23 Dec 1905
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Newspaper
Caldwell News
Location
Caldwell, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1905
Page
1
Caldwell notes show residents visiting relatives, church events, and holiday preparations. A Newark trio visits friends. Christmas exercises planned. local clubs meet. new telephone subscribers listed. injuries and illnesses noted among residents. a bridge survey disruption after damage.
In Roseland avenue 00 Selatan four whist players enjoyed a social session hosted by Mrs. Charles Miller with floral decorations. Frederick Beck twelve of Whitfield Caldwell suffered a severe head injury when a runaway wagon overturned after a wagon broke loose frightening the horse. He was treated by Dr. Peck after being taken to Caldwell.
Caldwell notes show Christmas vacation beginning yesterday. High and Grammar pupils enjoy a new piano at morning exercises and noon hours. A holiday matinee by Jewell Bros., total receipts 118, expenses about 82, piano fund 48. Borough Association donation 15. Christmas program includes Mendelssohn Hymn Silent Night and a debate on whether football benefits high schools.
The Caldwell Lodge No. 59 PF and AM held an election and installation Thursday night for officers including Worshipful Master Wilbur B. Gouldy senior warden Melvin H. Courter junior warden Dr. David M. Gardner treasurer John M. Mead secretary Henry F. Harrison senior deacon Oscar Baldwin junior deacon Clifton Fravedisch senior master of ceremonies Benjamin F. Kirk junior master of ceremonies Stephen J. Lindsley chaplain the Rev W W C Walker marshal James S Throckmorton Jr Tyler William H H Con dit proxy the Rev Mr Walker.
A promotional note urges readers to visit Meyer's immense store for holiday gifts. It highlights thousands of useful articles plus a wide range of fancy and toilet articles and clothing for men women and children.
The Boro Improvement Association met in Association Hall on Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. John J. Van Order presiding. The resignation of Miss Clara Lindsley as corresponding secretary was read with regrets and a special meeting was set for Thursday January 4 to elect a new secretary and address other matters.
Chief Thomas Moran and fellow Caldwell fire department members attended a euchre gathering hosted by Excelsior Hospital Company of Bloomfield on Friday night.
Fred Ryerson of Bad Orege visits relatives in vingstone and returns home to Ness Peirfield avenue. Myra Ielen Terry of Mene also returns home from a visit. Mr and Mrs Alonso Lycos of Bloemfield avenue celebrate their golden wedding Tuesday evening January 2. The West Caldwell Club holds its annual meeting January 4 at 8 o'clock in the Club House.
The document lists numerous filed transfers in County Conveyances noting buyers and sellers such as John Bedford and Frank Wallace Livingston. Matthews M. Bader and Emme F. Hine Livingston. Henry J. Autl and Elizabeth Kern Livingston. Descriptions cover numerous parcels along Mt Pleasant and South Orange avenues, Turnpike Road, Bloomfield Avenue, Munford Place, and adjacent lands, with monetary values including a $2,000 transaction.
Miss Clara Backus Lindsley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Morris B. Lindsley, married William Garnet Elliot of Brooklyn at the Lindsleys residence in Caldwell. Rev. Nelson B. Chester officiated. The couple planned a brief wedding trip to the South and will reside in Brooklyn after returning.
The Caldwell Council Royal Arcanum elected officers at its annual meeting Wednesday night. New Regent H Ivison Nutt, vice regent E Thomas, Renee Gretty past regent, JC Bethellany, William F McChesney, collector James B Throckmorton Jr, treasurer Frederic K E Paddock, chaplain A EB Kricesco, guide J Leroy Hamilton, warder John Rickerich, sentinel Leon Cooper, and trustee Gabriel E K Britton for three years.
Music lovers from Caldwell and Verona attended the Haydon Orchestra debut at Orange on Wednesday night. Guests included Mr and Mrs Herman Hasler Miss Peck Miss Bertha Hasler Miss Lucretia Wallingford Dr Frederick Farrington John W Harrison Irving Lewis Benjamin Howard and George Sturger.
Mise Frances Reardon celebrated a birthday at her Caldwell Bloomfield avenue home on Wednesday afternoon. Guests included Mise Cook, Mise Green, Misses Pauline and Frances Provost, Miss Helen Hasler, Miss Minnie Meyer, Albert and Robert Ahearn of Caldwell and Miss Aerloger of Newark.
Caldwell veterans association Bartlett Post No 39 G A R held its annual meeting Friday night and elected officers for the coming year. Commander William H B Condit senior vice commander P A Matthews junior vice commander William Oelehman surgeon Dr Henry B Whitehorne chaplain Moses A Hoage officer of the day Henry Roydhouse officer of the guard John Hennton.
The Caldwell Public School parents meeting scheduled for Friday night December 15 in Association Hall has been postponed to Thursday January 4 due to evangelistic meetings. County Superintendent Albert B. Meredith of Nutley is expected to address the gathering.
At St Aloysius Church Caldwell Masses will be held on Christmas Day at 6 7 and 10 o clock. The 7 o clock Mass will see many children of the parish make their first communion. The 10 o clock High Mass will feature a sermon in celebration of the festival.
A festive program features recitations and choruses titled Winter Be and Bossly the Night Comes Down. Santa and a chorus perform as “The Earth Grows” and “Sante, Winter,” with electric lights animation enhancing a holiday scene.
The Verona Methodist Church invites a large gathering for four watch night services on Sunday evening December 31. Event include Epworth League prayer, a song service led by C M Bloxham, pastor sermon, Lord's Supper, old-fashioned experience, and consecration meeting with strong appeal for attendees.
At Overbrook the new asylum project with a cost over 1 million dollars began on Tuesday led by Jacob Peter under R B E Heningham of Brooklyn. Ten teams and fifty workers dig to level hills and fill hollows as the carpenter shop nears completion. The Overbrook Asylum treats 450 patients, including 245 males and 208 females.
Rev Dr Amory H Bradford invites Caldwell and surrounding residents to a Special Musical Christmas Service at Pirat Congregational Church Montclair on Sunday afternoon December 34 at 4 30 o clock.
Urges timely tax payment in the coming week or names of the de Hoquente will be published in the annual report. Officers are instructed to close their reports and present them at the annual meeting.
The New York and New Jersey Telephone Company will offer a December free trial of telephone exchange service in Caldwell exchange residences and extension stations for businesses. Applications may be made to District Manager L. 3 fall.
In Livingston area Bible School groups rehearse a special Christmas program at 7 p.m. with students from Verona and nearby schools. Parents and friends are invited as C H Hunteman, Fillmore Condit, and Rev J K Prats contribute selections and remarks.
The Fortnightly Literary Club met Wednesday afternoon at Mrs. Maurice Canfield’s Cedar Grove home with strong attendance. A committee was formed and plans set for a January 37 Japanese Tea. members presented talks on Imperial Japan and Royal Russia. Refreshments were served, a new member elected, and Christmas greetings exchanged before adjournment. The next meeting is scheduled for January 3 at Mrs. E. O. Wettgen’s Eastwood Place residence.
The Isabella Literary Club met at Mrs. William Reed’s Lakeside Avenue home for a fortnightly gathering. The program featured readings, piano and vocal solos, and papers by Mrs. Gates Mrs. Reed Mrs. Jacobus Mrs. Sheridan and Miss Lyons. The next meeting is set for January 9 at Mrs. W Barnette Smith with Mrs. Frederic N Brown assisting.
The Caldwell News reports the firm will mail 1906 Pocket Diaries and Memorandum Books to subscribers for two cents postage. The diary includes memoranda pages, cash accounts, census data, 1906 07 calendars, global city distances, and business laws and court decisions for inventors and patentees.
A sales pitch extols a resort of the elite offering a wide stock of holiday presents. The copy urges buyers to shop there for Christmas cheer and to avoid confessing purchases to wives or sweethearts.
Sunday evening December 31 a watch service begins about eight o’clock at the Congregational Church Verona The Christian Endeavor Society conducts the first hour with song a season of devotion and testimony follows and the closing year ends in prayer
Verona Council No. 226 Jr O A M elected Merril Shears as councilor and William Wick bones Jesses as vice councilor. Maurice Williams was chosen inside sentinel and John M. Graham as outside sentinel.
Cedar Grove notes report visits and happenings around town. Residents like Sharp of Littl Falla Road host visitors. Mrs Lavine Ferguson begins a new job. Aundrew Jlor sold horses. home improvements near Ridge Road advance. the Thespian Dramatic Club met. Christmas services planned. hunts and skating accidents noted. a Christmas gift to Mountainside Hospital arrives. a local composer premieres a march. a Cedar Grove widow passes away. school fire drills urged. Christmas festival planned by Cedar Grove Sunday School. a marriage is noted with a medical remedy advertised for kidney trouble.
The Verona column notes a holiday school break from Friday to January 5, announces visiting relatives including Jacobus and Ruth, and lists church society activities. Local social events include pool games at Lake View Hotel, a Souvenir Wheel Club meeting, and a Christmas cantata by the Methodist Church Sunday School amid increasing church membership discussions.
The Bible School of the Verona church presents a Christmas cantata titled To Santa's Land with the Dream Man on Thursday evening December 28. Miss Margaret Jacobus Mil dred Booth and others lead as the visiting children meet the dream man who guides them to a fantasy realm. The event, reportedly more elaborated than last year, includes performances by several named youth and anticipated accompanists.
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