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TLAIXFIEI.D COIHIER-XEWS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 1913 A OB a WESTFIELD FLEMINGTON DUNELLEN NEWS FROM NEARBY POINTS Elsie S-, ch. by Sidney Prince, W. L. Rhodes, Guttenberg. Friday: 2.30 Pace.

The Fleming-ton Garage. Purse $400.. Doc Chimes, b. by Chimes, Maplewood Stock Farm; Poppy b. by William Penn, Maplewood Stock Farm; Bell Michel, ch.

by Pan Michel, C. N. Payne, Pitman; Ashlook, ch. by Ashland Bergen Horse Jersey City; Trent, b. by Roy Wilkes, Eberhard ment of the Lord's Supper will be observed.

The regular monthly meeting of the town committee was held last night. Several important matters were disposed of, one being the dog license. A number of owners of dogs have not taken out licenses and the town committee is going to enforce the ordinance? Services In the Baptist church tomorrow will be at the regular hours: Sunday school, 9.30; preaching service, 10.45 and B. Y. P.

U. meeting at 7.30. with friends in Philadelphia and Atlantic City. Miss Anna Gallagher and Kath-erine Slattery are spending two weeks at Atlantic City. Miss Mary E.

Bulger is spending her vacation at Seawaren. The Courier-News Is sold and delivered by the following; newsdealers In Suburban Towns ANNASrnALE- YVIIllam HoppoDfh. Jay Prey's IJarber Shop. BEECH WOOD HEIGHTS Elmer Sofleld. BOUND BROOK Edward HoiiKlnntf.

Ketterly Loree'a Drug; Store I'nlon News Co. Trolley Station. A. Aaron. CAL1FON A.

Neigh. CLINTON Bellla A Son. DEWEY PARK Albert Voft-el. DUN ELLEN Pcnnork'ti Drug; Store. R.

Wyokoff. Union News Co. Albert Voxel. Marten's Drni Store. Georsre Nagle.

EAST BOUND BROOK A. Aaron. Elmer Sofleld. EAST SOMERVILLE Loots Roarers. J.

B. Varley. GLEN GARDNER Abram Haeerman, BREENBROOK Elmer Sofleld. FANWOOD Union News Co. Geo.

Blythe. FLEM INGTON Howard lilffclna. HAMPTON James Connolly. HIGH BRIDGE Htlbert Black. LEBANON Russell Wolfe.

LINCOLN Elmer Sofleld. METUCIIEN Roxbnry Bros. A Co. JTESHANIC STATION Dooglaa C. Hoff.

AETHER WOOD Geo. Blythe. Union News Co. IEW MAR KE1 Ed. Fennoek.

George Nagle. RAR IT AN Joe Phillips. 1COTCH PLAINS Walter Anson. lOMERVILLE Jacob Gernert. J.

B. Varley. Union News Co. Loo In Rogers. George Coleman.

lOUTH PLAIN FIELD Robert Hamilton. SOUTH BOUND BROOK Edward Hoagland. A. Aaron. Union News Co.

VEST FIELD I'nlon News Co. jw Glaaser. C. Wittke. Wm.

J. Bogert. Jr. Bad" McGee. WHITEHOUSE John Latoarette.

WHITEHOUSE STATION John Latoarette. SOMERVILLE NOTES Water did considerable damage to the stock of Gaston, Black Company, and also in the post office. leaders on the new addition in the rear of the main building in some manner became stopped up, and as the roof of the structure was enclosed by a parapet wall the water could not get away, and consequently when it had reached sufficient height ran through the skylights to the floors below and thence to the cellar of the building, which is occupied by the stamp department. Albert Robblns, of Redlands, Js spending some time with his sister, Mrs. M.

W. Scully. Mr. Rob-ibins was born in Hunterdon County 82 years ago, and has spent the past 10 years in California. He is spending two weeks East.

Mrs. E. V. D. Phoenix left yesterday for Westfield, N.

where Mr. Phoenix has been employed for Borne time. They will make their home there. Mr. and Mrs.

Garret W. Van Cleef and Miss Bolton; who have been spending the past month at Asbury Park, have returned home. The Misses Helen and Edith Baumgart left today for Pine Hill, Catskill Mountains, to be away two weeks. Mrs. J.

E. Griggs and children are spending some time with Mr. and Mrs. William T. Lewis, at Rockville, Conn.

Mrs. George B. Van Nortwick has Tjeen entertaining her cousin, Miss Margaret Morgan, of Johnstown, Pa. Mrs. W.

D. Richardson and daughters, Margaret and Kate, are spending a few weeks in Massachusetts. RARITAN Mrs. Frank Niles, aged 43, died at her home on Somerset street this morning, after an illness of many years from heart trouble. She leaves two children, besides her I NO CONTAGION IN WESTFIELD The monthly meeting of the Board of was held in its rooms in the town hall last night- and was pie-sided over by the president, Dr.

J. B. Harrison. All the members were present except G. L.

Deiatour. There was nothing of importance transacted althougn several matters w-q brought up and discussed. The report of Inspector Carney for the month of July showed that there had been comparatively few contagious diseases in this place and that they were as ioaows: One of typhoid fev er; three of tuberculosis; six of whooping cough, and three of measles. That the bakeries, dumps and scavenger wagons were in good cyuuinou uu iuti ue naa made 525 insDections. He presented an ani 4LCk sis of the milk for the month and some of it showed that there was considerable sediment and dirt in some of it.

It was decided by the Board to notify the dairymen that unless the milk was improved on their permit would be taken away. A milk permit was granted to Charles F. Pierson. The funeral of Clifford Walker, who died at his home in Embrea Crescent, on Wednesday, was held last night, and was conducted by Rev. Mr.

Bailey. The body was taken to Peekskill, N. Y. This morning Mr. Walker was 22 years old and is survived by a mother.

The Misses Mollie, Kathryn and Sadie Conneran, of New York, ara spending a vacation with their mother, Mrs. Ellen Conneran, of Cumberland street. Miss Edith Lemon entertained a number of friends at her home on Cumberland street yesterday in honor of her birthday. Rev. Dr.

Lyman Calkins, of this place, will occupy the pulpit of the Congregational church tomorrow morning. JThe Harmony Club, who hava been camping at Manasquan for the past two weeks returned home today, Edward D. Floyd and family, of Elm street, are spending the month of August at Belgrade Lake, Me. The Board of Education will hold its monthly meeting in the Washington school on Tuesday night. J.

B. Wilson, of Westfield avenue, is able to be out after an illness of- several days. Alfred Boyd and family have gone to Virginia where Mr. Boyd has pur chased a farm. Arthur Alleger and family have moved from Broad street to Orchard street.

Mr. of South, avenue, is enjoying a "two week' vacation. GLEN GARDNER After a two weeks', stay with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. H.

Kel-lihan, Mrs. G. A. Knapp and daughter, Thelma, have returned to their home in East New York. Mrs.

John Suydam returned to her home in Pennington after a week'i 6tay with her sister, Mrs. George Suydam, who is stilf confined to her room by illness. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Miller have moved their household effects from Tunison's Corner to the F.

H. Davis house on Greenleaf avenue. A ten-pound boy was(born to Professor and Mrs. O. V.

Sandt in Easton, where they have been staying since school closed. Miss Marie MacDonald, of New York City, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. A. J.

MacDonald, of this place. Fred O. Rush and son, of Wilmington, are spending a season with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E.

W. Rush, E. C. Green, who has been con fined to his home for the past few days, is able to be about the house. William Metzgar, of Baltimore, is visiting his parents, Rev.

and Mrs. W. S. T. Metzgar.

Miss Esther MacDonald is spend ing a few weeks, visiting relatives in New YorkCity. There will be no services at the M. E. church until Sunday morning, August 17. Mrs.

Lydia Anderson, of Chicago, visiting J. D. Siegfried's family. The water company is extending its Hue up Belle avenue. George Gardner Is confined to his bed by illness.

FLANDERS Mr. and Mrs. Irving M. Drake are entertaining Mrs. Drake's sister, Mrs.

George L. Chandler, and her family, of Washington, D. C. Mrs. Charles B.

Compton, of Wharton, came to Flanders Thursday on visit to her mother, Mrs. Marilda Miller. Misses Myra and Edith Salmon, East Orange, are guests of their grandmother, Mrs. Almira J. Sal mon.

Mrs. Elizabeth Lamerson, of Irnia, has been a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Stewart M. Rarick.

DUNELLEN BOY HAS RUNAWAY HABIT Stephen Koptck, Found in Woods lhis Week-Missing Again the Stephen Kopak, an incorrigibla boy. is missing from his hdme. He has been continually giving his parents considerable trouble He is fourteen years of age, and insists upon getting away from his home and sleeping in the woods. He was found early in the week sleeping in Dewey Park. "Bob Fitzsimmons, with the assistance of the boy's relatives corralled him and took him home, but he has run away again.

It is believed he will be sent to a reform school when found again. The boy seldom goes very far from his home and is generally found in the woods. The Salvation Army meetings which have been held the past week at Wayside Park have been well attended. A special feature of the encampment was a band of musicians at each service. The services will continue until Monday.

All day tomorrow services will be held in the pavilion. The 9.30 a. m. meeting will be known as a feast without knives, forks or spoons. Leaders, Captain Brown and Lieutenant Hicks.

Colonel and Mrs. Damon will lead the 11 a. m. service, the subject being, "Cleansing Power." The saraa leaders will be in charge of the meetings at 3 and p. m.

Monday evening there will be a hallelujah wedding of two of the members. Miss Edna Black and Bandmaster George Nichols, of Brooklyn. Admission will be charged for those who desire to witness the ceremony. Camp will close on Monday night. The heavy wind which accompanied the shower yesterday afternoon blew down the dining tent of the Salvation Army at Wayside Park.

Some of the tents were quite badly soaked with water, wetting the bedding and other furnishings. Charles H. Vincent and Miss Rachel Greene, colored, were married on Thursday evening at the Methodist parsonage by the Rev. Dr. Knox.

They will reside in Pis-cataway where the bridegroom is employed on a farm. Rev. P. C. Bascom, of Bound Brook, will preach tomorrow at the Methodist church.

The service will be union in character, the Presbyterian and Congregational churches joining with the Methodist church. The regular meeting of the Dunellen council will be held on Monday evening. The Board of Education holds its August meeting the next evening. J. Weaner and family are residing in the Culver house on Prospect avenue, having moved there from Plalnfield this week.

The Sunday school at Harris Lane is to unite with the Bound Brook schools on Tuesday on their excursion to Asbury Park. Rev. Dr. Knox, of the Methodi3t church left today for New York State where he will spend a portion of his vacation. Mrs.

J. P. Fenner and children have been spending the week with relatives in Hunterdon County. Peter Benson has been employed this week in John Enright's pool room on North avenue. H.

Clifford Smith took a party in his auto for a day's outing yesterday at Riverside Park. Mrs. T. Walter Sisty and daughter spent Wednesday at Midland Beach. James Hunt is now employed Taylor's Hotel as bartender.

at When You 'Phone this store for groceries, fancy or staple, vegetables, ruit, your order will be promptly attended to Heaume Son's store, The Corner Grocery. Try a pound of the Heaume's Special Blend Coffee, roasted and packed especially for this concern, 32c a pound. It is of excellent quality and is sold in a parchment lined bag. You'll like it others prefer it to higher priced coffees. 'Phone 1289-J.

Adv. When In Trouble at Home or on the road call up 1273-R and we will respond at once with any thing that you may need. The charge for this work will always be within reason. We are sure we can please you and we bid for a share of your work. Stryker Motor Car Walter W.

Stryker, proprietor. Adv. Meats of Known Quality That's your pleasure when trading at Voorhees' Quality Market. Fine, up-to-date ice chest for the keeping of the same. 'Phone 12 64-W.

Adv. Delivered to Jour Door The following bottled beers delivered to your door if desired: Dod ger's, at $1.25 case; "Rheingold" atl 11.10 case; Ballantine Export Beer, 11.10 case; Ballantine's Lager Beer at $1.00 case. Just 'phone 1282-J. J. M.

Maier's Store. SCOTCH PLAINS AND FANWOOD Services in the Methodist church tomorrow will be at the regular hours. At the moraine: service Miss Grace J. Carroll," contralto soloist of the Crescent Avfvnii ptiiirh nt Plainfield. will sine- At the 'nin 4 is GOOD RACING AT FLEMINGTON FAIR Purse Aggregatinj $5,000 Offered in the Various Events! String ol Runners Flemington.

N. Aug. 2. The races at the Flemington fair next week promise to be a large drawing card. The entries in all the different classes are well filled by the owners of fast horses in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.

The track is in fine condition for races and some new records are expected to be made by the horses that have been entered in the different classes. The purses in the different classes aggregate about $5,000. A special purse of $100 in gold is offered for the horse making the fastest time in any of the races, providing the track record of 2.07 is beaten. A nice string of running horses are expected to arrive to start in the running races which are scheduled for each day, for substantial purses. The entries in these classes will not close until the evening of the day prior to the races.

All the races for the different classes, excepting the quick hitch and running races are for the best three in five heats. On Saturday afternoon there will be a quick hitch race, mule race, bull race and motorcycle races. Following are the entries in the speed classes for the different days: Tuesday: 2.24 Pace. Hotel Flem ington. Purse $400.

Atlas Bel, b. by Lynne Bel, J. C. McPherson, Flemington; Doc. Chimes, b.

by Chimes, Maplewood Stock -Farm, Roadstown; Poppy b. by Wm. Penn, Maplewood Stock Farm: Bell Michel, ch. by Pan Michel, C. N.

Payne, Pitman; Ashlook, ch. by Ashland Bergen Horse Jersey City; Edna Hamlin, b. by Lorenzo Hamlin, A. S. Case, Flemington; Bell Boy, b.

by Lord Eldon, Wm. H. Luse, Pater-son; The Monolog, b. by Expon ent, J. A.

Miller, Lancaster; Pattie Lake, b. by Red Lake, John J. McCarthy, Yardley; Owyho, b. by Owyo, II. II.

Miller, Chester, Happy Bill, by Arman, J. H. Lawrence, Hoboken; The Governor, s. by John R. Gentry, Bud Murray, Chester, N.

Sam Berry, blk. W. L. Rhodes. Wednesday: 2.14 Pace.

Union Hotel. Purse $400. Iwana, b. by Ozone, C. S.

Har ris, Flemington; Dr. Wilkes, b. by Steel Arch, Thos. Berry, Flemington; Mike Wilcox, br. by Winslow Wilkesf Fred J.

Costello, New York City; Ashland Nelson, by Ashland Wilkes, A. B. Commings, Reading, Review Bells, r. by Barron Review, Thos. Brantingham, Plainfield; Mack Henry, s.

J. A. Miller, Lancaster; Queen of Hearts, br. by Great Heart, P. Rogers George, Paterson; Carrie Dillon, b.

by Baron Dillon, Frank Parker, Trenton; J. F. by by Newton Boy, W. L. Rhodes, Guttenberg; Elsie ch.

by Sidney Prince, W. L. 2.24 Trot. Purse $400. Baron Wilks, b.

by Prince Eu- gene, a. II. Berryman, Burlington; Linda b. by Lynne Bel, C. S.

Harris, Flemington; Lady Ingelow, br. by Alfonso Vincent, G. F. Randolph, Freehold; Wetherell, blk. by Jay Bird, G.

F. Randolph; Harvester, b. by Early Reaper, Jos. O. Colloday, Philadelphia; Bob Chimes, b.

by Chimes, J. J. Phalen, Vineland; The Manager, b. by Bon Voyage, W. M.

Fithian, Camden; Legal Guy, b. by Guy Axworthy, Samuel Arnitt, Paterson; May L. Dillon, blk. by Baron Dillon, Eberhard Vollmer, Trenton; Essie Allerton, b. by Allerton, J.

A. Miller, Lancaster; Catherine Be-line, J. A. Miller, Lancaster; Senator, b. by High Degree, W.

S. Garri son, Maplewood Farm; Jane b. by Bon Voyage, W. L. Rhodes, Guttenberg; Downing, b.

by Woodspite, A. C. Blair, Plainfield. Thursday: 2.20 Trot. County Hotel.

Purse $4 00. NLeeman, b. by Red Medium, Jos. K. Sparks, Philadelphia; Sam Hall, b.

by Unknown, Jos. K. Sparks; Wetherell, blk. by Jay Bird, Geo. F.

Randolph, Freehold; Anna b. by Cascade, C. E. Pitman, Trenton; Willy Worthy, s. by Ward Worthy, A.

B. Commings; Wood Olcott, b. by Olcott Axworth, George Donaldson, Jer sey City; Julia Baron, br. by Oakland Baron, W. M.

Fithian, Camden; Mac Baron, b. by Macdogal, Wm. H. Luse, Paterson; Essie Allerton, J. A.

Miller, Lancaster. Free for all Trot and Pace. Purso $500. Nelson W. L.

Rhodes, Guttenberg; Star'Patch. br. J. H. Lawrence, Hoboken; Ashland Nelson, b.

by Ashland Wilkes, A. B. Commings, Reading; Susie Bell, b. by John R. Gentry, A.

S. Case, Flemington; Iwana. b. by Ozone, C. S.

Harris, Flemington; Buster Brown, b. by The Cascade, Lem Ketchum, Red Bank; J. F. b. by Newton Boy, W.

L. Rhodes. 2.18 Pace. Purse $400. Reta Ambulator, b.

Ambulator, John G. TenEyck; Bourbon ch. by Bourbon Patchen, W. H. Hartman, Leonia; Raven wood, blk.

by Oakland Baron, D. B. Hoffman, Kingston; Troublesome, blk. by Alcamedia, J. E.

Lingo Son; Helen Coastman, blk. by Coastman, W. L. Stone, Philadelphia; Fannie Strathmore, b. by Strathmore, W.

L. JStone; J. F. b. by Bingen, C.

D. Mendenhall, Bordentown; Miss Bruce, b. by Bruce King, C. D. Mendenhall; Sugar Bowl, b.

by Dlllard Online, Thomas Brantingham, Plainfield; Mack Henry, s. A. Miller, Lancaster; Sulfurls, b. by Walnut Hall, John G. McCarthy.

Yardley; Owyhoo, b. by Owyo, H. H. Miller, Chester, is 8 a of a Vollmer, Trenton; Bell Boy, b. by Lord Eldon, W.

H. Luse, Paterson; Edna Hamlin, b. by Lorenzo Hamlin, A. S. Case, Flemington; Happy' Bill, by J.

H. Lawrence, Hoboken; The Governor, s. by John R. Gentry, Bud Murray, Chester, N. Sam Berry, blk.

W. L. Rhodes. 2.30 Trot. Purse $400.

Tillie, ch.m., by S. K. Goldsmith, New York City; Bob Everett, b. Harry Pearsall, New York; Lady Ingelow, b. by Alfonso Vincent, G.

F. Randolph, Freehold; Wretherell, blk. by Jay Bird, G. F. Randolph, Freehold; Mary B.

b. by Bon Voyage, J. J. Phalen, Vineland; The Manager, b. by Bon Voyage, Wm.

M. Fith-ian, Camden; Legal Guy, b. by Guy Axworthy, Samuel Armitt, Paterson; Detective, b. by Lorenzo, Geo. F.

Fischer, Caldwell; Jane b. by Bon Voyage, W. L. Rhodes, Guttenberg; Downing, b. by Woodspite, A.

Blair, Plainfield. Saturday: 2.35 Pace and Trot. County Race. Purse $150. Alda br.

by Bion, Eugene W. Scudder, Three Bridges; Honest Abe, b. R. B. Matthews, Newark; Bessie Lake, br.

by Red Lake, G. W. Servis, Rlngoes; Quaker Dillon, b. by Baron Dillon, E. H.

Wilson, Ringoes; Atlas Bel, b. by Lynne Bel, J. S. McPherson, Flemington; M. ro.

by Expedition, J. Schenck, Three Bridges. HIGH BRIDGE On Thursday afternoon, while Mrs. Frank E. Apgar was attending meeting of the Ladies' Aid Society of the Methodist church, held at Mrs.

Whitfield Johnson's, on Hart street, she met witha painful accident. On going down a pair of steps at the en trance to the house, in some way she missed her footing and fell heavily to the ground, sustaining a severe sprain of the ankle. If j'ou do not wish to miss a fine trip you should go with the Taylor Wharton Iron and Steel Company Employes' Beneficial Association, on their annual excursion to New York City on Saturday, August 9th. The fair for the round trip is $1.00. Don't fail to be on hand for this great outing.

At the annual meeting of the High Bridge Board of Trade held recently the following officers were elected to serve for the ensuing year: President, Mayor William M. Williams; vice-president, J. H. Rose; treasurer, George H. Cramer.

The committee in charge of the Labor Day celebrtaion, under the auspices of the Fire Department, is making great preparations for that i event, which promises to be a most pleasing one. Full particulars will be given later. L. H. Sprague, who 'was employed by the Taylor Wharton Iron and Steel Company, and lived in one of their large houses on the East Side, has severed his connection with that firm and moved his family to Phila delphia.

The official board of the Methodist church have granted a two weeks vacation to the pastor. Rev. John May, which he with his family will spend at Ocean Grove. Snyder the Corner Store on Main street, announces a great clearance sale, which began on Friday morning and will last for fifteen days. Miss Pearl Tiger, of Annandale, who is employed by the Taylor Wharton Iron and Steel Company, Is enjoying a vacation.

Mrs. George Latimer held a public sale of household goods at her residence on Church street, this after noon at 2 o'clock. The regular monthly meeting of the Borough Council will be held on Monday evening at the council chamber. 'Central Railroad workmen are busily engaged in painting the Gorge Bridge of the High Bridge branch. Milton Conover, of Philadelphia, spending some time with friends and relatives in this borough.

Philip Ely is erecting a bungalow on his lot at Rocky Run, near this borough. BASKING RIDGE The members of the Volunteer Fire Company are preparing to hold their fourth annual carnival August and 9, on the public school grounds. Attractions will consist of band, merry-go-round, moving picture show, shooting gallery, exhibit and other amusements. Rev. and Mre.

Robert Brown are entertaining Mrs. Brown's sister, Mrs. Dudley Stewart, and daughter, Easton, at St. Mark's rectory. Miss Lela Brown, of New York, who spent several weeks with rela tives here, has Teturned.

Miss Myra Howlett accompanied her. Mrs. Eliza Ward, of Trenton, is guest of her cousin, Mrs. Edward Cooper, on Maple avenue. Mrs.

M. H. Van Dorn has left to visit her eon, F. B. Van Dorn, In East Orange.

Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Swanwfck, of Newark, are visiting James McCol-lum. Roderick, of is visiting Mr. and Mrs.

James Moffat. Mrs. Samuel Owen has left for her summer home at Belmar. is a of I' BOUND BROOK The Rev. David B.

Thompkins, of Princeton, will occupy the pulpit of the Presbyterian church at the morn- ing service tomorrow in the absence of the pastor, the Rev. C. J. Culp, who starts today on his vacation, and he and Mrs. Culp will spend it at Northfield, and Shickshinny, Pa.

Mr. Culp will preach in the Presbyterian church at Princeton tomorrow. The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper will be observed at the morning service in the Methodist Episcopal church tomorrow. At 7.30 o'clock an informal bright and cheerful service will be held, when representatives of the Salvation Army will be present and take par.t in the service. All are welcome to these services.

The Rev. Arthur S. Phelps, rector of St. Paul's Episcopal church, will conduct the morning service and Holy Communion tomorrow at 10.45. The Sunday School will not meet during August, and the choir will also have a vacation until the first Sunday in September.

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur C. Hutchinson are rejoicing over the arrival of a young daughter, who arrived yesterday at the home of Mr. and Mrs.

Henry G. Herbert, the little one's grandparents, on Watchung drive. The Rev. W. F.

Attlee, of Plain-field, will preach at the morning service tomorrow at the Congregational church. The Y. P. S. C.

E. will meet in the chapel at 6.45 p. m. No evening service. Mrs.

Edgar Opdycke and sons, Edgar and Dwight, of Phillipsburg, and Mrs. John Edwards and daughter, Ruth, of Rutherford, were recent guests at The Sterling, East Sec ond street. The Rev. P. C.

Bascom, of East High street, will occupy the pulpit of the Methodist Episcopal church at Dunellen tomorrow at both morning and evening services. The Rev. and Mrs; John T. Scott, of Lamington, were guests of the Rev. and Mrs.

C. J. Culp at the Pres byterian parsonage Thursday. The Rev. and Mrs.

J. C. Miller and son, of Woodcliff-on-the-Hudson, are guests of Senator and Mrs. W. W.

Smalley, on East High street. Mrs. George H. Packer and daugh ter, of Church street, have returned from a month's visit with relatives at Farmingdale, N. J.

Miss Rose Grady, of Brooklyn, has been spending several days as the guest of her aunt, Mrs. James Cu-sick, on East Second street. Miss Frances Shewbrooks, of Holden, is the guest of her sister, Miss Helen Shewbrooks, on Somerset street. Miss Helen Terhune, of Mountain avenue, is spending several days with Mr. and Mrs.

Close at Red Bank. Miss Sadie Bergen, of Trenton, has been visiting Miss Rose Jackson on Mountain avenue. Specials at Kreyling's Cash Market Satisfied customers are constantly moving in and out of Kreyling's Cash Market, the store of low prices, as well as quality. They smile when they come in because they know they are going to save money. They smile when they go out because they have saved money and are satisfied with the quality, and they do the same in returning.

Adv. CALIFON The storm that broke over this place yesterday afternoon lasted for nearly two hours. Cellars through out town were flooded. The Central railroad tracks near the creamery were badly washed out. A barn cn the farm of Andrew Cregar, at Crestmoor was struck by lightning and burned to the ground.

The barn was filled with Beveral tons of grain. The roadways into the surrounding country were badly washed out in several places. Rev. C. L.

Carson, of Washington, will preach in the Lower Valley Presbyterian church Sunday morning and the Cokesbury Presbyterian church in the afternoon. Allen Lindabury, son of Frank Lindabury, of High Bridge, has been visiting his grandfather, G. M. Lindabury, at Farmersville Mrs- George James, Mrs. Cole Al- bury, spent Thursday with Mr.

and Mrs. Samuel Neigh. Mrs. Morris Crater and daughter. Miss Bessie, of Elizabeth, spent Part of this week with Mr.

and Mrs. Robert Yawger. Oliver Apgar and John Apgar nave the contract to build a bungalow for Mrs. Ellis, at Mt. Grove.

Mr. Burtell, of Flemington, is doing the carriage painting for Apgar Brother, carriage dealers. Miss Helen Johnson and Miss Ida Johnson, of Whltehouse, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Kunzle Apgar.

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Smith's little daughter is quite ill and is under Dr. J. Topkin's care.

The Oxford band furnished the music for the Pleasant Grove fair Thursday night. Mrs. William Mead, of i Bridge, is visiting her mother. Mrs. 1 The regular monthly missionary meeting of the Methodist Sunday Bchool will be held at the close of the Sunday school session tomorrow afternoon.

Yesterday's storm tied up the trolleys last night. The wires at Lyde Park were down and it was nina o'clock before they were fixed. The dining hall which burned down at Glenside Park last winter is being rebuilt. All the cottages are filled with summer boarders. Louis Morel has.

had a new cement walk laid in front of his new house on Park avenue. Larry Exner, of Stony Hill, has returned home after a month's stay at Atlantic City. Mrs. B. F.

Fuller and daughter, of East Orange, are stopping at the parsonage. SOUTH PLAINFIELD The heavy rain of yesterday has done much good to the garden prod ucts and also the fruit which was commencing to fall off by the continued dry spell. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Winship have returned to their home in the Bronx, after spending 3 months with relatives on Brookside avenue.

John Geary Is getting his land ready to plant on the Manning farm which he recently purchased, and expects to move In on September 1. Miss Marjorie Voorhees has returned to her home in Asbury Park after a week's visit with her aunt, Miss Emma Manning. Mr. Ritter has rented one of the P. F.

Kaine apartments and will move in as soon as it is completad. Mr. Hamilton, of Springfield, is stopping a few weeks at the home of Judge Smith. Boating is as popular as ever on the lake, many times every boat being out at one time. NORTH BRANCH The Board of Education of Bed-minster township will hold a meeting next Saturday evening at 7.30 o'clock In the schoolhouse at Larger Crossroads for the purpose of receiving bids for the transportation of pupils from the Pluckemin to the Somerville schools and for the position of Janjtor in the Pluckemin and Bedmlnster schools.

Arrangements have been made for a concert, which will be held in the Presbyterian church at Pluckemin on Tuesday evening, August 12. William F. Voorhees, a concert singer from New York City, and Miss Van de Mark, formerly organist In Cornell University, will give the same. Proceeds for the benefit of the church. Mr.

and Mrs. Clarence Bergen and daughter. Miss Irene Bergen, and Miss Emma Bergen, of Pluckemin are home from a visit to Washington, Warren county. Mr. and Mrs.

Eader returned to their home at West New Brighton, S. yesterday after a visit to Mr. and Mrs. Alfred S. Van Nest, at South Branch.

Miss Ethel Bowman, of South Branch, has gone to Asbury Park to spend a week with her cousins, the Misses Evallna and Jeannette Bowman. Miss Lillian Krymer returned today to her-home In Annandale after a visit to her cousin, Miss Bessie Van Derbeek, at North Branch. Miss Marietta Higglns returned to North Branch Depot yesterday after a visit to her grandmother, Mrs. Matilda Higgins, in Plainfield. Miss Ethel Bowman, of South Branch, is home from a visit of a week to her aunt, Mrs.

James Bowman, at Asbury Park. Miss Catherine McMurtry, of Pluckemin, has gone to Trenton, where she will spend a week with various friends. Mrs. Bartow, of Cleveland, is the guest of her son-in-law, William Bowman, at White Oaks, South Branch. The Rev.

and Mrs. J. R. Sanson and daughter are spending their vacation at Charlton, Saratoga County, N. Y.

There will be no Sunday evening services during the month of August in the Presbyterian church at Pluckemin. Miss Margaret Hamilton Is spending a few days at Blackwell's Mills with her cousin. Miss Lelia Martin. Miss Madaline Brokaw, of Philadelphia, is the guest of Miss Arietta Quick at South Branch for a week. David Thompson, of Lamington, is the guest of his Mrs.

Clarence Van Fleet, at South Branch. Mrs. Mary Hoagland, of Reaville, visiting her brother, John S. Harden, at South Branch. Miss Eudora Hoyt, of Pluckemin, has gone to Orange, where she will visit for a week.

Alfred G. Van Nest, of South Branch, is home from a visit to New Brighton, S. I. Mr. and Mrs.

Garret Smock, of Pluckemin, are home from a visit to Phillipsburg. Mrs. Isaac Sperling is spending a week in Trenton with her sister, Mrs. Lewis Case. J.

husband. The children are ana cnimren, all of Cokes Blanche and Frank Niles, both living at home. She is also survived by two sisters, one of whom resides in Manville. Wind accompanying the rain Btorm of yesterday afternoon did considerable damage at the Ard-maer farm west of this place. Several roofs were blown from barns, and a new water tower being erected to replace the one burned down several weeks ago was wrecked.

Other small damage was also reported. Mrs. Mary Smith, aged 75 years, died at her home on Somerset itreet, Thursday, from heart trouble. She leaves two sons and one daughter. The funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2.30 o'clock, from the late home, ana interment will be in the cemetery at Somerville.

new Miss Sadie F. Purcell has returned, after spending her. vacation continued (Suburban Kewa ago Seven.).

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