Vol. XVI. No. 32. NUTLEY, N. 'J., SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 3, 1911. THREE CENTS PER COPY; LYMAN NICHOLS’ PREPARING FOR SCHOOL BOYS IN SUNDAY SCHOOLS NUTLEY SCORES DEATH IS STILL COMMENCEMENT ATHLETIC MEET PARADE TODAY FIRST SHUTOUT UNEXPLAINED Twelve Members of Glass of Over 200 Entered in Annual Five Churches Will Participate Stager Endears Himself To Fan 1911 Expect to Graduate Track And Field Meet And 1,000 Persons Are Fraternity by Making the Lack Of Motive For Suicide This Year Next Saturday Expected in Line First Home Run Makes Accident Theory Seem Plausible THE PROGRAM STILL UNSETTLED CONDITIONS SAME AS LAST YEAR LINE OF MARCH GIVEN 0 1 T GATHER IN THREE VICTORIES J r . 0 FUNERAL THIS AFTERNOON A class of twelve will graduate from With an even larger number of con­ The fine of M arch for the fourth annual The fans who like to see their favorites Nutley High School this year. The mem­ testants than last year—223 names are June walk of tbe local Sunday schools wallow in victory had a real feast in the down for the various events now—the has been arranged as follows: gered by $hooli; bers are Miss Ruth N. Harris, Miss Anna games played on Saturday last and on Sadness Felt By Many Over Death E. Donaldson, Jean E. Witbeck, Ralph Public School Athletic Meet will be held The Vincent School will reach Vreeland Memorial Day. The Nutley hoys won the next Saturday afternoon on the Park whole three games and scored a shutout of Kan Generally Liked By Woodruff, Philip G. Fitting, Everett D. and Franklin avenues byway of Chestnut Gothwaite. David N. Nichols, William F. School campus. Mr. John S. Herron will street joining the Franklin Reformed and besides. Other interesting incidents we*e All Who Knew Him Ikranan, Thomas Nichols, Clark B. Hill, be in charge. St. Paul's Congregational schools and pro­ the home run that Francis Stager pound­ Ronald Spinning and Burnham Douglas. The games will be run off much the ceeding through Vreeland to Passaic ave­ ed out on Saturday and the advent of nue to Highfield lane and Whitford ave­ Commencement will be held on Wed­ same as last year, except that more prize “ Dave'* Nichols, a High School boy, in RESOLUTIONS PASSED round face downward in Vreeland ave- nesday night June 21, in the Park School events will be held. The boys compete nue meeting the Grace Church School and the pitcher's box. Nichols-practically won aaue, a fatal bullet wound under his right Auditorium. The program for the exer­ in four groups: Midget, Junior, Inter­ proceeding along Whitford avenue to the game on Saturday, as the support he received was abominable. ; First Instance, Say Lodgemen, eye, the death of Lyman Nichols, of 214 cises is not complete although all the mediate and Senior, and in two kinds of Grant avenue down to Passaic avenue to Chestnut street entering the Park School The St. Rose team of Newark on Sat­ H’utley avenue, early Thursday morning prospective graduates have prepared events, standard and prize. In . tbe Where Such Stand Has is still unexplained. Whether death was essays. Some of these will be delivered, former every contestant equaling the grounds at the comer of Franklin avenue urday was not a very fast aggregation. They gave the Nutley team a scare in the caused by suicide or was accidental is and the remaining scholars will give read­ standard set for the event is awarded a and Chestnut street. The column will Been Taken march around the field and take up posi­ impossible of solution. Absolute iact of ings or some other form of exercise. bronze button, while a silver button is first inning by working in two runs; but after that, except in the fourth, when they motive for suicide lends doubt to what The program will be conducted entirely given for equaling the standard in two tions opposite a stand placed over the catcher’s plate. scored again, they did nothing. Nichols’ EFFECT MAY BE STATEWIDE would otherwise be a simple deduction, as by the class, it is thought, although the events. Mr. George A, Hill will be the presiding pitching was the stumbling block. He (the deed was done with a pistol of pecul­ engagement of an out-of-town speaker The prize events will be held after the iar pattern, identified by the dead man's is contemplated. standard competitions and an attempt officer on the field; Rev. H. J. Condit had a strike out in every inning. 7 He also . Witii the receipt of .a letter from the .. will be made to break records. Silver will deliver the address and Mr, J, D. did wellat the bat. Stager got himself family and friends as the one he some­ Class night, the arrangements for Board oif Education last night declining, Little will conduct the singing of the very much liked by making a home run times carried. which are not complete either, will prob­ and bronze medals and ribbons will be schools; the music will be supplied from' off a right field hit that roiled into Chest­ jvith thanks, the offer of the Nutley Coun­ The theory is advanced that while ably he Saturday night, June 17. A round given as prizes, ' nut stref l Young also hit the ball. The cil. Jr. O. U. A. M., to ' give a flag to tlie passing along the ionelv part of Vreeland of dances will also add to the gayety The following are the entries: the orchestra of the Vincent school. Re­ avenue. Mr. Nichols carried the weapon of the c’osing period. STANDARD EVENTS. freshments will be served on the field score was 9-3 as follows : - new Washington School, a protest w as in his hand and accidentally exploded it. Some of the members of the class of MIDGET CLASS, while the schools are in position and im­ StTRose........;.2 00 1 II 0 0 0 0—' 2' raised that threatens to have state-wide 50-yard dash, (Standard, 9 seconds)— mediately before the singing ofj the last N utley.................. 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 x— -9 This idea is !ent color by the fact that 1911 have definite plans for the future .significance. '/■ ’■ V :.!v :'V- '■ : ■ he carried a bundle of meat for the Signal W. Colwell, W. Cueman, L. Maineiro, C. hymn “America." and while others have not decided what The game on Memorial'Day morning The lodge men say this is the first in­ Corps camping trip, an umbrella and a they will do. Lauterhahn, J. Marteni, G- Gregor, F. A general invitation is extended to the was. with the team of the Henry R. stance on record where a Board of Educa-* newspaper. The meat was heavy and Murren, W. Postlethwaite, F. Hallidy, citizens to be present on the field and Jean Witbeck, Everett Goth waite and Worthington Pump Works. Nichols pitch­ tion has refused to accept a gift of an would have occupied his left hand while E. Cueman, R. Kitchen off, C. Paxton, participate in the exercises which will Clark Hill expect to go to Steven’slnstitute, ed for Nutley and did good work,1 There American flag from the Junior Order in the other he held the umbrella and L.Lent, W. Power, H. Gillingham, S. Bal- commence a t 3.15 p. m. A request is Thomas Nichols will take up electrical was much complaint by the spectators organization.' ; 7 ■ v ' 7'-;-7- : '7 . 7 ■ 77 7 the pistol. A sudden gust of wind or the diuo, G. Mabelsky, P. Marino, R. Cassidy, made by the general committee t in t flags engineering, while Ronald Spinning wili over the umpire’s work, but it did not Anticipating tbe discussion of this sub­ Striking of the umbrella against a tree C. Richmond, M, Breslin, W. Dacey, F. be displayed from residences and stores prepare for Brown University, affect the result as Nutley won 7-5. Nut­ ject an.especialiy large number of mem­ m ight have pulled the trigger. Some of Fitting, R. Hill, W. Link, T. Maroni, G, and that friends of the children volunteer ley put up a better fielding game than bers- gathe.-ed in Dittig Hall last night and Mr. Nichols’ friends hold the opinion that Oakes, D. Shepherd, J . Breslin, Lee to carry the smallest children in carnages .7 on Saturday and gave Nichols good the' meeting that followed the reading of tiie weapon was exploded in a tussel SECOND WARDERS TAKE UP Doyle, P. Ferraro, C, Marteni, R. Parke, or automobiles. Mr. Donald MacMillan, support. The Worthington players, did the Board’s refusal was very warm. : with an assailant. EXCISE MATTERS AGAIN H. Scbureman, B. Rittacco, H. S til well, of St. Paul's Church will be the marshal some Very poor fielding th at con­ Mr. Nichols evidentally thought to A. Stroba., X. Gorman, C. Palmer, R. assisted by Mr. George B. McCallurn of Remarks that theatti tude’ of .the Board. tributed largely to their defeat. The score was un?American and discouiteous came save time- hy coming home from New Ulrich, S. Blair, C. Coeyman, E. Manning, M. E. Vincent Church. L by innings : from the fioor, .and1 one: member Jumped York by the way of the Main Line to Agitation has been renewed by the H. Reed, R. Reardon. K. Machette, W. Over one hundred and thirty Sunday to his feet with: a motion: that the Board's Passaic, for he came out on the It.54 Second Ward Association during the Sutcliffe, J.