Our Firemen Parade at Passaic Witnesses Vantacan Company Display
Our Vantacan Company appeared in the Passaic firemen parade. Foreman A Stager R W Booth H A Gonnolly L Kierstead Woyis C H Whierstead S S Davis Blum EB B asford M J Freeman H F Banta T D Stager KE BE Faith J Stirratt W H Clements T Nichols Jr H N Booth P J Young led the line. Chief Vanliper Assistant Guthrie and Secretary Humphrey accompanied the group with Fire Committeeman G Blair and mascot Varlo. Nutley Drum and Fire Corps provided music.
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Vantacan
Passaic
Foreman A .Stager
R. W. Booth
H. A. Gonnolly
L. Kierstead
Wo Yis
C. H. Whierstead
S.S. Davis
Blum
EB. F. Bassford
M. J. Freeman
H. F. Banta
T. D. Stager
KE. BE. Faith
J. Stirratt
W. H. Clements
T. Nichols, Jr
H. N. Booth
P. J. Young
Vanliper
Guthrie
Humphrey
Blair
Yantacan
Uvarlo
Nutley Drum and Fire Corps
Guard House Tales of Passaic River Skirmish and a Mourned Enemy
A Belleville guard team patrolled the Passaic river area during raids by British troops while Patriots clashed near the Delawanna bridge. My grandfather reportedly shot a wounded enemy sniper named Hanson, whose Flint-lock gun became known as the anton gun and later traded by my father.
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New York
Passaic River
Belleville
Acquackanonk
Passaic City
Passaic
Delawanna Bridge
Haad
Newark
Hanson
Local NJ Children's Etume Society Holds Special Meeting
At St Pauls Church in Trenton June 26 the Local Branch heard a report from the June 14 convention. Receipts surpassed all prior years as 282 places contributed. Current memberships include 211 board 481 life 1 580 annual and 109 children placed. total since inception 479. Encouraging remarks came from pastors and society members. M E H Tusrs, Secy.
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New Jersey Children’s Etume Society
St. Paul's Congregational Church
Trenton
M. EH. Tusrs
Sec’y
Franklin Township Road Growth and Growth Projections
Franklin township has doubled in population in twenty years and valuations rose from $000,000 to $1 335 000. Since 1895 the township bonded $50 000 for roads and now seeks extended marcadam or Telford roads. The township has spent over $40 000 on roads in ten years and about $100 000 in twenty years.
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Franklin Township
Our
Telford
Washington Avenue
Our Township
Franklin
Chestnut Street
Third River
Pranklin
Local Option bill to submit liquor license question
The New Jersey Christian Endeavor Union prepares a Local Option bill for the Legislature. It proposes every municipality vote on liquor license every three years at local elections. If licensed, sales continue for three years. if anti license prevails, drought persists similarly.
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New Jersey Christian Endeavor Union
Parrot of Katharine Murphy Delights Brookfield Avenue
Miss Katharine Murphy of Brookfield Avenue owns a parrot that sings Three Blind Mice Polly Put the Kettle On and other choruses. The note muses that trained singing birds could perform in churches and social events, potentially easing choir rivalries.
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Katharine Murphy
Brookfield Avenue
Polly
Italian Bride Reunites With Nutley Groom In Paterson Marriage
On the 17th in Paterson a wedding joined Lui Bell of Nutley and Bella Dala who recently arrived from Sunny Italy. The bride had lived with relatives in Paterson while her intended had come from the same homeland five years earlier after a joyful reunion in the United States.
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Paterson
Lui Bell
Nutley
Bella Dala
Italy
Independent Club Elects Officers After Semi Annual Meet
The Independent Club held its semi annual meeting on Tuesday evening. After reports from the secretary and treasurer, members proceeded to elect officers. A spirit was noted as part of the proceedings.
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Flint
Attar
Murray Hills to Meet Newarks at Hillside Grounds
On the Hillside ball and bicycle grounds below Avondale a game is arranged for next Sunday as the Murray Hills of New York play the Newarks with Gus Rubits acting as umpire. A Fourth of July baseball match saw Took Paxton lead the Seldomfeds to victory over the Neversweats, featuring Paxton’s home run and George Fitting’s one handed catch.
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Avondale
Grand Stand
Murray Hills
New York
Newarks
Gus. Rublis
Took Paxton
Seldomfeds
Neversweats
W. Fitting
Paxton
George Fitting
Neversw
Campaign clubs organized amid social notes and travel
Rev J P Morris recovers from illness Ernest T Stager visits Hartford Conn Mrs J H Davis and family at Oak Camp Accord Ulster Co NY Gussie Stager returns home after Jersey City visit Mrs Calvin Sargent and Richard Stager at Hotel Lyndhurst Asbury Park Mr and Mrs Jones Walnut Street welcomed a daughter Telegraph poles to be painted dark green Ida Williams Brooklyn and Mamie Burk New York attended Fourth with J F Clark Clark Yantacan's manscat notable at Passaic firemen parade June 30 Erie RR to sell round trip Charleston S C tickets for National Educational convention July 6 to 9 extreme limit Sept 1 Hire agents for details
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Erie Railroad Company
Charleston
Ackerman Hosts Fourth Of July Guests
The fourth of July entertainment by Mr. and Mrs. W. Ackerman included Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Darrow and Miss Darrow of Hoboken, Mr. and Mrs. E. Diamond of Brooklyn, and Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Dexter with two daughters of Jersey City.
Newark minister Bebout dies at Little Falls at 62
Rev. S. N. Bebout a well known Newark minister died Saturday at Little Falls in his 63d year He recently nursed his friend Rev Dr Lowrie in his last illness and predicted his own death in the same manner His funeral occurred last Tuesday
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S. N. Bebout
Newark
M. B
Little Falls
Lowrie
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Children’s Home Society
Independent Club
Hugh Curry
W. T. Humphrey
Wm. H. Blodgett
Hartford, Conn
B. T. Humphrey
Yantacaw
Rae Eagleson
Centre Street
Philadelphia
Ester
Ruth Lonquest
Wilkesbarre, Pa
Mrs. Zimmer
Hillside Avenue
U. S. Express
Vingland
Cape- May-road
PO Crawford
Riker
Crabtree
Vreeland
Jordan
Austin
Speer
Darville
Senet
R H PO
Jacob Fitting
Jameson
P Haith
Snyder
John Fitting
Fitting
Russel
Jamison
Faith
Witting
Carville
Spear
W.pitting
Barnes
Wallace
Mae Bruen
J. P. Morris
Ernest T. Stager
Hartford Conn
J. H. Davis
Oak Camp
Accord, Ulster Co., N.Y
Gussie Stager
Jersey City
Calvin Sargent
Richard Stager
Hotel Lyndhurst
Asbury Park
J. E. Cranham
Bradley Beach
Ida Williams
Brooklyn
Mamie Burk
J. F. Clark
Clark
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