The morning call., 1893-08-26
OVER IN OAKLAND.
Why G.. E. Hartman
Wanted a Divorce.
OLD PEOPLE HAVE A TIME
How the City Is to Be Lighted,
Fatally Injured by Switch En-
gine-Woman Drowned.

man yesterday from his wife Ella NJ.
Hartman, who is living at Yonkers. n. j.
Hartman lives in Oakland, but when he
married the incompatible Ella he was q
drummer Of Fitchburg, Mass.
That was only year ago and the world
went pleasantly for him then. He would
make quick trips out from Fitchburg and
hurry back to see the little wife, and every
thing was lovely. 1t lasted three weeks,
at the end of that time Mrs. Hartman
ended breakfast discussion by pitching a
cup of hot tea into her husbands face.
Peace WAS patched up by mutual friends,
but it was not long before Mrs. Hartman
broke out again and smashed her husband
over the head with a club and Hartman
went to bed for seven days.
Once" said Hartman, in his testimony
yesterday. ''she cracked me with the
poker. Take that, you - old fool she
said"
did you take it2" asked Major Whit
ney
''No, got it," said the witness.
There is more to come" continued
Hartman. "She drew pistol on me one
day and swOre she would shoot me. Then
| told her | was going West, and she said
- if | am going West; the East is good
enough for me- Shortly after L left for
Oakland and am living here now, while
she is in YOnkers."
Incompatiblity was proven. and the
drummer was granted his divorce.
Frolicsome Old People.
At 8 o'clock Yesterday afternoon there
met in the parlOrs of the First Methodist
Church a most remarkable society of old
people. 1t is called the Sunrise Society,
and is a new organza ton. Age seems the
chief requisite to eligibility. The y ungest
member is past 20 and the oldest is 90.
Their total ages represent more than
twenty-five centuries of life, being $3.50
years. There were over thirty of them.
The first part of the evening was de-
voted to remin scenceS of the past and a
general social time. A supper was served
by the Junior and MiZpah Christian En-
deavor societies, after which a formal
organization OF the new club was effected.
From 1880 TO 9 O'Clock formal pro-
gramme was carried out. The church
parlors were prettily decorated for the
occasion and furnished with rockers and
easy-chaiTs.
Solomon Sovereign, born in New York
ninety-three years ago. is the senior mem
Der. Then follow the subjoined. whose
yes are attached:
j. A. HOisington, Vermont, 80; Myron
T. HOlcOmb, Vermont, "a: Mrs. Sarah
Kelsey, So; John 5. Gum, Scotland, SO {;
Mrs. Eliza Henslev, MARYLAND, SO; Thomas
-. W illidlDos OIL duhIiD. ldltlHUs
81; Mrs. Sarah I. Crane, New York, so !;
Mrs. Eliza Hickey Luckey, Philadelphia.
70; Mrs. Mary A. Taylor. Pennsylvania,
70; Mrs. l.. S. Church, Maine. 70; Mrs
Anna NJ. Sovereign. New York. rs; l.. NJ.
Newsom. Ireland, n; Richard Abbey,
England, 76: Mrs. Sarah Hide Shep-
herd, Connecticut, 90; George Stone, Eng
land, IS; Mrs. Margaret E. News ON, In
diana, 10; Mrs. 5. A. Cline. Indiana, IS /;
Mrs. Ann j. Gum, Scotland, 70; Mrs.
Clarissa Hawyer. Stansted, Lower Can
ada, 70; Mrs. Sylvia Campbell. New Jer-
IA; Jane Wythe (nee McHenry), Phila-
delphIa, Pa, "a; Elisha Higgins, Cape
Cod, Mass, "a; Captain ID. b. Fincn. Cold
Spring, y. Y, 10; James Stratton, Boston,
Mass, 70; Mrs. Barbara A. Curtner. Car
Isle. Pa, y; Huldah Gardner Smith
widow of Edward l.. Smith. Dixmon',
Me-, y; Rev. John Thompson, DID,,
Yorkshire, England, 70; Mrs. Eliza +.
Owen. Bandon, Ireland, II; Rev. j. Il.
Wythe, Md. DID,, Manchester. Eng
land, II; John B. Smith, Ohio, 20; John
johnson. New FORK. 20.
Pass with Every Lot.
When the Vandercook-Sessio line of
electric road was being built the promoters
were offered a bonus by the real estate
men HOlway IL Lane providing they
would push the road to completion by a
certain time,
The directors of the road were willing
to accept the bonus, and in addition said
they would give each purchaser in a cer-
tain tract the real estate men were selling
pass over the road providing said pur-
chaser put Improvements to the amount of
$1,000 on the lot purchased.
This was most agreeable all around and
! lots went like hot cakes. By and by came
the time for the putting M of the bonus
1t was not forthcoming. The real estate
men said TO the railroad men: You did
not finish your road in the time specified
You were seven days behindhan d."
well and good, came back the railroad
mOgus. Then we will withhold the
| passes. No bonus, no passes"
! Among those who purchased lots on the
| ailroad-p pass system was John COnant, an
architect, who built a $4,000 house fondly
dreaming that he was rignt in the heart OF
! the city with his pass privileges. But the
pass never came. When he got all ready
and made application the real-estate people
! told him they had no passes for five years
nor Tor one year, not even for single trip,
/ to give out
He had no other redress so he went to
the courts. He figured out three round
trips per day for five years at rents be
| Just S432. In order to get the matter in
the Justices Court he knocked off all but
S299. and this amount he got judgment for.
| The case was appealed and yesterday il
Nao piuOCU Ou SOuEb Cdl6uudT.
Lighting the City.
The Council has at last hit upon plan
for lighting the city. 1t has decided to
put in. in addition to the 279 electric
lights already in use, 100 electric lights OF
1000 candle-power This will make q
total of 399 electric lights and 100 gas
lights. For that purpose S64, 900 has been
set aside. Last year the cost for city
lighting was $50, sos. but 321 gaslights
were used.
The estimate of the Auditor for the fund
was S62. LOG "a and that of the department
was Sos. col 81. The S64, 900 will he divided
as follows: For twelve months, 279 cleo
trio lights 800 days per year at 30 cents pc
hour, burning 1872 hours per year, S44,
059 SO; for ten months. go electric lights
S7S69 so: for siS months. 60 electric lights
S4737 60; for two months. 321 gas lamps
$1,000 10; for four months, 231 gas lamps
S3166 81; for six months, 100 gas-lamps
S2056 20. Total. s64, 0S9 70. Twenty elec
trio lights off for two months, S1052 so
leaving total of S63,036 %.
Struck by a switch EugIne.
L. Gall