The sun., 1894-03-22
JERSEYS BIGGEST FENCE.
4 EoTEB. MOTE Nv a war RR1WEEN
SEIGHB0Rs ar ELIEIBETH.

II Is A0 Feet airk asa Darhsus ous size sf
Fiat Hsuss-Huut ~ nsye - seits
Fisrist Rs.s,-Two Years &c Trsusis.
EL1zABETu. March 21.-There Ia war between
Florist z p Bsebe and Mechanic Henri Meye.
The latter has Just secured the advantage for
the present By building board. fence forty
feet high between his cottage and the nat
house owned by Mr. Besbs's son. The fence
is curiosity. and IL the highest OF its kind in
this section OF the country. II shuts OF the
light from all the windows In the east aide OF
the Bssbe building.
Ever since Mira Meys was put out OF the
elder Bsebe's greenhouses on East Grand
street two years sgo there has been trouble
between the families. MrE Msys was picking
up the chips thrown away by the carpsnters
who we're erecting the greenhouses She used
them for her kitchen FIRE. Bsebe happened to
see her gathering them and ordered her on
his property because he wanted the chips him
self. since then Meys has spent more money
on lawyers and surveyors fees than would
have supplied his house with fuel for several
years The chips that Besbe saved for his own
use caused one side OF his sons fat house to
remain exposed to the weather, unpnintsd. for
nearly tvos years. until now. Meye SAYS. the
elapboards are all rotten.
L p. Beebe was one Of New Jerseys Horti-
cultural Commissioners az the Chicago Fair
and 10 well known In the horticultural trade
throughout the country. Two years ago he
purchased . lot at 1.ol0 East Grand street
latter @ @ersetsd t tSrse- story ist house upon It.
Then the elder Beebe built several green
Msye Is a m mechanlo and owns neat cottage
at 1,OOS in which he lives Between the cot
tsre and the fst house there was clear ,psee.
the neigh borhood can hardly squeeze through
the alley now. for in It Msye has erected his
The fence was begun on the afternoon OF ST.
pn,Eiek's day snd was npi:hsa lsss st, aonasy @
sslf injured when after he had lived 10 bis cot,
tsge ntteen years he found the light cut 0n
younesr rssbe built. lie thinks tho fist house
could have heen erected Just as well tive feet
line between the two lots. Then When. Bsebs
built his house ne tore doyn the OLD fsncs
II with the posts sncIoachina thirteen INCHES
on Moye's ground: Meye did not learn Of the
s Ss wife fs%s to aE %
axe q be set foot in the lot again. Beebe Wa:
ssrsiSl after ths, to Keep Gp his S own Land and
painted Meyg tore 4 down and moved 1t back
to its original position.
ays %hss se ts.9 wSIs 70 paint
the side next Meye's they were stopped By an
implanted a long time. Ono day when Mere
was away from home ainter came around
alarm % m0r rsach.d @ Msys " Then, while e Ssys Was
hunting around for his LAWYER. the painter got
hs sr. and hs nS
put his project of erecting the fence forty feet
The drug store that occupies the nrst floor
who married the elder B.et.'s daughter. u
s"WSy." lie said yesterdaY that fellow
Meye 4 not nice person for neiGhbor any
and, would Sop believe It. he does all Einds OF
work about the house on sunday He even |
trims his rraperines and plants his garden
=, TIE trouble I.sap when my fathor.in.lay. |
would you believe il. She won't home real |
to paint the side Of our building next 10 Meye's
we received q notice to stop the work as the |
The ileai Ny father-in.law. Mr. Beebe did not |
wish to have any tr2uels with those people.
taat @ Ss pAf ss SSiiaps nsmansd sdH%PT ahPpsna
until a c2upIe Of weeks ago, when we got =
but SsS Ss eSss msa @hs
dom; blame Msys much for the par. he
got The building, painted Meye had to Io
is. against my father; ln-law, Sir. Eeebe. and
ny HI1o o,Tothsr.in,l.w' 70, NJ Herbert beehs.ior
last week. ana then on Saturday he started to
build that fence
Yes. II shuts OF our light and makes tho
rooms dark, but then my iather. in law. Mr.
Beebe. don't mind that in tho nat where live
The folks up stairs however. don't like 1t one
bit No. We don't intend to do anything about
t-that is. my father-iD. law. Mr.. Bssbc,. does
not-for the fence In on Meye's property
Meye's fence teGins at the stoop line on ths |
8 sidewalk, aud extends hack sixty feet. 1t
shuts on the east view Of Bcshe. {. building and
the drug store can be seen only from ono side
IL IL butt OF plancd boards. with edges close
aud rises above the third story via
dows In Beebe's fats. Crowds Of people
watched the carpenters squeeze themselves
into eighteen inches of space to raise the
feLce As a curiosity the fence 10 a big sue
cess, for hundreds OF persons 20 to see
" Meye's spite" as It Is known.