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Morris County 1 Chronicle VOLUME XXVII—NO. 19. MORRISTOWN. N. J„ FRIDAY, NOVEM® 21, 1902 PRICE 5 CENTS PRUDENTiAL’S NEW PLAN. Contemplates Merger With the Fidelity Trust Co. of Newark. Question of Future Administration a Grave One—Aim of New Project to Continue Present management, Retain Old Employes and Safe guard Policy Holders. The Insurance Press of New York, under the caption, “The Greatest Question in Life Insurance is Pro vision for Future Administration” publishes a two page article on the Prudential Insurance Company and Fidelity Trust Company merger, in its issue of the 12th instant, from which we quote: “ No occurrence in the life insurance business, for many years, has at tracted so much attention as the pro posed “community of interests” between the Prudential Insurance Company of America and the Fidel ity Trust Company of Newark, the object of the proposed relations between these corporations being the perpetuation “of the present managment [of the Prudential, both in its home office and in the field.” In the closer alliance between the two corporations, the officers of the Prudential are convinced that they have solved a problem which every well-managed life insurance com pany must attempt to solve, in the interest of its policy-holders, namely, the safeguarding of the oompany against possible incidents or hostile combinations whereby, sometime in the future the administration of its affairs might fall into unworthy hands, to the detriment of the polioy holders and their beneficiaries. It is believed by some persons that life insurance companies controlled by capital stock are peculiarly exposed to danger in this direction. . . . PRUDENTIAL STOCK NOT FOR SALE EX CEPT FOE ONE PURPOSE. "The figure at which the present owners of Prudential stock are to turn their shares into the Trust Company is probably lower than a controlling interest coaid be pnrhased for at this time or at any other time, under differ ent conditions. In fact the sale of a controlling interest at any price, under other conditions, is unthink able. The annonnced purpose of the present plan is not speculative, but to conserve the interest of policy holders and worKing staff in the long years to come, the latter advancing in the company’s servioe under es tablished rules of promotion. The officer’s own announcement is as follows: "The officers of the Prudential have for a long time felt, in view of the extraordinary growth of that com pany, and of its future anticipated growth, that the time has come when in justice to its four and a half mil lions of policyholders its control and future management should be safeguarded for all time in such a manner that neither the death of its officers nor any other agency that hnmau iugeuuity can forsee can en danger the rights of its poliuyhol ders. When the company was smaller, and the stock was closely held, the need of snoh action was not so apparent. Unless something of this nature were done the stock of the company in the years to come would necessarily become more scattered, and the control of the com pany more precarious. . . . The officers of the Prudential are united in their belief that this move is of the greatest possible benefit to its stockholders, as well as to ail ot its policyholders and its great army of employees. The consummation of this arrangement insures the con tinuance of the present management of the Prudential, both in its home office aud in the field. Before the Dryden plan is to be either approved or condemned It shonld be fnlly understood by the insnrance world and the larger public. The object of the Insurauce Press is to help toward a popular understanding of several things: (1) That there is no greater life in surance question today than how the great companies are to be man aged in the fntnre; (3) that this question is being studied, as of right it onght to be stndied, by every life insnrance executive in the land ; <3)that the Prudential is the first life insurance company to announce a definite plan to this end; (4) that the Prudential asserts that it desires a full, free aud fair disoussiou, since it believes'in publicity, and would have its policyholders and the rest of the public perceive and understand the single object it has in view; (5) that the amount of Pru dential stock that each stockholder will be permitted to dispose of to the trust company can be determined only after the total amount offered is ascertained. As only one half of the total capital stock will be pur chased by the trust company the pro rata amount to be purchased from each stockholder remains to be calculated, hence exclusive privileges are offered to no one. President Dryden is to be credited with a sincere desire to solve an im portant problem, by an ingenous, original aud effective method. Exhibition of Acetylene Qas. No little interest has been centred iti the exhibition of acetylene gas lighting which has been in progress at Smith's drug store daring the week, and many will be glad to know that the exhibit will be continued every evening of next week. A Colt Acetylene Generator and a Harris Acetylene stove on the second floor shows the perfection to which Acetylene has been brought for illumin ating and c inking purposes. BOARD OP TRADE INCORPORATE. _ Necessary Papers Signed at Mon day’s fleeting — New Charter flembers and an Address by Mr. Woodward. Probably the most weighty meet ing of the Board of Trade, since its organization Dearly two years ago, was held Monday evening. The most important ste j taken was the incorporation of the Board. Many took advantage to become charter members of the incorporated society. Included in this list may be mentioned. James W. Arrowsmith, Geo. W. Bower, Samuel Karn, John R. Eichlin, William A. Lanenstien, Ernest H. Tomlinson, Harry E. Stirn, James E. StileB, Charles Van derhoof, Isaac Katz, J. E. Melick, Jacob Van Gilder, Fred A. Trow bridge, Harry Ensminger, I. B. Dick inson, Stephen C.Griffith. Jr., Herman Veldt, George Muetchler, Dr. George L. Johnson, Dr. Harry Vaughan. William Meslar, Leopold Stiuer, C. Franklin Wilson and James Don nelly. The lee for membership was fixed at $6. The remainder of the session was taken up oy W. W. Woodward of the Newton Board of Trade, who made some interesting and instruc tive remarks. Alderman Karn Elected Grand High Priest of Grand Encampment I. O. O. F. The grand encampment, Independent Order of Odd Fellows of New Jersey, held its annual session in Masonic hall, Trenton, on Tuesday. The reports of the several officials showed the order to be in a flourishing condition. According to the rule of the grand encampment the subordinate encamp ments vote prior to the senior to elect officers for the coming year. The committee which counted the ballots reported the following officers elected: Grand patriarch, W. O. Burke, of Jersey City; grand high priest, Sam uel Kara, of Morristown; grand senior warden, John H. Cumberland, of May wood ; grand scribe, Lewis Parker, of Trenton; grand treasurer, John C. Rob bins, of Hamilton Square; grand repre sintatives, A. J. Doan, of Jersey City, and Walter H. Blake, of Vineland; grand junior warden, John E. Davis, of Trenton; grand inside sentinel, William C. Taylor, of Newark; grand outside sentinel, Oscar N. Falk, of Paterson; grand marshal, Henry D. Speekman, of Mercbantville. Sounds Like the Vice Chancellor. Some of these days Vioe Chancellor Pitney will die says the Paterson Chronicle, and if he has a Boswell a most interesting book will be written. The Vice Chancellor is well known for the odd remarks he makes at times. The other day, a Paterson lawyer had some business before him when a lawyer from another part of the State entered the room with a bundle of papers. The case he rep resented was one of importance, and the first papers had been issued by Vice Chancellor Emery. The latter was busy and would be so for some time. Would Vice Chancellor Pitney kindly look at the papers and issue the desired order ? Vioe Chan cellor Pitney glanced over the papers and then handed them back to the lawyer, with the decision ; “Not much; let every man skin his own skunk. ’ ’ W. H. Emery Leases Mansion Mouse Stables. W. H. Emery, the well-known driver and trainer, and owner of the stallion Carldon, 2.10,‘4", hasjembarked npon a new undertaking. He has leased the Mansion house stables and will conduct them in the future as a tirst-class boarding, sales and ex change establishment. Mr. Emery is one of the best known horsemen in Morris County and will be perfectly at home in his new business, as his knowledge of horses and his long ex perience on the turf renders him pe culiarly '.fitted for the position. His judgment in the selection of horses may be relied upon, as few men are better adapted by training and ex perience to pass upon the salient points of a horse. Horses will be wintered and jogged as may bo de sired by consignors. Boys Form an Orchestra. Among the recent musical organi zations in town is a boys’ orchestra, comprising at the present time eleven pieces. Meetings are held once a week at the home of the different members. The players are-—Leader, H.O. Ayers; first violins, Fred Tom pkins, Joseph Prime nnd Howard Arnold; second violins, Floyd Stiles and Kobert Sturgis; cello, Ellis Bower; cornet, Albert Egbert; trombone, Charles E. Lee ; olarinet, Ole Jenson; flute and pioolo, David Burr; drums, Herbert Cooley; Charles E. Lee, librarian. Will of L. D Babbitt Surrogate Young admitted the will of the late Levi D. Babbitt to probate on Wednesday. K. A. Babbitt, L. Dayton Babbitt and Mrs. Babbitt are named as executors. All property both real and personal is left to his widow and upon her death it will be divided among her children. Plans for the Marriage of Miss Helen L. Kountze. Nearly all tbe arrangements have been completed for the marriage of Miss Helen L. Kountze, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Luther Kountze, to Robert L. Livingston, which will be celebrated at Graoe Church, New York, on Saturday, December 20, at noon. Miss Kountze has chosen for her bridesmaids Miss Evelyn Parsons, her cousin, a daughter of Schuylei Parsons; Miss Eleanor Jav, cousin of the bridegroom elect; Miss Alice Ward, of Washingon, and Miss Lina Kountze, a oousin from the West. The maid of honor will be the bride’s sister, Miss Annie Ward Kountze. McRa Livingston will be his brother’s best man, and the ushers will be Messrs. Charles De Losey Oelrichs, a cousin; Robert Living ston Gerry, Ernest Iselin, Francis L. V. Hoppin, Allen Wallace and De Lancey Kountze, a brother of the bride. Bishop Potter, who performed the marriage ceremony at the wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Kountze, twenty five years ago. at Grace Church, will assist the Rev. Dr. Huntington on December 20. Miss Kountze will wear her mother’s wedding lace, some ex quisite point, in the form of a veil and embellishment for the bridal gown, which has been made by Worth in Paris. Her bridesmaids and maid of honor will all be in white. While invitations to the ohurch will be general, the wedding 'ecep tion to follow, at the Kountze resi dence, in East Fifty-seventh street, will be limited to relatives and in timate friends. Mr. and Mrs. Kountze, who are still at their country estate on the Meudham road, are building there a house for their daughter. Mr. Livingston and his bride will spend the winter at Tuxedo Park. Mr. Livingston will give his farewell bachelor dinner a week previous to his marriage. Haekley Hall u, Morristown School li. In a close and well fsught game, a game that was anybody’s np to the last second of play, the Morristown Sobool was defeated by Hackley Hall at Tarrytown-on-the-Hudson Wed nesday afternoon. The first half closed with the soore 6 to 0, in Mor ristown’s favor; bnt in the second period of play the New York boys polled themselves together and scored twioe. The local team also made a touch down hut failed at kicking the goal. This game closes the football season at the school, the team breaking even on its games, winning four and losing four. The games played and results fol low : Oot. 4—Morristown School 6, Mont clair M. A., 0. Oct. 11—Morristown School 5, Hamilton Institute. 0. Oct. 18—Morristown School 17, Montclair H. S., 6. Oct. 28—Trinity School, 6, Morris town School 0. Oct. 25—Morristown School 12, Colnmoia Grammar 0. Oct. 29—Polly “prep” 12, Morris town School 0. Nov. 8—Horace Mann 28, Morris town School 5. Nov. 19—Hackley Hall 13, Morris town School 11. All games were placed upon the school field with the exception of the last named which took place at Tar rytown. The entire football squad of the Morristown School numbering about forty, together with several of the masters,leaves early tomorrow morn ing for New Haven, Conn., where they will witness the Yale-Harvard football game. Morristown A. A. 5. Wharton A. C. 0. In a stubbornly contested game the Morristown A. A. defeated Wharton on Cutler’s field Saturday afternoon by the score of 5 to 0. Had there been less talking and more football the matoh would have probably been more interesting to the several hun dred spectators. From the kick-off the visitors squabbled over every de cision *and finally left the field be cause the home team refused to give them four downs, when the Intercol legiate rules state but three, as every follower of the game knows and also to allow their quarter back to ad vance the oval. Foote made the local's touchdown in the first half by consistent line bucking. An attempt to kick the goal by Howell was missed by a wide margin. Line up: Morristown A. A. Wharton A. C. Compton left end Norris Frapwell, Mills left tackle Persell Liudsley left guard Sanudry Hessey centre Roberts Beunell right guard Howe Taylor right tackle Sparge Jamieson right end Smith Buckle Wise quarterback Ellis Abell left halfback Kies Foote right halfnack Victor Howell fullback Murtha Touchdown—B'oote. Referee—Toms. Umpire—Brown. Timekeeper—Bow ers. Linesmen—Bagley and Smith. William L. Herzog, the violet specialist, has samples of his violets in the window of Bockoven’s shoe store. Park Place. All orders left there will be nromptly attended to. FIRST CHURCH CALLS PASTOR. The Rev. Mr. Bennett Accepts Unanimous Call. A Graduate of Williams and Union Theological Seminary—Over Work Led to Voyage ’Round Cape Horn—Followed by Acceptance of Call to nadison—Will Begin New Pastorate December 28--Installation the 32nd. The Reverend William Russell Ben nett who has just aooepted a unani mous call to the pastorato of the First Presbyterian Ohnrch of this city was born in Long Island City, No vember 18, 1867. After a course of study in the pnb lic schools and the New York School of Languages he entered Williams Col lege from which he graduated in 1890. Mr. Bennett is a member of the Al pha Delta Phi Fraternity Soon after graduating he entered Union Theo logical Seminary. While studying there he assisted in the ohnrch and mission work carried on by the Rev. Dr’s. O. H. Parkhnrst and Charles H. Thompson. At the close of his seminary oourse he became assistant pastor of the West End Presby terian Church of whioh the Rev. John Baloom Shaw, D. D. is pastor. His hard work in the seminary and the zeal with whioh he entered on his new duties caused a break in his health and on the advioe of his phy sioan he resigned his pastorate and sailed for California, via Cape Horn the voyage occupying 130 days. In December 1894 on the invitation of the First Presbyterian Ohnrch of Madison he assumed the pastorate of that con gregation. While there he has en deared himself to his congregation by faithfnllness as a pastor and his earn estness and ability as a preaoher and his pastorate was singularly successful though much clouded with sorrow, a fact which led him to decide to leave his present sphere of usefulness The following resolutions were adopted by the congregation of the First -Church of Madison at a recent meeting: Mr. Bennett will ooonpy the pnlpit of the First Presbyterian Oburoh here on Sunday Deoember 28. The in stallation services will* be, held on December 22. The Rev Dr. O. H. Parkhurst, D. D. will preach the ser mon, the ^charge the pastor will be delivered by the Rev. W. W. Hollo way D. D. of Dover, the charge to the people by the Rev. Stanley White of Orange. In uniting with our pastor, the Rev. William Russell Beunet, in a request to the Presbytery for a dis solution of the pastoral relations, we, the congregation of the First Presbyterian Ohurch of Madison, N. J. de-ire to express our sorrow a* the termination of his labors in our midst. The pastorate just brought to a close has been one of exceptional fruitfulness and blessing. For near ly eight years onr people Lave enjoyed Mr. Bennett’s ministry, and have been singularly united in the bonds of affection and sympathy for him. This appreciation of him as a pastor and preacher has been earnest and unanimous, and his life and labors have been recognized by all as strong factors in the uplifting of man and the upbuilding of the Master’s King dom. While thus giving expression to our unfeigned regret at the separation we would recognize the deep sense of duty which impels our pastor in making this request, and acknowl edge the voice of God which calls him imperatively to another field. Appreciating the loftiness of the view which thus yields to the Divine Plan we would say to him, “God Speed.’’ We desire for him the largest success in the work given him to do. We shall evor follow him with our affectionate solicitude for his health and happiness, and we pray for his enduring influence and final rich reward. That the blessing of God’s presence and fellowship may ever be his, is the prayer of his affectionate people. WILLIAM P. TUTTLE, JAMES A. WEBB, Committee, Madison, N. J. Unlicensed Gunners Beware. The Fish and Game Wardens under the direction of Game Protector Riley of Newark, have been busy the pa6t two weekH at the Jersey City aud Camden ferries looking out for unlicensed gunners. Some half dozen arrests have been made of shooters endeavoring to oonceal game in vari ous ways. One "arrest was an Italian who had a big telescope bag. He was stopped as he was about to board the ferryboat. He made a stout resistance uutil persuaded to open his baggage. A smaller bag was found within the larger one, and in this inner satchel was a quantity of song birds. The prisoner paid a fine and was released. The stook of his gun was in the outer satchel, and the bar rels , wrapped up in paper, were car ried in a long pocket inside of his coat. A Day of Doom. Yesterday the following sentences w ere imposed by Judge Vreeland : Gilbert Telfe, sent to the State Re formatory at Rahway. HalmbAbaslian convicted of assault and battery. Fined $50 and costs. Fieri Disena. au Italian convicted of robbing gardens in Madison. Fined $200 and costs. REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS. TO NOVEMBER 21. Charles A. Baker, sheriff, to Har riet Williams, of Bntler, N. J., prop erty in the township of Pequannoc; $800. Samnel Rea, et als, of Bntler to Charles E. Maby, of Bloomingdale, property in the village of Butler; $150. Hester M. Woodhnll, to Chester C. Crane, all of the township of Ran dolph, property on the road from Dover; $1. Charles E. Baldwin, to Anna M. Hartaegen, all of the city of Newark, property in the township of Jeffer son ; $100. Walter E. Miller, et als, to Malinda O. Miller, all of the township of Meudham, property on the road from Mendham to Waterell; $1. Annie T. Laugstroth, of Dover, to Hattie O. Agens of Newark, property in Dover; $1. Frederick H. Beach, administrator to Floyd L. Woodhull, of the town ship of Mount Olive, property in Flanders; $630. Mary A. Searing, of Morristown, to the Whippany River Railroad Company, property situate on the Whippany River; $1. The Whippany River Railroad Company to Mary A. Searing, of Morristown, property in the town ship of Morris; $1. Charles Hartdegen, to Charles E. Baldwin, all of the city of Newark, property in the township of Jefferson ; $L William F. Agar, et al, of Mt. Olive township to Richard E. Jewkes., of New York City, property in Mount Olive township; $25. George W. Merritt, et al, to Otis R. Slatten, all of Pequannoo town ship, property in Pompton Plains; $1. Alpheus Iliff. to Henry L. Johnson, all of the township of Washington, property in the township; $1,650. Andrew L. Oobb, at al, of Hanover township, to Jersey Oity Water Sup ply Company, property in Parsip pany; $5,370. Raohael Ann Tillison, et al, of Rookaway, to Charles A. Baker, of Roxbnry township, property at Ken ▼il; $1. Josephine Cook, et al, of East Orange, to John Morandi, of Morris town, property on Morris street; $5,000. Charles A. Baker, sheriff, to Nicholas W. Hoffman, property in the township of Chester; $250. Emma Smith, et al, of Hacketts town, to William A. Ashley, of War ren County, property in Mount Olive township; $1. Margaret R. Phoenix, et al, of Mendham, to Joseph L. Somers, of Brooklyn, property in the village of Mendham; $850. Minerva A. Stickle, of Rockaway, to Joseph Hinchman, of Morristown, pronery in Rockaway and Hanover townships; $850. Melisha Hinchman, et al, of Rocka way, to Joseph Hinchman, of Morris town, property in Rockaway and Hanover townships; $446. Edmund T. Lnkens, et als, of Ox ford, to the Hudson Realty Com pany, property in Dover on Dicker son street; $1. Edmund T. Lukens, et al, of Ox ford, to the Hudson Realty Com pany, property on Morris street in Mor ristown ; $1. MoEwan Brothers, of Whippany, to Richard W. MoEwan, of Hanover township property leading from Caledona Mills to Whippany. ;$1. Marie Hanson, of Hanover town ship, to MoEwan Brothers, property in Hanover township; $1. McEwan Brothers, to Marie Hau sen, et als, property in Hanover township; $1. Another on the Ladles. Says the Trenton Gazette: Scene: Y. M. C. A. hall. Audience has gathered for the opening entertain ment of the members’ course. Time: Saturday night. Secretary Fry advances to the plat form's front and says: "Ladies, before we commence 1 want to nave a real heart-to-heart talk with you.” (Two ladies commence to remove their hats.) Secretary Fry: ‘‘A real Margaret Sangster talk. The gentlemen here will agree with me that never before have they seen so many beautilnl hats and—” (People began to smile and several ladies commenced to take off their hats.) Mr. Fry waits until the result has subsided, and then continues: "The hats I still see are very beauti ful.” Mr. Fry stood still for a few seconds, during which hats came off ladies’ heads in all parts of the room. As everybody was smiling by this time. Mr. Fry smiled and made a bow and retired. His speech was the shortest ever made from a platform in this city, and per haps no speech ever made anywhere was so immediately effective. Thanksgiving Service. A union Thanksgiving service will be held next Thursday in the Methodist Episcopal Church at 10:30 a. m. The sermon will he preached by Rev. Sam uel Zane Batten. COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS. No afternoon session will be held at the Netcong public school during the approaching winter. Next year Mt. Olive Baptist Church will celebrate its 160th anniversary. The Morris canal proposes to run its boats until the middle of Decem ber providing the weather remains favorable. Capt. Richmond Pearson Hobson will lecture in Plaintield next Monday even ing. “The United States as a World Power,” will be the subject of his talk. A teacher's institute will be held at Bound Brook on December 3, 4 and 5. Thirty-three thousand dollars com prised the total gate receipts at the Yale Princeton football game last Saturday. Local capitalists are discnssing the advisability of erecting a cold storage plant in Hackettstown. Warren County has 81 patients in the 'State Hospital at Morris Plains, 45 males and 36 females. The net bag fur six guns made at Tranquility Farms, on 'Tuesday, the first day of the shooting season, was about 300 birds. A stone school house will soon be erected at Basking Ridge oosting 15,000. The Chrysanthemum—“Queen of the Autumn ” A. A. Herrington, of Madison, presi. dent of the National Chrysanthemum Society, delivered an interesting address at the recent meeting in the “Windy City,” from which we qnote: “The Chiysanthemnm Society of America was organized at Buffalo in 1889, with the following aims: “To in crease the general interest in the culti vation of the chrysanthemums. To im prove the standard of excellence in the flower. To improve the methods of cul tivation and to increase its use as a dec orative flower. To properly supervise its nomenclature; to keep a register of seedlings in order to prevent dnplication of names; and to stimnlate the growing and introduction of improved seedlings in every legitimate way.” “The chrysanthemum is here to stay. It has outlasted the short span of popu larity certain pessimists in this country presumed to concede, It ia permanently enthroned “Queen of Autumn” in the hearts of thousands of flower lovers, and has a history and a literature surpassing by far that of any other flower. A century of continually increasing interest, love and enthusiasm that marks the history of the chrysanthemum in Europe has not been fostered and sus tained by restrictions of variety and type. The European out flower markets have their limited fow adopted to this special need, but the gardens and green houses of thousands of amatenr growers are replete with collections of hundreds of varieties, and their annual exhibitions are self-sustaining by large attendance. Continuous change prevails. The varie lies of a decade ago are not there today. It is thiB inherent infinite variety of the chrysanthemum that attracts with the everlasting anticipation of seeing something new. It is needless to enlarge upon the possibilities before us in this direction, but we cannot continually ig nore them. Again, over a large area of our coun try the chrysanthemum as an open-air flower should have attention. Here, in deed. is a new and wide field wherein to labor, and effort intelligently directed aloDg this special line would be most ad vantageous to many. It should have the support of our society." One on Mr. Davenport. The hobby of Homer Davenport,the cartoonist, who moved a short time ago from Roseville to Morris Plains, is ponltry raising, and he rides it everywhere, especially since his pheasants won the blue ribbon at the poultry show. One day last week Mr. Davenport brought his little son to Newark to call upon a chicken fancier. On Broad street Homer, Jr., seemed oharmed with the pretty ladies and their pretty bonnets, but it soon ap peared that it was only because he was the son of his father, for he ex claimed : “Look, Daddy, at that lady’s hat! What’s on the front of it? Isn’t it a bird?” Mr. Davenport’s interest was awak ened by the last word of the query. He looked at the hat and then his face lit up with joy as he burst out with: “O, Lord! It’s a pheasant!” Advertised Letters for Nov. 18th 1902. Fred Ayers, Mr. Arthur, F. H. Baldwin, Mrs, Baker, Hannah Bell, Mrs. .Mary Oolyer, Mrs. J. Collin. Mrs. E. H. Creek, Edwin Colles, Mrs. W. S. Dodd, Mrs. Frost, A B FindFy, 2 Ching Fing, Harry Rockeuberry, Mrs. C, H. Hartman: Mrs. J. B. Hall, Mrs. J Hayden, M. A Jones, T. Janies. Ed. King. Lizzie Kleis, B. Leonard. Robt. Lindaberry, Mrs. Lamb, Mr. McDermot, Frank Mi-Avoy. Mrs. F. O. Matthieson, Miss Cornelia Mayer. Joseph Price, Mrs. T. D. Robinson, T. H. Reeves, Miss Sarah Reynolds, E. J. Sharpies, Mrs, A. I Stowe,' Mrs S. A. Storrow, Mrs. Schler, Jessie Smith, Mrs. Varnum, Geo. Warren, Netis Youngs, Art Studio. George L. Clark, Post Master. Walter Damrosch This Evening. The nineteenth regular meeting of the Friday Evening Club will be held in the Lyceum, this evening at 8 p. m. Walter Damrosch will ad dress the club on “Richard Wagner and His Musio, ” accompanying the reoital with illustrations on the piano of themes from the Walknre. THE OLD MORRIS&ESSEX Ancient History Recently Found in Old Vault at Newark. Vincent B. King Recalls Day a of Early Railroad Journeys front Mor ristown—Strap Iron Rails, Wood burner Engines and a Sort o’ Plck up-the-traveiler-en route. Order of the Day. In overhauling the contents of an old stone vault in its Newark sta tion, the officials of the Lackawanna Railroad have came across a set of interesting documents relating to the early history of the road. Among them is one which shows that it was just sixty-six years ago on the 19th of this month November, that the Morris and Essex Railroad (after ward absorbed by the Laokawanuajwas formally opened for traffic. At that time there were only seventy miles of railroad m the United States. Oars were operated between "Newark and Orange and were polled by horses. The oommuters of those days were obliged to change at Newark to the cars of the New Jersey Railroad and Transportation Company, (low a part of the Pennsylvania System) in order to reach New York. The rail consisted of a flat bar of iron 2 U inches wide by % of a inch thick ana were laid on timbers running length wise. This recalls an interview which a Chronicle reporter bad with Vincent B. King, one of the first Morristown oommuters, several years ago and which is repnblished by request as follows: Jane 16th, 1890 The Moms ana Essex Kai troad was began in 1886 and finished in 1638, being among the first steam roads In the country. The terminus at Morris town was at the corner of Maple avenne and DeHart Street. The “rolling stock” consisted of a few passengers, a freight car and two small ^locomotives, of course wood burners, the Orange and the Essex. Afterwards the Speedwell was aided. Trains were made up of one and sometimes two oa-s. A small building answered the purpose of tioket office and freight shed which had on it a bell. This waa rung for an hour before the tnln started, and when the time waa nearly np, the conductor would ring the last bell, then look down the street and beckon any tardy pas senger he might see, to hurry. The running time was not fast, and the management was very he oommodating. Trains were stopped for passengers almost any where along the line upon a handkerchief being waved in front of the engine, At the beginning of its existence the road ran only from Morristown to Newark. At the latter plaoe it connected with the old New Jersey Railroad (now Pennsylvama)at Center street, the cars being contniued through the city of Newark with horses and the passengers landed at Cortlandt street. In 1847 the road was extended to Dover, and the station and depot moved to its present site. In the year 1864 it was ex tended to Haokettstown, and in 1866 completed to Philipsbnrg the present terminus. In 1868 the New Jersey railroad Company built a bridge over the Passaic river near the Broad street station, and the cars were continued to Jersey City direct by special engine. During the panio of 1867 the Erie Railroad Company were engaged in building a tunnel through Bergen Hill, but becoming involved and not able to finish it, they called on Ed win A. Stevens to assist them. He agreed to advance the necessary funds on condition that they should give him a right of way through the tun nel! for any cars or trains he might wish to run. Ab he then had no road in sight the Erie people thought it safe enough to grant the concessions. Mr. Stevens having the Hoboken ferry and Bergen tunnel at his dis posal, bought a controlling interest in the Morris & Essex, and bnilt a road from Newark to Hoboken through the tunnel to his ferry. This he sold to the Morris & Essex Com Sany, payment being made partly in [orris & Essex stock, and partly in i bonds. Orange Horse Show. The Riding and Driving Club, has issued the prize list of its Sixth Annual Horse Show, to bo held No vember 27th, 28th and 29th. There are forty-five classes, divided into competitions for roadsters, pacers, harness horses, tandems, four in hands, saddle horses, ponies and jumpers. The contests open to all number twenty-one, the remaining events beiug for exhibits, owned and UBed by amateurs in New Jersey. The purses offered the open-to-all classes are of substautial size, aud are for first aud second awards. In the local competitions, silver onps will be the prizes. Sixth Annual Hunt and Dinner. Invitations are ont for the sixth annual dinner of the Denville Game Protective Association, which will be held at the residence of Peter F. Cooke, Saturday, December 13th. Mr. Cooke’s home is located abont two miles from the Denville station, on the road to Boonton. The mem bers and friends will hunt during the day, supper beiug served at 6 o’clock. Young Lady Held up on Madison Avenue. Miss Emma Braen, a comely waitress, employed at Piper’s Howl in Market street was held up Mon day evening on the lower part of Madison avenue by an unknown oolored man. An approaching car riage, however, soared away the would-be robber before any valuable* wore obtained.