Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-03-17
IRvINGTON.
Cop Hurt at Blaze.

Cop Hurt AT blaZt.
A slight blaze in an unused barn in
Montgomery avenue, near Clinton ave
nue., early this morning was quickly ex-
tinguished by the fire department. A
telephone call to fire quarters at Town
Hall brought a quick response from
the auto-truck, which reached the scene
with Chief Groom in w minutes. Act
ing Sergeant Farmhouse, who rode to
the fire on the truck, in his haste to
summon the hook and ladder truck and
hose cart from the Colt street fire
house, jumped off the speeding truck
in front of the fire box at Twenty-first
street and Clinton avenue He landed
heavily and was shaken Ut. The origin
of the fire is believed to be due to the
carelessness of some tramp. The barn
is a d~ilapidated, tottering structure,
about Is by 80 feet in dimensions,
which belongs to Archibald Hall, of 907
Clinton avenue. No damage was done
Funeral of Charles Il. Lee.
The funeral services of Charles E
Lee, who died Monday night in his
nth year, took place this afternoon
from the home of his step-son, Samuel
G.. Morrill,, of 100 Sanford avenue. The
interment was in Paramount Cemetery.
The Board of Health will hold it's
semi-monthly meeting tonight in Town
Hall. The adoption of the revised
plumbing and sanitary code I'M the
general sewer connections which were
ordered to be made a few months ago
will be the principal matter for action.
The public buildings committee of the
Town Council has been authorized by
that body to sell the muse firehouse
and lot on Grove street belonging to
the town for a sun not less than $500.
1t has also been empowered to dispose
of the fire building on Chestnut avenue
for at least $3.50.
On the recommendation of Council
man David II. Greene, of the police
committee, Abraham Ruban, of 81
Chester avenue, has been reappointed
a special officer, and Frederick Glover,
of 8 Smith street, has been appointed
a special.
An important meeting of Court Peck.
well No. A, 1. o. o. F., will be held to.
night at it's quarters in the Drake
building. town centre.
A st. Patrick's pinochle' match game
will be played tomorrow night a
Jacob Werthman's Hall, 26 Normandy
place, between the Jacob Werthmar
| Pinochle Club and the Gold Brothers
Pinochle Club, of Newark. The prize
to be awarded to the winning club will
be a beautiful cut-glass carafe filled
with Irish tea. After the game &
typical Irish supper will be served ant
Irish songs, melodies and literature viii
be enjoyed.
George H. Pilkington, of SIT Igor
avenue, has sold his house at 16 How
ard street. He has just broken ground
IN Welland avenue for the erection o
two six-room cottages, which will b.
completed for spring occupancy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Hopper, for
merIy of 1861 Springfield avenue. arr
now occupying their new home at i
Orange went
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles S. Pritchart
and son, Edwin Pritchard, of Manhat
tan Park, have returned from a stay il
Lakewood.
Our Islands of the Sea- will be tn,
subject of the seventh public lecture O
the winter season. which will be givei
under the auspices of the Board o
Education tomorrow night by Snrricl
Lincoln.
The shareholders and subscription
meeting of the Olympic Building ant
Loan Association win be held tomor
row night at Hosp's Hall, Springfield
avenue and Forty-third street.
The Standard Bearers Society, of thu
Methodist Church, viii meet tomorrow
night in the church parlor.
The Cynthia Westover Alden Brancl
of the International Sunshine Societ,
will hold a pink tea for the benefit o
the Home for Blind Babies, at Sum
NIT, Saturday afternoon, from 3 to
o'clock, at the home of Mrs. William
Hedden, 1876 Orange avenue.
Councilman Henry o. Osborne is con
fined at his home with Illness, cor
tractcd this morning,