The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-12-07


terans who are inmates of National
Soldiers Homes in which canteens are
not allowed The larger portion OF
monthly pensions paid to them gener-
ally find their way into the tills of
neighboring saloons, while a cores
pondingly large number of pensioners
naturally and unfortunately are to be
found in the guard house as result
of drinking in the places which al
ways abound near such homes.
According to an act OF the Legisla-
ture of 1900, which provides that when
any county in New Jersey exceeds
IS, 900 in population, and is less than
10, 000 the salary of the Prosecutor of
the Pleas shall be $2, 500 The recent
census which gives the county So, l56
also gives an increase of 81, 900 to the
salary of Prosecutor Alfred Elmer
Mills.
The bill as originally introduced in
the Senate by Senator Francis was IN
tended to increase the salary of the
Prosecutor of the Pleas for Monmouth
County. 1t is with pleasure that the
Chronicle notes the fact that the in
crease in Morris County will inure to
the benefit of Prosecutor Mills, whose
faithful atten ion to the duties of his
office we'll entitle him to the increased
salary.
The present Congress of the United
States is remarkable in many ways
of the three hundred members of the
two houses which help to make the
Nations laws during this session over
two hundred of them have served be-
fore. Many and grave are the ques-
tions which are to be discussed this
year. and already the various com
mittees are at work upon the bills
which must be put through the SEN
ate and House of Representatives
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union has elected the following ma
tional officers for the ensuing year
President, Mrs. Lillian M. M. Stevens
of Maine; Corresponding Secretary,
Mrs. Susanna M. D., Fry, of Evanston,
ILL.,: Recording Secretary, Mrs. Clara
@. Hoffman, of Kansas City, Mo. /;
Treasurer, Mrs Helen Morton Barker,
of Evanston, I'll. Miss Anna A.
Gordon, of Evanston was elected
Vice President-at-large.
The Republican majority of the
Ways and Means Committee of the
House have voted to report bill
which will reduce the war revenue
taxes $50, 600 600. The Democratic
members offered substitute provid-
ing for an income tax. The brewers
are dissatisfied with the scant reduc-
ton made in their products and are
working hard for a further decrease.
The Hobart Memorial Committee
has awarded the contract for making
a statue of the late Vice President
Garrett A. Hobart, to Philip Martiny.
The model shows Mr.. Hobart standing
on pedestal, gavel in hand, and in
the attitude of one listeneing. The
figure will be nine feet high and of
bronze. 1t will cost $50, 900, which
amount has been raised by popular sub
scription.
An ordinance in Jersey City prohi-
bits persons from littering the streets
and from placing loose paper in ash
receptacles placed on the sidewalk.
Twenty women were before Judge
Murphy on Tuesday for violating the
ordinance. They were admonished
and released. An ordinance along
this line in Morristown would add to
the cleanliness of our streets and
dooryards.
The man about town in the Madison
Eagle is of the opinion that cit is
pleasure TO live in town where
Sunday is as generally observed as
it is in Madison. Perhaps my ideas are
old fashioned am glad they are,
One gets the full benefit of the day of
rest by having things as they are.
Let them remain SC by all means "
AS will be seen by an article ON the
first page of the Chronicle an attempt
will be made to have the Legislature
enact local option law. 1t is not at
all likely that such a measure will
find favor with the states law makers.
Even ii it became a law we are of the
opinion that the people of New Jersey
would defeat the measure at the polls.
Within a week, about ninety tons
of sand from the shore at Sea Girt
win be scattered over the greens Of
the Morris County Golf Club. The
greens have become too rich and the
sand becoming mixed with the soil
during the winter will improve their
condition.
The Kiefer pear evidently is not
appreciated in South Jersey any more
than in this vicinity In Salem
County the crop was very large, but
the fruit did not sell aud consequent
ly hundreds of baskets have heen
worked into cider.