Funeral held for William H. Gerhart killed by Erie train
The Melrose street resident died Monday afternoon at Verona avenue Newark after a fast freight struck him at an crossing without gates. Rev. Henry Merle Mellin led the service at his home with pallbearers from Belleville and Newark. Interment followed at Ridgelawn Cemetery. he leaves a wife a son Herman and daughter Mrs J V D Mershon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Gerhart
Melrose Street
Zce
Verona Avenue
Newark
Henry Merle Mellin
North Reformed Church
Frank A. Cadiz
Belleville
Harry Hendrickson
Wiliam Reuchier
Thomas Morrin
Frederick Hopper
H. 5. Barrett
Carteret
Ridgelawn
Gerhart
Suzy
Erie Railroad
Riverside Avenue
Washington Avenue
Wis
Herman G. Gerhart
J. V. D. Mershon
New Brunswick
Schaaf Association Plans Pine Brook Outing
The R. G. Schaaf Association, composed of about fourteen Chestnut street grocery employees, will hold an outing Sunday August 13. Members will travel by stage to Pine Brook beyond Caldwell for games and a general good time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. G. Schaaf Association
R. G. Schaaf
Chestnut Street
Pine Brook
Caldwell
Twenty Fifth Anniversary Celebration at Massapequa Hotel
Mr. and Mrs. A. Middleton Slaughter celebrated their twenty first wedding anniversary at the Massapequa Hotel Massapequa New York with guests from New York and Brooklyn including Dr and Mrs Allan T Haight and Miss Beatrice Slaughter. A road show manager impersonates a bellman to gain entry and is admitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Middleton Slaughter
Hawthorne Avenue
Massapequa Hotel
Massapequa
L. 1
New York
Brooklyn
Allan T. Haight
Bartel
Adams
G.F. Haight
Beatrice Slaughter
Nathalie Sleugneer
Nutley Girl Weds in Newark in Weekend Ceremony
Miss Lillian M. Gregor daughter of Mr and Mrs George Gregor Grant avenue Nutley married David McRae of 51 North Third Street Newark in Newark last Saturday night Justice of the Peace B E Graham officiated at his office Miss Margaret Whipple and Norman Roozer both of Newark served as bridesmaid and best man the newlyweds are now on their wedding journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian M. Gregor
George Gregor
Grant Avenue
David McRae
North Third Si
Newark
Justice of the Peace
B. E.graham
Margaret Whipple
Norman Roozer
First McRae
Just Like Him Doctor Visits Ailing Mother
A doctor is summoned to attend a mother and her child described as a “fout” mother’s lady boy. The ailment is dubbed acute rheum tists and the mother quickly agrees, remarking that everything she sees from him is “just as cute.”
Kill by Velvet Moccasin in Front Yard Flower Bed
Harry B. Griffith of Cueman avenue aided by Silas P. Cumming of Sylvan place killed a velvet moccasin about thirty inches long in front of Griffith’s house last Sunday. The reptile lay coiled in the flower bed and surprised Griffith as he worked near it. The snake is slightly poisonous and will defend itself if disturbed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry B. Griffith
Cueman Avenue
Silas P. Cumming
Sylvan Place
Mr. Griffith
Griffith
Miss Ellis Wins Handicap Cup at Nutley Lawn Club
Miss Lillian Ellis of Prospect Street won the Ladies Handicap Tournament at Nutley Lawn Tennis Club defeating Miss Genevieve Taylor 72 to 57 with a 35 point handicap. Officials may order a rematch starting 62 to 57 after discovering Taylor had given a larger handicap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Ellis
Prospect Street
Nutley Lawn Tennis Club
Genevieve Taylor
Elizabeth Norton
Miss Taylor
Clauss
Roberta Saunders
Helen Cumming
Miss Ellis
Miss Norton
Miss Saunders
Miss Cumming
Dr. H. Heywood
Frederick Spinning
Albert C. Rutan, Jr
Harlow A. Chandler
G. W. Blake
Heywood
Blake
Chandler
Rutan
Labor Day
Old English Tracts and Their Religious Slang
Old English tracts and sermons reveal strange phrasing and religious slang. Titles showcase this style, including The Spiritual Mustard Pot and The Suifers of Divine Love, with playful phrases like Crumbs of Comfort For Hungry Hoseas and Biscuits Bake t In the Gren of Charity.
Police Chiefs Visit Nutley Leaders
Police chiefs Henry Gallagher and William J. Coughlin with Montclair and Lakeview sergeants visited Nutley during the week, hosted by Police Chief Wright Sutcliffe to discuss regional crime issues and cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nutley
Henry Gallagher
Reilly
Montclair
Wiliam J. Coughlin
Lakeview
Wright Sutcliffe
Epworth League Social At Crestwood Place Home
Members of the Epworth League gathered for a social at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. George Rea on Crestwood place Monday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thepworth League
George Rea
Crestwood Place
Burglary chase ends with gunfire in Nutley streets
Three Polish burglars flee after being spotted at a Bloomfield avenue home. Chancemen Frank Jameson and James Murren fire several shots as they pursue through West Nutley, chasing into woods behind Franklin Hose House. Chief Sutcliffe vows further police action after repeat burglar chases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomfield Avenue
High Street
Alvine Bruyer
Chanceman
Frank Jameson
James Murren
Sutcliffe
West Nutley
Pruyer Yard
Franklin Hose House
West Nuttey
Chardi thanks town officials at reopening banquet
Sam Chardi entertained at his saloon on Bloomfield Avenue with mostly town officials as guests. After being legally closed for a year he was relicensed the first of this month. The supper featured chicken and was described as a great success by those invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam” Chardi
Bloomfield Avenue
Chardi
Simple Exercise Said to Prevent Appendicitis
A renowned physician recommends a daily routine to avert appendicitis. Perform six to ten repetitions kneeling with a backward bend and forward lean, then six to eight slow bends with heels together. Alternate standing and sitting to stir the intestines near the appendix and prevent obstruction. London Answers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Londonu
Pulpit Supply at St Pauls Congregational Church
Appointments for the next three Sunday morning services are listed. August 6 features Rev W S Bixby of the New York City Federation of Churches and August 26 features Rev Paul M Greider of First Moravian Church Brooklyn. The remaining two Sundays are not yet arranged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul's Congregational Church
Andi
W. S. Bixby
New York City
Efospes Solvel Pays Stranger in Swiss Hotel Inscription
A Swiss hotel wall once bore the greeting Trespes, salve Welcome stranger. After rebuilding the legend he restored it but the painter altered a word to Efospes, solvel Pay stranger, preserving the traveler's touch with a humorous mistranslation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Switzerland
Reformed Church to Welcome Rev. Charles C. Cook
Nutley Reformed Church will hold Sunday services led by Rev. Charles C. Cook of Glen Ridge. He will preach at 11 o'clock in the morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nutley Reformed Church
Charles C. Cook
Glen Ridge
Funeral services for Newark Street resident
Nicholas P. Edwards of Nutley, 77, died at his son's house from heart failure Tuesday. Found by a salesman at the door, the body lay in a vestibule with a broom across him. Rev. William C. Nelson conducted burial at Ridgelawn Cemetery. Alexander Edwards, a painter, returned from Port Huron after the news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicholas P. Edwards
Newark Street
William C. Nelson
Ridgelawn Cemetery
Edwards
Nutley
Alexander Edwards
Wiliam T. Simpson
Edward
John Murray
Chestnut Street
Alfred F. Jackson
Port Huron
N. Ythey
Fine Tenor Singer at Vincent M E Church
Leon Rice, hailed as one of America's best tenors, soloist at Vincent Methodist Episcopal Church Sunday evenings in August. Sacrament of the Lord's Supper observed at 1 p.m. tomorrow. Infant baptisms at morning service. Pastor Rev Warren L Hoagland will be home all August and available for the sick. Services at 11 a.m. and 7:45 p.m. parsonage 200 Pasgaic Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Rice
America
Vincent Methodist Episcopal Church
Rice
Warren L. Hoagland
Warren L. Hoagland, D. D
Pasgaic Avenue
Gilbert and Sullivan Rift Over Savoy Refurnishing Costs
The rift between Gilbert and Sullivan arose when D Gyley Carte proposed a 3500 pound front refurbishing expense for the Savoy Theatre in The Gondoliers. Gilbert objected, Sullivan did not back him, and a lasting coolness followed until they reconciled before Sullivan’s death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert and Sullivan
Gilbert
Sullivan
D’gyley Carte
Savoy Theater
Aloiys
Westminster Gazatte
A Lairds Mistake Recounts a Lost Raeburn Portrait
A Scottish heir misjudged family paintings in his estate house discovering two portraits of a distinguished ancestor from George III’s era. He kept the Reynolds, sent the Raeburn to a public gallery, and later learned the Raeburn was valued at 8000 guineas, likely a new work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baird
George III
Reynolds
Raeburn
Londen Truth
Rebuilding Plans For Masonic Hall Outlined
Estimates will be received at a Board of Directors meeting Monday night for the rebuilt Masonic Hall to be a three story structure with three stores along Franklin avenue. The second floor will house a lodge room and the third an assembly hall for entertainments and dances, with final contract decisions pending further plan changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Hall
Franklin Avenue
Death Call for John J. Malmar
John Jay Malmar of Highfield Lane Nutley dies at 46 after eight years of illness and six years bedridden from arthitis deformans and heart failure due to heat. Funeral held at St Paul’s Church with Rev. Condit and others. interment in Greenwood Cemetery. Survived by wife and two children Helen and Gerard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beath
John Jay Malmar
Highfield Lane
Henry J. Condit
St Paul’s Church
Gustavus A. Hulbert
Newport
James A. Fairley
White Plains
St. Paul's
Malmar
Helen Malmar
Harry Bird
William H. Clements
H. D. McGann
Nutley
Harry Haynes
John Whelan
Corn Exchange Bank
Brooklyn
Kempton Council
Royal Arcanum
St. Paul's Church
Helen
Gerard
Burned by Gasolene but Escapes Serious Injuries
Albert Coffman of Brookdale suffered burns to face arms and back when gasolene in a varnish mix ignited at the X Ray Stove Polish factory last Saturday. He fled toward the railroad bank where coworkers extinguished the flames. Dr. Royal Langdon says he should recover with minimal scarring and be active in about three weeks. Coffman, about 28, lives with his father near the Brookdale bridge and is step-brother of Miss Anne Sepple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Coffman
Brookdale
Coffman
Royal Langdon
Brookdale’ Bridge
Canal
Anne Sepple
Franklin Avenue
Old Parchments and Their Unusual Reuse in Industry
The article describes a chain of techniques for processing old parchments and ink removal. Dealers claim cleaned parchments fetch good prices and compare them to fine French kid gloves. Remaining fragments and leather scraps are repurposed for glue and other cheap materials, including tennis hall fillings, with various waste parts utilized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dealera
Selentifc
Nutley Defeats Mutuals 7 to 2 in Belleville Victory
Nutley outplayed the Mutuals at Belleville on Saturday by a 7 to 2 score. Ellison pitched well for Nutley, limiting Belleville to six hits while Freeman and Gorman made key plays in the infield. Young and Brown each had two hits for Nutley, Reeves pitched for Belleville but could not stop Nutley’s late scoring surge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nutley
Mutuals
Belleville
Rons
Ellison
Freeman
Gorman
Young
Brown
Reeves
Cavanaugh
Francis
McCarthy
Nutley Baseball Preview At Park Grounds Showdowns And Ticket Talk
This afternoon Nutley faces Crescent Albion of Wallington at Park Grounds in an intercity game. Ellison starts at third, Gorman to pitch, Hentzy catches. tomorrow Nutley plays Parkviews in Newark with Elson pitching and Henry catching. Fans urged to raise Saturday tickets from ten to fifteen cents to attract stronger opponents and higher guarantees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crescent Almy
Wallington
Park Grounds
Passaic
Palazio Chuh
Ellison
Gorman
Hent’y
Dorch
Newark
Parkviews
Mt. Prospect Avenue
Parkview Oval
Elson
Nutley
Henry
Jens
Storm Tosses Steamship Calvin Austin Off Bar Harbor
Mr. and Mrs W H Gardner of Sylvan Place and Miss Gardner, returning from a Nova Scotia trip, were passengers when the Calvin Austin’s rudder chain broke near Bar Harbor. The ship was tossed for five hours, engines ran, repairs made, then continued to Boston docking seven hours late. The ordeal ended with the calm of good order aboard despite panic among some crew. Passengers had visited St Johns, Digby, Wellmanitic and New Haven during the voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.H. Gardner
Sylvan Place
Boston
Nutley Welcomes Smiths Back After Long Absence
After about twenty five years away, Mr. and Mrs. William Smith have returned to Nutley and taken residence at 155 Centre Street. Mrs. Smith, formerly Miss Allie Newman Rutan, sister of AL Corwin Rutan of 14 Brockway, previously lived in Newark before returning to Nutley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William ‘Smith
Nutley
Centre
Street
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