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Morris County Csuonicle VOLUME XXXffl. NO. 26 MORRISTOWN, N. J., TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1908. PRICE FIVE CENTS THEY LOSE TO JERSEYS Parksides Defeated at Boonton on Sunday Afternoon by a 6 to 3 Score. KNOCKERS' BEATEN SATURDAY The Knockers club, winners of the Association league pennant,’were out classed by the Parksides on Saturday as badly as the Parksides were out classed by Newark on Thursday. Os car Sturgis pitched for the Knockers aud Manager Lyons’ sluggers got to him for> thirteen safeties. Hayes started the game for the Parksides but the Association leaguers could do nothing with him so “ Cliff” Jacobus went in the box. He was just as bad as Hayes for the leaguers, they not be ing able to do anything with his de livery. In the eight inning “ Kid” Armstrong went on the mound, Jaco bus behind the bat, Hayes on second and Quick in the field. Despite sev eral good chances given them by this combination the Knockers failed to get a man over the pan. The score : Pakkside A. C. A.B. II. H. P.O. A. E. Richards, 3b.4 3 3 1 0 0 Barrett, lb.5 3 1 7 10 Armstrong, 2b., p.5 0 3 3 2 1 West. s. s.4 2 3 0 1 0 Jacobus, 1. f., p., c.5 *11 2 3 0 Lyons, c. f.4 0 1 0 0 0 Miller, r. f.5 0 0 1 0 0 Quick, c., 1. f .3 1 0 13 2 1 Hayes, p., 1. L. 2b..3 2 1 0 0 0 Total.38 12 13 27 9 2 Knockers Club. A.B. R. II. P.». A. E. Mills, 2b.4 0 1 6 2 1 Hipson, lb.4 0 0 9 1 1 Selvage, 3b.3 0 0 3 3 3 DeMott, c.3 0 2 5 1 1 Melick. s. s.4 0 0 1 0 0 Roll, c.' f.3 0 O 0 0 0 Prost. r. fv. 3 0 0 0 0 0 Hedden ,'. f.2 0.0 0 0 0 Sturgis, p.,_3 0 1 0 6 0 Total.29 0 4 24 13 6 Parkside A. C... 3 2 0 1 1 1 1 3 x—12 Knockers’ Club...O 00000000—0 Left on bases—Parksides 6, Knock ers 4. Struck out—By Hayes 5, by Jacobus 7,by Armstrong 1,by Sturgis 4. First base on balls—Off Hayes 1, off Jacobus 1, off Armstrong 1, off Stur gis 2. Wild pitch—Sturgis; Two-base hits—Armstrong. Sacrifice hits-Rieh ards, Ilayes. Passed ball—DeMott. Stolen bases—Richards 2, West, Jaco bus 2, Lyons 2, Hayes, DeMott, Hit by pitcher—Lyohs. Time lh., 50m. Umpire—Riley. The Parksides met defeated at Boon ton Sunday In the last game of the season by the score of 6 to 2. Steele, of the Milford, Pa., team was in the box for the locals, and gave the Boou tonites only three hits, but the sup port behind him was very poor, the locals having an off day in .the field. “ Lanner” Rogers was on the firing line for the Jerseys and although he was hit up for six hits he kept them well scattered at critical moments. The game was called in the first half of the seventh inning on account of darkness by the umpire when there was only two out. Several new faces appeared in the local line-up, among them being Mulveney, of Port Jervis, who caught and McNab, of Paterson, who played second base. • • ■ Errors Helped Alerts to Win. George Lacey, in the box for the Male Social Club Saturday afternoon at Roosevelt Park, had fourteen strike-outs, three put-outs and four assists, and yet the game was lost to the Alert A. O. by a score of 4 to 2. Lacey gave four hits. Knight, of the Alert nine, was touched up for live bingles and walked one. McCrea and Lee Cole led the M. S. C. at the bat, while Roache’s two-bagger helped the Alerts In the run getting. Malley’s fielding for the Alerts was superb. Thj^ felal Club’s eight errors came * when they meant runs. The score: Male Social Club.O 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0—2 Alert A. C. .1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1—4 Batterie8--Lacey and McCrea: Knight and Quinlan. Jersey F, C. Scores Shut Out. The best game this season on the Cleveland Park diamond was played Saturday afternoon, the Jersey F. C. shutting out the Original Lakesides, 1 to 0. Rutledge twirled for the Jer seys and fanned seven and issued free transportation to three. M e 111 e r whiffed six and gave a pass. The work of Coombs, of the Jerseys at second base, was excellent. The bat ting honors were carried oft by Rut ledge and Ducey, each getting on twice. The score: Jersey F. 0.00000001 x—1 Lakesides ...0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—0 Batteries—Rutledge and McDer mott ; Metier and Jones. • • • Parkslde Seconds Beaten by Athletics. The Chatham Athletics adminis tered an overwhelming defeat to the Parksides second team at Chatham Saturday afternoon, shutting them out, 13 to 0. Holton pltohed fairly well for the visitors, but his team-mates gave him wretched sup port, having eleven misplays. The home team had a single error. Wag ner dropped a third strike on which the runner readied first safely. Hop ping occupied the slab for the home team and held the visitors to four hits and fanned eleven paen. Spencer led in the stickwork, getting four hits, while D. Lum made three. The score: Athletics.2 1 1 0 3 6 0 0 x—13 Parkside S. T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—0 Batteries—Hopping and Wagner; Holton and Bighter. • • • The' Stephensbursr baseball team won the deciding game of a series for the amateur championship of Warren county by defeating the Colored Giants, of Washington at Hacketts town Saturday, 10 to 5. • • • Says DufFy in the Newark “ Star” Since long and strange names seem to have a peculiar charm in baseball now Catcher Sehraudenbaeh, of the Modern Woodmen, of Morristown, may hope to be a big leaguer some day. • • • Balph Stroud, at one time a twirler for the Pastime A. C., of this town, will be given a try-out next season by Manager George Stallings, of the New arK Eastern league team. • • • Another one by Duffy : Lyons, wno plays centre field for the Parksides, is a man who covers a great deal of ground. There are two Seton Hall men on this team, Barrett and Holton. Both of them have done good work during the season. • • • With George Lacey in the box the Circle A. C. of Chatham defeated the Woodside team on Sunday after noon by a score of thirteen to two. WIN MEDALS AT MADISON Morristown Boys Capture Relay, Two Firsts, a Second and a Tlilrd. Morristown Young Men’s Christian association men won the relay race at the athletic meet at Madison on Sat urday and also two firsts, a second and* a third in the four open events entered. On the relay team were Raymond Heath, captain; Matthew Flattery, Carlton Dobbins, Cutbbert Armstrong and Harold Viedt, substitute. The locals secured a lead of fifty yards in the first relay over Madison, Chatham and Summit and in the second relay increased it to seventy-five yards and easily kept that distance ahead of/the competitors. The prize was a hand some silver cup. Raymond Heath won the 100-yard dash, his time being 11 seconds. Heath also was first in the 300-yard dash, doing it in thirty-five and one ttfth seconds. Matthew Flattery was second in the 000-yards run andCuthbert Armstrong was third in the hop, skip and jump. James Renniek and Charles VanNess were among the contestants. Williams Wins at Golf. The last qualifying round in the match lor the Thomas Cup was played at the Morris County Golf Club Satur day afternoon. Ridley Watts, with two up, won the round and was awarded three points toward the trophy. Richard H. Williams finished 1 down and received two points. George J. Little and Stephen H. Plum, second, finished 2 down and re ceived a half point each. Other cards read—Archibald Forbes, 3 down; Lloyd Saltus, 3 down; J. Gordon Douglas, 4 down ; James A. Edwards, 5 down; W. Ledyard Thompson, 5 down; H. Ward Ford, 6 down; D. Hunter McAlpin, second, 7 down; John C. Williams, 8 down. Votes Cast In tlie Contest at Hill 4& Carson’s, Merchants Block. Following are the names Of the lead ers in the contest for the Lawson Ma hogany Upright Piano, given away ab solutely free to the individual, organi zation or society purchasing the larg est amount from Hill & Carson before December 19th, 1908;— No. Votes All Souls’ Hospital. 4890 Baptist Boys’Brigade. 568 B. P. O. Elks. 402 First Ward Hose Co. 486 M. E. Sunday School. 2075 Memorial Hospital.. 1705 Resolute Hook & Ladder. 1240 Udall’s Orchestra... 2103 Young Men’s Cath. Association.. 305 Knockers Organize for Basket Ball. At a meeting of the club at the residence of DeWitt Compton Monday evening the Knockers organized their basket ball team for the season. Wal ter Melick was elected captain and Robert Hipson, manager. Th6 proba ble line-ep will be Raymond Mills, center; Walter Selvage and DeWitt Compton, guards; Henry Hedden and Walter Melick, forwards. The final try-outs for the team will be held next week. The club opens its season at Montclair on October 3rd, with the Crescents. Independence Party to be Active. The Independence party has ap pointed Fritz Norrby organizing man ager for Morris county with instruc tions to inaugurate immediately a vigorous campaign in this locality. Ciubrooms are to be established in various parts of the county and coun ty headquarters in Morristown. In the meantime Mr. Norrby has opened temporary office at 32 Phoenix avenue, Morristown. Max Behr is a member of the Metro politan team in the tri-city golf con test at Garden City orr Friday and Saturday. The other two teams are Philadelphia and Massachusetts. > '' NEW SCHOOL DEDICATED Governor Fort Speaks at Exercises at Montclair Heights. There was a large attendance Mon day at the dedication of the new State Normal School on Montclair Heights, which was opened on Tues day, September 15th, with nearly two hundred pupils. The flag raising at the new school, which was to have been a part of the exercises in the afternoon, took place in the morning on account of the threatening weather. The flag, which measures 25 by 50 feet, was hauled to the top of the 100-foot staff by Ed ward Russ, a member of the State Board of Education. The pupils of the school were grouped about the staff. They saluted and sang 11 Amer ica” as the flag was raised. The opening services were held in the large assembly hall. Chairman Russ, of the building committee called the meeting to order, and Rev. George B. Wight, of Trenton, offered prayer. (Commissioner of Charities and Cor rections Wight formally turned the building over to the State and Gover nor Fort received it and made an ex tended address. Besides Governor Fort, the follow ing spoke: Edward Russ, Principal Charles S. Chapin, James L. Hayes, Charles J. Baxter, State Superinten dent of Schools; Principal James M. Green, of the Trenton State Normal School, and Judge Francis Scott, of Paterson. AUTO FUEL CAUSES FIRE Cars, Two Barns and a Repair Shop at Mount Tabor Burned. While an automobile of F. D. Ogden, of Bayonne, was being backed into his garage on the Mount Tabor campmeet ing grounds at six o’clock last Tuesday night, the gasoline became ignited and set fire to the building, which was con sumed, together with Ogden’s two cars. The fire spread to the barns of Mrs. Ella J. Roe and V. E. Barnum and the building containing the plumbing and repair shop of E. Hill. These buildings and nearly all their contents were en tirely burned. Three horses and a car riage which were in one of the barns were saved by Theodore Wood. Sev eral autos with extinguishers and men from Rockaway went to Mount Tabor but all they could do was to assist the residents in preventing the flames from reaching the cottages. The Morris Plains fire department also went to Tabor but ciThld do little as the hydrants at Tabor did not have standard threads knd the “Plains’’ boys could not attacli their hose. The total loss is estimated at from $5,000 to $6,000 and is partly covered by insurance. The insurance on Mr. Og den’s machine is said to have expired recently._ Salmon Property Sold A. Emory Voorhees bought in the Irving Salmon property on High street at administrator’s sale on Monday for J$400 over the encumbrances of $4,680. The lot on Wetmore avenue was sold to Carl Y. Vogt for $380. The lot on John and Parker streets, Boon ton, went to Joshua R. Salmon for $835 above the mortgage on the property for $1,000. Mr. Salmon also bought the one-twelfth interest in the Lowier farm at Boonton for $600. Charlton A. Reed, who conducted the sale, ad journed the sale on the lot on Wash ington street for one week as there were no bidders on Monday. Inspection Bate Changed. The date for the annual inspection, parade and exhibitions by the Morris town fire department has been changed f rom the 14th to the 15th of October. MR. FOWLER RENOMINATED Congressman Named at Fifth District Republican Con vention on Monday SENATOR HILLERY CHAIRMAN The Fifth District Republican con vention was held in Rhillipsburg on Monday. It was so generally under stood that Mr. Fowler’s renomination was assured that less interest than us ual was taken in the convention, al though those in attendance showed no lack of enthusiasm. Former Senator Jacob Welsh, of Morris county, called the convention to order, after which Senator T. H. Ilil lery was chosen chairman. Following the reports of committees, during which the platform was presented, A. E. Woodruff, of Rahway, placed Mr. Fowler’s name in nomination. The nomination was seconded by John I. B. Reilly, of Warren, and by William H. Anni8, of Morris. After his nomination Congressman Fowler was escorted to the hail and spoke upon the currency question, pledging his support to the reform measure which he advocated. Taft enthusiasm ran high throughout the convention. In the speeches by Mr. Fowler and Mr. Reilly Bryan was de nounced. Mr. Reilly called the Demo cratic candidate “a purposeless coiner of words.” Congressman Fowler re ferred to his principles as destructive and disastrous to the business of the country. The platform of the convention in cluded an indorsement of the Roose velt policies and the expression of con fidence in Judge Taft’s ability to carry them out. It seconded Taft’s position as to tariff reform and ended with an endorsement of Mr. Fowler’s currency measure. Representative Fowler has been a conspicuous member of Congress for many years and gained much promin ence last year by his asset currency bill. He was born at Lena, 111., on November 2nd, 1852, and is in the banking business. Morris Co. Sunday School Convention The program of the annual conven tion of county Sunday school associa . tion to be held in the Ogden Memorial 1 church, Chatham, on Wednesday, Oc tober 7th, will be unlike any hereto fore given. The noon conferences, which have been a feature for years, will be omitted entirely and in their place the morning and afternoon ses sions will be on the order of confer ences with formal addresses by experts in the various departments of Sunday school work followed by discussion^. At the evening session State Secretary | Fergusson will speak on “ Fifty years of Sunday School Work.” The con vention promises to be of unusual in , terest to Sunday school workers. ! ■ - Did Kei'oscuo Start This Fire i Fire damaged Frank Rodler’s house on Bank street earl) Saturday morn ing to the extent of 8200. Elliot Bos tick, colored, occupied the building with his family. Robert Blair, a boarder, got up early Saturday morn i lg and went to work, leaving a lighted lamp in his room. A little later the Bostick family awakened and found Blair’s room in a Jjlaze. The whole department, except Hu mane steamer, responded to the alarm but the chemical and truck companies extinguished the blaze. CHOOSE THEIR ELECTORS Senator Kean Chairman of Republi can State Convention on Friday. The Republican State convention convened at the Taylor Opera House in Trenton at noon on Friday to adopt a platform and to elect Pres - dential electors. State Chairman Franklin Murphy called the assem blage to order and after a few brief remarks introduced United States Senator John JKean as chairman for the convention. Senator Kean de livered the principal speech, sounding the key note of the campaign. .✓ The twelve electors to be voted for November 3rd are:— At Large—Moses Taylor Pyne, of Princeton, and Frederick Frelinghuy sen, of Newark. First district—Thomas E. French, Camden. Second district—Walter E. Edge, of Atlantic., Third district—Lewis A. Thomp son. of Monmouth. Fourth district—Grant B. Schley, Somerset. Fifth district—Alexander Gilbert, of Union. Sixth district—J. Hull Browning, of Bergen. Seventh district—Peter Campbell, Newark. Eighth district—George R. Howe, of Essex. Ninth district—Henry J. Melosh, Jersey City. Tenth district—Alvin Hunsicker, of Hudson, The platform adopted endorses Taft and Sherman and the administration of President Roosevelt and Governor Fort. It declares for a protective tariff and urges the New Jersey repre sentatives in Congress to support an “ American protective policy.” The platform says if tariff schedules are to be adjusted the principles of protection should be so maintained as to guard American manufacturers and American workmen from foreign com petition and keep American markets for American people. GOOD TROTTING Many Spectators Enjoy the Matinee at the Driving: Park. Matinee races at the Driving park on Saturday afternoon by the Morris County Road Drivers’ association drew many spectators, though the entries were few. Allan Carpenter and Wes ley Mitchell were the judges; John Naughtan, timer, and Ernest Schone ' berger, starter. Henry Armstrong’s Tony won the first race, taking all three heats. Armstrong’s Johnnie Harvard won the second, getting first in three of the four heats. Dick, Charles McCollum’s speedy colt wo.i the last race, getting away with two heats. The summary: 2:50—3:00 class. Henry W. Armstrong’s Tony.. Ill William Duroo’sDanvilleMaid 2 2 2 Time, 2:421, 2:421, 2:371. 2:30—2:40 class. Henry Armstrong’s Johnnie | Harvard.. 1121 Charles McCollum’s Anidol. ..3 3 3dr D. Baldwin’s Daisy B. 2 2 12 Time, 2:321, 2:281, 2:281. 2:23. IV AGON BACK. Charles McCollum’s Dick. 2 11 Thomas Holmes’Emerol. 12 2 Time, 2:42,2:39, 2:421. “Gleu Arlie” Sold. Mrs. Thomas Dickson has sold “Glen Arlie,” her beautiful place on Sussex avenue, to Howard Horton, of New York. There are thirty-two acres in volved in the sale. Mr. Horton will take possession November 1st. Mrs. Dickson expects to leave Morristown, going to her old home in Scranton, Pa IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT Special Piano Sale Special Piano Sale mason $fiamlinUo. No. 14 WASHINGTON ST. MORRISTOWN, N. J. 77|a laAita just received and been instructed from our New York headquarters to W> I/$1V> offer through our Morristown Branch Store, No. 14 Washington Street, such decided reductions and inducements on 103 instruments as will insure their immediate sale. Among this number are included ORGANS that will be sold for $5 00 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 $60.00. GRAND PIANOS from $365.00 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. II you are interested In the Plano Question come in. U you are not, come tn anyway and hear the “Corona” and “Euphona” Rest Here while |444.AA4 ^ ITaaaaUaa /Ta Open Evenings ,j.tu mason $ hamiin &o* tass No. 14 Washington St. Morristown, N. J. WEDDING BELLS. BERRY—LINDABURY. St. Bernard’s Episcopal church was the scene Saturday afternoon of a full dress naval wedding. The bride was Miss Lucy Haldane Lindabury, daugh ter of Bichard V. Lindabury, and the bridegroom was Lieutenant Bobert Lawrence Eerry, U.S.N., of Newport, Ky. Eev. T. A. Conover, rector of the church, officiated. The bridal party included Miss Alice Ide, of Brooklyn, as maid of honor; Lieutenant H. W. Osterhaus, of Washington, D. C., as best man; Miss Florence E. Murphy, of Newark, Miss Elsie Walker, of Jack sonville. Fla., Miss Jennie Day Proud flt, of Memphis, Tenn., and Miss Bes sie Shannon, of Syracuse, as brides maids; the ushers were Lieutenant Shackford, of Washington, D. C., Dr. Fauntleroy, of Washington, Dr. Chnesorg, U. S. S. New Hampshire, and Lieutenant Andrews, 0. S. S. New Hampshire. The younger brother of the bride, Bichard Y. Lindabury, jr., and a sister, Margaret Lindabury, were page and flower girl respectively. Immediately after the ceremony a reception was held at “ Meadow Brook Farm,” Mr. Lindabury’s estate, on Mine Brook road. Both the church and the house were beautifully decor ated with white and green flowers. The bridesmaids were gowned in pink satin. The engagement of the young couple was announced last June. Lieutenant Berry is a graduate of A nnapolis, class of 1900, and his bride graduated from Miss Hazen’s school, at Pelham Manon in 1906. She made her debut last De cember at the Hotel Netherland, New York. Lieutenant and Mrs. Berry left Sat urday evening on a month’s honey moon trip, their destination being a secret. On their return they will re side in Washington, D. C. STARTS TROLLEY WORK * Kuey Grnpelll to Finish Line and Car to Kan from Park to Plains. Work of finishing the line of the Morris County Traction company in Morristown started this week. Eney Grupelli has been awarded a contract to do the work and has put a big force of men on. About one thousand feet of track remains to be laid, Ibct wceen tiie present end of the line-uear the West End hotel to the police head quarters. From the end of the line at the top of Speedwell avenue work will be pushed through to get the line as far as Five Corners and if rigbts-of-w ay and franchises, to say nothing of the weather, do not interfere the line will go right through to the Morris Plains station. The trolley company has no fran chise in Hanover township and until one is secured can not go beyond the township line at Five Corners. It is the company’s intention to put one car on the line and run it back and forth from police headquarters to the end of the line. No arrangements have jet been made to secure current and a shipment of poles ordered may tend to delay the work of construction some what. .Joe Ilortiz at the Lyceum on Friday. Joe Ilortiz, known as America’s sweetest tenor and yodler will make an appearance in this city on Friday evening, October 2nd, at the Lyceum theatre, in a new play entitled “ Fritz, the Wandering Musician,” a romantic musical comedy drama from the pen of Crane Wilbur, a young playwright who has been responsible for several New York successes of the past season. In this play Mr. Wilbur has made a distinct departure from the beaten track and produced a work that is a masterpiece of its kind. The clever acting and sweet singing of Mr. Hortiz when he appeared here in “ Our Friend Fritz” was so thoroughly appreciated by the packed houses that it is expect ed his old admirers will be well repre sented on the occasion of his initial performance here in his new play, "Fritz, the Wandering Musician.” McAU Auxiliary. In the absence of the president, Mrs. F. B. Dwight and the treasurer, Miss Kate Stevenson, both of whom are in Europe, it has been decided among other officers, to defer the meeting usually held in October, until after their return In November. Announce ment will be made in due time. Emory McClintock Sells Estate, Emory McClintock has sold his es tate of 300 acres on Kemble hill, to William P. Jenks, of the hrm of Craig & Jenks, New York brokers. Mr. McClintock gives immediate posses sion and has taken a home in New York._ Their Tweuty-flrth Anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Axtell are cele brating the twenty-fifth anniversary of their marriage by a trip to Mrs. Ax tfell’s native town, Stamford, Ct. They have the congratulations of ther nu merous friends who wish them many returns of the day. A olever device for fastening shoes, without jlepfending upon laces, buttons or elastip, has been ihvented and pat ented by, George Hannon, of Bernards LARGEST SHOW YET HELD Event that Opens Thursday will Eclipse all Previous Horse Shows Here ✓ MANY FINE EQUINES ENTERED A number of local horses as well as many from out of town are entered in the various classes of the eleventh an nual Horse Show, to be held this week, under the auspices of the Mor ristown Field Club. Among these are a number of noted horses which have won fame in horse shows all over the country. In the first class the famous horse, Silver Kiatawah, owned by Tunis & Reeves, is one of Morristown’s best entries. In the class for pair of roadsters are A. M. Guerin’s Welling A. and Thornton, and Henry W Armstrong’s beautiful pair, Black Beauty and Var retta. Tonso Sauvage, of Newark, is en tered in eight classes with his famous pair, Grand Duke and Lord Kelson, which have won fame everywhere. Blue Bell, another famous horse, is among Mr. Sauvage’s entries. Walter P. Bliss, of Bernardsville, will exhibit his famous Pandora and Red Fox. The Knickerbocker Stables ' will exhibit the famous tandem, The Lion and The Mouse, which has very rarely been beaten. Watch Charm and Bracelet, who have been winners everywhere, are entered by George Watson. John M. Dillon, of Bernardsville, has entered his famous gelding, Ober lelgh Monarch. Mr. C. F. Lawton, of South Orange, has eight horses enter ed. Among them are Spot and Dot, Kitty Cat and Tabby Cat and Gladys and Grace. Mr. Lawton will run the Reliance coach to and from the Horse Show grounds. Mr. Lawton is well known as a famoua whip. Otto H. Kahn has entered his fam ous Sultan and Khedeive and Dutchess and Princess. Mr. Kahn is also enter ed in the Road Four Class. Joseph W. Harriman will show his famous Avondale Farm horses, Laughing Wa ter, Chieftan and Mack, the famous pony stallion. t An ihteresting event will be the sporting tandem class in which T. Towar Bates and A. Fillmore Hyde will compete for honors. Simple Su san and Kim is Mr. Bates’ pair. In the ponies in harness class there are fourteen entries. Six more are entered in class 18. In the officers’ chargers class eight horses are entered. Allen Pinkerton will exhibit his fam ous string of jumpers, and Benjamin Xicoll will have his famous hunters at the show. In this class James Hever, Charles D. Freeman and George R. d! Schieffelin are also entered. Andrew' Morrison, of South Orange, will exhibit his famous chestnut mare Genee. Miss Luella Day will drive the noted Master Claude and Miss Earle in the tandem class. The class for local saddle horses has six entries. Among these are Dr. Fred H. Humphreys, J. G. Willis, Har ry E. Hoy, Thomas W. CauldwelT, Lan don Humphreys and Jesse M. Eddy. Fifteen ponies are to be ridden un der saddles by children. Eleven teams are entered in the draught team class. All entered by lo cal farms and teamsters. J. B. Gou gherty is one of the entrants. In the class for Fire Department horses the Summit Department and the Morristown Department are en tered. In the delivery wagon class, the first prize of which is offered by Mrs. Geo. W. Jenkins, there are sixteen entries. Italians Organize Political Club. Morristown Italians have organized the Morristown Italian Political club. The officers are Louis Marinaro, lead er: Monro Ferraro, president; Antonio Pellegrino, vice-president; Pio Ciam paglio, treasurer ; Gregorio Costa, fin ancial secretary ; Antonio Cattano ; corresponding secretary; Nicola Dec unzio and Luigi Rennial, trustees. The club has for its object to teach the Italians the duties and benefits of citizenship and to lead them to vote as they believe and not for the candi dates who will pay them for their vote. _ Gov. Fort Gets Uoquest. The will of Mrs. Andrew Reasoner was probated at Trenton Friday morn ing. Governor J. Franklin Fort is the residuary legetee. Mrs. John Mac naughton is loft $3,000 and Mrs. Reas oner’s two brothers, Joseph and Sam uel Bixbee, are each left $25,000. Other bequests amounting to about $154,000 in all are made to relatives and friends. The estate is estimated at a quarter of a million dollars. Gov ernor Fort and Edwin T. Adams, of Newark, are named as executors. He Got In Bad With a Cop. Robert Simms, chauiluer for Freder ick P. Olcott, of Bernardsville, was driving a motor car around the corner of Market street into Maple avenue Saturday at a lively clip when Officer Wildey warned him for recklessness. Simms directed the officer to a region where the atmosphere is even more oppressive than it has been in Morris town lately, whereupon the officer haled him before Police Justice How ard and he was fined five dollars for reckless driving.