The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-07-26
STATE NOTES.

| North Flalnheld hremen Will have a
parade and celebration October nth.
The Central Railroad Co. has adjusted
all the claims growing out of the oil
fire at Gle Gardner.
The tax rate at Montclair has been
priced at 1915 per hundred, an increase
of So points over the 1900 rate.
Vice. Chancellor Emery has filed an
opinion approving the sale of the Rogers
Locomotive Works to the Smith-Holran
Syndicate.
The Central Railroad Company is al
ready preparing for the peach crop. A
train of peach cars has been placed on
the side track between High Bridge and
Annandale.
The common council of East Orange
having rejected the cffer of the Orange
Water 20. to sell its plant to the city
for 100000, is preparing specifications
to run pipe line providing for com
plete Water supply system for the town.
Isaac Bull, theatrical press agent in
Paterson, was treated for corns by an
itnerant, which left his foot in such con-
dition that all the toes on one foot were
amputated after treatment for some
months in a hospital.
A strange freak of nature is recorded
in the death of Frederick b. Lethbridge
of New Bridge, who was killed by light
ming at Cherry Hill, last week. His
breast was entirely covered with the
perfect imprints of limbs and leaves of
the cherry tree which was struck by
the bolt that glanced off and killed him.
John M. Powell. of Alloway Creek,
j.! Salem county, planted several wheat
grains last season and as the stalks stool
ed and grew, they Were given support
by driving stakes and stringing them
thereto. Last Thursday he harvested
the crop and from the most prolific
grain he gathered 110 well developed
wheat heads.
1t is thought that the estate of Jacob
S, Rogers, the millionaire Paterson
manufacturer, will realize at least &c. co.,
600. The Call of that city says; The
chances are that in the course of twelve
months all the property will be in the
hands of the Metropolitan art museum
and that what remains of real estate
here will belong to the art museum.
The submarine boat the ''Adder" was
launched at the Crescent shipyard,
Elizabeth on Monday. Its length over
all is sixty. three feet four inches; dis.
placement, 1870 tons. The main engine
is of the gasolene type. For surface
propulsion it develops 1850 horsepower.
The fuel supply must allow of a maxi
mum run of about 400 knots. The
maximum speed required on surface is
about knots p~r hour
Tho - e3 oa,s of +I,o Nrou, Torso,, nonrol
Association are: President, William l..
Fish of Newark; vice-president, Frank
l.. Hindle of New Brunswick; secre-
tary, Charles A Meeker of Newark ;
treasurer, Henry A. Hull of New Bruins
wick; executive committee: A. w.
Irw in of Camden, w. w. Haroke of
Pennington, Herbert S. Sutphen of
Newark and Oscar Adleberg of Eliza
BETH Membership committee: William
H. Pruden of Paterson, q. NJ Holden
of Hackettstown. III. b. Marshall Of
Newark Joseph e. DuffieId of Camden q,
and j. Starr Dunning of Paterson. Mem
Der of State examining board, William
E. Truax of Freehold.
Rumors, apparently well founded. are
to the effect that officers of the Elizabeth
Fire Department have beOn in the habit
Oh SLIlklDR OWHtI5 VI DuIuluS Dullu
ings for contributions for the depart
ment. The current story is that at two
recent fires, one at Thompson lumber
yard and the other at the steam laundry
an officer or officers of the city fire de-
partment went to the owners of the
burning property while the fires were
raging, and asked what was going to
be done for the boys Also that what
ever amount was to be given should be
sent, not to the fire companies, but to
the fire officer or officers If this is true
the formation of paid department
could come none too soon.
Chancellor Magic sitting as Ordinary
in the Prerogative Court, has confirmed
Judge Vreeland's refusal of probate OF
the will of Jonathan E. Richards, late
of Alton. The amount involved is
about $12 900. The case was tried be-
fore the Orphans Court and taken up
on appeal The grounds upon which
the will was refused probate were men
tai incapacity of Richards and undue
influence. he will lett everything to
William H, Benjamin of Whippany.
with whom deceased lived at the time
of his death David f. Barkman drew
the will and at the trial was assisted by
x.Judge Cutler in defending it. Nah
lon P;tney represented the contestants.
The case may be taken up to the Court