The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-30
PRIESTS VINE HAD TO GO.
.r,,uuOR'S HANDS rOISONED M
mr. INVADING TRATLER.

s.,,n Couldn't 10 Made to believe
-, Poison wv Covered His Back Fence,
So, notanit and tho .I.rsey City
,,,,lth Depsrtnent Ruled Against Him.
leaning vine has strained the ncighborly
ho,veeu Humphrey W. Carr. formerly
r,,C.r. o, the Board OF Commissioners
I,s,ssments OF Jersey CITY. and Mgr.
49,, Seton. pastor of st. Joseph's Roman
r,,,lic church. at Pavona and Baldwin
-. III largest Catholic Church IN Jersey
C,,, The Muuslgnor IL "A descendant OF Will
Wv sa,,n amember Of an impoverished but
.1b,c scottish family. who came to this coun-
l7bs Mgr seton's pastoral residence Is
i. p,y,nla avenue. near the church. MIR. cars
,i.o, rs Magnolia avenue. and the yards
"I"'U =, tho rear, a ten-foot board fence
.,,r.tinx them over this fence climbed the
a,hn, calsed the trouble between the two
rho had been good neighbors for years.
A.. r,rrs,id there was poison in the touch
=, ,ho vino and that IL should DO destroyed.
NJ ,ri.s, declared that II was harm less and
L. ,i,, moi rropo-e to destroy 1t. Its roots werc
,,b, sv,rd and il gave rustic appearance to
A.. ,ror. # climbed rapidly this summer.
a. ching the top NJ the fence. 1t fell over
,n,, Nr Carr yard and went on growing. Its
h,o,ches covered the ground Tor six feet from
,h.fc,cs The vine invaded the corner OF the
-a,,,ar IN which Mr. Carr had planted some to-
-. md surllnwer plants 1t twlned about
I,ho.lin, most and was headed for the back
,t,,,, II the Carr house when Mr.. Carr
n,J. no his mind it was time TO do something
,rns you'd Boz obliged 20 surrender tho house
,,tbeyur The servant said she was afraid
10 hang out Clothes as she might be poisoned.
Mr. Cars daughter was ''In,I noou. gong 10
July her father arl"e" nurse. WIN u p'.'f VI
taT'ircs,, va, obliged to handle II and it
lhd''ns - ,'' WI" ma ,'ox, ,lov nis h,nJs no.
irrat't h,N SKIN. Inc HeN' gay "'T ,'".'H 10
gan to swr. and became very rcd Inc tolow-
-" i,y,nov w.,. twice their natural size. and
lux "" w." l,,,,hi, or,,s Rod snots
the 'w'.'o ' G ,. ,nIv " u" called in Dr. Ew
r,5, ,,is r.rc.u avenue. who examined him
rye ,y,,r,,,-,h,vo hSe, fooling with
and said GU must nave W" 'o"',ns WIN
,o,, :, ... aha vine. and he said he had no
5SSuht i wa poison ivy He treated tho az
fstse1 man IL? ', t4at trouble ana i" tune the
sTWyiEnmnnE me- w1. able to leave the house Mr..
Carr went around to So" Mgr. Seton and have
~ ma pE,irrh Ianitor. who looks after the
rI,H ,t'' AID AID flowers in the churchyard, and
y.pn'G ,Hot rho nfInn,,inc vine be DESTROYED
hhIn' ,n ,'H, replirl that h. lid not think the
in ." yn ,aismnnis and obircted to removing
wan, wa lo'Hu'.VI 49, t,,,,nJ 10 rapowing =
Nhcn Nr' VAR Carr spoko 10 him a few DAYS later.
M.tl " h 81 th,n,yht II was uuitn harmless
aH ~ w ~ nv hands They are like con-
49,, 20" - go, r,raI tba uastor's neirhhor. ms he
lvtt,I,InJ II : swollen hands
eA.rIr' .na ,S look ina hut don't know
,o, v w3 eot iInt rom nv vine. 1t has been
va, you s s,ys .ta' yrors ana never heard any
nnrtG i Xxx. Sc;"rS said The Monsign9r "D'
c"ht a'nt1 or,'ii v;y I'm ai,re" 5scIarad Mr.
,,rr p0''0" ''' III
ct hot cd
,.t !" NJ nI ~. eyrn"eJ hims"If and entered The
chnrth L.! ,, 49,, ,,.i
W.T. ,arr Fu, ~ M 80 tham 70 trauk
,is MI, 4 r.Vi EaIlwin avenua n hotanist
md asE"i hir what they we're.