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VOLUME XXXIV. NO. 4 MORRISTOWN, N. J„ TUESDAY. MAY II, 1909. PRICE FIVE CENTS
THEO. AYERS
IS NOWMAYOR
Elected -to Succeed the Late
Thomas W. Cauldwell
on Friday Evening.
WILL SERVE UNTIL JANUARY 1
Theodore Ayers, alderman from the
first ward, was elected mayor to suc
ceed the late Thomas W. Cauldwell
by the board of aldermen on Friday
evening, Mr. Ayers’ term is to Janu
ary 1,1910, and his successor will be
elected at the regular November elec
tion.
Previously to the aldermen meeting
Friday evening the republican mem
bers of the board held a caucus in the
squad room. Clerk Nathaniel C. Toms
called the board meeting together af
ter the caucus and Alderman Ira
Mowery was elected as presiding offi
cer. The democrats named Augustus
L. Revere for the honor, but he was
defeated by a party vote. After as
suming the chair Alderman Mowery
asked Alderman Kinsley Twining to
preside and placed in nomination Mr.
Ayers as mayor. Alderman John N.
Conkling nominated former Mayor
Charlton A. Reed. Mr. Ayers re
ceived four votes and Mr. Reed three.
Upon the motion of Alderman Lewis
F. Sturgis the election of Mr. Ayers
was made unanimous.
Mr. Ayers, in accepting sne uuicb,
after thanking the aldermen for the
honor conferred upon him, said that
he had not sought the position but
thajt a*time had come when he thought
he should accept the nomination of
alderman. Since his election, he said,
he had been in close contact with the
late Mayor Cauld well and had beeome
acquainted with his plans and ideas in
regard to the town’s improvement,
especially in regard to the street de
partment, and he thought he should
accept the mayoralty in order that he
might do what he could to advance
the policies of his predecessor in office.
Mr. Ayers was elected to the board
of aldermen from the First ward at
the November election. Upon taking
office January 1st he was made chair
man of the street committee and since
that time has done much to put the
streets of the town in better shape.
A ripple in the usual placid sessions
of the board was caused by Alderman
’■>'Conkling.' when, after the reading ot
the police department bills, objected
to the bill of Dr. Francis H. Glaze
brook, the police surgeon. Mr. Conk
ling said “ I object to that bill, Dr.
Glazebrook does not attend to his
business.” Mr. Conkling appealed to
Chief of Police J. Frank Holloway to
bear him out in hi3 statement and the
chief aequiesed. Alderman Twining
ventured the statement that the pfcy
cian was entitled to his salary and the
matter was finally closed by Alderman
Eevere’s motion that the police com
mittee be instructed to And out and
report at the nest meeting what Dr.
Glazebrook had done to earn his salary.
In a statement to the press Dr.
Glazebrook characterized Alderman
Conkiing’s statement as “politics,”
and said he had faithfully performed
his duties and had many times gone
out of his way to care for policemen
who were ill and without charge to
them. “There are times, of course,
when I am not in when I am called
for, but that is as likely to happen to
my private practice as to my duties ot
police surgeon.” “If I am in I go
when ever I get a call to police head
quarters,” said the doctor. The office
of police surgeon pays $100 per year.
Two applications ror licenses ror
moving picture shows were before the
board of aldermen Friday evening.
William H. Linder and Mr. Esporito,
the proprietors of the shows now run
ning in town, filed a remonstrance
against the granting of the licenses,
. asserting that they were just begin
ning to make a little money on their
investments and that the town was
not large enough to support more than
two moving picture shows. The ap
plication of Messrs. Hulshizer and
Hamilton, for a building on Washing
ton street, the board decided to grant
after the building was properly pro
vided with fire escapes and other safe
ty appliances and approved by the fire
chief. The application of W. H. De
Witt was ruled out of order by Mayor
Ayers on the ground that it did not
specify where the show was to be lo
cated.
After a lengthy discussion in which
United States District Attorney John
£. Yreeland appeared for Robert A.
Eliott, the latter’s application for per
mission to remove his greenhouses
from their present location to a lot at
the corner of Pine and WilmoLstreets
was granted, with the understating
that any new building erected by Mr
Elliott must conform to the tire laws.
Edward Granby was granted, a re
newal of his billard room license, de
spite the fact that a remonstrance
had been fifed against the place, alleg
ing that there was considerable disor
der about the place. The clerk was
instructed to notify Granby, however,
that Unless he maintained better or
der in and about his place the licsuse
would be revoked. !
The board authorized the usua
propriation of $100 to the Morris
Memorial Day association for the ex
penses of observing Memorial day.
The finance committee reported re
ceiving $4,500 from Independent Hose
company towards the new auto chem
ical engine and the mayor and clerk
were instructed to sign the contract
with the American LaFrance com
pany for its building.
Alderman Mowery thought it would
be a fine plan for the town to join the
League of American Municipalities at
a cost of $20, and he moved that the
town send a delegation of three to the
convention of the league to be held in
Montreal in August and tbat tire town
pay the actual expenses of the dele
gates.
“ What do you mean by actual ex
penses,” asked Alderman Oonkling ?
“Well, nothing to drink,” retorted
Alderman Mowery. His motion was
lost.
The Contract made by the shade
tree commission with a firm of nur
serymen for spraying the trees in the
park and about the streets was rati
fied. The work will cost the town
$510.
The aldermen confirmed the elec
tion of Thomas .T. McDermott to
Washington Engine company, Fred
LeFurge and Augustus Wright to
Humane Engine company, Joseph
Hinchman to Independent Hose com
pany and the resignation of William
Wright from Humane Engine com
pany.
TO VISIT BATTLEFIELDS.
Many Morrlstonlons Will Accompany
Veterans on Pilgrimage.
Many Morristonions will accompany
the survivors of the Fifteenth N. J.
Volunteers on their pilgrimage to the
battlefields of Gettysburg, Spottsyl
vania and other places this week. The
party will leave on to-day and will
spend this morning in Fredericks
burg. Wednesday morning the un
veiling of a monument at Spottsyl
vania will be attended and in the af
ternoon there will be another unveil
ing at Salem church. Thursday will
be spent in Washington and Friday
and Saturday morning the patty will
visit the Gettysburg battlefield, re
turning hotae Saturday afternoon.
The local members of the “ Fighting
Fifteenth” who wili go are Manuel
Johnson, Lewis L. Davis, Jacob L.
Mattox, Foster H. Langdon, Edwin
A. Doty, Charles H. Guerin, John
Williamson, Robert McGowen, John
W. Tompkins, Silas J. Guerin, Samuel
L. Meeker and Samuel Heath.
Others from this section who will
accompany the veterans are former
Vice Chancellor Henry C. Pitney, Dr.
Stephen Pierson, Mrs. Edwin A. Doty,
Mrs. Lewis L. Davis, Mr. and Mrs.
Willis C. Drake, Mr^and Mrs. William
Muchmore, Mrs. James McKee, Mr.
and Mrs. John Thompson, Mr. and
Mrs. Henry B. Hoffman, Mrs. M. L.
Garrison, Mr. and Mrs. William S.
Halliday, Llewellyn B. Tompkins,
Lewis D. Kay, Charles R. Lindsley
and Edwin A. Corbet, of this town;
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Beavers and
George H. Miller, of Mendham, the
Rev. William W. Hammond and How
ard Miilen, pf Morris Plains, and Mr.
and Mrs. Jacob Snyder, of Newton.
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Board of Health Meets.
The regular meeting of the board of
health tvas held Monday evening. Be
yond ordering several milk producers
that covers must be kept clean noth
ing but routine business was trans
acted. The report for April showed :
VITAI^ STATISTICS ,
Marriages.... . .12
Births..:.20
Still Births. 3
Deaths.17
Total... .\..52
contaGious diseases
Scarlet fever. 2
Diphtheria.2
Typhoid fever. 1
Tuberculosis. 1
Rubeola.. ..12
Mumps....4
Pertussis.'2
Total...'....24
The sewer report showed that one
connection from curb to building had
been made.
Tale and Princeton Tie.
In a team match between Yale and
Princeton graduates on the links of
the Morris County Golf club Saturday
afternoon each side finished with a
score of six. The match was at eight- j
ej>n holes, eleven men on a team under i
the Nassau system. The players and
scores were:
Yale—Behr and Abbott, 3; Rich
mond and Hitchcock, 1; Swords and
Partridge, 0; Jennings and Thomas,
3; Smith and Schley, 2; Yanderpoel, 0.
Princeton—Peters ahd West, 0; Bay
ard and Vanderpool, 0; Gee and Pre
linghuysen, 0; Baker and Barrows, 3;
McAlpin and Garretson, 0; Edgington,
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Savings ltauk Association.
The New Jersey Savings Bank asso
ciation will hold its first annual meet
ing at the Montclair hotel on Thurs
lay, May 20tb. It is expected that
every savings bank in the state will be
represented. The principal speaker
will be President Charles E. Sprague
)f the Dime Savings bank, of New >
Fork. It is expected that several lm- j
Itant questions will be discussed, ,
ong them the taxation problems 1
1 the encroachments by other bank- >
institutions on the restricted field 1
savings banks. 1
WHIPPANY’S
RACE MEET
Great Exhibition of Thorough
bred Horse Flesh at the
Gub May 22nd.
TO BE A BIG SOCIETY EVERT
The Whippany River club expects to
have a lively race meet at its course
on Saturday afternoon, May 22nd.
The meet will be held under the rec
ognition of the hunts committee of
the National Steeplechase and Hunt
association, and will probably prove to
be a big society event, as well as fur
nishing a great exhibition of thorough
bred horsefieSh.
There are to be six races, three on
the flat and three across country, as
follows:
First race, farmers’ race—Horses
regularly worked on farms in Morris
or Somerset counties. First prize, $15;
second prize, $10; third prize, $5.
Catch-weights. Post-entries. Dis
tance, about one-half mile.
Second raoe, for half-bred bona-fide
hunters—Purse or plate of $200, of
which $60 goes to second and $20 to
third. Entrance fee $15. To carry
165 pounds. Distance, about three
miles, over a fair hunting country.
Third race, for galloways, fifteen
hands or under—Purse or plate of $100,
of which $30 goes to second, third
horse to save stake. Entrance fee, $10.
To carry 150 pounds. Distance, about
two-thirds of a mile.
Fourth race, Whippany cup, fo
bona-fide hunters, regularly hunted
with the Essex hounds—To be won
three times by same owner, not neces
saril.y with same horse. Sweepstake,
of $15, to be divided, sixty per cent, to
winner, thirty per cent, to second, ten
per cent, to third. To carry 165
pounds. Thoroughbreds, ten pounds
extra. Distance, about three miles,
over a fair hunting ground.
Fifth race, hacks and hunters, four
years old or over—Purse or plate of
$100, of which $30 goes to second, thir4
horse saves stake. Entrance fee, $10.
To carry 165 pounds. Distance, about
a mile, on the flat.
Sixth race, for thoroughbred bona
fide hunters—Purse or plate of $200, of
which $60 goes to second, $20 to third.
Entrance fee, $15. To carry 165
pounds. Distance, about three miles,
over a fair hunting country.
The committee in charge consists of
Dr. Leslie D.Ward, F. U. Humphreys,
K. B. Schley, Courtlandt Nicol and R.
H. Williams, jr.
Entries close on Saturday, May 8bh,
except for the farmers’ race, which is
.post-entry. All entries must be made
to E. U. Smith, room 222, 571 Fifth
avenue, New York city.
A car for horses will be run free of
charge from Hoboken over the Lacka
wanna railroad, on Thursday, May
20th, returning on Sunday. For time
of shipment from Hoboken and accom
modations on car, apply to W. S. Blitz,
35 Nassau .street, New York city.
Badges, parking spaces and all other
particulars can also be secured from
Mr. Blitz, or upon application to the
committee at the clubhouse. Stabling
(including keep) will be provided at
the clubhcuse, at a nominal daily
charge.
All races will be confined to horses,
the bona-fide property of members of a
recognized hunt or polo club, or of per
sons acceptable to the race committee,
and the race committee has reserved
the right to reject any entry up to the
time of going to the post. Amateurs
only will be allowed to ride.
It is expected that horses will be
entered from many districts around
New York, including West Chester,
Long Island and New Jersey, and it is
believed that some fast thoroughbreds
will also be sent on from Boston to
compete.
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FOR PRESIDENT'S CUP.
Play for Trophy Starts May loth at
Morris County Uolf Club.
Beginning Saturday, May 15th, and
continuing each Saturday in* May,
June, July and September the presi
dent’s cup for men will be played for
at the Morris County Golf club. Com
petition will be at eighteen holes,
match play against bogey. The win
ners on each Saturday will receive
three, two and one points respectively.
On Saturday. October 2nd, the six
teen players having the greatest num
ber of points will continue at handi
cap. The first round will be on Octo
ber 2nd ; second round October 9th;
semi-finals, October 16th ; finals, Octo
ber 23rd.
On Memorial day, July 4th, Labor
day, and Election day, there will be
an eighteen-hole handicap against
bogey played over the club’s links, for
two prizes presented by the club.
These competitions are open to mem
bers and guests. The club champion
jhip will be played July 4th, thirty
six holes, medal play.
Eighteen new tee boxes have been
placed abput the links of the club.
The boxes were designed by Greens
ceeper Stark and are a great lmprove
nent on the old style of boxes former
y used.
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The “Benedict C.,” the Bertrand
Island Transportation company’s new
>oat, has been completed and will
irubably be brought up from Trenton
his weak by Inspector J. Fred Run
on. It was built by Miller Bros
Phe new boat is sixty feet lohg and
vill accommodate ninety passengers.
’. is the first of the company’s fleet to
>e run by a gasolene engine.
McALL AUXILIARY MEETING
Three Morristown Delegates Attend
Session at l’latutleirt.
The twenty-sixth annual meeting of
the American McAll association was
held in Piaintield, May 5th and 6th.
The Morristown McAll Auxiliary sent
three delegates—Mrs. F. B. Dwight,
president; Miss Kate Stevenson, treas
urer, and Mrs. L. O Stiles, secretary,
the three making the trip in Mrs.
Dwight’s limousine.
The exercises at the convention
were of unusual interest and all re
ports indicated progress. The treas
urer reDorted total receipts $46,859,
being $758.60 more than last year.
There are now sixty-four auxiliaries.
Our own auxiliary’s, work in Nantes
has had new life infused into it by our
evangelist, M. Chastand, and Miss
Florence St. J. Baldwin, our former
president, was asked by the associa
tion to present the special need of
$200 to complete payment for a new
mission hall in Nantes, which she did
with such convincing eloquence that
a trifle over that amount was pledged
within ten minutes.
The speaker at the last session on
Thursday was the Rev. Ohas. Merle
d’ Aublgne, who had just arrived
from France. He is thoroughly fam
iliar with the conditions and needs of
his people, and spoke of the great
changes in moral conditions within
the past few years. The masses live
entirely outside of religious influences
and are taught to hate and distrust
the church. The result Is widespread
infidelity. Free thinking societies
abound, and their literature sown
broadcast, exhorts the people to dis
card all religious connections. One
writer, especially blasphemous, is cir
culating a book entitled “ The Crimes
of God.” We have no conception of
the power of tljis infidel propaganda.
Immoral literature has always been
an evil in France, poisoning the mind
and morals of all Classes, and this is
an added peril which Christians must
tight.
The deadly absinthe is another peril
that is steadily undermining the moral
and physical strength of the French
people. In general there is a saloon
for every twenty males, and the Gov
ernment is aroused to the gravity of
the situation and has appropriated a
considerable sum toward a temper
ance movement.
Mr. d’Aubigne declared that the
McAll is the very vanguard of all mis
sion work In France, ^nd is a very
great incentive in France to do more
faithful work.
About one hundred and fifty dele
gates were present at the convention.
Mrs. Dwight was reelected a vice
president of the association.
COMMUNICATION.
Tlie Better Wav of tlie Land o’ Beans.
Our former townsman. Clarence B.
Wood, bids us come to Boston for en
lightenment:
May 6th, 1909.
The Morris County Chronicle,
Morristiown, N. J.,
Gentlemen:
1 wish that you benighted Morris
tonians could come up here and take
note of certain features of Boston and
suburban towns, that could but be a
revelation to you, and if you were able
to make use of the labor of others, it
could not but serve as a leaven to en
able you of Morristown to get a move
on, and avail yourselves adequately of
the spirit of tlie present, which is do
ing so much to help nature and make
the country and the town more beau
tiful.
The park systems, the development
of roads, the laying out of connecting
boulevards, play grounds and facilities
for public use generally is oue of tlie
very striking features of this part of
the country.
The canny New Englander does not
part with his money easily, but he lias
found that beauty pays, and his influ
ence is indicated throughout this re
gioQj for which nature has not done
one-balf of what it has done for Mor
ristown. Towns here, of the size of
Mendham and Madison, lead Morris
town by twenty-five years, and though
tills is the land of religious persecution
and intolerance, on Sundays you see
boys and girls playing all kinds of
games, tennis and base ball, and ttie
roads and wood paths are fujl of peo
ple out to get a bit of inspiration from
all out-doors.
Come on and learn, ye benighted
ones!
Yours truly,
Clarence B. Wood.
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Memorial Day I’uiiule Line of March.
The line of march of the Memorial
day parade will be over the following
streetsForm at A. T. A. Torbert
post rooms on Washington street;
thence to Morris si reet t) Elm street
to Hill street to Franklin place to
Franklin street to Elm street to South
street and around the park to the
monument.
The Morristown band has been en
?aged for the day. In the afternoon
the band will give a concert on the
:ourt house lawn, the grass in the park
neing to young to withstand the
cramping it would get if the concert
vas given in the park as usual. The
iand will also play several selections
STARTS WITH
AVICTORY
Parksides Defeat Decisively the
All Stars, of Newark, at
Budd Street Grounds.
MAYOR THROWS FIRST BALL
The Parkside A. C. opened the sea
son on the Budd street grounds Satur
day afternoon by defeating the All
Stars, of Newark, fifteen to three.
Mayor Theodore Ayers threw the first
ball and received an ovation for his
“strike.” Lacey held the visitors in
check while he was in the box and
“Cliff ” Jacobus, who relieved him In
the eighth, was an enigma to the
j Stars. Klein was hit hard, fourteen
safeties being garnered by the Park
sides and his support was poor. In
the first Babbitt singled, went to third
on a passed ball and Barrett’s sacrifice
and scored on West’s single. West
j romped home on a steal and a single
I by Collins. In the second session
Ayers and Lacey singled and Babbitt
walked, the first two scoring on Bar
rett’s two sacker and Barrett scored
with Babbitt on West’s two bagger.
Lyons drew a pass in the third and
scored on Lacey’s hit for two bags.
The Newarkers made their first tally
in the fifth, F. Faix getting a life on
West’s fumble of his grounder and
scored on Gershau’s long fiy to right,
in their half of the session the Park
sides added two more runs, Wildey was
passed by Klein and scored otFLyons’
two bagger who in turn scored on
Green’s fumble of Lacey’s liner. New
ark registered two more in the sixth,
Green and Silken getting singles and
scoring on some misplays. Barrett
started off the locals’ half of the inn
ing by being hit by Klein. West got
a life on an error and Collins flied to
center. Jacobus hit to Klein and Bar
rett was caught^ at the plate. Lyons
tapped a roller to Gershau who threw
wild to Green, West and Collins going
over the pan. Guerin dropped Daui
her’s fly and then threw into the
crowd in an attempt to catch Jacobus
at the plate. Lyons also tallying in
mixup. In the eighth Jacobus hit fot
three bases and romped home on Wil
dey ’s single, scoring the latter on a
single by Lyons and a long fly by Danl
her.
Just before the game started a large
section of the bleachers collapsed
many of the fans being given a rude
shaking up, though none were serious
ly Injured. A photographer attemped
to take a picture of the two teams it
front of the bleachers and all the
small boys on the lot crowded up or
the stand, the strain being too mucl
for it.
l ne box score :
PARKSIDE A. C.
A.B. R. H. P.O. A. E
Babbitt, 2b .3 2 1 0 0 ]
Barrett, lb.4 1 1 3 1 (
West, S. S.5 2 3 4 0 ]
Collins, c.5 1 1 12 2 (
Jacobus, 1. f., p .5 2 1 2 1 (
Wildey, 3b., r. f.4 1 1 5 0 ]
Lyons, c. f.4 4 2 0 0 (
Ayers, r. f... ,.2 110 0 (
Daniher, 3b.2 0 0 0 1 (
Lacey, p., 1. f.4 1 2 0 1 (
Totals.. .38 15 13 27 5 1
ALL STARS.
A.B. R. H. P.O. A. E
F. Faix, 2b.4 0 0 3 3 l
Gershau, 3b.4 0 1 3 2 (
Booth, s. s.4 0 0 0 3 (
Green, lb.4 1 3 9 0 :
E. Faix, c.. ..4 0 1 5 2 (
Guerin, 1. f .4 0 1 3 0 (
Silken, c. f.4 1 2 0 0 5
Kline, p.4 1 0-1 4 (
Brown, r. f.3 0 0 0 0 C
Totals.35 3 8 24 14 4
Parksides.2 4 1 0 2 4 0 2 x—If
All Stars.00001 2 00 0— Z
Earned runs—Parksides 9.
Three-base hits—Jacobus.
Two-base hits—West 2, Lyons, Bar
rett, Lacey.
Sacrifice hits—Barrett, Daniher.
Stolen bases—West 2, Lacey, Dani
her, Brown.
First base on errors—Parksides 4,
All Stars 2.
Struck oub—By Lacey 9, Jacobus 4,
Kline 3.
Bases on balls—Off Lacey 1, Klein 6.
Double play—Jacobus and West.
Hit by pitched ball—By Jacobus 1,
Kline 1.
Hits—Off Lacey, 7 in 7 Innings.
Lett on bases—Parksides 7, All
Stars 7.
Umpire—Riley.
Attendance 600.
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WHITEHEAD CHAMPION
Totals 814 Points lu Athletic Contest
at the Y. >1. C. A.
The indoor athletic championship
of the Young Men’s Christian associa
tion was decided last week after a
series of events which have been held
during the winter. The senior cham
pionship was won by Edward White
head with a total of 814 points. Wal
ter E. S. Nissen was second making
789 points and G. Kay Anderson third
with 781 points.
Theodore Ford is the intermediate
champion, totaling 655 points; Fred
Carr second with 652 points and Rus
sell Pierson third with 621 points.
The junior championship was won
by Harry Mitchell who made 620
points; Laird Barkalow second with
616 points and James McIntyre third
with 612 points.
TEACHERS ENGAGED.
Almost a Full Compliment Secured for
the Public Schools.
The board of edcuation has engaged
thirty-eight of the teachers for the
Morristown public schools. There are
several vacancies yet to be tilled. Those
engaged to date are as follows:
The Misses Helene Slack, Anne
Smith, Adeline T. Davidson, Carlotta
B. Capshaw and Emma A. Chapman;
Robert W. Morey, thejMisses Edith M.
Peckham, Hattie C. Youngblood, Jes
sie G. Tiffany, Margaret Dickison,
Anna A. Mills, Jessie Ayers, Ethel
Murphy, Fannie Harwood, Kate S.
Fenpell, Adelaide B. VanNess, Alice
Beach, Olive Purdeu, Nancy Smith.
Clara J. Seller, Alice M. Herrick, Mary
E. Merchant, Edna L. Houtaling, Isa
bel Wallace, Adelaide Compton, Eliza
beth Smith, Elva C. Beach, Mary B.
Tyndall, Laura E. Page, Mary M.
Burch, Anna Letcher, Margaret Kin
caid, Anna E. Riordon, Sarah C. Ad
ams, Emma Gray, Sallie VanHorn
and Jessie Condit; Edward M. Young.
Miss Brown, the efficient principal
of the high school, still retains that
position.
Y. M. C. A* OFFICERS.
A Prosperous Year Closed Without n
Debt of Any Kind.
The annual meeting of the Young
Men’s Christian Association was held
on Monday evening. The reports for
the year showed there had been the
usual activity alotig all lines, while
the religious work had been empha
sized. The association began the year
with a considerable deficit, but it was
reported that through the energetic
efforts of the finance committee and
the officers the current expenses had
all been paid, considerable repairing
made to the building and the debt of
the former years wiped out.
The officers elected are:—
President, W. W. Cutler.
Vice-president, C. A. Reed.
Treasurer, J. L. Tallmadge.
Recording secretary, Wm. R. Eadie.
Directors, for three years—Dr. Ste
phen Pierson. Edwin P. Ford, 1. R.
Pierson. S. C. Griffith, W. F. Day, Jr.
To till vacancies—John N. Ooukling,
J. li. Berry, F, A, Trowbridge.
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MANSION FOR FRIENDLESS.
Dr. Coles Gives Splendid Property at
Mountainside for tlio Orphans.
Thirty acres of ricli New Jersey
farm land and j, mansion to house
its homeless tots have been given
to the Home for the Friendless in
Newark.
Tiie donor is Dr. J. Ackerson Coles,
of Scotch Plains, by birth a Newarker,
whose magnificent donation is given
as a memorial to his sister, Miss Emma
's. Coles. The deed to the property
was delivered Saturday to the trustees
of the home.
Fifty-fiye little children, the in
mates of the home, will spend their
summers on the farm among the
daisies and the wild flowers there,
i The farm is located at Mountainside.
The farm is one of the most noted
| in New Jersey. The house is of the
colonial type, three stories higli and
i with rooms enough to care for all the
1 children now at the home. M. E.
| Blanchard, of 407 Prudential building,
acted for Dr. Coles in making the gift,
the deed, of transfer being executed
Saturday.
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Ilustllre Disposal Plant.
The construction of-the sewage dis
posal plant is being hustled under the
direction of Engineer Potts and his
assistants. The steam shovel is biting
away the hill at the rate of ooo cubic
yards a day. There is about 35,000
cubic yards of earth to remove, some
of which is being used to till in the
lower parts of the site and some for
filling in Hanover avenue.
The pipe for the under drains under
the filter beds is on the lot and will be
set in a few days. The pipe line into
which the filter beds discharge the ef
fluent and through which it is con
veyed to the river is almost completed,
about 800 feet having been laid.
The trunk line sewer from Malcom
street to the plant is well under way,
about 700 feet of the 6,000 having been
laid apd it will be finished in two or
three weeks.
The Italians working on the job
have built themselves shacks in wiiich
they live and have laid out gardens
and soon will be enjoying vegetables
of their own raising.
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They WeuC In Force,
answering a still alarm Saturday
morning Independent Hose company
responded with the foreman, assistant
foreman and second assistant chief
engineer of the department on the
chemical engine and the first assistant
chief engineer in an automobile. One
member of the company, who is not an
officer, rode to the fire on a bicycle.
Looks like a South American army,
with four officers to one priyate.
The fire was in a stable on Flagler
street and was extinguished before
the firemen arrived.
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Kx-Governor Murphy Buys Property.
The “Oliver nail’’ property near
Mendham has been purchased by form
er Governor Murphy, the price it is re
ported being $35,000. Mr. Murphy has
men at work repairing and improving
the place and will make his summer
residence there.
SILVERWARE
FOR RICHARDS
Grand Jury Presents Its Fore
man With Gift at Ban
quet Given by Him.
SEVENTEEN INDICTMENTS FOUND
On invitation of Foreman Albert
Richards the grand jury dined at
Day’s on Wednesday. After a sump
tious repast John N. Conk ling took
the position of toastmaster and after
presenting Mr. Richards with a silver
service in behalf of the grand jury and
Clerk Nathaniel C. Toms a gold foun
tain pen, each accompanied with a
neat speech, called upon several of
those present for speeches. Mr. Rich
ards and Mr. Toms both responded,
thanking the grand jurors for their
remembrances and remarks were also
made by Prosecutor Charles A. Rath
bun and County Clerk E. Bertram
Mott and Jucge Mills.
The grand jury came into court
Thursday afternoon with eleven in
dictments and adjourned until Mon
day.
The following defendants were ar
raigned Friday morning before Judge
Alfred Elmer Mills and plead as fol
lows :
Thomas Isola, grand larceny, guilty.
Willard L. Taylor, robbery, not
guilty.
Joseph Fenton, assault and battery,
not guilty.
Thomas Dixon, breaking and enter
ing, not guilty.
Michael Dunlahey, breaking and
entering, not guilty.
In a suit brought by Mooney &
Lyons against the Arrowsmith Manu
facturing company for a balance due
the mason tirtn for labor, the jury
brought in a verdict for the full
amount for the plaintiff on Wednes
day afternoon.
In the case of Achille Du Four vs.
Colonel Anthony R. Kuser, a non-suit
was granted. Du Four sued Colonel
Kuser for damages, claiming that his
leg was broken by tbe colonel’s auto
mobile, which had frightened his
horse. The court held there was con
tributory negligence.
In tne case ot ouna rrassert Vs. the'
Morris County Traction company,
non suit was granted on the grounds
of contributory negligence. Richard
II. Trussed was thrown from a step of
a trolley car, near Wharton, and so
badly injured that lie died in All
Souls’ hospital about a week later,.
Mrs. Trussed suing as administraituiLK.
Mary H. Dooney and Patrick DoO- '
ney, of this town, who sued Simon
Stiner for damages for injuries sus
tained in being run over by the de
fender's wagon, were given a verdict
of $350.
The grand jury came into court
Monday afternoon and handed up sev
enteen indictments. Several prisoners
were arraigned and plead as follows:
Thomas Dixon, breaking and enter
ing Raymond Troxell’s cottage at Ce
dar Lake, not guilty.
Jeremiah Corse, adultery, not guilty
Frank Yannick, breaking and enter
ing D. M. Merchant’s store at Morris
Plains, not guilty.
Walter Tuers, rape, guilty.
Benjamin Vanderpool, indicted for
six robberies, guilty to one.
John Smith, six burglaries, guilty.
Miciiael Cary and Philip Schmidt,
six robberies, not guilty.
Additional pleas were taken this
morning. Archie VanNess, indicted
for attempted rape, plead not guilty
and was released on $500 bail furnished
by his fattier, George VanNess, for
appearance May 17th.
Pelegrino Antiorio, kuown as Wil
liam Murry, plead guilty to illegal
selling. An indictment against him
for keeping a disorderly house was
nolle prossed. lie furnished cash bail
of $300 for his appearance on May 21st.
Corrinne Miller, indicted for adul
tery plead not guilty and Lawrence
Day was assigned to defend her.
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Thrown From Ills Wagon.
While driving from Millington to
Kenvil on Friday afternoon William
H. Thomas was thro wn.from his wagon
in a collision with an automobile and
was severely injured. The accident
happened on Cromwell's hill, near
Mendham. The motor ear is said to
be the property of, O. E. Beutly, of 448
Washington street, Newark, it was
making the turn on the hill at a high
rate of speed when tire wheels skidded
and the car smashed into the wagon.
Thomas was thrown under his horse’s
feet, and the animal began to kick.
Thomas’s head was badly cut and both
legs broken and he received internal
injuries. He was taken to All Soms’
hospital after being attended by Dr.
DeGroot, of Mendham.
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Fire at Meudliam.
At an early hour this morning tire
was discovered in the second story of
the Baldwin Thompson house, near
Mendham. The neighbors rallied and
in a short time the Mendham tire de
partment^ was on hand taking water
from the well. Most of the furniture
on the first floor was saved but the
house was destroyed. Loss will ap- .
proximate 83,000.
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