesterday. With Samuel
Nazzer and Joseph Mulligan. both
about the same age, he was fishing from
the dam at the lower end of the Die-
n1ond Mill pond. The water had re-
Gently run owe h planks, which were
very slippery.
Frank. in his excitement, stepped on
one OF the slippery. places and started to
slide toward the end Of the dam. His
companions. who saw his predicament,
tried to stop him by catching his cloth
ipg, but when they, too. started on the
downward Journey. they were obliged
to release their hold to prevent their
being dragged over.
When the latter went over the dam
the other boys mnde their way around
to the other side and expected to and
him unconscious on the rocks, but he
had landed on his feet, and, beyond a
good scare and a slight shakIng-np. his
fall of about twenty feet had not hurt
him.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-05-09
NUTLEY.

Mr.. and Mrs. F.. S. Craft, of Mill
Plain, Conn, are guests of Mrs. S. M.
Donaldson, of Highfield lane.
The Nutley Town Council will meet
on Wednesday evening.
Miss Edith Edgar, of Nutley avenu
is home from Northampton, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. d. Hitch and fam
lily, of Denver, Col, former residents of
Nutley, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Stephen Higginson Dorr, of Sat-
terthwaite avenue.
O.. C. Kreagher, of Morristown. has
purchased H.. Eyman's house in Chest
nut street. and is occupying 1t.
Mrs. J. A. Wilson, of Highfield lane.
Is visiting friends in Vermont.
Nicholas Richmond, of High street,
has returned from a two months visit
to his parents in Germany.
Charles Kazelow. of Chestnut street.
spent the weekend with friends in
Brooklyn.
Mrs. sylvester p. Hayward. of Whit
ford avenue, has returned from a visit
to friends at Philadelphia.
Assemblyman and Mrs. Joseph H.
Scharff. of Hasbrouck Heights, spent
yesterday with Mrs. A. B~runinghaus,
of Whitford avenu
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry T.. Lefferts, of
Passaic avenue, spent yesterday in
New York.
Mrs, William H. Rockwell, of the
Enclosure, in Passaic venue, has re-
turned from a visit to her daughter,
Mrs. Arthur Smith. in New York.
Judge Hook, of New York, and Mrs.
Hook were the weekend guests of Mr..
and Mrs. w. Kingsley, of Whitford
avenue
Mr.. and Mrs. William C. Bryant. of
Phila delphia, who have been visiting
their daughter, Mrs. Joseph G. Lamb,
of Grant avenue. have returned home.
Francis c.. Williams, of Marin place.
has returned from a visit to friends at
Montclair.
John v. Bowler, Sd, OF Nutley ave-
niue, has returned from a stay at South
Norwalk, Conn.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-05-09
CRY ApvERrrsEMENTs.

ORDINANCE REGULATING H sALn
OF GOODS. WARES AND MERCHANDISE
By WEIGH OR MEASURE.
Be II ordained by the Mayor and Common
Council OF the City Of Newark as follows.
Section I. Any person, hrrn or corporation that
shall sell within the corporate limits of the City
OF Newark by weight or measure. or by the
count, any goods, wares or merchandise.
whether solid or liquid. as and for a greater
the purchaser thereof. shall. upon conviction.
be liable TO a penalty Of nifty dollars for each
and every offense.
Section 2. Any. person, firm. or corporation
that shall sell within the corporate limits Of the
City Of Newark goods. wares or merchandise in
any package. bag. bottle. basket, or other re-
ceptacie or container. which package, bag. bot
shall actually contain a less quantity OF such
goods. wares or merchandise than is marked
thereon. shall be liable to a penalty Of fifty
dollars for each and every offense.
Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect inn
rnediately.
VIM. PENNINGTON.
President OF Common Council.
Presented to the Mayor for his approval Mag
I. 1910.
JAS. F. CONNOLLY,
City Clerk.
JACOB HAussLING.
Mayor.
The foregoing ordinance was presented in
common Council on Friday evening. Nav 6. 1910.
on third reading and final passagn was passed
ana duly signed by the Mayor and is therefore
JAS. F. CONNOLLY.
nss-ot City Clerk.
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WEST HUDSON TENNIS CLUB
CONTESTS WITH NEWARKERS

Instead of opening their season uron
their own court Saturday afternoon, the
members of the West Hudson Tennis
Club journeyed to the court of the
Badger Tennis Club, of Newark, and
there engaged in a number of games.
The West Hudson contingent carried
off the honors of the day. Many promi-
nent Harrison and Kearny people ac-
companied the team.
In the singles George Lynch, of the
West Hudson team, bested c. E.
Rhodes by scores OF SIS nj "a. John
Gilmore, OF the Newark Club, was
beaten in the first game by Alfred
Kenny, of Harrison, by a score of 6-3,
but the Newarker tool the succeeding
two games by the scores of 6-1 and
PHO. The last game between the two
was one of the best witnessed on the
Badger court in a long time. Samuel
M. Whitehead and Martin Toohey, of
the West Hudsons, opposed Rhodes and
Gilmore in the doubles II won both
games, 6-2 and SIS.
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RENEW CAMPAIGN AGAINST
MOSQUITOES IN E. ORANGE.

The campaign against mosquitoes in
East Orange is expected to be a vigor-
Gus one this year. Health Officer Will
lam T. Bowman and Inspector Lindsey
completed the first leg OF the work
las5 week, having sprinkled every
catch basin in the city with oil ana
also treated all swampy sections n
other likely breeding places with tine
fluid, and expected to keep up the OIL
irg about, every ten days.
East Orange last year had less
trouble with mosquitoes tina probably
ever before, Mr.. Bowman following out
the instructions of the Boar of Healta
by having residents clean back yards
where there might be breeding places
The board is making an effort to make
a better record this year.
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THOMAS II. SAWYER.

Thomas H. Sawyer, an old resident
of Harrison, died at his home there
Saturday night at the age of II. He
was the father of Joseph Sawyer. for
a long time chief janitor of the Pru-
Dental building, n is survived also
by his widow, Anna r. sawyer The
deceased was a Civil War veteran and
for many years a member OF Marcus
L. Ward Post, No. SO. G. A. r. The
funeral will take place at 2:30 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon. when the body
will be taken to Christ Episcopal
Church, Harrison, and services con-
Quoted by the rector, the Rev. William
]. Til'ey. Interment in Paramount
Cemetery.