28 Jul 1909
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Newspaper
Westfield Leader
Location
Westfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1909
Page
1
Cor Broad and Elmer Streets operate each afternoon from 3 to 6 except Wednesdays and holidays. Evening hours are 7 30 to 9 80 on Mondays Wednesdays Fridays and Saturdays unless those evenings are holidays.
Fire alarm boxes listed at Summit Avenue near Park Street 207 and 222 Corner Highland and Mountain Avenues near Ehn Street Kimball Avenue 57 Broad and Middlesex Streets 6 Cumberland Street and South Avenue at Clark and Charles Streets Fire Department House w0 Corner of North and Fourth Ave Hues. After sending it up there stand near hers box and arrival of apparatus.
Justice Francis J. Swayze urged reforms to simplify procedure, reduce delays, and lower costs. He described proposed amendments guiding appellate and original jurisdiction, limits on technicalities, and a streamlined seven judge appellate court to speed decisions.
A large crowd witnessed the Church League second game as Elmer Street defeated Presbyterians with strong batting and solid fielding. Green, Hanford, Meyer, Brush, and Clark starred in a close contest, while Westfield defeated St. Marys 3 to 0 behind Squires and Brewer. Mountainside notes report on property, telephones, and town hall plans, plus local civic updates and a market of residents.
Walter J. Lee, a real estate agent, escaped unharmed after a touring car collided near Orchard and Cherry streets. A horse and wagon were damaged. Mr Lee swerved to the curb to avoid disaster.
Local items report Misa Julia Finkla at Lake Hopatcong and visits by Miss Margaret Kelsey. Notable mention of Miss Jane Morrow and Miss Elizabeth Fowler at the Forward Movement convention in Pocono Pines. Other notes cover vacations, family visits, a $100,000 county bond issue, Singer Manufacturing reopenings, and a city dog confinement proclamation effective until September fifteenth.
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