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VOLUME XXIII.—NO. 39. MORRISTOWN, N. J., FRIDAY, APRIL J4i V* »9. PRICE FIVE CENTS.
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OUR CITY
FATHERS
One More Meeting of the Present
Board of Aldermen.
Ordinance Passed Providing For
Town Election on Tuesday, May
2—Dr. H. B. McCarroll Appointed
Police Surgeon—Complaint That
Hackmen Run Several Carriages
on One License—Residents Want
Whippany Railroad Crossing at
Abbett Avenue Guarded.
Considerable business was transacted
at the April meeting of the Board of Al- ■
dermen Friday evening. Three ordi
nances were passed under suspension of
rules in each instance. The first pro
vides for the annual city election, which
occurs on Tuesday, May 2; a second ordi
nance created the office of a Police Sur
geon and the last required the curbing of
sidewalks on Bank street. This last or
dinance was asked for in a petition signed
by citizens living on or near the street
affected.
Dr. H. B. McCarroll was nominated
for Police Surgeon by Mr. Conkling and
the appointment was made without
opposition. The Police Surgeon will re
ceive a salary of f 100 a year. His duties
shall be to attend citizens taken to the
Station house because of illness or sudden
injury and cases where insanity is evi
dent; he must give instructions as to the
removal of such persons; on being noti
fied of illness of or injury to a member
of the police foice he shall visit such
officer and report the result to the Chief
of Police; he shall examine all applicants
for positions on the force. It will thus
be seen that the Police Surgeon will
easily earn the salary provided.
Collector William Beckers report
showed that he had paid the Town
Treasurer since last month $3,000. The
amount still uncollected on real estate
was $5,652.69, which has been returned
to the County Clerk as a lien against prop
erty, There was an erontons assess
ment of $24.68. Of the taxes uncollected
$367.56 was tor personal and $931 for
poll taxes. A list of delinquents has
been returned to the Town Clerk as re
quired by law. On an assessment of
$18.80 the Postal Telegraph Company
has appealed to the State Board of Taxa
tion. This board meets at Trenton the
latter part of the present month.
A communication from residents in
the vicinity of the Whippany River rail
road crossing on Abbett avenue was
read, calling attention to the unguarded
condition oi the crossing. As the trains
run on no regular schedule time it was
stated that the crossing was particularly
dangerous for children going to and from
school. The petition presented to the
Board asked that the place be made safe
with bagman or gates. The matter was
referred to the Committeeon Streets.
A petition signed by a majority of
local hackmen, asking that the owners
be required to drive their own hacks
instead of allowing boys to drive, was
read and referred to the License Com
mittee, On behalf of the hackmen, Wil
liam A. Dolan addressed the board. He
stated that these boys in question gam
bled in the carnages and caused trouble
in other ways at the depot and elsewhere,
for which the olde. drivers were invari
ably blamed. He said, also, that a num
ber of owners had one license and ran
several hacks. Dolan, mentioned two
names in this connection. Mayor (juayle
said that the committee should give a
hearing to the hackmen and report at
the next meeting of the board. Mr.
Owen thought the marshal was respons
ible as to whether or not hackmen have
the proper number of licenses. The
License Committee will give the hack
men a nearing some tune soon.
For violation of the back ordinance
the licenses of Thomas Gahn and Alex.
Kelly were ordered suspended for one
week. The offenders had been given a
a hearing before the oommittee.
(Jhiet of Police Holloway’s report for
the past month showed that 31 arrests
had been made; in which 23 were
charged with being drunk and disorder
ly, 8 for assault and battery, 2 tor lar
ceny and 1 each for breaking and enter
ing, reoeivii g stolen goods and making
threats. Of this number k8 were sent to
jail, 5 were fined, 2 were committed to
await the action of the Grand Jury and
5 cases were dismissed. During the
month 94 persons were lodged.
Upon recommendation of the trnatees
of the Fire Department Charitable Fund,
C. F. Axtell was reappointed a trustee.
Chief Engineer Fox reported fire ap
par at us all in first-class condition. The
board concurred in the report of the en
gineers recommending the confirmation
of election of Andrew Smith as a mem
ber of Humane Engine Company, No. 2
- Mr. Reed asked what had been done
relative to the matter of Resolute Com
pany’s truck, and, on his motion, the
Fire Committee was ordered to investi
gate.
When bills were presented by the
different committees, Mr. Lines refused
to vote, stating, as he has done before,
that each bill should be read in detail.
Mr. Lines can always be relied upon to
be guilty of some ectentric action. At
this meeting he moved that, as it was
the last session of the board during the
current year, two accountants be ap
pointed to audit the books. It is need
less to say the motion was not recorded.
After the nsnal number of bills had
been ordered paid, Mr Reed moved that
|842 be transferred from the Finance to
the Fire Committee The motion pre
vailed, the only voice in the negative
being that of Mr. Lines, who said: "You
can mark me ‘nay’; the Fire Committee
has had enough this year.” Bills were
approved amounting to $2,014 92. The
report of Town Treasurer Vogt showed
total receipts of $54,649 18; amount pre
viously expended, $50,308.69, leaving a
balance of $4,840 49. This balance was
reduced by bills submitted to $2,325.57.
CYCLING NOTES.
Not Stiictly Local But Interesting Alike
to Rider and Enthusiast.
Beginning with this issue the Chron
icle will devote special attention to mat
ters of interest to cyclists and space will
be given to the subject weekly until the
end of the riding season. Morristown
has, at a rough estimate, more than 2,000
cyclist proving that the wheel has lost
none of its popularity here, no matter
how great the decline of riders may have
been elsewhere. Communications on the
subject of cycling will be given space,
which in the judgement ot the editor,
they merit.
The Sahodalica Wheelmen are arrang
ing for a race meet at the Morristown
Driving Park on Memorial Day.
Albert Ayers will do some track work
again this season. He has not decided
what mount he will adopt. Ayers will
set a pace for the speediest local men.
The L. A. W, Racing Board is out
lining plans for the national circuit.
The world’s championships at Montreal
and the national championships at Bos
ton will fuiniBh the basis ot the circuit.
That a number of chainless wheels
will be ridden in Morristown this season
is demonstrated by sales last week of 10
of these machines by William K Much
more, the Columbia agent, and of 5 by
Carlson Brothers.
Despite the vague reports from various
cities that the thirty-inch wheel machine
is in great demand, the tire manufactur
ers, who should certainly be in a position
to judge, say that the boom for the larger
wheel is proving a flat failure.
At this time last year the city of In
dianapolis had received about' $7,000
more for bicycle licenses than it has re
ceived so far this year. Bad weather and
relaxation of police vigilance are said to
be probable reasons rather than a dim
inution of riders.
John E. Cullingford, vice-president of
the Stockton Wheelmen, of Stockton,
N, J. has won the third prize Century
Road Club’s national mileage competi
tion. Mr. Cullingford rode 23,384 mils
during last year. He made sixty-one cen
turies, six double centuries and one
triple century. ,
The Stearns wheel, known in racing
circles as the “Yellow Fellow,” seems to
be the favorite with local men who ex
pect to do track work. Among those
who will go after speed honors on a
Stearns are Jesse W. Lepine, Oscar and
Charles Stobbe, William Ammerman,
William Jensen and William Selvage.
The beginning of the riding season is
witnessing the usual number of bicycle
accidents. In nearly every care these
are the result of actual recklessness. It
is clear that strict laws and a strict en
forcement of these are needed in Morris
town, not only for the protection of the
public, but also for the good of the
wheelmen themselves.
America’s great annual road race, the
Irvington-Millburn twenty tive mile han
dicap, will be run again on Memorial
Day over the famous Irvington-Millburn
course, and under the auspices of the As
sociated Cycling Clubs of New Jersey.
Several Morristown cyclists will enter
and it is not improbable that one or more
of the prizes may come here.
Two years ago Frank Starbuck an
nounced his intention of going to Europe
for a campaign agaiost the crack racing
men of the Old World. At last accord
ing to a telegram from his home in
Lewisburg Pa., the conquerer of Michael
has arrived in Paris. Starbuck is ac
companied by his wife, and will race in
France, Australia, England and Ger
many before returning home.
Cyclists in Mexico caught without
license tags on thtdr wheels suffer the
temporary confiscation of their machines
and have a great deal of trouble in ad
justing matters. A Mexican newspaper
just to hand tells how one young man
called at the administration office every
day for a week, ready,and anxious to pay
his back taxes. Snob is government in
the semi-tropics.
•In a reference to the fickleness of fancy
in selecting wheels the “L. A. W. Bul
letin.” under the caption “Whither are
We Drifting” delivers itself in this man
ner: “Large wheels, small wheels, long
beads, short heads, small tubi, g, large
tubing, short cranks, long cranks, large
tires, small tires, wide tread, narrow
tread, short wheel-base, tong wheel-base,
large balls, small balls, high crank hang
er, low crank-hanger, etc., etc., etc ,
and back again. Verily fashion leads ue
into some queer modifications of what
at times we are almost tempted to call
icommon.se use.
The matter of a special mounted police
Officer in Morristown to enforce speed
and lamp and sidewalk ordinances has
been suggested from time to time, and
when the popularity of the wheel here is
considered, the idea is at least worthy of
Borne thought. The area of Morristown
and the number of cyclists would seem to
justify the appointment a special mount
ed officer during the riding season. In
Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, the num
ber of accidents has been greatly reduced
since the appointment of mounted officers,
though the number of cyclists frequent
ing the Park has more than doubled in
the meantime.
During last year the thirteen park
wbeelmea employed in Fairmount Park
rode 45,981 miies and rendered assistance
in 150 cases, in 26 of which the ambu
lance was called. They canght nine
runaways and made 251 arrests. Dur
ing the year 176 bicycles were broken in
the park. There were 22 collisions be
tween cycles and carriages, 49 be
tween cycles and cycles, 11 collided with
a fence, 3 with electric-light poles and
one with a tree. There were 180 cyclists
injured by collisions, breaking of bicycles,
etc. There were ejected from the park,
15 bicycles without lights and 10 with
out bells, 18 with Chinese lanterns, 16
carrying infants and 25 led-bicycles.
Sixteen bicycles were abandoned to the
park guards during the year. The total
number of one-horse vehicles entering
the park during the year was 288,918.
Better than drugs for baby is Willswnod
Farm Purified Milk. Fresh dally at Sullivan
& Son's, Grocers.
CONFERENCE
CLOSES
Changes in Morris County and
in Other Districts.
Gain of Two Churches During Year I
— Membership Less than Year
Previous—Will Convene in Pater
son Next Year.
The session of the Newark Conference
closed on Tuesday night, when the list
of appointments was announced. The
changes affected eighty-two churches.
Among appointments for the Newark
and Paterson Districts are :
NEWARK DI TRIOT.
Presiding Elder, 8. P. Hammond, (5
years). Newark N. J.
Basking Ridge, J. E. Appley.
Bernardsville, W. B. Judd.
Chatham, W. J. Hampton.
Denville, D. W. C. R-nnsey.
Green Village, (supply), A. W. Leon
ard.
Madison, J. B. Faulks.
Mendhani, R B. Urmy.
Morristown, T. I. Coultas.
New Providence, A. M. Harris.
New Vernon (supply), H C.'Hutchin
son.
Parsippany (supply), F. L. M lore.
Pine Brook and Clinton, Albert Van
Densen.
Rockaway Valley (supply), H. A. Dar
ling.
Summit, C S. Ryman, and one to be
supplied, C. T. Beers.
Whippany (supply), W. R. Reed.
H. A. Buttz, president ot Drew Theo
logical Seminary and member of Madi- j
son Quarterly Conference.
J. M. Freeman, assistant editor of i
Sunday school and tract publication* and
member of Morristown Quarterly Con
ference.
S. L. Baldwin, recording secretary of
Missionary Society and member of Mont
clair Quarterly Conference,
J. F Dodd, aaistant recording secre
tary of Missionary Society and member
of Roseville, Newark Quarterly Con
ference.
C. F. Sitterly, professor in Drew Theo
logical Seminary and member of Madi
son Quarterly Conference.
J. A. Cutteridge, financial secretary
of Syracuse University and member of
Roseville, Newark, Quarterly Confer
ence.
Albert Mann, professor of biology at
Ohio Wesleyan University and member
of St. Luke’s, Newark, Quarterly Con
ference.
PATERSON DISTRICT.
Presiding Elder, John Krantz (8 years),
727 East Tweirtv.third street, Pateisou,
N. J.
Boontan, O C. Moulsdale.
Dover—First Church, C. S. Woodruff ;
Grace Church, J. F. Marchman.
Ha-ckettstown, G. W. McCormick,
Hibernia, William Stout.
Hopatcong and Hurdtown (supply).
Kingsl nd (supple).
Moniville (supply), W. Rainsbcrger..
Mount Freedom and Millbrook, Am
j drew Henry.
Mountain View, C. E. Scudder.
•Port Morris, J. H. E. Schultz.
Port Murray, and Mount Bethel (sup
ply), William Aten.
Port Oram, T, E. Cordon.
Rockaway, W. C. Timbrel!.
! Stanhope and Waterloo, William Me
•Wain.
In the Elizabeth District the folicw
img changes affect Morris county :
Chester (supply'. D. M. Honghtalin
Califon and Fairmont, M. !L. Rhodes.
Flanders and Drakestown, C. E. Wal
den.
Succasunna, S. E Hancock.
During the year 2.868 members were
■received on probation, 776 less than Hie
year previous; received as full (members.
$4,845. 215 less than the year before.
Sunday school scholars 49 228 this year,
an increase of 136 over last year. Two
additional churches were reported; Dum
ber of Sunday schools 826, an increase of
4. The next Conference will >be held in
Paterson._
■ONLY CONDUCTOR KILLED.
Fell Under Bis Train While MaJtlng; a
Coupling;.
Lemuel Grippen, who was the only
conductor employed on the Rockaway
Valley Railroad tnet with an accident
■on Tuesday morning that resulted .vn biB
death. (Grippen was making a coupling
near the White Hooae station when he
fell nnder the car, nod was killed almost
instantly.
Conductor Grippen tad been with R
V. St, R. for more than aeveu years and
was a faithful and efficient employe He
was nuruarried. The fnueral will occur
at bis horns in Lebanon tomorrow
afternoon at 2 o’clock.
B««|)ond(V(l to a Still Alarm.
Reeolute Fire Company « supply wag
on responded to a call at 115 p. in. I
yesterday, when a small cottage on the
Skidmore place wan threatened by fire
from some woodland that was burning j
nearby. Driver Kelly was accompanied
bv Frank Cihlar and Harry Yftwger.
When they arrived some workmen had
extinguished the fire.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Contract advertisements which have been
re-written or advertisements published first
time iu the Chronicle are as follows:
Page
Municipal Ordinances. 2
Plaut <te Co., dry Roods. 8
Report Excise Board. 6
Real Estate for sale. 5
Stores for rent. 5
Barker & Runyon decorators. 5
Win H Becker bicycles. 8
St. Bernard Pups for sale. 5
Administratrix sale. 6
Headley & Romain. Shoes. 5
McClellan’s N Y. Cash Store. 4
Bamberger & Co. 3
Hoffman & Son, clothing etc. 8
W. V. bnyder & Co., department store... 6
Cleveland Baking Powder. 6
George E. Voorhees, Nepouset Paper.. 7
Prudential Life lus. Co. 8
EXCISE BOARD MET.
Commissioner Sturgis Reappointed—Mr.
McCollum Elected Chairman.
Just eight minutes were necessary for
the transaction of business of the Excise
Board on Wednesday evening although I
the session was the last of the year. D.
Farrsnd Sturgis, who has served efficient
ly as chairman daring the past year, and
whose term expired this mouth. was reap
pointed on Tuesday by Judge Vreeland.
Mr. Stnrgis nominated Charles F Mc
Collum for chairman during the ensuing
year, and the latter's election was unan
imous.
Commissioner Sturgis’ report of license
fees and disbursements for the year end
ing April 12. 1899. was as follows:
Received from hotel licensee. $1 250
*• '■ saloon ' ’ . 1.760
“ ** resident wholesale li
censes. 3.000
Amount paid for commissioner's salaries 360
The balance, $5 660, was paid to the
Town Treasurer.
The report was ordered published in
the local papers.
Licenses were granted on Wednesday
evening to A. E. Voohees for the Uni'ed
States Hotel, John R Piper for Piper’s
Hotel, and to James Lawless, to sell at i
wholesale at 52 Madison street.
NEVER TOO LATE TO MEND!
Victim of Drink Habit Writes to Market
Street Mission.
The superintendent of the Market Street
Mission recently received the following
from a prisoner committed to the jail for
imhibing too freely:
Dear Sir—I suppose you are well
aware of the fact that your humble ser
vant is iucaicerated in this livid atmos
phere of pandemonium, the cause of
wtiicb you may well conjecture—irnbib- i
ing rather freely of the contents of that
cnp that drove many a man to misery,
disgrace and perdition. Being my first
experience in such an institntion as this,
I do not relish my present sitnation very
much. I sincerely trust (deo volente)
that this, my very degradation, will
awaken me from my unntal somnam
bulism, and make another attempt to
climb that overhanging precipice that I
see mirrored before mein the valley of
humiliation (Never too late to mend).
Temporalabumar tacitisqiio seneecimns
nnnis ) It seems to me that even nature
and its phenomena frowns on me in the
hour of my adversity. As the term of
my confinement will soon expire, I ex
pect to step into the world with a deter
mination to make better use of my time.
I expect to go to Boonton after I get out,
as I believe they are to start a big job
there the 1st ot April Should you fee!
inclined to lend me $l.©0 to defray my
expenses for a day or so, I shall return it
as soon a i I get to work again. I exjiect
to be out of here by Monday at the lat
est. If I had taken your advice I would
not be here today. However. I shall
make the t est of it under my present
circumstance. Thanking you very 'kind
ly for past favors. Please accept '<sf my
best wishes.
ANOTHER SOLDIER RETURNS.
Did Not shoofmoy Spaniards But He Had
Nine Months of Camp Lift.
Joseph Oorico, who was the-emly Ital
ian member of the Fourth New Jersey
Volunteers, returned on Saturday last to
his borne in Morristown. He Sives at 3
Race street and is 20 years old. Private
Oorico said he was glad to-serve under
the stare and stripes and although bora
in Italy he declares himself to be au
American patriot. He has great love
for the country of his adoption. Young
• ’orioo was in tbe service 9 months and
0 days.
The Fourth was the last of the New
Jersey regiments to be mustered in the
service, Three months were spent at
Sea Girt.tmore than a month at Oauif:
Mead, Middletown, Pa., and nearly five
mouths at Greenville, S. <J. The regi
ment was mustered otrt at the latter
place on Thursday of laet week. The
Morristown member of this regiment
speaks well of his treatment in the set
vice. __
Foley—
The marriage of Mass Hannah Foley
of New York and John Gleason of tide
city took place at the Church of the
Assumption Tuesday evening at 7.36.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
Father Donovan, and was witnessed by
a large number of relatives and friends
Miss Ellie Murray of Yonkers, N. Y.,
..was bridesmaid, and James Gleason, a
brother of tire groom, served as best
man. After idle wedding the bridal
party repaired to the brine and groom's
new home at 2ft Mechanic street, where
a snipper was served to the invited
guests, after which dancing was in
dulged in About seventy guests were
present, among whom were a number
from Orange, Yonkers and New Yoik
city. Mr. and Mrs. Gleason received
a nuntber of handsome and useful gifts.
New Director* fur Trust Company.
The following well known geutlemen
Jtave been added to the Board of Direc
tors of the Morristown Trust Company:
D Willis James, vice president of the
United States Trust Company, and G. G
Haven, vice president of the United
State* Trust Company of New York;
United States Senator William J. Sewell
of Camden and Henry P. Taylor of
Morristown Other members of the
Board of Directors are Messrs. Charles
F. Cutler, Willard W. Cutler, Frederic
Cromwell. Patrick Farrelly, A. B. Hull,
Samuel Freeman, Gustav E. Kissel,
Luther Konutze, Richard A. McCurdy,
H McK. Twombly, James A. Webb,
G. G. Freltnghuysen, Paul Revere and
Walter G. Oakman
Duck* Not Plentiful.
Ducking on the meadows between
Afton and Troy, or in the swamps of
Passaic township, has not been produc
tive of many well filled bags as yet.
Among the Morristown sitortstnen who
are fr»quent and anxions visitors along
the ‘•treshet,” are Messrs. Frank W.
Mulford, Harris G. Wolfe, R. D. F. Kite,
James Hall, George Mulford and Karl
Kersting.
COUNTY
AFFAIRS.
Freeholders Met and Adjourned
to Next Wednesday.
Petitions Presented Asking for
Four New Roads—Bids Received
for Dcnviile and Pine Brook Road,
But Contract Not Yet Awarded—
Outside Relief to Individuals “a
Monster,” Says Mr. Van Winkle
Discussion Concerning Commit
tee Appointed to Ascertain Cost
of New Almshouse.
Four petitions were presented, asking
for improvement of as many roads, at;
the meeting of the Board of Freeholders
on Wednesday. The petitions were
referred to the Road Committee. The [
construction of these roads is asked for j
under the State Aid act.
The first petition asks for the macad
amizing of one mile of road between !
Whippany and Swinefield bridge. A j
second request to the Board was relative ,
to Lake road from Morristown to Bache’s '
corner, and the petition called for road
15 feet Wide. Mr. Troxell objected to
the construction of a piece of road one ;
foot wider than was customary.
The width provided in a request for
building of new road on Paterson and
Hamburg turnpike was 16 feet. This
piece is 3.063 feet in length and begins
at the macadam at Passaic and Morris
bridge. Mr. Troxell here objected to
an increase of 2 feet in width of road,
whereupon Mr. Hoagland explained that
the piece to be connected was 16 feet
wide and that the proposed improve
ments would go through the town of
Newfoundland.
A fourth petition called ror the con
struction of new road 2?^ mile* in length
from Boonton to Mountain View. Where
the petitions asked for roads of greater
width than those already constructed the
matter was left to the discretion of the
Road Committee.
Mr Hoagland reported for the Road
Committee that Munson Brothers had
been the lowest bidders for the German
Valley road, which is 7miles in
length The price is $14,777.60. This
is the last gap in the county roads, and
the law allows $10,000 for a connecting
road. Mr. Hoagland said it was stated \
in the contract that when the appropria
J tiou had been expended work should
i stop for another year.
Mr Dslrymple thought the board
should go slow in the matter, and it
might 'be better to leave it to the new
| board. He desired te put himself on
j record as being opposed to further ex
penditure. No one was more willing to
vote for the building of roadB than him
self, Mr. Dalrymple said—when 'the
! county had the money.
Mr. Hoagland explained that the new
j board would not be bound by the action
proposed, as the lattvr was in form of s
recommendation and money for the
■work would have’to be voted after a new
i organization.
At this point Mr. Bartley moved that
the contract for stone tie awarded to the
Middle Valley Trap Rock and Sliuing
‘Company, as it had agreed to furnish
crushed stone and trap rock for $1 30 per
net ton. The county furnishes these ma
terials and has'been paying $1 55 Coun
f-sel said such a motion could not be en
tertained at that time and Mr. Roagland
moved that theoifer be laid oirthe table,
j Mr. Hoagland stated that the Road
Committee bad met on Tuesday to open
bids for construction of Danville and
Pine Brook road under State aid act.
He said that three bids were very close,
and the memhers of the committee
thought it would be best for the board to
adjourn for a week and the-committee
1 could go over the road in the meantime.
The award of contract will 'be deter
mined by the estimate on rock and pipe.
It is necessary to state to the Road Com
mittee the exact amount, and this has
not yet been 'done The bidders are:
Daniel & Stanley, J S. Dickerson &
j William Gill. P. & M. Cook, Wright
jfc Lindsley. B. B Pierce & Co , Cla
iborne & Marcelh« and Munson Jt Co.
A communication was read trom the
! township cleik of Roxbury asking that
a railing be placed on a b idge located
(near William Search's hotel in said
j township. The matter was referred to
i the Bridge Committee.
| Mr. Van Winkle said that inasmuch
j as the location of the poorhouse would
necessarily be changed, he moved that
the name of Dhecror Lnm be added to
make ita-i Bu lding Committee non-par
tisan. Mr Troxeli thought this matter
j should he left to the new board Mr.
i Hoagland said delay meant that the
| premises would have to be vacated just
| that much later in winter, for the county
! must re-lease the place within a year
from dat« of deed. It was the opinion
| of Mr. Kimble that the present board
! should settle up its affairs, to which Mr.
Hoagland replied that, the committee,
having already been appointed, required
no further authority from the board.
Mr. Van Winkle then wanted to know
why the committee had been continued,
and some one asked why it had been
named. The answer was that the com
mittee was to look arouud and ascertain
the cost of a new county almshouse. Mr.
Van Winkle stated that some of the
members had not met with the commit
tee, but he withdrew his motion to add
another member. On motion, it was de
cided to continue the Building Com
mittee.
There was a discussion as to the appro
priation of money for relief to private
individuals, which was suggested by a
request from Mr Smith for $1.50 a week
to Sum Finn, for outdoor relief. Mr.
Van Winkle said the board was willing
to give the man all the outdoor relief he
wanted, but that this appropriation had
grown to be a monster. It bad increased
Continued on Fourth Page.
SUPT. E. G. RUSSELL.
He Will Soon Be Tendered a Reception by
the Taphiow Clnb
The Chronicle presents an excellent
picture of Superintendent Bussell of the
Morris and Essex Division of the Lacka
E. G. RUSSELL
wanna. A sketch of his connection with
a number of railroads appeared in our
issue of tiie 7ih inst.
A reception will be tendered to Mr.
Russell by the members of the Tapkaow
Club, to be held in its club rooms on
Washington street, probably on the even
ing of the 26th, to which the business
men and the other residents of the town
are to be invited.
MORRIS & ORANGE PRESBYTERY
Some Detail* <>t the Animal Neenlon at
East Orange, Tuesday.
The Orange Ave. Presbyterian Church
of East Orange entertained the Presby
tery of Morris aDd Orange at its annual
meeting on the eleventh inst. There was
a large attendance of ministers and eld
ers. Rev. T. O. Reeves was elected
moderator for the ensuing six months.
The narrative of religion, prepared for
the General Assembly, presented an en
couraging view ot the vear.
The church at Sohooley’s Mountain re
quested that the pastor of the German
Valley Church be appointed as their
stated supply UDtil July. R quest was
granted. Rev. W. W. Holloway pre
sented a memorial on the deuth of Rev.
F. M. Todd; Rev. Asa Wyncoop report
ed for the Standing Committee on sys
tematic beneficence that the average per
member was over six dollars per year,
not including church support.
Rev. W. T. Pannell will he installed
as pastor of the church at Flanders at
the fall meeting, to be held in that chnrch
i in September
The commissioners for General As
sembly are Ministers W. R. Bennett,
I J. H. Scofield aDd 8. J. McClenagban.
I Elders Henry White, Dr. Condict and
I Lewis Btringe. James B. Cochran, after
j an examination was licensed to preach
! the gospel. He will be ordained in Mend
| ham the twenty sixth inst., in the church
of which his father was pastor for many
years. Rev. Dr Erdman, Rev. George
Noble and the Rev. Samuel T. Cochian
of Huntington, L. I., an uncle of Mr.
Cochran, will participate in the instal
j lation services. Mr. Cochran expects to
; accompany his brother, Samuel Cochran,
M. £>., to China in August—both going
out as missionaries.
The June meeting of Presbytery will
he field in Chester.
EARLY COLF TIPS.
TlwHe W ho Will AIhiiuBd AIV 41 r * of the
Morrlii -Comity Club.
There are several changes in the per
sociuel of the officers and committees in
charge of affairs of the Morris County
j Golf Club this year. G. G. Freling
huysen is president; Arthur Berry, secre
tary and E. B. Hazeltine, acting treas
urer.
The Greens Committee is composed of
R. U. Thomas, R. H. Williams, G. G.
Kip, W. A. Flagg and E. T. Nichols.
Those who will comprise the House
: Committee are : A. L Revere, H. F.
j Taylor and Dr. FI. A. Hennqnes.
During the present week boys have
been clearing the course of stones and
the greens are being put in first class
condition. The formal opening of the
club will occur on April 39.
It is expected that the International
Tournament betweeu Canada and Ameri
ca to b held over the Morris County
Club's course next full will attract as
large acrowd asdid the National Tourna
ment here last year.
Willie Wier, the golf expert, has been
re-engaged to take charge of the Morris
County Club’s grounds. He will return
from the South, where he spent the win
ter, before May I.
BUNNTHOMPSON.
Wedding on Wednesday at High Moon
at liernardHVlUe.
One of the pleasantest functions that
has occurred in this vicinity for a long
time was the wedding of Miss Anna M
Thompson to William Bunn, both well
hnown residents of Bernardsville, which
took place at the residence of the bride’s
mother, Mrs, David Thompson, on Wed
nesday at high noon. The Rev. George
P. Noble of Mendham officiating.
The bride wore a beautiful dress of
smoke pearl silk, with rich lace trim
miugs, and carried a boquet of white
roses. The bridesmaid, Miss Susie E.
Totton, of Somerville, was tastefully
dressed in steel blue silk; she earned a
boqnet of pink roses. Miss Edna Brown
of Bernardsville was prettily dressed in
white, as flower girl; carnations. Charles
Bunn, a brother of the groom, was best
man. The happy couple were married
on the same spot on which the mother of
the bride was married. A handsomely
served wedding breakfast followed.
Upon their return from a brief wedding
trip they will reside in Bernardsville.
THE OPEN DOOR
A Telephone is an Open Door through
which trade enters.
Telephone Service is a business neces
sity.
It is to the merchant an outlet for in
formation and quotations and an inlet
for orders.
Telephone service keeps the manufac
turer, the merchant and the consumer
in constant touch.
It notifies the producer at whatever
distance of the variations of demand.
Telephone service increases sales by the
expedition it lends to the filling of orders.
It keeps the business interests through
out the country in communication with
the markets.
Telephone serv ice saves m u ch ti me and
as “Time is Money,” it saves MONEY.
It costs less than an errand hoy and it
does the work of a commercial giant.
Telephone service between office and
residence is a tremendous convenience,
and at the present message rates is an
unimportant expense.
If one telephone so increases business
that the “Open Door” is crowded, open
another door; that is, have another tele
phone—or better, a Private Branch Ex
change, with trunk lines to the “Central,”
a switchboard, and as many stations as
may bo required.
Low Rates. Perfect Service.
For Hates and Particulars Address the
Contract Department, or Call by Tele
phone Without Charge.
TUB New York and
New Jersey Teieptae Co.
81 Willoughby Street, I 25 Market Street,
Brooklyn, N. Y. | Morristown, N.J.
V. M. C. A. NOTES.
Matters of Interest I’onceruliig This Por
grcHBlve Local Organization.
About a hundred men were in attend
ance at the meeting in Association Hall
Sunday afternoon, when Dr. Franklin
B. Lynch was the speaker. On Sunday
next the meeting will be addressed by
George C. Smith, a former president of
the Associattion.
About thirty members of the gymna
sentu classes went io Madison last night
and gave an exhibition before the Royal
Arcanum of that place.
The Y. M. C. A. bicycle club will be
organized for the season probably at a
meeting to be held some evening next
week
The shadowgraph performance of
“Cinderella” by several juniors last Fri
day evening was appreciated by mem
i hers of that department.
1 May 5 has been selected as the date
for the annual gymnasium exhibition
of the Association.
Secretary Lunbeck has returned from
a two week’s visit to his home in Mis
souri.
Rehearsals are being held by members
of boys’ departments of the Y. M. C. A.
for a "Japanese Wedding.” to be pre.
sented in Lyceum Hall, May 19.
WITH THE POLICE.
WallbrlflffH, House Thief, in Jail—Young:
JohuHon Charged with Theft.
On Saturday Chief Holloway went to
Sing Sing, N. Y., and brought George
Jackson, coloted, back to Morristown,
Jackson is charged with having burglar
ized the residence of William Wall
bridge, on Perry street. Justice Clift
committed the prisoner to the county
jail, to await tbe action of the next grand
jury. Chief Holloway on Wednesday
touud some articles belonging to the
Wallbridge house in Jersey City stores,
where they had been sold by Johnson
William Johnson, aged 16, was arrest
ed in Orange, on Wednesday, and Ser
geant Morrison brought the youthful
prisoner to Morristown. Young John
son had been employed by Mrs. Fred
Welch, who lives on South street, but
about a month ago he disappeared simul
taneously, with a sum of money belong
ing to his mistress. The young prisoner
; was committed to jail.
COUNTY GETS $24,900.
Balance of Purchase Price for Poorhoase
Farm wan Paid Wednesday,
Ex-Senator Edwards, who is counsel
for Contractor Flynn of Jersey City, on
Wednesday ai ernoon, paid the balance
of price asked for ihe Poorhouse farm,
which was $44,900. When the option
was extended in December last $100 was
paid and about three months later
$5,000 was received by the county. The
amount paid Wednesday closed the sale
at $40,000.
Tiie purchaser has extended to the
county the use of the Almshouse build
ings for fifteen months from the date of
deed. _
Horne Thief Arrested.
Keeper Orr had a transient prisoner at
the County Jail this week in the person
of Arthnr Van Fleet, who stole a horse „
at Somerville on Sunday night. On
Wednesday Vau Fleet was arrested by
Marshall Broadwell at Rockaway, in
which place the thief was boarding the
horse. The prisoner was brought to the
county jail at once but was taken to
Somerville the next day. Van Fleet has
served a term for horse stealing.
Society Wedding on Tuesday Next.
The marriage of Miss Elizabeth May
Wylie, siBter of George Sanford Wylie
of Madison avenue, to Charles Walton
Gordon of New York will occur at the
Church of the Redeemer next Tuesday
afternoon at half past five. Following
the ceremony a reception to relatives
and immediate friends will be held at
Mr. Wylie’s Madison avenue residence.
WEATHER INDICATIONS.
Showers tonight, fair and cooler Sat
urday.