The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-09-14

into barbed wire fence som, time
ago is at the German Hospital at
Philadelphia. The surgeons to,k a
piece of flesh from the boys leg md
patched up the damaged member.
Orphans Court was held on Weo
nesday Mrs. Catherine Miller and
Mrs. Margaret Dolan, both of Whip
pany, filed pleas for the custody of the
ten-year-old son of Mrs. Dolan. Mrs.
Miller is the boys aunt. Judge Vree-
land laid the case over until Septem-
Der 81.
Capt Sharpe and his company of
Rough Riders now with The Great
Rhoda Royal Shows, must not be
COMPOUNDED with any of the so-called
Rough Riders exhibiting throughout
the country. Every member Of Capt.
Sharpe's company served under "Ted-
dy Roosevelt" in the Spanish war,
and participated in that memorable
charge at San Juan. They all hold
their honorable discharge from the
9th US. Cavalry. The drills, mounts,
riding and vaulting of these sturdy
soldier boys is sight never seen
before with any amusement enterprise
The Prohibitionists of the county
held their county convention at the
Palm Garden. DR.. Vaughan presided
and William Quimby acted as secre-
tary. William McKinnon, of Rocka-
way and William Quimby, of Morris
Township, were nominated for the
assembly. DR.. Vaughan was re-elec-
ted chairman; Rev. William McCor-
mick, of Dover, treasurer, and F. V.
Wolfe, of Dover, secretary. Rev. M.
Appleby, the Methodist minister at
Basking Ridge, and Rev. F.Z. Batten
of this city, addressed the convention.
Mr.. Fitzgerald. the evangelistic
singer, who was in the city over Sun
day, sang a number of solos.
The host of friends of Miss Mary
Condit Smith, both III Washington and
Morris county are rejoicing over the
news of her safe arrival at Yokohama,
Japan, after passing through the ter
rors of the Pekin siege, where she
was the guest of Mrs. Conger The
cablegram announcing her arrival,
was from Miss Smith brother in law
Lieut.. Albert Keys, U. S. N, and
consisted of the simple word "Well. p"
Miss Smith was formerly a Morris
town girl and her brother, J. Condit
Smith is resident of this city. Miss
Smith, of late years, has lived with
her mother at Washington, where
she was great social favorite
A meeting of the Morris County
Ministerial Association was held in
Rockaway on Tuesday Those present
were Revs. Drs. Albert Erdman, of
Morristown. and W. W. Holloway,
Jr., of Dover, and Revs. J. B. Beau
mant, o. Morristown; e. p Gardner,
of Chatham; I. Chambers, of Dover
E. r. Murgatroyd, of New Vernon;
William Freyling, of Morris Plains
I. A. White. of Whippany and 7. A.
Reeves, of Rockaway. After discussion
of theological themes, the ministers
sat down to dinner, under the direc-
ton of the PASTORS wife, and amid
much wit and merriment enjoyed a
delightful repast. The next meeting
of the association will be held next
month with the pastor at Whippany
William Lyon, who was recently ad-
mitted to bail on the charge of en-
bezzlement is in the county Jail as the
result of serious charge preferred
against him by Joseph Whitmore of
Whippany. 1t appears that Lyon
recently deserted his wife and chill
dren and eloped with Mrs. Whitmore,
who took her two children with her.
Lyon it is alleged took with him
considerable money belonging to a
Newark firm for which he worked.
Mr.. Whitmore traced the couple as far
as Easton, where it is claimed, Lyon
left her penniless. He returned to
Morristown and was arrested ON the
embezzlement charge which was after
ward withdrawn. Lyon was given a
hearing before Justice Stillwell on
Monday and being unable to obtain
bail was sent to jail to await the ac-
tion of the Grand jury.