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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-07-14
coDY's APPLICATION REFUSED
Another EfTort to Open the Farmers Hotel
but ReQuest was Laid Over.

Another Effort to Open the Farmers Hotel
but Request was Laid Over.
Less than ten minutes were consumed
by the Excise Board at the meeting We'd
nesday night. A wholesale license was
granted to Alexander Bennell & Co.,
South street.
The application of Richard Hair for
license for the Farmers Hotel was laid
over for month. The names of those
signing the application were read before
the Board.
Patrick Cody's application for license
at 81 Madison street which had been laid
over from previous meeting, was not
granted, Commissioners McCollum, Fox
and Sturges all voting in the negative.
Mr.. Fox said that the place was quite well
known and he had also made personal
effort to learn something concerning
it. Persons living in the neighbor-
hood representing all classes, had spoken
to him. 1t was not necessary to go into
details but the speaker remarked that he
could say a number Of things if neces-
sary. There had been no remonstrance
presented but that did not signify ap-
proval OF granting the license. The OBJ
jections had been SO apparent that 1t was
not thought necessary to present a re-
monstrance. Mr.. Fox could not see how
the Board could grant the license and
the other members agreed with him.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-07-14
THE OPEN DOOR.

A Telephone is an Open Door through
which trade enters.
Telephone Service is business neces-
sity. SS'S
1t is to the merchant an outlet for in
formation and quotations and an inlet
for orders.
Telephone service keeps the manufac-
turer, the merchant and the consumer
in constant touch.
1t notifies the producer at whatever
distance of the variations of demand.
Telephone service increases sales by the
expedition it lends to the filing of orders,
1t keeps the business interests through
out the country in communication with
the markets
Telephone service saves much time and
as Time is Money" it saves MONEY.
1t costs less than an errand boy and it
does the work of commercial giant.
Telephone service between office and
residence is tremendous convenience.
ana at the present message rates is an
unimportant expense.
If one telephone 30 increases business
that the ''Open Door" is crowded. omen
another door; that is, have another tele-
phone-or better, Private Branch Ex-
change, with trunk lines to the Central. /"
switchboard, and as many stations as
may be required.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-07-14
CROSS COUNTRY TROLLEY.
Projectors Busy Obtaining Rights Of Way
for the Line

for the Line.
M. NJ Cook Of Hanover, and g. @.
Vermuele of New York, the Engineer
and protector of the proposed new cleo
tric lines across Morris County to Lake
Hopatcong drove across the township of
Hanover on last Saturday with Fl. G.
Reynolds for the purpose of closing up
the matter of the right of way. A large
number of representative men were seen,
and Mr.. Vermuele made the statement
that as soon as the right of way was
granted work on the line would be COM
menced. He says that the capital for
construction is now ready to:build that
part of the line from Essex Hills through
Hanover, Troy Hills and Parsippany to
Boonton.
1t is the plan of the new company to
construct standard railroad having
heavy rails and stone ballast. There are
to be passenger coaches similar to those
used on steam roads and a complete
system of freight transportation will be
feature of the new line. The promoters
say they do not desire to occupy any Of
the roads in the county. The running
schedule will be as fast as that of any Of
the steam roads,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-07-14
M'TowN FIELD CLUB.

In the final round for the President g
cup at the Morris County Golf Club on
Tuesday, W. l.. Thompson beat Fl. Ward
Ford by 2 up in thirty-six holes. The
match was unusually close, the score be-
ing all even at the end of eighteen holes,
and Thompson only clinching the match
on the last green. There was tie for
second place in the thirty-six hole handi-
cap against bogie on the Fourth between
G. B. Beckwith and George Willis, which
was played off Tuesday, Beckwith won
by stroke. In the handicap on Satur-
day F. B. Richardson was first, F. B. s.,
Crosby, second and F. NJ. Bacon, Jr.,
third. On Wednesday Hugh K. Toler
and H. w. Slocum played a thirty-six
hole match, which was the outcome OF
the handicap at Baltusrol on Saturday
last. Only stroke separated them then,
and Wednesdays play was for the pur-
pose Of determining who is the better
man. Toler won by up
On Wednesday the women played the
regular fortnightly contest for the Short
Course Cup There was tie for third
place, which was worth one point, be-
tween Mrs. VIM. Shippen and Mrs. 0.
Adams, who each made net score of
1903, and the point was divided. The sum-
mary
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-07-14
Came Back to MorristOwn.

Malachi Adams, colored, who left
wife and several children and departed
for parts unknown about three years
ago, has returned to Morristown and to
his family. He was leader in the local
Salvation Army meetings and his dis
appearance was the subject of much COM
ment at the time. He says he has been
in Philadelphia but does not state why
he left Morristown. That he is still
salvationist was evinced one night last
week when he took part in meeting Of
the army in the Park.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-07-14
Field club Defeated East orange.

Another victory was added to the
record of the Morristown Field Club on
Saturday when the home team won a
seven-inning contest from the East Or
ange Field Club. The game was called
in the seventh on account of rain with
the score 10 to l.. The single run tailed
by the visitors was made by 81. Raphel,
who hit for four bases. Chadwell and
Ford for the locals, each made home
run and the latter's hit being when two
men were on bases. Howell's pitching
was feature of the contest.
The score by innings:
NJ. f. @. 430 2 x-l0
e. 0. r. @. 0 0 0 0 o.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-07-14
This Time it Was Knioksrbooher.

On Saturday last the State Hospital
base ball team won an exciting contest
from the Knickerbecker A. G. of New
York. The score was 0 to 6. Nash's
umpiring. as usual, was very erratic,
and both teams questioned his decisions.
The visitors made but six hits off Faulk-
ner's delivery and he struck out five
men. Sweeney made phenominal stop
at short which was a feature of the
game.
Score by innings
State Hospital 0 ] 3 0 x-9
Knickerbocker A. G. 2 / 0 Q o o %
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-07-14
stricken with ApOplexy.

James H. Myers, travelling salesman
for the Union Stove Works, New York,
was stricken with apoplexy in the store
of Fairchild & Oliver, yesterday morn
ing. DIR. FL. B. McCarroll was called and
Mr.. Myers was taken to All Souls Hospi-
tai in an ambulance. His entire right
side is affected A brother from New
York arrived at the hospital last night.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-07-14
NEW GOLF CHAMPION.
Hartman, the Meadow Brook Player Won
From Douglas-Morris County Events.

From Douglas-Morris County Events.
Herbert M. Hartman, of the Meadow
Brook Golf Club, of Hampstead, L. L.,
on Saturday won the amateur golf
championship of America from Findlay
s. Douglas, who won the championship
on the Morris County Golf Club links last
year. The score was up and 2 to play
The game was by long odds the most
exciting played in the weeks tourna-
ment, and when the old Princeton foot
ball player finally holed down on the
S4th, bringing the coveted champion
ship to himself, the crowd broke into
enthusiastic cheering, and Hartman
was nearly lifted off his feet by the
crush to congratulate him.
| For the first time since amateur golf
championship tournaments have been
held in America an American born golf
er holds the honors, and this fact was
most commented on by golfers who be
lieve it will go far toward popularizing
the game in the United States.
Harrimans playing was marvel of
steadiness, and although Douglas al
most invariably outdrove him, the diff
ference was not enough to materially
affect the result.
| Old golfers, men who learned the
game on the links in Scotland, pronounc-
ed Harriman's play superior to that ever
shown in tournament in the United
States, and fully equal to amateur play
ing in Scotland. Douglas, on the con-
trary, especially during the morning,
was sadly out of form.
Douglass poor short iron work was
fatal. Time and again during the morn
ing he lost holes or missed opportunities
to halve by missing puts of from one to
two yards. During the afternoon the
young Scotchman, with the score nine
up in favor of Hartman, played despe-
rately. Playing bogey or better, and
taking advantage of any misplay by his
opponent, Douglas slowly but surely re-
duced the lead.
The morning play was:
HseRSaaId' Hsfll%sn. sssss ! tt~ttstt -! s-ss
Douglas-Travis score, first nine holes.
RFSSsilsss Ffsvis, OUT, SS'' tttss SIS IS
The score of the second nine holes was
Hartman, 5565454 4-42; total 50
Afternoon play.
| Douglas, out, 5 A 445 5 Al
| Hartman, out, 5 5-45
Douglas, in. 545 5 5-34 (for holes)
| Hartman, in, 3 8 5 6 3-37 (for holes)
At the Morris County Golf Club Mon
day team match had been arranged
between st. Marks School of Southboro,
and Browning School, of New York, but
the Browning boys were unable to be
present with their full team and the
match was declared off. A number of
Morris County men, however, including
Garretson and Pyne, of st. Pauls School,
who were practicing for their match
with St. Marks made up a team, and
were beaten by to 2. The teams were
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-07-14
Sport at the Driving Park.

Rain brought the sport at the Driving
Park to a sudden conclusion on Satur-
day afternoon. There was the usual
number of enthusiasts in attendance and
some informal events were to have been
run. Dewitt c. Flanagan's "Little
Bell" won single heat from "Belle
Chase" Other heats will be run to-
morrow as will several events between
horses owned by members of the Morris
County Driving Club.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-07-14
Fire at Morris Plains.

Fire on Tuesday morning destroyed
the building occupied by Walter F. Coss
at Morris Plains as cigar store and
billiard room. The building was a one
story structure 2Sx82 feet. The loss is
$500, partially insured. The origin Of the
fire is unknown.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-07-14
quiet Home Wedding.

A quiet wedding occurred at 1873
Washington street, So'clock, Wednesday
evening, when Miss Addie w. Higbee was
married to Cyrus W. Brady of Summit.
The ceremony was performed in the
presence Of few relatives and friends
at the home of the BRIDES uncle, j. c..
Van Glider Rev 8. z. Batten officiated.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brady will reside in Sum-
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-07-14
Funeral Of james mckee.

The funeral of James Mckee at st
Peters Church Monday afternoon was
largely attended and the local G.. A. R
Post was present in a body. The pal
bearers were J. 0. Arnold, William
Hesse, Eugene Carrell, L. D. Babbitt
Amos Pruden and George w. Howell
Interment was at Evergreen Cemetery.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-07-14


On Tuesday the st. Marks School Golf
team repeated the performance of Mon
day by winning from the st. Paul's
Morris County links by 16 to 10. W. A.
Murdoch, the st. Marks captain, dis
posed of Percy R. Pyne, I'd, captain of
the st. Paurs team, by up, though
Pyne had won his match on the previous
day against Douglass. Marmaduke Til
den, Jr., another of ST. Marks boys de-
feated his opponent, Jennings, by 2 up,
while Il, P. Snow, who played such an
able game against Flagg, the Morris
County captain, in Mondays match, was
again successful, defeating E. P Thomas
by holes. Reinhart and Garretson did
the best work for the st. Paul boys, the
former winning his match from Doug
lass by s up. The summary
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-07-14
WIN give stam ps AWAY.

On Saturday, July Is, and Monday,
July II, 1899, the New York Cash Store
will give ten stamps extra to every GUS
toner purchasing one dollars worth or
more. II the purchase amounts to five
dollars they will give twenty stamps
extra. Present this local at time Of pur-
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-07-14
TOUCH THE TAP AND
We Will Do the Rest

Says q bright American inventor. Gas. the
subtle spirit of the black diamond, is rapidly
superceding it for domestic use, effecting a
large saving from whichever way the new
departure is viewed.
The American housewife with up-to-date
ideas and regard for comfort and cleanliness
has Gas Stoves and Gas Ranges ready to meet
demands. These, the inventor asserts -and
proyes-will boil, roast, broil and fry more
satisfactorily than coal could ever cook by
such processes.
Our benefactor further asserts that meats,
cooked by Gas, retain at least eighty per cent.
of flesh. juices and flavor. while those cooked
by the ordinary coal fire retain but sixty. The
rest of the goodness" of the Wand has joined
the ninety per cent. of the heat in its fight up
the chimney.
Anticipating the NEW way of cooking the
Morristown Gas Co. has announced the fol-
ow ing important reduction in the price of gas:
For Cooking, Heating and Power, to all
consumers, Sl50 per 1000 cubic feet.
For Lighting the prices have also been re-
duced and are as follows:
For Lighting. to all consumers of less than
5000 cubic feet per month. $1.75 per 1000.
To all consumers of 5000 cubic feet and more
per month. Sl65 per 1000
Cooking Appliances and Heating Devices in
stock at the Office of the .........
MopriStoWn Gas Light Co.,
Savings Bank Building,
South and DeHart Sts., Morristown, N. J.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-07-14

st. Marks School continued the vic
torious career by defeating the Norris
town Field Club on Wednesday by a
score of ID to /. j. Gordon Douglas of
st. Marks, who won the Consolation
Cup at the Oakland Club tournament
last month, tied the record of 76 which
Behr, the club champion, made for the
course on July 4, when he won his title.
The teams were.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-07-14
Low Rates. Perfect Service.

For Rates and Particulars Address the
Contraet Department, or Call by Tele-
phone Without Charge
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-07-14

coMtinMed os FoMrth Paae.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-26
1mpor,annt insurance Rn,,nu,

Dubuque, Dec. 19.-Judge Shiras has
rendered a decision in the case of Dam
sompans ana 6S s rs eompsn insnr han
igan's house at Clinton was burned. He
had it insured for $4,000 in defendant
company. The latter claimed that they
had the privilege of rebuilding but
have not done SO. They set up in de-
Tense that plaintiff having declined to
accept new structure in satisfaction
of the policy, such declination was a
waiver Of right and removed the com
pany from liability. Judge Shiras did
not take this view Of the matter, how
ever, He ordered the company to pay
the face Of the policy since, although
it had abundant time it had not re-
placed the destroyed structure. De-
PENDANTS counsel will appeal to high
er court. The case is an interesting
one, and is attracting widespread at
tention. 1t is the first time the ques-
ton involved has ever been raised.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-26
OBITUARY.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

John r. Hendricks, whose death oc-
Cured at his home five miles south
of Ottumwa. Friday, as the result of in
'juries sustained while working in the
timber Friday morning, was born in
iColumbiana county, Ohio, March, 1854.
He emigrated with his parents to
Iowa in the fall of 1855, and was a
resident of South Ottumwa few
years. Besides his wife and seven chit
dren of his immediate family, two
brothers and two sisters are left to
mourn their loss. The brothers are:
James Hendricks, of 11s North Moore
street, and w. F. Hendricks, of 100
South Davis street, South Ottumwa.
The sisters are: Mrs. James Randell
and Mrs. Jacob Harsch, both Of whom
reside south of the city. The funeral
services were conducted from Mt.Zion
church at 10:30 o'clock this morning,
by Rev. N. G. Brown, after which the
remains were inferred; in Mt. Zion Gem
etery. r
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-26
BROUGHT RESULTS.
Advertising In the Courier Proves Pro.
fitabIe to the Boston Millinery.


The following letter, explaining IT.
self, was received by lie Courier this
morning:
Courier Printing Co, City;
Gentlemen-It is with pleasure that
we add our cordial endorsement OF the
Daily and Weekly Courier as superior
advertising medium, to the number of
other merchants in the city who find
the Courier's advertising paying I'M
vestment, and from the results obtain
ed by us, we know thar your circula-
tion statements are correct. We have
used local notices exclusively; have al
ways considered the quality OF our
goods our main strength, and our large
trade in the past few years, we feel,
has been largely due to our advertis-
inn in the Courier. AS we are about to
retire from business, we believe this
statement due you, and can cheerfully
recommend both the daily and weekly
editions to any advertiser who wants
results and not cheap advertising.
As an instance, we cite our advertise
ing this week of special sale OF vel
yettas, for yesterday only. We had in
response to this at least thirty calls
for our special, and as many sales. Z
8 Yours truly,
Boston Millinery.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-26
Attributed to Jealousy.

Clinton, Dec. ga curios situation
has been developed in Iowa City. A
year and half ago Laurence Foun-
tain was convicted and sentenced to
the penitentiary on a charge preferred
by a young woman, Hattie Cannot.
Fountain gave bonds and was released,
pending an appeal to the supreme
court. In the meantime he married a
sister OF Miss Cannot, the complaining
witness. The supreme court has re-
versed the lower court, upon the
ground that the defendant was con-
victed on the evidence of the girl with
out corroborating circumstances or tes-
timony. 1t is claimed by Fountain and
his wife that the charges were made
through jealousy.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-26
Done

but little in the way OF ad
writing since that army surgeon made
me undress and touch the floor with
my thumbs. gave my country eigh-
teen pounds of the best flesh that any
skinny woman ever longed for, but
that old sawbones said was too stout
for foreign service as an officer of the
line and so came home to the bosom
of my Crockery Store and run into a
street fair. saw George, but the fair
made me long for one of Cooper's
lounges, for it was more tiresome than
any of our eighteen-mile practice
marches and no water in my canteen.
Talk about competition in business,
why it don't bother me half as much
as competition in drill and target
practice did. told my major, Little
Joe Wheeler" one day, that the tactics
was a heterogeneous conglomeration of
absurd contradictions. Why, / said,
here is a place where it says sat the
command forward march you will
halt" now what tell Bill. Then fired
the book into a corner and put my
hands into my pockets. Little Joe"
howled and the colonel nearly had a
fit. Well, did the best could and
I'll go again if / can get chance, and
I've got pointer for that army sur
geon If l ever see him again. In the
meantime am here with my friends
and the rest of the folks gaining that
eighteen pounds back about as fast as
/ lost it. Just at the present 1 am
looking for people who, want to buy
china and glassware. I have had a
host of callers since returned; most
sof them wanted me to subscribe to
= L l.. T I ~
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-26
WILL BUILD a NEW LINE.
Rock Island Surveying Route From
Drakcyllle TO Kansas City.


The Des Moines Capital publishes the
following concerning new line which
the Rock Island is said to be making
preparations to build from Drakesyille
to Kansas City:
''tIhe Rock Island has begun work on
a new line in Iowa. Its plans for next
year contemplate great deal of new
track laying and several new branches
will be begun and completed.
ION Wednesday of last week the
Rock Island sent corps of surveyors
to Drakesville, where they have
pitched tents and are making head
quarters. They propose to survey a
line OF road which will form a direct
sair line from Drakesyille to Kansas
City. The proposed line will run
straight southwesterly, leaving Center
vile to the south and Unionville as
well, cutting through little to the
east of Seymour and tapping Union
vile, Mo-, hence on straight to Kansas
City.
''The line which the corps Of survey
/, ors has mapped out will afford cut
off for the Rick Island company and
serve as an economic measure, enab-
ling the roads passengers to save time
and reach their destination two OF
three hours earlier than at present
The reason which prompted the move
is said to be the inability of the road
to compete with the Santa Fe in both
rates and time. 1t is known that the
Rock Island has for years leased track
AGE from Cameron, Mo-, to Kansas City
over the Hannibal and st. Joe line, and
this move will give the company its
!, own line. The new line will, in all
probability. be pushed to completion
next spring"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-26
MADISON ASYLUM.
Report of the Board of Control on In.
sane at Winterset.

Des Moines, Dec. 22.-The board OF
control has just made public its report
on the Madison county asylum. The in
stitution was visited by Judge Kline,
who wrote the report, as follows:
The lower story of the building is de-
voted to the care of the women, and
contained a room used as a dining room
with table covered with an oil cloth.
Several other rooms for inmates, gen.
orally furnished with bed only. The
second story is for the care OF the men,
and is similarly arranged, except that
there is no dining room; the men being
ted on tin plates in their rooms. From
each story there is access to water clos
cts, but there is no water. The building
is heated on each floor by two stoves,
which are set into the walls, and so ar
ranged that they are expected to heat
two rooms and the hall. They are sur
rounded by wire screens. The rooms
are good sized, well lighted, but the in
terror of the building-the walls-are
dirty and dingy-evidently have not
been repaired for years. Opening from
the lower story there is yard back of
the building, surrounded by high wood
fence, in which, it is said, the women
are let out once week, or once in two
weeks, for half day or day at a
time. There are no trained nurses
and the attendant, a man, had no pre-
vious experience in the care OF insane
people. The physicians, of which there
appear to be five, take turns in visit
ing the institution when called. There
is no telephone communication with
the city. They visit the insane and
paupers alike.
The superintendent receives $3.50 per
annum and keep for himself and fam
lily. The physicians, $500 for the insane
I patients for the whole county, and this
they divide between them. They furn-
ish their own medicines; no medical
stores are kept at the institution, ex-
cept what farmers usually keep. There
4 is no record of prescriptions or changes
in the condition OF patients. The only
restraint is to lock up patients at night,
(. or when they are dangerous or difficult
/ to care for. When lookup is resorted
y to on account of the dangerous condi-
ton of the patient, it is ordered by
the steward and done by him. No
4 record is kept OF the case. Physicians
supervise the dietary only when the pa