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Newspaper
Elizabeth Daily Journal
Location
Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1908
Page
2
An ad claims Rexall Orderlies provide immediate relief and a safe cure for constipation. It promotes them as gentle, effective, non nauseating, suitable for children and the elderly, and backed by a money back guarantee. Mackey Bros. advertises at Broad and West in Elizabeth, NJ.
Charles Hillman from Boston visits in city before returning home Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Lofthouse of Boon stay with Edwin Marah Family on East Jersey Street. Mr. and Mrs. Barnes return to Bridgeport after visiting Thornton family on Marshall Street. Jacob Sauerbrun and family announce son Jacob J and Ailes Carrie Rue Smith from Oldbridge. Jailer Lehman absent. Patrol Wagon Sergeant Wind and Captain Peters squad driver Ker Orth luf on duty. Agnes Ellen Bailey weds Harry Garfield De Meza at St Joseph’s Plainfield. bridesmaid Ethelwin Wardell of Elizabeth. best man Harold Rogers Thompson of Elizabeth. Dr James MacGregor and Bayonne family visit Theodore Lowden in Cherry Street, return home.
Rev. Jay N Taft of the First Congregational Church will suspend ministry duties for two weeks to rest and fish near Ocean Grove with Mrs Taft. He leaves this afternoon and will return to preach in Asbury Park next Sunday in exchange for Rev John P Nichols preaching locally.
Mr T J M Van Duyne of the M C A announces Lakewood Y M C A conference delegates William Webber Lewis J Gallaudet Frank Woodruff Raymond Conrad Robert J Flynn Arthur M Tomey Philip H Dolsen Walden Fountain and E Arthur Flynn. Governor Fort sends regretful letter read at delegate supper. Rev John McDowell of Newark to speak on The Nation's Best Asset.
The Joot found Tuesday afternoon by boys near Flora Street is linked to the plunder stolen from Mrs. Emma Hollander’s Flora Street store months ago. Captain John A. Peters confirms the recovered goods as part of the robbery. Mrs. Hollander recognized them and filed a complaint against suspects who police say are now out of town. The incident occurred in the middle of the night with four men forcing entry as the proprietor and her daughter hid upstairs.
Train and fare listings for New Jersey Central indicate October 4 timetable changes with numerous station references and adjusted departure times. The fragment mentions Bethlehem Allantons and Long Branch stations, multiple train runs, and Saturday patterns, reflecting a period-specific schedule update.
Unofficial thermometer readings show up to 81 degrees at noon and 42 degrees in the morning at Oliver Drake's front. The twenty second annual hall of the Bavarian Sick Benefit Society is set for November 16 at Turn Hall, with Turn Hall hosting the Institute carnival on February 11 under the auspices of the Elizabeth Maonnerchor, which plans a concert and operetta there on November 25. An entertainment is planned at Town and Country Club tomorrow at 2 pm to benefit the fountain fund of the ASPCA. The Youngs Society of the First Presbyterian Church will hold ite.
The Daisy Bed Committee of Elizabeth General Hospital hosts a first season social at St John’s Chapel, with cake sale to aid the hospital. Mrs B Albert Howell hosted last evening at Fourth and Marshall Keeta. Fulton Street Methodist Episcopal Church Ladies’ Social Union holds a gathering with friends. Dr E D Frost heads to Hopatcong due to nearby forest fire threats. Liederkranz plans a new clubhouse, ground broken soon, Jacob Martin president. YMCA to hear S G Snowden speak on The Devil’s Auction at 4 15 Sunday. Eintracht Singing Verein makes public debut Monday with a concert and ball led by Herbert Kaypps. Irene Harbour, Emil Muench, Julius Herner among New York artistes planned.
Through Messrs Kerwin and Huntington of the Central Railroad Company the Board of Month of this city has been donated ashes and slag sufficient for the laying of a walk around the Teolation Hospital now finished. The addition of the slag to the walk will improve the appearance of the institution and aid the hospital grounds. The donors also secured use of slag for walks about the hospital and a construction road leading from the hospital to the almshouse.
The J. R. Porington Social Club held its first reception and dance of the season at Arcanum Hall on Wednesday night. Music was provided by Proferstmton Glosekner. Attendees included J. R. Meineke EA. Soma and F. TL. Pool. The hall was tastefully decorated and many members and friends enjoyed the affair.
Telegraph dispatches report a severe blizzard in the Canadian Northwest halting traffic on Canadian Pacific and Canadian Northern lines. Snow and wind have created deep drifts and blocked tracks near Vermilion, with trains stranded and crews sent to clear routes as delays mount across Minnesota North Dakota and western divisions.
A handball court has been placed in the gymnasium. The new facility supports the game amid the regular routine and its accompanying advocacy. Various classes will follow the usual schedule.
Funeral for John H Sheridan Jr died Tuesday held at St Marys Church with a mass of requiem by Rev John A Dillon. Large attendance and floral tributes noted including a pillow from the Sixth Ward Democratic Club marked Comrade. Bearers included William Flynn and others as interment followed at Mt Olivet Cemetery.
Informal notice outlinesSaturday program at City Hall with afternoon hours from 3 to 7 and evening from 7 to 19 for women. Attendance expected to be around 120.
Obituary notice for Mrs Kathariea Sebeuch, 35, wife of Henry Stheuch, who passed away at her home on Besend Avenue. The text records unclear details and a list of relatives or neighbors including Ewald Roiof and others on Linden Avenue.
A 19th century notice claims Vinol is not a patent medicine but a tonic blending medicinal elements with wine to aid digestion, build red blood, and help the rundown in children and the elderly. It promises refunds if unsatisfied and appeals to local residents facing chronic coughs and bronchitis.
At a Board of Education meeting the city schools were instructed to plan the centennial birth celebration of Abraham Lincoln on February 13, 1909. A three member committee, appointed by the president and working with Superintendent Richard Clement, will organize a distinct observance. Further details will be announced later as plans develop.
County Detective Galatian traveled to Trenton to arrange extradition of Ignmxty Peron and Giovanni Meleware, Italians arrested by the Brooklyn Detective Bureau as ring leaders in a New Year’s Eve Kenilworth black hand attack. Peron is wanted for murder. Meleware charged with assault and attempted murder. Galatian to Albany to coordinate with Governor Hughes for release by New York authorities.
Catherine Baker, previously taken from a train, was admitted to General Hospital and later released. Authorities identified her as the woman involved in an informer case and she reported residing at 39 Market Street, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
John Grouse, a hoseman, has left the hospital after being confined there due to the trolley car mishap. He was taken to the Newstats pore institution and is reported recovering. The accident involved an oncoming trolley car and several foils.
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