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VOLUME XXX. NO. 13 MORRISTOWN, N. J., TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1905. PRICE FIVE CENTS
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CHRISTIAN
ENDEAVOR.
Large Attendance at the Nine
teenth Annual State En
deavor Convention.
MANY DELEGATES PRESENT.
Morristown has been invaded by a
small army of Christian Endeavors
and the badges of orange and black
were in evidence one very street. The
advance guard arrived on Wednesday
to attend the preliminary session, a
school of methods on junior work. By
Wednesday evening when the execu
tive committee meeting was held near
ly all the officers and a hundred others
were in town. Every train on Thurs
day brought large delegations.
^ ►"'The session was presided over by
Mts. L. Ida Dukes, superintendent of
the state Junior department. At the
beginning of the meeting she asserted
that junior workers are engaged in
the most important work in the world
—a work that that requires thought,
energy and carefulness.
There are many reasons why junior
societies should be subdivided. Mrs.
Dukes urged that those of three and
over be taken in and to do this it is
necessary to divide for good work.
The time is coming when the work
will be carried on in regular grades,
then there will be no trouble from the
falling away of the juniors. She also
urged special work and sessions for the
boys.
Mrs. A. B. Baxter, of Trenton, had
as her topic, “Teaching Juniors to
Pray” and the “ Pledge.” Start, she
said, with the Lord’s prayer with the
leader, then repeat prayers of more
personal nature. Give them some ob
ject for which to pray. Make a list of
thiDgs to be thankful for for one meetr
ing-and a list of desires for another
Have them pray for individual mem
bers of the society by name.
The Junior pledge increases respect
and reverence and is a help to par
ent as well as child.
Theo. C. Ives, of Dumont, told of
hi§ work at Dumont, where he con
" ducts a work for boys along the lines
of the Boys’ Brigade with military
discipline. He said it js necessary to
keep a hold on the boy all the time,
the church or society must compete
with other attractions for the boy.
Make the boy believe you believe in
him. In his blble work he used the
“ strenuous passages” of the bible and
held the boys by the athletic interest.
In the absence of B. Carter Milliken,
Miss Lloyd, of East Orange, led in a
discussion of “ Mission Study for Jun
iors.” She urged that superintendents
attend mission study classes wher
ever possible. Get the children to
work, start a library of mission litera
ture, and strive to make the meetings
interesting.
Mrs. E. W. Miller, of Newton, spoke
on “ Meetings, how to conduct ttiem ;
programs,” etc. In beginning, she
wrote on the blackboard her points
for success in meetings. They were
“ Prayer, Promptness, Patience, Per
severence, Pleasantness.”
Rev. W. T. S. Lumbar was not able
to be present, but his outline for Bible
study was read by Mrs. Dukes.
The convention proper opened on
Thursday morning with a short song
service followed by devotional exer
cises conducted by Rev. E. R. Murgn
troyd, the president of the Morris
County Union. Mr. Murgatroyd then
welcomed the visiting delegates. This
address was responded to by President
J. T. Sproull, who then took charge
of the convention. H. J. Genung led
Hie singing.
A quiet hour following after which
the report of Mrs. J. S. Peacock, su
perintendent of the correspondence
department was read showing thirty
removals during the year and that the
work was spreading to other states
and had extended to Honolulu.
President Sproull appointed the fol
lowing committees:
Auditing—J. H. Hill, Newark; Per
cy R. Neussle, Newark; and Carl
Brand, Paterson.
Resolutions—Rev. W. B. Greenway,
Newark ; Rev. Albert Erdman, Mor
ristown ; Rev. C. B. Condit, Liberty
Corner; J. E. Ramsey, Hackensack;
W. E. Thomas, Milford.
Nominations—Rev. A. W. Ander
son, Canton; Rev. B. H. Rankin,
Elizabeth ; E. N. Dutcher, Newton ;
Mrs. A. B. Baxter, Trenton; Miss
Ruth E. McComb, Haddonfield.
Following the morning session a
conference on junior work was held
conducted by Mrs. Dukes.
The afternoon session was Opened
with devotional exercises lead by Rev.
W. W. Hammond, D. D. of Morris
Plains. Then came a conference on
Missionary work Gead by R, A. Al
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berts, the superintendent of the de
partment. The best things accom
plished by the local societies were told
and suggestions for better work con
sidered.
The address of the afternoon was
given by S. H. Hadley, superintendent
of the Water street Mission in New
York. He told of the work done there
in reaching drunkaid ai.d former pris
oners, especially the story of his own
conversion and life.
At half past three Rev. Abram
Duryea, superintendent of theeyange
listic department spoke on the topic
“ Personal Evangelism” reviewing the
work of the past year, issuing a call
for the future, laying out a line of
work all can do and urging the study
number of Intermediate Societies
making increase of 10 per cent, or
more, 9; number of Junior Societies
making increase of 10 per cent, or
more. 127: total, 403. Number of
members added to Societies, 4,873.
There were solos by Mr. Burke and
Frank Eaton. After the regular ses
sion came a new feature, a social re
union in the church parlors with rec
ognition of the Baltimore delegates.
Refreshments were also served^
The meetings for Friday started
with a sunrise prayer meeting from
tj.30 to 7.15 o’clock, conducted by the
State president.
The devotional exercises this morn
ing were conducted by Rev. I M. B.
Thompson. The report of the press
SOUTH STREET RPESBYTERIAN CHURCH
of the word for personal work. In
connection with this department
markers for the bible were distributed
to remind of prayer privilege.
The report of A. N. Pierson, super
intendent of fresh air work was Illus
trated by the singing of four “ Fresh
Airs’* from the East Side of New
York. Thirteen counties in the state
have organized for fresh air work and
raise funds to pay the board of city
children in the country.
Preceding the part assigned to Treas
urer William Shaw, of the United
Society, a greeting was read from
President Francis K. Clark, commend
ing to the convention Psalms xc, 17:
“And let the beauty of the Lord our
God be upon us; and establish thou
the work of our hands upon us ; yes
the work of our hands establish thou
it." On motion agreetiug was ordered
sent to President Clark and his wife.
Treasurer Shaw presented the Quar
ter Century Memorial plan, which is
for teach endeavorer to give twenty
live cents toward a fund for extension
work to mark the close o'f twenty-five
years of organized work next Febru
ary. Then Mr. Shaw conducted an
interesting conference on County,
local union and society work.
The convention church was crowded
at the evening session which was pre
sided over by Rev. W. I>. Stults, vice
president. The advance banners and
rolls of honor wore displayed. Occu
pying a prominent place was the ban
ner executed In Japan and awarded
New Jersey at the Baltimore Conven
tion, while at the side was the New
Jersey banner made up of badges of
local societies.
The music was under the direction
of Frank Eaton, who was assisted by
Mr. Burke, whocame out in place of
Rev. F. H. Jacobs who was detained.
A choir and large orchestra also added
to the volume of music.
The program was rearranged some
what and William Shaw spoke in the
early part of the evening. He paid a
high tribute to Dr. Clark, told of his
hard work and need of rest, and urged
a forward movement to secure a mil
Hon more members—a milllom more!
church members—and a million-dollar
fund. To show the possibilities, he
told of the successful efforts of some
societies in the work.
The secretary of the State organiza
tion, Miss Ida B. Stephens, made her,
annual report, dealing witli the sta- -
tistics, and from which the prize ban
ners are awarded. The statistics fol
low : Number of Young People’s Soci
eties, 653; number of Intermediate
Societies, 20; nuhber of Junior Soci
eties, 375; total, 1,047. Membership
of Young People’s Societies, active,
15,727: membership of Young People’s
Societies, associate, 3,432; membership
Intermediate Societies, 375; member
ship Junior Societies, 7,272; total,
26,806. Number uniting witli the
Church from Y. P. Societies, 1,230;
number uniting with the Church from
Intermediate Societies, 41: number
uniting with the Church from Junior
Societies, 484; total, 1,755. Number
of Societies added this year ; Young
People's, 33; Intermediate, 7 ; Junior,
52; total, 92. Number of Societies dis
banded this year: Young People’s, 59;
Intermediate, 2; Junior, 56; total, 116.
Number of counties making increase,
15; number of Y. P. Societies making
Increase of 10 per cent, or more, 267;
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committee was read then Dr. Erdman
delivered an address on the bible, tak
iug the place of Rev. W. T. S. Lum
bar, who could not be present on ac
count of illness.
He was followed by Rev. D. D.
Munro, of East Orange, who spoke on
•‘Suffering for Christ.” The last
speaker of the morning was Rev. Wm.
M. I^awrence, of Orange.
The afternoon session was opened
by devotional exercises, followed by a
quiet hour conducted by the Rev.
Floyd W. Tompkins, of Philadelphia.
The address of the afternoon was
made by Robert E. Speer, who spoke
on “ Power.”
Then came the junior hour con
ducted by Mrs. L. Ida Dukes, children
belonging to the Morristown societies
participating.
The exercises opened with recita
tions by Bessie Beach and Virginia
Dickinson. These were followed with
a solo by Annabel Tunis:; recitation
by Austin Abell, a pleasingexercise of
marching and singing by ten girls,
duet by Gladys Richards and Laura
Bockoven, recitation by live boys,
song by A. M. E. Society and exercises
by the same. The exercises closed
with a song by all the juniors, the
chorus being accompanied by the wav
ing of nags.
Following the junior esercises Rev.
A. W. Anderson, of Canton, N. J., de
livered an illustrated address to the
juniors particularly. It was illus
trated by life-saving figures, the cork
of the preservers, the life line, etc.,
being used very effectively being con
cluded with tfie releasing .of a dove,
which lat^r was allowed to leave the
church and start on its long flight
back to Salem, N. J.
The church edifice was again crowd
ed to the doors at the evening session.
The service of song was followed by
devotional exercises conducted by Rev.
William Russell Bennett, pastor of
the First Presbyterian Church.
The banners were then awarded to
the societies as reported at the meet
ing on Thursday evening. The audit
ing committee reported receipts of
*1,143.42; expenditures of *1,000.13;
leaving a balance of $143.29.
Carl Brand, of Paterson, on behalf
of the district secretaries, presented
the1 State secretary, Miss Ida B.
Stephens with a handsome Bible. Miss
Stephens feelingly responded to the
presentation.
The committee on resolutions pre
sented the following:
“Be it resolved that we the dele
gates of this convention represent ing
the societies of New Jersey do reaffirm
our allegience to the principles of
Christian Endeavor as embodied in
the pledge and do declare ourselves in
support of the same.
“Second, Believing that a para
mount item of interest to all endeav
orers just now to be the quarter cen
tury memorial tp Dr. Clark, be it re
solved that for the purpose of endow
ing a means of propogating the gospel
through the channel of Christian En
deavor and of establishing a perma
nent memorial to the untiring arqj
self-sacrificing services of Dr. Clark,
we Endeavors of New Jersey endorse
the plan formulated by the United
Society and presented at the Balti
more Convention and that we recom
mend to the societies of the state that
they contribute twenty-five cents per
member for tills memorial: and we
further recommend tiiat each society
IPUSTUNOED FROM FIFTH FAGB]
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Appropriation Made for Annual Par
ade and Inspection of Fire Dept.
The board of aldermen met on Fri
day evening, Aldermen Owens and
Lewis being absent. The board of en
gineers recommended the confirma
tion of the election of .lames Wright
to Humane Engine Co. and the expul
sion of Joseph Abers and Albert
bamitz from the same company.
A note of $4,000 was ordered exe
cuted for four mhnths in anticipa
tion of taxes. The contract for the
tile storm water sewer from the brook
in the rear of Early street, passing
across Early street to Col umba street,
was let to P. Mulhall, the lowest bid
der, for $1,100. The usual appropria
tions to the several fire companies
were ordered, $175 for the expenses of
Inspection Day, and Chief Fox was
instructed to make account of the ex
penditure of the money. Two new fire
alarm boxes were authorized, one to
be placed at the corner of Maccullocb
avenue and Madison street, the other
on Speedwell avemie.
The police committee reported thir
ty-three arrests during the month,
while Justice Howard had collected
$29.75 in fines and costs.
LACKAWANNA TIED-UP.
Three Steers Wreck a Ereleht Train
and Demoralize Traffic.
Three steers which escaped from a
stockyard in Newark, derailed a
freight train on the Delaware, Lacka
wanna and Western Railroad Satur
day morning, between Hoboken and
Newark, and tied up the Morristown
and Montclair branches of the road
for several hours. Extra Freight No.
638, consisting of an engine and five
empty box cars bound for Newark,
was approaching the Sanford crossing,
about half way across the meadows,
when the steers wandered onto the
track. Engineer Best tooted ids
whistle, but the animals didn’t budge,
and the engine ran them down, kill
ing all three. The locomotive itself
was thrown from the rails by the col
lison, and was followed by the five cars
so that the whole train was swung
across the tracks In such a way as to
completely block them. A wrecking
train crew was sent from Hoboken
and worked until eleven o’clock before
the way was clear.
In the meantime thousands of com
muters were transferred to Pennsyl
vania and Jersey Central trains at
Newark, and brought into Jersey OJty.
Trains from the Morristown section
were sent over the Boonton branch
and arrived at Hoboken with little
delay._
WEDDING BELLS.
EKIXMAN-MOORK.
The wedding of the Rev. Paul Erd
man, Presbyterian Missionary in Sidon,
Syria, and Miss Gertrude Baker Moore,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles B.
Moore, of Bridgeton, N. J., took place
Tuesday noon, October 3rd, at the
home of the bride. The ceremony was
performed toy the Rev. Albert Erd
man, D. D., of Morristown, father of
the groom, assisted by the Rev. Joseph
L. Ewing, pastor of the West Presby
terian Church, of Bridgeton. Mrs.
Alfred W. Dwight, sister of the bride
was matron of honor and Dr. Seward
Erdman, brother of the groom best
man. Miss Agnes Vernon of Mor
ristown was fiower girl. The ushers
were A. W. Wright and E. F. Ran
dolph Erdman.
Only the Immediate members of the
respective families were present. A
wedding breakfast followed, after
which Mr. and Mrs. Erdman left for a
brief tour. They expect to sail on
October 28th for the ;mission field in
Syria,
Owing to the special needs of the
mission station in Tripoli, 15 miles
north of Beirut on the coast, Mr. Erd
man will remove from Sidon, his for
mer field of labor, to Tripoli.
Mrs. Erdman is a sister of Dr. Frank
Moore of the Medical Department of
Syrian Protestant College in Beirut:
Improvements at “ Fair Oaks.”
The beautiful place, “Fair Oaks,”
owned by Mrs. G. F. Stone, is becom
ing more improved every year. Last
fall she elected new greenhouses in the
garden, ana also had an opening made
from tbe gardens to the spacious
lawns, which aifords a view from the
avenue.
The new property which she bought
in the spring has also been greatly im
proved. The old pond on the new piece
of land is now supplied by city water,
stocked with shining goldfish, and has
a pretty fountain in the center. On
the bank a rustic swing has been con
structed, and plans are forming tor the
erection of a rustic summer-house.
The land surrounding the pond is laid
ont in a lawn, where many kinds of
trees and shrubs are being set out.
7,000 Miles toe a Visit.
Mrs. L. -T. Johnston, of New York,
with daughter Mattie (Mrs. McCabe)
and two children, started last week
for Los Angeles to visit her daughter,
Mrs. Grace Combs. They went by
way of the Southern Pacitice and will
return by the Northern Pacific, being
away about six weeks. Mrs. John
ston’s son-in-law, A. F. McCombs,
who went west for his health some
years ago is entirely recovered and
holds the position of treasurer of the
New York Life insurance Company
at Los. Angeles, Cal.
THE HORSE
ON SHOW.
The Horse Show the Drawing
Card at the Morristown
Field Club this Week.
LOCAL ENTRIES PRIZEWINNERS
The Field Club Horse Show opened
Thursday afternoon on the Field Club
grounds. The’day was fine and condi
tions very propitious for the show.
Society turned out in large numbers
the boxes being well tilled, while the
parking spaces contained many carri
ages and four-in-hands.
Tea was served in a temporary house
erected in the rear of the boxes and
Voss’ band furnished music.
There were forty-five classes in all
and Morristown horses were represent
ed in most of them. A summary of
the entries and prizes taken follows:—
John R. Brinley. 1 entry; Charles F.
Cutler, 4 entries 2 prizes; Samuel Den
nis, 2 entries; Thomas Dickson, 4 en
tries 2 prizes; W. H. Emery, 1 entry 1
prize; DeWitt C. Flanagan, 1 entry 1
prize; S. Harold Freeman, 2 entries 2
prizes: Norman Henderson, 1 entry;
Cha«. Holloway, 4 entries 1 prize; Mrs.
Charles Holloway, 3 entries 3 prizes:
Miss Humphreys, 2 entries 1 prize;
Otto H. Katin, 19 entries 13 prizes; G.
H. Kinnicutt, 2 entries 1 prize; Dor
othy Kissel], 2 entries 1 prize; George
J. Little, 1 entry; Stephen II. Little,
2 entries; W. H. McIntosh, 1 entry 1
prize; Benjamin Nicoll, 2 entries: Jos.
W. Ogden, 9 entries 8 prizes; A. L. Re
vere,2 entries 1 prize; Eads E.Schmidt,
1 entry; R. H. Thomas, 1 entry; Eliza
beth H. Thomas. 1 entry 1 prize; E. B.
Thomas, 4 entries 1 prize: II. McK.
Tvvombly, 11 entries 9 prizes; Gran
ville M. White, 3 entries i prize; W. II.
Wildey,lentry; W'hippany RiverClub,
1 entry; Blue Stone Stable, 1 entry.
The list of box holders is as follows:
G. B. Schley, number 21; II. McK.
Twombly, 20; Otto H. Kahn, 22;.Rob
ert Ballantine, 19; Walter P. Bliss,
23; Dudley Olcott, 24; R. H. McCur
dy, 18; Charles Scribner, 25; G. G.
Frelinghuysen, 17; B. O. Chisholm,
26; Dr. F. H. Humphreys, 16; Mrs.
Balientine, 15; John Claflin, 27 ; J. E.
Ward, 28; R. H. Williams, 14; R. H.
Thomas, 13 ; Charles Bradley, 12; R.
D. Foote, 11; Joseph B. Dickson, 10:
A. Fillmore Hyde, 29; Gen.E.P. Meany,
30 ; Chas. H. Mellon 31; A. H.Vernam,
32; A. Q. Garrettson, 33; Dr. D. Hun
ter McAlpin and Samuel S. Dennis.
34 ; Pierre J. Smith, 35; Geo. G. Kip,
36; Eben B. Thomas, 37; 0, W. Hark
ness, 38; W. Ledyard Thompson and
Frederick Kellogg,9; J. R. Brinley,
8; W. A. Dell and T. W. Cauldwell,
7; H. F. Taylor, 6; Mr. Storm, 41;
E. A. Day, 42; Mrs. Julius Catlin, 43;
C. D. M. Cole, 44 ; S. H. Little, 5 ; B.
F. Evans, 4; George G. Henry, F. A.
Henry, 3.
Parking space holders are as follows:
—2, Henry P. Phipps; 3, C. W. Ar
mour; 5, James M. Edwards; 6, Mrs.
O. C. Ferris; 7, Mrs. George Cornell;
8, DeWitt Clinton Flanagan; 9, Mrs.
Frank Lathrop; 10, C. Ledyard Blair;
11, Clarerce B. Mitcchell, Joseph
Larocque, Jr.: 12, Miss Anita de Bary;
13. D. Ealt Richardson; 14, Charles S.
Ward; 15, Granville M. White; 16, R.
A. Grannis; 17, E. rf. H. Talmage; 19,
Emory McClintock: 20, Philip Kearny:
21, Henry Hentz; 22, Admiral Cooper;
23, Mrs. F. B. Richardson.
Following are the judges:—
Roadsters—R. A. Fairbairn, West
field, N. J. Harness horses and ponies
in harness—H. K. Bloodgood, New
Morlboro, Mass.; J. W. Barnum, Hemp
stead, L. 1.; J. F. Carlisle, Brooklyn,
N. Y. Saddle horses, hunters, jump
ers and ponies under saddle—Robert
Maclay, New York; W. Stanton El
liott, New York. Veterinary judge—
Dr. T. Earle Budd, Orange, N. J.
FORMER MINE OPERATOR DEAD
Had Charge Years Ago of Gleudon
Iron Company’s Interest In
Tills State.
The body of Richard George, who
died at his home in Brooklyn on
Thursday of last week, was brought
to Dover on Monday and buried in
Ltjcust Hill Cemetery. A widow, a
son, William George, and a daughter,
Miss Harriet George, survive.
Richard George was born in llocka
way, and seventy-six years old at the
time of his death. His death was
caused by rheumatism, and was hast
ened by injuries received in a trolley
accident three years ago.
Mr.*George was at one time the
most“extenslve mine operator in the
State. He had charge of all the Glen
don Iron Company’s vast interests and
built himself a palatial residence in
1876, opposite the homestead of the
late George Richards. When at the
zenith of his power as mine operator
M'. George became involved in diffi
culties with his employers, and left
Dover. Since 1887 he has lived quiet
ly Brooklyn. The Glendon Iron Com
pany’s property interests were, subse
quent to Richard George’s departure
from; Dover, placed In charge of the
late George Richards as receiver, al
though! the^eorporation itself was not
insolvent, and Mr. Richards event
ually sold the properties, consisting of
mines and a costly concentrating plant
at Hibernia, to Joseph Wharton.
Fritz Norby has solemnly announceed
his withdrawal from the race for sher
iff. He had secured enough signers,
so he says, to have secured his nomina
tion by petition.
THEIR ANNUAL DINNER.
Morristown ttitfh School Alumni As
»ociatlou M«ct« kc Pay’s*.
The twenty-first annual renunion of
the Alumni Association of the Mor
ristown High School was held at Day's
on Friday evening, with an attend
ance of about one hundred and fifteen.
Sidney A. Baldwin presided at the
dinner and W. L. R. llaven acted as
toastmaster for the speaking which
followed. The mneus for the dinner
bore the likeness of Miss Clara Brown,
the head of the high school and for
many years one of the active workers
In the Alumni Association.
The occasion was .also the reunion of
the classes of 1875, 1885, 1895 and 1905.
A letter was read from a member of the
class of '75, Miss Anna Mills spoke for
’85 and J. Claude Armstrong for ’95
Other speakers were Rev. R. B. Urmy
H. A. Freeman, and Dr. F. W. Becker.
Officers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows: president, William
R. nalliday; vice presidents, J. Claude
Armstrong and Miss Jane Peck; secre
tary, John V. C. Parker; treasurer, F.
W. Coriell.
Resolutions werp adopted relative
to the death of Mrs. Rufus Nixon and
a letter of congratulation was ordered
sent Rev. and Mrs. Paul Erdman, who
were married last week.
A Lackawanna Bowling Longue.
The old Morris and Union Bowling
League will probably go out of ex is
f ence this week and a new organi/.at ion
to be known as the Lackawanna
League will be formed, composed of
the six clubs, which were in old league
last season and four new ones. The
make-up of the new league, if present
plans are carried out, will then be the
Tapkaow Club, of Morristown; Orange
Valley Lyceum, Orange Valley “Out
laws,” Morristown Y. M. Cath. A.,
Chatham and Madison, of the old
guard, and the Hollywood Club, of
East Orange; the East Orange Bowl
ing Club, the Orange Y. M. C. A. and
the Summit Club, constituting the
new addition. This would make it a
ten-club league.
A meeting to further this purpose
was held Friday night at the clubhouse
of the Chatham Fish and Game Pro
tective Association, at which the or
ganization of a new league in place of
the old one was advised. At the same
time invitations were sent to the Hol
lywood, the East Orange, the Summit
Club and the Orange Y. M.C. A., sollt
ing their membership. It Is confident
ly expected that fche^ four clubs will
come in. Reports from these .clubs
will be received at another meeting to
be held at Chatham Friday night.
Otfjpers will them be elected, the name
of the Morris and Union will be chang
ed to Lackawanna and the new league
will be formally launched.
Tore Down the Trestle.
Summit city officers took drastic
measures Wednesday night in the con
troversy with the Rahway Valley
Railroad Company over the erection
of a trestle over Sherwood avenue In
East Summit. The company had
placed the piers of this .on the public
street there without asking permis
sion from the Common Council, and
when the council applied^ to Vice
Chancellor Stevens for an injunction
to compel the removal of that part of
the bridge extending on the public
street it was denied.
Wednesday nightCouncllmen Frank
lin, Vreeland and Owens and Engineer
Rich, with the entire police force and
a large delegation of tne city’s work
men, sallied forth at about 11 o’clock
and attacked the piers and bridges.
They soon had the entire structure
demolished, the couneilmen directing
the work. A foreman ot the railway
company was at the scene, but made
no attempt to interfere.
Fire In VerllH’w Ilakery.
A still alarm called the Truck Com
pany’s red wagon to the bake shop of
J. Verilli on Race street, shortly after
eleven on Wednesday morning. He
has his bake oven in the cellar and
living rooms above. The fire started
under the floor of the rooms and the
Truck members thought they had put
It out, but a half hour later the chem
ical engine was called to the scene and
tore up another section of floor, the
fire having broken out in another part
of the room.
The room was occupied by two
double beds and a couple of chairs,
while plied between the beds were five
sacks of flour to be used in the bakery.
More bags of flour were brought from
tire rooms in the oti er part of the
house which is occupied by several
families, while a number of mammoth
loaves of bread were carried over to
Flagler street.
The informal announcement has been
made that a special meeting of the
rector, wardens ana vestry of Christ
Church of Newton, called for the pur
pose on Thursday night, the sum of
$6,000 was presented to the parish by
former Secretary of State, Henry C.
Kelsey. Mr. Kelsey was present and
made the announcement of his gift,
which is sufficiently large to cover all
outstanding indebtedness of the paristi
and also to provide for a number of re
pairs to tiie church and parish house.
The Dover Poultry Association will
hold a show in Moller’s Hall from No
vember 29th to December 2nd. Appli
cations for space have been received
from poultry raisers in Morris, Sussex,
Hunterdon, Essex and Warren coun
ties. Homer Davenport, the well
known cartoonist, will send a special
exhibit of one hundred fowls from his
Morris Plains farm.
CO. COURTS
OPENED.
The October Term of the Mor
ris County Courts-The Grand
Jury-Licenses Granted.
AN IMPORTANT ELECTION CASE.
Court opened this morning with
Justice Garretson and Judge Mills on
the bench. The following members of
the grand jury were sworn:—R. W.
MeEwan, Robert F. Oram, Jacob W.
Baker, Thos. Byer, Horace Stokes,
Geo. T. Allen, Wm. Gerard, C. M.
Crane, R. F. Titus, Ira B. Stevens,
Aug. W. Berger, John J. Mitchell,
Chas. A. Johnson, Chas. I. King, Chas.
R. DeHart, Edward F.Totten, Harris
Thompson, Chas. E. Tippett, Carnot
B. Meeker, Geo. Bigelow, J. C. White,
E. P. Miller, E. Frank Oliver. Mr.
Titus was excused.
Judge Garretson said that there are
about the usual number of complaints
of the usual character, and asked the
m mbers to carefully consider the oath
they had taken. It is not a mere for
mality, buta rule of conscience. The
cl«rk he said will furnish the members
with a copy. The grand jury should
carefully consider all the cases and if
the accused Is guilty should present in
dictments.
He called particularly to the atten
tion the escape from the jail of three
prisoners and charged the jury to deter
mine whether any person is to blame
for the escape.
Constables CharlesHopperand Frau
ds E. Cook were appointed to attend
the jury.
Licenses were granted as follows :
Hotels—John Day, Wharton; John
Bergen, Butler; Charles M. Hanee,
Wharton; John Cunningham. Succa
sunna; Michael O’Connor, Montville;
Frank L. Shafer, Mt. Arlington;Frank
P. Kisz, Netcong'; B. T. Johnson, Ran
dolph; Frank Kithcart, Netcong. John
B. McGrath, Madison; S. M. George,
Rockaway; Arthur Crate, Montville;
Martha Zellff, Lincoln Park; John
Moran, Montville. Saloons—Thomas
Shortridge, William E. James, Rock
away. Wholesale—S. H. Hathaway,
Madison; Thomas Delaney, Rockaway
township.
The following new applications were
laid over until Monday: Whippany
River Club, I. G; Bryant, hotel, Ran
dolph; G. R. DaVis, hotel, Port Mor
ris; Andrew Moloski, hotel. Marcella;
Luther Karn, hotel, Berkshire Valley;
Thomas W. Murphy, Mt. Pleasant;
Thomas Grant, wholesale, Mt. Hope.
The list of causes, as published on
the eighth page was called, and were
reported as follows; Nos. 2, 3, 6, 7,8,
10, 13,14,15, 16,17,18, 25, 27.30, 31, 32,
33, 35, 41, ready. Nos. 4, 5, 26, 28, 34,
42, off for term. Nos. 1 and 9 referred
to common pleas. Nos. 11, 12, 19, 24
are not to be taken up till after next
week, while No. 29 was reported as
settled.
Then Luther Shafer for Woodridge
Borough, Bergen County, applied for
an order in an election case, the argu
ment lasting for some time. Judge
Garrettson took the papers. Appli
cation along a little different line was
made from Tea Neck township, Bergen
County, but refused.
Improvements at the Lyceum.
The citizens of the town are to be
congratulated on the great improve
ments which the trustees of the Ly
ceum building have made in the hall.
The fears which many have had that
the means of exit were not sufficient
have been met by the erection of an
additional flight of steps from the
gallery to the main floor and by the
building of a wide iron staircase lead
ing from the hall to the street on the
north side of the* building. The ave
nues of exit from the hall have thus
been practically doubled in capacity
thereby providing the widest measure
of security. Other provisions for ad
ditional safety have been made while
by new decorations the appearance of
the hall has been greatly improved.
The trustees of the building have
rendered a generous public service in
making these improvements and the
hall is now one which answers to the
needs of the community.
Hardly a week passes nowadays that
one does not hear of some further ad
vance in the Morris county iron in
dustry. Tills time the revival is at
Mt. Freedom, where the Singer Sew
ing Machine Company has leased the
Blackwell mine and will start mining
this week. The Dalrymple mine in the
same vicinity is also being cleaned out
and ready for active work. The ore
from botli these mines has to be hauled
to Dover by wagon.
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Men’s Clothing Cleaned, Pressed
and Repaired
White Flannel and Serge Sait*.
White and Fancy Vests cleaned.
The Valet to His Majesty
The American Citizen