This Day in History: March 15th, 1915

This Day in History: March 15th, 1915

1,500 ATTEND EXHIBITION AT PUBLIC SCHOOL

MILLTOWN, March 15.—The general school exhibit which was held at the Milltown public school Friday evening, Saturday morning, afternoon and evening was attended by no less than 1,500 people, and, as stated in Saturday’s Home News, was an affair that surprised many of the town folks. The children and teachers deserve a great deal of praise for the excellent progress that has been made.

School Election To-morrow Night.

The annual school election will be held at the public school to-morrow evening for the purpose of voting on a ten thousand dollar appropriation which is the same as last year, and to elect three members to the Board of Education. The terms of the three members expiring are George Kuhlthau, George Heyl, and William Glock.

Rescue Initiate.

The third degree will be conferred upon John Worthge at a meeting of Rescue Council to be held this evening.

New Members at M. E.

There were three new members taken into the Methodist Church on letter yesterday morning. Preliminary to the sermon yesterday morning Rev. Hand told the members of his church how he appreciated his return to the local charge and that during the coming year it was his aim to still further advance the spiritual work in the church and that he desired the hearty co-operation of each member of his gospel family, meaning the official board.

Minnewawa Camp Fire Meet.

A meeting of the Winnewawa Camp Fire Girls was held at the home of Miss Gertrude Kuhlthau Friday evening, at which time the girls were taking notes as to what to do in case of emergencies, such as fire, frost bites, accidents, etc., after which they journeyed to the school exhibit in a body. Refreshments were served.

Crescents to Banquet at Klein’s With the Ladies.

At a special meeting of the Crescent Club it was decided to hold the annual banquet and ladies’ night of the club at the Hotel Klein, New Brunswick, on Wednesday evening of this week, at 8.30 o’clock, to which all members of the club as well as the Girls’ Crescent Club and their friends are invited.

Klein’s large banquet room has been secured for the occasion and four New York stars, cleverest of all entertainers, in a series of comedy sketches, juggling, monologues, musical selections, operettas, character and dialect songs and stories with costume changes, etc., will take a prominent part. The affair promises to be one of the biggest events of its kind ever attempted by a local organization.

Surprise for Mrs. Crenning.

While attending a meeting of the Tamakwa Camp Fire Girls at the home of Miss Barbara Heil Friday evening, Mrs. William Crenning, who was formerly Miss Myra Brown, of this place, met with another great surprise. She was showered by the large assemblage of friends, the event having been planned by Miss Barbara Heil.

The evening was whiled away too soon in the playing of various games and the bestowing of congratulations upon Mrs. Crenning.

Delicious refreshments were served. The guests included: Mrs. William Crenning, Mrs. Enos Huff, Mrs. Winfield Fine, Mrs. Bernard Gill, Mrs. Clarence Crenning, Mrs. P. McCormick, Mrs. C. Monaghan, Mrs. John, Mrs. John Heil, Mrs. Amos Brown, Misses Blanche Crenning, Mamie Glock, Helen Glock, Viola Thompson, Edythe Kohlhepp, Lillian Downey, Emma Kaiser, Nettie Branaghan, Florence Haywood, Anna Anderson, Rose Dowgin, Gertrude Barney, Anna Holzer, Ella Hart, Lillian Willenbrock, Martha Brandt, Carrie Ochs, Katherine Heil, Anna Holzer, Mae Heil, Barbara Heil and Mrs. George Lins.

Personals.

Mr. and Mrs. Willard Randolph, of Piscataway, were visitors in the borough yesterday.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Banker, of New Brunswick, and Mr. Albert Sevenhair, of New York City, were visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sevenhair yesterday.

Mr. and Mrs. Simeon Dunn, of New Brunswick, were visitors in Milltown yesterday.

Ferdinand Christ, of Philadelphia, visited with his folks, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Christ, yesterday.

Miss Beulah Stults, of South River, visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Lyle yesterday.

Mr. and Mrs. Christian Kuhlthau spent Sunday with friends in Roselle Park.

Prayer meeting at the Methodist Church will be held at 7.30 to-morrow evening instead of 8 o’clock.

A meeting of the house committee of the Michelin A. A. will be held this Thursday evening.

Lots of other Milltown news on sporting page.

The S. S. K. Club will hold their regular weekly meeting at the home of Mrs. Arnold Thompson, Washington avenue, on Wednesday evening, March 17, at 8 o’clock.


This Day in History: February 14, 1924

This Day in History: February 14, 1924

Only One Woman Votes in Milltown

MILLTOWN, Feb. 14.—At the school election last night the regular candidates, George Heyl, Conrad Geer and Christian Jensen, were elected. A total of forty ballots were cast, which was just about five times as many as last year. The direct cause of this was that the borough firemen turned out almost to a man to vote for the resolution, turning over a portion of the school ground to the borough for the erection of a fire house. This passed with only one dissenting vote. The appropriations likewise were approved almost unanimously.

Only one woman voted, she being Mrs. W. Kuhlthau, who is a member of the Board of Education.


This Day in History: August 22nd, 1921

This Day in History: August 22nd, 1921

MEIROSE KILLED BY TROLLEY CAR

Milltown Man Meets Death When Struck by Car Near Parson’s Lane—Motorman Charged With Manslaughter—Was Lying on Track.

John Meirose, Jr., thirty years old, of Milltown, was instantly killed at 7:30 o’clock last evening by a Newark-bound car on the Trenton Fast Line when he was struck at Parson’s Lane, Milltown. A charge of manslaughter has been preferred against Henry Rudolph of 522 Main Street, Milltown, the motorman.

Meirose had told friends he was going to New Brunswick and had attempted to catch the car ahead of the one operated by Rudolph, going to the stop near the Red Lion Tavern for that purpose, but had just missed it. He then started back toward his home, which is at Gilliland’s Switch, Milltown.

According to the story told by Rudolph, when he reached a point about 1,000 feet from Parson’s Lane, Milltown, he saw the body of a man lying across the rails, his head pillowed on his right arm resting on one rail, and his feet hanging over the other.

Rudolph declared that he dropped his bumper at once, but the car was going so fast that he could not stop. The bumper hit the man’s body and threw it off the rails. As soon as the car could be stopped, Rudolph and his conductor, M. W. Kercado of 22 Albany Street, this city, ran back and picked the man up, but he was already dead, apparently having been killed instantly.

It is not known whether Meirose fainted and fell across the rails or whether he was attacked by thugs or others and knocked senseless, but the authorities believe that he fainted while walking home along the tracks. Coroner William F. Harding made a thorough investigation of the case.

A warrant was sworn out before Justice of the Peace Charles W. Bedam this morning for Rudolph’s arrest on a charge of manslaughter, and he was held in $3,000 bail by County Judge Peter F. Daly. Bail was furnished by the trolley company.

Meirose, who was the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Meirose, Sr., of Gilliland’s Switch, Milltown, was unmarried. He was an ex-service man, having served with the American troops in France during the war with Germany.

He had been at the Red Lion Tavern earlier in the evening, and after leaving there and missing his car, he was seen walking up and down for a time, as though waiting for another one, and then he started walking down the track. No more was seen of him after that until his body was observed by Rudolph lying across the rails.


NEW SCHOOL HEAD AT MILLTOWN HAS FINE EXPERIENCE


PROF. HARRY MENSCH

MILLTOWN, Aug. 21—The accompanying picture is that of Prof. Harry R. Mensch, the newly-elected supervisor of the public school here. With the new addition of four rooms, just completed, there will be sufficient accommodations for a largely increased enrollment and this will eliminate part-day sessions such as were necessary last year.

Mr. Mensch was elected by the Board of Education from a large field of applicants and succeeds S. F. Weston, resigned.

He comes to this place with seventeen years of experience, having started his career as principal of the grammar school at Forty Fort, Pa., where he remained three years. For the following three years, he was supervisor of the grade and township high school at Mountain Top, Pa., and then accepted the position as supervisor of the Sussex school at Sussex, N. J., which included grades and high school, with an enrollment of 450. He served there for eleven years with an exceedingly fine record and comes to this place with the highest of references and recommendations.

He is a high school and normal school graduate, also a graduate of the school of administration of Harvard University.

During his administration at Sussex, he added two courses, English and commercial, also three departments, music, drawing, and manual training, having under him an excellent corps of teachers.

The teaching staff, together with the Board of Education and the community at large, was very reluctant to have him leave. For two years he was Sussex County club leader of the boys’ and girls’ extension work, connected with the State College, and played a very active part in church and civic affairs, being allied in an official capacity with the Methodist Church and community movements.

This Day in History: August 26th, 1907

This Day in History: August 26th, 1907

MICHELIN TIRES NOW BEING MADE AT MILLTOWN


The manufacture of the Michelin automobile tire tubes was begun at the Michelin Tire factory at Milltown, today. The company is making great progress with its buildings
M. Joseph Tansey, of the Michelin Company, left last week with J. C Matlack, for France. Messrs. Matlack and Tansey are expected back the second week in September. The trip is a business one.

MILLTOWN WILL HAVE A BOROUGH HALL


The borough of Milltown is not going to be behind the times. Now that South River has voted upon having a borough hall and there is much talk of the Second Reformed Church In this city, being converted Into a city hall, the members of the Milltown Board of Education have transferred to the Borough Council the South Milltown school house to be used as a borough hall. While the new school will not be ready until the first of the year, the building will be used as a school up until that time, after which it will be turned into a borough hall and meeting place for the various borough committees.


This Day in History: July 31st, 1903

This Day in History: July 31st, 1903

MILLTOWN, July 31-Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Deiner, of New Brunswick, were very pleasantly entertained at the home of Mrs. Christina Roonish last evening.

Miss Sophia Zimmerman, while returning from work in a trolley car during the heavy storm of last evening, was seized with nervous prostration. She was taken into the National Musical String factory, where restoratives were administered to her, and after a while sufficiently recovered to be able to get into the car for home.

The lightning last evening raised considerable havoc in the borough. The weather vane on the cupola of the South Milltown school house was struck by a bolt, which also ran down. the roof, tearing off some of the slate and giving some of the neighbors a fright.

A large tree near the Icehouse of George Kohlhepp was struck by lightning.

Conrad Hoffer has just returned to work at the Middlesex shoe factory, after a vacation of several weeks.

Mr Ella Kuhithau visited in New Brunswick yesterday.

Two large trees in front of the home of Mr. Schlacter, of Church street, were blown over last night.


This Day in History: July 3rd, 1914

This Day in History: July 3rd, 1914

Shoot Firecrackers Before Fourth and You May Be Sent to Jail


MILLTOWN, July 3

Pursuant to complaints received from various people throughout the borough regarding the shooting of firecrackers and pistols on the streets, and more especially in front of homes where there is sickness, Mayor William Kuhlthau said “I’ll put a stop to it or somebody will go to jail” and from now until after the Fourth of July, a special officer will patrol the streets every evening to keep order in the borough.

This means that the usual boisterous announcement of Independence Day which usually took place about midnight of the 3rd will have to cease this year and Milltown will go on record as favoring a safe and sane Fourth of July.

School Board Meeting.

Is a Board of Education liable for damage to neighboring property, or broken glass, caused by stones thrown by school boys!” is a question that was up before the educators at their regular monthly meeting held last evening with president William Kuhlthau, Jr., presiding and the following present: Clerk H. S. DeHart, George Kuhlthau, C. W. Waddington, Geo. Heyl, Spencer Berry, Albert Skewis, J. M. Brindle. The educators however could not see where they where liable for the action of the children and would not al- low their representative in the matter, the principal, to even pay the damaged claimed $1.50 out of his own pocket for a broken glass in a nearby barn. The clerk was authorized to write a letter to the claimant explaining the action of the board.

Clerk Howard S. DeHart was re- elected by the board last evening at an advance of $15.00 per year in salary.

A communication was received. from the State Federation of Boards of Education accompanied by a due bill for $5.00, but the matter was laid on table.

A committee were empowered to secure a manual training teacher for next fall and endeavor to find out Just what will be required to con- duct such a course.

Principal Meyers brought up the subject of allowing a certain local club the use of the school for an entertainment during the summer and of which half of the proceeds would. be donated to the local library, but the educators thought they would be establishing a bad precedent in al- lowing outsiders the use of the rooms, and thus put a ban on the proposition.

Three of the local teachers are attending the Summer School at New. Brunswick, viz: Mr. Meyers, Miss Shaw and Miss Ehrgood.

Library Not Open This Summer

Principal Meyers said last night that he had been thinking somewhat of opening the library to the public- this summer, but owing to the fact that a good many people seem to think that the epidemic of scarlet fever was in the school, many may hesitate to take books at the present time and thus the matter will be dropped for the summer months at least.

Why don’t the Milltown Board supply penholders, paper and pencils is another question that was put up to the Educators at last night’s meeting, but on account of many other expenses the matter was given little. consideration, although it was said that they may furnish the penholders and paper. The cost would not exceed $110 per year.

The following bills were ordered paid: Dr. N. N. Forney, $75.00; Morrison & Blue, $8.50; C. W. Kuhlthau. $18.62: Clerk. $15.00.

To Have Water in School.

As soon as the sewer and water systems are installed in the borough. arrangements would be made to supply the local school. it was said at the meeting last night, as the present water conditions are not very good.

The custodians report follows:

Balance                                                $1.817.46

Tuition Fee                                                   3.18

Flag                                                                  3.00

Interest on Deposits.                              15.00

$1,839.62

DISBURSEMENTS.

Teachers                                              $649.45

Substituting                                        4.00

Retirement Fund                              200.00

Transportation                                  15.30

Supplies                                               11.99

Geo. H. Bond                                     12.00

John Ademas                                     24.00

Interest on demand note.            25 00

A S. Drty                                               2.50

Interest on bonds                            222.50

$1,200.94

Balance                                                637.68

$1.838.62

MILLTOWN. July 3.-Arthur Heinz, son of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Heinz. of South Main street, accidentally shot himself in the left hand yesterday morning with a blank cartridge pistol, and was wounded to such an extent that he is forced to carry his hand in a sling.
Dr. Forney was called to dress the wound. This in the second boy to be shot with a blank pistol this week, Elmer Brown being the first early in the week.

German Reformed Church News.

At the German Reformed Church beginning Sunday evening, services will be conducted in the evening.. during the summer months, between the hours of seven and eight o’clock. the service to consist of first a fifteen- minute organ recital and then a song service as last year.

The program for the organ recital follows:

Swedish Wedding March Solderman Melody in “F”           Rubinstein

Minuet                                                                                                 Bilment

At the Methodist Church.

At the Methodist Church the Sunday evening services will also be conducted between the hours of seven and eight o’clock, and the pastor will take for his theme “The Devil a Myth.” Rev. Hand will have for his morning theme “The Divine Family.” There will also be a Communion service in the morning. Sunday school will be held in the afternoon as usual and it will be Missionary day.

Personal News.

Rev. L. L. Hand, was granted at two week’s leave of absence during the summer.

George Reimers has left the employ of the Simplex Automobile Company, of New Brunswick, and has accepted a position in the droughting department of the Seigel Machine Company, New York.