The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-09-02

as be pertinent neither to the editorial nor the
will be maintained sphere of additional interest for the reader
easwse they put the vernauar the that will be
hope purpose And the matters treated in this column
to be, preferably, local
The recent instructions of the Board Al
dermen promulgated by the Chief Engineer to the effect that
to outside the city limits response calls
help many this should be- but there
when would be ignore call for assistance 1t
would appear that wherever fire bant located that stream
could be obtained portion of the department should be promptly
dispatched An of this the fire Armstrong;
bkyad where hyrant has been maintained by private subsc
tion purposes The Aldermen should delegate
thory emergencies Of this character where the time lost
obtaining consent would defeat the desired end
Washinons Headquarters today preserved building n
mae Washington and his famous generals
apparently appreciated those residing outside of New
Jersey by the native born During the year ending last Monday
1900 visitors registered glance at the list Of those register
ing shows that twensx States represented from Washington
to Florida California Maine among foreign lands
Ontario Scotland Ireland Sweden and South Africa All
soournes the grand old mansion with magnificent
collection Revolutionary relics the most valuable Of which, with
doubt the commission of General Washington Coande
in-Chief of the Continental Army.
Another point Headquarters garden
in the where grown great variety old fashioned flowers
truly belonging grandathers days Prominently
large uder bush presented by President Roberts while
every side the effects produced by the varcoored very
beautiful Among those bloom daha ase
phlox, Speedwe day hes peunlas coxcomb mun pink
dragon pnk hoyhocks Sweet William and of others that
are ye The lawns picturesque
their verdue of velvet turf unduae rolling Mr. Charles
King the efficient and obgg Superintendent since the
Centennial year and he takes pride showing visitors about
the mansion and grounds.
By the rule supposed axity thorough
the promenae the park and other usually popuous portions
should have suffered through the suy days
and nights notable dmnuton of the hrongs for which normal
these inviting localities always famed The has
case during clement weather in the
present points busy
ba tbat
these may have been little while earlier the
outdoor the city the habit almost unacounab
vanishing the of We the lnger
muudes OF the summer to mean that the autumn and winter
will witness guests and residents far beyond the
return that the effect the local trade
papaby and gratifyingly felt
Morrspwn did herself proud fagng throughout the
Many larger put out bunting and noser
cities but doubt that another of equal flew many
costly national coors And today numbers futter
poles heights which they kissed the
very hoses These farweathe flags
do notoo fresh young radiant the they climbed
brandnew hayard and bowed to the christening sky
good many the banners that fly today consciously proud
the wayfarer have cyclone
of babed Others
been ayed by fierce winds But others
gorgeous of hue and glorious Of All alike
the old and the the entire and the tered the and
that meaning all the world well knows But the Cuban ensign that
aof at the beginning has departed from the heavens
Jersey troops question has been presented
hem said overwhelmingly voted to be returned their
Letters to the CHRONICLE from Camp Cuba bre at jack
sonyie where most Of orowns volunteers stationed
under that had
in the Regiment
Considering that the fighting STAGE for which these lads
prepared themselves by drill and practice has positively past
patriotic disappointment and that the for which they freely
enlisted been virtually terminated it very natural and
all to be criticised that they should their home
neons and their peaceful business pursuits While the
the Second be congratulated occupying by all odds
the ceanest and heaest camp the whole service not to be
they shrink from the inevitable hardship and