Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-15
SOUTH ORANGE

OltlHB open Il ulnlllR room VIII
dow, Vandals recently entered the va
cant house belonging to DR., Harriet
Is. Burnett. at 40S Summit avenue.
and besides destroying a mantlepiece
in the parlor made off with number
OF gas fixtures. Or. Burnett. whose
home Is in East Orange discovered
that the intruders had been In her
house upon visiting the premises yes
terday afternoon.
The police served ilve-day notices
of warning today ON three more par
ents. who are charged by Superin-
i, tendent of Schools Henry w. Foster
with having failed 90 send their chill
dren regularly TO school. If at the
expiration of five days the children
. in question do not attend school the
negligent parents will be summoned
TO the village police court where a
fine of S25 may be imposed. accord
ing to the compulsory education law.
Eight other parents were served with
warnings earlier in the week.
George Tracey is confined to his
home by illness.
son. of Turrell avenue, viii deliver
an illustrated lecture on "Petrified
Forests of Arizona. under the aus
plces Of the New England Society in
the rooms, Main and Day streets Or
ange, next Saturday night.
December 1 has been set by Chair
man Edwin S. Allen, of the water
committee. as the day on which the
new municipal water supply will be
turned on The work on the new
plant is nearing completion. The
Commonwealth Water and Light Com
pany, of Summit, has been notified to
cease furnishing the village with
water after November 81.
Former Governor and Mrs. John
Franklin Fort have opened their new
home at 37S Charlton avenue, South
Orange. after a stay at Lakewood.
Patrolman Theodore Steve. who
sustained injuries to the knee and
ankle in attempting to arrest Robert
Lindsey, of Church street, in the
Backawanna station Thursday, is re-
ported today as improving.
4 whistle to be used as a fire alarm
in the village is being installed on
the pumping station of the munici-
pal water works II will be blow by
compressed air.
The First Presbyterian Church was
filled last night when Emerson Il.
ParVin, secretary OF the international
Marine Steamship CompanE{ gave an
interesting lecture on The Little
Kingdom of the Rich
Miss Eleanor Carey. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis j. Carey, of LA
Ralston avenue. VIII be given dance
by her. aunt, Mrs. Irving *. Taylor,
on Wednesday evening, December "a.
at the Beard School, Orange.
The three burner Welsbach street
lamp. which has been stationed IN
front Of the old First Baptist Church.
in First street. was today removed 10
Valley and Second streets IN front of
the new First Baptist Church edifice.
Ii is proposed to Formally open the
new church next sunday.
About sixty children took part last
night in a Tom Thumb wedding In
the South Orange Methodist Church.
Margaret Carlough was the bride"
and Perry II. MurdicK, Jr., son or the
pastor of the church, vas The bride
groom There was Il large attend
ance at the entertainment,
'The Devils Rap" Is the subject
upon which Rev. Ferry ii. Murdicl
pastor. will preach IN the Methodist
Church tomorrow evening
Miss Christine Locker is Ill at her
home, in Lindsey Avenue.
The South Orange high School
girls basketball team VIII meet the
girls sextet of the Beard school, Or
ange, next Friday afternoon in the
local school gymnasium.
Superintendent Of Schools Henry
w. Foster Is at New Bruns wick,
mothers convention.
The fftieth anniversary OF Lin
coins Gettysburg address viii be OBJ
served with an appropriate program
in Columbia School Wednesday morn
ing.'e
A charity whist fos the benefit of
the Society for Lending Comforts to
the Sick will be held next Friday aft
ernoon at the resi- Hence OF Mrs. Will
lam j Curtiss, Summit avenue.
The Holy Name Society of the
Church of Our Lady of sorrows VIII
be represented by team in the Holy
Name Bowling League of the county
Six reels viii be shown at the NOV
ing picture entertainment 10 be given
tonight in the high school auditorium
under the auspices of the Home ond
School Association. The program:
"Pathe Weekly, No co." Crime of
Carelessness" Bunny for the Cause"
Night Birds-Birds and Animals of
Brazil In the Usurers Grip" Liv-
ing Posters-When Love VIII and
"A New Way to Travel