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Morris County Chronicle
VOLUME XXXIX. NO. 28 . MORRISTOWN, N. J., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1914. . PRICE FIVE CENTS
GENERAL SHERMAN
WAS SYMPATHETIC
Not the “Gruel Monster” Some
Southerners Believed.
( • A contribution to our columns has
rj been handed in, in which George H.
Haynes, a Worcester Polytechnic pro
l fesor, gives his views on the war and
I shows that General William T. Sher
S man was mistakenly called a “barbaric
n monster” by the Southerners against
whom he was compelled to lead his
army:—
How up-to-date Charles Sumner's
“TVue Grandeur of Nation's” reads,
though addressed to Bostonians of two
generations ago! Germany's . siege
guns described as “40 years ahead of
their day." But is the middle of the
20th century to tolerate such weapons
in the hands of any but an interna
tional law-enforcing power?
No other characterization of war
has ever satisfied Americans so well
as that attributed to Gen. Sherman.
It leaps to our lips as we read each
new report from the front. This leads
me to believe that no slight interest
may attach to the following letter.
The manuscript, in Gen. Sherman’s
own hand, is one of the treasures in
the library of the American Antiquar
ian Society in Worcester. To the best
of my belief, it has never been printed
except in the report of the former lib
rarian of the society, Edmund M.
Barton (April, 1891.)
Headquarters Military Division of
the Mississppi.
In the Field, near Marietta, Ga.
June 30. 1864.
Mrs. Annie Gilman Bowen.
Baltimore, Md.
Dear Madam: Your welcome letter
. of June 18 came to me here amid the
/-sound of battle, and, as you say, little
Ydld 1 dream when I knew you playing
ig as a school girl on Sullivan’s Island
beach, that I should control a vast
i army pointing like the swarm of
*y Alaric toward the plains of the South. I
-Why, Oh why is this? 1 know my
own heart, it beats as warmly as ever
toward those kind and generous fam
ilies that greeted us with such warm
hospitality in days long past but still
present in memory; and today were
Frank and Mrs. Porcher, or Eliza Gil
man, or Mary Lamb, or Margaret
Blake, the Barkdales, the Quashes, the
Poyas, indeed any and all of our cher
ished circle, their children, or even
their children’s children, to come to
me as of old, the stern feelings of duty
would melt, as snow befoTe the genial
sup, and I believe I would strip my
own children that they might be shel
tered; and yet they call me barbarian,
vandal, a monster, and all the epithets
that language can Invent that are sig
nificant of malignity and hate. All I
pretend to say, on earth as in heaven
man must bubmit to some arbiter. He
must not throw off his allegiance to
his government or his God without
just reason and cause. The South
had no cause, not even a pretext. In-1
deed by her unjustifiable course she
has thrown away the proud history
of the past and laid. open her fair
country to the tread of devastating
war. She bantered and bullied us to
the conflict. Had we declined battle,
America wuold have sunk back cow
ard and craven, meriting the contempt
of all mankind. As a nation we were
) forced to accept battle, and that once
* begun it has gone on until the war
has assumed proportions at which
even we in the hurly-burly sometimes
stand agast. I would not subjugate
\ the South in the sense so offensively
/ assumed, but I would make every citi-1
zen of the land obey the common law.
submit to the same that we do—no
worse, no better—our equals and not
our superiors. I know and you know
that there were young men in our day, j
men no longer young but who con
trol their fellows, who assumed to
the gentlemen of the South a super
iority of courage, and boastingly de
fied us of northern birth to arms. God
only knows how reluctantly we accept
ed the issue, but once the issue joined,
like in other ages, the northern races,
though slow to anger, once aroused
are more terrible than the more in
flamabie of the South. Even yet my
heap! Weeds when 1 see the carnage
of battle, the desolation of homes, the
bitter anguish of families, but the very
moment the men of the South say that
instead of appealing to war, they
should have appealed to reason, to our
Congress, to our courts, to religion
and to the experience of history, then
will I say peace. Go back to your
points of error and resume your places
as American citizens with all their
proud heritages. Whether I shall live
to see this period is problematical, but
you may, and may tell your mother i
and sisters that I never forgot one I
kind look of greeting, or ever wished j
to efface its remembrance,, but In put
ting on the armor of war, I did it that j
our common country should not perish j
* * in infamy and dishonor. I am maF- ]
ried—have a wife and six children liv-1
ing In Lancaster, Ohio—my career has i
been an eventful one, but l hope when |
i the clouds of anger and passion are ;
'I dispersed and truth emerges bright |
and clear, you and all who knew me j
in early years will not blush that we
were once close friends. Tell Eliza
for me that I hope she may live to
realize that the doctrine of succession
is as monstrous in our civil code as
disobedience was in the divine law.
And should the fortunes of war ever
brag your mother or sisters, or any of
our old clique under the shelter of my
authority I do not believe they will
have cause to regret it. Give my love
to your children and the assurances
of my respect to your honored hus
band. Truly,
W. T. SHERMAN,
Major-General.
Mr. Barton calls attention to the
significance of the place aud date—
“Near Marietta, June 30, 1864." Gen
eral Sherman was at the moment suf
fering a personal grief.
Gen. Daniel McCook was desperate
ly wounded—from the effects of which
he afterward died—in an unsuccessful
assault of the 27th, and the whole
month had been one of anxiety. in
Pof fact, according to the chapter
s Atlanta campaign in Sherman’s
ire: “The losses from June 1
y 3, (7,500) were all substantially
ned about Kenesaw and Mar
and it was really a continuous
lasting from the 10th day of
till the 3d of July.”
t a letter of such appealing
RUSSELL E. PIERSON BUYS
BELMONT, N. Y., DISPATCH
Former Morristown Printer Embarks
in Newspaper Business as
Proprietor.
Russell E. Pierson, a former resi
dent of Morristown and known among
his friends here by the sobriquet of
“Big Six," has embarked in the news
paper business. He has purchased of
Lewis H. Thornton the Belmont, N. Y.
t—. Ml ,1
Dispatch, an influential organ among
the Republicans of Allegheny county.
Mr. Pierson is thirty years old. He
was foreman for several years of the
Daily Record office and went from
here to Dover, where he conducted the
North End Hotel. He has worked
with his brother-in-law, Judson How
den, on the Observer at Filmore, N. Y.,
has been superintendent with the Gen
eve, N. Y„ Daily Times and foreman
| of the Perry, N. Y., Herald.
PLAN WATCH NIGHT SERVICES.
Will Watch the Old Year Out and New
In in Three Churches.
Three of the churches have arrang
ed watch night services. At the First
Baptist church the glee club of the
Morristown post office will assist. The
affair will open at nine-thirty with an
organ rectial by J. Elbert Egbert, fol
lowed by a musical program by the
glee club and the choir. There will
be a social hour from ten-thirty until
eleven-thirty and Hie new year will be
ushered in with a consecration ser
vice, led by Harold B. Drew, the min
ister. At the Methodist Episcopal
church the Camp Fire girls, the Boy
Scouts and the Epworth League will
entertain from nine until ten o’clock.
The ladtes aid society will haye
charge of the next hour, a social, and
from eleven until twelye o’clock Pastor
Thomas T. Crawford will conduct a
consecration servit#. The alumni of
the choir of St. Pteter’s church will
hold their annual "get-together” social
at the church house on New Year’s
eve, later adjourning to the church to
participate in the Watch Night ser
vice as conducted by the rector, the
Rev. Philemon F. Sturges.
CONTESTS ARE PROMISED AT
FREEHOLDERS’ MEETING
Candidates for Director and Clerk in
the Field—Boonton Wants More
Members.
The organization of the board of
freeholders for the coming year prom
ises to be spicy. As usual, the Repub
lican majority cannot agree on candi
dates. Petty jealousies prevent the
members from fixing upon a candidate,
unless a "dark horse” appears at the
last minute. The Democrats, who
vote together solidly, sit back and
laugh. Among the candidates for di
rector are mentioned Anderson M.
Guerin, of Morristown; Harry L. Prud
den, of Morris township; and Simon
.E Estler, of Butler, the present direc
tor.
A Dover man is said to be after J.
Arthur Richards’ berth as clerk of the
board. Charles Hosking is the man
who would like to have the job, it is
said. The position is for three years
and pays $1,500 per year.
Boonton borough will attempt to
seat four representatives in the board,
two in excess of its present quota.
But County Counsel John M. Mills
Bays there is no warrant in law for
the borough to have more than two
and he will so advise the board of
freeholders. Boonton’s representa
tion of four members, if permitted by
the board, would place it on the same
plane as Morristown, which has three
times its population and would give it
two more than Dover, a town twice
the size of Boonton.
Christmas at Flagler Street.
Commencing Wednesday afternoon
the Neighborhood House has been busy
with Christmas exercises for the one
hundred and seventy-one children at
tending. The infants held their
Christmas party in the afternoon. In
the evening the boy scouts and the
juniors held their Christmas exercises.
Scout whistles and books were given
respectively to the two latter classes.
Beef Wagon Damaged.
Wfiile carrying a load of beef to
Bernardsville this morning a wagon
belonging to Swift & Company skidded
on the icy pavement on the hill on
Market street, and bringing up against
the curb the wheels were broken. An
other wagon was secured and the
journey resumed. ,
sweatness and humanity could have
been written from the field where that
"continuous battle from the 10th day
of June till the 3d of July” was still
raging, and by the hand of the com
manding general, whom some south
erners even yet call "barbarian, van
dal, a. monster,” must not only in
crease our admiration for the man,
but must quicken our faith that even
among the leaders of the opposing
armies in this frightfully protracted
battle of a half-century later the lust
of battle has not blurred the vision of
what war really is.
GEORGE H. HAYNES.
CHRISTMAS CHEER FOR
SICK AND UNFORTUNATE
Prisoners at Jail, Alms House Inmates
and Hospital Patients Are
Remembered.
Sheriff William H. Thompson treat
ed the prisoners in the county jail to a
Christmas dinner. Tables were
spread in the courthouse corridor and
thirty-five men sat down to a dinner
that included chicken, dumplings, pota
toes, cabbage, rice, turnips, celery,
cranberry jelly, coffee, cake, pie and
candy. In addition each man received
a cigar, package of tobacco and an
orange.
At Memorial Hospital music was
a feature. The choir of St. Peter’s
Church sang carols in the afternoon,
and in the evening another company
with Dr. Francis H. Glazebrook at
the head, furnished entertainment.
There was a Christmas tree for the
children and a Christmas dinner for
all.
At All Souls’ Hospital, Dr. Elvira
Dean used her phonograph for the en
joyment of patients in the morning
and part of the afternoon. Twelve
girls in fancy dress sang in the after
noon, and there was a Santa Claus,
who gave a present to every one in the
hospital. Mrs. John O. H. Pitney sup
plied the ice cream and cake for all
following the Christmas dinner. Mrs.
Patrick Farrelly presented new car
pets for most of the hospital rooms as
a holiday gift.
Mrs. Thomas W. Cauldwell and Mrs.
John A. H. Hopkins raised a fund for
the inmates of the almshouse, as has
been their custom for several years.
This year the women in the house re
ceived wrappers and kimonas and the
men received pipes and cigars. An
other box of tobacco came from Mend
ham. There was also a Christmas
tree.
TRUCK BOYS AT NEWARK.
Hear Their Chaplain, Rev. Dr. Urmy,
in His New Charge.
Members of Resolute Hook and Lad
der company attended the evening ser
vices at the Centenary Methodist Epis
copal church in Newark Sunday night
and listened to a sermon by the pas
tor, Rev. Ralph B. Urmy, formerly pas
tor of the Methodist Episcopal church,
this place, and chaplain of the fire
company until December 31. The
company met at the Truck house at
five o’clock and took the five-fifteen
train for Newark. Supper was taken
at the Continental Hotel on Broad
street. The committee in charge of
the trip was Raymond B. Troxell, Al
derman Raymond C. Shelley and Rev.
Theodore D. Walser assistant pastor
at the South Street Presbyterian
church.
GIBLOCK FOUND IN CELLAR.
Police Locate Man in Sheriffs’ House,
Decked With Badges.
With two deputy sheriff badges pin
ned to his coat, Joseph Glblok, of
Whippany, who was released from the
county jail two days before Christmas
by Judge Joshua R. Salmon after
spending a term of over three monthB
for larceny, was tuond in the coal cel
.lar of the sheriff’s house Sunday night
by Officers Vorholz and Collins of the
local'police. Giblok was detained, no
charge having been made against him.
Judge Salmon suspended sentence
against the youth qjn his promise to
stay out of trouble. Glblok was the
man charged with the ’ larceny of $50
from the keeper’s office in the summer
on the trial of which the jury dis
agreed.
TAKE TESTIMONY IN WILL CASE.
Dr. Jones Says There Has Been No
Distributing of Estate.
The testimony of Dr. Frederick T.
Jones, of Basking Ridge, has been
taken before Judge Joshua R. Sal
mon in Orphan’s court in the applica
tion of Samuel Jones of this town, for
a distribution of the estate of their
mother, Mrs. Maria L. Jones. Dr.
Jones testified that he was one of the
heirs of the will and that besides his
brother, Samuel, a neice, the daughter
of his deceased sister, Mrs. M. Louisa
Brown, was also an heir. Edward A.
Quayle, he testified, was executor of
the estate and no distribution had been
made. The letters of administration
of the neice, Miss Gladys M. Brown,
in the estate of her mother were offer
ed as evidence.
~”lCY WALKS CAUSE FALLS.
People Injured from Falls During Ex
treme Weather.
Mrs. Lucy Devore of Morris Plains
fell on a snow-cevered patch of ice on
Water street near police headquarters
and broke one of the bones in her
hand between the knuckle and the
wrist. She was taken into police
headquarters where Police Surgeon
George L. Johnson attended her. She
was later taken to her home.
Sanitary Inspector John J. Belbey
has a sprlined left arm, the result of
a fall.
Mrs. William J. Carroll fell on some
ice Christmas morning and sprained
an ankle. She is confined to her home
on Mills street.
Christmas Dance Enjoyed.
Mrs. Frederick W. Merrell, Mrs.
John R. Emery, Mrs. H. Ward Ford.
Mrs. Robert Dumont Foote, Mrs.
Henry F. Taylor and Mrs. Francis S.
Hoyt were the patronesses at the
Christmas dance at the Morris Coun
ty Country Golf club Saturday night.
The affair was largely attended. Mrs.
Foote and Mrs. Taylor received the
guests.
Dover Boy Is Injured.
Fowler E. Van Sickle of Dover has
been brought to Memorial Hospital
suffering from a fracture of the left
shoulder, received in a fall on the ice.
An exploding cannon on the Fourth of
July tore away a portion of Van
Sickle’s left hand and injured his leg
so that a portion of the bone had to be
removed. His crippled condition was
partly responsible for his second in
! jury.
Electricians Elect.
Local Union No. 681, International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
has elected Clarence Smith, presi
dent; Edward Wilson, vice-president;
Harry Anson, recording secretary;
John Watson, financial secretary; Jos
eph Pierson, foreman; and Joseph Col
lins, Albert Smith and Henry Anson,
trustees.
CHIEF DAY TELLS
OF FIRE FIGHTING
Makes Suggestions that Should
Receive Attention of All.
Calling it one of the biggest fires
during his term of three years as chief
of the fire department. Fire Chief Wil
bur F. Day, Jr., whose resignation
has been accepted by the board of
aldermen, stated In an interview to
this paper that the ^ynch fire
on Western avenue was the fire which
awoke Dr. R. Ralston Reed, then ald
erman, and the town, to its senses of
the need of a motorized fire depart-;
ment and a better water pressure, !
both of which have since been secured.
This fire caused the destruction of the
Lynch residence and the adjoining res-'
idence occupied by William Prall, and
was due to the weak water pressure. ,
The Salny fire in 1913 and the Ly
ceum fire oh March 23 this year were
also large fires he said. Speaking of
the Claflin fire on South street he said l
it was one of the finest stops the fire
department had made. “The tremend
ous number of chimney fires” said the
chief "should not be. There are as
many chimney fires as general alarms
in a year. Seventy-five per cent, of
these fires is due to carelessness on
the part of the household in throwing
excelsior aud paper and other light in
flammable material into the stc#L. A
strong draft sucks the blaze up the
chimney, the soot is ignited and there
is your fire. Chimney fires are ser
ious, too, if the roof is of shingles.
Outside fires in’ dry weather are an
other cause of seriouB fires. The stor
ing of gasoline in cellare and in secret
places is not only in violation of the
law and detrimental to the securing of
insurance, but is also dangerous. I
There are * many storing gasoline in 1
that way right here in this town. 1
have felt the responsibility of the
chief’s position when 1 thought of the
causes here in Morristown which
bruoght about the big Salem and Chel
sea fires.”
Speaking of the department Chief
Day said the town should not allow
itself to drift toward a paid depart
ment. He said, “The interest is
shown by the volunteers in the very
unusual service they render in an effic
ient manner. The town should en
courage and keep up the volunteer
fire department.” He was glad, he
said, to see the young men entering
the department and taking the places
of the older men. The latter, he said,
loved their membership so well that
they hated to feel the time to cease
their membership was coming, but
more efficient service could be secured
from the younger men. Referring to
the belief of some of the younger men
who think it necesary to partake of
some stimulant while fighting a fire;
he said his advice to them was to
dress warmly and keep in the excit
ment of the fire and no ill effects
would result. The W. C. T. U. he said
was doing an excellent work in serv
ing coffe to firemen.
Speaking of himself he said he had
served under Chief J. Fred Runyon as
assistant for two years, then was out
a year while Chief Fred A. Trow
bridge was head of the department.
He said the salary end of the position
was nothing he being willing to give
his services to the town. He said his
interest in the department would not
cease with his resignation, which he
declared he was forced to mak ebecause
of the responsibility forced on him in
business since the death of his father.
The year’s fire loss as approximated
by Chief Day amounted io $111,000,
and the average number of general
alarms sent was from 23 to 25 and the
average number of still alarms from
80 to 85. Fifty per cent, of the gener
al alarms the chief stated were pulled
from the boxes 58 and 34. The chief
said he thought the action of the
board of aldermen in stopping the an
swering of outside calls for the appar
atus was a good thing.
Mr. Hall Again Honored.
John M. Hall, of Denville, has just
been notified that for the seventh con
secutive year he has reached the high
est percentage for the best-kept sec
tion of track on the Lackawanna Rail
road system. His section, No. 213, ex
tends three and one-half miles on a
double track between Denville and
Morris Plains. Mr. Hall has been in
the company’s employ forty-eight
years.
Has Purchased “Movie” Theatre.
Dr. Wiliam H. DeWitt, of this town,
has purchased an interest in a moving
picture theatre at Orange. Frank
Montgomery is managing the theatre
for him.
P. O. Contract Let.
The contract for the building of the
Morristown post office has been award
ed to Wilbert R. Titus, of Paulsboro,
N. J., the lowest bidder. His offer
was $92,900.
•
CHURCH, HOSPITAL AND
HOME RECEIVE BEQUESTS
Remembrances for Local Institutions
in Will of t he Late Francis
Bockoven.
The First Presbyterian church, Me
morial hospital and the Children’s
Home are each left small bequests in
the will of the late Francis Bockoven,
who died at his residence on ML Kem
ble avenue recently. The sum
of $300 is bequeathed to the First
church and $200 each goes to the Me
morial hospital and the Children’s
Home. Besides these bequests he
leaves his entire estate to his brother,
Richard K. Bockoven, subject to the
payment of a legacy of $7,000 to a sis
ter, Johanna E. Bockoven; $5,000 each
to three other sisters, Mrs. Ann Eliz
abeth Smith, Mrs. Delia Caroline Fell
and Mrs. Deborah DeCoster; $5,000
each to the children of his deceased
brother, David Bockoven, Francis H.
and Sadie May Bockoven; $500 each
to the seven children of Deborah De
Coster; $500 each to the children of
Mrs. Fell; $500 each to Francis H. and
Sadie May Bockoven in addition to the
other bequest. In a codicil made aft
er the death of his sister, Miss Johan
na E. Bockoven the bequest of $7,000
to her is revoked and divided among
the other heirs in addition to their
other bequests. Six hundred dollars
each is bequeathed to the seven chil
dren of Mrs. DeCoster; $600 to the
children of Mrs. Fell; $6600 to Fran
cis H. and Sadie May Bockoven. Six
hundred dollars is given to the wives
of Charles, Samuel and Atwood De
Coster and to Annie Bishop; $100 is
given to Jesse Johnson, Cyrus Hedden
and Augustus Nelson. The brother,
Richard K. Bockoven, is named as the
executor.
TO DISPLAY MAP OF STATE.
Relief Map of Jersey to Be Shown at
San Franclscoi J
The big relief map of New Jersey, I
to be exhibited in the space alloted
to the state at the Panama exposition
at San Francisco, is being shown in
Jersey City at the Fourth regiment
armory before being taken across the
continent. The map cost $7,000. It
is made up in six sections. It gives
all the topographical features of the
state, mountains, rivers, creeks, hills,
valleys, harbors, cities, roads, bridges
and railroad and trolley lines being
shown distinctly. The map measures
more than twenty-eight feet in length
and a little more than fourteen feet in
width. One feature is that every
town and city and all the streets are
shown with their proportionate grades.
CHRISTMAS CAROL SERVICE.
Sunday School Children Participate
in Program.
The Sunday School of the South
' Street Presbyterian church held a
Christmas carol service Sunday after
noon. The progrant included recita
tions and a Christmas story by the as
sistant minister, Mr. Walser.
The children having special parts
were:
Recitation, "Room for Christ,” Eliz
abeth Ford; recitation, “Welcome to
Christmas” Edith Keeler, Margaret
Turnbull, Helen Black; Carol, “Christ
mas Candles,” Martha Peters, Eliza
ibeth Ford, Eleanor Eaton, Pearl
Grove; recitation, Hazel Kiel; recita
[tion, "Christmas Candles,” John Alex
'ander, Harold Hart, Raymond Covert,
Robert Noble, LeRoy Wilson, Albert
■ Wulff.
RED MEN ELECT.
Harry Winter Made Sachem of Mohus
cowungie Tribe.
Mohuscowungie tribe, No. 216, Im
proved Order of Red Men, chose the
following officers at their annual elec
tion Monday evening lnt heir wigwam
In the Elk’s building; Sachem, Harry
Winter; senior sagamore, Walter W.
Davis; junior sagamore, Patrick V.
Doran; prophet, John J. Deasey, jr.;
chief of records, Andrew D. Harris;
keeper or wampum, Victor E. Boell;
collector of wampum, Jesse P. Tiger;
representative to great council, Ray
mond H. Mains; alternate, Linwood
H. Smith; trustee, Frank A. Niper;
musician, Francis Dolan. The chiefs
will be raised by District Deputy
Grand Sachem Victor E. Boell on
January 11th.
Fire Cause* Damage at Bocnton.
Smoke in the post office and the Sal
mon building adjoining at Boonton
Saturday afternoon was traced to a
fire running along the rafters beneath
the Hooring of a lodge room over the
post office. Part of the floor was torn
up and the fire was put out, some
water damage being done in the post
office, although the mail was taken out
of the way.
Mrs. Brennen Breaks Leg.
Mrs. Edward L. Brennen, wife ol
County Detective Edward L. Brennen,
suffered a broken leg from a fall on
the ice while crossing Glenbrook
place at Morris Plains Wednesday ev
ening. Mr. Brennen who happened
along soon after the accident secured
an automobile and had his wife re
moved to their home on Glenbrook
place where she is resting easily.
Methodists’ Christmas Party.
Judge Oliver K. Day has arranged a
musical program for the Christmas
party Wednesday evening of the Meth
odist Episcopal church. There will
be a chorus of seventy-five voices and
the soloists will be Miss Bessie Volk
man, conrtalto, of the Second Presby
terian church of Newark; and James
Doolittle, tenor, of the South Streel
Presbyterian church, Moristown.
Struck by Trolley.
James Brady, a chauffeur of Lafay
ette avenue, who was struck by cai
No. 319, westbound, at Convent al
10:51 o’clock Christmas eve, \vas dis
charged from Memorial hospital
Christmas Day. Brady was crossing
the trolley tracks and was knocked
down by the car. He was taken to th«
hospital where it was found his onlj
injuries were a bruised nose and a
severe shakeing up.
Cantata at St. Peter’s.
At St. Peter’s church Sunday even
ing the choir, under the direction ol
J. Sebastian Matthews, sang the can
tata "Eve of Grace,” just published b>
Mr. Matthews and W. G. Van Tassel
Sutphin.
REV. CHARLES B. SCOVIL
CALLED TO MILLINGTON
Assistant at Church of the Redeemer
Leaves January 15th for
New Charge.
Rev. Charles B. Scovil who has been
curate at the Church of the Redeemer
for the past two years, has accepted
a call as rector of All Saints church
at Millington. He will take up his
new duties about January 15.
The Rev. Mr. Scovil is a graduate
of Columbia University and the Gener
al Theological seminary, of New York
City. After his ordination, which
took place in the Church of St. John
the Divine in New York in 1912, he
came to Morristown as the assistant
to Rev. Barrett P. Tyler, the rector of
the Church of the Redeemer. While
here Rev. Mr. Scovil has been active
in the Boy Scout movement, having
been a member of the local council
and deputy scout commissioner for
one year. Since coming to this town
he has also been appointed a member
of the board of religious education of
the Sunday School commission of the
Diocese of Newark.
No successor to Mr. Scovil has been
named.
FINISHING PARKWAY WORK.
Railroads Are Putting Down Full Com
plement of Tracks.
With the completion of the Norman
dy parkway bridge over the Lacka
wanna and Morris railroads the two
companies are completing their track
age through the cut, the removal of
the forms for the concrete arch per
mitting this work to proceed. The
Lackawanna is installing a third track
and ballesting while the trolley com
pany is laying its second track and is
using the stairway and platform
alongside the bridge as the Normandy
parkway station.
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Advertising helps business.
BOWLING LEAGUE FORMED
BY MORRISTOWN FIREMEN
Teams Representing Each Company in
Department Have Been Organized
to Bowl.
Committees from the six Are com
panies met at the Young Men’s Christ
ian association and formed the fire
man’s bowling league. A schedule
was adopted games commnecing Jan
uary 7, and teams were chosen to rep
resent each company. The commit
tee was composed of C. Maynard Day
of the Resolute Hook & Ladder com
pany; Walter P. Selvage and Carl
Sturges of the Independent Hose com
pany; R. G. Whitehead and Robert
Mack of the Humane Engine Com
pany; William A. Leek of the War
dens, Theodore Denman and H. I. Mes
lar of the Washington Engine Com
pany; and Vincent Roache and James
Morris of the First Ward Hose com
pany.
The games will be played on the Y.
M. C. A. alleys. The schedule as
adopted—Jan. 7, Humane vs. Inde
pendents; Jan. 8, Wardens vs. Truck;
Jan. 14, 1st Ward vs. Washington En
gine company; Jan. 15, Wardens vs.
Independents; Jan. 21, Washington
vs. Truck; Jan. 22, Humane vs. 2nd
Ward; Jan. 29, Independents vs. Wash
ington; Jan. 29, Humane vs. Truck;
Feb. 4, Independents vs. Truck; Feb.
5, Wardens vs. 1st Ward; Feb. 11, Hu
mane vs. Washington; Feb. 12, 1st
Ward vs. Truck; Feb. 18. 1st Ward vs.
Independent; Feb. 19. Wardens vs.
Washington; and Feb. 2G, Wardens
vs. Humane. A silver cup has been
offered as a trophy for the winning
team.
Trolley Car Straddles Tracks.
The switch at the northeast corner
of the park flew out of place after the
forward trucks of Hospital car No. 319,
westbound, had passed over it Tuesday
morning and the rear trucks followed
the rails along the east side of the
park. The half dozen passengers re
ceived a shock when the car stopped
with a jolt, but no one was injured.
The car was straightened out and con
tinued with only the loss of a few
minutes of time.
Barn Burned at Hibernia.
Fire destroyed the barn of Henry
Miller at Lower Hibernia Saturday.
One horse and a wagon which Mr.
Miller uses to carry pupils from Lyons
ville and Hibernia to and from the
Rockaway Borough school were saved.
Another horse, a quantity of hay and
straw and a lot of barn implements
were lost. Mr. Miller had no insurance.
Double Track for Asylum Railway.
A switch is being built from the As
ylum switch to Glenbrook place in
Morris Plains making a double track
between these two points.
Hold Christmas Exercises.
The Hillside Sunday school held its
Christmas exercises last night in the
Hillside school.
DR. B. D. EVANS IN
ISANTA CLAUS ROLE ^
State Hospital’s Christmas a
Marry One tor Unfortunates.
Playing liis usual role of Santa
Claus Dr. Britton D. Evans, medical
director at the State Hospital at Mor
ris Plains started off the Christmas
festivities at the hospital on Christ
mas Eve.
While the patients were enjoying a
Christmas Eve dance, Santa Claus
suddenly appeared in the hall. His
arrival announced by the ringing of
bells, at the same moment, a hugh
Christmas tree brilliantly lighted with
small electric lights surrounded by
Christmas presents from the relatives
of the patients was revealed. Up
wards of three thousand presents were
stacked high about the tree. Santa
Claus announced that he had made a
quick trip from the homes made fath
erless by the ungodly war of Europe
and also said in part “From these sad
scenes I come to you with a sorrowful
heart only gladdened by the thought
that I may make you happy and am
making the State Hospital my first
stop in this country.” Looking at the
tree he remarked that it was evident
that the relatives of the patients, al
though they were very liberal in their
donations to the Belgians, had cer
tainly not forgotten their dear ones at
this institution. It was quite a task
for Santa Claus to give all the gifts
but he had the willing aid of the as
sistant physicians and supervisors.
When the patients were ready to
return to their wards they were very
much surprised to find their jolly and
cheerful host was Dr. Britton D. Ev
ans, the Medical Director. When he
removed his wig and white whiskers
the patients were very profuse in their
applause and congratulations for the
remarkable way in which he had man
aged to distribute the gifts.
On Christmas morning a Christmas
card from Dr. and Mrs. Evans most
sincerely wishing them "good cheer
for the Christmas holidays and a New *
Year filled with happiness” was re
ceived by all the patients as they en
tered the dining room for breakfast.
A bountiful dinner was served at
noon, Santa Claus making his appear
ance and handing each patient a box
of candy, an apple and an orange.
In the afternoon the relatives of the
patients visited the institution. They
were very much surprised to find how
beautifully the patients had decorated
the various wards with the aid of dif
ferent colored papers artistically cut
in various designs. Great rivalry ex
isted in the various wings of the in
; stitution to see which ward would
| have the most artistic and tasteful
■ decoration.
I The Christmas Day festivities clos
ed with a vaudeville performance and
[orchestrial concert. During the In
! terinission Dr. Evans thanked the
' nurses and attendants for the cheerful
and energetic manner In which they
looked after the celebration of the
Christmas Holidays. He congratulat
ed the patients and nursing corps up
on the beautiful appearance of all the
wards of the institution, telling the
patients that he realized that the best
Christmas present he had to offer
would be an opportunty to leave the
institution and resume their places in
the outer world; he said that some
would soon be at home and he trusted
that they would appreciate what the
board of managers had permitted him
to do to make their Christmas at the
institution a day of joy and gladness,
To those who must spend more time
at. the hospital he announced that
their feelings were shared by him and
that he trusted soon that they too
I would be in condition to leave the in
stitution. In the meantime he asked
them to try and forget their troubles
for the Christmas season at least and
be cheerful and happy and co-operate
with him In making this holiday sea
son stand out as an epoch in the his
. tory of the institution.
BAPTISTS’ FINE SERVICE.
Cantata Sung by Choir at Vesper
Meeting Sunday.
A Christmas vesper service drew
many people to the First Baptist
church Sunday afternoon. Harold B.
Drew, the minister, delivered a short
address, his topic, “In the Light of the
Sunset.” The choir rendered the can
tata “The Lord’s Anointed" by Lorenz.
The vocalist to whom had been as
signed the bass solos developed a cold
that prevented his singing. Pierson
Little, of the choir of Trinity Congre
gational church, East Orange, who has
been spending a few days in town,
took the numbers and with practically
no preparation sang them well. A fea
ture of the cantata was a soprano and
tenor duet "Come, Thou Long Expect
ed JesuB,” by Miss Cora Ayers and
Fay M. Blanchard. Miss Agnes Leon
ard had two beautiful soprano solos
and the cantata also included a ladies'
trio, a men’s quartet and several chor
uses. The choir, a vounteer one. Is
under the direction of J. Elbert Eg
bert.
Miss Morrison a Winner.
In making the announcement of the
winners of the tuberculosis composi
tion writing contest in the schools in
this paper last week the name of Miss
Viola Morrison was inadvertently omit
ted by the committee. She is a pupil
in the seventh grade of Bayley school
and received honorable mention for
her effort and her name should have
headed the list.
Ice Crop Promising.
Charles H. Day has begun harvest
ing nine-inch ice from Hoffman pond
at Mendham. Ice on Estling lake is
reported as being ten inches and on
Fox pond, Rockaway, the same thick
ness.
Mr. Yawger Goes It Alone.
Joseph B. Yawger has purchased
the interest of his partner, former
Sheriff Whitfield B. Gillen, in the firm
of Gillen & Yawger and will continue
the business of furniture dealer and
auctioneer at No. 62-64 Sbuth street.
Distribute Christmas Dinners.
The officers of the Salvation Ajmy
distributed forty-five baskets contain
ing Christmas dinners.