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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-12-23
To the Editor of the CHRoNrcLE-

To the Editor of the CHRONICLE
Could not some influence be brought
to bear on the Freeholders to induce
them to buy land near Morristown for
the Poorhouse2
In Michigan, understand, which has
the best poor laws and is the most adj
vanced Of any State, there is law that
every Poorhouse shall be within three
miles of the county town. After visit
ing this Poorhouse conscientiously for
ten years, and realizing the changes for
the better, I feel that it is important to
have the house as near Morristown as
possible. The reason they will urge
against it, of course, will be the increased
cost of the land, but it seems to me that
if some one would take hold of the SUBJ
Jet with good, firm hand the matter
might be arranged 1t is now one of the
very worst poorhouses in the State, and
every inch the S. G. A. has gained has
been by hard work OBSERVER.
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WEEK OF PRAYER.
Progra m Suggested by the Evangelical
Alliance of America.

Progrl m Suggested by the Evangelical
Alliance of America.
The Evangelical Alliance for the
United States has suggested for the
Week of Prayer, January to s, 1899,
the following program /:
Sunday, January 1-Sermons on
Christian Unity.
Monday, January 2-Prayerful Con-
fession.
Tuesday, January s-The Church
Universal.
Wednesday, January Nations and
Their Rulers.
Thursday, January 5-Foreign Mis-
sions.
Friday, January 6-Home Missions.
Saturday, January Families and
Schools.
Sunday. January s-sermons on The
Power of United Efforts.
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summit,s sle. 900 Fire.

On Monday night fire in the Taylor
building at Summit caused loss Of
$4,000. Among the occupants were
J. S. Hall and Drs. A. B. and Kelsey
Osmun, dentists, Of Morristown. Mr..
Halls loss will reach s.. 600 fully insured,
while the Doctors Osmnn place theirs
at $1,000. The fire was accidental.
Members Of the hose and hook and lad
der companies, respectively were present
but refused to assist in extinguishing the
flames. This was result Of the recent
trouble in the Summit department.
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CONGRESS ADJoURNS.
MIR. Bliss Resigns the interior De-
partment PortfoIio--No Hope for
Currency Reform--The Presidents
Southern Speeches Receive Much
Favorable Comment.
Special Correspondence.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-After being in
session for two weeks and half, Con-
gress has adjourned for two weeks to
enable the Senators and Representatives
and the employees Of the two branches
to enjoy the holiday season.
In the fifteen days Congress has spent
session substantial progress has been
made in the matter Of the appropriation
bills which provide the ways and means
of carrying on the Government,
The Nicaragua canal bill was taken up
in the Senate and made the unfinished
business of that body. 1t will probably
pass in some shape soon after the holt
days.
Secretary Bliss of the Interior Depart
ment has resigned and Ethan Allen
Hitchcock of Missouri. Ambassador to
Russia. and great grandson of Colonel
Ethan Allen of Ticonderoga fame, has
been nominated by the President and
confirmed by the Senate for the vacancy
thus created.
~
The House has passed some of the APP
preparation bills and sent them over to
the Senate. It has also passed the Anti
Scalping bill and sent it over to the
Senate.
It was decided, on the notion of Mr..
Bailey of Texas, leader of the minority,
to inquire into the status, as regards
membership in the House. of Major
General Wheeler of Alabama, hero of
Santiago Colonel Colson of Kentucky,
and Colonel Campbell of Illinois.
The Military Committee is preparing
to report the Hull bill for the re-
Organization of the army.
M
There is absolutely no prospect of
currency reform at this session of Con-
gress No measure looking in this
direction could be passed through the
Senate as at present constituted. The
hope for such legislation lies in the
future, with the next or some succeeding
Congress. It was pointed out in this
correspondence couple of weeks ago
that if the friends of currency reform
would get together during the present
session and formulate some measure of
reform which Congress could agree to
without serious friction the President
would in all probability call special
session of the Ffty-Sixth Congress- in the
spring. Thus far it does not appear that
any hesdway has been made in this
direction.
The President has been the recipient
of no end of congratulations since his
return from his southern tour. He has
deem lavishly congratulated upon his
speeches. especially that at Atlanta, IN
which he first spoke in favor of the
nations taking care Of the confederate
dead. Among those who congratulated
him none was more hearty and sincere
than Vice President Hobart. E. w. B.
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aNERvE.o

The Baltimore american notes that in
recent discussion as to the merits of
women as school trustees, at session Of
the school commissioners of Maryland.
Mr.. Duer, the member from Somerset
county, gave as the basis Of his opposi-
ton to the appointment Of women in such
capacity that ''there would be no end Of
squabbling,n He kindly admitted their
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HOSIERY.

Our Hosiery Department is al
ways complete, and we keep moth
ing but reliable goods.
Children's stockings, double heels IA
and toes, extra good value, 25c.. VIZ
&c.,, 12c and ........... OUs
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-12-23

CONGRESSMAN PITNEY will resign his
seat in Congress on January 8, and he
will be sworn in as State Senator on
Tuesday, the 10th
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THE Board Of Trade of Newark has
appointed a committee to draft bill for
Greater Newark, which win be intro
duced in the Legislature.
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CASUAL observations.
Continued from First Page.

power to clear sidewalks of snow and ice
when the owner or occupant of property
fails to do so within the time specified by
law, the expense to be charge upon the
property. But whoever hears Of it being
done, except in a few isolated cases?
Sidewalks on much frequented streets and
avenues are left uncleared day after
day to the serious inconvenience and
danger of those having to use them. In
the matter Of making and repairing side
walks, the same indifference to the en-
forcement of ordinances prevails as in
the case Of the matters mentioned. We
could name quite a number of streets
and avenues that have been ordered
curbed and tagged, by special ordinance,
on which little if anything has been done
to comply with the law. An untidy and
ill-kept sidewalk damages all adjacent
property. The question of street sprink-
ling is, in many respects, difficult one,
and the proposal of Mr.. Chapman, that
the city should undertake it, is worthy
of serious consideration if we are to have
an amended charter.
~
We would bespeak,, the careful CON
sideration of our readers to the commu-
nication of observer" with reference
TO the location of the new Almshouse.
We think that it should be near Norris
town, and not only for the reason given
in that communication. And there
should be no difficulty about the cost of
the property. There is plenty of good
land near the town that we know can be
procured on reasonable terms, and es-
pecially as large acreage is not required.
There could be no greater misfortune in
this business than to buy another large
farm to be operated at loss. The
greater part of the money should be in
vested in building where the poor could
be cared for with regard to the require
ments of the law, with regard to cleanli-
ness, decency and morality. Economy,
If nothing else, requires that this build
ing should be in an accessible position.
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UNDERWEAR.

Ladies', Gents and Children's
Underwear. This stock is new
and complete, as the goods damaged
by our recent fire have been dis
posed of.
A Special Sale of Ladies' Flannel 10
Underwear, 48c. and ...... GlIkl.
Mems Fleece-lined Underwear, Q1fl
an extra good value. ...... 0Ill.
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Avoid An Early Grave.

How often do we hear, that the ave-
nue. to an early grave was opened by
neglecting a slight cough and cold.
Profit by this truth, and provide your
self with DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup. which
instantlycures all throatandlun alice
tons. Mr.. w. II. Mahoney, Lowell,
Mass, writes 81 was taken sick with
a bad cold. The doctors did not seem
to help me, and everybody said I was
getting consumption, when a relative
recommended DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup.
got bottle and it helped me, and
after taking two bottles | was cured,
to the surprise of everybody. I shall
always recommend it to my friends,
as / know it to be q sure cure" Dr.
Bulls Cough Syrup is sold everywhere
for 25 cents. Don't accept a substitute.
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HoLLINS INSTITUTE, VIRGINIA.

HollinS Institute, six miles from the
city of Roanoke, is one of the education-
al institutions that have made Virginia
famous in the field of learning. 1t was
founded in 1912. and has steadily grown
in capacity, scope and reputation. To
day il ranks with those schools for
young women which command the entire
confidence of parents. Since 1870 the
school has grown too large to be limited
to Virginia patronage, so that all parts
of the Union are now represented by
pupils. Besides the thorough education
al work accomplished by means of ten
courses from which the student chooses.
the institute has unusual natural and
acquired advantages 1t is in the valley
of Virginia. Il region possessing Il eli
mate uneXcelled for healthfulness, and
Il mineral springs of famous health-giv.
ing powers are on the grounds There
are 300 acres of land surrounding the
buildings which are utilized for outdoor
sports. The fifty-siXth session will be-
gin Sept. II, 1898
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CAN'T USE SCHOOL FUND
WAKE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND
TREASURER HAD NO LEGAL RIGHT
To Use the Sacred Public School Fund in an
Attempt 10 Hide the Fact that The
County Treasury was Bankrupt.

During the two years that the Repub-
leans and their allies have been in
power in Wake county, they have been
Dragging Il great deal about saving
money to the tax payers. The people
Of all parties have hoped that their
boast were well founded.
When they declared they had saved
$4,000 and collected more money than
ever before, and when, closely following
upon these boasts. it became known
that there wasn't Il dollar of county
funds in the county treasury, and that
the county treasurer, without warrant
of law, had been using the sacred public
school fund to keep the folks from find
ing out the true condition-when this be-
came known, the big boasts were not
believed.
In order to ascertain whether the conn
~ treasurer had any right to use the
school fund the State Superintendent Of
Schools was asked for his opinion, who
writes as follows:
TO the Editor:
In reply to your enquiry in regard to
the school fund, will say that | find no
authority in the law any where for one
cent OF public school fund to be paid or
used by the county treasury, except
upon orders signed by the School Com
mitteemen. the County Supervisor. and
members Of the Board of Education for
Public school purposes.
/ regret very much that for years the
public school fund in some counties has
been regarded as secondary in import
ance in comparison with other public
funds.
| have heard that when bridges were
to be built, and other public work to he
done, that honest, conscientious men
did not hesitate to use the Public
school fund for this work. They would
call it borrowing the school fund.- in the
meantime the county officers would
some times come into office and CON
clude that as the money was spent for
the public being the money Of the pub
lie, it would not be necessary to make
good the deposit in the school fund.
We must realize that the most sacred
money we have is that which belongs to
our public school children.
We must see to it that it is carefully
guarded and wisely spent.
We must see to it that the results of
its expenditure for our children are seen
in their homes, in their society, and for
the educating of our communities at
large more and more each year.
When we can show the public results.
when we can show that we are using
wisely and well what money we now
have, that we are accomplishing all we
can with what money we have, then
and not until then will we have money to
carry forward this great work.
Yours truly.
G.. III. MEBANE.
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THE EAGLE GRAPHAPHoNE

TO be given away i'll exchange for old
books. Price with Japanned tin horn,
twO-way hearing tube and aluminium re-
producer, complete $1,000.
We are the State Agents for this won
derfully cheap but most complete ma-
chine ever put upon the market, and We
are selling them for cash or old books
in exchange.
We buy all kinds of books and furnish
second hand SCHOOL BOOKS AT
HALF PRICE FOR SALE. The larg-
est stock of Law, Medical. Theological
and School Books in the State.
No charge for catalogues. Lists, terms
or delivery of books, etc, and we pay
the freight both ways if not satisfactory.
SOME SPECIAL BARGAINS.
"Slip Amendments to the n. C. Code.
$3.50 Pemberton & Jerome Code and
Digest $3.50 122nd or other n. c. Re
ports, $500; Battles Vourgees and 9th
er digests, $500 each.
The Best Oxford Bibles only S5c., and
everything else you want in a book store.
SOUTHERN BOOK EXCHANGE,
Raleigh, ~ G.
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IN HONOR or MISS BUsBEE.

A Delightful Complimentary Reception
BY Miss Annie kidder Last Night
Notable Social Event.
Wilmington society folk were thrown
into a state of delightful expectancy a
few days since by the reception Of fash
ionably designed cards announcing that
Miss Annie Kidder, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Kidder would receive her
friends on Thursday evening, June Both,
in honor of her guest, Miss Eliza Busbee,
Of Raleigh.
Last night the spacious Kidder home,
corner Third aud Dock streets, was con
scaucntly. agIow with light and reSon-
ant with merrimcnt, there being gather
ed there in response to the invitations
more than three score of the city S
fashionable young people besides mum
Der Of visitors. Miss Annie Kidder did
the honorS Of hostess with thorough
ease and ideal success, charmingly as
sisted by the guest of honor. Miss Bus
bee.
Besides the well appointed and lux
uriously furnished apartments of the
residence there were rustic seats on
the lawn, the latter having been quite
popular retreat In the house there
was dancing during almost the entire
evening. Indeed II round of pastimes of
unusual enjoyment was provided by the
charming young hostess. An abundance
of seasonable refreshments was served.
The reception was in progress until
past midnight. Visiting ladies present
were Miss Stephens. of Newbern. and
Miss Cameron, of Raleigh. Wilmington
Star.
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from Salisbury street to Wilmington
street.
West street has been graded and
curbed from Hllsboro street to Eden
ton street.
Harrington street has been graded and
curbed from Hillsboro street to Eden
ton street.
The gutter lines on West street have
been paved with belgian blocks from
Hillsboro street to Edenton street.
Salisbury street has been graded and
curbed from Edenton street to Jones
street.
Person street has been graded and
curbed from Jones street to Lane street.
Fayetteville street has been macadam-
lied from Davie street to Lenoir street.
\ large under dain has been put in on
Jones street between East and Blood
worth streets.
Besides the above numerous other
streets have been partially graded and
improved.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
JOHN c. DREWRY.
Chairman of Committee.
a. NJ. POWELL,
j. u. BOUSHALL
OTHER BUSINESS TRANSACTED.
The Board of Aldermen held their regu-
lar monthly meeting last night. Chief
Mailer of the Fire Department, asked
an increase in the appropriation for that
department from $1,000 to $4,000, which
was granted. Bond of G. +. Lumsden,
tax collector, for $4,000, with j. G. s.
IumSden. c. +. Edwards, 4. NJ. Pow
ell, Il. A. Lumsden and {. ii. Belvin,
as slreties was received and accepted.
The Bureau of Charity made the fol-
lowing report:
70 the Honorable Bureau of Charity,
City Of Raleigh:
Report for month ending June Both
Number patients treated, 81; number
visits made 100: number office consul
tations. 2S number prescriptions writ
ten. 100: number sent to hospital, .;
number sent to county home, /; number
discharged ms cured, "A; number died. ,.
MCGEE & REM.
Chief Mailer. of the Fire Department,
also asked that some fire alarm boxes
be placed, that while the city had in
creased II half million dollars worth of
property in the past four years. only one
new box had been added. The Metro
politan hall and Pages Opera house.
were named as nothing more than
death traps in case of fire. and rec
commentator was made that both build
ings provide larger and more exits and
fire escapes. The recommendation was
adopted by the board.
Liquor licenses were changed as fol-
lows. Batchelor & CARROT, in place of
.Ioyner Il Bachelor: passed. Griffis. in
place of j. y. Waddell. l.. J. Walker
was granted license to sell liquors in the
new Capital Club building. The pur
chase of the Watson property for $4,000,
and the property corner Morgan and
West streets for $1,000 for school pur-
poses. was approved by the board. 1t
was ordered that the Finance Committee
take charge and operate the city hall
for the benefit of the city. The city
clerk was authorized to advertise for
bids for keeping in repair the city
pumps.
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VIRGINIA COLLEGE,
Roanoke. Virginia.

The Virginia College for Young La
dies, located in the beautiful city of Roa
noke, Virginia is one Of the foremost
institutions of learning in the South. Its
magnificent new buildings with all mod
ern improvements, on Il campus of ten
acres, amid gorgeous mountain scenery
in the Valley of Virginia, famed fol
health; its ample course of study, Euro
pean and American teachers, make the
Virginia College for Young Ladies one
of the most attractive and beautiful col
leges in the South. 1t is attended 10y
pupils representing twenty-five States.
Opens Sept. s, 1898 For descriptive
catalogue address
MATTE Il. HARRIS,
Roanoke, Virginia.
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WorthBagleyMonument Fund
NEW RAILROAD CHARTERED.

Secretary of State Thompson yester-
day granted II charter to another new
railroad in North Carolina. 1t is known
as the Eastern Carolina railway. 1t
runs from a point ut or near Tarboro, to
II point ut or near Crisp, in Edgecombe
county. Four miles of the road is al
ready constructed.
The charter is for % years, Capital
stock 100000. The following is the
board Of directors: Henry Clark Bird
gers, A. NJ. Fairly, JEFF Cobb. Ed. Pen
nington, of Tarboro; Y. III. Boyden Of
Raleigh; Il. #. Finney, of Savannah, Ga.
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receive its normal supply of the life giving
| elements of the food and the body will be
properly nourished DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery acts directly upon the
| stomach and liver. 1t purifes and enriches
| the blood 1t is the great blood maker,
| flesh builder, nerve tonic and restorative
| II promotes the natural activity of the en-
| tire nutritve organism. II puts an end
| to the slow starvation that is at the base of
many diseases. It does not make habby
| fat like cod liver oil, but firm, muscular
! tissues 1t does not make corpulent peo-
| pie more corpulent but builds up the sys-
tenn to the normal standard.
| 81 was run down with nervous prostration and
| female weakness and kidney trouble" writes
| Mrs. Miranda Ramsey. of SMART Warren Co,
| Tenn. My bowels were consttpated. My
| whole system was wrecked My friends thought
| cines and sent for the Golden Medical Dicov-
cry Favorite Prescription and Pleasant Pei
| lets In one weeks time | began to sit up. In
| two weeks / could sit up all day, after being SO
| bad that had to be helped i'll and out OF bed.
! have taken four bottles of Golden Medical Dis
am in better health than have been for years"
! CONSTIPATION is the father of all manner
/ of 1ualadies If it did not exist or was i'll
all cases promptly relieved the majority of
medical books could be safely destroyed.
1 1t is the easiest sickness to neglect and the
simplest to cure. DR.. Pierce's Pleasant
| Pellets cure constipation every time. They
cure it promptly, completely and perua-
nently They never g.1pe. They don't get
YOU out o nights. One Pellet " is
gentle laxative, and two mild cathartic.
Druggists keep nothing else just is good. T"
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On account of the above occasion the
Seaboard Air Line will sell round trip
tickets from Raleigh to Norfolk. Va,
and Return for $7.45, tickets to be sold
June II, Is and 18th, final limit June
Goth, 1898.
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Sick headache, biiousness, constipation
and all liver and stomach troubles can
be quickly cured by using those famous
little pills known as DeWitt's little Ear
ly Risers. They are pleasant ia take
and never grippe. Heartt & HART
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Yours respectfully.
Chairman Street Committee.

The following work has been accom-
pilshed since our last report;
Cabarrus street has been graded and
curbed between Fayetteville and Sails
bury streets.
stone culvert has been put in or
Elm street.
The parks in the center of Halifax
street and Newbern avenue have been
curbed and are now being put in condi-
ton for grass and trees.
Morgan street has been graded and
curbed from Salisbury street to West
street.
Mcdowell street has been graded and
curbed from Hillsboro street to Morgan
street.
Dawson street has been graded and
curbed from Edenton to Martin street.
Harrington street has been graded and
curbed from Hilsboro street TO Morgan
street.
West street has been graded and
curbed from Hillsboro street to Morgan
street.
Johnson street has been widened
graded and curbed from Wilmington
street to Johnson street depot.
The gutter lines on Jones street have
Halifax to Elm street.
Davie street has been graded and
curbed from Fayetteville street to Blount
street.
Wilmington street has been paved
with belgian blocks from Jones street
to Morgan street.
Edenton street has been graded and
curbed from Blount street to West
street.
A large underdrain has been put in oil
Salisbury street at the corner of Lemon
street.
Hargett street has been graded anG
curbed from Salisbury street to Mellow
ell street
The gutter lines on Morgan street have
been paved with belgian blocks from
Wilmington street to Salisbury street.
The gutter lines on Salisbury street
have been paved with belgian blocks
from Morgan street to Edenton street.
The gutter lines on Edenton stree
have been paved with belgian blocks
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Mrs. f. NJ. Harper, of Athens Ga,
visiting at Mrs. w. III. Bagley's.
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Captain w. Fl. Day left yesterday on
a business trip to Eastern Carolina.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-02

When n man first appears without his
mustache he looks as immodest as if he
had left off some Of his clothes.
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Editor Henry A. London, of Pittsboro,
spent yesterday in the city.