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NEWS OF THE TOWNS ALONG THE LACKAWANNA IN MORRIS, SUSSEX AND WARREN
DOVER LIBRARY BONDS
DECLINED
Philadelphia Firm Says Issue Is
Over-Subscribed and Refuses
to Accept Them.
■ iteelal to Ik* Frening Star.
DOVER, Dec. 15.—Having received
word from their attorneys containing
the advice that they could not ap
prove the legality of the 520,000 bond
issue which had been awarded them,
M. M. Freeman & Company, of Phila
delphia, notified the Common Council.
In a communication last night, that
they are unable to accept them. The
bonds wore awarded several weeks
ago to the Philadelphia brokerage
above par. The issue was thirteen
times over-subscribed.
No action was taken by the council,
pending the advice of Town Attorney
Elmer King, who was expected to be
present at the meeting, but was un
avoidably detained at his home In
Netcong.
The refusal or the successful Did
ders to accept the issue will cause an
other delay in the purchase of the
Morris County Machine and Iron
Company tract, upon a section of
which it Is proposed to erect a Car
negie library.
Reuben Farr, who has contested the
legality of the issue since Its Incep
tion. was present at the meeting to
defend his arguments. However, the
absence of Attorney King prevented
further discussion relative to the mat
ter which will be heard at the next
meeting to be held December 22.
Failure on the part of the Morris
county Board of Freeholders to heed
the request of the town officials re
garding the sidewalk conditions at
the Bergen street comer caused Al
derman R. W. Whltham to offer a res
olution asking that immediate action
be taken. He also stated that the for
mer communication addressed to the
hoard had never been read and was
probably ‘‘pigeon-holed.-’ When the
amesite was laid on Blackwell street
the curbing east of Kssox street was
relaid and the county held liable for
the reconstruction of the sidewalks.
Nearly all of the work has been com
pleted with the exception of the sec
tion at Bergen street, where the curb
Is nearly twelve Inches above the
sidewalk.
Upon the request of Councilman
Gustave Frick, chairman of the street
committee, permission waR given the
committee to work In conjunction
with the Morris County Traction
Company to remove the snow' from
the main thoroughfare.
C. P. Stine, the new secretary of
the Board of Trade, addressed the of
ficials, asserting that he could see
great possibilities for the town. In
cidentally, he requested the co-oper
ation of the solons In the work of
having a Christmas community tree
on the lawn of St. John’s Episcopal
Church during the holiday week.
Mendham Club Bazar
Special to the Evening Star.
MENDHAM. Dec. 15.—The Book
and Thimble Club will bold a fair and
food sale this afternoon and evening
in the Public Library building. Many
' useful and attractive articles suitable
for Christman gifts will be on sale.
Refreshments will be served.
DOVER
The bearing of the Morris county
tax board was postponed yesterday
afternoon on account of the storm,
which has completely disrupted many
scheduled meetings.
El wood Barrett, the eleven-year-old
boy committed to the county Jail by
Police Justice John W. Young on a
charge of petty larceny, has been
given a home, after a week’s stay
with County Detective Edward Bren
nan. Patrolman and Mrs. Voorhles
Ramage. of Maple avenue, have de
cided to take care of him. The officer
took a liking to the boy when he was
first brought to the local police sta
tion. After learning that Sheriff
Thompson refused to accept him as a
prisoner and Judge Salmon sustained
the action. Patrolman Ramage de
cided to adopt the youngster.
The funerals of Frank M. Merchant
and Mrs. Althia Davenport, sched
uled for today, will be held Friday,
owing to the storm. Mr. Merchant
died Sunday at his home at Ironia,
while Mrs. Davenport succumbed at
her home In Berkshire Valley. The
roads to both these places are practi
cally impassible from the great drifts.
A cantata, "The Word Made Flesh,"
by Thomas (i. Shepherd, will be sung
l>y the Young People’s Chorus in Me
morial Presbyterian Church Sunday
evening, December 26. A. C. Mc
Kenna, of New York, will assist the
chorus at both morning and evening
services. Mr. McKenna, recently re
turned from two years’ study in Italy
and has a voice of unusual power and
sweetness. Alfred 8. Levi, violinist,
will perform at both services. Miss
Emily Applegate Is directress of the
chorus.
ft WH1PPANY
' Richard W. McEwan has been named a
member of the good roads committee of
the Morris County Automobile Clnb.
A son baa been born to Mr. and Mrs.
■William Carroll, of Main street.
Frederick S. Smith and family hare
Boved from Hanover to Morristown for
e winter.
PlaDa for the Christmas celebration to
be conducted by the Presbyterian and
Methodist churches December 23, In the
high school building, are being made by
Mlsa S. A. Hawklna.
John C. Batson has returned home
Utter a visit to friends In Flanders.
The second of the series of concerts
under the auspices of the Young Men’s
Club will be held In the Presbyterian
Cbttrcb tomorrow night, under the direc
tion of Frank Reynolds, of New York.
Mrs. James Cook la visiting her sister,
Mias Margaret I. Haslam.
For Acid Stomachs
Use Magnesia
The almost universal use of magnesia
by physicians and specialism in the treat
ment of stomach troubles Is due to the
fact that It neutralizes ths excessive add
and thus stops food fermentation—the
direct cause of nearly all stomach
ttouble. Of the many forms of magnesia
such as oxides, citrates, carbonates, snl
nhatea, etc., the one now supplied In
either powdered or tablet form and
especially recommended for acid stom
achs is blsnrated magnesia, a teaspoon
ful of which In a little warm water
immediately after eating will Instantly
neutralize the excessive sold, stop fer
mentation. and thus ensure painless nor
mal digestion. Be sure to get blsurated
magnesia rather than any other mag
nesia, as this form Is prepared especially
fo: the treatment of ncld stomachs. The
five grain tablets are the moat convenient
for physicians and travelers to carry and
two tablets are equivalent to a teaspoon
ful of tbe powder. Take two of the
tablets (with or without water) or a
teaspoonful of the powder In a quarter
of a glass of water after each meal.
Htomacb sufferers and dyspeptics who
fellow this plan end avoid the use of
pepsin, charcoal, soda mints, drugs and
medicines are astonished to And that the
otomaeb, relieved of the Irritating acid
and gas, sola regains Its normal tone,
and can do’tts work alone without the
doubtful aid of artfflcUl dlgestants
Advebtleemeat, —
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NORTHERN JERSEY EMERGING FROM WORST STORM IN YEARS
—Photo by Staff Correspondent
These are pictures of scenes In Dover where tbs storm's weight was most
heavily felt. Thlrty-sl* Inches was the fall here. Picture No. 1 shows an Ice
wagon deserted In Blackwell street in front of an impassible snow-bank. No. 8
slfttws one of the Morris County Traction trolley cars stalled near the First Meth
odist Church, ('art were stalled all along the line. No. 3 shown a Hfteen-foot
drift opposite the Playhouse In Bputh Morris street. '
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Three-Foot Fall of Snow Piled
Ten Feet High in Some
Places.
Morris, Sussex and Warren
counties. the three counties m
the State hit hardest by the
storm. are gradually digging
themselves out of its grip today.
Trolley and train service were re
sumed this morning on schedules that
were away behind time and tele
phone and telegraph communication
were picked up again, but it will be
many days until things are running
normal.
From the more detailed accounts
that reached Newark today, this
storm was the worst that Northwest
ern New Jersey has experienced in
twenty-five years. Although only
nine inches of snow fell in Newark
and vicinity, the average fall in these
three counties was thirty inches. In
some places the drifts were ten feet
high.
Probably more snow fell in Dover
than anywhere else. The actual fall
was thirty-six inches.
Dover Adopt# Ford’# Slogan.
Since Monday noon the trolley ser
vice and all traffic in the streets of
Dover has been suspended, as the
deep snow is an unsurmountable bar
rier except for a few sleighs and
bob-sleds. Fortunately the electric
lights have not been affected except
In a few Instances, and the telephone
facilities have not been damaged
eeriously.
The slogan of the hundreds of
\ workmen is "out of the trenches by
Christmas,” and the work progresses
with considerable merriment and
good will. The actual property dam
age is not high, although the Dover
Lumber Company sheds were totally
wrecked along the Lackawanna
tracks owing to the weight of the
precipitation.
Hundreds of workmen employed In
the manufacture of powder were
compelled to remain at Kenvil, while
others walked four miles through the
deep snow to their respective homes.
The only work accomplished at the
powder plant since Monday has been
in clearing away the snow. Jitney
busses and trolley cars were snowed
under all along the road between
Dover and Hopatcong, while many
autoists and drivers of other vehicles
deserted their charges to save them
selves from exposure.
It will be several days before the
Morris County Traction Company
■will be operated upon schedule time,
as many large drifts cover the tracks
for several miles. Residents of Rock
away were compelled to remain in
Dover, and a party of thirty made
their home in the Lackawanna sta
tion over night, as Rockaway was
' completely Isolated.
Trolleys to Dover by Tomorrow.
Whitfield Ford, superintendent of
the western division of the Morris
County Traction Company, plainly
showing the wear of many hours of
hard work and loss of sleep, reclined
in a trolley seat at the car barns last
night Just long enough to tell an Eve
ning Star reporter of the condition of
affairs. He said It had been a very
difficult matter to secure men to
shovel snow, and that every foot of
track between Maplewood and Land
ing, a distance of thirty miles, had to
be shoveled. Mr. Ford said he be
lieved traffic would be resumed be
tween Dover and Maplewood by
Thursday.
H. D. Cummings, superintendent of<
the eastern division, said he expected
to clear the white nuisance from the
tracks between Maplewood and Mor
ristown by today. A oar was run
back and forth for a short distance on
Speedwell avenue last evening, and
another was runn back and forth
through the streets of Dover.
While business was not affected to
any extent in Morristown by the
storm, operations at the court house
were somewhat disarranged. Judge
Salmon did not undertake to go to his
home in Boonton; County Clerk Mott
did not, leave town for Rockaway,
and things up Bartley way did not
look inviting to Surrogate Bartley, but
many of the Jurors went home and
could not get back yesterday.
Chatham Uru lights Again.
Chatham is slowly recovering from
the effects of the storm. Early yes
terday morning the trolley company
made an effort to get in motion again,
the town scraper being hired to scrape
the banks of snow' and ice off the
tracks, and this was followed about
noon by the snow sweeper, which
made very glow progress, however.
Autos were stuck by the dozens, and
In trying to get them under shelter
several more*were stuck.
The road committee got the snow
plow out early In the morning in an
effort to open up the roads for the
early country traffic to the station,
but the connecting links were neg
lected and traveling was anything but
pleasant all day.
The greatest damage was done to
trees and shrubs. In several cases
whole gardens of fruit trees were
destroyed, being broken off by the
weight of the snow and Ice which
collected on them. The roads ;.nd
sidewalks were blocked in many cases
by the large limbs of trees which had
fallen on them.
The falling limbs greatly Interfered
with the light service. Strenuous ef
fort* were made to keep up some kind
of service, but as fast as the lines
would be repaired in one place they
would break down In another, and
the lights would fco out. The street
lighting service suffered less than
the commercial service, because It
was the house connections rather than
the street circuits which were broken.
Current was turned on about XI
o'clock yesterday, however, practical
ly all the damago, except In the out
skirts of the town, having been re
paired.
Conditions In Sussex.
Sussex county ie probably covered
by the heaviest body of snow that
has taken at one time in twenty-five
years, and while it has drifted con
siderably, It is not plied up in suoh
great heaps as characterized the bliz
zards of past years. The great vol
ume of snow has seriously disar
ranged traffic by rail and otherwise,
yet it will not require a very long
time to dig out unless the wind rises.
Traffic on the Sussex branch of the
D., L. & W. was almost completely
tied up all day yesterday. Conductor
Whyme was enabled to get away on
his New York run about twenty min
utes late. After arriving at Branch
ville several hours late on Monday
night ho had remained there Instead
of returning to Newton as usual.
Another train or two started out,
but as the wires were down they
were lost so far as this end was con
cerned. The first train from New
York, which was due at 7:40 a. m.,
did not arrive until 1:20 p. m. and
there were no more trains in either
direction until night.
Drivers of the rural delivery routes
had hard times in making their
rounds on Monday and Snook, on No.
1. and Losey, on No. 8. were unable
to return to the postoffice until yes
terday afternoon, Tuesday. They had
found it impossible to get through
with their wagons and had put up
with farmers for the night. The
trains today are running on a sched
ule one hour behind time. *
Roads In Warren Impessnbls.
The high winds of Monday night
piled the snow high in banks and
drifted the low places full, entirely
blocking all the country roads In War
ren county. No attempt has been
made by the township authorities to
open them. This was owing to the
high wind, which drifted the cuts full
of snow as fast as they were opened.
Traffic Resuming on Hap
hazard Schedule Through
Haetily-Dug T renohes.
As a result, Washington, Phillipsburg
and Belvldere are out of communica
tion with all the country districts, and
it will be several days before highway
trafno can be resumed in all direc
tions.
Clark Wilkinson, a rural mail-car
rier, undertook to start out on his trip
yesterday from Washington, but was
unable to proceed further than the
outskirts of the town. William C.
Christine, who has an easier route, got
over barely one-third of his territory
before he was obliged to call it a day
and return to the postoflttce with his
customers unserved.
Telephone and telegraph service was
put out of commission to a consider
able extent. There was no direct tele
phone service to either New York or
Newark and it was only by a round
about way that any communication
whatever was had, and this was ex
tremely unsatisfactory.
The Washington trolley service went
out of commission at 8 o’clock Mon
day night. The company’s snow
plow kept the road open between here
and Phillipsburg. but shortly after 8
o'clock the generators burned out and
the plow became stalled a short dis
tance west $f Washington. At the
same point a car became derailed and
it was impossible to get either the
snow plow or the car to the carbarns
at Port Colden.
Yesterday afternoon the company
employed a force of shovellers to go
down and shovel out the stalled cars.
Most of the road will have to be
opened by hand and the employes say
the road will not be in service before
two or three days at the best.
Steam roads had their troubles, too.
The evening train from New York,
due at Washington at 7:30, did not
reach Washington until 3 o’clock the
next morning. The early morning
paper train, due at 6:80, did not get
in until 12:80. The delay was caused
by great drifts around Kenvil and
Port Morris, and the failure of the
switches, which are operated by air,
to work properly. After the first
train got through the others had no
trouble. - *
Down around Passaic Valley way,
the most damage was to shade, orna
mental and fruit trees. More were
destroyed than in any other storm in
the history of this vicinity.
From eighteen to twenty inches of
snow, sleet and rain fell, putting out
of commission telephone communica
tions with nearby towns, stalling
auto trucks from Newark and the
running of the autobus line from
Summit to Berkley Heights.
In New Providence township the
schools were closed yesterday as the
principal was the only teacher that
was able to get to the Columbia
school The telephone and telegraph
lines are down and it is estimated
that it will take several days before
communications will be established.
Charles Burgmlller, of Plainfield
avenue, Berkley Heights, rural free
delivery carrier, whose route extends
from Scotch Plains through New
Providence township, was forced to
put back yesterday morning because
of the roads made impassible by
fallen trees.
MENDHAM
Mrs. Alonzo Lowe is suffering at her
home here with a severe cold.
Mrs. George E. House, of Mine
brook, is a guest of relatives here.
Miss Ethel Garrabrant has accepted
the position of playing the piano for
the Mendham Public Library at their
motion picture plays, recently re
signed by Maurice Garrabrant.
Roderick Phoenix, of New York, is
spending some time at the Phoenix
House.
William Coghlan is quite ill at the
home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M.
Coghlan.
James Sullivan spent the week-end
with friends in New York city.
MisS Alice Cavanaugh and Thomas
Cavanaugh, of BernardsvlUe, were
Sunday guests of relatives here.
George Rae is on an extended busi
ness trip In Florida.
ROCKAWAY
The borough public schools were
closed yesterday and today because of
the roads and walks being In im
passable condition on account of the
depth of snow.
The first mail since Monday morn
ing arrived here this morning at *:65
o’clock,
Mr. and Mrs. H. Raymond Bradley,
of Rochester. N. Y., are spending a
few days with Mr. Bradley's mother
and sister In Franklin avenue.
John H. Miller has granted the use
of his sawmill lot for the erection of
the community Christmas tree.
A son was bora last evening to Mr.
and Mrs. Roderick Kennedy, In Beach
street.
Joseph Harris B. Bertram Mott and
Aaron Bander^ will each contribute
$15 toward the repair fund of the fire
department's chemical engine.
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PORT MORRIS
Miss Gertrude Barber, of Morristown,
spent the week-end with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Lewis Barber.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Weller hear returned
to their home in Dover after a two weeks'
vitlt with Mrs. Abble Weller, in Main
Clements Bossert has moved his family
Into the house formerly occupied by Ed
ward Chryst, in Center street. Mr.
Chryst has moved to Dover.
Charles Sutton, who has been seriously
ill with pueumonla, has recovered.
Frank Bilker is serlonaly ill at his
home in Main street.
Crandall Zeek, of Passaic, is spending
a few days with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs, George Zeek, in Palmer street.
DIAMONDS
WATCHES
JEWELRY
Bracelet Watches
SILVERWARE
CLOCKS
NOVELTIES
Sheffield Plate
EYEGLASSES
AND
SPECTACLES
GAVEN SPENCE
919 Broad Street
OPT. CITY HALL
WHARTON
Mrs. John Shlffner, of Foppenhueen
street, entertained the members of the
Young Women’s Missionary Society
of St. John's Methodist Church last
evening.
Mrs. Ellen Reed, of Thomas street,
entertained her son, James Reed, of
Metuchen, over Sunday.
John Powells of New Brunswick,
has concluded a visit with Mr. and
Mrs. John Flynn, of Canal street.
Miss Edith Harvey, of Netcong,
spent Sunday with Miss Beatrice
Hart, of Canal atreet.
The great snowstorm has almost
Isolated this borough from the out
side world. Hundreds of men and
boys are at work today clearing away
the drifts, some of which reached a
height of fifteen feet.
FRANKLIN
Miss Mildred Juller, of Newton, spent
Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Joseph
Mackeriey, of Bridal terrace.
Mr. and Mra. Arthur G. Watt, of Bridal
terrace, (pent Sunday with Mr. Watt’s
parents, In Hamburg.
Mra. F. Glynn entertained her friend,
Mrs. Oscar Paerson, of Hamburg, on Sun
day.
Miss Grace Ungst, of Manasguan. spent
the week-end with Mra Rutherford Lay
ton.
George K. Dnbb bat returned, after a
few dare’ rteit with relatives In New
York city.
Mrs. Bsteila Bouasett and aon Waldo
and Mies Alma Smith are vlalttng with
relatlvea ni Hasten. Pa.
Arthur Stephens, of New fork, spent
Sunday wltb hla parents,
Tbe Sunday school of tbs Catholic
Cburcb will bold an entertainment and
Christmas tree on Tuesday evening, De
cember 21.
Stephen Burton spent Sunday and
Monday with frienda In Newton.
Mir. and Mrs. Jacob KaUnatelu are
spending two weeks in Atlantic City. Mr.
Kndenztcln winning the trip as a prize in
gt dom-growtng contest,
CHATHAM
The reception to Her. and Mr«. L. R.
Beelye, planned by the ladlss of the Con
gregational Church (or Monday night,
had to be postponed on account of the
storm. The new date haa not yet been
decided on.
For the first time since the signal was
adopted, two years ago, the Are whistle
blew st 8:30 yesterday morning, notify
ing parents that there would be no school.
This was decided on after a telephone
conference of the school officials. Two
years ago the school board decided that
if the weather conditions should be so
bad that It would be practically Impos
sible for a large percentage of pnplls,
especially those living at a distance, to
get to school, the Are whistle should be
blown at 8:80 aa a signal that there wonid
be no school. Yesterday was the first
time this signal haa been used. It blew
again at 12:80, notifying parents that
there would be no school in the after
noon.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Brown, of Mor
ristown, are occupying George J. Collins’
house, on North Hillside avenue.
Louis Meszano, of Elmira, N. Y., is
spending the Christmas season with bis
&arents, Mr. and Mrs. E. Meszano, of
[ala itreet.
Under the auspices of the Girls' Club
a high class vaudeville entertainment will
be given In the public school auditorium
this evening. The program consists of
nine numbers of singing, dancing and
vaudeville sketches. Local talent will
predominate.
Miss Esther White, of Summit, has been
engaged to direct the choir of the Ogden
Memorial Church, and to be soprano aolo
lat. The choir, which conalsta of a
cborns of twenty voices, will render spe
cial music at. the morning service next
Sunday, which will be observed as Christ
mas Sunday. I
NEWTON
The Newton High School btiketball
team will play the Hamburg High School
team here on Friday night.
Parents and friends of the pupUa of
the High School are invited to the can
tata. "Santa Claus’ Advice,” to be given
In the auditorium of the school building
on Thursday afternoon, December 28.
The medical examinations of the pupils
of the High School has been completed
and those In Park block will be examined
next week.
All necessary repairs to fee gymnasium
have been completed In readiness for the
contests that will take place there this
winter.
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Luncheon and Entertainment
Feature Celebration Attend
ed by Many Women.
Special to tb« Evening Star.
DOVER, Dec, 15.—The third anni
versary of the Woman’s Club of Dover
was observed today with an appro
priate program, including a luncheon,
addresses and an entertainment, “The
Worsted Man,” a musical playlet, pre
sented under the direction of Mrs.
Rao IM. Silberg aiyl Miss Ruth Watts,
as the feature.
Guests and members were received
at Palmer Hal], at 11 o'clock and
proceeded to the parish house of St.
John’s Episcopal Church, where an
elaborate luncheon was served and
Mrs. Stephen J. Palmer, president of
the club, delivered an address of
welcome.
At. the conclusion of the luncheon
brief addresses were made by officers
of visiting clubs. This afternoon the
festivities 1 were concluded with the
musical playlet.
The club also celebrated Its anni
versary by presenting the Morris
county almshouse with a bookcase,
and tobacco and candy for the In
mates; also Christmas goodies fot
the Salvation Army. The candy was
donated for this purpose by the
Entre Nous and Hoi Polio! clubs.
About seventy-five members and
guests enjoyed the anniversary party.
Governor Fielder and Party
Inspect State Hospital
Special to the Keening Stsr.
MORRIS PLAINS. Dec. 15.—Gov
ernor James F. Fielder, accompanied
by Mr. Headden, a friend, and the
secretary to the governor, Mr. Herr
mau, visited the State Hospital at
Greystone Park today.
The governor and his' party were
entertained at luncheon by the medi
cal director of tho institution, Dr. B.
D. Kvans, in the latter’s apartments,
after which a complete tour ,of the
institution proper and various of Its
collateral departments and industries
was made.
“Black Hand” Letter Received
by Summit Man Demands $500
Special to the Evening Star.
SUMMIT. Dec. 16.—Daniel O.
Worde, a negro, of 52 Park avenue,
East Summit, who is employed on
the city’s garbage disposal ground,
has turned over to Chief of Potioa
George W. Brown a black hand letteg
whicu he received a few day* ago.
Tho note. In which $500 Is demanded
from Worde, is written on an en
velope which he discovered tacked
">n the door of his shanty on the dis
posal grounds. The police are in
clined to regard the letter as the
work of a practical joker.
Guilty of. Illegal Selling
Special to the Evening Star. ’
MORRISTOWN. Dec. 16.—Peter
Pansoriello, of Orange, was found
guilty by a jury In the Criminal
Court yesterday of selling liquor il
legally at the commissary patronized
by employes of the McFarland-Burke
Company, at Madison.
MADISON
The weekly meeting of the Wednes
day afternoon dancing class will be
held today at the home of Mrs. F.
Hallett Lovell, Jr., of Loantaka way.
Mrs. Clarence E. Perry, of the Castle
House, Newark, will be in charge.
Mrs. D. Wlllete James, of Loantaka
way, will leave today for New York,
to spend the winter there. -
Rev. A. W. Hayes, of the First
Methodist Church, will entertain the
Madison Club Thursday evening at
his home on Madison avenue. Dr.
Hayes will speak on "The Benefits
of Travel."
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Barton, of Cen
tral avenue, has returned from New
York, where they spent the week-end.
Joseph Fredericks, of Falrwoods,
who was Injured in an automobile ac
cident in Mendham last Wednesday,
is very much improved.
Edward B. Swinney, of Neponslt,
who has been the guest of Alfred G.
Evans, of Woodland road, has re
turned home.
St. Vincent’s School was closed all
day yesterday on account of the
etorm.
Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Morris, of Fair
view avenue, have returned from
New York, where they were the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bilnn,
of Boston.
Miss Alleen McCabe, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Patriok McCabe, of
Loantaka way, who has been se
riously ill, is able to be about again.
No trolley, cars ran through Madi
son yestorday because of the tracks
being blocked with snow.
Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Van Fleet, of
New Vernon, have returned home
after a week-end trip here as the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Howard F.
Barrett, of Hillside avenue.
Mrs. V. L. Burgesser, of East Or
ange, after visiting Mrs. Emma Den
nis, of Green avenue, has returned
home. _
Netcong-Stanhope
WFSJ5
n Main street Saturday.
Mrs. Louise Steel, of PJratlnny, is
risltlng Mr. and ifm. H. C. Wrlghter In
On account of tbe storm the Netcong
Council did not meet lest night. |(
YOUR
HOLIDAY TRIP
will be more enjoyable If made over
the Lehigh Valley Railroad.
Rochester $7.00
Buffalo 8.00
Chicago $19.10
Tickets delivered promptly to your
home or office, if deelred. Arrange
ments also made for checking bag
gage from residence to destination.
Full Information at city ticket
office, 211 Market etreet.
Telephone: Mulberry 287.
J. FLOTD AWDRKW8.
Division Passenger Agent.
tehighValley
Railroad
The Route of the Black Diamond.
Lehigh Valley station, Elisabeth
and Meeker avenues. Easily reached
by Main Line and Mt. Prospect cars
going south from Broad and Market
streets. Adt. 241.
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Priest from Carolina Sees
Snow for the First Time;
Surprised and Fascinated
Special to the Bvenlag Star.
WASHINGTON, N. J„ Dec. IS.
—Rev. D. P. Uanlgan, a Catholic
priest with a parish In South
Carolina, arrived lit Washington
at the height of Monday’s blia
eard. It was his first visit North
and the first time that he had
ever seen snow. The spectacle
fascinated him. He had seen
pictures of little boys coasting
upon sleds, but when he wit
nessed the real thing he could
hardly contain himself.
He felt of the snow and tasted
of It. He wanted to know If this
was a regular snow or a make
believe. They told him It was a
regular snow, and then some,
because, as a matter of fact, it
was the heaviest fall of several
years. The priest was also high
ly Interested In watching sleighs,
and the sight of boys drawing
sleds was exhilarating to him.
Father Lanigan was born at
Hampton, went South when very
young and has been there since.
He Is now a guest of Father
Caton, at Hampton, his mission
North being to properly mark
hla mother’s grave In St. Ann's
Cemetery at Hampton.
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; Co-operation of Summit Civic
Organizations is Planned
Spsclal to the Evening Star.
SUMMIT, Deo. 15.—At the meeting
of the Board of Trade laet night
President C. H. C. Jagels announced
that an open meeting of the board
will be held In January, to whioh
representatives of all local clvio as
sociations will be invited with the
object of outlining a plan whereby
the various organisations may com
bine their efforts for municipal bet
terment. president Jagels said that
during the year there has been a de
plor&blel ack of co-operation by the
local civic bodies, with the result
that their work had not been os ef
ficient as it might have been. It is
to overcome this that the open meet
ing in January has been arranged.
Dover Lodge Elects
Special t* the Evening Star.
DOVER, Deo. 16.—The annual elec
tion of officer^ of Morris Council No.
641. Royal Arcanum, was held in Ar
canum Hall Monday night, with the
following result: Post regent, Daniel
C. Burdge; regent, Harry Aixnitage;.
vice-regent, Earl C. Nelson; orator,
Herbert Pike; collector, A. J. Coe;
secretary, Arthur P. Earle; treasurer.
D. T. Van Horn; guide, Charles H.
Whitehead; chaplain, Arllng M. Mac
i Fall; warden, R. D. Sherman; sentry.
I. ybrooke Simmons; trustees, Lyman
M. Smith, throe years; John Craig,
two years; delegates to grand coun
cil, Daniel C. Burdge, Charles P. Mac
Fall; alternates, A. M. tMaeFall and
C. B. Endahl.
WASHINGTON
Chamberlain’s auto bus, which piles
between Washington and FhllUpaburg,
went oat of commission In the deep snow
Monday afternoon and Is still lying
stalled near Bodtne’s, a mile west of
Washington. Disjointed gas pipes pat
the engine out of service.
Miss Lillian Clark has returned to her
position st Cornish’s after a short Illness
arising from sore throat.
Mrs. Allis Trux, of Easton, Is here with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Van
Fleet, and Intends to remain until after
the holidays.
The local Sons and Daughters of Lib
erty hare accepted an invitation to at
tend the Methodist Chnrch In a body
next Sunday night. The sermon Will be
preached by District Superintendent
Cole, of Paterson.
The funeral of Floyd flulick will be
held at hie late home In Taylor street et
10:30 tomorrow morning. The idwiilit
clergyman will be Bev, W. W. Hoaglana,
of Port Murray, who will act In the *b
cnce of a local Baptist preacher. Burial
| will be in the Baptist Cemetery at Pert
Murray.
Whet le said to be the highest snow-1
bank in Washington lies In front of the
homes of Arthur Server and William
Lacy, in upper Broad street. It is at
least tan feet high.
Bertrand Klnnaman, who la located In
Brooklyn, where he is aboard ship study
ing wireless telegraphy, la at the home
of hts parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kln
naman. He has a month’s furlough.
Relatives here are receiving encourag
ing reports from John W. Donnelly, who
underwent a very critical operation In
St. Luke’s Hospital, New York, three
weeks ago. He Is now growing stronger
and is able to sit up in bed. Barrtgg a
setback the anrgeons believe that he Cog
return to Washington by Christmas,
Abe Lewinsky returned last evening
from New York, where he had been wait
lag since Sunday.
Clarence Wsndllng came here from Al
lentown, Fa., the first of thle week end
nettled various claims against him, thus
releasing a bedroom suite and some other
household articles that had been at
tached by Floyd Major, A. B. Oroff A
Bro., and others. He was recently mar
ried and desires the goods to begin
housekeeping.
Mias Carrie Shrope has returned to her
work In the Cornish offices 'after an ill
ness of several weeks' duration.
At the annual business meeting of the
Washington Water Company, held yes
terday, these directors were chosen:
Johnston Cornish, president; J. E. Ful
per, secretary; Daniel Spangenberg,
treasurer; Willard Allager, Joseph B.
Cornish, John K. Cooke. Jt. P. Cummins,
J. D. Oroff. J. H. Johnston. The big ex
penditure of the year was for the con
struction of an additional reservoir with
a capacity of 6,167.000 gallons, the cost
of which was 117,470.41.
Charles Peaker baa secured ■ position
In tbe factory of tbe Sommer faucet
Company.
The bunting season came practically to
a close with tbe deep snow of Monday,
but, oOelally, It closes today.
The turn of $6 wae cleared by tbe en
tertainment given by tbe Klnyon Concert
Company In tha Methodist chapel last
Thursday night. The expense incurred
was unusually heavy. Two teams , of
young men contested In selling ticker*
for the concert, the team of Clark Smith
defeating the team of James Shafer.
Monday’s storm pat the telephone ont
of commission between Washington and
Port Colden.
Mrs. Charles ID. Johnston wUl bold a
public aale of household goods on Friday,
following which she will vacate the
Bryant house In West Washington ave
nue and reside for tbe present with her
slater, Mrs. Mary Yaundt Mr. Johnston,
who was a former mayor of Washing
ton, died about tan days ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Simon W. Roseberry will
on Thursday entertain at their home in
West Washington arenue a company of
a dozen or more relatives, In which will
be Included tbe families of Abrans Rose
berry, of Port Colden; Arthur Beatty,
of PenweU; Simon Cummins, of Easton,
and Wealey Fleming, of Washington. A
big dinner will be a feature.
HACKETTSTOWN
Dr. J. Oliver Curtis returned borne
from Philadelphia, Pa„ today.
Mrs. Hutchinson and son Donald re
turned to their home In Sharp street
after a visit at Scranton, Pa.
Vigilant Hook and Ladder Company
No. 1 has postponed Its regular monthly
meeting and election of ofllcers until next
Monday night.
The annual meeting of the First Pres
byterian Sunday School, when officers
will be elected, will take place In the
chapel tonight.
Arthur T. Httner and family art spend
ing a few days In Saaton and Fean
Argyll, Pa.
Can (an ary Collegiate Institute closed
today for the annual Christmas \acatlOh
MA wttl reopen on January St — ..
SUMMIT TRADE BOARD
FOR IMPROVED ROADS'
Following A. V. Hamburg’s Ad
dress, It Coes on Record as
Favoring Legislation.
(Continued from Flrot Pole.)
m attendance at the meeting as pos
sible.
Mr. Hamburg spoke along the lines
or the commercial aspect of good
ronde to the State. He declared that
while there are many poor highways
lp the State there are good roads,
too, and said that one would go a
great way before he would find a
»y to com5>ar® with this State's
170 miles of shore drive.
Plane should be devised at once
for an Improved road system for this
State, ’ aaid Mr. Hamburg, "for from
our commercial relations alone If
there Is one State In the United States
that should possess the best and most
attractive roods It Is New Joraey.
Whether we are to secure the money
needed to provide for better road* and
road maintenance through Stats bond
Issue or direct tax we are not yet
ready to say. We want the question
of good roads agitated so that the
necessity will be recognized and then
well accomplish our object without
a doubt."
T® A.k Aid ®f Ease* A.umblymen.
The president of the Newark or
ganization said that at the January
meeting of that body It was planned
to bring out facts which will be pre
sented to Essex county's Aseembly
delegation, and which he rolt sure wilt
finally result in united action of the
Legislature In providing for better
roads.
Assemblyman Pierson declared that
“if there Is one department that is
most miserably managed or that le
In a miserable mess it Is our State de
partment of roada." That there le no
definite system of road construction
or road maintenance In the State de
partment was asserted by the Union
county legislator. This situation, he
said, was not chargeable to the pres
ent administration of that department
but to the slipshod methods Inaugu
rated in the past. The system, he
said, was a slapstick, slipshod pro
gram.
Bead* Noes Immediate Atteatlea.
"Of all the things in the State that
should reoelve the prompt attention
of the present legislature Is the ques
tion of providing for an adequate and
definite system of good roads and
their maintenance, and I am certain
that the legislators are only wafting
for the submission of plans which
will provide for such a- system to in
dorse them. First plan for the work
and then, work the plans,” said the
assemblyman. He declared that the
roads in Union county are the best
in the State, and this in spite of and
without the aid of the State. "Every
body is deploring the condition of the
roads In our State, but no one comes
forward with a plan or suggestion for
road betterment,” the assemblyman
said.
Mr, Batchelder presented statistics
showing that there are 655,133 families
In this State and 81,300 motor-pro
pelled vehicles, or one self-propelled
vehicle for every family and one to
every thirty-six persons in the State.
The Income derived by the State this
year from motor vehicle tax’ in the
past eight months was one and one
half million dollars. The roads In this
Btate, Mr. Batchelder said, withstand
a greater wheel traffic than any other
State In the United States. He de
clared that New Jersey doesn't main
tain its roads and that road appro
priations become less each year..
Federal Aid Needed,«T®o.
Mr. Batchelder told of the neces
sity of Federal aid in road construc
tion and maintenance, and said that
it Is expected legislation to this end
will be enacted by. the national legis
lators In connection with the national
defense laws.
Engineer Deal in his address stated
that the greatest problem in the
United States today is that of trans
portation. One-twentieth of the cost
of living Is for transportation, he
said. He suggested that in this State
there should be 1.B00 miles of roads
maintained by the State, 2.500 miles
by the State and county and approxi
mately 1,100 miles by municipalities.
The three essential parts In road con
struction, Engineer Deal said, are
grading and drainage, which cost one
third; the foundation course, which
costs one-third, and the road surfac
ing. the ooet of which, with mainte
nance. would not exceed $1,000 per
mile. In road construction the first.
•Up. said the engineer, Is to properly
compute the cost of moving a ton over
a mile. This Is the system followed
by railroads, he said. He advocated
Federal aid In road building, and be
lieved a State should spend a dollar
tor every dollar spent by the national
government
Mayor Evans told of Westfield's
good roads, which he said had been a
big factor In the growth of that town.
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