18 Feb 1905
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Newspaper
Caldwell News
Location
Caldwell, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1905
Page
1
Caldwell family names and local events fill a long list of social notices, visits, meetings, church activities, and school happenings. Residents such as Mrs. EO Lean ly, Miss Ancle Anderson, and Rev. J J McEnery appear among many others in a roundup of gatherings, visits, and community plans across Caldwell and neighboring towns.
Caldwell Lodge F and A M celebrated their forty third anniversary at their lodge room on Thursday evening. The arrangements committee was led by John Mikee Mead as chairman with Melvin H Courter as treasurer Andrew D Wye wink secretary Sir Sherman Paddock ithur B Gould Dr David M Gardner and Frederick L Baldwin assisting.
A rummage case at Association Hall under the Borough Improvement Association concluded Saturday with a well attended sale. The committee in charge included Mrs Gene Mreyev, Mrs George A. Bo, Mrs Laine, Len Folia, Mrberg, Mrs John Gosman and Mrs J Milton Mead.
Borough treasurer reports all regular taxes paid with only 23.50 remaining unpaid. A large camelback engine derailed at Basex Fiel causing ice on tracks and damage. engineers Kiesler and partner escaped. An all-day irrigation misfire and an ornate Kingsley School dance featured many local attendees from New York, Newark, Brooklyn and Montclair, with cadets and families observing the event.
Newark millinery house L. B. Plant & Co unveils an extensive Spring display featuring colored and monogrammed trims and accessories. The showcase claims to be innovative and authoritative, guiding upcoming fashion with trimmed straw hats, veils, crepes, silk, and mourning accessories.
On Friday March 17 Caldwell High School pupils will stage an entertainment program to raise funds for school room decorations and pictures. The varied program includes drills group exercises and other acts. Tickets will be sold by pupils in the days leading up to the event.
Mrs Henry Rudolph of Essex Pelle and Mrs Amelia Vincent with companions from Pleasantdale Orange and Newark returned from Niagara Falls after a Lincoln's Birthday visit.
The musicale scheduled for February 21 by the St. Cecilia Literary Circle at Mt. St. Dominic Academy Caldwell is postponed to Tuesday February 28. The change shifts the event by one week to accommodate attendees and performers.
On Tuesday evening February 21 in lation Hall Caldwell Miss Charlotte Sully vice president of the New York School of Expression assisted by Mme Me ante Constanze Richardt will present Greek statue poses read Shakespeare and classical drama with music Accompanists Miss Agnes Peck and Mr Richardt The program features parts I II and a long list of posed statues and readings The recital urged attendance by all who can attend as such talents are rarely seen in Caldwell.
A $10,000 defamation suit against William Henry Speer of Caldwell Township and Mrs. Aughlevie Pier was adjourned. The hearing in Paterson courts was set for Friday last but postponed to April 1. Mrs. Pier, formerly of West Caldwell, now in Passaic County, is the plaintiff with local witnesses subpoenaed.
Montclair High School hockey team defeated De it Divive High School of New York City 2 to 0 at Verona Lake on Saturday. The Montclair players displayed strong teamwork and pressing as they dominated play from the opening minutes.
The New York A. C. skating team beat Verona Lake in Brooklyn with a crowded program. Wood, Merritt, and Leach posted top times in one miles and relays while Arthur Sarony led the New York A. C. in the per mile events. The day featured sprint races, matches, and a rain-delayed schedule with several close finishes.
Local Livingston notes recall a funeral service for Benjamin De Camp at the Livingston Baptist Church with clergy from nearby churches and a large delegation from Masonic and community groups. The service featured a mixed quartet and was followed by a dignified procession, with tributes from Osceola Council and other local lodges. Several relatives and attendees are listed as pallbearers and mourners.
The fiftieth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Janae Newton Dubbies was celebrated at their Verona home on Tucson night. Guests included many relatives and local figures, with a parlor ceremony, dining room reception, and a yellow white theme. A poem by Eden Dickinson was read and gifts included a Morris chair from the Methodist Church.
County Board of Agriculture holds a session at Koneland Grange Hall on Saturday afternoon February 25 at two o clock. Topics include growing potatoes variation best education for a farmer's boy Essapitale't) Success in farming. Speakers will open discussion and farmers are urged to share experiences next week.
Cedar Grove notes report a Tuesday social with a fashion themed log and prizes for best dressed and poorest dressed. Mrs Isaac Jacobus celebrated her seventy fifth birthday with a surprise party at her daughter Miss H A Taylor's home on Pompwa Avenue attended by relatives and Cedar Grove residents. a musical program followed and refreshments were served.
Verona buzzes over the sudden disappearance of Charles H Jaeger a local Justice of the Peace and community official. Jaeger was last seen leaving a hotel in upper New York State with a young woman named Carrie Davis and has been missing since. Details suggest he was active in borrowing funds in the days before his disappearance. Mrs Porter who rents rooms in Newark says the Davis woman and Jaeger left together from the furnished room and have not returned. Jaeger, married with a wife and child, held multiple local posts including secretary and treasurer of Verona Drug Company and Verona Building and Loan Association.
The Isabella Literary Club held a Tuesday gathering at Mrs Bertha M Rogers home in Verona Fairview Avenue. Dr Charles Woodruff Bloomfield spoke on Foreign and American Homes describing Irish and Scotch laboring class homes while highlighting family life. Mrs Sheridan and Miss Goble provided piano solos and Mrs Frederick Brown performed Rosary. Attendance was strong with over forty members and guests.
The Epworth League of the Methodist Church met at Mrs. Blook’s Lakeview Avenue home in Verona for a business session and social. Valentine games followed the meeting, Miss Lussier provided music, and elaborate refreshments were served. The group dispersed after a late, enjoyable evening.
The Rev. Dr. Warren L. Hoagland, senior elder of the Newark District of the Methodist Church, has been confined to his home for one week due to illness.
Verona society notes cover church events, meetings, and visits. A concert at Association Hall by local figures, flirtations with relatives, and upcoming services are listed along with a charity conference in Trenton and a marriage announcement for Jennie Day Williams and Whitney Parker.
The Isabella Literary Club hosted a Musical Tea on Friday February 10 at Mrs. Gilbert Pease’s Verona home. Performances included piano solos by Lulu Baldwin Mina Hannay Gobhie and vocal items by Mina Asemann with Corelli recitations. the program was led by Mrs. W Barnette Smith and Mrs. W F Harrison.
A Verona Congregational Church Valentine social featured a formal program with poetry and sketches. Attendees included Mina Sotedaen and others who participated in outlined acts while organizers provided music and entertainment.
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