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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1897-12-17

PRESIDENT SLOAN of the Lackawanna
has advised the committees of the New
ark Council, Board of Works and Board
of Trade, relative to the charges made Of
determinations against passenger rates
to that city, that 81 can only now say
your letter will be taken up by the Board
at its next regular meeting, December
81, and in the mean time our passenger
department will investigate the matter
referred to in your letter and report to
our Board at the meeting referred TO.
It is proper for me to add there is no
wish to discriminate against your city,
but the low rates of transportation re-
quires us to act considerably of what
may be best for all interests.p
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1897-12-17
FIRE NOTES.

Messrs. Fairchild & Oliver barely es
capped another ''big blaze, on Monday
morning. when lighted match fell into
pile of oakum at their store in the Beck
er building, One of the much talked OF
Little Giant extinguishers was
brought out, but with no effect, 80 the
blazs was put cut with water.
A chimney fire at Mrs. Underhill's
boarding house on Wednesday caused a
still alarm to be sent to the Truck Com.
pany. The supply wagon responded and
the red hot hue was soon under control
The trouble is said to have been caused
by attempting to burn the wrong sort of
coal in the fire place.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1897-12-17
ABOUT THE DISTRICT.

The winter term of the Warren county
courts will convene on January 4.
The number of baskets of peaches sold at the
Pennington exchange the past season was
1881, and the average price per basket was
81 cents.
The Washington Feather Club is arranging
for another exhibition to take place on Dec.
"a and rs at place to be decided upon later.
Fish and Game Warden Edward Hill of
Roxbury has received consignment of s. 900
young trout, 10 be distributed in the streams
throughout Warren county.
Mrs. Margaret Mcnamara, aged IS years
died at her home in Phillipsburg December 5.
The deceased was the mother of Michael and
Thomas Connlain, thetw we / known Warren
foundry men.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1897-12-17
Middle of the Road Populists.

Cleveland, Dec. 15.-The national COM
mittee of the Peoples party viii meet
in St. Louis Jan. II to prepare the call
for it's national convention, which viii
be held in April. This will be the con-
vention of the middle of the road Pop
ulists, and they come thus early to the
front because they desire to place their
platform before the country at once to
avoid possible fusion. 1t is stated that
the main plank in the platform will be
a demand for the referendum.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1897-12-17
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
The .Reds'. are on top to-day.

The Reds. are on top to-day.
The A. M. E. Sunday School and
Church Fair on the evenings Of Dec.
2s, 80, 80.
The freight depot and other buildings
of the Lackawanna are being repaired
and reprinted.
The news has arrived that Santa Claus
has changed his residence from the North
Pole to the Klondike.
A new street crossing was laid yester-
day at the junction of Water street and
Spring. much needed Improvement.
The Commercial Bowling Club is ar
ranging for series of games with the
Summit and Chatham Bowling teams.
Past Commander J. Fl. Couch of Tor
bert Post, q A. r., visited and inspect
ed McDavit Post, No. 81, of Dover on
Monday night.
There is to be an old fashioned cake
walk by the Whatnot Club, at the hall
in the "Old Banner Building next
Tuesday night.
The Baptist Boys Brigade of the
Baptist Church hold an entertainment
with songs, recitation, and drill at the
Y. M. G. A. hall this evening.
Christmas exercises of the Free Kin
dergarten will be held at the Kinder
| garten rooms in the McAlpin Block at
$3.50 next Wednesday afternoon.
There are now only four cases of
diphtheria at the Memorial Hospital
annex. Four children who have entirely
recovered were sent away on Wednes-
day.
Rev. A. A. Zabriskie of Parsippany
has accepted the call to the pastorate of
the Second Presbyterian Church at
Mendham, and will commence his duties
about January 1st.
The Christian Endeavor Union of
Morris County will celebrate its tenth
anniversary by a special convention in
the Presbyterian Church at Dover on
Tuesday, January 25th.
Few Christmas presents would be bet
ter appreciated than years subscription
to the MORRIS COUNTY CHRONICLE, a
present like this will be remembered
and enjoyed all the year round.
| The forty-third annual meeting of the
New Jersey State Teachers Association
will be held at the State Normal School
on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
December 9th. 28th and goth.
The sociable given by Glass 45 of the
South Street Presbyterian Church on
Friday night was enjoyed by all. After
the regular business meeting, songs and
instrumental selections were rendered by
a graphophone, refreshments following.
A. R. Ritter is preparing plans and
specifications for two cottages at Ber-
nardsville for Romine G. Nichols, which
will be located near the depot. Mr.
Ritter has also designed monument for
Lee Y. Sayre of Newark, which will be
placed in Mount Pleasant Cemetery. 1t
will cost about So 600.
DR.. John Jones of Washington, D. q,
lwha- rscsntl sasalsr4 hasad the Sheriff
Anderson farm d tie Mendham road, is
remodeling the homestead and repairing
the outbuildings. 1t is the intention Of
DR.. Jones to build handsome residence
in the near future on the knoll opposite
the homestead. Bridges will be built,
roads laid out and numerous other i'm
provements made before work is COM
o1 h. 1.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1897-12-17


1882, in 1890, and N this latter year it
extended to Pennsylvania and Ohio. The
past summer has been a disastrous one
locally for the young birds, the heavy
rains during July absolutely extermin-
ated the young coveys so that partridge
shooting here in the northern end Of the
State has been very, very poor, while
from reports that we had from the west
where they had dry Matching season,
birds have been very plenty.
The partridge is bird amply able to
take care of itself under every circum-
stances. No cold is rigorous enough in
this climate to affect it, and when the
deep SHOWS are on the ground, with the
crusts that exterminate our quail, the
partridge will make a fine living on the
seeds of the sumach which no other
bird will touch, and when there ID no
crust he plunges fearlessly in the deep
SHOWS to find a warm bed and a COM
Portable nights roost.
We may say DIS d conclusion that there
seems to have been general misinter-
probation of the way we expressed our
ideas two weeks ago. We had no inten-
ton of making an attack on the farmer
in so far as he is farmer. We have no
grievance with landowners, nor with any
other element of the community. But
what we wished to convey to our readers
was the idea that sportsmen should have
something to say about the construction
of our game laws, and that because a
man was landowner he was not en-
titled to more consideration in this mat
ter than the man who went afeld. Any
man who wishes to forbid shooting on
his property has perfect right to do SO.
A law has been passed to protect him
in the use of his property and of the
game on it, and a very stringent law it
is, too. All he has to do is to enforce it.
And if he is unwilling to enforce it, it is
his fault, not that of the men who shoot.
Let US add, therefore. that to those of
our readers who have felt offended or
aggrieved, we tender the expression of
our highest consideration.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1897-12-17
OBITUARY.
MRS. MARY KEEFE.
Morristown, Dec. IL.

Mrs. Thomas Keef, formerly Miss
Mary Hickey, died on Saturday morning
at her home at % Phoenix avenue. Death
was the result of sudden attack of
appoplexy, followed BY paralysis, which
came suddenly th9 evening previous.
She was A years old and leaves a hus-
band, sister. Mrs. Keaton, and a
brother, Patrick Hickey. The funeral
service was held on Tuesday morning at
the Church Of the Assumption.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1897-12-17
PARTRIDGE SHOOTING.

1t has often been our fortune in talk
ing over the game laws with men who
shoot more or less to hear them criticise
that part of the present game law
which allows ruffied grouse or partridge
shooting to begin simultaneously with
that of woodcock on the first day OF DC
tober. But when we have put to them
the question How many partridge have
YOU ever killed while the leaves were on
during that month? they were forced to
confess that the number was surprisingly
small. Every body will admit that par
fridge are fully grown, fully developed,
and strong of wing at this time OF the
year. and when we add to the ordinary
difficulties that attend their pursuit the
thick cover given them by the leaves IN
the sprouts where they are mostly found
at this season, we are forced to admit that
it matters little whether the season opens
on the first of October or on any other
date anterior to the time when
the frosts, winds and the storms have
stripped the leaves. La fact, IN Pennsyl-
yania and in Ohio. where shooting is per-
mitted on the first of September, this
bird is very little shot at this time OF
year, and hesportsman is perforce bound
to contine his efforts against them until
later in the season. While shooting
woodcock, one continually runs against
partridge, and we can see no conceivable
reason why the chance of shot now
and then should not be permitted, In
fact, about the only violation of the
game laws that we have witnessed per
sonally has been the shooting of par
fridge in October while men were out
after woodcock. A good shot at par
fridge is strong temptation, and a
man must have strong character to
Withstand it.
That the matter of legislation has very
little effect upon the number of part
ridge, upon their increase or decrease in
any given season is a we'll established
fact. They, like the rest of the grouse
family, are subject to an epidemic disease
which attacks them whenever section
of the country becomes over-populated
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1897-12-17
General Markets.

New York, Dec 10.
FLOUR-State and western quiet, but
steady; city mills patents, s565a5.85; winter
patents ST. S0a5.l0; city mills clears, IS. 4oa5 so;
winter straights S4.50a460.
WHEAT-No. 2 red ruled firm an the morn
ing on higher cables, small northwest receipts
and covering; December, T1aaN 9-16c May,
9311sa935sc.
RYE-Dull; No. 2 western, 4e11lc,, 9. i. f.,
Buffalo
CORN-No. 2 was quiet, but firm with wheat !,
May, 34a34 slice.
OATS-No. 2 were dull; track, white, -
2819aS4c. track. white, western, 281za2
PORK Quiet mess, S. 25a9 ;<fani
Ia-stss "; liilaIlai -
nominal.
BUTTER Quiet state dairy, Babe; state
creamery, 15a22c.
enthusiastically; large, white September,
B14a812c. small, white, September, 9ag14c.
EGGS-Qldet; state and Pennsylvania, 2la
&c.. WESTERN 20a24c
SUGAR-Raw strong; fair refining, S15c
centrifugal, 90 test, &C.; refined strong; crush
ed, 5 5-16c. powdered, slice.
TURPENTINE-Ste at 33a331Sc.
MOLASSES-Steady; New Orleans, 26a31c
RICE-Quiet; domestic 415a614c. Japan, ~
a415c.
:. TALLow-Firm; city, s14c.; country. s1za
S55c.
HAY-ouiet shipping, 4Oa45c.: good to
choice, 50a70c.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1897-12-17

The Essex County Park Commission
having expended s2,1OO,OOO of the 3d.
500, 900 raised on bond issue would like
another $l,OOO,O OOin order to complete
its. plans.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1897-12-17
MRS DUNN.

Mrs. - widfcs Thomas
Dunn, dr. her home on Madison
street last Sathrday morning. She was
nearly so yeaks old and had been i'll for
some time. Mineral services were held
at the Church of the Assumption on
Tuesday, six grandchildren acting a.
pallbearer. Interment was made in St.
Mary's Cemetery. Mrs. Dunn had been
a resident of Morristown for over sixty
years. She leaves three sons and three
daughters, William ", Edward. and
James and Miss Mary Ann and Bridget,
all of Morristown. and Mrs. John Lowe
of Mt. Arlington.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1897-12-17
improvement Society Meeting.

A meeting Of the Morristown I'm
provement Society will be held in Room
ID, Farrelly building, this Friday even
ing at p. M. to receive the report of
the special committee appointed to con-
slider the proposed changes in the charter
OF Morristown and for such other bust
ness as may come before the meeting.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1897-12-17
THE WORTHY VETERAN,

The State Gazette says: 1.-The Cam
den Courier tells the plain truth in IN
mistakable language when it says that
there is no good reason why old soldiers
IN the enjoyment of a pension should
marry with view to fastening wives Sc
cured late in life, upon the government
revenues. 1t is as much morally wrong
as it is an Ubiquitous imposition upon the
people, and Congress should provide
means to prevent it. The psHsisal6
t5ih needs const nd Gloss watching
to prevent the goJ3rnment from being
imposed upon. as it undoubtedly was in
some cases, as past developments proved.
The pension system was designed to care
for the wholly worthy, and the I'M
worthy wherever found should be elimi-
mated from the roll.
1.-The pension question is one upon
which the veterans of the late war are
very sensitive, and they are apt to get a
wrong view of the position assumed by
the man who argues that the pension
list should be made up with great care
and caution.
1--WE presume that there is not per-
son loyal to this country who begrudges
the worthy veteran single cent
that he receives from the government,
but it is fact, established many times,
that men and women have secured a
pension, through trickery and false
swearing, who are in no degree entitled
to it."
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1897-12-17
Free Kindergarten.

The Christmas exercises of the Free
kindergarten will be held at the rooms
in the McAlpin block on Wednesday,
December 90, at $50 p. m. All are in
vited. On the following day the parents
will meet with the children at $50 a. m.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1897-12-17

PUBLIC opinion and an enforced regard
for the laws of the State of New Jersey
were the factors that caused the New
Jersey Traction Company to order its
900 cars to vestibuled as rapidly as
possible,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1897-12-17

We have received copy of The
Chronicle, the organ of the Quincy
(Mass.) Y. M. G. A., edited by w.
F. Hoehn, general secretary, form
erly of Morristown. The first issue
is credit to the association of that
place and contains excellent half tone
portraits of Mr.. and Mrs. H Jehn.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1897-12-17
THE BANNER ON DEMOCRATIC
DEFEAT.

Isn't the Banner rough on the Demo-
cratic party? It's leader this week vir-
tually implies that all the common sense
of the party resided in the brains of
George 7. Werts and w. w. Cutler and
that since they are no longer available
the party is unable to electits candidates.
If the Banner be correct in giving this as
the cause of Democratic defeat, George
T. Werts and w. w. Cutler must
possess all the common sense and brains
of the Democratic party in the United
States.
WHEN the truthful Jersey City Jour
nal comes out with scare head lines,
ga Menace to the City," Specifications
Out for a Hog Abattoir at the Head of
the Gap, Property Endangered" "The
Stenches presumably in addition to the
reeking manure heaps that Would Be
Sure to Arise Would Make Life I'm
beardble, is it to be wondered that COM
paratively recently our population has
increased by the addition of a number of
desirable families from the city that far
outranks Cologne in the number and
variety of its stenches.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1897-12-17

THE Democratic party in Morris coun-
ty and its organ, the Banner, are SO full
of the free silver and other heresies that
not even Judge Cutters aiding ''the
party with counsel and advice" will ever
re-unite it.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1897-12-17
BEVERLY WARD, JR.

Beverly Ward, Jr.. who was well
known in Morristown where he formerly
resided died at the Baltusrol Club House
in Short Hills, early yesterday morning.
Mr.. Ward married Miss Caroline Suck
ley, sister Of Mrs. Robert H. McCurdy of
Morris Plains. Several years ago he
erected handsome summer residence at
Short Hills, near the club house grounds
where he has since Sesided.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1897-12-17

THE election held in Plainfeld on Tues
day resulted in the election of three Re
publican and five Citizens as members of
the Common Council. The Republican
candidates for FreehoIders were elected.
The question of liquor licenses was also
voted on, with the result that out of g.
700 votes, majority of 757 was cast in
favor of licenses.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1897-12-17
CYCLING NOTES.

Bicycles are now carried as baggage without
extra charge railroad lines aggregating
over IS 600 miles in length, an increase of
about $4,000 miles since last February Coast
line and river steamers and ferries having a
combined length of route of 1876 GOO miles are
also carrying bicycles the same as other forms
of baggage and without extra charge,
In France all railroads carry bicycles as
ordinary baggage, and the increase of receipts
within the last year. due to wheelmen's
patronage, has been very substantial The
same effect is noted in this country, as shown
in the case of the Long Island Railroad Com
pany. which last year carried about 10000
cyclist passengers and this year about 10000
each paying full first class fare.
Cycle path construction along the lines of
of country roads will be pushed more vigor-
ously in 1898 than ever before. From the
the practical experience thus far gained it is
shown that the best surface for cycle paths is
composed of thin dressing of crushed sand
stone. This material packs easily, forms
smooth, elastic surface, with just enough grit
to bite the tire and prevent slipping. drains
quickly. resists the formation of mud and for
ten months in the year supplies an ideal wheel
way. 1t is superior to the cinder surface in
that the latter sticks to the rubber tire and is
easily picked up and loosened by passing
wheels. and in dry weather is blown off and
scattered by strong winds. cycle path
should be not less than five feet (better six
lc0tl III AtS HdrrOWoSt part.
A lady from Philadelphia visiting in
this city, and having attended one or two
of the social affairs for which PlainHeld
is noted at this time of year, remarked
that in no city outside her own, had she
seen 30 many pretty girls together as she
had seen while here, and she thought it
something worthy of mention because
she believed Philadelphia to be 10 the
lead in feminine beauty. Courier Ne,cs,
Plainfeld.
New and dangerous counterfeits of the
S5 silver certificate are in circulation
The counterfeits are of the series 1891,
letter ID, and well executed.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1897-12-17

IT IS understood that the Hon. Joseph
Cross of Elizabeth will receive the ap-
pointment as Judge of Union County. The
selection is an admirable one and will re-
fleet credit alike to the county and the
Governor who makes it. 1t will be re-
membered that ex-Speaker Cross was at
one time resident of Morris county and
that his birth place was at New Vernon.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1897-12-17
DEATH or MRS. M,kINLEY.
The Presidents Mother Passes Peacefully
Away at Canton. O.

Away at Canton, o.
Canton, o., Dec. IS. = Nancy Allison
Mckinley, mother of President McKin-
ley, died at 2:30 o'clock yesterday
morning. Her end was beautiful in it's
peacefulness. Mrs. Mckinley seemed
to sleep SO soundly that it was difficult
to tell whether she had yet breathed
her last. This condition continued for
half an hour. There was no struggle.
She seemed to sleep her life away. The
president and all of her family were at
the bedside. There were no recogni-
tions, however.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1897-12-17

No wonder Paterson is called the
s'silk city" The statistics of the silk in
dustry there show 1888 ribbon looms,
U 1926 broad silk looms and 219, 998
E,srdsv-- ri ft1o actual valuation 81 the
real estate and buildings owned by
silk mill proprietors in Paterson, at a
low estimate; may be put down as 81
$4,000; the personal property, including
looms, spindles, stock, &C., of those en-
gagged in silk manufacture, whether or
not they own their own mills, s., 059, 500,
This in the aggregate amounts to the
enormous sum of SO, 1886, 800.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1897-12-17

EX-SENATOR BLoDaETr has been re-
elected mayor of Long Branch for the
fifth consecutive term.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1897-12-17

The adding of the city tax duplicate
for 1897 shows only 81 for dog tax and
therefore only eleven dogs in town. But
we think that even hasty, one-eyed
survey of the city's streets, back yards,
lawns, piazzas, etc., to say nothing of
the park, would reveal about half
thousand CANNES, good, bad and indiffer-
emit, and not all without owners, either.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1897-12-17

Ex-ATroRNEY General John P. Stock
ton, might have been engaged in better
business than appearing as associate
counsel for the race track gamblers
Doubtless the General thought the fee
was SO high that he could afford to sacri-
ice considerable of his selfrespect.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1897-12-17

During Baptism at Manasquan on Sunday
a dock collaped. letting several hundred peo-
pie into two feet of water and one of mud.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1897-12-17

tons. however