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Newspaper
Nutley Sun
Location
Nutley, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1915
Page
3
The text extols a picturesque church structure near Washington and the school, rectory, and other homes. It notes Avondale station as a key town spot and emphasizes essential features of a beautiful district, suggesting comparison with other stations.
The article traces how July Fourth observances shifted from formal speeches and processions to crowding youth led celebrations. It notes old traditions of long orations, ice cream treats, and gate and fence burning as expressions of patriotic fervor, contrasted with modern emphasis on pageantry and safer activities.
Bank deposits show stronger business conditions with a 50 percent rise in six months. Since local control of bank affairs began, total business volume has grown by over a half. Town chatter touches on Commissioners and growth, while social notes mention June weddings closing the month.
Lyman P. Spencer son of Platt R. Spencer originator of the Spencerian System of Penmanship died at his Sunbury Pennsylvania home. He was seventy five and had designed and executed nearly all Spencerian copy books and the Spencerian Compendium in forty years. He previously lived in Nutley on Vreeland Avenue near Franklin Avenue. Mrs John E Evans of Bloomfield Avenue is seriously ill in St Marys Hospital Passaic from typhoid fever the illness likely caused by miasma from a nearby gold fish pond.
The Board of Commissioners approves all existing liquor licenses and one additional permit, granting Nicholas San Giacomo a new retail license at 94 Bloomfield Avenue. The town ends with fifteen retail and three wholesale licenses amid weak turnout, despite temperance protests and a John Barleycorn show.
Committee led by Curtis Wigg and Rev. William T. Cunningham reports progress on Avondale Station renovation. They seek $450 more in subscriptions to finish work including moving the freight house and applying a stucco exterior. About $200 already raised. funds to come from town residents.
A vivid description of a lady's hat inspired by Blanche de Bourbon, queen of Castile, first worn in 1352. The Paris made accessory cost £35 and features chicryp material, pearls, garnets, enamel work, and ivory carved children gathering pearl acorns and bees on a verdant scene.
The epiglottis is a natural valve at the back of the mouth where the air and food passages cross. It automatically closes the windpipe when we swallow to prevent choking, a precision unmatched by any engine.
The notes list numerous families and individuals leaving for camp, summer homes, or trips to places like Green Pond Sandwich Mass Newburyport Mass Atlantic City Ocean Grove Lake Hopatcong and Bethel Conn It records arrivals at Wickham House in town and various journeys to lakes and coastal destinations with dates and destinations for many residents and guests.
William Meyerholz reports 100 bricks of special size and pattern stolen from a house under construction. Chief Wright Sutcliffe located the missing material at Charles Heilmann bakery on Franklin and Vreeland avenues. Two boys employed there allegedly took the bricks home saying they found them on a dump and planned to use them for a floor.
Patrolman William Brown captured a fifteen year old local boy who confessed to breaking into a Park Theatre confectionery store last week after watching who smoked the stolen cigarettes. He identified the thief by the brand and is in detention in Newark awaiting parole.
Mrs Edward Dillon of Highfield lane hosted a porch luncheon on Thursday. Attendees included Mrs Sumner White Mrs Pierre Lihens Mrs Fred H Norton Mrs Charles B Royce Miss Marion Staples Mrs Alfred V Seaman Jr Mrs Dean Welch Miss Elizabeth Nairn Mrs Fred Seymour Mrs Edgar Sergeant Miss Eleanor Dale and other local ladies.
A caller muses on whether painting a horse or property affects value, noting high hay and oats costs. The piece compares delaying painting to waiting for better prices, suggesting paint prices rise yearly and savings vanish as property suffers. DEVOE Fairbrother & Yasunaki in West Natley are named as sellers.
Schedule lists lodge meetings at Masonic Hall and other venues. Nutley BPO Elks Daughters of Liberty Knights of Honor Pythias Masons Royal Arcanum Loggia Babitata Falcone and Domenic Ciccone as secretary provide meeting days across Wednesdays Thursdays Mondays and Sundays in Nutley and Ferrara's Hall with specific dates and locations.
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