John Morris, the seven year old son of the late Owen Morris, of 92 Throop avenue, was instantly killed at noon to-day on Suydam street by an automobile, the property of Anthony Granjenarre, of Church street, Milltown. He is a Frenchman, and employed in the Michelin.
Young Morris was going on an errand on Suydam street, and started to cross the street when he noticed the automobile almost upon him. He started back, and the driver of the machine, Mr. Granjenarre, trying to avoid the boy, ran the machine up on the sidewalk. The machine skidded and hit the little fellow, killing him instantly.
Mr. Granjenarre was placed under arrest, and held at the police station. The boy is a twin son, and a stepbrother of Eugene W. Morris, of McMurtry & Morris. The boy’s death is a terrible shock to his mother, as this is the second bereavement in the family in less than a year, the beloved husband and father passing away a short time ago.
MILLTOWN, May 29 – Decoration Day will be a big day at Milltown. The newly remodeled Milltown Park will open for the first of the season with a game of ball in the afternoon between the Catholic Club of New Brunswick and the Milltown nine. In the evening there will be dancing from 6.30 until midnight. The G. A. R. will not hold their annual parade in this borough to-morrow, but will go to South River and parade with the G. A. R. of that place.
The Ferguson Contracting Co. is building a 116 feet long addition to the factory building of the Michelin Tire Co.
The three new houses built on Clay street for the Michelin Co. will be ready for occupancy in a few days. Clay street no doubt will be extended to Riva avenue very shortly.
Riva avenue has lately been surveyed by the newly appointed surveyor, Fred C. Schneider. It will be one of the borough’s leading streets before long
MILLTOWN, May 9. — A score of 10 to 5 was the result of the game, May 7th, in favor of the Milltown team over the Sayreville Athletic Club. H. Fine pitched, and R. Hammond caught for Milltown. Of course there was some “Fine” pitching, and eighteen men were struck out. The undefeated Milltown boys would like to hear from Jamesburg.
The demand for electrical “juice” in this division of the Public Service Corporation is nearly to the limit of generation in this power house. The building is so situated that it does not admit of any larger growth, except upward, and they get too much power from that direction during thunderstorms. The head electrician regrets putting in that last engine, as about 300 horse power cannot be used for lack of room. A different engine would have produced more power for the space given.
MILLTOWN, April 12. — Evidence of building activities to solve the housing problem in Milltown was manifest at a meeting of the Borough Council on Wednesday evening when application from the Michelin Tire Company was received asking the extension of sewer and water mains on Sand street on the westerly side of Main street, to a point where they propose to erect fifteen more dwellings. There has been some building going on at the Glass Founders Corporation property on Washington avenue but other than this there is little or no evidence of any big building booms during the Spring.
IMPROVEMENT TO CHURCH German Reformed Has New $1,600 Organ—Edifice Remodeled, New Carpets, Steamheating Plant, etc.
MILLTOWN, Jan. 22.—The improvements to the German Reformed Church are about completed. The auditorium has been completely remodeled and an addition has been built on the rear, in which will be placed the new $1,600 pipe organ.
The Ladies’ Aid Society purchased a Brussels carpet for the floor of the auditorium. Henry Christ, the local plumber, installed the steam heating plant in the church. The members now have a house of worship of which they may well be proud. The improvements cost about $5,000.
Rev. Leon Chamberlain will preach a sermon on missions to-morrow morning. His subject will be “The Open Door.” In the evening, Miss Ellfrich, of Haddonsfield, the president of the Camden County Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, will give an interesting talk on W.C.T.U. work. Miss Ellfrich is a fine speaker, and will draw a large audience. Sunday school will be held as usual at 2 p.m. Miss Mabel Schencker will lead the Epworth League meeting at 6:45 p.m.
Services at the German Reformed Church: Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; morning service, 10:30 a.m.; young people’s meeting, 6:45 p.m.; preaching by Rev. W.F. Barny at 7:30 p.m.
IRVING CRABIEL BREAKS WRIST. Irving Crabiel, the 12-year-old son of Mrs. Joseph Crabiel, of School street, broke his wrist on Thursday night while coasting on the hill in the rear of the M.E. Church. There was an old iron wagon tire frozen on the side of the hill, and the boy did not see it until his hand had struck it. Dr. N.N. Forney is in attendance.
RED MEN INSTALL OFFICERS. The Wiekatunk Tribe of Red Men raised their chiefs at their regular meeting last evening. The following officers were installed: Sachem, George Loun; senior sagamore, Augustus Ruprecht; junior sagamore, Gilbert Gill; prophet, Milton Brindle; chief of records, E.V. Emmons; keeper of wampum, Adam Wagner; trustee, George Heyl; examining physician, Dr. N.N. Forney.
The installing deputy was Max Lemchen, of South River. There were other visitors present from South River.
FACTORY STILL IS ANTI-TRUST Milltown Plant, Which Has Just Been Sold, Has Had Interesting History.
While playing cards are to be made at the Milltown factory just bought by Willis Russell, of New York, the factory will remain an anti-trust factory. It was born an anti-trust factory to buck the rubber trust and now it will buck the playing card trust.
The purchase by Mr. Russell brings to a close a long series of negotiations for the sale of the place. W. K. Lyons, who has been the New Jersey representative for the sale of the place since the U.S. Rubber Company placed it on the market, has been negotiating with firms in London and Paris, as well as a large firm of rug manufacturers of Tabriz, Persia. He has had parties from Chicago and other Western cities here to look at the plant, and the place has been considered in connection with all sorts of business enterprises.
At the time that the deal with Mr. Russell was closed, one of the largest printing press manufacturers in the United States and a large rug manufacturer, who has an office on Fifth Avenue, New York, were also negotiating for the place. The rug manufacturer had offered $10,000 cash for the place, and he had intimated that he would pay the price asked, $48,000, rather than lose the building.
Then a receiver was appointed and, as told in last night’s Home News, the plant was sold by Trustee W. E. Florance to Fred Smith of Providence, who is supposed to have bought the place for the rubber trust.
The cornerstone of the plant was laid in 1899, and it was the following spring that the plant began operations. George K. Parnell was the architect. William H. Van Sickle & Son were the mason contractors, and J. & T. Holman were the contracting carpenters for the building.
It was built under the rules of the Mutual Insurance Company. It has patent ceiling sprinklers, automatic iron doors, and the stairways are enclosed in brick towers outside the main walls. It has railroad switches and spurs, tracks, and cars on two upper floors. The main building is 302 feet long by 60 feet wide, the ells are 40×58 feet, and the tower is 23×23 feet. The floor space is 57,500 square feet.
The new factory will be a great boon to Milltown, and it is to be hoped to New Brunswick, as many of the hands will be drawn from here.
“There is a decided boom in factories at the present time, in fact more demand than we can supply in and around New Brunswick,” said Mr. Lyons in an interview. “For some reason, not only are manufacturers coming out from New York, but we have applications from both the Northwest and East. Our New York factories have not been in as great demand as those out of town, and nearby towns are offering all sorts of inducements, while we offer nothing but low prices and facilities.”
“Mr. Russell feels he has obtained a great bargain as a New York appraiser has assured him it would cost him $165,000 to replace today.”
On the first of the year, the price was raised to $50,000, and it was then that Mr. Russell secured the building. The papers for the deal were signed in the office of Nichols & Co., with whom Mr. Lyons is associated in factories and factory sites.
Mr. Russell says that he will begin operations as soon as he can equip the building for his purposes. He has engaged Mr. Perry, of Milltown, as master mechanic and engineer. Mr. Perry was formerly with the Milltown Rubber Company, and also with the United States Rubber Company.
Milltown, NJ – 1905
The building has had an interesting history. After the Milltown branch of the United States Rubber Company had been idle for years, the late John C. Evans, who had been the superintendent of the trust factory, severed his connections and built the immense brick structure which became known as the Milltown India Rubber Co.
He threw his whole energy into the building of the plant, equipping it with modern methods of making rubber shoes. Local capital invested into the enterprise heavily. Besides the people of Milltown, who entered into the company willingly with their savings in order to start again the industry which had been the support of Milltown for years, New Brunswick people invested their money. Edward H. Radel, Gottfried Krueger, and Matthew Suydam were among the principal investors.
The company had a hard time fighting the trust. At first, it seemed prosperous, but at times when more money was needed to put into the business, the money was not forthcoming, and the concern was pushed to the wall. The strain told on Mr. Evans, and he died suddenly of a stroke of apoplexy.
