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1EUSEY CITTS HABDS TIED. NO POWER TO CONTRACT POR A NEW WATER SUPPLY. TIU- 11 THB BrrVATIOX, AOCORDINfl TO \ REP RBBCNTATIVE OP THB JgflWET CTTT WATRB . COMPAXT THREB TEAR* TO APPEAL /Ti: people of Jeraey CRy may be rompelled lo piak. 1'irir Mi ist with the contaaalnated Pai , watai for a I ma time. Tha city eanaol make a r. w contract for 11 .r " reari eaeepl wBh the conaenl af the Jeraey City Watei Coanpany, to wham the contract for the permanent Bupply wa? awarded. Tba contract waa aalde by the Bupreme Court, bul although beaten the company i .- ??. , tjr iy the throat. This Btartllna nforma lion wa ' iterday by oae of thi repre?en? latlvei of i ? ?? i water company. The < im t , be -.iii. haa three yeara In whlch to Me an appeal to the Court or Brrora, and Ihe cltj cannot make a conti i ! for a permanent aupply untll the appeal haa been decldi l. When aaked if the com paay would adopl a course of procraailnatton, be replled, evaalvely: "I've aald all laat i can tell you nt preaent." Oorporotlon-Counael Mlnlr admltted that the city c i nol a-; withoul Involvini Itaelf i" aerloua c rmpllcatli na lf the appeal ahould be auatalned and the dec Blon of rhe Bupreme Court reveraed. "1 do nol belli \.." he aald, "thal auch a altuatlon is llkely t , arlae. The Jeraey City Water Company, if II de cldea to appeal, wlll doubtlesa do so withoul any unaacaaaar) oi ubfalr delay, l d ? nol antlclpate thal the company wlll wall ihrer yeara before it de i ioes io appeal.' ,,. ,-,.. of u- counael 'or th- Eaat Jeraey Water Company amlled ai the Buggeatlon. "lf Ihe city Bhoui.l n>ak- a new contract." he aald, "and the <. ouri of Errora should snataln the c mtract. ihi Jer t . city Company*! only redreaa would be to sue \ ?? city, and the damages whlch they could cktlm would bi amall Indeed.' , . , The city ofllclali aeem Ind'.apoec 1 to appi u and ne the water queatlon up In ihe courts i >r ,i long taie and put tbe city lo addltional expense. Tney c-xpecte tho company to appeal. Th. remark ol tne r, ?,..--:,latlve ,. ih- Jeraey Cltj company ls con strued as a thr..it thal it wfll no: appaal unless the city makes a oontraci with aome rlraJ company. Tbe Street and Wat.-r Comirrteslonera held com? mittee meetlnga yi iterday and bad an Informal i .-k over tio water queatlon, but nothing deflnlte w.is ooiie. It la iperteU that somi aetlon on the aubject wflj ba taken at the meeimg ot tha i.oaru to-morrow. _ _ THREE PRECIOUS BUROLAR8 CAUGHT. ONE !?-' AN BBCAPED COKVICT, AND THET AHE AI.I. WAHTEf) <iN Nt'Mlii: iCB CHARQEg Pateraon, .Jan. 2.'. (Bpeclal).-John Oouaher, or.- of U?i ajang of burglara arreeted al Bloomlngdale, in the i", - r part of the county, a fi w nlghti ago, con r . j m th*- County Jall yeaterday that he and two , ? b," named Morgan and Cole, bad I.n "^ an ? atenalre career of robbary for thi lai l year, ant, had committed many btnghuiaa at Rlooaalngdale, Dutler, Btockholm, Charlotteoburg and other rli lagea ii Ihe uppi r parta of Paaaalc and .Morrls coun tli 9, as well as In Fe,-tlons of X< vv-York and I'enn aylvwU aear tbe Xew-Jcroey Uae. Morgan admlta that he ls tiie man v.ho escnped lately from the Morrls County Jall al Morristown. where he was conflaed on a charge o<- robbery. There are nutni r oub cbargea agalnat the three men in i.otn Mori,. and Passalc countlea, and wherever they are irleo H is llkely that they wlll get long terma in Stau-s I'r;son. ^ BUK3DE IN NEWARK. j, UN Iini'l' DRAXB A QALLON OF WINK AND THEM K1M.FI> H1M8K1 ?!"? Joha Hepp, alaty-elghl yeara oid, of So M Cam oea-fk, N-wa:k. commlttad sui-ide yeaterday b> ^hootinK hlmstlf. Hepp for th- last week had been moodv and deapondent. He dld not go l ; h '. at all last nlght, but sat reading at a table. Reslde hlm was a gall >n of r-d wlne. He drank all of thls dur lnn the nlght. About 10 o'cloek he took an ol-V JOr volver and gDing into an outhouae ln the yard killed himaelf. RKFOKM IN LONO BRArfCH. CHAROE8 OF MAUFEABANCB BAM AOAIXST THB ToWN THBAaWaaBR. Long li-anch. .lan. B (Bpeolal).?Tbe Lpog Branch rnajBiliBlrinrra paaaed a reaolottoa !aat nJghl eharg mg Ibe Towb Treaaurer, Tbomaa L Worthley, wiih analfeaawnce ln oftVe. Tbe reaolutwn waa Intro doc< i hy Mayor Btodgett, arboaaaerted Mr. Worth :ey was JT.'>?' ln Bireara and bad preaented a fai^e report to the board L?at July the Treaaurer*a ac eounts wrre gore over by an espert, anl a dis crepany of W.ooo was reported Mr. Worthley pro. .: i . l a no:- for 18,800, whlch he bad p-iH bart Iu I not charK.-l agalnat the t ?wn, and the accounl was thcr fore made correct His book* were goaa oaat avaln. ani h- came out flve cents abea I. Tbe munlcl j,al electlon placed Mr. Worthley ln onVe wlth the higheat vote oa the ti,-krt. Booa after this :- a . charged by Mr. Blodgetl with a dlacrepancy of 17.000, yet he was alde to obtaln the algnatun twenty of the ley iiiu? men ln town on his bon L The bnalncaa men thlnk t'nat any apparenl ahortage v. i. be found to be dae to the BPetbod* of b ok kceplag. No ore doubt* ihe Treaaurar*! bonesty. The gener.il oplnlon ls that the cbargea are made for the parpose of K-ttlnsj Mr. W.rlh'.ey out of the off.ee. Th' cbargea wlll be heard ik xt Wedneaday c-venlrijg. The Comm!.?sioners alsj declared the offl-e of City Boll i:or v.i-ant. on the around that ii would be per to hlre legal advice as :i:;o be neceaaary, ? '. Kwing Patteraon, counael for the Board of !?>>? I i lera of Moamouth County, la the?preaent In cumbent, and as the ofllca was- eatabluihed by th< Leglalature he holis tliat the Commlaalon cannot ab--dlKh.lt. THRKATS OI" LTXCHINO HEARD. A BARBER .' HAROEO WITH A HBINOt'8 CRIMB BAVBD PBPB1 AN AJfORT BtOB nv THB POUCB. Oraaga .J..;. tt tBpeetal).?Cbarlea Drlakel, a i,ar )>< r, tlilriy-nine years oid, who has been <mj,loyeil ln the shop of Georga Arr.old, ln Valley-st.. Soiith <"ir br.ge. was arrested la?t nlght for an alleged aaaaull on Plorenca t'oon, the aeraa-year-old daughter of Rodman t'oon. a earirrnter. wli-> liv-s In Aeademy it., Bouth Orar.ce. it bt alleged lhal th? oftence waa ccmmitttd last TBeedaV, when the llttle jslr! w.-ni ro the harber shop w;?h two of the Arnold -iilliren. and they were got out of th- way on tli- preten-e of Bhowliig them aome ptcturea The eoonphUnt was aaade la Juattea Brow.-r'-. onVe about imo o'cl-x-k laat night. -?n<i a warrani was ;?su-d and glven to Roundaaaaa Oregaa and ofti?r Bplede to aerra Th* fatl er of the liti'e giri was hatf-craaed aflth ra^e and Indlgnation. The m wa apraad raptdly, and wh-n ih oabcera |eached Ihe Arnold place a big crowd of ex cite<i citii'-ns had aaaeabled. Drlakel was cool and collected when placed und.-r arreat. Ile denled ln the strongest t.-rms lhat he was guQty. Wbaa ihe offlcer-- s'.arted c.ff wiih hian they were followed by a crowd of rf.ore than two hundred Baa, wbo talk.xl fraely of lyacblag. "<!et a rope!" "llanj, hlm'" ar:d Klmilar shonts w< r<- beard on all atdea ThC ofllcers Bueeeaded in ^ettlns th- prlson-r to tbe locttup before an orjr^rilr.-il -Ti.it was Btada 10 rak- him. DraBkal was arraiirned 1 efore Juatlce O'Rellly it Ihe pollce station thli BHirnmg, thrreby BVOldlng the threatening crowd that had >?ather-d ln the experta tlon of hls betna n naoved lo Juatlce Urower'a court. Whlle ihe hearlag waa jroinx on a rope was pn^ <-urr,l and th- threets of lynchlng became omlnoua. Juatlce O'Rellly held ih- j.rlsin.-r ln V**) ball. and at his requeat seiit him down fot trlal ln the Court of gj>*-ciai ieaatoni Thla afternoon a report was ?ent out that Driskei wauld be aent down to tbe Newark Jall to-dav and thla had the effe-t of scatterlriK Ihe crowd. when Marahal Trenehard found ihat then was a clear coast he took the prlaooer to N-wark and lod?;ed hlm safely ln the Jall. BNBAX THIEVEfl IN' MONTCLAIR, MoBtcaair, Jan. B (BpeckU).?Early thls mornmg the houre of I;a\ld II. Haldw.n. Ifl Korth ?'ht!s topher-st., was eutarcd by aneak ttuaraa Pour overcoats and a quantlty of alhrerwaro were Bl ,l'-n. The famlly were net arouaed by the thteves ind dhv eorered tbe lo-s in the mornlnj;. The lntruder? had ?ffectid an entraaoe bv cuttlaK away a ,>ar.--l of the <)-o: and turnlng the k.y. Befon ;iii;l' ihe ,iia Ing-roMn thej i?k.,.1 the door from Ihe back atalra thns ins.i:. ik :leoi?,i.-< froi.i interruptlon. XO KBW TR1AL FOR KOHL .ludjce Dopue la Mawarb yerterday denle tlon for a new :rial In th<- cnae lenced 10 be baavjed fof thi Pre n? i on Pebruary W if il murd. mo Kobl i n u.' Joceph KKAHNV RANOERB, I; PATERBON, :. The Kearny ItanK'-rs nnd the i'aterson Hangers footbiili tenrns play<d a eloeely -onte te.| pame yes terday afternoon ,n OoaaaapoWtaa Park, Eaal N.-.v ark. The gaaae waa won by tha Kearny team by a Boara of it imaix io 2 Ptea roala irara rhol by the home team. but tbe rcferee. Mr. Aleiand-r. declded that two of ihem were off .-' ' NEWARh. LKAP TBAR \>ANCE8 vTITH MEN A8 0UEST8 ARE NOW IN ORDER. wsDonraa and bocial EVENTa of thb wkek 18 JEBBBT'g r-BJBMIBB CTTT?BOXi 08 BCOTIA CEL8BBATE TBB Bl'BXB AS mvi:i:?a!:v BT a DINXER. A l<ap year dance- waa gtV.n ln Orann Hall Frl? day evenlng. Only women were BUbacrlbers. ar.d by rhem Invltatlona were eeni to the men. ' pai essei were Mra Wllllam Clark, Mra. Henry I' Mra John vThlte Howell, Mrs Andrew K:rk;..," k, Mrs. W. Campbcll Clark, Mra, Wllllam Hardenbergh, Mr-. PhBlp N. Jackaon and Mra. Wllllam MltcheO. At Ibe naen'a maaa-mei tlng In Aaa rdation Hall thla a term r.n .i rr.ualcal Bervlce wlll be Introducc I. Pro ?-.. sor Georgi Morrla, the colored baaao, wlll slng i :....-. an ? Mra Tborne ... I her d tugh. r wlll p|ay if; hymna. tn i rchi atra and cholr alnglng. Bi cretary C rari na a II m ike a ahorl talk. i , :.-r-, -, :,. of Ihe Chrli tlan End< avor, haa . -,, ii ted a : - immltti ? I i arrange a reeei llon for Dr. Clark on the aftT-no ?n of i-'. bruary -? ?'*'''"" ,;ra'"' Northrop, A. B. J hnaon and U N. Cronk. The eom nlttec ha. wrltten Dr. Clark, and lf ihe rounder of Ihe Hn leav. ? m - ement an ?? ich Newarh early in tlu- aft. n 10 ii an opporlunlty wlll b glven lo mr-el hlm al the Y. M c A. rooma from 1:30 to I ??'? I i I The quart rly mectlna ol Ihe Buperlntendrnt* of the Eaaex Fnlon, lunlor deparlmenl Christian En deavor, waa held yeaterday afternoon ln the Bouth Park Hiureh. After a ahort bualneaa Bcaalon, Mr* Allce May B Ider, of Jeraey Clty, apoke. Mrs. Bcud ..- ,-, : i,?;. i the Junlor rally ai the Boaton conven tion Iaal July. A soclal hour waa held al the cloae ol Ibe a I h > bb. The annrvi raary of Ibe blrth of R iberl Burna waa eelebrated Frlday nlght by a coneert, Bupper and bcU at tbe Rrueger Audltorlum, un ler the ?? of the Newark Caledonlan Club, An addreaa on Burns'a llfe ind work waa dellven I by Ihe Bci Donald Bag< Mackay The committee of arrange menta were Chlef Alexander McAlprne, Flrat Chlef taln Wmiam BobertBon, ex-Chlel Alexandcr Mcl^ay, ea-Chtef John lang, Clansmen Dugald Currle, Rob <-rr Kllgour, Qeorge Brown and Thlrd Chleftaln Wlll? lam li. Th ri :: Bcottlali ballada, aonga and dance. and a au| p* r Bnd ball I illowi d. Mlsa Bmma Francea WoUera, daughter of Mi and Mra Cbrla li n Woltera, of 18 Central-avc.. wai mar? rled on Wednesdaj lo Herman F. Bornemann, .ir. al Bt. Patrlck'a Cathedral. Tbe Rev. Oeorge Borne? mann, of Rt adlng, Pa . uncle of Ibe groom, performi d tba eereroony, asslsted by the Rev. Father Mlckle and Monaignoi Doane, The brlde waa attended by hersiater Mis. Irene Wolters, and ih. gr.n bj hla brother, wllllam Boniemann. The bridg. won > llgurcd laffeta, mau\ ? wlth vlolel brocade. trlmmed ln' Marle Anlolnette atyle, wlth miiuir veivet anu la ?' The mald wore a gown of cream and roae taffeta, trimmca aith rost veivet, A breakfaal waa ^MlaVchnrlotte W. Pell, daughl r of Mra. Laura C. p, was marrled on Wedneaday l - Andre* J. Kcl ley ut the home of th bi li a moth r, No l.? ftaim Ington-nve The Bev. Father Cody performed the eeri monj The brlde won whlte ratli H< i Mla Ai na 1 .-ted aa mald an i m >rc pl - i r, '..:. v v\ .: .- waa > sl m in. Drllla ^.r ihe Ial Regiment have i-? n <????? :' " ?', r,?,.,i. rtecond Batta lon, c m . ml; II. I. I. ai i M. on Moi daj al N o" do k ;? m : . Irsi ilatl I'omii ? ?? y D. B. C .'iid F, Thura l o. Jai S o'cloi k p, ra.; Thlrd Battallon, .' imp ml< a A, b, u and K, Frlday, January Sl. at l :3ft p. m. Th- !::? t coneert ol ihe Ui ? 1 aeaaon of thi . ? m phony On heatra was glvi n on I rlday n i n . t l.-> - un Tho orch. tra wai i I ' l i Cliarlottc Hamii- I, \ illi -' i Mli - Mi II Hoi - ?n. w prano, and the cho r ol I ? 8 1 Park Choral Ai -> clatlon. The peraonni 1 of thi Viollna Morri* Cohn, coneert ma ti-r; Krneai lilck. Wllllam B. !::;:>. . M? K. Frai k worth Rol ii u F< " . Andn w Hi urti r. - Sehlacgel, Joaeph 9 hml 'iil.. Kmll Vollwrtlei. <' - Van D : .- : ? irlei Wij ? . J ?>'? > Auei Hi-to Ki. ii:.i k. I - .: '? ? ' ? >" ? -? Albert lch J. L. Wl li ?'??'? ,',-:,. wVbei il it Mar. ut 1- w ard. Alhln Hofi oboe* Arthur E Johnatone, Kmll Butha; clai \'|.. i i K: ? , ' ;eori Buah; horns. T, Klmcr Oay. A. R. . \\ l, Jenklna, A. W. Bat Buah; tlmpanl, Bernard Bo -?? ; I.om Arthur I! i conduC.or. Thi ? ???? a large I ence, and the numbera oi thi programme wi-re ll - - nllv appUuded Thi programmi !?? -l.;d <i ,'??? ven'a Bymphon; No 2 in D. th< -'? ' Bchubi rfa ' llo amtind " act of "Manfn I." Chopln'a N ?? i irne In h na. n ? rhi - ing aevi ral rhoruei ? T n ? > w i lied for th, atudi and publl i- rformai ? ,ii. mral muslc of thi I - i ln all rormi ' he arhemo ot cji. ?? ta li ?' ifl *1 ibaerlptlon e' eni-'n ^'.^^fn. .-;. li coneert programme to r. ntaln ot ? ' claaalc or modern syraphony. B woXNi-:. Ti.e entertadnment committee of Bayonne C s ::'. Cath ?llc l'- ?- ' denl :.-??:' m, I. i- rr- etl n rang-n-.. nt. for a am ik i '. I > I ?? -'?? m-r' month. Mra J, Wataon Elrworth entertalned .i pai frlend. on Frlday i ea ig wlth a lunclieon and muslcal at h? r hon:-- ln Avenue C a Aetachmeni from Marci a ,'.. Ward Pi t, Xo. 13, Sona of Veterana of Nea-ark, a. impanled I >? - partment Commander Elmore w Bendvn m on - vtalt to Cuater i'u*t. No. 6, .-i Monday ? ? ;iln^. rn,i, ?-.... ; -,?- . ' .\i iunl Vern. i I ? li . *-' ? 118, Independenl Orde'r of < >dd ,'"? lloa -. a ple ?- ml re ceptl i: ai i ball wa. alvi n on Monda) ? Metropolltan Pafk Pavlll. n Invltatlon. have been laaued by the Vouni M< \- o ?., ? ir a "Bmoker" n I van levllle ? l talnment, I i ta gl i en In i nn dly'a l lall i n M m < \ > nina The Bayonne Rowlng Aaaoclatlon'. mlnstrel troupe wlll glve thelr Inltial enterta nm. il on 1 ai I Wedneaday evenlngs 'of the corolng week ln th. clubhouse, ln Arcanum Hall cn Monda; - ? lari the new ofHcera cf Bavor.ne Councll, so l ???. 15 ral Arcanum, were Inatall I V llowlng the n mei ilng, the organtzation held a long-tabli >u. METUCHEN. Tho Cbautauqua Club me. at the hom. '? M - M-ibei Acken ?n Tueaday evenlng. The Muslcal Cl ib mi t at the h ?me ?<' Mlaa Schure raan oa baturday evenlng. Inatrunental aoloa wer* glven by Profeeaor Klnney, of New-Y irk; Mra. Tait. Mra. C. A Piickltt, Mrs. J. Letaon, and .a were aung bj Mrs. II. B. Jobnaon, Mlaa Colburn, Florence Ayrea, Mlss Ida Campbtdl, Mlaa Whltman, Mis*. Mabel Acken, Meaara. Harold Talt, Oeorge Mt tcrsi and Profeaeor Klnney. Mr* J-ihri whltman entertalned h? r fr.-1, ai "The Towera" <?n Wedneaday evenlng. Progrt-salve euchre ?as played untll mldnlght, the vlctora belng Mrs A C. Hunt, Mlsa Xettle Walle, .,;- - :,I -Mur ray and Frank Hay. After ? dellcioui repasi, dkne lag araa abe f**tUTC tlll th* Bmall ho i of thi morn | iiiK. Tlios. preaenl were Mr. and Mi 11 B Jobn? aon, Mr. i:nd Mr::. c. ..\ Prlckltt, Mr. and M.->. Wa ih Ington WIlBon, Mr, and Mra W II. Waleh, D. and Mr< K. ft. Dana, Jr. Mr. and Mra B M. Bpear, Ihe Mlssea Freeman. Ibe Mtsaea Walte, Mn. and Misj i Cheetham, Mlssea Allle Bpear, Harrlei Al > . Carrle i Du Mont. Mollle Colburn, Marle Roblnr, Belli nrton. Hariiet Nutty, the Mlsses Chadwlck, Mr. ctiu Mrs. ' Charlea Ayrea, Meaara. Harold Talt, Frank Hay, 1 charlf* Qddle, tleorge Lltterat. Wllllam Colburn. Wllllam Orton, Miaa MacFarland, >.; Rocki mii; . Mirs MacMurray, ^t New-Tork, im<i Mr. Btlaer. ol Xow-Bnmawlck. ProgresBlve euchre waa played al the club on Tuea ' day evenlng. Al the cloae of play the prize* were award d lo Mra <'ihk. Mlsa Harrlei Aldenn, the Hon. Charlea L. Corbln and W. Fannlng. After Bup : p.T was s,-r\.'d dan ?!::" was th feal HARR1BON. I Tlu- Paaaalc B ver Tacbl Club on Tueaday even ,' in>: held i:s annual meetlng In Ihe , lubhouse, m Har riaon. The electlon resulted In tba aelectlon of I Wllllam Byrne aa commodore: E. Boleau, vlce-com Btodore Jullus Felner, secretary: Charlea i-:. Hall, Dnanclal aecrotary: Joseph Bertseh, treasun r: ICarry Banta, measiirer; I>r Jullus Felner, il?t surgeon; K. Boleau, Theodore Hatfleld, Frederlck ?A'ealow, John Uean and A. Dunlap, truateee. As an-Commodon HatfleM waa leavlna ih.- rhalr T J. Preaton, jr.. presented hlm v.iri: a hemitiful palr of martne glaaaes In behalf <>f Ihe memben of Ihe cliii.. it ar*a decMed to eonatrud a fprty-fooi H,:ii tlon t,. the clubhouae ln tlme for the comlng aeaaon, BUMMTT. Bummll Chapter, Baughtera of the Revolutlon, | lius elected th* followlng otll?rs: Regent, Mrs charlea A. Robblns; Becretary, Mlaa l.oiil;.- Le i Hiiray: treuaurer, Mr* Randall. "The Mnrbk Arcb" and "S:n-ii<-:- and Craaher" ' were tbe namea of two one-act crmrdle. whlch were ' preaentad :it Caatno Hall on Tueaday evenlng. 'i i? ball waa crowded "vltli promlneni aoclety people. Among Iboa* who took part In th* playa were Howard .'?'? Atherley. John F. Plummer, Jr.. Mlra 8ara Parkhurat Flagg, Mis: All ?? Btoason, T H Adama Aubrev ii. Mir,:::. ll I'.rij, ni Itlcka. Carrol Ph Ba.aett, Mra. Aubrej ll. Marlln and M Rfll. WhlttHdge. , I'. S Or*nl Po*t, O. A. R.. will nieet to elect : ni> mbe'ra I i-morron evi nlng. Th* member. of the Caslno Club have arranyed ' for a I'.-.i tourn .m. nt. The Rev Dr J. H. Johiison. of Deirolt. Bl I ; elaVt of the Epieeopal dloceae of Bouthera Call . firnia I. the gues. of Dr. and Mra Randall. Tbe member. of tba Caatno Club have *lwtedtbe followlng offloera: PreHdent. Henry L. l-';/."1 vice-uresldcnl A. W. Newell; n retary and ti ?? urcr.PJoha N Cady: dlrectora. Colonel P erso W. Newell, John H. Wlaner, John n < ?>'?? ana Anbrey R. Man n. . Tbe ball of lh? Touna Men'a Chrlatlan A.ta k atlon . ?-.ia erowdad on Mondij evenlng on he ?*?sion I ?.f an eiitir.aliiiiic.it glven by tn* III.i'.oo 1-BK.ra. JER8EY (ITY. BBVERAL PRETTT WEDDINOi CELJC BRATED LAST WEEK. I\ti:i:;:.-T!\ I LBCTCRB AT THB .'AliTKl'.r.T <l/l! .,,.. rtEEtra pink lvhcrbjoh - mr* MORSE*fl Et'CHRB PAHTT TilW CATH< I 1,1,- CLt*B"8 PRi ",'r \MMF F. ut FEDRCART. A pretty him- weddlng took plaea Wedneaday nlghl at iii- home of Mr. anl Mrs. al redlth, No. '?'?'. Bowers-si when thehr daugbter EnrBM was mar ri. ,i toThomai il. Lyona. Tbe Rev. R H. Johnaon, ?.i Trlnlty Baptlat Church, performed the ceremony. The brlde w< n ??< ? larmlng gown ot whlte sntin .md aflsa Nellle Jackaon and Wllllam P. Nolan were marrled on Wedneaday nlghl bj lha Rev. D. B. .-; ,...?? . 0f Bl Bn Ik- t'fl Church. The brlde'a par-nts afierward gave .. reeeptlon al No. I? M-r?r-st. Vrnon? those preaeni were Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jacki m, Mr. .md Mrs. .). H. Walah. Mr. ani Mr* w. h. Batl rby, Mi and Mrs. T. Mannlon, Mr. and ;.:? .;...,;; n, Mr. at- i Mra O'Brlen, Mr. and Mra Callahan aml M- an.l Mrs, .1 imei Kelly. Mlsa Marguer'.te Llddell and Charlea l' Mortlmer were manied recently bj the Rev, Ji hn L Bcudd. r, ,,: i).- Taberna 1- Mla* Lulu Wallace attended the .. ,,-,1 TbBmai M. Ever* was hesl man. A re? eeptlon waa ;V-n aft-r Ih.rrera my a: ihe brl li' : bome, So. IWTaewark-ave. Mra, I". K Morae, ?,r Columbla Place, ^ivi- a pi > Kresi Ive < nchre party a1 her home on Monday after? noon, The priaei were beautlful and coatly. There V..J- preaeni Mia. Hudapeth Benaon, Mra Carey, Mra. i'. M Loekw.1. Mrs. Earl, Mrs. Jamea Mltch? ell Mra .? J Detwlller, Mrs. .i;,mes Hassell, Mra. C.'A Llmeburner. Mrs. K.n B. Hudspeth, Mra, ,; 1. win, Mrs. Oeorge Juuaon, ?uh. lieuieman, M- Sayboll Mr-. itiu: I. ninii. Mrs. Mlchael BchultZ. Mi k,ijw*ru SrhuUa, Mra. Adam Reio, Mra .*) no)i ac) M: B. N-> dham. Tavlor'a Hotel was the acene of B plnk luneheon cn Friday. when Mrs. 1:. il. llerd entei lalned .. number of frienda In one of ihe d.nlng-rooma. The ?adlea prennl wen Mlaa Itoynes, thi Mlss,* k.i lla.-h. Ih- Mlssofl Contendn, Mrs. and Mlss Kam ? J ?Women .,1 Lettera" waa the Bubjeet of an Inter estlng leciure lo Mlss <' ?clllfl Ualnei al the . arterel ? ?; ii-,,,..- ? ? Moiala) after oon Bevi ra ?'?'"?;?? were presente.1 Rcfreshments were aerved ln tba club parlors after th- lecture. The board of dlrectora of the Cathollc < lub an nounces Ihe followlng . nt. i-tamm.-ni |.r.u. ?? mi for February. rompllmenlary n-rcptlon, l;'ni, 5- nroirresslve euchre and .I.u,?. I eoruan '??? com piimeniarv -on-M. and ,l-ai,.a.,.- . nl-i laiiim-n. bv ihe t'horal lti le an 1 thi I >rarr itl ' nlon, reii ruarvi:1 eomphmenlary banouH to the Rev Jamea K Monney. presldent of the club, February 18 Mr md Mrs. John Mulllns, of Van Vorai Bquare, left here on Tuei la) afternoon for a toui througn Callfornla The annual dlnner of Ihe Hudaon County Bar As s? iktion wlli Im glven neal rhuradaj al Ho -1 ? gtor, The iwentr-aecond ani ual mnsqncrade hall 0 l - nreenvllle Turn Wrein wlll b. held ln V- rop ? ing, Fehruarj W Tha Hobert l>avlr Assorlnllon'a annual ball Wlll :niI - place ai Wood ? Hall on Januan ?? EXOLEWl ? )D. i: \v Llndsay, lha orw ? Ial ol lha Pr? ?b) I , | . ,-? , .. ., ?' ' ' : : ': ,,. . ih ? Bunday ?.'? 1 ::: ,nth, berii ng I ? ? mg wlll !?? th. : istrlna'fl tlmi 1-' - ' ? '? ' ' ' ... rli , nihem wlll I I I ' .....,;. | ? I ;-.... B . .lanati n. In orJer l ? ?' r< -.. 1.1 : in 1 " ? '" v ??! Th ? Boclety ol B , church wlll ?? -I : > : ? ' ? "' :-v' . .. .- s ? ,- , Wai r. the Kev. Dr. 1 ' ?,f Bt. Ag ? ? ? ,- ??, ?.. I' ..' th - i >:?>'" ? ' ' '; ??. ?.? ttl ? 1 ..<?<???? 1. \ 1. ? Mr I ' : ? ? ? XI .. 1 . . Bt'l ' '??! n ihe . > ',. :,;,.,?..! ? ' - ram I - property at Dana I'li ? . ? .-,i. all] ial ? Miai KHIogg and Mb N lttj g al the :? mi ' ? ? ?? ?'?' Mr' ;- I __^ tTH iirwoN The Brotherbood ol Andrew aad Phillp, of the ,;. . .. |;. ? ..;,,. 1 fhiirch, X? w Durham, I I. the H ?? V. R. A .... I . \\ ,- M -'..lV. v .. pp, .lent. Rolx ?' K indall; ' ? ? '-IM'. .il.i' Bevrai; re .... 1, ;.ny. F W Kl ??? n ?: , . ? , | ? iti ? . i I ? ,:,. rji orgi W ? - . The Pallaade Athletle Club, of Weal S*>w-1 I 1,,. .',. !-,i the foll a Ing offl ?: - O L \ :,,;,-,., )ir, ? 1 lent; Ma? Zo >\h r, ? ? : reatdent; I rank Mulle'r, treas'irer; W. Orteraon, reeordlng aect l Augusl Ahlea, corn pondlng ai retarj'l 'ohn D Rover. Jr.. flnanclal aecretai ;J in Thorapaon, ap ? -?i,- i'i arl. '?' kler. 1 ant-ai irma; R r, t>. I \ ..f.i-rt..|.i.. .) I). Rover, |r.. tru I- " B The aluranl of the l.'nlon ll.n Hlgh S. hool effi ? a pei ..11.. ??? org u li nlon on 1 uei 1 ? ?-y. n?'g, j : " . . 1 ,n ,?.,.. .-:, ? wen ? hosi n w .1 Klng, eorreapondlng k-i ii.i.ry li. ll. reeordlng ?-?','"??' '';','" ",.,x ,:' \. . ? treasurei . MI H nle Wallaee, Mlaa Uara Krtehl .1.-- A IMsenberger and Meaara K Kme rieh A. Bb ffan, Phillp Urlll. Kxe, utlve Committee, -,-,',, y p a <" E of the Klral Hapllsi i.'hurch, S>w-Durham, haa . I ?1-1 iheae offlcera: H C. i: nneit, presldcnt; Mra. i.\ Kllne. vlce-pr slden . ,,, w 1. XVardell. ireasurer; Harry Johnaon. n - .., retary: i;' n K ki aon, eorreapondlng ? tary, ?I he Holy Kam B l< ty. ot Bt. Lawrenee'a Church Weehawk n, gave .. pleasanl reeeptlon at <\. Lawn nce Hall on 'ruei la) ? vt nlng. ?^- .^ ?. BLIZABE^H. Company B, of ihe " 1 Kew-Jersey Regtraent, will ,. ptlon on !'?!?? iai ? 11 lo C lonel 1. ? id tifl at thi Veteran Zouave Armory. Captaln h . . ,,,,,,:?; ?? ? ? nenta. Tnera a III i?. .,;,. gblMtlon drlll an 1 danclng. There wlll be a br llUnl wi d Itng on '1 ? ? lay morn ., . . . t m Bt, I'atrlck'a c?humh 1 ha contracl ng partii , MI Anna A. Frarlty and Arthur J. R) .: . The ??: rn my wlll be performi I by the Rev. Martln : , | ,.. .,. | wlll be foltewed bj a 1- ptkm al tha ,,, biide'i parents. Tl - wedd'ng of x' <v Mary Faulkner and John .? wili'takap'ace .-. W. in;-s.i,, u. 'rnliig. Th ? . , ;.,. ,?,- ?-...,i 1.1 the Rn John I'aiilk ibrolhei of the brlde. A re.-ePllon ,,. home of the brlde * aunt, Mrs. -. ? Farrell. No 2B Ptont-at. The Junlor Chi Han E deav ir Boclety of the Plrsl [inpllal f'hurch wlll re>brate ita drat annl ...''. llv , . ?: ?:.: Per. 1 Kyan prealdenl ?.f , ,(,.,. chrlstiai Und. ivor Bocletlea of New ^ ork, wlll dellver an addreaa. v, anlov ible moker waa hi M by the lnt?rnational Asaoclallbn "f Machlnlsta at <?d,l Pellowa* Hall on Fr'.Oay nlghl rhr ?. XI aoclable lo ba alven by tbe Alcyone j: 'ai Club wlll take place on Januan M al the crub houa.. There arlll be n aervlce of aong al the Flrai Preaby 1, church thli evenlng. A Bne programane baa 1 -1.1 prepared \ (,,, ,- 1 ,? ,n year entertalnmenl waa Tiv-en on Thurada) nlghl al Bhlloh Hapilal rhurch by thu women of tba Ueerabeba Bocuu Club. BLOOMPIELD. ciiv nranch Ix>dge, No BL I. O. O. K. e le brated lu llfty-nlntk annlveraary <n Monday nlghl wlth a'l entertatamenl and reeept m ln * ???nt- ii 11 Thi Ladlaa' Aoallbiry of the Park Methodlal , .,,,, ... ...... 1 tea n lha church parlora on IVcd neaday 1 h Pf ,\! ,,. b, C rndlt, ot Orai ge, d Hvi red an ? J "H< edlty, Purlty ind Phyncal Bduca tlon" at iii- W. c T, r. hall on Tui day afti 1 noon. A grand organ conceri la i>- ng arranged lo taka pla - . , ihe ? i;urch of iii- S irred 11- irt m. tli ?- durlng Lent. .1. Ignatlui Kavanagh, a v.,',i ;,; ,-a :, rompoaer and oncanlat, ind rhomai Mc 1,. :mi itt, in emlneni vlollnlat, aml Mlaa Mary T. Toohey <?': Newark. have been engag .1 ior th?- oc caslon. Tha engagenwnl ,s annoum 1 of Mi^s Anm ii \ kterti daughler <-, Mr. and Mrs Bernard Merta, Of Ihlfl pla ? . .m,l Arthur B, Plcklng, of Kist <> Phe b ? mb^rs of th. LTniformed '<:.nk Knlghta <>f Pytluas win glve their annual boll In Central Hall next W rinead i) nlght, The 1 omm tl - ln .-?-.irr ol Captaln, Phillp Bickler, 1.1 ,. tenanl Herman l.--u:h t,i----r, '" <. Buehi ' k l.a.vtoi,. c Harringlon, L, Sehllef, ??, 1 laren, (*. M V'recland, .1 ? I'nangit, .-'?. Anc!rew. A. 1 Allen. 8 I*. 'iii- rl : Pi laraon. .1 .1 ,,'-. 1 . .1. MUcli.l. A. Day, Q Wllliam, J. Cr! -. P. Bhoen A. li. Mcu itigal. A. '.V. Hi 1 -k.. Lli u 1>. r.osonliaum, C Ilarrlni!' ,11 A 1. Aililu V,. lt, La-,,ton md U'tinin Lruthauaaar, IH TIIE OHANGES, BRILLIANT DANCE 01VEN AT THE COUN* TKY CLUR MANY BXOAOBMBXTi 08 gOaBTT I"8 d-r.K AX ROtmcBTJ THB AXXCAL BAU. 08 THB OBANOB ATin.nn.' CIXB to it:: A ORAND aptair ixnaunrtTNa bocial a *s8iP. a Preabyterlan rnion his been recently formed ln the Oranajea to g*tber Informatlon ar.d aecura ,,,...,. , ?? actlon In ?'? beal Intereata of fwttglon. The Bxcvutlvc Committee conalata of P*r*nk H. gcott. of Omngje: F. W. Wllaon, of Baal Orangx . li il. Ward, of Eaal Orange; J. P. LSoyd, of Or ?.,,.,. a. s Miii.-r. of Orange; It. H. Hall, of Eaat .... H Martin, of B i rt Orange; w. II. Nlchola of Bouth Orange, an I Jamea McC. Mor row, of Bouth Orange. Tbe flral general meetlng will I,.- held to-morrow at th- bome of th- Rev. Hr. Jamea M. l.u.ii'.w. In Baal Orange. Arrangementa hav* been aboul c unp'.eted f.,r the bal: of ti- Orange Atbletlc Club, whlch marka tbe aenlth -.f ihe aoclal aeaaon ln the Orangea. Thla y.ar th- ball wld be a Jolnl one. both th- Oran*. Atrdetlc Club anl Mi- Orange Ridlng and Drlv.ng Club aharlng equally la th- honora. Tbe ball l-; to i... ...,;: ln th- t.-nnis bulldlng of Hi- Orange ith let'c Club on Frlday, Febmary 14. Tn- Houae com ml.teea .,; the two c'.uba wlll ba th- Committee ,f Aii ,i ngements. ?]?,?? Orange Ca ncra c:ub announcea th?l "' tbe latter parl of Fi brunri ..'? ln the aar'.y i"'' i ? Marh ii will glve a tin ? lantern sllde exhlfctlon ,n Mui.- ll.ll. Arrangementa havi been made by whlcb there wlll be ahown al thla exhlbltlon over one hundred lantern allde. by Alfred Btiegllt*. Bd itor of "The American Amateur Photographer." Nexl Thuradai evenlng th. Voung l.adles' Au*> Ihary of th- Orange Memorlal Hoapnal wi.l pr - n tu the i.ubllc a i-.-u and novel eut?rtalnm nt ent.tie.i "The .- ??? Foll >." li ni., coi Iat of . ?me iwentj or more songs, ballada and ehoruses, lliuatrati i in tableaua b) ih<- young women ol the a.?r>, whlle the mualc l< aun i bj a rveil-traln , ban l .r m- n under lh? dltvctlon ot VWIllam l.utop rt'cvil Among ihe ehorua ar<- T. fl. Arbuthnot, i. K M Knowles, Harford T. Marahall, Huy. >r W ? - :. rve.t, Bdward v. Herrlng Ixmls C. CMIi*'?i?. , ,-. ir| . a, H ymour a. I Wwai 1 fl. Henry. /he * ikilsta of the evenlng are t , h Ml - H len M< ls. \i:s c.,, ... Tj er Dutton and John P, i> mg. Ai ihe Ksaea County Country Club on Thuradaj evenlng there waa i brllllani dance giv n rhi natroneaaei were Mrs. Wllllam Barr, Mrs. i ': Yardle) Mr... Charle A, Btarllng, Mrs. iXlver -: cartc Mra, John Pettlt, Mra. Cyru. i-. Lputrel, \i? t ll Power* Farr. Mli i M II* Page My an.l Mra Henry Oravea. About one inin.lr,-! and tlfty or [n, ,,,. 11 ... i ,,? th i irangi:: were pr< ?? nl An ither prettT i ubBcrlp'l m dance ol the youngar Boc'ety set look place on Wednesdaj evenlng In H rkeley Hall Baal Orange, when about one hun? dred young people :',.,-. i . p'.easant evenlng. l*he . ,? . A, : Mi .'..??: Betta. S h irlea I'ampbeli. Mi * Ui im "? IMllon. Mr? i" ,j !*??"? ,\ Ounnlr.g Mra Ufn I B Kirn?wortl M. Loiils Oll Mr* ?br lam tl II m: Krankl n v. ebsti r and Mrs. I re b rl ? Worth. Th Ladi ?' n . -' '?? ty of the T ,.,,,., ,t ,-.,,.. .-, .? ..... B ple isan mu i nnd ?? i . ni. ri . nmi n( on 1 h.ir. Iay ev-nln ? f,,i ihi l.-nei ? ?? .- A ?.,-.. . .- ? -. atti i th aa pr. ?? d, i ?! ' "? ? i] ,..,,. | ,,?... . ? ? V nut-si I , . . , ? ? ? ime on M .n-i iy, Februa \ i mii,. r ..f ? ng ia n nta a. ai '?' ??'-k ' "' ' ? da igl ? !' '? ,w- "f '" ' ,.' ' .,. Um .. 1 Brown, a rUli r.tal Mii i r '.\ ? .... J . v. lan '-'? irr-n ' I Work*. ??' W< " ? ' ..... ? '-; . Thoina .1 Ha. ' -? ' ,! ' , ,,, 11 Sil ?is* l.ui ,!.i ? h ., I .ui i. N. V.. la i kok. I to I . ?.. ? h .:.,:-. of '?' ;. >? ? ? ; ' ' ' ?! V, . . : I I ? lo Wll ? Oraru '; A 11 \\ A V Th- l: ',:??' ' ? T Ii - V. '.I : ;.-.-., ? eM II Bt I ' ' ?;? . ,.-.?? I il nnd ? ... Ij reclte. M -i I- .' of Mel " ' t*Til ? ' ? - nf Ba hwny I ItKi ' ? ? ? ? ? M ,-...- I...I-. I. lt Tl ? I I ? ' -? ,; ' I I . ? ? ? . . '. lll Thursdaj .: - i ? r?wii Mra. M Mr*. .1. T. B irn< . : Mra. C. II ?;? i ;. Martin H. i- ii .. id M. - " ' OI.KN IHI ? ..., . Klward fl "?? .. . ? ?,..,, . , . ime of Mr. i: , . . ;.. \. : ind ave on M ?|-.,,. | ? ? ?; -, i: ? at Ihe Ri .'. i .; , |m n on FrWnj i ai ta ? ? ? ? !- :|?' 'v ' "?'' '? ? '?' *"''*? ;..,. arlll I : , . bj -ii ? M ?"- J hna m, U on ? i. i,n ..? . Tiie Oajo 1 ':..Iii.i' ? luh I : ? :? ?: i- ? '?" I'-' to ? ih* llu ii : '? -; The a... .- lll . ? ni ? ?.! ? 1. ,;,' K. .\ii- Ma) HaekHi wlll taki th< ? idlng parta The ' ':,m tl ir. l.'i leal r Ho. of I . , il" li '..-??i (hl A nu ? ? > nmenta hiii i?. >.-','?? n i - for. ihe wlnti i ? The ren on Frlday nlght ln i Congn I i| Churcn p. .ve i ? . i- ful of V'an 11 ler, ol Bl Ignatl ia ? i 'hurch. Nea ^ ,rk. waa ,'? vo allst, and a qulntet f. i s.-i'i r - .'.-in-im .-.:. one ..f the at.ractions anl add. i areatl) .?? Ihe i ic ? - ol the on > rt After ? I,. , ? -., :? -,.. ? .i i- .ptlon Bt Ulen iia.:. _ III >)?.' (KEX. Mr..- of the pretil ?? ?? Idlng. of the aeaaon oc* eurred on Wednei ? t. when Wllllam Weat phal and Mlai Allce Bteudei wen marrled al the ?om. of th brlde, No. 1,037 Wa. ngton-at., Ho boken The Rev. Dr. J. Rudolph offlclati I Joseph Llsenmyer waa beat man, :in-i the brld imatd a ib Mtsa Nettlfl Hubbell, of Morrtatowa A supper and receptkm folloared Ihe wi ktln. ceremony, and al i1^ . ? :,, k tba napp) palr left foi Nlagara Palla and i ., na la, The act Ive member* of tha Amphlon Olea Club fave j, receptlon to tbe aa.oolate member* on Wedneaday evenlng. Tl i I of i cletj w.is well i -,,!,? .ni- l, and the ?'??'?< won m re laurela, An inf.irin.ii recepl i. followrd th* entertalnment. Tbe Hfteenth annual ball ,,f Iloboken Councll, So. :.'??. A. i.. of II., look place ln Quartel Club Hall i ?? m >n ' '. .. ghl Th* ball pi ivi l to ix- a au rsaful affalr, Thi Iloboken Bcl i txen Corpa gave a brllllani f,->ii.ii ai. i ball In i dd Fell wa* ll ul, Hob k. n, Monday evenlng. ll waa tbe tarenty-flfth ball of iii.i;.- Among the hundreda present were Mr. and Mis llerman Luettlch, Mr. and Mrs Clatta s. hr, >??!? i. Mr :iii Mrs. llerman N'eumann, Mr. anl Mrs. i.ii.s i-rnk. . Mr. and Mi:. Wllllam Flohr, Mr ..ti ? Mra J.,i-:i Brhumann, Mr. and Mrs. i.mu Bergman, Mr. and Mn Oeorge Fn I Ick -. Mr. and Mr*. Adolph Btoll, Mr and Mia. \ugusl Meyera, Mr and Mra ,\lar:.ti Bchlatter. Mr, and Mrs Max Bchilllng, Mr, and Mrs, John Bullwlnkle, Mr, and Mra. Krneai Appel, Major Hmrj Lohmann, Mr. and Mra Vasel, Mr anl Mrs. I-lnu-st Be mldt, Mr. and Mr.-. Henry Moller. Mr, aml Mra Conrad gelser and Beconlei r*rancla Macdonough. Th* Delaware, LacJcawanna and Weatern Itiii i ..;i young Men'a Chrtatlan Aaaoclatlon celebraied Ita slxth mnlveraarj on Thurada) evenlng. Tho programme conalstad <>f \ ., .il and Instrumentil mualc and .i l*cture on "The Wold Wlde Work ..r the young Men's Christian Aa iclatlon," by Thoma. K. crn aecretary of th- Internatlonal Committee, Th- Mlcbael .1. Coyle AsBoclatlon his alected thi e offleera Wllhain I'arslow, prealdent; Mlchaej j Miiii.r. Hrsl ' ? pre Ident: Augunt Oranmaun, aecond vi , i,:-si l. ii. John H. Bkelly, thlrd \i pn dent; il F. Meyer, f-uiih vlce-pn ildent; 11. I. Borck, recordlng aerreiary; Wllllam Maraall, cor reapoutlliig aerrctary; Thoma* Fleld, rlnan-lal i taiy: Henry Qu don, treasurer; atewarda, Patrlck Hughes, and l' nl ilofl::i.u:i, i'laii arrangementa were made foi thi tourth annual ball, trh.cn wll! be glven ln Odd Fello. ' Hall, on Februarj l. i ".ir:s::.in Woemef Camp No i. fl irn of \ ??:. an . n *talli i the f dlowlng offlci ra lasi Tuesd iy evi nlug: Captaln, Robert C. Woerner; flral lUutenant, Henr; :;.|,- ?.- dorff; aecond lleutenant, Oeorge \\. p ine; camp cnunael, Charlea Ahrena, Wllllam Bchaffer, and Wllllam M. Heudberg. The follo. ng tafl ofll-era wera appolnted b) Captaln Woerner: Chap l.iln. II l. Muyer; Mra. aentlnel, J. \l Avei-y: qiiar lermaaler-sergeant, K Dahlen; iergean( guard.T, B, Maiii-, corporal guard, i: Clauaen; colpr nergi , .1 M. i'-,l,ml; -iiii-.i" Kiiiir.l. Otto H.ltni. >.., . tleket ;nar.i, li. Coai.tr,i, inualrlan, D, J. Hagerty; Inatal k'iiar,l. li. coni.tr,I, mualc. i Tint: ofli-er, i.. J. Hoelter. VINELAXD. a itap year ball waa gl\ n by ti.< aoclety ladiea of thla i'i :,??? ii' Armory Hall ?.:i Thun laj evenlng in honor of Mra. Craig Pelouae, a former Vlneland i.-ii-. The Haatlnga Banjo, Mandolln aad Qultar Club met "ii Mon la] eve. Ing Bt tba I ? ? ! M . '-.' il.-, A oo '. s The Maaonl !.- ,i>--- of ih'.t pla. ? h I . crand banquel .,n Monda) evenlng al ihe Vlnelai i Houae, A aun.:?-,?? i-nlj was k!v-.i ti M:s: i:.',i>; ,1hiij;Ii ter of K. 1? Barrlngton, by her younff friciida Mon djj evenlng. B*frranrn*nt8 wera &er\t:J. PLAINFIELD. PREPARATIONI POR THK CELEF.RATION OF I/.NCOLN'S BIRTHDAT. BETKRAL INTKRF.-JTiNO SO'TETT AFTAtRa' TO OT CUB TBfl WKKK-lAin FOR THK UKNEKIT OF BDPB CHArEI.-WEDPINO OF BB HArtOMr AND MR. CHAPMAN. At a meetlng of the congrsgatlon of the Crescent Avenua Praabyterlaa Church, held on Tuaaday evenlng. the flnencial report for laat year waa aub mltted. The oid Board of Trmtees waa re-electe,l. The annual dlnner of ihe L*a!oa Couaty i.in-om Club Wlll be hrld thh; year at the L'nlOH < oun.y Country Club houaa, .n iMa'nt'.ei.i. The arrange menta are nearly perfeeted, ar.l tbe affatr promlaee ,, ,?. unnanaily IntereatiBg. Dr. Lloyd. who araa ii Bpeaker laat year. wlll make an addreaa. and oi i ? Bpeakera wlll be Oeneral John B Wlae. Ban ator Btokea and ex-Congreasaan Roawetl O. Horr. An informal eotartatameal wlll be tfven at tbe Waahington Park club bonae on Friday evenlng. january ll. Bome of ihe membera of tho UMa L'nlveraity Banjo Club, logeth.-r v.,h local taient, w.ll furnlah the i ntertalnment. ArrangemenU have been mad* for a \"???: courae ... l'nlveraity Extenalon lacteiraa ? ?e dellv ,.,, i m thla -ity. ln addltlon to theae. thi a . ..a al ns to tha lecturea di hv-.t-.. before. th< m . .a \rt-riioon C ub at ih- Caairo have been reoui u. ,-,. i.n. audler.ee that lletened to the lecture on ,, Kivin by Kenyon Coa on Monday ?howed the ?i-,r--i:.t:.,n of th- I'lairfied poblle, whlch arKI dlSbtlesa avall Itaelf of the opportunlty o hear the I, .;,.,.; ihai are to follow <>n the Bubjacta under conslderall m by the dub I big tlme is to be held nt the meetlng of Queen ,Vv Sxlg?. No. 228. LO. O ^ W^plYf"^ when th- offlcera are to be Inatalled. llj.t.n. 1 i odee \- >' haa accepted nn Invitatlon to attend !;,- 'i'?-o;i i:,.:?:.. Repreeentatlvea frorfl aeveral other lodgea are expected. Carda have been leioed hy I.-muel Wricht Ber r-ii Invltlng frlenda to the marrtage of h a niece. Mlaa rillth llarold. r, Wllllam <>-icar Chapman . .. Thuradax evenlng. February 8, In the Flrai Uaptisi Church. A reeeptlon n ll rollow, (tlven by Mr. Ber r-il and hli daughter. Ml?i Serrcfl. at tMr home. \o ii", West Fr-nt-st.. wher - Mr. aryl Mrs. I hap man wlll be "at home" to theli frlenda on Mondaya in March. The Hope Chapel Indnatrlal K.iir wlll be heid nn Wedneiulav, Thuraday and Friday. February 12.. U ..- i h Tha commltteea are hard at work, and tne ..ffair glvei promise of belng eaceptionauy Bne. TIKI.I.KVIU.K [>r K ". Cypbem. of Waahlngton-ave., is enter talnlng Mr. and Mra. Austin Fisher, of Waahlag (,,n Paaaalc Hook nnd Ladder Company, al Ita aea a'.on on Monday r.ight. paaaed upon tha Bt and ing of aeveral membera who am now axempi from actlve aervlce -r-,,. roc ,i wh.il ?? ro held Ita regular meetmg ,,., w, Im lay evcnlns, Among ihoae preaeni wen Mr and Mra Theodore Vmi Rlper. Mr. and Mn i; ?? '. ; r, Mr. anl Mra <l-orge F Thorntou, \i ,. T.ih. ige Van Rlper. Herbert H- de. Jefferaou Thornton and Mra, Oarrabranl Van Rlper. ;.. ii-. Ille Branch. Chautauqua Clrcte atetat the ,,' k tt. Collard on Monday nlarhi. ? im .'. ,., v ? , ., ? ?, ifia ?- lon of om- inter patlng - ii n Franklln ..* ? i':; >mat, ael. .,?] ?-.-,? xmong the v'.altora preeent were Frincla Hydi l?. T. Abercroarble, B. B. we IV l'. Holmea and Wataon Smltbera. -,;,," ,.?,,. v,:!. , ,. . , j ,1, rr-t at the home of ,v . ? i - Thrca ap; I ea .,on? ? .- ,-,ih.|i were re-e.v.-d. rbc :icw or ganlaai oi I ? actory headway. remeni toward 'he formatlon of a chor.d : .- ?. .. ... i . hape, .-,? i lar.all le a I eatle r, ? may bi antlc pated. MORRISTOWN. [.,. .. , aaued for ihe marrtage of -. . i ,- . . . ifhter if Wllbur P. f i to John Ketaey Burr, of N-w ? Rev. i. K. li"". The ? ? - >n, -.? -?? rmi tl ' M fhodlal Bptacopal > . ? , ?,. ? , ,. . areri ? i "'?' afternooni : i- m i Alida ?' >i Mm A'. k -? - n,-,. v. nahlp Mra. Arthur ?ean. Mlaa Mn:;. I^wIb, ML'8 W Mr p, w \:- rrell aad Mlsa Hoy. ?;-,, . ,- .,,. , ? Club w.n glve a ... !., .im ii ri on tlM evenlng ol Feb :: Tne v <,.- ?'- Cbrlstlan Tfmperanca I'nloa wll! ?',?.-s.. i r aade l>ay In ihelr rooma in tba i. M. . ? ,\. bu'.l llng on I iii'iiry B. ? ? ARLINQTON AND KBARNT. Al tbe home ot Cyrua A. Pleree. ln I_aurel-ave., m. ,.,. : umi rueaday i iKh:. waa held one of tho iteat church aoebibtea of ihe preeent aea.s.,n. Th* :.,!'? wa- throngi 1 wirii gueata ar.l the young hai wo large pariora for fheh- exc'.uatve uae. x rn -? avery actlve member <>f ihe Arllngtoa Prea urch un.< preaent. The boateaa Mr... . ,?. ? of tha a rtlve workara in the Sun lay-achool, recelved many eongratulatlona for the pleaaanl entermh n-.-u: . Irvtng > Dorland, treaaurer of Kearny Townihlp, ? ? ? ihe Ameriean t'r.no? Aa* of l he i :? ata laat nlght al tha .. banquet of the Canotata' Club, of tba At -,, ? ,.?? , whlch waa beM in Brown'a ln p? ?-. rei Ih-at. N--v.--V.-rk. The Mlle End .Vthletle Aaaoctatlon, orgaalaed last a/eek by Alexander Clark, of tha Clarfc Mlkt-End Thread Work-.. and b number . :' other promlnent nti of Kearny, Newarfc and Baai Sewark, wlll hold a apeclal meetlng to-morrow nlrhl In Bever Coani ? lltan bark for th- aelection >,f a team t, m?t tiie ,'ile,ion!ans on Waahlngton'a Blrth la} The irllngton Btudy Claai held Ita regular meet i ? Tn ad.iv afternoon at the realdenca of Mrs. Hermance, In New l.awn-av.. Taln'a Englleh lltera ture w i- rn. li ple of atudy. but Mra J. 0. Wlley'a ,?? Wllllam M Thackeray aa a Batlrtal was the pi pai paper of tiie ,iay. and its author re : the cordlal , ingnttulattona of th- ebtae Mr. Thackeray'a llfe and wrltmga were dlacuaaod gen eraliy. and then Mra. J.BThomaon, Mrs. F.V. Frap m ,: anu Miv Bli .- read th- ahort fugltlve drama I Thai'keray, 'The Flower Pot," recently pub llih. I. Belectlona from "Vanlty Falr." read by Mrs. . and Mrs. Houston. brougtal tha bualneaa to a ??:., - The n. xr meetlng of the daw Wlll be held bi the home of Mrs. F. Y. FrapweU, ln Miliand-av.-. RUTHBRPORD. A reeeptlon to the h-v. Henry M. Ladd, rector of Oraca Church, w-.is h.-i l on Thuraday nlght at the h me of Joaeph cuinlnga. Tbe Unlon Club has accepted a ch lii^npe for a friendl) matcb al duptlcata wbhtl with the Paaaala Club The lo.-al t-'in will be compoeed >,f J. K. Wataon, a. c. Tburbar, K, J. Luce, W. P. FogaJ, H. B. Heaumont, C. H. LyOtt, Willlatn Thomson and Q Bdwarua, and tha Brat gantea wlll be ptayad at t, b h luee of the Pa aal ? Club ,m February l. The Rev. <:? >rga H Badger wlll preach the last of hla Bennonn on "Ideala of Cbarai ter from Oreat Wrltera" at the Church of < e,ir Father to-ntght, his aubjeci belng "Amy Dorrlt." Al the meetlng of ihe Research Club next Tucm dav nlghl lt-i.i li-w-eii wlll read a paper on "The Quest of the Abaolute." ai the amateur champlonahlp raca ln Ma !.> in Stpiare iJarl.-n next Baturday nlghl the Bylvan llurrlera. of Rutherford, will be repreaented by Bamuel T. Freeth and wlltlam ll. Qray, ? ? ? IfONTCLAIR The beneflt for the Mountaiaatda Hoapital laat year waa i aertaa af reproductlona <>f fanaouu palnt ingfl, under tba dlrectlou of tba ani.sts of Moat. ,-:., r. This proved ao successfiii thal the aame idea haa been Improved for this year. <>n Pabruary t; Oeorge Rlddle wlll read the "Mldauaaraer Ktgat'a Dream," which win be lltoatrated by ?ppmpilala tai.i. aus, peaad aaara by th taa who laat year BhoweJ won.lerfiil fldellty of defall. Amontr. the art'sts in charga are Walter C. Oreenough. Harry Fenn, Laurance C Earte, Thomaa Maaaty and othera Mlaa Martha Paaton, daughtar af Mr. and Mrs. \\aii, n Tay'.or, nnd Brneal Rlcbolaa Uush were marrled laal nlghl ln tha Kirst itar.iist Church, by ihe Rev. Wllllam Hubbell. After tbe ceraaaaay a amall Informal reeeptlon was held ar the home of the brtde'a parenta In Bt. Luke'a PUce. A reeeptlon was iu-' i ha tbe Pllgrtm Misaion last Friday evenlng In honor of Dr. Bradford'a return from Japan. v nualcal programme was raadered an.l addreaaea wera made by i>r. Bradford, J, Q. Halllmond and othera The Woman'a Auxlllary of ihe Young Men'a Chrlallan Aaaoclatlon !a arranglng for a mo.-k trlal, whlch w.!! be held on Thuraday evenlng, January SO, f-r the benefll of ihe Junior DapartmeaL Tne prlaoner wlll be une of the beat-kaowa young men or .Moii'-in r. .iikI tha Judge, jurj and aHUMaaaa .\.n b- .-..rn- ,.r tba arell-knowu aairyera aad bual? neaa men or the town. Bealdea belng an BVenlDg*a entci Inment, the trlal w.ll be conducled ln Btncl parltnmentary manner The Rev. P. B, Carter, rector af Bt. Luke'a Church, and tbe veatry ol the church have lasued Invitatlon* f?.r an Informal reeeptlon to be aald In the parlsii houae on Thursda} evenlng, Jan? uary M Tn- \\. dneaday Afternoon Club met last week at th- home ,,r Mra. C. W. Butler ln Fullerton-ave. !"hc aubjeci uf the meetlng, "The Toplca or tho T m, ?!," a/afl i'i charga of Mra. r. a. Hall, Mra. Io I J? ? naa issued carda for a lea io b rlven Bl her home In Mountu n-ave. on Friday, irj iii. Tha ? ond and laal of rhe Montclatr asaemblii-s w.ll be heid n the Country ClubhOUM Ut Hutton i Pa.ra on Prlday, February U. Carda are out for a tea to bt glven by Mra John R. L'.vermorn and Mlsa kougar, at the form* houae In FullTton-ave.. aouth. on Sat.ird.y FalH ary 1. "* Mr. and Mr*. C. II. broate, of Monnt*!n-aTt, aouth, salled yesterday on the ateamer Co^bmS? for South America. Before th. 1. i-.urn ihey ?,? v.a'.t the weat Indles and the vartoog South Amari. can .ea:iorta. The Progreaa Club, of I'pper Mont.-lair, wlll n6U Its January meetlng Ln the L'pper Montclair Coa. gragatlonal Church to-morrow evenlng. The ta dreaa of the evenir.c. wlll be "Paaa*. of Bv*ta8*a* by 1 r. M. *. Ajrre* ^ : *ha kea 88J HACKEXBACK. The Hackensack Dramatic Aaeo-latlon announeaj that ita aaeend pr?antafla* for the eaeaea win ^ "un 'Cbanse." F*tjrn*ry 17, when the eaat wrg '.nolude ihe aamea of aome of the memheri not before aeen in th* aaaeelatJea'a p*rf*ra**neaa The tlrst coneert of tbe Bfth ******* of tli*? 8caa? berl ciub wlll i>e ;;lvfn on Kebruary s, w th Car| Dwfft, bnaa elnger, and Blgnor Atbertlat, vioiia, the BOlo!*t*. So-icfy haa dOVOted mii -h time lo enrd* <lur!i the week. Mra. 0*0*8* BT. 8t*n* tntertataal tha Lail'is' Card Club. wb?* the favora wer* takea iy Mra. J. P Clnrendon, Mra. B, P. Kennaal, Mra. Charlea Kenderaon. Mis. Wllllam O. Cha**, ot CbicagO, la 88*8*1 a few areeka w th h?r ?;s?ers. Mr*. .). i: wnakanj nn.i Mra. Avsnatna MeKlnney. Mr. ar.d Mr* J. L. Argulmben, of H.v-k?n?ack Helghts, wlll devote ihe aexl four month* to aa extended trlp abroad, In.-Iudln* Ore re aad E?; where the greater portlon ol the tim? arlll apent. Dr .iernin;:?. who haa been houae pcvalclan . Hackenaack Hoepltal for a year. v. ., leave |n few diya. Ha v\iil be aucceeded by Dr. I.'.tterin ton, "f Sew-Tork. '?? |i BhOtWtll raa ae?it out rar-ls for a youa i.,'.- le's dance al hla hnus? 'n Overlook-ave., Ha etuork He'gbtB. on Frlday evenlng. lohn Phafer, Paal Maater of P.oneer I.odge. -ind A M ?"?* prcaented wlta b costly past .... ter'a jcwel a' tbe last coramun'.catloa of the lodi ? ??. ? PA88AIC. ? Charlea B. Waterkona* and Mi?a UUIaa H-iff marrled Tueaday by the Rev. w. W. Pratt Tha ceremony araa pertovmed r.t the home of the arkhrg partnta ln Pennlngton-?v< Only retatlvea of ?? < ou| I* were preaent. The ChrlBtlan Endeavorera of Paeeatc and rtat t* held a recentlon ln th* partow of the Flrat fi rmed Chnrch on Tw laj i I >' On Wedneaday nlght a lecture on "The Poaait Uaa of the Klt* in Pbotography ' waa dellvend fr- the Kinetceath Century Club by 18888 Eddy, of Bergen PolnL The lectur* waa lllaatral wlth'several lnt*r atlng atereoptlcon vlewi Tba entertalnmcnl committee of tbe Paaaale Ck haa dedded to celebrate Waahlngton'a B rthlay hoidlng .i hanquel In tae elubhouee. n Monda v afternoon rh* annual receptlonof Women?. Monday Afternoon Club aa. h-ld at bome of Mr* Oeueaj* B. Wftterheaw* NEW BRUN8WICK. T-?. .sbera of Ihi Kew Bmnawlck Boat Hak are < natdertng ihe advleablllty of botdlng a fair mins af One boatlng aeaaon. Three ago tbe dub held a fatr, whl n netted tk. irv over P.808 The Chrlsl ll church Club la arr.mging f ,r a fair to be held in th- partab butl llng ao Febru ary 8, 4 ar.d f.. T . ,.,... [ of Direci ?ra af the local Y. M. C. A. on Monday evenlng e'.ected alna aenlor and tktag lunlor membcra. Twenl lelegatea aed to attend the annual Bi ii y. ??' r A. Coov*ntk*a 8j ?..-.. on Fi l ruary U nnd 17. . .. | ,,' mterest ln tbla 1*3 wl!l b* 'hat of Mla. Ba'.lle Fanner, of Cranbury. anl Tbn k*| !-, r, |t, of J meabnrf. on Janu iry an Thi Entre Noua Wblal Club wai enl rtntned aj the h un ? ? ' Dr. and Mra. Wlll am Ma "om, on Ilay n M. ? laj ? venlng. Prl - - ? ? a bi Mlaa Nel <? M Faddeaj and Mlr.i Mcf tdden. aai hy 881 teasra Johi Maurtce'and O* ?ra -\ ?' ' r ... s-\ Bi tn wlck Choral Bocl tj arlll glve Ita .-. ? .. aeaaon on Monday evenlng. Th? progrimme wlll Inelude Men lelaeohn b cantat*. (X , ... - Let Fa Bing." Tom Karl and Edward Mar. ..??'? ,/ Vew-Tork arlll be the tenor ar.d barytoa* s iloisiB reapei I ??' . i t-i. i rrton Brudley. of N- w-Vork, Mrs BOUTH AMBOT. \ rly K berta enjoyed a eiatt tr^m her br th r Olfford V*. I.ewis, of PhllaJeiphla, on Mon? da*. Mrs Cbarle. H. Mulrhaad ant*Ttnlned the paatkag Euchre Club on Wedneaday evenlng at h?r home oa M itl - ' Tha Pkaae Duet Clnb for Women met a. Mra. a. c Panaea'a benaa, on Tueaday. with an unusually large utt-ndan-o. , ,. Mlaa Ruth De Oraw entertalned a number of ner voung rrlend. -n Thuraday evenlng. " Mra Theodor* Morgan, oi "Th. Cedara." ta rtga* [ng her daugbter, Mlaa Bcaal* Morgan, ln Alhany. BOONTON. Ba nton ConneB. Jr. O. U. a. M.. hata an oyatai aupper ln the Ropklna Buiiltng on Wedneedaj ev*B* lag. P*u: Revefa CooncU, of Pomptoo, *tt?aa*d ta* cnaier of New Tork, leUvered a lecture 88 "<;irr:-.>f, T.ifc on the Frontler." on Thuraday even lr.ir ln th'- Flrst l'r-st.\ t-ri in i.-.-r-h ll.- i<roc888i of the lectur* were devoted to "The cablne: A KBW JER8ET CITY PASTOR THR BBV. CHABXEB ALUCX, OF THK PANfOMPJ AVKXl i: REFORMBD CHU8CB. The Rav. CharU* Alktn, who has }uat been choaea paator of th- Dnnf rth Avenua Refomv l <-:rjrca, la Jeraey City. la about thlrty years old. His aiu TfTB REV. C. A. AI.I.KN*. r.ttlon l>egan af AltOOna, Penn. Afterwarl 88 ah tended th* grammar achools of I'hllodelphla Wat* still a youth hls parenta naaved to Hortber* v*8> ginla. anl there ho i.nk up farming. In th* fall81 1886 he entered Lafayette CoHege. al Eaaton, P*n* A coll*ge companlon converted hlm to the atonw* alon of relbxlon. anl in the followlng year r"*2*' cl.l.-l to take up the mlni?try. Oraduatlag ln i><8?. he entered Cnton Theologloal .<-r-.ilii.iry. nnlBBtag there in May. laW. Ia 1>81 he took charge of tn* church nt Pompton Plalna, N. J. Ue la a Preiojr* terian. Mr. Alleu la marrled. MBWI KKOM VARIOl'S PLACES. Bahviay. Jiin. 23 -Whlle passlng th- railway Bt*? ti,,n iil this place laat nlirht the cyllmU-r h,:il of * locoandtlv* arnwlng u fn-igin traln on th* P*nn8f8> vanla Badlrond Mew out Tha eytBad** head atruck tba siiiiion and Uamuged It conslderably. Hrldg-toti. Jnn. 2T, -Loo**ta Ogd. n, of C.8*ir8a8 WM Mttcn to-day t>y a mad tag. Tbe anlma! raa down the stri.-t anapi'iiu; ai everythlng ,n Ba path, nnd bafor* Ogdon eould K-t mai of th. way he waa bttten. Oadon wanl to the Pnatenr Inalltnta l* New-York thlH afternoon for tr-aiment. Rad Hank, Jnn. :'."? The sti-am chest of englna No 3U0 of the New-York and Long Branch Rall? road l.urst at the stutlon ***** tht* mornlng. Th. traln was fn-tn PotM PteWHUat, and *r*a hound for N.w-York. Ttavel was Btopped for over an hour an.l aevoraJ huadred anaaenaer* w-ere aaanyad. Newton, Jan. B Tha OUphnnl Btth aafll ** i'"*k* . riown w*a dcotroyed by Br* lata* atght The loaa is aboul 8ia,a*a, partly eoverad by lnsurance. UmbertvUle, Jan, B, Mra. Buaabeth lUaaaar.aaj old woman, who Hves ou a farm m vaml aunw from this dty, was gorad by a bull early this mornlng nnd wlll probnbly not r?cov*r from h-r '"j11^*: Bhe was enterint; the barn to mllk aome oowa ?n,_^ aha waa attacked. li-r clothea were nearly nw? from h-r body and the born* of the bull pena trated her abdoraen and Unitm. ...^ Rllaabeth, J.iu. ?. The pollce laat night s";'"''!* Henry ,'l.in- ..nd ll- nry Puoa on auaplelcg or n iiik to rob the rectory of Bt John? apwu'lL. Church of Bllverware. The two men ?'*>.r* ,?;,,. lolterlng about the place und u-tliig auaprwaiiy. Ftnally one was aeen t<> dla*ppear und aewj" found lit-r in th* kltchen. Tn* Kev. Or. i'ii*<r brook eaa hlm and allpplas from the houat formed ii pollct-man. . . ia*a8i PreeholJ, Jan. 2... The att.ntlcn of the Butnori tiea was called to-day to the robbery ?" },"""' ,n nlirht of John Horton, an Old hermil 1^^*.,, Howell. Horton waa aaleep wh.-n th. door o* ?' hut w.is broken ln by three aaaahad aBaauxgaw covered blm wlth revolvera and dcaaanded n'a money. Horton Inatead of comp'ylng punaajg mask frim on* of the men, and wa. by "''f."1/*?-" able to Mvognlae him In an old stocklng h?dden m a , Mioi ^! .h?. hut the thlevoa ^u"1' ^i,,v a*d taklng thla they beat Horton into l|l""!iDl^L tba set rtre to hla cabln. Mra. Clln*. a wldow* a*w *-? flamca and aaved th* old man's lua *