26 Aug 1905
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Newspaper
Caldwell News
Location
Caldwell, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1905
Page
1
Caldwell Melange lists numerous visitors and residents in Caldwell and nearby areas. Names include Mrs. Leon Cooper, Fred Grimes, Miss Alphretta Gould, and Prof. R. V. Spencer among others. Events cover trips, hostings, groundbreakings, and a Caldwell Building and Loan Association meeting.
The committee reported on a proposed road takeover and culvert project. The borough would face heavy costs to assume private roads, and the county would not fund a culvert since the water is not a constant stream. Residents petitioning the council for partial funding might receive fair consideration.
The Caldwell Board of Education held a Saturday night session. Robert C. Bethell resigned as chairman of the Building and Grounds Committee. resignation accepted with no successor named. The panel rescinded a prior rental plan for two rooms at Association Hall for primary and kindergarten reception. Borough Improvement Association to be notified. Supplies committee directed to buy textbooks and equipment ahead of the September 6 opening.
The Lawn Fete on Borough Common under Caldwell Borough Improvement Association raised 220. Rain halted sales of fancy and art goods. a promenade event is set for August 20 at Aw solution Hall. Remaining items including toe cream and cake go on sale. guesses prize a leather sofa cushion with the nearest bean count. Admission ten cents.
Members of the Presbyterian Church of Caldwell hosted a Tuesday reception for Rev. Nelson Burdick Cheater to honor his safe return from abroad. Miss Charlotte Backus played piano. refreshments were served by the ladies. Committee: Mrs. Laura Griffith, Mrs. George A. Bogert, Mrs. Melancthon Courter, Mrs. Alvin P. Clark, and Mrs. Edwin E. Bond.
A tennis tournament was held Saturday by the guests of the Grover House and the Fair Oaks in Caldwell on the court at Fair Oaks. Teams included Faulk and Price, Herbert Price and Clark, Tonkin and Brewster, Clark and D'Espard, Starr and Jennings. First prizes were won by Clark and D'Espard. second prizes by Brewster and Tonkin.
At a Caldwell Firemen's Relief Association meeting delegates were elected to represent the group at the Relief Association Convention in Atlantic City on September 13. The chosen delegates are Cornelius A. Hoage, Thomas C. Provost Jr., and John Rickerick.
Miss Martha Good from Orange returns home after visit with Mrs. George Burtis. J Leslie Harrison of Pasadena is the gift at of his mother Mrs. Marcus Harrison. Caldwell Lodge plans a basket photo at Dixon's Grove next Wednesday August 30. Mrs. George Edmund Doughty returns from three months touring Watkins Glen Kouka Seneca Lakes. Rev Daniel J M Callahan will preach at St Aloysius Church Mass at 10. Jessie M Weight of Newark visits Mrs. Howard Eugene Wright. Rumor trolley company may survey grounds at Caldwell terminus and notices reach pavilion keepers. On Saturday 15 colored helpers at the House gave a tea concert benefiting Caldwell liver collection efforts.
The West Caldwell Club held its annual meeting and officer election at the Bloomfield avenue clubhouse with President Alston Van Ness, Vice President Harry F Backus, and Secretary Clifton Francisco among the officers. Guests and visitors from Brooklyn Newark Philadelphia Mendham attended social gatherings around the area in the days surrounding the meeting.
Pine Brook residents share holiday plans with visits from Newark guests. Events include a sweepstake shooting contest for a five dollar prize at 10 AM, a 3 PM game between Pine Brook Field Club and Walnut Athletic Club, and an evening reception with Duff Brothers Orchestra at the Club House. Stages depart Caldwell at eight.
North Caldwell hosts a Monday night masquerade at the Canniff House featuring a crowd in varied costumes. Participants include Dr. Gould as a clown, J H Baldwin as a country patriot, Mrs. Barton as a Quaker, and many others such as Miss Marjorie Carpenter, Ray Baldwin, Alice Grogan, and J C Lewis in character roles.
The Rev. C. Mitchel will occupy the pulpit at the Reformed Church in Fairfield tomorrow. At 11 a.m. the subject will be The Limitations of Life and in the evening A Boast and a Fall.
The Newark Presbytery announces a new Board of Examiners with ministers from Caldwell and nearby. Includes Rev. D B Fraver Newark president examiner in Practical Theology and Rev. N B Chester Caldwell examiner in Greek among others.
A horse attached to a runabout was found by two young women in front of the Lindenmeyer estate on Upper Broad Street Bloomfield one night and turned over to the police. It was later claimed by James H Husk of Caldwell as his property. The rig had been hired earlier in Caldwell by the new Caldwell Public School principal who rode to a near Mountain Side Hospital. He left the horse tied and when he returned it was gone perhaps taken by boys for a ride and abandoned.
The Caldwell telephone roll shows new subscribers including ds reinbare, Bloowmfield avenue, and others. Pages list names and street locations, reflecting early local telecom uptake.
A Livingston notices column lists numerous local residents visiting relatives and guests at various homes in nearby towns. Names include Laviate Goredirnas, Belle Harrison, Miss Gertrude Flynn, Clarence and Charles Pord, William Van Zee, and Mery Fores ig.
County Clerk records show conveyances and mortgages. Transactions include Simonson to Parker on West Broomfield and Caldwell locations. Francisсo to Od field. Beach to Gasper. Schoonmaker to Bellochio. and multiple mortgages with Verona Building and Loan, Montelais Building and Loan, and others, detailing parcel anchors and dollar amounts.
A Condit family reunion will be held today at Mount Pleasant Place West Orange with about 500 members expected. The centenarians Ira H. Condit of Roseland aged ninety seven and Mrs Condit of Obie aged ninety one will be the focus of the gathering and a lawn party. The Condits were early West Orange settlers whose family spread to nearby towns.
The Montlair Public Schools receive a silver medal from the St. Louis Exposition for excellent work. Superintendent Randall Spaulding will travel to Washington to confer with officials about the recognition.
The Homeland Baseball District held a Saturday evening event on the grounds around Harrigan and Roseland avenues. A small crowd attended as locals watched a friendly scrimmage featuring residents from Roseland and nearby Peederink, with light refreshments available.
A thief broke into a Montclair residence during the afternoon, rifling drawers and boxes while the family slept. About midnight Albert Henniger fired twice at the intruder as he fled. the burglar shouted after the shots, and police remain on the lookout.
Howard's Concert Band of Verons performed Thursday evening at the Montclair YMCA Hall before a well attended audience. The program included Liberty Bell March, Blue Bell, Mildred Howard Overture, Kirg of the Winds, Soldiers Chorus, Plight of Ages, Waltz Inspiration, Cornet Pola, Schottische Uncle Sammy, and other pieces led by John Noakes, Mrs. Neiderbuch, and Mrs. Leick with recitation by Mrs. Neiderbuch.
Public Library of Verona and Isabella Literary Club introduce a traveling library focused on Japan for next year. Books circulate Mondays 3 to 5 pm. Miss Askew of the New Jersey Traveling Library Commission praised Verona’s circulation system and book quality.
Verona Lake Park hosted picnics last week for First Presbyterian Morristown and Whippany Schools on Tuesday, Hanover Pompton Plains and Lincoln Park Schools on Wednesday, Ebenezer Baptist Newark Reylinton Street Orange Pols on Thursday, and Presbyterian and Methodist Hearn y A Women’s Lodge of Wess Orange on Saturday. Next week’s schedule lists Pirw Gajiad of Marri Seehns Dubie for today.
Community notes from Cedar Grove recount visits and trips to Lex pion Lake and Belmar, moves and renovations on Pomp ton avenue, school preparations for opening day, a Sunday School picnic at Verosa Lake, and local residents visiting relatives in Morris, Jersey City, and Brooklyn. The Ced ar Grove Band and Lambert Foundry ties surface, with mentions of new contracts, improved health readings, and trolley aspirations to connect Mountain to Singac.
A barn owned by Hiram Cook on Sunset Avenue Verons burned Sunday morning, wiping out a car, carriage, harness, tools, steam launch and hay loft with an estimated 10000 loss. Richard Atkins and James Hawthorne saved two horses after entering the blaze. their homes were saved by a bucket brigade though the barn fire spread to nearby buildings. Samuel Atkins suffered severe burns aiding in the effort. Fire origin and insurance details follow.
Report from Verona describes large attendance at union meetings with enthusiastic congregations. It notes good fellowship and cooperation among denominations in amicable and social efforts, highlighting broad community support across churches.
Verona area notes cover visits and returns among residents and families across towns like Glen Ridge, East Orange, and Brooklyn. Guests include Mrs Gilbert I Alexander, Mr and Mrs Slayback, Miss Jennie Russell, Miss Julia Rowe, and Miss Mamie Harrison, with travel to Cape May, Pontiac Michigan, Germany, and Tuxedo New York.
Announcement lists school openings with dates for Caldwell Public Schools Kingsley School Essex Fells Verona Public School Moorhead Millway Academy Montclair High School Cloverside Newark High and Public Schools Glen Ridge Public School New Jersey Normal School Trenton Newark Normal and Train School all set for early to mid September openings.
An organ recital will be given at the Congregational Church Verons near Thursday evening August 41 at eight. Jeffrey will open the pen pipe organ. Mr Charles Taylor Iver Ong of First Presbyterian Ghose Montclair will render organ selections. Mr Edgar Judson Ebbieg, the elocutionist, will recite. Tickets are twenty five cents.
Saturday reports describe members of the Nethodes of Verona and their friends from b orth traveling by trolley in Wairyland Parig during 2008.
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