Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-24
NEWTON

Former Assemblyman Charles
Meyers was in town yesterday and
represented Andover township and
Andover borough at the recount at
! the court house.
Freling Kindred, of Newark, visited
mis- wife at the home of her mother,
Mrs. Thomas Smith, on High street.
The administrators sale of the large
! estate of the late Mary A. Shay was
purchased by Rev. William Mccain, OF
/ Newton, for the sum of $500 yester-
day Peter NJ. Roof was the executor
Floyd Elmer Smith, who is manag-
ing show composed of young folks
Of Newton, scored a big hit at Lafay-
cite featuring a three-act drama,
entitled "A Woman's Honor" Wed
nesday evening OF this week the COM
pany will play at Sparta.
Richard F. Goodman, former post
master of this place is visiting his
aunt at Hartford, Connecticut, over
Thanksgiving.
William c. Weeden. manager of the
Franklin Theatre, visited his family
on Maple avenue yesterday.
John McKenna, now playing with
the Taylor Stock Company at Frank
at Newton.
Miss Sarah Doyle is visiting at
Newark and New York.
Leon Stone, of Lafayette College,
viii spend Thanksgiving with his
parents, former Town Clerk and Mrs.
Thomas Stone, of Pine street.
quite a number of the young folks
are enjoying the excellent skating on
Horizons pond, the ice is about three
inches thick.
Noses DeVore. of Madison attended
the Yale-Harvard football game at
New Haven and will return in a few
days after a short visit with his sis
ter.
The band of thieves from last re-
ports are still operating in Freedom
township. Last Sunday night Mrs.
Ha'let had three turkeys stolen while
c ark Westbrook suffered the loss OF
fifty chickens People are guarding
that section with shot guns and rifles.
The Newton High School basketball
five journeyed to Franklin last Sat-
urday and received a smart beating
from the Franklin borough boys by a
score of 26 TO Il.
Mrs. Frank Staples and daughter
are visiting Henry Staples, of New
I Hampshire street Mrs Stapies's nus
band is a member of the L. s. army
and stationed In Mexico The child
was born in the Philippines and the
present snow is the first she ever
saw.
Leo Waehstetter, OF Townsend
street, holds the ribbon when 1t comes
/ to the largest rooster in Northern
| New Jersey and probably in the
whole State. The rooster weighs six
teen pounds and is of Plymouth Rock
breeding. Mr.. Wachstetter said that
the other night the rooster was not in
a good humor and struck five-pound
hen with his spurs, killing her in
stantly.
George Palmer, Of Newark, has pur-
chased the banking business of Benja-
min Gordon, of Ogdensburg.
DIR. Frank CARRIER, chief surgeon Of
the State Hospital at Scranton, has
been visiting at the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs J. w. c. Car.
Der. Of Trinity street.
The Primrose Social Club is prepar,
ing for rehearsals for the winter pro
duction.
Miss Anna Conley, Of New York, il
at 10 Main street.
Gardner and Mr.. Doll. of Strouds
burg, Pa, were weekend guests o
Benjamin II. Weiss, a member of thu
Weiss Dry Goods Company, of Sprint
street.
Andrew Reitsma, Of Sparta avenue
spent the weekend with his relative
at Paterson.
Leon Dolan, OF Spring street, spen
the weekend with his father, P. j
Dolan, of Ogdensburg.
John Boglioli and son Frank, o
Spring street, are spending the pres
ent week at New York city.
A number of the people of Newto
are preparing to attend the fair nov
being held for the benefit of tn
Church Of Immaculate Conception a
the Columbus Lyceum on the closin
night, Wednesday of this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. N. Reed, of Ar
dover, passed Sunday at the home Q
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd C. Devore, !
Maple avenna