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Nutley Sun

Location

Nutley, New Jersey, United States of America

Date

Jun 05, 1915

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Nutley Private School Ends Term with Gymnasium Exercises

The Nutley Private School closed its term with a gymnasium program including dialogues songs recitations and a piano solo. Promotion certificates were presented by Sumner W. White president of the board followed by ice cream and cake for the children.

Nutley Private Edmund Wright United Merrill Wright August Braver Sumner White Ethel Powers Anna Powers Quentin Wright of the Republic August Brauer Ada Weigel Powers Heller Charlotte Walcott Walt Whitman Ross Sweeney Robert Parry Warren Hassell Alfred Seaman Abraham Lincoln Sumner White, Jr Ship of State Lillian Newton Sumner W. White Janet Caroline Stiles Marion Dora: Thomas Madeline Potter Dorothy A. Heath

Ejected conductor and inspector from trolley incident

Harold Gorman Nicky Sposatto and William Johnson Jr arraigned after a row on a Big Tree trolley last week ended with the bell rope broken. Gorman and Sposatto fined five dollars and costs and placed on probation to pay a dollar weekly. Johnson was dismissed for lack of evidence.

Big Tree Harold Gorman Nicky Sposatto William Johnson, Jr Gorman Sposatto Johnson

New Direct Mail From New York City Initiated

A new direct mail service began yesterday from New York City. It departs at 11 o clock and arrives in Nutley in time for afternoon delivery, partly addressing prior delays that halted same day depot mail from New York to Nutley.

New York City New York Nutley

Informal Dance At Masonic Hall Planned By Juan Aldez

The second informal open dance conducted by Juan Aldez at Masonic Hall will be held Saturday evening June 19 from 9 to 12. Dances are public with refined music under a competent instructor and lady assistant. A small fee of 60 cents is charged to cover expenses.

Juan Aldez Masonic Hall

Town bonds sold to Plainfield Trust Co at premium

The 160 600 issue of 91 bonds for funding and improvement was bid in by Plainfield Trust Company at 166 816, about 6.6 percent above par. Bonds run thirty years at 5 percent interest. Local sinking fund offered to buy five bonds above the bid, but award stood. Six other bids were received.

Plasinfield Trust Company Plainfield

Essex County S S Association Parade Plans For 3 40 P M

The eighth annual Essex County S S Association parade is set for this afternoon at 3 40 p m with Nutley Division marshal John H Feltus. Units in order include Dutch Reformed St Pauls Congregational Mt Zion Baptist Grace Episcopal Boy Scouts Camp Fire Girls Hospital Corp Signal Corp and Brigade St Vincent Methodist.

Essex County S. S. Association Nutley John H. Feltus Newark Board of Education Marshall Grace Church Boy Scouts Hospital Corp—Girls of

Building Permits Issued by Superintendent Sargent

A list of building permits approved includes James C. Bolger garage $125 James Stager coal pockets near X-Ray Factory $200 Otto Zitzman dormer window $30 James Gray garage $65 nee Walter Zimmerer dwelling porch and garage $1 650 H M Bayles dwelling $500 Mrs Mary Stager porch $100 James Ferrara extension $100 Mire H Spats garages cost unknown A G Kaizer garage $160 George T Williams chicken house $20 William B Wilson dwelling $8 500 William A Lambert dwelling and store $8 750 William J Housby dwelling $3 500 Jacob Zimmerer dwelling $1 800 R Shaw chicken house $10 S Pignatore dwelling and stores $16 600 Otto Fouser dwelling $2 400

Calvin D. Sargent James C. Bolger Whitford Avenue Arthur Stager Kingsland Street Otto Zitzman High Street James Gray Daily Street Walter Zimmerer Race Street H. M. Bayles Brookfield Avenue Mary Stager Prospect Street James Ferrara Washington Avenue Mire. H. Spats Woodland Avenue A. G. Kaizer George T. Williams Taft Street William B. Wilson Union Avenue William A. Lambert Franklin Avenue William J. Housby Mountainview Avenue Jacob Zimmerer Stager Street R. Shaw New Street S. Pignatore Centre Street Otto Fouser Myrtle Avenue

Nutley Tennis Club to Erect Eight Shelters at Courts

The Nutley Tennis Club on Prospect Street plans eight new shelters at its courts. Architect and consulting engineer Nicholas A. Kestler led the project design.

Nutley Tennis Club Prospect Street Ihe Nicholas A. Kestler

Battle of the Bridges Grounds For Weeklong Standoff

In Vreeland Avenue the Militant Artiste clash with the Board of Commissioners in a weeklong stalemate over two old bridges. Reports say both sides claim advantage while arbitration is sought. Local officials debated rescinding plans for a new concrete bridge and preserving historic structures.

Vreeland Avenue Board of Commissioners Town Hall Army Corps Oscar S. Kirkeby Arthur R. Gare Board of Freeholders Nett Blum Lefferts Carr Henry G. Prout Emil Diebitsch Col. Prout Passaic Avenue John Mason John R. Vreeland Crawford

Grace Church Baby Parade Winners named at show

Grace Church women sponsored a baby parade with 48 entrants in two age groups. Betty Carland won the older group while Robert Dolan was second and Barbara Eville received honorable mention. In the younger class Eleanor Howe topped the field with Rudolph DeVries second. Madeline Wells and Frederick Ford earned honorable mention. Prizes were gold pieces and the church netted about $100 from the event, planned to become annual.

Grace Church Betty Carland Robert Dolan Barbara Eville Eleanor Howe Rudolph DeVries Madeline Wells Frederick Ford

Curtis convention attendees tour Philadelphia with Curtis agents

Charles L. Messer Jr. and his mother attended a three day Curtis circulation agents convention in Philadelphia. Delegates from Pennsylvania New Jersey West Virginia Maryland Delaware and the District of Columbia met at the Adelphia Hotel with sessions at the Curtis building and theater outings plus a Baseball game visit.

Charles L. Messer, Jr Curtis Publishing Company Curtis Pennsylvania New Jersey West Virginia Maryland Delaware District of Columbia Philadelphia Adelphia Hotel Curtis Building

Dominican Sisterhood vows taken at Mt. St. Benedict

Miss Victorine Somaracki joined nine other candidates taking permanent vows in the Dominican Sisterhood at Mt. St. Benedict's Academy Caldwell Monday.

Victorine Somaracki Dominican Sisterhood Mt. St. Benedict’s Academy Caldwell

Clergy Pulpit Exchange Planned for Passaic Churches

Rev. Henry J. Condit of St. Pauls Church will exchange pulpits with Rev. William Doidge of Passaic Congregational Church tomorrow morning. Condit will preach on the evening topic What Are You Afraid Of.

Henry J. Condit St. Paul’s Church William Doidge Passaic Congregational Church Mr. Condit

Seventeen Year Locust Arrives in Northern States

Washington reports Brood VI cicadas, the seventeen year locust, due this month in scattered localities from the Hudson to the Mississippi and along the Appalachian plateau into northern Georgia and South Carolina. Last seen in 1898, Essex County is cited as one of the most heavily visited counties in New Jersey.

Washington Hudson Georgia South Carolina Bureau of Entomology Essex County

Water Discoloration Tied to West Nutley Repairs

Sun reports several West Nutley residents complain of muddy water as repairs drain mains along Hillside avenue. Officials say sediment stirred in pipes causes discoloration for multiple days.

West Nutley Hillside Avenue

Engagement announced of Miss Mabel Halliday and William Astley

Engagement announced between Miss Mabel Halliday daughter of Mrs Margaret Halliday Hillside avenue and William Astley of Newark connected with the local Post Office.

Mabel Halliday Margaret Halliday Hillside Avenue William Astley Newark Astley

Engagement announced for Hannah C Jackson and Joe G H White

Newark bride hopeful Hannah C. Jackson and Centre Street resident Joe Georgel H. White are engaged. The wedding is scheduled for this month. Camp Fire Girls of St. Pauls Congregational Church under Samuel Silverburn present Any Girl on Thursday evening June 10 at Masonic Hall.

Hannah C. Jackson Newark Joe Georgel H. White Centre Street Samuel Silverburg Camp Fire Girls of St. Paul’s

Carpenter Services At Fair Price In Nutley Ad

F Speer carpenter and builder offers services at a fair price for any job.102 Centre Street Nutley New Jersey contact by phone for estimates.

Speer Centre Street Nutley N. J

Fourth Grade Aims for Bronx Park Trip by Candy Sale

Washington School pupils in the town are selling chocolate on commission to raise funds for a trip to Bronx Park. About forty students travel with two Jitney buses to be excused from school on Friday June 18. Chaperones Mrs. J. B. Kirk Mrs. Persch and Miss Symonds accompany the group to view the zoological gardens and other attractions.

Bronx Park Washington School J. B. Kirk Persch

Derelicts Presents Tone Shifting Comedy at Town Hall

A renamed play titled Derelicts, formerly Tom Dick and Harry, screens at Town Hall tonight. Guy Edward directs a three act comedy with cast including Tom Denby Harry Carl Dick Martin Sophie Randall Berge Lancaster and Florence Shaper. Proceeds go to the Woman's Club in New York City. Time frames span midsummer act I December act II and Christmas Eve act III.

Tom Harry Guy Edward Town Hall Woman’s Club Tom Denby Harry Carl Dick Martin Wright Frederick Roland Harry Trent Clinton Brown Sophie Randall Elsie Merridew Dorothy Carman Berge Lancaster Florence Shaper Linton A. Derelict Guy Edwards William R. Gerald Winsor Frank Carland New York City Dick and Sama

Veteran W M Cummins Dies After Long Illness

William M Cummins a Delawanna resident aged 79 after a four year illness began with a paralytic stroke died at his home on Kingsland street Survived by four sons and one daughter Morris P Cummins Katherine L Cummins Jonathan L Cummins Henry H Cummins and Philetas C Cummins Funeral services will be held at his late residence tomorrow at 4 pm Rev Henry J Condit of St Pauls Church officiating Burial will be Monday at Free Union Pallbearers will be his four sons

William M. Cummins Kingsland Street Delawanna Mr.Cummins Vienna Warren County New Jersey Battery B First Katherine L. Cummins Jonathon L. Cummins Free Union Henry H. Cummins Pine Brook Philetas C Cummins Hackettstown Henry J. Condit St. Paul’s Church

Mrs Fleming Dies in California Tuberculosis Hospital

Mrs Barbara G Fleming wife of Alfred W Fleming died May 26 in a tuberculosis hospital in San Francisco She formerly lived at 47 Sylvan Place Survived by two children

Barbara G. Fleming Alfred W. Fleming Sylvan Place San Francisco

Unclaimed Letters Listed at Local Post Office

The Post Office logs unclaimed mail for George W Baldwin Gertrude Wenting and Miss Mary P Young with Mrs Wayne Youngs and Frank C Drake as superintendent of the office. The notice directs owners to claim items at once.

George W. Baldwin Gertrude Wenting Wayne Youngs Mary P. Young Frank C. Drake

Liquor License Requests Placed Before June 28 Meeting

Two existing license holders renew their permits while Nicholas San Giésomo seeks a bottler's permit for Passaic avenue. Two applications target the American House at 144 Chestnut Street amid a dispute between George Rebentish and former owner Ludwig Grinsch. The governing body will act on Monday night June 28.

Nicholas San Giésomo Passaic Avenue Ghestnut-street George Rebentish Ludwig Grinsch

Concerning suffrage column on public money and roles

Nutley WPU column questions suffrage and public funds for public defenders and prosecutors. It cites Alice Chittenden calling women too ignorant for municipal finance, and a civil service examiner criticizing duplicated Bureau of Standards costs. It laments women’s capacity to vote and governance.

Alice “Chittenden Civil Service Examiner New York City Bureau of Standards

Norways suffrage expands mothers vote while New York lags

The article compares equal suffrage in Norway with New York where men vote. It notes a new law granting illegitimate children rights to name, inheritance, and support. It highlights the State Association of Weights and Measures meeting at New York City Hall and argues short weights cost New York state homemakers millions annually.

Norway New York State Association of Weights and Measures City Hall New York State Hartigan Attorney General’s Office Heath Housewives’ League

Ballot box reshapes privilege as democracy expands

The New York World notes mood shifts as ballots erase sex based privilege. It argues democracy will remove prior distinctions tied to birth, land, income, and family. The Indiana Times contemplates Mother’s Day and proposes a national Politics Day for mothers alongside fathers.

New York World

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Nutley School NEW Direct N. Y Plainfield Trust CO Park Oval IS. Marshall Bulletin Earl Stetson Crawford J. Harry Hull Mr. Carr Toney Curtis” Convention Sisterhood Passaic Fet Sale Gay Edwards Tom,dick & Harry W. M. Cummins Fleming California American House Nutley W.P.U Indiana Times
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