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Morris County cfronicle VOLUME xxxm. NO. 24 * MORRISTOWN, N.‘ J., TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1908. ' PRICE FIVE CENTS REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES Introducing the- Men who have Been Nominated by Peti tion for Office. t , ______ PRIMARIES TUESDAY, SEPT. 22 Under the new primary law there has been filed petitions for the nom ination of candidates for county offi ces. There seems a diversity of opin ion in the Republican ranks as for all the offices more than one name has been filed. In order that -tfur readers may vote intelligently, we give so far as we can obtain information, a sketch of the candidates. For County Clerk the Republican candidates are' Hon. John M. Mills and and E.-Eertram Mott, Esq. John M. Mills. Taking the signatures to the peti tions as a criterion, Mr. Mills makes the best showing, and has reason to be flattered with the endorsement of all the Republican members of the bar of Morristown, as well as of the leading Republicans of the county. His oflicial record is so well known that there is a general feeling of con tidence in him and an assurance that the interests of the county will be safeguarded in every way if he is placed in the county clerk’s office. This verdict of the jury of the vicin age will doubtless carry much weight at the primaries and general election. Mr. Mills is tojthe manor born, being a native of Morris county, and wasone of a family of eleven children of the late Nehemiah M. Mills and Susan Slack Mills, who was a native of Rox bury township. Of the family of eleven children, nine survive, some of whom are our most active citizens in busi ness, town affairs and club life. Be sides John M. Mills they are : George A. Mills, president of the G\ A. Mills Woodworking Co. ; Harvey L. Mills, secretary of the same company; Dr. Clifford Mills, secretary of the Morris town Board of Health, and a member of the visiting staffs at the Morris town Hospitals; Mrs. Russell W. Chase and the Misses Mary A., Annie E., Jane L. and Julia Mills, who re side with their mother on the Mills farm on the Mendham road, near Mor ristown. The ancesters or both the Mins ana Slack families settled in New Jersey more than one hundred years ago. For many years Mr. Mills’ father was one of the largest peach growers in Mor ris couhty. John M. Mills received his prelimin ary education in the Morris township school, and at the Morristown High School. He entered the freshmen class of Rutgers College in 1893, and was graduated in 1^97 with the Degree of Bachelor of Science. In 1903 he was hjpored by his Alma Mater with the degree of Master of Science. Mr. Mills was captain of the famous Rut ger’s football eleven of 1896, and played various positions on the strong New ark A. A. eleven tor four years after his graduation from Rutgers. He was admitted to the bar of New Jersey at the June term 1899 as an attorney at law, was made a master in chancery the same year, and in 1902 was admitted as a counsellor at law. Since his admission to the bar he has engaged in actual practice, and has been employed in important cases. He served as freeholder from Morris township from 1901-4. He was elected a member of the assembly in Novem ber, 1904, by a plurality of 3,248 over Wilson, the highest candidate on the Democratic ticket; and was re-elected HON. JOHN M. MILLS, Candidate for the Republican Nomination for County Clerk. the following year. While a member of the Legislature, Mr. Mills served on on a number of important committees, including the joint committee on State treasurer’s accounts, tiouse committee on elections, banking and insurance and railroads and canals. / For ten years he was counsel of the Morris township oommittee. When the Morris county tax board was organized two years ago Mr. Mills' was appointed its secretary, where his knowledge of the law, familiarity with county and township affairs and genius for details made his services most val uable, not only in the direct discharge of his clerical duties, but also to the taxpayers of the county in showing in equalities and omissions and secured a fair deal from the State authorities. Mr. Mills is of a social disposition and is affiliated with Morristpwn Lodge, F. and A. M., the Ionia Tribe of Red Men, Morristown Lodge, B. and P. O. of Elks and other orders, and the Alumni Association of the Morristown High School. Elias Bertram Mott. Elias Bertram Mott, was bora at Rockaway, Morris county, New Jer sey, March 11, 1879. His preliminary education was se cured at the Rockaway public schools, after which he took a course at Wy oming Seminary, Kingston, Pennsyl vania, from which school he gradua ted four years later. After completing his education he accepted a position with the Rockaway Supply pompany, in which capacity be was engaged one year, when hp entered the law office of former Judge W. W. Cutler, of Mor ristown, N. J. Mr. Mott studied law in Mr. Cutler’s office one year, when i CONTINUED ON FOURTH PAGE.] AUTOMOBILE CARNIVAL. Owners of Cars are Asked to Loan Their Mile 111 lies tor the Afternoon. Arrangements are being affected for the automooile' carnival, a tour of the world, which will be given on Sat urday, October 10th, by the Young Men’s Christian Associations of Mor ristown and Madison and a club of Chatham. Two countries have been assigned to each colnmunity, Morris town having Turkey and Germapy as its share, at which there will be at tractions, while automobiles donated for the occasion will transport the passengers from country to country. The round trip will cover about fif teen miles, for which a fare of one dollar will be charged. Coupon tickets will be issued for the trips and the passengers will all be landed at the station nearest their homes before the circuit of the world ceases. The carni val will begin at two o’clock in the af ternoon and continue until nine in the evening, with the exception of an hour for the chaffeurs to dine and care for the machines. Those owning automo biles will be asked to loan their ma chines for. the afternoon, and from present indications the request will meet with ready response. It is thought that at least a hundred and fifty automobiles will be required. A general committee with members from the three organizations participating has the matter in charge, while local committees will attend to the details. The Young Men’sChristian Asso i . tion has secured the use of the Cutler field on Speedwell avenue for sjcker foot ball for the coming season. Prac tice under the direction of Physical Director Brink will be started this week. FOR VOTERS' CONSIDERATION. Petitions Filed with the Town Clerk. Morris Township Registry. Local nominations iiled with the Town Cleric are: For Mayor, Thomas W. Cauldwell, Republican, and Charlton A. Reed, Democrat. For Aldermen: First Ward—Dr. J. B. Griswold,Republican, and J. S. Bell, Democrat. Second Ward—Jacob O. Arnold, Republican, and Louis B. Weeks. Democrat. Third Ward—George H. Bullwinkel, Repub lican, and Lewis F. Sturgis, Democrat. Fourth Wurd—Kirfdey Twining and Ray W. Welch, Republicans, and Da vid L. Fox, Democrat. For Constables the Repulicans have named Hugh Boyd, S. Leonard, Jr., and F. S. Renger in the Third Ward and the Democrats have named J. Cal lahan in the Fourth. Republican delegates to the State Convention are C. W. Ennis, R. H. Burchell, J. B. Taylor, George T. Al len, J. J . A. Owens, George E. Voor hees and Grinnell Willis. To the Republican Congressional Convention the delegates are L. C. Parker, E'. H. Brown, H. P. Van Gil der, C. W. Bodine, Louis Tremallo, Joseph A. Blanchard, A. M. Guerin, E. L. Durling, S. C. Griffith, Jr., and N. C. Toms. E'or the Democratic State Conven tion the delegates are H. A. Freeman, E. S. Burke, George C. Smith, J. J. Purtell, W. D. Babbitt and A. L. Re vere. To the Congressional Convention the delegates ate M. F. Riley, F. W. Smart, John J. Gill, D. F. Sturgis, M. P. Norris and J. F. Belbey. The registry of voteta as made up and posted is as follows: First Ward, first district, 338; second, 480. Second Ward, first, 411; second, 427. Third, Ward, first, 394 ; second, 284. Fourth Ward, 503. Total, 2,837. Total last year, 2,791. In Morris Township it will be no ticed that the registry is considerably above 600,wNfc additional days of regis try yet to be h&rd from. It is thought that probably the township will poll over six hundred votes this year, which will put it in line for another polling place. In Morris township the only local official to be voted for is the position of township committeeman, for which the Republican petition has been filed for Lewis E. Clark, the present com mitteeman. The Democrats have tiled no petition. Thrown Out of Ills Automobile. While on his way to Morristown and traveling forty miles an hour, Thomas Conlin, of Wharton, was thrown out of his automobile near Mount Tabor on Monday morning. He was bruised and scratched about one leg and his clothes were ruined. The steering geer of his car, which had been defective and repaired re cently, gave out, and although Conlin tried his best to stop, the heavy ma chind'-ewerved to the right, left the macadam road and crashing through a fence, collapsed in a Held twenty-tive feet from the road. The left front i wheel cache off the car. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT Special Piano Sale * Special Piano Sale mason (f Min Co. No. 14 WASHINGTON ST. MORRISTOWN, N. J. \ 771 a jus^ received and been instructed from our New York headquarters to IJllVv offer through our Morristown Brauch Store, No. 14 Washington Street, such decided reductions anti inducements on 103' instruments as will insure their immediate sale. Among this number are included ORGANS that will be sold for $500 and upward. Good SQUARE PIANOS from $5.00 upward. New and Used UPRIGHTS ranging in price from #100 upward. One UPRIGHT good for practice at $00.00: GRAND PIANOS from $305.00 upward. The reputa tion of the Mason & Hamlin Co., extending over a period of more than half a century, is an absolute guaranty of permanent satisfaction. This is an unprecedented opportun ity to put your money in a GOOD PIANO You can’t put it in a safer place or where it will do more good. If you have a definite sum to invest in a Piano you can buy more quality here and now than ever again. To appreciate thoroughly the real feat ure of this sale, you must call and examine for yourselves. If you are interested In the Plano Question come in. If you are not, come fn anyway and hear the “Corona" and “Euphona” R3u mason $ fiamlin Co. SSS No. 14 Washington St. Morristown, N. J. BASE BALL NOTES. The baseball fans who journeyed to Boonton on .Sunday had the satisfac tion of seeing the Jersey F. C., of Boonton, meet its Waterloo at the hands of the Parksides, the score be ing 4 to 0. Miller, of the locals, made a1 catch of Roger’s long fly in right field which would be a credit to any baseball player. Hayes, who pitched for the locals held the Boontonites down to three hits having them at his mercy throughout ttie game. The score by innings. Parkside A. C.0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0—4 Jersey F. C.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—0 Batteries—Hayes and Quick ; Lewis and Shiffner. § * * * The Parksides were defeated on Sat urday by the strong Jersey F. C., of Boonton, by the score of 2 to 1. Two out, two men on base and Duquette struck out was the finale of the game. The score by innings : Parkside A.C.... 00001000 0—1 Jersey F. C.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0—2 Batteries—D u q u e 11 e and Quick ; Rogers and Emerick. • • • Manager Lyons, of the Parksides, has booked the Newark Eastern League team for Thursday afternoon, September 24. He expects the locals to make a creditable showing as they are the Strongest team in Morris county. • • • The Jersey A. C. defeated the Lake side A. C. to the tune of 9 to 8 in a game of baseball at the Collinsville grounds on Saturday afternoon. OBITUARY. MBS. ANDREW REASONER. Mrs. Andrew Reasoner, widow of the former and well-known superin tendent of the Morris and Essex divis ion of the Lackawanna Railroad, died Sunday night, at 8:30 o’clock, at her home, Arlington avenue, East Orange. Death was due to the infirm ities of advar.ced years. She was eighty-five years old. Mr. Reasoner passed away nine years ago, when the couple had lived in East Orange only five years. Governor Fort, an old friend of the family, has taken charge of affairs. Mrs. Reasoner was, before her marri age to the famous railroad man, in 1844, Miss Abby E. Byxbee, of Nor walk, Connecticut, where her family enjoyed not a little prominence. For the major part of their married life the couple resided in Morristown, whence they moved to East Orange nine years ago. Only one child was born to them, Georgianna, who died about forty years ago at the age of four years. Two brothers, Joseph. S. Byxbee, of Norwalk, now in his ninety-seventh year, and Samuel Byxbee, of South Norwalk, survive Mrs. Reasoner. • • • JOHN CHAMBERS. John Chambers died at his late resi dence, 277 South street, on Friday, death following protracted illness. He had resided in Morristown with his brother, James Chambers, who died a few months ago, and his sisters for many years. He was interested in business in New York but about two years ago gave up active business and devoted his time to the improvement of the Evan Evans’ farm above Brook side which he purchased after selling his Loantaka place. He belonged to the South Street Presbyterian Church and local clubs. Mr. Chambers was quiet and unostentatious in his tastes. Funeral services were held on Monday. He Is survived by two sisters. MRS. MART E. P'. MENZIE. Mrs. Mary E. P. Menzie, wife of William B. Menzie, of this city, died at her home, 55 South street, on Mon day. The funeral services will be held at her late residence on Wednesday afternoon, at 3 o’clock. New Normal School Opens. The new normal school at Montclair Heights opened this morning for or ganization. The class entered num bers one hundred and eighty of whom live are young men. Sessions will be held daily beginning at 9:15 a. m. and closing at 2:15 p. m. Those who have entered from Morris county are the Misses Lela Quimby and Marion Isa bel Slater, of Morristown ; Misses Gay nell Coombs and Margaret Sampson, of Madison; Miss Clara L. Woodhull, of Brookside; Miss Rose Cecelia Carroll, of Boonton ; Miss Florence Bingham, of Rockaway; Miss Caroline S. Alward, of Succasunna; Miss Mary Dennison Cooper, of Chester ; Miss Hester I. De Mott, of Kenvil, and Fred E. Norman, of Butler. Succasuuna Grants Factory Site. The factory site of fifty or more acrSs of land on the Lackawanna Rail road at Succasunna that was donated some twelve years ago by the residents of Succasunna for the purpose of se curing a factory, has been granted to the Gibraltar Paint Company by the unanimous vote of the board of trus tees. The following officers for the com pany al?o have been elected:—Presi dent, Edward Kelly; vice-president, Richard Fitzherbert; secretary, War ren A. Gardner, and treasurer, Thom as Baker. SOCIETY EVENTS. Mr. and Mrs. John Clallin have is sued invitation to a domino dar.ce for their daughter, Miss Bessie Olaflin. on September 18. Miss Gertrude Bebr is visiting Miss Ruth Taylor at Little Moose Lake in the Adirondacks. Mrs. Thomas W. Cauldwell and the l Misses Cauldwell are at the Mountain BOdge Club House, Little Morse Lake, where they went on their return from abroad. They expect to return home September 16. Mr. and Mrs. George H.Watson, Jr., j and family are spending the month of September at the Morristown Inn. It is their intention to return to this town in the spring. Miss Carolyn Williams is recovering from a recent severe illness. Mr. and Mrs. Ledyard Thompson and Mrs. W, Bard McYickar are to go to Canada for two weeks. Mr. and MrsvEmlen P. Franklin and Master Frederick Franklin have re turned from Heliport, Long Island. Miss Margaret Brinley will return next week to her school, Stuart Hall, Staunton, Va. Miss Aleta Emery returned this week from the Thousand Islands. Miss Rosette Ford has Miss Frances Burr, of New York, as her guest. Mr. and Mrs. William Slark Letch ford and family have returned from Watch Hill. Mr. and Mrs. George A. -Low and Miss Low, who spent the summer at Digby, Nova Scotia, were in Portland, Maine, for a week on their way home. They were expected back in Morris town on Thursday. Miss Eleanor Maury has returned from Easthampton, where she was the guest of Mrs. William E. Wheeloek, during August. Mr. and Mrs. Philip VanWyck will leave Morristown on October 1st to make their home ijf Summit. Stephen Ilnrlbut is expected home from abroad on September 12th. Mr. and Mrs. George M.Taylor have their daughter, Mrs. Mabley, of New Rochelle, and her children visiting them. A number of Morristown juniors will enter Briarcliff School this fall, among them being Miss Helen Gauldwell, Miss Bessie Glaflin, Miss Gertrude Behr, Miss Marie Letchford and Miss Carolyn Williams. Miss Ida Taylor returned on Satur day last from Lake Mahopac. Mr. and Mrs. Frenage, of NewYork, who were in Morristown some years ago, have taken Thomas H. Messen ger’s Franklin street house. Mr. and Mrs. Messenger will go to New York for the winter. Mrs. William Gauldwell, of New York, is visiting her son, Thomas W. Gauldwell, at his Elm street home. Ridley Watts has made extensive al terations to his house on Franklin place during the summer. The Speedwell Auxfflafy, of Morris town, took care of one hundred and forty-two children during August; the largest number cared for in one month since the society began work. Miss Lucy N. Morris has returned home after a prolonged stay in Ver mont and Massachusetts. Mrs. L. O. Stiles returned from Mt. Pocono on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Luqueer have returned from tbe Adirondacks, and after an automobile tour through the Berkshires, are at their home on Mac culloch avenue. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Ford have gone to Allenhurst. Dr. Glazebrook has returned from Bay Head and has taken up his prac tice again. Dr. and Mrs. Uebelacker have an nounced the engagement of their niece, Miss Pauline Fritz to Lyman Thomson, of Maplewood, N. J. Improvement of Ilazlett Street. Probably the greatest improvement in any street in town is that to be noted on Hazlett street as the result of the season’s work. The new school building on the corner of Mills street made a great change- in that corner which formerly was a pond hole. Both sides have been curbed and sidewalks laid. The town has cobbled the gut ters as far as the walk extends the re sult being a great change for the bet ter. Still better conditions would exist if all Ijad worked along the same lines instead of some concrete walks and some blue stone, most of the walks five feet wide but one of four feet in the middle of the block to spoil the effect. Several additional stretches of ce ment sidewqlk and curbing have re cently been laid on Ridgedale avenue but there is still room for more im provement in this line. 1,385 School Pupils arc Enrolled. The new public school on Millsst. was occupied on Thursday after two days spent in classifying the pupils. There are four grades there, the third and fourth under the care of Miss Emma Gray, the principal of the school, the lower grades being taught by Miss Clara L. Abbot, who has been trans ferred to the new school from the Liberty street school. This morning saw the two rooms more than full and a further re-adjustment will be neces sary. The total enrollment of the schools so far is 1,385, divided as fol lows: High school, 169; Maple ave nue, 634 ; Speedwell avenue, 357 ; Lib erty street, 141; Mills street, 84. Mall Carrier Killed. John Gardner, llfty-four years old, the Denville mail carrier, while cross ing the tracks north of Denville sta tion on Friday was run over by the passenger train due at Denville at 7:15 p. m., coming over the Boon ton branch. Ife had a mailbag on his back and did not hear the train. Gardner was taken to the Memorial | Hospital at Morristown, and died that night. He was unmarried, and lived with his sister, Miss Sarah Gardner. MORRIS GETS THE PROBE Sussex and Warren Also In quired Into by State Ex cise Investigators. RATHBUN TELLS OF EXCISE CASE The excise probers came into Morris county on Thursday having a meeting at Dover for the questioning of officials of Morris, Sussex and Warren coun ties. There were present CommissiQir ersFiske, Backus, Appleby, Howe,Rice and Smith. Prosecutor Eathbun was the first. Morris county witness called. He read a statement telling that from January 1,1006, to the May term of 1008, there were eighty-five excise cases consid ered by the grand jury, forty-five in dictments found and forty cases passed. Of those indicted thirty four were convicted, five acquitted while four ran away. One case was not tried and another accused has not been ar rested on account of illness. The law he said is generally well enforced and lately he had been getting a list of all who pay government tax in the county including druggists. He believed that in Madison the law was well observed with no selling on Sundavs. Il6 appre hended that there was some selling in of the parts county with meals and could notsee why a man should be de nied a glass of liquor with a meal ut> less tiie saie is illegal per se. lie was complimented for his papeir on the excise law, Commissioner Fiske saying it was the best found in the state In answer to question the prosecutor said he had received infor mation of a roulette wheel at Mount Arlington near the Breslin but no sell ing there. He had acted before the Governor. He had had intimations that one hotel in Morristown was sell ing on Sundays but had not heard of a row at Allen’s on Nolan’s Point on Labor Hay. He thought the heer arks the greatest evil in the county and thought that the law should be amended so that having in possession would be proof of guilt, also that alt sellers be obliged to take out licenses. Judge Rice thought the Massachu setts’law which the prosecutor referred to radical and puritanical. Judge Mills said that there are 144 licensed places in twenty-four munici palities, of which the court grants 92. There are 77 hotels of which the court licenses 63; saloons number 26, nine being licensed by the court 38 whole sale licenses, seventeen by court license and three clubs licensed by the court in Morristown and township. Judge Mills told of his practice in granting licenses; said the Bishop’s law satisfies the people and they want it enforced. The people oppose all Sunday selling even with meals. A letter from County Clerk Yoor- , hees said there are no powers of attor ney filed and the applicants pay their own fees. Sheriff Shaw said he had never had an excise complaint in the nearly three years he had held office. Fines during that time amount to $4,575. He made no investigations but acted on com plaints. Mayor Fiske said Mount Ar lington became good three weeks ago but enquired as to conditions before that. The Sheriff said he had no per sonal knowledge of conditions but uiuety per cent of any Sund#p selling was to guests. He was asked about second offenders and pointed out two cases where men had been sent to jail for excise violations. In answer to in terrogatories by Mr. Backus he de clared that he conducted his office as an administrative office and although he considered himself the chief peace officer did not consider the excise laws called for his investigation. He had no deputies nor means to employ them. He knew of no gambling at Lake Hopatcong or of illegal selling there except as he had heard in a general way. He believed that the county would go dry on a test vote but Mount Arlington would stand for Sunday sell ing. Of the eight grand juries he had picked but one hotel man, one distiller and one bottler in the whole number. Detective Brennan said he had made some excise investigations since taking ottice. He was shown two bottles pur porting to contain whiskey purchased one at the Mansion House, Morris town, and one at the U. S. Hotel on Sunday, August 23. Chief of Police Johnson said condi tions are good in Madison. There are two hotels, one grocery and one bot tler licensed. Last year there were 178 arrests for drunkenness and dis order. Mayor Bennell said that conditions in Morristown are generally good and he considered the appointed excise board more satisfactory than licensing by the board of aldermen. Excise Commissioner Adan s sa'd Morristown has live hotels, five saloons and nine wholesale places. The places are segregated in the center of the town where they are under police over sight. No back rooms have been reported and the law is observed. He knew of no Sunday selling. When shown the bottles he said he did not [continued on eighth page. |