The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-09-28

races will be most exciting and in
teresting, as we'll as the largest ever
held in this vicinity. There will be
Ia number Of special attractions.
The officers Of the Association are w.
b. Redmond, president: a. e. Page,
vice president Dewitt @. Flanagan,
treasurer; L. D. Guerin, secretary.
Annual Rally of the A. Nj. E. Church
will be held next Sunday. At 10. 80
preaching by Rev W. 3. Derrick, d.
D., Of the First Episcopal District Of
the A. NJ q. Church and at 8 p. M.
A. M 3. Church, Madison. There
evening BY the church choir.
Daniel Sullivan and Miss Mary
Wright, both Of this city, were married
in New York last Thursday night.
The couple had been engaged for some
time, and after attending theatre and
having supper they discovered that
they could not catch their train. So
to make the best of an awkward situa-
ton they got married.
Attention is directed to the adyer-
tisement sof FL. G. Emmell, who offers,
among other attractive and seasonable
novelties, the Pen Carbon Book, =
about the handiest and most practical
thing Of the kind in the world. In
addition Mr. Emmell has new and
attractive stock of books, toys and
games.
The twelfth annual reunion of the
22d Nj. Vols. was held on Saturday at
Newfoundland, where the veterans
were royalty welcomed by the villagers
and summer residents and entertained
at the residence of Comrade James E.
Terhune. The residence and grounds
had been deliberately decorated. The
banquet was spread on tables set on
the lawn.
O., J. Phillips has been appointed
general agentof the Lackawanna road,
in charge of the operation and traffic
Of the Bangor & Portland road, which
is now under Lackawanna manage
ment. Mr. Phillips's office will be at
Bangor, Pa. Mr.. Phillips was former
" division freight agent Of the Rock
Island road at DesMoines.
James A. MARITIME, the farmer
orator and friend of VIM. J. Bryan,
whose harangue at the Sussex
Farmers picnic caused so much dis
gust, isn't a model citizen, for he
neglects to pay his taxes. His proper
ty at Plainfield was sold by the city
on Friday. under the Martin act. The
orator was the largest delinquent in
the total list of $65, 900. He will have
a chance to redeem the property at in
creased cost. Sussex Register.
While fishing in Henderson's cove.
Lake Hopatcong, on Monday, John
Bennett, the clerk of the United
States Hotel, felt pull at his line
that was SO strong that it Jared him.
After much hard work he succeeded
in landing the cause OF the pull into
the boat. The fish was of the cat
variety, 27M inches long, and weighed
81 pounds. 1T remained alive two
days out of water after it was caught.
This is a true story.
"A gospel carrette came into town and
hove to near the Park On Wenesday,
an evangelistic meeting was started.
After the meeting was fairly begun,
one of the speakers announced that he
had a number of religious books to
sell. The police then interfered,
the speaker that he would
yialate the city ordinance if he sold
his wares without license He said
he had never taken out a license and
didn't intend to. He was taken be-
fore Justice Cliff, who suggested that
if he secured Mayor Fox s permission
he could sell his books unmolested.
He gave his name as B. d. Godfrey.
of Cleveland, Ohio, Mayor Fox gave
him permission to preach the gospel,
but told him that he would have to
obey the law.
Rosh Hoshonah, which is Hebrew for
New Year, is the festival that was
celebrated Monday by orthodox He
brews throughout the world 1t COM
menced at sunset Sunday night and
ended at sunset Monday night. Rosh
is known as the ecclesias-
tical New Years day, to distinguish
it from the civil New Years day.
which was celebrated by the Jews last
April. The reason the Jews have two
days for observing the new year is
that they have been unable to settle
the question as to which day is the
proper one At the time of the dis,
persion of the ten tribes of Israel the
records were either destroyed or lost,
and in consequence the Jews have
ever since, had two days on which to
observe the arrival of their new year.
1t is not often that one has the priyi-
lege Of reading his own epitaph. Ed
ward Boylan, of Boonton, went to
picnic at Paterson 80 years ago. After
w eeks had elapsed his relatives caused
q shaft 0 be erected to his memory In
the family burying plot On Friday
Boylan walked into the house Of his
brother in-law, Patrick Cullen. He
was not recognized, but soon proved
his identity to the satisfaction of
Cullen, Andrew Boylan, a brother and
Mrs. Kelly, a sister. Boylan said
that he had been considering the idea
Of leaving Boonton, and while at Pater-
son he..met men from the Pennsylvania
iron works, and without sending
word home he started for Pittsburg
He worked there for years, then went
to Wisconsin, where he bought farm,
and has prospered.
OBITUARY.
Or. Lewis A. sayre.