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Newspaper
Nutley Sun
Location
Nutley, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1911
Page
4
A Nutley NJ newspaper column discusses postal matters and urges reform of town finances. It comments on charges against Water Clerk Woodruff and supports Auditor recommendations to remit funds to the Town Council more frequently to reduce delays and potential mismanagement.
City residents urge County Commission to deliver Nutley a park after fifteen years of promises and authorized appropriations while other towns in Essex County receive park extensions. The article argues the delay is ignored or intentional and calls for broad demand to force progress.
Bayonne voters rejected the Commission form of government by a 3 vote plurality in the state’s first trial. The campaign featured clashes over the Simon pure approach and backlash against Trenton lobbying, with mixed views on the form’s advantages and impact on governance.
Bayonne voters heard advocates of change debate its merits and likely decided it was safer to accept familiar drawbacks than embrace unknown prospects.
The Grammar School commencement exercises were held Tuesday in the 2onn Hall Auditorium with an operetta The Golden Gift a literary conference and a trombone solo. Certificates will be awarded by H W St John and County certificates by Supt John R Beachler. Names of graduates participate in the operetta and literary program include many listed students and performers.
The Ladies Missionary Society of St. Pauls Congregational Church held its final meeting of the season on Wednesday evening. A stereopticon talk by Pastor Rev. Henry J. Condit titled The Esquimox and the Indians was presented. Members voted to earn or save at least one dollar each for summer self denial to support a Bible reader in foreign lands.
Through the SPCA Thomas F. Ritchie of High Street files against former Councilman Henry M. Libby accusing him of shooting Ritchie's Great Dane. The case goes before Recorder Page next Friday night after a veterinary confirms a flesh wound from a small bore gun.
Scholars of the Vincent M. E. Church plan a Field Day and Picnic on Saturday July 1 with games and prizes for all. A full programs announcement will run next week. A color division contest for school membership shows the white division for girls and blue division for boys, currently tied with two Sundays left in June.
The Rev Henry J Condit will preach on The Need of Patience and The Men and Religious Forward Movement at St Pauls Congregational Church tomorrow. Evening music features a male quartet and Brotherhood songs. Young Peoples meeting addresses Great Chapters of Gods Book Isaiah 53 The Suffering Servant.
Noted tenor Leon Rice gave two concerts at the Vincent M Church on Monday and Tuesday. Severe weather reduced attendance, but those present praised his remarkable singing and performance.
The Hospitality Committee of the Wo man’s Public School Auxiliary asks for names of residents willing to board teachers next year. Local staff seek accommodations from helpers. committee members include Mrs. P. A. Prior, Mrs. Worts Power and Mrs. E. G. Weischedel.
Correspondence from Keyser & Cor alleges improper plumbing work by Councilman Callahan at Avondale and Franklin Hose Houses. Witnesses claim Callahan influenced work, questioned licenses, and that Mayor halted work while critics accuse a fixed, rehearsed dismissal.
Regular morning service at nine, Children's Day service at two, Rev. Graham C. Hunter to address the congregation, Young People's devotional at 7 15. No evening service.
Readable listings describe three to five pictureque Nutley houses of up to ten rooms, near railroad stations and trolley cars. Prices start around 4250 dollars with modest cash required and monthly payments comparable to rent, highlighting economy and profitability for buyers.
Mrs. William H. Boardman of New York formerly Nutley asks for a committee to inquire into the mental state and possible disposition of her husband Algernon Norton a lawyer and chairman of the Railroad Gazette Board of Directors who suffered a paralytic stroke January 28 and has since been unable to speak coherently or manage business. Dr Henry Valentine Wildman and Daniel Hanley were appointed by Justice Geiger in the Supreme Court to serve on the committee.
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