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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-24
John FRIER, VETERAN,
DIES At AGE OF 85
Harrison Man Enlisted in Civil
War Under Name of
Murphy.

John Frier. eighty-flve years old, a
resident of Harrison for a number of
years and veteran of the Civil War,
died yesterday at the Soldiers Home,
Kearny. He fought in the war under
the name of John Murphy. and by
such name was known at the Soldiers
Home. AS a matter of fact, all of the
war records show his name as Muir
ply and under this name he drew his
pension. Just why he enlisted under a
different name could not be learned.
The deceased formerly owned the
property at 203 North Fifth street.
Harrison. He was a bricklayer by
trade A son, Frank, Is now In the
United states navy, and an unmarried
daughter, Miss Mary Frier. lives in
Cross street, Harrison. Mr. Frier had
been an inmate of the horne for sew
eral years past. He secured leave of
absence on various occasions, and
during these periods would spend the
time with friends in Harrison.
In the Civil War he served as
member of the United States navy.
He had been In poor health for some
time and late yesterday his condition
became serious. He died short time
later. The Harrison police were asked
to locate his daughter, and Patrolman
Samuel Boob managed to find the
woman and apprsed her of the death
Of her parent. Arrangements as to
the date of the funeral have not been
completed. It will likely be held at
the Soldiers Home.
Jacob f. Morton, sixty eight years
old, died at the home today. Death
was caused by nephritis. He had been
an inmate of the home since NOvem-
ber, 1919. being admitted from Glou-
cester county this State. He was n
member of COMPANY T., First Penn
sylvania Light Artillery, in the Civil
War. His widow and son. who live
at 407 Grant street, Camden, have
been apprised of the death. No ar
raneements have yet been made for
tho funeral
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-24
lRYINGT0N

The Young Peoples Society Of the
German Emanuel Church will hold a
concert in the church ON Wednesday
evening. January 26.
Miss Mabel Cochran, of 10 Ball
street. will entertain the sewing cir
Gle of the First Reformed Church to-
nj hit.
The Irvington branch of tho Inter
national Sunshine Society will hold its
monthly business meeting tonight at
ths home of Mrs. Charles Freeman
52l Twenty first street.
The Forum will meet tonight at tho
home of II. Lee Saunders. 1873 Flor
ence avenue.
officers of the Three c class Of the
First Christian Church have been
Installed us follows: President, Will
lam Fehon; vice president. Theodore
Corwin; secretary. Herman Fisher;
assistant secretary, Charles Fehen
treasurer Jesse Shaw; assistant
treasurer. Leslie Tuttle.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-24
CHARLES Y. MAPES DIES
At HOME IN NEW YORK
Noted Fertilizer Expert and
Head OF Newark Concern
Was Seyenty-nine.

Charles Victor Mapes, head Of the
fertilizer plant of the Mapes Formula
and Guano Company. of Blanchard
street this city, and one of the lead
ing agricultural chemists in America,
died from pneumonia yesterday at
his home in New York. Had he lived
until July he would have been eighty
years oid
Born in New York city in 1895, he
was graduated from Harvard when
twenty-one years old and was one of
the first 10 develop the guano beds of
Peru. An expert in fertilizers, he in
troduced special crop manures IN this
country particularly adapted for the
growth of the potato.
He founded the Mapes Furmula and
Peruvian Guano Company and later
became president of the New York
Chemical and Fertilizer Exchange.
He also was connected with several
other important chemical enterprises.
In 1863 he married Martha Meeker
Halstead, who was granddaughter OF
Chancellor o. S. Halstead, of this
State Their children were Victor
Mapes, the playwright, of Short Hills.
Mary Mapes Dodge, the author, and
Charles Halstead Mapes, intercolle-
giate athlete in the 'S0s and a recog-
nized auth ority on sports, and form
er resident of Newark.
In recent years he suffered fire.
quently from lapses of memory and
on more than one occasion was found
and identified only by cards
in his pockets.
Until few years ago the Mapes
farm was located on Elizabeth ave-
nue, opposite Weequahic Park. The
late Patrick r. Quinn vas the fore
man, with his brothers as his assist
ants. The Mapes farm was noted for
its finely developed fruit and a nurs-
cry OF young fruit trees, OF which
thousands were cold.
Mr. Mapes' nephew, Herbert Mapes
Dodge, WAS postgraduate of Co
lumbia University, and the handsome
pink granite gateway, wrought,
at the western side of the university
grounds, was erected to Dodge's
memory. 1t bears a eulogistic In
Young Dodge was acci-
dentally drowned during the summer
of 1891.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-24
HILLSIDE

r. Volkner, of New York. has re-
turned home after spending the week
end with Gustav Spitzberger, of Pros
pect street.
James Wing, of Newark, will move
into the Kirkman building. on Wood
ruff avenue on February /.
Herman Stoveken, of Jersey City,
has returned home after spending the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs Earl
Stoveken, of Frances place.
Mrs. Harry Rhinefort, of Elizabeth,
spend the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Tindall, of Woodruff avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Bevans. Of
Hollywood avenue, will move next
week to Yonkers, n. Y.
The annual election Of officers Of the
hillside Improvement Association will
take place at the meeting to be held
Friday night at the Saybrook school.
The women's societies of st. Cath
crimes Catholic Church are arranging
for a card party to be held in the
parish hall, North Broad and King
streets, Friday night.
Arrangements have been completed
for the Christian Endeayor Society OF
the Saybrook chapel for necktie and
lunch social, to be held Thursday
night in the chapel
Abram Young, of Philipsburg. who
has been visiting his brother and
sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. ]. Oscar
Young, sr., of Ridgway avenue, has
returned home.
wilslow Woodruff, fourteen years
old, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles T.
Woodruff, of Conant street, was clean
ing a gunpowder flask in the yard at
the rear of his home, Saturday night,
when the fash exploded and shot up
into his face. causing his face and
eyes to be badly burned. He was
taken to the Alexian Brothers Hospi-
tai, in Elizabeth. The physician at
the hospital. who treated the boy,
thought that his eyesight would not
be impaired.
A recital and musicale will be held
at the home of Mrs. Charles H. Nor
gan, Virginia street, under tie au-
spices of the Sewing Circle of St
GATHERINGS Catholic Church. on the
evening Of Tuesday, February 5. Pro-
fessionai talent will Aentertain the
guests.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-24
Andrew H. SWanwick

Andrew II. Swanwicll. OF 80 Thomas
street who started as a messenger
boy for the Western Union Tele-
graph Company thirtY-nine years
ago and advanced until he became
chief traffic officer died at his home
from pneumonia yesterday forenoon.
He was flfty-three years old, n dea-
con Of the Sixth Presbyterian Church
and president of its board of trustees.
Born in Middletown N. Y, he came
TO this city with his parents at an
early age and always resided here
since. His first work was as messen-
ger from the Western Union office,
then located where the Kinney build
ing now stands. He frequently was
compelled to walk as far as East Or
ange at night or In the early morning
when the cars were not running.
He made himself an operator by
practicing with a boy who lived near
him They would send messages
over private wire line they strung
themselves between their homes.
Mr.. Swanwick les survived by his
wife, Mrs. Ida A. Swanwicll, and one
son, Charles II. Swanwick.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-24
EIks TO Be PalIbearers at
Mrs. 7. A. Gauer's Funeral
Special to the Evening Star.

DOVER, Jan. 24.-Thc funeral of
Mrs. Theresa Ann Gauer, wife
of John Gauer, OF Sc Davis
avenue. who died at st. Barnabas'
Episcopal Hospital, Newark, Satur-
day, following an illness of four weeks
from typhoid fever, will be held to-
morrow afternoon. Mrs. Gauer was
twenty-nine years old and was we'll
known in this vicinity. being a. MEM
her of Ada Rebelah Lodge, !. O. o.
r., and Pride of Morris Council,
Daughters of Liberty. She was
daughter of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
James Duffy, of Harrison.
The services will be held at her late
home at 1;l5 o'clock and at st. Johns
Episcopal Church at o'clock. Rev.
Walter =. Howe. rector of the church.
will offlciate. The bearers will be
members of Dover Lodge, B. p. o.
Elks, of which Mr.. Gauer Is a mem
Der. Delegations of the lodges will
attend the obsequies Besides her
husband the survivors are two sons,
Charles Edward and John Gauer. jr.;
also several brothers and a sister,
who resides at Harrison.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-24
Three Women Inmates Dead
at Bethany Home for Aged

Two funerals will be held from the
Bethany Home for the Aged. Park
avenue, Irvington, tomorrow after
noon for two of three women who
died there Saturday. The third
funeral for Mrs. Caroline Rickert,
seventy-four years old, will be held in
this city Wednesday morning.
Mrs. Catherine Wicket, formerly OF
this city will be buried in Fairmount
Cemetery. this city, following tho SER
vices which will he conducted by Rev.
Herman @. Blaschke. pastor of the
Manhattan Park German Presby-
terian Church. Mrs. Wicket. who wds
seventy-seven years old was ad-
mitted to the institution eight years
ago.
Rev. George C. Miller, of Jersey
City, Will officiate at the services for
Mrs. Maria Bernert, at the home. She
was the second TO die. She was also
seventy-seven years old. and was ad-
mitted to the institution from Hack
ensack over nine years ago. A mar
ried daughter of Paterson survives
her
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-24
Horse Victim in Fire That
Destroys Barn in Union

A horse valued at $3.50 was burned
to death in a fire which destroyed a
barn owned by Charles Hopkins, of
Chestnut street, Union township, Sat-
urday night. The loss of the barn is
estimated at $1,000.
Mr.. Hopkins was at supper when
his attention was drawn by the smell
Of smoke, and looking out of the
kitchen window he saw that his barn
was in flames. An automobile, which
was in the barn, was saved by the
Connecticut Farms f1remen, who re-
sponded to the alarm. Every means
was used to get the horse out of the
barn. A bag was placed over it's head
and the firemen tried TO lead il out,
but the horse was so confused that
1t would not move. For a time the
Hopkins dwelling was threatened.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-24
Charles S. Burnham's Funeral
Held Today in East Orange

The funeral of Charles Sigourney
Burnham, twenty-five years old, for
merly n resident of East Orange, who
died in Chicago. Ill, on Friday, was
held from the home of his mother,
Mrs. Charles Burnham, at 16 Pros
pect street, East Orange, this after
noon. Rev. Charles Hutchinson, pas
tor of Christ Episcopal Church. East
Orange, offlciated. Interment will
be in Ridgefield, Conn, tomorrow.
His body was brought from East
Orange TO Chicago, where he had
been employed for the past year, yes
terday. Three weeks ago he was
stricken with typhoid fever and sue
eumbed on Friday.
He vas born in Ridgefeld. Conn,
later resided In Mount Vernon, n. Y,
and lived in this city for sixteen
years prior to his departure for Chi
cago. He was member of the Chi
Phi Fraternity at Stevens Institute
in Hoboken and captained the foot
ball team at that college in 1912.
He is survived by his mother, a
sister, Miss May Burnham, and a
brother, Theodore Burnham, all OF
East Orange.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-24

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Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
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It has helped thousands Of women
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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-24
William Passmore Meeker

Funeral services for William Pass
moro Meeker, who died suddenly at
his home. Yale street. in the Maple
wood section of South Orange, Sat
urday morning, took place in the
High Street Presbyterian Church this
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock and were
conducted by the pastor, Rev. John J.
Moment. Members of the church, of
which Mr.. Meeker was a deacon, will
act as pallbearers, and burial will be
In the family plot in Rosedale Gene
terry, Orange.
AS told exclusively in The Star Sat
urday Mr.. Meeker was found dead in
his bed Saturday morning by his wife
After retiring late he awoke during
tho night and complained to his wife
that he had contracted cold. When
Mrs. Meeker called her husband and
he did not respond she called in DIR.
Briscoe b. Ransom. of Maplewood.
the family physician. Upon examina-
ton DR.. Ransom stated that Mr..
Meeker had died from heart trouble.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-24
Aged Harrison Resident
Is Victim of Pneumonia

After four days illness with pneu-
monia. Mrs. Ann Thompson, of 229
Patterson street, Harrison, died at st.
Mlchael's Hospital early yesterday
morning. Mrs. Thompson was the
widow of George Thompson and was
born in Ireland eighty-live years ago.
She came to the United States when
young and settled in Newark, where
she resided for a number OF years.
she went to Harrison almost a half
century ago. where she since resided.
She is survived by three sons and a.
daughter. The funeral will be held on
Wednesday morning at 0 o'clock from
the Church of the Holy Cross, where
a mass of requiem will be offered. In
terment will be in the Cemetery of the
Holy Sepulcher.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-24
DR.. Royal Langdon

Funeral services for DIR. Royal
Langdon. president of the Nutley
Board of Health. will take place at
his late home, Hillside and Haw-
thorne avenues that town. this morn
ing and will be private. Rev. Henry
JOY Condit, pastor of st. Paurs
Church, of which the deceased was
member, will of1lciate and the body
will be cremated at Fairview Gene
terry.
Dr. Langdon. who was forty-nine
years old died suddenly at his home
Saturday morning from heart trouble.
He felt the attack coming on and
went TO bed DR.. Albert r. Jackson,
who resides opposite the Langdon
family. and DIR. c. II. Wander Clock,
of Passaic. who were called in,
worked over DR.. Langdon for over
half an hour, but to no avail.
DIR. Langdon was born in Boston
and had lived In New York previous
to taking up his residence In Nutley
fifteen years ago. He leaves his
widow and one daughter, Miss Anna
Langdon.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-24
Loomis Will Case On

Special to the Evening Star.
NEWTON, Jan. 24.-The evidence
presented today in the Loomls will
case, being tried in the Orphans
Court before Judge Allan r Shay,
tends to show that Mrs. Loomls was
incompetent at the time the will was
drawn up. She was then sixty-eigh,
wears old
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-24
Mrs. Cornelia Spader Wyckoff

Mrs. Corneiia Spader Wyckoff, sixty
years old, died on Friday at her resi-
dence, 90 Herman avenue. Jamaica,
l.. T., after a lingering illness. Mrs.
Wyckoff is survived by her husband,
William f.: a son, William lie Roy,
of East Orange; a brother, John l..
Spader, and a sister, Mrs. John L.
Wyckoff, both of Jamaica. The fu-
neral services yesterday afternoon
were conducted by Rev. Robert X.
Wick. the pastor of the Jamaica
Dutch Reformed Church. assisted by
Rev. Andrew Magill. pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-24
UNION

The Connecticut Farms Improve
ment Association will meet Friday
night in the flrehouse, on Stuyvesant
avenue.
Mrs. Charles Hopkins, of Chestnut
street. who has been Ill at her home, is
able to be about.
Mrs. Cornelius Blanchard. of Yale
terrace. who has been Ill at her home,
is improving.
Russell Headly, of Vaux Hall road,
who has been i'll at his home, is able
to be about.
The Vaux Hall fire department will
meet Thursday night at their head
quarters, on Bernett avenue.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-24
Mrs. Marv Louise Bell

NEW YORK, Jan. 24.--Funeral SER
vices were held yesterday for Mrs.
Mary Louise Bell, wife Of Ma ior
James A. Bell, at her home, III
Herald avenue, Richmond Hill, after
lingering illness. Mrs. Bell was af-
fected by the loss OF her two sons.
Banford and Harold. twenty-three
and twenty-seven years old, who
died a year ago within a few weeks
of one another. She was of the Van
deventer family, long resident in
New Brunswick, y. J.. where she
was born July II. 1855. Her home
had been in Richmond Hill for the
past seventeen years.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-24
John p. KeneIy

else Commissioner John p. Kenely, of
1876 Orchard street, died at the
Alexian Brothers Hospital following
an Illness of more than three months.
Mr.. Kenely was fifty years old and
was a communicate of st. Patrick $
Church. member of Elizabeth Lodge,
Z. =. @. E.; Elizabeth Aerle, Fra ter
nal order Of Eagles; the Americus
Club, the Veteran Volunteer Fire
mems Association and the exempt
6remen. His widow and one son, John
Kenely, jr.. survive.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-24
William n. Thomas
special TO the Evening star

HACKETTSTOWN, Jan. 24.--The
body of William H. Thomas will be
brought here this afternoon for inter
ment in Union cemetery. Mr.. Thomas
died at his home at Bayonne on Fri
day He was seventy-one years oil
and resided here several years, going
to Bayonne about twenty years ago
He was n mining expert and devoted
much of his time to travelling in Can
ada and the West. until some years
ago. Besides "A widow he Is survived
by son, Frederick w. Thomas, of
this place.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-24
Mrs. Hugh Wylie

Mrs. Hugh Wylie, thirty-tour years
old, died Saturday night at her homo.
1923 Essex avenue. Orange. She had
been i'll about a week Her husband,
two SONS and twins about a week old
survive. The funeral will he held to-
morrow afternoon. Rev. DR.. Harmon
II. McQuillSin, pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church. Orange, will
of1lciate. lnterment will be made I'm
Rosedale Cemetery, Orange.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-24
Captain J. C. Williams
special to the Evening satr.

LONG BRANCH. Jan. A.-Captair
Jacob Corlies Williams, one OF th'
Oldest hook -and-line fishermen along
the Jersey coast. died Saturday nigh
at the home of his son, on Union ave
nue.. He was eighty-eight years old
and began following the sea for 6
living when he was sixteen years o
age. Captain Williams Is survived b!
three sons and two daughters.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-24
Alexander Patterson
Special to the Evening Star.

special to the Evening star.
MORRISTOWN, Jan. 24.-Alexander
Patterson, aged seventy. died today
at his home in Morris Plains. For
thirty years hit was the head gardener
at the r. A. Grannis estate. He Is
survived by five children, Elizabeth,
Agnes, Ruth, Alexander, jr., and
James.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-24
Mrs. Cornelia Acken

Special to the Evening SRtr.
RAILWAY, Jan. 24.-Mrs. Cornelia
Acken. widow of NJ. A. Acken, died
yesterday at her home in Clark town
ship, aged seventy-four years. She
Is survived by two sons. Fred Acken,
of Railway, and Herbert Acken. of
Elizabeth, and two daughters, Mrs.
Henry Jardine and Mrs. Michael Get
tings.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-24
Mrs. Mary Ann Pidgeon

Pneumonia caused the death Sat-
urday of Mrs. Mary Ann Pidgeon, wife
of William j. Pidgeon, Of All Cross
street, Harrison. Mrs. pidgeon had
been i'll only o short time. Her funeral
will take place tomorrow morning. A
high mass of requiem will be offered
in the Church OF the Holy Cross, Har-
rison. and intenent will be in the
Cemetery of the Holy Sepucher.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-24
[ aura MorreiI
Special to tue Evening Star.

MORRISTOWN, Jan. 24.-Miss
Laura Morrell, aged flfty-seven, died
at the home of her sister, Mrs. M. $.
Batless, on Ann street. today. For n
year she has been suffering from
hardening of the arteries. For many
years she was a dressmaker in this
town.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-24
Frederick Westercamp
10 tb. Evening Star

Special 10 the Evening Star.
DOVER. Jan. 24-The sudden death
of Frederick Westercamp, sixty four
years old, occurred yesterday morn
ing, from apopleXy He had COM
planned of severe pains IN the head at
breakfast. Coroner Adolph Baxstrom
issued a burial permit. The funeral
will be held Wednesday with burial in
Locust Hill cemetery. Besides a
widow, four children survive, at %
Maple avenue. Deceased was born
In Germany and came to this country
when q Young man.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-24
Pass Test for PatrOlmen
in South Orange Village
From a stan Correspondent.

TRENTON, Jan. 24.-Peter ].
Loughran and Joseph V. Smith. of
South Orange village, passed q State
Civil Service examination for patrol
men in that community. For meter in
spector in the East Orange water de-
partment these ten candidates
passed: Harry Morris, Frederick J.
Shagner, Frank +. Sp!tz, Newark;
Beulhard Friedman, Charles II. ST.
mention, East Orange: Henry T. Rob-
inson, Caldwell; William H. Hudson,
Belleville: Leonard Sachs, Newark;
Lester W. Oliver Luther Bailey, East
Orange.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-24

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mother. The doc
tor said l never
W o u ! d have a
child unless I
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for female trou-
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given UP all hope
when a friend told
me of Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vege-
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l took it regular
" for sometime.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-24
Richard Van Riper's Funeral
, peciaI to the Evening Star.

'I7F'T7I w HIIN f1FUIFIHB T'HF'
PATERSON, Jan. 24.-Funeral ser
vices win be held tonight for Richard
Van Ripper sr., one of Haledon's oldest
residents. who died Saturday at the
age of eighty-two. Interment will be
made in Preakness. where he was
born. Nine children survive, includ-
ing Fred Van Ripper, of Newark.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-24
Charlotte w. Hance
special to the Evening star.

sneciaI 10 the EvenIng Star.
RED BANK, Jan. 24.-The body of
Miss Charlotte w. Hance, a distant
relative of the late Asher Hance, of
Rumson, who died last Monday at
New Britain. Conn, was brought here
Saturday. The funeral was conducted
at the little Silver Methodist Church.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-24
DEsPAIR|NG v W0MAN
Now HAPPY MOTHER
Mrs. Stephens Did Not Need
The Surgical Operation.

Patoka. Ill.-"I had been married
five years and my greatest desire
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-08-31
CHICKERING'S:

Margery Wilson. tho Seattle miss.
Is playing one Of the strongest
parts Of her career in a new Tri-
angle Kay.Bee in which Frank kee-
nan Ia appearing az star. under the
direction Of Walter Edwards. II Is
that Of Keenan, daughter little
wlsp of q girl. who is the eventual
means Of parental reconciliation
and IL said to offer her emotional
opportunities which excel even
those Of "The Eye OF the Night"
Director Colin Campbell has gone
up into the mountains for complete
quiet. where he viii put the finish
Ing touches on the script for The
Garden OF Allah the great Selie
spectacular drama on which he VIII
soon start production.
Edna Mayo, who is an ardent uku.