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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-06-15
ONLY 10 FREE LIBRARIES.

There are now in New Jersey, from
one end of the state to the other, just
seventy-six libraries. About one
quarter of these are free libraries,
nineteen in fact. The rest are under
the management and control of asso-
Citations and clubs, colleges and semin-
aries. There are many public libraries,
but free public libraries are compare
lively few. Surprisingly so in fact,
when one remembers what big state
this is and how long white men have
inhabited it. Many and many West
ern state can put Jersey far in the back
ground so far as the number of free
libraries is concerned But out of
the seventy-six libraries forty seven of
them, much more than half, are to all
intents and purposes free libraries.
There are but four classes of Libraries
in the state, according to the statis-
tics compiled by the State Library
Association few months ago They
are subscription, free, " school, :"
and "college.
There are no less than 1879 commune
ties in New Jersey that have no library
of any one of the four grades just
mentioned, nor of any other grade,
unless one counts the private libraries
in the homes and offices of individuals.
Newark Call
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mid FLOWERS.
Continued from First Page

children, Over two hundred bou-
auets were received. Superintendent
Haven presided. A special collection
was received after which assistant
Superintendent Joseph F. Randolph
reported in part as follows:
There are now about 600 members
who have attended the school at least
occasionally during the past year
scholars, teachers and officers. About
three out Of five scholars present from
Sunday to Sunday, except in July and
August when our average attendance
goes down to two in five. Twenty
have joined the church this year.
Pastor and teachers and mothers of
schools and missions have Joined in
bringing them in and in rejoicing over
them, but the glory is Christ's. Let
us who are Christians try to keep that
glory in the coming year untarnished
by our disobedience Two have died
both members of the Bible classes. =
The exercises of the primary and
intermediate departments were ex-
tended and full of interest The oc-
casion was children S day throughout.
DR.. Erdman greeted the school
briefly, and after closing words by
Mr.. Haven, followed by prayer by
the pastor, one of the pleasantest oc-
caSions of fha Kind aver hold nv tho
school was concluded.
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SENSIBLE ORDINANCE.

In order to regulate the junk bust
ness the Plainfield Council has adopted
an ordinance which provides that all
junk dealers must give bond of 5000
and pay license of 1876 a year, which
includes the privileges of keeping a
shop and one wagon. For each other
wagon $40 year is required, each
wagon to carry the license number and
the name of the dealer and the license
number to be displayed above the
shop door. The junk dealer shall not
ply his vocation between sunset and
seven o'clock in the morning, nor buy
junk from minors. He must keep a
book of names of persons from whom
he buys junk, which are accessible to
the police or other city officers and
can not keep goods in pawn nor loan
money. He must show his books to
the police on demand, in order to trace
lost or stolen articles and for every
violation of the ordinance a penalty
of not more than $40 nor less than $40
is imposed.
The purpose of the ordinance is to
rid the city of the petty thieving
which has been the annoyance of citi-
zens in times past, when there was
no hold to be had on strange dealers
who made their rounds from town to
town
OF the one hundred and fifty junk
men who visit that city only four re-
side there.
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clancy VS.. SWEET MASH
Continued from First Page.

The second heat was every bit like
the first, save that the finish was a
little closer. But the crowd got on to
the fact that Maxfield was making
grandstand finishes at so clip, and
then they laughed. So Mr.. Maxfield,
seeing that the game was up, pulled
out little more and won the last
heat by length or so in pretty slow
time. The summary:
Amolzin, BIZ G. (Maxfeld), 1
Myrtle Wilkes, b. m. (Duriing), 2 2 2
Bay Gelding Isaac Hulley), 3 3 3
The third event was to have been a
pacing race. but instead of it match
race between Sweet Mash and Clancy
was put on. w. H. Emery drove the
former and Maxfield the latter. These
same two horses were matched Mem
orial Day and at that time Sweet Mash
won. Maxfeld did not drive then,
and after the race he expressed conf
dence that Clancy could beat the
brown gelding. So he was given
the chance to make good Saturday,
and he did it. Clancy won three
straight heats, the last one by des-
perate chance at 20 clip.
The first two heats of the match
went off in apple-pie order. The last
heat was being hotly contested and
slight mix-up occurred at the quar-
ter pole. At this point Clancy was
leading by length. Sweetmash was
trying desperately to regain lost
ground. All at once the brown geld
ing made break and jumped into
Maxfield's sully, badly smashing the
right wheel Maxfield saw what was
coming and had transferred his reins
and whip to one hand. Then he
leaned out and with the other hand
grasped Sweet Mash by the bit and
gave him strong shove, sending him
to the other side of the track, and
then continued the heat, winning
easily. There was some talk that
Maxtield had not won the heat fairly,
but the judges decided in his favor.
The last event cf the afternoon was
an exhibition race. Dewitt @. Flana-
gan drove Ivandorf two mile heats to
road wagon. Ivandorf is a beauty
and showed up we'll The last heat
was made in 2.21.
There will be races tomorrow, and
it is to be hoped that the manage
ment will see that they are started
on time. It is a sure thing that
every one will be better pleased if the
events are called and put through
promptly.
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ASHAMED OF PRINCIPLES.

The Democrats of New Jersey re-
Gently sembled in convention in Tren-
ton, endorsed Bryan for president.
They had not. however, the courage
to instruct the delegates for him
though they promised to vote for him.
In similar way the convention got
along tremendously so long as it de-
nounoed the Republicans for every
thing they have said or done and for
several things the Democrats imagined
they have done. But at every other
point they hopelessly disagreed and
resorted to subterfuge and deception
for the sake of apparent harmony and
of hiding their real principles.
For example the IS to 1 question
was dealt with in this fashion:
1--WE favor the bimetalism that has
always been advocated and supported
by the Democratic party from its in
ception to the present time. y
Congressman DAILY said that this
platform had been drawn by ''the
best Democrats in the state. - We hard
ly wonder that many of the delegates
asked the question twho are they?"
We give the delegates from Morris
County the credit of having the cour-
age of their convictions They voted
for the Chicago platform, 16 to /, I'M
diluted. OF course the whole conven-
ton meant that but did not have the
courage to say so.
Will there be more backbone at
Kansas City than at Trenton?
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SOLID PLANKs.

The leading planks of the platform
that will be adopted by the Republican
National convention at Philadelphia
will probably be as follows:
High commentator of President
McKinley's administration.
Redemption of party's promises.
Contrast of Republican prosperity
with Democratic bankruptcy.
Reaffirmation of protective tariff
policy.
Approval of treaty of Paris and
policy towards our new possessions.
Further Endorsement of reciprocity.
Declaration of purpose to turn
Cuba over to Cubans as soon as it
can safely be done.
Reference to restoration of liberty
to Cubans
Encouragement to Porto Ricans to
equip themselves for United States
citizenship.
Reference to successful conduct of
war IN Philippines and government
of the islands,
Congratulations to Hawaii ON an
nexation, and recital of increase in
our trade with islands.
Presentation of splendid financial
status of nation, due to redemption
of Republican pledges.
Promise of judicious reduction of
war revenue taxes and repeal of most
burdensome at next session of Con-
gress.
Advocacy of Nicaragua Canals con-
struction.
Declaration for continued firm
foreign policy.
Reaffirmation of Monroe doctrine.
No foothold to be allowed foreign
powers and no purchase of Danish
isles by another Transatlatic nation.
War veterans are to be cared for.
Strong advocacy of expansion and
extension of foreign trade.
Condemnation of injurious com.
binations and declaration of national
legislation proposed by House.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-06-15
THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION

The Republican National Conyen-
tion will assemble in Philadelphia
next Tuesday.
Everybody at all interested in the
affairs of state will naturally keep the
event in mind The meeting of the
National convention of the Republican
party is the first great political event
of the summer. The convention,
The Chronicle believes will name the
next president William Mckinley.
There may be a contest for vice
president, but Dolliver Bliss, Allison,
Odell, or other equally strong men
will be acceptable to the Republicans
and Independents.
The preliminary work and ballot
ing will be bulletined in The Chron-
icle window from dispatches sent by
its representative in Convention Hail.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-06-15
SCHOOL LAW WORKING WE'LL

The new school law in the main
is working very satisfactorily through
out the state and nearly all the cities
are taking advantage of its provisions
There has been some misunder-
standing as to the Interpretation
of section SO, which continues the
present method of selecting members
of the Boards of Education, in muni-
cipality divided into wards, until the
adoption of one of the methods provid-
ed in the new law.
Some of the Boards of Education
have been advised that the present
Boards of Education did not have the
powers conferred by the new law but
that they continued to act under the
powers granted by their special chart
er. We are informed by the Depart
ment of Public Instruction that the
Attorney General has given an opinion
that all Boards of Education in
municipalities divided into wards are
acting under the provisions of article
6 of the new school law and that
special charters. are repealed.
This opinion of the Attorney -Gener-
al does not apply to Morristown for
the reason that the school district
comprises not only the town of Nor
ristown but includes a portion of
Morris township Districts consti-
tuted as are Morristown and Long
Branch, are exempt from the provi-
sions of article 6, by section 266 of
the new law
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LOCAL RELIGIOUS NEWS.
SOUTH STREET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

SOUTH STREET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Sunday, service morning and evening
Preaching by the pastor. p. NJ, Sabbath
School. 6 As .. M, Y.sP, s. G. E. Thursday,
p. m Midweek Prayer meeting.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Sunday morning service at 10. 80. Preach
ing by the pastor, Sunday school at 2 40
p. M; afternoon service at 4 o'clock; Y. p.
s. G. E. at {. 40 Mid week service Thursday
evening at 7.45 o'clock. The Sunday afternoon
service is for everybody, the seats being free,
and the offering for benevolence.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Glass meeting, $50. Preaching at 30 a. m.
and 7.30 p. m. by the Rev. j. A Cole of Cen
245 p. m. Epworth League. vesper service
$50 D. m. Quarterly Conference Tuesday
evening Prayer meeting Thursday evening
ST. PETERS CHURCH.
Early celebration 7.3O a. M. morning prayer
9.45 a. M; Litany, Sermon and choral cele.
bration. 1920 a. m. Evening prayer, 500 p. m.
Sunday school, 800 p. m.
CHURCH OF THE REDEEMER
First Sunday after Trinity. Morning prayer,
sermon and holy communion, 10 80 a. m.
Evening PRAYER, .. p M Sunday school 3.45
2 m. Morning prayer and litany, Wednes-
day. 10 m
BAPTIST CHURCH
10 80 a. m, preaching by the pastor Evening
at 7.30 the Rev. F. b. Dwight will preach.
Sunday Shoot; r. m. Endeavor Society:
Ii
Bible Glasses, Prayer meeting Thursday at
7.45p. M.
MARKET STREET MISSION.
Regular evening service at 80. All are wei.
come.
WATER ST. CHAPEL,
Preaching service, 7.3O Sunday school 2 AZ
p. m. Prayer and Conference meeting Friday
evening. All are cordially invited.
A. NJ. E. CHURCH.
Children's Day will be held Sunday next.
Morning exercises by adult scholars. After
noon exercises by infant classes and also ad
dress.
CHURCH OF THE ASSUMPTION
Masses on Sunday at $50 and $50 a. nj, !;
high mass at 10. 30 a. m. Benediction at D. nj
Sunday school at D. m.
ST. MARGARET's CHAPEL.
Masses on Sunday at 7.30 and $50 a. m.
SCANDINAVIAN LUTHERAN SERVICE.
Scandinavian Lutheran service will be held
every Wednesday evening at s. 10 in the lecture
room of the Church of the Redeemer. Good
music and singing will be rendered All
Scandinavians are invited
svENsK PRADIKAN.
Every Wednesday evening at Is in the
First Presbyterian chapel. Rev J H Dahlgren
will preach. All Scandivanians invited.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-06-15
SHERIFF'S SALE.
IN OHANcERY OF NEW jersey

In CHANCERY OF NEW JERSEY
Between Elizabeth Frapweli, and Jessey
Harding Douglass, Compliments, and Silas
Armstrong and Jane Armstrong, Defend
ants FL. ia. for sale of mortgaged premi-
SEES; Returnable to October term, A. D.,
1890
JOHN FENNELL,
solicitor
ID Fieri Facias in my hands shall expose
for sale at public vendue at the Court House
in Morristown, N. j., on
MONDAY. THE NINTH DAY OF july,
next. A. d., 1900, between the hours Of 12 NJ
and O'Clock P. M, that is to say at O'Clock
in the afternoon OF said day, all that tract or
parcel of land and premises situate. lying and
being In the Town of Morristown, in the
County Of Morris and State of New Jersey.
Beginning In the middle of Water street in
or lately belonging to T. NJ Quayle (Which
lot was one of the two lots sold off the acre
loD; thence % in the northerly line of the
said Quayle lot South eighty-three DEF eees
and fifteen minutes. West one hundred and
sixty-seven and half feet to the north-wes
corner Of the said Quayle lot In the easterly
that line and the line of other lots North sixty
six degrees and ten minutes West one humid
red and thirty-six feet to Jacob Cranes east
erly line;thence go in the said Cranes line
North eighty nine degrees, ten minutes East
eighty-two and q half feet to his corner in the
westerly bank Of the mill race and in the FIRST
line of the Morris Aqueduct Companyis grist
mill lot; thence "a In that line on the easterly
face of an old stone wall on the westerly bank
of the above named mill race South forty-nine
degrees east one hundred and forty feet and
six inches to the middle of Water street:
thence 90 up the middle of Water street South
seventeen degrees fifty minutes, West twenty
five feet and six inches to the beginning. Con-
tanning 1888 square feet of land more or less.
according to survey made bv Thomas
Hughes, Surveyor. October 1885,
Being the same premises conveyed to Silas
Armstrong by John Armstrong and yvffa IN
deed dated December let, 1885.
Dated June 9Th, 1900
CHARLES A. BAKER,
$3.50. Sheriff.
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MADISON WANTS SEWERS.

The Eagles advocacy of system of
sewers for Madison which was con-
tinued in the editorial column last
week has been the subject of consider
able favorable comment. One of the
prominent real estate owners of the
Borough came to this Office for the
purpose of expressing a desire that
the Eagle continue to call the atten-
tion of its readers to the crying need
of drainage for Madison. On every
hand one hears the same expression
of desire for action in the matter in
the near future. The only question
seems to be as to the method of ac-
complishing the result. The Eagles
columns are open to any of its pa
irons who think they have solution
of the problem. Madison Eagle.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-06-15
PLEASANT BARN DANCE.

One of the most interesting barn
dances ever given in Morristown
took place last Thursday evening
at Cedar Court, the home of o. H
Kahn. The dance was given for the
employees. and was attended by over
800 people. The barn was gaily dec
Grated with flags, bunting, Japanese
lanterns and flowers. The dance
opened with a well executed march
led by Mr.. Dooley. Mr. Kahn's but
Ter, and Miss Nelson. At IL o'clock,
Prof. Frank Pierson and Prof. Jack
son gave a performance which was
highly appreciated. Supper was serv-
ed by W. F. Day. Artists from New
York took flash light pictures of the
whole gathering. Augustus Stin-
Their, Mr.. Kahn's coachman, busted
himself making everyone comfort
able. He was assisted by Mr.. Dooley
Miss Nelson, Miss Moore, Miss Lar
son, Miss CLAIMS and Miss Anderson.
A cakewalk concluded the evenings
The night Waterman
Frank Cihlar was not present, being
detained on duty at the house.
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The Budd Lake correspondent of
the Dover Era calls attention to a
wholesale destruction of birds, which
seemingly should receive attention at
the hands of the Fish and Game Com
mission. The Era says:
A company of summer boarders, who
are staying at the various boarding
houses recently went out on a days
shoot. A. large number of robbins
and other insectiverious and song
birds were killed and the hunters
were in great glee over their days
sport and the prospect of bird din
ner the next day. They apparently
did not know that the law imposes a
fine of from S. to $40 for each bird
killed
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-06-15
A DEMOCRATIC TRUST.

The hypocrisy of the Democratic
party in their denunciation of trusts
is once more clearly evidenced by the
exposure of the ice trust in New York.
The Mayor and eight other city
officials of New York, eleven judges,
besides Richard Croker and seven
other Democratic leaders have all
been dealing in "ice' stock contrary
to the law of the state of New York.
1t seems likely that Mayor Van
Wyck and several of the city officials
may be indicted for misdemeanor in
connection with this scandal.
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NEW JERSEYS DELEGATES.

The list of the delegates and alter
mates from New Jersey to the Nation
al Republican convention follows:
gates-at-Large- United States
Senator William j. Sewell, Governor
Foster M. Voorhees,, Franklin Muir
ply, chairman of the Republican State
committee, and Barker Gummere.
Alternates-Henry ]. Trick, John L.
Blair Kelley, Robert Williams and
Edward ". Woolley
First District Delegates-John H.
Moore, William j. Bradley, Alter
nates-Morris Davis, L. E. Hollis.
Second District-William S. Han
cock, Samuel w. Belden. Alternates
&C Edward Murray, Lewis 7. Bryant.
Third Distriot-Oliver HI. Brown,
Frederick p Olcott Alternates-
Andrew S. Church, George S. Tice.
Fourth District--George w. Sickle,
Mason H. Hart Alternates-J. E.
Fulper, Charles N. Reading,
Fifth District-Sheffield Phelps
William Barbour Alternates-Th
R. Watson. Franklin Granlitz.
Sixth District-Robert W. Hawkes.
worth, Leslie D. Ward. Alternateg
John H. Palmer, George Douglass,
Seventh District-Flavel MCGEE
Edward M. Watson. Alternates--W
A. Schell, Henry j. Lemmer.
Eighth District--Charles J, Fisk
George E. DeCamp. Alternates-H
L. Allen, John Eastwood.
The headquarters of the Jerseymei
will be at Hotel Lafayette, although
DR. Leslie D. Ward and large por
tion of the Essex county contingen
will stop at the Continental Hotel.
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FRIDAY. JUNE is, 1900.
THE BULLETINS.

Watch the Chronicle window for
bulletins of the Republican National
convention. Our special representa-
tive in the convention hall will keep
as thoroughly posted by special wire.
Watch the Chronicle bulletin board |!
Special dispatches every Saturday on
all sporting events.
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DEMOCRACY AT ITS LAST GASP

Under this caption the Democratic
NewY ork Times comments editorially
on the recent state convention held
in New York city. 1t was very simil-
ar to the convention held by the
Democrats at Trenton;
"The Democrats of New York never
held convention that could be COM
pared with the meeting of delegates
in the Academy of Music. 1t had
very little of the spirit of living
party furnished with principles and
possessed of courage to meet its enemy
in the field. The convention behaved
as if it were aware that it had come
together to transact business of no
earthly utility for bankrupt concern
in its last stages of disorganization.
If the party had any life, if its lead
ers were inspired with the hope of
success at the polls, if all concerned
did not know they are whirling down
the current to destruction, there
would have been firmness enough, on
both sides to precipitate great fac
tion fight and two live parties strug-
CLING in a healthy way for the primacy
would have been the result, instead
of one party, harmonious. hopeless, and
taking on the hues of decomposition. "
General Otis in recent interview
at Rochester, when asked if he
favored the retention of the Philip
pines by this government, replied:
"Well if someone will tell me what
we can do with those islands except
to keep them, I might discuss that
question. We have got them. There
they are on our hands. 1t certainly
never would do to leave them to the
mercy of bands of marauders and rob
bers, nor to be dismembered by the
nations of Europe, The nations Of
Europe themselves do not wish such 6
thing to happen.
When Intercepted about Uncle
Sans soldiers on duty there hi
answered enthusiastically
THE men thus far have done splen
didly. American soldiers are fin,
fighters-the finest in the world
The greatest trouble had was il
keeping them back.
Yes" repeated the general, a
if the words sounded sweet to him
" the American boys are great fighters
The Filipinos cannot stand up befor
them, nor will they try it. And ON
of the things which has greatly sur
prised the natives of those islands i
that our men will follow them any
where, whether over mountains
through the plains or among tn
marshes and swamps. The courag
of an American soldier is never ques
toned in the Philippines.
If the dairy commissioner of NeN
Jersey would give more attention t
the detection of impure foods an
oleomargarine, it would place hi
Office in much better light with tn
public. 1t is only occasionally tina
the sale of oleomargarine is detected
while it is fact that thousands {
tons are sold in this state each year
The following statement shows til
composition of "oleon neutral lar
80 per cent cleo oil, 30 per cent, milk
l6 per cent, salt, 6 per cent. cotton
seed oil. per cent.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-06-15

The Chronicle will be mailed free of
charge to subscribers while on their
summer vacation. Send word and
we will do the rest.
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Senator Pitney was in attendance
at the organization of the Republi-
can State Committee in Trenton on
Tuesday. The Hon Franklin Murphy
is chairman of the committee, Sena-
tor E. @. Stokes, vice-chairman
Augustus S. Barber, secretary, and
William Riker, treasurer.
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MORRIS co. BIBLE SOCIETY.
Continued from First Page.

REPORT OF TREASURER OF MORRIS
COUNTY BIBLE SOCIETY FOR YEAR
ENDING JUNE IL, 1900.
1899 DIR.